Old Japanese Songzhi was angry, and a Chinese rout suddenly appeared in the city. He still had to take it seriously. It was said that Yasuda reported that a battalion of German weapon divisions could easily defeat a squadron of them. These rout Soldiers must be eliminated as quickly as possible;
According to the news from the base camp, the meeting of the League of Nations is about to begin. The Chinese people have filed a complaint with the League of Nations. Those Western gentlemen who are full and full are going to criticize the chicken in their feet.
Naturally, Tiaobaji will not give them a chance. The order given to them by the base camp is to clear out the Chinese stragglers in Shencheng City as soon as possible, and then declare in a high-profile manner at the League of Nations that Shencheng is no longer a war zone, and they have completely occupied the Chinese area. The state can no longer interfere.
At this critical moment, naturally there can be no more wars with a greater impact. This Chinese camp must be eliminated. After thinking about this, he said to Chief of Staff Lieutenant Colonel Yoshida:
"Inform the Fourth Battalion, Sixth Battalion, and the First Tank Squadron to rush to the Sihang Warehouse to assemble quickly. Yoshida-kun will be under your unified command. This rout must be completely eliminated within one day."
When Lieutenant Commander Yoshida heard that he finally had the opportunity to command the troops in combat, he excitedly said:
"Hey! Your Excellency, Commander, I will fulfill my mission and completely eliminate this remnant army within one day."
After finishing speaking, Lieutenant Colonel Yoshida walked away majestically with his ancestral command sword on his arm. No wonder he was so excited. He had been serving as a staff officer since graduating from the Naval University. He watched helplessly as his classmates made great achievements, while he could only be a respectable person. The chief of staff is useless, and his commanding talents are of no use.
God finally gave him the opportunity to command three brigades on his own. If he can fight well, he will be appreciated by the commander, and he may even be able to serve as the captain of a detachment.
Sihang Warehouse, Independent Regiment Headquarters
Luo Ying is discussing the latest battle situation with Lao Xie. Xie Zhongyuan was previously the staff officer of the 254th Regiment. In Luo Ying's opinion, he is more suitable to be the chief of staff.
"Captain, I really admire you more and more now. Surrounded by a hundred thousand troops, you still have the mind to pay attention to the entire Songhu battlefield. You indeed have a big heart."
"Lao Xie, if you don't plan for the future, you can't plan for the moment. If you don't plan for the overall situation, you can't plan for a region. Only by having a clear understanding of the overall situation can we make more accurate decisions."
"Captain, I think we should first block the enemy's three-axe attack. The enemy's troops are massing around us in large numbers. I made a rough estimate, at least there are thousands of them;
They are now accumulating strength. Once they launch an attack, they will definitely be struck by thunder. They must think of countermeasures in advance so that they will not be passive after the Japanese attack. "
"Lao Xie, there are only a thousand Japs. Our independent regiment has almost a thousand people, and there are such strong fortifications to protect us. Let alone these few Japs, even if we send all the black dogs from Shencheng, they will still have to fight." They have to expand their troops, and in the end it has to be a battle at the company level. I have plenty of time to play with them.
It's best if they can fight and ask for help from the Army! "
Xie Zhongyuan felt a chill, and he was worried to death. He didn't expect that people didn't take these more than a thousand Japanese seriously, and he didn't know whether the leader was pretending or if he was really sure. Anyway, he had no confidence;
A thousand Japanese soldiers can easily defeat a Chinese regiment or even a brigade in a field battle!
Although the Independent Regiment is a regiment, there are only more than 900 people, and Dingtian is just a reinforced battalion. It is not that easy to deal with a thousand Japanese soldiers normally.
As soon as Luo Ying saw Lao Xie's expression, he knew that he was dubious about his words. The reason why he behaved in such a high-profile manner in front of Lao Xie was because he wanted to convince him;
In another time and space, Lao Xie and his lone army battalion fought tragically, but the ending was miserable.
A camp that was not afraid of even 100,000 Japanese soldiers was disarmed by the group of John Bulls on the south bank of the Suzhou River and lived a life worse than death. Many heroes were sold to the Japanese by John Bull and then killed. , Lao Xie was even more cowardly and killed by a traitor;
In later generations, whenever he read about this period of frustration, he would feel uneasy. In this life, he was lucky enough to travel to this era and meet the hero by chance. Naturally, he had to work hard to change this uneasy feeling and lead him. Let Lao Xie go out, so that he can continue to kill the Japanese, and he will also have a useful chief of staff, so he can achieve multiple goals with one stone.
Luo Ying knew that when a hero is conquered, he will naturally show his domineering attitude, so he started to clean up the Japs and Marines from Sihang Warehouse.
