Chapter 46: The Wing Flag
"Report to Lord Wang, we have annihilated the last squadron of the 1st Guards Wing of the Japanese Army, and we have come back to restore our lives!" The battalion commander of the military dog battalion shouted.
"Okay, this time we completely annihilated the 1st Guards Wing of the Japanese Army, which can be regarded as the largest unit that we have annihilated since the Anti-Japanese War. Just by annihilating this wing, as well as the previous brigade, we have already annihilated more than 4,000 Japanese troops. And you must know that in the entire Liaodong anti-Japanese resistance, the enemy annihilated was only more than 2,000, which is enough to explain our military exploits. However, I hope you must be careful in the future, the Japanese army is crazy, they know that we have annihilated a whole wing, then I am afraid they will go crazy! Wang Guorui said.
"Hahahaha, if they come to one, we will fight one, and if they come two, we will kill a pair!" Chen Liyan laughed.
But Wang Guorui immediately said: "Don't be so light on the enemy, if we don't have the advantage of weapons this time, how can we be able to defeat them?" Only when one day we don't need to rely on the superiority of weapons to win, can we be considered a real lion in a hundred battles! ”
"What the adults are teaching you a lesson!" Chen Liyan said immediately.
However, the commander of the military dog battalion continued: "When we were chasing the enemy just now, we found that there was a Japanese officer who was desperately trying to protect a military flag, and after we killed all these Japanese soldiers, I thought that this military flag might have a different meaning, so I took it back." Please take a look at what this thing is! ”
"Oh? Let me see! Wang Guorui said.
Wang Guorui took over the military flag and found that the flag was rectangular and patterned with the Japanese army's Rising Sun Flag. As for the flag, although it looks quite complete, it is already a little old, and it does not look like a new flag. In the lower right corner of this flag is the number of this unit, that is, the number of the 1st Guards Wing. And this flag has a crown with a gilded sixteen-petal chrysanthemum, and the flagpole is lacquered zuò. This flag also looks a little old, although it is not tattered, but it has obviously faded a lot, and it is obviously a relatively worn flag.
"Good stuff! This is the wing flag, and it's great that we captured the wing flag of the 1st Guards Wing of the Japanese Army! Wang Guorui said excitedly.
Wang Guorui really didn't expect that he was so lucky to be able to capture the Japanese army's wing flag. As a lover of anti-Japanese novels in later generations, of course he knows the importance of this Japanese army's wing flag, which is the same as the soul of a Japanese army! When each wing of the Japanese army was established, the emperor himself awarded a flag, that is, the wing flag. This is the same honor as the Japanese army, and each wing of the Japanese army will form a flag squadron at any time to protect this flag. And there was even a second lieutenant of the best Japanese army, who served as this flag guard officer, responsible for holding the wing flag.
And the significance of the Japanese army's wing flag is unimaginable to ordinary people, even if the Japanese army fights all the soldiers, they have to burn the wing flag and then fight for their lives. The wing flag was never allowed to be captured, and once it was captured by the enemy or completely destroyed, then according to the rules of the Japanese army, the wing should be directly dismantled, which was equivalent to never being formed. This kind of humiliation is really unbearable for the army that regards honor as life, and even the officers and soldiers from this wing will feel humiliated.
"Lord Wang, this military flag looks a little old, why are you so happy? Does it have a special significance? Hu Wei asked.
Wang Guorui immediately said: "Of course, the meaning of this wing flag is different!" ”
Wang Guorui then explained to everyone the role of the wing flag, and everyone was amazed, because this Japanese army wing flag is so precious. And this wing flag is so precious, then if you capture it, it is really a slap in the face to them. Even, if the news that this wing flag fell into Wang Guorui's hands was revealed to the Japanese army, then I am afraid that the division commander of the Japanese Guards Division, even if he was born in the imperial family, would inevitably be sent to a military court. And Shikiri Kayama, who was born in the navy, may be ordered to commit suicide by seppuku. This isn't just for fun, but it's a very damn thing. As for the fact that this flag is relatively dilapidated but not damaged, it is because the Guards Division has not actually experienced actual combat, and the only actual combat of the Guards Division was annihilated by Wang Guorui this time.
