At half past five o'clock in the afternoon of May 12, 1941, on the west side of Nakajo Mountain.

After several hours of fighting, the 120th Division routed the remnants of the 36th and 37th Divisions from the front.

It is worth mentioning that the casualties of troops at all levels were very small, and it can be called a crushing victory.

Through this battle, the artillerymen's proficiency with the M1897 75mm cannon increased significantly. If there is an artillery battle next time, they will definitely do better.

However, the situation of artillery shell consumption is not optimistic, and the three artillery regiments have fully sold out two-thirds of their stocks, which fully verifies the importance of logistics support to modern warfare, and the soldiers can even foresee the roar of Zhang Wanhe, the minister of logistics.

After the battle, the comrades began to clean up the battlefield in companies and platoons.

The main task is to collect supplies, and even if you don't look down on Japanese-style weapons, you can't leave them to the enemy. The second is to capture the prisoners and deal with the enemy who is still resisting.

The most troublesome thing is the corpse of the devil, and the warriors can only dig pits and bury them when conditions permit. It's now mid-May, and if not handled properly, an outbreak of the plague is very sure.

After all, the North China Front did not have time to help its own soldiers collect the corpses, and they might have to escape from Shanxi with their tails between their legs.

In the forward command post, Division Commander Hu Zi had just explained the follow-up arrangements clearly. He was ready to go out for a walk, to check the casualties and equipment wear and tear of the soldiers at all levels.

But at this moment, a soldier with preserved fruit was brought in by the commander of the guard battalion.

After seeing the main master, the opponent's right palm was close to the brim of the hat, the palm of his hand turned outward, and he saluted the bearded division commander.

"Hello sir! I'm a communications corpsman of the Third Army! Thank you very much for your assistance! ”

"Two hours ago, a group of devils with an unknown number and no less than four thousand people launched an assault on our army's position."

"After a bloody battle, more than half of the enemy was killed on the spot! It's a pity that the continuous battles have led to a serious shortage of manpower in the whole army. Although the soldiers fought to the death, nearly a thousand devils still broke through the defense line and rushed into the interior of Zhongtiao Mountain. ”

Looking at the preserved fruit messenger who was covered in blood and wrapped in a bloody bandage on his shoulder, the bearded division commander sighed helplessly.

The Third Army had held out for five days before they arrived. It is a remarkable thing that the combat effectiveness of the second-rate Central Army can achieve such a degree.

It was indeed a pity that he could not completely annihilate the enemy, but he knew that his allies had done their best to fight to the death, and he was only full of admiration and respect in his heart.

Commander Hu Zi returned a military salute to the other party, and said politely with a straight face:

"It's hard work, I already have an understanding of the general situation, and I will personally go to see your commander in a while."

"It must be not easy for you to go on this journey, go and deal with the injury first, and then go to the cooking class to eat something, it is just dinner time."

"Hygienist! Take care of your allies! ”

Hearing the word supper, the eyes of the preserved soldiers lit up.

I had heard a lot about how good the food of the Eighth Route Army was, but now that I can experience it in person, I am naturally looking forward to it. If it weren't for his status, he would even want to try to stay.

After a short conversation, the bearded division commander was escorted to the battlefield by the guards.

The first thing that caught my eye was the comrades of the enemy work team, who held loudspeakers and shouted slogans in Japanese with two knives to persuade them to surrender:

"Don't be stubborn! Those who surrender do not kill! Our Eighth Route Army treats prisoners preferentially! ”

"The war is over! Lay down your weapons! We will provide medical assistance and food supplies! ”

Although they have been lobbying for a while, and even their voices are a little hoarse, it is a pity that they have had little effect.

At this stage, Japan has not yet begun to decline, and the soldiers in the army are all well-trained, far from the point where they are filled with the elderly, the young, the sick, and the disabled in the later stage.

Even if the devils are seriously injured, they will find a way to pull a few soldiers of the Eighth Route Army on their backs, and there are even fewer who surrender.

Even if there is a recruit who is not strong-willed, he will be disposed of by the old devils nearby, which once made the comrades who cleaned the battlefield angry.

Just like the great victory of Pingxingguan, it was clear that he had annihilated a thousand enemies, but he didn't even capture a single Japanese prisoner.

It's incredible, but it's an indisputable fact.

This phenomenon is due to the fact that Japan takes feudal loyalty and filial piety as the fundamental concept, and brings schools, society, and families into the orbit of militarism.

