Lieutenant General Du Shihui summarized several telegrams sent from several places, which had confirmed that the intentions of the Japanese army were consistent with his own speculation, and ordered the 31st Division to clear the remaining Japanese troops except for Heights 203 as soon as possible, and to imprison all the surviving Japanese and Chinese in Port Arthur, and to send 1 cavalry regiment and 2 militia regiments to assist. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The airship was ordered to stay over Heights 203 and observe the hiding place of the Japanese troops, the storage of weapons and ammunition, and the armament of weapons.

The 27th Division was ordered to complete the encirclement of the 203 Heights.

The 31st Division moved quickly, leaving a platoon or a company on each occupied fort and battery, and the rest of the troops continued to advance, and since there was no longer a Japanese obstruction, the progress was very smooth, and it took only one and a half days to occupy the entire Port Arthur except for Heights 203; A total of 1.13 million Japanese and 210,000 Chinese were captured, and they were escorted back to the Dayaowan base by a militia regiment, and a militia regiment was stationed at Port Arthur and valuable materials were looted; In addition to the personnel of the 31st Division who went out to garrison the forts and batteries, there were still 3 regiments left, all of which went to support the 27th Division in the operation, completely annihilating the Japanese army and taking the 203rd Heights.

On the afternoon of the 15th, the 27th and 28th Divisions converged, preparing to annihilate all Japanese troops on the 203rd Heights on the 16th.

The 27th Division informed the 31st Division of the current situation, and the chiefs of staff and deputy division commanders of the two divisions discussed the plan for taking the 203rd Heights.

The 31st Division fought with the Japanese army many times, knowing that the Japanese fortress was very perverted and difficult to clear them all, if you want to completely destroy the Japanese army, and minimize the casualties of your own personnel, you can only use the help of airships, anyway, none of these Japanese devils will go down the 203 heights alive, it is better to continue to use incendiary bombs The most convenient.

After discussing the solution, they reported it to Chief of Staff Du Shihui, who approved their request and asked the airship to reduce the altitude to between 1,000 and 2,000 meters for precision bombing.

The 27th Division attacked from the north and west, and the 31st Division attacked from the east and south; Both divisions were ready for battle and waited for the attack to be launched on the morning of the 16th.

At 8 o'clock on the 16th, the airship was equipped with kilogram-sized napalm-gasoline-bombs and flew over the 203 heights.

The first to be bombed was the exit of the Japanese headquarters, which was located in the southern part of Heights 203, 100 meters above the trench, just enough to avoid the shells fired from the west, but there was no way to defend against the shells falling from the sky.

More than 10 incendiary bombs exploded at the exit of the headquarters, and within a radius of 100 meters, they were immediately surrounded by a sea of fire, cutting off the communication between the headquarters and the Japanese troops outside.

Then the airship began to bomb along the trench, dropping a 500-kilogram solid-****** on average less than 100 meters, and the entire trench area was immediately enveloped in a sea of fire, and the Japanese were either burned or roasted or suffocated to death.

After the bombardment, the troops of the two divisions immediately launched a charge while the fire was not extinguished, and advanced to the crater area less than 800 meters away from the fortress group.

The barbed wire in front of the trench was softened by the fire and twisted into a ball of wire, which no longer became an obstacle to the advance of the soldiers, and the mines buried in front of the barbed wire were also scorched by the fire and exploded.

The airship stayed above the 203 Heights, monitoring the situation of the entire Heights, and if there was an emergency, it would deal with it quickly.

The Japanese troops in the command had no other losses except for feeling hot and uncomfortable, but they were cut off from the outside world, and the 1,000 Japanese troops outside were annihilated by the Xia Empire, and the Japanese troops in the command could not support.

Because the headquarters left many hidden air vents below and at the top, the scorching temperature made the air temperature rise, and the entire headquarters was like a chimney, the air inside rose rapidly, and the air at the bottom was quickly replenished, so the Japanese troops in the headquarters did not suffocate to death, this was a secret discovered by Lieutenant General Kigoshi Anzuna during the last bombing, so he dared to boldly enter this headquarters again with confidence, and prepared to fight a decisive battle with the army of the Xia Empire here.

After several bombardments, there are still 14,000 intact soldiers in the headquarters, which is also due to his strategy of dividing troops, arranging up to 1,000 people to defend each time, so each loss of personnel does not affect the overall situation, even the remaining 14,000 people will give the Xia Empire the most casualties.

The commander of the 31st Division sent a telegram to the airship, asking him to drop two more incendiary bombs every few hours after the flames at the exit of the Japanese headquarters had decreased, so that the Japanese troops inside could not be removed, and that they had to find a way to trap the Japanese troops inside.

