Age of Rebirth

Seeing Commander Feng Jiwu's rhetorical question, Zhang Hansheng, Chief of Staff of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps, was also taken aback, and quickly repeated: "It is the Italians who want to surrender! The leader is still their supreme commander, Orozo."

"Italian! It's really interesting!" Feng Jiwu patted his head and laughed, feeling absurd. The reconnaissance force had already obtained information. The 10-strong Italian expeditionary force was transferred to the front line, ready to attack his own troops. Position to counterattack.

The Niangziguan Garrison Corps on the front line has already made preparations for the battle. Feng Jiwu even designed a big trap, preparing to eat [-] Italian soldiers in one bite. Unexpectedly, the Italians came to surrender voluntarily. Yes, the gap is too big, no wonder he didn't react for a while.

"In this way, Han Sheng, you call Jin Tieshan and ask him to send troops to escort the Italians to Shankou City!" Feng Jiwu ordered the enemy to surrender voluntarily, which is a good thing.

That afternoon, General Orozzo, the commander of the Italian Asia Expeditionary Force, took a dozen senior officers, staff officers, and security personnel to Yamaguchi Castle, the front-line headquarters of the Left Attack Group, by car.

Standing on the second floor of the headquarters, Feng Jiwu couldn't help but be amused to see a dozen Italian officers get off the car. The Italians are also considered wonderful, all of them have neat military uniforms, shiny riding boots, and a natural expression. Those who surrender are almost like leaving relatives.

The top commanders of the Chinese and Italian armies met. Feng Jiwu looked him up and down. The Italian army general, who was well-dressed and showed no sense of panic or shame as a surrenderer, first introduced himself, "I am Feng Jiwu, the supreme commander of the Chinese army in the theater. If you have anything, you can discuss it with me!"

Admiral Orozuo took a closer look.A hint of surprise flashed in the eyes of this Chinese general, who was only in his 30s.I felt that the Chinese general was too young, but the iron-blooded aura inherent in his body made people dare not underestimate him, so he said with a smile: "Respected General Feng, I am the Commander of the Asian Expeditionary Force of the Kingdom of Italy, Colonel Orozzo. General, this time I came here to discuss the surrender of our Italian army with the general!"

"Wait!" Feng Jiwu interrupted Orozzo, and asked puzzledly: "Admiral Orozzo, didn't your Italian and Asian Expeditionary Force come to cooperate with the Japanese army and fight our army? Why didn't you fight a single battle?" , just thinking about surrendering? I really want to know the reason?"

Admiral Orozzo was not very happy, and emphasized: "General Feng, first of all, we must declare that our Italian army has no responsibility to fight for the Japanese, and we don't want to be an enemy of your army. Moreover, we are not under the command of the Japanese. Please pay attention to this!"

A cold light flashed in Feng Jiwu's eyes, and he said bluntly: "Then let me ask, how did the Italian army appear in Japan? And Chen soldiers are in front of our army?"

In the eyes of Admiral Orozuo.A flash of embarrassment flashed, and he explained: "As a soldier, I can only obey. As far as I am concerned, I have absolutely no desire to fight against your country's army. Of course, this is a matter at the government level. Let's talk about it in detail. Let’s discuss the details of our army’s surrender to your country’s army!”

Feng Jiwu smiled, but he understood in his heart that the Italians were smart enough to make a wise choice. They killed [-] Italian soldiers without bloodshed.

Regarding the specific matters of the surrender negotiations, there were no twists and turns or disputes. Admiral Orozzo was determined to surrender, and he did not want to set any conditions. The Battle of the North American Continent, where hundreds of thousands of Italian troops were wiped out, is a living example.

The matter of surrender was very simple. The Italian army carried all the equipment and military supplies, and in the name of launching a counterattack, passed through the defense zone of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps, and then assembled in the area west of Yamaguchi Castle, held a surrender ceremony, surrendered their weapons to the Chinese army, and waited for the next step s arrangement.

After the negotiation, perhaps in order to strive for better treatment, Admiral Orozuo gave Feng Jiwu a big gift, pretending to be mysterious and said: "General Feng, I have a piece of information that I think Your Excellency will be very interested in!"

"Oh?" Feng Jiwu raised his eyebrows and said, "Tell me about it!" He found that he fell in love with Italians, very cute, that's right!

Admiral Orozzo did not hide anything, and said: "Lieutenant General Morita Takiro, the commander of the Northwest Defense Zone Headquarters of Japan's Honshu Island, ordered our Italian army to launch a full-line counterattack against your army, and at the same time dispatched four divisions with about 10 People's forces, deploy behind us, once our Italian army breaks through your position, the Japanese will take advantage of the situation and retake their lost second line of defense!"

"It is indeed a very good gift!" Feng Jiwu said calmly: "Admiral Orozzo, I can tell you very formally that because of this gift from Your Excellency, the officers and soldiers of the Italian army after surrender will enjoy the rewards of the present." Some prisoners of war treatment!"

