The Iron-Blooded Army of Beacon Fire

Chapter 236 Street Fighting and Annihilation of Enemies

On the wide road, more than a hundred officers and soldiers of the 9th Squadron of the 45th Infantry Regiment of the 6th Infantry Division of the Japanese Army vigilantly searched along the joints. Behind the infantry of the 9th Infantry Squadron, mules and horses Packed heavy machine gun squad and infantry artillery squad.

However, the Ninth Squadron's march was huge, far exceeding its expected size, because in the mules and horses, in addition to the mules and horses in the heavy machine gun squad and the infantry artillery squad, there were dozens of horses and mules. Collecting and plundering Chinese mules and donkeys everywhere.

These stolen donkeys and mules carried not only the combat baggage and ammunition of the Japanese infantry, but also materials robbed from various places by the Japanese army during their march. These materials not only included various gold and silver treasures, porcelain furniture, There are whole packages of legal tender banknotes, cans, soda, and even bamboo stools and children's mobility scooters.

Even chamber pots and water basins that were not valuable in the homes of ordinary Chinese people were pocketed by these poor and crazy Japanese soldiers.

There is no doubt that these Japanese troops did not encounter fierce resistance while searching and advancing along the way. Because the Chinese army retreated and collapsed too quickly, the Japanese troops' marching and searching journey went too smoothly.

So, they naturally started to rob during the search and march of this battle. For the lower-level officers and soldiers who accounted for the vast majority of the Japanese army, the prosperous city of Jinling City was simply a waste for those poor Japanese officers and soldiers. There are treasures everywhere.

Gold, silver, treasures, copper and iron utensils were all their targets for robbery. Therefore, the ninth squadron searched and robbed along the streets, marching all the way to Zhongshan North Road, which expanded the size of the marching column by nearly half. This naturally expanded their marching ranks with the mules and donkeys that carried the fruits of the plunder.

Now, the infantry of the Ninth Squadron at the forefront is still advancing cautiously. The infantry at the forefront are vigilantly conducting combat searches on the wide and vast roads, although some of them have mixed the combat search missions with robbery missions to make a fortune. , but the pioneering troops are still carrying out the search and warning mission wholeheartedly.

However, this gradually expanding Japanese infantry squadron obviously did not receive special training in street fighting.

The battle search formation was still spread out on the street in a swaggering manner, instead of leading the spy battalion to lurk in the buildings on both sides of the road to open a path forward like He Wei did.

Of course, this is not a tactical mistake made by the Japanese troops of this squadron, because for most countries in the world today, street fighting is a brand new subject that needs to be explored urgently, and the Japanese army is no exception, at least for now. , the Japanese army did not have systematic street fighting training, so it was naturally impossible for the Japanese army to commit suicide in advance like He Wei who had traveled through time.

Soon, this reinforced squadron of more than 200 people was about to reach Zhongshan North Road, and not far from them was a crossroads.

The Japanese squadron leader who was leading the team saw a crossroads ahead. Seeing the terrain that was extremely vulnerable to attack, he immediately instinctively increased his vigilance.

So the squadron leader immediately issued an order. The first line was to search and advance with two infantry squads, the second line was to advance with one infantry squad, and the heavy machine gun squad, infantry artillery squad and the remaining mules and horse baggage were launched to follow up at the end.

This reinforced infantry squadron of the Japanese army slowed down its marching speed and moved very vigilantly towards the intersection leading to Zhongshan North Road.

At the same time, the officers and soldiers of the special agent battalion led by He Wei were not feeling well.

In a private house, Yang Biao, the spy platoon leader, took a baseball bat he found from nowhere and smashed the door of a steel-wood composite structure. Then he kicked it several times, and then dozens of times. The soldiers from the special agent platoon picked up various tables, chairs, benches and furniture and smashed them again, but the door remained motionless.

"Battal Commander, this door is locked from the outside and cannot be kicked open."

Yang Biao said to He Wei in the corner of the room. At this time, He Wei was stepping on a bed with one foot and the other foot on the overturned dressing table. His body was covered with dust from the explosion. .

"I just put explosives on it and blew up the door and the wall."

