Predator Reborn

"Your Excellency, Commander, what do you plan to do about the current war situation?" In the quiet office, Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Tanaka first broke the solemn atmosphere in the room and asked Matsui Iwane in front of him.

"Tanaka-kun, are you testing me? Regarding the current war situation, there are only two ways to go. The first is to stick to the position and live and die together. As for the second way, that is to lead the elite of our Central China Front Army to break through.

, for us now, the time of delay is not to make an immediate decision on which path to choose. It is to provide necessary reinforcements to Taizhou City as much as possible, so that Taizhou City can persist longer, and it also gives our Central China Front Army

Formulate the next battle plan and provide longer preparation time." After smiling self-deprecatingly, General Matsui Iwane said.

"Ha Yi, please give me the order, Commander," Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Tian Zhong said.

"First of all, order the aviation force to prepare for takeoff immediately. As long as the conditions for the aircraft to take off are met, the aviation force must immediately launch an attack to reinforce Taizhou. If possible, destroy the Chinese artillery positions and the artillery units that the China East China Field Army relies on...

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"Second, order the Taizhou City garrison troops. The fate of our Central China Front Army is in their hands. Request all Taizhou City garrison troops, including the expatriate armed forces, to fight to the end and fight to the death with the elite of China's East China Field Army.

Drag to death in Taizhou

"Third, send a telegram to the Yangzhou and Nanjing garrison troops. From now on, all units must attack in small numbers."

The troops are constantly harassing the encircling troops of the China East China Field Army, exhausting the enemy troops, and making prerequisite preparations for our army's possible future breakout..."

Faced with the order from the commander in front of him, Lieutenant General Tanaka, as the chief of staff, could not bear the decision to abandon the 9th Division. However, he was rational and knew clearly that the order in front of him was already the most important thing for the time being.

, the best order. Thinking of this, Lieutenant General Tanaka could only shake his head helplessly, and then said.

"Your Excellency, Commander, is wise and humble. He went to convey the order right away. It's just a pity for the Ninth Division who is sticking to Taizhou City..." "Tanaka-kun, for the future of the Central China Front Army, for the hundreds of thousands of people in Amjing and Yangzhou."

The elite of the Imperial Army, the sacrifice of the Ninth Division is worth it. I believe that all the officers and soldiers of the Ninth Division will not have any complaints. Go and convey the order. Every second now is important to our Central China Front Army.

, are all very precious," General Matsui Iwane said with certainty.

"Hai..." As he spoke, Lieutenant General Tanaka quickly walked out of the office.

The Japanese headquarters in Taizhou City had long been reduced to ruins under the heavy fire from outside the city. Lieutenant General Sawada, the commander of the Ninth Division, was lucky enough to escape the shelling just now. At this moment,

Lieutenant General Zetian, who looked sad, was commanding the remaining Taizhou garrison troops to continue resisting in a temporary headquarters composed of several tents.

Time passed by, and the battle situation on the front line became more and more tragic. Just when one bad news after another kept rushing to his ears, Lieutenant General Sawada's long-awaited call back from the headquarters finally arrived.

In his hands.

"Your Excellency, Commander, there is an urgent message from the headquarters." A lieutenant general who temporarily served as the chief of staff came over quickly with a telegram, and then reported the report loudly.

"What did the commander say?" For a time, in the huge headquarters, not only Lieutenant General Sawada, but almost everyone's eyes were focused on this telegram, waiting for the answer from the lieutenant colonel in front of them.

"The headquarters requires all combatants of our Ninth Division to hold fast to Taizhou City and stop the Chinese attack to the death. To drag the Chinese troops outside the city to the Taizhou area. In addition,

The headquarters has clearly requested the aviation force to provide necessary air support to our army early tomorrow morning..." the lieutenant colonel replied.

"In other words, the headquarters has given up on Taizhou City and our Ninth Division. We are prepared to provide the main force with the necessary transfer time at the expense of our Ninth Division and Taizhou City..." Lieutenant General Zetian said calmly.

He opened his face and asked the lieutenant colonel in front of him.

"Hayi..."

After receiving a positive answer from the combat staff in front of him, a desolate look slowly enveloped Lieutenant General Sawada's face. Then, he said with a depressed look: "I never expected that the elite of the Japanese Empire would

The Ninth Division was actually destroyed in the hands of me, Zetian. I really didn’t expect it...” Lieutenant General Zetian’s words were like a basin of cold water, instantly extinguishing the little hope that had just emerged in everyone’s hearts.

