Cross the Songhu battlefield and rise to become the most powerful warlord

89 Third Battalion Returns

Soon it was evening, and Xie Jinyuan received an order from the command center to break out to the French Concession.

Bang bang bang!

At this time, Ye Qingshan was in a building in the French Concession on the other side of the river.

You can see the situation of the Sihang Warehouse opposite.

"They started to evacuate."

When Ye Qingshan heard the gunshots, he saw a figure appear on the opposite side of the bridge.

He knew that it must be Zhou Pingkou and his men who had come out.

"Let the assigned people carry the steel plates across the bridge."

Ye Qingshan then said to the black bear behind him.

"Yes!"

Not long after, on the French Concession side of Shiqiao, a team of laborers, two people each, carried a large steel plate and walked up along both sides of the stone wall.

They walked along the railing of the stone bridge and leaned the steel plates they were carrying against the railing.

In this way, a steel shield was formed on the left and right sides of the stone wall.

Ding-ding-ding-ding!

The bullets fired by the Japanese hit the steel plates, making metallic sounds but unable to penetrate them.

Zhou Pingkou and others on the opposite side were overjoyed when they saw the situation on the stone bridge.

"The battalion commander is here to pick us up."

Lu Dahai shouted excitedly.

"Da Hai, I've told you so many times, you have to call me brigade commander.

Officer Ye has been promoted a long time ago."

Zheng Quezi, who didn't like Ye Qingshan before, now spoke to Ye Qingshan.

"It's none of your business. I like to be called battalion commander."

Lu Dahai ignored what Zheng Quezi said.

"Everyone, retreat in batches and get on the stone bridge."

Deputy regiment commander Xie Jinyuan also saw the situation on the stone wall at this time.

He also knew that someone was helping them and that this was a rare opportunity.

He quickly ordered the soldiers to cross the stone bridge in batches.

Ye Qingshan came up with this idea to cover the retreat of the Third Battalion.

This way they would not be attacked by the Japanese fire when passing through this stone bridge.

There is no need to pay a huge price in casualties.

Soon, the first group of soldiers crossed the stone bridge and entered the territory of the French Concession.

"Baga, what's going on?

The French are playing tricks, they are covering the retreat of the Chinese."

The commander of the Japanese army saw the two steel shield walls on the stone wall and the bullets they fired.

All of them were blocked by these steel plates.

He couldn't shoot any of the Kuomintang soldiers at all, and he immediately roared in anger.

"Bombard me, bombard me.

Otherwise, these Chinese will flee.”

The Japanese commander immediately continued shouting to the soldiers behind him.

He was unwilling to give in, so he let Zhou Pingkou and others go.

The truth is, during the four days of bloody battle at the Sihang Warehouse, the Japanese suffered hundreds of casualties.

However, only thirty or forty people on Zhou Pingkou's side were killed or injured.

This was the first time that the casualty ratio between the two sides had reversed.

This made the Japanese commander extremely angry, and he vowed to annihilate Zhou Pingkou's team.

“No bombardment.”

"Mr. Songyuan, you lost your composure."

As a result, a Japanese colonel came in and stopped the Japanese commander from giving the order to use artillery.

"Hi! Colonel!

Are we just going to watch this Chinese army withdraw?"

The Japanese lieutenant colonel commander was unwilling to accept this.

“Over in the French Concession, someone is helping them.

But it doesn’t matter. Once these Chinese troops withdraw to the French Concession, they will be disarmed by the French.

Then lock it up.

In two years, Shanghai will be ours.

Whether the French concession can be preserved depends on our mood.

By then, it would not be easy to get these Chinese prisoners from them.

You will have your chance for revenge."

This Japanese colonel obviously knew the agreement reached between their minister and the French minister.

If Ye Qingshan had not appeared, things would have really developed as this Japanese colonel said.

It's a pity that the Japanese colonel didn't know at that time that the French envoy had been dealt with by Joseph.

He agreed that after Zhou Pingkou and his men retreated, Ye Qingshan would take him away.

Then, they would find a group of prisoners in prison, pretend to be Zhou Pingkou and others, and lock them up.

This way we can fool the Japanese.

Soon, the Japanese watched as Zhou Pingkou and more than 600 others calmly retreated into the French Concession.

The construction of Sihang Warehouse was completed, and this time it was a complete success.

"Old Zhou!"

In the French Concession, Ye Qingshan brought Black Bear to greet Zhou Pingkou and others.

Ye Qingshan looked at Zhou Pingkou and went straight over to give him a big hug.

“Battalion Commander, no, Brigade Commander.

We haven't seen each other for more than half a month, and you have already advanced several levels.

When we first heard the news, we all felt incredible.”

Zhou Pingkou looked at Ye Qingshan and said with emotion.

"Hahahaha, no matter whether I'm a battalion commander or a brigade commander, you bastards are still my subordinates.

I came to the French Concession this time specifically to protect your retreat."

“It’s good now, we have finally evacuated.

There aren't many casualties."

Ye Qingshan looked back and saw familiar faces like Lu Dahai, Zheng Quezi, etc. They were all still there.

I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

“Not much. We lost a total of 43 people in the Sihang Warehouse.

But we killed at least more than five hundred Japanese devils.

Big profit.”

Zhou Pingkou said happily that he rarely had such an enjoyable battle.

"The main reason is that the Japanese can't use artillery fire.

Without heavy weapons, the Japanese have limited offensive capabilities. "

Lu Dahai also came over from behind and said to Ye Qingshan very proudly.

"That's good.

This is not the place to talk.

I have already made arrangements for the situation in the French Concession.

Come with me, and we will quietly leave the French Concession."

Ye Qingshan said to Zhou Pingkou and others.

"What's the matter, Brigadier?"

Then, Ye Qingshan told the Japanese about their plan to disarm and detain them in the French Concession.

Told Zhou Pingkou and others.

This immediately made Zhou Pingkou and others very angry.

"Damn it! The Japs are hateful, and those Western devils are equally hateful."

After hearing this, Zhou Pingkou and others looked unhappy.

If it was really as Ye Qingshan said, they would be disarmed and imprisoned in the French Concession.

That would be really unfortunate.

"Don't worry, with me here, there's no way the devil's plot will succeed.

I have already dealt with the French Minister.

He will replace you with prisoners to fool the Japs.

Now, follow me.

I have asked your superiors to let you continue to work with me and transfer you to my temporary 36th Brigade."

Ye Qingshan knew that the French Concession was not a place to stay for long.

After saying these two sentences to Zhou Pingkou and others, Ye Qingshan was ready to take them away from the French Concession.

"Brigade Commander, don't think about getting rid of us.

Wherever the brigade commander goes, we will follow."

Taking advantage of the night, Ye Qingshan took Zhou Pingkou and more than 600 veterans and quickly left the French Concession without being discovered by the Japanese.