This hunting scene that took place on the rooftop of the Bank of Communications was first discovered by a war reporter on the rooftop of the Bank of China building opposite: "Look at the rooftop opposite, something seems to have happened?"
More than a dozen military observers and war reporters turned their cameras to the rooftop of Sihang Warehouse.
However, the rooftop of the west building of Sihang Warehouse was empty, and there was no one on the rooftop of the east building.
"It's not the Sihang Warehouse." The war reporter who first noticed the abnormality said anxiously, "It's the rooftop of the Bank of Communications."
As a result, several long-tube high-power telescopes and a dozen hand-held binoculars set up on the edge of the rooftop all turned their lenses to the rooftop of the Bank of Communications further away.
The Bank of China building is much higher than the Bank of Communications warehouse, so you can see it very clearly from the top.
"Wow, something really happened. It seems that a senior Japanese officer was shot dead?" A military observer whistled excitedly, "Look at the general he was wearing, at least he was a major."
"What's in your eyes? This is a major general!" The reporter holding a long, high-power telescope immediately refuted.
"Oh, the cake seller!" Sophia, the AFP war correspondent in Shanghai, asked, "Steve, is he really a major general?"
"Well, it's a major general. I even saw his epaulettes." Major Steve, the French military attache in China, said firmly, "If I guessed correctly, this guy should be Okawauchi Den7."
"Okawauchi Den Seven? Deputy Commander of the Japanese Navy's 3rd Fleet?" Sophia became more and more excited. "This is a heavyweight news. A senior general of the Japanese Navy was actually shot dead by the Chinese army in Sihang Warehouse! The cake seller, it seems I have to go to Sihang Warehouse, and I have to conduct an exclusive interview with this national army commander!"
"Sophia, don't make trouble." England observer Reeves frowned and said, "It's very dangerous there."
Even a blind person can see that Reeves likes this hot-bodied and innocent-looking female reporter.
"I'm a war correspondent." Sophia said suddenly, "Why should I be a war correspondent if I'm afraid of danger?"
After saying that, Sophia put away her camera and went straight down to the rooftop.
Reeves and others didn't care. No one believed that Sophia would really go.
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"It's easy. I killed a Japanese major general."
Yan Yan returned to the lobby on the second floor and sat on the big sofa. He comfortably crossed his legs on a wooden box and chewed the sauce pancakes that Xiao Huangpao had just served. He was hungry again.
Fighting is really physical work, and it consumes a lot of money and makes you hungry easily.
"Killed a Japanese major general? Why don't I believe it?"
Yang Deyu was a little doubtful. It was not that easy to kill the Japanese general.
The Battle of Songhu lasted for nearly three months, and the highest-ranking Japanese officer killed by the Chinese army was Colonel. Even starting from the September 18th Incident, the Chinese army had not killed even a single Japanese general on the battlefield.
Although Shirakawa Yoshinori was a general, he was not killed by the national army on the battlefield.
If the person Yan Yan killed just now was really a Japanese major general, it would really have broken the record.
Wu Jie also nodded and said: "It is true that a Japanese officer was killed. He was wearing a woolen coat. He was at least a major. But whether he was a general or not, I dare not say."
"That's a major general." Yan said with determination, "If I guessed correctly, he should be Okawauchi Denshichi, the commander of the Japanese Navy's Shanghai Special Marine Corps, because at this time, the Japanese rear admiral may come to Sihang Warehouse. No one else but Okawauchi Denchichi."
Wu Jie said: "Okawauchi Chuanqi, this old devil, single-handedly orchestrated the August 13th Incident. His hands are stained with the blood of us Chinese people. If it was really this old devil who was killed just now, then you really did it for all of us." The Chinese have eradicated a scourge and avenged the blood of their compatriots who died!"
"Haha, where are you going?" Yan Yan said with a ferocious smile.
"The disasters caused by the Japanese invaders are not limited to Okawauchi Chuanqi?"
"Just killing one Okawauchi Denshi is far from enough to avenge him."
"In the future, I will hunt more Japanese generals, Asaka Miya Hatohiko, Hasegawa Kiyoshi, Matsui Iwane... The list can be drawn up, and I want to kill them all!"
Yan Yan is not just talking about it casually, he really has this idea and he really has this ability.
However, Yang Deyu only thought that Yan Yan was talking big words, and said with some regret: "It's a pity that I can't confirm the results of the battle, and I'm just a platoon leader. No one believes what I say, so it's useless even if I report it to the peak."
