The Japanese military flag was issued in the third year of the Meiji period (1870) in the form of the highest decree of the "Tai Zhengguan Proclamation", and is called the "Army Royal Flag". It evolved from the Japanese flag, the Sun Flag, with 16 blood-red rays of light, and is also known as the "Rising Sun Flag."
The army flag is decorated with purple tassels on three sides. On the top of the wooden painted flagpole, there is a trihedral gold-plated flag crown. On three sides are the 16-petal chrysanthemum pattern embossed emblem of the Japanese Imperial Family.
According to Hattori Takushiro's "The Complete History of the Greater East Asia War": "On January 23, 1874, Emperor Meiji of Japan personally conferred the military flag on the 1st and 2nd Guards Infantry Regiments. Since then, all newly formed infantry and infantry regiments of the Japanese army have The cavalry regiment must be awarded the military flag by the emperor himself, which serves as the core of the unity of the troops. The spirit of the soldiers towards the military flag is unparalleled in the world."
Because of this, in the official history of World War II, the Allied forces were eager to capture the Japanese flag, but they failed to do so.
Second Lieutenant Kurita, who was well aware of the seriousness of the matter, embraced the military flag and rushed forward closely behind the large group, escorted by a small group of flag guards. Death is no longer a problem. Since he became the glorious flag guard squadron leader, his heart has been entirely on this military flag: he always pays attention to keeping it clean and cherishes it far more than his own life.
It was when he held the military flag that he felt his own value and dignity, and he would protect it without hesitation at any time.
Yu Zhengsheng looked at the Japanese soldiers who were not afraid of death strangely, and sighed with some emotion. The loyalty and bravery of the Japanese army and their obedience to orders are quite impressive and worth learning; but this style sometimes seems particularly stupid: when there is no hope of life, the People's Army can also regard death as home, but it is not worth dying to die without meaning. Praising.
However, as fellow soldiers, Chinese soldiers cannot show weakness! He dialed the phone again and called the artillery to take aim.
Relying on the People's Army's abundant logistics capabilities, artillery shells can be continuously supplied. At the Shenyang Arsenal, the 75mm and 125mm howitzers supplied to the People's Army are being produced in three shifts.
"As long as it is beneficial to the war and to saving the lives of the People's Army soldiers, as a frontline commander, life and results should be the first principle in evaluating the use of firepower. This is what the young marshal said."
So the Japanese army experienced another baptism of artillery fire. This time, it was bruised and broken.
The People's Army completely suppressed the Japanese attack at a very small cost. After the bombardment ended, the overwhelming People's Army attacked from all directions, tearing apart the Japanese defense line that had been crippled.
The Japanese Second Battalion was struggling desperately. Captain Matsui was already covered in colors, but he still asked anxiously: "Have the military flags been burned?" His guard was ordered to ask, but was killed on the spot by a shell falling from the sky.
Captain Aso¡¯s focus was no longer on rescuing the troops. When he was desperate, he also sent people to search for Kurita and made burning the military flag a top priority. Originally, Kurita was following him closely, but when the explosion was rising and falling, he could not be seen in the crowd at all. Just when he was feeling uneasy, a weak voice came from the ground: "Colonel, the military flag is here."
Poor Kurita, his feet must have been blown off just now, and he was temporarily unconscious from the pain. But he is a very perseverant person and woke up at the critical moment.
Looking at the military flag that was stained red with blood in his arms, Aso felt like he was receiving an amnesty. Although the battle was defeated this time, according to the Japanese Army's theory, as long as the military flag is there, no regiment can be considered wiped out and can be rebuilt. But if the military flag is lost, the designation will be cancelled, and he will suffer endless humiliation, far worse than defeat!
Regarding this matter, Gomigawa Junpei, who was recruited into the army as a young intellectual, was deeply confused and angry: "The military flag is just a flag, just a symbol of an army. It is just a formality to say that it was given by the emperor. That's all; war is judged by victory or defeat, how can the military flag determine victory or defeat?"
¡°However, in the memories of most Japanese soldiers in the past, they would not have any objection to this. Cao Songyuan Caoping, a survivor of the battle and a medical officer of the health team, recalled this in his book "The Vast Wilderness":
¡°The military flag is just a flag, at best a symbol of a unit. However, the entire Japanese army values ??the military flag very seriously and is more noble than anything else in the army. If we talk about the reason, we should also say that it is the result of Japan¡¯s military education.
"I remember that when I was a child, whenever there was an army military exercise, my mother would always carry me on her back and follow the neighbors to watch it and participate in the welcome ceremony. She never dared to neglect. When the bright bayonet was accompanied by a black cloth wrapped When the flying military flag passed by, my mother and neighbors all knelt down and knelt down to worship, watching the flag pass by with tears in their eyes.
To this day, whenever I see the military flag, I still lower my head involuntarily. This is probably the result of being influenced by that era. That?.
The domestic media has not yet realized its preciousness, but Zhang Hanqing is aware of it.
In the official history, during the eight years of the War of Resistance, the Japanese army only burned two military flags in two "jade-breaking" battles in Songshan and Tengchong, belonging to the 113th Regiment and the 148th Regiment respectively. This is really the most commendable pride of the Chinese army during the eight-year war of resistance!
According to data, during World War II, a total of 444 military flags as symbols of the Japanese army were burned in the Pacific battlefield, the troop transport ships sank at sea, or were destroyed in the "flag burning" ceremony held after the defeat. Later generations only preserved a flag of the 321st Infantry Regiment in the "Yushukan" of the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo. The flag was hidden and preserved by the commander of the regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Shiro Goto, through a right-wing religious organization called "Shinto Tenkyoju". This is also the only flag in the world. A preserved Japanese military flag.
The influence of this military flag is extraordinary. It is not only evidence that China has defeated its powerful enemy Japan, but also a slap in the face to the Japanese people who are increasingly clamoring against China to wake them up.
The Chinese People's Army was not only able to annihilate entire divisions and brigades of the Japanese army, but was also able to completely capture the regiment flag that was its spiritual pillar. This was of significant psychological impact on them and an improvement in the morale of the Chinese army. In particular, the Third Army was highly publicized in Japan when it was defeated. This military flag was the best counterattack.
So Zhang Hanqing personally signed off and increased his merit by one level, to a special level, and awarded it to recruit Liu Erdan. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com