Not a single one to stay!

When they heard this order, all the Australasian soldiers were not surprised, because it was an order from His Majesty Arthur, whom they admired and loved.

Even if there are Europeans on the other side, with Arthur's orders, they will definitely not show mercy. Not to mention that the other side is just the islanders, a people who are already discriminated against in Australasia.

The raid was carried out not only by the cooperation of the two paratrooper formations, but also by the infantry and the air force.

After the encirclement was successful, the air force also quickly joined the battlefield and carried out a major bombardment of the gathering area of the island's troops.

This disrupted the rhythm of the island country's army, and also caused the island country's C Division troops on the left and right flanks to fall into complete chaos.

Not to mention the C Division, even the infantry wing of the most elite A Division was inevitably a little nervous and panicked in the face of being attacked from both sides and bombed by enemy planes in the air.

Although they are not afraid of death, that doesn't mean they won't panic at such a dangerous situation. People's hearts are unpredictable, even if they are island soldiers who have been brainwashed.

Although the infantry wing quickly counterattacked, it was clear that the target of the Australasian attack was not them, but their flanks.

The performance of the 5,000-strong C Division on each of the two flanks was much worse than that of the A Division in the face of such an attack.

When the A division had already organized a counterattack, the tens of thousands of soldiers of the C division still did not appear to counterattack on a large scale.

Even, some of the soldiers of the island country at the front, when faced with the attack of the Australasian army, actually chose to play dead to avoid the bullets.

Yes, play dead.

This is completely different from the image of the island country's army as if it were an army of cowards.

But when you think of the source of the strength of the C Division, it is actually not so strange. Just because these people were ordinary farmers in the island nation a year ago, and although they supported the country in waging war, it did not mean that they were willing to give their lives for the war.

Even, even if they are willing to give their lives under the general trend, when they are really facing death, the fear in their hearts still covers their fearlessness.

No one is not afraid of death, not even the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for their country in history. But these people chose the latter between stealing their lives and sacrificing their lives for the country, because they had a belief that they were willing to face the death that everyone feared for the sake of the country and for the people they wanted to protect.

It is human nature to be afraid of death, but in the face of major rights and wrongs, there will always be ordinary people who stand up and face the fear of death, and these people are often called heroes.

A country can do without industry and economy, these are only factors that determine the strength of the country, and do not determine the future of the country.

But a country cannot do without heroes who have stepped up, and this is the key to determining whether a country can survive for a long time and endure in the future.

Obviously, compared to the brave and fearless Australasian soldiers, these soldiers of the C Division of the island country who have obvious tastes are just ordinary people.

With the drag of two flanks, the outcome of this war is already clear.

Under the attack from both sides, the troops of 5,000 men on each of the two flanks only held out for less than half an hour before quickly being defeated.

There were island soldiers who tried to surrender, but all that awaited them was the cold muzzles and hot bullets of the Australasian soldiers.

After crushing both flanks, the infantry wing of the Division A in the center was also completely surrounded by Australasian paratroopers.

When he was in the encirclement, the infantry wing commander Ishibashi Gelding's face turned pale, and after ordering his subordinates to resist with all their might, he took out the pistol he was wearing, and slowly aimed it at his head, bang!

Without the infantry wing of the wing commander, the morale of the army has been weakened. Although the Ishabashi eunuch had ordered his troops to resist with all their might before committing suicide, he himself had committed suicide, so how could he ask his soldiers to follow his orders?

Even if it is a powerful group of armor divisions, when faced with such a desperate situation, the opinions are not so unanimous.

Although gradually many island soldiers chose to surrender, Australasia strictly followed Arthur's orders and still chose not to stay.

Of course, Arthur dared to do this, in addition to the fact that Europe is currently experiencing a super war, and the army of the island country is isolated and helpless, and it is basically unable to transmit information to the outside world.

Even if all the troops of these island nations were slaughtered, it would only be announced that they had died in the war.

