"attack!"
Outside Ningyuan County, Japanese officers howled loudly. All the Japs once again launched a suicidal attack on the First Battalion of the 51st Army Garrison Regiment.
All the Japs had white cloth strips tied on their foreheads, with a plaster flag dyed with the Japs' blood.
They are working harder than anyone else at this time, because if they rush into Ningyuan County and capture the commander of the 51st Army alive, each of them will not only be promoted to the third level, but will also receive a very generous reward.
But if they can't do it, they will commit seppuku.
This order was given by Kitashirakawarai. Success means glory and wealth, while failure means death.
This seems fair, but it is also very helpless.
Because the Japanese charging at this moment had no choice at all.
They fought desperately with the Chinese army just to fight for the 10% hope of survival.
However, the first battalion of the garrison regiment also fought very tenaciously. Although they encountered an enemy surprise attack first and then two squadrons of Japanese soldiers continued to attack, they still defended outside Ningyuan County and started a fierce hand-to-hand battle with the Japanese soldiers.
The two sides fought fiercely for more than 30 minutes. After all the soldiers from the first battalion fought off the Japanese who rushed into the position, there was only less than one platoon left.
They picked up the weapons of their comrades and retreated to the north wall of Ningyuan County. In front of them was a dense Japanese convoy and two Vickers M25 armored vehicles.
This kind of iron bastard can be said to be invincible on the battlefield in China. Because there are very few weapons in the Chinese army that can deal with its hard shell.
But the soldiers must stay here because there are still people in the city who have not evacuated.
Kitashirakawa Aoi was sitting on the Vickers M25 armored vehicle, looking out with a telescope from the observation hole of the tank.
"Baga, these idiots are all dead, but they didn't even attack a small Ningyuan County. The commander of the 51st Army must have run away."
Kitashirakawa was very angry because his subordinates did not rush into Ningyuan County as he expected and came to see him with Commander Yu's head.
At this time, Taro Aso had just listened to the report from the Japanese communications officer. He quickly reported: "Senior, I just received news that the headquarters of the 51st Army has moved in the direction of the 113th Division."
Kitashirakawa said without even thinking: "We can't let him run away, let me chase him. There are so many people in their organization, they must not be able to run that fast."
"Senior, we can no longer divide our forces."
At this moment, Taro Aso quickly stopped him.
Kitashirakawa looked at Taro Aso displeased, and Taro Aso said bravely: "Senior, we don't have many troops. If we divide our troops to chase the enemy's headquarters at this time, there will be fewer people left to break through. And in Our front will be at the intersection of the 113th Division and the 114th Division. To get out from here, we need a lot of troops. Please consider my suggestion, senior."
"Baga, this is really annoying."
Kitashirakawa was still very angry because he had lost so many imperial troops in this battle, but he had gained nothing, and he had to use all his strength to break out.
Kitashirakawa was so filled with hatred that he almost broke his steel teeth. But he had to consider his own safety.
He Kitashirakawa suddenly went deep into the hinterland, and he did not go there alone. That's because of the cooperation of the 10th Division and the 114th Division.
But if a lone army like him is allowed to continue in Bengbu without reinforcements, it will be unless Bei Baichuan is stupid and doesn't want to live anymore.
And with his current status, would he want to die?
No, he doesn't want to die. He held a high position and was well clothed and well-fed. There were so many women around him that he felt like vomiting. And this is why, after he arrived in China, there was no woman around him.
Because he has played until he no longer has any novelty towards women.
Therefore, at this point in his life, he no longer has any interest in anything.
The only thing that can interest him at this time is the Dragon Boat Festival, otherwise he would not let go of his good role as a prince and seek bad luck on the Dragon Boat Festival.
What makes a man restless and sleepless at night? Just ask for it but don’t get it.
If it is something that can be obtained easily, let alone the Prince of Beibai, it will be the same even if it is another man.
So at this time, Prince Beibai failed to get what he wanted and became more and more anxious and irritable.
Of course, compared to his life, he could only swallow this breath. What's more, his scouts reported via the radio that a large number of Chinese troops were pursuing Ningyuan County.
Beibaichuan had no choice but to order the entire army to break out of Ningyuan County from the front.
Commander Yu learned about the Japanese's intention at the temporary headquarters and ordered the 113th and 114th Divisions to block them.
However, the Japanese 39th Regiment and 40th Regiment also launched a fierce attack at this time, forcibly opening an escape channel for Kitashirakawarai.
In the end, Kitashirakawa Aoi escaped with less than one brigade of troops, and all Japanese troops on the southern front also withdrew from the battle at this time.
The Japanese army was defeated and returned with a great defeat. From east to west, at least four Japanese regiments died in battle on the Mingguang, Ningyuan, and Changfeng lines.
The Japanese were unable to attack anymore, and at this time, including Matsui Iwane, the commander of the Shanghai Expeditionary Force, was cursing.
He also wondered what clever tricks the Prince of Beibai would have if he was so steadfast in his vows. In the end, he just went to kill someone and then fled back in despair.
Matsui Iwane thought: Why don't you die in Bengbu?
Of course, if Kitashirakawa Xi really died in Bengbu, I'm afraid it would be difficult for him to explain.
That's why he hated Bei Baichuan, not only looking forward to his death, but also fearing that he would actually die.
At this moment, his secretary gave him an idea to report the reason for the defeat to the headquarters in a tactful manner.
But how to be tactful? That is to say, Sang scolded Huai, after flattering Prince Beibai's wise leadership, he then said that the responsibility this time was all the fault of subordinate officers, and failed to understand the spirit of Prince Beibai.
However, anyone who reads such a report will know what is going on. The reason for the defeat was because of Kitashirakawa Aoi's wise leadership and wisdom.
So Kitashirakawa received the harshest rebuke from the local royal family, telling him to go back to his hometown immediately and stop causing trouble on the front line.
Kitashirakawa apologized hurriedly, but said that this matter was not a problem with his command, but that Danwu was too cunning. And he once again clarified that when the imperial army fought against the Dragon Boat Festival before, the losses were much greater than this time. That Dragon Boat Festival is the empire's number one enemy.
The royal family had received such reports before, and it was true that the Dragon Boat Festival had caused great obstacles to the advancement of the empire.
As a result, the tone of the royal family softened a lot, allowing Kitashirakawa to clear his name and perform meritorious service, but deprived him of the power to command troops and asked him to return to Shanghai and stop going to the front line. If a prince died on the battlefield in China, just imagine how the international public opinion would evaluate it?
Moreover, the news of the disastrous failure of this attack must also be blocked, and absolutely no Western media can take advantage of it! .
(End of chapter)
