There are some elite guards guarding the entrance of this cave. Although the Eighth Route Army pilots in the sky cannot see it, they will definitely be discovered by the Eighth Route Army infantry on the ground.
"Everyone."
Tanabe Moritake looked at the Japs officers, pulled out the lieutenant general's sword with a "clop" sound, and a crazy voice also sounded:
"The time has come to be loyal to His Majesty Tian Locust and to the Empire."
At this time, Tanabe Moritake was holding a samurai sword in his hand, his eyes were crazy, and his eyes were full of murderous intent, just like the Japanese samurai who were preparing to charge during the Warring States Period in Japan.
In fact, even at this time, Tanabe Moritake wanted to live.
He is a locust and his loyalty to the empire is all in vain. As a highly educated person who can hold the position of lieutenant general and chief of staff of the front army, Tanabe Moritake's brain is not comparable to that of the fanatical officers and soldiers at the bottom.
The spirit of Bushido and loyalty to the Locust are nothing more than a method used by the top management to improve combat effectiveness.
The main reason is that his position is not high enough. Will someone like Hideji Tojo or Neji Okamura personally go to the battlefield?
Is this war of aggression really for the benefit of the empire as advertised?
No, it's just for the benefit of the imperial family and the upper class capital.
After the war, politicians shook hands and made peace, capitalists made a lot of money from the war, and mothers cried at the grave for their sons who died in the war.
And he, Tanabe Moritake, unfortunately became one of the victims of this war of aggression.
If he surrenders to the Eighth Route Army, he will definitely receive preferential treatment from the Eighth Route Army because of his status as the Chief of Staff of the North China Front.
His life can be saved, but if the Eighth Route Army spreads propaganda, his family in China will be completely destroyed.
Not only Tanabe Moritake, but also Nishihara Kanji, Shigeta Tokumatsu, Kuwaki Takaaki, Sakuma Takato and Suzuki Sadji next to him, are the same.
Therefore, they can only fight to death.
"For His Majesty Tian Locust and for the Empire, fight to the end!"
Lieutenant General Nishihara Kanji took out the lieutenant general's sword in his hand.
Immediately afterwards, the other two Japanese lieutenant generals, two Japanese major generals, and several combat staffs drew out their samurai swords.
"Destroy the radio station."
The Japanese communications staff took out the tortoise box from his waist and gave orders to several Japanese telegraph operators and decoders.
A group of Japanese officers walked out with samurai swords and tortoise boxes.
…
Peking.
Iron Lion Alley.
Japanese Army North China Front Headquarters.
"General."
"Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Tanabe just sent a farewell telegram..."
The communications staff officer held three pieces of telegram in his hand, hurriedly walked into the operations hall, and reported to Neji Okamura as fluently as possible.
When he received this telegram, Kitani Haruo's expression changed immediately.
Very bad.
"Nani?"
"Farewell telegram?"
Okamura Neji, who was studying the retreat route of the surrounded Japanese troops at Niangzi Pass, suddenly turned his head, his tone full of disbelief.
At noon, didn't Tanabe Moritake just send a telegram saying that he could hold on for a day and a half?
It has only been a few hours, why did a farewell telegram come out?
Sue Seizo and the Japanese combat advisers on the side also suddenly looked at Kitani Haruo, with unbelievable shocked expressions on their faces.
"What happened on the Niangziguan battlefield?"
"Why did the Chief of Staff suddenly send a farewell telegram?"
Youmo Jingsan asked in a deep and impatient tone.
Communications Staff Officer Haruo Kiya said:
"The Eighth Route Army dropped a large number of incendiary bombs on the Locust Army's positions, turning the Locust Army's positions into a sea of fire, causing the Locust Army to suffer heavy losses."
"Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Tanabe, 110th Division Commander Lieutenant General Kuwaki Takaaki, 23rd Division Commander Lieutenant General Nishihara Kanji, 35th Division Commander Lieutenant General Shigeta Tokumatsu, and 4th Cavalry Brigade Commander Sakuma Major General,
Major General Suzuki Sadatsuki, commander of the 1st Composite Brigade, decided to fight the enemy until the last moment."
"besides…"
Having said this, Haruo Kiya paused subconsciously.
But after hearing this, Okamura Neji's body was shaky and he almost fainted for the third time. He forced himself to hold his body and asked in a deep voice: "What else is there?"
"General, you'd better see for yourself..."
Haruo Kitani glanced at Yusue Seizan and handed the third page of the telegram to Okamura Neji.
Okamura Neiji took the telegram and read it, and then he couldn't help but narrow his eyes, and a murderous intent flashed in his eyes when he looked at Arisu Seizo.
Arisue Seizo is not a fool. Seeing the eyes and reactions of Kitani Haruo and Okamura Neji, he instantly understood.
It must have been Tanabe Moritake's copy of his farewell telegram before his death.
"Your Excellency, General."
"Did the Chief of Staff say in his farewell telegram that I was a senior spy of the Eighth Route Army lurking in the North China Front?"
