Chapter 1002: Clearly Surrendered but Still Betrayed
Seeing that the three men did not nod, Murakami pointed at the Japanese soldier who played Wang Sheng and sneered:
"Captain Wang! It doesn't matter if you don't surrender. The commander of this division will kill you and let Nishimura play you."
Wang Sheng did not have a firm belief, and was used to a life of luxury. He was afraid of death and nodded at him hurriedly.
Murakami Qizuo didn't expect this guy to be such a coward, and said happily: "Kobayashi! Take the cloth out of Commander Wang's mouth, and let's have a good chat."
"Hello!"
Xiao Lin Zhiye hurriedly accepted the order.
He took the cloth from Wang Sheng's mouth and said with a smile, "Commander Wang! A man who knows the current situation is a hero. You are following Mr. Wang's roundabout way to save the country. Don't feel burdened."
Wang Sheng took a deep breath and said in shock: "I know, I have no mental burden."
Murakami Qizuo smiled and said, "Yoshi! Commander Wang is indeed a hero! Kobayashi-kun! Help him untie the ropes. I want to drink with Wang Sang."
Logically speaking, there were quite a few Japanese soldiers in the tent, and Murakami Qizuo liked to order Kobayashi Zhiye around.
Xiao Lin Zhiye frowned, fearing that Wang Sheng would do something bad to him. However, under the threat of Murakami Qizuo, he still risked his life and stepped forward to untie the rope for Wang Sheng.
Wang Sheng nodded and bowed, grovelling and saying: "Major General Murakami! Thank you for saving my life."
The commanders of the 2nd and 3rd Regiments were ready to die, but they did not expect Wang Sheng to be so weak. They glared at Wang Sheng fiercely, making grunting sounds.
Xiao Lin Zhiye still wanted to persuade the two regiment commanders to surrender, so he stepped forward and said, "Two regiment commanders! Your division commander has surrendered, why do you two insist on doing so?"
Wang Sheng echoed, "Yes! Why don't we join the camp of saving the country through indirect means?"
Murakami laughed and said, "Yoshi! If the two regiment commanders surrender, when my division captures Chongqing, you can choose any of the money, beauties, high positions and generous salaries. If you don't surrender, you will be shot immediately."
After saying this, he nodded to the Japanese guards.
More than a dozen Japanese guards all raised their bayonets.
At the critical moment of life and death, in the face of national justice.
The second and third regiment leaders smiled at each other, and suddenly bumped into Xiao Lin Zhiye and Wang Sheng respectively.
Xiao Lin Zhiye and Wang Sheng were knocked onto the table by the two men, knocking over the table with the hot pot.
The oil in the hot pot splashed all over Murakami, and he screamed in pain from the burns.
He pulled out his pistol in a rage and fired several shots at the two commanders.
The Japanese guards rushed forward howling and frantically stabbed the two regiment commanders with their bayonets.
The two captains fell in a pool of blood, looking at Wang Sheng with disdain in their eyes.
Wang Sheng climbed up and looked at the two commanders who died heroically in shock.
Not far outside the tent, Wang Sheng's guards heard the gunshots and rushed over immediately.
"Da-da! Da-da-da!"
The Japanese soldiers lying in ambush in the nearby woods frantically fired at the guard company with machine guns.
The guard company was caught off guard and a large number of them fell in an instant, but the remaining ones fought back bravely.
"Boom! Boom!"
The Japanese artillery regiment began to bombard the 78nd and 2rd Regiments of the 3th Division.
The 2nd and 3rd Regiments had completely different reactions when they encountered Japanese artillery fire.
The 2nd Regiment remained calm under artillery fire and, under the command of Deputy Regiment Officer Su Yongzhuang, launched a charge towards the tents by the lake.
The 3rd Regiment was in chaos due to the artillery bombardment and fled westward under the leadership of the deputy regimental commander, with no intention of rescuing Wang Sheng and others.
Needless to say, the road to the west had been blocked by heavy troops from the Toyoshima Brigade.
The 3rd Regiment, which was determined to escape, suffered countless casualties, and the deputy regiment commander was killed. The survivors had no choice but to return and join forces with the 2nd Regiment to launch a charge towards the tents on the shore of Jinhu Lake.