He Wei waved his hand, and the soldiers of the special agent platoon immediately prepared to explode. Soon, the soldiers behind brought several boxes of scattered explosive blocks. The soldiers hurriedly opened the ammunition boxes and took out several sacks filled with sand. , and then stuffed a large number of explosive blocks into the sack pieces.

Then the explosive bags were tied up according to the three horizontal and two vertical methods used in military backpacks, and knots were tied at each intersection of the ropes tied to the explosive bags. Then, the soldiers of the secret service platoon used the engineer shovel to tie the tied explosive bags. The photo was taken in a square shape, and after this operation, the explosive bags were completed one by one.

"Everyone get out, everyone get out, we're going to blow up the wall."

Yang Biao shouted loudly, and the soldiers in the room retreated one after another. He Wei also withdrew. Only two soldiers were left in the room. They used the tables, chairs, phonographs, mirrors, etc. in the room to mess up the several bundles of explosives. Household items stuck against walls and doors.

Then he used the engineer's needle-nose pliers to poke a hole in the explosive bag, and put the connected fuse and detonator inside. Then, the two soldiers quickly retreated after pulling the fuse. .

Boom-boom-boom

Several explosive packets composed of TNT exploded one after another, opening the iron door of the house with a bang, and several large round holes were blasted in the wall. The house was suddenly filled with dust, and glass and sawdust were flying everywhere. Wei was the first to rush up after the explosion, got into the smoke, then got out from the door and the big hole, and continued to move forward in the same way.

In this way, the attack troops of the special agent battalion made a concealed and destructive advance into houses and buildings.

The spy battalion and the Japanese advancing reinforcement squadron were facing each other. Just after He Wei led the team to blast seven or eight more walls in succession, Tao Heiwa, the messenger, suddenly reported a suspicious situation to He Wei. .

It turned out to be the forward guard post placed by the 1st Infantry Company on the side of the road. A crossroads was discovered one kilometer ahead, and some Japanese infantry were vaguely seen near the crossroads, but the number was unknown.

This situation immediately aroused He Wei's alert.

He realized that the Japanese troops appearing near the intersection were most likely his target. Although he discovered the enemy's whereabouts at this time, he could not slow down the troops' advance.

Therefore, He Wei ordered the troops to continue to accelerate forward, and continue to use explosives to blast if they encounter obstacles blocking their progress. At the same time, the troops on the left and right wings each sent one unit to the top balcony, advanced covertly, and advanced towards the intersection at full speed. .

Although the Japanese army has already appeared within visual distance of one's own side, continuing to organize blasts and advance at this time will definitely alarm the Japanese army. However, there is a saying that the first attack is to gain strength, and the second attack will suffer disaster. Based on the principle of approaching first and firing first, He Wei decided to Continue to lead the troops as far as possible inside the building, meet the Japanese troops facing them, and try to narrow the distance between the two sides.

Sure enough, the Japanese troops of the 9th Squadron of the 45th Infantry Regiment, who were targeted by He Wei, quickly noticed the continuous explosions ahead.

The continuous explosions were very strange to the Japanese army. The explosions were so violent that the leading Japanese soldiers were even sure that the explosions occurred not far away from them.

What was strange was that there were no exploding bombs around. This strange phenomenon made the advancing Japanese Infantry Regiment 9th Squadron of the 45th Regiment suddenly alert.

"Everyone stop moving forward!"

At the intersection, just as the Ninth Squadron was preparing to enter the intersection, the captain of the Ninth Squadron suddenly stopped the troops preparing to advance, and instead ordered the entire squadron to advance on the spot and prepare for battle on the spot.

A squadron of Japanese troops quickly entered a full combat state. All Japanese troops on the street were lying down on guard. The heavy machine gun squad and infantry artillery squad following behind the infantry squad were also led by Japanese troops with heavy weapons squads. The mules and horses were hiding on both sides.

Boom

More than 200 highly nervous Japanese soldiers were filled with extreme nervousness and suspicion as they listened to the continuous, muffled and strange sound of artillery fire with no visible explosion point.

