Imamura felt an unprecedented pressure, and seven hours after the Chinese army launched the general offensive, he completely abandoned all illusions, because the Chinese army was already only a few hundred meters away from his command post.

Generals such as Sasaki Daisa, Yoshikawa Daisa, Fujishin Osa, and Goto Nakasa gathered around Imamura-kun, some of them looking angry, some sighing, and many more with unprecedented despair on their faces.

The gunfire became more and more intense, and just now Governor Okamura Ninji replied that if he held out for another three hours, reinforcements would arrive. But now, let alone three hours, even three minutes can't be guaranteed.

"The princes have been fighting with me for many years, but they have not been able to open up the territory and make contributions, and today I and the monarchs will end here, I really don't know whether it is sad or happy?" Imamura said slowly to the generals helplessly.

"How can the honor of a samurai be dishonored? Colleagues, let's see you at the Yasukuni Shrine! Yoshikawa Osa was short-tempered and jumped up immediately after listening to Imamura's words.

He pulled out his saber from his waist and hurried out of the tent, and then heard his pig-killing roar, which sounded near and far, and finally disappeared into the noise of gunfire.

"Signal Soldiers!" Imamura asked.

"Hayi!" A communications soldier covered in blood and dusty immediately ran over.

Sasaki saw that it was a soldier and asked, "What about your commander?" ”

The soldier looked childish, and he said helplessly: "I am the only one left with the officers and soldiers of the communications force, sir." ”

Imamura Jun walked up to him and patted the young soldier on the shoulder, and he asked kindly, "Where are the people?" ”

"Home in Hiroshima!" The soldier replied immediately.

Jun Imamura patted him on the shoulder again and said, "Can the communication equipment still be used?" I'm going to talk to Ninji Okamura! ”

The soldier put on the listening equipment and immediately debugged, the radio intercom continued to make a stabbing sound, after a while, the stabbing sound began to slowly become smaller and disappear, and finally the sound gradually became clearer, but I don't know why, the other party has never connected.

Imamura had to give up the possibility of talking to Okamura Ninji,

"Will you send a telegram?" Imamura asked the signal soldier.

"Hayi!" The Signal Corps is on the right path.

"Okay, I'll say you record." Imamura said indifferently. The gunfire outside was getting more and more intense, and the previous breakouts had failed, and the Chinese soldiers rushed forward as if they were enchanted, he had never seen such a tenacious soldier, and this battle made him tremble.

I thought about "opening fire in the center", but I didn't expect to be besieged here. At first, when the Chinese army attacked, he was not impressed, and he could guess the intention of the Chinese commander on the other side, who wanted nothing more than to besiege him on this mountain and annihilate their strong army.

To this end, the Chinese army concentrated more than 100,000 troops, and although these numbers were several times that of the divisions under his command, he was not worried. He and his men believed that, with adequate supplies and reinforcements, they would be able to achieve the effect of opening fire from the center and annihilate the main force of the Chinese army in North China here.

It's just that it's all getting so fast that it's jaw-dropping to believe.

But it should all be over!

As a soldier, Imamura should know that he will be the first division commander to be completely annihilated since the Sino-Japanese War, which is really shameful.

Thinking of this, Imamura Jun was a little sad and angry, and he even annoyed that he shouldn't go deep like this, but should fight steadily. But the facts have been made, and there is no way for him to turn back.

The communications soldier took out a pen and paper, set up the radio station and prepared to record, at this time there is no need for any password, just send it in plaintext.

After thinking for a moment, Imamura began to dictate.

The generals all looked at him with their eyes, they already knew their fate, and in the eyes of these samurai who did not care about themselves at all, it was a great honor to be able to die for His Majesty the Emperor.

He reviewed the glorious history of the Fifth Division's conquest, recounted the course of the attack, briefly mentioned the mistakes he had made, and finally ended with a magnificent and generous conclusion.

"After this battle, although our army was defeated, it was still glorious. However, the reason for the defeat was not the fault of our soldiers and soldiers, but because of the cunning and changeable nature of the Chinese army. Our soldiers have decided to fight the enemy at the last moment of the battle, in order to be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor! I also hope that you will continue to open up territory for His Majesty the Emperor. ”

After the communication corps finished drafting, Imamura also stopped narrating.

After the communication soldier finished writing, he handed it to Imamura Jun to read, and after a few glances, he said, "It's okay, send it to Commander Okamura." ”

The communications corps took the message and sent it, and the tent at the command post sounded the sound of a ticking radio.

Imamura Jun stepped forward and took down the battle flag of the 5th Division hanging in the center, and at this time he could not let the battle flag fall into the hands of the enemy, otherwise the reconstruction of the 5th Division would not be completed in the future. He took down the battle flag and put it on the table, and just as he was about to swing his sword to cut it down, Sasaki Osa stopped him.

"Your Excellency General, our battle flag cannot be damaged like this, it is better to let people break through the siege at night and bring out the battle flag, so that our army can continue to continue."

Without allowing Imamura to hesitate, Sasaki Daisa shouted out the door, and at this time, a lieutenant with a stubble on his face rushed in recklessly. The lieutenant was not tall, and like most lower-ranking Japanese officers, he was stocky and savage.