In a tent by Jinhu Lake, the Japanese radio operator reported:
"Your Excellency, the division commander! The commander called and ordered our army to move westward quickly and capture Chongqing at all costs."
Murakami nodded and said with a wry smile, "It seems that Commander Sonobe River can't wait to be promoted to general. The commander of our division can't continue playing the cat and mouse game."
Xiao Lin Zhiye suggested: "Major General! We should hurry up and wipe out the Chinese 78th Division, then move westward to bypass the Chinese 34th Army's defense zone and directly capture Chongqing."
Murakami rolled his eyes at him and shook his head, saying, "How can it be that easy? My division is under-strength and the battle is still going on at Liyu Beach. If we can bring the Chinese 78th Division under our command and use it to tie down the Chinese 34th Army, we will have a chance of winning."
After he finished speaking, he picked up a tweeter and handed it to Wang Sheng, saying:
"Commander Wang! Tell your troops to lay down their weapons immediately and surrender to the Imperial Army."
Wang Sheng took the speaker and said hesitantly: "This..."
Murakami Qizuo shouted angrily: "Hurry up and persuade them to surrender, otherwise I will kill you now and replace you with Nishimura."
Wang Sheng said helplessly: "Don't! I'll shout right away!"
He walked out of the tent, picked up the loudspeaker and shouted loudly: "All members of the 78th Division, listen up! The division commander orders you to lay down your weapons and join Mr. Wang's indirect way to save the country."
As soon as these words were spoken, all those who came to rescue him stopped immediately.
The chief of staff of the 3rd Regiment said anxiously: "Deputy Commander Su! Commander Wang has surrendered to the devils. Let's break out."
Su Yongzhuang said thoughtfully: "We can't break out to the west, north or east. We can only go south and meet up with my brother and the chief of staff. Maybe we can fight our way out."
The 3rd Regiment Chief of Staff nodded and said, "Okay! We, the 3rd Regiment, will follow your command."
Su Yongzhuang shouted loudly: "Brothers! Break out to the south."
After saying this, he led the remaining soldiers of two regiments and turned south.
Wang Sheng looked at the troops going away and felt extremely regretful.
It was not until this time that he realized that he should not have gone to the battlefield.
From the tent behind him came Murakami Qizuo's extremely cold voice.
"Kobayashi-kun! What do you want to do with this useless Chinese division commander?"
Kobayashi Shiba said in Japanese: "Mr. Division Commander! Why don't you kill him and let Nishimura take his place? Otherwise, why did you bother looking for a replacement?"
Murakami Qizuo said happily: "Yoshi! Later you can take Nishimura to sneak into Chongqing, let Miss Aoki give him a good lesson, completely impersonate his identity, deceive his family, and kill the Chinese leader."
Xiao Lin Zhiye said with a smile: "Xicun is too far behind now. My daughter has to do the surgery and replace Wang Sheng's face to make it look so real that even his wife can't recognize him. Haha!"
Murakami Kizuo said thoughtfully: "Is he still of any value? If not, lock him up immediately."
Xiao Lin Zhiye smiled and said, "Have him send a distress telegram to the 34th Army, and have the 34th Army of China go forward to rescue the 78th Division. The Empire pretends to be the 77th Division and goes deep into the hinterland of western Hubei and heads towards Chongqing."
Murakami Qizuo ordered, "Yoshi! Nishimura-kun! Invite Wang-san in and learn how to walk like him."
"Hello!"
The devil Nishimura hurriedly took orders and walked out of the tent.
Wang Sheng could understand Japanese and knew he could not escape death.
He snatched the rifle from the Japanese soldier next to him and stabbed Nishimura in the chest with his bayonet.
The Japanese guards next to him reacted quickly and stabbed several bayonets into his body.
Wang Sheng shouted loudly: "34th Army! Please avenge me."
The sounds of "Bang! Bang!" continued incessantly.
Murakami Qizuo kept pulling the trigger of his pistol towards him until the bullets were all used up, and said bitterly: "The Chinese are really hard to figure out. They surrendered but then they turned against us."
At this time, the Japanese radio operator ran out of the tent and reported loudly:
"Your Excellency, the division commander! The commander called and sent the Yamabe Shintaka Division to reinforce our army. He ordered our army to quickly defeat the 34th Army and advance west to Chongqing."