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Gao Fei silently handed the telegram in his hand to Lao Hei.

"This melon baby!" Lao Hei closed his eyes: "He's fighting for his life!" It's been six days, and this melon baby has brought a day's dry food, and I'm afraid that the bullets will run out long ago, what else will he fight! ”

"Fight for your life!" Gao Fei silently repeated Lao Hei's words, and then slammed the table in front of him hard: "Hit me, use all the power for me!" By 2 p.m. at the latest, I'm going to take the city down anyway! Telegraphed Xie Yi, the temporary 2nd Division will do whatever it takes to move closer to the new 9th Brigade! ”

The lock pillar is playing with his life there, and Goofy is also playing with his life there!

At this time, a new batch of supplies transferred from Yucheng and Fujian had arrived, and Gao Fei ordered to concentrate all artillery fire and bombard the east and southwest gates of Tongcheng fiercely.

All the field artillery and howitzers were used in a centralized manner, and the shells were smashed all over the city without hesitation. In the midst of the overwhelming artillery fire, the infantry who were ready to attack waited quietly

Ninth Theater Command.

"Sir, Commander Gao concentrated all his firepower and launched a general attack on Tongcheng 6 hours in advance!"

"Goofy has already told me." Xue Yue's eyes kept staring ahead: "His best brother Jin Suozhu, and the three thousand officers and soldiers of the new 9th Brigade are fighting a bloody battle against the Japanese in Tongshan, Gao Fei is in a hurry!" In the past six days, judging from the telegrams we have unearthed, the new 9th Brigade has long run out of ammunition and food. They just stuck there for six days! Marvel! ”

"Sir, what are we going to do?"

Xue Yue's eyebrows jumped: "Order, concentrate all of my ninth war zone and launch a general attack on the enemy in front of you!" ”

"Sir, we're not fully prepared!"

"Bastard!" Xue Yue was furious: "The three thousand brothers of the New 9th Brigade have no food, no clothing, no bullets, and are fighting to the death against tens of thousands of soldiers, do we have to wait until the three thousand people are dead, can we be fully prepared?" Total Attack! At all costs, leave no reserves, launch an onslaught with all your might, and those who take a step back, kill! ”

Yucheng.

"Commission, commission, emergency electricity ahead!"

Chiang Kai-shek, who was entertaining guests there, glanced at Qian Dajun with some dissatisfaction, as if he blamed him for being rude in front of the guests, but he took the telegram and only glanced at it, and his face immediately showed joy:

"Everyone, everyone! On December 4, the 28th year of the Republic of China, the fourth theater of General Gao Fei and the ninth theater of General Xue Yue launched a general offensive at the same time, and the winter offensive has entered the most! Long live the counteroffensive! ”

The guests were stunned for a moment, and then there was a cheer:

"Long live the counteroffensive!"

After the full-scale outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, this evil breath has been held in the hearts of every Chinese for too long and too long! At this time, the news of the simultaneous counteroffensive of the two ace theaters came, which was the most cheering cheer to boost the confidence and morale of the Chinese people!

Long live the counteroffensive!!

As Chiang Kai-shek said, on this day, the winter offensive entered the most **!

As the artillery fire extended, countless Chinese soldiers jumped out of their positions, whistling and shouting, like an unstoppable torrent, swept towards Tongcheng!

At this time, the army in Tongcheng City was already in chaos!

The situation in Tongcheng is not much better than that of Tongshan. In the face of the continuous attacks of the [***] team, their arsenal was sharply depleted, but due to the cut off of transportation, it could not be replenished at all! The supplies in the city have also reached a situation of extreme scarcity.

In particular, the remnants of the defeat from Tongcheng, as well as the large number of wounded soldiers, had to groan in pain on the line of death because they could not get timely help.

The reporter who accompanied the army, Tomoto Washiguchi, watched all this sadly, and his camera reluctantly recorded all this.

Sad, when did the "invincible" emperor [***] team in the minds of the Chinese people fall into such a fate?

"Doctor, help me, help me" A seriously wounded soldier mistook Washiguchi for a doctor, and a soft hand grabbed Washiguchi and pleaded there.

