Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2325 Grid Bombardment

Southern Africa began to pay attention to the guidance of public opinion a long time ago. When European countries were still using "demonization" to slander their opponents, the southern African media had already begun to write soft articles.

Years of business achievements have been outstanding. Times News Group has news branches in major European and American countries. Many influential newspapers in European and American countries are either acquired by Times News Group or have southern African capital participating in the holding .

With such a grain, the right to speak will be in the hands of southern African capital to the greatest extent. Even Roosevelt's election for the US president must contact the Times News Group, hoping that the Times News Group can cooperate with Roosevelt's team to promote.

The publicity is definitely not free. The Roosevelt team will benefit from it, so it will naturally return capital to southern Africa. In the United States, this is not a collusion between government and business, but a transfer of legitimate interests.

Compared with Italy, which is still in the Axis camp, southern Africa is undoubtedly just. After the Italians began to contact southern Africa, the media controlled by capital in southern Africa has begun to reduce negative reports on Italy and France. Negative reports quietly increased.

When the time came to August, the Japanese army was defeated thousands of miles away, and the Allied forces had invaded French Indochina. Saigon was inevitably threatened by war.

The French were very smart and declared Saigon an undefended city early on, hoping to complete a peaceful transition and avoid being destroyed by war.

An Qi still gave the French face, as long as the Japanese army withdrew from Saigon, the Allied forces could not launch an attack on Saigon.

The Japanese are not reconciled.

After the outbreak of the war, Europeans who settled in French Indochina went to Saigon to seek refuge. Among the nearly 20 people in Saigon, the number of Europeans is about 3.

Yamashita regarded Saigon as the best battlefield against the Allied forces. The armored forces of the Allied forces would be restricted to the greatest extent in the urban environment. The Japanese army built many fortresses in Saigon City and arranged air defense positions in wealthy areas with many Europeans. Thirty thousand Europeans became hostages of the Japanese army. Yamashita publicly declared that if the Allied forces launched an attack on Saigon, they would drag everyone to be buried with them.

"Are there still so many people staying in Saigon?" MacArthur doubted the authenticity of this number.

Facing the strong Angie, MacArthur finally recognized the reality.

Although the U.S. has been operating in the Philippines for decades, without Angel's cooperation, if the U.S. military wants to recover the Philippines, it must be prepared for at least 20 casualties.

The United States does not have a total of 20 troops in East Asia. Washington's current strategy is to put Europe first and then Asia.

The battle on Mindoro Island finally ended after four months. In order to deal with the [-] Japanese troops, MacArthur added [-] troops. The Red Division and the Rainbow Division had to retreat to Coconut City as early as June due to heavy casualties.

During the rest period of the Dahong First Division and the Rainbow Division in Yecheng, there were many scandals about the US military assaulting local women, and some US military supplies were even smuggled out of the military camp and sold for profit.

Yecheng is very disappointed with the discipline of the U.S. military, and has repeatedly expressed the hope that the U.S. military will leave Yecheng as soon as possible.

MacArthur took the initiative to contact An Qi, hoping that the US military could go to Lion City or Changi Naval Base to rest.

This request aroused strong opposition from Lion City. Lion City would rather pay for the US military to build camps in any area outside of Lion City than to agree to the US military stationing in Lion City.

Angie also disagrees with the presence of the US military at the Changi Naval Base.

But it cannot be ignored, after all, the U.S. military is also part of the Allied Forces.

In the end, many parties compromised, and East India provided an island closer to the Philippines for the use of the US military. The Lion City and the United States jointly funded it, and the Southern African construction company was responsible for the construction. The Dahong First Division and the Rainbow Division finally had a place to stay.

The Japanese army and the Philippine servant army trapped on Mindoro Island were in a desperate situation, and all air and sea passages were blocked by the Allied forces. MacArthur tried various tactics, and finally decided to use heavy artillery and incendiary bombs to fight a bloody road for the US military.

The island of Mindoro was unlucky. After the battle, 80.00% of the forest on the island was destroyed. The Alcon Mountain, the highest on the island, was bombed into a barren mountain by the US military, and its height dropped by two meters. There are only three dwarf buffaloes on the island. survived the war.

In order to conquer Mindoro, the US military suffered nearly 4 casualties, of which about 9000 were killed.

