The Sixth Division was also called the Kumamoto Division.
This is a Japanese Class A division with a standard four-unit system and a full strength of 28,500 men.
The Sixth Division was very famous in another time and space, not because of how powerful their combat effectiveness was, but because of their military discipline.
Well, there is no military discipline in the Sixth Division, they are just a group of beasts in human skin.
The commander of the 6th Division, Lieutenant General Akashi Genjiro, was more like a politician than a general. During the Russo-Japanese War, he once funded the gray animals in Russia to launch the 1905 revolution, turning Russia upside down. He was known as
Because one person can be worth ten divisions.
But Akashi Genjiro probably never imagined that he did take advantage of the instability in Russia to plant the seeds of rebellion. But once the seeds took root and sprouted, the Japanese would be the first to suffer the damage.
It has its own destiny.
Akashi Genjiro is known as the genius king of secret agents. He once wrote a book called A Guide to Riots, which is regarded as a golden rule by radicals in some countries.
It seems that it is destined that an agent from the early 21st century meets the king of secret agents from the early 20th century. This is really wonderful.
Akashi Genjiro also felt strange, especially when he led his army into the Fairantadnoy area, this feeling became even stronger.
As an agent, Akashi Genjiro is a leader in this era. He can speak eight languages. During the Russo-Japanese War, he traveled alone across the European continent looking for unrest in Russia. He thought he was well-informed.
But I never imagined that East Asians, especially Chinese, could achieve such success in Europe.
In fact, Akashi Genjiro's role during the Russo-Japanese War was not as great as the Japanese publicized. Just because the Japanese needed heroes, Akashi Genjiro was born.
With such experience, although Akashi Genjiro had heard about Qin Zhiyuan's deeds on the way here, Akashi Genjiro believed that it was mostly for propaganda purposes and was not true.
If the Chinese really had such a talented general, then the Beiyang government would definitely not let him go to Europe. Akashi Genjiro thought that Japan would do this, so he compared it to the Chinese Beiyang government.
But this self-righteousness was shaken when entering the Fairantadnoy region.
As the commander of the Lieutenant General Division, Akashi Genjiro owned one of the few cars in the Sixth Division as a means of transportation. This was of course provided by the French, and Akashi Genjiro happily accepted it.
Not only cars, but like the Foreign Legion, all the weapons currently equipped by the Sixth Division are made in France, from m1916 rifles to Hotchkes heavy machine guns, they are all new.
Japan sent out men and France sent out guns. This seemed normal. Akashi Genjiro also thought it was normal and was very proud that his troops got new weapons.
You must know that Japan is also a country lacking resources. The long-term shortage of materials has led to a unanimous frugality in Japan. The magazines on the waists of Japanese soldiers have never been filled with bullets. How can they be as wealthy as the French?
Heaping them there and carrying them casually made Akashi Genjiro red-eyed. For a moment, Akashi Genjiro wanted to empty out the huge and endless ammunition depot.
The Japanese soldiers who had obtained sufficient supplies were very proud. They wore brand-new uniforms that were generally a little too baggy, carried brand-new rifles, and tied full bullet boxes around their waists. They sang King of Generations and marched to Fairyland with high spirits and high spirits.
Ontadenoy.
When entering the fighting area, the 6th Division came to armed checkpoints set up around the Feranta de Noy area.
As the division commander and located at the rear, Akashi Genjiro's car naturally had to go at the front of the team, so it was the first to be intercepted by the checkpoint.
A blond and blue-eyed French sergeant stopped the leading troops with a serious expression and asked to wait on the spot until they were confirmed before they were released.
This was understandable, but when Genjiro Akashi in the car saw that the French sergeant was saluting a Chinese second lieutenant, he felt bad.
It was raining in the sky at this time, and the road was paved with a layer of gravel after repairs. It was still walkable, but when there were more people walking, it was inevitable that there would be a lot of mud. The French sergeant was just running in the rain.
He looked calm in the mud, and the Chinese second lieutenant sitting in the guard box also looked calm.
This is not a drill, but their normal order of superiors and subordinates.
Can the Chinese really command the pure French?
Could it be that the rumored Eastern Overlord from the Far East is real?
Akashi Genjiro was not sure, he was going to observe it for a while before saying anything.
The normal marching speed is indeed very fast, but if you pay attention to everything and want to observe everything with an analytical eye, the speed will be slow.
Therefore, Akashi Genjiro's journey was particularly painful.
Not far ahead, Akashi Genjiro saw the legendary tank.
The word tank has become widely known due to its power in several wars, and Akashi Genjiro certainly also knows about this thing.
Unlike Foch and Pétain and other conservative French generals, Akashi Genjiro was very interested in tanks. He believed that this was a new weapon that could change the situation of the war. This was just because the Japanese government had no intention of sending troops to Europe before. Akashi
Genjiro didn't have the chance to get close to the tank.
