Looking at Guzhuang Qianlang who was caught up in crazy thoughts, Tanaka Kuichi felt a chill in his heart. His boss's personality began to distort under the heavy pressure. You must know that Guangzhou is a big city, and its population dropped when the Japanese captain occupied it.
There are more than 1.2 million people. After the Japanese army occupied Guangzhou last year, many people fled to Hong Kong and surrounding cities for refuge, but even then there were more than 300,000 people. Now Guzhuang Qianlang actually wants to burn it down.
How crazy does it take for someone to do this?
Although he knew that Guzhuang Qianlang had fallen into a state of madness at this time, Tanaka Kuichi still planned to persuade him: "Your Excellency, Commander, there are still more than 300,000 Chinese people in Guangzhou. If we do this, I am afraid that it will arouse strong opposition from the international community.
It’s condemning!”
"condemn?"
Guzhuang Qianlang smiled, but his smile was very cold. He said coldly: "Tanaka-kun, you have to remember that we are now engaged in a life-and-death war. This war is related to the national destiny of the empire. In order to win, we
You can use any means to fight the enemy, but if you continue to treat it with a benevolent attitude, sooner or later you will be dragged into the swamp and abyss by this war, do you understand?"
Looking at the fierce-looking Mikiro Furuzou, Tanaka Jiuichi let out a long sigh. He knew that he could not dissuade him. He could only take a deep breath and said calmly: "Okay, since you have decided, I will do it right away."
Arrange manpower."
Guzhuang Qianlang coldly snorted: "Remember, we have to hurry, the Chinese people won't give us too much time, we must complete the task before tomorrow afternoon, do you understand?"
"Hai, I'll go right away!"
Tanaka Jiuyi saluted with a military salute and walked out immediately.
Although Tanaka Kuichi took over this task, he soon discovered that it was very difficult to implement it. Because Guangzhou is so big, it is easier said than done to burn down a city with an area of more than 4,000 square kilometers.
But sitting up was very difficult.
Guangzhou is a typical southern city. The south is very rocky. Building materials are mostly stone or clay, and Guangzhou itself is a city close to the Yangtze River. Although it cannot be said to be full of rivers, it is still rich in water resources. Once it catches fire, it can easily be destroyed.
Let people be killed, not to mention that the people of Guangzhou cannot know about it, otherwise even the most docile people will immediately turn into angry beasts and fight you desperately if they know that you want to burn down their homes.
Tanaka Jiuichi was busy for a whole day but still failed to complete the tasks assigned by Koso Koro, but time waited for no one, and June 28th soon came. News of the arrival of the 300 troops finally came from the front...
Yorio Asano was very frightened the past few days. In those days, he and several of his soldiers not only had a conflict with the division commander Saito Ritsaburo, but also abandoned his commander and fled on his own. Such a crime would be punished by the Japanese troops in the rear.
He knew he would be shot. Fortunately, news finally came yesterday that his division commander was captured by the Chinese. The frightened Asano Yorio breathed a sigh of relief. Now there was finally no proof. The Chinese were
Asano would not let go of his division commander. With his heart in his stomach, Asano had a good sleep.
Tonight, Asano was sleeping when he was suddenly woken up. It was time to change the guard.
"Asshole, the damn headquarters actually sent our elite warriors from the 18th Division to stand guard outside the city. Are the staff officers in the headquarters blind?"
"Asano, get up right away, it's time to change the guard!" The loud voice of Sergeant Saburo Ohno came from next to him.
He muttered. He still wanted to sleep, but he had to stand up: "Okay, come on, it will be over if I get up."
The new sergeant, Saburo Ohno, is not an easy man. He has a violent personality and always speaks with his fists. The gloomy Asano is not willing to conflict with him easily.
Asano turned over and snorted. He put his knees on the ground and pushed himself up with his hands, shaking his head. Tonight, he had to stand guard for three hours in one shift. When he thought about it, he felt a little depressed and put on his clothes unhappily.
Got boots.
A private was waiting for him in the machine gun fortification. As soon as he saw Asano Yorio, he whispered: "Oh, Asano-senpai, you are finally here. It was really scary just now. Standing on guard duty felt like a lifetime.
There is a barbed wire fence ten meters away from the machine gun. You can barely distinguish it, but you can't see clearly beyond that.
The private said softly: "I seem to hear some Chinese soldiers quietly moving around nearby. You have to listen carefully!"
Qian Zhi suddenly felt nervous and asked quickly: "Is it true?"
"Of course it's true, otherwise why would I be so nervous?"
Asano said angrily: "Then why don't you report to the squad leader?"