As time passed, the atmosphere in the entire tent became solemn following the division commander's words.

In the huge tent, everyone was thinking about their current situation and future. The only one who could speak in the tent, the captain of the Colonel-General, broke the solemn atmosphere in the tent and spoke first.

"Your Majesty Commander, what should we do next?

"Nani" After glaring hard at the captain in front of him, Lieutenant General Sawada said with an impatient look.

"Didn't the telegram already make it very clear? Hold on to Taizhou City and buy time for the main force.

After a brief period of contemplation, Lieutenant General Sawada's face was slowly enveloped by a strong murderous aura. After a quick glance at the dozens of officers in the tent, Lieutenant General Sawada said: "Everyone, I

The Ninth Division, as a standing division of the Japanese Imperial Army, will die in a worthy manner even if it dies on the battlefield."

"Since the fate and ending of all of us have been arranged, then in the next battle, I hope that no one will have even a little bit of luck. Because dying on the battlefield and dedicating oneself to His Majesty the Emperor is the right thing to do.

As a soldier, our highest honor is

"I order that from now on, all combat units are prohibited from taking a step back without receiving an order from the headquarters to retreat. Otherwise, according to military law, my guard squadron and myself will serve as law enforcement teams in the center of the city...

Is everything clear?"

"Hayi...

Although Lieutenant General Sawada's final warning improved the low morale of the officers to a certain extent. However, these words were only useful to some fanatical officers and veterans. For ordinary soldiers, they could survive

When the war ends, their best wish is to reunite with their families.

As a result, after the news that the Ninth Division was abandoned by the Central China Front Army Headquarters and prepared to be sacrificed to other troops to buy enough time to carry out the push was completely spread, some rumors began to spread among the Japanese Ninth Division

It spread to the lowest level of the group.

Of course, in response to these rumors, the first people who began to shake their hearts were, not surprisingly, the new recruits who had just been added to the army. Liu listened to the continuous explosions coming from the three city walls, and felt the ground shaking due to the explosion of shells.

Seeing the forward position not far away, which had been completely shrouded in artillery fire, the faces of the recruits immediately showed a look of fear. The spread of the message further intensified the fear in their hearts.

In a military camp not far from the headquarters, a group of Japanese soldiers gathered together with worried faces, discussing the rumors that had just reached everyone's ears.

"Miyamoto-kun, are these rumors true? The headquarters really gave up on us and planned to let us live and die with Taizhou City. You know, our ninth division is the standing division of the Japanese Empire."

A new recruit with the rank of warrant officer on his shoulders asked the captain next to him, who had also just graduated from the military academy.

"Of course it's true. I heard a classmate from the headquarters who luckily escaped the shelling just now say that the headquarters is ready to burn the military flag and resist to the end. If nothing happens, we will all die in Taizhou.

The city is inside." The captain's morale was obviously very low. He replied with a frustrated look, "Squadron leader, what should we do... The Chinese artillery fire is so fierce, how can we resist it with our flesh and blood?

The Chinese Steel Torrent. As far as I know, all the soldiers who were sent to the front line could not even survive the Chinese artillery fire..." Thinking of the tragic battle conditions on the front line, the face of the warrant officer

, turned pale immediately. In a trembling voice, he asked the squadron leader in front of him.

Seeing the eyes of dozens of soldiers, all focused on him, waiting for him to make up his mind. The captain, who also had no choice, could only let out a long sigh. Then, he said: "Everyone,

As your squadron leader, I have no choice. Now, what I can say is that I wish you all to be taken care of by Amaterasu during the battle and leave a whole corpse...

The squadron leader's answer was like the god of death pronouncing everyone's fate, causing dozens of people's faces to instantly show a look of despair. Then, the whole person became confused and had no morale at all. From them,

No more elite soldiers can be seen.

In this way, as the rumors continued to spread, the low wife's temper also continued to spread among the defending troops along with the rumors.

In less than a few hours, the entire unit of the Ninth Division, a standing division, except for some officers and veterans, still held the belief that they would die and prepared to fight to the end. The remaining soldiers were enveloped in despair.

The morale and combat effectiveness of the troops have also plummeted. Compared with the low morale of the Japs, as word of the victories spread one after another, the morale of the various units of the East China Field Army responsible for the offensive can be said to be extremely high. In addition, the troops

With its absolute firepower advantage, the main attack on the north gate was successfully breached in less than three hours!