It is emphasized that everyone should be a filial son at home and a loyal minister of the locusts in the country. When the country is in need or in crisis, the people should die defending the locust movement.

A well-known Lu Xiang, who is afraid of death, even said: "Those who know shame are strong, and they should always be homesick for the face of the party's family, and work harder to live up to their expectations." Live without the humiliation of captivity, and die without the stigma of sin. ”

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To the northwest of the battlefield, the location of the former joint command post of the 36th and 37th Divisions.

In a hidden corner that the comrades did not notice, a hand trembled at the edge of a crater. Anda Twenty-Three began to breathe heavily the moment he crawled out, and he didn't even have time to observe his surroundings.

"Yaga! What the hell is going on! ”

The old devil was lucky, although the anti-artillery hole was blown up, but he did not die of suffocation because the corpse of his colleague gave him a small space.

The soldiers of the Eighth Route Army wearing steel helmets around him made him realize one thing, his division was gone, and the war on the Western Front was lost.

After a while, Anda Twenty-Three did not hesitate at all, and took out the Southern Fourteen that he was pinning to his waist and prepared to commit suicide. As a locust locust, he did not allow himself to survive as a prisoner of war.

It's a pity that the materials of Wang Ba's box are too poor, and the firing pin has long been damaged in the shelling.

Even if he desperately pulled the trigger, the bullet still did not move, which fully explained what it means to kill the industrial waste.

In desperation, the old devil had to pull his body out of the soil with great effort. He wanted to pick up a 38 cover five meters away, but the noise had already attracted the attention of the fighters.

The moment he saw the official uniform on the other party's body, a soldier flew directly and pounced, and with lightning speed, he slammed an elbow on the opponent's chin.

"Come on! I caught a devil general! ”

Anda Twenty-three, who is over fifty years old, is naturally not as young as he is in terms of physical strength.

However, this old devil is also tough, and in a state of being fully suppressed, he bit off his tongue.

It's a pity that the suicide method of biting your tongue and committing suicide has no scientific basis at all. It does not play any substantial role other than torturing oneself.

It hurts, but it doesn't hurt to death.

Blood loss is a fact, but it takes enough time to clot and stop bleeding by losing 1.5 liters of blood from the blood vessels in the tongue.

Suffocation to death is even more outrageous, even if a person can endure the pain and not spit out the broken tongue, the tongue enters the esophagus instead of the trachea, how can there be a suffocation statement.

Hearing the word general, the surrounding comrades-in-arms stepped forward to support. The crowd worked together to subdue Anda Twenty-Three, pushing him to the ground with his knees and thighs.

The battalion commander with the highest position at the scene even snapped a few big fans. While helping the old devil recall the painful memories of the adjutant stage, he pried open the other party's mouth by the way.

"Quick! Find a few ropes to tie him up! This old thing is more useful alive! ”

"Go find the hygienist! The old devil bites his tongue! Find a way to treat his wound first! At least disinfect! ”

The commotion of the commotion quickly attracted the passing bearded division commander, and by the time the main lord arrived at the scene, Anda Twenty-Three's official uniform had already been thrown aside.

All he had left was a cloth rope around his waist, and a dirty white cloth hung from the front and back of the cloth rope, barely covering his crotch and buttocks.

Even the only crotch cloth was searched by the soldiers.

It can't be helped, who let the devils always hide weapons in unexpected places.

"See, only devils wear this kind of thing. It's disgusting to wear something like a diaper at a young age! ”

"Why do you think the Japanese are so perverted, are they poor? How come they are all generals, and they can't even afford a pair of pants, is this the reason why they started the war? ”

In the face of the ridicule of the soldiers, Anda Twenty-three, who can understand Chinese, struggles frantically. The old devil is well-pampered on weekdays, how can he be so humiliated.

In a sense, the arrival of Master Beard can be regarded as liberating him. When everyone saw their division commander, they put away their frolicking smiling faces.

"Report to the Divisional Commander! We captured a devil lieutenant general! ”

"Judging from the epaulettes of the military uniform, the other party should be the commander of the 37th Division, An Da 23. He inflicted his wounds on his own body and did not surrender to us. ”

"The fighters are continuing to dig and see if they can find the rest of the harvest!"

The word lieutenant general made Master Beard's eyes shine, as if he had seen some rare treasure!