Although more than 200 Japanese troops continued to search around, not even a single person could be seen on the deserted streets, let alone any suspected Chinese troops. All these Japanese troops could see were wide and deserted streets. , as well as the large fountain in the center of the intersection and the bronze statue of Mr. Sun Yat-sen in the center of the pool.

This intersection connected to Zhongshan North Road is also a prosperous area in Jinling City. As the intersection of four main roads, the area of ​​this intersection is very large, not to mention a reinforced infantry squadron of more than 200 people. , even if the force is doubled, it will be enough to deploy at this intersection.

In the center of the intersection is a large fountain with a diameter of twenty meters. The pool is surrounded by a circle of fountains. Even at this time, half of the water fountains are still working, and in the center of the pool, It is a life-size bronze statue of Mr. Zhongshan. Standing in the center is Mr. Zhongshan, wearing a suit coat and holding a stick in his right hand. He looks majestic and has a glorious image, but he looks very solemn and strange amidst the rumbling explosions all around.

As a result, more than 200 Japanese soldiers from the Ninth Squadron stood on guard amidst the strange explosions that were very strange but getting closer and closer.

The squadron leader of the 9th Squadron of the 45th Regiment crept on the ground and searched visually, but found no results. Out of caution, he still did not let the troops continue to advance, but prepared to send out advanced soldiers to continue the search.

"Come here, order the assigned heavy machine gun team to pull up two heavy machine guns and place them on both sides of the street. The first team sent a team of leading soldiers to search near the intersection to find out what the explosion was. what happened?"

The captain of the lieutenant squadron ordered sternly. Soon, the heavy machine gun team following behind the ninth infantry squadron came forward. The Japanese troops of the two heavy machine gun teams rushed forward carrying two Type 92 heavy machine guns and shot them respectively. Two heavy machine guns were set up on both sides of the street.

A detachment of Japanese infantry also began to rush in all directions, and simultaneously launched searches in several directions at the intersection.

And all of this has fallen into He Wei's eyes.

Just now, he led the troops of the special agent battalion to advance about three kilometers by blasting. After advancing three kilometers, this time, for the sake of safety, He Wei ordered the troops to stop advancing, so the advancing troops on the left and right wings all No longer advancing, but waiting in the building, He Wei also climbed to the platform on the roof and began to observe the situation.

"Batalion Commander, the Japanese seem to have discovered us."

Fu Chen whispered to He Wei. Both of them hid behind the cement guardrail on the roof platform, half-kneeling and looking at the marching troops of the Japanese Ninth Squadron.

He Wei shook his head and said, "Not necessarily. You should have heard the explosion when we blew up the wall. Maybe we were confused. If we were really discovered, the Japanese would have pounced on us."

"The Japanese are really careful. They are very clever. They won't move when they hear the explosion. They hide in the street. If they are led to the intersection ahead, they will be easily beaten."

Fu Chen said.

He Wei looked at the highly vigilant Japanese troops in the telescope and snorted.

"Then we have to lead them to the crossroads and tell the troops to go upstairs and move forward simultaneously on the floors. Try not to make any noise. If it's not possible, use explosives to open the way and let the mortar platoon of the artillery company take over. The cannon was pulled up and ready to fire on the platform upstairs, and a messenger was sent to tell the second company on the right to do the same."

"it is good."

Fu Chen nodded and immediately sent a messenger to deliver the order to the second company of infantry on the other side of the building.

Later, He Wei called Kanjiro Nishi over again. Hearing that He Wei had something to do, Kanjiro Nishi, who was eager to show off in front of He Wei, immediately led his four men and climbed over.

These members of the Rangers were still in full Japanese combat uniforms, wearing Japanese 90 steel helmets, carrying Japanese combat backpacks, and holding 38-inch caps in their hands.

"He Sang, if you have any orders, I, Kanjiro Nishi, uh, no, I, Liu Lu, are at your disposal at any time."

Said Kanjiro Nishi, the captain of the passive team whose pseudonym is Liu Lu.

He Wei narrowed his eyes and patted Nishi Kanjiro on the shoulder with a smile.

"You did a good job in the previous mission. Now I give you a chance to make new achievements. I saw the enemies on the street. These enemies are very smart. They immediately became vigilant when they heard the explosions we blasted in the building. , are now all crawling on the street opposite, and search troops have been sent out. If we fire directly in the building, this angle does not guarantee that we can annihilate this enemy force with the highest efficiency."

