Glorious Mission 1937

May 1942, 5 is a day worth remembering by all Chinese. On this day, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Nationalist Government issued a notice to the outside world. Just yesterday, after a day and night of hard work, the Chinese Navy severely damaged the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy in the waters of Midway Island in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Sunk and damaged more than 9 Japanese warships, including the flagship Yamato, which was launched into service half a year ago, and killed more than [-] people, including the commander of the Japanese Combined Fleet, Admiral Yamamoto, and achieved unprecedented victories.

In order to prevent the Japanese side from denying it, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs also displayed some urgently developed photos on the spot. There are pictures and the truth.

Once the news was released, it flew across thousands of mountains and rivers as if it had grown wings. Just one hour later, President Roosevelt of the White House made a radio speech on the matter, highly praised the Chinese government and military, and congratulated the defeat of the Japanese combined fleet.

In addition, the White House also made a clear request, hoping that the Chinese naval fleet will withdraw from Midway Island as soon as possible.

Chen Feng did not directly answer the request made by the United States, but only called Roosevelt. China is now implementing a traditional military-government separation system. He manages the military and does not care about politics. The United States can negotiate with the Chinese government through diplomatic channels, as long as it gets the government's approval Authorized, the Chinese navy immediately withdrew from Midway.

Looking back, Chen Feng had an interview with Mr. Enlai of the Executive Yuan. He said that there is no big problem with the withdrawal of the Chinese navy from Midway Island, but the United States needs to make another statement to the world that it must never make peace with Japan privately at any time. All war criminals including the Emperor of Japan must be severely punished.

Churchill in Britain and Stalin in the Soviet Union also called China at the same time.Congratulations to the squadron for creating a miracle in the history of naval warfare on the Pacific battlefield. Of course, Churchill, the old bald man, had a bit sour tone.

The United States, Britain, the Soviet Union and other countries are still not very clear about how serious the damage to Japan was. Although the Chinese government said that it had severely damaged the Japanese Navy, many battleships and aircraft carriers including the Yamato were sunk, and most of its main battlecruisers were destroyed. Sinking, but after all, this is only a one-sided statement by the Chinese government. Although there are pictures and truth, it is not enough to be believed.

In order to find out what the Japanese navy lost its grassroots combat effectiveness.The espionage elites of the United States, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom are all out.After several days of hard work, Japan's losses were finally figured out.The Japanese side wanted to keep it secret, but it was a pity that when the Japanese combined fleet returned to the port of Tokyo that day, many people saw it, staggering ten warships.Almost everyone wears it.Losing the battle is certain.

In addition, generals like Yamamoto 56 died in battle.It is also difficult for the Japanese side to keep secrets. The cabinet and the public released news that afternoon, saying that the combined fleet was ambushed by the Chinese Navy in the waters of Midway Island.The loss was heavy, and the combined fleet commander, Admiral Yamamoto 56, was killed in battle.

However, the United States, the Soviet Union and other countries received more accurate information. Japan lost more than a hundred warships, including the "Akagi", "Kaga", "Soryu", "Hiryu", and "Ryujo". 5 aircraft carriers, 5 battleships including Fuji, Asahi, Hatsuse, Hiei, and Yamato, and 12 cruisers.

The aircraft carrier lost this time, together with the three aircraft carriers that were sunk before, accounted for one-half of the combined Japanese fleet, and the battleships accounted for one-third of the total number of battleships in the Japanese navy. dropped by about half.

The intelligence collected by various countries was shocking. Apart from the fact that Japan was unlucky to get a massage, they were also curious about how Chen Feng's troops could destroy the combined Japanese fleet in such a short period of time.

On May 5th, Chen Feng returned to Chongqing smoothly. When he left, Chen Feng stayed in Nanyang Ling with Yan Changxi for a day.

At the same time, Chen Feng also held a general-level military meeting for the navy, ordering the navy to make persistent efforts, carry forward the spirit of not being afraid of sacrifice, look for opportunities to wipe out the remaining ships of the Japanese navy, and send squadrons back to the coast of China to deal with the Japanese troops along the coast. Bases and ports strike, and it's time for the navy to strike back.

Chen Feng, who returned to Chongqing, was warmly welcomed by the top party, government and military officials in Chongqing. Chairman Mao of the Nationalist Government, Acting President Zhou of the Executive Yuan, and more than a dozen members of the Standing Committee of the Military Commission in Chongqing went to the airport to welcome Chen Feng.

After the welcoming ceremony, Chen Feng summoned the commanders of each theater to the Military Commission building for a meeting. The main leaders of the party, government, and military departments must attend.

Everyone knew that His Excellency Chairman was going to make a big move this time, so no one dared to be slow. All the senior military and political officials in Chongqing arrived at the Military Commission building at two o'clock in the afternoon.

There is only one remnant of this meeting, and that is the counterattack against Japan.This time, the Navy used the Battle of Midway Island to severely damage the Japanese Combined Fleet in one fell swoop. After this battle, the combat capability of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet was greatly weakened.

