"No need, we have to stay in Shanghai and continue to fight guerrillas against the Japanese!"
After Yu Zhiqian finished speaking, Du Haifeng was stunned for a moment: "Sir, Shanghai has been lost, and we are the last unit!"
"Everyone has evacuated?"
"I don't know about this, but the large forces have been retreating one after another in the past few days. The order we received is to withdraw from Shanghai today. Now the Japanese large forces have entered Shanghai. We encountered several The brothers' troops were all retreating. Not far ahead, we encountered a group of Japanese who were robbing us. We couldn't stand it anymore and took action, but we were bitten by them!"
After the Japanese entered Shanghai, part of the reason why no massacres or other incidents came to light was because Shanghai was already an international metropolis at that time, and the Japanese did not dare to make any big moves.
However, the Japanese who pursued them to Nanjing fought like crazy, and with some connivance, a tragedy occurred that shocked China and the world. Of course, a tragedy may have occurred, but it was not exposed.
"You guys retreat first, we still have something to do!"
Yu Zhiqian patted Du Haifeng's shoulder, casually picked up a handful of Japanese 38 caps on the ground, squinted his eyes and looked into the distance. The Japanese in khaki military uniforms had appeared in the distance, sneaking toward them. Come in this direction yourself.
"boom!"
A shot fired from about 400 meters away, blowing the head off a little Japanese wearing a helmet. Yu Zhiqian pulled the bolt of the gun and aimed at the others. The sudden shot frightened the Japanese. Jumping, several Japanese people beside him immediately lay on the ground and kept looking around, looking nervous.
"Don't waste time. Remember, after you find your brother troops, you must remind them not to let the Japanese bite you and leave one unit behind, otherwise big problems may occur!"
"good!"
Du Haifeng saluted Yu Zhiqian: "Sir, please pay attention to your safety!" After saying that, he glanced at Yu Zhiqian and Yu Zhiqian's men: "Brothers, retreat!"
The Sichuan soldiers helped the injured brother up and slowly retreated to the rear. Yu Zhiqian continued to fire a few more shots to eliminate all the bullets in the Sanba Gai and then dropped them: "Let's retreat too. We can see the Suzhou River here." , we should be able to find Sihang Warehouse soon."
The Sixing Warehouse is not far from Yu Zhiqian and others. When Yu Zhiqian and others came to the Sixing Warehouse, they saw a group of soldiers busy nervously, sorting some materials and other things and sending them to the warehouse. Among them, this should be Xie Jinyuan and his men.
"Hello, sir!"
Although Yu Zhiqian was dressed a little strangely, the people of the 88th Division still recognized Yu Zhiqian at a glance. The system was still very powerful in this aspect, but it was only limited to the people of the 88th Division.
"Sir, you didn't withdraw?"
Xie Jinyuan was stunned for a moment when he saw Yu Zhiqian. The entire 88th Division had already moved towards the outside of Shanghai. They stayed in Shanghai to block the Japanese pursuit.
It was the first time I saw Xie Jinyuan in person. He was not tall, about 1.7 meters tall, with a long face and small but bright eyes. He spoke with a Hakka accent but a loud voice.
After returning the gift, Yu Zhiqian walked into the Sihang Warehouse: "Evacuate, where to evacuate, China says big is big, small is small, don't leave, stay and break up the rear with the brothers!"
"Yes, sir!"
Hearing Yu Zhiqian's words, Xie Jinyuan frowned slightly. After Yu Zhiqian saw it, he smiled: "Don't worry, except for my brothers, I will not participate in the command. You can just implement it according to your plan. It won’t disrupt your combat deployment!”
"Sir, that's not what I meant!" Xie Jinyuan felt a little embarrassed when Yu Zhiqian said this. Xie Jinyuan has been in the army for a long time. He graduated from the fourth phase of Huangpu Military Academy and served as platoon leader and company commander in the army. The battalion commander, division staff officer, brigade staff director, deputy regimental commander, and regimental commander were very disgusted by the appearance of two voices in the army.
Yu Zhiqian's military rank is one level higher than him. If something happens and Yu Zhiqian objects, it will be difficult for him to do it. But since Yu Zhiqian has said this, there is no need to worry. After saluting Yu Zhiqian again, Xie Jinyuan Started to get busy.
