Anti-Japanese War, weapons designer at Fengtian Arsenal
Chapter 223: The Second Armistice after the Japanese Changed Command
In the island space, the turret was completely scrapped after the second firing, and the seat ring structure was completely shattered. Li Zhi and Li Hui warned Li Qinwu that the turret must not fire a third time, otherwise the huge recoil force would directly shatter the seat ring, causing the twin-mounted gun barrel to fall from the turret.
Li Qinwu had no choice but to give up the idea of firing the third round of artillery and asked Li Zhi and Li Hui to learn from the experience of designing the artillery position this time and update a more reliable turret.
Then Li Qinwu asked the special forces to go and check the situation at the Japanese headquarters to see if they had hit them.
Li Jianfeng sneaked into the Japanese defense line and saw from a distance that the four-story building of the Japanese headquarters had collapsed.
The 240mm cannon improved by Li Zhi and Li Hui was incredibly accurate. Two shells accurately hit the Japanese headquarters from a distance of 20 kilometers. One shell penetrated into the yard, killing many Japanese soldiers, and one shell fell on the side of the 4th floor of the Japanese headquarters, collapsing half of the 4th floor. It is estimated that all the Japanese officers inside were killed.
Two artillery shells paralyzed the Japanese command system, and Li Qinwu couldn't help laughing out loud.
"Without a command system, the enemy's general offensive would be over."
He was right. Half an hour later, the Japanese attacking forces retreated completely and the front line returned to its original state. The Japanese did not make any progress at all.
At this time, Li Qinwu had a question: Was the second commander of the Japanese, Yoshisaburo Nomura, killed in the explosion?
Yoshisaburo Nomura was a naval officer. Li Qinwu was curious whether he commanded the battle on a warship or at the land headquarters?
In fact, Yoshisaburo Nomura was in the headquarters. He had to be in charge of the overall situation, so how could he be on the warship? It was a pity that Yoshisaburo Nomura left the headquarters 3 minutes before the shells fell.
It was quite a coincidence that it took Li Qinwu more than two hours to open the portal and find the artillery position. During this time, the Japanese army changed their commander.
The Japanese flagship Izumo was hit by a shell and slightly damaged. This incident was extremely serious for the Japanese and was reported to the cabinet by the army, which had been keeping an eye on Nomura Yoshisaburo and waiting for him to make a mistake.
The Japanese army summarized the ten major sins of Nomura Yoshisaburo, saying that he was incompetent and wasting the lives of the empire's warriors, and that he must be replaced immediately. The navy was idiot and didn't understand land-based assaults, so they should quickly give way to this valuable resource!
The army sent an urgent telegram directly, and in less than 10 minutes the message "Nomura Yoshisaburo's ten major crimes, let's replace him with our army generals, and we will definitely win" was delivered to the cabinet.
When the Cabinet saw that the navy had risked their lives but still failed to take the city, it decided not to send in the army. The army would probably list the ten major crimes of the cabinet traitors, the unjust should be punished by all the people in the cabinet, and the emperor's side should be cleared to restore peace and order to the world.
In order to prevent such a terrible thing from happening, the cabinet made the decision to change the commander in chief in less than 10 minutes, letting Kenkichi Ueda, commander of the 9th Army Division, serve as the commander of the Shanghai area.
He also quickly sent a telegram back to Shanghai. In less than 10 minutes, Nomura Yoshisaburo was fired. The Japanese army began to cry out. Finally, they no longer had to accept the command of the navy idiot. Lieutenant General Ueda Kenkichi was here. The sky was clear! Shanghai was taken in three days, China was taken in three months, and ruling the world in three years was not a dream! !
When Yoshisaburo Nomura knew he was replaced, he quickly packed up and left the headquarters. He didn't want to run into Lieutenant General Kenkichi Ueda who replaced him. It would be so embarrassing, and he would be ridiculed. It would be better for him to be smart and slip away.
It was this decision that saved his life. Less than three minutes after he left, two 240mm high-altitude shells arrived.
At that time, Yoshisaburo Nomura was driving his car not far when two shells hit the ground and exploded, shattering the glass of his car. Smoke and dust rushed everywhere, and a pile of rocks and rubble hit the roof of the car, making crackling sounds.
Nomura Yoshisaburo screamed in fear, and the driver stepped on the accelerator and sped away. After making sure it was safe to park the car, Nomura Yoshisaburo looked back and saw that the headquarters building where he had been working for the past few days was completely destroyed. The old Japanese was so scared that he almost peed his pants, and then he felt relieved.
