Why Did Japanese Soldiers Say Bonsai?

Why Did Japanese Soldiers Say Bonsai? Why do Japanese people yell bonsai? This term came from the Japanese battle cry “Tennōheika Banzai” (天皇陛下万歳, meaning “Long live His Majesty the Emperor”), and was shortened to banzai, specifically referring to the tactic used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Pacific War. What was the point of