Chapter 48: Mentality Is Broken

Yes, this group of Japanese soldiers are doomed.

Anyone who is not blind knows that they are doomed to die when they see the main force of the Japanese army retreating frantically without a care in the world, leaving only the Japanese vanguard in the ruins.

And it's not just that they are covered with dust from the air wave, their faces are grayer than the dust.

That is determined by the battlefield situation.

A Japanese infantry squad and a building turned into ashes, but it does not mean the end of the battle.

The Japanese soldiers in front of the warehouse were stunned by the sudden explosion. Except for the infantry artillery that was still firing hard, the density of the grenade launcher and heavy machine gun shooting was much less than before, and the grenadiers on the roof of the warehouse resumed the intensity of bombing.

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When the Japanese soldiers in front of the warehouse reacted half a minute later, without Toyota Show's order, they fired wildly at the front of the warehouse with light and heavy machine guns and infantry artillery, but it was definitely not for the purpose of rescuing the Japanese soldiers on the left wing battlefield.

They had to get their own people back first. There was nearly a squad buried under the fan-shaped ruins.

Under the strict order of Shangguan Yun, the company responsible for defending the front of the warehouse was not allowed to take up their positions except for the two junior snipers with scopes, Lao Bing Youzi and Niu Er, who fired a shot to take advantage of the opportunity.

The sandbags blocking the windows on the second and third floors were hit by the infantry artillery shells by probability, and a big hole was blown out. If there were people there, the ending would be unimaginable.

The mortars on the roof completely abandoned the left wing and fired a few shells from time to time at the area where the Japanese army was active in the front.

In the case of insufficient density, the lethality may not be great, but no one dared to take it lightly, so how could they move things and save people?

In Lei Xiong's words, I am now trying to save shells and cannot concentrate fire on you, but I will disgust you to death by disgusting you.

After all, there were only 500 mortar shells stored in the entire warehouse, and nearly 100 shells were fired in the two artillery battles in the morning alone. The real decisive battle had hardly begun yet. No matter how thick-skinned Lei Xiong was, he had to use them sparingly at this moment.

Of course, more importantly, Lei Xiong was actually guarding against the Japanese mountain artillery that had not spoken up. Although the Japanese curved artillery had to choose a sufficiently safe firing range because the Sihang Warehouse was backed by the concession, it did not mean that the Japanese artillery had not been able to find a suitable firing range.

Therefore, there were only two mortars fired from the top of the building, and the other two, as well as the two mortars that had been firmly hidden until the moment of the real decisive battle and the last machine gun, were all hidden in the warehouse building.

The Japanese troops in front of the warehouse used all their tricks, but they could only dig their own people in the ruins because of the slightly restrained mortars of the Chinese side and the cold gun bullets that flew from time to time.

The Japanese vanguard squad abandoned by the Japanese captain on the left battlefield was destined to rely on themselves.

Fukuyama Shuichi, a Japanese war correspondent who dreamed of witnessing history, also recorded this tragic moment in his war diary:

"May Amaterasu protect you! As the 2nd Infantry Squad was completely wiped out by the despicable trap set by the Chinese, Captain Kitakura Mandu finally chose to retreat instead of stubbornly launching another attack.

However, he abandoned more than 30 warriors of the Empire on the battlefield.

Yes, they were abandoned.

After hearing Captain Kitakura Mandu's resolute retreat order, I breathed a sigh of relief in my heart while condemning my cowardice, but I really didn't want to die. Under the sunset on the beach of Kobe, my Aoi was waiting for me to go home.

It's just that when I finally Looking at the distance of more than 200 meters, although I couldn't see the faces of those imperial warriors, I thought they must be very desperate!

I still have a chance to return to the beach of my hometown to see the brilliant morning glow and hug my beloved girl, but do they still have this chance?

When the Chinese grenades exploded on the battlefield like raindrops, I knew that they had no chance.

Captain Kitakura Mandu will lose his second infantry squad this morning. "

Fukuyama Shuichi finally witnessed history. Although he did not elaborate in his battlefield diary, which was later kept as a confidential document by the Japanese Army Ministry, the battle situation on the scene was recorded in his mind forever.

The real battlefield is definitely not a burst of submachine guns, and the enemy fell down like cut grass.

The Battle of Songhu lasted for three months. Who of the Chinese and Japanese soldiers who survived to this day does not have a flexible brain and a strong heart?

