Chapter 628: Kumamoto Division
Japan used a large number of poison gas bombs during the war, which caused great trouble to the Allied forces, and the Allies did not take it seriously in the early days, but as more and more soldiers fell, the high-level could no longer sit still, and dispatched a group of health and epidemic prevention experts to let them investigate the truth of the matter.
These experts quickly figured out the facts: The Japanese army used a large amount of poison gas to spread infectious diseases such as cholera, typhoid fever, and anthrax, and in addition, Japan also used mustard gas, which is known as the king of poison gas, and tens of thousands of soldiers were affected, among which more than 3,000 people of the Japanese Free Army, which was the weakest prepared, had been killed, and the death toll continued to increase.
These experts also discovered that the poison gas used by Japan was far more toxic than imagined, and that it was very contagious, and judging from the situation at the scene, Japan had already taken the lead in the world in the research of biological and chemical weapons.
In addition to causing great trouble to the Allies, the Japanese people suffered the heaviest losses, because they did not have the protection of the army, nor did they have adequate medical care, and because these people were starved for a long time, their physical resistance was very weak, and as long as they were infected, they could not escape death. And it will soon affect the beautiful women, and the scope will become larger and larger, and it can be said that there are all the conditions for the plague to run rampant on Kyushu Island.
The Americans have never seen such crazy soldiers, they do not take the lives of the enemy seriously, and they do not take their own lives seriously.
The Allies could only get out of the immediate crisis by eliminating these Japanese as soon as possible. As a result, the Allies had no choice but to speed up their attacks, and China and the United States had gathered more than 40 divisions on Kyushu Island, as well as nearly 10,000 combat aircraft, which was the most powerful air force since the beginning of the war.
There were more than five thousand bombers alone, among which were the American Super Flying Fortresses. There are also Chinese Dragons. Both sides prepared a large number of napalm. Cluster bombs, ground-penetrating bombs, and other weapons are mainly aimed at Japan's living forces, as long as the Japanese army is wiped out. All the troubles are gone.
When dealing with the underground fortifications of the Japanese, the ground-penetrating bomb played an unexpected role, especially the Americans, who came into contact with this ammunition for the first time, immediately fell in love with the ground-penetrating bomb. In the past, they used carpet bombing, but the effect was often not very ideal, destroying all the fortifications on the ground, but the underground part was helpless.
The ground-penetrating bullet is different, it can easily penetrate a few meters into the ground, more than ten meters, and easily eliminate the Japanese in the rat hole, which is a very ideal weapon.
The ground-penetrating bomb was manufactured by China to deal with the grave fortifications of the Ryukyus, and after years of hard work and development, the latest type of ground-penetrating bomb used by China is even more powerful. The accuracy is higher, and the ability to damage Japanese fortifications is stronger.
As an ally. China licensed the technology of ground-penetrating bombs to the United States, and the Americans were suddenly like a treasure, they were already shocked by the tenacious Japanese, and every time they captured an island, they had to pay a lot of sacrifices, and they did not want to occupy the island without killing all the Japanese on the island. Moreover, the Japanese also frantically built a large number of underground fortifications, like rat holes, and in the past, the Americans could only rely on flamethrowers to get a clear understanding of the Japanese.
Not only was the effect poor, but also because of the limited range of the flamethrower, the Americans had to approach the tunnel, which was extremely vulnerable to the Japanese attack, thus losing a large number of personnel.
Now on Kyushu Island, China and the United States are even more crazy about the use of ground-penetrating bombs, and the Allies have also invented more abundant tactics, such as using ground-penetrating bombs to open the Japanese tunnels, and then inject gasoline into the tunnels, mix the gasoline with poisons, and ignite them together, and the toxic smoke will go deep into the tunnels and kill all the Japanese inside.
In addition, China has also sent a large number of special operations teams, which are divided into countless squads, which are specially responsible for searching for areas where the Japanese may be hiding, and then calling in the air force to carry out intensive bombing of the area.
And as the fighting continued, the Allied forces advanced faster and faster, and more than three-quarters of the land of Kyushu fell into the hands of the Allied forces, and the Japanese were not monolithic. Although the majority of them were die-hard militarists, the majority of ordinary people were loyal and filial to the emperor.
However, as the saying goes, there are a hundred and different kinds of people, and as long as there are more people, it is inevitable that there will be more thoughts, and there have been democratic forces in Japan since Emperor Taisho, and there are also some Japanese who believe in the revolutionary theory of the Soviet Union. These people are considered thugs in mainstream Japanese society, and they have been completely marginalized, but they have not completely disappeared.
After China and the United States landed on Japanese soil, they actively searched for these rare animals among the Japanese, and after spending a lot of effort, they really achieved results, and some heretics in the eyes of the Japanese government began to cooperate with the Allies.
