"Qianba-kun, since you proposed this plan, do you have any good suggestions?"
The shameless Yoshida still decided to trick others first. He is now the commander. If he speaks first, it means that Major Chiba has the right to speak. He finally got this opportunity to lead the army independently, and he will not do it anyway. It will make the commander fall by the wayside.
Major Chiba had no intention of usurping Yoshida's command. He just wanted to change his style of play and reduce the casualties of the troops. Such reckless behavior would only leave soldiers dead everywhere. After thinking about it, he said:
"Yoshida-kun, there should be more than one way to enter the warehouse. For a warehouse with a system like this, they should have sewers or fire escapes to enter the interior. For the convenience of drainage, the sewers will normally lead to Suzhou Hanoi;
If we can find the design drawings of the building from the archives of the Civic Center, it will not be difficult to find the entrance to the sewer. And frogman assault in the waterway is the specialty of our marines. Even if we can't find the information, we just need to go to the river. If Neidu sends out a few frogmen, it won't be that difficult to reach the sewers.
As long as the sewers of the warehouse are found, the imperial army can adopt surprise tactics. On the one hand, it sends the main force to attack the front to attract the attention of the Chinese people;
On the other hand, a frogman commando team was sent to break into the building from the sewer, and they cooperated inside and outside to capture the warehouse building in one fell swoop. "
A satisfied smile appeared on Lieutenant Commander Yoshida's face. It was indeed good to be a commander. Others would rack their brains to come up with plans. All he had to do was make up his mind. It seemed that it was not difficult to be a commander.
Thinking of this, he looked around at the others, and then said:
"Yo Xi, Qianye-kun's method is very good. Do you have any other opinions?"
Major Yasuda added:
"The surprise soldiers must work quietly and cannot be discovered by the Chinese, so I suggest that the best time to attack is at night. The frogmen should bring more explosives. Once they occupy the first floor, they will use blasting methods to destroy the front wall. If it blows up, if you're lucky, you might blow up the entire warehouse."
Yoshida cast an admiring look at Major Yasuda, and then asked Major Gotojiro, the captain of the Sixth Battalion. After seeing that everyone agreed, he made up his mind and decided to use a frogman assault method to capture the warehouse building. This It is also their major in the Marine Corps, and he can show his face in front of the Army. Once he succeeds, he will definitely be favored by the Commander, and his promotion to the position of detachment leader will be a matter of course.
After the Japs formulated a new combat plan, they began to make intensive preparations, including sending people to the city government to obtain relevant information about the Sihang Warehouse.
I have to say that Yoshida was lucky. The city government building was not destroyed by the war. The archives room was still there. They found the detailed information and drawings of the Sihang Warehouse. When Yoshida saw the information, he couldn't help but gasp. Tone, no wonder their infantry cannons can't penetrate the walls of the warehouse. They are all made of reinforced concrete, and the steel bars used are all fine steel as thick as a thumb;
The wall thickness is as high as one foot. The bank has money and is willing to spend money to use real materials. Even bombardment with 105mm howitzers may not be effective. Only heavy bombardment with 150mm or more can be effective.
Don't think about it. The Suzhou River is only so wide that 105mm howitzers don't dare to fire at it. The Marine Corps Headquarters doesn't even have this authority, let alone a lieutenant general and chief of staff.
When he saw the blueprint of the sewer, a satisfied smile appeared on his face. With this blueprint, it was time for him to achieve unparalleled achievements.
The Japanese attacked only once during the day, and after being repulsed, they did not launch another attack. They only sent a traitor with a white flag to ask for permission to collect the bodies of the dead warriors;
Luo Ying agreed. After all, the body would rot if left untreated for a long time. The most people who would die from infectious diseases would be Chinese people. This was the Shencheng of China after all.
Luo Ying was very generous in this regard, and did not go into details about the Japanese taking the opportunity to carry away the half-dead wounded soldiers. Anyway, those seriously wounded soldiers also consumed a lot of medicine and resources from the Japanese. One wounded soldier would drag down at least two Japanese soldiers. normal soldier.
While the Japs were collecting the corpses, the people across the Suzhou River were screaming with excitement, and some were even so bored that they helped the Japs sort out the corpses. This made Lieutenant Colonel Yoshida very annoyed, but there was nothing he could do about it.
