Chapter 48: Cunning
"Bastard, what do you Army do for food? Losing a wing and a brigade at once, you all deserve to die! "You army idiots, you can't even defeat a local army, it's really a shame for our Imperial Japanese Army. And ......"
The Japanese Governor-General of Taiwan, Admiral Shikinori Kayama, scolded in front of Prince Nohisa Kita-Shirakawa Miya, the commander of the Japanese Guards Division, apparently regardless of the identity of the prince of the imperial family. Originally, Kayama Shiki thought that he would be able to take up the post of governor of Taiwan very smoothly, which would be very helpful for his resume. But now the army has dropped its chain, and it is simply a shame that a wing and a brigade have been annihilated by others. It's really a shame now, if this news reaches China, then who knows what the result will be? When the time comes, will people say that you are incompetent, and you can't even eat the fat that reaches your mouth?
And Prince Nengjiu of the North Shirakawa Palace can only let him spray, even if he is a royal family, he is now a subordinate of Shiki Kayama. In addition, he has indeed suffered heavy losses now, and a division has lost a wing, which is almost equal to one-seventh of the total strength. The loss of more than 4,000 people was also a bit nerve-wracking for the Japanese Guards Division, which only had more than 28,000 people. However, the Guards Division is the Japanese Imperial Forest Army, and the Imperial Forest Army cannot even defeat a single local unit in Taiwan, which is obviously unacceptable.
Since the defeat of the Manchus, the Japanese army has also looked down on the Chinese army. Even if the Great Japanese Imperial Army was cultivated to fight against the Chinese army, it would inevitably win. But now reality has slapped them hard, and this has made them die of pain.
A wing and a brigade were annihilated like this, and they were all annihilated! And this result is actually the result of facing Taiwan's local troops, which they absolutely cannot accept. They are already looking at the Chinese army with discriminatory eyes, this is like a person whose status is far inferior to yours, and suddenly one day riding on your head and, who can accept this! Therefore, the Japanese army now says that it is unacceptable, but the fact is already so, and it will not be unacceptable to someone, and it can be reversed.
"I must kill all these people who dare to resist our Imperial Japanese Army, and then break their bodies into thousands of pieces!" Prince Nohisa of Kita-Shirakawa said angrily.
Bei Shirakawa Palace can go for a long time, but it is really almost crazy, you must know that the annihilated troops are the troops of his Guards Division, and now his troops have been completely annihilated by the enemy, which means that he has to bear this responsibility. And although he is a royal family, if he fails in the hands of a Chinese army, but also in the hands of a local army, then this is definitely very humiliating. At that time, I am afraid that even the emperor will not be able to protect him, and he may have to be court-martialed. If a royal family goes to a military court, I am afraid that it will really be a shame, and he will probably be deprived of his royal status! This was a great shame, and he absolutely could not accept it.
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, should we ask the country to continue to send troops to support us? We've annihilated a wing, so do we need domestic reinforcement? Shiki Kayama asked.
And Kita-Shirakawa Palace thought for a long time and said: "I think it's better not to alarm the country first, if we let the country know about this matter, then we may have to eat and fall." So, let's block these things first, and then we'll figure out how to fix it ourselves. If we let the country send troops to support, doesn't that mean that we are incompetent? ”
The idea of Kita-Shirakawa Miyano is also a problem, if domestic support is requested, isn't it just to show that one division cannot attack the whole of Taiwan? When the time comes, I am afraid that the whole country will know these things, and if a wing fails, I am afraid that it will be a sensation for the whole country. Especially in the face of such a weak Chinese army, it is simply ridiculous that a wing and a brigade can be completely annihilated. Therefore, this kind of thing can be digested internally, or internally, and it should not be spread to the country, so that everyone does not have to bear any responsibility.
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, we might as well have a graft. We drew some men from other units of the 1st Division and re-formed the 1st Wing. We're going to at least have to build the shelves of the First Wing, so it looks like a First Wing is still there. And if someone in the country comes to question, then we will treat them with good food and wine, and then we must not let them really investigate. Anyway, I think they are all smart people, and they know the consequences of this incident, so naturally they won't mention love more seriously. And after we build the shelf, so that we can also use the grounds that there is too much miasma in Taiwan and the soldiers are not adapted, and then they all sacrifice their lives for the country because of the climate! Shiki Kayama said.
