"It was like entering into uninhabited territory. No Japanese planes rose to meet them, nor was there anti-aircraft fire. It made the daily fare of boastful statements from the Japanese army look pitiful."
「真是如入無人之境，既無日機迎戰，亦無高射砲射擊，令人替日本軍部戰時的壯言難過」，他形容說。