Chapter 254: Osaka Division? Class A Division!
"Whether or not you want to contact Kiyozumi Muichi or Murakuchi Saburo is up to you. The Brigade will not interfere."
After the brigade commander handed the intelligence to Qin Yangming and Li Yunlong, he began to issue an order to expel them.
"Okay, if there's nothing else, you two can go. My brigade didn't cook for you two, and you two can't get used to the simple meals here."
The brigade commander had already issued an order to expel them, so Qin Yangming and Li Yunlong no longer wanted to stay in the brigade headquarters and turned around and left. Ma took their respective guards and left the brigade headquarters.
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"Xiao Qin, what do you think? Do you think we should try to contact these two devils?"
In the county seat of Fu'an County.
After Qin Yangming and Li Yunlong brought back the relevant information, they started discussing it again.
Kong Jie looked at the information from Qingquan Muyi and Murakuchi Saburo, and asked Qin Yangming.
Among the few people, only Qin Yangming had dealt with these two Japanese devils and knew them best, so naturally they wanted to see what Qin Yangming thought.
Ding Wei looked at the information in his hand with some confusion.
"Will the Japanese be so kind as to make a deal with us?"
Ding Wei felt a little strange. He was not very clear about the last time Qin Yangming attacked the mine. He also did not know much about the Japanese devils. He always thought that the Japanese devils were of the same type. He did not know that there were such strange devils as the Osaka Division among them.
Listening to the questions from Kong Jie and Ding Wei and seeing Li Yunlong looking at him, Qin Yangming spoke out his thoughts.
“My suggestion is that you can try to contact these two devils.
Although the military ranks of these two Japanese soldiers are not very high, they are actually the few sensible ones among the Japanese soldiers.
According to Saburo Murakuchi's initial statement, they all came from the Osaka Division of the Japanese devils.
The Osaka Division was one of the seven regular divisions initially formed by the Japanese.
Its status is equivalent to the German-equipped division that the Kuomintang first formed. It is a German-equipped division, not a training division, nor a German helmet division.
The official organization of the Osaka Division was the Japanese 4th Division. Because the source of its troops was a place called Osaka in the Japanese country, the 4th Division was also called the Osaka Division.
Because of the terrain and other reasons, the common people in this area of Osaka are mainly small vendors.
In other words, whether ordinary soldiers or officers in the Osaka Division, they all come from businessmen. Everyone knows what businessmen are. "
Listening to Qin Yangming's explanation, the rough man Li Yunlong smiled and spoke.
"I know that. Businessmen are a group of people who either take advantage or suffer losses."
"What the regiment commander said is correct. For the Japanese soldiers in the Osaka Division, as long as they don't gain any advantage, they will suffer a loss.
It is absolutely impossible for them to do something that has no benefit at all, as they feel they are at a disadvantage even if they can't get any advantage.
Especially for these guys, they believe in money and think that the saddest thing in the world is that people die before their money is spent, or that people are still alive but their money is gone.
Therefore, the Japanese soldiers in the Osaka Division were extremely afraid of death and did not want to fight at all. They only wanted to make money.
For the Japanese soldiers of the Osaka Division, war and other things are not important; the most important thing is to survive.
For example, in the Battle of Southern Star City, the Japanese Osaka Division tried every means to dodge during the attack, and at the most critical moment, the entire division retreated at the first possible opportunity, which directly harmed the Japanese on the flank.
Because of the merchant nature of the Osaka Division, the Japanese Bushido spirit was simply unable to brainwash them.
Therefore, the Osaka Division became a very unique existence among the Japanese troops. "
Listening to Qin Yangming's words, Li Yunlong, Ding Wei and Kong Jie all looked at Qin Yangming.
Li Yunlong spoke first.
"Xiao Qin, since the Japanese Osaka Division is so afraid of death, doesn't that mean that the Japanese Osaka Division is very weak? Just like those useless puppet troops, a lot of them can be forced to surrender with just a few shots?"
"Xiao Qin, according to what you said, since the Japanese Osaka Division is so afraid of death, why don't they just cancel the organization of this division and disperse all the soldiers of this division to various units?
Even if we don't cancel the organization, we can always replace one or two commanders, right?
