Chapter 189: Siege (Chapter 3)
The leaflets in the sky did not have the effect as they should. Although the Kwantung Army in Jinzhou City suffered some psychological impact, under the supervision of their commanders and sergeants, they each threw away the leaflets they had just picked up. This leaflet written in Chinese and Japanese characters ensured that everyone in the city could understand the above content.
Although the leaflet did not allow the Kwantung Army to leave, it caused some trouble to them in small ways. Some timid soldiers began to move in their hearts, and they were also afraid of death. Especially in this depressing environment, half a month of artillery attacks and half a month of battle, after the surrounding troops were basically wiped out, the Kwantung Army in the city became worried.
Most of the troops of the three divisions outside the city were wiped out, and the rest also fled back in vain. Except for a small part of them poured into the city, most of them ran towards the north.
An hour passed, and the Kwantung Army in Jinzhou City did not make any noise. Instead, they stepped up their defensive forces on the city wall, looking like they were fighting to the death. Looking at the movements on the city wall, Liu Sanpao reported everything here to Su Dao truthfully. The situation had exceeded his control. It can be said that he no longer knew what to do next.
Holding the telegram from Liu Sanpao in his hand, Su Dao fell into deep thought for a moment. This was the result he least wanted to see and the thing he was most reluctant to face. If he was in Japan, Su Dao would not have cared about so much. No matter whether he surrendered or not, he would just send it over with a burst of shells. But this is in China, he had to carefully consider these issues.
War is naturally easy to say, it is nothing more than fighting and killing. The most difficult thing to deal with is the ruins of the city and corpses on the ground after the war. If you are not careful, it will cause a lot of trouble to the city. Although it is winter now, the university in the sky will cover up many things, but it cannot cover up the ugliness of war and the fear brought by corpses.
But so what? I have done everything I should do, and I have used the coercion and temptation to the fullest, and also gave the Kwantung Army the opportunity to make a choice. But what can you do if they don’t accept your affection? War will inevitably kill people, but these people who die will be their own people. When Su Dao thought of this, he was reluctant to issue an order to attack.
But as a soldier, a commander of more than 100,000 people, he had no choice. If everyone was as indecisive as him or even missed the opportunity to fight, there would be no need to fight this battle and just surrender directly. Although accepting the enslavement of the Japanese will kill people, only a small number of people will die. Most people can still survive. But this is not the life they want. The 5,000-year-old civilization of China has created her people not the kind of people who can be bullied, so resistance is inevitable.
"Notify the Stuka Squadron to bomb the city wall with all their might. It is best to blow the Japanese above to pieces to pieces, and give you shameless face." Su Dao issued the final offensive order angrily.
In the history of the Republic of China, there have never been two examples of Japanese divisions frightened by millions of leaflets. Therefore, although the 11th Division and the 28th Division in front of them knew that they were not opponents of the 99th Army, they could only hold on here. They did not want to create such precedents, nor did they dare to create them.
He gave up a strategic location without firing a shot. No one could afford this charge. Ishiguro Sadazusaki and Naito Masaichi were sitting in the 28th Division headquarters drinking the most authentic Japanese sake. Ishiguro Sadazusaki's words resonated with Naito Masaichi. He also remembered his relatives in his hometown. Looking at the flying flyers, he also remembered the cherry blossoms in Tokyo. It was precisely because of this that he came to remind Ishiguro Saichi, but he didn't expect the two of them to pee in a pot.
"Nito, if we can return to the local area alive, you must marry your daughter Sakurako to my son." Ishiguro Sadari said excitedly, holding up the cup, but he still couldn't hide the sadness in his heart. He finally became the leader of the Lieutenant General Division, but he didn't expect that he might end up living a good life.
The most tragic thing is Naito Masaichi. He took over as the commander of the 11th Division in early January. It has not been a month since the man-made battle. It is not false to say that Naito Masaichi is the most unfair. His ex-Ltd. Lieutenant General Watanabe was accidentally infected with scarlet fever and pneumonia, and the two diseases occurred. On January 2, he directly killed him. Although Watanabe's death brought Naito Masaichi's chance of promotion, it also brought great disaster to Naito Masaichi.
At this time, Naito Masaichi was also sighing in his heart that it was really time for General Tokuho to die. Every month he would face a greater crisis, but birth, old age, sickness and death were not controlled by them. So now, Naito Masaichi was not disrespectful to Tokuho except for secretly sighing in his heart that Lt. Tokuho to die was really time for him.
