The bloody battle on Iwo Jima has entered a fierce stage. Tadamichi Kuribayashi was shocked when he learned that Airport No. 2 was lost. He knew that if Airport No. 2 was lost, U.S. military fighter planes could use this airport to continuously take off and bomb the Japanese mainland.
Especially for some heavy industrial areas in Japan, this will be an extremely heavy blow to Japan, and it will have a devastating blow to the national psychology.
Therefore, Kuribayashi Tadamichi decided to use the night to launch a counter-night attack to recapture the No. 2 Airport and drive the Chinese and American Allied Forces back to the beach. Kuribayashi Tadamichi was not a fool. He knew that the frontal firepower of the Chinese and American Allied Forces was very powerful. If he
A frontal attack was difficult to achieve, so a night-time infiltration counterattack was carried out.
In the tunnel, Tadamichi Kuribayashi gathered all the main officers involved in the attack and said: "Warriors, the empire is on the verge of life and death. If Airport No. 2 is not recaptured, American planes will be able to take off from Iwo Jima and bomb Tokyo.
This will be an unbearable pain for the empire. Therefore, I order you to recapture the No. 2 aircraft. You must engage the Allied forces head-on, penetrate the Allied defense lines as much as possible, and penetrate behind the Allied forces to re-open the connection between the two wings.
, drive the Chinese and Americans to the sea!"
"Hai!" everyone responded in unison.
"Warriors, the survival of the empire depends on this, and I wish the empire a long-lasting military destiny!"
"Long lasting military fortune! Onboard!"
Three thousand Japanese soldiers immediately divided into two groups and took advantage of the darkness to launch an attack on the forward positions of the Chinese and American allies. Tadashi Kuribayashi looked at the attacking troops with a worried look on his face.
"General, this will be the sortie that will decide the fate of Iwo Jima. Why do you look like this?" an officer said.
Tadashi Kuribayashi sighed, didn't say anything, just shook his head.
"General, are you not optimistic about this sortie?" the officer asked.
Tadashi Kuribayashi's eyes were full of bitterness, and he said: "I just do my best and obey fate..."
The Japanese invaders launched an attack on the front line of the Chinese and American Allied Forces. Their footsteps were very light and they continued to penetrate forward. After a while, the Chinese and American Allied Forces finally discovered the Japanese invaders' intentions, so flares rose into the sky one after another.
, illuminated the night like day. However, at this time, many Japanese soldiers crossed the US military's forward defense line, and some even penetrated as far as 1,600 meters. The defense lines of the US 3rd Marine Division and the New Sixth Army in front were completely penetrated.
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"What? The devil is coming? You must stop me!"
Liao Yaoxiang was furious. The Japanese were at the end of their attack. Letting them break through his defenses at this time was a slap in the face.
Liao Yaoxiang said: "Let the brothers rush forward and block the opening!"
"Military seat, we don't have enough manpower to block the opening."
Liao Yaoxiang said: "Let the logistics personnel and my guards rush forward, block the opening, and eliminate all the Japanese who have infiltrated!"
"yes!"
Half an hour later, the opening was blocked. After receiving the report, Liao Yaoxiang perked up and said: "I will deal with these Japanese devils severely. No one can escape!"
The New Sixth Army and the 3rd Marine Division began to encircle and annihilate the Japanese infiltrators. These Chinese and American allied forces relied on fortifications to fight tenaciously and inflicted heavy casualties on the Japanese who counterattacked. In fierce fighting until dawn, the Japanese counterattack was completely crushed, with more than 2,000 casualties.
This desperate counterattack by the Japanese was a complete failure. Instead, it lost a lot of vitality and created huge difficulties for the Japanese to hold on in the future.
Although the defensive situation of the Japanese was already very unfavorable, these Japanese relied on the fortifications to fight to the death, and the Fifth Marine Division encountered the hardest bones. Because they encountered the troops directly commanded by Tadamichi Kuribayashi.
After a major battle, the casualty rate of the 5th Marine Division exceeded 75%. The division's clerks, drivers and even cooks and other auxiliary personnel were all involved in the battle.
For this reason, Major General Katz, commander of the 5th Marine Division, sent a letter of persuasion to surrender to Tadenichi Kuribayashi and Colonel Ikeda, the captain of the 145th Regiment, the most powerful among the Japanese on Iwo Jima.
Katz said in the letter, I respect your fearless spirit and heroic fighting. You are real soldiers. You have no hope of winning. For the sake of your lives, I ask you to command your troops to stop resisting. The US-China Alliance
The military general ensured that Japanese soldiers who surrendered were treated humanely in accordance with the Geneva Convention.
Kuribayashi Tadamichi received Katz's letter and said: "To hell with these Chinese and Americans, the warriors of the Japanese Empire would rather die than surrender!"
Kuribayashi Tadamichi shouted: "Long live His Majesty the Emperor!"
"Long live!" The cave echoed with the roar of the Japanese army.
"General, Ozawa and Yamaguchi are back, and they also brought back the latest walkie-talkie."
"Let them in."
Later, two Japanese soldiers came to Kuribayashi Tadamichi, and Ozawa said: "General Kuribayashi, we have brought a letter from Major General Guggins."
