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Chapter 380 Retreat
Yu Zhiqian looked at the Japanese receding like the tide, put away his weapon, took out a cigarette from his pocket, put one in his mouth, and lightly lit it: "Lao Xie, take an inventory of the casualties!"

"it is good!"

The casualties caused by the Japanese attack to the defenders of the Sixing Warehouse this time were actually not very serious. Only when Japanese snipers appeared, many soldiers were injured. The army brought almost zero casualties.

Seeing this, many people think that this is a divine drama?The little devil is so useless?The fighting power is so bad?In fact, the fighting power of the Japanese soldiers is not weak, but it depends on when, if the 524 regiment is now in the outer position, there is no strong building like a warehouse to guard it, and it is very easy for the Japanese to eat them.

The Sixing Warehouse was built like a fortress, very strong, even the devil's aerial bombs were hard to blow through, not to mention the devil's small-caliber three-caliber artillery, grenades, mortars, Chinese troops and Japanese troops. The biggest gap lies in the equipment gap between the two sides, and the biggest gap in this equipment gap is the firepower gap.

The firepower possessed by a regiment or even a brigade of the devils can catch up with a division of the Chinese army, and some local armies with poor equipment are not too much. The Japanese rely on these advantages to show off their might on the Chinese battlefield.

The Japanese attacked with three axes. Before the war, gunfire was used to plow the fence. The Japanese called it intensive bombing. However, the Japanese only realized what intensive bombing was after they experienced the intensive bombing of Lao Maozi in Nuomenkan.

After the bombing, the Japanese will immediately launch a death charge, that is, crowd tactics. Japanese soldiers are basically not afraid of death because they have been brainwashed, so when they charge, they always charge with the determination to die. Some timid Chinese troops will bite them to death like hungry wolves.

If the two tactics have not won the position, the last ax is to concentrate the superior force, open a gap, and then eat away at the two sides. This tactic is actually very easy to crack, but the premise is that you have enough equipment. After meeting Lao Maozi, it was immediately useless, and hundreds of thousands of troops stayed in the northeast obediently and did not dare to move.

But now in the defense battle of the Four Lines Warehouse, the superior tactics of the Japanese are basically useless. The proud artillery advantage disappears, and it is impossible to play at all. The rest is to charge, but the sky is not beautiful and the ground is muddy. Let the Japanese charge. The speed couldn't be raised at all, and I could only walk forward in the muddy ground one deep and one shallow, and used it as a target for the Chinese army.

The Japanese soldiers are good at marksmanship, with high accuracy within 200 meters, but the defenders of the Sixing Warehouse are very shrewd. Everyone in the defensive position is only responsible for their own area, blocking most of the area with sandbags. Leave a small space to shoot at the enemy in front of you. The area that the devil can attack is very small, only the middle one is not very big.

The bullets hit around the window, but it was very difficult to hit the defenders behind the sandbags. Historically, a few defenders died, and more than 20 people were injured. The Japanese were killed more than 200 people, and there were countless wounded. That's it. here.

But what Yu Zhiqian has done now has increased the number of casualties of the Japanese. It is unacceptable for the Japanese that the two regiments are half-disabled. If this kind of casualty is acceptable on a large battlefield, it is only a 800-man guard. warehouse, the Japanese feel that they have lost all face.

Not only that, but Yu Zhiqian kept broadcasting his battle results through the radio. Although the Japanese tried their best to deny that these were the results boasted by the Chinese army, SH citizens, military officers from various countries, and For some reporters, they have no way to make specific statistics on the casualties of the Japanese, but they can still calculate a rough figure.

"Yeah, the devils retreated again!" Xie Jinyuan also sat down very tiredly beside Yu Zhiqian after he finished his work. The two leaned against the wall to smoke and did not speak. They are really tired now, but there is no way for ordinary soldiers to rest. , but the two of them are the chief officers, but they can't rest and keep awake at any time to deal with emergencies.

"Sir, you can rest for a while, I'll watch!"

Yu Zhiqian nodded after hearing this: "I'll take a rest for a while, call me if there's any situation!"

