Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

Chapter 395 A step that must be taken!
Following the order from Major Hasegawa, a large number of Japanese soldiers wearing gas masks rushed quickly towards the Sihang Warehouse.

The Japanese officer shouted, "Quick, spread out, form a battle formation, and attack the warehouse."

"They broke into the warehouse from different directions."

"Hayi~!"

Lei Xiong observed the situation outside and ordered loudly: "Prepare the machine guns."

All the machine gunners are in position, ready for battle.

Lei Xiong saw the opportunity and shouted, "Fire the machine guns."

"Da da da~!"

Intensive gunfire rang out, and the machine gun on the sixth floor opened fire first. Several tongues of hot fire quickly enveloped the Japanese.

"Puff puff puff~!"

The hot bullets hit the Japanese, making muffled sounds and splashing blood mist.

The Japanese soldiers rushing in the front were immediately killed or wounded.

At this time, the Japanese also mobilized machine guns, aimed at the direction of the building, and fired fiercely in an attempt to suppress the firepower of the defenders.

However, the machine guns on each floor fired cross-fire, and dense rain of bullets swept through, and many of the Japanese soldiers who rushed up were knocked to the ground.

The Japanese officer commanding the attack was furious, but unwilling to give up, so he had to order the attack to continue and rush into the warehouse at all costs.

Li Guotao hid behind a window, observing the situation outside while firing continuously.

Li Guotao specifically shot at the machine gunners and grenade throwers hiding in the distance because these targets were more threatening to the defenders.

Once you are targeted by Li Guotao, there is almost no chance of escape. As long as you are within Li Guotao's field of vision, as soon as you show your head, you will inevitably be eaten by Li Guotao.

Li Guotao acted decisively and skillfully, firing one shot after another at a very fast speed. In just a short while, he had killed more than a dozen Japanese soldiers.

At this time, a group of Japanese soldiers took the opportunity to sneak under the building.

However, the warehouse door was closed and there were sturdy iron fences outside the windows on the first floor, making it impossible to climb in.

The Japanese soldiers who were approaching could only try to climb into the second-floor windows or use explosives to blow a gap and enter the building.

However, at this moment, the defenders on the first floor took the opportunity to shoot out of the window. They all hid in a safe place and shot as soon as they saw the enemy approaching.

Grenades were thrown down from the second and third floors from time to time.

The grenade fell at the base of the wall and exploded with a loud bang, so the Japanese soldiers who approached were either shot to death or blown to death by the grenade.

The fierce battle lasted for nearly half an hour. The attacking Japanese did not gain any advantage. Two squadrons participated in the attack, resulting in heavy casualties. The open space outside the warehouse was covered with the corpses of the Japanese.

Faced with such a situation, Major Hasegawa was so angry that he almost passed out. Knowing that their special bullets had no effect at all, the old devil had no choice but to order a temporary halt to the attack.

The gunfire and explosions gradually stopped, and at this time the captain of the corps called.

Major Hasegawa picked up the microphone nervously.

"Hase-kun, what's the situation? Have you taken over the Sihang Warehouse?"

"Your Excellency, Captain, please forgive me. The enemy was well prepared and had strong firepower. In addition, the Sihang Warehouse was too strong. Our attack was unfavorable and our troops suffered heavy losses."

"Bagayalu, what did you just promise me?"

"Captain, calm down. Previously, we mistakenly thought that the Sihang Warehouse was just a small group of enemies. Now it seems that the main force of the enemy is hiding inside. Its strength is not small. It is indeed difficult to capture the Sihang Warehouse in a short period of time."

"Bagayalu, I don't want to hear these excuses. I don't care what method you use. No matter what, you must take over the Sihang Warehouse as soon as possible. Otherwise, you will have to commit seppuku to apologize."

"Hayi~!"

Major Hasegawa responded helplessly: "Please rest assured, Commander, we will find a way as soon as possible. There must be a way to take over the Sihang Warehouse."

"I hope you can find a solution as soon as possible, otherwise..."

"Hai~! Please rest assured, Captain."

After hanging up the phone, Major Hasegawa quickly gathered his men to discuss countermeasures.

As a result, the Sihang Warehouse became even more difficult for the Japanese to control, and it was definitely not easy to take over the Sihang Warehouse.

Major Hasegawa is also worried and confused now.

……

"The Japanese retreated?" Lei Xiong looked outside nervously.

Li Guotao nodded and said, "This time they should really retreat."