"Tada-kun, the military flag will be entrusted to you, we must continue our division!" As he spoke, Sasaki snatched the battle flag from Jun Imamura's hand and handed it to the bearded man.

The bearded man took the battle flag, folded it, and carried it in his arms. Imamura also bowed slightly to him and said, "Please! ”

"Hayi!" The bearded man bowed and turned and ran out.

After doing this, Imamura Jun felt that the matter was almost done, and he raised the * in his hand and said to everyone: "Goodbye to Yasukuni Shrine!" ”

Before the words fell, a rapid burst of gunfire came, and suddenly more than a dozen Chinese soldiers armed with rifles rushed in. They shouted loudly in unskilled Japanese: "Shoot or kill!" ”

At this moment, several Japanese officers at the gate rushed over, and the soldiers immediately opened fire, and several adjutants immediately fell in a pool of blood.

"Yaga!" A few more officers swung their knives and tried to rush at them, but they were beaten into a hornet's nest by a burst of strafing.

When Imamura and Sasaki saw that the enemy was in front of them, and knew that they would be captured alive if they hesitated, they were about to kill themselves with their swords, but the officers and men immediately shot them in the shoulder or arm, and then fired their guns.

In the wee hours of the morning, the sun rises in the east! The gunfire that had been ringing all night stopped, and on the mountain and the stream, a few gray finches chirped back and forth. During the campaign, the units of the North China Theater completely annihilated the Fifth Division of the Japanese Army in Xishan, and more than 10 senior officers including division commander Imamura were captured alive.

When the news of the total annihilation of the Fifth Division reached Nanjing, Huang Ke was just having breakfast, and after receiving the battle report from Liu Jian from the front, he said five "good" in a row! Immediately, Huang Ke called Liu Jian, Liu Jian couldn't hide his excitement on the other end of the phone, he said excitedly: "This battle is too hard, our soldiers have suffered heavy casualties, but the fighting courage is unprecedented." There was a platoon of soldiers who were pressed by an enemy's firepower point when they were charging, and then five soldiers rushed up with the enemy's firepower point to open the offensive road! There are countless examples like this, and the sight of the battle is truly tragic! ”

Huang Ke instructed that it is necessary to collect typical examples and let the newspaper carry out large-density and full-coverage publicity. "A country, like an army, cannot do without its own heroes, and an army with heroes can be invincible. You tell me to go down on this matter, and I will go back and ask Chen Bui to contact you to expand the publicity. ”

Liu Jian couldn't stop nodding, and then he asked: "What should I do with the fact that Imamura Junichi is now imprisoned in the army after being captured?" ”

Huang Ke thought for a while and said: "Let the Air Force send someone to send them to Nanjing, by the way, send someone to guard them strictly, don't let them commit suicide." We're going to contact journalists from all over the world to put these war criminals on public trial, and then we're going to kill them all! ”

After talking to Liu Jian, Huang Ke called Chen Bui, who was in charge of publicity, and Xie Guansheng, the minister of justice.

More than half an hour later, Chen Bui arrived first. Huang Ke happily told him the good news, and Chen Bui said with a smile: "I also heard that our army completely annihilated the fifth division of the Japanese army in Xishan and captured the division commander Imamura Jun alive, which is really a great joy!" ”

Huang Ke nodded: "Now that the war in Europe is in full swing, Hitler's army is like a bamboo, and the French can't stand it." It is rare for us to achieve such a situation at this time, and you are in charge of publicity, so you must focus on publicizing this event. Our army has not been established for a long time, and there are not many heroes of its own, and now is also a good time to seize those touching and moving heroes. These characters can be mid-level officers or ordinary soldiers, so remember to be realistic! ”

"Okay, I'll go to the North China Theater when I go back and arrange this matter personally." Chen Bui said.

While he was talking, the secretary Chen Liewen walked in and said that Justice Minister Xie Guansheng had arrived. Huang Ke stood up and said, "Please come in." ”

Xie Guansheng is a person who adheres to the independent spirit of the rule of law, and Huang Ke had contact with Zhao Tinghui before the trial. Although he refused Huang Ke's request, he won Huang Ke's respect.

Xie Guansheng also has a good impression of Huang Ke, in addition to the relationship between the two of them at the level, they also often communicate in private.

After Xie Guansheng came in, Huang Ke also asked him to take a seat, Xie Guansheng said hello to Chen Bui, and Chen Bui said to go back first when he saw someone coming. Huang Ke waved his hand and said, "No, I'm talking to the two of you about the same thing." Minister Xie, have you heard about the annihilation of the Fifth Division of our army? ”

Xie Guansheng nodded with a smile: "I heard about it early in the morning, it's so exciting!" ”

Huang Ke smiled: "There is something that excites you even more." I am going to escort their division commander Jun Imamura and others back to Nanjing as war criminals for a public trial, can you see if they can be sentenced to death? ”

Xie Guansheng knew what Huang Ke meant, and he said bluntly: "Of course you can!" Imamura invaded our country, and the 5th Division was heavily indebted, and he committed war crimes as a military commander. ”

Huang Ke nodded: "Okay, then you go back and start preparing." Bray is also following up on the propaganda that we will openly try these war criminals in Imamura! ”