"Roger that!"

Yu Zhiqian leaned against the wall, curled up his body, and slowly closed his eyes, his whole body was wet, but there was no way to care about it now, as long as he could have a place to rest, it would be good.

When Yu Zhiqian opened his eyes again, it was already noon, and there was a lunch beside him, and Xie Jinyuan and several staff officers were discussing matters not far away.

"How's the situation? The devil didn't attack, did it?"

"Sir, no, it has been four hours since the devil retreated, and there has been no movement!"

"Huh? Strange!" Yu Zhiqian got up from the ground, put a piece of hard steamed bun into his mouth, took out the binoculars, and looked into the distance. The rain outside had stopped. As far as he could see, except for the Japanese Except for the dead bodies, there were no traces of any Japanese soldiers' activities.

"We are also surprised, we don't know what the devil is doing!" Xie Jinyuan placed in front of him a topographic map around the Sixing Warehouse, marking many locations, and beside it was a structural map of the Sixing Warehouse.

Yu Zhiqian carefully looked at the topographical map around the warehouse. There was no problem. If the devil wanted to attack, he could only attack from the front. Last night's attack from behind was somewhat effective, but using The second time, that is to die.

"No matter what the Japanese do, soldiers will come and cover them up, we just need to be ourselves now!"

Yu Zhiqian also agreed with Staff Officer Liu's proposal. While slowly tearing off the steamed buns and chewing them slowly in his mouth, he closed his eyes and thought about what the Japanese might do. Suddenly, Yu Zhiqian A possibility came to mind.

"The NIs said, is Japan planning to trap us to death?"

"Drowsy?"

Yu Zhiqian nodded: "The devils have been unable to attack for a long time, and we are just a buffoon to them. If we need to pay a huge price to get rid of us, they will definitely not want to, so they may adopt a trapped defense method. The Sixing Warehouse is only so big. Our rations, ammunition That's all, the Japanese just want to drag us to see if we can't hold on, and rush out, that's their chance!"

After hearing Yu Zhiqian's words, Xie Jinyuan laughed: "That devil is too naive, we still have half a month's food, save some food, one month is enough, we are not short of food, the devil wants to come with us We will spend it with him!"

"This is just my speculation, maybe the devil has other plans!"

Yu Zhiqian is not sure what the Japanese want to do, but he can be sure that the Japanese have no good intentions, but in the words of Staff Liu before, soldiers will block them, and water will cover them.

I don’t know what the Japanese are planning on the Sixing Warehouse side, but Sanbei’s waist and the ground form an angle of [-] degrees. This posture has been maintained for more than a minute, and Sanbingwei feels that this waist is no longer own.

"Hasn't it been captured? What's the reason!"

Masaaki Ito sat in his seat and looked at Sanbei in front of him. Sanbei was one of his favorite subordinates, and he also had great expectations for him. He did not expect such a simple task this time. Dong Zhengxi didn't finish it.

He was very angry, but Ito Masaki held back and didn't get angry. Instead, he wanted to hear the explanation from his subordinates, how this Chinese defender was different from the defenders he encountered before.

"Your Excellency, this Chinese army has a strong combat capability, which I have never seen since I entered China. They cooperate closely with each other, which is also something I have never seen before. Among them are a group of sharpshooters who are very good at marksmanship. In other words, snipers are more appropriate, our officers, sharpshooters, and machine gunners were all quickly shot and killed by them after they were dispatched!"

"Lacking the command of officers, the main attacking troops we sent out will be defeated one by one due to lack of command and cooperation, and lack of firepower to suppress them. Our soldiers are all charging with the bullets of the Chinese army, causing heavy casualties!"

Ito Masaki still closed his eyes, holding his saber with both hands, he didn't know what to think in his mind, and after a while, he slowly said: "Then your alliance should not attack for the time being, and fix it on the spot. Tonight, the general After the banquet is over, use special ammunition to take down the Sihang Warehouse!"

"Roms!"

"You step back!"

"Roms!"

