Chapter 1635: Troop Buildup
The battle of Hawaii Island, with the loss of more than 200,000 American troops and the complete victory of the Japanese army, and the end of the war, the morning sun on July 11 still rises over Hawaii Island, under the sun, it is a battlefield full of devastation after a big war, the soldiers' mutilated corpses are all over the beautiful Hawaii Island, the salty sea breeze blows away the gunpowder smoke, blows away the heavy smell of blood, but it does not blow away the solidification, dark red stains of blood.
The commander of the Seventh Army of the Japanese Army, Lieutenant General Yoshiki Hirano, surrounded by a group of officers of the rank and file ranks, walked into the cave where the commander of the Seventh Army of the United States, Lieutenant General Harrison, committed suicide, and the bodies of dozens of American soldiers were lying in the cave, bleeding and gathering in a small pit, which had solidified.
This is not surprising, in line with the practice of Japanese soldiers, but also the habit of the soldiers of the Seventh Army, Lieutenant General Yoshiki Hirano, walked to the corpse of Lieutenant General Harrison, who was not blind, looked at it coldly, and suddenly, from his waist, pulled out his gun, and under the incomprehensible gaze of all Japanese officers and soldiers, he looked at Lieutenant General Harrison's corpse, "Bang bang!" "Just a few shots!
Until he ran out of all the bullets in the gun, and then, coldly, said to the soldiers beside him: "Chop off the head of this American wretch, hang it at the door of my headquarters, cut the body into several pieces, and throw it into the sea, the sharks in the Pacific Ocean will be interested in the body of the Americans!" β
Putting away his pistol and turning around, Lieutenant General Hirano ordered the chief of staff, Major General Nobuto, "Chief of Staff Nobuto, immediately order all divisions." Execute all American prisoners of war on the spot, and report the results of the battle to the base camp and the General Staff! β
Bestial, bloody, cruel, murderous Japanese officers and soldiers. I can't understand why His Excellency the dignified Lieutenant General Commander would be interested in lashing the corpse of an American officer, a samurai of the Imperial Japanese Army, torturing and killing a living enemy or a prisoner of war. As for the corpses, probably Your Excellency the Commander, there is this preference!
Only Chief of Staff Nobudo. I knew in my heart why Lieutenant General Hirano would do this, Your Excellency the Commander, and hated this American general who had made him both disgraced and ruined. Even if it was not captured alive. Also on the corpse, vent the anger in your heart!
On Hawaii Island, the gunfire that had calmed down began to sound again, and the smell of blood filled the air again, it was a soldier of the Japanese Seventh Army, according to the order of the commander Lieutenant General Yoshiki Hirano. On this day of the execution of American prisoners of war. A total of more than 7,000 American prisoners of war were massively killed in just a few hours, and the head of Lieutenant General Harrison, in this way, was hung on the flagpole in front of the headquarters of the Japanese Seventh Army at Pearl Harbor.
It wasn't until two years later that the troops of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps of the Independent Division captured Hawaii Island, and the commander of the Corps, Lieutenant General Feng Jiwu, learned from the mouths of the Japanese prisoners of war that the original thing happened, and loaded the head of Lieutenant General Harrison, who had become a skeleton, and sent a special person to send it back to the United States and hand it over to Lieutenant General Harrison's family, and the atrocity of the Japanese army was also exposed to the world!
According to the people who came back, Lieutenant General Harrison's wife, Ms. Marina, and her two minor children lived a very hard life, and the US Supreme Wartime Command, on the grounds that Lieutenant General Harrison had decided to launch a counterattack campaign without authorization, and the Second Army was completely wiped out, and only paid a meager pension to his family.
On the morning of 11 July, at the Guangzhou Garrison District Headquarters of the Independent Division, division commander Tang Qiuli was in the office of division commander Tang Qiuli, who was reading a telegram sent by Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe, which was sent by Yu Deshui, director of the Intelligence Division.
After reading the telegram, Tang Qiuli raised his head and said to Zhao Yuhe: "The battle on Hawaii Island has ended, and the Americans finally failed to keep their east gate, and then, the Americans' life is not easy, but the second army of the US army, the counterattack before death, is unexpected, the Japanese suffered a big loss, judging from the outcome of the battle, the Americans will be forced to take the defensive, Yuhe, what do you think about this battle?" β
Judging from the results of the Battle of the Hawaiian Islands, the defeat of the US army stemmed from the light enemy, and did not pay enough attention to the strength of the Japanese army, especially the US Navy. β
"Another point, after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the response of the US Army was quite sluggish, and the Japanese Seventh Army landed on the island for a week before sending reinforcements, at this time, the Japanese army was already on the island, gained a firm foothold, and established a logistics supply line from the mainland to the Hawaiian Islands, the Japanese Navy is going all out, the US military has strong national strength, but unfortunately, there is no unified combat power, this battle, the Americans lost in the light enemy and strategic coordination!"
