Nine Songs of Anti-Japanese War

No further objections were raised.

Washington continued: "I also encountered a little crisis on the front line today. I thank you two in Seattle and Los Angeles for allowing me to escape safely. This kind of embarrassment may be related to our army's laxity in the later stage. Yesterday, we passed by the commander-in-chief Accepted, using clear telegrams and broadcasts to persuade the enemy to surrender, so far their only response is to kill our commander-in-chief-although I believe they don't know this yet. The aborigines dragged them into the water. Since the enemy has cut their backs, we can only continue to push, and don’t be stingy with the flamethrower. Just use it when you encounter a fortification that the enemy can’t hold.” He glanced at Dallas meaningfully, “Of course, try to Do not harm civilians."

"The problem is that the Japanese army has spread a lot of rumors among ordinary people in Okinawa, all about how our army is inhumane. If they occupy the island, everyone will be finished, so they will either serve the imperial army to death, or they will be tortured to death by our army. ’” Dallas said the problem had been a nagging one since the beginning of the campaign.They also launched counter-propaganda, useful but always limited.

"Since a few days ago, we have been receiving reports of the Japanese army killing people on the way back. I think you are quite familiar with this rhythm: when they are about to lose a place, it is also a time when humanity is about to be completely wiped out. Don’t talk about private remarks,” Washington tilted his head, as if in a little trance, and then chuckled with a hint of sarcasm, “I think our army doesn’t have much humanity to speak of, but compared to They are still much better. Now that they have been cruelly abused by their own people, the effect of those smear propaganda will be greatly reduced. If those who believe in it are still not awakened, then you... act as appropriate."

The day after the loss of the army commander, the onslaught continued.The flame-breathing tank opened the way, followed by infantrymen with flamethrowers, and the shells fired by the artillery team behind smashed large craters on fire in the mountains and forests.In the past, there was no island that burned so violently like Okinawa; since then, it will probably be very difficult to have one.

After turning to the defensive in the Pacific Ocean, the Japanese military command found that the method of drilling holes into the ground to hold on to the fortress looked messy and uncomfortable, but the tactical effect was far better than charging at the U.S. military with shouts of long live. It took a lot of thinking.Because in the Bushido tradition, this kind of practice of huddling in hidden corners and surviving like mice in holes is obviously disgraceful.But once they start to stick to it, their will is extremely firm, and it will be difficult to force them out again.

Facing the flames poured in by the U.S. military, many people still couldn't hold out. They would rather be roasted alive inside than kneel and beg for mercy.But there were also some people who finally couldn't stand the horrific devastation and collapsed. They jumped out of the fort and escaped from the fortress, covered in flames and screaming in pain, and were shot dead by the U.S. military.As this mental breakdown spread, a scene never seen before appeared: Groups or even organized Japanese troops did not charge, did not commit suicide, and surrendered to the attacking side under the leadership of officers.Perhaps because many of the troops stationed in Okinawa were organized locally, the people here did not have the general Japanese concept of being captured as a shame.

At the end of June, Washington and his party stood in the Morwenren Tunnel that the US military had just occupied.In the tunnel, the supreme commander of the Japanese army who directed the battle and his staff officers were all dressed in kimonos and had committed seppuku, with empty wine glasses beside them.

Without saying a word, he walked out of the tunnel, blowing the salty sea breeze at the southern tip of Okinawa Island, and looked towards the direction of Kyushu Island on the other side of the ocean.He knew that there would be no more organized resistance below.There will still be sporadic clearing actions, but his goal has been achieved, and it is time to leave and fulfill his due obligations.