"What you have to do is stand upstairs and shout to the enemies below, trick them into giving up their vigilance, and attract them to the intersection, you know?"

With that said, He Wei handed his telescope to Kanjiro Nishi. He looked at the situation below and then said to He Wei: "I understand, He Sang, I want to assign a task to my team members first. "

"can."

Soon, while Nishi Kanjiro assigned tasks to his rangers, the special agent battalion attack troops located on the left and right wings were also deployed separately according to He Wei's arrangement.

The buildings on both sides are five-story high. The special agent battalion troops who originally blasted and advanced in the building only opened a path on the first floor. At this time, after receiving orders from He Wei, the soldiers of the first and second companies They began to expand upstairs one after another and opened paths on each floor at the same time.

According to the pre-war arrangement, the first and second companies were reinforced by a tank defense artillery platoon and a mortar platoon from the artillery company. When the infantry of each company struggled to maneuver to various floors, the two mortars The artillery platoon was also pulled up to the roof in time.

Inside the building, the rumble of explosive packs exploded again.

Amidst the bursts of explosions, the officers and soldiers of the special agent battalion walked through the building as fast as possible, preparing to rush through the last five hundred meters from the intersection as soon as possible.

The 9th Squadron of the 45th Regiment, which was lying down on guard on the opposite street, heard the violent explosion sound again and could not help but further increase its vigilance.

On the street opposite the spy camp, the captain of the Ninth Squadron was holding a Southern-style pistol, lying on the hard ground and looking around for reconnaissance. Suddenly, the originally weakened explosion sound became louder again.

Boom

The lieutenant squadron leader was startled by the explosion, and then rolled to the side and leaned behind the Type 92 heavy machine gun group under the telephone pole on the street.

"Be alert, be alert."

The lieutenant squadron leader shouted loudly.

The Japanese officers and soldiers of the Ninth Squadron also held Type 38 rifles and Type 11 light machine guns. They were very vigilant about the surrounding streets and intersections, but they were completely unaware of the dust and dust flying from time to time in the buildings opposite. The looming glass shards,

Only street intersections and wide streets were alerted because these Japanese troops had not received special street fighting training and could not notice the strangeness of the building opposite. It was because the entire Jinling City was filled with artillery fire and gunpowder smoke. For one thing, these highly vigilant Japanese troops would not notice the details.

Boom

Boom

The sound of the explosion was getting louder and louder, and it seemed to be appearing in front. The captain of the ninth squadron couldn't help but turn his eyes to the street in front.

Suddenly, a flag slowly appeared on the roof of the building opposite. The captain of the ninth squadron subconsciously raised his pistol when he saw it. Several highly nervous Japanese soldiers fired directly after seeing it. gun.

砰

砰

砰

Several crisp shots of Type 38 rifles rang out, and several bullets almost flew past the side of the military flag.

After seeing the flag clearly, the captain and squadron leader immediately stopped shooting.

"Don't fire."

Because this flag is a rising sun flag, and it is a rising sun flag tied to a Type 38 rifle.

Just when the captain and his more than 200 Japanese soldiers were confused about what was going on, another loud shout in Japanese came from the roof.

"Comrades on the other side, please don't shoot. We are our own people. We are our own people."

After hearing this authentic Japanese, the captain and the Japanese soldiers were slightly relieved, but they did not completely lower their guard.

The lieutenant squadron leader shouted: "Hey, which army are you from? What is your serial number?"

The answer came quickly from the other side. "We are from the 36th Infantry Regiment, Sabae Regiment, and the 9th Division."

This answer not only accurately reported the number of the regiment and division to which it belonged, but the caller also had a strong Sabae local accent.

At this point, the captain of the 9th Squadron of the 45th Regiment breathed a sigh of relief and felt slightly relieved. He also knew that the 9th Division was also in the battle sequence to attack the Jinling troops, and the 36th Regiment It was indeed a unit of the Ninth Division, and the corresponding regiment's jurisdiction was Sabae.

