Chapter 116: The Shigedo Brigade is here

At this moment, the Army's Shigeto Brigade in front of the Sihang Warehouse in Shanghai has completed its pre-war preparations.

It took them only four or five hours to completely take over the positions of the marines and prepare for the attack in a short time, which is already quite efficient.

The troops preparing for the attack are lining up, and then they will go to the field kitchen to have a good meal. Then there will be a pre-war mobilization, and then there will be an offensive.

As Army soldiers, their young faces were filled with cheerful smiles. They didn't know what they were about to face, and they didn't think of the building in front of them as a fortress that could do nothing.

At this moment, in an empty field exclusively occupied by the Dongchuan troops, the basic essentials of snipers are still being taught.

This is much longer than the short lecture time when the Marine Corps was first successful.

Although it was not possible to impart what he had learned from the German sniper school, the five-hour lecture still benefited the soldiers who were recommended for good marksmanship.

Qingchuan Yangping, who endured the serious injury, relied on his youth and supported his injured body. He reclined on a single rack with a thick quilt behind his back to support his body.

Despite this, after five hours of continuous teaching, his face was sallow and he could only teach in a very small voice.

And an ensign sent to him by the Army re-exclaimed what he had taught.

Below are the selected soldiers sitting cross-legged on the ground, who have been listening to the new sniper course for five hours. As soldiers with good marksmanship, they never thought that there would be so much attention to guns.

"Because you, as a sniper, are responsible for reconnaissance, obstacle clearance, killing important enemy targets, and assisting other troops, but not just any small soldier is worthy of exposing your target......"

Based on his own education, Higashikawa Yohei recounted the parts of his experience that might be used in this battle. In addition, the soldiers of the army in front of him were also strictly ordered to carry out Higashikawa Yohei's orders.

Even for this reason, Shigeto Daiaki gave Higashikawa Yohei the deputy commander from the military police unit, and he still has the rank of second lieutenant of the military police here.

"Remember, you're up against the most terrible sniper in the world, so don't take it lightly. If he finds out about people's existence, he can kill you all by himself...... In the face of him, the appropriate shift of positions is not cowardice, but the courage to fight bravely, an act of courage. ”

The second lieutenant of the gendarme, who recounted Higashikawa Yohei, did not believe these words, but because of the strict orders he received, he still faithfully relayed Higashikawa Yohei's words,

"If you are confronted with him, you must be careful, careful, and careful...... If you can, try not to move, unless you are 100 percent sure of being killed, you are allowed to shoot. ”

Ahem...... Ahem......

While he was talking, Higashikawa Yohei suddenly coughed. Because of the wound, the body bent like a red stewed prawn, and shook like grass broken by the wind.

I had been waiting for the military doctor nearby to rush up, and after a little examination, he hurriedly said to the second lieutenant,

"The commander of the Qingchuan army was seriously wounded, and he worked for five hours in a row, and he ...... He can no longer ...... I beg you, please let him go back to the hospital, please. ”

The female military doctor in white uniform bowed deeply to the second lieutenant and pleaded with him.

As the most accurate second lieutenant in the military police unit, listening to the words of the doctor in front of him, he felt a burst of joy in his heart for no reason.

Higashikawa Yohei was wounded, if he commanded this newly formed sniper force to eliminate the last remaining Shina army in the Sixing warehouse, what would ......

"Please, please take good care of my sir."

He bowed down and said a word, and then approached Higashikawa Yohei and said softly,

"Don't worry, sir, I will definitely lead the Dongchuan troops to achieve good results according to your teachings."

Listening to the deputy's assurance, Higashikawa Yohei, who had been supporting him for a long time, closed his eyes tiredly and muttered,

"Be careful, be careful of my headmaster, he's an extremely dangerous person."

As Higashikawa Yohei was carried away by the doctor, the deputy commander of the Higashikawa unit stood up and announced,

"Now get up and move, eat, and get your sniper's gear. Therefore, it is necessary to strictly carry out the orders of the lieutenant and the tactics taught in battle. This is the first battle ...... of our Shigeto Brigade Higashikawa unit"

Just before the Dongchuan troops were fully mobilized before the war, other Japanese soldiers received similar orders. As far as the officers who received the order know, this was a continuous offensive.

In addition to the somewhat peculiar way of attacking, the most important point is that this continuous attack will continue until the exhausted army in the warehouse of the Four Elements reaches the extreme of exhaustion.

According to General Shigeto Daiaki's estimate, the enemy army had hardly had time to sleep since yesterday, and it was easy to figure out from combat experience that forty-eight hours of continuous combat on a mentally stressful battlefield was enough for a tired army to collapse.

This was the conclusion reached by General Shigeto Daiaki and his officers based on the experience gained by Yohei Higashikawa in the defeat of the Japanese Marines.

That is, the continuous oppression, so that the other person cannot rest, cannot eat, drink, sleep, and is in a state of extreme tension until the time of collapse.

At the same time, the officers did not hold command knives, but relied only on whistles to command. Snipers and artillerymen have to start a close-range artillery attack, which is called a bayonet on the cannon.

Of course, the premise is to give the gunner excellent protection, so in addition to covering the infantry attack, the tank must stay close to the gunner for strong protection.

In addition, guarding against the opponent's steel helmet mines is the top priority, so the sappers of the five-hour heavy brigade have not been idle. They got a batch of five-millimeter steel plates and made them into shields with supports that two people could lift together.

This mobile steel shield was clearly more mobile and nimble than the trenches, and was more effective in protecting the attacking infantry.

With the deployment completed, the various units were ready for the offensive.

Because of the need to continue the attack, the five infantry brigades were divided into five offensive waves and engaged in wheel battles against the four rows of warehouse buildings.

Even for this battle, General Shigedo sent one of his pleas to his superiors.

That is, if the attack still does not capture the Sixing warehouse by tomorrow afternoon, then he will launch a Banzai charge to the Sixing warehouse with the marines.

Of course, this kind of charge, regardless of casualties, was just an expression of his determination to capture the Sixing warehouse.

Deep down, he didn't think that the porous building in front of him, which had been bombed by the Marines, would stop the advance of his iron-clad army.

Although there are some odd weapons that can cause heavy casualties appear.

But like most Japanese, he still believed that the Japanese Empire would occupy China in a short time.

Looking at the buildings in the four rows of warehouses, shimmering with tough lead colors, he said silently,

"Sixing Warehouse, my Shigedo Brigade is here."