"But we can't be careless. Send someone to keep a close eye on it to prevent the Japanese from attacking again."

Lei Xiong said: "Don't worry, at this time, no one dares to be careless."

Li Guotao found a safe place, sat down on the ground, lit a cigarette, and couldn't help saying, "Finally I can take a break."

Lei Xiong said with admiration: "You are really good, your shooting skills are amazing, one shot per person, every shot hits the head, today I have learned a lot."

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

Lei Xiong said: "Before, I thought you were just bragging, but today I am really convinced."

Li Guotao smiled and said, "You guys are not bad. You only have a few hundred people, but you dare to defend the Sihang Warehouse."

"This is clearly a suicide mission."

Lei Xiong said: "There is no other way, this is an order."

Li Guotao said: "It seems that we may be facing a dead end, but there may be a glimmer of hope."

Lei Xiong quickly asked: "You mean, we still have a chance?"

Li Guotao hesitated and said, "It's hard to say. Let's wait and see how the situation develops."

"But there is no doubt that if we want to survive, we must do our best to deal with the Japs. Only if we defeat these bastards will we have a chance."

The two were talking when Xiao Qiyue ran over and said, "Staff Officer Li, the commander wants you to come over."

"understood!"

Li Guotao crushed the cigarette butt as he spoke, then stood up and followed Xiao Qiyue to find Captain Xie.

At this time, in an open space on the second floor, several wounded and captured Japanese soldiers were tied up and lined up in a row. Some of them could barely stand, while others could no longer stand up and could only sit on the ground, or kneel on the ground, their bodies shaking.

Opposite them, a few meters away, a dozen or so deserters stood straight in a row, holding rifles in their hands.

Zhu Shengzhong shouted loudly: "As a soldier, those who are afraid of death and desert the battlefield should be severely punished."

"But the devils outside are slaughtering our brothers. Now I'm giving you one last chance."

"Stand still!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the old abacus in the team suddenly raised his hand and said, "Brother, I am a civilian staff officer of the Internal Affairs Department of the First Battalion of the Zhejiang Security Corps. You can call me Old Abacus."

"It is the duty of brothers to fight for the country, but my civilian job is to do the accounting. I am fine with the abacus beads, but I don't know how to use this thing, so please don't force me, sir!"

When Zhu Shengzhong heard this, he became furious and kicked Lao Suanpan on the butt from behind.

"Mian your mother!"

"You come!"

The old abacus staggered after being kicked, barely able to stand still, looked at Zhu Shengzhong nervously, shook his head and said, "I won't kill anyone."

"He~! He can! He followed Marshal Zhang."

Lao Suanpan pointed at his old friend in the team.

"Why are you talking so much nonsense? I'll let you do it now."

Zhu Shengzhong was furious, and he grabbed Lao Suanpan by the collar, dragged him forward a few steps, and got closer to the devils. Zhu Shengzhong took out his pistol and pointed it at Lao Suanpan's back, and cursed him angrily: "The entire Zhejiang Security Corps is gone, and you are the only one left, a coward like you who is embarrassing yourself."

"Put your gun up!"

The old man raised the rifle in his hand tremblingly, but he still didn't dare to shoot at the Japs.

Two of the Japanese soldiers on the opposite side who were less seriously injured had now regained consciousness and shouted with ferocious faces, "Do you dare to shoot me?"

"Shoot if you can, shoot quickly!"

"Hit this way, do you dare?"

I really don't know what these two Japanese soldiers are thinking. At this time, they still dare to clamor and provoke. Maybe they want to die quickly because in their opinion, being captured is a great shame. Maybe they can't wait to shoot them to death.

Seeing that Lao Suanpan didn't dare to shoot, Zhu Shengzhong pointed the gun at the back of his head and said coldly: "I will count to three. If you don't shoot, I will shoot."

“One~!”

“Two~!”

When he counted to two, Lao Suanpan no longer dared to hesitate. He aimed at one of the Japanese soldiers and pulled the trigger decisively.

"Bang~!"

A crisp gunshot was heard, and a Japanese soldier on the opposite side fell to the ground.

The old man suddenly collapsed to the ground, breaking out in a cold sweat.

Zhu Shengzhong then let go of Lao Suanpan, turned around and walked up to Lao Tie in the team, and asked loudly: "You are the one who followed Marshal Zhang?"

Lao Tie responded loudly: "Yes!"

Zhu Shengzhong said: "Then you come!"

