Predator Reborn

Chapter 654: Unprecedented Surrender

As I said just now, the wish is beautiful, but the reality is often unusually cruel. The entire battle, from the beginning, was completely out of the control of Lieutenant General Yokoyama, the commander of the Japanese 125th Division. Let

The battle plan he carefully formulated for his troops suddenly became a piece of waste paper with no effect...

There was less than an hour left before the final general attack. All the offensive forces that had prepared for the war were already in place under the command of the guard division commander Bruce Lee.

At this moment, the three regiment commanders of the guard division, plus the three regiment commanders of the fifth column, a total of six people, were gathering in the temporary enemy headquarters less than 500 meters away from the troops' attack position.

, waiting for the commander-in-chief Bruce Lee in front of him to give everyone the final attack order.

"Comrades, the Japanese army has more than 10,000 people, and we only have more than 10,000 people. Although we have an absolute advantage in terms of the combat effectiveness of the troops, the morale of the troops and the firepower equipment. However, the Japanese army has the advantage of geographical location and is waiting for work. More

The important thing is that we don't have an absolute advantage in terms of numbers. Therefore, it is almost impossible to eat more than 10,000 little devils in one go..." Bruce Lee glanced at the six people sitting in front of him.

The leader spoke.

As soon as Bruce Lee finished speaking, Huang Zhengqing, the leader of the First Guard Regiment, said: "Commander, just give the order! We will fight how you say we should fight..."

In an instant, Huang Zhengqing's words were echoed by the remaining group leaders. Seeing everyone's eyes focused on him, Bruce Lee said.

"Comrades, my idea is very simple, that is to divide the encirclement and eat the little devils in the encirclement one by one. The three guard regiments of the guard division, equipped with various light and heavy firepower, are enough

There are more than twice the number of other infantry regiments, so they are very suitable for assault. As for the three main regiments of the fifth column, after several days of fighting, the troops are very tired. However, if I divide the division artillery battalion and air defense battalion respectively,

Assigned to each regiment and camp. Then, these three main regiments will become three real attack regiments..."

Seeing that several group leaders nodded in agreement, Bruce Lee changed the subject and ordered with a serious face.

"Now I order the three infantry regiments of the Guard Division to launch an assault on the current Japanese position in battalion units. The mission of your nine infantry battalions, as I just said, is to intersperse the attack and kill the little Japanese on the battlefield.

Divide and surround them all for me... The three regiments of the fifth column, also in battalion units, bring all heavy weapons and follow closely behind the commando team. When the commando team surrounds a group of little devils, you stop and eliminate a group...

In a word, through continuous attacks and annihilation of the enemy, we can quickly compress the living space of the Japanese army and kill their effective forces... Do you all understand your mission?"

"It's clear..." all the commanders replied in unison.

"Very good, according to the command of the headquarters, at eight o'clock, the troops will launch an attack on the Japanese position on time... At that time, all the artillery fire of the entire army will be gathered to launch an intensive artillery bombardment of the current Japanese position for ten minutes. Then, the troops will immediately launch an attack.

..." Bruce Lee finally ordered.

It must be said that the firepower equipment of the guard division is not generally powerful. Each infantry platoon is equipped with a grenade team, with a total of three individual grenade launchers. Each infantry company is equipped with a mortar squad with a total of two 82

Mortars. Each infantry battalion is equipped with a medium mortar platoon with a total of six 82mm mortars... As for each infantry regiment, it is equipped with an infantry artillery company with a total of six Type 92 infantry guns... and the guard division

The directly subordinate artillery battalion is even more exaggerated. The entire artillery battalion is equipped with all 75mm mountain guns and field guns, a total of 18 pieces...

Of course, this is only the standard equipment of artillery. As for the equipment of various light and heavy machine guns, it has reached a very terrifying level. On average, the division has more than 10,000 people, which basically means that each infantry squad is equipped with one crooked gun.

Light machine guns, each infantry platoon is equipped with one heavy machine gun. In addition, the air defense battalion directly under the division is also equipped with 36 anti-aircraft machine guns and 36 Type 92 heavy machine guns. During the battle, the infantry can be fired at any time.

Provide powerful fire support….

At Bruce Lee's order, all the mortars, grenades, field guns, and infantry guns in the army, totaling more than 150 mortars and 38 field guns and infantry guns, all raised their dark muzzles.

Prepare to cover the Japanese forward positions with artillery fire for ten minutes...

"Bang bang bang..." Three sharp explosions of signal bombs broke the tranquility of the night. The guard division artillery group immediately showed its ferocious face and began to pour artillery shells one after another at the shooting target that had already been marked.

…

During the ten-minute saturation bombardment: the fortifications built by the Japanese army after a hard day's hard work were blown down in pieces amidst the explosions of shells from field artillery. In the end, they were turned into ruins... everyone hid in the trenches.

Amidst the explosions of mortar shells like raindrops, the little Japanese were lifted out of the trenches one after another, and then fell heavily to the ground and turned into corpses...