As for whether the islanders will believe it, it is not so important to Arthur.

Arthur believed that if the Australasian army faced such a situation, the island army would not show mercy.

Moreover, for this very hated people, Arthur did not feel guilty at all. Even for Arthur, such a massacre was just pediatric.

When the time is right, there will be even more brutal means waiting for the island nation. Arthur is confident that he will let this country suffer the retribution it deserves, and let this group of damned island people feel the warmth of a volcanic eruption.

After nearly 11 hours, the air raid finally completed its mission.

Australasia deployed a total of 13,000 troops, eventually killing more than 1,700 and wounding more than 4,600, bringing the total casualties to 6,300.

And the islanders are even more miserable. The island nation's 45,000-strong infantry wings of two Division C and one Division A garrison in the Ryukyu Islands were wiped out by Australasia except for a small number of routs that had fled to various places.

While the elimination of 45,000 troops may seem exaggerated, 40,000 of them were recruits like the C Division, which was not too challenging for the Australasian army.

Even a third of the more than 6,000 casualties were caused by the desperate resistance of the infantry wing.

The combined strength of the two C divisions of 40,000 men only caused more than 4,000 casualties in Australasia.

Of course, such a ratio of battle losses cannot be used as a difference in strength between the armies of Australasia and the island nation.

After all, Australasia was a surprise sneak attack, coupled with having a large air force, which the island army did not have.

The island nation is fighting this war with a complete loss of air supremacy, and it is a new recruit against the elite troops of Australasia, and such a ratio of occupation and loss does not say anything.

However, after this war, the island nation has lost more than half of its troops in the Ryukyu Islands, and has completely lost control over the interior of the Ryukyu Islands.

This also means that the garrisons on the outer coastline of the Ryukyu Islands are only stubbornly resisting after all.

If they can't retake the city and the port, they will only face defeat even if they firmly control the coastline.

At the same time that the Australasian army was cleaning up the battlefield, the army station not far from the northwest, the commander of the A Division, Murai Nofu, had a gloomy face at this time, and his anger seemed to be overflowing.

"Yaga! It's all rubbish! Murai slammed the table, shaking the cup on the table, and then falling on the table with a thud.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, there are only two ways left for us at present." Taro Tanaka, the commander of the 1st Infantry Brigade, cautiously glanced at the angry Murai Noo and reminded in horror.

"Shut up! It's all because of you, Tanaka-kun. Murai Noo looked at Taro Tanaka, and his anger finally found an outlet: "You tell me, why was an entire infantry wing crushed so quickly?"

Eight Ga Ya Road! That's a full 5,000 troops, or our most elite infantry wing of the A Division. Tell me, why did you only hold out for 3 hours?

I don't believe how many paratroopers the Australasian army can airdrop, even if there are 10,000 people, can't an infantry wing hold out for even a day?

There are also the two rice buckets of Miinu and Akio Yamamoto on the island, even if they die, I will report it to the government and hold their families accountable!

Two Division C regiments, a Division A infantry wing of 45,000 troops, resisted for more than 10 hours?

Even if it's 45,000 pigs, let the Australasian army kill for a day! You're not even as good as pigs, a bunch of rice buckets!

Tanaka Taro didn't dare to raise his head and stood up, and while hurriedly taking the blame for his guilt, he asked for forgiveness from the division commander Murainofu: "Your Excellency the division commander, please give me another chance." All I need is an infantry wing to retake Naha and the port for the Empire. ”

Although Taro Tanaka is the title of major general, in the highly hierarchical army of the island country, he does not dare to resist the rule of the division commander Murai Nofuki.

Although the difference between major generals and lieutenant generals is only one rank, the gap is actually very different among the army of the island nation.

What's more, Taro Tanaka is still a direct subordinate of Noo Murai, and the gap is even greater.

In the hierarchical army of the island nation, no matter what rank the subordinates, they cannot resist the orders of their superiors.

