Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

Chapter 393 Close the door and beat the dog!

"No enemies were found. They should be just a few deserters."

Hearing this, the Japanese officer leading the attack raised his hand, waved it forward, and shouted, "Enter the building immediately and eliminate all enemies."

Following the order from the Japanese officer, several Japanese soldiers who served as vanguards entered the building first.

The Japanese soldiers behind them lined up and rushed into the Sihang Warehouse in an orderly manner.

After the Japanese entered the building, they found that the lobby on the first floor was quiet and there was no one in sight.

The Japanese soldiers cooperated well, dispersed immediately and began to search for the enemies in the warehouse.

Battalion Commander Yang hid behind a window upstairs, quietly observing the situation downstairs and calculating the number of Japanese soldiers entering the building and the time it took.

At this moment, Captain Yang, a veteran who had experienced many battles, couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

When the time was right, Captain Yang suddenly shouted, "Close the gate!"

"Hit me hard!"

Following an order from Captain Yang, the iron gate of the warehouse door fell down with a bang, and the door was completely closed.

As a result, all the Japanese soldiers who entered the warehouse were blocked inside the warehouse.

Captain Yang immediately raised his gun, aimed it at the Japanese soldiers downstairs who were about to rush into the building and fired repeatedly.

Other soldiers also fired fiercely at the Japanese outside the gate from the windows.

The few Japanese soldiers who had just rushed to the gate were instantly shot into sieves.

The Japanese soldiers who were trying to rush forward from behind were frightened when they saw the situation was not good and retreated one after another.

"There's an ambush~!"

The Japanese soldiers screamed in fear.

However, tongues of blazing flames spurted out from the windows of the building, and dense rain of bullets swept down. Many of the exposed Japanese soldiers did not have time to dodge and were killed on the spot, leaving many casualties.

In the distance, the Japanese lieutenant who was watching the battle looked at the scene in horror.

"Bagaya Deer."

"There are definitely more than a few deserters here."

"We were fooled!"

Just as he finished speaking, a crisp gunshot was heard, and a hot bullet flew over quickly and pierced his head directly.

It turned out that Li Guotao had just discovered this Japanese officer watching from the window.

Therefore, as soon as the battle started, Li Guotao killed the Japanese lieutenant with the first shot without any hesitation.

The Japanese lieutenant's brains mixed with blood splattered on the face of the Japanese second lieutenant next to him.

The Japanese second lieutenant was stunned for a moment, and then instinctively wanted to drag the Japanese lieutenant back, but while dragging the body, his head was also exposed.

Although it was only a moment, Li Guotao successfully seized the opportunity.

“Snap~!”

Another crisp gunshot was heard, and the bullet blew up the Japanese second lieutenant's head. The Japanese second lieutenant died instantly, his head tilted, and he lay there motionless.

Of course, the worst sufferers were the Japanese devils who entered the warehouse.

The defenders used the tactic of closing the door and beating the dog, locking all the Japanese soldiers who came in inside.

As the iron gate fell to the ground, grenades were suddenly thrown down from the upstairs.

"Boom boom boom~!"

The panicked Japanese soldiers were unable to dodge and were knocked to the ground one after another.

At the same time, the soldiers hiding in the dark raised their guns and started shooting at the Japanese.

Suddenly, there was a burst of gunfire, and dense bullets rained down on the Japanese like raindrops.

A group of Japanese soldiers ran to the gate and tried to reopen it, but a string of hot bullets swept through, and all of them were shot into sieves and killed on the spot.

From the moment these Japanese devils stepped into the gate of Sihang Warehouse, their fate was sealed.

Li Guotao hid by a window upstairs and ignored the Japanese soldiers who entered the warehouse.

Because the soldiers were already fully prepared, he didn't need to worry about these things at all.

Li Guotao just fired and sniped the Japanese soldiers outside. With Li Guotao's marksmanship, any Japanese soldier within his field of vision would be eaten with a hot peanut as soon as he showed his head.

Inside the warehouse building, there were sounds of gunfire, explosions, and the Japanese devils' shouting, but they had no effect on Li Guotao at all.

The building soon became quiet. At this time, the Japanese soldiers outside were also killed or wounded. Seeing that the situation was not good, the Japanese soldiers who survived by chance took the opportunity to escape.

