After she became the daughter of a vicious warlord, she cleaned herself up

Chapter 158 Defensive Strategy

Xie Jinyuan pointed to the location of the Sihang Warehouse on the military map and said in a heavy tone, "Brother Shi Jia, you see, our current situation is still not optimistic!"

"We are surrounded by enemies on all sides and attacked from both sides." Jiang Shijia looked at the map with a frown on his face, tapping his fingers lightly on the map.

"Yes!" Xie Jinyuan sighed, "The Japanese are coming with great force. With our limited military strength, I'm afraid..."

"Don't worry, Senior Brother. Now that I'm here, I will definitely defend the Sihang Warehouse with you!"

Jiang Shijia spoke in a firm tone, with a determined light in his eyes.

"Good brother!" Xie Jinyuan patted Jiang Shijia's shoulder vigorously and showed a gratified smile.

"Brother, please tell me the details of our Sihang Warehouse."

"Okay!" Xie Jinyuan pointed to the map and began to introduce it in detail.

"Brother Shi Jia, you have also seen that the Sihang Warehouse is a joint warehouse of four banks. It covers a large area, has thick walls and high buildings. It is a good stronghold that is easy to defend but difficult to attack."

“It was previously the headquarters of our 88th Division, so there are a lot of food, first aid supplies, weapons and ammunition stored in the warehouse, enough to sustain us for a while.

"But..." Xie Jinyuan changed the subject, "The biggest problem we are facing now is the shortage of troops and the lack of heavy weapons."

"The Japs have planes, artillery, and armored vehicles, while we only have rifles and machine guns. The difference in strength is huge!"

"Hmm..." Jiang Shijia pondered for a moment, frowned and asked, "What's the terrain like around the warehouse?"

"The west and north sides of the warehouse have been occupied by the Japanese, and the east and south sides are the public concession." Xie Jinyuan said, pointing to the map.

"International Concession?" Jiang Shijia's eyes lit up. "This is an advantage that can be used."

"Oh? Brother Shi Jia, what do you think?" Xie Jinyuan asked hurriedly.

Jiang Shijia pointed at the map and talked freely.

"Because we are only separated from the International Settlement by a river, and there are huge gas tanks of the gas company on the other side, the Japanese pirates will definitely not dare to carry out excessive bombardment or bombing, which will help us to persist in the battle for a longer period of time."

"At the same time, the various forces and ordinary people in the International Settlement can witness our heroic feat of resisting the Japanese pirates from the other side of the river, and they are likely to spontaneously provide some material support."

"Good idea!" Xie Jinyuan's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but exclaimed: "Brother Shi Jia is really resourceful!"

"Thank you for the compliment, senior brother. I'm just doing my best." Jiang Shijia smiled modestly, his lips still a little pale.

"Without further delay, let's formulate a battle plan now!"

As Xie Jinyuan spoke, he spread out a diagram of the internal structure of the Sihang Warehouse on the table.

The two stood side by side in front of the blueprint and began to study the defense strategy.

"First of all, we must build the Sihang Warehouse into an indestructible fortress!" Jiang Shijia pointed to the structural diagram and said in a firm tone.

"We can first block all the doors and windows on the ground floor, and half of the windows above the second floor, leaving only the firing holes!"

"By the way, are there enough sandbags in the warehouse?" Jiang Shijia turned and asked Battalion Commander Yang Ruifu who was guarding the door.

Yang Ruifu quickly replied: "Reporting to Captain Jiang, there are about tens of thousands of bags of food stored in the warehouse, as well as a large amount of cowhide and silk cocoons, which can be used as sandbags."

"Okay!" Jiang Shijia nodded, "We can pile all these sandbags against the wall all the way to the ceiling!"

"Use these things to reinforce the outer wall. The thickness should be at least five to ten meters!"

Jiang Shijia thought for a moment and continued, "If the materials are insufficient in the end, there will be no need to do much reinforcement on the fourth and fifth floors."

"The fifth floor is a commanding height. It should be used as an observation post and sniper position. The most elite soldiers should be stationed there!"