Sihang Warehouse is a warehouse building located in the south-central part of Jing'an District, Shanghai, on the north bank of Suzhou River, at the northwest corner of Tibet Road and Bridge. The main entrance number is No. 1 Guangfu Road. Sihang Warehouse is very large. It is a six-story building with a reinforced concrete structure. It covers an area of 0.3 hectares, with a construction area of 20,000 square meters, a house width of 64 meters, a depth of 54 meters, and a height of 25 meters.
Even now, this warehouse still looks like a giant. This warehouse was built in 1931 and was the tallest and largest building in Zhabei at that time.
The warehouse itself has some other uses as a bank warehouse. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is backed by the Suzhou River. If you want to attack, you can only attack from the gate. There are more windows on the front of the building, so you can build it at a high place. The front of the machine gun position and the warehouse was an open area without any bunkers. If the Japanese attacked from the front, they would die.
The side is still close to the British lease. The Japanese have not yet broken up with the British, and the safety of the side can be guaranteed, so the entire Sihang Warehouse only needs to withstand the enemies on both sides.
Yu Zhiqian slowly walked up from the first floor, constantly observing the window, and found that this was indeed a solid war fortress. If there were enough supplies and manpower, unless the Japanese used large-caliber naval guns to bombard them, or bombers brought large-yield aerial bombs, otherwise it would be almost impossible to capture this place.
"Where's the flag?"
When Yu Zhiqian was halfway there, he suddenly turned around and asked a soldier beside him. The soldier was stunned for a moment and shook his head: "It seems to be down there!"
"Go and ask!"
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Soon Xie Jinyuan received the news from his subordinates and patted himself on the head. He actually forgot such an important thing. He quickly sent out to look for the national flag. About ten minutes later, he came back with several national flags. .
"Sir, thank you, otherwise we would have forgotten such an important thing!"
"It's okay, let the brothers gather on the roof and let me say a few words!"
Now that Little Japan has not yet attacked or has not yet reached Sihang Warehouse, there is still time to mobilize. Originally, this was Xie Jinyuan's business, but now Yu Zhiqian, as the person with the highest military rank, feels that he needs to improve his morale.
A few minutes later, except for the necessary garrison personnel, everyone rushed to the top of the building to gather.
The roof of Sihang Warehouse is very large, with two entrances. It is almost as big as a school playground. At this time, there are nearly 400 people standing neatly. Everyone is standing upright, staring at Yu Zhiqian.
"Brothers, I am Yu Zhiqian, deputy chief of staff of the 88th Division. Some of you have seen me, and some have not, but you will all know me in the future, and I will stay here with you. Don’t take a step back!”
After Yu Zhiqian finished speaking, everyone was still staring at Yu Zhiqian. Not much had changed. These people were all determined to die. Yu Zhiqian was not a general, and they would not feel much honor to defend with them.
"Brothers, Shanghai is about to be lost. The Japanese have basically occupied most of the area. However, as long as we are still there, as long as our flag is still flying on the roof of Sihang Warehouse, Shanghai has not been lost. We are Shanghai. As the last defender, we want the whole of China and the whole world to see that we Chinese people are determined to resist. Even if we all die, we must hold our position and we cannot let the little devils occupy Shanghai!"
Hearing Yu Zhiqian's words, Xie Jinyuan's eyes suddenly turned red, and after Yu Zhiqian finished speaking, he shouted: "We must win!"
"Must win!"
"Must win!"
"Must win!"
Four hundred soldiers shouted for victory, and the sound was so loud that many people around the Sixing Warehouse heard it clearly and turned their heads to look at the location of the Sixing Warehouse.
"Raise the national flag! Sing the national flag song!"
Following Yu Zhiqian's order, two soldiers holding the national flag walked to the front of the Sixing Warehouse. Holding the Blue Sky and White Sun flag in their hands, they placed the national flag on the flagpole and began to raise it slowly, while the rest of the soldiers followed in unison. sang the national flag song "Blue Sky, White Sun, All Ground Red"
The Republic of China is one of the few countries in the world that has a national flag song. The so-called national flag song means that when the flag is raised, the national flag song is sung instead of the national anthem.
"The mountains and rivers are magnificent, the products are prosperous, the Yan and Huang dynasties are prosperous, and East Asia is the lord."
"Don't give up on yourself, don't stand still, let's honor our nation and promote great harmony."
"It is difficult to start a business. Remember the martyrs. It is not easy to maintain success. Don't just do short work."