Tang Qiuli laughed and said: "Oh, this is a new point of view, the Americans have not regarded the Japanese as opponents, when the war suddenly comes, whether it is psychologically or materially, they are not well prepared, they are inevitably in a hurry, busy, then mistakes, Yuhe, I have a JianyΓ¬, Guangzhou Military Academy, recently held a short-term training course for regimental officers, I think, you can go to a few lectures, and instill your views into the officers!" β
"The dean of the academy originally invited me to go, since you have analyzed the situation in the Eastern Pacific Theater so thoroughly, I think you can go instead of me, so that the regimental-level officers who participated in the training can also understand the current situation in the Pacific Theater!"
Zhao Yuhe was shocked, waved his hand again and again, and said, "No! No way! Teacher, I have half a bottle of vinegar, don't you know the details, don't let me make a fool of myself, it's okay to discuss it with you, and I can't take it out of the lecture! β
Looking at Zhao Yuhe, with a frightened look, Tang Qiu was overjoyed, and said: "Then it's not reluctant, Yuhe, the war in the Eastern Pacific Theater has ended, we have to solve the Hong Kong problem before the Japanese army launches the Luzon Campaign, it's time to make a move, are all the troops participating in the Hong Kong Campaign assembled in front of them?" β
Zhao Yuhe replied: "Division commander, the mixed training of the special operations detachment and the infiltration detachment of the Guangzhou garrison area has basically ended, and the infiltration plan can be implemented immediately; Liao Zhenbang's unit of the second brigade of the Sulu Mobile Corps arrived at the designated assembly site Heyuan on 8 July and is conducting street fighting training, and Liu Hongzhang's unit of the first brigade directly under the corps has arrived at the designated assembly site Zhaoqing on 9 July, and has also started training. β
"The Chu Ziye Department of the Fourth Brigade of the Sulu Mobile Corps, on the same day, has arrived at the designated assembly site Gaoyao for targeted training, and the 10th Brigade of the Sulu Mobile Corps Wang Yiwu Department is on the way to the assembly site, and its current position is in Yangjiang, and it can reach the destination Foshan in two days, and the Zhao Shoushan Department of the 11th Brigade of the Sulu Mobile Corps has already landed at the Zhanjiang Military Port and is making preparations for the march, and it is expected that on the 16th of this month, all the infantry units participating in the Hong Kong campaign will be able to arrive at the designated assembly site!"
"In addition, the first, third, fourth, and sixth tank brigades led by Commander Battle have already marched into the Maoming area, because it is a mechanized march, more than 1,300 tanks, the target is too large, the armored troops are in accordance with Commander Battle's order, day and night, and it is expected to arrive in Dongguan around the 19th of this month, and all the participating troops can reach the designated position on the 19th!"
"The Le Yi Qin Department of the Southern Flight Group of the Air Force, five fighter regiments, have already been stationed at Nanning Airport, and Commander Le personally leads the team, because all the artillery units do not participate in the Hong Kong campaign, the transportation pressure of the logistics department is relatively lightened a lot, otherwise, the speed of the troops' assembly will be delayed by three to four days!"
Tang Qiuli frowned slightly, Battle's armored troops, the way they marched, he could understand, more than 1,300 tanks, marching, spreading dozens of kilometers, rolling up smoke and dust, covering the sky and the sun, once the headless fly-like Japanese reconnaissance plane, accidentally bumped into it, the suddenness of the launch of the Hong Kong campaign would be lost, moreover, when Battle was in Germany, he commanded the armored division, so he naturally had his own reasons.
However, the speed of the 11th Brigade of the Sulu Mobile Corps, Zhao Shoushan, made him very dissatisfied, all of them were mechanized marches, and they were all stationed in the Indochina Peninsula, and other troops, such as the two brigades of the directly subordinate corps, had already arrived at the designated position, and the speed of the assembly of this brigade was five days late, which was puzzling.
Zhao Yuhe found out about the division commander's strange appearance, and felt nervous for a while, the troops' advance plan and assembly location were made by himself and the staff office, the division commander found a problem, but where is the problem? He asked puzzledly, "Commander, is there any problem?" β
Tang Qiuli said: "What's the matter with that Zhao Shoushan? Wang Yiwu's troops have already reached Yangjiang, and his troops have just landed in Zhanjiang, why is this happening? Don't he know, he has dragged the entire army back! The time for the attack on Hong Kong will be delayed by five days! β
Zhao Yuhe breathed a sigh of relief and explained with a smile: "Division commander, this is the reason, the previous garrison area of Zhao Shoushan's brigade, in the East Indies, the main force of the Sulu Mobile Corps, after withdrawing to the Indochina Peninsula, according to the order of Deputy Division Commander Tang, the 11th Brigade stayed in the East Indies, and his brigade, stationed the farthest, was transferred to participate in the Hong Kong Campaign and had to pass through the Hukang River Valley area. β
"You also know that the road conditions in the Hukang River valley area are not conducive to mechanized marching, and the 11th Brigade is almost half by car and half on foot, so it is the latest unit to arrive in Guangdong, for this reason, Brigade Commander Zhao Shoushan has already asked the division command for punishment!"
(To be continued) (To be continued.) )