Chapter 464: Strange Troops
"Baga! The gang of red deer in the Fourth Division is simply a shame to the empire!"
The commander of the Fifth Division, Yamada Kiyoshi, stared at the battle report sent from the front line, was furious and rushed. After fighting for a day, there was no progress. Most of the Fourth Division, which was supposed to come to reinforce, remained in place without moving.
Especially the damn 8th Regiment, they were obviously very close to the battlefield, but they were unable to move forward for various reasons. The journey of the day has not yet reached halfway.
From the assistant officials and lieutenants to the military chiefs, they either "seek medical treatment when they are sick" or "relapse of old injuries". The field hospitals are almost unable to get stuck. Out of concern for the physical condition of the soldiers, a brigade leader who had been studying medicine for a few days before joining the army actually went to the hospital for treatment. A series of mysterious operations are really shocking.
This made all the officers and soldiers of the Fifth Division who were fighting hard on the front line. While cursing, Yamada Keiichi also reported the other party's various bad behaviors to Yamashita Fengwen and requested severe punishment for those indecent personnel.
Fengwen of Yamashita was also very troubled. Who would not know the virtues of the Fourth Division? He was so stolen that he couldn't hold on. He took these guys to the Battle of Nomenkan in Northeast China, and that experience was so bad.
The key is that they are very united within. Even the Commander-in-Chief of Teraenae was once one of the division commanders of this army. As an Osaka native, Teraenae values his hometown troops very much and can do anything that he can do if he wants to.
But there is still a sarcastic remark. A stern telegram was photographed at the command center of the Fourth Division. The content is nothing more than accusation and lessons of them.
"Hi...Wow, Kalimasida...Hi..."
Before this was over, the Southern Army Command called Taunge directly. On the phone, Sou Teideune cursed him without hesitation. Masaro Masao, who was the leader of the division, was sweating continuously and nodded at the microphone like a grandson.
"Please rest assured, I will urge the lower level to reinforce as soon as possible, hey!" Masaro Masao wiped the cold sweat from his head and put down the phone with lingering fear.
"Damn it... I've simply lost all the face of the Empire!"
After finally getting scolded, Masaro Masao was full of anger and had nowhere to speak. He was depressed and became more angry as he thought about it. He paced back and forth in the command center with his hands behind his back.
There is no way, who asked him to take over this hot potato? The Fourth Division basically has a one-to-one adjustment from top to bottom, and even the previous division commanders cannot solve this problem.
"Send a report to the 8th and 37th regiments immediately. You must arrive at the Nandu River within two days, otherwise you will let them apologize to His Majesty the Emperor!"
"Hi!"
Seeing the division commander's angry look, the messenger did not dare to delay and hurried out to convey the order.
To say that the reason why the Fourth Division is so famous is not only because of some of their own mysterious operations, it may be because of the malicious darkness of their compatriots.
The Fourth Division recruitment site was in Osaka, which is famous for its business in Japan, so this division has the nickname of "trade traders".
Since most of the soldiers are composed of vegetable dealers and travelers in Osaka, the Fourth Division is infected with the habit of vendors. When fighting, they often like to bargain with their superiors and even cheat and do not work hard.
At that time, the Japanese Army Division would use one-character code code, mostly using words with the meaning of martial spirit, such as "Yang" of the Second Division, "Wu" of the Ninth Division, "Dragon" of the Fifty-fourth Division, and so on.
But what is interesting is that when the Osaka Fourth Division was formed, it named its own code name: "Dian". You should know that using the word "Dian" is very unique.
The word "天" is derived from the Yodogawa River that crosses the most prosperous Umeda commercial area of Osaka. Therefore, in the eyes of the officers and soldiers of the Fourth Division, the character "天" has both a rural atmosphere and auspicious sign of "being rich and treasure". This Japanese division is indeed very alternative. It was considered to have its own "homesickness" and "dreams of wealth" at the beginning of its establishment, but it did not have the "martial spirit".
However, it would be a big mistake to think that this Osaka Division is a poor candid. In fact, the Fourth Division is also the real main force in the Japanese army and is not easy to deal with at all.
The Osaka Division was formed very early, and it was one of the seven earliest permanent divisions during the Meiji Restoration. It can be regarded as an elite force with a "not small background" among the Japanese army.
At the same time, they are also one of the 17 first-class standing divisions formed before the Japanese invasion of China, and belong to the A-type division of the Japanese Army. Therefore, the Osaka Division is not only qualified in the Japanese army series, but also its combat effectiveness should also belong to the first echelon.
The reason why he was scolded by his own people later was first of all because the Osaka Division was exposed for reselling military supplies during the war, which broke the image of the "heroic and good at fighting" Japanese army and the hearts of the Japanese senior executives.
In addition, the Osaka Division is not as brainless and fanatical as other divisions, and it always makes a "long live charge". To put it bluntly, no matter the officers and soldiers of the division, they all cherish their lives!
However, in the eyes of the Osaka Division officers and soldiers, this is not for the sake of being funny, nor for their own cowardice. You must know that Osaka is at the forefront of Japan's "Meiji Restoration". The people there are rich early and the people are enlightened early.
The Kanto region of Japan, especially in Hokkaido, who has never seen any world, is like being fooled by the top Japanese army. The people of the Osaka Division are very calm. They know that they must do their best when they get rich, but if they are fighting, especially those who are not sure of it, they will never fight to the death!
Therefore, they were not fooled by the "dark card in the sky". As for the war, it was the business of those Japanese politicians and the emperor themselves. Who would really fight to the death? After all, we still have to go back alive to continue doing business and make a lot of money.
But then again, since the rumors exist, there is a certain truth. The Fourth Division has performed outstandingly in the war, but it is more of a "sneering and sloppy"
During the Battle of Xuzhou, when the Chinese army retreated, they encountered a "strange Japanese army". When they encountered the Chinese army, they had no intention of chasing them, and even cooked food on both sides of the road. Later they found out that this "strange Japanese army" was a detachment of the Osaka Division.
Later, the Osaka Division was transferred to support the Battle of Nomenhan, but they repeatedly delayed on the way. Although the orders from their superiors were conveyed very early, the soldiers were reluctant to set off. The officers and soldiers within the division all claimed to have suffered from strange diseases and asked to stay behind, which made the Kanto Army Command furious. Is the Imperial Army of our Japanese Empire so easy to get sick?
Chapter completed!