Kayama Shiki is also very ghostly, and took the initiative to re-establish this first wing, so that it seems that there is no shortage of wings. Anyway, as long as you can fool the people in the country, even if a small number of people know about it, they will take the initiative to sew up their mouths, and they will never reveal a word. After all, if a wing is completely annihilated, it will be a shame and a big loss, so that the entire Japanese army will not be able to bear this kind of danger of losing face. So even if you know that you have been wiped out, as long as you look passable, you can live in peace.
The reason why Shiki Kayama is willing to cooperate with this King Nokuhisa of the Kita-Shirakawa Palace is because he has a lot of responsibility. In this capture of Taiwan, Kayama Shiki was the supreme commander and the governor of Taiwan. But if the Japanese army suffered too many losses here, then he was also responsible. And now the Japanese army is actually full of competition, so even Shiki Kayama doesn't want to delay his future because of this matter. If he can serve as the first governor of Taiwan, it will be very helpful for his political future. As a result, he could move from a military attaché to a civilian official, and then compete for higher levels of development. So now he and King Nengjiu of the North Shirakawa Palace are actually grasshoppers on the same rope, so it is naturally impossible to poke them out.
And Kita-Shirakawa Miyano immediately thought, "What about that wing flag?" Every wing has a wing flag, and we don't have a wing flag now! ”
Shiki Kayama immediately continued: "It doesn't matter, let's build the shelf first, and then as long as this war is over, it's easy to say." Even if it were His Majesty the Emperor, I don't think it would have brought things out at this time to add a stain to our already perfect victory. When the time comes, it will be enough to secretly ask the emperor to re-grant this flag, and no one will say more. ”
"What if, what if this wing flag is captured by the Chinese?" Kita-Shirakawa Miyano said.
Shiki Kayama snorted: "Your Excellency, are you so unconfident in the combat effectiveness of your soldiers? According to the rules of our army, before the army is broken, the wing flag must be burned. I think no matter how strong the enemy is, it will not be possible to capture the wing flag, and I am afraid that the wing flag has been burned now. ”
Kayama Shiki still thinks that no matter how strong the enemy is, it is impossible to capture even the Wing Flag. After all, it doesn't take much time to burn a flag, it's very easy. So even if the battle is in danger, there is time to burn out. This is also the reason why decades later, the Allies were not able to capture a single Japanese flag.
And this Kayama Shiki actually guessed correctly, if that Suzuki Matsutake planned to directly shatter all the jade, then there would be time to burn the wing flag. But he didn't choose to do so, he still had a fantasy, that is, to send the flag guard squadron back to the division, and then there would be a chance to reorganize the first wing. So he didn't burn this wing flag at the first time, and chose to let Staff Officer Tanaka take it away. But he didn't know that Wang Guorui had the fierce beast of military dogs, and in the end, the Japanese flag squadron was not an opponent at all. And Staff Officer Tanaka didn't have time to burn the wing flag, after all, there was naturally no time to burn it while marching. In addition, Wang Guorui's subordinates are a group of dogs, and the dogs will not use ammunition to blow up, so the wing flag is not actually damaged. In this way, Wang Guorui also had the opportunity to save it and then capture it as his own military exploits.
The seizure of this wing flag was actually a bit accidental, and as long as there was a problem in one of the links, it could not be seized. However, Shiki Kayama did not go to the front line to see it in person, so he naturally could not understand these coincidences. So he still thinks according to traditional thinking, he thinks that even if the Japanese army is completely destroyed, there will be time to burn these wing flags. And since the wing flag has been burned, there is no big problem, after all, it was not captured by the enemy.
"I understood, immediately ordered the news to be blocked, and then absolutely not to let this matter out. If anyone dares to reveal it, military law is engaged! Next, we need to rebuild the shelves of the first wing, and then get things done. As long as Taiwan is laid, the lid will not be lifted. Kita-Shirakawa Miyano said.
Kita-Shirakawa Miyano soon went to select personnel from other units to reorganize this first wing. In this way, you can fool those people in the country, and when the time comes, you can fool the past. As long as this war in Taiwan can be won, no one will pick a bone in the egg. What's more, the North Shirakawa Palace is still the prince of the royal family, so naturally no one will dare to trouble him.