Because the commander personally sat in the infirmary, the "illness" of these officers and soldiers got better surprisingly quickly, so a joke spread among the Japanese army that "the wing commander changed his career to become a doctor."

As a result, the 4th Division was forced to open for business, and the 2nd Division walked for four days to reach the same distance, while the 4th Division walked for eight days.

Before they could reach the battlefield, the Soviet Union and Japan declared an armistice. Hearing the news, the 4th Division rushed to the front in good spirits, and some of them still regretted that they did not have the opportunity to fight with the Soviet Union.

On the way back, the 2nd Division, which had been beaten badly, was demoralized and full of wounded soldiers, while the soldiers of the 4th Division were full of spirit and equipment. It is said that the officer in charge of battlefield propaganda was speechless and changed the Japanese army's propaganda newspaper "I am invincible and the Fourth Division of the Imperial Army has returned with might" to "I have returned with the majesty of the Fourth Division of the Imperial Army without injury", which indirectly satirized the Fourth Division.

Afterwards, the Osaka Division, from the wing commander to the officers and men, all "beat their chests and feet" and deeply felt ashamed of their trust in the "leaders," and the matter was put to an end.

At that time, it was Yamashita Fengfumi who was the commander of the division, and this period of black history also became a pillar of shame for him, and he was laughed at by his colleagues for a long time.

After that, the Osaka Division was transferred to Central China, and participated in several sweeping operations and the Second Battle of Changsha, during which all kinds of chicken stealing and soy sauce were stolen, and the Fourth Division of the Battle of Changsha, which can be called a meat grinder, was stunned that there were not many casualties, which was outrageous.

There were also people within the Japanese army who continued to ridicule: "As long as the Osaka Division participates in the battle, we will lose the battle that we could have won!" ”

In this way, the Fourth Division seemed to have become the "death star" of the Japanese army, and as a result, the Japanese army did not want it, and the base camp had to change it to a directly subordinate unit, and they were transferred to Southeast Asia during the Third Battle of Changsha.

What people didn't expect was that in the siege of Corregidor Fortress, the Fourth Division actually shined and defeated the American troops who had been attacked for a long time and won the victory in one fell swoop, but their colleagues thought that they had picked up the leaks of the Sixth Division and scoffed at this victory.

Therefore, the Osaka division has always been looked down upon within the Japanese army, and not only outsiders like the "black" division, but even their own people especially like the "black" them.

But don't think that the Fourth Division really can't fight because of these black materials, judging from some of the records, the performance of the Fourth Division is still very good, and it can definitely be regarded as a very troublesome opponent.

To know... A calm and thinking wolf is often more terrifying than a lion who can only roar and rage.

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Northwest of Taunggyi, in the Menggong area, a Japanese squadron of about 300 men was lying in a clearing by the forest to repair.

Rifles, shoes, and hats were piled aside, many Japanese soldiers were lazily leaning together to smoke and chat, the gang leaders began to light fires and cook, and by the small river not far away, there were a few little devils who were actually blowing up fish with grenades.

Squadron Leader Yoshinaga Yukimura leaned comfortably under the tree, closing his eyes and thinking about life while recuperating.

This peaceful and tranquil scene is really the difference between heaven and hell compared to the bloody battlefield of the Nandu River 80 kilometers away.

At this moment, a captain officer with a mustache walked up to him with a lunch box: "Squadron leader, we've been here for almost two days, shouldn't we move forward?" Otherwise, it's hard to explain. ”

Yoshinaga propped up his upper body, stretched comfortably, raised his hand and took the lunch box and feasted on it, while eating, he said vaguely: "Captain, they are still behind us, why are you in a hurry?" ”

"But..."

"Don't worry, the Fifth Division is not so easy to defeat."

Yoshinaga unscrewed the kettle and poured his saliva, and said nonchalantly: "Now the battle situation is unknown, I feel that it is mostly a trap set by the Huaxia people, anyway, the situation has been reported, and even the co-captain has acquiesced, so don't worry about it." ”

The captain thought about it and felt reasonable, don't look at the group of Chinese people going deep alone, but I always felt that something was wrong, but it was a pity that the guys in the friendly Fifth Division did not listen to persuasion, and had to run away to be tough, and the top was still very supportive, this was really going to go wrong.

Now, in addition to the Fifth Division, which has been entangled with the Chinese, the closest is the 8th Wing of their Fourth Division.

Although the orders from above have been urging non-stop, with the acquiescence of the wing headquarters and some middle-level officers, the units of the 8th Wing have no intention of reinforcing in the past, but instead roaming around and hiding near the main battlefield, and then if something happens on the battlefield, they can respond as soon as possible.

This is the core idea of the Fourth Division, which is not to seek merit but to have no fault, and never to fight a battle that is uncertain.

Since the Meiji Restoration, although Japan has gradually become a member of the great powers, after all, it started late, and among the great powers, the industrial foundation is relatively weak, and the country is relatively poor. Therefore, the Japanese government deliberately replaced expensive artillery shells with soldiers' lives, vigorously advocated the so-called bushido spirit and **** thought, and let soldiers dedicate themselves to the country.

Many Japanese soldiers regard the dedication of the emperor as the highest honor, and when they fight, they tend to be hot-headed and play Banzai Charge at every turn.

In contrast, the Osaka people of the 4th Division were more sober, realizing that it was impossible to win the war by fanaticism alone, and that they would use their brains when fighting a war, and they should consider how to reduce their own casualties.

As mentioned earlier, the reason why the 6th Division was defeated was that it relied too much on the soldiers' spirit of daring to die, and the 4th Division first reconnoitred the battlefield to determine the enemy's firepower point, and honestly used artillery to open the way, but the result was diametrically opposite.

In addition, the 4th Division did not want to fight needlessly. For example, during the Battle of Nomenkan, the 4th Division was ordered to go for reinforcements. However, the 4th Division from top to bottom believed that this battle was meaningless and was just to save the so-called face of the upper echelons of the Kwantung Army, so it adopted a passive attitude of slacking off work, did not feel the front line for a long time, and avoided losses.

However, the Fourth Division's brain-wielding approach was rather unusual among the fanatical Japanese army at the time. Many Japanese soldiers felt that a unit that did not dare to die was a Japanese soldier, so there were all kinds of jokes and exaggerated scandals of the Black Fourth Division.

Judging from the situation in front of the Chinese army of more than 6,000 people who ventured into the siege, the other party did not panic at all after being surrounded, and built fortifications in situ in an orderly manner.

Therefore, many officers and men of the Fourth Division felt that most of them were deceitful, and they would fall into the trap of the other side if they blindly invested their troops......

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