Yang Deyu is an old soldier who only knows how to talk with his fists.
If it were his soldiers, they would have slapped him away.
But facing Yan Yan, Yang Deyu still maintained enough patience: "Brother Yan, I can understand your mood, but the Sixing Warehouse really can't be defended. If you continue to defend it, the brothers will have to answer here."
"Why can't you keep it?" A voice suddenly came from the stairs.
Looking back, it was 1st squad leader Zhu Shengzhong who had returned from cleaning the battlefield.
He walked closer and snatched the Hardman cigarettes from Yang Deyu's hand.
Then he said while opening the package: "I think we can keep it forever."
"That's right." Another veteran of the Central Army followed with a formal rifle.
The soldier snatched the cigarette from Zhu Shengzhong's hand, and the veteran smiled and said: "I didn't expect this flour to be more useful than explosives. The key is that there are tens of thousands of bags of flour stored in Sihang Warehouse, even if it is a hundred bags a day. , enough for us to use for more than half a year. How many Japanese will we have to kill if we use up these tens of thousands bags of flour?"
"I want to eat shit." Yang Deyu said angrily, "How many more times do you think Sihang Warehouse can withstand a big explosion of the same intensity as before? If it happens again, it might collapse."
"That won't happen." Yan Yan said, "The Sihang Warehouse is a reinforced concrete frame structure, and the brick walls are built at the back. What's more, the doors and windows are opened to the south and are not sealed. The high-temperature and high-pressure gases generated when the flour explodes can pass through the doors and windows. Or it leaks from the gaps in the sandbags built in the windows. An explosion like the one just now will most likely only cause damage to the doors and windows. The sandbags built in the windows will also be blown away by the shock wave, but the impact on the main frame will not be great. "
"What do you mean?" Yang Deyu didn't understand, and looked at Yan Yan blankly.
Yan Yan said: "It means that the explosion just now will not cause the building to collapse."
"Platoon commander, did you hear that? The building won't collapse." Zhu Shengzhong didn't realize it, "We can continue to blow up."
"Even if the building doesn't collapse, it's impossible for the Japs to be fooled again." Yang Deyu shook his head and said, "Do you really think that the Japs are all pigs? They have suffered losses twice in a row, and there is absolutely no way they will suffer a third time. During the first attack, the Japanese will never rush in swarm again, they will definitely send out elite soldiers to test first."
"What are you afraid of? Then we will stay in the hall and kill the Japanese soldiers one by one."
Zhu Shengzhong said: "When the Japanese come in, they will kill each other. If two come in, they will kill a pair."
"Are you a pig?" Yang Deyu said angrily, "If the hall was sprinkled with flour, wouldn't it explode as soon as I fired? If it didn't explode, the Japanese would know that there was no flour in the hall, and they would blow up from all the doors and windows. Even if we attack the gap at the same time, with a reinforced platoon of more than fifty people, do you think we can hold two buildings?"
Zhu Shengzhong was speechless. He seemed unable to hold on to such words.
Sihang Warehouse has four doors and hundreds of floor-to-ceiling windows.
It's very difficult just to hold the door and window, but it's even harder when there's a gap.
However, Yan Jun said: "Platoon Commander Yang, we can hold on."
"What?" Yang Deyu looked at Yan Yan in astonishment, "What are you talking about?"
"I say, more than fifty people are enough." Yan Yan said, "The Sihang Warehouse is extremely strong, and there are walls in the north, west, and east directions. The Japanese can only attack from Guangfu Road, which is close to the Suzhou River. This leads to There is no way to deploy its troops, and each attack only requires one infantry squad at most, so it’s not a big problem.”
"Brother Yan, it's not as simple as you think." Yang Deyu pointed to the gap in front of Yan Yan and continued, "Did you see this gap? It was bombarded by the Japanese's horizontal artillery. The Japanese were able to blast this gap with their horizontal artillery. We can blast more gaps in the west and north walls, hundreds or thousands, until the building is reduced to a sieve."
"Platoon Leader Yang, I will not give the Japanese another chance to destroy the west and north walls by firing cannons."
Having said this, Yan Yan took out the Barrett M82 sniper rifle from the hiding place and set it up in the gap again.
"What do you mean?" Yang Deyu seemed to understand, but he didn't seem to understand, "You mean, you can use this rifle to suppress the Japanese's flat-fire cannon, so that they have no chance to fire at all?"
"Yes, that's what it means." Yan Yan repeated it with a smile.