"In addition, we must cut off the external power supply of the warehouse to prevent the Japanese pirates from using electrical wires to set fire," Jiang Shijia added.

"Brother, we also need to set up some traps and obstacles around the warehouse to slow down the enemy's attack."

"Look, there's an open area in front of the warehouse. We need to set up some more barbed wire, barricades, trenches, and bury mines here to consume as much of the enemy's manpower as possible."

"I also noticed that there is a culvert under our warehouse that leads directly to Suzhou River. We can set up some mines and obstacles to prevent the Japanese from launching a sneak attack from the water."

"Oh, that's right, senior brother!" Jiang Shijia pointed to the two warehouses in the east and west on the structural diagram, and an idea suddenly came to his mind.

"Look, can we open a passage between the two warehouses?"

"Passage?" Xie Jinyuan asked in confusion.

"That's right!" Jiang Shijia pointed at the blueprint and explained, "The two warehouses are only about ten meters apart. We can make a hole in this wall and use sandbags to form a traffic trench to connect them."

"In this way, the two warehouses can support each other, and personnel and materials can be quickly mobilized, greatly enhancing the flexibility of defense!"

"Great!" Xie Jinyuan slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "Why didn't I think of that!"

"Let's do it now without further delay!"

"Captain Yang!" Xie Jinyuan turned to Yang Ruifu and said, "You must immediately organize people to open a passage between the east and west warehouses!"

"The passage must be able to accommodate two people walking side by side, and the height and width must be at least one meter!"

"Understood!" Yang Ruifu saluted and turned around to make arrangements.

Jiang Shijia and Xie Jinyuan walked to the window and looked at the busy soldiers outside, their hearts filled with hope.

"Brother, I have something else to discuss with you." Jiang Shijia retracted his gaze and looked at Xie Jinyuan.

"You say." Xie Jinyuan nodded.

"We don't know much about the situation around the warehouse yet. I suggest that we draw two squads from the Second Company and send them to the northwest of the warehouse to serve as guard posts and promptly warn of the enemy's movements."

"Yes, that makes sense!" Xie Jinyuan agreed, "The Japanese are very cunning, we have to be on guard!"

As he listened, he made marks on the map with an approving look on his face.

"Brother Shi Jia is so thoughtful. I feel relieved when you are around!"

"In addition..." Jiang Shijia paused, his tone becoming a little serious, "I also want to form a death squad."

"Suicide Squad?" Xie Jinyuan frowned, "What do you want to do?"

Jiang Shijia coughed twice and said in a deep voice: "Brother, you also know that our manpower is limited now, and our weapons and equipment are not as good as those of the devils."

"So, I want to form a death squad to carry out some special missions."

"for example?"

"For example, we could launch a surprise attack on the enemy's artillery positions, blow up their tanks, or launch a suicide attack on them at a critical moment, killing as many enemies as possible and slowing down their offensive!"

There was a gleam of determination in Jiang Shijia's eyes.

He knew what it meant to form a death squad.

These suicide squad members all carry out their missions with the determination to die.

But in order to defend the Sihang Warehouse and to hold on to the last stronghold in urban Shanghai, he had to make this choice.

"This..." Xie Jinyuan hesitated. How could he not know the significance of the suicide squad?

"Brother, I know what you are worried about." Jiang Shijia patted Xie Jinyuan on the shoulder and said in a firm tone.

"But we have no way out now!"

"Behind us are millions of Shanghai folks. We cannot retreat, and there is nowhere to retreat!"

"We can only live up to the expectations of our country and the people by fighting to the death!"

"I have made up my mind, please help me, brother!"

Jiang Shijia said this and bowed deeply to Xie Jinyuan.

Xie Jinyuan looked at the young and determined soldier in front of him, his heart filled with admiration and emotion.

He knew that he could not refuse Jiang Shijia's reasonable request.

"Okay!" Xie Jinyuan nodded heavily, "I promise you, I will personally select the death squad members right now!"

The night was dark and the Sihang Warehouse was brightly lit inside and out.

The soldiers were busy reinforcing fortifications, transporting supplies, and preparing for the great battle that would come after dawn.

A heroic battle to defend the Sihang Warehouse is about to begin!