Rise From Eight Hundred

Chapter 140 Imperative

Compared with Xie Jinyuan, who was staring at the night sky in the concession, and the two Chinese officers who were discussing how to escape from the desperate situation in the warehouse.

 The two unlucky guys, Colonel Wakiitajiro and Lieutenant Commander Makino Toshiro, were looking at each other with pain in their balls.

 Originally, their strategies have been successful, no, to be precise, they have been more than half successful.

According to the intelligence report sent ten minutes ago, the exact number of Chinese defenders at Sihang Warehouse who evacuated to the concession was 254 and 13 were wounded. This means that the Chinese defenders were indeed forced by diplomatic pressure just like his original plan. The main force withdrew.

According to previous investigations by senior intelligence personnel of the empire, there were more than 410 people in the original defenders. This subtraction means that there are still about 150 Chinese people in the warehouse who were scared back by his deadly trap. .

This number is really painful.

"Your Excellency, Captain, there may not be that many people. Our army fought with them for three days and suffered heavy losses. The Chinese are not invulnerable. There may be many dead in the battle. The number of Chinese originally used in the rear must be insufficient. One hundred people, just the strength of two infantry squads." The black-faced fisherman from Hokkaido looked melancholy when he saw the boss finishing the subtraction, and was busy trying to reassure him.

　　If you can’t speak, then Baga has to stop speaking?

It's okay not to mention the number of opponents' casualties. The two bosses of the 36th Infantry Regiment can pretend that they don't remember it.

After three days and four nights of fighting, the 36th Infantry Regiment, with a strength of nearly 3,300, lost a total of more than 1,600 people, not counting those who suffered from diarrhea and dehydration.

The number of 13 wounded reported by the intelligence personnel is already shocking. It's good for you. It's still possible that the opponent may have killed 50 people in the battle. Then maybe he only killed 5 people in the battle?

 Baga, is this a battle-loss ratio of 50 to 1? Even that old madman Nogi Nogi Nogi didn't have such an exaggerated battle loss ratio back then!

For some reason, the Japanese colonel who had already ignored this sad comparison of numbers suddenly imagined a group of naked natives wearing grass skirts, carrying wooden spears, swarming up in a chaotic manner and besieging the modern modern man who had set up heavy machine guns and cannons. A picture of an army, and he was the commander with face paint, shirtless, and pheasant feathers on his head.

As soon as he saw Colonel Colonel's face, he instantly turned disgusting. Makino Jun glanced at the black-faced Major who didn't know he had said the wrong thing without revealing any trace, and directed the topic to other places: "Your Excellency, Captain, the concession was half an hour ago because of our toughness. Their rhetoric and attitude rebounded, and they even went so far as to say to His Excellency General Matsui Iwane that they are not afraid of war. I wonder what your Excellency General’s attitude is?”

"Those Westerners, in other words, it's okay to talk big. If they weren't afraid of war, what would they have been doing?" Wakitajiro curled his lips in disdain, but his face became heavy.

"However, what your Excellency the General means is that our most important enemy at present is China. When the Japanese Empire conquers the vast territory of China, the food and rich mineral deposits produced in China's fertile lands will contribute to the empire in a steady stream. Steel, by then, aircraft, cannons, tanks, and warships will be deployed into the imperial army at a dazzling speed. We also have the most heroic soldiers in the world. In less than ten years, the empire will become the world's number one military power.

 At that time, those arrogant and stupid Westerners will only be able to kneel down and lick the tops of our shoes clean. "

　　It’s very majestic and full of ideals that make people imagine, but in fact the subtext is just: Don’t fight with Westerners yet, these guys haven’t even dealt with the Chinese yet!

I have to say that the Japanese colonel, who was beaten several times and was already beaten up, is really much more honest now. Without his iron-blooded temperament, he is no longer cute.

The unlovable colonel, in the eyes of his two subordinates, has basically turned into a weakling. He said a lot of things in a vague way, which is nothing more than to let the Western people brag for the time being. We can listen, but you are so special. What Liang is talking about is how to deal with the Chinese who are now retreating into the warehouse!

After staring at each other for a long time, the Japanese lieutenant colonel had to do his duty as a subordinate and continue: "The Chinese commander is ruthless enough. He withdrew the main force and blocked the mouths of the Westerners, but he took advantage of our army and left some A small number of troops continue to occupy positions and continue to create resistance and public opinion in China to build momentum for their future promotion.

 We may be able to make a fuss about this, and the Chinese care about reputation very much. "

 Wakiitajiro lowered his eyebrows and did not respond to the suggestions of his subordinates.

 Obviously, Makino Jun’s shady behavior against the evacuated Chinese commanders was not the answer he wanted. The light of wisdom on the forehead of the black-faced major who had just asked for trouble lit up again, and he interjected: "Your Excellency, the captain, the Chinese used to have more than 400 people defending a fortress. Our army has many difficulties in conquering it, but now they There were only about a hundred people left, and the firepower intensity was at most one-third of the previous level.

 However, our army already has two heavy artillery to assist us. The results of the artillery bombardment during the day yesterday were remarkable. One is declining, the other is increasing. What else do we have to worry about? "

"Yin Teng-kun, what do you mean?" Wakiitajiro looked at the dark night sky hundreds of meters away, "A strong attack?"

“Yes, Your Excellency, Captain, attack!” Yin Tengzhonger nodded with great confidence.

"The reason why the Westerners in the concession suddenly became so tough is simply because they saw our army losing successively in the Sihang Warehouse attack and looked down upon our Imperial Army. For the honor of the Imperial Army, we must fight in those Western In front of everyone, all the remaining Chinese troops in the Sihang Warehouse were wiped out.

I also believe that the division commander will agree with the combat plan of my 36th Infantry Regiment. "

Jiro Wakibata turned his gloomy gaze to the tall building hundreds of meters away. He knew that not only was he chilled by this warehouse, but the Imperial warriors under his command would also be involuntarily upset when they saw this warehouse. shadow.

 There are not many people who are as confident as the silly fisherman in front of me.

 But he had no second choice.

As Shaque Fisherman Major said, the strength of the Chinese has been greatly weakened, but his strength has increased. If such a huge gap still makes the 36th Infantry Regiment stop moving forward, then the entire 3rd Division It will become a huge joke for the Songhu Expeditionary Army.

Even, the entire empire will become a joke in the Western world.

 In order not to become a joke, it is imperative to attack by force.

This truth is not only understood by several assistant officers of the 36th Infantry Regiment, but also by the lieutenant general commander of the 3rd Division who has received the battle report from the front.

The Japanese Lieutenant General did not hesitate to comment "accurate!" on the 36th Infantry Regiment's request for combat message, and then paid no more attention to it.

After all, compared to the huge fish of hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops that are frantically retreating from Songhu City to the west of Shanghai, which the entire Songhu Expeditionary Force is paying close attention to, the 36th Infantry Regiment responsible for mopping up Zhabei is now facing There are no more than a hundred Chinese people, which is really not worth mentioning.

 No matter how loud the commotion is, it is only at the tactical level. The senior Japanese generals are all focusing on the strategic level.

 The grand strategic battlefield where a battle can determine the outcome is right in front of us. The small Sihang Warehouse is just a ball!

But the Japanese Army Lieutenant General did not know that the combat plan he personally approved had completely sent the infantry regiment under his command into the abyss.

As a result, the 3rd Division became the first infantry regiment of the Japanese Songhu Expeditionary Force that could have its designation revoked since the Battle of Songhu, which had gradually assembled ten divisions with a strength of 300,000.

 (End of this chapter)