Admiral Orozzo took a group of officers and left contentedly. He went back to arrange the surrender and dug a big hole for the Japanese. Chief of Staff Zhang Hansheng said cautiously: "Commander, could it be the Italians and the Japanese?" People, jointly designed a trap, the purpose is to take back Yamaguchi Castle and the second line of defense?"

"Trap?" Feng Jiwu said with a disapproving smile, "The Italians have lost their guts. How to save their lives is the most important thing. That Orozzo is very smart and knows what is the most correct choice. What's more, I have hundreds of thousands of dollars. Army, are you still afraid of his tricks?"

"If you want to cheat, you also cheat the Japanese, Han Sheng, just look at it. Deputy Commander Liu collects a lot of gold and silver in North America, and we also make a fortune in foreign countries. You need to arrange it carefully. [-] Italian soldiers, All of them are moving gold bars, and I feel sorry for missing one!"

"After the surrender ceremony is over, contact the Shipping Command of the Logistics Department. We will immediately send troops to escort [-] Italian prisoners of war back to the Korean peninsula, and hand them over to the left-behind headquarters for management. It is also a big trouble for [-] prisoners of war to stay in the war zone. You can do this yourself. Keep an eye on it!"

At [-]:[-] a.m. the next day, on the battlefield in the northwest of Honshu Island, which had been fighting a lot for the past few days, guns burst out, and a large-scale decisive battle was about to start. , while firing guns into the air, followed the marked road signs and drove towards the rear of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps position.

The front-line troops of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps also cooperated with the play, and the artillery fire was absolutely fierce. However, the shells all fell on empty areas where there were no people. The battlefield was full of gunfire and gunpowder. Realistic offensive and defensive battles.

"Dingling!" The phone in the operating room of the headquarters of the defense zone in the northwest of Honshu Island suddenly rang. The chief of staff, Major General Takashima, took a few steps and answered the phone, "I am the chief of staff, Takashima, what's the matter?" Situation report?"

After hearing a few words, Chief of Staff Takashima showed an excited look on his face, covering the phone receiver, and said to the commander, Lieutenant General Morita: "Your Excellency, Commander, following the report of the commander of the Italian army behind the sea, the Italians There was a fight with the Chinese, and the exchange of fire between the two sides was very fierce, and the Italians advanced very fast, which was unexpected!"

"What's so strange!" Lieutenant General Morita said with an expression of wisdom in his hands: "The commander of the China Independent Division always thought that our counterattack would be dominated by the imperial army, and the Italian army was dispatched. This is unexpected, this is the only chance, order, the counterattack force will follow up immediately, and must take back Yamaguchi Castle and the second line of defense!"

A few hours later, Lieutenant General Morita was like a defeated rooster, his face was pale, his eyes were staring straight out of the window, and his mind was full of three words, "I've been fooled!"

Lieutenant General Morita would never have imagined that the [-] Italian troops surrendered to the China Independent Division, and dug a big hole for themselves. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers fell into the traps of the Chinese and were almost wiped out. Only more than [-] escaped.

"Damn Italians! Damn Chinese people!" Nakamura Morita roared through gritted teeth, and then, he personally wrote a telegram to Prince Zairen, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Homeland Defense Command, asking for punishment. , It cannot be concealed, and I dare not conceal it, I can only report it truthfully.

As for any punishment, Lieutenant General Morita can only wait passively. Hundreds of thousands of Italian soldiers surrendered and almost entered four divisions. Take the responsibility, perhaps, Prince Zairen, in view of his loyal service to His Majesty the Emperor and the Great Japanese Empire, let him go with a high hand?

After receiving the telegram from Lieutenant General Morita, Prince Zairen was so angry that he almost lost his breath. Venus flew around in front of his eyes, and his breath was blocked in his chest. Originally, I didn't expect any miracles to be created, and Quan was regarded as the role of cannon fodder, but I never expected that [-] Italian soldiers would surrender before the battle, and what's even more exasperating, they even dug a big hole for the imperial army.

Prince Zairen felt that he was despicable and shameless, but in front of the Italians, he felt that his behavior was similar to that of a gentleman. This matter, he could not ask the Italian Prime Minister Mussolini for an explanation. The Italian Prime Minister Your Excellency, you are a complete scoundrel and villain. As for the protests and negotiations at the level of the two governments, if analyzed with Prince Zairen's political wisdom, there will be no results.

Therefore, this dumb loss can only be swallowed, and how to bear the anger of the emperor's elder brother and the attacks of the political opponents in the base camp, the matter has come to this point, Prince Zairen has the intention of crying, stealing chickens and pecking rice can't even describe this It's a bad thing.

Prince Zairen hadn’t thought about punishing Morita Takiro, but even if Morita was shot, what would happen? Are you using people improperly?

(to be continued) (to be continued...)