It has to be said that the Japanese troops that He Wei fought against in Jinling were all top-notch Japanese elites. Tangshan defeated the 16th Division in the first battle, Chunhua defeated the 9th Division again, and now the 6th Division is about to confront them. It is also a division in the Japanese army that has always been known for its fierceness.

On the roof of the opposite building, accompanied by shouts, a Japanese second lieutenant slowly stood up holding a rifle with a rising sun flag. Behind him, four fully armed Japanese soldiers also stood up one after another.

Who else could the Japanese second lieutenant at the head be Kanjiro Nishi, the captain of the special agent battalion, also known as Liu Lu?

While Kanjiro Nishi kept shaking the rifle in his hand, he shouted with a smile on his face: "We just encountered a Chinese army nearby and fought hard with them. They fled out of the city along this road. It’s just that there are too many people and we can’t defeat them. Just rest in this building, and you’d better launch a pursuit and kill all those damn Chinese soldiers.”

The members of Nishi Kanjiro's Rangers also waved their rifles, and some raised their hands high and shouted "Long live" to the Japanese troops downstairs.

Hearing this, the captain of the 9th Squadron of the 45th Regiment was completely relieved. He let out a sigh of relief, put away the Southern pistol in his hand, and shouted: "The task of defeating the Chinese army depends on us." Troops of the Sixth Division, just rest."

After saying that, the Japanese soldiers who felt relaxed all around also laughed along with the squadron leader's joking words.

It can be said that the air was suddenly filled with a happy atmosphere. Many Japanese soldiers also imitated the squadron leader and responded to the "Japanese soldiers" on the roof.

Joking and laughing.

"Hey, soon our Kumamoto Division will show you what it means to be an elite member of the Imperial Army."

"I'm afraid you are not fighting the Chinese army, but you are going into that building to grab things."

"Cowards, come down and fight the Chinese soldiers with us."

Amid the burst of laughter and commotion, the more than 200 Japanese soldiers seemed to have forgotten the explosions one after another in the building, and just after a while, the explosions in the building did stop again.

While Kanjiro Nishi and other Rangers attracted the attention of the Japanese troops from the 9th Squadron of the 45th Regiment downstairs, the officers and soldiers of the special agent battalion inside the building were also struggling to advance forward and successfully reached the top of the buildings on both sides. front end.

On the rooftops on both sides, the mortars from the Secret Service Battalion's artillery company also crawled forward with the help of the infantry, using the cover of the roof platform to reach the front end of the roof platform.

Amid the laughter of the Japanese army, the officers and soldiers of the special agent battalion had occupied each floor of the building on both sides, and had set up temporary shooting positions at the windows of each floor. They quietly pointed their guns at the Japanese army on the opposite side. Everything in the house has become the basis for shooting, including tables, benches, wardrobes, wooden beds, iron beds, and sales cabinets.

The officers and soldiers of the secret service battalion placed these various things in front of the windows, and then leaned against these shooting supports. The riflemen, flower machine gunners, light machine gunners and general machine gunners all held their own guns and hid in them. Relying on shooting nearby, it will burst into fire just waiting for an order.

The artillerymen of the two tank defense artillery squads of the Special Agent Battalion Artillery Company are not much worse than the infantry.

These artillerymen dismantled two Austrian-made 47mm tank defense guns into parts and carried them all the way. Relying on their tenacious fighting will and great desire to fight, they just carried the two guns manually. The tank defense cannon was brought upstairs, and they also occupied their respective firing positions and assembled the tank defense cannon in two large rooms.

The two black muzzles were hidden at the lower edge of the window. Just waiting for an order to fire, the two tank defense guns would also attack the Japanese troops below with explosive grenades.

The more than 200 Japanese soldiers of the 9th Squadron of the 45th Regiment were completely unaware of the death of more than 200 rifles, light machine guns and flower machine guns, as well as four 81mm cannons and two 47mm tank defense cannons. The firepower net will soon fall on them.

Standing on the roof of the building, Nishi Kanjiro and his four Rangers were still waving enthusiastically to the Japanese troops of the 9th Squadron of the 45th Regiment downstairs.

As for He Wei, he was lying next to Kanjiro Nishi, giving him a thumbs up in the flattering eyes Kanjiro Nishi cast from time to time.

