Chapter 104 Chapter 104

The heart of the commander of the 116th Division of the Japanese Army Iwanaga Wang was trembling slightly. He knew that the humiliation under the city of Hengyang was enough to offset all the honors he had won on the Chinese battlefield.Half a year ago, Iwanaga Wang personally commanded two divisions of the Japanese army and was very excited to almost wipe the famous city of Xiangxi——Changde from the earth.That victory now seems almost unremarkable, because frustration has taken over.However, despite this, the duty and revenge psychology of a soldier told him that this battle must be fought, and it would be better to win.

As early as July 22, in order to cheer up his subordinates, he sent a report to Isamu Yokoyama, and proposed to give the captain of the main attacking team Hei Laipei a promotion, and Isamu Yokoyama promptly approved and agreed to report. On August 1, this report was also approved by the base camp. In this general attack, Yan Yongwang still wants to use Helai's saber as the main attack position.Before departure, Yan Yongwang came to the Helai United Team, which was replenished and rebuilt.He said to Hei Lai earnestly: "Mr. Hei Lai, you are now the only major general in the entire army. The military department is watching you, the headquarters is watching you, no, the entire empire and even the whole world are watching you. I hope you can create miracles!"

In the first two general offensives, Hei Lai was almost beaten as a bare-bones team leader. He felt mixed feelings, ashamed, angry, breathless, depressed, and hopeless. Go up the mountain and shout wildly.Who would have thought that he could be promoted to the ranks of generals!As a result, a ruthless drive to repay gratitude, revenge, and seek psychological balance accumulated, grew, and swelled in my heart, like the fiery red magma in the ground, rushing from left to right, waiting to find cracks and gushing out. Achievements to repay the favor and favor of God Amaterasu to himself. In the early morning of August 4th, the sun struggled to climb out of the mountains on the edge of the basin, desperately broke free from the shackles of thick clouds and mist, and slowly emerged in the eastern sky.In the morning light, Hei Lai led his own team of less than a thousand people and held a ceremony of paying homage to the emperor in the palace.Then, he led the recruits he had just added onto the road paved with dead bodies and blood, and rushed towards Tianma Mountain, towards the faintly visible and mysterious national army position shrouded in milky white morning mist.

By 9:00 a.m., there were only half of the people led by Hei Lai, and he had no choice but to order the attack to stop. That night, Hei Lai organized another attack, but suffered heavy casualties and was still defeated.At this time, he really tasted the sour taste of a clever woman who can't cook without rice.You think, a major general captain, leading three lieutenant acting captains to command the battle of 300 people, is really embarrassing, laughable, and shameful. On August 5, Hei Lai organized another 8 consecutive attacks, but was still blocked 800 meters away from the West Gate of Hengyang.After night fell, Hei Lai decided to make a dying struggle, and shouted: "Banner Officer, you will secretly move the flag of our 133rd Regiment forward. I am going to raise the flag in person at midnight and make the last charge. The flag of our 133rd Regiment was the first to be planted on the head of Hengyang city."

Dozens of Japanese soldiers stood up, willing to follow the regiment leader in the final tragic battle to the death. The flag officer said: "General, if you hold the flag and still can't attack the city, or if the flag is surrendered, wouldn't the 133rd Regiment not exist at all?!" "Baga! If you are afraid of death and shake the morale of the army, you have to die first!" Hei Laise reprimanded loudly, drew out his command knife in a stabbing shape, and was persuaded by the left and right.Hei Lai looked at Hengyang City, which was close at hand, and thought of the continuous fierce battle for more than a month, and remembered that most of the imperial soldiers who had fought with him for many years had died in this Hengyang City. cry.

On the night of August 5, Hei Lai was not the only one crying. Lieutenant General Seiichi Aoki, the commander of the 40th Division of the Japanese Army who was in charge of the aid, also cried bitterly for a long time at about the same time.His 40th Division was fighting against the 3 armies of the Chinese Army. Its main force, the 234th Wing, suffered heavy casualties. Less than 100 people were alive in the 4 squadrons of the 3rd Brigade.He had received an order from the Imperial General Staff Headquarters two days ago, and was transferred back to the country. He really wanted to end his career in the 11th Army with dignity.If the 234th Wing is wiped out, how can I meet people when I return to Tokyo?He suggested to Isamu Yokoyama to send the 13th Division nearby to reinforce the 234th Regiment.Isamu Yokoyama's reply was: "The 13th Division is a strategic reserve team for attacking Hengyang. It must be kept on alert and must not be used lightly to ensure a smooth breach of the city. The problems and difficulties encountered by the 40th Division must be solved by themselves."

