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Chapter 9 The End of the Battle Begins (Part 1)

The last peaceful day finally passed, and on the 13th, the situation in Shanghai changed drastically.

On the morning of that day, Emperor Hirohito of Japan convened Prime Minister Kome Moto of the Cabinet, Army Minister Sora Sugiyama, and Navy Minister Mitsumasa Minuta to the Imperial Front to discuss how to deal with the Shanghai Incident, which is the so-called meeting of the three ministers.

At 9 o'clock in the morning, the news of the meeting of the three ministers reached Shanghai. Before the final result came out, the Japanese devils in Shanghai could not hold back and rushed out of the Japanese concession with live ammunition, and began to blatantly repair outposts and fortifications in front of the military fortifications of various countries. In the subconscious of these Japanese devils, the Japanese government would absolutely not be able to make concessions.

This is true. Just after noon, the imperial meeting had a result: two divisions and another detachment were sent to form a Shanghai condemnation army to capture Shanghai.

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Shanghai North Railway Station, the 19th Brigade Station.

"Captain, it's not good!" A patrol soldier rushed into the brigade headquarters.

"Is there any movement from the Japanese?" Xu Shijiu stood up suddenly, and Zhu Xia also stood up.

The patrolman focused his head and gasped, "Just just now, a team of Japanese Japanese suddenly rushed out of the Japanese concession and rushed along Xinmin Road to the intersection of Shanxi Road. They are repairing outposts there."

"What did you say?" Zhu Xia's face changed drastically, "Shanxi Road? The Japanese are so rampant?"

From the map, Shanxi Road is located on the west side of Baoshan Road, and the northern end meets Xinmin Road to form a T-junction. This T-junction is less than 300 meters away from the North Railway Station, the 19th Brigade's garrison. At such a close distance, the Japanese army does not even need mortars. They can lock the entrance and exit of the 19th Brigade's garrison with light and heavy machine guns alone.

"Let's go, take a look!" Xu Shijiu pulled Zhu Xia and ran to the gate of the garrison.

The two hurried out from the gate of the station, and saw about a squad of Japanese soldiers who had already imposed martial law on the intersection of Shanxi Road. They were using bayonets to drive Shanghai citizens to build barricades for them. In addition, about a squad of Japanese soldiers had seized a large villa on the right side of the intersection, and were erecting machine guns and grenade launchers on the rooftop.

"Dead shovel, these little Japanese are so arrogant. They all put the bayonets on our butts!" Scar came forward and said cursingly, "Captain, I will take the 1st squadron to take them."

Xu Shijiu remained silent, but Zhu Xia said anxiously: "No, no fire is allowed without orders to go up to the peak!"

"The order of the top of the fart." The one-eyed dragon spat out thick phlegm at the Japanese soldiers at the intersection ahead, and said, "The little Japanese have pushed our guns to the forehead. If you don't do anything, wait for them to shoot us in the head?"

He also said with his own hand: "Yes, when the Japanese machine gun fortifications on the roof of the intersection in front are built, we can't even go out of the gate. If the little Japanese follow the shelling, we will be done."

"No, don't do it randomly. I'll call and ask for instructions now." Zhu Xia took two steps, and then turned back and told Xu Shijiu, "Ajiu, you must not do it randomly."

As soon as Zhu Xia left, Scar, one-handed and one-eyed dragon surrounded him: "Captain, will you fight?"

"No matter what you say at the top, the group of Japanese devils in front must be killed, otherwise we will be too passive." Xu Shijiu said this and ordered, "Old Dao, you immediately select twenty veterans to form a suicide squad and attack from the front; Lao Du, you lead the second squadron from Longhailu, love and go around the shortest road, and feint from the flank.

Ah Long, you pick twenty brothers who are familiar with the terrain and touch them from the alley. Each of them brings twenty grenades. The old knife starts fighting. You blow the machine gun fortifications on the rooftop in front of me!"

"Yes!" Scar, his one-eyed dragon, stood at attention with his own hands and one-eyed dragon, and then took the orders one after another.

Xu Shijiu turned around and walked into the gate. Suddenly, behind him, the guards shouted and stopped him: "No, this is a military forbidden area, you can't go in. Alas, why are you still breaking inside?"

When Xu Shijiu looked back, he saw the guards stop a young man in black student outfit. Behind the young man and woman were accompanied by a middle-aged man and woman. Although the middle-aged man and woman were dressed properly, they could be seen as decent people, but they were full of sorrow. Xu Shijiu thought to himself that this was about a family of three.

Stopping the guards from moving, Xu Shijiu said to the young man: "Classmate, there is a war here soon. It's not safe, so you'd better leave quickly."

The young man had no reaction, but was just foolish, looking up at the back of Xu Shijiu's head.

Xu Shijiu then realized that the young man's consciousness seemed a little abnormal. He looked back along his gaze and saw the blue sky and white sun flag floating slightly on the playground.

"Sir, I'm so sorry." The middle-aged man walked up, took off his hat and bowed to Xu Shijiu, and said with a sad face, "My son was frightened and was not very clear about it, so he has caused you trouble."

The middle-aged woman also stepped forward to smile apologetically at Xu Shijiu, then took the young man's hand and said, "Tongwen, let's go."