"Doctor! Doctor! Tomochi Waguchi shouted, "Come on, come on!" ”

When the doctor came, he only glanced at the wounded soldier, and then said expressionlessly: "No, come here, bury it." ”

"No, doctor!" Tomokashi Washiguchi grabbed the doctor and shouted, "He's not dead, he's not dead!" ”

The doctor broke free of Waguchi: "We don't have so many medicines to waste on him. There are many more Imperial soldiers who need our assistance, and here he is, will only spread germs and panic. ”

At this time, there was a chaotic sound of footsteps outside, and Guan Heqing, the commander of the 36th Brigade who had retreated to Tongcheng, appeared here with a large number of soldiers.

Pulled the doctor over, whispered for a while, the doctor nodded frequently, and then, Guan Heqing waved his hand, and the soldiers behind him began to set up the seriously wounded without saying anything, completely ignoring their wailing, and pulled them out stiffly.

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, what are you going to do here?" Washiguchi ran over with a loud scream.

"This is an order from His Excellency the Division Commander." Guan Heqing, who came from the same city as Washiguchi, was quite polite, and took his fellow villagers aside and whispered: "Washiguchi-kun, the situation in Tongcheng is very bad now, and we are seriously short of supplies, not only medicine, but also food. In addition to consuming precious medicine and food, the wails they let out throughout the night greatly shook the determination of the Imperial warriors to hold on. So I was ordered by His Excellency the Commander of the Division"

Tomochi Washiguchi immediately understood that this was going to kill all these wounded soldiers! He grabbed Guan Heqing's hand tightly, and tears flowed down: "No, no, Your Excellency the brigade commander, they are still alive, they are all alive!" Please, please, it can't be like this, it can't be like this! ”

"Washiguchi-kun, it's not for you and me to decide." Guan Heqing got rid of Washiguchi, and his tone became a little harsh: "These are top secrets, no reports are allowed, come here, bring Mr. Washiguchi's camera." Until the war is over, we will keep it for you for the time being."

Like a puppet, Tomoshi Washiguchi allowed the fierce soldiers to take the camera from his hands, without saying a word.

After a while, he fell to the ground, banged his head on the ground, and wailed

"The offensive of the Shina army is very ferocious, the southwest gate has been blown open by them, and now a large number of Shina soldiers are storming here, our situation is very bad!" Shimono Kazuho's expression looked very nervous: "The ammunition in the city is very scarce, and many troops have run out of ammunition, so we must find a way!" ”

"How?" Machijiri Liangji smiled coldly: "An elite division, with an elite brigade, has stormed Tongshan for six days but it is difficult to advance a single step, do you still want me to think of any way?" As the supreme military commander of the 6th Division, I have done my best, and I am worthy of the Imperial and His Majesty the Emperor! ”

Shimono Ichihuo was silent: "Your Excellency the division commander, if you retreat now, I think it is possible to rush out some."

"No!" Machijiri said categorically: "The fine tradition of the Sixth Division must not be lost in my hands!" Send a telegram to Your Excellency Commander Okamura and tell Your Excellency the Commander where we are now! Ask the planes to keep bombing! Ask the 33rd Division to open a gap as soon as possible and move closer to Tongcheng! Close! ”

With a "boom", there was a shocking noise outside the headquarters, and the headquarters also shook.

Machijiri Liangji's face became even more ugly: "One more thing, the shells of the people of China have already hit the mouth of my headquarters."

With the opening of the gap in the southwest gate of Tongcheng, the 26th Division, the 91st Division, the 92nd Division, the 93rd Division, and the Temporary 6th Division, with all the main forces of the five divisions, launched a comprehensive general attack on Tongcheng.

Although due to the rapid consumption of ammunition, the defensive firepower of the Yue army was not as fierce as in the first two days, but everyone knew that once Tongcheng was lost, then doom was about to come, and those Yue troops also used their last strength to frantically block the advance of the [***] team.

The casualties are enormous, both for the attackers and the defenders!

Major General Tokutaro Shisai, the commander of the 11th Infantry Brigade of the 6th Division of the Japanese Army, who personally commanded at the southwest gate, had never seen such a ferocious offensive by the Central [***] team. I never thought that one day the Sixth Division would be so embarrassed.

In his heart, the Sixth Division was almost "invincible."

