Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

"Other options?"

The Guardsman cast a cold gaze at the Japanese officer and asked, "Then tell me, what other methods do you have?"

"Well..."

The Japanese officer hesitated and was speechless for a while.

The Guardsman said angrily, "They are all a bunch of good-for-nothings."

"It's been so long. I asked you to think of a solution. Have you come up with any?"

"Aren't you all so powerful on weekdays? You all think you are so powerful, but now you can't even take over a small warehouse."

"The locust army has lost all its reputation because of you idiots."

The Imperial Guards, who were already furious, started scolding the officers under him.

These little Japanese soldiers were so frightened that they dared not make a sound, and they even dared not breathe.

However, these guys also felt very aggrieved. After all, they were not the only ones who couldn't think of a solution.

Didn't the Guards himself not have any idea of ​​a solution? How dare you scold us?

We are trash, aren't you trash too?

After the Guards cursed for a while, he probably got tired and finally stopped.

But the battle had to go on. The Guards said through gritted teeth, "Didn't they claim that they only had 800 people?"

"Even if it means wasting time, we must exhaust them all to death."

A Japanese officer bravely said, "Colonel, the number of 800 people is what they said themselves, which may be false."

"I guess they should have more than this number of troops. They deliberately said 800 people just to confuse us."

The Japanese soldier was right. Captain Xie deliberately announced that there were 800 people in order to confuse the Japanese soldiers.

But it is not intentional to say that there are too few people, but to say that there are too many. In fact, there are only more than 400 people, and because of some casualties, there are less than 400 people who can fight now.

Hearing this, Konoe Ken couldn't help but frown. He couldn't make a judgment on this matter now.

Now I'm afraid only they themselves know how many troops are there in the Sihang Warehouse.

If there were really more troops in the warehouse, then this matter would be difficult to handle.

The Guards were now somewhat at a loss, hesitating as to whether it was necessary to continue the attack.

But if he fails to take over the warehouse, he will have a hard time explaining to his superiors. Now all the pressure is on him.

The commander and the division commander have scolded him countless times, and now they use it as a joke every day.

The Guards also felt very aggrieved and thought, if you think I'm not capable, just change someone else!

In fact, they have considered changing people, but no one is capable of taking over this mess now.

Everyone knows that the Sihang Warehouse is a hard nut to crack, so how can we replace it?

Besides, even if someone else were to do something else, it is estimated that he would not be able to do better than the Guards.

The reason why they cursed the Imperial Guards was that they had no choice. They couldn't defeat them, so how could they not curse?

The Guards now felt as if they were being roasted on a fire. It was a very uncomfortable feeling and the pressure was too great. The old devil didn't know what to do for a moment.

Konoe Xun pondered for a moment, unable to judge the problem for the time being, and too lazy to think about it anymore.

The old devil waved his hands and roared, "Everyone, try to find a solution. If you can't find one, please help me!"

"If we fail to take over the Sihang Warehouse, we will all have to commit seppuku to apologize."

"Hayi~!"

The Japanese officers present responded respectfully.

……

At this moment, the battle was still going on. The Japanese infantry continued to attack the Sihang Warehouse like crazy.

After Li Guotao returned to the building, he first went to the command center.

Seeing Li Guotao, Captain Xie quickly asked, "What's the situation?"

Li Guotao said: "We shot down two of the Japanese planes, and no other planes have been found yet. There should be no problem on the rooftop for the time being."

"But it seems that the Japanese are really irritated. They dared to send out planes to strafe this time. I wonder if they will do something even crazier."

Captain Xie sighed helplessly and said, "It's hard to say in this situation."

"But we have no other choice but to stop the enemy's attack first."

"The Japanese charged like crazy, trying to break into the warehouse."

Li Guotao smiled and said, "That's nothing. What we are afraid of is that they will use heavy artillery."

"In an attack like this, as long as we hold our ground, they won't be able to get in at all."

"If we continue to fight, it will only be a waste of manpower, which is exactly what we want."

"We can use this opportunity to consume more of the Japanese troops and let them know how powerful we are."

Captain Xie nodded slightly and said, "I have ordered each company to hold their positions and prevent the Japanese from entering the warehouse at all costs."