The Barrett M82 anti-material sniper rifle can even blow up tanks. Isn’t the flat-fire cannon used to suppress the Japanese a piece of cake? I'll blow it up for you with one shot.
"You really know how to joke." Yang Deyu took this as a joke.
"Okay, before the little devil comes up, take this big gun of yours and follow me quickly."
Hearing this, the eyes of Zhu Shengzhong and the dozen or so veterans who gathered around him dimmed. Although they had a good fight tonight and at least killed nearly a hundred little Japs, they still could not turn the overall situation around.
The main force of the 1st Battalion has already withdrawn, and their 1st Platoon simply cannot make a huge difference.
Yan Yan didn't explain too much, he still understood the principle of seeing is believing.
Before seeing the power of the Barrett M82 sniper rifle with their own eyes, Yang Deyu and the others would never believe it. No matter how much they said, it would be in vain. It was better not to say anything.
But retreat is definitely not possible.
Not only could he not retreat, Yang Deyu and the others could not retreat either.
Otherwise, even if he has great ability, he alone will not be able to defend Sihang Warehouse.
Now Yan Yan changed his words: "Platoon Commander Yang, have you ever thought about what your 1st platoon, or your entire 1st battalion, will do next after you retreat to the public concession?"
"This is a military secret, I can't say it." Yang Deyu frowned and said.
"Secret?" Yan Yan said suddenly, "Did the senior official from Nanjing say that he has negotiated with the Concession Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau that the public concession and the French Concession will open up the passage, allowing you to pass through the concession to return to Shanghai in the west? "
Yang Deyu's expression changed drastically and he said, "You actually know this news? What is your identity?"
"This is almost an open secret. Not only do I know it, but the Japanese also know it." Yan Jun said, "Platoon Leader Yang, do you think the Japanese will watch you pass through the concession?"
"Japanese?" Yang Deyu said disdainfully, "Japanese can't control foreigners."
"The Japanese can't control the foreigners, but they can put pressure on the foreigners. Platoon leader Yang, do you think the foreigners care more about the National Government or are more afraid of the Japanese government?"
Yang Deyu was stunned for a moment and then said: "But foreigners can't keep their word, right?"
"Wrong, foreigners always keep their word." Yan Yan said suddenly, "Not only do they not plan to let you go to the west of Shanghai, they even want to disarm you and lock you up."
There are still serious words that have not been said. Four years later, you will still become prisoners of war.
"It's impossible, it's just nonsense. Aren't foreigners afraid of offending the National Government?" Yang Deyu said.
"It's a pity that foreigners are really not afraid. When have foreigners ever been afraid of the Nationalist Government? The Nationalist Government has always been afraid of foreigners, okay?" Yan Yan said, "If I'm not wrong, the main force of the 1st Battalion of the 524th Regiment will have been taken over by Wan Guoshang. The regiment was disarmed and probably imprisoned in the Riverside Building."
"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!" Yang Deyu didn't believe it.
While they were arguing, an officer with the rank of second lieutenant hurriedly walked up.
"Wu Wenshu?" Yang Deyu looked at the person with some surprise, "Why are you here? Is there a new order?"
"The special commissioner asked me to ask you why you disobeyed his military orders and shot at the Japanese troops?" Wu Jie, the secretary of the battalion headquarters, came to stand in front of Yang Deyu and said in a deep voice, "Also, why haven't your platoon retreated yet? ?”
Yang Deyu didn't dare to say anything anymore. Disobeying military orders was a serious crime, and according to military regulations, he would be shot.
Yan Yan asked suddenly: "Wu Wenwen, right? Where is the 1st Battalion of the 524th Regiment now?"
"Who are you?" Wu Jie's eyes fell on Yan Yan, "Why are you at Sihang Warehouse?"
"A Chinese came to Sihang Warehouse to participate in the Anti-Japanese War because of his patriotism." Yan Yan solemnly said, "Wu Wenshu, please tell me where the 1st Battalion is? Has it entered the central area of the concession through the old garbage bridge?"
"This is a military secret and is not something you, a common man, should ask." Wu Jie stopped talking nonsense to Yan Yan and turned to Yang Deyu and said, "Platoon Leader Yang, quickly take your people and follow me to evacuate the Sihang Warehouse."
"Wu Wenwen, you don't dare to answer, do you?" Yan Yan said coldly, "If I guess correctly, the 1st Battalion has been disarmed by the International Business Group and imprisoned in the Riverside Building, right?"
