The soldiers were silent. Although they knew that their chances of survival were slim, when their commander told this cruel reality, they still felt a sense of fear, desolation and reluctance.
Ishikawa Renpachi looked at the approaching Chinese soldiers, then at the remaining dozen or so soldiers, and sighed: "Gentlemen, I'm really sorry. As a commander, I couldn't take you back to the homeland.
I’m really sorry.”
After speaking, he stood up and bowed to everyone.
The soldiers remained silent. Although they had been tortured by the Nazis for many years, not all of them could face death calmly.
Ishikawa Renpachi had a panoramic view of everyone's expressions, and his originally somewhat defeated expression gradually cooled down. He pointed outside and shouted: "The Chinese people have already forced themselves in front of us, and now I need two volunteers to carry explosive bags and rush in."
Go out and show the Chinese people the courage of our Yamato men. Which of you is willing to go?"
A group of Japanese soldiers looked at each other, but no one was willing to take the initiative to stand up. Many of them looked frightened.
Seeing this, Ishikawa Renpachi snorted: "Since no one is willing, then let me appoint you, you... and you, you two come out."
The two soldiers who were targeted shivered. Both of them were wounded soldiers. Although their lives were not in danger, they had limited mobility.
The Japanese army has a tradition that whenever a war goes unfavorably and requires retreat or sacrifice, wounded soldiers are the first to be abandoned.
The two wounded soldiers who were targeted looked at each other, and then at Ishikawa Renpachi, who had a fierce look on his face. Knowing that they could not escape this time, they did not say anything more, but walked to the corner silently and wiped the ground.
He carried two explosive bags on his back.
Seeing the two men carrying the explosive packs on their backs, Ishikawa Renpachi released his grip on the saber. Then with a wave of his hand, the two soldiers carrying heavy explosive packs jumped out of the turret and faced outside.
They ran wildly, but they heard a burst of intense gunfire from the opposite side just after running less than 20 meters. The two of them were beaten to a sieve on the spot, and then the explosive package was detonated, and two streams of blood mist appeared in the sky.
After the Chinese soldiers on the opposite side killed two Japanese soldiers who tried to carry explosive bags and die with them, they didn't waste any time. They immediately set up their machine guns and fired at the gun tower. Then several grenades were thrown over, although they failed to throw them.
We entered the tower, but the smoke and dust from the explosion also obscured the view of the tower.
Ishikawa Renpachi's heart immediately tightened, and he quickly shouted: "Fire...fire...the Chinese are coming!"
Facing the rushing Chinese soldiers, the remaining Japanese soldiers also knew that their end had come, and the ferocity in their bones was aroused. They screamed and poked their heads out of the bunkers one by one, and fired randomly with weapons outside.
Seeing this situation, Ishikawa Renpachi did not interfere, but ran alone to the second floor, which had been mostly destroyed by the bomb.
At this time, the second floor was not empty. Instead, there was a communications soldier with a pale face and headphones on his head. There was a radio station next to him.
Ishikawa Renpachi walked up to the communications soldier and said urgently: "Get ready to send the report."
"Today, since the Eighth Route Army and a German weapon division launched an attack on the Huqiu stronghold, more than two hundred officers and soldiers of our squadron have fought bravely, and Ishikawa is extremely gratified. Our army is facing an enemy with heavy artillery and an absolute weapon advantage.
Fighting to the death repeatedly, facing the fierce attacks of the Chinese army, the officers and soldiers of the Second Squadron, determined to be loyal to the emperor, repeatedly launched human bomb offensives, killing and wounding many Chinese officers and soldiers, killing countless Chinese officers and soldiers...
However, our army suffered heavy casualties and was unable to stop the Chinese attack. Facing the Chinese army with absolute superiority and heavy artillery, the originally strong Huqiu stronghold was like a fake...
At present, the Chinese army has destroyed all the artillery towers, and our troops have run out of ammunition and food... Thinking of the great kindness the empire has shown us, even if we are shattered to pieces, we have no regrets. Unless the Eighth Route Army and all Chinese armies in Shanxi are completely defeated, the empire will
The rule of China can only be like the moon in the mirror.
I sincerely hope that my soul will serve as a vanguard on the day when the Imperial Army comes back... I pray that the Empire will be victorious and safe... Farewell! Ishikawa Renpachi, commander of Tiger Hill Stronghold, on September 20, Showa 8."
When Ishikawa Renpachi was sure that the telegram had been sent, he took out his Nanbu pistol and beat the telegraph operator to death, then picked up bricks and smashed the radio station.
