allonlinenovel Chapter 158: Annihilate the Fuso Army and Enter the Consulate
Chapter 158: Annihilate the Fuso Army and Enter the Consulate
Just as the armored artillery of the SKULL Division was about to execute Su Zhengyang's order, Yan Shuangying said, "Governor, tonight is the day when Hashimoto Masayama is holding a large dinner at the consulate. There are many Shanghai celebrities in the consulate, as well as important figures from other foreign concessions. If we directly bombard the consulate, it will have an adverse effect on us if these people are injured or killed."
After Su Zhengyang pondered for a moment, he shook his head calmly and said, "Those who were invited by Hashimoto Masamune are all those who have a close relationship with Fuso or intend to get close to Fuso. Don't worry about them. If they die here, they can only blame themselves for their bad luck. Fire and keep bombing!"
While Su Zhengyang was talking with Yan Shuangying, a large number of guests at the dinner had already escaped from the main building of the embassy under the protection of the Fuso Consulate Guard and took refuge in the underground fortifications inside the embassy.
Hashimoto Masazan was on the balcony, using a telescope to see a dense black mass. He aimed at the artillery on the main building of the Fuso Embassy and his scalp instantly went numb. He jumped off the balcony without hesitation and landed on the roof of a jeep at the door on the first floor. He limped away towards the underground fortifications.
Intensive gunfire rang out one after another, and the flames illuminated the entire night. The Japanese expatriates who were originally wandering around the streets or gathering in groups of three or four to chat, now fled in panic, looking for a safe place to hide as soon as possible.
Shells continued to explode in the main building and courtyard of the Fuso Consulate. The entire Fuso Consulate courtyard was dark and filled with shell craters of various sizes. After enduring continuous artillery bombardment, one side of the wall of the main building collapsed, burying many guard soldiers directly in the ruins.
Inside the underground fortification, Hashimoto Masazan called the Military Control Commission which was not far away.
On the phone, Hashimoto Masamune yelled hysterically: "Takahashi! I give you ten minutes to bring troops to the consulate immediately to ensure the safety here. Damn Su Zhengyang, damn Chinese, they actually brought the war directly to the consulate. This is a naked provocation! Go to war with them immediately!"
In fact, there was no need for Hashimoto Masazan to make the call personally. The Military Control Commission and the Fuso Gendarmerie headquarters, which were only two blocks away, had already heard the deafening sound of artillery fire. The gendarmerie, the Military Control Commission's public security brigade, and a total of 6,000 Fuso army soldiers came out in full force, got on military trucks at a high speed, and rushed towards the consulate.
"Hurry! Hurry up! We must get to the consulate as soon as possible to protect the consul's safety!"
At this time, Takahashi Shun was extremely anxious. Hashimoto Masazan was not only the highest-ranking political official of Fuso in Shanghai, but also the direct descendant of the Hashimoto family, a Fuso noble and close minister of the Emperor. His death was absolutely impossible. Once something happened to Hashimoto Masazan, it would be hard to say whether his head could still be safely on his neck.
A convoy of more than 20 troop transport trucks and a large number of sidecar tricycles had just arrived at the east intersection of Wusong Road when Takahashi, who was in the car, had already seen the dazzling flames caused by countless shells landing in the consulate compound. Inside the Fuso Embassy, the main building was already on fire with a large amount of black smoke rising into the sky. The guard team responsible for protecting the safety of the consulate was in an even more horrible state, except for a small number of soldiers who protected Hashimoto Masazan and retreated into the underground fortifications.
Sixty percent of the 800 guards in the entire guard corps had been killed in the continuous artillery fire before they could figure out what was happening.
The air was filled with a pungent smell of burning. A large number of Fuso Guard soldiers were torn into pieces, and their charred bodies were scattered around the shell craters. Blood continued to flow on the ground and then dried up in the high temperature, turning into glaring and shocking burnt brown marks, like purgatory on earth.
On the other side, the Fuso troops led by the Chairman of the Military Control Commission, Takahashi Shun, had just entered the street corner when they were ambushed by the 1st Armored Infantry Regiment of the SS Division.
On the rooftops of residential buildings on both sides of the road, a large number of soldiers from the armored infantry regiment squatted on the rooftops and pulled the triggers of the Iron Fist portable rocket launchers at the Fuso army's trucks without hesitation.
Whoosh whoosh!
A large number of rockets hit the Fuso army's trucks like comets, causing violent explosions. In just a few breaths, at least five Fuso troop transport trucks were blown to pieces and disintegrated, with debris scattered everywhere and flames shooting into the sky.
A large number of Fuso soldiers were sent to the underworld before they had time to get off the vehicle.
Under the command of Takahashi Shun, the Fuso soldiers behind abandoned their vehicles and hid behind the walls of roadside houses and in the alleys, and began to counterattack the SS Division. During this period, the combat quality and combat capability of the Fuso soldiers were second to none in all of Asia.
They quickly stabilized their position and entered a stalemate with the armored infantry regiment of the SS Division.
However, the stalemate was soon broken. A large number of Jaguar heavy armored vehicles from the SKULL Division Armored Infantry Regiment slowly drove into the main street and began firing at the Fuso soldiers hiding behind the bunkers. The 20MM machine guns could easily penetrate the walls where they were hiding and smashed the large number of Fuso soldiers behind them into pieces.
The situation on the battlefield turned into a one-sided crushing for the SKELETON DIVISION, with the tragic howls of the Fuso soldiers rising one after another.
The battle lasted only about forty minutes, and the 3,000-man armored infantry regiment of the SS Division completely defeated the 6,000-man combat force of Fuso.
Su Zhengyang has ordered that no one should be left alive and no form of surrender should be accepted.
The soldiers of the SKELETON DIVISION filed into the battlefield one by one, concentrating on clearing out the remaining fish that had escaped the net. Only sporadic gunshots were heard on the battlefield. Even if there were piles of corpses lying on the ground, the soldiers would be extremely cautious and fire a round of supplementary shots with their submachine guns before approaching.
Many Fuso soldiers who hid themselves among the corpses and were ready to die together with the Skeleton Division soldiers failed.
The chairman of the Military Control Commission, Takahashi Shun, was shot dead on the spot. The new captain of the gendarmerie, Watanabe Yasushi, also had both legs broken by the explosion. He collapsed to the ground, dying and wailing constantly.
"Report to the Governor, the First Armored Infantry Regiment has perfectly completed its mission and wiped out the 6,000 combat troops that came to support from Fuso. No talismans were left behind. The more than 1,000 enemy soldiers who surrendered were all shot on the spot!"
Su Zhengyang nodded with satisfaction. These Japanese people were really asking for their own death as they dared to show their teeth to him. Since they harbored deep malice towards him, they must pay the corresponding price!
"Immediately bring your men into the consulate compound and eliminate the escaped fish inside. If Hashimoto Masamune is still alive, bring him out to see me!"
"Yes, Governor!"
"The first and second platoons of the Skeleton Infantry Regiment, the fire assault platoon, all of you, get ready. Target the Fuso Consulate, and eliminate any fish that have slipped through the net!"
Two platoons of assault soldiers began to attack the Fuso Consulate in an orderly manner. After a while, sporadic gunshots were heard in the courtyard. It seemed that many Fuso soldiers had escaped and survived.