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 extremely negative, and he will even be labeled as a special war criminal by the U.S. government. In fact, the biggest obstacle to the early alliance between the United States and Japan was Shota Sasaki. Some members of the U.S. Congress proposed "the need to
Amid the call to "form an alliance and hang the 'butcher' first", Truman issued official documents more than once to communicate with Koizumi Toshiichiro about the matter.
If you are familiar with Shota Sasaki, you should know that he is usually very low-key. Except for his crazy behavior 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, 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 devil. Even if the ground troops cannot react in time, it is 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 strange thoughts. "It would be great if I knew Hengshan's identity earlier. I just hope that General Sun Liren can quickly
React!" He thought in his mind, feeling 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 combat 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 if there was any
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 was tilting his ears to listen, and the communications staff officer Major Guancun, who was sitting in the co-pilot's 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 superiority over the Malay Peninsula has been basically controlled by the Chinese army. With the great retreat imminent, it is naturally impossible for Koizumi to 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, a main force like the 150th Division and a capable general like Sasaki Shota, Koizumi Toshiichiro naturally does not want to
Let them fall into death. 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. Get 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 the so-called Malay agents he said, 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, Gu Zhutong's first reaction was to feel extremely unbelievable when he learned that Wang Yunhe was actually Ouyang Yun's thorn in the Japanese army. 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 clear and clear, leaving no room for doubt. As a veteran on the battlefield, Gu Zhutong naturally knew the importance of fighter planes, and he also knew that hitting the enemy's retreat opportunity would get twice the result with half the effort.
The effect. So, in a very rare way, 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, and Koizumi Toshiichiro must be allowed to 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 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 300 Chinese Sturgeon and Golden Eagle fighter planes bombed the Japanese front-line positions, directly defeating the National Independence Army that was 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 was no longer able to control the development of the situation.