Chapter 41 This detachment does not die

This force is called the Donghailin Detachment, the backbone is the 230th Wing belonging to the 38th Division, and the commander is the commander of the wing Donghai Lin Juncheng.Dong Hailin was originally a member of the 2nd Division, and served as an adjutant at the Division Headquarters. In the 2nd Division, he was very unhappy and suffered various dislikes. He was later thrown into the Northeast Imperial University (Northeast University) ) became an affiliated general school, which means that it would be the same with him or without him. Dong Hailin was able to go ashore again because the Pacific War gave him a chance.The formation of the 38th Division lacked officers, so Dong Hailin was recruited when he saw that he was suitable.

As long as he is passionate and sells to those who know the goods, Dong Hailin will of course do his best and never forget to prove that he is a talent.He had been to Java the year before last, and he memorized all the roads on the island of Java, which enabled him to know how to seize the airport before he fought. After the 38th Division went south, it first captured Hong Kong. After capturing Hong Kong, it acquired a lot of supplies. Donghailin borrowed 30 large trucks from them for the island battle.At this time, other troops, including the 2nd Division, were still unclear about the situation of the battle against the island, and they had the idea of ​​​​wherever they fought.

Dong Hailin didn't want these idiots to see through his secret, he deliberately kept a distance from the rest of the troops, and landed alone, and immediately entered the driveway after landing. The speed of the Donghailin detachment was too fast, and the defenders at Karigazi Airport were caught off guard, but they still resisted fiercely.Dong Hailin saw that it was difficult to attack from the front, so he sent six death-death fighters to carry out a surprise attack from behind. These six devils, armed with bayonets, rushed into the airport in one breath, and erected plaster flags in the central barracks of the defenders.

As the war progresses, both sides will have a deeper understanding of "aviation victory".One of the reasons why the Japanese army was able to advance rapidly in the East Indies was to seize the airport and gain air superiority. The failure of the Java Sea Battle was ultimately due to the loss of air supremacy. On the evening of March 2, 1942, the 3rd Flying Group of the Japanese Army entered the Karigazi Airport, which made the Allied Forces feel like they were stuck in the throat.The next day, the Allied forces launched a counterattack against the airport, dispatching a total of more than one hundred armored vehicles. The six Japanese soldiers who planted plaster flags did not know what to do, and even tried to compete with the armored vehicles with bayonets.

Seeing that the infantry suffered a loss, the Donghailin Detachment was about to be unable to defend the airport. The 3rd Flying Group hurriedly deployed in the air and repelled the Allied forces with low-altitude bombing. For two days in a row, Dong Hailin did not see the allied forces. Only through reconnaissance did he know that the allied forces had retreated to Bandung. Temporary retreat does not mean that they will not come back, and it is likely to organize a larger counterattack against the airport.At this time, the Donghailin Detachment has lost contact with the rest of the troops because of the single-soldier advance. Even if they want to turn back to the coast, there will be no more ships. Taking a step back, even if the Allied forces are deterred by the threat of the third flying group, they will no longer counterattack. , but as long as there is time to strengthen the position in Bandung, it will also cause great difficulties for the Japanese army to attack later.

It's hard to be bold, but it's hard to be careful. Dong Hailin is a cruel person. He decided not to do one thing, but to take another risk and attack Bandung independently. Bandung is the military base of the Allied Forces in Java. There are as many as 60,000 U.S., British, Dutch, and Australian troops assembled, while the Donghailin detachment has no more than 4,000 people at best, a difference of more than 10 times in strength. It's almost like a mantising arm.As soon as Imamura, who had recovered his communication ability, received the telegram, he immediately stopped it, but Dong Hailin had already set off.

On March 7, 1942, Donghailin's avant-garde Wakasong Death Squad broke into Lianbang Street and erected a plaster flag on the position. Lianbang Street is the first position of the Bandung Fortress, and the Wakamatsu Death Squad only has more than 700 people. It is really a high incense to be able to capture Lianbang.Up to this time, both Dong Hailin and Wakamatsu, the commander of the Death Squad, have woken up from the hot head. They are afraid that the Allied forces will counterattack with all their strength, so they plan to wait two days until the main force of the 16th Army will gather. Come here, hold together and move on.

But the Allied forces have been greatly shocked.Even Imamura estimated that it would take two weeks to take Bandung. The Allied forces naturally believed that the Japanese army was still far away from Bandung. It was really unexpected that the Japanese army appeared in a corner of Bandung so soon. Compared with other regions, the situation in East India is quite special.The local residents were dissatisfied with the colonial rule of the Netherlands, and regarded the Japanese as "liberators" and "crusaders" who helped them become independent.When the Japanese army landed, some police officers on the island gave instructions with light signals, and the residents along the road, like the old Japanese overseas Chinese man in Tarakan, either led the way around or waved plaster flags to greet them.

These residents also intended to help the Japanese army with propaganda.The 16th Army obviously only has 40,000 people, but after their exaggeration and exaggeration, it has become 200,000 when it comes to the Allies. Thinking of the 200,000 Japanese troops approaching the city so quickly, the Allied Command in Bandung couldn't bear it anymore. The Dutch Governor also made it clear that he did not want to fight in or near Bandung because there were a large number of refugees living here. At 10 o'clock in the evening, the Allied Forces sent military envoys to Lianbang Street, demanding armistice negotiations.

On March 8, 1942, after an hour of negotiations, the Allies agreed to surrender unconditionally.Radio Bandung broadcast a final message: "We have stopped resisting, see you someday. Long live the Queen!" Dong Hailin was about to enter Bandung Fortress as a meritorious minister, but at this moment, he was kicked away.