Bai Shujie's consistent view is to treat the "paper tiger" as a "real tiger", and it is absolutely impossible to listen to rumors and take it lightly. If that is the case, then it is not far from destruction.

Because he knew that the Fourth Division of the little devils was extremely cunning, because most of his veterans and middle- and lower-ranking officers came from the commercial city of "Osaka", and they had always been hostile to the big chaebols, bureaucrats, and nobles on the island, and they had no common language at all.

Osaka is a famous commercial city, so many residents are related to business. Those who engage in commercial activities are the main tax subjects of the local finance.

The princes and nobles of various parts of the island are under greater economic pressure in the commercial area in order to cope with the economic crisis that is about to collapse.

Because of this, the family members of the soldiers of the 4th Division, and the princes, nobles, and even the emperor were originally a pair of contradictions, so it was impossible to worship them and be unconditionally loyal to them.

On the contrary, around the issue of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, the people of Osaka have been constantly fighting wits and courage with the princes for hundreds of years, bargaining, and the so-called loyalty, let alone the so-called loyalty.

Bai Shujie believes that on Monkey Island in the Pacific Ocean, the only unit that does not have the "spirit of bushido" and is not prepared to "break jade for His Majesty the Emperor" is the Fourth Division.

The top-down ideology of this army is that "let others do the business that loses money first, and let us do the things that make money first." ”

To put it bluntly, "pragmatism" is in charge, and if it is profitable, it must strive to be the first, and it is okay to kill each other.

Once they can't "break even and have a slight surplus" after calculation, then their first reaction is to take a step back and wait until the next comeback.

It should be said that the people of Osaka are an army that will fight with their brains, and if they find that there is no chance of victory, they will not reluctantly engage in it, but will retreat to look for the next victory.

As for why people want to scandalize the 8th Infantry Wing of the Fourth Division, Bai Shujie's opinion is just the opposite.

In fact, the island was jealous of their honor, and criticized the 8th Infantry Wing: "You have been sealed by the emperor, so there should not be the slightest mistake";

On the domestic anti-Japanese battlefield, he hoped that his own people could psychologically eliminate the fear of the 8th Infantry Wing, which later changed the "8th Infantry Wing that dared to fight with iron and blood" to "the 8th Infantry Wing that was not afraid of defeat".

At this time, the Fourth Division, the division commander Shigeru Sawada, was not a good species. As long as it is a weapon that can kill people on the battlefield, he will definitely dare to use it, such as the first to use poison gas bombs!

Now, Sawada Shigeru has just taken over the post of division commander, and the Fourth Division has not yet been broken up and reorganized, and it is the full strength of the Fourth Wing, which is fully staffed, with a total strength of more than 24,000 people. Subordinate:

Field Units: 8th Infantry Wing (Osaka), 37th Infantry Wing (Osaka), 61st Infantry Wing (Wakayama), 70th Infantry Wing (Sasayama).

Units directly under the division and regiment headquarters: flag protection brigade, machine gun brigade, combat vehicle brigade, anti-aircraft artillery brigade, field artillery 4th wing, search (cavalry) 4th wing, baggage 4th wing, communications squadron, medical squadron.

The so-called "know yourself and know your opponent, and you will not be defeated in a hundred battles." ”

It is precisely because Bai Shujie understands the character of the Fourth Division of the Little Devil that he spares no effort to mobilize all his resources and is prepared to be able to completely suppress the opponent at the first moment of the battle.

As soon as the officers and men of the Fourth Division were allowed to fight, they would be able to react immediately: "It is impossible for such an enemy to be defeated lightly, and the gains outweigh the losses if they continue to fight hard." ”

In fact, Bai Shujie seized the moment when the Fourth Division was about to leave for Shanghai to launch an attack, and there was another main purpose, that is, this unit was very rich.

In addition to the regular equipment, this fourth division also has a lot of small actions to do on its own, and there is absolutely nothing to say about all the equipment. Whether it is artillery, combat vehicles, anti-aircraft guns, anti-aircraft machine guns, they are the latest weapons, and there is plenty of ammunition.

On October 8, 1937, Wei Chong's Feilong Fourth Division marched out at night in batches, crossing the southeast defense line of Zhang Xiang's First Division and entering southern Liaoning. In the early morning of October 11, the Fourth Division of Feilong all rushed to the base area of the Xiuyan Independent Regiment and completed its assembly.