If the people in the army hadn't urged him to step down like a mad dog and successfully replaced him, he would probably still be working in the headquarters and be blown to pieces?
Thinking of this, the old devil was no longer so upset about being removed from his post.
The fierce exchange of fire exhausted both sides. The Japanese wanted to rebuild their command system and replace their commander, so they raised the banner of peacefully resolving the Shanghai issue and started the second temporary ceasefire.
The Japs and the diplomats sent by the Nationalist government held consultations again, but the Japs had no intention of resolving the issue peacefully. They just wanted to prepare for the next attack under the guise of negotiation. The Japs directly stated conditions at the negotiating table that the 19th Route Army would never agree to. They issued an ultimatum, demanding that the 19th Route Army completely withdraw from Shanghai before the 20th.
The diplomats of the Nationalist government were all confused. Are they here to negotiate? Are they here to declare war?
The diplomats of the Nationalist government all saw that the Japanese had no sincerity in negotiations. However, how come even the diplomats could see that, the senior officials of the Nationalist government could not see it, or were unwilling to see it?
Luo Wengang, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Nationalist Government, telegraphed Jiang Guangnai, commander-in-chief of the 19th Route Army, saying: I have heard about the recent victory of the 19th Route Army in battle after battle. I hope you will stop now and avoid a decisive battle with the Japanese army. You can retreat and hand over the position to the police, who will maintain law and order in Shanghai.
Well, the Nationalist government will never disappoint people when it comes to disappointing people.
The soldiers on the front line were fighting with the Japanese and they wanted to kill each other's parents, while the officers squatting in the safe rear were talking nonsense about this Jiba, what a fucking mess!
Fortunately, these things were only spread among the top leaders, and the grassroots soldiers were unaware of them. The top leaders of the 19th Route Army withstood the negative information and did not let the grassroots soldiers worry about these bad things.
During the armistice, the Punishment Army seized the opportunity to build fortifications. Previously, a Japanese plane dropped a heavy bomb, which hit the top of the artillery bunker. Although the one-meter-thick ceramic steel armor withstood the impact, the soldiers inside were killed. Li Qinwu realized that their bunkers must have shock-proof functions.
Li Qinwu immediately asked people to make improvements. The improvement method was very simple. They set up partitions, that is, set up hollow partitions on the ceramic steel wall, and then build a frame on the one-meter-thick ceramic steel wall to make a half-meter partition. Then, a 500mm layer of armor was attached to the outside of the partition.
With this half-meter hollow partition, the shock wave cannot kill the soldiers inside.
With the direction for improvement in mind, construction began at a rapid pace at the site. With more than 100 construction vehicles, they worked at night and returned to the island at dawn. The Wusong Fort changed every day as it marched towards permanent fortifications.
In addition to coastal defense, the Punitive Army also did not neglect river defense. In its own defense area, the Punitive Army deployed many machine gun bunkers and Type 41 mountain artillery bunkers along the Huangpu River. These bunkers were evolving significantly every day and becoming more and more perfect, which frightened the Japanese soldiers on the other side of the river.
They didn't know how the Punitive Army built fortifications so quickly. Some Japs heard the roar of engines at night and fired flares, and then they were stunned. Hundreds of engineering vehicles were operating on the Punitive Army's positions. Wasn't the progress faster than that of tens of thousands of people?
With bunkers connected to each other and trenches connected to each other, if they are allowed to build them like this, will they still be able to cross the river when the armistice period is over?
But now it is they who need time to prepare for the ceasefire. They cannot tear up the armistice agreement on their own initiative. In this case, the Japs on the front line plan to disgust the Punishment Army.
At night, several Japanese soldiers came to the riverside carrying a Type 99 light machine gun. After setting up the gun, they fired a burst of bullets at the Punishment Army positions on the other side of the Huangpu River!
The sound of gunfire rang out in the night, and a string of scarlet bullets flew to the dark other side and disappeared.
The few Japanese soldiers didn't know whether they hit the construction workers on the other side or not, it didn't matter, they just wanted to disgust the Punishment Army.
They did this often during the last ceasefire, firing black guns and throwing grenades at the 19th Route Army's positions from time to time. The 19th Route Army did not dare to fight back due to orders from their superiors, which gave the Japanese a bad habit.
But this time they have offended the Punishment Army, and the Punishment Army doesn’t care about any shitty superiors.
