The Rise of Australia

Chapter 889 Heavy casualties

In the nearby land, the most likely place to hide people is this seemingly dense forest.

The forest stretches to the hills not far away. It is densely covered with weeds and bushes, plus the lush leaves. It is obviously the best place to hide people.

Because of this, this forest, together with the nearby hills, became a key focus of the Australasian Air Force's bombing operations.

Since it is a key area of ​​focus, the bombing must not be random.

Just in the small forest at the foot of the hill, hundreds of bombs and dozens of missiles were dropped, directly razing the forest to the ground.

In the forest after the bombing, it is almost impossible to find a tree, not even a complete branch. The air was filled with the smell of gunpowder smoke and blood. The ground under the forest had been plowed several times by bombs, exposing moist soil that was charred and blackened with white smoke.

Division commander Murai Noo and infantry brigade commander Taro Tanaka happened to be hiding in the forest, where the Air Force bombed the most intensely.

"Baga! This is absolutely impossible!" A staff officer from the headquarters immediately interrupted Nakamura Daiki's speech, looked at Nakamura Daiki sharply, and said angrily: "This is a betrayal of the Empire and His Majesty the Emperor. There's no way I'm going to surrender to those Australasians."

Unfortunately, there was only half a minute between being pinned by the rocks and the second bomb ending their lives, which obviously did not cause them much pain.

But looking at the surrounding terrain that had been almost flattened, Nakamura Daiki felt a little uneasy. He was not sure whether the division headquarters was safe.

Nakamura Daiki took the casualty data of his infantry regiment with a worried look on his face and looked for the way to the division headquarters.

This caused the command system of the Class A Division to almost be paralyzed, and coupled with the bombing, the entire division was in extreme chaos.

You know, the division headquarters not only has the division commander Murai Noo, but also the division's two infantry brigade commanders and other senior commanders.

This also means that after the bombing of the infantry regiment of more than 4,400 people, there were only 1,100 uninjured soldiers, and there were still only about 1,600 soldiers with a certain degree of combat effectiveness who could be put into battle.

The combined combat strength of the entire division is only 4,000. With such a strength, let alone counterattack Naha, it is difficult to guarantee one's own safety.

"Nakamura-kun, do you have any good plans?" The remaining senior officers of the division, including Inada Matsuo, all looked at Nakamura Daiki, with a glint of hope flashing in their eyes.

Of course, judging from the current miserable situation of the island country's military, even if they successfully reach Naha, they will not pose much of a threat to the Australasian garrison in the Naha area.

In addition to this Type A division, the Type B division in the north of the main island is also worth noting. Although on the main island, the B Division only stationed one infantry regiment, which was about 5,000 troops.

After all, in this situation, continuing to live is just a kind of torture. Current medical technology can hardly save the seriously injured. For these seriously injured, ending their lives is a kind of relief.

I don’t want anyone to be a drag on us. If we really decide to break through, we must execute it firmly. "

Do you want to die on the battlefield like this?

If this question were asked before participating in this war, these officers would definitely have only one unified answer, that is, they can die on the battlefield in any way.

But the closer he got to the division headquarters, the more uneasy Nakamura Daiki became. Because the bombing in this area was more severe, it also meant that the division headquarters had even lower hopes of survival.

More importantly, due to the vast nature of carpet bombing, almost every formation of the Class A division lost troops, and some formations even lost commanders, which greatly affected the execution ability of the entire Class A division. .

"Inada-kun, what is going on?" Daiki Nakamura had a bad premonition and asked quickly.

"Nakamura-kun, your Excellency the division commander and your Excellency the brigade commander, have all been killed in the enemy's bombing." Inada Matsuo looked sad and said something that shocked Nakamura Daiki.

Inada Matsuo is the staff officer of the Class A Division Headquarters. Because he is often close to the division commander Murai Noo, he is very familiar with the senior officers of the division, including Nakamura Daiki who is currently very worried. After walking a few steps forward, Nakamura Daiki realized something was wrong. The place where Inada Matsuo was located was not a division headquarters at all, and there were not even a few senior officers from the headquarters.

