Compared with women in many places, Japanese women actually have no advantages. In many cases, Japanese women are even inferior to women in French Indochina and East India.
This is really not nonsense. Everyone knows that mixed-race children have a high probability of being very beautiful. In places like French Indochina and East India, which have been colonized by European countries for hundreds of years, the number of mixed-race children is simply not too many.
Not to mention the body shape. In Asia Minor and Eastern Europe, all women have long legs and bifurcation under the navel. If these places are compared with the surrounding areas of the Caribbean, they will immediately pale in comparison. Then Biancai really all have nine-headed bodies.
Even Japanese women’s widely spread gentleness in housekeeping is not unique to Japanese women. Women in other countries are equally gentle in housekeeping. Don’t forget that women’s boxing has not started yet. American women cannot wear skirts high on the beach. Six centimeters above the knee, the beach administrator will use a ruler to measure it.
Comprehensive comparison shows that southern Africans really have little expectations for Japanese women. In the cultural concept of southern Africa, Japanese women who rely on prostitution to support the Meiji Restoration are really not in line with the aesthetics of southern Africans.
No matter from which aspect.
At the same time that the Marine Corps landed on Luzon Island, U.S. troops also landed on Mindoro Island.
In terms of strategic value, Mindoro Island is definitely not as good as Luzon, or even Mindanao. In MacArthur's prediction, the Japanese army should not put its main force on Mindoro Island, and it should be easy for the US military to occupy the entire island.
MacArthur's prediction was correct. The Japanese army did not use Mindoro Island as a defense focus. There were not many defense troops on the island. Most of the less than 50,000 people were Filipino servants. However, the only Japanese army on the island was the Japanese army. The Second Division, one of the seventeen main divisions.
The Second Division was founded in 1873. It was one of the first six towns established by the Japanese Empire and was called Sendai Town.
In 1886, the Sendai Town Regiment was renamed the Second Division. Because the recruitment site was located in Sendai, it was also called the Sendai Division.
The Sendai Division has a long history. It participated in the Southwest War, the Sino-Japanese War, and the Russo-Japanese War. It was active in the War of Aggression against China. After the outbreak of the Pacific War, the Japanese Military Headquarters transferred some troops from the Second Division, plus the newly recruited troops from China. The recruited recruits formed a brand-new Second Division and were sent to the Philippines, under the 16th Army led by Lieutenant General Imamura Jun.
The current commander of the second division is Masao Maruyama. In August 1937, he served as captain of the Fourth Kinki Infantry Regiment and participated in the war of aggression against China. After the war, he was listed as an important war criminal, but he was acquitted in the grand trial. He was released and eventually died of illness in 1957...
Masao Maruyama served as an instructor at the Army University, and later served as military attaché of the Embassy in India, military attaché of the Embassy in the United Kingdom, and section chief of the General Staff Headquarters. He was very familiar with European and American countries.
Mindoro Island is in the southeast of Luzon Island. Under normal circumstances, the Allied forces should land from the southern part of Mindoro Island, so Maruyama Masao focused his defense on the southern part of the island, preparing to deliver a fatal blow to the landing troops.
To Masao Maruyama's expectation, the landings on Luzon and Mindoro occurred at the same time. The Cyprus Squadron focused its operations on the Lubang Islands, and the US military therefore landed from the northern part of Mindoro. This also made
The U.S. military encountered almost no resistance when landing and successfully established a beachhead position.
The news spread back to Changi Naval Base, and MacArthur was very proud.
It was also a landing. The southern African side dispatched a fleet to protect them, and also dispatched a large number of aviation forces, consuming thousands of tons of artillery shells and bombs, and then rushed to the beach.
The U.S. military's landing process was so easy that MacArthur exclaimed that he was surprised. While the Marine Corps in Southern Africa was busy building defensive positions, the Dahong Division had already begun setting up camp and did not suffer any attacks for a whole day.
"Let's have a drink and celebrate that everything is going well for us, at least for now." MacArthur was very happy. He decided to go to Mindoro tomorrow to fulfill his promise to return to the Philippines.
Although Mindoro is not Bataan, this is still worthy of special mention. MacArthur decided to ask the adjutant to find a few more reporters later and take more photos tomorrow. This will become a highlight of MacArthur's military career.
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"Mike, don't be too happy. The battle has just begun." Angel didn't dare to be careless. One million versus 500,000 seemed to have a clear advantage, but if the Japanese resisted to the end, the Allies would also suffer heavy losses.
The most troublesome thing about the Japanese is their fighting spirit.
Almost all Japanese soldiers have been severely brainwashed by the Japanese government. They will not surrender like the French when the situation is irreversible. More often, they will choose to fight to the end. This has been seen many times in the Malay Peninsula operations.
