Ten minutes later, two Type 95 light tanks were the first to rush out of the Marine Corps headquarters building, followed by three armored vehicles, and Ito Shaosa sat in the armored car at the head. They were followed by more than 500 Japanese marines, one by one, who marched murderously towards the No. 1 fortifications ahead.

Just when they were about 400 meters away from the destination, a group of devil soldiers suddenly rushed out of the back door of the fortifications, they were like a sharp spear, and they broke through the encirclement of the surrounding Chinese troops at once, and then they shot back at the pursuing national officers and soldiers behind them, and retreated to the Marine Corps headquarters building in the east.

These Izumo marines were panicked one by one, taking advantage of the mist that had not yet dissipated to quickly escape, and suddenly saw two tanks at the head of the rescue troops, and these Japanese soldiers immediately shouted to the reinforcements: "Paste the black card, board it"

Hearing the rapid gunfire outside, Ito opened the hood of the armored car and saw the marines who had been driven back like ducks by the Chinese soldiers, and he was immediately anxious.

There were only more than 40 Japanese soldiers who escaped, less than a small team, and when they saw the more than 500 marines brought by Ito Shaosa, they rushed towards the convoy with a loud shout in Japanese like a drowning man grasping a life-saving straw. Hordes of Chinese soldiers, armed with guns, chased after them, firing a few shots from time to time, causing the walls on both sides of the street to crackle.

Ito Shaosa was annoyed and slapped the armor on both sides of the turret vigorously - when did the officers and men of the Imperial Japanese Navy actually let the Shina army chase them all over the ground like rabbits? This is a shame that Ito Shaosa, who has always valued honor, absolutely cannot bear, he roared angrily, and ordered his subordinates: "Quickly, get rid of those Chinese soldiers." ”

I don't know if I heard Ito Shaoza's order, and the two Type 95 light tanks at the head drove first

"Bang bang—"

Major Lu Gang, commander of the 4th Battalion of the 1st Brigade and 2nd Regiment of the New 2nd Division, who was chasing the routed troops, shouted suddenly: "Lie down"

The shells fired from the 37-mm rapid-fire guns of the two Type 95 light tanks exploded directly in a dense area of officers and men of the 4th Battalion, blowing up two people on the spot, and five or six people next to them fell to the ground and bled profusely.

The others hurriedly lay down, and the pursuit just now made them forget the formation of the skirmishers in their usual training, especially the recruits who had experienced the actual combat test for the first time, and they were a little overwhelmed.

Lu Gang, the commander of the fourth battalion, slammed the ground, extremely remorseful, he chased too fast just now, he was paralyzed and careless, and he had to pay some tuition for the first time on the battlefield, but this tuition was a bit heavy, and the two soldiers who flew up must have died, and the five or six people near the bullet point were at least seriously injured.

"Da-da-"

The 7 mm machine gun on the Japanese armored car behind rang out, and countless bullets swept towards the officers and soldiers of the fourth battalion who were chasing, Lu Gang rolled close to the ground and rolled into an alley next to him, and the guard with a backpack behind him couldn't dodge, and his body was punched out of a hole, and he fell to the ground on his back after retreating four or five steps, bleeding profusely.

As soon as the Japanese tanks and armored vehicles opened fire, the offensive of the pursuing 2nd Regiment and 4th Battalion came to a halt, and the officers and men looked for cover to take refuge and did not dare to show their heads again.

Ito Shaozo was very satisfied with the effect of the troops' strikes, looking at the Chinese soldiers who were suppressed so much that they couldn't raise their heads, Ito waved his hand and commanded the marines behind him to rush forward, intending to give the Chinese army a counter-charge.

Taking advantage of the fact that the Chinese soldiers had no time to take care of themselves, the Japanese soldiers who broke through from the No. 1 fortification ran very fast, and came to Ito Shaosa's side in a minute or two.

This scene made Ito Shaoza frown, how majestic are the officers and men of the Imperial Japanese Navy, why are these guys so embarrassed?

The unabated Ito Shaosa rushed down from the armored car, pulled the Marine soldier who was about to run backwards, and asked angrily: "Baga, as a member of the Imperial Japanese Navy, how can you be chased by the Chinese army?" ”

The Marine shuddered for a moment, and then reported in the Japanese language of Honshu's northern country: "Hai...... The Chinese army had a very mysterious weapon that broke through our strong fortifications at once, and we resisted in the first fortification for half an hour before retreating."

Ito Shosa glared at the soldier and asked, "Okada-kun, as a glorious officer and soldier of the Imperial Navy, you should fight to the death and be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor."

The soldier's face turned gloomy and he said in frustration, "Squadron Leader Okada, he... Due to the crisis of the situation, our troops in the Hongkou area have lost contact with the Huishan Wharf and the Gongda Yarn Factory on the left, and their strength is extremely limited...... Squadron Commander Okada instructed us to save our useful bodies and shed every drop of blood to defend the Marine Corps Headquarters building."

As soon as he heard that Captain Okada was dead, Ito Shaosa's eyes were almost bloodshot, and he gritted his teeth and yelled: "Eight Grid Tooth Road"

The angry Ito Shaoza raised his palm, slapped the soldier in the face, pulled out the command knife with a "swish", and shouted at the Japanese Navy Eighth Sentai Marines behind:

"Rush, rush, rush over to me, kill the people of Guangshi"

For a while, the guns of the tanks and armored vehicles rang out in unison, and the devil marines in the back also raised their 38 big covers and fired at the officers and men of the battalion in front.

