ebookland Chapter 555: Another Attack
Chapter 555: Another Attack
It was dark last night, so we couldn't launch our maximum attack power. Moreover, the Japanese might have taken advantage of the night to cause us a lot of casualties. If a small group of troops slipped out, it would cause harm to the people in the island city. Therefore, Li Shaoyi's strategy was to surround but not attack.
It is daytime now and the encirclement has been formed. The Japanese attacked twice in the early morning and were beaten back by our machine guns both times. So these guys are in despair, and daytime is the best time to deal with them.
Although they were still unaware of the disastrous defeat at sea, they could discern from the sounds of firecrackers that the Dragons were celebrating their victory. If they hadn't won, how could so many people have come out to celebrate? Furthermore, after landing on land, there was no further support.
Although there were many planes in the sky, none of them came to support us. Instead, after discovering that a large group of people were coming, they refused and kept dropping bombs on our heads. The Marine Corps has been extremely unlucky these days.
"Have you figured out a strategy?"
After breakfast, Li Shaoyi also came to the combat command room. The reporters had already flown to the sea, and our destroyer had also gone there. They could take whatever pictures they wanted. This was the only time in the world in recent years that a large warship was sunk. If you want to find such an incident again, you may have to go back to the First World War.
"The area has been surrounded. If we don't want to waste time, there's no water or food inside. Unless they can chew on tree bark, they won't last for a few days. If not, we can just trap them for a few days."
Ma Leizi took out a cigarette and handed it to Li Shaoyi.
"This method is not impossible, but I'm afraid that if we delay, something bad will happen. The island city will be a very important place in the future. If some of these people escape, there will be bloodshed. It's better to kill them quickly."
Li Shaoyi thought for a moment and said, "Besides that, we still need a group of laborers. If we wait until these guys are too hungry to stand up, then I'm afraid..."
"That's fine. I'll prepare a large number of armored vehicles in four directions. They don't have heavy weapons anyway, so our armored vehicles are like a piece of iron to them. We'll attack from all four directions, and with the Japanese warnings to surrender, we should be able to save a lot of people."
Ma Leizi prepared two plans. One was to trap them to death, and the other was to intensify the attack. There were only a few thousand people anyway. Originally, there were 6,000 troops, but many died during the landing process. It would be good if they could gather 4,000 now.
After this battle is over, we will be able to send 3,000 people to the grassland.
When the charge sounded, the Japanese troops in the middle knew that their doomsday had come. After reaching the shore, without the support of the navy, they were an isolated army and were now surrounded. If they wanted to rush out, they had to have the support of the navy and air force. But now some people couldn't even tell the direction clearly. They didn't know how many people were surrounding them, so how could they rush out?
At the beginning, they still had the idea of resisting to the end, but when a large number of armored vehicles appeared, the fighting will of many people collapsed instantly. These armored vehicles were not driving fast, and they pressed down like a mountain from all directions. Moreover, the frequency of machine gun fire was very high, giving them no chance to raise their heads.
Dozens of loud speakers played messages in a loop at the same time, telling them in Japanese to lay down their guns and surrender, which would guarantee their lives, and telling them that the Akagi aircraft carrier had been sunk.
After dawn, Li Shaoyi learned that the aircraft carrier was called Akagi. He originally thought it was another aircraft carrier, but he didn't expect that the flagship of the Japanese Navy was sunk by us.
When the voice of surrender came from the loudspeaker, these people could ignore it, but when they heard that the Akagi aircraft carrier was sunk, many people immediately could not cover their mouths and burst into tears.
Some people started cursing, wondering why the people in the Navy Department had come up with such a plan, sending us up here just to be taken prisoner?
There are also those naval aviation troops. When they set out, the naval aviation troops sent them a telegram telling them to fight bravely on land and that they would receive support from the naval aviation troops after daybreak. Now we haven't even seen a hair of those people. Where has your support gone?
"Warriors, you have served His Majesty the Emperor with all your loyalty, but you have seen the current situation. We are surrounded by Dragon Nation troops. There is no need for you to resist. As long as you lay down your weapons, your lives will be guaranteed. General Li Shaoyi, Commander of the 72nd Division, will guarantee your safety..."
In addition to the looping broadcast, there were also some previously captured Japanese people. At this moment, these people put on Japanese military uniforms and, according to the requirements of Ma Leizi and others, used this big loudspeaker to shuttle back and forth in front of the position.
Hearing the familiar Japanese language and seeing people in Japanese military uniforms, many people's thoughts were shaken. They couldn't fight, nor could they hold their ground. Moreover, they had no food or fresh water. They didn't know how much physical strength they had spent running from the sea to here, but now even drinking a sip of water was a luxury. If they were asked to continue, no one would be able to do it.
In particular, many wounded and sick soldiers still need medical treatment, so if they do not surrender, they will probably die here. Everyone has a strong desire to survive, and no one wants to die here. As those Japanese prisoners of war said, as long as they obey the arrangements of the 72nd Division, they will have the opportunity to return to their hometown. Even the Akagi aircraft carrier has remained silent. Even if someone is to be held accountable, it is impossible to hold you ordinary soldiers accountable.
Some people began to put down their guns, and the reporters nearby clicked their shutters. This was a very historically significant scene. Although there were surrenders in the Japanese army in the past, it was impossible for there to be such a large-scale surrender as today.
People kept running out of the encirclement. When they put down their weapons, they were immediately pulled to the back by the surrendered Japanese prisoners of war. Of course, the front had to be polite to you, and let those Japanese soldiers who had not surrendered see that you were treated with courtesy here.
But if I drag you down, I'm sorry...