Chapter 119 The Big Brother of the Chainsaw

The whole night of October 28.

There was no sneak attack or counter-sneak attack between the Chinese and Japanese armies, only silence.

On the contrary, the Chinese people in the concession were still immersed in happiness, making the originally quiet autumn night a little noisy, and it was not until late at night that it returned to silence.

The water of Suzhou River flowed as usual, and also brought new supplies.

With the experience of the first day, the "transport team" that sneaked in at dawn this time was bolder.

Entering the water from the pier of Suzhou River Bridge dozens of meters away, blocking the occasional searchlight beams of the Japanese army.

This time, more food, medicine and weapons were delivered, which were two strange machine guns wrapped tightly in oil paper.

The thick barrel composed of a lot of ventilation holes and the belt-feed design that was completely different from all machine guns of this era made Tang Dao still wonder what this thing was, but Lei Xiong had already said the model of this type of machine gun with his eyes shining----MG34!

This thing is the ancestor of the world's first general-purpose machine gun! Tang Dao finally dug out this German-made fine firearm that should have been famous from his mind.

It is not Tang Dao's fault that he has no deep impression of the originator of the general-purpose machine gun. In fact, this machine gun's future younger brother is too awesome. In this war that is about to sweep the world, it completely overshadows all machine guns of this era.

The famous MG42 is the future younger brother of the MG34 in front of him.

No one has carefully counted how many Allied souls died under the muzzle of the German second-generation general-purpose machine gun known as the "Hitler chainsaw", but in the bloody battle of the Normandy Landing, a German soldier relied on an MG42 machine gun and 10,000 rounds of bullets to knock down more than 2,000 American cowboys. That is a record.

As the big brother of the future famous "Hitler chainsaw", the main machine gun of the German army throughout the 1930s, the MG34 is certainly not bad. The firing rate of up to 900 rounds per minute also kills all machine guns of the same era.

What is a machine gun? It is the most important fire support equipment for the army at the battalion, company and platoon levels. Its most important criterion is instantaneous fire output.

In this regard, the Germans, who suffered a great loss in fire output in World War I, have always been at the forefront of the world.

The Japanese Type 92 heavy machine gun with a firing rate of 450 rounds per minute and the MG34 will never cry when they shoot against each other.

Because, after a wave of shooting, it's all over, why cry!

High firing rate is only one of its advantages.

The reason why MG34 is called the ancestor of general-purpose machine guns is that MG34 can be used as both light and heavy machine guns. When used as a light machine gun, the bipod is fixed on the front hoop of the machine gun barrel sleeve;

When used as a heavy machine gun, the machine gun is installed on a light anti-aircraft tripod or an anti-aircraft double bracket gun mount and a folding anti-aircraft support.

It can be said that this thing has almost no disadvantages except that the manufacturing cost is too high and the production cycle is too long, if enough ammunition and replacement barrels are prepared.

The mysterious boss who had such great power that he could even get this thing naturally took these details into consideration. He not only prepared an anti-aircraft tripod, but also thoughtfully equipped each machine gun with five additional replacement barrels.

He didn't need to say anything, Tang Dao knew what he meant: the Japanese must be killed.

As for bullets, MG34 universal 7.92 caliber ammunition, which is no problem for the Chinese army, whose firearms are basically imported or imitated from Germany.

In fact, this kind of machine gun is not unequipped in the Chinese army, otherwise Lei Xiong would not recognize it at a glance.

It's just that because of its high price and high ammunition consumption, even the Imperial Guards were not allowed to equip it, and only a small number of them existed in the Teaching Corps and the Tax Police Corps.

With the addition of these two extremely powerful machine guns, the continuous firepower of the Sihang Warehouse increased by at least 10%, and it was like the scythe of the god of death to deal with the large-scale charge of the Japanese army.

However, the visitor also brought bad news, and this might be the last supply.

For some reason, the foreigners in the concession refused to accept bribes again. Even this time, the boss asked several big men who had a say in the concession to come forward, and the Westerners reluctantly agreed to do so.

After tonight, the concession will completely block the Sihang Warehouse, and no materials will be allowed to enter.

That means that after tonight, the Sihang Warehouse will become a real isolated island, a completely isolated army, and even the bodies of the dead cannot be transported out.

However, the short-term loss did not defeat the group of officers in the warehouse.

