Of course, in all kinds of unofficial history, the jokes caused by the Fourth Division are definitely not one or two.
Although the Kwantung Army made all the fools of themselves, the Fourth Division was quite lucky. Because the Japanese invasion of central China was in a tight war situation and urgently needed reinforcements, the Japanese military had no choice but to give up pursuing the Fourth Division and urgently mobilized it south for reinforcements.
The Fourth Division suddenly transformed and became a member of the Japanese elite Eleventh Army.
During the Battle of Xuzhou in time and space, the Chinese army encountered a "strange Japanese army." At that time, faced with the heavy encirclement of the Japanese army, the leader of the Guangxi clique, Mr. Li, commanded an army of 400,000 and cleverly jumped out of the Japanese encirclement.
.However, after the Chinese army broke through, it was already stranded and depleted. It also lost a lot of heavy equipment and its combat effectiveness was sharply reduced. When passing a road on the border between Shandong, Suzhou, and Anhui, a stranded and exhausted Chinese army of more than 10,000 people suddenly discovered that there was an enemy on the road.
A well-equipped Japanese army.
Because the troops were very exhausted, the Chinese army was naturally extremely panicked when they discovered the enemy. They immediately left the road and evacuated to the nearby mountainous area in great confusion. But what surprised the Chinese army was that after a long time, no Japanese troops came after them.
The commander was surprised and sent someone to investigate, but found that the Japanese army had no intention of pursuing them. On the contrary, the Japanese army was still cooking rice in a grand manner on both sides of the road. This strange Japanese army belonged to the Fourth Division.
Southward detachment.
It is estimated that for the Chinese commander at the time, he cursed countless times in his heart. An army that encountered a major enemy situation could still be so calm and cook. How strong is this girl's combat effectiveness? But
, no matter how strong their fighting power is, the Chinese army has to break through them and continue to retreat, but there are hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops chasing behind them? The Chinese army, which has only more than 10,000 people, has no choice but to make a determined decision and bravely walk across the highway.
, the closest place to the "strong" Japanese army, which had been making food with peace of mind, was only more than a thousand meters away.
The result was that the Japanese army really came to have a "picnic" and they did not encounter any obstruction. In the Chinese commander's telescope, except for the Japanese army who sent two squadrons to build a symbolic defensive position, everyone else was very happy.
Drink porridge.
Yes, that's right, they were drinking porridge, and the Chinese army retreated in fear.
Afterwards, Nagumo Zoji, the leader of the Fourth Division's southward detachment, explained to his superiors on the grounds of "strict compliance with combat disciplines": "There was no order to intercept the Chinese army."
There is nothing wrong with this sentence. Indeed, the southward detachment of the Fourth Division was sent to support, and there was no clear military order requiring them to intercept enemy troops they encountered. The generals of the Japanese theater headquarters could only bite
He stuck his molar teeth and stared at his big eyes.
To be honest, as a Japanese standing division, the combat effectiveness of the Fourth Division is not as bad as the legend. It is just that these hawkers whose business spirit has been deeply rooted in their bones cherish their lives. However, after the battle of Xuzhou
, the Chinese army, who fled with anxiety, reported this strange incident to Shangfeng. Once the Chinese side investigated, the "glorious" resume of the Fourth Division was revealed.
Since then, the news that "the Fourth Division participated in the war will lose the battle that could have been won" spread to the ears of the Chinese army, and the saying "Japanese soldiers in Osaka cannot fight" became popular. Persimmon
You have to find someone soft to pinch! They are bullied by the powerful Japanese army every day, and the Chinese army with inferior equipment is also angry. Therefore, every time they fight, when the Chinese army hears that the opponent is the "Osaka Hawker Division", their morale often increases, and they rush to fight.
The Fourth Division battles.
As a result, the Fourth Division, which had just arrived at the front line and had not yet adapted to the situation, was caught off guard. It suffered several useless defeats one after another, and even implicated friendly forces. The neighboring troops complained to the Eleventh Army Headquarters: "There is a Fourth Division participating in the battle."
, a battle that could have been won will be lost because the enemy's morale has been boosted..."
This is a good thing. For the first time, China and Japan have unified their caliber, and the target is the unlucky Fourth Division.
From then on, the commander of the Japanese Eleventh Army had no choice but to let the Fourth Division concentrate on "waiting" in the rear. Once, the commander of the Eleventh Army, Anan Wei, did not believe in evil and sent the Fourth Division to fight in the battle of Changsha.
As a result, the Fourth Division was driven out as soon as it entered Changsha and was completely defeated.
However, I really don’t blame the Fourth Division this time. The Battle of Changsha lasted for six years, and both China and Japan suffered hundreds of thousands of casualties. Moreover, the national army guarding Changsha at that time was the elite of the national army general Xue Yue.