Whether it was the First Sino-Japanese War or the Russo-Japanese War, the 6th Division always played the vanguard. In the First Sino-Japanese War, under the leadership of Heimu Weizhen, he landed on the Jiaodong Peninsula and took Weihaiwei in one fell swoop. In the Russo-Russian War, it was attached to the 2nd Army in Obaogong. Participated in the Battle of Shahe and the Battle of Mukden. For three years, from 1923 to 1925, he was stationed in Manchuria. After returning to China, he sent troops to Shandong for the second time in March 1928. At the end of 2932, it was reorganized to participate in the Rehe Operation, defeating Shang Zhen's 32nd Army at Lengkou of the Great Wall. In 1937, the 6th Division moved to Yongding River, Baoding and Shijiazhuang. After that, it was assigned to the 10th Army under the command of Lieutenant General Yanagawa Heisuke and landed in Hangzhou Bay. Forcing the Chinese defenders in Shanghai to collapse on all fronts and retreat to Nanjing. The 6th Division also immediately reversed course with other units to pursue the Chinese defenders and complete the siege of Nanjing. After that, he participated in the Battle of Xuzhou and in the Battle of Wuhan, under the leadership of the division commander Suye Shilang, a single division went north along the north bank of the Yangtze River, and attacked more than a dozen divisions of Li Pinxian and Li Yannian's two major armies, forcibly captured Banbi Mountain, Tianjiazhen Fortress, and smashed open the gate of Wuhan.

This is the 6th Division! And the person Tokutaro Shikai admires the most is General Toshio Tani.

It is a great pity that in order to avoid being condemned by world public opinion for the "incident" that occurred in Nanjing, Tani Shofu was transferred to the local defense force to take up the idle post of commander of the Central Army, and even his superiors Matsui Ishine and Yanagawa Heisuke were incorporated into the reserve.

And Tokutaro Shisai, it is precisely because of this implication that he has been staying in the 11th Infantry Brigade.

How good it would have been if General Tani Toshio had been here, the Sixth Division would not have suffered such a disgrace, Tokutaro Shikai thought to himself

Unfortunately, there is no such thing as "if" in the world, and what we must face directly now is how to deal with the bad situation in front of us.

The offensive of the [***] team was so fierce that Tokutaro Shikai couldn't deal with it at all.

The Chinese soldiers seemed to be crazy, charging here in waves. The ammunition that was already left was rapidly consumed in a frenzied manner.

At this time, a kind of uneasiness arose in Tokutaro's heart

And on the opposite side, the main attack was the 26th Regiment of the 151st Division.

It is necessary to tear a gap in the position in the shortest possible time! This is an order personally given by the division elder Hei!

"Mortar! Mortar! Liu Sihai shouted loudly.

The mortar was quickly pulled up.

"On the other side, hit Lao Tzu hard!" Liu Sihai said viciously.

After a simple calibration, the mortar shell made a "Yue" sound, drew an arc one after another, and smashed into the position of the Yue army.

The sound of "booming" explosions continued to sound, and the positions of the Japanese army were quickly plunged into the smoke of gunpowder.

This is a very rare and rare "artillery superiority" on the battlefield of the [***] team. It is rare for him to taste the pain of being suppressed by artillery fire.

The artillery shells smashed mercilessly one after another, and constantly set off moving fireworks on the positions of the Japanese army. The two machine-gun positions of the Japanese army quickly lost their right to speak on the battlefield under the suppression of artillery shells.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Liu Sihai yelled: "Rush, charge!" ”

Blow, Charge!

Dozens of bugle soldiers sounded the loud and passionate trumpet at the same time, and thousands of Chinese soldiers jumped up from their positions and rushed towards the opposite side with a tsunami!

And at the front of the procession, a huge military flag fluttered:

Tiger Ben!

The military name is Tiger, and all battles are won!

The army has completely lost an effective way to block the advance of the [***] team, and in addition to the destruction of the heavy machine gun position, their bullets can no longer support them to continue to block the attack.

Those brave Chinese soldiers rushed to the front like a tide, and then raised the big knives and bayonets in their hands, and bravely fell down towards the person in front of them!