In the afternoon, the condensation-gasoline-bombs around the trench were burned, and the ground temperature was about to drop, so the soldiers rushed to the trench, but at this time there were no surviving Japanese troops, and the soldiers took advantage of the situation to occupy the entire 203 heights, only the fire at the entrance of the Japanese headquarters was not extinguished, and the Japanese troops inside did not know whether they were dead or alive.

In the past, incendiary bombs were used to bomb at night, but this time it was bombed during the day, which really caught the Japanese army off guard, and the Xia Empire continued to drop incendiary bombs at the gate of the headquarters, and Lieutenant General Kigoshi Anzuna didn't know how to deal with it, could it be that the Xia Empire wanted to burn his people here?

Lieutenant General Kigoshi Yasuna sent what happened here to the Army General Staff, emphasizing that the power of the incendiary bomb was beyond the resistance of the Japanese army, and so far no way to crack it has been figured out. This time, instead of seeking tactical guidance from the General Staff, he sent a farewell telegram to have a final showdown with the army of the Xia Empire.

After obtaining the consent of the Minister of War, Masashi Terauchi, the General Staff decided to apply to Emperor Meiji for the promotion of Kigoshi Yasuna to the rank of general, and Emperor Meiji smoothly approved it; Then the General Staff sent a telegram to Lieutenant General Kigoshi Yasunatsu: Emperor Meiji was impressed by his bravery and was promoted to the rank of army general, hoping that he would not lose the prestige of the Imperial Japanese Army.

After receiving the telegram, Kikoshi Yasuzuna knew that the empire had given up on him, and his end had been decided, that is, he had to die on the battlefield.

The strength of the 31st Division's 3 regiments began to build fortifications at a safe distance from the exit of the Japanese headquarters and around the flames, while the 27th Division looked for other exits from the Japanese headquarters throughout the 203 Heights, so that the Japanese could not slip away quietly.

At 3 p.m., the soldiers kept reporting that hot air was blowing in several directions near the top of the mountain, and the wind was very strong; After discussing with the chief of staff, the commander of the 27th Division decided to block these holes first, after all, there must be demons when things go wrong, and these places must have contact with the Japanese command, so cut off their contact first.

In terms of strength, the troops of the 1st division were not easy with their tools, and it only took more than half an hour to block the hole in the middle of the mountain and the hole on the top of the mountain.

At this time, the Japanese army in the Japanese headquarters was uncomfortable, the incendiary bombs outside the cave were still burning, and the temperature in the headquarters was rising.

The headquarters of the Japanese army was very cleverly designed, making full use of the existing local conditions to build, and the area of the cave from the headquarters to the air inlet was gradually narrowed, showing the shape of a small outside and a large inside, which was very convenient for defense.

Senior General Kigoshi Yasutsuna ordered the soldiers of the 12th Wing to blow up the air intakes under the headquarters with bombs and defend the entrance to the cave.

The obedience of the Japanese army was still commendable, and although everyone felt that the end was coming, they still chose to obey when the superior ordered them to continue fighting.

When the officers and men of the 12th Wing went down to the cave at the entrance of the cave, they found that there was already a blocking position here, and the machine gun fortress around the entrance of the cave and around the half-circle was very convenient for defense.

When the explosion opened, the cool air immediately poured into the cave, which immediately lifted the soldiers' spirits.

The Japanese army blew up the cave blocked by the 27th Division again, which let the officers and soldiers of the Xia Empire know that there are still living Japanese troops below, and blocking this cave must have a very important role for the Japanese army, but the chief of staff of the 27th Division believes that the Japanese army has arranged artillery in the cave, and it is not possible to attack rashly when it does not understand the internal situation, or take the simplest way, seal the exit with incendiary bombs, and prevent the Japanese army from escaping, and then slowly find a way to solve the internal Japanese army.

The commander of the 27th Division also knew that he could not rashly attack without understanding the situation of the Japanese troops in the underground cave, so he agreed with the chief of staff, called the airship, and dropped incendiary bombs in the designated area.

Unexpectedly, the stupid methods of the 27th Division hit the right one, and the Japanese army was completely suffocated in the underground headquarters.

After the burning around the cavern of the air intake began to burn, the Japanese troops defending there no longer felt the cool air, but only felt the temperature rising.

As the carbon monoxide content of the cave ** gradually increased and the oxygen gradually decreased, all the Japanese soldiers felt powerless, and the temperature of the cave ** was still rising, and all the Japanese troops, including Kikoshi Yasuna, also knew that the end had come.

As a result, Kigoshi Yasuna ordered all the wings to burn all the flags and destroy all the telegrams and documents.

But at this time, no one had the strength to carry out his orders, and all the Japanese soldiers were unknowingly hit by carbon monoxide poison, and now they didn't even have the strength to crawl, and they couldn't even commit suicide.

Now they are still sober-minded, but they just don't have any strength, and everyone just waits for death to come, this kind of torture is more uncomfortable than a thousand cuts, perhaps, this is God's punishment for the Japanese. (To be continued.) )

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