In the early morning of October 27, when all the Chinese troops north of the Suzhou Creek had withdrawn to the south bank, the people of Shanghai in the concession began to weep one after another.

Because they did not expect that the Battle of Songhu, which lasted for two and a half months, would eventually end with the withdrawal of all Chinese troops to the south bank of Suzhou Creek.

Now more than 200,000 Japanese troops are gathering on the north bank of Suzhou Creek in all directions, ready to attack the south bank at any time. I heard that the vanguard of the Japanese army had reached the north bank.

Now that the defeat of the Chinese army has been revealed, the people of Shanghai really dare not imagine what Shanghai would be like after it was occupied by the Japanese army. They didn't dare to imagine that they would be like the people in the Pingjin area, and the next morning they would come together and become slaves of the country.

But just this morning, worried Shanghai citizens finally heard the exciting news that there was still a Chinese army fighting the Japanese army in the Sixing warehouse on the north bank of the Suzhou Creek.

I heard that this Chinese army only had 800 men, but it killed nearly 1,000 Japanese soldiers in one day yesterday. Moreover, these Japanese troops have not broken through the defenses of this Chinese unit until now.

The enthusiastic people of Shanghai soon found out the number of this heroic unit, the 88th Regiment of the 524th Division of the whole 800 soldiers, their commander is called Xie Jinyuan, and this heroic unit is also affectionately called the 800 heroes.

But just this morning, a Japanese tank brigade drove up here. In order to cheer up the defenders of the Sixing Warehouse, countless Shanghai citizens flocked to the south bank of Suzhou Creek, and everyone stood in the public concession across the Suzhou Creek to cheer for these 800 brave men.

The citizens of Shanghai wanted to know whether these heroic soldiers lacked clothing, food, and ammunition. There are also many citizens who shouted to the Sixing Warehouse with the help of loudspeakers, and they wanted to enter the Sixing Warehouse and help the 800 brave men defend the warehouse.

The people of Shanghai have received an affirmative reply from the soldiers of the Sixing Warehouse, and they are not short of food, drink, and ammunition, so please rest assured. It is the duty of the soldiers to resist the enemy, and the hearts of the people are understood by the 524th Regiment.

The soldiers in the warehouse told the truth, but the citizens of Shanghai did not think so, they thought that they were surrounded by dozens of times the enemy, and there was no way to have any supplies, and they did not accept everyone's help, this is the good soldiers of the people, and the citizens of Shanghai were even more moved. I want to do something more for the defenders of the warehouse.

Just when the general public was trying to find a way to support the fighters of the 524th Regiment, they saw dozens of tanks and armored vehicles driving over on the street in the distance of the Sixing warehouse.

Sharp-eyed citizens immediately used loudspeakers and large blackboards to indicate the direction of the enemy's advance for the defenders of the Sixing warehouse. There was a citizen who was quite familiar with military affairs, and he used the Sixing warehouse as a benchmark to directly mark the direction of movement of the advancing Japanese tank units with coordinates.

The Japanese tanks, which had always thought that the Chinese army had no heavy firepower, were unlucky, and seeing such clear coordinates, Regiment Commander Xie immediately ordered the gun jackets of more than a dozen large-caliber mortars on the roof of the Sixing warehouse building.

Then the soldiers of a mortar platoon immediately rushed to the roof of the building, following the instructions of the citizens, shelled the tank units in the distance.

Boom, boom, a dozen mortars fired in a rapid triple shot, and dozens of shells fell into the path of these dozens of tanks and armored vehicles.

Although it did not hit directly, it still overturned several tanks and killed and wounded dozens of Japanese soldiers.

Seeing that the Chinese defenders still had large-caliber mortars, Captain Sakata was shocked: "What? Who said that the Chinese defenders did not have heavy weapons? Such a large large-caliber mortar is almost catching up with our heavy artillery.

The 2nd Brigade was ordered to immediately send a squadron to follow the rapid attack of the tanks. Soon, another squadron of Japanese soldiers followed the tanks and armored vehicles and attacked the Sihang warehouse at a rapid pace.

Who knew that they had just entered the firing range of the Sixing Warehouse, and saw that in the six-story building of the Sixing Warehouse, dozens of light and heavy machine guns were strafing in the direction of the tank.

Of course, Commander Xie's light and heavy machine guns could not hit the Japanese tanks, but they could easily break the bodies of the Japanese soldiers around the tanks.

Hundreds of Japanese soldiers were caught off guard by these dozens of light and heavy machine guns, and they suffered heavy casualties all of a sudden. The Japanese soldiers who were alive found that the Chinese army had too many machine guns and was too ruthless, so they threw down their tanks and retreated alone.

And these moving tanks did not know that the Japanese soldiers behind them had fled without a trace, they were still trying to advance, and kept bombarding the warehouses of the four rows.

As a result, the sturdiness of the four-row warehouses far exceeded the imagination of the Japanese army, and the Japanese tanks at this time were only 37-millimeter rapid-fire guns, which were okay against the Chinese infantry without heavy weapons, and had no power against the four-row warehouses with high-grade and high-strength reinforced concrete structures.

