When the battle started, the fortifications built by the Japanese at all costs began to take effect. Machine gun fortresses were suddenly exposed, and the exposure of each machine gun fortress meant that someone in the Ryukyu National Liberation Army was bound to die. The previous artillery attacks and missiles from the Higashiyama Fleet The bombing was actually quite effective in destroying the fortifications. The machine gun fortresses near the sea were somewhat damaged, and some were even broken into a pile of rubble, with steel bars exposed. However, even these seemed to have been damaged. The completely destroyed machine gun fortress caused greater damage to the Ryukyu National Liberation Army. Several "Ryukyu people" were rushing forward. A pile of rubble in front of or around them was suddenly pushed away, and the black muzzle of the gun poked out, tongues of flames. Spewing, gunshots exploded, and they were trapped in a hornet's nest before they even had time to scream.
Ouyang Yun's initial approval of the establishment of the Ryukyu National Liberation Army was really just out of political and diplomatic needs. However, after Shang Hua became the commander of the Ryukyu National Liberation Army, the Ryukyu National Liberation Army underwent earth-shaking changes. By chance, Chen Cheng saw After the daily training of the Ryukyu National Liberation Army, on the one hand, he was shocked by how hard the "Ryukyu people" trained, and even worried about whether they would breed tigers; on the other hand, he began to think about whether the "Ryukyu people" could be regarded as a reliable force. The use of armed forces, the Supreme Command promoted the Japanese Peace Army, and the Korean Peace Army. What is the purpose of the Korean Peace Army? Great justice and political needs are on the one hand, and the fundamental reason is to reduce the casualties of our own soldiers. From this perspective, the Japanese Peace Army and the Korean Peace Army It is the kind of cannon fodder unit that can be sacrificed infinitely. How Shang Hua operated it turned a group of Japanese who were greedy for life and fear of death into brave and fearless "Ryukyu people". Chen Cheng was very interested for a time, but then he told this matter When he told Ouyang Yun, Ouyang Yun's answer made him immediately lose his curiosity. Ouyang Yun said this: "Do we need to care about the process? We just need to make sure that we hold the knife in our hands. Knife?" , Of course, the sharper the better, so that it can kill people and break easily." With Ouyang Yun's permission, the "Ryukyu people" were able to earn better treatment through hard work. This kind of treatment is not only that it is at least better than the Japanese Peace Army and North Korea. The army has better weapons and equipment, including pay, humanitarian care, etc.
Less than a quarter of an hour after the battle started, no less than two hundred "Ryukyuans" fell. Jiang Dahe and other officers of the Taiwan Army saw the horrors of the battlefield through binoculars. Originally, they had lost their heads because of the "Ryukyuans". Although he was still worried about the attack mission, he took a deep breath and secretly exclaimed that he was lucky. The Taiwan Army had fought tough battles and was not afraid of tough battles. But as long as he was a normal person, who would be willing to take the initiative to take on such a dirty job? After the fleet bombardment The Ishigaki Island seems to have lost its resistance, but who would have thought that there is another mystery hidden under the calm surface. The Battle of the Ryukyu Islands is not as simple as imagined. This battle may become one of the "Leapfrog Tactics" series of battles. The hardest battle,
Jiang Dahe and others gasped just by watching. How would Shang Hua and others feel when the silent defenders suddenly burst out with huge energy and caused great damage to their own side, including Shang Hua? Including Hua, the "Ryukyu people" were really confused for a time, and even there was a small confusion in the troops. There were discrepancies between facts and imagination, and the discrepancies were huge. They watched the outstanding soldiers they had trained by themselves fall in a pool of blood one after another. , Shang Hua is heartbroken to the point of bleeding, but at the same time he is pleased that their fighting spirit has become stronger. The Ryukyu National Liberation Army is a monster in the hearts of ordinary Chinese, French and Americans. The vast majority of "Ryukyu people" are Japanese. This is no longer the case. The secret is, "They are obviously Japanese, and they are the weakest group. How did they complete the transformation and become a strong army?" This is what a well-known Chinese journalist wrote a few years later in "Ryukyu Nation" There is a sentence on the front page of the book "The Secret Behind the People's Liberation Army". This reporter studied a large amount of historical materials and finally gave two answers. One is that the Japanese, led by Shang Hua, realized that the rise of China was inevitable. So this is atonement for the country; secondly, I think this stems from Shanghua's personal ambition. He hopes to take this opportunity to enter Ryukyu after the war, so that he can influence Ryukyu's policy towards Japan in the future.
Back on the battlefield, under Shang Hua's management, the Ryukyu National Liberation Army did not collapse despite suffering heavy casualties. After passing through the most difficult period, with the firepower support of the Dongshan Fleet, the "Ryukyu people" began to advance steadily. Compared to the Kurone Regiment, which abandoned the combat style of mechanized troops and chose to be a prairie dog, the Ryukyu National Liberation Army made adequate preparations for this battle. The three Guadalcanal battles and Chuuk Island, the Guadalcanal battle accumulated for the training army. After gaining sufficient experience in island combat, the Ryukyu National Liberation Army followed Zhan Guang and received a considerable number of explosive canisters, flamethrowers and other offensive weapons before the war. Kurane Noo claimed that no prisoners would be taken in this battle, and Shang Hua's slogan was for the future of Ryukyu. Fighting to the death, flamethrowers were used in the medium and long range, and blasting tubes were used in the short range. The "Ryukyuans" adapted to the fortress attack very quickly. Six hours later, a Ryukyu soldier used a blasting tube to destroy the last Japanese coastal fortification group at the cost of his life. The machine gun fortress was destroyed. Shang Hua couldn't wait to order the military flag to be erected, and then reported to Chen Shaokuan that the Ryukyu National Liberation Army headquarters had fulfilled its mission and had successfully captured the forward position.
Chen Shaokuan and others had been watching the six-hour battle. Because they had witnessed the entire battle, Chen Shaokuan felt particularly complicated after receiving Shang Hua's report. As an old-school soldier, although he could deal with Jiang Dahe He says, "We are soldiers and we just have to fight." But deep down, we cannot keep this simplicity.
Shang Hua did not report battle damage data, but Chen Shaokuan knew through observation that the casualties of the Ryukyu National Liberation Army in this battle would never be less than 1,000. The casualty rate of more than 30% showed the brutality of this battle, and seeing those "Ryukyu National Liberation Army" "People" still maintained good order even when they took a nap after the battle. Chen Shaokuan had to worry about whether the knife would produce his own soul. After being silent for several seconds, he thought to himself: "I hope I am just unfounded." Then he sent an order to Jiang Dahe, asking them to immediately prepare a team to land on the island.
Chen Shaokuan was only worried secretly, but Jiang Dahe began to take action. As a relatively pure soldier, after this battle, Jiang Dahe saw only the potential threat from the powerful combat power of the Ryukyu National Liberation Army. Out of fear of "Ryukyu National Liberation Army" He was extremely distrustful of "people". Before Chen Shaokuan gave the order to wait, he summoned his generals and solemnly warned them to be careful of "Ryukyu people".