Thinking of this, he said confidently:
"Lao Xie, just watch how I beat these black dogs and call their army for tactical guidance."
Xie Zhongyuan nodded. He was also looking forward to it. After all, it was the most capable battalion of the 88th Division. Thousands of Japs had been annihilated one after another. Even their commander died at the hands of the regiment commander. He defeated thousands of them. The Japs do seem to have hope.
Just as the two of them were grinding their teeth, they vaguely heard the roar of the machine. They quickly walked to the lookout and took a look. Xie Zhongyuan couldn't help but take a breath and blurted out a Cantonese-style curse word:
"What a shame, old man! The Japanese actually sent out chariots. They really think highly of us!"
Luo Ying said disdainfully:
"It's just a few broken armored vehicles. How can they still bring these iron bastards in? Prepare the explosive pack. This is specially made for them by me. It contains four detonators and the amount of gunpowder is also increased. Wait until they get close. When the time comes, just throw it on the roof of the devil’s car.”
Xie Zhongyuan thought for a while that this method was indeed good, and he excitedly ran to the fourth floor to find the second battalion commander. Under Luo Ying's guidance, he already had a plan in mind to blow up the Japanese chariot. In the art of war, there is a saying To sum it up in words - use the right combination and win with the unexpected.
"Zheng" is naturally the first company that is responsible for the main defensive task, while "Qi" soldiers are the third company that is responsible for the reserve team...
Outside the Sixing Warehouse, after half a day of preparation, the Japanese finally couldn't help but launch an attack on the Independent Battalion. This time they chose a frontal assault. It was not convenient to deploy too many troops on the two wings, let alone as many as four tanks. .
The Japanese attack is still the old routine. Before the infantry and tanks attack, artillery bombardment is inevitable.
Lieutenant Colonel Yoshida had obviously done his homework before ordering the attack. The construction conditions of the Sihang Warehouse were not a secret, and they could easily find this information;
After learning that the main structure of the Sihang Warehouse was made of reinforced concrete, he mobilized a large number of direct-fire cannons, while the curved-fire cannons could only use 90mm mortars with much higher accuracy. On the other side of the river was John Bull's In the concession, the commander told him that artillery shells must not be fired across the Suzhou River.
In order to blast open the front wall of the Sihang Warehouse, the Japanese mobilized 6 92 infantry guns and 12 90mm mortars, which launched a fierce bombardment at the Sihang Warehouse;
The Japanese bombardment tactics were to use mortars to bombard the roof of the warehouse, and the 92nd Infantry to bombard the front wall to suppress the Chinese firepower and cover the armored vehicles and infantry attacking the building.
Lieutenant Colonel Yoshida had overestimated the strength of the warehouse wall, but the effect of the shelling still disappointed him. It did not collapse as he expected. Many shells hit it and even bounced back. With luck, Only then will a small hole be blasted in it, and the effect is not very big. The only effect is to suppress the firepower of the defenders;
The effect of the mortar landing on the roof was not very obvious. The most important thing was that they did not dare to shoot too far for fear that the shells would fly to the Suzhou River. The Japanese base camp did not have much confidence to challenge the world's No. 1 mortar. A powerful nation named John Bull.
In the recently concluded Europa War, John Bull could easily mobilize millions of troops to participate in the war, not to mention the navy. However, the Japanese mobilized more than 300,000 people in 17 divisions, which was a bit overwhelming financially. Well, they are still a little worried about the world boss, now is not a few years later.
The Japanese attack was very frustrating, but there was nothing they could do about it, let alone field artillery over 75 mm. Those things could fly to the other side at any time, and they were not yet ready to start a war with John Bull. Prepare.
After a period of artillery fire, a squadron of Japanese infantry, guided by four tanks, began to attack the warehouse;
The reserves of the independent battalion were hiding on the side of the Suzhou River. In order to create opportunities for the demolition crews of the third company, the first company took the lead in firing at the Japanese. The bullets jingled on the Japanese tanks and occasionally killed them. A few Japanese infantrymen.
As soon as the Japanese tanks began to fight back, the Japanese tanks stopped and used the 37mm tank cannon on the turret to bombard the defenders' fire points;
In order to reduce casualties, Li Shuo immediately stopped the machine gun and then retracted it.
Since the Japanese discovered the firepower of the Chinese, their infantry and tank guns fired at the windows on the third floor, suppressing the defenders' firepower, and they were never seen again, while the Japanese infantry and soldiers Che took the opportunity to attack, and the defenders were unable to fight back. Lieutenant Colonel Yoshida, who was looking at him a few hundred meters away, said excitedly:
"Yo Xi, the empire's tanks and artillery fire are so powerful. The Chinese people don't even have the strength to fight back. It seems that I still overestimated them. The battle can be resolved before dark."