Now that he finally had the opportunity, Akashi Genjiro was very excited and immediately ordered the driver to stop the car. He wanted to get out of the car and have a close look at the tank, a weapon that would change the shape of war.
Sure enough, it was just as Akashi Genjiro imagined, a body made of steel, a ferocious cannon, a black machine gun, surging power, and solid and reliable tracks.
Akashi Genjiro couldn't think of any more adjectives, so he slapped the body twice hard to express his inner praise.
Why did you stand up alone on the roof of the car while feeling unhappy about being disturbed?
Please forgive me, Akashi Genjiro did not know that the roof of the tank is called a turret. He was in shock because the man standing on the roof of the tank was Chinese.
They were 100% Chinese. Although the tank driver spoke fluent French and wore a neat and handsome French uniform, Akashi Genjiro could still confirm at a glance that the person in front of him was Chinese. Just like under normal circumstances, Chinese
You can tell at a glance that Akashi Genjiro is Japanese.
Unlike how Westerners see Chinese people, in Akashi Genjiro's eyes, Chinese faces are not exactly the same. Even if the angles of the corners of the eyes are slightly different, Akashi Genjiro can tell them apart.
This is the basic quality of an agent.
Akashi Genjiro felt even more shocked when he learned that the tank driver was Chinese.
When the Sixth Division landed from Marseille and arrived in Paris to receive equipment, Akashi Genjiro once made it clear that he wanted to obtain some heavy weapons, even if he did not have the world-famous tanks and self-propelled artillery, even a few Miss 75s would be fine.
As a European expert, Akashi Genjiro knew very well that compared with the contemporary great powers, Japanese soldiers may indeed have a better fighting spirit, but in terms of weapons, Japan was not even close to the European powers at that time. Based on the Japanese army
The weapons they are equipped with now can intimidate the Beiyang government, which doesn't even have a few machine guns. If they really encounter Westerners, the Japanese will be completely overwhelmed in terms of technology and will have no ability to resist.
During this expedition, Akashi Genjiro had no intention of stealing from his master. If possible, Akashi Genjiro wanted to bring some advanced European weapons back to Japan. Even if the country was unable to produce them on a large scale because of its limited national strength, he would at least understand how to do it and form a certain influence.
Technical reserves.
The French did not equip the Sixth Division with heavy firepower, not even Miss 75. This was not because Lyautey was guarding against the Japanese, but because according to French military regulations, the Foreign Legion was not allowed to equip heavy firepower.
Don't use the analogy of Qin Zhiyuan. Qin Zhiyuan is an angel, the god of war Ares, an Eastern overlord from the Far East, and the Sixth Division is nothing now.
Although he did not receive heavy weapons, Akashi Genjiro did not care.
Akashi Genjiro believes that this is the internal rule of the French army, and the French army will not spare a force that has not made any achievements.
It wasn't until he saw the Chinese tank crew standing up from the turret that Akashi Genjiro realized that those French devils in Paris also said one thing and did another.
Hey, what are you doing? We have left a road for you. If you don't go, then we go first. The Chinese tank crew is still chattering.
To Akashi Genjiro's relief, judging from the Chinese tank crew's badge, he was a captain. When he saw the lieutenant general logo on Akashi Genjiro's chest, the Chinese captain raised his hand and saluted.
Although it is not very standard, it still recognizes each other's hierarchical relationship.
The Chinese Akashi Genjiro tried to ask in Chinese.
I am even more surprised that you are not Chinese tankers.
We are the Sixth Division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Akashi Genjiro looks arrogant.
Damn, what a bad luck. The Chinese cursed, retracted the turret and closed the top cover.
The tank made a 180-degree turn on the spot, a burst of black smoke burst out from the exhaust port on its butt, and it suddenly started to speed away.
Bastard, is this your attitude towards your superiors? Akashi Genjiro's chief of staff and Major General of the 11th Brigade, Yasuyuki Koike, yelled.
What answered him was the sky full of mud flecks thrown by the tank's tracks, some of which even hit Akashi Genjiro's face.
These bastards are really going too far. Koike Anzhi cursed and took out a handkerchief and presented it to him respectfully.
Mr. Koike, please pay attention to your attitude. Don't treat them as ordinary Beiyang soldiers. Akashi Genjiro's expression was complicated. He felt a strong hostility from the Chinese captain just now.
Nonsense, of course there is hostility.
Almost all Chinese people know that Qin Zhiyuan's father died in the Sino-Japanese War of Sino-Japanese War during the Qing Dynasty, and Qin Zhiyuan's mother followed him. This was the hatred of killing his father and destroying the family.
