The defenders gained a huge advantage, and this amazing result appeared in newspapers everywhere that day. Everyone's eyes are on this place, whether they are the regiment commander or the battalion commander, they are all famous. Not only did they repulse the Japanese attack, but they also knocked down all the Japanese planes.
Our Chinese soldiers are so brave!
People in many places set off firecrackers to celebrate the major victory achieved by the defenders. At the same time, he cursed the little devils to be defeated and die soon, and to get out of our territory.
In terms of international public opinion, the evaluation of the Japanese is also quite unfavorable. This battle not only disgraced the Japanese navy, but also disgraced the command headquarters. Commander Matsui Iwane was also severely reprimanded and ordered to come up with an effective combat plan.
Matsui's old face was extremely tangled, and he finally spoke out one by one about the difficulties faced by the Third Division. This made the senior generals of the Japs Command headquarters also fall into deep thought.
It's not that the brothers don't work hard, it's that the defenders are too tenacious.
On the side of international friends, the efforts of all parties have also produced certain results. A large number of international friends have jointly called for an immediate ceasefire between the warring parties.
The originally extremely arrogant Japs became more alert. At present, it seems that if the fight continues, the only ones who will suffer are the Japanese themselves. If this force could be put into a frontal battle in an open area, the Japanese would be confident that they would be able to eat up this humiliating army in one go.
Of course, this is just wishful thinking on the part of the Japanese. It’s their excuse for their failure. Once this fig leaf is removed, their ugliness will be revealed.
In any case, after experiencing two failures on the 28th, the Japanese did not launch a third attack.
They faithfully carried out the order of siege but not attack, dispersed their forces, and surrounded Sihang Warehouse.
The soldiers in the warehouse were idle, but Wen San's platoon was in jungle mode. As long as the Japanese dared to approach the warehouse and come within shooting range, they would shoot decisively from the top of the building.
If the Japanese dare to move in groups, or sneak into a building to carry out small actions. Then the grenade in Wen San's hand will come into play.
Wen San already knows the overall combat plan of the Japs, and he has a clear grasp of the actions of a small number of Japs. It's natural to catch a turtle in a jar when you start using it, and you're sure of it.
The battles are sporadic, but as long as you work hard, you will always gain something. After being shot coldly many times, the Japanese did not dare to come closer. They had no choice but to hide further away to prevent the defenders from running out in an organized manner, even if the siege was completed.
The enemy and ourselves entered a stalemate. If the Japanese don't attack, the defenders won't take the initiative to leave. Anyway, there are sufficient supplies in the warehouse, and there is no shortage of food and water. The Japanese's operation of cutting off water and power has no effect.
In the next two days, the Japanese launched several more battles, but the intensity was obviously much lower than the previous two days. The Japs mostly just adopted an aggressive attitude to save some face for the commander above.
The attack went slightly wrong, and the Japanese took the initiative to retreat after losing a small number of troops.
In such a battle, the number of casualties on both sides of the war was not high, and it was just a show.
On the 29th, representatives from many countries including the United Kingdom and the United States submitted a petition to the government, demanding an end to the fighting "for humanitarian reasons."
After careful consideration, the supreme commander believed that the original goal of holding on to Zhabei and holding on to the Sihang Warehouse had been achieved. The defenders also achieved brilliant results and successfully completed their mission.
At this time, most of the main forces of the national army had successfully retreated and re-completed their combat deployment.
It was no longer necessary for the First Battalion to hold on to the Sihang Warehouse.
So the supreme commander ordered the troops to evacuate the warehouse on the 31st, and appointed Commander H to meet with British General Smallett to discuss how the 1st Battalion could retreat to the public concession and then join the 88th Division fighting in the west.
The strong combat effectiveness displayed by the first battalion was highly valued by the national government. If all the soldiers can be successfully rescued, they will surely play a greater role in future battlefields.
After the efforts of many parties, the concession side came forward and repeatedly negotiated with the Japanese military headquarters to allow the first battalion to evacuate safely. Once this unit left, it was equivalent to the entire Chinese region falling into the hands of the Japanese.
Matsui Iwane actually didn’t want to fight anymore. After negotiating with the great powers, they reluctantly agreed to the government's request.
This old devil originally thought that there should be at least one brigade of troops stationed at Sihang Warehouse. Later, when he learned from the newspaper that the defenders of a squadron that caused the death of his third division only had 800 people, he immediately lost his composure.
Such a battle damage ratio is completely beyond everyone’s imagination!
This battle not only brought shame to the Japanese military, but also brought shame to the entire Japanese country.
Angry, Matsui Iwane immediately demanded from the concession: when the defenders retreated to the concession, they must all disarm and restrict their freedom of movement. If the concession did not agree to this condition, the Japanese would pursue wherever the First Battalion retreated.
The old Japanese was very afraid of this army. Their style is too tenacious, and their combat effectiveness far exceeds that of other main forces. If this garrison is released, it will not only have a great impact on future battles; their fighting spirit will even infect other troops, which is likely to cause a butterfly effect on troops across China, inspiring them to fight with all their strength. Ambition.
From this point of view, the old devil is indeed scheming and has a very long-term vision.
In order to achieve his goal, Songjin Shigen showed his determination to fight against the concession powers, and the threat was very strong.
In line with the principle that doing more is worse than doing less, the concession authorities hesitated a little and agreed to the old Japanese's request. It's not their people anyway, so it doesn't matter how they treat this garrison.
Both the defenders and the government were kept in the dark about this dirty exchange. I had no idea there was such a conspiracy behind them.
When the garrison commander sent someone to inform the regiment commander and his troops to prepare to retreat to the concession on the south bank of the Su River, the regiment commander firmly refused. Because the order he received at that time was to stick to the Sixing Warehouse for seven days, and he had already made an oath to "serve the country with all his life, and swear to live and die together at the Sixing Warehouse!"
Many soldiers have already written suicide notes, including the regiment leader.
It had only been four days, how could it be possible to evacuate?
The garrison commander had to find the former chief of staff of the 88th Division. After repeated persuasion by the chief of staff and making it clear that this was an order from the supreme commander, the regiment commander agreed to lead his troops to evacuate.
Along with the chief of staff came a commendation order personally issued by the supreme commander: all soldiers who participated in the battle to defend the Sihang Warehouse were promoted to one rank, and the regimental commander and battalion commander were awarded the Blue Sky and White Sun Medal.
On Wen San's side, he was also promoted to the rank of captain. The regiment commander personally promoted his position to company commander and became the reserve military staff officer of the regiment headquarters.
The regiment leader solemnly promised that after returning to the army, he would personally report his military exploits to Wen San and dispatch elite soldiers to join Wen San's company.
This pie was really well drawn, and Wen Sandu was a little touched, because he knew that the leader was sincere. But he didn't know what fate his defending army would face next.