At eight o'clock in the evening of October 12, 1937, the headquarters of the Feilong Expeditionary Force quietly left Chengde and rushed to the county seat of Yixian in the early morning of the next day.

Bai Shujie and Zhao Jinxi didn't care about how busy the departments were, but called the Minister of Intelligence Han Qingfen, the Minister of Communications Liu Quanyi, and the two deputy ministers Xiao Lamei and Wang Xinlan, and all the six core radio stations were turned on.

Bai Shujie took out a few pieces of paper, and then issued a series of top-secret orders:

"Order: The Second Division of Chen Jie's Division of the Flying Dragon Expeditionary Force immediately moved westward, and at two o'clock in the afternoon of October 14, it simultaneously launched a surprise attack on the line of Fengcheng, Liujiahe, and Caohekou, and destroyed no less than 30 kilometers of the Anfeng Railway. At the same time, threaten Tangshan Town with a force, mobilize the cavalry regiment of the Anbong Garrison Command to help, and then annihilate it outside the city. ”

"Order: The cavalry regiment and air defense regiment of the 1st Division of Zhang Xiang's division of the Rehe Front Army entered a combat state, and at 6 o'clock in the afternoon of October 14, they made a rapid attack from the camp of Xiaohu, and after taking Montenegro, they made a posture of attacking Mukden and Liaoyang."

"Order: The cavalry regiment and air defense regiment of the second division of the Hou Zide division of the Rehe Front Army entered a combat state, and at five o'clock in the afternoon of October 14, they marched eastward from the Kulun Banner, took the Zhangwu Railway Station, cut off the railway transportation line, and maintained an offensive posture in the direction of Tongliao and Tieling."

"Order: The two heavy artillery regiments of the artillery division under Zhao Dayong will enter the position covertly tonight, and then strengthen camouflage and concealment of all equipment. Tomorrow, that is, at 8:00 p.m. on October 14, a surprise attack will be launched on the Japanese positions on the front line from Tashan, Baitaizi, and Majiawazi in the west, to Liujiadian, Hejiatun, and Yangtun in the north, and to Jiuhuashan, Xishanzui, and Dashishan in the east. The shelling lasted two hours. ”

"As soon as the shelling was over, the artillery division was deployed. The Type 92 Heavy Artillery Regiment and the Air Defense Regiment were deployed at the Jinzhou Wharf, preparing to counterattack the Japanese attack from the sea. The Type 91 Heavy Artillery Regiment was commanded by Deputy Division Commander Shen Guodong and marched eastward into Dalian Bay at full speed, and was under the command of Shi Liancheng of the Fourth Division of Feilong, controlling Dalian Port and Port Arthur. ”

"Order: Twenty Jiazi, Shenjiatai, and the infantry regiment and cavalry regiment of the first division of the Shiliancheng Feilong Division of the Liulonggou fortress are all in a state of battle, and at ten o'clock in the evening of October 14, they will launch a fierce surprise attack on the enemy's fourth division on the front line of Jinzhou. After defeating the enemy in front of him, there was no need to pursue the remnants of the enemy, and immediately marched south to occupy Jinzhou. ”

"Order: The cavalry regiment, infantry regiment, and artillery regiment of the 3rd Feilong Division under Liu Zhiliang will launch an attack from Tashan to the east at 10 o'clock in the evening of October 14 to completely annihilate the 4th Division of the Japanese Army. Then it was deployed along the Daling River to guard against enemy reinforcements in Liaoyang and Mukden. ”

"Order: The various units that had been concealed in the early stage were to launch surprise attacks on their respective combat targets at eight o'clock in the evening of October 14. Occupy airfields, oil depots, ammunition depots, and munitions depots at any cost, and quickly wipe out the remnants of the enemy and hold on to reinforcements. ”

"Order: The air defense regiment, artillery regiment, and air defense regiment of the Feilong 1st Division, and the air defense regiment of the 3rd Feilong Division, under the unified command of Xia Enze, deputy commander of the 1st Feilong Division, arrived at Xiaolingzi Airport at 8 p.m. on October 14. Prepare to combat the surprise attack of the Japanese air force, ensure the safety of the airfield, heavy artillery positions and the city of Jinzhou. ”

"Order: The second and third special operations platoons of the special operations brigade under Meng Kaihua and Zhang Jingfu infiltrated the Shahekou of Dalian Bay on the evening of October 13. Before 8 o'clock in the evening of the 14th, the Japanese army was covertly taken from the guard positions on Fortress Hill and Dongshan. Then the troops divided into two routes, seizing Dalian Wharf and Lushun Wharf respectively. ”

"Then use an inflatable sampan to covertly approach the Japanese transports 'Kobe', 'Myoho', and 'Tetsushima' and the destroyers 'Furong' and 'Chaoyan', and then take an effective means to destroy all the Japanese troops on the ship, and make every effort to capture the Japanese army's logbooks and charts."

