Shota Sasaki became famous for reorganizing the 4th Osaka Division. In the process, he received the humiliating nickname "Night Owl". During the Battle of Australia, he was even called "The Butcher" by the Americans. , in later generations, his image is really extremely negative, and he will even be labeled as a special war criminal by the US government. In fact, the biggest obstacle to the early alliance between the US and Japan was shota Sasaki, and some members of the US Congress proposed "requiring Amid the call to form an alliance and hang the 'butcher first', Truman issued official documents more than once to communicate this matter with Koizumi Toshiichiro.
If you are familiar with Shota Sasaki, you should know that he is usually very low-key. In addition to behaving very crazy on the battlefield, his daily attitude is actually that of a standard soldier. Today, Japan relies on military force to build its country, and always maintains The deportment of a standard soldier. There is no doubt that this is indeed a magic weapon that has been lurking in the Japanese army for a long time. If you are familiar with Shota Sasaki, you will feel that his behavior today is a bit eccentric. Of course, given that he was transferred to the 15th The Zero Division was actually under house arrest in disguise. Now, during the great retreat, it didn't seem like a big deal for him to take advantage of the situation.
"What a pity. With such a good opportunity, if there is an army that can attack directly like the nameless battle, it will definitely inflict heavy damage on the little devils. Even if the ground troops cannot react in time, it would be good to dispatch the air force." The checkpoint appeared. , Shota Sasaki looked back and saw the chaotic crowd to the west of the bayonet, shook his head and thought to himself.
The 150th Division was ordered to retreat. What Sasaki saw along the way was a messy scene, which made him involuntarily have a strange thought, "It would be great if I knew Hengshan's identity earlier. I just hope that General Sun Liren can quickly Make a reaction." He thought in his heart, and couldn't help but feel a little regretful.
In view of the current shortage of middle- and senior-level officers in the Japanese army in Southeast Asia, especially those with certain tactical literacy and practical experience, Koizumi gave the order to withdraw the chief officers of various departments and allowed them to move ahead of the troops. Shota Sasaki actually wanted to stay and see what happened. There was no possibility of taking advantage of the situation and setting fire to the situation. After Koizumi's order was conveyed, he had no choice but to give up this opportunity.
While he was sighing, a shrill air defense warning suddenly came from the northwest. He tilted his ears to listen, and the communications staff officer Major Guancun, who was sitting in the passenger seat, suddenly turned to him and said: "Your Excellency, northwest China fighter jets appeared in the direction, and the headquarters issued a warning to speed up our evacuation."
Since the beginning of the Malay War, air supremacy over the Malay Peninsula has been basically controlled by the Chinese army. With a major retreat imminent, Koizumi cannot ignore this factor. The Japanese army in Southeast Asia still has only two aviation divisions at its disposal. A little more than half of them are expendable Fifty-six and Fifty-six special attack aircraft. Since Singapore is destined to give up temporarily, Koizumi naturally refuses to consume the last bit of aviation power here. Therefore, in addition to leaving one wing, The aviation force is used for Singapore's air defense, and all other fighter planes have been sent to the other side of the Malacca Strait.
There are not enough fighter planes for defense. In the face of air attacks, there is no other way but to escape. Of course, as long as there is a slight possibility, with a main force like the 150th Division and a capable general like Sasaki Shota, Koizumi Toshiichiro naturally does not want to Putting them into a dead end, so in order to ensure their safety, he opened the door to the newspaper so that they could obtain the latest air defense information at the same time as himself.
"Call the Chief of Staff and order him to speed up the retreat. Tell him that Mr. Koizumi's order is that all the 150th Division must evacuate. Therefore, if he encounters indigenous troops blocking the road, tell him not to hesitate and go out. If it's over, I'll take care of it."
Shota Sasaki was worried that he had no chance to cause trouble. Now that a ready-made excuse was presented to him, he would naturally not be polite.
The Chinese fighter jets appeared in such a timely manner, naturally because of Wang Yunhe. Gu Zhutong may not believe Lin Jiangshi and his so-called Malay agents, but Wang Yunhe, as the supreme commander, personally controls the intelligence power. With this alone, Gu Zhutong can Knowing that he had no choice in this matter, and learning that Wang Yunhe was actually Ouyang Yun's thorn in the Japanese army, Gu Zhutong's first reaction was to feel extremely unbelievable. You know, the army is no better than other departments. The discipline and rigor of the army determine that it is as difficult for a foreigner to break into it as it is to disguise a duck as a chicken. I am puzzled by how Ouyang Yun and Wang Yunhe did this. However, the telegram from the Supreme Command was written clearly, leaving no room for doubt. As a veteran on the battlefield, Gu Zhutong naturally knew the importance of fighter planes, and also knew that hitting the enemy's retreating opportunity would get twice the result with half the effort. The effect was very rare. Gu Zhutong showed his high efficiency. After just a few discussions with Sun Liren, he decided to launch a general attack with the entire army. Koizumi Toshiichiro must bear the pain of docking his tail.
Since it was an all-army attack, Gu Zhutong devoted all his strength without reservation. So, just over two hours later, swarms of Chinese fighter planes appeared above the retreating Japanese troops.
This military operation of the Chinese army came without any warning in advance, and it immediately disrupted Koizumi's retreat plan. When the Japanese reconnaissance plane detected a large number of Chinese troops attacking Singapore from three directions, Koizumi Toshiichiro had already The best opportunity to adjust the layout was lost.
In order to paralyze the Chinese military, Koizumi Toshiichiro reserved a certain number of elite Japanese troops in front-line positions, such as the 150th Division. According to the retreat plan formulated by Koizumi, these troops will evacuate Singapore in the second echelon. After they leave, the nearby National Independence Army will replace them to continue to paralyze the Chinese army.
If Wang Yunhe had not sent intelligence to the Chinese army at the critical moment, even if Lin Jiangshi's Seventh Army could launch a tentative offensive as scheduled, then at most they would be able to annihilate some national independence armies. But now, because the Chinese army has launched a general offensive The timing coincided with the exchange of defense between the elite Japanese army and the National Independence Army. As a result, the situation suddenly became uncontrollable.
More than three hundred Chinese Sturgeon and Golden Eagle fighter planes bombed the Japanese front-line positions, directly defeating the National Independence Army who were slowly entering the front-line positions. As the bombing extended, the so-called Japanese elites who were eager to escape were similar to what Sasaki announced. Under the guidance of the order, the Japanese defense lines and structures were directly torn to pieces.
Looking back at the Chinese army, because the aviation force opened the channel and defeated the enemy in front of them, their attack can be described as mercury pouring down the ground.
So, only three hours had passed, and by around six o'clock in the evening, before Koizumi Minichiro noticed it, he could no longer control the development of the situation.