latelenovela Chapter 408 Concession Conflict
Chapter 408 Concession Conflict
In fact, there were only more than 20 Westerners. Major Clark was afraid of death, so he sent his adjutant. Their task was very simple. They read the official documents from the concession authorities in front of both parties. Li Shaoyi was responsible for their safety. If the Japanese listened, there would be no need for conflict.
If the Japanese don't listen, the rest of the matter will be left to Li Shaoyi.
In fact, these foreigners are also very disgusted with the Japanese gathering areas. It was clearly an agreement signed by the Western powers that led to the two major concessions we have today. You Japanese can't find your own territory, so you want to cut a piece of meat from us. How can this be possible?
In the past, they could not find the opportunity and did not have the strength to clear the Hongkou gathering area. Now that Li Shaoyi is willing to do this, they naturally support it with both hands.
As for the Japanese dissatisfaction, these Western powers simply didn't consider it. A single country might not want to offend the Japanese, but now that several countries have united, what can you, the Japanese, do? You are just a rising star, a country between industrial and agricultural countries. If you want to confront the Western powers head-on, you are not qualified!
After Major Clark's adjutant finished reading the document, he found that the Japanese in front of him had no reaction and were still holding their guns behind the temporary obstacles. This guy turned around and spread his hands to Wu Zhenkui, indicating that he could do nothing to help.
"Mr. Barat, you can take your men back now, or take a break on the tanks behind us."
Wu Zhenkui had known that this would be the result. When he finished speaking, these Western soldiers immediately got into their cars, stepped on the accelerator and ran as fast as they could. When they saw these tanks and armored vehicles, they knew that the war that was about to start would not be simple. People are curious, but no matter how great the curiosity is, it cannot be more important than their own life. If you stand here to watch the fun, and some Chinese who hold a grudge against you accidentally shoot you in this situation, wouldn't your death be in vain?
Don't expect the concession authorities to seek justice for you. When these tanks and armored vehicles set foot on the ground of Pujiang, no government could seek justice from Li Shaoyi.
"Kill the chicken and give it to me..."
In order to show that they were not weak, the Japanese side took the lead in opening fire when the cars of the Western powers left the street. In an instant, many rifles were extended from the buildings on both sides of the road and fired at Wu Zhenkui.
Fortunately, Wu Zhenkui jumped down quickly. If he had been half a second slower, the bullet would have hit him. He jumped down from the armored vehicle without closing the lid. Several bullets hit the lid and even cut his face.
"Fuck you, hit me hard."
Wu Zhenkui grabbed the intercom and directly gave the order to attack. The armored vehicles in front turned their guns at the same time and bombarded the buildings on both sides.
A 57mm artillery shell hit a three-story building on the roadside and went straight into the window. The shell exploded inside the house and flames spewed out of five or six windows around it, indicating that the inside was connected and the people inside were probably turned into roasted pigs.
The armored vehicles and tanks behind also began to detour to the sides. Those that could pass through went straight through, and those that couldn't pass through retreated slightly, waiting for the tanks behind to come over and directly knock down the walls on both sides. If they encountered some houses that they couldn't pass through, the tanks would just crash through them.
Light tanks also weigh twenty tons. Many houses on the edge of Hongkou are made of wood and cannot withstand the impact of tanks. Mr. Du had already obtained information that the Chinese inside had been driven away by the Japanese and the rest were just livestock, so our tank drivers had nothing to worry about and just stepped on the accelerator and rushed in.
chug chu...
The 12.7mm heavy machine guns on the jeeps and armored vehicles in the distance also started firing. They couldn't get in and were quite anxious, but the bullets could only reach that far.
When the Japanese started their attack just now, they were quite imposing. How many windows were there on both sides of the road? That's how many devils were shooting from inside. Now we have more than 20 heavy machine guns behind us, firing directly at these windows.
Of course, they were hitting the windows that the shells had not visited. We had to take some credit before those shells hit us. Otherwise, once a shell hit, half of the building would be empty.
As for the roadblocks on the road, they could be used to fool children, but under the reckless rush of tanks, these so-called roadblocks and barbed wire were torn everywhere. Many Japanese soldiers failed to retreat in time and were caught in the barbed wire, with wounds all over their bodies. However, the tank drivers would not stop to pick you out, but would drive forward directly. After a while, you would probably become a pile of minced meat.
Japanese soldiers on both sides kept throwing grenades and Molotov cocktails, so the first to set off were tanks and heavy armored vehicles. As for light armored vehicles and jeeps, they began to surround the roads around Hongkou, and then infiltrated in little by little.
Molotov cocktails can indeed cause considerable damage to tanks and armored vehicles. As the Molotov cocktails burn, the temperature inside will continue to rise. When our people can no longer bear it and rush out, the Japanese soldiers' opportunity comes.
But our people were not fools. When several tanks caught fire, the following tanks immediately rushed over and surrounded these tanks. They did not go down to rescue people, knowing that this was not the time to rescue people. They simply turned the muzzle of the gun, stopped aiming, and knocked down all the houses around.
Anyway, the people who threw the Molotov cocktails were inside these buildings. When the buildings collapsed, no one could escape. It would be relatively safer for us to wait until the surrounding buildings collapsed and then go down to rescue people.
Dozens of snipers also came from behind and hid in the darkness of the street. If any Japanese showed up, they would kill them immediately. They might not be able to kill one enemy with one bullet, but at least they would not have the chance to shoot.
As for those machine gunners, they almost shot the barrels of their machine guns red. When fighting in the north, the superiors said that your machine gun is to block the enemy. Don't worry about how many bullets you have. As long as your machine gun keeps firing, the enemy will not have a chance to shoot.
So these guys poured bullets into the windows on both sides of the road...