174, Makino bombing
Motegi was about to pull out his sword and step out of the tent to fight his enemy. At this time, I heard how many mines seemed to explode one by one on the position. It turned out to be a bomb dropped by the flying team, and after one of the bombs closest to the headquarters exploded, Motegi fainted, and Umei and all the headquarters personnel fainted; Outside the tent, including Ma Mingchuan and Chen Dahei, all the officers and soldiers fainted......
It turned out that the captain of the Motegi Flying Team, Makino Masa, was very angry, he was angry with Motegi Mae no Tsuki, Okamura Ninji, and Koiso Kuniaki, so the bombs were thrown so densely and disorganized. I have never been so happy, just like Lei Gong with a thunder axe, ping pong left and right with a bow, blowing up the fire below. Yamaoka Jiesen also pointed to the plane and scolded in Japanese: "Throw your mother's bird bomb, go back to your mother's Mt. Fuji...... and he scolded so hard that his position was bombed.
The wingman in the back, the Northern Thirteen Shaozuo, reminded his captain loudly and said: "No. 1 and No. 1, there is the Imperial Army below, you must have forgotten ......" Before the Northern Thirteen finished speaking, a sleepy shell hit his head, and the plane he was piloting trembled and fell down. He was clever, woke up, pulled the nose, and the plane rose again. He understands Makino Dazuo very well, he is too sleepy, yesterday he cooperated with the 19th Mixed Brigade to fight in Lingyuan and the Anti-Japanese Alliance, two round trips, and he was so tired that he was about to fall. At this time, Okamura Ninji and Koiso Kuniaki both ordered Masashi Makino to come to support Motegi immediately.
Sensei said that the three captains of Makino Masato, Northern Thirteen and Oyo Wanyo, that is, the transport soldiers who were transporting shells at the base were all tired and about to fall, and Guan Zuo also became a porter. The co-pilot and assistant are exhausted, and the complaints are about to be spoken. Makino Masatsu understands his subordinates very well, fighting for the emperor's holy war, and for the common prosperity of Greater East Asia...... There's no need to say it. No matter how tired and unwilling you are, you have to persevere. However, it is really dangerous to bomb over long distances, so it is necessary to drop the bombs quickly to reduce the load on the aircraft.
The thirteen northern planes pulled up, turned a corner, and came to the sky above the south platform again. Makino Masa's voice came from the loudspeaker, and he was only heard to say: "No. 3 (Northern Thirteen Shaozo), I order you, drop all the bombs, and we will return immediately......" Northern Thirteen immediately replied: "No. 3 understands......" He looked down, where there was fire, he couldn't tell whether it was the defenders or the imperial army, and where there was no fire, he only saw pitch black. For him, it was better to blow up a few fewer defenders than to blow up an imperial army.
So, he looked for a dark place and dropped the bombs in two clicks. The plane immediately lightened the load, and he pulled the nose lightly and chased after Makino Masatsu and Oyo Wanyo in front of them.
On March 11, at about six o'clock, before the sun came out, all the people fell asleep on the position of the lower camp from the south platform to the east. Half of them were lying on this battlefield full of gunpowder forever, and there was a breath of white breath, which knotted on the eyelashes and the hair on the forehead, turned into frost. The cold wind was blowing, and no one could get up. In particular, the devils were born in a temperate maritime climate, and Kumamoto is a mountainous plain with warm and humid ground, so they have never seen such cold weather or experienced such cold winds. In addition to the cold, there is another reason, that is, they were all exploded by dense bombs, and the bones were shattered. The will also gave the shock to sleep.
If you want to talk about cold, senior officers above the rank of wing commander know that at the beginning of the war in the Bahrain steppe, how many soldiers and military horses of the Sixth Division of the Imperial Army were damaged by a snowstorm? At that time, the planes unloaded the shells and switched to transporting cold goods. There are a lot of people who freeze their fingers. It's just that until now, the soldiers and junior officers don't know, so in order not to affect the fighting spirit, they can only keep their mouths shut.
Motegi finally woke up, Umei woke up, and so did the herald Fujino. Motegi and Umei moved, but they couldn't move at all. Herald Fujino took two steps and walked two steps to the door of the tent and looked out. After looking at it for a while, he turned to the commander and said, "The Imperial Army and the Defenders are lying together...... Motegi sat up and looked out of the tent door......
The sun was about to come out, and all the soldiers who were asleep on the ground woke up. Motegi sat on a chair at the door, looked at the disheveled officers and soldiers of the 117th Brigade nearby, and said, "117th Brigade, I finally saw someone...... As an enemy, your combat prowess impresses me...... Motegi."
The officers and men of the 117th Brigade fell asleep with their guns in their arms, and when they woke up, they still grabbed them with both hands. Although he was covered in blood and his face was blackened by gunsmoke, his posture was still fighting. In the devil's trenches, outside the fortifications, the Japanese soldiers who were injured and stunned gradually woke up, and some of them stood up from the soil; Some of them worked hard for a long time, and then they lay down in the dust. After a while, the devil who was able to stand up, with his gun, looked at the defenders lying on the ground to the west.
