Jiu Jianren was even more dumbfounded. He obviously watched his troops rush into the warehouse guarded by the Chinese. Only a dozen people retreated into the warehouse. When they chased inside, fierce gunfire burst out, and then There is just no more.
He looked around and saw that there were only a dozen or so people on the two machine gun positions. Even if they all rushed into the warehouse, it would be of no avail. Now even the weakest person could see that they had been ambushed by the Chinese. It was a typical way of luring the enemy in, and the Chinese had been using their wits for thousands of years. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but cursed in annoyance:
"Bag Yalu, this bastard Yamazaki, doesn't he know that this is a Chinese trick? Trash!"
He now regrets not following along. If he had followed, he would definitely not have been fooled by the Chinese with his intelligence and wit. Unfortunately, it was too late to regret now. Captain Arai would not let him go. He is now Being in a dilemma is like a mouse crawling into a windshield. It can neither advance nor retreat.
Just when he was losing ground, the gunfire in the warehouse stopped, and the battlefield returned to tranquility. Mr. Jiujian looked in the direction of the warehouse with great reluctance, hoping for a miracle. Unfortunately, after waiting for a long time, no Japanese came out. Coming out of it, he gave up all illusions;
As a militaristic madman, this result was unacceptable to him. After returning, he was even more embarrassed to see Arai. Rather than being forced to his skin by Arai, it would be better to die on the way to charge. Thinking of this, Kubo Kento pulled out his beautiful command sword. , roared:
"Kill the chicken and give it to me!"
One man rushed towards the first company's position with his command knife. The other dozen or so Japanese soldiers did not follow him, because they were just following orders and did not need to be held responsible for their failure. No one's life was picked up.
Captain Arai, who originally thought of using Kubo as a scapegoat when he returned, did not expect that this bastard would not give him a chance and chose to die in a samurai way. Now the pressure is on him.
He led a squadron to attack a position with only one company, and lost two squads. He didn't even know how to report to the captain. Now he only had a squad and the squadron headquarters left by his side. He definitely couldn't beat the defenders with these people. Army, it is no longer a matter of whether he has a future in the army, but whether he will be responsible for this defeat.
Although Araki is arrogant, he is not a commander who treats soldiers as human beings. After a difficult ideological struggle, he chose to face failure like a samurai and said to the third team leader:
"Report to the Captain and ask for tactical guidance!"
The Chinese people like the pain of the Japanese. The officers and soldiers of the first company that had achieved a great victory in the warehouse were happily cleaning the battlefield. The two squads of the second platoon took over from the platoon with greater casualties and continued to hold on to the barricades. The others were busy cleaning the battlefield, and their ammunition was consumed. It is huge and can only be supplemented by the devil.
Luo Ying convened various officers for a meeting. First, deputy company commander Li Shuo reported the results of the battle to everyone:
"Company Commander, this battle was so enjoyable. We killed 76 Japs and seized 4 light machine guns, 5 grenade launchers, 15 MP28 submachine guns, 37 38 rifles, 7 Southern pistols, and more than 300 grenades. There are tens of thousands of bullets, and a large amount of supplies. Submachine guns and ammunition can directly replenish the troops, and grenades can also be used, which greatly relieves the pressure of huge ammunition consumption. With this batch of weapons and ammunition, there is no problem in fighting for two more days. "
Li Shuo's words made everyone very excited. They had never had such a comfortable battle since the war started, and everyone praised each other.
Luo Ying saw that the morale of the troops was good, but in order not to make them proud, he could only pour cold water on them with a cold face:
"Okay, brothers, that's about it. I'm happy to know that you won the battle, but now is not the time to be happy. This time we took advantage of the devil's arrogance. After learning this lesson, the devil will not If you make the same mistake again, the next battle will only be harder!
Prioritize replenishing the captured weapons and ammunition that can be replenished, especially a few grenades. These can be set up on the second floor as support firepower. It is still possible to sneak attack the Japanese. I know you are not comfortable with using them, but it is better than nothing.
Next, the Japanese may have two choices. The first is to give in and withdraw into the command building and stop trying to regain this important stronghold;
The other is to increase the intensity of the attack, and may even send armored vehicles, so we must be mentally prepared to attack armored vehicles now.
