bayedsolid Chapter 184 In Danger
Chapter 184 In Danger
Since the "Eight Hundred Heroes" evacuated from the Sihang Warehouse in the early morning of November 11, the Japanese pirates quickly occupied the Sihang Warehouse.
"Baka!" Matsui Iwane slammed the information in his hand on the table, causing the water in the teacup to splash out.
"Reporting to His Excellency the Commander, we have thoroughly inspected the Sihang Warehouse!"
A Japanese officer stood at attention and reported in a panic, "In the warehouse, besides the bullet shells and some household garbage, there is only..."
"What's left?" Matsui Iwane suddenly raised his head and stared at him with hawk-like eyes.
"There's only one box of compressed biscuits left..." The officer's voice became smaller and smaller, almost inaudible.
"Baka! What a bunch of rubbish!" Matsui Iwane cursed angrily, "An entire warehouse of weapons and ammunition just disappeared like that?!"
"How did these cunning Chinese do it?"
He paced back and forth angrily, his leather boots making heavy noises on the floor.
"Commander, we have found out that these weapons and ammunition were most likely secretly transferred during their retreat!" Another Japanese officer stepped forward and whispered.
"Transfer? Transferred to where?!" Matsui Iwane turned around abruptly, his eyes wide open with anger.
"According to the intelligence we currently have, these weapons and ammunition are likely to have been transferred to the south bank of the Suzhou River!" the officer answered cautiously.
"The south bank of Suzhou River?!" Matsui Iwane's face suddenly became even gloomier.
He walked to the wall and glanced at the map of Shanghai hanging there.
On the south bank of Suzhou River is the public concession of the United States and the United States.
"Damn it! These damn foreign devils!" Matsui Iwane said with gritted teeth, "They are openly shielding the Chinese!"
"Commander, what should we do now?" asked a Japanese officer.
"What should we do?" Matsui Iwane sneered, "Since they are so cunning, let's have some fun with them!"
"Pass my order, send reinforcements to Shanghai immediately!" His tone was cold and murderous, "I want to turn the entire city of Shanghai into a sea of fire!"
"Yes!" Several Japanese officers responded in unison, with bloodthirsty light flashing in their eyes.
On November 11, the Japanese military headquarters issued an order to send another 3 divisions to Shanghai, totaling more than 7 people.
At this point, the total strength of the Japanese army in Shanghai has reached an astonishing 28!
This is a contest with a huge disparity in strength.
In terms of weapons and equipment, the Chinese army was far behind the Japanese army.
Since the Battle of Shanghai began, the Chinese army has paid a heavy price.
But none of the Chinese soldiers retreated.
They know that they shoulder the heavy responsibility of defending their country.
They would use their flesh and blood to build an indestructible Great Wall to resist the invasion of Japanese pirates.
At the same time, the main force of the Chinese army was retreating to the two national defense fortification lines of Wufu Line and Xicheng Line at the fastest speed.
"Brothers, we have been fighting hard for more than three months. Due to the current situation, we must evacuate!"
"Commander, are we really going to retreat?" asked a young soldier covered in blood with red eyes.
"Yes, Commander, we can still fight. Let's fight those damn Japanese pirates!" another soldier couldn't help but say.
"I know you all don't want to retreat, but this is a military order!" Commander Zhao's voice was hoarse, but his tone was extremely firm.
"We are retreating now to preserve our strength at this stage so that we can better eliminate the Japanese pirates in the future!"
"Everyone obey orders!"
"Yes!"
The soldiers saluted with tears in their eyes, then followed the main force and evacuated in an orderly manner under the cover of night.
Behind them is the city of Shanghai that they once defended with their blood and lives.
They swore that one day, they would come back!
***
On November 11, Putrajaya, the capital of Belgium, was covered with dark clouds and had a biting cold wind.
The Nine-Power Treaty Conference was held in a solemn atmosphere.
Representatives from nine countries including the Eagle Country, the Beautiful Country, the Romantic Country, and the Hans Country gathered together to discuss the issue of Japanese invasion of China.
The principal had high hopes for this meeting. He was well aware that there was a huge gap between the Chinese army and the Japanese pirates in terms of military.
If we want to win the final victory in this war, we must win the sympathy and support of the international community.
To this end, he specifically telegraphed Chen Cheng, commander-in-chief of the Third War Zone, requiring the Third War Zone to hold on to Shanghai for a period of time, at least ten days to two weeks.
He wants to prove to the world the Chinese people's determination and will to fight against aggression!
"Principal, don't worry, I will defend Shanghai to the death!" Chen Cheng replied in a firm tone after receiving the telegram.
However, Chen Cheng knew very well that with the current strength and equipment of the Third War Zone, it would be a fantasy to expect them to hold out for another ten days or half a month under the crazy attack of the Japanese pirates!
But he had no choice but to go ahead with it.
At the same time, on the surface of Hangzhou Bay, a huge fleet was cutting through the waves and approaching in a mighty manner.
The fleet consisted of 100 large ships, loaded with Japanese pirate soldiers armed with live ammunition and various heavy weapons and equipment.
They were the 10th Japanese Pirate Army, and their commander was Yamashita Tomoyuki, known as the "Tiger of Malaya".
Yamashita Tomoyuki stood on the deck of the flagship, holding a telescope and looking at the distant coastline, with a sinister smile on his lips.
"Report to the Commander, we have arrived at the sea area near Jinshanwei!" A Japanese officer quickly walked up to Yamashita Fengwen and reported while standing at attention.
"Yoshi!" Yamashita Fengwen put down the telescope, his eyes flashing with a gleam, "Pass my order, immediately launch an artillery attack on the Chinese army positions near Jinshanwei!"
"Hai!"
In the early morning of November 11, before the sky was fully bright, bursts of deafening artillery fire broke the tranquility of dawn.
The guns on the Japanese pirate fleet began to roar wildly, and one shell after another, with a long tail of flame, whistled towards the Chinese army positions near Jinshanwei.
Explosions rang out one after another, flames shot up into the sky, and thick smoke billowed.
The Chinese army's position instantly turned into a sea of fire, and countless soldiers were killed or injured in their sleep.
After several hours of fierce bombardment, the Japanese pirate 10th Corps began to charge towards the Jinshanwei coast in landing craft under the cover of air force fire.
"Kill him!"
Faced with the fierce attack of the Japanese pirates, the Chinese soldiers showed no fear at all.
Relying on their simple fortifications, they fought bravely and engaged in a desperate battle with the enemy.
The sound of gunfire, artillery fire, and shouts of killing resounded through the sky, and the entire beach was dyed red with blood.
Although the Chinese soldiers fought tenaciously, Jinshanwei was eventually lost due to the huge disparity in weapons and equipment, as well as the joint attack by the Japanese pirates' navy, army and air force.
The 10th Corps of Japanese pirates successfully landed and opened another channel to attack Shanghai. Shanghai is in danger!