After the air raid, it is no exaggeration to describe the sea area where the reinforcement fleet is located, with corpses strewn across the sea and mourning everywhere.
Wave after wave of waves passed by, and the corpses of many Japanese were lifted up and swallowed by the waves. It suddenly became like a ghost land.
Humans are the strangest and most complex creatures in the world. Sometimes, you don’t feel anything when you are in the scene, but you will have serious sequelae afterwards.
Ouyang Yun originally insisted on sinking less enemy ships and killing more Japanese. It was based on this perspective. Although Taiwan was once Chinese land, it had been occupied by the Japanese for many years. Since the Japanese regarded Taiwan as their homeland, they naturally could not let it go. The Xuebing Army has maintained its existence for a long time. Although the Xuebing Army has developed to a considerable size, compared with the Japanese army, it is still a firefly. Ouyang Yun has no doubt that if the Japanese are really determined to annihilate the Xuebing Army As for the army, the Xuebing Army can still withstand the enemy. The Fujian and Guangdong Qiong is so big, and the Xuebing Army only has so many troops. Even though the ordnance is more advanced than the Japanese army, once the whole country of Japan attacks, the Xuebing Army will only end up with One, that is, just as suddenly as it appeared at the beginning, it will suddenly disappear in the long river of history.
Even if the Guards Division's reinforcement plan can be foiled this time, the next time, and the next time, sinking more ships will certainly cause greater losses to the Japanese, but it will not be enough to plant terror in their hearts. Ouyang Yun's idea of doing this is very simple, which is to strike fear into the hearts of the Japanese who survived the air raid and make them tremble when they hear the name of Xuebingjun. Only in this way can the Japanese's military superiority be offset and Only by prolonging the time that the Taiwan Corps can occupy Taiwan as long as possible can it continue to maintain its military presence in Taiwan during the Pacific War in the near future, and this will affect many of his subsequent plans.
I have to admit that the Japanese are ruthless, not only to their enemies, but also to themselves. When the air raids were at their most intense, even if there were bombs falling overhead, many little devils could still grit their teeth and persevere, and even dared to use their hair against the white-fin dolphin. The ineffective Sanba Gai fired in vain,
Acting bravely in battle does not necessarily mean that they are true warriors. Militarism and the so-called bushido spirit are like a deformed cancer that can make them temporarily crazy, but it cannot completely obliterate the innate nature in their hearts. The fear of death came from this. No, when the air raid ended and I was in a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, I suddenly realized that I was only one step away from death. Then I heard the heartbreaking cries of my injured colleagues. Many Japanese soldiers His spirit immediately collapsed completely,
Ninety percent of the dozens of troop transport ships are still burning with fire, and the billowing smoke obscures the sky. It is mixed with a strong smell of barbecue, which makes people feel sick. Many Japanese are hiding here. They were incinerated in the huge fire. When the surviving Japanese soldiers suppressed their fear and nausea and began to put out the fire, some of them had already had part of their limbs burned off.
In this air strike, more than five to six thousand Japanese were directly killed in the Guards Division. The decks of some ships were densely covered with corpses, and their blood almost formed a stream on the deck. Five or six thousand died, and the number of those who fell into the sea and were shot and drowned was also around this number, and the injured were countless. Of the nine generals, two were killed, one was missing, three were seriously injured, one was slightly injured, and none The only injured were Tsukahara 243, Muto Akira and Toyshima Fuotaro.
At the critical moment, Muto Akira and Toyshima Botaro were forced into a lifeboat by their subordinates and escaped death. After that, they drifted with the tide and witnessed the brutality of the cadet army.
Yes, it was brutal. Dozens of Baijis ignored the anti-aircraft fire of the escort fleet and swooped back and forth to fire. A large number of Japanese floating on the sea were killed, and the Japanese who were forced out of the cabin by the fireworks were more like living targets. One fell into a group,
The sea water was quickly dyed red, just like the Songhua River during the September 18th Incident and the Yangtze River at the end of the Nanjing Battle. If Matsui Iwane and other officers who participated in the Nanjing Battle were here, I don’t know if they would be like this. Thoughts: retribution,
The Skynet is sparse and never leaks out. Today, this ancient Chinese saying has been proven,
Most of the Japs in the Guards Division don't know how to swim, but in this mountainous area that's almost as wide as the sky, with waves that can easily move one or two meters, what's the point even if they know how to swim? As long as they choke on two pieces of water, then There is only one ending waiting for them,
Seeing many soldiers being swallowed by the waves, they struggled hard. However, first only their waving arms were left, and then they completely disappeared from sight. Muto and Toyoshima looked pale and had trembling lips. For the first time , both of them tasted the feeling of life being worse than death,
Compared with the Guards Division, the escort fleet sent by the United Fleet only suffered a few hundred casualties. This loss is really not worth mentioning. However, their feelings are by no means much better than the Japs of the Guards Division. Many Japanese in the escort fleet have experienced the "sinking of the bar". They always thought that it was the most tragic experience in their lives, and they always wanted to take revenge and avenge their shame. However, after witnessing this incident, the Japanese soldiers After the military and air force gave the Guards Division a feast of hell, they realized how lucky they were.
"Coming to the aid of Taiwan, well, it's become a joke now." Tsukahara said in the captain's room of the "Sangryu" aircraft carrier,
As the flagship of the escort fleet, the "Canglong" was the most seriously damaged among the many warships in the escort fleet. However, compared with those troop carriers, the damage to the hull and the loss of fighter planes were almost negligible. After the incoming enemy planes left the battlefield, all the warships in the escort fleet were actively rescuing those who fell into the water, or approaching a burning ship and using their high-pressure hoses to help extinguish the fire.
Yamamoto was originally an extremely strong man, but after witnessing several nearby troop transport ships and the tragic scene on the sea, the little devil actually shed a lot of tears. Tsukahara's cold-bloodedness made him very unhappy, but he was his superior, so he Unable to refute, he sighed heavily and asked Tsukahara: "Your Excellency, now we can only wait for news from the military headquarters."
"What are you waiting for? They must have retreated. After this battle, the 1st and 2nd Guards Divisions will not be able to recover for a year. It seems that we can only rely on us to completely solve the Taiwan incident. The combined fleet has arrived, has Commander Yamamoto called back?"
"not yet."
In Nagasaki, in the medical room of the "Kaga" aircraft carrier, Yamamoto Isoroku was surrounded by a group of military doctors.
After the old Japanese suffered physical and mental injuries in the Hainan Battle, he never fully recovered. Well, Tsukahara sent a telegram, thinking that the Xuebing Army's air raid was again aimed at his own aircraft carrier, but the old Japanese didn't answer it at all. I fainted immediately when I came up.
Yamamoto was the backbone of the Combined Fleet. When he fainted, all senior officials of the Combined Fleet were alerted. Everyone was worried about his safety and couldn't help but forget to reply to Tsukahara.