Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2255 The Imperial Guard

Lieutenant General Mutaguchi Renya, the head of the 18th Division, has been very depressed these days. Cooperating with the 18th Division is the Imperial Guard Division code-named "Gong" within the Japanese army.

The Imperial Guard Division is one of the first 7 divisions established in Japan, and one of the 17 Class A standing divisions. It is actually the Imperial Guard of the Japanese Emperor. The four regiments it belongs to are all from Tokyo.

Although the Guards Division is the Emperor's Imperial Guard, when the Japanese army was reorganized in 1940, the Guards Division was not reorganized into an armored force because the troops were equipped with a large number of bicycles and were called "Silver Wheel Troops."

As the imperial guards, it is a matter of great pride for Japanese soldiers to join the Guards Division. The Guards Division is also considered a "high-level unit" in the Japanese Army. If there are noble children who need to be gilded, The Guards Division is the best choice.

After the outbreak of the Far East War, the Guards Division stayed in Tokyo until 1939 when it was sent to the battlefield because of the tension of the war.

After the outbreak of the Malay War, the Guards Division was subordinate to the 25th Army Group and participated in the attack on the Malay Peninsula, and its record was not outstanding.

Compared with the Guards Division, the Fifth Division and the No.18 Division, which have been annihilated, have stronger combat effectiveness.

Within the Japanese army, the code name of the Fifth Division was "Carp", and the code name of the No.18 Division was "Chrysanthemum". . .

For the Japanese, "chrysanthemum" is a special plant and a symbol of the Japanese royal family. The No.18 division was code-named "chrysanthemum" and was hailed as "the strongest division" by the Japanese army.

Like the Fifth Division, the No.18 Division was also one of the main perpetrators of the Nanjing Massacre.

The No.18 Division was also the culprit who provoked the "Marco Polo Bridge Incident". Ren Mutaguchi once proudly said to people: The Great East Asian War, if you want to talk about it, is my responsibility, because the first bomb was shot at the Marco Polo Bridge. I was the one who caused the war with the bullet, so I think I have to take responsibility for it.

This statement is actually putting money on one's own face. The decision to start the war was made by the Japanese emperor and the Japanese government, and Ren Mutaguchi was only the executor.

When the No.18 Division and the Guards Division were ordered to attack the Golden Horse, the Fifth Division had not yet been wiped out. The No.18 Division led by Renya Mutaguchi was far away from the Golden Horse, and the Guards Division led by Nishimura Takuma The regiment was relatively close to the Golden Horse, so Mutaguchi Ren also ordered the No.18 Division to slow down, trying to test the combat effectiveness of the southern African army through the Guards Division.

Nishimura is not stupid when thinking about it. The failure of the Japanese army on Diaomen Island has proved that the combat effectiveness of the southern African army far exceeds that of the British.

The encirclement of the Fifth Division terrified Nishimura Takuma even more. Since the Meiji Restoration, the Japanese army has never had a unit at the level of a division be wiped out.

Although the Fifth Division has not been wiped out, it is not far away.

Nishimura Takuma and the officers of the Konoe Division were very dissatisfied with the slow progress of the No.18 Division. Some officers of the Konoe Division had already referred to Mutaguchi Renya as "ghost animal Mutaguchi".

Mu Tiankoulian is a dead friend who never dies.

He believes that the Guards Division is in a subordinate position in its cooperation with the No.18 Division, regardless of its strategic position or strength.

The two troops were apprehensive, and the progress naturally could not be fast. The complex terrain of the Malay Peninsula also gave Nishimura Takuma and Mutaguchi Renya sufficient excuses.

When the 110rd Guards Infantry Regiment under the Guards Division arrived in Jinma, the [-]st Regiment was still in Kuala Lumpur. The distance between the two places was [-] kilometers.

The 110 kilometers is a straight-line distance, and the actual distance will increase a lot. During the period when the British ruled the Malay Peninsula, they had the same virtue as the Americans. They never built roads, and the road traffic conditions were very bad.

When the 19rd Guards Infantry Regiment arrived in Jinma, the main forces of the 6th Southern African Division and the [-]th East Indian Division had already arrived in Jinma.

The Australian 8th Division was still busy annihilating the remnants of the [-]th Division. Henry Kelson was happy with it, and issued a kill order to the [-]th Division, and did not accept the surrender of the officers and soldiers of the [-]th Division.

The 200th Division participated in the attack on Kuala Lumpur. During the occupation of Kuala Lumpur, a unit belonging to the [-]th Division rushed into a hospital run by the British and sent more than [-] wounded British soldiers who were being treated in the hospital. Soldiers, as well as medical staff were all killed.

