In order to safeguard his own interests, the telegrams Sawada Shigeru sent back to the mainland in the past reported good news but not bad news. So why did he "report troubles" to the military this time?
The reason is very simple. The single hero's Xue Wujun showed his claws to them.
Sawada Shigeru was not stupid. From the initial hesitation to the later helplessness, and then to the final determination, he had a good grasp of the position of the Fourth Division on Hainan Island, so when the soldiers headed by Kuroda Seiichiro began to fight with When Xuebingjun made a deal in private, he not only did not object but also pushed forward. Then, with Ouyang Yun and his tacit approval, the Fourth Division occupied the southwest coastal area of Qiong in a relatively alternative way.
The old Japanese had noticed that the Xue Bing Army had ill intentions towards the Fourth Division, and had taken relevant precautions, but he failed to discover the "stealing the sky and changing the sun" plan. However, Shan Renxiong was making active preparations to contribute to the French. During a classic "battle", he sensitively sensed something was wrong, and finally decided to fight it out.
At this time, the Japanese military department had the final say with the navy, because the focus of the navy's work during this period was all on "tiger, tiger, tiger." And the attack on Hainan must rely on the navy fleet, so the Hainan incident first It was shelved, and now it has been selectively forgotten. If Shigeru Sawada had not sensed the crisis and alerted Tojo, quite a few people in the Japanese military would not even think that there was a fourth division in Hainan.
Tojo originally wanted to take this opportunity to attack the navy, but instead Mitsumasa Yoneuchi turned against the general. The old Japanese was at a loss for words. He blushed for about five minutes before he calmed down and asked: "Gentlemen, the fourth Everyone must know how strong the division is. If the student army really launches a counterattack, they are no match at all. Can we just watch their entire army be destroyed?"
"I heard that Lieutenant General Sawada organized troops to build considerable fortifications in the occupied areas. With these, can't they hold on for two months? As long as they can hold on for two months, when the combined fleet returns from the Pacific, we will Then we can launch a full-scale attack and occupy the entire Hainan Island in one fell swoop." A naval general said,
"It's unrealistic. Gentlemen, don't forget how Jiangshan City and Pingyang County fell. The Chinese have a large fire-breathing force, and this is the nemesis of the underground fortifications."
The reason why the Navy has been willing to keep the Fourth Division in Hainan Island to wait for death is partly because it can smuggle semiconductor components from the military academy, and also because it hopes to use it as a springboard to attack Hainan Island. Mitsumasa Yoneuchi thought about it. The final decision was: "Let them try to resist, and if it doesn't work, withdraw. The Fourth Division cannot fight, but its ability to survive in adversity is first-rate. As far as I know, Lieutenant General Sawada detained at least six ships carrying supplies. ,,Humph, maybe he has thought of this day for a long time."
This was the first time for many people here to hear of such a thing. Someone from the Navy immediately responded: "Such a thing actually exists. As far as I know, the victory telegrams received by the base camp since last year belong to the Fourth Division. At most, even His Majesty the Emperor often says, 'Fortunately, the Empire still has an extraordinarily brave and capable army.' How can we answer if His Majesty asks them to withdraw?"
"Isn't the Osaka Fourth Division good at repairing fortifications? Let them go to Sumatra. Mr. Koizumi is lacking such people."
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De Gu and others had originally made up their minds to resist softly to the end, but after a trip to Changbai Mountain, they discovered that the Xuebing Army actually possessed such terrifying aviation strength. Many people were touched and began to seriously consider using the Xuebing Army to counterattack. When the possibility of the mainland arose, Li Tieshu was responsible for accompanying them throughout the visit. After leaving the Changbai Mountain Air Force Base, he immediately took the French to the Haikou Naval Base, and there, the French were shocked again.
Compared with the established naval powers, the scale of the Xuebing Army's naval industry is actually not worth mentioning at all. However, considering that there are no previous reports in the world that China can build warships on its own, look at the busy shipyards and those in the Seeing the various types of ships lined up along the river, the French realized that the military formation of the navy was definitely not a whim, it was just for fun.
There are now three shipyards in Haikou. Among them, the former Dafu Shipyard moved from Dongshan Island is now the largest shipyard in Haikou. The shipyard now has four docks and can build two destroyers of about 2,000 tons at the same time. and submarines or gunboats of less than 1,000 tons. To the west of the original four docks, a very large dock is under construction. If nothing else goes wrong, after the dock is completed, the Xuebing Army will start construction here completely independently. The first aircraft carrier designed and entirely domestically produced,
"This is our No. 3 dock. Currently under construction is the No. 3 ship of the 'Hengshan-class' destroyer, 'Yandangshan'. The ship has a design tonnage of 2,356 tons, a design speed of 33 knots per hour, and equipment One..." Navy Commander-in-Chief Chen Ce and the French stood in front of the No. 3 dock, pointing to a ship under construction and making an introduction.
Two "Yandangshan-class" destroyers have been built. On the way to Haikou by ferry, the French had already seen the figure of their own ship "Hengshan", so although they had some doubts, they did not raise any similar questions. "Can this ship be driven?" are relatively weak questions, but more obscure questions: "I don't know which country the power equipment is from."
Chen Ce replied proudly: "Of course we produce them ourselves. The ships currently built by our army, from steel plates to rivets and even naval guns and engines, have all been domestically produced."
The French were secretly surprised. After looking at each other, Lulay asked: "Commander Chen, can we board the ship and observe."
The hull of the "Panyang Lake" has been welded, and the equipment on the ship is now being installed. Chen Ce nodded: "Of course." Then he made a gesture of invitation.
After a group of people boarded the boat, Degu and others touched here and there, and then asked a few questions to the workers who were working. They soon discovered an interesting phenomenon, "Japanese." Degu asked a worker who was working. Workers performing welding operations,
After hearing the translator's translation, the worker half-bowed and nodded, saying "Hai".
Now the French were even more surprised: "They are really Japanese."
Li Tieshu smiled when he saw this, took two steps forward and explained: "They are all prisoners captured by our army in previous battles. Because they have special skills, they were arranged to work here in lieu of punishment."
"Prisoners will be punished with work." Degu repeated these two words with a strange look on his face.
The other French officers couldn't help but look at the Japanese worker carefully and found that he had no injuries on his body and his expression was "normal". They couldn't help but become more confused.
"Are they paid?" Lu Lai suddenly asked a more sensitive question,
Chen Ce's eyes flashed coldly, and his face remained calm: "Of course."
Degu: "Can I ask him a few questions?"
Li Tieshu sneered in his heart: "Of course."
Degu then asked the Japanese worker: "How much is your monthly salary?"
"Five academic dollars." The Japanese worker answered honestly,
The wages of De Gu and others are also calculated in terms of academic yuan, but until now he still doesn't know how much the academic yuan is worth, so he asked: "Is it enough?"
"Enough is enough. In addition to food and clothing expenses, we still have money left to repay our debts."
Degu's eyes widened: "Repay the debt, what debt."
"We have committed a heinous crime against the Chinese people, and of course we must repay it."
"Oh." The image of Ouyang Yun curling his lips and sneering came into Degu's mind, and the latter's expression suddenly became wonderful.
(Old poison: If the air conditioner blows too much, you catch a cold,,,)