Once the enemy's armored vehicles come over, the troops outside should not entangle them too much and retreat toward our control area on the left. The Japanese armored vehicles will not dare to chase them. They will only take the opportunity to enter the warehouse;
At this time, we must first eliminate the Japanese infantry and use cluster grenades to deal with it. As long as the infantry accompanying the attack is eliminated, the remaining armored vehicles will be much easier to fight.
The front of the warehouse is only so big. They can come in at most two vehicles at a time, and they will be piled up even if they use human lives to pile them up! "
After Luo Ying finished speaking, his face became unusually grim. He didn't want to be like this, but they didn't have combat artillery for the armored vehicles, so they could only rely on suicide squads to bring cluster bombs to blow them up. There was no other way.
Next, everyone gathered together to discuss how to attack the armored vehicles and how to separate the armored vehicles from the infantry. Although the Japanese had not yet started to attack, some tactics should be studied in advance, which would save many lives.
At the 88th Division headquarters, Sun Yuanliang is discussing countermeasures with several advisers and confidants.
Before the war began, senior generals and leaders, including Sun Yuanliang, were full of confidence, thinking that it would be easy to drive the Japanese Marine Corps of less than 10,000 people into the sea with 50,000 well-trained direct troops;
Unexpectedly, the Japanese got the news in advance, and all the main forces retreated into the Marine Corps headquarters, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack. The most elite 88th Division attacked for two days without making any progress, with more than 2,000 casualties and soldiers, and a brigade commander was killed. .
This made everyone in the government very angry. The Ninth Army also suspended the war and ordered the 88th Division to come up with a feasible attack plan as soon as possible.
Zhang Xianghao, chief of staff of the 88th Division, first introduced the battle situation on the front line and then said:
“Judging from the news coming back from the front, the Japanese have not stopped since we suspended the war;
At noon, hundreds of Japs attacked a stronghold of our 254th Regiment. They were repulsed by our defenders and hundreds of enemies were wiped out. The war is still fiercely ongoing, so we must come up with a plan as soon as possible. If the Japs are allowed to take back the surrounding areas, With several strongholds, it would be much more difficult to launch an attack on the Japanese headquarters. "
Sun Yuanliang immediately became interested when he heard this, so he asked one more question. After all, wiping out hundreds of enemies was no small victory. If it was true and there was not too much water mixed in, it would be a great victory. Just polish it up a bit.
When Zhang Xianghao saw his teacher asking about this, he answered truthfully:
"Master seat, the one holding the cotton mill warehouse is the 1st Company of the 254th Regiment, commanded by Luo Ying, the deputy battalion commander of the 254th Regiment;
The cotton mill warehouse is located on the flank of the enemy's headquarters. The geographical location is very important. The Japanese once placed a reinforcement team in the cotton mill, but Deputy Battalion Commander Luo led a company to recapture it, and then they stayed there.
After our army stopped attacking, the Japanese knew the importance of this stronghold and sent a brigade to attack the cotton mill warehouse. They were all repelled. They also used the strategy of luring the enemy deep into the warehouse and put dozens of Japanese into the warehouse and then closed the door. Beat the dogs and wipe out all these dozens of Japs until not a single one is left——"
Sun Yuanliang stood up from his chair excitedly and asked again:
"Are you sure it was a total annihilation? Are the Japanese corpses still there?"
"Master, you can't be wrong. Commander Han of the 254th Regiment has personally made a guarantee. You can't be wrong. There are more than 70 Japanese corpses in the warehouse alone. Including those outside, there are at least 100!"
Sun Yuanliang slapped the table excitedly and said:
"Okay! This is a complete victory. One hundred corpses have been found. According to the custom of casualties ratio of three to one, then at least three hundred enemies have been wiped out. Then the record of our 88th Division is not ugly;
If we include the Japanese killed in other places, the number would be at least over 600, and the casualties of our 88th Division would only be over 1,000!
Our side is on the offensive, so it is normal for the casualties to be high. Report the victory to the commander immediately! "
Zhang Xianghao was stunned after hearing this, secretly thinking that he could report the results of the war like this. No wonder he just graduated from the first phase of Huangpu and was already a division commander, and he graduated from the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy, and now he can only serve as chief of staff for him - Gao!
"Master, are we still discussing this Iron Fist plan?"
"Discuss, why not discuss! Let's report the battle first and then we can sort out the priorities!"
