The Japanese tanks rushed under the main entrance of the warehouse like a few crabs, covering the infantry blasters to blast the door. As long as they loaded up explosives, blew open the door, and captured the Sihang Warehouse, it would not be a problem.
The Japanese sent several demolition teams to start installing explosives, while infantry artillery and machine guns kept suppressing the defenders with fierce firepower, preventing them from taking the lead;
A victorious smile appeared on Lieutenant Commander Yoshida's face. This achievement seemed to come too easily and without any challenge, which made him lose some interest.
On the fourth floor of Sihang Warehouse, Third Battalion Commander Li Zhao, following Deputy Commander Xie’s instructions, personally led several demolition crews to prepare a grand gift for the Japanese;
The Japanese chariot was parked less than 20 meters downstairs. Any man within this distance could throw a 7.5 kilogram explosive package from the fourth floor onto the top of the chariot.
In order to surprise and increase the effect of the blow, Li Zhao prepared six at a time. This was a heavy gift. Li Zhao smiled sinisterly and gave the order to throw.
Six men with round waists and thick arms selected from the whole camp stood up at the fourth floor window almost at the same time, aimed at the Japanese chariot and threw the lit explosive bag, and then quickly retracted;
This scene happened to be seen by Lieutenant Colonel Yoshida. His jaw dropped to the ground in shock, and he just watched helplessly as several large "stones" fell into the chariot formation.
Before he could realize what was happening, the explosive charge exploded on the roof of the chariot;
The huge explosion force easily tore the top armor of the tank, and the shock wave shocked the Japanese in the tank until they bled to death.
The tank, with only 6 mm of armor at its thickest point, could not withstand the attack of the independent battalion's special explosive package and was directly destroyed, with the vehicle destroyed and people killed;
Even the surrounding Japanese infantry suffered heavy losses, suffering heavy casualties, and the killing effect was brutal.
Yoshida's face was slapped and his hand holding the telescope was trembling. He wanted to make the troops withdraw, but his mouth refused to obey him. The cruel reality turned his dream into glass slag on the ground. It took me a long time to squeeze in one sentence:
"Bagaya road, don't talk about martial ethics!"
Fortunately, the attacking Japs didn't need him to give the order to turn in. They ran back one by one, completely ignoring Yoshida's face.
The No. 92 heavy machine gun on the roof finally opened fire, firing a rain of large-caliber bullets at the fleeing Japanese. The heavy machine gun fired condescendingly at a distance of dozens of meters;
This is not a war, this is a massacre. Two 92 heavy machine guns massacred a squadron of defeated troops. The Japanese who ran a little slower became the dead souls of the guns.
When the Japanese artillery commander saw two more firepower points on the top floor, he was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat. From the sound of the gunfire, he could tell that it was the Empire's 92-heavy machine gun, and its range could even reach them.
"Kill the chicken and give it to me!"
The Japanese infantry artillery quickly turned its muzzle and fired at the machine gun fire on the top floor. Shells were fired at the defenders, and the Chinese position was instantly flooded by artillery fire;
The infantry artillery squadron leader showed a satisfied smile on his face. No wonder the Japanese were arrogant. This 92 infantry artillery gun was so practical.
It can shoot both directly and in a curved direction, with high accuracy, high power and long range. After being disassembled, a mule or horse can walk on a hunchback. It can accompany the infantry in the attack and provide continuous fire support for the infantry.
The Japs stumbled out of the defenders' fire net, but the Japs were not in a good mood because more than half of them were still lying on the open space in front of the Sihang Warehouse;
Three of the four tanks were blown up, and only a few dozen infantrymen from a squadron returned. Those Japanese who did not return either hurried back to the ghost toilet to report for duty, or they lay on the ground struggling in pain.
The Chinese bombs were too cruel. The Japanese within a few dozen meters of the explosion point were either killed or injured, and there were almost no survivors within thirty meters;
If the wounded could not be snatched back in time, they would die of excessive blood loss in a short time. The Japanese would not dare to snatch them back. It would be a waste of precious medicines to snatch them back, so it would be better to let them go with Amaterasu to save trouble.
After receiving the loss of the troops, Lieutenant Colonel Yoshida couldn't help but cursed like a resentful woman:
"Bagoya Road, these Chinese people are cunning and cunning, Mr. Yasuda, you have been deceived by the Chinese. They are definitely more than one person, at least one group, well-equipped;
Your intelligence seriously misled me and the Commander, and you must bear responsibility for the losses of the Imperial Army! "
After Lieutenant Colonel Yoshida came to his senses, his first reaction was to pass the blame. A squadron and three tanks were lost in the two battles. Someone must bear the responsibility. Major Yasuda's big head happened to be holding this big iron pot.
Major Yasuda knew he was in the wrong, and he kept admitting his mistake like a chicken pecking at rice, just pretending to be stupid and not committing hara-kiri;
Lieutenant Colonel Yoshida only came to take command temporarily. He did not have the authority to order Yasuda to commit seppuku, and the matter could only be left to the commander for decision.
The commander sent Yoshida here not to blame him. They had three brigades and nine infantry squadrons in total. The loss of one squadron was not enough to break the bones;
As the on-site commander, Lieutenant Colonel Yoshida must come up with a feasible combat plan.
Before this, Yoshida was just a chief of staff and lacked the adaptability to command operations. He was fine in fighting smooth battles. But once he encountered such a battle that required the commander's adaptability, he was basically blind and could only pin his hopes on the three major forces. On the captain.
“Gentlemen, I can now confirm that there is a group of well-equipped and well-trained Chinese people entrenched in the Sixings Warehouse, with a strength of one battalion or more;
Judging from their equipment configuration, they should be Chinese German weapon masters who have fought with us before. They blocked all the passages and hid inside to resist.
Your Excellency, the Commander, has issued a strict order. The Chinese army in the Sihang Warehouse must be wiped out. Let’s talk about how to defeat them, starting with Mr. Yasuda. "
Major Yasuda was the first to discover the independent regiment, so he had the most say. He immediately took over what Chief of Staff Yoshida said:
"The main building of Sihang Warehouse is made of reinforced concrete, which is like a huge fortress. The defenders have sufficient strength and ammunition. If they attack by force, the imperial army will suffer heavy losses.
There are only two ways to capture strong fortresses. One is siege warfare. Even if the Chinese are prepared, the food and drinking water stored in them are limited;
As long as their drinking water is cut off, they will starve to death within half a month. At that time, the imperial army will only need to go in and collect their corpses. "
Yoshida nodded and said:
"The siege battle is indeed the one with the least losses. When the imperial army has no time, the task we received is to break through the Sihang Warehouse within one day at all costs and eliminate the Chinese hiding inside;
So siege warfare is not applicable, let’s talk about another method. "
Seeing that Yasuda could not resort to siege warfare, he could only propose the second plan:
"If we attack by force, we will need to bring in heavy artillery to blow down the Sihang Warehouse—"
“Baga, if I can use heavy artillery, do I still need you to teach me?
Opposite the Sihang Warehouse is John Bull's concession. The concession is a country's overseas territory. As long as the imperial army's heavy artillery shells fall in the concession, it is tantamount to declaring war on John Bull!
Those arrogant country bumpkins in the Army and Red Deer don’t know how powerful the John Bull Navy is. Don’t you know that too?
Although the empire is not afraid of them, it is not appropriate to start a war with John Bull before defeating China. Therefore, the imperial army must exercise restraint when attacking the Sixings Warehouse. The hit rate of the heavy artillery cannot guarantee that it will not accidentally shoot to the other side.
Wouldn't you be able to fight without heavy artillery? "
