Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 558: Finish it yourself

The Xuzhou theater troops commanded by Li Zongren tightly surrounded Isotani Renjie 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 the army 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. It was so complacent at that time, and there was an ambition 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, with less than 30,000 men under their command. They were squeezed into such a small area, and 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 energy.

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 all like soap bubbles, shattered by reality. 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 the flickering lights, these senior Japanese officers would have looked like a group of wandering ghosts without owners.

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. 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 are watching this indifferently

A group of invaders who want to conquer a nation, but face the fate of death. Therefore, on this silent night, both Isotani Rensuke and ordinary Japanese soldiers feel cold from their bones. This cold air travels on them.

Every cell in his body is cold to the depths of his soul.

The sky in the east gradually turned white. Isotani Rensuke, who had been sitting there all night, finally moved. The senior Japanese officers who gathered around him and accompanied him all night discovered that in one night, their commander, His Excellency, had

The Lieutenant General of the Imperial Japanese Army had dark stubble covering his lips, and he looked much older.

But his eyes shone with a wolf-like desperate and ferocious light. Looking at his gaze, these senior Japanese military officers couldn't help but shiver and 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 allow the despicable Chinese people to tarnish our character, and be watched by them like monkeys, while we live an ignoble 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, and tens of thousands of soldiers would be buried with them. The commander was already crazy, but,

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 second lieutenant to captain level 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.

, at the last moment of his life, he caused the greatest casualties to the Chinese soldiers. Before his death, this guy actually used such perverted methods to deceive ordinary Japanese soldiers. It is really abominable.

In a temporarily cleared 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

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.

Outside, 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 saying that, he picked up the gun.

Sake, tilted his neck, poured into his mouth, left half a mouthful, sprayed it on the katana, wiped the cold blade with a dusty towel, closed his eyes, gritted his teeth, and stabbed the knife into his own.

abdomen.

Then, with both hands, he pulled horizontally to the left. Blood splashed onto the military blanket, and the heart, liver, spleen, lungs and intestines of an animal flowed all over the floor. The body fell to the ground, still convulsing, and the blade penetrated 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 junior officers of the Japanese army who were waiting to see the generals they admired accomplish feats were somewhat disappointed. These usually majestic generals were also cowards. Seeing their trembling hands, the samurai sword almost fell to the ground. One of them was responsible for presiding over the ceremony.

The colonel became impatient and gestured to several officers.

Several young officers passed by, two of them helped one, and finally stabbed them in the belly. This is also the Japanese rule. The stage is set up, and the audience has also entered. If you don't want to continue acting, that's not possible. Someone

I'll help you continue the performance. If you don't take out the intestines and stomach, it won't be finished. 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 mass 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 shirts and wrote on their

A white cloth belt with the words "Must Win" was tied around his head, a 38-gun was attached to the bayonet, and he stood upright in the cold wind, preparing to fight to the death with the rushing Chinese soldiers, using his own life to imitate the feats of the generals.

For a time, a tragic atmosphere rose in the Japanese army's position.

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 cannot be calculated, the explosions are one after another, and the smoke is aroused

The pillars flew up into the air with the broken limbs of the Japanese soldiers. The Japanese positions were like a volcano erupting, shrouded in thick smoke and steel wind and iron rain. Shrapnel flew horizontally, happily cutting the fleshy bodies of the Japanese soldiers.

, picked up a bunch of blood flowers, and happily got into the body of another Japanese soldier.

The Japanese soldiers cursed, saying that the Chinese soldiers were cowards and cowards, and did not dare to face-to-face duel with the Imperial Japanese Army. 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 soldiers, 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.

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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 deeply shocked by the scene of firepower caused by this large-scale shelling. He put down his telescope and looked at Liao Lei beside him.

Said: "Let's start"

(To be continued)