bayedsolid Chapter 415 This is really over
Chapter 415 This is really over
No, Commander, you are reminding me, support? What kind of support can we provide to the 16th Division that is surrounded by the Chinese army?
Xiangzao Highway? No, even if Lieutenant General Ogisu Rikuei, the commander of the 13th Division, could lead reinforcements to break through the Chinese army's blocking positions, he would not be able to reach the battlefield before the 16th Division was destroyed. The Chinese army would definitely send other troops to block Lieutenant General Ogisu Rikuei's side. After all, the current situation of the 16th Division might only last another three to four hours.
What other support could they provide? Air support? Airdrops of supplies and ammunition would be useless. The 16th Division was not short of supplies and ammunition, but of manpower. Moreover, given the small area controlled by the 16th Division, it was estimated that they would not receive any airdrops, and all of them would be given to the Chinese army.
Provide aerial bombing? Use planes to bomb a way out for the 16th Division? Please, this level of bombing cannot be so precise. The 16th Division and the Chinese army are now entangled together. If this bomb is dropped, the casualties of the Chinese troops and the 16th Division will probably be similar. However, the Chinese army has sufficient manpower. The 16th Division only has 500 people left. After this bombing, let alone breaking out, it would be good if there are a few people alive.
Wait, after the bombing, it would be hard for anyone in the 16th Division to survive. Damn, the Commander's idea is brilliant. This is a fair and open way to completely wipe out the few people in the 16th Division. In this way, the Chief of Staff of the 16th Division, Major General Mitsuo Nakazawa, will naturally become a hero. What a good idea.
"I understand, Commander. You are a man of foresight. We really should not abandon the officers and soldiers of the 16th Division. The closer it is to the end, the more critical the moment is. We should mobilize all the bombers to blast a way out for the 16th Division and rescue the officers and soldiers of the 16th Division." Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Sadaichi Yoshimoto stood up excitedly and told Commander Lieutenant General Yasuji Okamura about the good idea he had realized.
"Well, Mr. Yoshimoto, your idea is very good. The 16th Division is a unit with glorious traditions. Even if they die, they must die in battle. We cannot give up these warriors of the empire. You must organize the Air Force to provide support to the 16th Division as soon as possible. We must bomb all the Chinese troops over there. Do you understand?" Commander Lieutenant General Yasuji Okamura saw that Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Sadaichi Yoshimoto finally realized the solution he had thought of, and he happily gave the order.
"Please rest assured, Commander. I will contact the Air Force immediately and ask them to send all their bombers to support the besieged 16th Division. I will give the Air Force the detailed coordinates of the 16th Division." Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Sadaichi Yoshimoto stood up, bowed respectfully, and quickly walked out of the office of Commander Lieutenant General Yasuji Okamura.
After the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadaichi, left the office quickly, the Commander, Lieutenant General Okamura Neiji, also picked up the teacup in front of him, walked to the window of the office, looked at the scenery outside the window and said to himself: "Fujie Keisuke, you'd better not keep this backup plan. It's better for you not to figure out some things. Isn't it better to be a hero quietly?"
The Japanese Air Force was still very fast. After receiving a call from Lieutenant General Sadaichi Yoshimoto, Chief of Staff of the 11th Army, it dispatched six "Type 96" bombers that had already prepared ammunition.
The battle near the headquarters of the 16th Division of the Japanese Army is still going on. Now there are only more than 300 soldiers left in the 16th Division of the Japanese Army who can fight. The original defense circle is still shrinking. The Chinese attack force closest to the division headquarters is only 180 meters away.
The division commander, Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke, had also prepared all the rituals for committing suicide by disembowelment, and was giving his final instructions to the chief of staff, Major General Nakazawa Mitsufu, who was kneeling in front of him: "Mr. Nakazawa, after I go to see Amaterasu, you will burn the code book and smash the radio station. I have already written a surrender order, and you will take my order and ask all officers and soldiers to lay down their weapons and surrender to the Chinese army with you. You are well aware of what will happen next, so I will not say more. I will leave everything in your hands!"
The Chief of Staff, Major General Mitsuo Nakazawa, also had red eyes. Just as he was about to express his determination to the division commander, Lieutenant General Keisuke Fujie, he heard the roar of a motor in the distance.
Planes? This is a fleet of planes, but I didn't call for such a large-scale air support. Moreover, my troops have been compressed into such a small area. Even if air support came, it would be useless. If this aerial bomb falls, will it hit the Chinese or my officers and soldiers?
Chief of Staff Major General Mitsuo Nakazawa looked at the division commander, Lieutenant General Keisuke Fujie, with a puzzled look on his face. He thought that this was the air support called for by the division commander.
When the division commander, Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke, heard the roar of the plane, he was a little surprised at first, but when he saw his chief of staff, Major General Nakazawa Mitsuo, looking at him with confusion, he immediately realized that this air support was not called by the chief of staff, Major General Nakazawa Mitsuo. So the division commander, Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke, immediately thought of something, his face changed drastically, and he shouted: "Not good, Nakazawa-kun, quickly find cover."
When Chief of Staff Major General Mitsuyo Nakazawa heard the shout of the division commander, Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke, he immediately realized that this air support unit was the work of the division commander, so he quickly stood up, pulled up the shirtless division commander, Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke, and crawled under the camp bed.
There is no other way. Where can we find any place to serve as shelter? Moreover, this is an aerial bomb. Those simple fortifications cannot withstand an explosion of this magnitude.
"Mr. Division Commander, what's going on? Why did the Air Force suddenly send such a large fleet of aircraft here?" Chief of Staff Major General Mitsuo Nakazawa crawled under the bed and asked the division commander, Lieutenant General Keisuke Fujie, with a look of horror on his face.
The division commander, Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke, shouted in anger, "Damn it! They are planning to silence you, Nakazawa-kun. Even Commander Okamura Yasuji doesn't want you to return alive. They are afraid that you will talk nonsense after returning and report the actual situation of this battle to the headquarters. I never thought that even that bastard Okamura Yasuji was involved in the conspiracy against our 16th Division."
The division commander, Lieutenant General Fujie Keisuke, was so angry. If he had known earlier, he would not have sent that telegram. It was all his fault for thinking things were too simple. It was a mistake, a big mistake. He didn't expect that bastard Okamura Yasuji would be so suspicious. He was really finished now.
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