They were unified into the Japanese Free Army, and at the same time, according to Qiao Yu's instructions, Mizumura Masashi came forward to form the Democratic Republic of Japan and assumed the presidency himself, and other Japanese democrats were also absorbed into this government and held important official positions.
This government threw out a constitutional clause stipulating that Japan is a democratic republic, sovereignty is vested in all citizens, and all citizens enjoy full freedom under the protection of the law.
A few paragraphs of the constitution were announced, but Hirohito, who was still in Tokyo, was so cold that he couldn't say a word for a long time.
Since China and the United States landed on the Japanese mainland, the shock to Japan is unimaginable, Japan has not been invaded on a large scale for thousands of years, when the Yuan Dynasty was violently killed, but because of the typhoon obstruction and stopped. A few decades ago, the American Perry fleet knocked on Japan's door, but this did not bring hatred from the Japanese to the Japanese, on the contrary, the Japanese regarded the Americans as benefactors, believing that they had brought Japan from ignorance to civilization. Japan commemorates this black ship incident every year, and is even more grateful to the Americans, which shows that the Japanese have no shame.
This time, China and the United States landed on Japanese territory on a large scale, and the Japanese regarded it as the first time to break new ground, how could they not be frightened. Although Emperor Hirohito always encouraged his subordinates to break the national jade, he himself really did not want to fight hard, and Hirohito also knew that there was no hope of victory at all, what he wanted most was to end the war with dignity, as long as his position could be preserved, everything was negotiable.
During this time, Hirohito's most common thing to do was to hide in the secret room and secretly listen to the Allied broadcasts, which he listened to in both China and the United States, hoping to find out the attitude of the Allied forces towards Japan and provide reference for the next move.
Rather than providing Hirohito with hope, these broadcasts were filled with fear, and both China and the United States pointed the finger at Emperor Hirohito, calling him the culprit and demanding that all Japanese take the initiative to abandon the emperor and oppose the militaristic system.
Every time Hirohito hears this, he feels a burst of cool air on the back of his neck, if the allies position him as a war criminal, then the end can be imagined, there is nothing else but a dead end, and it is a more miserable way to die, the thought of a rope tied to the neck, strangled people alive, Hirohito is afraid from the bottom of his heart.
He even often woke up from nightmares, covered in cold sweat, Hirohito's original plan was to kidnap the whole of Japan, to kill him, that is, to kill the whole of Japan, so that the Allies would definitely throw a mouse, and he would have a chance to live.
But Mizumura stepped in to organize the new Democratic Republic of Japan, but he also cut off his last ray of life. This means that the Allies have found their puppet and completely abandoned the current Japanese government, including Emperor Hirohito, and the new Japan implements a democratic republican system, which means that the emperor system has also been abandoned, which is really shocking to Hirohito.
Therefore, after he heard this broadcast, his whole body was cold, as if he had fallen into an ice hole, and Empress Ryoko also noticed Hirohito's abnormality and couldn't help but pull Hirohito's clothes.
"Your Majesty, you don't have to worry, you are protected by Amaterasu, there will be absolutely no danger, and the people of all Japan will sacrifice their lives to protect you, even if the Allies are the most ferocious, they can't slaughter 70 million Japan!"
Ryoko's words calmed Hirohito a little, but he was still uneasy.
The Chinese and American allies have successively captured Kitakyushu, Saga, Fukuoka, Oita, Nagasaki and other places, and Kagoshima and Miyazaki, which are located in the south of Kyushu Island, have also been fiercely attacked by the navy and air force, and they have almost been razed to the ground.
Now the last stubborn stronghold is Kumamoto, and the main force stationed in Kumamoto is the Japanese Sixth Division, which is the so-called Kumamoto Division, the Kumamoto Division is one of the most powerful divisions in Japan, all the troops come from the original Satsuma Domain, Satsuma Domain is one of the driving forces of Japan's Meiji Restoration, this area is also the most pioneering and enterprising among the Japanese, they regard the expansion of territory as a natural mission.
The Kumamoto Division, under the leadership of Lieutenant General Kanda Masazen, is now defending his hometown, and all the soldiers of the Kumamoto Division have an unprecedentedly strong fighting spirit, and they want to defend their homeland and show their bravery. In that year, Saigo Takamori launched the Southwest War, and it was Kumamoto Town, the predecessor of the Kumamoto Division, that withstood Saigo Takamori's attack and won the supreme honor. Now Kanda Masa wants to perform this miracle again and turn Kumamoto into an insurmountable place.
Tani Shoufu, who was responsible for guarding Kyushu Island, also concentrated the remnants of Japanese forces on Kyushu Island near Kumamoto, hoping to hold this place with Kumamoto's tenacity, and the common people in Kumamoto Castle were also mobilized, they consciously numbered, the most reserved use, as long as a soldier died in battle, they immediately replenished it, Kumamoto has become the most stubborn fortress under the guard of the Sixth Division. (To be continued.) )