In order to create enough pressure on the Japs in the city, more than 200 aircraft of the Chinese Expeditionary Force flew over Marilla City in a neat offensive formation, blocking the sky and the sun, putting huge pressure on the Japs in the city.
At this time, a large number of propaganda leaflets were dropped from the belly of a bomber. They were scattered everywhere in the streets and alleys of Beicheng. Many Japanese soldiers secretly picked them up and read them;
In a certain barricade fortification, a large number of leaflets floated into their fortification. Private Nakaigawa secretly picked up one. Before he could stuff it into his pocket, he was discovered by the squad leader Manjiro Yamaji.
The second lieutenant on the mountain slapped him a few times. The blows were so hard that he knocked out several of Nakai's teeth.
"Baga Yalu, your conscience is greatly damaged!"
After the second lieutenant on the mountain finished cursing, he snatched the leaflet from Nakai's hand, tore it into pieces in front of the others, and then said viciously:
"This is a Chinese conspiracy to shake the morale of the Imperial Army. Nakai, the bastard, didn't listen to the instructions. Since it was his first offense, this time he was only given a small punishment;
Anyone who is found hiding flyers will be punished for collaborating with the enemy and will die! "
After the second lieutenant on the mountain finished speaking, he deliberately pulled out half of the standard saber, and then closed it with all his strength. This frightened the soldiers such as Nakai Ue, who shrank his neck and almost peed his pants.
The Japanese hierarchy system is very strict. For Nakai Ue and other soldiers, Lieutenant Yamayama is already a senior official who can influence his life or death.
As a first-class soldier, he was not qualified to challenge his majesty. Many veterans in the team did not jump out to start trouble. As a first-class soldier, he could only clamp his crotch and swallow the knocked out teeth into his mouth.
In fact, those old veterans had more ideas than him. They were just waiting and watching. They had not really suffered yet, so they would not shed tears easily until they saw the coffin.
A large part of the tens of thousands of Japs in the city have actually begun to waver, but no one has taken the lead yet. People have a herd mentality, so most of the Japs have chosen to wait and see.
The time of waiting and watching often passes very quickly, and a day passes in a blink of an eye. Almost no Japanese are willing to surrender voluntarily, but this does not mean that they are not afraid.
The reaction of the Japs was as expected by Zhong Guoliang, which was completely normal. He did not expect to be able to dismantle the tens of thousands of Japs in the city by shouting. That was impossible. He still had to rely on cannons to speak.
At nine o'clock in the morning the next day, the sky above the northern city of Marilla was cloudless. This weather was most suitable for the air force to dispatch.
The radar station in the city discovered the Chinese aircraft group without any suspense, and the piercing air defense siren sounded, making the whole city tremble.
After a while, dense black dots appeared in the sky. An experienced Japs knew at a glance that these were Chinese planes, coming to take their lives.
The Japanese in the city began to run towards the air raid shelter in a panic, and then their speed was obviously not as fast as the plane.
Before most of the Japs could hide in the air-raid shelters, the Chinese bombing began. A series of bombs fell, and each loud noise took away a large number of Japs;
Those high-rise buildings that seemed to be extremely solid and gave the Japanese unlimited expectations were like paper in the face of heavy aerial bombs.
Life is worthless in the face of modern high-explosive bombs. The Chinese people don't talk too much nonsense to them. This word-explosion!
Countless bombs fell from the sky, and the entire city was shrouded in thick smoke from the explosion. The city also began to burn, thick smoke billowed, and a large number of Japanese soldiers and local indigenous people were swallowed up by the explosion.
They had been told to leave many times before the bombing. They were unwilling to leave or unable to leave. It was up to them to see whether they could escape the disaster and be lucky enough to survive.
After all the bombs were dropped, a bomber dropped a large number of leaflets, telling the Japanese that this was just the beginning, and if they were still stubborn, they would continue bombing.
After the aircraft fleet left, it was the turn of the Wei Shen artillery group to launch a saturation bombardment. The rain of bullets in the sky was very spectacular, and some Japanese soldiers were still watching the fireworks stupidly;
Some people are still making wishes and praying for Amaterasu's blessing.
The biggest advantage of the rocket launcher group attack is its long range, powerful power, low cost, and it can be used in large quantities to make rain fall all over the sky;
The disadvantage is that it consumes a lot of money, puts a lot of pressure on logistical support, and is particularly useless!
The Japs in Beicheng also experienced the same pain as the Japs in Nancheng. They died in a large area and had no power to fight back.
