Anti-Japanese War: The whole world is a base vehicle

"These damn, greedy Japanese troops." Governor Degu roared indignantly after receiving the news that made him extremely angry.

His face turned red and his eyes were filled with a mixture of anger and regret.

You know, they spent a lot of money on this war!
They had originally hoped that the Japanese army would go all out to help them strike hard at the rebels, but what was the result?
The battle had only been going on for a short time when the Japanese army stopped advancing and even brazenly said they wanted to rest.

What kind of joke is this?
This was completely beyond Governor Degu's expectations, and all his previous plans came to nothing.

He was very angry, so he kept urging the Japanese army to continue their action.

But no matter how hard he tried to urge her, it was of no use.

After all, this is the famous 4th Division of the Japanese Army, and its style of doing things has always been different from others.

If it were any other division, no matter how difficult the battle situation was, even if they suffered heavy losses, the soldiers of those divisions would grit their teeth and fight to the end.

But the Fourth Division was different. As soon as it encountered any obstacles, it simply gave up its work and only thought about its own gains and losses, completely disregarding the situation of its allies and the needs of the entire war situation.

"A losing business? This is a war, not a business." When Governor Degu learned that the reason the Japanese army stopped the attack was that they thought this war might be a losing business, he was furious.

His eyes widened, his face full of disbelief. In his opinion, what kind of crappy army was this that treated war as a business?
This is simply a blasphemy against war and disrespect to their allies!

In desperation, Governor Degu had to report exactly what happened here to Terauchi Hisaichi, hoping that he could come forward to solve this difficult problem.

After receiving the news, Terauchi Hisaichi said he was trying to find a way to deal with the matter.

I just don't know what kind of solution he will come up with, and whether he can get the willful Fourth Division back into the battle and continue fighting for their common goal.

Governor Degu could only wait for further news in anxiety and anger.

"The French army sent a telegram asking us to urge the 4th Division to continue advancing." Terauchi Hisaichi frowned and looked solemn. As he spoke, he handed the telegram in his hand to Tsukada Kou beside him. The meaning was very clear. He hoped that Tsukada Kou could think carefully and come up with a way to solve this difficult problem.

"I'm afraid that's not very realistic." Tsukada Gong took the telegram, glanced at the content quickly, and shook his head helplessly, with a helpless expression on his face.

He knew very well how troublesome the Japanese Army's 4th Division was. It was notoriously difficult to deal with.

I originally thought that the mission assigned to the 4th Division this time would be an easy and simple task, but who knew it would become so troublesome this time. It was really unexpected.

"Now the 4th Division demands an apology from us." Tsukada Ko sighed and slowly said this, which made Terauchi Hisaichi's eyes widen.

"What?" Terauchi Shouichi's eyes suddenly widened, staring at the other person with an expression of disbelief, as if he had heard it wrong.

Apologize?

How is this possible?
What a joke!

In his opinion, it was bad enough that the Fourth Division did not fight well on the battlefield, but they actually asked their superiors to apologize. This was extremely absurd.

"They believe that the information we provided was not accurate enough, which led to their heavy casualties, so they demanded an apology or a certain amount of compensation." Tsukada Gong explained helplessly.

He also felt that the Fourth Division's demands were too much, but he also knew very well that this was the usual style of this unit. As long as they felt they had suffered a loss, they would try every means to get the so-called "compensation" for themselves. No matter how outrageous the demands were, they would not give up easily.

Now, this matter has become more and more complicated and more and more troublesome. I really don’t know what to do.

"Damn it, these bastards." Terauchi Juichi's face flushed red and he roared angrily.

His eyes seemed to be spewing fire and his chest was heaving violently. He could hardly suppress the anger in his heart.

After all, this was the first time he heard of a unit daring to openly demand an apology from its superiors. This was simply unheard of and extremely absurd in the tradition and discipline of the Japanese army, so it was no wonder that he was so angry.

