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Volume 1: On the Songhua River Chapter 558: Finish it by yourself

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    Chapter 558: Finish it yourself

    The Xuzhou theater troops commanded by Li Zongren tightly surrounded Isotani Rensuke in Xiao County. He knew very well the fate he faced. He could not break through and there was no hope of reinforcements. Tonight was definitely his last night in this world. The sun would rise tomorrow.  When it rose, it was the moment when the Chinese army launched its final blow. When it set out from Zhengzhou, it led 130,000 troops. It was really invincible. At that time, it was so complacent and ambitious to sweep across the land of China.

    Once upon a time, the situation was reversed. Kaifeng and Shangqiu were blocked one after another, and suffered a crushing defeat at the gates of Xuzhou. They were besieged in the tiny territory of Xiao County. They had less than 30,000 men. They were squeezed into such a small area. Even if the Chinese army fired a cannonball, they would seize it.  The lives of several Imperial soldiers, why did this happen?

    Under the dim light, Isotani Rensuke is like a sculpture, his whole person is in a state of confusion. If you look closely, this commander who used to be full of confidence and arrogance is now distracted and dull, with a series of blows.  It had completely drained away his energy and spirit.

    Surrounded by a large group of senior Japanese officers who behaved similarly to him, these invaders who set foot on the land of China with bloody swords, ambitions of conquest and bloodlust were destined to be helpless once they understood their fate.  Change, the spirit of Bushido, the honor of the Japanese emperor, etc., are like soap bubbles, shattered by reality, and the cowardice, fear, panic, etc. hidden in the bones and deep in the heart are ruthlessly peeled off.  The veil that considers itself iron-blooded.

    The desire to survive spread uncontrollably in their hearts. If there was a chance to surrender at this time, they would raise their hands without hesitation and walk into the prisoner of war camp. Of course, this was their innermost plan. The highest officer did not say anything, so  They were all clinging on to save face, and the room was as silent as a cemetery. If it weren't for the heavy breathing, and under the flickering lights, these senior Japanese officers would have looked like a group of ownerless wandering ghosts.

    The silence at night is terrifying, there is not even a sound of gunfire. As soldiers, we all know that the silence on the battlefield is a sign before the storm comes. Tomorrow, they will withstand the fierce attack of more than 200,000 Chinese soldiers. The cold wind blows and the night sky  The stars in the sky looked indifferently at this group of invaders who wanted to conquer a nation but were faced with the fate of death. Therefore, on this silent night, both Isotani Rensuke and ordinary Japanese soldiers felt cold from their bones.  , this cold air traveled through every cell in their bodies, reaching the depths of their souls.

    The sky in the east gradually turned white. Isoya Rensuke, who had been sitting all night, finally moved. The senior Japanese officers who gathered around him and accompanied him all night discovered that in one night, their commander, their Excellency, had  The Lieutenant General of the Imperial Japanese Army had dark stubble covering his lips, and he looked much older.

    But in his eyes, there was a wolf-like desperate and ferocious light. Looking at his gaze, these senior Japanese military officers could not help but shiver, and they roughly understood the choices they were about to face.

    Isotani Rensuke looked at his subordinates and said in a hoarse voice: "Gentlemen, the war situation has reached an irreversible point. What fate will we and tens of thousands of imperial soldiers face? You must know very well that we are the emperor.  Your Majesty's loyal subjects, the pride of the Imperial Army, must not let the despicable Chinese nation tarnish our character, be watched like monkeys, and live an elusive existence in the Chinese prisoner-of-war camp."

    "For this reason, I have decided that all officers of the First Army at the rank of major general and above shall commit suicide by caesarean section to apologize to His Majesty the Emperor. We must also use our blood to boost the morale of the soldiers and arouse their determination to fight the enemy bravely. Remember,  The imperial warriors of the First Army can choose to die in battle, or they can choose to be shattered, but they can never choose to be prisoners of the Chinese soldiers."

    After Isotani Rensuke finished speaking, he glared fiercely at these senior officers. These officers felt cold. It was over. The chance of survival was gone. Tens of thousands of soldiers would be buried with him. The commander was already crazy. However,  They had no choice, and the Japanese military's tradition taught them this.

    The matter was decided in this way, and more than a hundred young officers from the rank of second lieutenant to captain were selected to watch the spectacular scene of their commander committing suicide by caesarean section. Isotani Rensuke wanted to take this opportunity to arouse the ferocity of the soldiers.  , causing the greatest casualties to Chinese soldiers at the last moment of his life. Before his death, this guy actually used such perverted methods to deceive ordinary Japanese soldiers. It is really abominable.

    In a temporarily cleaned basement, the floor was covered with military blankets. A dozen senior Japanese officers, including major generals and above, were topless. In front of each person, there was a two-foot-long samurai sword, a glass of sake, and a snow-white trousers.  Towels were the necessary three-piece set for Japanese soldiers to commit suicide by disembowelment. Of course, ordinary soldiers and junior officers did not have such high standards and could kill themselves with the command knife or bayonet they carried with them.

