Glorious Mission 1937

The reason why Japan dared to go to war with China, the United States, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, Australia and other countries at the same time relied on its powerful naval power.From the perspective of high-level Japanese officials, even if Japan cannot win the final victory, as long as the navy is preserved, the Great Japanese Empire will remain invincible. Neither China nor the United States has the ability to attack the Japanese mainland.

However, in the 30 years of Hedong and the 30 years of Hexi, no one would have thought that the Chinese navy, which has always been weak, has achieved a magnificent rise in a short period of time, and has repeatedly damaged the Japanese combined fleet in frontal naval battles. With the cooperation of the fleet, the main force of the Japanese Combined Fleet was annihilated in one fell swoop.

After the Wright Gulf naval battle, Chen Feng, as the Supreme Commander of the Allied Asia Theater, issued an order for the Japanese army in the Philippines to fight the last battle.

On February 2, MacArthur commanded 24 U.S. troops who had just been transferred from the mainland of the United States to counterattack Wright Island.The U.S. Army's sudden attack on Wright Island disrupted the Japanese army's entire combat plan. Originally, according to the combat plan discussed by Yamashita Fufumi and the base camp, a decisive battle with the U.S. military was to be launched in Manila.The fate of the Japanese 22th Front Army and General Yamashita Fengwen, who lost the support of the navy and air force, was also decided. All he could do was delay the time.

3月1日，中国陆军的7个师21万人又在邻接吕宋岛南部的民都洛岛登陆，与麦克阿瑟所不一起夹击日军第14方面军。

Faced with the attack of more than 40 Allied troops, not only the 35th Army was in danger of being wiped out, but even the entire Fourth and Fourth Front Army was in danger.In addition, the food and ammunition supplies on the island were not sufficient, so Yamashita decided to stop the battle of Wright Island.The 35th Army was allowed to withdraw to the south-central Philippine islands.

At this time, the Allied forces had complete control of the sea and air near the Philippines.The remaining strength of the Japanese navy can only barely keep its coastal waters safe. The domestic supply lines of the Japanese troops stationed in the Dutch East Indies, the Burmese battlefield, the Malay Peninsula, and French Indochina were cut off, and food and ammunition were scarce. , ordered the Southern Army garrisons to stick to the existing areas and wait for the final domestic order.

The Supreme Commander of the 31th and [-]th Front Army stationed in the Philippines, Yamashita Fufumi, ordered all the troops in the Philippines to shrink immediately, and concentrated all the troops on Luzon Island, the main island of the Philippines. group.

山下奉文以一个师团的兵力在林加延湾沿岸组织防御，以方面军主力15万人编成尚武集团。防守北吕宋地区；以第1挺进集团等部3万人编成建武集团守卫中吕宋克拉克以西地区；以第8师等部10万人编成振武集团。扼守南吕宋马尼拉以东地区。

The three groups respectively built strong defensive strongholds in three regions, determined to "resist the war independently and resist success forever" to defend for a long time.Contain and consume U.S. troops.to this end.Trucks are in and out of Manila around the clock.Transport troops, food, weapons and other supplies to designated locations.

The allied forces are determined to win the Philippines this time. In addition to using the army, navy and air force, the entire submarine force of the Chinese navy will attack.Quietly entered the coastal waters of Japan's mainland to monitor ships heading to the Philippines and other parts of Southeast Asia. As long as they were ships flying the Japanese flag, whether they were military warships or civilian merchant ships, they would all be sunk.

In less than ten days, more than 200 ships of the Japanese army were sunk, including more than a dozen warships, forcing Japan to send a large number of naval ships to escort merchant ships to and from Southeast Asia.

In addition, as long as the Japanese fleet is detected by the Chinese Air Force, it will be raided by the air force. Chen Feng wants to completely cut off all the passages for the Japanese army to go out.

On March 3th, the Allied forces on the Korean battlefield won another major victory. After breaking through the Japanese defense line, more than 10 troops finally captured Pyongyang, the most important city in North Korea on the 50th, and wiped out four divisions. The Japanese puppet army, Neiji Okamura ordered the army to abandon North Korea, and the whole army withdrew to South Korea.

At the same time, the Japanese army suffered another disastrous defeat on the Burmese battlefield, although Kawabe Masamiyoshi easily stabilized the front in the same direction.But it is a pity that Xue Yue's goal this time is not just Burma. After learning that the main force of the Japanese army has been transferred to central Burma, Xue Yue immediately ordered the four divisions stationed on the Sino-Thai border to cross the Thai army's defensive position. , headed for Bangkok.

The Thai army did not expect that the Chinese National Defense Force would suddenly want them to launch an attack, and was caught off guard for a while.The ones in charge of attacking Thailand were the first few mechanized infantry divisions formed by Chen Feng. Their weapons and equipment were the most sophisticated among the troops of all countries in the world, and they were also the most powerful in battle. How could those bullying bastards in Thailand be able to compete.

The 8 Thai troops stationed on the border between China and Thailand were almost destroyed at the first touch. The 8 troops were divided and surrounded by Chen Feng's troops in a very short period of time, including an armored division.