You must know that when Li Tie sent people to build this warehouse, he thought of the Sixing Warehouse Defense Battle that would take place today, so he had already made arrangements for the Japanese army's offensive steps and offensive characteristics, not to mention that the Japanese army did not have heavy artillery, even if there was heavy artillery, it would not be able to capture it in a few days.

Now Li Tie's layout has paid off, and even if the sturdy warehouse is directly hit by the Japanese tank guns, it is just a white idea. Even if the shell exploded on the wall, it would not be able to blow up the four rows of warehouses in the slightest.

Captain Sakata was stunned by such a solid warehouse in front of him: "Didn't you say that the houses built by the Chinese are not beaten?" Why is the warehouse in front of me so hard that it can't even be used by tank guns, do you have to let me use heavy artillery? ”

However, Captain Sakata knew that it was impossible for him to bombard the Sixing warehouse with heavy artillery. But without the help of heavy artillery and aircraft, he seemed to have no good way to blow up the warehouse in front of him. Is it really for him to fill it with human lives regardless of casualties?

Sakata eventually reported the problems he was encountering to the commander of the 3rd Division, asking for tactical guidance.

After listening to what he said, the division commander asked him lightly: "How many Chinese defenders are on the opposite side?" ”

He replied, "Eight hundred at most." ”

"And how many people do you have?" The division commander still asked softly.

"And more than 2,000 people?" The captain of the Bantuan regiment reported according to the truth.

"In the two and a half months since the Battle of Shanghai, our 200,000 soldiers have beaten the Chinese army of 800,000 people, and now you have more than 2,000 imperial warriors and you can't beat a broken warehouse guarded by a few hundred people?

Are you discrediting the sacred reputation of the Imperial soldiers? After the division commander questioned him, Captain Sakata hung up the phone mercilessly.

Captain Sakata's eyes were hollow, and he first threw down the phone in despair, and then his face turned red, and his teeth cracked.

The captains saw that Captain Sakata was a little unwell like being dry and unable to pass stool for many days, and they stepped forward to express their concern.

Captain Sakata pushed everyone away at once, tore off his shirt, revealing his lush chest hair, and then he smashed the white shirt on his body, and then took out one of it and tied it to his head.

When the captains saw Captain Sakata's posture, they all gasped, because according to the custom of their Japanese soldiers, when the head of a unit tied a strip of white cloth to the door of his head, he was about to launch a decisive attack.

They now have more than 3,000 men and horses, although more than 500 have been wiped out by the Chinese defenders, but there are no more than 2,000 men and horses available, it seems that it is not yet time to launch a desperate attack, right? Isn't this decisive blow often used when you are in a desperate situation and your troops are extremely bad? Why did his co-captain feel like he was crazy after answering the phone?

It's a pity that the really crazy Captain Sakata will not explain to them, he just draws his command knife, and then shouts: "All the soldiers gather and attack with me to the death." ”

All the captains also had to immediately draw their command knives and immediately follow behind the captain of Sakata.

Captain Sakata gathered the last of the more than 2,000 Japanese troops and sent all the remaining tanks to really launch a desperate attack on the Sixing warehouse.

Outside the range of the Chinese army, tank guns, anti-aircraft guns, mortars, heavy machine guns, all the fire that could be supported was opened up.

For the first time, the people of Shanghai on both sides of the Suzhou Creek saw such a fierce war scene, even though they were all out of range of the warring parties, but the fierce artillery fire still shook the hearts of the entire Shanghai citizens.

Their red hearts sank straight down, and now the explosives of the 800 brave men in the houses have been detonated, and the fire points of dozens of light and heavy machine guns have also been exposed. Even the mortars on the roof of the building were attacked by the Japanese artillery brigade and lost their power.

Seeing more than 2,000 Japanese troops rushing towards the Sixing warehouse with dozens of tanks and armored vehicles.

All the citizens of Shanghai could not help but feel sad, under such a powerful attack, what kind of troops could repel the Japanese attack?

Who knew that when most of these Japanese troops entered the attack range of the 524th Regiment, they saw hundreds of firing ports in the sixth-floor warehouse, and a large number of tongues of fire were spit out at the same time.

More than 100 light machine guns and 20 heavy machine guns were finally revealed, and hundreds of light and heavy machine guns began to frantically strafe the Japanese troops in front of them, only to see the Japanese soldiers fall in pieces.

But even so, the Japanese army still fought to the death, but accelerated the pace of the attack. At this time, more than a dozen firing ports on the first floor were also quietly opened, only to see more than a dozen black and thick pipes exposed.

The Japanese tankmen who were running at the front of the line were frightened when they saw these tubes: "Oh my God, this is a 37-mm anti-aircraft gun!" A group of tanks and armored vehicles immediately turned around and prepared to flee the open field in front of the warehouse.

It's a pity that Captain Xie's hole cards were only revealed, so how could they easily let them run back. There were dozens of bangs, and more than a dozen tanks and armored vehicles were destroyed on the spot.

Nearly 2,000 Japanese troops were also suppressed by hundreds of light and heavy machine guns, and from time to time Japanese soldiers lying in the ruins and in the open field were killed by machine guns.

When the captain of the first infantry group wanted to persuade the captain of the Sakata coalition next to him to retreat, he was horrified to find that the head of the captain of the squadron next to him was long gone.