"Don't worry, Ishiguro, if we can go back alive, I will definitely marry Sakurako to Yoshitsuka." Naito Masaichi raised his cup, and at this moment he could not see the superiority of the commander of the 11th Division. When he first came, he was a little disdainful when he saw Ishiguro Satozo, but at this time the two were grasshoppers on the same rope, and Naito Masaichi was not too much. Anyway, all this would have to be settled until they could go back alive. It seems that nothing wrong with promising him. Besides, Ishiguro Yoshiguro Yoshitsuka was about to reach the age of joining the army. Whether he could go back alive or not was the same. It would be better to live. The two division commanders formed a family as their in-laws is also worthy of being able to do a lot in the Japanese military.
‘Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!’
The two chatted and laughed. Although they would clink glasses for a long time, they were also quite sensible and did not drink too much. After drinking a few glasses of wine, they heard a buzzing sound from the air. They knew what was happening outside without going out to check. This sound was the sound of fighter jets and the terrifying dive bomber. These fighters have brought them a lot of shock over the days, so it is normal to remember their voices.
"Ishiguro, it seems that this guy doesn't want us to have a good drink. Come on, do this last glass, and then we will go and serve His Majesty the Emperor. Whether life or death is no longer important. We must protect the face of the Imperial Army." Naito Masaichi added wine to Ishiguro Sadato and himself, and raised his glass and said with striking words.
in the air, Stuka Squadron;
This time the mission is the top priority. The target of the task to be attacked is very small, so if they want to accurately hit the target, they can only use all their abilities. Of course, whether they can hit the target in the end depends on their own luck. And there seems to be no rescue measures. Once the target is not hit, it may cause casualties to the people.
"Please note that we will blow up along the city wall, so the chance of hitting will be higher. Please contact the fighter team's escort mission." Li Zhi, the squadron leader of the Stuka Squadron, ordered through the radio that he had already checked the terrain of Jinzhou since the previous bombings and had already made plans for any situation. However, he did not expect that the task they were facing today would be the most difficult one.
The plane was blown up along the city wall. Even if you don’t have to worry about the bomb running across the city wall and landing elsewhere, you have to consider whether the bomb will deviate from the channel. As it turns out, there is a great possibility that it will deviate from the channel, because from a height of one thousand meters to a section of the city wall below, it will make mistakes even if you bring professional aiming tools. Besides, when they don’t have so many equipment, he can only pray that the error can be smaller.
"No problem, just leave it to us and don't worry." Wang Qingshui replied. Due to the shortage of pilots, even the commander of the flight regiment Wang Qingshui had to take off to fight in person.
Li Zhi gently pulled the joystick, and Stuka turned a corner flexibly, and then the other Stukas flew with Li Zhi's plane. Of course, only part of them followed him, and the rest of them flew forward directly. After all, the city wall has four sides, and they need to blow up at least two sides of the city wall.
‘Ming!Ming!Ming!’
Immediately, the heartbreaking roars came again, and the Kwantung Army air defense fire points on the ground began to intercept threats from the air, but they were helpless. It was not that easy to hit high-speed dive fighters. If the level-flying fighters were 50% sure, then the dive fighters were not even 10%. This does not mean that their technical level is not good, but that the principle is there, just like gravity, you can't find a solution except in a vacuum environment.
'boom!'
With a violent explosion, a bomb did not hit the city wall directly, but it was close to the city wall and exploded. Even so, it still caused some casualties to the Kanto soldiers. The Kanto Army, which was already in extreme panic, had long been at a loss. It is estimated that the Japanese army could do this. If it were replaced by the French team to defend, maybe thirty Stukas could directly take down Jinzhou City.
The shells fell directly around the city wall like raindrops, but very few hits were directly hit. Fortunately, most of the shells that did not hit also exploded outside the city. This was also the result of the pilots' deliberate control. They dared not let more shells fall into the city to avoid accidentally injuring more civilians.
‘Boom!’ When the air strike was about to end, a bomb finally landed on the city wall accurately. And coincidentally, the bottom of this section of the city wall was blown by other shells, and the city wall was already showing signs of looseness. A 250-kilogram bomb directly exploded the entire city wall a hole of about ten meters long. In other directions, tanks and infantry artillery were not idle, and they kept bombarding the city wall. At this time, there were as many as three or four gaps in the city wall that were blown up. It is estimated that if you have another hour, the opening will be only two or three times less than now.
Chapter completed!