Lost and Spy

Chapter 3235 Ultimatum
The U.S. military has demonstrated the strength of its equipment.

In the face of absolute superior firepower, the Japanese army has no resistance at all.

Passive defense, helplessly waiting for death to come.

It's not that Natsume Seiichiro didn't try hard.

He tried to fight back.

Although it is dangerous to fight back, it is better than passively waiting to die.

It's just that this kind of counterattack has no effect in front of the US military's defense line composed of light and heavy machine guns, carbines, Thomson, and Garland.

After dropping the corpses all over the place, the Japanese army got nothing.

In just one morning, the Japanese army lost almost all of the outside positions on Knighting Street.

Natsume Seiichiro was forced to concentrate his remaining troops and direct the Japanese resistance with the commercial building as the center.

"Almost, it's time to persuade you to surrender."

Unexpectedly, Meng Shaoyuan unexpectedly proposed such an idea.

You know, Meng Shaoyuan was very disgusted with accepting the surrender of the Japanese army before.

He can't wait to kill every Japanese soldier he sees.

Only this time it's different.

He had to end the battle early, take control of the place quickly, and set up a new line of defense on Knighting Street in case the next batch of Japanese troops was coming.

On the battlefield, sometimes, you always do something you don't want to do.

……

The gunfire on the battlefield suddenly fell silent.

Immediately afterwards, an American soldier with a white handkerchief hanging from the point of his gun appeared.

The Japanese army stared at them eagerly, and there was a possibility of misfiring their guns anytime, anywhere.

Fortunately, this did not happen in the end.

The U.S. troops stopped in front of the Japanese positions.

A Japanese army sergeant came over.

The American soldier handed a letter to the other party, then turned and left.

There was no dialogue between the two sides during the whole process.

……

This is a letter of persuasion.

It can also be seen as an ultimatum.

In the letter, the U.S. military requested that the Japanese army must lay down their weapons, walk out of their positions in an orderly manner, and surrender to the U.S. military before 8:[-] tonight.

The U.S. military will ensure the safety of the surrendered Japanese troops.

If the Japanese army continues to resist before 8 o'clock, then Knighting Street will usher in a devastating blow.

Natsume Seiichiro wasn't angry at all.

Sooner or later this day will come.

From the official battle to the present, in just one morning, there were only 150 of the [-] Japanese troops left.

Most of the Japanese soldiers were killed.

Moreover, the U.S. military has not yet officially launched an attack, and only used powerful artillery fire.

Especially under the attack of white phosphorus bombs, the death of the Japanese army was terrible.

Natsume Seiichiro knew very well that if he continued like this, he had no chance of winning.

Yes, perhaps with a tenacious defense, it can inflict certain damage on the US military.

But what's the use of that?
The final outcome of the Japanese army on Knighting Street was already doomed early on.

"What's your opinion?"

Natsume Seiichiro asked after showing the ultimatum to several officers.

A dead silence.

Just like Natsume Seiichiro, these Japanese officers did not feel angry.

They have clearly seen everything cruel on the battlefield.

This is not war, this is unilateral slaughter.

If it was placed before, the officers of the Japanese army would definitely clamor for a decisive battle to the end, for His Majesty the Emperor.

But the reality told them that they didn't even have the capital to die!

The bloody reality finally calmed down these arrogant Japanese soldiers.

During the bombardment by the U.S. Army, Major Natsume's most trusted subordinate and the frontline commander, Major Kishiyasu, was attacked by white phosphorus bombs.

The way he struggled and wailed in pain is still in the minds of these officers.

In the end, Natsume Seiichiro had to use a bullet to end Major Kishiyasu's pain.

If we continue to resist, maybe each of them will face the same ending as Major Kishitai?
Seeing that no one answered himself, Natsume Seiichiro stopped asking.

He took a pen and paper and wrote a letter.

That's for the US military.

Inside came his demand for surrender.

Then, he called a second lieutenant and told him to hand over the letter to the US military.

His request was not excessive, and he believed that the Americans would accept it.

And asking to surrender again is also his last dignity as the supreme commander here!
……

"Basically agree, except for the last one."

After Meng Shaoyuan read Natsume Seiichiro's letter, he quickly made his own decision: "It is impossible for us to send the surrendered prisoners of war to the rear camp.

Now, with fighting raging all over Manila, our task is to keep pushing forward, and we simply don't have enough manpower to do that. "

"Yes, Your Excellency."

When the second lieutenant left, he couldn't help asking:
"Your Japanese is so good, are you also Japanese?"

Meng Shaoyuan smiled: "Do you think I look like me? I am the enemy of Japan!"

The most dissatisfied must be Jing Shanzhisuke.

No Japanese hates the Japanese more than he does.

"On the battlefield, there will always be compromises."

Meng Shaoyuan said calmly: "Of course we can occupy this place and kill every Japanese that we can see, but it will take a lot of time.

Especially the building on the opposite side is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and they are all reinforced concrete structures. It is difficult for the mortars that showed their power before to cause substantial damage to the building.

To blame, you have to blame the Americans. After they colonized the Philippines, they built a large number of buildings in Manila, all of which were made of reinforced concrete. This is why the Japanese army in Manila especially liked to use these buildings as their own fortress. "

Speaking of this, he smiled: "There are 150 Japanese troops on the opposite side, not a lot of them. But when reinforcements come, what about the defeated Japanese troops? I am sure that the number far exceeds the Japanese troops in the building."

Jing Shanzhi understood.

Meng Shaoyuan was giving up his junior to protect his senior.

"Give me a few people, and leave it to me to take care of these prisoners of war." Jing Shanzhi was full of confidence: "I promise, there will be no trouble."

……

"Really? Then it's decided."

Natsume Seiichiro was quite satisfied with the Americans' response.

He tidied up his military uniform: "Order all soldiers, put down their weapons and assemble."

"Hay."

At this time, the second lieutenant who went out to negotiate with the Americans said cautiously:

"The commander of the US military is very similar to an Asian, Chinese, or Japanese. Moreover, I think he looks very familiar, as if I have seen him somewhere."

"What does that matter?"

Natsume Seiichiro doesn't want to care about this at all now: "Give power to Commander Iwabuchi. Our department has gone through arduous resistance and can no longer stop the offensive of the US military. In order to ensure the lives of the soldiers of the empire, I am determined to surrender to the US military. I do it alone.

Long live the Empire of Japan, long live His Majesty the Emperor! "

After speaking, he let out a long sigh of relief.

It's over, everything here is finally over, and the burden on me can be unloaded!

(End of this chapter)