"An infantry wing?" Murai Noo looked at Taro Tanaka and said with a sneer: "Two C divisions plus an infantry wing can't stop the Australasian army, you tell me you can do it with only one infantry wing?" ”

"This..." Taro Tanaka lowered his head and did not dare to answer Murai Nofu's question at all.

Earlier it was said that an infantry wing would be used to retake Naha and the port, but it was just what Taro Tanaka said in order to discourage Murai Noo.

Even if you think about it on your toes, it is clear that it is impossible to retake the two areas of Naha and the port with only one infantry wing.

Even if the goal is to recapture Naha, it is definitely not something that an infantry wing can do.

According to the news from the previous C Division, the Australasian army in the Naha area has at least 5,000 people, and with the advantage of defense and air supremacy, even if the island country dispatches the A Division, it will need at least 10,000 people to recapture Naha.

Even 10,000 people is not too much insurance. Only when the entire Division of the First Division is dispatched with all its troops may have the confidence to fight a big battle with the Australasian army in the Naha area and regain Naha.

But the problem is that if an entire Division A is dispatched, there will only be one Division B left for the defense of the coastline.

Division B is far inferior to Division A in terms of strength and combat effectiveness, which also means that the coastline will be precarious.

If the coastline is breached, the island's army will still not be able to avoid death or capture.

From this point of view, whether or not to give up the coastline, the island army is doomed to have only one ending, that is, destruction.

It is nothing more than the gap between chronic poison and fast-acting poison, but in essence, there is not much difference for the current army of the island country.

"Inform Yoshida-kun that one infantry wing will be left behind to defend the coastline with all their might, and the rest of the army will go out with all their might to recapture Naha." After a moment of silence, Noo Murai, who was full of anger and finally dissipated a little, said his order.

"Your Excellency, Divisional Commander, if you do this, our coastline will be in danger." The commander of the 2nd Infantry Brigade changed his face and hurriedly persuaded Murai Nofu.

"There is no point in defending the coastline anymore." Murai Noo interrupted the speech of the commander of the 2nd Infantry Brigade, and the anger on his face had disappeared and turned into a trace of madness.

With a smile on his face, as if he wasn't the one who vented his anger to everyone a few minutes ago. Murai Nofu paused, looked at his two henchmen, that is, the commanders of the two infantry brigades of the First Division, and ordered: "The Second Infantry Brigade will leave one infantry wing to defend the coastline, and all the other soldiers, including the troops directly under the division, will prepare to attack Naha with all their might!"

Either we retake Naha, defend against Naha's terrain, and wait for domestic reinforcements.

Or, let's do our last bit for the Empire and wipe out more of the Australasian army to relieve the pressure on the home army. ”

Hearing Murai Nofu say this, the commanders of the two infantry brigades and the other officers had nothing more to say.

"Hey!"

All the officers stood up in unison, and their faces were again frenzied and frenzied, and they responded loudly.

With the order of the division commander Murainofu, the A food group quickly took action.

The infantry wing in charge of staying behind was given a larger amount of ammunition, and they were going to stall as long as possible for the sake of Murai Nofu's plan.

The rest of the army quietly withdrew from its positions, assembled in the rear, and marched towards the southern city, Naha.

On the other side of the main island, the commander of the B Division, Kei Yoshida, naturally also received a request from Noo Murai.

As the commander of the division, Noo Murai commanded the First Division, and had certain jurisdiction over all the island armies of the Ryukyu Islands.

Kei Yoshida also understands what the island army in the Ryukyu Islands is going through. Without thinking too much, he immediately ordered the army deployed on the main island by the B Division to leave a part behind, and the rest of the troops approached Naha in the south of the main island with all their strength.

He understood that this was the last chance for the island nation's army. If Naha cannot be conquered, then the island army of the Ryukyu Islands will be a battle of trapped beasts, destined to be surrounded and annihilated on this small island.

(End of chapter)