He Wei couldn't help but sigh, these Japanese prisoners of war were really useful, so useful.

Immediately, He Wei raised his chin in the direction of the intersection, and Nishi Kanjiro, who understood what he knew, immediately said: "You'd better chase along this road quickly. This road is Zhongshan North Road. The Chinese army is here." Escape along this road."

"understood."

The captain of the 9th Squadron of the 45th Regiment shouted, patted the dust on his uniform, turned around, and ordered his troops: "Get ready to continue the pursuit. First, drive to the street square in front to reorganize. The heavy machine guns were re-mounted, unloaded the backpacks of all the infantry and placed them on the mules and horses behind them, and then replenished the ammunition as quickly as possible, hurry up, let us pursue them and drive those damn Chinese troops down the river."

The squadron leader waved his hand, and immediately, the 9th Squadron of the 45th Wing immediately changed from a combat readiness search state to a brigade readiness march state.

More than 200 Japanese troops thought it was a false alarm, so they all relaxed and moved towards the center of the intersection. The heavy machine gunners of the attached heavy machine gun team hurriedly and slowly raised their heavy machine guns and walked towards In the middle of the crossroads.

Just when they were about to drive to the center of the intersection to prepare for the battle, Nishi Kanjiro and other Rangers still maintained a high level of acting skills and stood on the rooftop platform and kept waving to the Japanese troops below. .

In this way, the Japanese troops downstairs were more relaxed. When these Japanese troops entered the middle of the cross street, they looked around and saw that apart from the messy debris on the four main roads, there were no Chinese troops anywhere. Figure?

Indeed, if He Wei did not come with the spy battalion, there would indeed be no Chinese troops here, and this reinforced Japanese squadron could just march in.

But now, in the buildings on the opposite sides of them, the officers and soldiers of two infantry companies of the special agent battalion and an artillery company were already gearing up for battle and ready to send these beasts back to the west.

Obviously, these were not noticed by the Japanese troops of the 9th Squadron of the 45th Regiment. With a relaxed and false alarm, they drove to the center of the intersection one after another. Many people were in the middle of the intersection. Stopping in front of the bronze statue of Dr. Sun Yat-sen in the pool, some Japanese soldiers took out their helmets and towels and wiped their faces with water from the fountain.

Some Japanese soldiers were sitting outside the pool, and some Japanese soldiers picked up stones on the ground with a playful smile and threw them at the bronze statue of Mr. Sun Yat-sen in the center of the pool.

More than half of the officers in the secret service battalion were from the Whampoa Military Academy. It is self-evident what Mr. Zhongshan means to them. Many people, including He Wei, gritted their teeth when they saw this, but these joking Japanese soldiers had no idea that they were about to be wiped out in a battle. To repay the disrespect they just showed to this bronze statue.

Soon, as all the Japanese troops arrived at the crossroads, this small-scale fun and chaos disappeared. The Japanese squad leader and non-commissioned officers began to organize the soldiers to remove their backpacks and assist the soldiers in checking their weapons and equipment. .

Chief Warrant Officer Cao of the 9th Squadron of the 45th Regiment began to replenish various ammunition for each squad. At the same time, he directed the soldiers of each squad to deliver the collected backpacks to the mules and horses behind the squadron infantry, which were assigned to the 9th Squadron. The machine gunners of the squadron's Type 92 heavy machine gun team disassembled the machine gun and reinstalled it on the pack horse.

All battle preparations before the pursuit are proceeding in an orderly manner.

A total of more than 260 people in the 9th Squadron of the 45th Infantry Regiment of the Japanese Army, which is equipped with a heavy machine gun squad and an infantry artillery squad, have been completely exposed to the guns of the officers and soldiers of the special agent battalion, but these Japanese soldiers are completely unaware of it. Some Japanese soldiers were still chatting with Kanjiro Nishi on the roof.

"Hey guys of the Ninth Division, are there many Chinese troops?"

"What's the enemy's firepower like?"

Kanjiro Nishi, who was on the roof of the building, no longer waved his arms at this time, and there was no smile on his face, only a strange expression looking at the poor guy.