Everyone pondered for a moment, and Matsuo Inada stood up first and asked, "What about the second plan? Nakamura-kun."

Almost at the beginning of the bombing, Murai Noo and Tanaka Taro were unfortunately hit.

Daiki Nakamura also looked desperate. He couldn't believe that the division's damage was higher than that of his infantry regiment. Even most of the senior officers of the division had been killed or injured.

"Alas, Nakamura-kun, we have lost contact with the B Division. We have completely failed in this battle of Okinawa Islands." Inada Matsunan's face was full of despair, his face was pale, and his previous confident look was completely gone. .

"What can we do?" An officer asked impatiently, obviously impatient.

In addition to attacking the island country's army and causing casualties to the island country's army, the air force's mission is also to delay the march of the island country's army.

After a short period of repairs, the army of about 4,000 men was back in action.

This is almost a tacit understanding on the battlefield. If they really encounter a situation where the wounded are almost incurable, the soldiers will generally choose to help their comrades get rid of it.

If they can keep enough combat soldiers, perhaps they still have hope of survival. But Nakamura Daiki and Inada Matsuo both know that under such a crazy bombing by the Australasians, I am afraid that the number of combat soldiers left in the entire division will not be too many.

The casualties were quickly counted. There were about 4,400 soldiers in the Second Infantry Regiment, nearly 1,600 of whom were directly killed, more than 500 were slightly injured, and more than 1,200 were seriously injured.

"That's natural." Inada Matsuo nodded first and said: "The division's direct regiment will fully cooperate with the actions of the Second Infantry Regiment, and the military police will also supervise the various units to ensure the smooth implementation of our plan."

To put it in a broader sense, most of the headquarters of the Type A division were also turned into parts in this bombing.

If something happens to the division headquarters, it will not only mean that the entire division will lose its command system, but also that their army will have no hope of victory.

Swallowing a mouthful of saliva, Nakamura Daiki raised his voice and continued to shout unwillingly.

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"The second plan is to surrender to the Australasians and strive for international prisoner treatment." Nakamura Daiki paused and made a proposal that everyone was terrified of.

"Your Excellency the Division Commander? Your Excellency the Brigade Commander?" Nakamura Daiki tried to call.

At present, the Air Force's mission has been completed, and it has also bought enough time for the garrison in the Naha area. The next task of eliminating these Type A division soldiers will be handed over to the Army.

The good news is that Murai Nofu and Tanaka Taro don't have to panic too much. Soon after being pinned down, another bomb found them accurately and exploded within two meters of them.

Because of the severe bombing everywhere, except for being able to vaguely identify the direction, the road was completely lost.

But the problem is that after the baptism of the real battlefield, they also understood the cruelty of war. If they were to answer the same question now, they would obviously have different answers.

Nakamura Daiki was not surprised by their reaction, and said calmly: "Since you all don't agree to surrender, we can only try our best to break out to the north. But let me be frank. Since we have decided to break out to the north with all our strength, I hope you can lead the troops to fight to the death.

The heavy machine guns fired for a while, and after all the heavy machine gun bullets carried by the plane were used up, they left the bombing area reluctantly.

Because it was related to their own life and death, all the officers tacitly chose to abandon the seriously injured soldiers.

Of course, before leaving, they also left a bullet for the seriously injured soldiers, if they really couldn't stand the torture, they could choose to solve it themselves.

Not only Murai Nofu and Tanaka Taro, but also the commander of the 2nd Infantry Brigade, also disappeared in this bombing.

But the good news is that the round of bombing almost flattened the nearby hills, but artificially created a plain to facilitate Nakamura Daiki to go to the division headquarters.

"Hi! ”

After the bombing, the air force did not leave, but used the heavy machine guns on the planes to carry out another round of strafing on the areas that were not severely bombed.

