"His Excellency Prince Beibai: The Takahashi Regiment went deep behind enemy lines and mistakenly fell into the trap set by the Dragon Boat Festival. Now it is impossible to break out. All members can only die in battle to serve His Majesty the Emperor.
I hope that you will not send any more reinforcements and evacuate Bengbu immediately. Your safety is my biggest concern. Nothing will happen to you, because you shoulder the great mission of the Japanese Empire. Your presence will bring glory to the Japanese Empire.
You are the best prince I have ever seen in the empire. So please consider the future of the empire. You must not continue to take risks and go deep behind enemy lines.
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Kazukuma Takahashi, a masterpiece!”
Kitashirakawa received a unique and final letter from Kazukuma Takahashi.
There is no appeal for help or sensationalism, just flattery and extraordinary praise for Kitashirakawa.
But in fact, Kazukuma Takahashi intended to scold his mother, because the reason why he chose to die in battle was entirely due to Kitashirakawa Aoi's blind command.
But he didn't dare to say that, because his death was already doomed, but he still had to think about his family. What's more, if the Prince of Beibai was happy to see his final letter, he might give it to him
If you apply for a special merit or something, it is best to put it in the Yasukuni Shrine and be worshiped and respected by generations of Japanese.
However, Kazukuma Takahashi may have overthought it. When he saw Kazukuma Takahashi's last letter, Kitashirakawa was furious. He cursed Kazukuma Takahashi for being a fool besides being a flatterer. Before he died, he even killed his enemies.
The number of people was not reported.
Taro Aso tried to persuade him on the side, saying that he could completely wipe out the two brigades of the Takahashi Regiment, and the opponent had used at least one division of troops.
Kitashirakawa's facial expression twitched, and he said angrily: "When will the Chinese come and be able to annihilate the Imperial Japanese Army with one division? It's all because of idiots like Ito and Takahashi that that
The Dragon Boat Festival is so arrogant."
What Kitashirakawa hates most is being laughed at.
Taro Aso was so angry that he wanted to scold his mother, because it was obvious that it would not be easy to take the head of the commander of the 31st Army. He still wanted to challenge the difficult level?
Taro Aso quickly apologized and said with a smile: "Senior, that's not what I meant. I was thinking about how to carry out your plan. And I already have a general idea. Do you want to listen to it?"
If you can't handle this, why not stay in Bengbu and fight the Dragon Boat Festival to the death?"
Thinking of this, Taro Aso suddenly had an idea. If it is not easy to attack the 51st Army, why not rush into the left wing of the 31st Army and take off the head of the commander of the 31st Army?
However, Aso Taro's proposal was rejected by Kitashirakawa. The reason was that it was too easy and worthless.
"Yoohee!"
Taro Aso even felt that he might be killed by Kitashirakawa this time.
And when the enemy comes around, let alone leaving, they may die without knowing how they died.
But what was the result? The results they achieved were mediocre, and the speed of advancement was not as good as expected. It was not as good as the results achieved by the 114th Division and the 9th Division.
And if he had known this, he would have found an excuse not to come. Working with this prince is not only troublesome but also dangerous. Moreover, this idiot loves face too much. It is obvious that the war situation has fallen into an extremely unfavorable situation, but he is still picking three.
Pick four.
Taro Aso knew this senior, he was like a poisonous snake dormant in a cave waiting for its prey to come to its doorstep, and it was extremely venomous. If you were bitten by him, you would definitely die.
The combat effectiveness of the 51st Army is very tenacious, and the fortifications are very strong. If they attack head-on, they will not get any advantage at all.
Thinking of this, Taro Aso quickly said: "Senior, we can attack the 51st Army while returning to the army. Not to mention destroying one of his divisions, at least one of his regiments will be annihilated. And we can do it from the front.
Breaking through can also demonstrate the strength of our Imperial Japanese Army, what do you think?"
Taro Aso was speechless and even felt that he was the roundworm in Kitashirakawa's stomach. He had just thought that Kitashirakawa would leave him in Bengbu to die, and the Prince of Kitashirakawa said it himself.
Taro Aso quickly agreed: "What the senior said is absolutely true. It's just that we have to face a problem now. The 10th Division has suffered very heavy losses this time, and I'm afraid it won't be able to assist us in the battle. We might as well turn in and wait.
An opportunity to hunt that Dragon Boat Festival again."
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Taro Aso was speechless, because with the number of people they had now, it was easy to take down a round of the 51st Army. But to reach the headquarters of the 51st Army was simply a dream.
It's just that he doesn't want to die, and he also wants to save face, so this is a bit difficult.
But Taro Aso didn't dare to say that directly, and he had to obey Kitashirakawa's wishes, otherwise the senior would have more than a hundred ways to kill himself in a reasonable and reasonable way.
Taro Aso was still thinking, but Kitashirakawa Aoi was obviously impatient and asked: "Aso, how long do you have to think about it? Is it really that difficult? Or maybe you are just like those idiots who met that guy
There will be no fighting in the Dragon Boat Festival? What's more, I'm not asking you to deal with the Dragon Boat Festival this time, but the 51st Army.
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Although what he said just now was very tactful, it was obvious that the other party was not satisfied. He wanted to find a better step for Kitashirakawa to get off, otherwise Kitashirakawa might be able to easily trick him to death by giving him a stay-at-home order.
Although Kitashirakawa is arrogant, he also cherishes his life.
Taro Aso was observing the words and expressions on the sidelines. He still understood this prince.
Kitashirakawa frowned at this time, because this time the losses of each department were very heavy. If he withdraws his troops like this, he will definitely be laughed at by those with ulterior motives when he returns home.
The Japanese 39th Regiment and 40th Regiment have been fighting for a long time, including part of the 26th Division, and they are all attacking the 51st Army.
Kitashirakawa still shook his head and said: "It's still a bit embarrassing. If we can go back with the head of the commander of the 51st Army, this battle will be considered a great victory."
But at this time, if he did not leave, after losing the two powerful fists of the 10th Regiment and the 63rd Regiment, if he continued to stay in Bengbu, he could only become a lone army.
Kitashirakawa finally smiled and motioned for Taro Aso to continue speaking.
He wanted to see if the plan mentioned by this junior student had any reference value, otherwise he would let Taro Aso guard Bengbu City alone.
However, why would Kitashirakawa do this? Isn’t Taro Aso his favorite junior?
The reason is simple, because someone must be responsible for the defeat in this battle. And Taro Aso was the one chosen by Kitashirakawa.
He, Kitashirakawa, was not wrong. The only ones who were wrong were the losers under him, including his combat staff. These high-ranking officials of the Japanese army in the past would all be buried with the failure of this battle.
And Taro Aso was left behind to die. It can be said that this was the last mercy of the prince. Because before that, all the officers on the staff had to commit seppuku and die in front of Taro Aso!