"Right now, the defense line is relatively stable."

"If nothing unexpected happens, they won't be able to get in."

Li Guotao nodded and said, "I'll go check out the situation first. If anything happens, ask Xiao Hubei to notify me."

After Li Guotao finished speaking, he turned around and left quickly with his gun.

Intensive gunfire and continuous explosions could be heard everywhere in the warehouse.

A large number of Japanese soldiers were desperately climbing into the warehouse, trying to climb into the warehouse through the windows and gaps on the second floor.

The soldiers guarding the warehouse also fought with all their might, and shot and killed any enemies who climbed up.

Many Japanese soldiers were shot dead as soon as they showed their heads, without even being able to see the situation clearly, and their bodies fell to the ground helplessly.

The soldiers also continued to throw grenades to blow up the Japanese soldiers who were preparing to climb below, causing a lot of casualties to them.

The flamethrower also became a powerful weapon of defense, but the defenders only had a few flamethrowers, and they were now firing at full power.

When he found the right opportunity, he would spray out streams of blazing flames at the Japanese soldiers, burning them into firemen, and finally ending their sinful lives in great pain. No matter how they struggled, it was of no avail.

Li Guotao came to the fifth floor and used a small mirror to check the situation below through a shooting hole.

Seeing that many Japanese soldiers had gathered downstairs, Li Guotao shouted, "Burn them! Burn these beasts to death."

Following Li Guotao's order, the soldiers threw out Molotov cocktails one after another.

The Molotov cocktail fell to the ground and exploded with a loud bang, igniting flames. A big fire soon broke out outside the west wall, and many Japanese soldiers were burned and screamed.

At this time, the soldiers quickly threw cotton yarn and other items downstairs in small packages. These items were quickly ignited, and the fire grew bigger and bigger, and the Japanese soldiers downstairs and the ladders they set up were all set on fire.

The Japanese soldiers behind who were about to rush up to support saw the fire growing bigger and bigger, and they could not move forward at all, so they hesitated in fear.

At this time, the machine guns on the upper floor began to roar, and dense bullets swept towards the Japanese. Many Japanese who hesitated to move forward were knocked to the ground. The Japanese behind saw that the situation was not good, and they were scared and immediately retreated, hiding in a safe place to avoid the bullets.

Seeing that the west wall was temporarily safe due to the fire, Li Guotao went straight down to the second floor.

Many Japanese soldiers went around the west to the front of the building, preparing to climb into the building through the second-floor window.

When Li Guotao reached the second floor, he saw a Japanese soldier climbing up from a window. As soon as his head appeared, the Japanese soldier raised the rifle in his hand.

Li Guotao didn't give him a chance to shoot at all. He raised his hand and fired a shot, hitting the Japanese soldier right between the eyebrows. The Japanese soldier didn't even make a sound, and his body fell to the ground.

Li Guotao shouted loudly: "Watch every window for me, and beat them hard."

"Throw the grenade to me and blow up their ladders."

Under Li Guotao's command, the soldiers became more and more courageous as the battle went on.

Grenade after grenade was thrown out of the window and landed among the crowd of Japanese devils below.

Violent explosions continued to sound, and the Japanese suffered heavy casualties.

The Japanese soldiers who managed to climb up were killed instantly as soon as they showed their heads, and had no chance to climb into the building at all.

The Japanese soldiers downstairs suffered heavy casualties, and the Japanese soldiers behind them were unable to arrive in time for support.

As a result, there were fewer and fewer Japanese soldiers downstairs, and gradually no more Japanese soldiers climbed up.

The Guards learned about the situation on the battlefield, sighed helplessly, and said, "Stop the attack for now."

"Order the flat-fire artillery squadron to continue bombarding the west wall and kill the enemies inside."

"Hayi~!"

The Guards also understood that this was probably just a waste of artillery shells and would not achieve much result. The most they could do was to make the gap in the west wall bigger and blow more of it to facilitate the attack.

But this building is too solid. Even with the power of the flat-fire cannon, it is difficult to cause much damage to the main body of the building.

But at this point, the old devil really had no other choice.

At this moment, a Japanese officer came over and said cautiously: "Colonel, Mr. Fang is here again."