Youmo Jingsan did not avoid it, but asked directly.
At this time, Okamura Neji had already had murderous intentions towards him. If he avoided it at this time, he would probably be found guilty of this crime.
After all, in this battle, the North China Front Army suffered heavy losses, and its main force was almost wiped out.
If one person makes trouble, he will become the scapegoat if he has Mo Jingsan.
Although the defeat of the North China Front was inseparable from him.
If he becomes a scapegoat and becomes a scapegoat, not only will his life be lost, but the family behind him will also suffer.
Kitani Haruo and the other combat advisers were watching, but no one dared to interrupt.
"Arimatsu-kun, are you a senior spy of the Eighth Route Army?" Neji Okamura asked in a cold tone.
To be honest, Okamura Neiji already had some doubts about Sue Seizan at this time.
Since Tanabe Moritake died to prove his ambition, Yumo Seizan became the biggest suspect of the Eighth Route Army's senior spy within the North China Front Army Headquarters.
Moreover, if Okamura Neiji thought about it carefully, Sue Seizan was very suspicious.
Arisum Seizo not only proposed to Okamura Neiji the strategy of holding Taiyuan, killing a large number of Eighth Route Army troops, and then waiting for an opportunity to advance to Hebei Province.
He also suggested that Tanabe Moritake be sent to the Niangziguan front line to supervise the battle. If it had not been for Su Seizan's suggestion, Lieutenant General Tanabe Moritake, the chief of staff, would not have died on the Niangziguan front line.
"Your Excellency, General!"
There is an expression on the face of Mo Jing Sanyi who is sworn in with the crime:
"I have done meritorious service for the empire, and I have shed blood for Tian Locust. There is absolutely no way that I am a senior spy of the Eighth Route Army."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Lieutenant General Tanabe Moritake complained that I suggested that he go to the Niangziguan front line to supervise the battle, so he sued me before the jade was broken."
Yumo Seizan also did not expect that Tanabe Mingwu would want to drag him into the water before he died.
The guilt in my heart immediately disappeared.
Moritake Tanabe died well.
But on the surface, Youmo Jingsan had an expression that said there was no way he was an Eighth Route Army spy.
"I, Okamura Neiji, will never wrongly accuse an officer who has dedicated his life to the empire, nor will I let go of any enemy spy."
"Youmo Jun, after the investigation is clear, I will give you justice."
Okamura Neji shouted loudly:
"Someone is coming!"
After it was revealed that there were high-level spies of the Eighth Route Army lurking in the North China Front Army Headquarters, Okamura Neji was able to keep using Tanabe Moritake and Arisu Seizo. In fact, he had already investigated three generations of their ancestors.
Senior spies were even arranged to monitor them.
But no abnormalities were found.
but.
Tanabe Moritake said before the jade was broken that Sue Seizo was a senior spy of the Eighth Route Army, so Okamura Neiji naturally had to take it seriously.
It is good to say that a person is about to die, but what if it is true?
Not long after he finished speaking, a major officer walked in quickly with several Japanese guards.
"General."
The major officer bowed his head to Neji Okamura.
Okamura Neiji said: "Please come back to the office and don't be violent."
"Hi."
The major lowered his head and quickly understood Okamura Neji's order. Then he looked at Yumo Seizo and said with a shudder:
"Your Excellency, Deputy Chief of Staff, please."
Yusue Seizan handed over the major general's sword and gun, nodded to Okamura Neji, and then walked out, followed quickly by the major and several guard officers.
"General."
"Lieutenant General Tanabe has sent a clear telegram. Will the 40th Division, 56th Division, 21st Division, and 27th Division continue to reinforce?"
Okamura Neji withdrew his eyes from the back of Arisu Seizo, and heard the questioning voice of a combat staff officer in his ears.
"Where have the 40th Division and the 56th Division arrived?" Okamura Neiji glanced at the combat staff officer.
"We are about to arrive at Sangzhang Bridge." The combat staff pointed to the map, "However, we were stubbornly blocked by the Eighth Route Army, and behind the 40th Division and the 56th Division, there were about 3 cavalry regiments of the Eighth Route Army cavalry, and more than 5
Wanba Route Army is pursuing us."
Okamura Neiji frowned. There were 100,000 main forces of the Eighth Route Army chasing them further away. The 40th Division and the 56th Division had wolves in front of them and tigers behind them. They were in a very bad situation.
If the Japanese troops surrounded near Niangziguan were not wiped out by the Eighth Route Army.
After the 40th Division and the 56th Division moved closer to Niangziguan, they could disrupt the fight with the Eighth Route Army, causing the Eighth Route Army to lose its air support and artillery firepower advantages.
But now Tanabe Moritake and others have been eliminated.
The main force of the 780,000 Eighth Route Army at Niangziguan can turn around and form an encirclement situation with the main force of more than 100,000 Eighth Route Army at Zhengtai Road to surround the 40th Division and the 56th Division.
If we hesitate any longer, the 40th Division and the 56th Division will definitely become turtles in the urn and will only end up being eaten by the Eighth Route Army.