Except for a small part of the Thai army on the front line who were killed, most of them chose to surrender. Afterwards, Chen Feng's minister drove straight in. As of March 3, a vanguard division under Chen Feng's department had already driven to the city of Bangkok.

On the 10th, Thailand surrendered, and the only ally of the Japanese army in Asia was defeated by 4 divisions of the Chinese National Defense Force in just over ten days.

After Thailand surrendered, the Japanese army was alone.Especially the Japanese army on the Burmese battlefield, because almost all of their ammunition and 60% of their food needed to be transferred from Thailand. Now that they lost Thailand, the first thing the Japanese army on the Burmese battlefield will face is the lack of food and ammunition.

So far, the Japanese army has been corrupted across the entire Asian battlefield, and the war situation is developing in an extremely unfavorable direction for the Japanese army, and there is even a danger of collapse across the board.

On March 1944, 3, after more than ten days of wrangling in front of the Japanese army base camp, the order to withdraw troops from the Asian battlefield was finally issued.At the same time, the Japanese government sent ambassadors to China, the United States, the Soviet Union, and Britain to discuss peace talks.

The Japanese government lowered its airs this time. Not only did it agree to immediately withdraw its troops from the entire Asian battlefield, but it also decided to spit out all the benefits the Japanese government had gained in the Asian region over the past century, and also agreed to compensate China, the United States, the Soviet Union, and Britain for every US$2 million in war reparations.

In this regard, Chen Feng's opinion is still very clear, not unusual.Unless the Japanese government surrenders unconditionally, China will not engage in any form of talks with the Japanese government.At the same time, I also hope that the United States, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom will not hold talks with Japan.

With the Chinese government acting as a hindrance, Japan's attempt at peace talks was thwarted once.The Japanese government instructed China that it was determined to continue fighting with Japan, and there was no room for reciprocation.Therefore, the Japanese government believes that the most important task at the moment is not how to win the final victory of the war, but to find a way to keep Japan.

Therefore, while withdrawing troops from the entire Asian battlefield, the Japanese army began to deploy a combat plan to defend the Japanese archipelago.Judging by the enemy's situation in the Japanese base camp, the top Japanese army believes that the allied forces headed by China and the United States want to land on the Japanese archipelago and attack the Japanese mainland fortress city, which has its fundamental weakness.

The first is that its long sea supply line is very fragile, and the second is that the Empire of Japan now has a total of 500 million troops, of which 100 million are in the Korean Peninsula, 80 are in the Indochina Peninsula, 30 are in the Malay Peninsula, and 30 are in the Dutch East Indies. , 30 are in the Philippines, 200 are in Taiwan and Hong Kong Island, [-] are in South Sakhalin Island, and the remaining [-] million are all arranged in Japan.As long as these troops stationed overseas are rushed back to China, neither the Chinese nor the Americans will be able to take over the Japanese archipelago.

Moreover, Japan still has a population of 7000 million. As long as the government orders, it can form an army of more than 1000 million at any time.Coupled with the fact that it is now a battle to protect the territory, there should be no problem in terms of morale.

But the only worry now is how to safely withdraw nearly 300 million overseas troops back to Japan. You must know that at least 500 Allied ships and submarines of unknown size have blocked the whole of Japan. This is a very troublesome problem for the army's navy.

However, General Ono Jiro, chief of the staff section of the Naval Operations Department, proposed a more secure combat plan.According to Ono Osamu’s analysis, if the only remaining ships of the navy are not counted, there are 8 military and civilian ships in Japan that can be used for ocean-going transportation, and about 2.2 ships can be assembled in a short period of time. It can transport 200 soldiers at one time.In other words, even without naval warships, the Empire of Japan can withdraw all overseas troops to the country in a very short period of time, and the only worry now is the interception and killing of the Allied sea power.

However, according to the news from the intelligence department, all the naval ships of the Allied forces are now concentrated in the Philippines. As long as they have the courage to break their wrists, order the 14th Front Army in the Philippines to take the initiative to attack and entangle the main force of the Allied forces.

The Ministry of the Navy is studying special operations. As long as the newly formed kamikaze special attack team is ordered to cooperate, it will definitely cause great confusion to the allied sea forces in a short time.In addition, although the main force of the United Fleet arrived early and suffered heavy losses, there are still many warships that can be used if they are pieced together. At worst, those warships that have not yet been completed will be sent out directly, as long as they hold the Allied Navy for two weeks. In a short period of time, the empire will be able to transport 300 million overseas troops back home.

But the price to be paid for this battle plan is also extremely heavy. First of all, the 30 troops of the Philippines, which is responsible for containing the allied forces, will definitely be reduced to abandoned children. Secondly, the casualties of the kamikaze special attack team will contain hundreds of warships of the allied forces. , the price to be paid is definitely not small. In the end, Japan’s overseas Chinese and a large amount of investment are destined not to be withdrawn together. Such a heavy price may not be much better than direct surrender. Now Japan is really forced. In the end, it is difficult to decide whether the strong man cuts off his wrist or surrenders directly. (To be continued..)