After doing all this, several explosions soon came from downstairs, accompanied by rapid submachine gunfire, and mixed with screams in Japanese. Ishikawa Renpachi knew that the last moment had come.
He slowly knelt down facing the east and wiped his command knife a few times on the clothes of the operator lying on the ground.
"Emperor Benzai!"
Ishikawa Renpachi, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly shouted loudly, and then stabbed the command knife into the left abdomen with all his strength, and then slashed hard to the right, and the broken intestines instantly flowed out of Ishikawa Renpachi's abdomen.
A few minutes later, when the soldiers of the fourth battalion rushed into the blockhouse, they found that the blockhouse was in a mess, the broken walls were covered with broken flesh and blood, and all the Japanese soldiers in the blockhouse were in pieces...
Soon, a communications soldier carrying a radio on his back loudly said to Gao Hongming: "Regiment seat, the commander of the fourth battalion, Nong Tiancai, reported that they have occupied the Huqiu stronghold and wiped out 236 enemy Japanese troops and 1 puppet army.
One hundred and twenty-one, the fourth battalion suffered thirty-five casualties."
As early as when the fourth battalion launched the general offensive, the deputy commander-in-chief and other leaders had already arrived at Gao Hongming's command position to join him. The signal soldier's voice was loud enough for most people to hear clearly.
Looking at the communications soldier with a proud look on his face, Gao Hongming nodded, then raised his wrist to look at it, turned around, and saluted the deputy commander: "Report to the deputy commander, the Liantai County Militia Group has stipulated
The task of capturing the Huqiu stronghold is completed within the time limit, which takes 29 parts and 46 seconds. Please give instructions!"
To be honest, although Gao Hongming's tone was calm when he gave the report, there was a strong sense of pride and pride.
The deputy commander looked at Gao Hongming, his face full of unconcealed appreciation and joy, "Okay... you have proved the combat effectiveness of the Liantai Militia with your actions. You are indeed good!"
Several staff officers who originally thought that Gao Hongming's statement of taking over the Huqiu stronghold within half an hour was just nonsense now felt a little burning on their faces. Even Commander Lin sighed lightly and laughed at himself: "Fighting geese all day long, no one can do it."
I once thought that I was pecked in the eye by a wild goose, so I was careless."
Commander Liu who was standing next to him walked up to him and said meaningfully: "Old Lin... As the old saying goes, it's never too late to remedy the situation. Since Commander Gao has this strength, shouldn't our battle plan also be changed?
It’s been changed.”
Mr. Lin said calmly: "Mr. Liu, how do you want to change it?" Gu
"Think about it, the Yuliao Battle launched by our division and the Lailing Battle launched by your division must be at the same time. The locations of the two battles are nearly 700 miles apart. This also makes it difficult for us to deal with emergencies once they occur.
Be supportive of each other.
But now that we have Captain Gao, the situation is completely different. Seven hundred miles is nothing to Captain Gao who has a large number of trucks. Under normal circumstances, it is only a day and a night's journey. We can completely attack and defend.
Mutual help, what do you think?"
"Mutual assistance in offense and defense?" Commander Lin pondered for a moment and seemed to have thought of something, "You mean we have to cooperate with each other?"
"Not only must we cooperate with each other, but we must also assist each other. Just as Commander Gao said that the Yuliao Battle can be ended in three days, then after the Yuliao Battle is over, can we quickly transport troops to Lai through Commander Gao's truck?
Yuan County, can our two families unite and attack Yuan Yuan and Lingqiu together?
For another example, adding Yuanyuan and Lingqiu can also be defeated within Zhitian. Can we think about Yangquan or even SJZ?"
"Hiss..." Commander Lin took a breath. I really dare to think about it. Is SJZ something we can care about? Two Japanese divisions have been stationed there for a long time, and the walls of SJZ are high and the city is deep.
We have two divisions. Even if we bring together more than a hundred regiments of the Eighth Route Army and hundreds of thousands of people, we may not be able to win it in a short time.
Wait...I seem to have missed something?
By the way, what Master Liu said was that you can keep it in mind, but he didn’t mean to capture it, that means...
"You mean we end the Yuliao and Lailing battles as quickly as possible, and then assume a posture of attacking SJZ, forcing the Japanese army to withdraw from the front lines, and even send more troops to the rear?"
"Yes."
Mr. Liu was also very pleased. It was a pleasure to talk to smart people. He just mentioned it and the other party immediately understood what he meant.
"But have you ever thought about it, once we do this, we might be surrounded by the Japanese army. If we don't do it right, we will suffer heavy losses. And for such a major matter, even the deputy commander-in-chief will not do it."
If you are unable to make the decision, you must report it to Yan'an."
