Yu Zhiqian looked at the Japanese retreating like the tide, put away the weapons, took out the cigarettes from his pocket, put one in his mouth, and lit it gently: "Lao Xie, take stock of the casualties!"
"good!"
The casualties caused by this Japanese attack to the defenders of Sihang Warehouse were actually not very serious. Only when Japanese snipers appeared did many soldiers get injured. The Japanese troops attacking from the ground also had tanks, which greatly injured the defenders. The army suffered almost zero casualties.
Seeing this, many people think this is a drama? Are the little devils so useless? Their combat effectiveness is so poor? In fact, this is not the case. The combat effectiveness of Japanese soldiers is not weak, but it depends on when. If the 524th Regiment is now in the outside position , without a strong building like a warehouse to guard, it would be very easy for the Japanese to eat them.
The Sihang Warehouse was built like a fortress. It was so strong that even the Japanese aerial bombs could not penetrate it, not to mention the small-caliber three-gun, grenade launchers, mortars, Chinese and Japanese troops. The biggest gap lies in the equipment gap between the two sides, and the biggest gap in this equipment gap is the gap in firepower.
The firepower of a Japanese regiment or even a brigade can catch up with a division of the Chinese army, and even a single army of some poorly equipped local armies can't exceed it. The Japanese rely on these advantages to show off their power on the Chinese battlefield.
The Japanese attack was a three-pronged attack. Before the war started, they used artillery fire to plow one side of the fence. The Japanese called it intensive bombing. However, after experiencing Lao Maozi's intensive bombing at Nomenkan, the Japanese saw what intensive bombing was.
After the explosion, the Japanese will immediately launch a desperate charge, which is the human sea tactic. Because Japanese soldiers are brainwashed, they are basically not afraid of death, so when they charge, they charge with the determination to die. Some timid Chinese troops will be killed like hungry wolves.
If the two tactics have not captured the position, the last step is to concentrate superior forces, open a gap, and then encroach on both sides. This tactic is actually very easy to break, but the prerequisite is that you have enough equipment. This little devil's trick After meeting Lao Maozi, it was immediately useless. Hundreds of thousands of troops stayed in the northeast and did not dare to move.
But now in the defense battle of Sihang Warehouse, the Japanese superior tactics are basically useless. The proud artillery advantage has disappeared and it is impossible to play at all. What is left is to charge, but the sky is not beautiful and the ground is muddy, which makes it difficult for the Japanese to charge. I couldn't increase my speed at all, so I could only walk forward in shallow and deep muddy ground, acting as a target for the Chinese army.
The Japanese soldiers have good marksmanship and are very accurate within one or two hundred meters. However, the defenders of the Sihang Warehouse are very smart. Each person in the defensive position is only responsible for their own area and blocks most of the area with sandbags. There is only a small space left for shooting at the enemy in front of you. The area that the Japs can attack is very small, with only a small gap in the middle.
Bullets hit around the window, but it was very difficult to hit the defenders behind the sandbags. Historically, several defenders died and more than 20 were injured. More than 200 Japanese were killed and countless others were injured. That's how it came about.
But now Yu Zhiqian has increased the number of Japanese casualties. Two regiments are half-disabled, which is unacceptable to the Japanese. Such casualties would be acceptable on a large battlefield, just to fight 800 people. Guarding the warehouse, the Japanese felt that they had lost all face.
Not only that, Yu Zhiqian also constantly broadcasts his own battle results through the radio. Although the Japanese strongly deny it, saying that these are the battle results boasted by the Chinese army, Shanghai citizens, military attachés from various countries, and Some reporters have no way to make specific statistics on Japanese casualties, but they can still calculate a rough number.
"Yes, the Japanese retreated again!" After finishing his work, Xie Jinyuan also sat down next to Yu Zhiqian very tiredly. The two of them leaned against the wall and smoked without talking. They were really tired now, but there was no way. Ordinary soldiers could rest. , but the two of them are chief officers, but they cannot rest and stay awake at all times to cope with emergencies.
"Sir, please rest for a while, I'll watch!"
After Yu Zhiqian heard this, he nodded: "I'll take a rest. If you have any situation, call me!"
"receive!"