After all, they had already prepared for this, and getting two assists was already a pleasant surprise.

Only the lieutenant colonel frowned, and he saw a hint of ominous information from it.

It seems that the Japanese have begun to reach out to the concession and are putting pressure on the Westerners in the concession.

However, Tang Dao is completely sure that it is not just pressure, but that the Japanese have begun to implement their conspiracy in the past time and space.

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In a heavily guarded official residence in Jinling.

A middle-aged man in a navy blue robe kept stroking his scalp and pacing back and forth in the room.

His scalp was almost bald from being scratched.

The war in the north was urgent! The war in the southeast was urgent!

Both fronts were losing ground, and ordinary Chinese people who were worried about their homes could not sleep at night, let alone the people in charge?

Finally, a part of the 88th Division put up a desperate resistance in the Sihang Warehouse, which dealt a head-on blow to the arrogant Japanese army. It was one of the few bright spots in the corrupt Songhu Warehouse.

This even triggered an unprecedented anti-Japanese wave. Not only did wealthy businessmen in Jiangsu and Zhejiang actively donate money and materials and subscribe to national bonds, but even overseas Chinese also donated generously. Overseas Chinese in Honolulu organized to donate money again, and overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia also donated money.

And the scene of tens of thousands of Chinese people in the concession shouting slogans yesterday was spread all over the country by newspapers and radio stations. Inspired by this, students in major cities across the country once again went on strike to join the army!

All of this is an encouragement to this political figure.

Even though he knew very well that no matter how beautifully the 524th Regiment fought in the Sihang Warehouse, it would not be able to change the decline of the entire Songhu battlefield.

However, even this rare joy was taken away by someone.

In the evening, the staff of the Western consulates in Nanjing had officially submitted a statement to the diplomatic department that if the Chinese side did not stop the resistance at the Sihang Warehouse on the edge of the concession, all the consequences would be borne by the Chinese government!

The so-called consequences naturally refer to the fact that after the Japanese army failed to break through the Sihang Warehouse for two days, its expeditionary army headquarters actually sent a telegram directly to the concession authorities threatening to bombard the Sihang Warehouse with heavy artillery.

These foreign devils, who usually think they are the masters in the East, did not expect to be cowardly by a verbal threat from the Japanese.

What is even more infuriating is that it is fine if you are cowardly, but the dog Japanese bombed the concession that you foreigners forcibly snatched from China on Chinese soil, and the losses caused are borne by China. What kind of logic is this?

Bullshit logic is also the logic of the strong treating the weak.

After a brief anger, it is just scratching the head, scratching the head bald!

Knowing that Westerners are a bunch of bastards, this man still hopes that Western countries will speak for China at the League of Nations Assembly and impose sanctions on the Japanese to end this battle that he thinks is also a losing battle.

So, since the political significance of the final resistance in the Sihang Warehouse has been achieved, it seems unnecessary to hold on any longer.

As for what will happen to this unit after it retreats into the Western Concessions?

China lacks everything now, but not people. Even the most elite troops are only a regiment or a battalion. For the bigwigs, they naturally don't care much.

This is cruel, but it is the truth.

The elite troops or combat-ready generals in the eyes of ordinary people are just numbers for the bigwigs.

The success of a general is the result of the sacrifice of thousands of bones. Except for themselves, thousands of bones can be ignored.

He stopped his seemingly meaningless pace, and the telegram was sent from here, and the radio waves were transmitted to the Songhu War Zone Command, which was retreating 200 kilometers away.

The order was that the Sihang Warehouse defenders withdraw from their positions to the concessions, and at the same time required the concession party to ensure the safety of the defenders and send the unit and all equipment to the Chinese-controlled area at the appropriate time.

It was not that this person was worried about the life and death of these officers and soldiers, but that the warehouse defenders had become a banner of China's war of resistance at this time.

As long as it is a banner, it cannot fall down easily, otherwise, no matter how big the brand is, it cannot be explained to the excited people.

No matter how ugly politics is, it must be painted on the surface to cover up the disgusting inner nature.

It can be said that the big men are commanding on the chessboard with ease, and they are very skilled in throwing away and abandoning.

However, the small men, although they are just chess pieces on the chessboard, they also have their own will.

Especially after a little butterfly from another time and space accidentally broke in.

So, those who think they can calculate everything have miscalculated.