The sudden and violent artillery attack immediately disrupted the deployment of Lieutenant General Hengshan. At the same time, it also caught thousands of Japanese troops on the forward position by surprise... leaving the defense line composed of thousands of Japanese soldiers on the forward position,

Before I had time to react, I was torn into pieces by the flying shells...

Of course, the fierce bombardment came and left quickly... Before ten minutes had passed, the commandos of the guard division, who had already been trained in infantry and artillery coordination tactics, had already rushed out of their starting positions.

, moved to a place less than fifty meters away from the shelling area, waiting for the end of the shelling...

Ten minutes later, the violent shelling came to an abrupt end. The remaining Japanese troops on the forward positions had not yet reacted to the shock. Waves of loud charging horns had begun to echo in the middle of the huge battlefield...

"Come on..." The earth-shaking shouts of killing immediately covered up all the sounds on the entire battlefield. One after another, the commandos lurked less than fifty meters away from the Japanese position.

The moment they jumped up from the ground and launched the assault, the light and heavy machine guns in their hands had already sprayed out streaks of hot flames forward...

Facing the commandos so close to each other, protected by machine gun fire, they looked like hedgehogs.

The Japanese soldiers who stood in front of the soldiers were often turned into a hornet's nest by the dense rain of bullets before they could react from the shock. And these dead little Japanese soldiers did not know until their death when the 'cunning Eighth Route Army' would

It has actually lurked right under my nose...

As the attack officially began, one after another Japanese troops were surrounded by the continuous penetration and division of the commandos. Then, under the attack of the troops behind the commandos, all the Japanese troops were wiped out.

Of course, the defeat on the frontline battlefield was also immediately reported to the Japanese army's temporary headquarters. At this moment, as a combat staff officer with an anxious and panicked look on his face, he was just going around the headquarters with a telegram,

The atmosphere within the headquarters can be said to be extremely tense.

Everyone in the headquarters knew clearly that at this moment, the battle situation on the front line must be very unsatisfactory...

Of course, as a staff officer, they can't put forward any opinions except raising their nervousness in their throats...

Finally, in the headquarters, after watching the battle reports of frontline troops losing battles and being surrounded and annihilated, the Japanese division chief of staff said: "Division commander, we can't continue fighting like this. According to the reports from the forward positions, the Eighth Route Army troops

The firepower equipment of the Eighth Route Army far exceeds that of our army by several times...Under such a fierce firepower attack, our army was unable to cause any damage to the opponent at all. Instead, it was penetrated by the Eighth Route Army commandos and was surrounded bit by bit..."

"Haha..." Faced with the reminder from the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Hengshan didn't know. However, if he knew how, what could he do in the face of absolute disadvantage... Thinking of this, Lieutenant General Hengshan could only shake his head helplessly.

Turning his head, he spoke to the anxious-looking chief of staff in front of him.

"Chief of Staff, how could I not know... We are just like a piece of fat on the chopping board. And our opponent, the Eighth Route Army, is the one who wants to eat this fat. However, because we are too big, their

One bite is absolutely impossible to swallow. So, they assigned a commando team, and these commando teams were like sharp knives, cutting our piece of fat into small pieces bit by bit.

, and then eat it bit by bit..."

Facing the very vivid metaphor of the division commander in front of him, the chief of staff felt very unhappy, but he had to accept this very cruel fact... because what the division commander in front of him said was at this moment, and he really couldn't do it anymore.

Real facts….

However, he still has nearly 10,000 troops in his hands, but he has to sit in the headquarters and wait for the enemy to point the black muzzle at his head without taking any action. This is obviously not what the chief of staff wants to see.

As a result, seeing the frustrated and silent division commander Lieutenant General Yokoyama in front of him, the chief of staff asked with a look of unwillingness.

"Division Commander, are we just sitting here, watching nearly 10,000 warriors being ruthlessly slaughtered under the attack of the Eighth Route Army..."

Seeing the stubborn Chief of Staff in front of him, Lieutenant General Hengshan spoke again. However, at this moment, his tone of voice was full of depression: "Chief of Staff, since the Kwantung Army Headquarters has launched

This battle. Then, we must bear the losses caused by the failure of this battle..."

"Is there really no other way?" Lieutenant General Yokoyama's answer made the chief of staff's face look more desperate. However, the unwilling look still did not dissipate, and he continued to ask.

"Alas..." Under the expectant gaze of the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Hengshan took a long breath and said, "It's not impossible. At present, there is indeed a way to protect the nearly 10,000 imperial warriors under our command.

However, if we do that, even if we return to the Kwantung Army headquarters, both of us will be subject to the most severe sanctions in the military court..."

"Chief of Staff, if you still do it when you know it is unnecessary, you are irresponsible for the lives of the nearly 10,000 imperial soldiers under your command. But now, knowing that to resist under the fierce offensive of the Eighth Route Army, not only will you not

If any victory is achieved, the entire army will be destroyed, so why continue? Speaking of which, this path is very simple, that is, surrender to the Eighth Route Army..."

"What, surrender to the Eighth Route Army troops..." Lieutenant General Hengshan's words were like a thunder, which shocked the chief of staff of the division in front of him and was speechless for a long time.