"Forget it about repaying merit." Yan Yan said solemnly, "I didn't fight the Japanese for merit."
Zhu Shengzhong nodded and said, "Reporting military exploits at this time may actually harm brother Yan."
"Lao Zhu, what are you talking nonsense about?" Yang Deyu reprimanded, "How could repaying merit harm brother Yan?"
"Why not?" Zhu Shengzhong snorted and retorted, "How did brother Dakui die?"
Yang Deyu was speechless for a moment, but the face of his former good brother appeared in front of him involuntarily.
Yan Yan did not explore the story of the Dakui brothers mentioned by Zhu Shengzhong, but took the initiative to change the topic: "This wave of Japanese general offensive has been completely crushed by us. Even Okawauchi Chuanqi was killed by me. I suffered such a big loss at once. According to The next step in the process is to review the gains and losses and innovate tactics, at least in the morning it will be impossible to attack again."
"This is an opportunity." Wu Jie said, "How about retreating to the concession now?"
"Wu Wenwen, do you really want us to be prisoners of foreigners?" Zhu Shengzhong instantly turned black.
"That's not what I meant. Besides, if we enter the concession, we will not necessarily be disarmed by the business groups." Wu Jie said.
"Retreating to the concession will lead to a dead end. Only by defending the Sihang Warehouse can we save the Lone Army Camp." Yan Yan said, "So we must seize the time to prepare igniting objects so that the Japanese can't make a big mistake during the next attack. I It is estimated that with one or two more victories, we can negotiate terms with the concession, and Xie Tuanzuo and the others will have the opportunity to return to Sihang Warehouse."
Hearing this, Zhu Shengzhong and the dozen or so veterans of the Central Army immediately became energetic.
When Wu Jie wanted to persuade him again, he was severely interrupted: "Wu Wenshu, you should go and count the materials in the Sihang Warehouse now, and find out as soon as possible what materials are stored in the warehouse, which materials are useless, and which materials can be used to start a fire. Label them clearly one by one, and then take people to move them to each floor and place them in categories, but the two halls at the bottom should be empty."
"I know." Wu Jie turned around and went upstairs unhappily.
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Although Jun Yan has traveled through time, he understands the Japanese army better than most senior generals of the national army in this era. The reason is also very simple. He has read a lot of historical materials.
Therefore, the harsh judgment is accurate.
After the general offensive collapsed in the early morning and Okawauchi Denshichi was killed, Hasegawa Kiyoshi decisively stopped the offensive and asked Yoshida Yasuda, the leader of the Eastern Detachment of the Special Marine Corps, to replace Okawauchi Denshichi and hold a combat meeting to review the gains and losses. On the one hand, he instructed the Japanese Consul General in Shanghai Okamoto Yoshimasa to urgently meet with Bao Daizhen, the general manager of the concession, and demanded severe punishment of the national army.
This is also a consistent tactic of the Japanese. If they suffer a loss on the battlefield, they will find ways to make up for it politically.
In the first stage of the Battle of Songhu, the Japanese Marine Corps could not withstand the fierce attack of the 9th Army. Seeing that they were about to be driven into the Huangpu River to feed the fish, they ordered Okamoto Jimasa to find the Concession Ministry of Industry Bureau, and the Concession Ministry of Industry Bureau came forward. Mediation, halting the 9th Army's attack three times, gave the Japanese Marine Corps a chance to breathe.
Now, after the Japanese navy suffered a loss, it began to exert pressure from the political level.
Hasegawa Kiyoshi, an old devil, is very clear-headed. The battle at Sihang Warehouse has been dragged on for so long, and he suffered several big defeats in a row from last night to this morning. He has already lost all his face anyway, so now he can only If you want to keep your reputation and kill as few people as possible, it would be best if you can capture the Sixings Warehouse without losing any blood.
After Okamoto received the telegram, he immediately drove to the Chinachem Hotel.
The Chinachem Hotel is the highest-end hotel in Shanghai. Senior public concession officials, including Bao Daizhen, as well as consuls and military attachés from Western countries in Shanghai have stayed here for many years.
When Okamoto Ji rushed to the first floor foyer of Chinachem Hotel, he happened to meet Yu Hongjie who came to visit Bao Daizhen. The two were also old acquaintances and had often quarreled before the Battle of Songhu.
However, Yu Hongjie basically suffered the loss in several confrontations.
Because there is no strong government support behind Yu Hongjie.