After reading the telegram, Chengyi Aoki couldn't help but burst into tears.After crying for a while, he gritted his teeth and gave the order to die word by word: "Telephone the 234th Regiment to stick to the position and absolutely not allow half a step back!" On August 6, the 68th Division was still making slow progress.The head of the 57th Brigade, Major General Shima Genkichi, saw that he had no hope of being promoted to head of the division, and because the battle had not progressed for a long time, he was looked down upon by the new head of the division, so he had the idea of ​​dying in Hengyang.Seeing that the command organizations at the army and division levels are in the suburbs of Hengyang, he put himself in the position of the captain of the death squad.Wherever the 57th Brigade is in danger, his figure appears there.As a result, the mortar company of the 28th Regiment of the 10th Division of the National Army Reserve fulfilled Shima Genkichi's wish. The shell hit him, blowing him to pieces, and his soul returned to Fuji.

On the evening of August 6, after hearing the news of Shima Genkichi's death in the Hengyang frontline command post, Yokoyama felt very sorry and guilty.Yokoyama knew that Zhimo was the kind of soldier who valued honor more than his life. Not promoting him as division commander was undoubtedly a kind of contempt and negligence in Zhimo's view. Now Zhimo finally expressed his innermost feelings in this extreme and final way. Protest and dissatisfaction. Heng Shanyong held his head in thought for a long time, and said to Zhongshan, the chief of staff: "The Chinese defenders have basically run out of ammunition and food. At this time, only relying on ground attack to force them will only arouse the passion of the defenders to die together. Maintaining a certain combat power is the key to success." It is the basic foothold of our army in the next stage of operations. The fact that the Chinese Expeditionary Force did not come to rescue Hengyang shows that they have cornered the 15th Army. In the future, it is inevitable that our army will not encounter this most elite Chinese army. Evil battles will definitely follow. Hengyang’s style of play is not good, and if it drags on for another 10 days or 8 days, there will be no point in breaking the city! Hengyang is really a devil’s quagmire!”

Chief of Staff Zhongshan said: "But, there is no other way! This battle can only be fought like this. Fang Xianjue, it is too difficult..." "That's right, even the emperor and the base camp were shocked. I admire them as a memorable army. But it is also because of this that the Great Japanese Imperial Army is so great!" Hengshan stood up bravely and said: " Mr. Zhongshan, order the siege troops to use all heavy artillery units to bombard the city of Hengyang from 3 o'clock in the morning until all the shells are gone. Inform the air force that at dawn tomorrow, we must bomb with all our strength at all costs All targets in Hengyang. Use powerful firepower to make the defenders lose their will to fight. At 8 o'clock tomorrow morning, all divisions will attack the city bravely at all costs until the defenders stop resisting or are completely wiped out! This is the last order! Anyone who disobeys the order will commit suicide by caesarean section, in thanks to the Emperor!"

On the evening of August 6, Hengyang fell into a sea of ​​flames.There is a sound of shouting and killing everywhere, and gunpowder smoke is everywhere.Fang Xianjue knew that time had come.There are only two ways ahead: one is to die in battle, and the other is to cease fighting and surrender to save lives.Many small groups of Japanese troops have entered the city through the gaps in the positions.Chief of Staff Sun Mingyu has already led the army's special agent battalion to rush out and kill a few back and forth. General Ge Xiancai, who has always been gentle and refined, couldn't help cursing: "These bullshit reinforcements are all fucking tortoises. I have one army, and the little devils have not attacked for more than 40 days! His mother's hundreds of thousands of reinforcements, But he just can't get in! Damn it, it's better to kill him with a piece of tofu!"

