Rise From Eight Hundred

Chapter 40 The Japanese invaders are ferocious

 The battlefield has completely returned to calm, but everyone, whether inside or outside the battlefield, knows that this is only temporary.

The Japanese army has been approaching the Sihang Warehouse standing on the north bank of the Suzhou River from three directions: east, west and north.

Perhaps, except for ordinary people who were excited by two consecutive victories, not many people are optimistic about the Sihang Warehouse defenders who have exposed their trump card.

 This naturally also includes Brigadier General Smartet, the commander of the six-nation coalition forces in the Western Concession.

Standing on the roof of the Allied Forces Headquarters Building in the Concession, the Imperial Brigadier General The Sun Never Sets, chewing a pipe and wearing a thick, slightly tilted golden beard, put down his telescope and sighed slightly: "The last resistance of the Chinese in Songhu , and it will fail disgracefully.”

“General, how long do you think they can resist?” The colonel next to the brigadier also put down his telescope. "I personally don't think they can withstand this morning, which is actually good news for us."

 Obviously, for this Western Army colonel, the sooner the fighting between the two sides ends, the safer the concession, which is only separated by a river, will be safer. Considering his own side, he prefers to end the battle as soon as possible.

“Can’t you withstand this morning?” The brigadier frowned slightly.

"Although the Chinese commanders have average commanding abilities, looking at the momentum with which they stood on the roof of the building in a military salute just now, they should still be able to fight. In addition, they have no way out. If they fight to the death, they should be able to hold on until the sun goes down. Bar!"

“However, this is already a battle that is doomed to fail. It doesn’t make much sense to discuss them. James, we should also observe the Japanese more. Their performance in this battle is really surprising!

Although the tactics are backward and the equipment is ordinary, the will to fight is extremely tenacious. Even we cannot underestimate it! "The brigadier general turned the topic to the Japanese army, with a hint of worry in his hazel eyes.

Although the current Japanese are quite respectful to Western countries, their aggressive momentum also makes the brigadier general of the Empire where the sun never sets quietly feel a sense of threat.

And when he put the Imperial Army on the battlefield against the Japanese army, which performed well, the Brigadier General was even surprised to find that without the assistance of the navy and air force, the Imperial Army would never perform much better than the Chinese army.

The somewhat foresighted Brigadier General of the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets might not have expected that he still underestimated the Japanese army and even more so his empire. A few years later, the Japanese army, which had completely broken ties with the Western world, marched straight into the battlefields of Southeast Asia and barely encountered them. to decent resistance.

While Western countries were slapped in the face by Asia's No. 1 at that time, it also stoked the ambitions of Japan's top leaders.

It turns out that yellow nationalism is nothing more than a paper tiger. This was probably the truest thought of Japanese high-level officials at that time.

So, driven by this pride, the Japanese stabbed the American cowboys in the back.

 As a result, they also suffered a dimensionality reduction blow from the world’s largest industrial power, and they have since become licking dogs.

That may also be one of the great contributions made by the Western countries represented by the Brigadier’s home country to the war sweeping the world.

They lost the Southeast Asian War in disgrace, but strategically deceived the Japanese and made an incredible contribution to the anti-Japanese war.

“General, the Japanese have begun to attack.” The colonel reminded, pointing to the left wing of the four-row warehouse two hundred meters away.

In the field of vision, an infantry squadron of nearly 200 people was approaching the left wing of Sihang Warehouse along the bank of the Suzhou River.

At 6 o'clock in the morning on October 27, 1937, for Beicang Mandu, the captain of the 1st Infantry Squadron of the 3rd Infantry Group of the 36th Infantry Regiment, it was definitely a moment of satisfaction.

Because he received a military order to assist the First Infantry Battalion in annihilating the last Chinese army position in the Zhabei area of ​​Songhu. In the view of Captain Beicang Mandu, this is definitely not a hard job, but an opportunity to gain military glory.

China's 700,000-strong army has been defeated. How long can a small lone army of less than a thousand men hold on? Even if it is protected by a solid bunker!

 So, as soon as he arrived at the front line, he impassionedly applied to Captain Toyoda Hide for the main attack, seeming to have forgotten that he was originally just an auxiliary.

Originally, Beicang Mandu did not expect to really become the main offensive force with the greatest military achievements. His statement was just to sit on the sidelines and waste a good opportunity to obtain military achievements.

Unexpectedly, Captain Toyoda Hide was so generous that he stared at him for a while and finally agreed to his request to lead the 1st Infantry Squadron of the 3rd Infantry Brigade under his command to serve as the main attack on the left wing.

Even though it is only the left wing, its effect is no less than that of the front battlefield of the warehouse, or even more.

This is really because the Sihang Warehouse where the Chinese were stationed was an extremely embarrassing location for the Japanese army.

The Sihang Warehouse is backed by the concession. Although it seems easier to attack from the front, except for direct-aiming artillery such as infantry guns, the other artillery is almost useless, because not to mention the artillery shells, just a bullet falls into the concession. , Major Hide Toyoda couldn't eat and walked around.

So Toyoda chose to deploy three infantry squadrons of the Chen Army in front of the warehouse, and also sent an infantry squadron to each wing. It was not a fancy trick, but it was an old trick of using the front as a feint attack to attract the heavy firepower of the Chinese defenders, and then carried out the attack on both wings. breakthrough.

 The role of the two wings is extremely important.

Of course, if the frontal battlefield reveals the weak points of the defenders and achieves a breakthrough, three infantry squadrons with a strength of 600 will not be lenient.

Therefore, the moment Beicang Mandu, who was entrusted with the important task, heard the rumble of artillery coming from the main force of infantry advancing on the frontal battlefield, he commanded his 1st Infantry Squadron to quickly attack the Sihang Warehouse where the Chinese army was located. The left wing ran wild.

 As a fairly good junior and middle-level commander of the Imperial Japanese Army, Mitsuru Kitakura knew very well that this was his best opportunity to get close to the Chinese position.

  All of the Chinese's attention is focused on the middle, which seems to be the most dangerous position. If he does not seize this opportunity and wait for the Chinese to recover and allocate firepower, his subordinates may pay a price that they should not bear.

The Japanese captain led his infantry squadron to draw a perfect arc in the ruins. He did not need to attract the attention of the Chinese defenders, but he could also use friendly forces to attract enemy artillery fire and approach quickly.

The tactics were carried out resolutely and perfectly. The Japanese captain, who was all focused on gaining military honors, didn't even notice the strange look in Major Hide Toyoda's eyes the moment he proposed the main attack. It was composed of pity and some indescribable joy. complex.

Perhaps, a look like an idiot would be a more perfect explanation.

It's a pity, let alone the Japanese captain who didn't notice, even if he did, he would only think that it was Major Toyoda's admiration for him.

 This is what is called different locations, and the feeling of seeing things is also different!

Anyway, 20 minutes after the Chinese defenders' shelling stopped, he had led his men to arrive 600 meters away from Sihang Warehouse.

 (End of this chapter)