Songhu: Never Give Up

Chapter 215 Prepare a big firecracker for the old devil
After Yanagawa Heisuke brought up Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko, Tani Hisao had nothing to say. He dared to yell in front of the commander Yanagawa Heisuke, but he did not dare to disobey Prince Higashikuni's military order. He could only bow heavily and sit down.

After seeing Tani Hisao give in, Lieutenant General Yanagawa stopped talking and started talking about business:
"Gentlemen, we don't have much time left. Please feel free to give us any good suggestions. It's all for the glory of the empire and the safety of His Royal Highness. Please!"

After the old Japanese soldier finished speaking, he bowed to the others in a proper manner. Tani Hisao and others also stood up to return the greeting, which fully demonstrated the hypocrisy of the Japanese.

They have never lost in playing small games, but have never won in doing big things. They perform the most solemn ceremonies and do the most beastly things.

Tani Hisao was the first to speak up:

“Your Excellency Commander, since the date of the entry ceremony cannot be changed, the safety of His Royal Highness must be guaranteed;
It would be too hasty to wipe out the remaining enemies in one day, but it is feasible to concentrate our forces and drive them to the north city with tremendous force.

My suggestion is to deploy the four divisions in a row, drive all the Chinese out of the southern city, and then build an impenetrable defense line in the central axis area to physically isolate them;

Then a powerful force was sent to conduct a dragnet-style cleanup in the south city to ensure that no one escaped.

The defeated soldiers had no heavy artillery with a range of more than ten kilometers. As long as all the Chinese were driven ten kilometers away, the hundred thousand warriors would build a blood and flesh defense line for His Royal Highness, thus ensuring the absolute safety of the entry ceremony.
Wait until the ceremony is over before clearing out North City and killing all the Chinese!"

Lieutenant General Yanagawa nodded repeatedly after hearing Tani Hisao's murderous words, and the others also expressed their agreement. Even Nakajima Imago, who was the most unconvinced, wisely shut his mouth. He could not think of a safer way than this.

Lieutenant General Yanagawa looked around and said:
"Gentlemen, since there are no other opinions, let's follow Gu Shoujun's plan. This plan is the most reliable and practical, so let's follow it.
The military situation is urgent, so I will not keep you here. The time for the general attack is set for one hour. The 6th and 114th Divisions will be responsible for the attack on the western front.
The 9th and 16th Divisions are responsible for the attack on the eastern front, and the 10th Brigade is responsible for clearing out any escaped enemies in the rear. The enemy in the southern city must be wiped out at all costs before dawn tomorrow.

The Tiangu Brigade must repeatedly clear out the enemy and absolutely cannot allow a single living Chinese person to stay in Nancheng!"

The old Japanese soldiers stood up and shouted slogans, full of murderous intent.

An hour later, the Japs launched their general attack as planned, after most of the troops from both sides had been entangled and killed;
A general offensive is nothing more than throwing all the reserve forces into battle, intensifying the offensive, and using artillery to carry out indiscriminate bombardment.

Wherever the gunfire was the most intense, the Japanese artillery shells would rain down like raindrops. More than 200 heavy guns of 75 mm and above (including regimental artillery) from four divisions dropped rows of bombs on the area where the two sides were fighting until the gunfire stopped.

Both the defenders and the Japanese paid a heavy price. Under the indiscriminate attacks of heavy artillery shells, human life was as fragile as a piece of paper.

The Japs' big move quickly attracted the attention of the defenders. A large amount of information was collected and reported to the column headquarters. Yue Qianli keenly smelled the breath of a decisive battle, which was equivalent to what he thought, so he couldn't help but curse:
"Damn it, what a big move! This is going to be a fight to the death!"

Chief of Staff Chen Zhongyuan also took over and said:
"The Japanese must have been provoked by something. They were so crazy that they threw shells into the battle area between the two sides until they killed everyone. The brothers suffered heavy casualties."

Yue Qianli nodded. He roughly guessed what was going on. This was also an opportunity for them. They had been waiting for this day!
Of course, he is the only one who knows this and he cannot tell anyone else. If he can guess this, others will think he is a monster. No one likes to be with someone who is so smart that he is almost a monster.

So he pretended to think for a while and then said:

"Since the Japs are determined to fight to the death, I will accompany them to the end. If they want to fight, then I will fight and expose the Japs' strategic intentions!" At this moment, his best supporting actress Lin E appeared and handed him a telegram that had just been deciphered. After reading it, a meaningful smile appeared on his face. This was the time to pretend to be cool and blame everything on the intelligence.

He handed the telegram to Chen Zhongyuan, who read it and handed it to Deputy Commander Tian Yuanxi. After the telegram went around, it returned to Yue Qianli.

Yue Qianli showed a playful smile. Tian Yuanxi, who knew him well, knew that the Japanese were in big trouble again this time.

Sure enough, Yue Qianli said:
"Old Chen, Old Tian, ​​according to the intelligence from the Blue Shirt Society, Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko has issued a secret order to several division commanders to massacre the city. He is a demon king!
Since he wants to show off his military power right under my nose this time, don't blame me for being rude;

Lao Tian, ​​the big firecrackers you prepared earlier just came in handy. This time I'm going to treat the bastard to a ride on a homemade plane!"

Tian Yuanxi rubbed his hands excitedly, he didn't expect that the idle move he used to break through the siege would actually come in handy;
As long as we kill the old Japanese Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko, the Japanese command system will definitely be in chaos and the hope of breaking through will greatly increase.

Just when the two brothers were extremely excited, Chief of Staff Chen Zhongyuan poured cold water on them:

"Old Yue, the telegram shows that there will be many European and American reporters coming to witness the entry ceremony. If these reporters are harmed, it may cause international disputes.
These Westerners had no way to deal with the Japanese, but they were very accurate in dealing with the Nationalist government.

In order to appease the anger of friendly countries, they might actually push you out to take the blame."

After hearing what Chen Zhongyuan said, Tian Yuanxi also felt that this was very possible, and said to Yue Qianli in a firm tone:
"Old Yue, when the time comes, just say that I acted on my own and put all the responsibility on me. If you want to kill me or slash me, I will bear the consequences.

China's war of resistance can be without Tian Yuanxi, but it cannot be without Yue Qianli!"

Yue Qianli waved his hand and said:

"Old Tian, ​​just save your energy. I, Yue Qian, will never use my brothers to take the blame.

Besides, that was just the wishful thinking of the old devil Prince Asaka. This is a war zone, and the devils are showing off their military power. There won't be many Westerners supporting him.

At most, there are just a few people who are in the same boat with them. If they are killed in the explosion, they will be killed. They will be buried with the Japanese!
No one can explain this kind of thing, anyway we won't admit it, just blame it on the devils, things without any evidence will just end up being a quibble."

Tian Yuanxi and Chen Zhongyuan thought about it and agreed. They could just blame the Japanese when the time comes. As long as they refused to acknowledge the diplomatic issue, it would end up in nothing.

Then the three of them gathered together to discuss the breakout plan, and their voices became lower and lower. It was better for the fewer people who knew about the trap set against the Japanese, the better.

"Old Chen, send a telegram to Wang Jianfei and Zhu Chi. Since the Japanese are fighting desperately, we should just give in.
Show weakness, retreat to the north city, and then go all out to stop the devils..."

(End of this chapter)