Chapter 364: The First General to Surrender
When Major General Kunitaro Yamada entered the tent, he found that Lieutenant General Akito Nakamura was no longer silent. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Come on, put General Nakamura in the ground and mark it." Major General Kunitaro Yamada ordered.
Under such circumstances, it would be almost impossible to cremate Major General Kuntaro Yamada and then bring him back to Japan. I had to find a random place to bury him and mark it. In this case, in the future, Nichimoto won the war, and it may be possible to bring the remains of Lieutenant General Akito Nakamura back to Nichimoto.
Of course, this is only possible if Japan can win this war. If Japan loses this war, then everything will be in vain.
After these orders were issued, Major General Kunitaro Yamada, who also followed in the footsteps of Lieutenant General Akito Nakamura, chose to commit suicide by seppuku.
After all, Lieutenant General Yuzo Matsuyama was not able to take Samut Prakan, and the fate of these people had already been decided.
Also committed suicide was Lieutenant General Moriya Seier, commander of the Japanese-Thai coalition forces.
These generals of the Japanese army regard their own glory as higher than anything else. For them, the only way to keep their glory after defeat is probably to commit suicide. In this way, after their deaths, they will be able to return to the Yasukuni Shrine in Kudanzaka and continue to be worshipped.
Not only these generals are these, but those officers, and even ordinary soldiers, almost all of them have chosen this way. Of course, this is mainly because these days* my own soldiers are all poisoned by the spirit of bushido. If it were other people, especially people in Western countries, they would not have made such crazy moves.
It's just that there are always exceptions. The 4th Division of the Japanese Army, although it was very heroic in the battle of the Wangbin River defense line. Many main forces fought fierce battles with the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, and even fought to the death several times. However, this is mainly due to the strict orders from above, so even if they want to cheat, they have no chance! I can only go to the hardest. It is precisely because of that that that they have shown extremely strong combat effectiveness.
But once there is no one to restrain them. These guys from Osaka immediately have other ideas.
For example, in the midst of such adversity, finding a way to save your life is undoubtedly the most important thing!
Lieutenant General Sekihara 6, commander of the 4th Division of the Japanese Army, paced back and forth at his temporary division headquarters, anxiously like an ant on a hot pot. After the disastrous defeat of the troops led by Lieutenant General Yuzo Matsuyama at Samut Prakan, he immediately realized that now it seems that there is a catastrophe!
The chief of staff of the 4th Division, Keisaburo Okutsu, walked in.
As soon as Lieutenant General Sekihara saw him, he immediately asked, "How is the situation now?" Did His Excellency Commander Nakamura give any orders? ”
The current Sixth Lieutenant General Sekigahara is already the master of the six gods, and he has lost his basic judgment ability. This is not to blame him, in the case of interception in front and a large number of pursuing soldiers in the back, anyone will think that they are dead end this time.
"Your Excellency the Division Commander, Your Excellency Commander Nakamura, seppuku." Keisaburo Okuzu reported.
"What? Your Excellency Commander Nakamura has seppuku? Lieutenant General Sekihara's face suddenly became very ugly.
Lieutenant General Sekihara No. 6 knew that if there was still a little way, Lieutenant General Nakamura Akito would definitely not choose to commit suicide. Although, seppuku is regarded as the final glory by every samurai. However, if you can survive, only a fool will choose seppuku. No one would choose to do so unless absolutely necessary. This also means that now they have really reached the point of exhaustion.
"Your Excellency the division commander, not only His Excellency Commander Nakamura has seppuku, but General Moriya Seiji and General Kuntaro Yamada have all chosen seppuku. There are also a lot of officers and even ordinary soldiers in the front headquarters. Keisaburo Okuzu reported.
"They're all crazy! Those guys, they're all crazy. Lieutenant General Sekihara scolded.
Those generals are all seppuku, isn't this forcing him, the commander of the lieutenant general division, to only seppuku? If he doesn't commit suicide, then how will Japan view him in the country? When the time comes, I am afraid that he will become a disgrace to the entire Japanese military community.
However, if he was allowed to commit suicide like this, he was very unwilling in his heart. He didn't want to lose his life like this!
Lieutenant General Sekihara believes that the entire 4th Division, and it is estimated that there will be many, many people who have the same idea as him.
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, what should we do now?" Keisaburo Okuzu asked.
"Okutsu-kun, it stands to reason that for this failure, all of us should apologize. But I'm not willing to die like this! We can also continue to contribute our own strength to the grand hegemony of the Great Nippon Empire. Lieutenant General Sekihara looked remorseful.
Keisaburo Okuzu was silent. Originally, from the standpoint of a Japanese officer and a glorious samurai, he should have loudly rebuked Lieutenant General Sekihara for his greed for life and fear of death. However, he couldn't say anything about such righteous and stern words. Because, he doesn't want to die either!
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, what should we do now?" Keisaburo Okuzu asked. In his heart, he also faintly hopes to live.
"Go and get Miura-kun and Igawa-kun." Lieutenant General Sekihara said.
Noriyo Miura and Hideo Osaka Igawa were the co-captains of the 4th Engineer Wing and the 4th Baggage Wing.
When Lieutenant General Sekihara No. 6 wanted to make the next step, he had to ask for their opinions first. If they objected, Lieutenant General Sekihara would have no choice. After all, the remaining troops of the 4th Division are only the 4th Engineer Wing and the 4th Baggage Wing.
"Okay, Your Excellency the Division Commander." Keisaburo Okuzu nodded.
Soon, Noriyo Miura and Hideo Hideo Osaka arrived in the city.
Lieutenant General Sekihara Roku, Keisaburo Okutsu, Noriusa Miura, and Hideo Hideo Igkawa carried out a conspiracy. In the conspiracy, since they all expressed their attitudes. That is, none of them want to die.
So, in order to survive, they made the final decision.
Lieutenant General Sekigahara 6 decided to lead the last remnants and surrendered to the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army. This is also the first Japanese general to surrender voluntarily in the entire Nanyang battlefield. Of course, the reason why Lieutenant General Sekihara did this was for only one purpose, that is, to save his own life, which is the most important thing.