"If you want to survive, there are two ways." Nakamura Daiki glanced at everyone, and then said word by word.

What's more terrible is that if the Australasians carry out another large-scale bombing in a short period of time, these 4,000 people are likely to be wiped out in the bombing.

Such damage is not fatal, but it does make Murai Nofu and Tanaka Taro panic. You know, the Australasian bombing is still going on. They are pressed by the rocks and cannot move, and they have lost the opportunity to take the initiative to avoid it.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, after confirming that the Australasian Air Force had completely gone away, Nakamura Daiki, the commander of the 2nd Infantry Regiment of the 1st Infantry Brigade of the Type A Division, climbed up timidly, patted the dirt on his body with both hands, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and ordered the messenger next to him: "All units quickly count the number of casualties, I will go to see His Excellency the division commander. "The first way is to break out to the north and join the garrison of the Type B Division. The Type B Division has a garrison of nearly 5,000 people. Together with our army, we can barely gather an army of nearly 10,000 people, and we can resist the Australasians a little bit." Nakamura Daiki said slowly. Of course, most of the lightly wounded who can continue to move naturally joined the breakout team. The 2nd Infantry Regiment was not far from the division headquarters. After walking for about a few minutes, it was close to the division headquarters. "Nakamura-kun, this way." Suddenly, a voice interrupted Nakamura Daiki's shout. In the center of the explosion range, Murai Nofu and Tanaka Taro quickly disappeared from this world smoothly, ending their sins. After calming down a little, Nakamura Daiki firmed his eyes, then looked at the few remaining officers in the division headquarters and asked: "Gentlemen, do you want to die on the battlefield like this?"

However, the combat effectiveness of Division B far exceeds that of Division C. If these 5,000 men are not prepared, they will inevitably cause unnecessary casualties to Australasia.

Although this bombing wasted a lot of bombs and missiles, the results achieved were quite good. The Type A Division dispatched about 13,000 troops. Just one carpet bombing caused the tens of thousands of Type A Division to lose at least half of its troops.

"Inada-kun, I'll be right over!" Nakamura Daiki quickly recognized who was calling him and responded happily.

"How is this possible?" Nakamura Daiki looked shocked, with a hint of gray in his face and despair in his eyes.

Under the mobilization of Nakamura Daiki, the remaining few thousand troops of the family division quickly took action.

"There are only about 1,600 combat-effective soldiers in the Second Infantry Regiment." Daiki Nakamura looked gloomy, and his words made several people around him immediately give up hope.

The good news is that the bomb landed on the rocks next to them. The bad news is that the bombs dislodged the rocks and pinned them down.

"The First Infantry Regiment of the Second Infantry Brigade only has about 1,400 combat troops left. The combined regiments directly under the division only have over 1,000 combat troops left. What about you? Your Second Infantry Regiment What are the casualties of the team?" Inada Matsuo looked a little heavy and reported a number that made Nakamura Daiki even more desperate.

But no one responded at all. The area where the core strength of the division was supposed to be gathered seemed to be a no man's land, completely silent.

This is not only related to whether you can successfully break through to the northern Type B Division station, but also related to whether you can survive successfully.

After seeing several people nodding, Nakamura Daiki felt relieved, a trace of firmness flashed in his eyes, and he said to everyone: "Then, please follow me, for the sake of our only remaining survival." Hope, give it a try.”

"How many soldiers do we have now?" Nakamura Dashu asked hurriedly.

Although the surrounding officers did not speak, it could be seen from their facial expressions that they were still unable to accept the surrender to Australasia.

Because of that bombing, the army lost a lot of weapons and equipment. In order to collect weapons and equipment for each soldier, it took nearly half an hour to clean the battlefield.

"Gentlemen, for the last glimmer of hope for our survival, and for the sake of our wives and children at home, please follow me and make one last effort. In order to survive!" Along with the mobilization, more than 4,000 soldiers were mobilized. heading north of the main island.