Yu Zhiqian leaned against the wall, curled up, and slowly closed his eyes. His whole body was wet, but there was no way to care about it now. As long as he could have a place to rest, it would be good.
When Yu Zhiqian opened his eyes again, it was already noon, there was a lunch beside him, and Xie Jinyuan and several staff members were discussing things not far away.
"How is the situation? The Japanese are not attacking, are they?"
"Sir, no, it's been four hours since the Japanese retreated, and there's been no movement!"
"Huh? Weird!" Yu Zhiqian got up from the ground, put a piece of hard steamed bun into his mouth, took out the telescope, and looked into the distance. The rain outside had stopped. As far as he could see, there was no one except the Japanese. Apart from the corpses, no traces of Japanese soldier activities were seen.
"We are also doing it strangely. We don't know what the Japanese are doing!" Xie Jinyuan placed in front of him a topographic map of the area around Sihang Warehouse, which marked many locations. There was also a structural diagram of Sihang Warehouse next to it.
Yu Zhiqian carefully looked at the topographic map around the warehouse, and there was no problem. If the Japanese wanted to attack, they could only attack from the front. The attack from behind like last night had some effect if used once, but using The second time, that is to die.
"No matter what the Japanese do, the troops will come to cover up the water and the earth will cover them up. Now we just need to be ourselves!"
Yu Zhiqian also agreed with Staff Liu's suggestion. While slowly tearing off the steamed buns, he put them into his mouth and chewed them slowly while thinking about what the Japanese might do. After closing his eyes and thinking for a while, Yu Zhiqian suddenly A possibility came to mind.
"NI people say, is Japan preparing to trap us to death?"
"Sleepy to death?"
Yu Zhiqian nodded: "The Japanese have been unable to attack for a long time. We are just a fool to them. If we need to pay a huge price to get rid of us, we will definitely not be willing to do it. So they may adopt a trapping method. The Sihang Warehouse is only so big. We have rations and ammunition." There are just so many, the Japanese just want to drag us down, see if we can't hold on, and rush out, that's their chance!"
After hearing what Yu Zhiqian said, Xie Jinyuan laughed: "The Japs are too naive. We still have half a month's worth of food. Save some food. It's enough for one month. We are not short of food. The Japs want to fight with us." If it’s a waste, we’ll keep fighting with him!”
"This is just my speculation. Maybe the Japanese have other plans!"
Yu Zhiqian was not sure what the Japanese wanted to do, but he was certain that the Japanese had bad intentions. But to use the words of Staff Liu before, soldiers will stop them, and water will cover them with soil.
I don’t know what the Japanese are planning at the Sihang Warehouse, but Sanbei’s waist is at a 90-degree angle with the ground. This posture has been maintained for more than a minute, and Sanbei feels that this waist is no longer It's my own.
"Didn't they capture it? What's the reason?"
Ito Masaki sat in his seat and looked at Sanbei in front of him. Sanbei was one of his favorite subordinates and had great expectations for him. He did not expect that such a simple task this time would be difficult for Yi. Dong Zhengxi actually didn’t finish it.
He was very angry, but Ito Masaki held it back and did not get angry. Instead, he wanted to hear his subordinates' explanation on how this Chinese garrison was different from the garrison he had encountered before.
"Your Excellency General, this Chinese army has a powerful fighting force that I have never seen since entering China. They cooperate closely with each other, which is also something I have never seen before. Among them are a group of sharpshooters with very good marksmanship. Or snipers are more appropriate, our officers, sharpshooters, and machine gunners were all shot and killed very quickly after they were sent out!"
"Without the command of officers, the main attack troops we sent out would be defeated one by one due to lack of command and cooperation. Without fire suppression, our soldiers would charge with bullets from the Chinese army, resulting in heavy casualties!"
Ito Masaki still closed his eyes and held his saber with both hands. He didn't know what he was thinking in his mind. After a while, he slowly said: "Then your unit should not attack for the time being and repair on the spot. Tonight, General After the dinner party, use special ammunition to capture the Sihang Warehouse!"
"Hayi!"
"Stay back!"
"Hayi!"