"Do I dare?" the private said angrily: "In such a dark and midwinter night, you can't see anything clearly. What if there are no Chinese people after I report up? The squad leader will have to chop me up!"
Asano snorted in annoyance and fell silent. Since Saito Ritsaburo was captured, the current Eighteenth Division is like a motherless child. There are less than 4,000 officers and soldiers left in the entire division, all of which have been scattered around.
The periphery of Guangzhou is nominally the first line of defense. In fact, everyone from the officers to the soldiers knows that it’s crazy to think that more than 3,000 people walking around the periphery of the city that is tens of kilometers long can form a defense line. In fact, it is a cordon.
It only provides warning time for the main force in the city.
As if he could see the panic in Asano's heart, the private comforted him: "Senior, don't worry. It's so dark now, and the Chinese usually won't attack. But the most uncomfortable thing here is not to bend down and bend your back."
Be careful, it just makes your body feel a little uncomfortable. You will understand later, standing on duty for three hours at night like this can make you go crazy. I don’t want to try this feeling again."
Listening to the private chattering next to him, Qian Zhi felt annoyed for a while and waved his hand: "Okay, you can go back!"
The private said happily as if he was being pardoned: "Thank God, I can finally be laid off!"
After the private left, Asano felt depressed for a while. He originally wanted to pretend he was an escapee, but after he escaped with the remaining soldiers, he realized that he and his group had nowhere to go. It was definitely impossible to sneak back to Japan, let alone
Even if the boat could be stolen back, it could only be caught by the local police. Then it was turned back to the army, and finally ended up being shot. Finally, after much deliberation, it was forced to come to Guangzhou, where it was gathered up and assigned here.
Looking at the dark sky, Asano sighed: "Zhizi, can I see you again?"
After a while, Asano felt more and more confused, staring at the woods and defenses. He really wanted to let go and crawl into the pit behind the machine gun to catch up on his sleep, but after thinking about it, he decided not to do it for himself.
For the sake of your own life, it is better not to do this kind of thing.
He sat on two bullet boxes, and the handles of the boxes hurt his buttocks. He had to change the weight-bearing part from time to time and move his feet frequently. It was very humid at night in the south, and the pit was quite messy. It was difficult to touch anything.
There was a sense of humidity everywhere, and my clothes were stained with dew. I could only sleep on the wet ground.
"Asshole, what kind of life are you living here? If you stay up until dawn like this, you will definitely catch a cold. It would be even worse if you catch a cold and get pneumonia."
There was silence all around, so silent and eerie that he couldn't help but hold his breath and concentrate. After a while, he seemed to hear the night sounds in the forest - crickets, frogs, and lizards were all playing monotonously in the bushes.
The music, and the murmuring among the treetops.
Originally, such a sound should be refreshing, but it made Asano tremble with fear at this moment. No matter what sound he heard, Asano would think that there were Chinese soldiers lurking around, ready to launch an attack.
Asano shivered and covered his chest tightly with his hands. He remembered that a veteran of the Kwantung Army told him when he first joined the army. Chinese soldiers were very cunning and they always liked to sneak up behind sentries in the dark.
, kill people with a knife.
"A sentry often doesn't know he has been stabbed. By the time he realizes it, it's already too late." The Kwantung Army veteran said this with murderous intent in his eyes.
Thinking of this, Asano felt a chill in his heart. Although it was already his second time serving in the army and he had fought many battles, in the eyes of outsiders, Asano was an out-and-out veteran, and he was also very fierce on weekdays.
Only Asano himself understands that his cruelty is only towards others, but he is very life-saving towards himself.
Suddenly, there seemed to be a strange sound from the front, followed by a rustling sound.
Asano grabbed the Type 38 rifle next to him and quietly turned on the safety. However, the safety was turned on, but the click sounded so harsh.
"No, you can't use a rifle, otherwise the person will find my position as soon as the gun is fired, and I'm afraid there will be a violent storm of bullets waiting for me!"
Asano thought for a while, quietly turned the safety back, and took out a grenade from his waist. The grenade was found, but he didn't know whether to return it or where to return it, and now he felt that the grenade in his hand
It's so heavy. I don't have any strength now. I'm afraid I still can't live ten meters. Asano, who has been a soldier for so many years, knows very well that the killing distance of grenades is thirty-five meters. Don't kill yourself first without blowing up others.
Exploded to death.
Just when Asano was hesitating, there was suddenly a faint explosion sound in the distance, followed by a faint flash of light. This time Asano finally understood that it was the sound of an explosion.
"No, the enemy is attacking, the Chinese are coming!"