As long as the Chinese people in the concession have not come to the Chinese border, they cannot kill these people, because they live in the concession and are John Bull's people;
Shooting them would cause diplomatic disputes. The Japanese navy was trained by John Bull. They were naturally afraid of John Bull's navy and did not dare to challenge their authority.
In order to conceal their true purpose, the Japanese deliberately delayed the process of collecting the corpses, so that they did not have to launch another attack before dark. As long as it was delayed until dark, they could implement their carefully planned frogman assault plan.
"Captain, the Japanese are busy collecting corpses today. Do they no longer intend to continue the attack, or have they given up?"
Li Zhao, commander of the third battalion, asked curiously. Their third battalion served as a reserve team. Except for blowing up the Japanese tanks before, they had no combat missions and were almost going crazy with their idle time.
Luo Ying sneered and said:
"Do you think the Japs are the ones who give in easily? There is a saying that goes well, abnormality is the devil. The Japs are holding back evil."
Lao Xie, who was looking at the map, suddenly became interested when he heard Luo Ying's words. He also stretched his head over and asked gossiping:
"Captain, I find that you are becoming more and more like Mr. Kong Ming. All you need is a feather fan."
Luo Ying was teased by Lao Xie and didn't take it seriously. He also found that he had been nagging a lot recently. This problem must be corrected in the future. People who are too smart and almost evil have no friends, and occasionally they have to hide their clumsiness, but this time He can't hide.
Because he remembered a very classic plot when watching The Eight Hundred in later generations, in which the Japanese attacked the warehouse through the sewers. Although he didn’t know whether it was artistic processing or whether it actually existed, one thing is certain, making Sihang Warehouse so For large buildings, sewerage projects are inevitable, and they will only lead to Suzhou and Hanoi behind.
There were frogmen in the Japanese Marine Corps. In line with the principle of trusting them rather than trusting others, he decided to be more careful about the Japanese. Thinking of this, he said to Li Zhao:
“The Japs have been learning from the Chinese since the Tang Dynasty, so many Japs like to watch the Three Kingdoms and are proud to understand the Chinese art of war, but they often only learn a little bit and just want to do what they want;
Sun Tzu's Art of War said it well. The art of war is nothing more than the right and the odd. If the Japanese can't take advantage of a frontal attack, they can only think of some evil ways and imitate us Chinese people to win by surprise.
The entire building has been sealed by us. They either used explosives to open the passage, or they took a side door——"
Xie Zhongyuan suddenly grabbed the words and said:
"Sideways? Sideways!
There is only a sewer in the side door. When we first sealed the gate, I noticed that the sewer in the building leads to the Suzhou River. Go out and at least leave some seeds for the independent group.
Since that's the case, let's seal it with sandbags and stop the Japanese from thinking about it.
Luo Ying chuckled. He didn't expect that Lao Xie, an honest man, would ambush him and didn't report such an important matter as the sewer to him. It seemed that he was a little careless.
Xie Zhongyuan immediately reacted when he saw the vague smile on Luo Ying's face. In order to avoid misunderstanding, he quickly explained:
"Captain, I didn't mean to hide it. Although the sewer can pass two people at the same time, it is locked by an iron railing. I didn't think about it at the time. I just wanted to leave it as a way out, at least to give people a chance to escape. Let’s leave some seeds for our independent group——”
Luo Ying raised her hand to stop him and said with a smile:
"Lao Xie, you don't need to explain. I naturally know that you have good intentions. I am the commander and I cannot be respectful in everything. You are my deputies and the people I trust most. I will know everything you have seen." believe;
But you must keep in mind that you cannot hide any details of the battlefield environment from me, because it may affect my decision-making and lead to the failure of a battle. You should understand the truth of defeat in an anthill after a thousand-mile dike. Bar. "
Xie Zhongyuan straightened his expression and said:
"Captain, this was my mistake, and I will definitely correct it in the future. Please punish me according to military discipline!"
Luo Ying also said seriously:
"Since you have realized your mistake and did not cause any losses, let's record a small mistake. It will give you a better memory. Others should also encourage you. As the deputy leader, you should record it yourself.
Okay, that's it for now. Let's not close this article. No matter whether the devils have this idea or not, we can use the trick to prevent the devils from stealing the chicken but losing the rice!
In addition, I would like to emphasize to everyone again that the Independent Group is a whole. Even if one day we have to break through, everyone will be together. I, the Independent Group, will never abandon or give up a single comrade! "