It's an unstoppable force! When all their courage and anger were aroused, the end of the 6th Division was reached!

Tokutaro Shikai will not be willing to let himself fail. He was a high-ranking officer in the "valiant" 6th Division, and he had to defend the "glory" of an emperor [***] no matter what.

There were more and more squadrons rushing up, and Tokutaro Shikai was also crazy to put one army after another into the battlefield.

Since defeat is already an inevitable doom, let the soldiers of China also see the "bravery" of the emperor's [***] people! Tokutaro Shikai, who was holding a command knife in his hand, blushed and let the shouts of killing sound around him.

Broadswords fly, bayonets fly. Those Chinese soldiers who swarmed in the entire southwest gate had already gained the absolute upper hand.

One by one, they fell under the broadswords and bayonets of the Chinese soldiers, and their filthy blood was flowing sideways, washing away the sins they had committed here.

They were no longer able to stop the entry of the [***] team, constantly losing and retreating. Those who are lagging behind themselves will soon be ruthlessly slashed and killed by Chinese soldiers.

This is the sorrow of the 6th Division, Tokutaro sighed and shook his head sadly.

"Your Excellency Brigade Commander, please retreat to the city immediately, this place will soon be lost!" The co-captain of the 47th Wing, Kanda Kawanaka, rushed in and said eagerly.

"Kanda-kun, are we really going to fail?" Tokutaro Shikai suddenly asked.

Kanda Kawanaka was also silent, and then nodded silently.

Tokutaro Shikai sighed deeply: "The honor of the invincible Sixth Division is about to be lost in our hands. Why is this happening? Where have our traditions and pride gone? Kanda-kun, I'm not going to run away. Now, get back to your command! ”

"Hello!" Kanda Kawanaka bowed and walked out

It's irreparable, and no one can undo it.

Looking at the surging squadron, Kanda closed his eyes in pain.

The Chinese battle flag with the two big characters "Tiger Ben" written on it looks particularly eye-catching at this time. At this time, Kanda Kawanaka also glanced at his military flag.

In the third year of the Meiji era, the military flag was issued in the form of the supreme decree of the "Proclamation of the Imperial Officials", called the "Army Imperial Flag", which evolved from the national flag of the country, the Sun Flag, with 16 blood-red rays of light, and was also called the "Asahi Banner".

The military flag was given by the emperor himself, and was only owned by the formed infantry wing and cavalry wing, so it was also called the wing flag. According to the regulations of the Army, the military flag will be established when it is present, and sanctions will be imposed if the military flag is lost.

The military flag is not the most important thing in the army, and it is necessary to select one of the best second lieutenant officers of the wing to be the flag bearer, and set up a special squadron of military flag guards to protect it.

If the military flag is there, the wing is there; If the flag is not there, then the wing is not there!

However, if the military flag falls into the hands of the Chinese, it will be the greatest shame for the 47th Infantry Wing!

Just in the summer of this year, on the border of "Manchukuo" and Mongolia, the Battle of Normenkhamp broke out. From the launch of the Soviet offensive on August 20 to the ceasefire on August 30, the Kwantung Army lost 18,000 casualties in 10 days, and most of the formed wings of the 23rd Division and the 7th Division were completely annihilated.

In this situation, the army is still brewing a larger-scale death attack, why? The loss of the military flag is one of the main reasons.

On September 24, the army finally found the military flag of the 64th Wing, which had not been completely burned out, on the 747 heights, and the chrysanthemum royal flag crown of the military flag was also found in the pocket of the flag bearer. This discovery greatly relieved the 6th Army and the Kwantung Army, and their main concern was not how many soldiers died, but whether the flag fell into the hands of the Soviet army. Because for them, the loss of the military flag was a great shame for the Kwantung Army. Although there are not a few soldiers left in the three wings, according to the theory of the army, these wings cannot be regarded as annihilated, and can be rebuilt.

For this, the 7th Division was greatly rejoiced.

And now, it's time for Kanda Kawanaka to make a choice!

The military flag must not be allowed to fall into the hands of the Chinese! Thinking of this, Kanda Kazanaka closed his eyes in pain, and after a long time, he slowly opened his eyes, and said in a trembling voice:

"Jade Shatter!"

(To be continued)