Yan Yan once again locked a Japanese cannon.
Even though he is as calm as he is serious, he can't help but feel a little superior at this moment.
Nothing else, it's so cool to use night vision goggles and silencers to carry out unilateral massacres of Japanese soldiers.
Yan Jun started counting after the Japanese cannon was fired, and was ready to fire when the count reached fifty-nine.
However, as soon as the count reached thirty, they unexpectedly discovered that the Japanese artillerymen actually ejected the shells that had entered the chamber.
"What's going on?" Yan Yan also quietly released his right index finger from the trigger of the rifle.
Then I found other flat-firing cannons from the field of view of the low-light night vision scope. I saw that the artillerymen of these flat-firing cannons also pulled out the shells that had entered the chamber, apparently receiving the same order.
Yan Yan thought to himself, are the Japanese going to give up?
But soon, the severity overturned his judgment.
Because the Japanese tank that had been parked far away had already arrived.
When they got close enough to be about a hundred meters away from the west and north walls of the Sixing Warehouse, a dozen Japanese tanks fired their cannons one after another, hitting the walls on both sides of the Sixing Warehouse.
"This is a tank replacement."
Yan Yan smiled and immediately locked onto one of the tanks.
A moment later, the tank's 37mm main gun also exploded.
With a bang, a dazzling red light bloomed again.
After firing a shot, he sternly and habitually pulled down the low-light night vision device of his helmet and scanned the ruins on both sides, only to see that the Japanese snipers hidden in the ruins did not react at all.
Obviously, the Japanese did not find the presence of grim.
Without discovery, the Japanese would not launch flares.
…
"Oh, what the hell, is this the end?"
"The flat-fire cannon exploded, the rapid-fire cannon exploded, and the tank gun also started to explode?"
Reeves stared at the night sky in front of him, feeling his face burning.
Just half a minute ago, he was still swearing to Lotov that the national army would definitely be finished this time, and the Sihang Warehouse would definitely be sieved by Japanese tanks and artillery.
However, the shelling of the Japanese tanks only lasted for a moment, and the barrel exploded again.
Lotov shrugged and said with a smile: "Reeves, it seems that your judgment is wrong again. The Japanese army may not have a chance to sieve the Sihang Warehouse, because before that, all the Japanese army's flat-firing artillery, rapid-fire The guns and tank guns had already exploded first. I really didn’t expect that the quality of the artillery equipped by the Japanese army was so poor.”
"This is actually a normal phenomenon." Reeves said with a dark face, "The development of manufacturing industry requires precipitation. It didn't take long for the Japanese to complete industrialization, so their material technology and weapon manufacturing technology are difficult to achieve in a short time. If we catch up, it is inevitable that the quality of the artillery manufactured will not be able to keep up.”
As he spoke, another dazzling red light bloomed in front of him.
Then there was another banging explosion.
This means that another tank gun exploded.
Reeves' face became more and more ugly, but he still spoke harshly: "But even if the Japanese artillery can no longer fire, they have at least made many gaps in the north and west walls of the fourth and fifth floors, plus the ones they made before The gap is enough for the Japanese army, and they can climb up with a few long ladders."
"Forcibly attacking a gap more than ten meters high will cause heavy casualties."
"Casualties? Do you think the Japanese commander cares about casualties?"
"Yes, the Japanese commander really doesn't care much about the casualties of soldiers."
"But the problem is that even if the Japanese commander ignores casualties, he probably won't be able to capture the warehouse."
Just as he was talking, a woman's voice suddenly interrupted: "If the Japanese army attacks the gap, they will be attacked by fire again."
The two looked back when they heard the sound, only to find it was Sophia. Reeves immediately asked with concern: "Sofia, where have you been? I haven't seen you for a long time. I thought you went back to the Chinachem Hotel."
"I went to find gasoline." Sophia replied casually.
"Gasoline?" Reeves asked in shock, "What are you doing looking for gasoline?"
Sophia said: "This is a condition of exchange. I provide 2 tons of gasoline in exchange for the exclusive interview rights with the national army commander opposite. In a short time, these 2 tons of gasoline can be sent to the Sihang Warehouse."
"Are you crazy?" Reeves was stunned. "The Japanese will cause trouble for us."
Sophia blinked her eyes and said, "I have already contacted President Yu. These 2 tons of gasoline will be sent to the Sixing Warehouse in the name of a Chinese businessman. It has nothing to do with the public concession. Why do the Japanese want to cause trouble for us?"
