Chapter 1534 This is the price of destroying cultural relics
The firepower points within the city wall were abandoned to avoid being destroyed by the Japanese invaders' 120-meter large-caliber cannons as close as 2,000 meters away, which would increase casualties. However, the first battalion of the 152nd Regiment of the 26th Division, which was responsible for the defense of Songjiang West City, was never mentioned.
The defense of the city wall was completely abandoned.
They mobilized six mortars as early as 500 meters away and hid in an extremely hidden small yard. They only waited for the artillery observer with a telescope to report the coordinates of the Japanese troops entering the city wall. Each gun had already prepared 15
Fire a cannonball and hit it.
Although the power of 90 rounds of artillery shells is incomparable to the thousands of high-explosive shells that the Japanese often throw at the city, it is definitely enough for the Japanese to have a good drink, and there is no problem at all in killing hundreds of dozens of people. Even,
These shells also had the purpose of forcing the Japanese vanguard into the residences within the city walls.
After a whole day and night of fighting yesterday, just as the Japanese army knew that the Chinese army would never hand over control of the city easily, the Chinese army also knew that the Japanese army would never retreat easily.
The Songjiang defenders were guarding the most important way of survival for hundreds of thousands of national troops, and they were guarding the most elite anti-Japanese force in China.
The Sixth Division was formed because of honor, to realize the personal ambition of their lieutenant general division leader, and also the ambition of the entire island nation for this fertile land.
Not to mention that a mere 90 rounds of artillery shells could not repel them, but even with a thousand rounds of artillery shells, the Japanese army would insist on attacking. Those residential buildings around the city wall were a gift given to them by the 152nd Regiment for entering the city.
However, the artillerymen did not expect that the Japanese army, which was eager to attack, was cautious enough and resisted the temptation of its opponents to abandon the defense of the city wall. The main forward force was still waiting outside the city wall and only sent a reconnaissance team of dozens of people to climb the city wall.
Originally, the artillery observers still dismissed the dozens of Japs. Their target from the beginning was the Japanese forward with hundreds of people. However, the Uehara infantry team was too arrogant. Not only did they raise their guns at the city gate
They shouted "board" and even put the general's flag on the top of the city to show their occupation.
This really made the commander of the first infantry battalion who was hiding at the observation point silently watching all this with a telescope almost burst his lungs. Sichuan people grew up eating chili peppers and have an outgoing and hot personality. When he saw the Japanese soldiers acting like this
Arrogant, change your strategy immediately. Since you are so cautious, I will give you some clues first to let you know what food delivery means.
Following the order from the top commander on the front line of Xicheng District, the artillery observer quickly determined the coordinates of the Uehara infantry team, and the six mortars that had been prepared quickly opened fire.
Once fired, all the artillery shells must be fired. The Japanese sounding balloon is 1,000 meters away, and the Japanese observers on the balloon will not leave them much time.
To be honest, when 90 rounds of artillery shells hit the ground, the Uehara infantry squad did suffer heavy casualties, but more than 40% of them were not killed by the artillery shells, but died or were injured by falls.
From the sound of the artillery to the arrival of the mortars, the Japanese army would never have more than 1.5 seconds to react. This 1.5 seconds would only allow people to crawl to the ground. If they wanted to run away, they would never be able to get beyond three meters.
For example, Uehara Seiji was very sensible. When he heard the scream of the cannonballs in the air, he didn't even have time to remind his subordinates. He turned around and jumped off the city wall without hesitation.
The city wall of Songjiang City is six meters high! In the future, it will be close to the height of a three-story building. If there is mud below, you will probably break your legs and arms if you fall, but the ground below the city wall is hardened. The most terrifying thing is,
The Japanese soldiers who jumped down were fully armed, and the weight on their whole bodies was definitely more than 10 kilograms.
Moreover, the Japanese army was absolutely reckless when it came to escaping for their lives. Just run away. If you don’t have time to throw away the things on your body, you have to throw away the 38-inch cover with a bayonet in your hand!