The brutal behavior of the Japanese army angered Henry Kelsen. In his opinion, the Japanese did not deserve to live and all should go to hell, so there was no psychological obstacle in issuing such an order.

Ford also had no psychological barriers to exterminating the Japanese. After the Japanese army occupied Kuala Lumpur, To suppress the resistance, Yamashita couldn't wait to massacre the Chinese living in Kuala Lumpur.

Like the Lion City, there were many ethnic Chinese living in Kuala Lumpur before the war.

After the outbreak of the war, many Chinese fled to the Lion City or East India, and only those who still had expectations for the British Empire stayed.

These people are unlucky now. When the British army withdrew from Kuala Lumpur, they took away as many white people as possible. The remaining Chinese were not eligible to board the ship, and then they were massacred by the Japanese.

Only a few days after the Japanese army occupied Kuala Lumpur, more than 3000 ethnic Chinese were massacred.

So Ford also issued a kill order to the Japanese army.

"The strength of the Guards Division should be quite good. How does it compare with our Guards?" Great Ivan didn't know the Japanese army, and thought that the strength of the Guards Division could be comparable to that of the First Cavalry Division and Rhodesia. Compared with the northern division.

Since the establishment of the First Cavalry Division and the Rhodesia Northern Division, they have undergone many disarmaments and have never been disbanded.

The equipment of these two units is very advanced, and they have now been adapted into armored units, and are equipped with a powerful helicopter army aviation regiment. The level of equipment is the strongest in the world.

After the outbreak of the war, the [-]st Cavalry Division was transferred to the British mainland to accept the command of the Atlantic Theater and belong to the [-]st Army.

The Rhodesian Northern Division is in Changi. It is the ace unit under Angie and will not be dispatched easily.

"Are you talking about the army that fights on bicycles? They don't even have motorcycles—" Chen Kai's expression was full of disdain. The Japanese always like to play this kind of gimmick. fact.

This made Chen Kai very dissatisfied.

Chen Kai and his generation did not participate in the last world war.

Chen Kai's uncle participated in the event. Not only did he bring back rich spoils from Europe, but he also abducted Chen Kai's aunt who was said to be of noble blood.

When Chen Kai was young, he heard countless times from his uncle about the process of fighting in Europe.

In Uncle Chen Kai’s description, whether it’s France or Germany, Europe is full of gold. Uncle Chen Kai once traded two boxes of canned food in France for an oriental ink painting, and sold it to a military service agency for 1500 rand. .

That was 20 rand 1500 years ago. Uncle Chen Kai bought a farm with an area of ​​1500 acres in Tanganyika after the war, and only spent 2000 rand in total.

The farm is now worth [-] yuan, which has increased tenfold. Uncle Chen Kai's daily life now consists of hunting and fishing. In the evening, he invites a few friends to barbecue and drink together. Chen Kai also wants this kind of life.

Compared with Europeans, ordinary Japanese soldiers have no personal property at all. Officers are better, but not much better. After the last battle, Chen Kai was still very keen on cleaning the battlefield, but soon lost interest , the only harvest is the Japanese saber.

Oh, and there are some military tickets that can't be spent at all. These things are purely waste paper printed by the Japanese army to plunder the wealth of the occupied areas, and the Japanese government does not recognize it.

"I hope I can also capture a Japanese saber, so that I can use the captured saber to propose to Maria. It will be a proof of my courage." Great Ivan has ideals, and Maria is the neighbor of Great Ivan. A petite girl of Russian origin, there is a photo of Maria in Big Ivan's wallet, which Chen Kai has seen.

"Then you need to be braver, and you need a little luck." Chen Kai encouraged, now he has no desires.

It’s not without desires or desires, Chen Kai hopes that after the southern African occupation of Tokyo, he can sit on the throne of the Japanese emperor and take pictures as a souvenir, so that after a few years, Chen Kai will have the capital to brag to the children.

The luck that belonged to Great Ivan came soon.

Even if Nishimura was reluctant, the Guards Division arrived in Jinma earlier than the No.18 Division.

After the [-]rd Infantry Regiment arrived at Jinma, they couldn't wait to attack the positions where Chen Kai and Big Ivan were.

Nishimura's cautious thinking did not affect the officers and soldiers of the Guards Division.

The proud officers of the Guards Division did not think that the combat effectiveness of the southern African army was so high. In order to build confidence, the high-level Japanese army had been instilling the "spirit of bushido" to all Japanese citizens. The officers of the Guards Division firmly believed that by virtue of their will, they could Offsetting the equipment advantages of the southern African army, the "Leopard" tank is nothing to be afraid of. No matter how thick the armor is, it will tremble in front of the powerful guard division.