In a short period of time, two American generals wrote to him, which surprised Kuribayashi Tadamichi.
"Oh? How did you get the letter and the walkie-talkie?" Tadashi Kuribayashi asked.
"General, we were captured, but the Americans did not kill us. They asked us to bring the letter back to you," Ozawa said.
"Baga, you two cowards are doing things for the Americans. It is a real disgrace to the Japanese Empire. Why don't you die!" Tadamichi Kuribayashi yelled.
"General, the Americans have only given us three hours. If we do not surrender within three hours, the Americans will launch a full-scale attack and wipe out all the recalcitrant imperial troops. General, for the sake of the lives of the soldiers, you must think twice."
ah."
"You two cowards, get out of here!" Tadashi Kuribayashi yelled angrily.
When the two Japanese soldiers saw Tadamichi Kuribayashi's attitude, they knew that he would definitely not surrender, so they had no choice but to exit the tunnel where Tadamichi Kuribayashi was and entered a remote corner.
Seeing that there was no one around, Ozawa said: "Yamaguchi-kun, judging from the current situation, Iwo Jima cannot be defended. We cannot be like General Kuribayashi and be buried with this island."
"Ozawa-kun, we are small and weak, what can we do?"
"General Kuribayashi is going to die, and we cannot accompany him to death. We must surrender to the Americans and return to the American defense lines. Only in this way can we escape for our lives," Ozawa said.
"If we go back like this, I'm afraid the Americans won't look good on us. If we make a great contribution, they will definitely give us preferential treatment when we go there," Yamaguchi said.
Ozawa's eyes lit up, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he said: "Why don't we kill General Kuribayashi, so that we can make great achievements with the Americans."
Yamaguchi shook his head and said: "The guards around General Ribayashi are very tight. We can't get close at all. If we act rashly, we will only get ourselves killed."
The two were silent for a moment, and then Ozawa said: "Why don't we use the walkie-talkie to guide the Americans' artillery fire? In this way, there is no danger, and we have made a great contribution. When we return to the Americans, the Americans will treat us well."
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"This is a good idea." Yamaguchi nodded. Then, the two of them adjusted the walkie-talkie, and Yamaguchi said: "We are Ozawa and Yamaguchi. Our mission to persuade Ribayashi Tadashi to surrender has failed. Now, we are directing the artillery fire..."
"boom!"
"Boom boom!"
Kuribayashi Tadamichi did not expect that his subordinates would betray him. At this time, the U.S. military's cannons hit the Japanese enemy's position as if they had eyes, causing huge losses to the Japanese devils. Kuribayashi Tadamichi said: "What happened to the American cannons?"
Is it so accurate?"
Kuribayashi Tadamichi didn't understand what happened. In the next day, American artillery shells were extremely accurate and kept hitting the Japanese in the tunnel, causing heavy losses to the Japanese.
On the morning of March 21, the Emperor promoted Tadamichi Kuribashi to the rank of general in recognition of his heroic battle. Tadamichi Kuribashi was deeply inspired and vowed to fight the Sino-US coalition to the bitter end!
Three days later, it had been a week since the Americans announced their occupation of Iwo Jima, but Tadamichi Kuribayashi was still leading the remnants of the Japanese to resist. He burned the military flag that night, sent a final farewell telegram, and then destroyed the code. Kuribayashi did not do so.
Like other Japanese officers, they chose to commit suicide by caesarean section, but instead prepared to carry out a final desperate counterattack.
The next night, at night, Li Lin sent people to try to notify every Japanese on the island, and asked everyone to gather in the mountainous area near Airport No. 3 with weapons at night. He was going to launch the final attack.
At the same time, Xu Rui's third regiment was also constantly clearing out the Japanese Japs in the jungle. He Shuya said to Xu Rui: "Captain, something is not right. The Japs seem to be gathering."
"Well, the Japanese are at the end of their rope and must launch a final counterattack." Xu Rui said.
"It seems we need to be prepared." He Shuya said.
Xu Rui said: "If my guess is correct, the Japs' target must be Airport No. 3. If this is the case, we may be able to wipe out the Japanese Japs on the island in one fell swoop."
"Captain, are you saying that the Japanese will attack Airport No. 3?" He Shuya asked.
"Yes, judging from the Japs' movements, the Japs' target is Airport No. 3. Now it seems that as long as this battle is fought successfully, the Japanese Japs on the island can be wiped out."
"Do we need to remind the Americans at Airport 3?" He Shuya asked.
"No need. If Tadamichi Kuribayashi finds out that the airport is prepared, he will not be fooled. Now, we can only let the Americans at Airport No. 3 be used as bait, and we will be the oriole that preys on the mantis! Can we solve the problem on the island in one battle?
The remnants of the Japanese are just looking at tonight’s battle!”
Xu Rui immediately ordered He Shuya to make preparations, select elite soldiers and generals from the regiment, and prepare to annihilate the remnants of Li Lin Zhongdao near Airport 3. The final battle on Iwo Jima was about to begin!
At the time of his death, Tadashi Ribayashi had no idea that he had been plotted by Xu Rui. He still followed the plan and gathered all his troops at Airport No. 3, preparing to launch a final desperate attack...