Sanbei kept bowing his waist until he walked out of Ito Masaki's headquarters, and then he let out a long sigh of relief. He thought that he was going to do seppuku, but now it seems that he doesn't need it, at least not for the time being!
After Sanbingwei left, a major general beside him frowned: "Your Excellency, Sanbingwei is evading responsibility. I think he should commit seppuku!"

The major general was a radical who believed that the Japanese army was invincible and could not accept such a defeat.

Yito Zhengxi glanced at him: "If you think you can take down the Sixing Warehouse, I can transfer a regiment of troops to you. If you can't take it down, you will commit seppuku. What do you think?"

After the major general heard this, he immediately closed his mouth, and Ito Masaki stood up slowly from his position: "I have also carefully observed this Chinese army. They occupy such a natural danger as the Sixing Warehouse. It really takes time to win, we are too impatient!"

"What about the Commander?"

"I'll explain it over there!"

After Masaki Ito finished speaking, he got up and left the command post, and went to the command post of Matsui Iwane, which was also the former Japanese consulate in China, and now it has become the headquarters of the Chinese Expeditionary Force.

Matsui Iwane is processing the documents. Shanghai is not so easy to occupy. After occupying Shanghai, it is different from occupying other places. Shanghai has leaseholds from many countries and has a large population. It will take a long way for the Japanese to completely rule Shanghai. , the most important issue now is how to reconcile the relationship between Japan and various countries.

The Japanese occupation of Shanghai must have violated the interests of various countries in Shanghai. Although Japan has withdrawn from the League of Nations, it still dare not offend everyone. For example, the United States and the United Kingdom, once they impose an embargo on Japan, Japan People will be unlucky.

Rubbing his temples, he raised his head slowly, and saw Ito Masaki standing not far away, he was taken aback for a moment, then pointed to the stool next to him: "Ito-kun, why didn't you say anything when you came here?" , what are you doing standing here?"

Ito Masaki immediately bowed: "Your Excellency, Commander, I am here to accept the crime!"

"Huh? The Sixing Warehouse hasn't been taken down yet?"

"Yes, Commander, the 101st Regiment of our department fought fiercely with the defenders of China's Sixing Warehouse all night, but failed to take down the Sixing Warehouse, and suffered heavy casualties!"

If a joint captain is in front of Matsui Iwane now, Matsui Iwane may be furious, or just throw a seppuku knife and let him commit seppuku, but Ito Masaki can't, the two families are friends, and Ito Masaki's His father is also a figure. Not surprisingly, Ito Masaki came to the Chinese battlefield to be gilded, and he will go to the Army Headquarters in the future.

Matsui Iwane is considered to be a smart person, and he can get into his position. There is no one who is not shrewd. After thinking for a while: "Hasn't a single alliance been captured?"

"Yes, and nearly 2000 people were lost!"

After hearing this number, Matsui Iwane was a little uneasy. He had already sacrificed more than 1000 people before, and now with the addition of the 101st regiment, the number is close to 3000. After eating, this battle loss ratio is also very astonishing.

"what reason?"

"I summed it up. The first and fourth rows of warehouses are very strong. They were originally used as bank vaults. Ordinary artillery can't blow up the warehouse at all. Mountain cannons can only drop a layer of mud, and only aerial bombs can blow through! "

"Second, the 88th Regiment of the 524th Division stationed at the Sixing Warehouse is the elite of the Chinese army. They are very different from the Chinese army that we encountered before and were defeated by one blow. They have strong combat effectiveness and tacit cooperation. I have never encountered it before, we attacked the warehouse several times at the beginning of the attack, but failed to win the warehouse!"

"Thirdly, the commander, their commander Xie Jinyuan is a very clever person. He attacked yesterday and the battle was fierce. He didn't even expose the existence of the artillery. When we attacked this morning, we suddenly encountered the Chinese army. The bombardment caused heavy losses. Our tank troops were blown up by them before they approached the Sixing Warehouse. They were blocked in the middle of the road and could not advance or retreat. They were finally destroyed by the Chinese army with mountain artillery and grenades. Only [-] tanks remained. One!"

(End of this chapter)