All [-] Japanese soldiers on the island were killed in battle, and only two surviving Japanese soldiers were captured by the Allied forces until two months later.

The two Japanese soldiers had been hiding in Naohan Lake and escaped the Allied forces many times. Because they were too hungry to go ashore to search for food, they were captured by a US logistics force.

This logistics force had just arrived in the Far East and did not participate in the previous battles. The two Japanese soldiers were lucky to become prisoners.

At the end of the battle on Mindoro Island, the southern African army had successfully recovered Manila, and the "Chicheng" sitting in the port of Manila had been completely destroyed by the Japanese army, leaving only the keel under the water.

"Canglong" was also actively destroyed by the Japanese army, and in the eyes of the Japanese army, it has completely lost its repair value.

Even though the cost of repairing is higher than building a new one, An Qi decided to fish out the "Cangryu" for repairs, and then continue to serve. It is best to be stationed in Japan, so that the Japanese can see it every day.

"Only the Japanese know the specific data." An Qi doesn't care how many Europeans there are in Saigon. The Europeans have been domineering in Asia for too long, and even Yamashita Fufumi thinks that the hostages are safe.

Russians are also Europeans. Looking at the millions of casualties in a battle on the Russian battlefield, are the French more noble than the Russians?

The 6 people who died in one day on the Somme battlefield were all Europeans, and they were superior to anyone else.

Although An Qi hates the Japanese extremely, but when it comes to treating Europeans, the Japanese have nothing to say.

In the eyes of the Japanese, white people are ghosts. During the death march on the Bataan Peninsula, American captives were tortured and killed in various ways. No one is treated equally in this regard.

Third brother: That's right, the one who kneels and licks in fancy style is right here.

"Yamashita Fufumi wants to imitate Russia, turn Saigon into Moscow and Volgograd, and fight an urban war with us." MacArthur was terrified, and the Japanese, among other things, had a fight with the crazy Maozi in terms of fighting will.

"Hehe, Fengwen Yamashita is dreaming." An Qi dismissed it.

The Russians won the defense of Moscow not by advanced weapons or will to fight, but by crazy reinforcements regardless of consequences.

There are about 10 Japanese troops entrenched in Saigon. Although the number seems large, there are no reinforcements. Every death is one less, and every bullet is fired is one less bullet. How can Yamashita compare with the bearded man?

To reinforce Volgograd, Russia only needs to cross a river.

If the Japanese want to reinforce Saigon, they have to cross more than half of the Pacific Ocean.

"So when will we attack?" MacArthur couldn't wait, he needed more records to consolidate his position.

Fleeing from the Philippines is an indelible stain on MacArthur's military career. Many people in the United States now question whether MacArthur is qualified to serve as the commander-in-chief of the US military in the Pacific Theater.

The U.S. government’s trust in MacArthur is no longer the same. Last month, the United States divided the Pacific into two theaters. MacArthur served as the commander of the Southwest Pacific Theater, and Nimitz was the commander of the Central Pacific Theater. This appointment is very illustrative.

"Why do you want to attack, just surround Saigon and consume the Japanese to death—" An Qi sneered, not giving Yamashita a chance for a decisive battle.

Even if the Allied forces can razed Saigon in a devastating way, An Qi is not willing to sacrifice the precious life of any soldier for it.

Let's not talk about the ongoing Volgograd battle.

In the Battle of Moscow, the German army has proved with a disastrous defeat that no matter how advanced the weapons are, no matter how rich the combat experience of the soldiers, and no matter how many tanks there are, their role in urban warfare is limited.

The terrain of the city was too complicated, and the Japanese went crazy. They rushed into the pile of allied soldiers covered with explosives. Even if the allied troops hid in tanks, they could not completely avoid the damage of the shock wave.

So they simply surrounded and did not attack. After the food was eaten, the Japanese army either surrendered or took the initiative to attack the Allied positions surrounding Saigon.

This is very cruel to the civilians in Saigon. Once the siege war breaks out, the survival of the civilians is not guaranteed. People will eat people when they are extremely hungry, and they will eat them raw if they have no time to roast them.

"You don't consider the mood of the French?" MacArthur looked at Angie with a changed look.