Mr. Liu laughed and said, "You don't have to worry about this. We are just making a suggestion. Whether it succeeds or not has to be decided by the central government. Of course it can succeed, but it doesn't matter if it fails."
However, Commander Lin smiled bitterly, "It's better for you to light the fire and ignore it, which makes me feel itchy. No... I have to discuss it with the deputy commander-in-chief."
Half an hour later, the Eighth Route Army soldiers who had finished cleaning the battlefield jumped on the truck and ran back quickly.
On the way, the deputy commander felt a little headache when he saw Commander Lin and Commander Liu sitting in his car specially.
"You two, try your best to cause trouble for me. Do you change the battle plan that you have already formulated at a moment's notice? How do you want me to tell the superiors? What do you call this, changing it day and night?"
"Deputy Commander-in-Chief, how can this be called changing orders from morning to night?" Commander Lin showed a rare stiff smile, "The situation on the battlefield is ever-changing, and it is normal to make appropriate adjustments according to changes in strength."
"You guys." The deputy commander-in-chief shook his head helplessly, forget it, let's discuss this matter in detail after we go back, and then report it to the central government for a decision.
For Gao Hongming, taking the Huqiu stronghold was just a way to prove to the head of the headquarters their regiment's ability to attack difficult problems. As for the little supplies he captured, he didn't pay attention to them and gave them to the Eighth Route Army who were cleaning up the battlefield behind.
For the Japanese army, it was no less than a major earthquake.
As mentioned before, the Huqiu stronghold is located on the traffic artery between Huang County and Yixian County. It is like a nail firmly stuck between Huang County and Yixian County, cutting off the connection between the base areas in both directions. Now Huqiu
The Qiu stronghold was gone, and the normal time between the two bases was wiped out in an instant.
If Gao Hongming's Eighth Route Army or Gao Hongming took advantage of the situation to take down the nearby Liuying stronghold and Wanhe stronghold, this generation would immediately become a vacuum zone for Japanese forces, and the two Eighth Route Army base areas would be connected into one.
With the fall of the Huqiu stronghold, the atmosphere at the Japanese First Army Headquarters far away in Taiyuan instantly became stagnant.
In the huge war room of the headquarters, dozens of staff officers were busy, but there was no noise as before, and everyone's expressions were extremely solemn.
Naosaburo Okabe walked to the operations hall and stopped an intelligence staff officer: "Have you found out which Chinese army attacked the Huqiu stronghold?"
"Your Majesty, Chief of Staff, according to the information we have received, there are two armies attacking the Huqiu stronghold." The staff officer shook his head: "One of them is the Eighth Route Army, and the other is the German Arms Division of the Chinese government, but we have no idea.
Expressed doubts. Moreover, the army that attacked the Huqiu stronghold moved extremely quickly. It only took half an hour from the launch of the attack to the end of the battle, and it also used large-caliber heavy artillery. This is completely contrary to common sense."
"Heavy artillery was used? And two armies appeared?" Naosaburo Okabe was a little confused. When did the poor Tubal Road also have heavy artillery? Isn't this a joke? And there are some German weapon masters... etc.
Wait... German weapon master... heavy artillery?
Naosaburo Okabe's body suddenly shook, and then he seemed to think of something, and he suddenly walked quickly towards the commander's office not far away.
"bump……"
The door of the office was pushed open, and the figure of Naosaburo Okabe appeared at the door. He said loudly to Yoshio Shinozuka and Shun Tada who were standing in a daze at the map hanging on the wall: "Your Excellency, two commanders, I know about the attack.
Which Chinese army is in the Huqiu stronghold...it must be Gao Hongming...he has joined forces with the Eighth Route Army."
"Gao Hongming?"
Shun Tada and Yoshio Shinozuka, who were looking at the map in a daze, were shocked, and Yoshio Shinozuka immediately blurted out: "How is this possible? Gao Hongming and the 41st Division just fought a bloody battle at Qixia Pass and did not rest for a while.
How can he have the energy to start another war with the Empire in a few months?"
"What if Gao Hongming did not send the main force to fight, but only sent his artillery?" Naosaburo Okabe stared at the two people eagerly, "According to the telegram sent from the Huqiu stronghold, the Chinese who attacked them used 105 caliber
Heavy artillery, think about it... Throughout Shanxi, apart from Yan Xishan's Shanxi-Sui Army, which still has a small number of heavy artillery, which other army has heavy artillery?"
Listening to Naosaburo Okabe talking endlessly about his views, Shun Tada interrupted him: "But the question now is, why did Gao Hongming join forces with the Eighth Route Army? Isn't this unreasonable?"