Whether a unit is strong or not has a lot to do with its commander. Since the officers of the Osaka Division of the Japanese are all businessmen who only care about their own interests, wouldn't it be enough to just change a group of officers?"
"Yes, Xiao Qin, I remember that the Japanese Fourth Division still exists, and the Japanese propaganda said that the Japanese Fourth Division fought very bravely. I remember that I heard about the Japanese Fourth Division when I was in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region. It was said that even though this division encountered major problems, it still bravely went forward to fight the Soviet army.
In the end, we won a great victory.
Xiao Qin, this seems to be a little different from what you said?"
Among the four, Ding Wei had been in the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region, so he knew more about the Japanese intelligence than Li Yunlong and Kong Jie.
Ding Wei also knew some information about the Japanese Fourth Division.
Ding Wei remembered that according to the Japanese propaganda, the combat effectiveness of the 4th Division was very strong, and after an extremely difficult battle with the Soviet Army, the spirit of the entire army was still at its peak.
Judging from the propaganda, the morale and willpower of the Japanese Fourth Division were not inferior to those of the Eighth Route Army, and were not even worse than the Vanguard Regiment.
But at this moment, in Qin Yangming's mouth, the Osaka Division, one of the original seven standing divisions of the Japanese devils, which was at the peak of morale, will, equipment and personnel, turned out to be a group of Japanese devils who were extremely afraid of death and hated war.
This made Ding Wei feel that this was really unbelievable, and he really didn't dare to believe that what Qin Yangming said was true.
After listening to Ding Wei's information about the Osaka Division, Li Yunlong and Kong Jie also felt a little strange.
According to Qin Yangming, the Osaka Division is really too bad, right?
As one of the first divisions established by the Japanese, I can't say how strong its combat effectiveness is, but it shouldn't be as afraid of death as Qin Yangming said, right?
If you only care about doing business and thinking about saving your life every day, how can you fight a war?
What combat effectiveness can such an army have?
According to Qin Yangming, even the puppet army's combat effectiveness is stronger than that of the so-called Osaka Division.
Since the combat effectiveness and military discipline of the Osaka Division were so poor, why did the Japanese still keep this unit in place? Why didn't they just disband it?
After all, the Japanese don't have enough resources to support a division that eats for free.
Seeing that no one understood, Qin Yangming smiled and said, "Commanders, I never said that the Osaka Division's combat effectiveness was poor.
Don't just look at the surface of anything.
It is true that the soldiers in the Osaka Division love money, are afraid of death, like to take advantage, and are even willing to desert the battlefield to save their lives.
But all this does not mean that the Osaka Division’s combat effectiveness is poor.
On the contrary, the combat effectiveness of the Japanese Osaka Division was terrifyingly strong.
Especially now that most of the veteran soldiers in each division of the Japanese devils have been killed or wounded, and a lot of new recruits have been added.
The Osaka Division of the Japanese army, which still retains a large number of veterans because of their fear of death, can be said to be the most powerful division except for the several Guards Divisions stationed in the Japanese mainland.
none of them.
The Japanese Osaka Division was afraid of death because they felt that the benefits they would gain at the cost of their lives were not worth it.
To put it simply, the Japanese soldiers in the Osaka Division believed that what they exchanged their lives for was not as valuable as their own lives.
But once what they get in return is worth more than their own life, or when their lives are threatened, the Japanese soldiers of the Osaka Division will use practical actions to tell others what the combat effectiveness of a veteran division is.
What is a Type A division?
As for changing a group of officers... changing a group of officers, either those officers will blend in with the Japanese devils of the Osaka Division and integrate into the Osaka Division.
Otherwise, they would be kicked out by the soldiers below. Those officers who were unwilling to integrate into the Osaka Division, the Japanese soldiers in the Osaka Division would not mind launching a bandit sneak attack or something, and directly kill the newly sent officers.
The Japanese had originally thought about replacing the officers of the Osaka Division, but as a result, those officers either integrated into the Osaka Division and became real officers of the Osaka Division.
Either they were killed or kicked out.
Because the Japanese headquarters replaced officers in the Osaka Division, it aroused the vigilance of the entire Osaka, and the entire Osaka Division directly united.
