The Japanese army's communications were far less developed than those of the Xuebing Army. Before Arima Masafumi could report the dilemma encountered in Wanning to Yamamoto Isoroku, the landing battle commanded by Sawada Shigeru near Qiongnan Dongfang had already begun.
The landing site of the Japanese army was chosen at the Bassho Fishing Port in Dongfang City. This small fishing port is a natural formation. It was discovered and rebuilt by local fishermen while taking shelter from the storm. After being detected by the Little Japanese reconnaissance boat, it immediately became the site of Yamamoto and others. The best place to land in people’s minds,
After the "Oshima Maru" was severely damaged, Sawada Shigeru chose a large landing craft named "Toyama Maru" as his command ship. At this moment, he was holding a loudspeaker and making final mobilization for the troops about to land. : "You have all seen that the Chinese defenses have been completely destroyed by our bombing and artillery attacks. Can you still see the Chinese army? Yes, the Chinese have performed very bravely this time, but In the face of the unprecedentedly powerful firepower of the Imperial Army, their resistance only accelerated their own demise... There is no doubt that this will be a glorious battle, and you, His Majesty's warriors, all you need to do is to step on Entering this land proves the empire’s right to occupy it..."
There are more than 2,000 people in the landing vanguard force personally selected by Sawada Shigeru. Among them are a brigade of the Marine Corps under the Combined Fleet and a brigade of the Osaka Division. The captain of the Marine Corps is named Tomikawa Ishii. Ishii has always thought that the Marine Corps The discipline of the team was the worst among the Imperial Army's infantry system. However, after meeting the soldiers of the Osaka Division, he realized that the Empire actually had troops with even worse discipline than the Marines.
As a lieutenant general, Sawada Shigeru was speaking above. As a soldier, it is reasonable to say that he can only listen respectfully. For example, the Marine Corps officers and soldiers, although Sawada Shigeru is not their direct superior, they still listen respectfully. , Perhaps it is because the officers and soldiers of the Marine Corps behaved too well, so the rebelliousness of the Osaka Division people was highlighted more and more. Sawada Shigeru spoke loudly from above, while they whispered to each other in low voices below and did not know what they were discussing. , when a dispute occurred, what surprised Ishii was that they actually dared to shout,
The soldiers of the two Osaka divisions were arguing loudly. One of them, a guy with a male duck's voice, suddenly screamed "Ba Ge", which immediately attracted the attention of everyone else. Suddenly, he was shined by almost a thousand pairs of eyes. They finally sensed something and instinctively shrank their heads and stopped saying anything.
Ishii looked at Lieutenant General Sawada and saw that he put down his loudspeaker and looked at the two soldiers with a serious face. He couldn't help but gloated in his heart and thought: "These two guys are in trouble. They actually attacked Lieutenant General Sawada." So disrespectful, hey, I just don’t know how Zetian will deal with them, this is a good opportunity to kill them as a warning to others."
Although Ishii is just a captain, he has obviously mastered the command skills that only a senior commander has, so he naturally thinks that this is an excellent opportunity to "kill one person to make a warning to others." However, Sawada's next words and deeds are not at all in accordance with Ishii's words and deeds. Follow the routine that you take for granted,
"What's going on with you two?" Zetian pointed to the two soldiers with his left hand.
"Your Excellency, we are discussing a serious issue." An older soldier said seriously,
He said this and immediately attracted everyone's attention.
"Say." Zetian said,
"Your Excellency, why do you judge that the Chinese people on the land have lost their resistance? Your Excellency, you know that each of us is the wealth of the empire. Of course, this presupposes that we are still alive. , Your Excellency, we were just discussing whether the Chinese defense forces on this coast have really been destroyed."
Before the soldier finished speaking, Ishii's expression suddenly became strange. A legend in the depths of his mind slowly emerged. The words "Trader Division" became clearer and clearer. He suddenly realized that there seemed to be no No other title can better reflect the essence of the Osaka Division.
It is said that the most outstanding thing about the "Trader Division", that is, the Osaka Division, is the calculation ability of the soldiers of this division. Although the combat power of this division is not very good, its judgment of the situation is extremely accurate, and if they If you feel that a certain battle is not necessary, then half of the battle has been lost.
After analysis, the reason for the Merchant Division's timidity is actually quite sufficient, and for now, the soldier's analysis seems to be reasonable. At this moment, although the situation on the shore has gradually become clearer, it is far from clear. To the point that Lieutenant General Sawada said, with lessons learned from the past, has Lieutenant General Sawada forgotten what happened to the Imperial Army on Dazhou Island?
Of course, as Ishii believed, Lieutenant General Sawada's prestige could not be questioned by his subordinates. He immediately roared: "Ba Ge, are you questioning my ability to judge the battle situation, or do you have no contact with the Chinese people at all?" The courage to fight.”
The Japanese army was very hierarchical. When Sawada said these words, even if the two soldiers still had objections, they did not dare to express their objections openly. In this subtle atmosphere, the "Toyama Maru" began to sail towards Hachisho Port. Go, and soon arrived at the scheduled anchorage, and then the landing operation officially began.
Under the command of several officers, small landing craft one after another began to sail towards the offshore sea from the open front mouth of the "Toyama Maru". Ishii and the captain of the Osaka Division, Komuro Sugito, stood there The left and right sides of the front mouth directed their men to board the boat.
Ishii was engrossed in his work and did not notice anything strange about the friendly forces of the Osaka Division on the opposite side at first. After directing all his men in the brigade to board the small landing craft, he was the last one to step on it and sit down in the landing craft. He turned back to look for the small room and thought Exchange tactics with him,
Komuro hadn't noticed the figure yet, but the scene in front of him stunned him. They had all boarded the boat. However, only more than a hundred soldiers from the Osaka Division's brigade had completed the boarding.
"What's going on?" he asked his adjutant in confusion.
The adjutant whispered in his ear: "Sir, this trip is not good, please pay attention."
On another landing craft about twenty meters away from Ishii's landing craft, several soldiers from the Osaka Division were discussing something. Suddenly, one of them shouted loudly: "Komuro-kun, this won't work, we will die. Should we wait until the artillery fire is fully prepared before going up?"
"Ah." Ishii was dumbfounded when he heard this. He thought a little confusedly: Are the soldiers in Komuro making demands on him? These guys really have no commanders. No wonder they are so rude to Lieutenant General Sawada.
It is not surprising that Ishii would have such a big reaction, because this is the first time he has encountered such a situation since joining the front-line army.
The soldier who shouted that he wanted to question Major Komuro was obviously afraid of death. How did such a person sneak into the elite Osaka Division? Also, Major Komuro didn't react when he heard this. Shouldn't he be furious and even kill the coward with a knife?