Although the landing battle had delayed the Borneo and Philippine Armies by more than twenty days, the sight of these over one hundred thousand indigenous troops landing on the Ryukyu Islands was still tremendously imposing.
With these indigenous troops present, order in the Ryukyu Islands could be fully guaranteed. More importantly, the Island Nation soldiers hiding in cities and villages could also be rooted out by these indigenous troops.
After landing on the islands on July 24, Australasia needed only two days to essentially purge the Ryukyu Islands of disorder and eliminate all the Island Nation Army forces on the islands.
At 6:30 p.m. on July 26, a telegram sent by Commander Christie of the Ninth Army to Arthur contained the following message: "Your Majesty, the 9th Corps has completed the clearing operation as ordered. We can guarantee that not a single enemy soldier remains on the Ryukyu Islands.
"At present, the construction of naval and Air Force bases has begun in full. The 9th Corps can be deployed into the next battle at any time."
Commander Christie also attached the 9th Corps' casualty figures to the telegram.
Because the Philippine and Borneo Armies had taken part in most of the main landing battles, the 9th Corps' casualties were actually not very high.
The 9th Corps consisted of four infantry divisions, one cavalry division, and one Artillery Division. The only troops to suffer heavy casualties were the 12,000 paratroopers who had taken part in the airborne operation.
These paratroopers had come from four infantry divisions. Each infantry division had suffered just over 2,000 casualties on average, and every division still retained sufficient combat strength.
In his reply to Division Commander Christie, Arthur praised the 9th Corps' performance and ordered the Government to prepare more supplies and funds for the Ryukyu