Under the attack of planes and tanks, the Sakura special attack team carefully organized by Sumita Shiro was completely wiped out, and even the sides of the People's Liberation Army tanks were not touched.
Xie Tian was worried and led the Flying Tigers to attack the Japanese hiding in other foxholes and trenches. After confirming that there were no more suicide squads, he ordered Ge Dazhuang to lead the tank division to advance cautiously.
After more than ten miles, when Shiro Sumita led the Japanese army back covered in sweat, they saw that the second line of defense that the Japanese army had spent several years building on the outskirts of Tianjin was already flying the bright People's Liberation Army flags everywhere.
Sumita Shiro collapsed on the ground in despair, gasping for air to adjust his breathing.
It's really hard to be the acting commander-in-chief of the North China Army.
Commander Okamura Neiji was beaten by the People's Liberation Army from Taiyuan to Tianjin. He suffered a stroke but in the end he did not escape and was beaten into a sieve by Xie Baoqing.
Commander Yamada Miso was even more straightforward. He resigned from the army headquarters as commander of the North China Army without even coming over the Yellow River. He also resigned as commander of the Central China Army. He also issued a notice to commit suicide by caesarean section on the day his successor arrived. Renew your oath.
Even the two generals couldn't resolve the matter, but it fell on him, the lieutenant general.
Shiro Sumita regrets this. If he had not accepted the appointment from the Army Headquarters, he would still be stationed in Peiping, and he would at least be able to live longer than he does now.
What should we do now?
Even if the reinforcements of a division of the Kwantung Army, the reinforcements of a local division, and the aircraft carrier formation escorting the local division appear immediately, I am afraid that they will not be able to change the current defeat.
Shiro Sumita finally figured it out. It’s not that we are incompetent, it’s that Xie Baoqing is too strong and cannot be dealt with by us Japanese.
Several senior officers gathered around Sumita Shiro panting, waiting for Sumita Shiro's next order.
The People's Liberation Army behind us has caught up, and the People's Liberation Army aircraft above us are still circling, strafing and bombing. The troops have been beaten to pieces, and there is no way back to the city. What should we do now?
Shiro Sumita glanced at the faces of everyone around him and asked: "Gentlemen, what do you think we should do now?"
Yoshio Mashima, commander of the 14th Division stationed in Tianjin, looked at Shiro Sumita with a wry smile and said: "Sumita-kun, you are the commander-in-chief now, and our 14th Division is at your command."
Shiro Sumita was just the temporarily appointed commander-in-chief of the North China Army. His original position was the commander of the Sixth Division. He was on an equal footing with Yoshio Ma, both having the rank of lieutenant general.
Shiro Sumita looked at Yoshio Masako with a wry smile: "Machi-kun, can't you give me some advice?"
Masayoshi Yoshio breathed a sigh of relief: "Facing Xie Baoqing's troops, I, like Commander Okamura, have nothing to do."
Masao Yoshio is a direct descendant of Okamura Neiji. He has been following Okamura Neiji since the Kwantung Army. He is also one of the few people who can confide in Okamura Neiji.
After Neiji Okamura suffered a stroke, Yoshio Masaki and Neji Okamura had a long conversation. This long conversation had already made Yoshio Masaki fearful of Xie Baoqing, who had never played against him.
Sumita Shiro breathed a sigh of relief, stood up holding the big tree beside him, adjusted his military uniform expressionlessly, and said: "Then let me be the eternal sinner of the empire. I order all soldiers of the Tianjin garrison to put down their weapons. Surrender to Xie Baoqing's troops."
(In history, Shiro Sumita surrendered to Yan Xishan in Taiyuan on behalf of the First Army of the Japanese North China Army in 1945)
After announcing this order, Sumita Shiro breathed a sigh of relief.
This should be the last order he issued as the acting commander-in-chief of the North China Army.
He faced off against the People's Liberation Army across the river for nine days, and it was only one day after the People's Liberation Army officially launched the attack. To be precise, just over four hours later, the troops he led had been defeated by the People's Liberation Army and were deeply surrounded.
Several senior generals, including Yoshio Mazu, lowered their heads in unison, and some shed tears.
Since the war against China began, they were the first Japanese army to surrender to the Chinese army, and they were also part of a division. This shame was not acceptable to everyone.
When the order to surrender was conveyed, some people cried loudly, some shot themselves, and even junior officers led the troops to arrest Shiro Sumita, Yoshio Masaki and others.
After clearing the obstacles outside Tianjin, Xie Tian and the air force units returned to several temporary airports in Jinghai to land for refueling, ammunition replenishment and emergency maintenance.
The weapons, equipment and parts of the aircraft have a service life and cannot always remain in combat condition.
Xie Tian's plane had just landed at the temporary airport near the headquarters. Zhao Gang had already driven quickly to Xie Tian in a jeep. He stood up excitedly and shouted to Xie Tian, who stood up from the cabin, shaking a piece of paper in his hand. Said: "Commander-in-Chief, the Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese North China Army sent someone here. He announced that the Japanese Tianjin garrison surrendered to our army."
Xie Tian was stunned for a moment, then smiled coldly, stepped out of the cabin, and said condescendingly to Zhao Gang: "Tell him to let them take up arms. I will not accept their surrender."
"Huh?" The ground staff, Hu Zhiyong, Xiao Qi and others who had already jumped up and cheered were stunned, and their arms were frozen in the air.
Zhao Gang was also stunned as if he had been poured cold water on his head.
Xie Tian walked down the gangway and walked straight to Zhao Gang and said in a deep voice: "The People's Liberation Army does not accept Japanese prisoners. There is only one kind of Japanese in front of the People's Liberation Army, and that is the dead Japanese."
Seeing that Zhao Gang was still in a daze, Xie Tian patted Zhao Gang's arm: "They have to pay for the crimes they committed in the past, and I don't have any extra food to feed these bastards. Let them pick up weapons and fight. I will Not counting the torture of prisoners, the fucking gas bombs released before death, and the organization of suicide squads. Such enemies are persecuting themselves if they let them go. As long as they can find a chance to escape, they will take up arms and kill again. Our countrymen. To kill them is to redeem ourselves."
Zhao Gang's expression changed and he nodded vigorously: "I understand. I will ask someone to tell them to take up arms and refuse to surrender."
The people around Xie Tian who came to pick him up had already raised their arms and shouted: "Take up weapons, refuse to surrender, and kill them all."
Sumita Shiro's decision to surrender was already a difficult choice made under necessity. The Chinese people are soft-hearted. They should not surrender like we treat prisoners. Maybe they can find a way out for these more than 10,000 Japanese soldiers.
As a result, Sumita Shiro and everyone did not expect that Xie Tian actually refused their surrender and ordered them to take up arms.
Sumita Shiro and Masashi Yoshio looked at each other, and they saw despair in each other's eyes.
Xie Baoqing is indeed no ordinary Chinese soldier. He...
At this time, the sound of aircraft engines came again in the sky.
The Japanese army has become numb to the People's Liberation Army's aircraft. Come on, bomb them, or straf them. In the worst case, you will die.
The plane flew overhead and dropped bombs one after another as the Japanese army wished.
Seeing the red smoke rising from the bomb as it hit the ground, the Japanese soldiers shouted in horror: "It's Red No. 1!!!"
Without hesitation, Sumita Shiro took out the gun from his holster and pointed it at his temple, shouting at the bombers still dropping bombs in the sky: "Baga, Xie Baoqing, you are not a fucking human being!!!"
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