On February 25, after receiving the news that the 20th Division had been wiped out, Hasegawa Kiyoshi, who felt that the situation was over, began to retreat toward Yilan and Taichung while sending a report to the country saying that Taiwan could no longer hold its own: "The current war in Taipei
The situation was extremely dangerous, especially after the 20th Division was destroyed, because the enemy had fierce artillery fire and air and sea control. It was very difficult to deploy troops during the day, and it was easy for the enemy to use flares at night to detect the movements of our troops. In addition, our communications were completely blocked
It is becoming more and more difficult to cut off the communication between the various units. Due to our serious lack of weapons and equipment, our operations and command are greatly hindered. In addition, we are threatened by low-flying enemy planes that are unattended. The enemy also uses sea and land cross-fire to shoot at us from all directions. As a result, we are threatened by low-flying enemy aircraft.
Even if I withdrew my troops from the front to the rear, their combat effectiveness did not weaken. Furthermore, the enemy attacked step by step with bombs and artillery. As soon as I retreated, the enemy bombarded me with artillery fire. No matter where I went, I was attacked by the enemy.
Surrounded by artillery fire, the heroic Imperial Army will never surrender to the Chinese Army. We will defend our position to the last soldier unless otherwise ordered. Every soldier must defend his position."
Hasegawa Kiyoshi's telegram caused an uproar in the base camp after being sent to Tokyo. This telegram meant that the last traces of Japan in China had been wiped clean by the Chinese National Defense Forces. The Japanese government had done nothing in China since the Meiji Restoration.
The sweet dream was shattered.
It is impossible to hide such a big thing. Since Japan's successful attack on Pearl Harbor at the end of last year, the Japanese army has been as arrogant as ever. Some radical young officers also shouted, "Go to China again."
, a slogan to avenge the soldiers who were crushed in China." Their reason is that after several years of hard work, the Japanese Empire has greatly improved its combat power. In addition, almost all of China's main forces are deployed on the Soviet battlefield.
This is the best time for Japan to reoccupy Korea and Manchuria. This slogan has also been supported by a considerable number of senior generals in the base camp who are unwilling to fail.
But now the destruction of the 20th Division seems to have given these people a blow. The Chinese government seems to be telling them with this cold fact, "China is no longer the China half a century ago, and you should wake up from your sweet dreams."
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The rain over Taiwan was still falling, but it changed from a heavy downpour to a light drizzle. Military trucks drove up on the muddy road. Zhang Yanbo stood on the roadside with his five remaining soldiers.
, quietly watching the trucks passing by. There was a large white wreath hanging on the front of each of these vehicles. During the battle the night before yesterday, due to the fierce counterattack of the Japanese army, the position he was in was the Japanese army.
The focus of the attack, so the casualties were the highest. The squad he led took the lead in the hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese army. By daybreak, only six of his squad of sixteen were left. It can be said that the casualties were heavy. Now he is leading the squad.
The remaining brothers came to see the dead brother off.
Tears slowly flowed out of Zhang Yanbo's eyes, mixed with rainwater and flowed down from the corners of his eyes. The salty and bitter taste slowly penetrated into his heart from the corners of his mouth. The ten brothers who shared life and death just left like this.
Their youngest is a recruit who is not yet eighteen years old.
One soldier finally couldn't help crying: "Squad leader Xiao Lizi, Er Shunzi, Da Mute, Li Quanfu and others are all gone, and even the deputy on duty are gone too."
"Why are you crying? You have no future." Zhang Yanbo cursed in a hoarse voice: "Since we put on this skin, we have to be ready to enter the national cemetery at any time. The waiting officers are just one step ahead of us. Why don't you cry anymore?
If you don’t, don’t stay in our sixth class.”
Although Zhang Yanbo cursed the soldier, his own tears couldn't help but burst out, mixed with rain, and dripped down his face to the ground.
After the fall of Taoyuan, Hasegawa Kiyoshi held an emergency military meeting in an underground conference room in Taipei that morning. The content of the meeting was unknown to many Japanese civilians, but when the sun rose the next day, many early risers
I was surprised to find that there was not a single soldier standing guard outside the Governor's Mansion, which was usually heavily guarded.
"Governor Hasegawa escaped, and the Japanese civilians whom Hasegawa Kiyoshi left behind in Taipei escaped overnight." This news quickly spread throughout the streets and alleys of Taipei. As soon as the news came out, the streets of Taipei began to become chaotic.
During the forty-eight years that Japan ruled Taiwan, tens of thousands of Japanese immigrated to Taiwan. There were more than 10,000 Japanese immigrants in Taipei alone. Now Hasegawa Kiyoshi sneaked away with his trusted guards,
With more than 10,000 immigrants still here, how can these Japanese immigrants not cause chaos?
"Chief Nakamura, Governor Hase has left, and our opportunity is about to come." In the garrison camp, Ueno Koichi, whose nose turned red with excitement, hurriedly ran to Taro Nakamura for advice.
"Yes, you are right. Now that Kiyoshi Hasegawa is gone, it is a good opportunity for us to display our ambitions." Nakamura clapped his hands fiercely, suppressing his excitement, and turned around and asked: "Ueno-kun,
How many soldiers and officers have you secretly contacted these days?"
"Sir, I have contacted all the soldiers in our team and several sergeants these days. However, there is no way to contact Captain Fukuda and three soldiers loyal to him. Do you think we should contact them all?" Ueno Koichi
As he spoke, he made a gesture of cutting his neck.
"Well, no one is poisonous and no husband." Nakamura gritted his teeth and ordered: "You immediately gather all the soldiers you have contacted, and we will go find Captain Fukuda together. If he doesn't recognize him, don't blame us for being rude."
Soon, the heavily armed Nakamura Taro came to squad leader Fukuda's house with more than thirty soldiers who had already contacted him.
"Baga, what do you want to do, Taro Nakamura? Are you planning to rebel?" Seeing his deputy leading dozens of heavily armed soldiers to his room, Captain Fukuda looked at the ordinary people in front of him in disbelief.
A mild-mannered deputy.
"Captain Fukuda, I'm really sorry." Nakamura sneered and said, "Now Governor Hase has run away, and we have been treated as abandoned by him, but I still want to return to Japan alive, what do you think I should do?
Woolen cloth"
"Nakamura, you bastard, as an emperor, even if Governor Hase is away, all you have to do is die gloriously. How dare you think of returning to Japan alive?" The angry Fukuda cursed regardless of the black hole in front of him.
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"Humph, since Captain Fukuda is so eager to die in battle, then I will help you." After hearing Fukuda's words, Nakamura's mind suddenly rang with the beautiful and gentle face of Sakai Kurai, a sinister smile appeared on his face, and the command knife in his hand pointed at