"How could I be a traitor!"
The next second, Dohashi denied this conclusion.
His Dohashi family has been loyal for generations, how could he be a traitor?
He couldn't bring shame to the Doqiao family, he wanted to wash away the shame with blood.
He wants to prove himself!
"Set fire! Burn the bridge!"
Dohashi Ichiro personally gave the order.
"Commander, we still have people on the bridge."
An adjutant reminded in a low voice.
"idiot!"
Doqiao was a big dick to the adjutant.
"The Eighth Route Army rushed over, are you responsible? The time has come to be loyal to the empire, burn it for me!"
Under Doqiao's order, the pontoon bridge on the riverside was set on fire.
In order to burn faster, Tuqiao even had people pour precious gasoline on the floating bridge.
call!
The raging flames burned.
All three pontoons were ablaze.
Many Japanese soldiers were affected by the fire and turned into burning people.
They jumped into the river one after another, trying to escape.
However, in this case, even if you jump into the river, you will still be half disabled if you don't die.
Coupled with the strong currents of the river, many people were covered in equipment and rations.
He jumped into the river and kept sinking.
If you have good water skills, you can also take off your equipment and swim to the other side of the river.
Those who were weak in water, or those who were in a panic, simply sank to the bottom of the river and drowned.
The Japanese troops behind the long bridge were better off, and the flames were some distance away from them.
They can easily take off their equipment and jump into the river.
It was impossible to get them back to the shore.
The Eighth Route Army's tanks were getting closer and closer, and a large number of Japanese troops were squeezed on the shore, unable to move.
The only way to survive now is to jump into the river and swim to the other side.
A large number of Japanese troops jumped into the Yangtze River like dumplings, regardless of whether they knew the water or not.
If you are lucky, you can swim to the other side of the river, rendezvous with friendly forces, and survive.
If you are unlucky, they will sink directly to the bottom of the river and become food for raising fish schools.
"Remember to remind me that I won't eat river fish this year."
Wei Wu put down the telescope and said.
"Understood."
Sato nodded, opened a small book and recorded it.
"By the way, remember to sort out the battle report. We must send the battle report to the base camp before Doqiao."
Wei Wu warned.
The 12th Army suffered heavy losses this time, and someone must be responsible for this.
The first person to submit a battle report will have the upper hand.
What Wei Wu has to do now is to be the first to report the battle and firmly grasp the initiative of public opinion.
"I see."
Sato went to draft a telegram.
Wei Wu, on the other hand, took photos with his camera.
Emphasis is placed on the tragic sight of Japanese corpses strewn on the battlefield, as well as the heroic figure of Dobashi Ichiro who took the lead in burning the bridge.
Wei Wu had already thought about the contents of the battle report.
The commander of the 12th Army, Dohashi Ichiro, neglected his duty and was attacked by the Communist army without knowing it, which was a serious dereliction of duty.
Moreover, he was afraid of war and after seeing the Communist army, he did not consider how to defeat the Communist army and be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor. Instead, he burned the crossing bridge in an attempt to cut off the pursuit of the Communist army.
As a result, tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers who did not have time to cross the Yangtze River were killed.
Wei Wu suggested that Dohashi Ichiro was no longer suitable to continue to serve as the key commander-in-chief of the 12th Army, and requested that the base camp be replaced immediately to prevent Dohashi Ichiro from completely ruining the 12th Army.
After polishing the report, General Wei sent the telegram.
At the same time, the photos will be cleaned and sent to the base camp in an expedited manner.
Try to make this matter a solid case before Doqiao reacts.
Wei Wu's telegram was forwarded to Shanshanyuan's desk.
Because Sugiyama Yuan said that the southeast theater has been a key area of focus recently.
All news about the southeast war zone must be delivered to him as soon as possible.
Seeing another telegram from Wei Wu, Shanshanyuan felt a headache.
According to his experience, as long as it's a telegram from Wei Wu, it's bound to be bad.
He really wanted to throw away the other party's telegram.
But due to responsibility, he could only pick up the telegram angrily and read it carefully.
After reading two lines, Sugiyama Yuan stood up directly.
He quickly read the ending and was so shocked that he couldn't speak.
He never expected that the 12th Army would make such a big mistake.
It was unexpectedly attacked by the Communist army and suffered heavy losses?
Sugiyama Yuan felt that the matter was completely beyond his imagination.
Is this still the Communist Army he knew before?
Is this still the mainland battlefield he remembered?
Why was an entire army beaten so miserably?
Sugiyama Yuan felt that things were too magical, which caused deviations in his cognition.
However, watching the battle line turn all the way from Changsha to Jinling.
Sugiyama Gen seems to understand again.
If the Communist army had not been so powerful, how could the battle line have turned into this?
He now began to worry about whether the battle to defend Jinling would succeed.
With the current state of the Communist army, it is really hard to say whether Jinling can be defended.
If Jinling is really lost, it will be a huge blow to their entire continental strategy and the morale of all officers and soldiers.
It may even have a chain reaction, causing panic among the entire military.
Feeling pessimistic about the future.
In that case, it's over.
The message must be blocked!
Sugiyama Yuan gritted his teeth and made a decision.
He must cut off external messaging from the southeast theater in the shortest possible time.
Now has reached a critical moment in the southward campaign.
Any news that is not conducive to the war situation cannot be sent.
The strictest confidentiality must be maintained.
Sugiyama Yuan took the telegram, thought about it, and hurried to the telecommunications room.
"Fetch me the 12th Army. I want to know their current situation."
The telegraph operator immediately began to call the 12th Army. However, the 12th Army seemed to have disappeared from the world, and there was no reply at all.
At the same time, in Jinling, the tragic Battle of the Yangtze River was coming to an end.
With the help of Dohashi Ichiro's gasoline, all three pontoon bridges were burned down.
Eighty thousand Japanese troops who did not have time to cross the river either died under the wheels of chariots or drowned in the Yangtze River.
Only a few Japanese soldiers with good water skills were lucky enough to swim across the Yangtze River.
Dohashi Ichiro took an inventory and found that there were only about 30,000 people left.
Moreover, most of them are artillerymen.
The structures of the remaining divisions are incomplete.
Especially the independent cavalry brigade was completely wiped out.
Think about how high-spirited it was when the 12th Army with all its personnel went south to support.
As a result, 75% of the troops were lost before they even arrived at the scheduled battlefield.
This is no longer a fiasco to describe it.
If this loss was reported, he would definitely commit suicide.
Tsuchibashi Ichiro didn't want to die like this.
After thinking about it, he asked his men to turn off all the radio stations.
He decided to hide this loss first.
Let’s wait until the battle to defend Jinling is over.
Judging from the current size of the Communist army, the scale of the Jinling defense battle will definitely not be small.
The duration won't be short either.
He can completely divide these battle losses into the defense of Jinling.
As long as it lasts long enough, he can spread out these battle losses in a reasonable way.
In this way, not only was he not guilty, but he was also rewarded for fighting to the death.
As for whether he would lose the battle to defend Jinling, he didn't even consider it.
He is now a gambler at the poker table.
If he didn't conceal the truth, he would die. If he lost, he would die. He had no choice.