Sanbei kept his waist hunched until he walked out of Ito Masaki's headquarters, and then he let out a long sigh of relief. He thought that he was going to commit seppuku, but now it seems that it is not necessary, at least for the time being!
After Sanbei left, a major general beside him frowned: "Your Excellency, General, Sanbei is evading responsibility. I think he should be allowed to commit suicide by committing seppuku!"
This major general was a radical who believed that the Japanese army was invincible and could not accept this kind of defeat.
Ito Masaki glanced at him: "If you think you can take the Sihang Warehouse, I can transfer a regiment of troops to you. If you can't take it, commit suicide by committing seppuku. What do you think?"
After the major general heard this, he immediately closed his mouth. Ito Masaki slowly stood up from his position: "I have also observed this Chinese army carefully. They occupy a natural hazard like the Sihang Warehouse. It does take time to win, but we are too impatient!"
"What about the Commander?"
"I'll explain over there!"
After Ito Masaki finished speaking, he stood up and left the command post and went to Matsui Iwane's command post, which was also the former Japanese consulate in China and has now become the headquarters of the Chinese dispatched troops.
Matsui Iwane is processing documents. Shanghai is not easy to occupy. After occupying Shanghai, it is different from occupying other places. Shanghai has leases from many countries and has a large population. It will take a long way for the Japanese to completely rule Shanghai.
, the most important issue now is how to coordinate the relationship between Japan and various countries.
The Japanese occupation of Shanghai must have violated the interests of various countries in Shanghai. Although Japan has withdrawn from the League of Nations, it still does not dare to offend everyone to death. Countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom, once they impose an embargo on Japan, Japan will
People will be unlucky.
He rubbed his temples, slowly raised his head, and saw Ito Masaki standing not far away. He was stunned for a moment, and then pointed to the stool next to him: "Ito-kun, why didn't you say anything when you came?
,What are you doing standing here?"
Ito Masaki immediately bowed: "Your Excellency, Commander, I'm here to take the blame!"
"Hmm? The Sihang Warehouse hasn't been taken down yet?"
"Yes, Your Excellency Commander, our 101st Regiment fought fiercely with the defenders of the Chinese Sihang Warehouse all night, but failed to capture the Sihang Warehouse, and suffered heavy casualties!"
If a captain was in front of Matsui Iwane now, Matsui Iwane might get angry, or just throw a knife for hara-kiri and ask him to commit hara-kiri, but Ito Masaki can't. The two families are friends, and Ito Masaki's
My father is also a figure. Unsurprisingly, Ito Masaki came to China to gild the battlefield, and will go to the Army Headquarters in the future.
Matsui Iwane is considered a good person. Anyone who can sneak into his position is smart. After thinking for a while, he said: "Didn't even a single regiment capture it?"
"Yes, and nearly two thousand people were lost!"
After hearing this number, Matsui Iwane became a little uneasy. About a thousand people had been sacrificed before, and now with the addition of the 101st Regiment, the number was close to 3,000. It was almost reaching the size of a regiment. The opponent only had a few hundred people.
Even if they were all eaten, the battle loss ratio would be astonishing.
"what reason?"
"I concluded that the warehouses in the first and fourth rows are very strong. They were originally used as bank vaults. Ordinary artillery can't blow up the warehouse. When mountain cannons hit it, they can only drop a layer of mud. Only aerial bombs can blast through it!
"
"Second, the 524th Regiment of the 88th Division stationed at Sihang Warehouse is the elite of the Chinese army. Compared with the Chinese army that we encountered before and was defeated in one blow, they are very different. They have strong combat effectiveness and tacit cooperation.
This is something I have never encountered before. We had penetrated into the warehouse several times at the beginning of the attack, but failed to capture the warehouse!"
"Third, commander, their commander Xie Jinyuan is a very clever man. Yesterday's attack was fierce and the battle was fierce. He did not reveal the presence of artillery. When we attacked this morning, we suddenly encountered the Chinese army.
The shelling caused heavy losses. Our tank troops were blown up by them before they even got close to the Sixing Warehouse. They were blocked in the middle of the road and could not advance or retreat. In the end, they were destroyed by the Chinese army with mountain cannons and grenade launchers. Thirty tanks were left alone.
