At the headquarters of the 16th Division, staff members shuttled around. Bad news came one after another from the front line. The white flags on the sand table were pulled out one by one, which meant that another unit had been annihilated.
Lieutenant General Morigao's face was terrifyingly gloomy. Every staff member who came in to report bad news was walking on thin ice, fearing that he would be slashed by the furious division commander. The battle was completely out of his control.
"Bagayalu! A bunch of trash! The empire has lost all face by them..."
Chief of Staff Makino Goro breathed a sigh of relief. Based on his understanding of the division commander, it would be easier as long as he spoke, even if it was just to greet his mother, it would be better than saying nothing, which would really kill someone. !
"Makino-kun, what did the commander say? Can you get the air force from Terakaki?"
After suffering enough from the Chinese armored forces, what Senggang wants most now is the support of the air force. The most effective way to deal with the armored forces is the air force.
Makino shook his head and said:
"Your Excellency, the Commander, has requested tactical guidance from His Majesty the Temple Cabinet, and the reply given to us is to persist for another ten days——"
"Bagaya Road, Your Excellency Commander, you can't stand and talk without backache. It will be difficult to hold on for five days, not to mention ten days. If you don't get strong support from the light, Bago City will not be able to hold it at all, and the empire will Lost a permanent division!"
In the bright light, at the headquarters of the 15th Army, Lieutenant General Iida was also looking as sluggish as if he were in mourning. There were a bunch of calls for help in front of him, which made him anxious. Now he was afraid of seeing the messages, none of which had good news.
"Isayama-kun, is the situation in the Sixteenth Division really that bad?"
"Your Excellency, Commander, it may be worse than what Mr. Morioka said. The 20th Wing has been collectively shattered, and the other three Wings have suffered heavy losses due to the indiscriminate bombing by Chinese planes;
The hard-built fortifications were completely lost. The Chinese used a new type of incendiary bomb. All warriors caught in the fire would not survive, they would all be burned alive——"
Iida shivered for no reason, as if he himself had been roasted by fire moxibustion, and said angrily:
"Baga Yalu, the Chinese are violating international conventions and blatantly using prohibited weapons. I want to sue them!"
Major General Isayama just pretended that he didn't hear it. If the protest was effective, the Chinese people would have protested to death long ago.
Besides, don’t they use banned weapons too often?
Naturally, Iida also knew this truth. Isn’t this psychological discomfort? After the protest, he started to speak with an IQ above the line:
"Isayama-kun, once again request tactical guidance from the Temple Cabinet. If we still don't get support from the Southern Army, the empire will lose another standing division or even an army in the order of battle!"
Iida finally lost his shame and directly began to threaten the commander of the Southern Army, General Terauchi. He had no choice but to do so. Not only was the Sixteenth Division in danger, but Rebozan's Fifty-sixth Division was also facing annihilation.
There are only more than 40,000 people in the 5th Division and the 57th Division left in Liangguang City, and they no longer dare to send reinforcements.
In Bago City, the offensive of the 22nd Division of the Expeditionary Force was as sharp as an overwhelming force. All the positions deployed by the 16th Division on the periphery were wiped out, and no less than two brigades of Japanese were annihilated. Now they are approaching the city.
The walls of Bago City had long been destroyed by aircraft and artillery of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, and were no longer safe to defend. All the Japs from the 16th Division had withdrawn into the city, and they were going to fight street battles with the 22nd Division.
"If they want to fight, then fight with them!"
Liao Jianchu said domineeringly:
"Give the military power and ask Commander Chu to send fighter planes to bomb again!"
Before Liao Jianchu fought the street battle with the Japanese, he pragmatically chose to bomb first, which would greatly reduce the losses of the troops. As for the destruction of Bago City, it was not within his scope of consideration, and it was not Chinese. City.
An hour later, the rumble of fighter planes was heard in the distance. Dozens of planes from the Chinese Expeditionary Force once again visited the sky above Bago City. Liao Jianchu was very happy and gave Commander Chu a rare compliment.
After the fleet arrived in the sky over Bago City, the air defense sirens in the city continued continuously, but this could not stop a series of heavy aviation bombs from flying into the city, razing buildings to the ground and burying the Japanese hiding inside alive.
This time, ordinary aerial bombs were used, so there was no large-scale fire in the city. The Japanese infantry in the city suffered heavy losses in the bombing. The Japanese soldiers who were as strong as the 16th Division had their hearts blown out, and defeatism was pervasive. The whole city...
Sergeant Yukio Kasahara once again escaped disaster, but he was not happy at all. His detachment had a full strength of 13 people before the war, but now there are only 8 people left including the wounded, and most of the hard-earned fortifications have been destroyed. .
Nakagawa Jiro's left leg was mostly broken off by the explosion, and he kept howling. The fuss made Sergeant Kasahara upset, but he had no choice but to give him a simple bandage.
"Mom, my legs are gone, I don't want to die..."
"Mom, we were cheated-"
The team leader from Jingxia stood up and slapped him twice, then said viciously:
"Bagaya, if you continue to disturb the morale of the army, you will die!"
His temper is not as good as that of Kasahara Cho. If Kasahara Cho was not there, he would have killed Nakagawa and other soldiers with one blow.
After being beaten, Zhongchuan finally remembered that Captain Jingxia had been to Jinling, a master who could kill without blinking an eye. He did not dare to howl anymore and could only endure the pain. He had already seen murderous intent in the eyes of the captain. .
"Jingxia Jun, the Chinese are about to attack. You and your people must rush to repair the fortifications. Why bother with a wounded soldier?"
The commander of the underground team dared to show his teeth to other people, but he did not dare to say a word of nonsense in front of the sergeant. He saw with his own eyes that Commander Cao cut a Chinese man into a human stick with a smile in Jinling City. At that time, He was still a new recruit.
His courage was trained by Cao Chang, and it took the lives of five Chinese people. To Cao Chang, he was just a novice.
The whistle suddenly sounded. This was the warning whistle of the outer sentry. The Chinese were coming.
"Gentlemen, the Chinese are coming. Find cover nearby and prepare to fight!"
Sergeant Kasahara had a lot of actual combat experience. Sergeant Nakagawa was still humming quietly. When Kasahara passed by him, a knife appeared in his hand like a magic trick. With a flash of cold light, Nakagawa shut his mouth forever.
Captain Jingxia turned around very discerningly. Not looking at what he shouldn't have seen was one of the reasons why he could survive to this day.
Before they could hide, a tank rumbled over dozens of meters away, followed by two squads of soldiers.
Li Xiaoming is from Xiangxiang and participated in the Battle of Star City. He is considered a veteran in the 22nd Division and serves as the deputy squad leader. He is holding a Huaqi rifle and carefully follows the tank. He has already smelled the scent of Japanese soldiers around him.
"Brothers, please be careful, be careful of the devils!"