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Compared with the pampered Allied forces, the Japanese soldiers' fighting will was very tenacious. After they completely lost their supplies, they could persist for a long time even if they ran out of ammunition and food.
In fact, the fighting in the Malay Peninsula has not completely ended yet. There are still Japanese officers and soldiers hiding in the jungle and persisting in guerrilla warfare. The combat mission of wiping out the remaining Japanese troops is the responsibility of the British and Indian troops. The Indians cannot attack the strongholds, but they can still fight with the wind.
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"Don't worry, I have already said that as long as the Japanese supply routes are cut off, the Japanese trapped on the island will be annihilated sooner or later. What we have to do is to advance steadily and drive all the little Japan into the sea to feed the fish." MacArthur also
Not stupid, the US military with only two divisions was obviously unable to occupy the island of Mindoro, which covered an area of nearly 10,000 square kilometers. MacArthur had already requested more troops from Washington.
After the outbreak of the Pacific War, the United States launched a nationwide mobilization, and currently millions of recruits are undergoing training.
According to the U.S. government's plan, most of these recruits will be sent to Europe and North Africa. It will be at least until next year or the year after that before the U.S. government can provide more troops to East Asia.
MacArthur was the president of the West Point Military Academy. He was still influential in Washington. Under MacArthur's strong request, the U.S. government increased its emphasis on the East Asian battlefield. New reinforcements will arrive in a month. This time
There are six divisions with nearly 100,000 people.
This is also a helpless move.
In another time and space, when the United States entered the war, the future of the Russian battlefield was uncertain, and the British were in danger of fighting alone. The United States had to go to Europe first and then Asia. At the very least, it had to save Britain.
Under such circumstances, Britain and France are unable to support East Asia, and the Americans are naturally not in a hurry.
The situation in this time and space is very different. While southern Africa supported Europe, it also had the ability to launch an attack on Japan. It not only completely defeated the Japanese army in the Malay Peninsula, but also won the Battle of Guam and severely damaged the Japanese combined fleet.
Under such circumstances, if the United States resolutely implements "Europe first, Asia first", then the United States will gain nothing in East Asia after the war, and may not even be able to maintain its colonial rule in the Philippines. This is what Washington does not want to see.
"Our offensive in Luzon will definitely advance steadily. Where are you in Mindoro?" An Qi is not worried about her own side, she is worried about MacArthur.
MacArthur was so happy that the 1st Red Division and the Rainbow Division had just landed on Mindoro Island. Before they could secure the beachhead position, MacArthur ordered the 1st Red Division and the Rainbow Division to launch an attack deep into Mindoro Island.
The Japanese defense force on Mindoro Island is not weak. The First Red Division and the Rainbow Division go deep alone and may be surrounded by the Japanese army. If there is another Bataan Death March, then Angel, the commander-in-chief of the war zone, will lose face.
It doesn't look good either.
Although all those who died were Americans.
"The Japanese troops on Mindoro Island are all novices. They were farmers who had never touched a gun a few months ago. Those Filipinos are even more of a mob. They are by no means a match for the First Red Division and the Rainbow Division." MacArthur was confident.
Overwhelmed, he seemed to have forgotten the fact that most of the soldiers in the First Red Division and the Rainbow Division were also new recruits.
"Okay, I have two Marine Corps brigades on Lubang Island. If you need help, you can always ask." Angel gave up persuading. It is a good thing to have confidence. Although MacArthur has a lot of flaws, he is still better than Percival.
Much more.
The British and Indian troops led by Parcival are hard to describe. When the Japanese army attacked, the British and Indian troops could not hold on and were routed thousands of miles away.
Now the Allied forces have counterattacked and defeated the main force of the Japanese army. The British and Indian troops are responsible for cleaning up the remaining troops. The British and Indian troops have not completed this task well.
Just a month ago, an Indian company was attacked by the Japanese army. The panicked Indian army fled wildly. All the British officers in the rebel army were killed. Later, the Allies learned that there were only seven Japanese soldiers who attacked the Indian company.
If she only looked at the battle report, An Qi would have thought there were 700 Japanese troops.
A week ago, the Indian Sixth Division was faced with logistical constraints and had to request assistance from the Allied Command.
An Qi was extremely surprised. The Allied Forces, which had the dual support of Southern Africa and the United States, would actually have such a logistical shortage?
After investigation, it was discovered that the logistics director of the Sixth Division had committed theft and secretly resold the materials stored in the warehouse. He even secretly sold the tarpaulin used for covering.
There are many more similar things, countless.
