This night, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Shencheng remembered the Independence Regiment and Luo Ying. People rushed to tell each other - Shencheng is still fighting!
But the Japanese are gnashing their teeth. The Independent Regiment and Luo Ying have become a thorn in their side, a thorn in their flesh, and they must be eliminated quickly;
The commander of the Japanese special marines stationed in Shencheng gave a death order to the chief of staff Lieutenant Colonel Yoshida overnight. The independent regiment and Luo Ying must be eliminated. This is related to the honor of the Marine Corps.
Lieutenant Colonel Yoshida did not expect that the defenders of Sihang Warehouse would be so arrogant, blatantly challenging them, and dared to expose their own strength. This was tantamount to challenging them openly, and he cursed angrily:
"On Bageya Road, eight hundred people dare to shout at the entire Shencheng Marine Corps. They don't take the Imperial Army seriously. Gentlemen, this is an insult to our Imperial Navy. They must be wiped out after dawn. .”
Major Yasuda and others stood up with grief and indignation and stated that they must use the blood of the Chinese people to wash away their insult to the Imperial Navy.
After lighting the fire, Luo Ying fell into a deep sleep at the headquarters. Lao Xie shook his head and sighed:
"You really don't have an ordinary heart. After lighting such a big fire, you can actually sleep like a normal person."
Xie Zhongyuan is like many Chinese people who are worried about the Independence Regiment. Many of them have lost sleep that night. They are worried about the safety of the 800 warriors of the lone regiment, while the Japanese army is an army of 100,000.
When a red sun rose in the east, the surroundings of Sihang Warehouse were surrounded by enemies, and they became a real lonely team!
The muzzles of the artillery were raised high, and the direction the muzzles were pointed was all the four rows of warehouses. Before launching the infantry charge, the Japanese used all their infantry cannons and mortars, a total of two There were more than a dozen guns, and the headquarters supported them with another dozen guns overnight, almost transferring over half of the infantry guns of the Marine Corps.
In order to destroy the walls of the Sihang Warehouse, they even specially approved a large amount of high explosives. If they were not worried about arousing international public opinion, they even planned to use special bombs. For one purpose, they had to destroy the lone army before the international attention paid attention. To eliminate them, I have to say that the Japanese also know how to fight with public opinion.
At eight o'clock in the morning, the Japanese bombardment officially began. Twelve 92 infantry guns lined up and blasted at the warehouse door, while as many as 16 mortars were used to bombard the Chinese soldiers on the roof of the warehouse. The national flag is a thorn in their side and a thorn in their flesh;
The enemy's artillery fire is like a violent storm, and the Sihang Warehouse is like a rock in the sea. No matter how rough the waves are, I will remain standing!
The independent group's weapon to fight back against the Japanese was the radio. Luo Ying's voice once again appeared in the ears of hundreds of thousands of people on the other side of the Suzhou River:
"Compatriots, brothers and sisters, it's long gone. The Japanese woke me up with the sound of cannons. Listen, the Japanese have begun to attack!
Their vain attempt to destroy the heroic independent regiments with artillery is a fool's errand;
Our independent regiment will fight to the end. With our independent regiment here, Shencheng will not fall!
Facing the fierce artillery fire of the Japanese, the answer of my eight hundred warriors was to make the artillery fire come more violently;
Compatriots, brothers and sisters, we are about to fight, and we are confident that we will repel all invading enemies. "
"BaGeYaLu, we must blow up this damn broadcast!"
Lieutenant Commander Yoshida roared angrily.
After more than an hour of non-stop bombardment, the annoying radio sound disappeared, and the high-flying military flag was also bombed to pieces, with large and small holes all over it, but this did not affect her beauty.
Why is the battle flag so beautiful and the hero’s blood dyes her red...
Since the gate of Sihang Warehouse had been blocked by the Independent Regiment with a large amount of rubble in advance, the Japanese bombardment was not very effective, but the Japanese could not wait to launch an attack because their commander was watching them from a distance. , the glory of the navy needs to be restored.
This time the Japanese attacked using a full brigade of troops, attacking from three directions;
The two wings were a feint attack, with only one squadron, and the front was the main attack, with two squadrons. This time they already knew that there were defenders in the entire building, so all the floor windows were blocked by their firepower, with countless machine gun bullets. The bullets were thrown at the entire building as if they were free of charge, and the bullets made a popping sound on the wall, leaving dense craters.
The Japs' strategy this time is to use firepower to cover the suicide squads as they rush to the base of the wall, and then use explosives to blow down the gate. It is best to blast several gaps in the wall that can be entered, so that their infantry can attack. Entered the building.
The Japs' tactics are very clear, and the Independent Regiment will naturally not let them succeed. Once they are allowed to enter the first floor, they can blow up the building by blasting the bottom building. As long as there are enough explosives, the entire building can still be blown down.