"Uh..." Reeves was stunned for a moment and then said, "Is it worth it?"
"It's worth it, I think it's very worth it." Sophia replied almost without thinking, "This is a very topical guy. I have a hunch that he can help me win the Albert London Prize or even the Pulitzer Prize."
…
The President Yu that Sophia refers to as Yu Shaoqing is the president of the Shanghai Chinese Business Association and the Chinese director of the public concession.
Yu Shaoqing is definitely a man of the hour in Shanghai. It is said that he has served as the leader of the Standing Committee of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China. Green Gang gangster leaders such as Huang Jinrong and Du Yuesheng must treat him with respect when they see him, as if they are meeting their ancestors.
Before, the Qing Gang sent condolences to Sihang Warehouse, which was also under the instruction of Yu Shaoqing.
This time Yu Shaoqing received Sophia's commission and called Du Yuesheng over again.
Hearing that he was going to send condolences to Sihang Warehouse again, Du Yuesheng was a little surprised: "Sir, the small national army unit at Sihang Warehouse blatantly disobeyed military orders and even dared to use violence against the special commissioners. Such behavior is no different from rebellion. Even if No matter how beautifully they fought on the Sihang Warehouse battlefield, they will definitely be severely punished in the future. Is it appropriate for us to send condolences again?"
"But this is what the foreigners told us." Yu Shaoqing said helplessly, "You'd better make arrangements as soon as possible."
"It turns out it was the foreigners who told me." Du Yuesheng looked solemn, "I'll make arrangements now."
The concession is a concession for foreigners. If you want to make a living in the concession, you must respect foreigners.
Although the Qinggang is the largest gang in Shanghai, it still needs the help of foreigners to survive.
Just as Du Yuesheng walked to the door, Yu Shaoqing suddenly warned again: "Boss Du, the gasoline barrels are too annoying. This time, don't use trucks or use the new garbage bridge. Use a black boat to enter through the waterway."
"Yes, the Wupeng boat travels through the waterway." Du Yuesheng responded respectfully.
…
Yoshida Yasuda is already on the verge of an outbreak.
"The Taisho 11-year flat-fire cannon and Type 94 rapid-fire cannon were shelled continuously for more than two hours, which eventually led to continuous bombing incidents. But what happened to the Type 95 tank?"
"It doesn't take more than a quarter of an hour for the tank squadron to go up, right?"
"Tell me why the tank cannon explodes continuously?"
"Your Excellency, Commander, it may be due to the poor quality of the gun steel."
Morita Taka lowered his head, not daring to look into Yasuda Yoshida's almost fire-breathing eyes.
"The quality of the gun steel is not up to par?" Yoshida Yasuda asked, suppressing his anger, "How many tanks are left?"
"There are still fourteen tanks whose main guns have not exploded..." Before he finished speaking, there was another bang. Morita Taka immediately changed his words and said, "Now there are only thirteen tanks left."
"Baga!" Yoshida Yasuda struggled to suppress his anger and asked, "How many gaps have been opened?"
Morita Taka hurriedly said: "Counting the openings opened in the past four days, there are already more than thirty openings. However, most of these openings are concentrated on the fourth and fifth floors. There are very few openings on the lower floors and they are very small."
Yasuda Yoshida's brain began to calculate rapidly.
The failure to open a sufficient number of gaps on the lower floors is certainly annoying, but if there are enough gaps on the upper floors, it can also be fatal. After all, the national army's strength is limited.
Morita Taka guessed Yasuda Yoshida's thoughts and added: "The height of the Sihang Warehouse is 2.7 meters, the height of the gap on the fourth floor is between 9 and 10 meters, and the gap on the fifth floor is about 12 meters."
"The bamboo ladders collected by the engineering brigade are between 5 meters and 8 meters long."
"So one ladder alone is definitely not long enough, and two ladders must be spliced together."
Yasuda Yoshida was silent, and then asked: "Can the number of Chinese troops in the Sihang Warehouse be determined?"
"It's certain that there are only about fifty people." Morita Taka said, "On average, there are less than two people in each gap."
Yasuda Yoshida nodded and asked: "Has any investigation been done on the materials stored by the China Army in the Sixing Warehouse? Especially those materials that can be used for arson, such as oil, alcohol, cotton, etc."
"The number seems to be quite a lot." Morita Ying's expression became solemn.
