"His Excellency Prince Beibai: The Takahashi Regiment went deep behind enemy lines and mistakenly fell into the trap set by the Dragon Boat Festival. Now it is impossible to break out. All members can only die in battle to serve His Majesty the Emperor.
I hope you will not send any more reinforcements and evacuate Bengbu immediately. Your safety is my biggest concern. There must be nothing wrong with you, because you shoulder the great mission of the Japanese Empire. Your presence will bring glory to the Japanese Empire.
You are the best prince I have ever seen in the empire. So please consider the future of the empire. We must not continue to take risks and go deep behind enemy lines...
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Kazukuma Takahashi, a masterpiece! "
Kitashirakawa received a unique and unique letter from Kazukuma Takahashi.
There was no request for help or affection, just flattery and extraordinary praise for Kitashirakawa.
But in fact, Kazukuma Takahashi intended to scold his mother, because the reason why he chose to die in battle was entirely due to Kitashirakawa Aoi's blind command.
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But he didn't dare to say that, because his death was already destined, but he still had to consider his family. What's more, if the Prince of Beibai is happy after seeing his final letter, he may apply for a special merit or something. It is best to put it in the Yasukuni Shrine and be worshiped and respected by all generations of Japanese.
However, Kazukuma Takahashi may have overthought it. When he saw Kazukuma Takahashi's last letter, Kitashirakawa was furious. He cursed Kazukuma Takahashi for being a fool besides being a flatterer. Before he died, he even killed his enemies. The number of people was not reported.
Taro Aso on the side tried to persuade them, saying that they could completely wipe out the two brigades of the Takahashi Regiment, and the other party had used at least one division of troops.
Kitashirakawa's facial expression twitched, and he said angrily: "When will the Chinese come and be able to annihilate the Imperial Japanese Army with one division? It's all because of idiots like Yin Teng and Takahashi who are here. That Dragon Boat Festival was so arrogant."
Taro Aso quickly echoed: "What the senior said is absolutely true. It's just that we have to face a problem now. The 10th Division has suffered very heavy losses this time, and I'm afraid it won't be able to assist us in the battle. We might as well turn in and wait. An opportunity to hunt that Dragon Boat Festival again."
Kitashirakawa frowned at this time, because the losses of each department this time were very heavy. If he withdraws his troops like this, he will definitely be laughed at by those with ulterior motives when he returns home.
What he hates the most is being laughed at.
But at this time, if he did not leave, after losing the two powerful fists of the 10th Regiment and the 63rd Regiment, he could only stay in Bengbu and become a lone army.
And when the enemy comes around, let alone leaving, I'm afraid they won't even know how they died.
Although Kitashirakawa is arrogant, he also cherishes his life.
It's just that he doesn't want to die, and he also wants to save face, which makes it a bit difficult.
Taro Aso was observing the words and expressions on the side, and he still understood the prince.
Although what he said just now was very tactful, it was obvious that the other party was not satisfied. He had to find a better step for Kitashirakawa to climb down. Otherwise, Kitashirakawa could easily trick him to death by giving him a stay-at-home order.
Thinking of this, Taro Aso quickly said: "Senior, we can attack the 51st Army while returning to the army. Not to mention destroying one of his divisions, at least one of his regiments will be annihilated. And we can do it from the front. Breaking through can also demonstrate the strength of our Imperial Japanese Army, what do you think?"
Kitashirakawa still shook his head and said: "It's still a bit disappointing. If we can go back with the head of the commander of the 51st Army, this battle will be considered a great victory."
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Taro Aso was speechless, because with the number of people they had now, it was easy to eat a round of the 51st Army. But to reach the headquarters of the 51st Army is simply a dream.
The combat effectiveness of the 51st Army is very tenacious, and the fortifications are very strong. If they attack head-on, they will not get any advantage at all.
The Japanese 39th Regiment and 40th Regiment have been fighting for a long time, including part of the 26th Division. They are all attacking the 51st Army.
But what about the result? The results they achieved were mediocre, and the speed of their advance was not satisfactory. Not as good as the results achieved by the 114th Division and the 9th Division.
Thinking of this, Taro Aso suddenly had an idea. If attacking the 51st Army is not a big deal, why not rush into the left wing of the 31st Army and take off the head of the commander of the 31st Army?
However, Aso Taro's proposal was rejected by Kitashirakawa. The reason is that it's too easy. And worthless.
Taro Aso was so angry that he wanted to scold his mother, because it was obvious that it would not be easy to take the head of the commander of the 31st Army. He still wanted to challenge the difficult level?
Taro Aso even felt that he might be killed by Kitashirakawa this time.
And if he had known this earlier, he would have found an excuse not to come. Working with this prince was not only troublesome but dangerous. And this idiot loves face too much. Obviously the war situation has fallen into an extremely unfavorable situation, but he is still picky.
But Taro Aso didn't dare to say that directly, and he had to obey Kitashirakawa's wishes, otherwise the senior would have more than a hundred ways to kill himself in a reasonable and reasonable way.
Taro Aso knew this senior, he was like a poisonous snake dormant in a cave waiting for its prey to come to its doorstep, and it was extremely venomous. One bite from him will kill you.
Aso Taro was still thinking, but Kitashirakawa Aoi was obviously impatient and asked: "Aso, how much longer do you want to think about it? Is it really that difficult? Or maybe you are just like those idiots who met that guy There will be no fighting in the Dragon Boat Festival? What's more, I'm not asking you to deal with the Dragon Boat Festival this time, but the 51st Army.
If you can't handle this, then why not stay in Bengbu and fight the Dragon Boat Festival to the death? "
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Taro Aso was speechless, and even felt that he was the roundworm in Kitashirakawa's stomach. He had just thought that Kitashirakawa would leave him in Bengbu to die, and the Prince of Kitashirakawa said it himself.
Taro Aso quickly apologized and said with a smile: "Senior, that's not what I meant. I was thinking about how to carry out your plan. And I already have a general idea. Do you want to listen to it?"
"Yoohee!"
Kitashirakawa finally smiled and motioned for Aso Taro to continue.
He wanted to see if the plan mentioned by this junior had any reference value, otherwise he would let Taro Aso guard Bengbu City alone.
However, why did Kitashirakawaroi do this? Isn't Taro Aso his favorite junior?
The reason is simple, because someone must be responsible for the defeat in this battle. Taro Aso was the one chosen by Kitashirakawa.
He, Kitashirakawa, was not wrong. The only ones who were wrong were a group of losers under him, including his combat staff. These high-ranking officials of the Japanese army in the past would all be buried with the failure of this battle.
Taro Aso was left to die. It can be said that it was the last mercy of him as a prince. Because before that, all the officers on the staff had to commit seppuku and die in front of Taro Aso! ...