Li Guotao shot and killed a Japanese soldier who was trying to escape, then put away his rifle.

Battalion Commander Yang, who was not far away, looked at Li Guotao and couldn't help but give him a thumbs up and said with a smile: "Great!"

Li Guotao said casually: "It's just so-so!"

At this time, the Japanese who entered the warehouse had basically been killed, and the soldiers began to clean up the battlefield.

The deserters who were locked in the house were trembling with fear when they heard the shouting and gunfire of the Japanese outside.

Only Yangguai remained relatively calm. He held a dagger in his hand, hid in a safe place, and stared at the door to prevent the Japanese from rushing in.

As the noise outside calmed down, the deserters' tension gradually eased.

Finally, there was no more noise outside, and after a while, the iron gate was opened from the outside.

A cloud of smoke and dust poured in from outside the door. Qi Jiaming waved his hand to disperse the smoke and dust in front of him, walked in, glanced at the dozen or so deserters in the room, and said, "Everyone inside, come out."

Most of these deserters were terrified until they saw that it was their own people coming in, and then they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

At Qi Jiaming's urging, these deserters came out timidly.

Zhu Shengzhong stood at the door, distributing guns to the deserters, and shouted, "Hurry up, come out and clean up the battlefield."

"Half follow him, half follow me."

"If you see a Japanese soldier who is not dead, shoot him to death."

"Hurry up, those behind you, stop wasting time and come out quickly."

Duanwu's heart was still pounding at this time, and his hands were shaking when he reached for the gun.

However, when he saw the corpses of the Japanese devils scattered all over the ground, Duanwu's tension gradually eased.

Seeing so many Japanese soldiers dead, Duanwu suddenly felt that these Japanese soldiers were not that scary after all.

However, at this moment, a deserter suddenly squeezed out.

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way quickly!"

The guy pushed his way out while shouting, "The Japs are coming! The Japs are coming!"

Once he got out of the door, he ran like crazy. Two soldiers tried to stop him, but he pushed them away.

This guy was already scared to death just now. When the Japanese came in just now, Duanwu and his men pinned him to the ground, so they didn't cause any trouble.

Now that no one was paying attention to him, he started running around like crazy again.

Qi Jiaming sighed slightly and quickly raised his rifle.

"Bang!" A crisp gunshot rang out. The guy had just run a short distance when he was shot in the back and died instantly. He fell to the ground, twitched a few times, and then became motionless.

He has gone crazy, and the veterans are accustomed to this kind of situation.

The cruelty on the battlefield is beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

Many rookies who go to the battlefield for the first time are so scared that they wet their pants, and there are often some like him who are scared crazy.

Even if Qi Jiaming didn't beat him to death, he would be dead if he ran out and met the Japanese.

Leaving such a madman behind would be an absolute burden, and might cause some trouble and implicate his comrades.

So beating him to death can help him get rid of his fear, and he doesn't have to live in a world full of fear. Yes, for that madman, his world is filled with only fear of the Japanese.

"What's up with him?"

A soldier who didn't understand the situation couldn't help but ask.

"He must be crazy!"

Qi Jiaming shouted loudly: "Follow me and clean up the battlefield."

"Check them one by one!"

"If you find a living Japs, shoot them."

"Collect all the weapons and ammunition of the Japs."

Duanwu followed Qi Jiaming nervously and helped clean up the battlefield. Looking at the corpses of the Japanese soldiers all over the ground, he still felt a little scared. It was his first time experiencing such a scene, and because of fear, he was a little at a loss for a moment.

Li Guotao followed Captain Yang down from the building. He glanced at the Japanese corpses on the ground and said, "These little Japanese soldiers are carrying gas masks. With these gas masks, we can make up for the shortage of gas masks."

"I'm worried that the Japanese might use poison gas next."

"Although this place is very close to the concession, the Japanese will also be concerned about some international influence, but when they are pushed into a corner, they will not care about these things."

Captain Yang nodded and said, "With these gas masks sent by the devils, although we can't have one for every person, most people will be able to get one."

"The injured can be arranged in advance to a well-ventilated and safe place."

"What do you think about the upcoming battle?"

