Tip: At the beginning, Mutaguchi Lian was also quite smooth, and on the banks of the Pro-Dun River, he said wildly: "The army has now reached the point of invincibility under the heavens, and the sun flag will announce that the day of our definite victory in India is not far away!" "However, there was a problem with the Japanese army's way of supplying live cattle and live sheep--when Mutaguchi's troops were bombed by the British and Indian troops, the live cattle and live sheep were out of control, running around, fleeing, dying, and disappearing in an instant.
For war, we have our own understanding, saying that it is complicated, but in fact it is very simple, when we divide it into a just war and an unjust war, the unjust war can be ignored, and the rest becomes a just war. So, what is a just war? There are many to name, but in the final analysis, it is through military means to open up a way of life for people, a way to live, so the purpose is to live fairly and equally for people to live is a just war.
As for the art of war, as for weapons, etc., for a just war, it is not the main thing, it is all fur, what is important is the character or quality of the leader or commander. The art of war can be learned temporarily, the weapons are not advanced, but there can be backwardness, sometimes, the branches and stones on the ground can also be picked up, and the character or quality is different, it can completely and completely affect the success or failure of the war, so that the unjust war will never have a foothold, and also make the just war moment brilliant.
Some people may not believe this, but in the long course of human history, there is clearly no precedent for permanent victory in unjust wars, and there will be no such thing now and in the future. Therefore, no matter how hard and not easy the just war is, it will always be radiant, and in the end it will defeat the unjust side. This ultimate fact is not so much the effect of war as it is the result of character or character. History is there, and it has tested this immutable truth countless times.
Well, now we can return to the main topic of this text, today, we are talking about a man, a Japanese, a Japanese officer, his name is Mutaguchi Ryoya, 1888-1966, a japanese Saga Prefecture, a Japanese army lieutenant general and class A war criminal during the Showa period. Mutaguchi is also a difficult name to remember, but we should remember it today no matter what.
In 1937, Mutaguchi Also served as the commander of the 1st Regiment of the Infantry Brigade of the Chinese Garrison army of the Japanese invasion of China, with the rank of Daisa. On July 7, after the Outbreak of the Lugou Bridge Incident, he could not wait to rush to the front line to directly command the troops. At 4:00 a.m. on July 8, he threatened the Chinese negotiators to enter Wanping City to search for the missing soldiers and for the Chinese army to give way to the east gate of Wanping City, but our representative Wang Lengzhai sternly refused. At 4:23, he ordered the artillery at the dune position in the present-day Shagang Village, Dazaoyuan, to fire the first cannon at the Lugou Bridge, and personally ignited the war. For this reason, Emperor Hirohito personally awarded him the Order of the Golden Eagle of the Third Class and promoted him to major general.
The July 7 Incident was the beginning of the all-out war of aggression against China by Japanese imperialism and the starting point for the Chinese nation to carry out an all-out war of resistance, and the first shot of Mutaguchi Ryoya has always sounded at this starting point. Because of this fire, he was transferred to the Kwantung Army Command in March 1938 and the chief of staff of the Fourth Army in July of the same year. In August 1940, Mutaguchi was promoted to lieutenant general... There are many good things, the rank is getting higher and higher, and the people are getting "bigger" and bigger, and they have become big people. But what we have to say is that this man does not have the character or qualities of the kind we mentioned earlier, and of course it seems a little naïve to talk to the militarists about this, but we still can't help talking about it.
In April 1941, Mutaguchi also became the commander of the 18th Division, which was incorporated into the Confederate Army and participated in the Pacific Operations. In the Battle of Singapore, the 18th Division, together with the Guards Division and the 5th Division, attacked Singapore, known as the "First Fortress of the Far East", and forced the landing of 100,000 Commonwealth troops with 50,000 people. In May 1943, Mutaguchi was also promoted to commander of the 15th Army in Burma with the title of "outstanding battle achievement". At this time, Mutaguchi was also very good, with more than 100,000 troops in his hands, and on March 8, 1944, he launched the "U-Boat Operation" to launch a large-scale offensive against Imphal in India.