Moreover, in the South Pacific, in addition to the Chinese Navy, there are also the Pacific Fleet of the United States, the Far East Fleet of the Soviet Union, and the Eastern Fleet of the United Kingdom. Don't say that the Japanese combined fleet is half disabled now.

In this way, the Japanese navy’s blockade of the Pacific region was broken, and American aid and other industrial products could defend against the enemy India through the Pacific waterway, then be transported from India to Myanmar, and finally transported to China through the Burma Road.

Secondly, in China's coastal areas, the Chinese navy can also gradually open up some gaps to cooperate with the inland army to fight. Therefore, Chen Feng thinks that the time has come for the Chinese army to counterattack.

The meeting lasted for two days. Two days later, the Military Commission directly ordered that the Chinese Army will mobilize 6 million troops in the Northeast and North China in early June. The front army launched a counterattack across the board.

为此军委会授权在张家口组建前敌司令部，由东北战区总司令卫立煌担任总指挥，华北战区司令长官朱老总和塞北战区司令长官徐虎担任副总指挥，华北战区副总司令傅作义担任参谋长，此次参战的120万大军中的60万是来自东北战区、40万来自塞北战区、60万来自华北战区，共计55个整编师、5个骑兵师、6个装甲师、12个炮兵师、3个防空师、4个空降旅。另外中国空军抽调了6个航空师配合作战。

Chen Feng's idea is to use half a year to liberate northern China and the Korean peninsula, then concentrate on dealing with the Japanese army in the south of the Yangtze River, and finally join forces with the United States, Britain and other countries to counterattack the Japanese mainland.

Chen Feng's order was quickly and decisively carried out by the officers and soldiers of the entire army. A large number of elite troops were transferred to the front line. Weapons, ammunition, food and other strategic materials were transferred to the front line one after another. China's domestic counter-offensive was in full swing.

And during this month, the Japanese side has not been idle. First of all, the Japanese side has changed its prime minister. The former prime minister Fumma Konoe was forced to resign because of the disastrous defeat at the Battle of Midway Island. After being recommended by the headquarters, Emperor Hirohito personally approved him. The current Minister of War Hideki Tojo came to power to form a cabinet.

Secondly, Japan also found a new commander for the United Fleet. This person is General Koga Mine. Before that, Koga Mine was the commander-in-chief of the Yokosuka Town Guard.

Yamamoto's death was confirmed on May 5. In the evening, Nagano, the chief of the Navy's military command, went to the palace to give a performance to the emperor, and Marine Minister Shimoda Shigetaro met King Fushimi Gong Hiroshi to discuss countermeasures and the successor of the combined fleet.In order not to shake the hearts of the people, Emperor Hirohito and King Hiroko Fushimi always believed that there must be a veteran and important minister in the navy as the commander of the combined fleet. In the end, it was recommended by Shimantaro Shimada, and Admiral Kogamine, the commander of the Yokosuka tutelary fort, took over. On May 9, Emperor Hirohito personally appointed Koga Mineichi as the commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet of the Japanese Navy.

However, after Kogafeng took over the United Fleet, he realized that what Yamamoto 56 left him was not only a severely damaged United Fleet, but also a headquarters that was equal to nothing.At that time, the Yamato was hit by more than 80 heavy aerial bombs and 7 torpedoes from the Chinese Navy, and was also hit by multiple missiles from the guided-missile destroyer, so the Yamato sank in just half an hour. Almost all members of the command on the ship barely escaped.

In addition to Yamamoto 56, the headquarters personnel who died at the same time included Lieutenant Fukusaki Noboru, Chief of Military Medical Officer Major General Takata Rokuro, Aviation Staff Lieutenant Hibata Kutoshio, Communications Staff Lieutenant Kaoru Imamaka, and Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Ugaki Takashi, Controller Kitamura Major General Yuanzhi.It can be said that the United Fleet not only lost its commander, but also only half of the headquarters.

In addition, the Japanese base camp also issued an order to the Japanese troops everywhere, that is, not to provoke the Allied forces, especially the Chinese army, until the Japanese navy recovers.

But the Japanese wanted to lick their wounds, but Chen Feng disagreed. On June 6, the former enemy headquarters sent a telegram, saying that all the troops participating in the battle had arrived at the scheduled positions, but all the food, medicine and other supplies were ready and ready to go at any time. Attack on the Japanese army.

At twelve noon on June 1942, 6, Chen Feng gave the order to the officers and soldiers on the front line to attack!

According to the combat plan formulated by the Military Commission, this operation was code-named "Operation Thunder". China dispatched 180 million troops under the unified command of the former enemy headquarters to launch a full-scale attack on the Japanese army on the front stretching thousands of miles from Harbin to Shandong.The 40-strong Far East Red Army on the Soviet side was commanded by Lieutenant General Ivanov, and attacked southward from the Hegang and Jiamusi lines. The main targets were Tonghua and Dandong, and they waited for an opportunity to cooperate with Chen Feng's troops to seize the Korean Peninsula. . (To be continued..)