Chapter 1053

The vast ocean is the only scenery in front of him. Looking at the familiar scenery, Takemoto seems to be very numb to his being in a foreign country. ↖， A year ago, he was recruited by the state, served in the army, and became a glorious Japanese Imperial infantry. However, he was sent to a small island on the front line and stationed in a supply port.

He knew he was not really capable of anything. If he wanted to be called the main army, he heard that he would go to remote China, where he killed people and saw blood, so that he could be seen by what * * * e main divisions were, and chose to be a more elite infantry. However, Takemoto is not willing to fight for the so-called elite army, because he sees too many so-called elite infantry.

As a soldier stationed on the island, he saw the friendly troops of the so-called horse drawing division on the wharf of this small supply port. Standing in a dignified and orderly line, carrying a pile of luggage and supplies, carrying a long 38 rifle, he looked very energetic. These troops are also equipped with a large number of machine guns, catapults, and even big field equipment such as mountain cannons. Sometimes Takemoto and his colleagues on duty around him learn from the officers with command knives, who look arrogant with high chin.

But in a few days, they will see these familiar faces from the transporter and destroyer, and they will be sent back to the island to rest in frustration by the Navy. The well-equipped soldiers seemed to have lost their souls. The sound of crying and shouting made the whole island restless at night.

A few troops could bring back some rifles, but most of them had no ammunition. We are all curious about what kind of fighting they have experienced on the distant front line, but those big figures keep it a secret. The officers do not allow the soldiers to talk about the front-line fighting in private, so the information they get is very limited.

However, Takemoto still knows that the battle on the front line is becoming more and more disadvantageous. In the first two months, there were also some officers and men who came from naval supply ships to rest and go to nearby hotels and comfort stations to disclose some so-called inside information. They claimed that they had sunk an American warship in the Solomon Islands, or boasted that the imperial army had successfully repulsed the American offensive on an island.

But recently, everyone has been very silent, even these partial victories have begun to shut up. We just do what we should do in silence. Until now, we can't hide the news of failure. Hundreds of the wounded were sent by transport ships, all of them came from the front-line islands. For these wounded soldiers, all this was lucky, because soon Takemoto found that the islands where the fighting broke out could not transport the wounded out in the later stage.

Takemoto's name is taro, which is a tradition of Japanese names. Taro is the eldest, and his second son is Jiro. So if we follow the habitual thinking to speculate maliciously, Yamamoto's name is actually very happy, isn't it? As the eldest son of his family, Takemoto is not willing to be sent to the front like the so-called elite troops. He hopes to serve in the rear until the end of the war - not every Japanese is eager to donate blood, at least when he fails.

Unfortunately, his good wishes have been completely defeated by the cruel reality, because just two days ago, the defense headquarters on this island received an order that the 280 division, as a reserve, must start to build bunkers and fortifications for defense on this island. Everyone started to do manual work, including digging tunnels, building shelters with stones and earth, and breast walls.

Another transport ship arrived at the harbor, and teams of very young looking recruits in new military uniforms stepped down the ladder with their team leader and sergeant. These soldiers are obviously different from the elite soldiers sent to the front line, because even taro Takemoto, a soldier who has never been to the front line, can see that these people are new recruits, and they are even newer than his new recruits.

The war not only exhausted the population resources of Germany and the Soviet Union, but also exhausted Japan in the Far East. This island country itself does not have many troops to expand. Unfortunately, they chose China as their opponent with vast territory and abundant resources at the beginning, and then directly fought against the world's first powerful country - they only chose the difficult mode to play games. Sometimes you have to admire the Japanese as a heroic high-level player.

"Mr. Ishida... This is going to be the front line soon." A Japanese army general, with his hands behind him, said to a man wearing the rank of major general: "Yamamoto's navy has been defeated again and again, and even has no courage to support us in the most basic battle. The Navy suggested that we give up the island, but the army headquarters hoped that we could stay here for three months... "

"Sir! I understand that Ishida is ready to survive with this island! My 280 Division will follow me to the end of the battle! " The major general bowed down and made a deep bow: "my family in Kyoto, please give it to you. Please tell them that I'm holding on to the last moment for the glory of the great Japanese Empire."

The old general sighed, then continued, "I'm relieved to have you here. Please, Mr. Ishida, you... Must stick to it for three months. This is a war related to the national destiny of the great Japanese Empire. You, me and everyone can't take chances. "

He turned around and looked at his favorite man, then patted him on the shoulder and comforted him: "as for your family, I've let my eldest son take care of you... I can't go back. This is the order just sent from the base camp. You can see for yourself. " According to the clear order in the telegram, the general will lead an elite division in Malaysia, general Fengwen Yamashita, to fight to the death with the Americans in the Malaysian islands. The content of the message is simple and easy to understand, and Japan's military strength in Malaysia is not uncommon. However, it's hard to forget the tragic battle of Darwin harbor. Once they lose the right to control the sea and air, this kind of island battle will eventually become a disaster for the army, which has been the consensus of all army generals“ general! Can't the Navy really rely on the islands to fight with the Americans? " The general, who was named Ishida, snapped the telegram in his hand anxiously, biting his teeth and asked bitterly, "we are all willing to sacrifice our lives for our country. Don't they have such a little consciousness? The spirit of the samurai of the great Japanese Empire has been lost by the Navy The old general helplessly looked at his men, really want to comfort, but did not know where to start. He wanted to tell major general Ishida that in fact, there was such a voice within the Navy, but these irrational clamors did not play a decisive role at all. Any senior admiral who takes the place of Yamamoto will find that either he will consume the Navy bit by bit and delay for Japan's future to see if he can find a turning point in the delay; Or we can only concentrate our forces on an illusory victory. However, if Japan is really defeated, it will be a collapse like a mountain. Japan will lose all chances of victory in a few months. Who dares to order such a bet? Maybe even the Emperor himself didn't have the courage to say that. On the dock, with the cry, a group of Japanese Army soldiers with their upper body are shouting slogans to unload a heavy large caliber anti-aircraft gun from the ship. They only have simple tools and can only rely on human resources to complete this difficult work. After all, the Japanese are short and it is not easy to cope with this kind of physical work. In fact, if they are transported according to the list of weapons most needed by the front line, the heavy weapons that the Japanese army should supplement to these front lines should be large caliber support artillery. After all, the Japanese army has not lost the effective support of the Navy, and the Japanese army without heavy weapons can not cope with the U.S. Marine Corps covered by U.S. warships and artillery. Looking at the soldiers unloading their equipment on the dock, major general Ishida pressed his command knife with one hand and complained to his superior in front of him: "the soldiers lack training. In order to save bullets, we even canceled more than half of the training... But in this case, he promised to supply us with 30 type 92 infantry guns, Up to now, none of them have arrived... How can my troops build a basic defense system? "“ Shitian Jun, now the transportation of more than ten islands in the front line is in a mess. It's not easy for you to at least maintain the supplement of food and soldiers here. " "I heard that during the battle for Solomon Islands, many brave soldiers starved to death because they had no rations," said the old general Originally, Japan's strategic idea was to support the war with war, which was very effective in China, which was rich and weak in resistance. However, when I applied this strategy to the poor Southeast Asian archipelago and the United States, which was unable to win and reap benefits, they had to face the problem of being unable to "support the war" effectively. What's more, Japan's steel production is seriously insufficient, and its oil reserves are also very limited. In terms of heavy industry, they have no ability to make up for the heavy artillery and other weapons and equipment that had been accumulated for many years in the war with the United States Today's first watch, Longling make up for more, at least four, make up for yesterday's debt!