On the 19th, at around four o'clock in the morning, on the Kaga, as the navigator kept waving the flag in his hand, fighter planes took off one after another, and soon flew away like the sea where the "Toyama Maru" was located.
Yamamoto, Koizumi and Tsukahara stood on the deck and witnessed all this. Koizumi asked Yamamoto: "Sir, are you sure this is effective? I mean, it would be bad if the officers and soldiers of the Osaka Division were provoked to rebel."
Before Yamamoto could answer, Tsukahara sneered: "Koizumi, you said those traders would rebel. Hehe, you think too highly of them. If they really had such courage, would the shameful scene yesterday still happen? Don't worry, absolutely. It won’t be counterproductive.”
Yamamoto continued: "Tsukahara is right. The Osaka Division will rebel. This kind of thing will never happen. Koizumi, it is indeed inappropriate to do this, but we have no other choice. If they are a little bit better, I will Why did they resort to such a desperate strategy? I just hope that this time under the coercion of Yamabe and the others, the blood unique to the Yamato nation in their bodies can burn once. In that case, even if they are taken to a military court after the war, I will admit it. . ”
"Sir, I don't agree with what you said next. How could you be taken to a military court? If this happens, the empire will be over..." Tsukahara said excitedly,
Yamamoto waved his hand and did not let him continue.
Yamamoto really had no choice but to do this. The Hainan Campaign lasted for several days. Although the combined fleet had unprecedentedly powerful sea and air superiority, it was never able to turn it into actual results. The Osaka Division happened just when the infantry was in short supply. The Hongcun Regiment is afraid of fighting. If extraordinary measures are not taken at this time, the Osaka Division will not only be unable to play its due role, but will also drag down the progress of the entire war. The United Fleet is now fighting in a foreign country, and everything it needs They all rely on supplies from the rear, and the food and drink of nearly 20,000 people has become a major factor that can affect the progress of the war. Instead of raising these 20,000 people in vain, why not take extraordinary measures to squeeze out their role?
On the "Toyama Maru", Sawada Shigeru looked at the fighter planes circling overhead, his expression was quite ugly,
"These bastards from the Navy Department bully us too much. What does this mean? Division Commander, we must not give in. I don't believe they dare to bomb us." A major named Takuichiro Aramura roared in front of him. He said, as soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of approval.
"Your Excellency, even if it is just for the dignity of the Osaka Division, we cannot surrender."
"Your Excellency, there is nothing to hesitate about. If they really dare to bomb us, we will fight them."
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"Ba Ge, shut up. Don't you understand Commander Yamamoto's temperament? Let me tell you, he is really capable of doing such crazy things. Okay, get ready to land. Tell the soldiers that this time If you don't fight bravely, you may be killed by your own people as a deserter. You don't have to think about yourself, but please think about your parents, wives and children. Even for them, you have to be a soldier. Back to the man..."
Before Sawada Shigeru finished speaking, a Type 99 fighter plane numbered 1003 suddenly roared past his head less than a few dozen meters away. The huge roar of its engine directly drowned out his screams.
"Asshole, do you want to murder Lieutenant General Sawada?" Huangcun raised his head and pointed at 1003 and cursed,
It was Yamabe who piloted 1003 and dared to go wild on Sawada Shigeru's head. It seemed that he heard Arakura's yelling. He just pulled up the fighter plane and immediately made another big turn and flew back, and then flew over Sawada and others at a closer distance. Flying by, this time, the air turbulence caused by 1003's rapid passing even scraped off the military caps of several Japanese soldiers.
Zetian gritted his teeth, stared at 1003, and suddenly shouted: "Do you really want to be bombed to death by the navy's aviation force? Ba Ge, why don't you organize a landing immediately?"
"Hai." This time, no one dared to disobey him.
Some of the Japs in the Hongcun Regiment have already recognized 1003 as the fighter plane that killed many of their comrades in yesterday's strafing attack. While they were expelled by the officers and boarded the landing craft, they used all the obscene words they could think of to express pain. He scolded Yamabe, and there were many words in it. The emperor even said emphatically: Bage, why are you so arrogant? One day, I will beat you down.
Just when the Japanese infantry of the division fleet began to land again under the intimidation of fighter planes, in a coconut grove southwest of Baida Village, Qifang Town, Changjiang, dozens of cadet soldiers in camouflage uniforms were busy, about a hundred meters away from them. A few meters away, hundreds of cadets in the same uniform were lying among the grass and shrubs, and a little further away were some self-defense team members dressed as local villagers. Although the weapons of these self-defense team members were extremely crude and primitive, their morale was It's very high. Huang Jiaqing and his team's feat yesterday not only inspired all the students, but also the officers and soldiers of the Hainan Self-Defense Force.
The established strategy has changed, from luring the enemy in depth to resisting step by step. Guo Yucheng's job has become much easier. Out of attachment to his hometown, the self-defense team members are naturally more willing to resist rather than blindly escape.
The forward reconnaissance team received intelligence that about a thousand Japs were advancing towards Qifang Town. Therefore, Xue Dehuai, commander of the third battalion of the 505th Regiment of the 13th Xuexue Division and the 39th Xuexue Brigade, who was responsible for the defense of Qifang Town, decided to take advantage of this. A coconut grove ambushed the Japanese soldiers to slow down their attack speed.
The enemy army detected by the reconnaissance team was none other than Komuro Sugito's brigade. The Japanese in this unit witnessed the incredible scene at the foot of Changjiang City yesterday. After discovering that the Chinese army's combat power was astonishing, they rushed outside like frightened birds. In the safe virgin forest, Komuro escaped the battle. He originally wanted to take people back to the landing position after dark. However, because he received a telegram of reprimand from the division fleet headquarters, Komuro worried that if he went back without doing anything, he might endanger Hong Kong. Kazuo Murura took the blame, so he gritted his teeth and simply hid in the woods with his men and became a turtle. The Japs in Komuro Battalion were very timid and opposed this decision at first. However, after receiving the command from the Second Command, After the telegram was sealed, they applauded Komuro's wise decision. In this telegram, Yamamoto formally issued an order to all parts of the Osaka Division in the division fleet, stating that tomorrow the aviation force would serve as a supervisor to supervise them. To fight a dignified battle, when they thought that once they returned to the landing position, they would fight under the supervision of the aviation force tomorrow, the Japanese in the Komuro brigade thought that it would be better to wander outside, so they simply turned off the telegraph machine, and then So he hid himself in the woods wholeheartedly,
After daybreak, considering that Changjiang had been captured and the next battle would begin in the northeast area of Changjiang, Xiaoshi sent his men to find a safe hiding place farther away. Then, after a comprehensive comparison, they chose the southwest of Qifang Town. This forest in the direction is turning towards here,