Li Guotao said: "The Japanese have basically occupied the city now. Given their behavior, I'm afraid they have already announced that they have occupied the entire city."

"And our existence is undoubtedly a slap in the face of the Japanese."

"So they will definitely attack the Sihang Warehouse with all their might and try to take it over in the shortest possible time."

"But the Japanese had some concerns after all. They did not dare to use aircraft bombing or heavy artillery."

"This is very beneficial to us. This building is very solid. It will not be a problem for us to stop the Japanese for a while."

"The warehouse building faces Suzhou River directly, and the front area is small. If the Japanese want to attack from the front, they have to go around, and the large army cannot be deployed at all."

"In the battle just now, the Japanese suffered a great loss again."

"In this case, if they want to take over the Sihang Warehouse from the front, it will be a pipe dream."

"So they will definitely attack from other directions as well."

"The terrain in the north is complex, and the Japanese can't move freely. In my opinion, the Japanese will most likely choose the west as their main attack direction."

"Attack from the front, east and north to tie down our forces, and then surprise attack from the west. As long as a gap is blown in the west wall, the Japanese can use a ladder to break into the building."

Captain Yang nodded and said, "In that case, we need to strengthen the defense in the west."

"Dig some firing holes in the wall in advance."

Li Guotao reminded: "Also, prepare more grenades and Molotov cocktails."

"If the Japanese move under the wall, we won't be able to hit them with our guns."

Captain Yang nodded and said, "That makes sense."

As they were talking, Xiao Qiyue ran over and said, "Captain Yang, thank you for letting me come over."

"understood!"

Captain Yang responded, looked at the situation below, suddenly frowned, and said: "I regret it now."

Li Guotao asked curiously: "What do you regret?"

Captain Yang said, "I was thinking of letting you lead the deserters, but now it seems that these guys are all cowards, and there are few decent ones."

"If I really let you take them with you, they would be a burden."

This is true. Li Guotao doesn't want to bring this group of burdens with him. The war is imminent and the next battle will be even more brutal. He doesn't have time to teach these cowards to grow up slowly.

Li Guotao took a look at the situation downstairs and happened to see Yangguai. He said, "The guy named Yangguai is pretty good. He should be an experienced veteran."

Captain Yang glanced at Yangguai and asked, "Are you talking about that big guy?"

"Correct!"

Li Guotao nodded.

Captain Yang nodded and said, "It looks good. If this guy can do it, let him lead the temporary squad."

Li Guotao asked: "So what does the battalion commander plan to do with me?"

Captain Yang said, "Let's talk about this later. Come with me to see the regiment commander first."

After saying this, Captain Yang turned and walked upstairs.

Li Guotao didn't care. The squad leader position that he was about to get flew away, and he followed Captain Yang upstairs.

While cleaning the battlefield, Zhu Shengzhong found a wounded but not dead Japanese soldier. However, this guy was injured in the explosion and was groaning and unable to move for the time being.

Zhu Shengzhong carefully took all the guns and grenades from his body, and looked at the Japanese soldiers in front of him who had temporarily lost their ability to resist, with a sneer on his face.

"Tie him up for me."

At this time, the machine gun company commander Lei Xiong shouted loudly: "Leave a few more alive."

"Yes!"

The soldiers continued to clean up the battlefield and collected all the weapons and equipment of the Japanese devils.

As for the bodies of the Japanese, they were all moved to the window and thrown out of the window one by one using the conveyor belt that transported goods in the warehouse.

Li Guotao followed Battalion Commander Yang to the command post of Regiment Commander Xie.

"Captain!"

Captain Xie, who was standing at the window, turned around and looked at Captain Yang, and said, "This battle was well fought, and the brothers have worked hard."

"But we can't be careless. The real battle has just begun."

"Next, the Japanese will definitely launch a more fierce attack. This will be the real test."

Captain Yang said: "Please rest assured, the morale of the brothers is high."

"Given the current situation, it is not a problem to hold on for a while."

"At this point, the brothers are ready to sacrifice for the country and swear to fight the Japanese to the end."

Captain Xie nodded with satisfaction, and only then noticed Li Guotao next to Battalion Commander Yang.

(End of this chapter)