Naturally, they ignored all the questions raised by the group of Japanese soldiers downstairs. The same was true for the four members of the Rangers behind Kanjiro Nishi.

"You guys are talking."

The Japanese soldiers from the Ninth Squadron downstairs shouted impatiently.

Kanjiro Nishi ignored them completely, but looked down at He Wei who was lying on the ground.

He Wei showed a satisfied smile and nodded to Kanjiro Nishi. Kanjiro Nishi and his four Rangers immediately squatted down and disappeared from the sight of the Japanese army below.

When some Japanese soldiers saw Kanjiro Nishi and others suddenly disappearing, they were confused about what they meant, and they kept shouting and asking questions suspiciously.

"Guys from the 36th Regiment, what are you doing?"

"Asshole, come out quickly, stop pretending, and tell us how many Chinese troops there are?"

But no matter how they asked, they didn't get even a single word of reply, and there wasn't even a single figure on the roof.

On the roof of the building, He Wei picked up the flower machine gun in his hand and stretched the muzzle of the gun through the gap in the guardrail on the roof. This was the moment he was waiting for. The Japanese troops below were preparing for battle and were not ready to fight immediately. More than two hundred people spread out in the middle of the intersection without any obstruction.

This is the best time to fire.

"Damn it, stop pretending, guys from the 36th Regiment, come out and talk."

"Get out of here."

He Wei aimed his machine gun at the Japanese soldiers who were still shouting, and then slowly pulled the trigger.

da da da da da

A dense string of pistol bullets was fired condescendingly from the platform on the roof. The Japanese soldiers who were shouting curses and baring their teeth never expected that what was waiting for them was not an answer, but a string of bullets. Immediately, these Japanese soldiers immediately He fell into a pool of blood.

Taking He Wei's gunfire as a signal, all the attacking special agent battalion troops opened fire. Czech rifles on each floor of the building, Belgian FND light machine guns and Soloton general-purpose machine guns, Austrian-made 47mm tank defense guns, As well as the 81mm mortars on the roofs of the buildings on both sides, they all started firing fiercely.

The riflemen and machine gunners on each floor pulled the triggers, and the gunners of the tank defense guns deployed in the building also fired explosive grenades at the Japanese troops downstairs with direct aim. The one-millimeter mortars also poured out firepower like crazy.

Ye Laosan, commander of the first platoon of mortars of the Secret Service Artillery Battalion just behind He Wei, once again used his expertise to directly support the 81mm mortar with his body, and then fired at the maximum rate of fire. The Japanese army below fired mortar shells, and the August 1st mortar shells were shot out one after another, completely covering the 9th Squadron of the 45th Regiment in the center of the intersection under the barrage.

In addition to firing with the firearms in their hands, the officers and soldiers of the special agent battalion also threw grenades at the Japanese troops. One after another, the grenades were dropped frantically from the windows and from the roof. Some of these grenades were long-handled grenades made by Gong. There are also yellow phosphorus grenades made in Jinling.

This yellow phosphorus grenade has a pull-fire mechanism. The inner and outer cylinders of the shell are made of tinplate. It uses the detonating tube of an 82mm mortar shell and contains 260 grams of yellow phosphorus. The detonation delay time is 4 to 5 seconds and the combustion time is about 3 minutes. , with a diameter of 10 to 15 meters. After the explosion, the yellow phosphorus inside will be ignited and attached to the target. Then, it will burn violently and inhumanely. After burning on the human body, it will burn the human body until Only the bones remain.

As for the yellow phosphorus grenades produced by Jinling Arsenal, the yellow phosphorus filled inside is all high-quality yellow phosphorus imported from abroad and has excellent combustion performance.

The killing principle of yellow phosphorus grenades is not the explosive shock wave or fragmentation, but the extremely low ignition point and strong flammability of yellow phosphorus to kill the enemy.

Because yellow phosphorus has an extremely low ignition point and does not require oxygen, it can still burn underwater. Therefore, when white phosphorus comes into contact with human skin, it will burn violently and cannot be extinguished.

The combustion caused by the explosion of a yellow phosphorus grenade will incinerate the victim until the bones are left. Even if the victim is lucky enough not to be burned to death, yellow phosphorus poisoning will still slowly torture the victim until he or she dies.