The reason why he did not blame Kitano Kenzo was because he knew very well that it would be of no use even if he blamed him.

The 4th Division is extremely difficult to deal with. Even a powerful general like Yamashita Tomoyuki couldn't do anything about them. How could we expect Kitano Kenzo to deal with them?
Better stop daydreaming.

"Commander, the problem of the 4th Division must be solved. Ultimately, it was indeed a mistake in our intelligence work." Tsukada Ko bowed slightly and said respectfully.

He knew very well that if this matter was not handled properly, it might cause more trouble later on. And objectively speaking, the inaccurate intelligence did cause considerable trouble to the 4th Division, causing them to suffer heavy casualties on the battlefield.

Hearing this, Terauchi Shouichi waved his hands helplessly.

His emotions calmed down a little, but he still said with a little annoyance: "It has nothing to do with you. No one expected that a group of natives would have such high fighting power. It was indeed very unexpected."

That's indeed the case, although the French army had mentioned before that the fighting capacity of these rebels might not be as weak as imagined.

But at that time, Terauchi Juichi did not take this matter too seriously. In his opinion, they were just a group of rebels after all. Even if they had Soviet weapons, so what?
How much bigger can the situation get?
But who could have thought that the result would give him a big surprise, no, to be precise, it should be a huge shock.

This group of rebels, whom he had originally despised, actually beat the 4th Division so badly and caused a series of subsequent problems that gave him a lot of headaches. He really regretted not paying more attention to the information.

"Are there any Soviet military advisers among these rebels?" Terauchi Juichi frowned, his expression serious. This was the key issue he was most worried about. If there were Soviet military advisers among the rebels, it would mean that the Soviets were deeply supporting and guiding them behind the scenes. This was not good news for the Japanese army, and the situation would become more complicated and difficult.

"Nothing has been found yet." Tsukada paused for a moment, thought carefully, and then shook his head. He also knew the importance of this question, so he answered it carefully.

Hearing this answer, Terauchi Juichi narrowed his eyes slightly, as if thinking about something.

If this is the case, it seems that the Soviet army did not pay much attention to these rebels. Perhaps this was just a casual move by the Soviet army to create some minor troubles in Southeast Asia, but it did not invest too much energy and resources.

If the Soviet army really took these rebels seriously, just like during the Spanish Civil War, it should have sent a large number of international brigades to support them and make them a more powerful resistance force.

However, he still didn't understand.

Since there are no military advisers to command the operations, how can these rebels have such strong fighting power?
It's just so weird that they just appeared overnight.

Previously, the Japanese army believed that these were just a group of motley natives, but the strength they demonstrated now completely overturned this perception.

"Commander, do you think this is too weird?" Tsukada Gong saw the other party's confusion and took over the conversation.

He himself felt that this matter was full of incomprehensible aspects and wanted to hear Terauchi Juichi's thoughts.

"That's right. These rebels suddenly appeared and possess powerful combat capabilities. Not only that, they also have a large number of Soviet weapons and equipment. As a result, our intelligence department has no information about them, just like those German-equipped divisions." Terauchi Hisaichi spread his hands and said helplessly.

He thought of the German-equipped divisions he had encountered before. It was the same situation. They appeared suddenly and were well-equipped, but the Japanese intelligence department seemed to be unaware of it. This made him very dissatisfied with the loopholes in intelligence work.

After all, in war, the accuracy of intelligence can often determine the outcome of a battle.

"Do you suspect that the German equipment is also the work of the Soviet army?" Tsukada Kou said uncertainly. There was doubt in his eyes. After all, this matter sounded a bit unbelievable. How could German equipment be related to the Soviet army? But looking at Terauchi Juichi's expression, it seemed that he had a basis for such speculation.

"It's possible. Otherwise, it's hard to explain why these equipment suddenly appeared, especially since there was once cooperation between the Soviet Union and Germany." Terauchi Hisaichi frowned and slowly analyzed.