The position where Chen Kai and Big Ivan are located is at the exit of a valley, the only way for the Japanese army to attack the Golden Horse. The southern African soldiers like this terrain the most, and they can maximize the equipment advantages of the southern African army.

The valley is about 100 meters wide. There is a fast-flowing small river beside the winding mountain road. The river is full of strange rocks, and the opposite bank is dense vegetation growing on the steep cliff, which is impossible for humans to pass through.

In such a terrain, if a heavy machine gun is placed at Taniguchi, the Japanese will die as many as they come.

Chen Kai's company has 16 light and heavy machine guns, four 40mm automatic grenade launchers and six 80mm mortars. The intensity of firepower is outrageous.

Compared with the 19th Division, which is armed to the teeth, the 12rd Infantry Regiment has only 92 30 infantry guns and no more than [-] machine guns.

Chen Kai's company has only 140 people.

The third infantry regiment has a total strength of 3800 people.

The "Yinlun Troop" lived up to its reputation. When the No.1 soldier of the [-]rd Infantry Regiment riding a bicycle appeared on the mountain road, Chen Kai cheered up immediately.

The equipment of this Japanese soldier is very peculiar. His jacket buttons are all unbuttoned, and he is wearing a MK-2 steel helmet shaped like a pot lid, which should have been seized from a British soldier.

The Japanese government is indeed short of supplies, and even did not design military uniforms suitable for tropical operations for Japanese officers and soldiers fighting in the tropics. Now the officers and soldiers of the 25th Army still wear summer clothing suitable for temperate operations, which is obviously too thick in the Malay Peninsula.

Cycling is also very tiring. In order to reduce the load, the Japanese soldier tied his rucksack and rifle to the back seat of the bicycle. Without any preparations for combat, he even stood up from the bicycle and pedaled quickly in order to speed up.

Bah!
An excellent shooter from southern Africa destroyed the tranquility of the valley and hit a Japanese soldier in the abdomen.

This should be intentional. If necessary, the Japanese soldier can be killed directly.

The shooter who fired the gun did not do so, obviously wanting the Japanese soldiers to suffer more. Since Yamashita ordered the massacre of the Chinese in Kuala Lumpur, the "Prisoner of War Convention" has not existed in the southern African army.

The Japanese soldier was caught off guard and fell off his bicycle. The huge wound on his abdomen was shocking. This was obviously not caused by a normal bullet. The wound on the front was very small, but blood gushed out crazily.

For the British Commonwealth forces, dum bullets are a traditional skill. Although dum bullets have been ordered to be banned, there are many ways for southern African soldiers to transform normal bullets into dum bullets. After being hit by the modified bullets , the bullet will break into many small fragments inside the body, causing more damage.

So regardless of the Japanese soldiers who were shot, there was only a small wound on the front of the shot. The warhead had actually broken into countless pieces in the body of the Japanese soldier, and the internal organs of the Japanese soldier who had been shot had been destroyed. With the medical level of the Japanese army, most of them could not be cured.

What's more, the Japanese army will not waste precious medical resources on ordinary soldiers.

The Japanese soldier who was shot in the abdomen must hope to be rescued by his companions. His wailing sound resounded throughout the valley, even suppressing the sound of machine gun fire.

The machine gunners in southern Africa are very happy. The narrow mountain roads are most conducive to the shooting of machine guns. After the bullet penetrates a person's body, the kinetic energy will not disappear completely, and it will continue to fly forward to penetrate the next one, and then the next one. ——

A bullet from a general-purpose machine gun in southern Africa still has lethality after penetrating four people.

Don't ask how this data is known, the Germans have verified it.

While the machine guns were firing, the shooter manning the grenade launcher was not idle.

To deal with light infantry, the grenade launcher is the big killer, especially on unobstructed terrain. The power of the 40mm grenade can be fully exerted, and a dozen is a large area.

Chen Kai only fired one shot after the fight broke out, as if he hadn't hit the target yet.

Big Ivan was very excited. After Bang Bang Bang emptied the bullets in the magazine, he pressed another magazine into the magazine, and then immediately emptied it.

Let's fight, let's fight, Southern Africa has a lot of bullets, and they are so generous to the East Indian army, and they have no restrictions on their own people. When soldiers fight, they always take as much as they want.

Although the Nyasaran semi-automatic rifle is advanced, it doesn't have much room to play in this kind of asymmetrical battle.

Soon all the Japanese troops on the road disappeared. Some clever Japanese soldiers jumped into the small river next to them after the gunshots. Anything that can be grasped, but in vain.

(End of this chapter)