From the full-scale outbreak of the war in 1937 to the present, many high-ranking enemy officers have indeed been killed in various major theaters, including one admiral.

But there were very few captured officers, and the highest was only a young man.

Even in the original timeline, the Allies did not capture a single senior Japanese commander in the frontal battlefield.

The only time the vice admiral was captured was because the opponent's plane fell on fire and sank on the sea by mistake during landing.

However, the gold content of the other party is not low, and he has twice served as the chief of staff of the Combined Fleet. The book Navy is very secretive about this matter.,From beginning to end, it's referred to as the B incident.。

"Incident A is the death of Yamamoto 7×8."

Anda Twenty-Three, who was tied up by the Five Flowers, was still struggling, staring at Master Beard with a fierce light in his eyes, and at the same time, ignoring the injuries in his mouth, he kept scolding in Japanese indistinctly.

After venting hard, he realized that with his current state, it was impossible to complete suicide.

Instead of wasting physical strength in vain, it is better to think differently. Maybe it's also a good choice to surrender first, and then find an opportunity to kill yourself.

From the beginning to the end, the old devil didn't want to go back alive, after all, even if he went back, it would be the same ending, it was better to leave a good reputation that would rather die than give in, maybe he could go to textbooks in the future.

Thinking of this, Anda Twenty-Three gradually calmed down. He forced through the pain and squeezed out an ugly smile, and said to the senior commander in front of him:

"Hello, I am An Da 23, the commander of the 37th Division of the Japanese brother. You must be the commander of this campaign, congratulations on your victory. ”

"According to the Geneva Conventions, you are to treat prisoners of war humanely. We must not be discriminated against, killed, maimed, ill-treated or tortured, and we must not be held hostage. ”

"No harm to my personal dignity, including intimidation and annoyance of the curiosity of the audience, especially insulting and lowering our status! It shall not be the object of retaliation, and release shall not be delayed after the cessation of hostilities. ”

After saying the provisions that were beneficial to him in one breath, the old devil pondered for a moment and filled in the gaps in his mind.

After making sure that he had not missed any important conditions, he raised his head again, and his gaze at Master Beard became earnest and serious:

"Sir, I respect the victors, and I hope you will respect me."

"You can take away my guns and command knives, but at least give me back your clothes, instead of letting them watch the defenseless enemy here like monkeys."

After hearing this compulsion, Master Beard showed an expression of great interest. But he did not immediately answer Anda XXIII, nor did he make any promises.

Instead, he handed a bottle of medical alcohol to Anda Twenty-Three for him to rinse his mouth, and then picked up the enemy's general's uniform and carried it in his hand.

"The person who wanted to bite his tongue and kill himself just now suddenly became obedient? I don't know what changed your mind, but the change in your attitude makes me suspect that there is some ulterior conspiracy behind it. ”

"Now that you've become my prisoner of war, let's be honest. It's not some military secret, you're sure to answer, right? ”

It seems that it was the momentum of the bearded division that suppressed Anda Twenty-three, and it may also be that the desire and urgency for clothes made him have to bow his head. The old devil first obediently rinsed his mouth with medical alcohol, and then pretended to be sincere:

"There is an old Chinese saying, called Xixi matter, huh, Wei Junjie."

"Ants are still greedy for life, and they don't spare their lives. Although I have fallen into your hands, I am sure that Your Excellency will guarantee my life, am I right? ”

This strange accent is not because the old devil has learned any dialect, he himself is missing a tongue, and he has just rinsed his mouth with a high number of medical alcohol, so he is naturally a little strange when he speaks.

After listening to the explanation, Commander Hu Zi did not return the military uniform to Anda Twenty-three. He first took a large bag of gauze and stuffed it into the other party's mouth, and then said with a grin:

"One, what Geneva Conventions you are talking about, our Republic of China has not signed. You remember a sentence, the unsigned paper is the toilet paper. ”

"Two, I will treat you well and give you treatment. But you could be aggressive at any time now, so I tied you up to save you. ”

"Three, I wish you a happy stay in the Anti-War League! Take! ”

If you can become a lieutenant general of a country, it is impossible for such a person to change his beliefs.

For this kind of stinky and hard die-hard diehards, they can only rely on Ye San to change subtly, but there is a high probability that it is useless.

Why are the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty divided, let's comment!

The first chapter was posted, and the follow-up is still being written.

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