"If you want, you can send your troops to be the main attacker." An Qi said with a serious face, come and shoot for you, and she said it better than the Holy Mother. Japanese soldiers who were hiding in a strong fortress and were determined to fight to the death, why didn't they think about it? French mood.

To put it bluntly, even if it is true that people cannibalize, it was done by the Japanese, and the Japanese started the war. The Japanese are the culprits, and the Japanese should be responsible.

An Qi's mission is to defeat the Japanese, and use all means to defeat the Japanese. The soldiers under An Qi hope to win the victory while saving their lives. If MacArthur wants to be struck by lightning, it is best to stay away from An Qi.

"I agree with your decision." MacArthur didn't want to take responsibility at all, even if it would lead to serious humanitarian consequences, the responsibility would be Angie's.

Well, there is no such thing as humanitarianism these days. The essence of war, whether just or unjust, is to kill people.

To make this decision is indeed to bear enormous moral pressure.

Edward Lloyd, the Free French liaison officer at Changi Naval Base, was very dissatisfied with Angie's decision.

Angie had a force of French Indochinese consisting of two divisions.

French Indochina is still a French overseas territory. Both Free France and Vichy France insist that they are the only legal government of France, and there are also liaison officers of Free France in East Asia.

"Once the siege is fought, what will happen to the French who are still in Saigon?" Edward Lloyd was very anxious. If there was a siege, it is estimated that there would be no French in Saigon after the war.

No, there is no one in a hundred.

"Why don't you go to Saigon and persuade the Japanese to agree to let the French leave Saigon, and then we will fight again." Paul Jefferson, the chief of the combat staff of the coalition command, sneered. If the Free French really wanted to worry about the fate of the French in Saigon, they would send troops. Go rescue the French trapped in Saigon, don't be morally kidnapped here.

Some people in Free France still don't know enough about southern Africa.

Vichy France opened French Indochina to the Japanese, allowing Japanese troops to station in French Indochina, and the management of French Indochina was still controlled by the French.

Some people in Free France probably believed that after de Gaulle transferred French power in French Indochina to southern Africa, Free France could still retain the right to manage French Indochina.

Then transfer the fart.

"The Japanese are unconvincing. The Allied Forces are clearly capable of recovering Saigon while ensuring the safety of ordinary people as much as possible. Why do they let ordinary people be in great danger?" Edward Lloyd did not even notice his words Contradictory.

Of course, it could be that he really thinks so.

"You mean to exchange the lives of soldiers for the safety of ordinary people. Are our soldiers human?" Paul Jefferson was angry. Edward was also a soldier, but he could say such things. Humans are really different.

"The mission of soldiers in southern Africa is to protect ordinary people—" Edward muttered, obviously lacking confidence.

"The southern African soldiers should protect the ordinary people in southern Africa." Paul was indifferent. The safety of the French had nothing to do with the southern African soldiers. It was the task of the French army to protect the French.

It is a pity that the French troops have stopped fighting.

More indifferent words, Paul has not yet said.

The war in the Far East broke out much earlier than the war in Europe.

For such a long time, as long as they have the basic ability to judge the current situation, the Europeans who have fled Saigon early and stayed in Saigon are either unable to leave, or they still want to ride on the head of the colonial aborigines as a domineering, unwilling Give up your privileges.

The former is justifiable, but the latter deserves death.

Edward had nothing to say, and was in a daze when he left the Allied Command.

This is the consequence of lying down early.

Like the French, Yamashita did not expect the Allies to besiege and not attack.

It's not completely non-aggressive, either.

Compared with the Japanese, the Allied forces have an absolute advantage in firepower. The troops in the Indian Ocean theater are equipped with tens of thousands of heavy artillery pieces, and there are countless small-caliber grenade launchers and mortars. Stop, the shells consumed every day reached as many as [-] tons.

Angie is still very sensible and does not give the French any excuses.

Before the bombardment, the Allied forces would announce the location of the bombardment on the radio, reminding the Japanese troops and ordinary people within the range of the bombardment to evacuate voluntarily.

As for whether the Japanese army and ordinary people within the range will evacuate, that's none of An Qi's business.

An Qi mobilized about 1500 large-caliber heavy guns to bombard Saigon in a grid pattern, striving to completely destroy all buildings in the area.

It would not take too long to destroy the Japanese army in Saigon by destroying an area in such a day.

(End of this chapter)