In his opinion, the appearance of these German equipment was too abrupt, and there was no sign of it before. There had indeed been a period of cooperation between the Soviet Union and Germany in history. Perhaps in some cases, the Soviet army obtained German equipment through some channels and then provided it to those in the north. This is not completely impossible.

After hearing this, Tsukada Gong thought about it carefully and felt that Terauchi Juichi's analysis did make sense.

Judging from the current series of confusing situations, it seems that such a possibility does exist. Although it is a bit far-fetched, it is still an explanation.

"If that's the case, then we're in trouble." Tsukada Ko said worriedly.

He knew clearly that if it was really the Soviet army behind the scenes, supporting the rebels by providing equipment and other means, it would cause considerable obstacles to the Japanese army's operations in Southeast Asia.

With sophisticated equipment and impressive combat effectiveness, these rebels will certainly become more difficult to deal with. It will probably become very difficult for the Japanese army to successfully achieve its goal of sweeping across Southeast Asia and capturing the territories occupied by the British.

In response, Terauchi Hisaichi remained silent.

Because he is now the commander-in-chief of the Southern Army, his main responsibilities and attention are focused on the Southeast Asia region, rather than the commander of the China Expeditionary Army. Therefore, he does not need to consider too much about the complicated situations in the north involving the Soviet Union, Germany and other aspects for the time being.

He now only wanted to complete the task at hand, which was to rely on the military force of the Japanese army to sweep across Southeast Asia and take all the territories occupied by the British.

"Well, send a telegram to Kitano Kenzo of the 4th Division, asking him to find a way to solve this problem. As for replacing the division, we need to wait for a while. After we completely take over Borneo, we will send reinforcements." After some thought, Terauchi Hisaichi made a new decision.

He felt that for now he could only let the 4th Division continue to find ways to deal with the current predicament. After all, there was not enough spare energy to replace the division immediately. He had to settle the war in Borneo first and ensure a more stable rear and sufficient troops to be deployed before considering sending reinforcements to replace the 4th Division.

"Yes." Tsukada Ko had no objection to this and agreed immediately.

In his opinion, Terauchi Hisaichi's decision was relatively reasonable under the current circumstances, and he could only implement it according to this plan first and see how the situation would develop later.

Not long after, Kitano Kenzo received a telegram from Terauchi Juichi.

He took the telegram and began to read it carefully, but before he finished reading, a bitter smile appeared on his face.

The content of the telegram was actually asking him to solve the problem of the 4th Division.

He couldn't help wondering, can he solve this difficult problem?
You have to know that Yamashita Tomoyuki was such an outstanding person. He was well-known in the army and had outstanding combat command capabilities. But even so, when facing the 4th Division, didn't he lose his temper and even curse at them?

Even Yamashita Tomoyuki couldn't do anything about the 4th Division, so how could I be able to solve this problem?

The more he thought about it, the more ridiculous it seemed to him.

If I could really solve all the troubles of the 4th Division, wouldn't that mean I'm better than Yamashita Tomoyuki?
How is this possible!
And, more importantly, how many officers in this division headquarters can be truly trusted?
Kitano Kenzo knew very well that the atmosphere in the 4th Division was not very good. Those officers were all shrewd and had their own agenda.

He even suspected that if he demanded that the officers who led the riot be punished now, he might be shot in the back in the next second.

After all, in the Japanese army, "overcoming the superior with the inferior" is a long-standing tradition, and this kind of thing has happened many times.

What's more, most of the soldiers in the 4th Division are from Osaka.

Osaka people have always been known for their shrewdness and business acumen, and this is no exception in the army. They will not obey orders easily and will always consider their own interests first, which makes management and command more difficult.

When Kitano Kenzo thought of this, the bitter smile on his face became even more bitter. He felt that this task was like a heavy mountain, making it difficult for him to even breathe. (End of this chapter)