    ? ?Above, the rumbling sound of artillery suddenly sounded, causing dust to fly in the basement. Isotani Rensuke glanced at the Japanese generals and said calmly: "Gentlemen, it's time." After that,  He picked up the sake, tilted his neck, poured it into his mouth, and sprayed the remaining half on the samurai sword. He wiped the cold blade with a dusty towel, closed his eyes, gritted his teeth, and stabbed the sword in.  own belly.

    Then, with both hands, he pulled horizontally to the left. Blood splashed onto the military blanket. The heart, liver, spleen, lungs and intestines of an animal flowed all over the floor. The body fell to the ground, still convulsing. The blade of the knife entered the body.  For a moment, Isotani Rensuke seemed to see the white snow on Mount Fuji and the cherry blossoms falling all over the mountains and fields in his hometown. However, his soul could never return to the Japanese archipelago.

    Not all Japanese generals behaved as neatly as Isotani Rensuke. There were four or five senior officers whose hands holding samurai swords were trembling and gesticulating on their bellies, but they couldn't make a move.  , when they killed the Chinese, they showed no mercy and felt a sense of conquest. But when it was their turn, they could not be cruel and used knives to attack themselves. The sight of several bloody corpses frightened them.  of courage.

    The low-level Japanese officers who were waiting to see the generals they admired accomplish feats were somewhat disappointed. These usually majestic generals were also cowards. Seeing the trembling hands, the samurai sword almost fell to the ground. The one responsible for presiding over the ceremony  The colonel became impatient and gestured to several officers.

    A few young officers passed by, two of them helped one, and finally stabbed them in the belly with a knife. This is also the Japanese rule. The stage is set up and the audience is also in. If you don't want to continue acting, that won't work. Someone  I'll help you continue the performance. If you don't take out your intestines and stomach, it won't be over. You can also cheat on the spot. Just don't hang out with the Japanese in the future. Therefore, a large part of the Japanese who committed suicide by caesarean section were killed.  Killed by his own compatriots.

    Corpses were everywhere, and the strong smell of blood mixed with the smell of internal organs made the low-level Japanese officers who were watching the ceremony unable to help but vomit. However, they finally saw what collective caesarean suicide was. It is estimated that most of them,  I will not follow this trick that looks tragic but is actually farce and self-mutilation.

    The news that all the generals had committed suicide by caesarean section was quickly conveyed to every Japanese soldier. Just as Isotani Rensuke expected, the heroic actions of these generals completely inspired the Japanese soldiers' fighting will and inner ferocity.  On a cold day, these Japanese soldiers took off their arms, tied white cloth belts with the words "Must Win" written on them on their heads, put their 38-guns on their bayonets, and stood upright in the cold wind, preparing to fight with the oncoming soldiers.  The Chinese soldiers fought to the death and sacrificed their lives to imitate the feats of the generals. For a time, a tragic atmosphere rose in the Japanese positions.

    However, they were very disappointed. The idea of ??bloodshed was just wishful thinking. Until the last trace of body heat was taken away by the cold wind, they did not see the shadow of the Chinese soldiers. Instead, they were greeted by artillery shells as dense as locusts. The experience was already there.  , Li Zongren, who has tasted the sweetness, will not let the dying mad dog splash a drop of blood on the soldiers. How can he play hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese without using the cannon?

    The whistling artillery shells slammed into the Japanese position. The Japanese position was like a boiling pot. In such a small area, all the artillery bombardment of the 21st Group Army and eight Sichuan Army divisions was concentrated. The density of the bombardment reached  The degree of explosion was incalculable. The explosions were one after another. The smoke pillars aroused flew into the air with the broken limbs of the Japanese soldiers. The Japanese positions were like a volcanic eruption, shrouded in thick smoke and steel wind and iron rain.  In the middle, shrapnel flew horizontally, happily cutting the flesh of the Japanese soldier, bringing up a shower of blood, and happily entered the body of another Japanese soldier.

    The Japanese soldiers cursed, saying that the Chinese soldiers were cowards and cowards who did not dare to face the Imperial Japanese Army in a face-to-face duel. The roaring shells could not understand the Japanese birdsong, so they just kept saying hello. So, under the command of some commanders,  Under the leadership of the Japanese army, the Japanese soldiers desperately began to fight back. The warriors of the Japanese Empire should not die in this way. They should stab the bayonet into the chest of the Chinese soldier and then die with a smile. Amaterasu, the old man, likes such Japanese people very much.  .

    They made the wrong calculation again. Xiao County was destined to be a desperate place where all Japanese soldiers would not give up. What greeted them was the wind-like roar of light and heavy machine guns. Li Zongren was very creative and used all the light and heavy machine guns.  Concentrated on the most forward positions, without the threat of Japanese artillery fire, these flame-spitting light and heavy machine guns are the best killing weapons.

    The Japanese soldiers were helplessly beaten with holes all over their bodies. Thousands of light and heavy machine guns formed an airtight fire net. The Japanese army's desperate counterattack only sent more living targets and corpses everywhere.

    The shelling lasted for a full two hours. The Japanese position in Xiao County was as desolate as the moon. Li Zongren was hit by this large-scale artillery.He was deeply shocked by the firepower scene of the attack. He put down the telescope and said softly to Liao Lei beside him: "Let's start."

    (To be continued)
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