Anti-Japanese War, weapons designer at Fengtian Arsenal

The offensive of the Punishment Army made gradual progress, and even with the strength of an entire regiment, Kenkichi Ueda was unable to contain the attack, which instantly made him sweat profusely.

The feedback from the front line made him extremely shocked. The Punishment Army's movements were so fast and their tactics were so flexible, it was as if a master commander was operating a group of elite soldiers.

Kenkichi Ueda developed a strong interest in the commander of the Punishment Army, Li Weiguo, and even admired him. He had never heard of such a command master before. This was simply a mistake of the intelligence system!

Now he was in a passive position. The main force attacking the temple was resolved by the 19th Route Army. The enemy also counterattacked into his defense zone, and the offensive momentum was vaguely heading towards the International Settlement. He felt a palpitation and felt that he might not be able to stay in the position of commander for much longer...

The Punitive Army's offensive in the city was unstoppable. They used many new tactics, keeping the practical ones for improvement and eliminating the impractical ones. The Japs were like a furnace, turning the Punishment Army into real gold.

The Punitive Army used tanks and heavy grenadiers on a large scale, and the Japanese were unable to stop them. Their weakness of lacking individual anti-armor weapons was fully exposed.

The only weapon the Japs can use to damage the Punishment Army tanks is the Type 41 mountain cannon, but this thing is too big and the cannon has to be set up in advance. The Punishment Army tank drivers are not fools. When passing by the streets, they will ask the infantry to confirm whether there is any danger and not give the Japs any chance.

With the help of tanks, the Punitive Army occupied a large area in the area where the Japanese were active, and headed straight for the International Settlement!

The big machine boss drove the modified 89 tank and turned an intersection. A row of green trees appeared in front of him, and behind the trees was a wall. This was the so-called public concession.

The big machine boss opened the hatch of the tank and looked at the high-hanging flag of the International Settlement through a telescope. It was a concession flag composed of 12 national flags. It meant that 12 bandits smashed, looted and burned in the owner's house, and then hung the flag high to show off their power!

The big machine master put down the telescope, his eyes full of coldness.

"I don't think this is wa."

He retracted the tank, closed the hatch, and did not move forward. He was waiting, brewing.

When the foreign soldiers at the gate of the concession saw the red tank stop, they all breathed a sigh of relief, looked at each other and smiled.

Now on duty at the gate of the concession are British soldiers. They have only a few hundred troops in the concession, but the country behind them is number one in the world. This title alone is enough to intimidate the enemy, which makes them extremely proud.

However, their pride did not last long. More and more red tanks gathered in front of the concession, and a large number of black-armored infantry occupied the buildings opposite the concession and set up mortars and heavy machine guns on the roofs.

The strong smell of gunpowder made several British soldiers nervous. They were a little at a loss and immediately went to call the officers.

After a while, a British major arrived at the gate of the concession in a jeep. When he saw the tanks gathered across the street, his eyelids twitched involuntarily.

His eyes swept over the heavy machine guns and mortars on the building. The enemy had occupied the commanding heights and was about to launch an attack, but would they dare? This was the International Settlement!

As the British major was thinking about this, he suddenly saw an infantryman on the roof of the opposite building tying a red flag to the edge of the building. In the center of the flag was a fist holding a lightning bolt.

“S!!”

The British major gasped. Punitive troops! The group of people on the other side were actually punitive troops! They beat up British consulate officials, hacked to death a group of Indian constables, and aimed artillery at the British warships. Punitive troops!

At this time, the British major began to panic. It was hard to say whether they would attack the concession based on what they had done. But why would they attack the concession? Would it be good for them?

He hurried to a machine gun sentry tower at the entrance of the concession, picked up an iron horn and shouted: "Warning, armed personnel ahead, please pay attention. This is a multinational concession, protected by multinational troops. The conflict between China and Japan should not affect the concession. Stand back, otherwise the countries in the concession will jointly hold us accountable!!"

After he finished shouting, there was no movement from the opposite side for a long time. The British major thought that his threat might have worked, and was feeling proud. But suddenly, the tanks on the opposite side made way, and an armored vehicle with a speaker array on top drove up.

After the armored vehicle came to a stop, the loudspeaker on it broadcast loudly.

"The 2nd Battalion of the 30st Armored Regiment of the Punitive Army issued the following notice to the International Settlement: We will enter the International Settlement in minutes and attack the northwest area where the Japanese military expatriates are mainly active.

This action is only aimed at the Japanese side. Other government units are requested to restrain their overseas Chinese, not to go to the streets, not to go out, and not to go to the Japanese activity areas. This military operation will end within 3 to 5 hours.

In addition, the military and police in the concessions of various countries were warned that the punitive army's military operation was only aimed at the Japanese side. If the punitive army was attacked during the operation, the punitive army would include the attacker as a target of attack.

Government agencies of all countries should restrain the military and police, and it is best to let the troops withdraw to the barracks. When this crackdown is over, our disciplinary army will withdraw from the International Settlement. I hope all parties will take care of themselves and not bring trouble upon themselves! "

What followed was a long period of repeated playback, with the loudspeakers playing repeatedly in languages ​​such as English, French, American, German, Portuguese, etc., explaining various matters clearly.

The British major was amazed at the number of people who knew so many languages ​​in the disciplinary army, but at the same time he was a little apprehensive. Was this a real deal? Were they really going to march into the International Settlement?

After panic, he was furious. He held up a loud speaker and roared: "The existence of the International Settlement is protected by the laws of many countries. Your military personnel are prohibited from entering. Otherwise, it will be regarded as a declaration of war against multiple sovereign countries!!"

The Punitive Forces did not respond to his threat, but the loudspeaker kept playing the words repeatedly.

The sound of the horn was quite loud and could be heard clearly from four to five hundred meters away, which caused quite a stir in the International Settlement.

Some people heeded the warnings of the punitive troops, quickly evacuated the streets and went home to lock the doors and windows, but more people scoffed at them. They believed that a strong country was the best shield, and they did not respond to the warnings at all and continued to live their lives as usual.

People in the concession had different reactions, but the British soldiers at the forefront all felt a great deal of pressure. They saw that there were more than 30 armored vehicles assembled outside. Even if this force was placed in Europe, it would be qualified for the commander to place chess pieces on the sand table.

There are only two squads of soldiers guarding the gate here, and one of the squad is Indian soldiers. Their heavy weapon is a Vickers heavy machine gun mounted on a machine gun tower. If the enemy really attacks, they can be wiped out in 3 minutes.

The British major felt the soldiers' restlessness. In fact, he was a little nervous, but the arrogance of the old Anglo-Ansa nobleman allowed him to suppress his nervousness.

He bluffed and shouted to his soldiers: "Gentlemen, we have the British Empire behind us. Those pigs on the opposite side dare not attack us, otherwise the British Empire will let them know what the glory of the empire on which the sun never sets is! !

Gentlemen, be brave and think..."

He had just started his speech when the loudspeaker on the armored vehicle stopped announcing that the 30 minutes were up.

The moment the horn stopped, all types of armored vehicles of the Punishment Army immediately started their engines and rushed towards the International Settlement without saying a word.