The dense bullets fired from the main tank guns and the parallel machine guns immediately suppressed the officers and men of the 2nd Regiment and 4th Battalion in front of them so that they could not raise their heads.

A string of bullets swept by, and the fourth battalion commander Lu Gang pounced again, he turned his head vigilantly and saw that the two bazooka teams that had been ambushed in the alley were staring at the alley with all their attention.

"Niang Xipi, why don't you fire yet? Lao Tzu is about to sacrifice two classes of brothers."

Lu Gang's words were full of chagrin and anger, because the bazooka team did not fire, in a few breaths, the powerful firepower of the Japanese tanks and armored vehicles caused his company to suffer heavy losses.

The officers and men of the two bazooka groups did not pay attention to Lu Gang's angry words, the effective firing range of the bazooka was only about 150 meters, and the Japanese tanks and armored vehicles were still 200 meters away just now, and if they forcibly opened fire, not only would they not be able to destroy the enemy tanks, but on the contrary, they would make the other side more vigilant, and then they would be in trouble.

If you can't hit it with one hit, it's better not to use it, in exchange for a better chance.

At this time, the first two Type 95 light tanks were passing through the alley, and the shooter of the group of bazooka teams led by him carried the bazooka and aimed at the tank, but his hands were a little shaky - this was the first time he had fought a tank on the battlefield.

A burst of fire flashed on the side of the tank on the left, followed by a violent explosion, which shook Ito Shaosa's ears "buzzing", he was stunned for a moment, looking at the tank in front of him that was disemboweled, the flames jumped out of the turret, and the huge body rushed forward a meter, lying there and not moving, obviously the tank was finished with the people inside.

"Baga"

Ito Shaozao's teeth are about to be crushed, and now the only two tanks left in the Marine Corps Headquarters have been destroyed at once, how can he not let his heart drip blood?

Ito's eyes were red, looking at everything in front of him, and he was wondering what kind of weapon was causing damage to the tank, when suddenly there was another "whoosh", and a burst of red light rushed out of the alley on the right, heading towards another tank, and in the "boom" sound, Ito Shaozuo's eyes widened

In just an instant, another tank followed the tank next to it, making a huge explosion and then burning into a pile of scrap metal, and Ito's eyes were about to fall out.

"Baga, what's going on?"

Ito roared, but no one could answer him.

At this time, the soldier who escaped from the No. 1 fortification grabbed Ito Shaosa's arm and said anxiously: "Your Excellency, the people of Shina have a mysterious weapon, and it is this kind of reddish cannonball that destroyed our fortress at once. It's amazing, let's go in."

On the whole, the officers and men of the Japanese Navy were quite calm, not as arrogant as the army, and believed that the spirit of bushido could fight everything. After a period of mania, Ito calmed down.

The Shanghai area is full of high-rise buildings, which is very suitable for street fighting, and the Japanese tanks and armored vehicles can easily become the targets of this special weapon; if there is no cover of tanks and armored vehicles, their more than 500 marines will face the impact of the Chinese army several times their own, and even if they win, they will be a disastrous victory, which is not in line with the strategy that the Marine Corps is currently facing.

The change in the situation on the battlefield made Ito Shaosa's sweat beads fall to the ground drop by drop, and seeing the Chinese troops on the opposite side, who had lost their fire suppression, jumped out and attacked again, he hurriedly waved the command knife in his hand and shouted loudly to the front and rear: "Stop advancing, stop and return to the headquarters building immediately"

When the Japanese marines who came to their senses saw that the two tanks they had started were destroyed, they turned around and ran towards the headquarters building without Ito Shaosa's orders. Just now, he was still aggressive and wanted to fight the Chinese army against a counter-charge devil soldier, and it became a mess for a while.

The heavy machine guns on the devil's armored car kept ringing to suppress the pursuit of the officers and men of the Lugang battalion, and the powerful firepower kept the distance between the Chinese and Japanese armies at about three or four hundred meters. At this time, at the end of the street, the Chinese troops were moving in a steady stream, one by one, they were bent on their waists, attached to the walls on both sides of the street, carrying guns, and silently marching towards the Marine Corps headquarters building.

Ito Shaoza looked back and frowned when he saw this scene, the current situation was very obvious, if he didn't retreat, he was afraid that everyone would have to stay here, he waved his scabbard, kicked and hit the soldiers around him, and soon drove a group of routs to retreat to the headquarters building, only by using the defense there can he resist the attack of an enemy who is several times his own.

Ito looked around and saw that the fastest runners were the Marines who had escaped from the No. 1 fortification, and several of them were carrying bulging backpacks with a slender iron pipe hanging from them, and they didn't know what the road was for. They fled with unusual speed, and in five or six minutes they arrived at the outskirts of the Marine Corps Headquarters, shouting in Japanese with a northern accent to the soldiers blocking the barricades in front of them: "Get out of the way, don't stop us from retreating, make way for the armored vehicles"

Ito Shaosa shook his head, this group of soldiers belonging to the second batch of Izumo Marines who came to Shanghai for reinforcements was very lively, Ito Shozo always felt that they were different from the members of the Eighth Sentai Marine Corps led by him on weekdays, but thinking about the fact that the Navy had recruited a lot of civilians from the volunteers during this time, I was relieved, maybe these guys were the civilians who had been ordered to replenish the loss of the Izumo Marine Corps recently, no wonder there was no appearance of a soldier.