Lao Tie's heart skipped a beat. Although this guy looks big and strong and is always bragging about how he followed Marshal Zhang, Yan Xishan, and General Feng, and how they fought for many years, he is actually a coward.

Lao Tie was so nervous that his heart was in his throat. He stammered, "Sir, I was poisoned by the gas just now. My eyes are not working well."

"Your eyes aren't working well?"

Zhu Shengzhong was immediately furious. He pulled Lao Tie out of the team and angrily said, "When the Japanese killed your brothers and raped your sisters, did you have eyesight?"

"Those who flee from the battlefield should be put to death."

"This is your last chance. If you don't shoot, I'll kill you."

"Hold the gun up for me."

Lao Tie was forced into a corner, so he squatted on the ground, raised his rifle, and aimed at a shouting Japanese soldier.

Zhu Shengzhong pointed his gun at the back of Lao Tie's head and shouted, "Shoot!"

Lao Tie was frightened, but still pulled the trigger.

A crisp gunshot was heard, and the bullet passed between the two devils and hit the wall behind them.

The clamoring Japanese soldier thought he could finally die this time, but he missed and couldn't help but taunt him, "Idiot, where are you shooting at?"

Faced with the ridicule of the Japanese devils, Lao Tie felt a little embarrassed.

Zhu Shengzhong didn't expect that the shot was so close, only three or four meters away, but this coward could still miss the target.

He didn't believe that this guy's eyes were really not working well. After a moment of hesitation, he angrily kicked Lao Tie to the ground and kicked him hard on the butt twice.

"Where are you going to hit me, you coward?"

"Get up and try again!"

Lao Tie quickly explained: "I am an artilleryman."

"Stop the fucking bullshit."

At this moment, Yangguai, who was standing in the team, couldn't bear it anymore, so he suddenly raised his gun and aimed at the Japanese soldier and shot him.

"Bang~!"

A crisp gunshot was heard, and the Japanese soldier who had been mocking just now was shot in the head and died on the spot.

Then Yangguai pulled the bolt with a loud noise and shot another Japanese soldier dead with another shot.

Zhu Shengzhong looked at Yangguai with satisfaction and said, "Not bad, now he looks like a soldier."

"Next!"

Standing next to Yangguai was Duanwu. Thinking of his uncle Lao Hulu's tragic death at the hands of the Japanese devils, Duanwu raised his gun angrily and aimed at a Japanese devil.

But when his finger was on the trigger, the boy still didn't have the courage to pull it. After all, this was a murder!

In the end, Duanwu weakly put down his gun, gasping for breath.

Zhu Shengzhong walked up to Duanwu and encouraged him, "Don't be a coward! Raise your gun."

"do not want!"

Duanwu shook his head dejectedly and said, "I can't come for this."

Zhu Shengzhong had no patience. He pulled Duanwu out of the crowd and shouted, "I told you to raise your gun."

Duanwu was so scared that he ran back into the crowd and said in panic, "I won't kill you, please let me go."

But Zhu Shengzhong was unwilling to let him go. He dragged Duanwu towards the Japanese and put a gun to his head.

"Hurry up, put your guns up."

“One~!”

“Two~!”

Seeing that Duanwu had no intention of raising his gun, he did not even have the courage to shoot.

At this time Qi Jiaming next to him couldn't bear it anymore, so he walked over quickly, hugged Duanwu from behind, grabbed Duanwu's arms with both hands, and raised the gun.

Moreover, Qi Jiaming pushed Duanwu directly in front of the Japanese soldier, and the muzzle of the gun was almost touching the Japanese soldier's forehead, only a few centimeters away.

However, at such a close distance, Duanwu was so scared that he didn't dare to shoot.

Qi Jiaming said: "Shoot quickly!"

"do not want!"

"Shoot!"

Qi Jiaming was also getting a little impatient, so he slapped Duanwu on the head, then continued to hold his hand and aimed at the Japanese soldier's forehead.

Facing the muzzle of the gun that was about to hit his head, the little Japanese soldier was also afraid. He knelt on the ground and begged bitterly: "Please, let me go!"

This time Duanwu became even more hesitant.

Qi Jiaming held Duanwu's arm tightly with both hands, pointed the gun at the devil's head again, and said, "Shoot!"

"He's the one who killed your uncle!"

"Don't you want to avenge your uncle?"

"Shoot him!"

"kill him!"

"Revenge for your uncle!"

"shot!"

(End of this chapter)