Now, let us roughly introduce the geography of the Japanese army's operations in those years, and through the above map, we can see that if the Japanese army wants to launch an attack, to go to the place of Imphal, at least a river and a mountain, the river is the Pro-Dun River, and the mountain is the Mingjing Mountains. The Qindun River is 1,000 meters wide and the Mingjing Mountains are 2,500 feet above sea level, making this area a miasma of forests and inaccessible areas. It was very difficult for the Japanese to cross here, and the shortest road to Imphal was more than 1,000 kilometers, and every year, during the seasonal winds from June to September, there would be heavy rain, rivers and valleys flooding, causing roads to collapse and traffic to be cut off.
At the beginning of the war, some people raised the question of logistical support, and Mutaguchi was also dismissive of it, saying: "Without supplies, you can't fight a war." How can that work! The Japanese army can endure any hardship. Food can be taken from the enemy! But later, he also thought that this was indeed a problem, and then thought of the practice of the ancient Chinese, using live cattle and live sheep as the logistics supply for the troops, so that the Japanese army drove them on the road together. This point, many people today think that Genghis Khan's practice, in fact, is not, as early as the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Li Guangli attacked Dawan used this method, they drove 100,000 live cattle and sheep, as well as camels, horses and mules together through the Taklamakan and other difficulties, and finally won the war.
At the beginning, Mutaguchi Lian was also relatively smooth, and on the banks of the Pro-Dun River, he uttered a wild speech: "The army has now reached the point of invincibility in the world, and the sun flag will announce that the day of our definite victory in India is not far away!" "However, there was a problem with the Japanese army's way of supplying live cattle and live sheep--when Mutaguchi's troops were bombed by the British and Indian troops, the live cattle and live sheep were out of control, running around, fleeing, dying, and disappearing in an instant.
In this way, the Japanese army's eating became a big problem, and as a charging officer, this should arouse the great attention of Mutaguchi Ryoya, but his next actions just exposed his bad character or quality. The soldiers had run out of food, but he gave them a "hunger instruction" all day long: "Gentlemen, I have something to explain to you, please listen!" As long as no miracle occurs, your lives will be lost in the upcoming battle. But instead of falling under the bullets, most of you will starve to death in the Arakan Mountains. Please be mentally prepared! ”
Also, the most he said was: "If the Imphal operation is not successful and I cannot be promoted to army general, I will never return to Japan." Even, after he received a telegram from the front-line troops asking for food replenishment, he replied: "The Japanese have been herbivorous peoples since ancient times. Surrounded by such a dense jungle, you report a lack of food? What's going on! ”
In addition, the Japanese army eventually collapsed, and he rode a high-headed horse and shouted to them: "Hey! Which unit are you from? Why don't you stop and salute me? None of the exhausted Japanese soldiers paid any attention to him, and the leading officer couldn't help himself and asked, "Why don't you get off your horse first to comfort the soldiers?" He continued to roar, "Who do you think I am? I am your Supreme Commander!" Salute me soon! In the end, he did not receive the salute of the Japanese soldiers and was not promoted to the rank of general of the Japanese Army.
What did the Battle of Imphal make of the Japanese army? Here we borrow the memory of a British brigade commander: "Our brigade is between the Japanese troops who retreated with a large number of wounded and sick and their nearest destination, Ukrull. The enemy has no hope, they have no food, no medicine, nothing. They are weak and their mouths are stuffed with weeds. "Those Japanese troops who had no food to eat were tortured by hunger and bones, thousands of them died, and more than 100,000 troops were tossed in half by Mutaguchi. In other words, because there was no food and no logistical supply, fifty thousand Japanese troops were killed or starved to death.
Today's people say of the campaign: The Battle of Imphal was the worst defeat in Japanese history in land warfare, and the Japanese army began its offensive with about 100,000 people, only to be half damaged and retreated to the original point of departure. After the Battle of Imphal, the 15th Army, the main force of the Japanese Army in Burma, no longer had the combat effectiveness of a campaign corps. The Allied forces in the Indo-Burma battlefield have since entered the strategic stage of the general offensive.
Incredibly, even at such times, Mutaguchi still demanded that the defeated soldiers who endured hunger "pretended" to be victorious. What we want to say is that not everything can be learned at once, and sometimes, it looks like it will, but it is just learning. What's more, the good way in this world is only worthy of good people to use, and sometimes, the good way of good people is learned by bad people, and I don't know why it has become a bad way. At the moment when Mutaguchi let the Japanese soldiers eat grass, the invaders could only end in a dismal end, and there was no way to live. (Wen | Lusheng)