When this terrible weapon was first produced by the Jinling Arsenal, it was not used as a lethal weapon, but was used as a signal and smoke screen equipment.

But just like a certain pesticide that is extremely effective in killing insects, once something is used in a place where it should not be used in theory, it may have extremely terrible effects.

The same is true for that pesticide, and the same is true for the yellow phosphorus grenades produced by the Jinling Arsenal.

In an instant, the Japanese troops of the 9th Squadron of the 45th Regiment were caught in a hail of bullets and a sea of ​​fire.

All kinds of light and heavy firearms from the secret service camp opened fire at once, roaring like the earth was falling apart.

The tongues of flame spewed out by various firearms formed an airtight wall of fire. Unprepared Japanese soldiers were mowed down at the crossroads like grass, and fell down in rows.

In less than half a minute, the intersection was filled with the painful shouts and groans of the wounded and dying Japanese soldiers, coupled with the rain of gunfire, it was simply deafening.

The vast intersection was shrouded in fire and water, and the entire street seemed to be steaming in hellfire. In just a few minutes, the intersection was filled with blood, broken limbs and corpses of fallen Japanese soldiers.

The unprepared Japanese troops had no time to resist, let alone resist. They fell to the guns of the secret service battalion in droves. Even the mules and army horses were not spared. They fell to the ground amidst screams and wails. In a pool of blood.

Some frightened mules and horses could not bear the fierce flames and high temperatures around them and began to rush around. Some wounded Japanese soldiers wailing in a pool of blood were trampled to death by the rushing mules and horses.

The most tragic thing was that the Japanese soldiers who were affected by the yellow phosphorus grenades were all on fire. Some were rolling on the ground and wailing, and some simply jumped into the fountain in the center of the intersection. But even if they jumped into the pool, they would not be able to survive. Unable to extinguish the fire that ignited on his body, the final result was just rolling around in the water, wailing and struggling.

The only outcome waiting for them was to be burned alive.

A reinforced infantry squadron of more than 200 people was wiped out by two-thirds within ten minutes. The attached heavy machine gun squad and infantry artillery squad did not even have time to fire the Type 92 heavy machine gun and Type 92 Type 70 on the pack horse. After being pulled down, the mm infantry cannon was sent flying to the west by the intensive firepower of the special agent battalion.

After nearly ten minutes of physical and mental torture, the more than 30 Japanese soldiers who participated finally began to flee in all directions, splitting into several groups, completely abandoning their comrades who were wailing in the fire and the wounded soldiers scattered everywhere, and even abandoned the ground. Baggage, weapons, and belongings, all the surviving Japanese soldiers just wanted to try their best to leave this hell of death.

But the officers and soldiers of the secret service battalion would not sit back and watch them escape.

When the remaining Japanese troops began to flee, the officers and soldiers of the secret service battalion who opened fire on the first floor of the building immediately rushed out of the house and began to pursue the remaining Japanese troops.

There is no doubt that in street fighting, the Japanese Army's Type 38 was no match for the Czech-made short rifles and fancy machine guns of the Secret Service Battalion, and these fleeing Japanese troops had no intention of launching a counterattack against the Secret Service Battalion. Therefore, this defeat of the Japanese Army The troops' pursuit turned into a one-sided fire attack.

Dozens of Japanese remnants who fled in several directions were chased by officers and soldiers of several special agent battalions. In the end, they all fell under the firepower of rifles and submachine guns of the officers and soldiers of the special agent battalions.

Thick smoke billowed, there were bursts of wailing, blood flowed into rivers, broken limbs were everywhere, and flames were everywhere.

A reinforced squadron of more than 200 people was completely wiped out by the spy battalion in just ten minutes.

Amid the billowing smoke and the blazing flames at the intersection, only the bronze statue of Mr. Sun Yat-sen still stood in the center with an awe-inspiring righteousness.

Those Japanese soldiers who had disrespected him just now, together with more than 200 of their companions, lay down near the bronze statue of Mr. Sun Yat-sen, becoming a group of lonely ghosts buried in a foreign land.

(End of this chapter)