The Guards frowned slightly and asked, "What is he doing here again? Is there any new information?"

The Japanese officer replied: "He said that he had entered the warehouse yesterday and learned some of the latest information about the warehouse."

Hearing this, Konoe Xun suddenly perked up and said quickly, "Please come in."

Soon Fang Xingwen met Konoe Xun again at Konoe Xun's headquarters.

Konoe Xun greeted Fang Xingwen very enthusiastically, but the expression on his face was uglier than crying. The smile was completely forced, very unnatural, and looked really ugly.

However, Fang Xingwen also understood that with the battle going this way, it was good enough that the colonel regiment commander did not cry.

Jinweixun smiled and asked, "I heard that Mr. Fang entered the Sihang Warehouse?"

"Correct!"

Fang Xingwen nodded and said, "I am a reporter from the newspaper. I went in to do some interviews."

"The warehouse is guarded by the 542nd Regiment, led by Deputy Regimental Commander Xie, who is holding on to the warehouse."

The Guardsman nodded slightly and asked, "How many troops are there guarding the warehouse?"

Fang Xingwen said: "They announced that there were 800 people. I don't know the exact number, but based on the intelligence I know, even if the number is different, it won't be too big."

The Guardsman nodded without comment and asked, "The highest commander in the warehouse is Deputy Commander Xie. Are there no other higher-ranking officers?"

Fang Xingwen replied: "No, I didn't see any other higher-ranking officers anyway."

"Yoshi~!"

Konoe Xun nodded slightly, thinking that if this guy was not lying, there might really be only 800 people in the warehouse. After all, the team was led by a lieutenant colonel deputy commander.

The Japanese had previously speculated that there might be a brigade of troops hiding in the warehouse, but now it seems that this is basically unlikely.

Fang Xingwen continued, "Because they also know that continuing to defend the warehouse is undoubtedly tantamount to committing suicide."

"I heard that the commander of the 88th Division didn't want to waste more troops before escaping, so there won't be too many troops left behind."

The Guards could not help but sigh: "If all the generals of your country were like that commander Sun, then this war would be easier to fight."

Fang Xingwen said: "It's a pity that the warehouse defenders are ready to die."

"I interviewed several of their officers. Although they were trapped in the warehouse, they were full of fighting spirit and claimed that they would fight to the death with your army and would live and die together in the Sihang Warehouse."

"They have all written their wills and are ready to die."

"And from what I've learned, although medicines are somewhat scarce in the warehouse, there is no shortage of weapons and ammunition."

"They still have plenty of ammunition, and there are a lot of other supplies in the warehouse that they will use."

"Although they are trapped, they are very optimistic and think that they can hold out for a while if the trend continues."

"Bagaya Deer~!

Jinweixun was so angry that he cursed: "These bastards, do they really think that the locust army can't do anything to them?"

"As long as I use heavy artillery, I can raze the warehouse to the ground in less than an hour. Then they will all be dead."

Fang Xingwen said: "They all knew about this situation, but they said that they had long believed that they would die and were not afraid at all."

"If your army really dares to use heavy artillery, then go ahead! Even if they die, they will die in the Sihang Warehouse."

"Baga~!"

Jinwei Xun gnashed his teeth and cursed: "These guys really said that."

Fang Xingwen said: "There is no need for me to lie to you."

Konosuba suddenly calmed down. In fact, he knew that his superiors would not agree to let them use heavy artillery, and he did not dare to disobey orders.

What's more, he was only an infantry regiment commander, he had no heavy artillery, and he couldn't order the heavy artillery to open fire.

Konoe Xun said thoughtfully: "Don't they know that it is meaningless to continue fighting like this?"

"A small Sihang warehouse can't change anything."

Fang Xingwen said: "I have said similar things to them, but they don't seem to care."

"Moreover, most of the soldiers have no strategic vision at all. They can't even read."

"I interviewed some soldiers, and they all took the attitude of living one more day at a time. Many of them said that they had already made enough money, and killing a few more people would be a profit."

Konoe Xun was once again furious and his face turned red. If he hadn't been restraining himself, he would have lost his temper right there. (End of this chapter)