The officers and men of the two armies did not seem to know each other, but they seemed to have known each other for a long time. The Japanese looked at most of the defenders who were still lying on the ground, and they couldn't see enough, and they were a little red-eyed. I saw that they woke up, neither humble nor arrogant, dragging their guns and knives and began to march west; And the one who just woke up, the gunsmoke on his face couldn't stop his murderous face. That posture, Lao Tzu is lying down and standing, if you have the slightest misconduct, you will definitely return a tooth for a tooth, a mouth for a mouth......
The devils were stunned, and the people they saw were thinly clothed, their guns were old, and the guns held by the soldiers were as old as antiques; Most of the big knives on the back or in the hand have holes on the blades, and some have been curled. The devils know best how those gaps and curly blades are caused. Judging from the wounds on their bodies, it seemed that the blood had dried up, and it was caused by the stubborn body. There was a spirit in their bodies, and the devils shuddered when they looked at it......
The defenders all got up from where they were lying, calmly put their swords on their backs, clenched their guns, and went on the road. There were too many people who had to support each other and began to travel westward. Motegi and Umei stood and watched, both of whom were supported by their staff officers, and they found in their hearts that this was a mourning army, and that fighting them must follow the way of a soldier and not act rashly......
Motegi felt much better, he glanced at Umei, and then at his soldiers, who woke up and stood up. Umei also held the table with his hand, looked east, turned back to Motegi and said, "General, the grenade is theirs, don't ...... the imperial army's"
Brigade Commander Ding also couldn't sleep all night at the headquarters located at the west end of Liujia Village, and the soldiers sent over to investigate came back and reported: "All the people who are alive have slept, and they can't jump over the craters blown up by the bombs." No one can wake up ...... "All the personnel of the headquarters, because they are in the house, although the rumble also crushes over the ground, the force of the cerebral medullary pressure is relatively light. There is another reason why Brigade Commander Ding can't sleep, that is, he is worried about Xiaomei.
The coffin where Bai Ruicai slept could be seen with his eyes open and closed. It was a jujube red coffin, which was prepared for the elderly by a wealthy family. Bai Rui can use it, which shows that he is still very important among the workers. But the strong Xiaomei, where has she gone now? Are the soldiers who saw them off reliable? Where do you sleep now?
Just thinking about these things, Director Han and Section Chief Li walked in, and Director Han said: "Brigade Commander Ding, today's battle situation is not conducive to the westward retreat, and the soldiers are greatly reduced, so we have to think of a foolproof plan to get out......
Brigade Commander Ding listened to him and looked at the map, back and forth, left and right. Section Chief Li picked up the pen again, found a piece of white paper, and drew it with a brush, and after a while, a sketch of Kara Street to Liujia was drawn. Brigade Commander Ding said: "Director Han, you must already have eyebrows, why don't you say it and listen to it?" Director Han smiled and said: "But it's not mature, that's the case, the new wounded soldiers are at least between five hundred and eight hundred, and they have to hurry up their westward journey." Let's set up an empty city plan in the west of Liujia to scare the old devil Motegi......"
Chief of Staff Zhang walked into the war room, and he said to Brigade Commander Ding and all the commanders: "The 235th Regiment has almost completely driven back. After attacking the devils who went down to the east of Nantaizi, Commander Lin had to go around to the woods behind him and copy Motegi's back road. The sound of bombs shook them out, and they couldn't bear it because they were far away and were all in the woods. It has now driven to the south of Kara Street, and has taken refuge in the woods. ”
When Brigade Commander Ding heard this, he was very happy and asked, "How are the other regiments?" Chief of Staff Zhang said: "The 233rd and 234th regiments have a large attrition, the 236th regiment is lighter, and the special service regiment is lighter. The soldiers who can come back have all returned...... "Mao Suinian, the head of the special service group, hurried over and saluted and said: "While the devil can't wake up, the brigade headquarters will quickly retreat westward, and our special service group will be ...... behind."
Everyone looked at Brigade Commander Ding, and Brigade Commander Ding said: "It's time to withdraw, it's too close to the devil here." Chief of Staff Zhang ordered to go down, all personnel, quickly pack up their things, and quickly retreat westward......" He turned around and said to Director Han: "Let's talk while we walk......"
Director Han walked among the crowd, and he said: "You can set up suspicious soldiers in the woods of these six families, and see if Motegi dares to ...... this empty city" Brigade Commander Ding said: "Then let him try......"
Motegi and Umei felt much better, and they saw that the soldier's body was much better. Motegi said, "Umei-kun, I thought that this bomb would shake our souls away forever, but it doesn't seem to be yet. Umei said: "This Makino Zhengdi, who originally planned to catch up with the 117th Brigade, can fight to the death." Who knew that his bombardment shocked all the people alive......"