Anyone else would probably be banged on the head.
However, from then on, the Fourth Division really became the "lost star" of the Japanese army. No army wanted it, so the Japanese base camp had to change it into a force directly under the jurisdiction of the Japanese army. Now some of the soldiers of the Fourth Division were blown away:
"When I was a soldier, I was in the Class A Division. When the war started, I was part of the Kwantung Army - the elite. When the war started, I was in the Eleventh Army - still the elite. In the end, the Eleventh Army couldn't accommodate us, so we had to change it to be under the direct control of the base camp. What's even more special is that
The best of the best..."
Let's not talk about whether its combat effectiveness is as described in unofficial histories, but with such shame, the Fourth Division dares to claim to be second, and no one in the Chinese and Japanese armies dares to claim to be first!
But the Fourth Division is definitely not a "waste" as everyone thinks. Think about it with your toes, how could a standing division of Japan, which was already the number one in Asia in terms of armaments at that time, have no combat effectiveness at all?
The Emperor of Japan was not born as a hawker in Osaka, but he still had to take care of his fellow villagers and let them have fun while also paying them military pay?
Napoleon once said: "There is no such thing as waste, it's just put in the wrong place." This sentence couldn't be more suitable for the Fourth Division. In China, the Fourth Division has gained a bad reputation and no one wants it. In the future,
In April 1942, he was transferred to the Philippines, and together with the 5th, 18th, and 21st Divisions, he participated in the final attack on the Corregidor Fortress. In this battle, the 4th Division went uncharacteristically smoothly.
The mission was successfully completed, and all U.S. and Philippine troops in the Bataan Peninsula surrendered.
Of course, it was later discovered that this was not a sexual change of the Fourth Division, but that the U.S.-Philippine Army in the Philippines had been cut off from supplies for many days and had been surviving on "salt and green vegetables" for several months.
not fresh.
However, this victory brought great glory to the Fourth Division, and it was even more popular in its hometown of Osaka, with a feeling of pride that "Thanks to the dispatch of the Fourth Division, we defeated the enemy of Bataan." Only
Some regrets were discovered later that Osaka's vendors used this opportunity to celebrate the victory to resell wartime rationing materials and take advantage of the opportunity to do business.
Doing business...
Yes, this may be the only pure army among the Japanese invaders that has not been contaminated by militaristic ideas. What goes deep into the bones of the Hawker Division is doing business and commerce. Even if they are loyal to His Majesty the Emperor, there will be no benefit.
It is impossible to get them to sacrifice themselves with honor. In their words: If they are all dead, who will earn money to pay taxes to this country? Without tax money, His Majesty the Emperor will be so anxious!
The ambitious Hawker Division lives entirely for His Majesty the Emperor of the island country, and they have always maintained this characteristic very loyally. When Japan announced its surrender, the red-faced Fourth Division returned to Japan with full strength.
The next day, the port where the American cowboys were stationed was surrounded by them.
They were not surrounded with machine guns and cannons, but with small commodities. The vendors of the Fourth Division, who had just returned home, surrounded the American cowboy position with small commodities to earn lunch money for their Majesty the Emperor.
MMB, this is probably how the American cowboy felt at that time.
Having said so much, Liu Tuanzuo was also happy.
However, as mentioned before, as one of Japan's seventeen standing divisions, a Category A division, although their fighting will is not strong, their equipment and training are absolutely unparalleled in Asia at this time.
It's first class.
In the past, a comrade of Liu Lang's old man actually fought against the Fourth Division stationed in Dangyang, Yichang. The Fourth Division stationed in Dangyang County was only an infantry squadron, but no matter it was
The national army was still a new force of the Red Army. It attacked no less than five or six times but failed to capture it.
It is difficult to annihilate them and seize weapons from them, but it can be done in other ways. According to the memory of the old man Liu Lang, since the county seat was not captured after several battles, under the initiative of the Fourth Division,
The exchanges between the two parties actually increased.
It was nothing more than that the hawkers wanted to do business. So, the red troops saw that their poor equipment was getting better and better day by day. They had 38-inch caps, crooked machine guns, and even grenade launchers. With the old
The general said that it was a pity that the Fourth Division had gone to Southeast Asia so quickly, otherwise I could have armed a regiment.
MLGB, anyway, Liu Lang still remembers how he felt at that time.
Liu Lang briefly told the glorious history of the Fourth Division in the Russo-Japanese War to two bewildered colleagues. While they were dumbfounded, Liu Lang quickly formulated a combat plan for Sun Yongqin's department, which was thousands of miles away.
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Since there is such a powerful army with a strong commercial atmosphere, how can Liu Lang not take advantage of it? Maybe this can make Neji Okamura, who has been promoted to the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, so angry that he vomits blood. It is best to immediately
It's over, lest he come to China again to cause trouble in the future.