The Japanese 3rd Infantry Battalion, 1st Infantry Company, 1st Infantry Squadron, which was completely abandoned by Beicang Mandu, actually had up to 40 people alive on the battlefield, including the wounded.

Except for the four people in the grenade launcher group who were left behind, there were 50 Japanese infantrymen who advanced to the left of Sihang Warehouse 50 meters away. In the previous battle, although bullets were flying all over the sky and grenades were raining down on their heads, thanks to the many bunkers in the ruins and the strong individual tactics of the Japanese infantry, there were not as many people who were completely killed by bullets and shrapnel as the outside world imagined.

Ten people were killed in the battle, eight were seriously injured, and 32 were still in good condition. They also had 28 rifles and two light machine guns.

Oh, yes, there were nearly ten people carrying five kilograms of explosives on their backs. If fifty kilograms of explosives exploded, let alone 0.6-meter-thick reinforced concrete, even if it was 1 meter thick, it could blow a big hole that could fit a tank.

In other words, for this thing to work, it has to cross the fifty-meter line of death fire.

But it is undeniable that this is not a force that can be taken lightly anywhere. If you want to kill them, you must pay a certain price.

However, the Chinese defenders in the warehouse did not intend to come out and fight them. The reason was so simple that it was outrageous. We are short of people now, but not equipment and ammunition.

As long as you are still there, grenades, submachine guns, cold guns...all kinds of postures will be used. No matter how cold you are, you will be pissed.

Anyway, the second company responsible for the left wing defense of the warehouse is absolutely confident. It is no longer just relying on the output of submachine guns to suppress, but has begun to use rifles to shoot accurately. However, at a distance of 50 to 60 meters, there are thick walls for cover. If you can't shoot accurately, don't say that you are a member of the Imperial Guard.

If you encounter someone who insists on hiding in the ruins like a gray mouse, the soldiers on the lookout will help determine the direction, and the grenadiers above will throw it over there.

In short, if the mouse doesn't come out, then overturn its nest.

As for the dozens of Japanese infantrymen who had completely lost their will to fight, their only way to survive was to fire the two light machine guns that were 100 meters behind them and would not be ravaged by grenades, so as to form a certain deterrent to the Chinese soldiers behind the firing holes and try to cover the retreat of some people.

However, good fortune never comes alone, and the Taisho 11-year machine gun, which is the standard equipment of the Japanese Army, misfired at this critical moment.

Yes, the air wave generated by the explosion of the building did not cause any harm to this group of Japanese soldiers because of the obstruction of the surrounding buildings, but the dust in the sky was inevitable.

So, the Taisho 11-year machine gun, which usually had to carry an oil bottle to lubricate and was most afraid of wind and sand, had a temper and went on strike...

"Kill the chicken!" After persisting in the ruins for more than ten minutes, a shirtless man with a white bandage on his forehead stood up in a very awesome way, roaring loudly, and pointed a pitifully short command knife forward.

Awesome! Whether Chinese, Japanese or Westerners, they all used two words to describe this guy.

After returning to 600 meters away and seeing this scene through the telescope, Shuichi Fukuyama wrote in his battlefield diary with tears in his eyes:

"That was the last time I saw Lieutenant Yoshino. Although I don't know what he shouted, it was probably: "Onboard! Empire Victory!"

With this sentence, the rest stopped abruptly.

Because the Japanese lieutenant's image was so awesome, he died in less than three seconds.

At least five rifles and two submachine guns were aimed at him at the same time. The Japanese Amaterasu gave him courage, but not a golden bell and iron cloth shirt.

Because of the call of this Japanese lieutenant, at least a dozen Japanese soldiers stood up from the ruins and rushed forward, and then all the Bushido spirit was annihilated in the hot bullets.

As the last fresh troops were shot, the wounded Japanese soldiers hiding in the ruins were no longer able to fight back. Whether they fled or continued to hide, they were shot or blown away by grenades.

In the end, the entire 1st Infantry Squadron may have only two machine gun teams who ran away when they saw the situation was not good.

"Stupid!" Second Company Commander Deng Ying sneered and spat.

"Stupider than a pig!" The Brigadier General of the British Empire commented.

"Yoshino-kun made a mistake in command, which made the 1st Squadron lose the last chance to retreat." Kitakura Mandu put down the telescope with a sullen face.