He didn't care. Even if he reacted enough to jump off the wall, he still held the gun that weighed several kilograms firmly in his hand, for fear of being punished by the superior officer for losing the weapon.
However, those who are eligible to be punished must first be alive.
Those who react slowly are of course being blown up by the incoming artillery fire and act like trapeze artists. Those who react quickly take the initiative to jump under the city wall. In fact, it is not much better. If you choose the "jumping" posture well, land on your legs, basically
It ended up with a short leg that turned into a broken leg. If the posture was not chosen correctly and the upper body was on the ground, the person would basically fall to the ground without saying a word. As for life or death, it depends on whether they have finished playing Amaterasu Mahjong.
The most tragic thing is the kind of person who is flexible enough and has a strong psychological quality. If he falls on the ground and his leg is not broken, he still wants to remove the impact by rolling. That is a tragedy.
Not to mention that the rifles in their hands will become the murderous weapons for "beating" themselves, the Sanba Gaigai with bayonets poked randomly under the wall are even more shining with cold light!
Poor Second Lieutenant Seiji Uehara hit his comrade's gun with his head in this way, and his head was still rolling on the ground. He accidentally rolled the bayonet on it. The quality of the Type 38 bayonet was indeed good, and it easily slid past the helmet and along the helmet.
The edge pierced the hard skull of the Japanese second lieutenant and penetrated directly into the brain.
The hands and feet of the Japanese second lieutenant only trembled for no more than ten seconds before returning to complete tranquility.
This may be the price for destroying cultural relics! You must know that the city wall of Songjiang has been there since the Tang Dynasty. Even if the blue bricks were not left by the Tang Dynasty more than a thousand years ago, they were repaired in the early Ming Dynasty 600 years ago.
What is left behind is a proper cultural relic.
Even if Seiji Uehara doesn't die now, if he comes to China and is caught in the future, he will probably be sentenced to ten to eight years based on the evidence he left behind.
As for the fact that the 90 rounds of artillery shells thrown by the 152nd Regiment themselves did not know how many "ancient cultural relics" were blown into powder. Come to think of it, our ancestors would not be surprised! Anyway, as long as it is Japanese engraving, it will not work.
Just by planting a military flag and carving an unfinished line of words on the blue brick, the Uehara infantry squad paid the price of 20 deaths and 23 injuries. Only 3 people escaped the disaster unscathed.
The Japanese artillery reacted quickly. After 5 minutes of Chinese shelling, the 75-meter mountain artillery roared and smashed the shells into the smoke-emitting residents. However, it was obviously in vain. 15 rounds of shells and a mortar took less than 1 minute.
After the shooting, with 4 minutes left, a mortar team had already carried the mortar and ran an unknown distance, especially since they still had underground pipes to hide in.
But obviously, dozens of casualties were not enough to shake the Japanese army's determination to invade Songjiang City. After 10 minutes of roaring of 75 mountain artillery and field artillery, the Japanese army once again sent two reconnaissance teams into the city, and engineers also began to erect pontoon bridges on the moat.
More than 8 tanks were on standby by the moat, and nearly 4 infantry squadrons gathered around the Songjiang city wall.
It indicates that the number of Japanese infantry and armored troops entering the city will exceed 1,500, which is even higher than the total strength of the 152nd Regiment and Songjiang Security Regiment in Xicheng District at this time.
The underground pipe network will not be able to protect officers and soldiers. At most, it can only be used to transport troops. If the ground battlefield is lost, the Japanese army will be able to pour poison gas through the entrance, and the underground will become a hell.
Moreover, this time it is not like losing the position outside the city wall, and there is also the inner city. If the position is lost this time, then the position will be lost. Everyone who loses the cover of the house will either be shot by the Japanese infantry or will be killed by the Japanese army.
The overwhelming artillery fire reduced it to ashes. There was no chance.
Every house on the ground, even every room, will become a battlefield.
Every inch of land must be fought for.
Either you die or I die.
The most brutal urban street fighting is about to begin.