In the end, because the Osaka Division was so united, the Japanese headquarters could no longer break up the Osaka Division.
Because if they really tried to break up the Osaka Division, the Japanese soldiers inside the Osaka Division would really dare to gather together and tell the Japanese headquarters what mutiny is.
The combat effectiveness of a Class A division, a regular division is not fake. If the Osaka Division is pushed into a corner, it will really dare to turn its guns around.
Another thing is what you mentioned, Commander Kong, about the battle between the Osaka Division and the Soviet Army. I know a little about this.
Saburo Murakuchi of the Osaka Division told me that when they were deployed to fight the Soviet Army, the commander of the Osaka Division knew how difficult it would be, so he set out with his troops on the first day after receiving the order. Later, the entire Osaka Division was unable to move forward because either the trucks broke down or a large number of soldiers had diarrhea.
Or the roads were destroyed... In any case, before the end of the war, after the Osaka Division knew that they had lost, the entire Osaka Division advanced at full speed and arrived at the battlefield in high spirits the day after the battle ended.
The reason behind this was that only the Japanese soldiers in the Osaka Division had the best morale, the most orderly formation, and the most complete equipment. For the sake of publicity, the Japanese soldiers could only hold their noses and put the credit on the Osaka Division.
Saburo Murakuchi told me that actually those reporters were contacted by the commander of the Osaka Division in order to build up momentum for the Osaka Division. In this way, in the eyes of the Japanese people, the Osaka Division would be a powerful and brave unit.
In this case, the headquarters would not dare to disband the Osaka Division easily in order to stabilize the people. "
The information Qin Yangming mentioned about the Osaka Division was only a little rare for the Eighth Route Army.
But for some Japanese officers, most people knew about these things.
What Qin Yangming said was not what he remembered from his previous life, but what was told to him by Village Sanlang.
After all, Murakuchi Saburo had been with Qin Yangming for such a long time as a hostage, so naturally the two would have some communication.
As the conversation went on, Qin Yangming talked about the Osaka Division, and then learned a lot of secrets about the Osaka Division from the mouth of Murakuchi Saburo, a former officer of the Osaka Division.
I believe that what was said by the officers of the Osaka Division themselves is much more complete than the information of later generations.
Listening to Qin Yangming's explanation, Li Yunlong, Ding Wei and Kong Jie were stunned.
All three of them stared with their eyes wide open and their mouths open.
It was obvious that the Osaka Division mentioned by Qin Yangming had completely shocked them.
Seeing Li Yunlong and others so surprised.
Qin Yangming smiled in his heart.
"If these three knew about the conflict between the Japanese navy and army, would they be even more surprised?"
Although the Japanese Osaka Division is very strange, in Qin Yangming's mind, the contradictions between the Japanese navy and army are even more strange.
It can be said that if the contradictions between the Japanese navy and army had not been so bizarre, if the Japanese navy and army could work together, the anti-Japanese war situation in China would have been much more difficult.
Of course, it is also possible that the Japanese will not choose to continue their large-scale invasion of China.
After all, the Japanese navy's goal is to move south to Southeast Asia, Australia and other places, and its main focus is not on China.
"I can't believe it. If these things weren't said by you, Xiao Qin, even if you kill me, I, Kong Jie, can't believe it's true.
There actually is such a strange army in the world, and this kind of army even appeared in the Japanese army.
I can’t believe it. I really can’t believe it.”
Ding Wei listened to Kong Jie's comments and nodded, indicating that he thought so too.
Then he looked up at Qin Yangming.
"Xiao Qin, the intelligence said that Qingquan Muyi is a tough warrior. What does this mean?"
"Oh, this, this is what Kiyomizu Muichi and Murakuchi Saburo did with me. They were worried that the higher-ups would hold them accountable. After all, they were not in the Osaka Division. If they were in other units, it would be easy for the higher-ups to deal with them.
So in order to prevent other Japanese officers from finding out that Kiyomizu Muichi and Murakuchi Saburo had made a deal with our Eighth Route Army, the two of them took a Hanyang rifle from the puppet army's weapons..."
(End of this chapter)