"Lord Wang, according to what you said, this is not only an ordinary wing flag of the Japanese army, but also a wing flag of the Japanese Imperial Forest Army! Even, just now you said that this can be said to be the first wing flag awarded by the Japanese army. When the Japanese army was in 1874, Emperor Meiji of Japan awarded the first wing and the second wing of the guard, so we annihilated the first wing of the Japanese guard, which means that this wing flag is one of the first two wing flags awarded that year. According to the number, it is generally awarded first first, and then second. That means that the wing flag we captured is the first wing flag of the entire Japanese army, and the significance of this is very important! Chen Liyan immediately added.
Wang Guorui also nodded, because this First Guards Wing was one of the first two wings of the Japanese army to be awarded the wing flag. Even if it is in order, it is the first team to be awarded the wing flag, and this meaning is even different. In this way, the wing flag of the first wing of the Japanese army was captured by Wang Guorui, which means that the first wing flag of commemorative historical significance for the entire Japanese army belongs to Wang Guorui. As for if, according to the tradition of the Japanese army, the flag is in the establishment, once the flag is lost, it means that the establishment must be abolished. At that time, the First Guards Wing will be cut out of the Japanese army, and it is also a happy thing to think about the fact that the "first" wing of the Japanese army will disappear from the Japanese army's establishment in the future.
"Of course, the capture of the United Flag this time is actually due to an accidental factor. First of all, the Japanese wing commander didn't expect us to be so violent, and he sent the flag squadron away early, so he didn't think we should be able to catch up. And the Japanese did not expect that our military dogs could run faster than the cavalry, so they could completely catch up with them and annihilate them. So the Japanese army was not able to burn the wing flag, and we were captured. Wang Guorui said.
In fact, there were many factors that were able to capture the Japanese army's wing flag this time. First of all, the Japanese wing commander Suzuki Matsutake did not want to burn the wing flag directly, because he thought that the flag protection squadron could still leave. But later, in fact, he also fought with his own life to stop Wang Guorui's army. However, he didn't expect that Wang Guorui still had a military dog army, and his marching ability was not weaker than that of the cavalry, and he soon caught up with the infantry who were hurrying on two legs and eliminated them.
"Lord Wang, should we spread the news?" Director of Intelligence Liu Feng asked.
But Wang Guorui shook his head and said, "Collect it first, don't reveal it." If we let the Japanese know that the flag of their 1st Guards Wing has been captured by us, then I am afraid that they will come to us to settle accounts with the lives of the whole country. Don't underestimate the stimulation of the Wing Flag to the Japanese army, they really did it. Let's not announce it yet, don't provoke the Japanese army too much. Moreover, this wing flag does not mean much to the people in our country, after all, ordinary people and soldiers are also related to how many enemies can be annihilated. We've annihilated a wing, which is pretty good and morale-boosting. However, this wing flag is a great shame for the Japanese army, and if they knew about it, they would definitely send the whole army to attack Taiwan, so we are not ready. ”
"Although we want to resist Japan, it does not mean that we have no brains. If the Japanese army sends the whole country to attack at one time, then I am afraid that I will not be able to resist it. After all, our combatable soldiers in Taiwan are only more than 10,000 of us, and other troops are still training. It would really be unfortunate for us if the Japanese army suddenly sent out all the troops of the whole country, so we should not irritate the Japanese army too much when we are not strong. What's more, our military and civilians do not know what this wing flag means, and it cannot play a role in boosting morale. Therefore, we cannot do this kind of thing, which does not gain much, but sets up a strong enemy for ourselves and reduces our own development time! ”
And Tanya also nodded, even if Wang Guorui has a red alert system now, it will take a certain amount of time to develop. If this matter is announced, then the Japanese army is afraid that the Japanese army will send soldiers from all over the country to attack, which is tantamount to shortening their own time. Wang Guorui's biggest lack now is time, as long as time can be delayed, the economy of the Japanese army will become more and more miserable, and Wang Guorui's army will be more and more. This is also a process of boiling frogs in warm water, and if this exciting news is directly taken out, then the Japanese army may really go crazy. And what Wang Guorui has to do now is to delay time, and then develop himself. Not dying directly irritates the Japanese army too much, and then makes trouble for yourself.
"You know, that's it, and then we're going to boost morale. Liu Feng, the intelligence network under your command all over Taiwan must be disseminated through various means, and tell everyone that we have annihilated more than 4,000 Japanese troops from wing to brigade. Miss Zheng Hong, you also have to go through the regular propaganda agencies of the army to publicize our military exploits. We do both of these things, and then we can get the best publicity. We must pull the hearts of the military and the people to our side and work hard for our future plans. Wang Guorui said.
"Yes!" Zheng Hong and Liu Feng replied together.