The Japanese rested for a while and launched another attack on Sihang Warehouse. This time the Japanese put in a few more tanks. The defenders had no way to hold off the tanks, so they rushed over and bombarded the warehouse door continuously.
Worried that the door would be blown open, the soldiers blocked a large number of sandbags behind the door, adding an extra layer of insurance to the warehouse door.
The battle became fierce again, with both sides getting angry and using all kinds of weapons. The Japs rushed under the warehouse door, preparing to blast the door open with explosives. Immediately, soldiers from the defenders' bodies were covered with bombs, blowing up the Japs into the sky in a way that would kill both of them.
The battle situation was quite tragic. The Japanese also spent a lot of money this time and charged forward regardless of sacrifice, which indeed put a lot of pressure on the defenders.
After several optional bombardment sites were filled in by the Japanese, they were used again. Further away, the Japanese finally found a place to use heavy artillery. Heavy artillery hit the warehouse wall one after another, blasting holes of various sizes.
It's just that these holes are located very high, and the Japanese who are rushing over cannot use them at all, and it is impossible to climb into the warehouse along those holes.
In desperation, the Japanese raised the firing angle. As a result, the shell actually passed through the Sihang Warehouse, and finally fell into the Su River, exploding a water column more than 20 meters high.
The Japanese commander was so frightened that the shells almost landed in the American and British concessions. If we get into this trouble, even the division commander will be miserable.
After the Japanese heavy gunner was scolded, he had no choice but to quickly lower the firing range, and the same situation happened again. There were even shells that did not hit the Sihang Warehouse because of the narrow angle, but instead fell on the heads of the attacking Japanese.
This made the Japanese very angry, and the commanders also greeted each other cordially.
Although the heavy artillery position was far away, its location was not very good, and it did not achieve much effect in the end. The Sihang Warehouse was like a leaf swaying in the wind. Although it was trembling under the constant bombardment, it stood firmly in place. The Japanese gunner was so angry that he vomited three liters of blood.
Wen San and his soldiers also kept fighting back, taking advantage of the natural advantages of the roof to constantly eliminate the invading Japanese. During this period, a heavy artillery shell just hit the edge of the top floor, blasting a gap. The flying bricks and stones injured several soldiers. Fortunately, their injuries were not serious. They went back to bandage them and then ran back to join the battle.
Everyone gritted their teeth and determined to fight back the Japanese who would commit the crime in the future.
At this moment, the hum of the distant airplane came again.
"Wang Mazi, Lao Wan, please take your positions quickly. Everyone else retreat into the stairwell." Wen San immediately ordered, leaving them only one to two minutes at most to prepare. The sound of the plane can be heard, indicating that it is not far from the battlefield.
Wang Mazi took a soldier and quickly hid behind the bunker on the northeast side. He huddled his head under the bunker, pointed the muzzle of his gun diagonally at the Japanese plane, and fired randomly.
The Japanese pilot Yamaki Kazuo did not have the sense of urgency at all when the war started. He even hummed the island country ditty easily.
He was flying a Ki-3 Type 93 single-engine light bomber. Without interference from enemy fighters, the Japanese could dispatch bombers at will without worrying about being attacked.
This aircraft is a new Japanese bomber. Maximum speed: 260 kilometers/hour; weight: 3100 kilograms; crew: 2 people. In addition to the driver, there is one person responsible for operating the machine gun.
"Kobayashi-kun, have you seen the bunker on the roof in front of you? I'll fly over directly, and you control the machine gun and beat them all to pieces." As Yamaki Kazuo spoke, he also deliberately slowed down his flying speed so that Kobayashi Jiro could aim and shoot. .
"Don't worry, Mr. Yamaki. I promise to beat the Chinese defenders hiding behind the bunkers into sieves." Kobayashi Jiro immediately took action. At this time, Yamaki Kazuo had already reduced the speed of the plane to less than 100 kilometers per hour. As long as you maintain a stable flying attitude, it is not difficult to hit the target.
Although the Japanese plane had slowed down, it was still very fast for the mechanical creations of that era. The distance was not too far to begin with, but the bunker where Wang Mazi and the two men were hiding soon came within the range of the Japanese machine guns.
Wang Mazi and his two men were carefully hiding behind them. The guns in their hands were shooting randomly, which looked very ridiculous and could not pose any threat to the Japanese plane.
Da da da da…
A series of machine gun bullets flew over, hitting the sandbags and emitting puffs of smoke. The distance between the plane and the roof of the building is getting closer and closer. If someone is standing on the roof of the building, the pilot in the plane can be clearly seen at this time.
"Lao Wan, it's your turn." Zhang Ergou, who was in charge of observation, quickly called to Lao Wan.
Lao Wan quickly pushed the heavy machine out of the hole, and the people followed him out. Although he had practiced it many times, he was still a little nervous at this time because the time given to him to operate was too short, and he would lose the opportunity to attack if there was a slight delay.
The machine gun was pushed to the predetermined position, and Lao Wan immediately began to aim. At this time, the Japanese plane was very close to the roof of the building. The distance was estimated to be less than three hundred meters. According to the flying speed at this time, the Japanese would drop the bomb in three to four seconds at most, and then quickly raise the fuselage.
In other words, if Lao Wan cannot fire in time within these few seconds, the opportunity to sneak attack the Japanese plane will be lost.
Fortunately, Lao Wan's reaction was very quick. The moment he pinned the Jaap's nose, he opened fire without hesitation.
The heavy machine gun sprayed out scarlet red bullets with a heavy whistling sound, and rushed towards the nose of the Japs. At such a short distance, when the bullet came out of the barrel, it hit the Japanese cockpit in the next moment, with less than a second in between.
The bullets from the heavy machine gun have very high kinetic energy, and coupled with the speed of the aircraft, the glass in the cockpit cannot block the bullets at all. Kazuo Yamaki was shot instantly and felt his body heat up. He didn't even feel any pain. The front windshield had been broken into several pieces. The subsequent bullets swept past Yamaki Kazuo's side, and Kobayashi Jiro behind him was also hit.
However, out of the pilot's instinct, he still accelerated with all his strength the moment he was shot, quickly stretched the height of the plane, and rushed over the roof of the warehouse as fast as possible.
"I hit it, I hit it!" Lao Wan shouted excitedly, as if he had won a big prize.
"There seems to be no reaction. The Japanese plane has already flown over." Zhang Ergou quickly ran out of the stairwell to check the true situation of the Japanese plane.
"It's okay, let the Japanese plane fly for a while." Wen San also came over. He could clearly see that the moment Lao Wan fired, there were obvious debris flying from the Japanese plane. It is estimated that at least one or twenty rounds of bullets hit the Japanese plane. As for whether it hit the vital point, there is no way to judge. We can only look at the reaction of the aircraft afterwards.