The young man was still motionless, still holding his head in a daze, staring blankly at the blue sky and white sun flag flying on the flagpole.

The middle-aged man sighed and said with a hint of grip: "Sir, I'm sorry. This child used to be very good, but since he came back from Nanyuan, he has become like this. Every time he sees the national flag, he can't walk, but let him stay quietly for a while. Sir, if it's convenient, let's stay here for a while."

"Uncle, I'm afraid it won't work. There's a war here. It's not safe. Let's do this. I'll let someone lower the national flag. You will take the national flag and leave immediately." Xu Shijiu said and ordered a guard to lower the national flag.

"It's useless, sir, if you take a national flag, you can cure his imaginary symptoms. I'll buy it for him." The middle-aged man smiled bitterly and shook his head, and said, "He only responded to the national flag on the military camp."

"How is that?" Xu Shijiu frowned, looked at the young man who raised his head and stared at the blue sky and white sun flag in a daze. Suddenly, he turned around and shouted, "Er Gua!"

A thin recruit rushed over from the playground.

"I'll give you a task." Xu Shijiu pointed to the family of three and ordered, "Protect their safety." After instructing Ergua to protect the family of three, Xu Shijiu walked into the brigade headquarters without looking back.

In the brigade headquarters, Zhu Xia had just put down the microphone when Xu Shijiu asked, "Old Zhu, how about it?"

Zhu Xia said: "The 88th Division on the Bazi Bridge has already caught fire with the Japanese. Commander Yang said that if the situation is really urgent, you can consider opening the fire, but you must not cross Baoshan Road."

"That's all!" Xu Shijiu beat the clan hard, turned around and left.

Zhu Xia grabbed Xu Shijiu and asked, "Why are you doing, Ajiu?"

"Why do you go?" Xu Shijiu broke free from his hand and smiled, "Old Zhu, don't you know?"

"You're back." Zhu Xia was very anxious when he heard this, "You are the captain of the squad now, not the captain of the death squad..."

"Our 19th... the tradition of the brigade has always been like this. The brigade captain has always charged at the forefront." Xu Shijiu waved his hand to Zhu Xia, strode and said casually, "But Lao Zhu, don't worry, the Japanese who can kill me has not been born yet, haha."

At the gate of the station, Scar is already waiting.

Seeing Xu Shijiu, Scar came forward and reported: "Captain, I have asked Xie Gouzi and Gao Fengzi to lead people to build machine gun firepower on the station building and the tower of the Western Church opposite. The suicide squad has also been selected. Just wait for Lao Du and Aaron to take their place, we can launch an assault on the opposite Japanese army."

As soon as he finished speaking, the two messengers ran over panting.

"Captain, the second squadron has entered the attack position!"

"Captain, the Third Squadron has also entered the designated position!"

Xu Shijiu nodded, stretched out his left hand and said in a deep voice: "Give me the gun."

A veteran handed over Hanyang Zao in his hand. Xu Shijiu took the gun, raised the gun and then aimed. The whole process was like flowing water. Scar and twenty veterans turned their heads in unison and looked at the Japanese position at least two hundred meters away opposite.

The Japanese army on the opposite side didn't care. Seeing Xu Shijiu lifting his gun, many Japanese soldiers even shouted loudly. The Japanese lieutenant who was standing behind the barricade and looking straight at this side had no intention of avoiding it. Obviously, the Japanese did not think that the Chinese security team on the opposite side would dare to fire on their own initiative, nor did they think that Xu Shijiu could hit a target two hundred meters away.

"Bang!" A bean-like gunshot suddenly rang out.

The Japanese lieutenant two hundred meters away opposite, responded and fell. The scorching 7.92mm-caliber bullet was spinning at high speed, shot in from his eyebrows and from the back of his head. While taking the large skull, he even swelled his brain. After the Japanese lieutenant fell to the ground, he returned to Japan without saying a word.

"Tutu, Tutu..." Xu Shijiu's gunshots were military orders. Almost at the same time as his gunshots, Xie Gouzi and Gao Crazy, secretly erected Maxim heavy machine guns on the commanding heights on both sides of Xinmin Road, also roared violently. The Japanese soldiers behind the barricade were caught off guard and were piled up seven or eight of them.

However, the Japanese reacted very quickly. One of the remaining six or seven Japanese soldiers turned over and lay behind the barricade. Two Type 92 heavy machine guns mounted on the roof of the villa at the intersection also sounded violently, smashing the cement road that Xu Shijiu and the commando had just stood by, splashing smoke and dust everywhere. Fortunately, Xu Shijiu and the others reacted quickly and had already hidden on both sides of the street.

"Bang, bang." Less than two seconds apart, two Japanese grenade launchers on the roof of the villa at the intersection also rang out. One of the grenades fell accurately on the roof of the railway station building on the left. The smoke of gunpowder rolled up and bricks and stones were splashing everywhere. Xie Gouzi's Maxim heavy machine gun was still continuously spitting out firepower.

Although the Japanese Grenadiers were extremely accurate, they were definitely not blown by shooting 10 shots within 500 meters. However, Xie Gouzi, Gao Crazy and others were all veterans who came out of blood. They would not put the machine gun fire on the bare rooftop rooftop, but on the top floor. It was difficult for the Japanese grenade launchers or mortars to threaten them.
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