After receiving a positive answer from Lieutenant General Hengshan in front of him, the Chief of Staff slowly fell into deep thought. A few minutes later, the Chief of Staff slowly raised his head and said to Lieutenant General Hengshan in front of him: "Division

Sir, what do you think?"

Faced with the Chief of Staff's inquiry, Lieutenant General Yokoyama's answer once again exceeded everyone's expectations: "Chief of Staff, as the division commander of the 125th Division, it is your responsibility to lead the troops into a situation where the entire army is destroyed.

I have to take responsibility. So, from now on, I will hand over all the officers and soldiers of the 125th Division into your hands. The future of our 125th Division depends entirely on you... As for me, I should also give it to you.

The fallen warriors of the 125th Division give an explanation to the Kwantung Army Headquarters and His Majesty the Emperor..."

After speaking, Lieutenant General Yokoyama kicked out all personnel in the headquarters, including the division chief of staff.

Ten minutes later, with a clear gunshot, the body of the division commander, Lieutenant General Hengshan, suddenly appeared in his seat... Lieutenant General Hengshan, this old devil, committed suicide to apologize and ended his glorious life.

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Seeing the dead division commander in front of them, commanders at all levels immediately fell into panic. For a moment, everyone's eyes were focused on the chief of staff...

After giving a solemn military salute to the dead division commander in front of him, the chief of staff immediately showed a decisive look on his face and gave orders to the staff officers in front of him.

"Everyone, I believe that everyone should be very clear about what the Division Commander said before he left. Your Excellency, the Division Commander, used his own death to pave a way for us all to live. From now on,

Everyone must make a decision for their own future. As the temporary top commander of the 125th Division, I will not force you to..."

Seeing that everyone was deep in thought, the chief of staff continued to give orders.

"Communications staff officer, immediately send a farewell telegram of our 125th Division to the former enemy headquarters... In addition, issue orders directly to the captains of each infantry brigade. Continuing to carry out unnecessary resistance will only sacrifice a large number of elite imperial soldiers in vain. Request all ministries

, after obtaining the consent of all officers, you can formally surrender to the Eighth Route Army troops on the opposite side... If the troops are unwilling to surrender, then please continue to resist until the jade is broken..."

"Flag Guard Squadron, now I order to burn the flag of our 125th Division immediately. Even if our 125th Division surrenders to the Eighth Route Army, our division's flag cannot fall into the hands of the Eighth Route Army..."

"Staff staff, immediately destroy all important documents in the headquarters. We must not let important documents fall into the hands of the Eighth Route Army..."

"The Communications Department, after issuing all orders, immediately destroy the communication codes and destroy the radio..."

After all the orders were issued, the chief of staff slowly took out the gun from his waist and said to the officers in front of him: "Everyone, I have received a commission from the commander of the division, and I must send my 125th Division

The remaining officers and soldiers of the regiment were brought out of the battlefield safely so that they could return to their hometowns after the battle. Therefore, I decided to surrender to the Eighth Route Army. As for everyone’s future, I hope everyone can make a decision as soon as possible and stay.

We don’t have much time left…”

After saying that, the chief of staff placed his gun on the table in front of him...

Immediately, almost half of the commanders in the entire headquarters chose to surrender and handed over their weapons. As for the small number of officers and soldiers who were unwilling to surrender, under the command of a lieutenant colonel officer, they chanted slogans,

Rushing towards the battlefield not far away with heavy artillery fire...

Within the field army's highest headquarters, the sound of rumbling artillery sounded on two battlefields respectively. The final encirclement and annihilation battle against the remaining forces of the two Japanese divisions also officially began. Commander Liu Hua, and Zhou Baozhong, who served as temporary chief of staff, two people

They all picked up the binoculars in unison and began to pay attention to every move on the two battlefields...

However, what they didn't expect was that just before the entire battle lasted for less than an hour, an unexpected telegram of victory was delivered to them...

"Reporting to the commander, the victory telegram from Commander Li of the Guard Division..."

"Could it be that the Guard Division has already defeated the 125th Division... It's impossible. The 125th Division still has nearly 10,000 troops. How can it be possible to resolve the battle within two hours?" Liu Hua couldn't help but hear the report from the communications staff in front of him.

asked rhetorically.

"Reporting to the leader, Division Commander Li, it took less than an hour for the units of the Guard Division to attack. Japanese troops stationed on various hills began to surrender in droves. So far, more than 10,000 Japanese troops from the 125th Division have

Except for more than 3,000 people who were directly killed by our army, the remaining 8,000 people, led by the Japanese Chief of Staff, surrendered to our army in an organized manner..." the communications staff officer replied with excitement.

"The kid surrendered to us... How is it possible? The 125th Division is the most elite Kwantung Army unit of the Japanese army..." Liu Hua asked in disbelief.

"Yes, Chief, these are what Commander Li said in the telegram...Currently, on the entire battlefield, the guard division is accepting the surrender of the Japanese army..." the communications staff member replied with great certainty...