After firing a burst of bullets, the three Japanese soldiers picked up their light machine guns and wanted to leave with a smile. However, before they took a few steps, rumbling sounds of artillery came from the opposite bank. In an instant, three Type 3 mountain artillery shells exploded beside them, and the shrapnel directly knocked the three Japanese soldiers to the ground.
Two Japanese soldiers died on the spot. One had his stomach torn apart by shrapnel, his intestines exposed, and his brother lay on the ground howling.
He screamed miserably, and his cries could be heard on both sides of the river. The Japanese immediately sent a squad to rescue him. After finding him, they wanted to move him away, but it took some time to dig out his intestines.
As a result, in just this short period of time, flames suddenly exploded on the opposite side of the dark river, and a series of heavy machine gun bullets fired over, directly killing 7 Japanese soldiers in this team. The remaining Japanese soldiers rushed back to the bunker in a panic. This conflict caused by the Japanese soldiers' humiliation ended at the cost of 10 Japanese soldiers.
The Japanese felt that they had not gotten what they wanted, so how could they swallow their anger? The next day, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs put pressure on the Nationalist government, saying that the Nationalist government's soldiers launched an attack during the armistice. Were they going to tear up the armistice agreement?
The Nationalist government was sweating profusely and immediately sent people to the front line to inquire what was going on.
The 19th Route Army told the Nationalist government that the conflict was between the Punitive Army and the Japanese, and that if there was any problem, they should go to the Punishment Army.
The Nationalist government knew that the Punitive Forces had entered the war zone. Their intelligence system was working like crazy. Where did the 6000+ people come from? Check! We must find out! Otherwise, someone will not be able to sleep well.
However, up to now, the intelligence system has not been able to find out where the Punishment Army came from. The only clue is the rumor circulating on the front line, saying that the Punishment Army was created by an organization called Shenyinjishi, but it has not been confirmed.
Someone in the Nationalist government suggested that the punitive army was now in their hinterland, and it should not be a problem to gather 10 people to encircle and suppress the enemy within 3 days.
Well, we can’t send troops to fight the Japanese, but we can gather 10 troops in 3 days to fight the punitive army.
It’s just that the combat effectiveness displayed by this illegal armed force is too incredible, and they enjoy a very high reputation among the people.
The Punishment Army fights the devils, and you fight the Punishment Army. What? Are you helping the devils? Are you treasonous?
Therefore, the Nationalist government did not take action against the Punitive Army and planned to ignore it. After all, they were there to fight the Japanese, and this was a stab in the back which was too cruel.
Now, the Punitive Army has caused trouble, and the Japanese have come to demand an explanation, causing the officials of the Nationalist government a headache.
Fortunately, they played the role of officials in their usual way and told the Japanese that the people causing trouble were the Punitive Army, which was an illegal armed force and was not in the same system as our Republic of China. If you want to hold someone accountable, you should go to the Punitive Army’s position to hold them accountable, and they will send people to lead the way.
When the Japanese heard that they could send people to the Punitive Army's position, they thought it was a good thing. They could see how the Punishment Army's position was laid out. This opportunity is rare!
The Japanese immediately sent a major officer, dressed in a suit and disguised as an accountable official, and two soldiers from the Tax Police Corps to the punitive army's defense zone.
Then, the two officers of the Tax Police Corps who accompanied the Japanese lieutenant colonel into the punitive army's position had their legs broken and were thrown out. The Japanese lieutenant colonel was dragged to the bank of the Huangpu River, and in front of thousands of Japanese soldiers on the other side of the river, he was tied up and executed at the muzzle of a Type 41 mountain cannon by the punitive army.
The Japanese major died a miserable death. His whole body was shattered at the moment the artillery fired. This scene made the Japanese soldiers on the other side of the Huangpu River very angry. Several of them jumped on the heavy machine guns and fired at them on the spot.
As soon as these idiots exposed their firing points, the Punishment Army's long-prepared Type 41 mountain artillery opened fire at full power, making the Japanese scream in pain.
The Japanese were all confused. Didn't we stop the war? Shouldn't you, the Punishment Army, give in and be patient? Why are you so brave and still firing? Aren't you afraid that we will tear up the armistice agreement and start a war immediately?
The Punishment Army said they were not afraid of anything. If the war ended, the Japanese could get supplies and reinforcements, but what could the 19th Route Army do? The Nationalist government did not support them.
It's good for you but not for us, so the Punishment Army naturally hopes to tear up the armistice agreement and start a war immediately.
Unfortunately, the Japanese also knew that a ceasefire was in their favor, and they had no choice but to express their helplessness and anger at the Nationalist government, and then nothing happened.
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