After pondering for a moment, Okamura Neiji looked at Haruo Kiya and ordered: "Order the 21st Division and the 27th Division to find hiding places and wait in place, and then order the 40th Division and the 56th Division to abandon heavy weapons in order to
Teams and squadrons broke out as units and went to Shimen City, Hebei Province to assemble."
Tanabe Moritake had already sent a farewell telegram, so there was no need for further rescue.
The 40th Division and the 56th Division are in a very dangerous situation and must break out as soon as possible.
It is difficult for the entire division to break through. At this time, the 40th Division and the 56th Division were surrounded by more than 200,000 main Eighth Route Army troops.
Only by breaking into pieces and breaking out of the encirclement can some soldiers and officers have a chance to break out of the encirclement.
As for Jingxing County and Jingxing Coal Mine, as expected, they will soon be captured by the Eighth Route Army.
"Hi."
Kitani Haruo closed the folder, lowered his head and left quickly.
…
"The regiment leader ordered us to recognize only the clothes but not the people. No Japanese will be left behind!"
Outside the cave.
The troops of the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army have already reached the hilltop of the Japanese headquarters.
In the offensive formation, a company commander under Second Battalion Commander Shen Quan spoke harshly and with murderous intent.
"kill!"
Under the leadership of this company commander, dozens of soldiers from this company carried M1 semi-automatic rifles and M3 submachine guns and attacked the top of the mountain.
The Japanese defensive positions were beaten to dust.
A Japanese Type 92 heavy machine gun suddenly opened fire. Caught off guard, the three soldiers at the front fell into a pool of blood.
"hidden!"
The company commander roared and jumped behind a stone.
The soldiers moved flexibly, and they immediately crawled to avoid the hail of bullets coming towards them.
The company commander poked out half of his head to take a look, and the Japanese heavy machine gun suddenly opened fire on his position. The 7.7mm machine gun bullets hit the rocks and caused sparks to fly everywhere, filling the air with dust.
"Bazooka!"
"Get the bazooka!"
The company commander shouted, and the two rocket launcher soldiers who were crawling behind the bunker quickly loaded a rocket and handed the bazooka to the company commander's hand.
On the other side, there are also two rocket launcher soldiers with rockets loaded.
"Covering fire!"
The deputy company commander saw this and shouted.
Dozens of soldiers stuck their heads out at the same time, set up semi-automatic rifles and submachine guns, and opened fire on the enemy's heavy machine gun firepower.
"Da da da…"
In an instant, the firepower of the Japanese heavy machine guns and the dozens of rifles surrounding them were suppressed.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the company commander and another bazooka soldier aimed the bazooka at the Japanese heavy machine gun position.
"Boohoo!"
Two sharp whistling sounds sounded, and two rockets hit the Japanese heavy machine gun position from different angles, trailing long black tail flames.
The company commander's rocket missed, passed over the Japanese position, and hit the entrance of the cave, making a loud noise that shook the sky.
but.
The rocket launcher's rocket hit the Japanese heavy machine gun position.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! With a loud bang, the entire Japs position, including sandbags, Type 92 heavy machine guns, and Japs machine gunners, were blown into the sky.
"Up, up, up!"
The company commander threw down the Bazuka, picked up the M3 submachine gun on his chest, and charged forward first. The deputy company commander and the soldiers followed closely behind, charging and firing at the same time.
The few Japanese who survived were quickly shot into pieces.
"Company commander, there is a cave here."
A soldier with a dirty face said while holding up a submachine gun.
The company commander looked at the corpses of the Japanese lying on the ground. Several of them were wearing the military uniforms of Japanese military officers.
"There are big fish in this cave!"
The company commander's eyes lit up.
"Alert, disperse!"
After the company commander gave the order, the soldiers surrounding him dispersed, looking for cover to hide, and pointed their guns at the cave.
The company commander also jumped behind a bunker to hide. After checking that there was no one around him who could speak Japanese, he imitated the Japanese's poor Chinese and shouted: "Listen to the Baga inside, you have been surrounded. I don't think you have been able to stop for a minute."
Surrender within a few seconds, or we will all die!"
"idiot!"
An angry curse came from the cave, and at the same time two smoking Type 97 grenades rolled out.
"Boom!"
Two grenades exploded near the cave entrance.
The company commander and the soldiers hid behind the bunker. No soldiers were injured, but the soil from the explosion sprinkled all over them.
"You idiot, if you don't eat the toast, you will be fined with alcohol!"
The company commander was furious. The enemy not only refused to surrender, but also dared to throw grenades at them. So he turned to the back and shouted:
"Pyro, burn these idiots to death for me!"
A flamethrower carried a flamethrower with an improved system on his back, crept close to the hole, then turned on the safety, and pulled the trigger at the hole.
"ah!!!"
Suddenly, an extremely miserable Japanese scream came from the cave.
Four lieutenant generals, two major generals, and several combat staff were directly killed by this fire-breathing soldier.
This chapter has been completed!