"Order: Zhang Yushu and Chen Dazhu led the air defense battalion, machine gun battalion, and first infantry battalion of the Xiuyan Independent Regiment to cover the remaining 987 members of the first detachment of Shen Bingyang's subordinate and 746 members of the fleet base guard battalion to follow the special combat team's action, covertly arrive at the Dalian wharf, and seize all the wharf ships."

"Order: The infantry regiment, artillery regiment, and air defense regiment of the Feilong Fourth Division are under the unified command of Deputy Division Commander Zhao Sanbao and Chief of Staff Wang Sanju, carrying three tons of yellow explosives, and raiding Andong County at eight o'clock in the evening of October 14. Annihilated the 6th Garrison Brigade and the Military Police Detachment of the Japanese Army and occupied the county seat of Andong. ”

The infantry regiment served as the temporary guard of the county seat, and the artillery regiment seized the north and south bridgeheads of the Yalu River Bridge, and exterminated the military and police personnel of the Japanese army in the construction of the second Yalu River Bridge. Capture all the Japanese personnel in the county seat and the bridge construction site, and then transfer all the materials in the county seat of Andong to North Korea. ”

"During this period, a battalion was arranged to begin the installation of explosives and serve as the last garrison of the bridge. It should be noted that the transshipment of various strategic materials must be completed within one day. The captives were then organized to dismantle the railroad tracks and transport them to North Korea, ensuring that trucks could pass through the Guò Bridge. ”

After that, the artillery regiment and the air defense regiment immediately crossed the bridge, occupied the commanding heights southeast of Sinuiju, established artillery positions and air defense positions, and blocked the possible Japanese reinforcements from the east. The infantry regiment escorted the prisoners and then crossed the bridge, occupied Sinuiju, and built fortifications. ”

"Order: Wei Chong will lead the cavalry regiment of the Feilong Fourth Division and the troops directly under the division headquarters, and unify the command of the special combat team and Zhang Yushu's independent regiment in Dalian, and sweep all Japanese puppet military police, maintenance associations, Japanese hospitals, banks, and shops in Yingkou, Dashiqiao, Wafangdian, Jinzhou, and Lushun, and control the safety of the wharf."

"After the members of the detachment boarded the two destroyers, the Xiuyan Independent Regiment and the guard battalion of the detachment base immediately boarded the transport ship and lifted anchor and sailed overnight to the mouth of the Taedong River southwest of Pyongyang."

"In the early morning of October 15, we adopted the mode of coordinated operations, taking Hot Springs, Nampo, and Inodo-ri, and then traveled up the river to Pyongyang. Then, in coordination with the Korean Independence Regiment, they occupied Pyongyang and the airfield, and held on to the airfield. The destroyer covered the transport ship and immediately returned to the Dalian dock to continue the transfer of personnel and supplies. ”

"Order: The 2nd Battalion of Choe Myung-cheol, under the command of Deputy Regiment Cho Wai-woong, under the command of Deputy Regiment Commander Cho Wai-woong, will be dispatched on October 14 to disrupt the communication between Pyongyang, Pyongseong and Pyongyang, and then attack the Japanese garrison and airfield east and north of Pyongyang. Wait until the arrival of a large force on the Dong Giang side, occupy Pyongyang and hold on. ”

Chung Gye-tang commanded the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the Korean Independence Regiment to move down the mountain in the direction of Yancheon on the evening of October 14. Once the north side of the Yalu River Bridge was opened, a surprise attack was launched on Sinuiju and Shiocheon. Quickly clear out a hostile force in the city and stabilize the situation. ”

"Then, with the support of the artillery regiment and air defense regiment of the Feilong First Division, build a defensive position along the line of Feilai Peak, preparing to block possible reinforcements from the 19th Division in the east."

"Order: The 3rd Division of the Rehe Front Army to closely monitor the movements of the Japanese troops within the Great Wall. If the Japanese army stormed the Xifeng Pass, all the fortress heavy artillery would go all out to attack the invading enemy, and not a single enemy would be allowed to leave the pass. ”

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.