When the Japanese skirmisher line entered within a range of 200 meters, the two heavy machine guns deployed on the roof of the front building suddenly opened fire, sweeping two long tongues of flame towards the Japanese skirmisher formation, and they were instantly wiped out. More than a dozen Japs;
In the headquarters, Nakasa Yoshida cursed angrily:
"Bagya Road, why haven't these two machine guns been destroyed yet? Let the infantry artillery blow it up for me!"
The 92 heavy machine gun uses 30 bullets for ammunition. Although its rate of fire is not as good as that of the Maxim heavy machine gun, its range and shooting accuracy are higher than that of the Maxim;
The two heavy machine guns became a nightmare for the Japanese infantry. A large number of Japanese were knocked down during the charge, and they were either killed or maimed by the heavy machine gun bullets.
The feint attack on both wings of the Japanese was also solved by the machine guns on both wings. Under the blockade of the 92 heavy machine guns, they had no way to get close to the wall and could not carry out blasting.
The Japanese death squads were very brave. They carried special high-explosive bombs and rushed towards the warehouse. Then they were knocked down one by one. The four heavy machine guns on the roof suppressed them too much. Almost no one could Intercepted by machine gun fire.
The Japanese infantry artillery also began to shell the machine gun position on the roof. The position was instantly enveloped in the smoke of exploding artillery shells;
In order to reduce the pressure on the machine gun position, when the Japanese skirmisher line approached the main wall, the company on the third floor suddenly opened fire on the Japanese. Three Czech light machine guns and dozens of rifles fired at the Japanese with great joy. Hundreds of The enemy's bullets were fired at the unobstructed enemy, and the enemy fell one by one like sorghum bees blown by the strong wind.
The Japanese Marine Corps is a guard force. They have never fought such a fierce battle. Although they look down on the Army, since the war began, most of the hard battles have been fought by the Army. They are still used to it. Pick up ready-made ones under the cover of naval guns.
Although the Japanese used nearly thirty artillery pieces, the artillery bombardment was not very effective. Even the machine gun positions of the independent regiment were not destroyed, which caused huge casualties to their charging infantry;
After attacking for less than an hour, the two hundred meters in front of the building were filled with corpses of Japanese soldiers, and the results they achieved were very limited, which greatly damaged their morale.
Seeing that it was not possible to continue the attack like this, Nakasano Yoshida could only order the attack to be stopped. The remaining Japanese soldiers took turns covering the enemy and retreated away from the firepower of the independent regiment, leaving behind no less than 100 corpses.
Major Yoshida has truly understood the cruelty of war. Talking about war on paper in the headquarters and commanding operations on the front line are completely different things. When faced with the endless defensive methods of the defenders, he can only take few contingency measures. He just rushes forward blindly. , overly superstitious about their own infantry artillery;
As a result, not only did the independent regiment's firepower fail to be destroyed, but the charging infantry paid a heavy price. Nearly one squadron was injured and killed in all three directions, and more than a hundred Japanese died. Several captains privately expressed their opinions. Very big.
Lieutenant Colonel Yoshida seemed to feel the anger of the people below, but the hierarchy in the Japanese Army was strict. As the commander designated by the commander, he took his command authority very seriously and would not allow anyone to challenge it.
After a bloody encounter in front of the defenders, Yoshida called the three captains together for a meeting to summarize the reasons for the failure and discuss new attack tactics. Yoshida first excused himself:
"Gentlemen, it's not that there is a problem with the offensive tactics of the imperial army, but that Luo Ying is too cunning. This is a bad wolf. Commander Dachuan died at the hands of this person before;
This person's tactical command ability is very strong, and the defense is watertight. The most important thing is that the firepower of the imperial army is obviously insufficient. If the attack continues like this, it will only increase casualties. Therefore, the imperial army must change its tactics. Everyone must think of a way. "
The captain of the Fourth Battalion despised Lieutenant Colonel Yoshida in his heart. He heard him talk a lot of nonsense. To sum up, it was not that Yoshida was incompetent, but that Luo Ying was too cunning. Even Commander Okawa fell into his hands. It's not a shame that a lieutenant like him can fight like this.
Major Chiba just despised him in his heart, but still didn't dare to say it out loud. The official rank was overwhelming, and it was not his turn to criticize Yoshida's command. He could only focus on solving the problem and finding out. The most important thing is to find a way to crack it, otherwise none of them will be able to reap the benefits.
Thinking of this, Major Chiba stood up and said:
"Yoshida-kun, there is a saying in the art of war that victory is won by coincidence and surprise. Since a strong attack cannot be effective, then use surprise troops to win by surprise."
Yoshida nodded pretendingly:
"The idea of winning by surprise is very good. This is what I am best at."
As a staff officer, Yoshida's specialty is to make unexpected plans, and now he can show off his skills.