"Be united with one heart and one mind, and carry it out from beginning to end, the sky will be blue and the sun will be bright, and the earth will be red!"
"Be united with one heart and one mind, and carry it out from beginning to end, the sky will be blue and the sun will be bright, and the earth will be red!"
As the national flags were sounded uniformly, the national flag song sounded throughout Sihang Warehouse and the surrounding areas. Not only the four hundred soldiers were singing this song, but the surrounding residents and people watched the national flag rising over Sihang Warehouse. The national flag was flying, and they all stopped what they were doing and began to salute and sing in the direction of Sihang Warehouse.
Shanghai has not yet been lost. This is the first feeling in everyone's mind when they see the national flag flying on the Sihang Warehouse. After the flag-raising ceremony at Yu Zhiqian's side, you can feel that the spirit of the soldiers around you has become completely different. .
Before, they were dead soldiers, knowing that they might not live long, but now they are fighters, with their eyes full of fighting spirit. Even if they die, they will drag a Japanese person down on his back. Now their eyes are full of unruly, they We must use our lives to protect this flag, protect this warehouse, and tell the world that Shanghai has not been lost.
"Sir, a British leased officer named Fars wants to see you!"
At this time, a soldier walked up to Xie Jinyuan and whispered. Xie Jinyuan looked at Yu Zhiqian: "Sir, there are British people who want to see us!"
"British?"
"Um!"
"Go and take a look!"
Of course Yu Zhiqian knew what this group of British people wanted to do. Compared with people from other leased countries, these British people were pretty good, at least they were pretty good now. They wanted to extend an olive branch and protect Xie Jinyuan and his family. subordinates.
On the first floor, Yu Zhiqian met this British officer named Fales. Like most British officers now, he had a goatee and wore a decent military uniform. He was followed by two soldiers and stood in the four-row warehouse. Constantly monitor the surrounding layout.
"Hello, Lieutenant Colonel Fals!" After Yu Zhiqian saw it, he reached out to say hello.
"You can actually speak English. Have you studied abroad? Mr. Colonel, nice to meet you!"
The two shook hands, and Yu Zhiqian pointed to Xie Jinyuan beside him: "This is Xie Jinyuan, the leader of Xie, and the person in charge of this break!"
"Hello, thank you, Commander!"
"I don't know what the purpose of your coming is, Lieutenant Colonel Lewis. This place is about to become a war zone!"
Fars looked at the situation around him and spoke slowly: "Hello two, I am the British military attache stationed in Shanghai. Now most of your troops have withdrawn from Shanghai. Shanghai has been lost. You have become a lone army. We, the British In the spirit of humanitarianism, I hope to provide you with some help, and I hope it can help you!"
"for example?"
"For example, you can withdraw into our lease, and we can guarantee that the Japanese will not dare to enter the lease, and your safety can be well guaranteed!"
Yu Zhiqian translated this sentence to Xie Jinyuan, and both of them fell into silence. Finally, Yu Zhiqian slowly said: "Thank you, sir, but we are the Chinese army. Our order is to guard the Sixing Warehouse. We did not answer We will not exit the warehouse until we receive the order, but we are still grateful for your proposal. What we need now may be weapons, ammunition and food. If you can provide us with some support in this area, we will be grateful!"
After hearing this, Fals shook his head: "Mr. Colonel, I am very sympathetic to your experience, but we have not had any conflicts with the Japanese now and are on a neutral side. According to international law, we cannot provide you with any weapons, ammunition, or food. support, but if you can’t hold on, you can withdraw into our rental at any time!”
After hearing this, Yu Zhiqian smiled, took out the watch in his hand, and then took out two small gold bars from the depths of his backpack and looked at Louis. This was something Yu Zhiqian had prepared before. He knew that with the British Contact, this is the prepared reserve fund.
"Mr. Fales, we don't need you to support us in the name of the UK, but with a donation from an international caring person. These are considered as funds for your activities. I think Mr. Fales will definitely have a way to provide us with what we need." thing!"
After seeing the gold bar, Fars showed a smile on his face, took it in his hand and weighed it carefully: "I need to take a big risk, and the Japanese will come soon!"
"I will find a way!"
"Then I'll prepare well. You can contact this radio station!"
ps: There is a movie in July called Eight Hundred, which tells the story of Sihang Warehouse. You can take a look at it then!