Teacher Zhou Qingxiang said: "Don't be so naive. We have been completely abandoned! In one and a half months, the expeditionary force can fight back and forth a few times. Why didn't you come to rescue us? The principal's heart It's also crooked!" Master Rong Youlue sighed: "Now that I know, what did you do earlier? I said that I broke through a few days ago, and it has already protruded! Are you still biting your tongue here?" Fang Xian felt very annoyed, and shouted: "Why are you arguing? I have decided to kill myself for justice. If you disagree, please feel free. Where is Master Rao Shaowei? Where is he now? Inform him to come to the military headquarters immediately!" It turned out that after receiving a notice from the military department, Lai Dian, the chief of staff of the 54th Division, and other subordinates advised Rao Shaowei not to go: "Teacher, teacher, don't go, Fang Xianjue wants to commit some kind of 'collective suicide', you don't want to go, it's not worth it. Let them be buried with them!" Rao Shaowei said: "What are you talking about? Could it be that my 54th division is afraid of death? If you want to die, you will die. Anyway, you will die anyway, and it will be the same no matter how you die! What are you afraid of? You can take care of yourself!" When Rao Shaowei came to the basement of the military headquarters, he happened to catch up with Fang Xianjue who committed suicide with a gun. He was held up by adjutants and guards, and the gun was also snatched away.Afterwards, Fang Xianjue searched everywhere for a pistol and failed to commit suicide, so he drew out the "Zhongzheng Sword" he was wearing to commit suicide, but was held back by Zhang Guangkuan and several guards around him, unable to find a way out or a way out.With mixed feelings, Fang Xianjue burst into tears, and everyone in the air-raid shelter burst into tears. Zhou Qingxiang asked Rao Shaowei who had just entered, "Mr. Rao, the situation is serious. What's your opinion?" Rao Shaowei said: "Stick and wait for help!" Zhou Qingxiang said: "The position is as weak as a piece of paper. The enemy can rush in everywhere, not to mention the casualties are so heavy, how can we stick to it? Waiting for reinforcements, waiting for reinforcements, are we not staying enough? What is the result? The reinforcements don't even know where to go What are you waiting for?" Rao Shaowei said: "If that's the case, let's break through!" Zhou Qingxiang said angrily: "Breakthrough? Which one is in front? Which palace is in the back? With so many wounded officers and soldiers, should we leave them alone? Who will come with us in the future, and who will share weal and woe with us?!" After finishing speaking, Zhou Qingxiang waved his sleeves Slam the door out. On August 7, thousands of cannons of the Japanese army roared together, and dozens of planes also bombarded and bombed.The Japanese army's desperate struggle began.After a while, all communication with the 10th Army was interrupted. At dusk, Zhou Qingxiang, covered in gunpowder smoke, came to the basement of the 10th Army Command Post in disgrace, and said to Fang Xianjue, who was still dejected, "Commander, the Japanese are willing to resolve Hengyang peacefully." Sun Mingyu asked suspiciously: "What? You mean to surrender?" Zhou Qingxiang threw his hat off and said angrily, "Don't make it so ugly, okay. The 10th Army is basically wiped out. If the fight continues, Hengyang will be like a Like Changde, the whole army was wiped out!" Fang Xianjue's face darkened and he didn't say a word.There was still a muffled sob in the air-raid shelter. "By doing this, we not only fulfilled the hope of survival for the vast number of wounded officers and soldiers, but it can also be regarded as a curve to save the country!" Zhou Qingxiang added. Fang Xianjue suddenly yelled: "Zhou Qingxiang, you want to make me a sinless sinner through the ages! Battalion Commander Cao, arrest him." Zhou Qingxiang yelled: "Mr. Zuo, keep the green hills here, so you don't have to worry about running out of firewood! Mr. Zuo, if I lie to you, you will be struck with a thunderbolt! Mr. Zuo, think long-term!" Fang Xianjue suddenly sneered, and said with a strong spirit: "Okay, let's do it like this. You send someone to talk to the Japanese tomorrow. The war must continue, and the officers and soldiers of the 10th Army must survive. This is incredible. It is not that we are sorry for the country, but that the country is sorry for us; it is not that we do not want the country, but that the country does not want us!" After a short pause, he continued: "There is not much time for discussion. There will be massacres. Tell the Japanese that we have absolutely no intention of surrendering, we are only achieving a conditional ceasefire. The conditions of our 10th Army are: First, the Japanese army will not kill prisoners when they enter the city, and must ensure the safety of the surviving officers and soldiers, and let them Take a good rest; the second is to take in the wounded and sick officers and soldiers so that they can receive the humanitarian treatment they deserve; the third is to retain the organizational system of the 10th Army and let the officers and soldiers decide whether to stay or not; the fourth is to collect and solemnly bury the dead officers and soldiers; the fifth is to immediately Realize a ceasefire... Remember, this is just an expedient measure. None of us can do anything wrong to the motherland. We are not surrendering, but a truce. The Japanese side must ensure the safety of all officers and soldiers and preserve the organizational system of the 10th Army. If these If the conditions are not agreed, then fight to the death!" After speaking, Fang Xianjue slapped the table heavily. Everyone didn't dare to show their anger, and booed each other.The sound of gunfire was getting closer. Fang Xianjue waved his hands, let out a long breath, and said slowly: "Chief of Staff Sun, Mr. Zhou, you two go and handle this matter!" At this time, a bright full moon has risen to the east of the isolated city of Hengyang, and there is also a full moon floating in the Xiangjiang River.The red and round sun in the west is about to disappear into the mountains in the southwestern suburbs of Hengyang. Although the clouds are getting thicker and the twilight is getting thicker, the setting sun is still struggling desperately, trying to get the blood-red afterglow through the clouds and smear the western sky. The last stroke of bright red sunset glow.But soon the darkness rose and the sun sank.