Now Angel understands why Wavell gave so many Indian troops to Parcival. It was not that Wavell had the overall situation in mind, but that these Indian troops were really unbearable. Wavell was out of sight when he threw the Indian troops to Parcival.
Not annoying.
After talking about India, continue talking about Americans.
MacArthur was arrogant, but Major General William of the Red Division was very sober.
The Dahong 1st Division encountered no resistance during the landing, which was definitely abnormal.
Mindoro Island is defended by at least 50,000 Japanese troops. These 50,000 people are now hiding in the valleys and jungles of the island, waiting for the US military to crash in.
Major General William did not advance rashly, and while solidifying the defense, he requested the Southern African Air Force to conduct reconnaissance on the movements of the Japanese troops on the island. Before determining the location of the main force of the Japanese army, he did not dare to easily leave the beachhead position and advance deeper into Mindoro Island.
MacArthur was very dissatisfied with this and personally called William and asked the Dahong Division to launch an attack on the Japanese army immediately.
William refused to give in. He had to find the Japanese army before launching an attack, otherwise he would be led by the Japanese. Mindoro Island is nearly 10,000 square kilometers, and 30,000 US troops would not be enough to squeeze in.
What's more, William can only command half of the 30,000 US troops. The Rainbow Division is very obedient and has begun to advance deeper into Mindoro Island.
After all, MacArthur was the former commander of the Rainbow Division, and he still had quite a lot of authority over the Rainbow Division.
Major General Douglas, commander of the Rainbow Division, was not as principled as William.
The consequences of being greedy for credit and rashly advancing are very serious, and the lesson will come soon.
On the morning of June 3, a US military unit was ambushed by the Japanese army while marching.
The Japanese did not give the U.S. troops a chance to distance themselves and take advantage of their firepower, and instead lurked on both sides of the jungle path. The battle fell into brutal hand-to-hand combat from the beginning.
The ambushed U.S. troops had no choice. The jungle environment and terrain were complex. The U.S. troops who had just entered the battlefield were seriously lacking in experience and failed to detect the ambushed Japanese troops in advance. Although the U.S. military's machine guns were also assigned to the squad level, soldiers were generally equipped with advanced M1s.
Garand semi-automatic rifles, but these weapons are greatly limited in hand-to-hand combat, and their advantages are out of the question.
The total length of the M1 Garand is only 1107 mm, the bayonet blade length is 254 mm, and the length of the bayonet blade is only 1361 mm.
Japan's Type 38 rifle has a total length of 1280 mm, and the total length after including the bayonet is 1660 mm. It is no exaggeration to say that many Japanese soldiers really do not have the height of the 38mm bayonet.
The reason why the Sanba Gai is so long has a lot to do with the height of the Japanese soldiers.
The Japanese are relatively short, and the Japanese army places special emphasis on the spirit of Bushido, so hand-to-hand combat has become an important part of the Japanese army's training.
Youdao is physically strong, and his big stature and long arms are very advantageous when fighting with a bayonet. The reason why Lu Junsheng, nicknamed "Lu Bu in the Army", stabbed 27 Japanese to death in a row in the battle of Xiajin, besides fighting with a bayonet
In addition to his outstanding skills, it also has a lot to do with his height of 1.92 meters.
He was 1.92 meters to 1.6 meters tall, and his arms were much longer. Uncle Lu's bayonet was thrust into the kid's chest, but the kid's bayonet had not yet reached Uncle Lu's navel.
In 1942, the average height of Americans was 1.73 meters, and the average height of Japanese infantrymen was 1.58 meters. By 1945, the average height of the Japanese army was only 1.45 meters.
In terms of height, American soldiers have a great advantage.
However, when the fighting broke out, many American soldiers still had their bayonets in their scabbards and had not been installed on their rifles at all, so the Americans suffered a big loss from the beginning.
The battle broke out very fiercely, and many American soldiers were stabbed to the ground by Japanese soldiers before they could resist.
Some American soldiers fired all the bullets in their rifles and pistols and were overwhelmed by the swarming Japanese troops.
Some American soldiers still didn't know the true face of the Japanese army, so they laid down their weapons and surrendered in an attempt to get treatment that matched their status.
The Japanese responded by chopping off their heads, something the Japanese soldiers had done countless times during the Bataan Death March.
The battle lasted less than ten minutes, and not a single company of American officers and soldiers survived. They did not even have the chance to request assistance, although the US military was also equipped with the most advanced wireless phones.
One day later, another U.S. army arrived at the battlefield and found that all their equipment had been taken away and the bodies of the officers and soldiers were insulted. The Japanese stripped all the bodies of the U.S. officers and soldiers naked, chopped off their heads, and built them into a temple.