The bombardment lasted for half an hour, firing up 20,000 130mm rockets, causing heavy damage to the Japanese in the city, greatly shaking the military morale of the Japanese in the city, and a shadow of defeatism hung over the city.
After the bombardment, the city became quiet again. The Chinese used psychological warfare again and stopped talking after the bombing;
The ultimatum hangs high above their heads like the Sword of Damocles. They have 24 hours to choose, life or death, and their fate is in their own hands.
If the Chinese Expeditionary Force ceases fighting for another day, the next morning may be their last morning.
At the underground headquarters of the 35th Army, the commander, Lieutenant General Suzuki, turned gray overnight, and the chief of staff, Major General Hanyu, was also not much better. Now even they no longer have any illusions about being able to defend the city;
What awaits them is either the complete annihilation of the entire army, or the death of both of them.
“Your Excellency, Commander, this is not the homeland of the Chinese, and they will not be afraid of being destroyed together;
Luzon is a colony of Yingjiang. All the prosperity here was built by Yingjiang. They have a lot of money. If they destroy it, they will build another one.
I heard that Chuxiong is in China. Attacking a city will leave a retreat for the defenders. Although Marila City also has a retreat, except for Marilla, the entire Luzon Island is unsafe to defend, and the empire cannot send warships - —”
Lieutenant General Suzuki raised his hand to interrupt him, and then said:
"The 35th Army has no retreat and can only survive with Luzon. The biggest problem now is that the morale of the army is already unstable. Many soldiers have a different look in their eyes when they look at the officers, and even some officers have begun to have it. I have other thoughts.”
Major General Hanyu understood. Now that the morale of the army is weakened and it is difficult to lead the team, Hanyu said with a gloomy face:
"Your Excellency, Commander, the only thing we can do now is to use an iron fist and ask the gendarmerie to closely monitor the team. Once they find signs of something wrong, they will suppress it. It is better to kill the wrong one than let it go!"
Suzuki thought about it and could only do this. They couldn't just become the second Fourth Division after they had just despised the Fourth Division.
Following Major General Hanyu's order, the military police directly under the military took to the streets with loaded guns and began to suppress unruly people, which made the atmosphere in the city even more tense.
The military police are sometimes a double-edged sword. Once released, the results are difficult to predict.
Throughout the afternoon, the gendarmerie was collecting Chinese leaflets. Anyone who hid the leaflets privately was punished by the gendarmerie for collaborating with the enemy. This caused dissatisfaction among many soldiers.
At around 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the first fierce conflict broke out between the two sides. The cause was that a team of military police discovered that several soldiers of the 100th Division were not only collecting illegal leaflets, but also gathering together for sneaky purposes.
The gendarmerie not only confiscated their leaflets, but also took these soldiers away in front of their squadron leader;
Squadron leader Eguchi Juichiro was unhappy and said coldly:
"They did not violate military discipline. You have no right to take them away. This is the defense area of the 100th Division, not your military police."
Military police captain Major Sato immediately said angrily:
"On Bagaya Road, the Military Police Headquarters has the right to picket all irregularities. They have seriously violated disciplines and are dying. Are Eguchi-kun trying to challenge the majesty of the Military Police?"
Captain Eguchi knew that the military police were going to take these people away for justice, so he could not let them take away his soldiers no matter what, otherwise the morale of the military would be even more unstable;
Thinking of this, he could only bite the bullet and said:
"These soldiers are not guilty of death. Eguchi Squadron will punish them. I ask the Military Police to be lenient."
Major Sato suddenly took out his gun and shot Eguchi in the head, killing Captain Eguchi. This was to scare the monkeys.
"Bagaya Road! If you dare to disobey the orders of the gendarmerie, your conscience will be greatly damaged. You will die!"
The murderous Sato really shocked the dozens of soldiers who surrounded Eguchi Squadron, and no one dared to challenge the authority of the military police.
But they were not willing to see the squadron leader being beaten to death by them, and they wanted to take away several other soldiers. And their crimes were just because of a few notes, and they had to risk the lives of the squadron leader and several comrades. They Can't accept it.
At this time, the captain of the second team said loudly:
"Lieutenant General Sekigahara is right. They just treated us as artillery fire. The military police shot and killed the squadron leader indiscriminately. Gentlemen, fight with them!"
When Sato saw someone taking the lead in making trouble again, he was about to shoot the squad leader. A veteran of Eguchi Squadron raised his hand and shot Major Sato to death.
Other soldiers fired at other gendarmes, wiping out more than a dozen gendarmes.
"You gentlemen, swear to death and not be cannon fodder. You are rebelling!"
