Anti-Japanese heroic righteousness

The time soon came to the tenth day of the first lunar month, so Jiang Haoran had been under house arrest for more than ten days. There was no change in the domestic battlefield, but there was already an uproar in the international battlefield.

The European battlefield was the first to bear the brunt. After the German army fired the first shot of World War II in Poland, it immediately began to attack Western Europe.At that time, Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg had 147 divisions and more than 300 million troops, and their strength was comparable to that of Germany.However, France's strategy was rigid and conservative, and its mobilization was relatively slow. They only pinned their hopes on the Maginot Line, which they believed to be impregnable, and declared no war against Germany.

However, the Germans did not attack the Maginot Line. They first attacked Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg, and bypassed the Maginot Line to cross the river from Sedan into France.The iron heels of the German army immediately stepped into the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg, and France was forced to surrender.The German soldiers pointed directly at the English Channel, and Britain was forced to retreat to the British Isles.

Historically, the German army did not have a strong navy, and its naval strength was far from being able to compete with the British Royal Navy. In addition, Hitler stubbornly believed that the Atlantic barrier was strong enough to keep the enemy out of the mainland, so he did not continue to attack Britain. East to attack the Soviet Union.

But at this point, the historical pattern has changed drastically again. The German army is still eyeing the British Isles, and has no intention of retreating at all, which makes the situation in the entire European battlefield more tense and confusing.

The second is the Pacific battlefield. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the entire US Pacific Fleet was wiped out. The Japanese Navy took control of the air and sea control in the Pacific Ocean and began the battle for the Pacific islands.The Type [-] and Type [-] tanks appeared in the Japanese army in the late period of World War II, and they were also born out of nowhere, and they were heavily invested in the battle for the Pacific islands. Even more vulnerable, the islands fell, and the casualties doubled.

On the same day as the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese launched simultaneous attacks on Thailand, Malaya, the Philippines, Guam, Wake Island, Gilbert Island, and Hong Kong.The purpose of the Japanese army is very clear, one is to quickly capture the Philippines and Malaya; the other is to enter the Dutch East Indies and implement the Java operation;

Moreover, the Japanese army was in full swing, and in just a dozen days, the entire Southeast Asia was in a precarious situation.

It has to be said that after more than three years of war of aggression against China, the army of the island country has greatly improved both the individual quality of the soldiers and the command ability of the grassroots officers, and it can even be said that it has reached the highest level in the history of the army of the island country. At the peak, the army was in full swing, and because of Jiang Haoran's appearance, the Japanese army had conscripted several times. According to incomplete statistics, the island country's military strength at this time has reached a terrifying 70.00 million, and more than [-]% of them have been on the battlefield. Experienced the baptism of the hail of bullets, has a wealth of battlefield experience.And these are not possessed by the armies of various countries who are pampered and have no sense of urgency. After losing the air and sea control, it is reasonable to be defeated all the way.

In view of the menacing Japanese army and the German army's eye-catching eyes, the US and British governments panicked. The situation in Europe was unclear, and they had no time to look eastward. The leaders of the two countries met urgently, and finally negotiated a result. Establish a Chinese theater to jointly fight against the Japanese invaders.

Jiang Haoran made a good guess. The international friends that the chairman met with on the night of Chinese New Year's Eve were representatives of the two countries.

Today, the deliberations have yielded results. The chairman of the committee appointed the commander-in-chief of the Chinese theater, and the chief of staff was General Stilwell, who had visited China several times. The Chinese side immediately formed an expeditionary force to fight in Burma.

Things went so smoothly for a reason. The Japanese army marched into Southeast Asia, and the British and American governments were so anxious. Once the Japanese army entered Burma, threatening the rear of the Southwest, the outward blood vessel channel—the Burma Road—would be cut off by the Japanese army. For the party and the state, it is tantamount to a catastrophe, and it is always when the fire is imminent, so there will not be too much attention to the details, and the key to blocking the common enemy is the immediate key.

However, during the negotiation process, there was an episode that had to be mentioned. Since the Chongqing bombing, the Chinese Air Force has been severely damaged. Although it has been supplemented by dozens of aircraft captured by Jiang Haoran, the air force is still extremely weak. It has always been the Chairman's heart disease, and rebuilding the air force has always been Madam's wish. As early as World War II, the American pilot Chennault, who was hired by Madam with a lot of money, proposed that he would take the lead in recruiting retired American pilots and mechanics. However, the United States did not want to intervene in this war at that time, so it has never become a reality.

Now, the situation of the war has changed drastically, and Madam has also seen hope from it, so she brought up this topic again during the negotiations. As can be expected, the American representative immediately agreed to this plan, and they will bear all the funds, and the United States will provide a free amount. A considerable number of aircraft were handed over to them.

So far, the "Chinese Air Force American Volunteer Aid China Air Force" was officially established, which is the famous "Flying Tigers".

At that time, the Americans also made a suggestion that the best candidate for the commander of the expeditionary force was Jiang Haoran of the No. 40 Army, but this suggestion was rejected by the chairman without even giving any reason to the British and American sides.

But no matter what, the establishment of the Chinese theater marks the end of China's single-handed anti-Japanese situation, and shows that the international anti-fascist united front has formally formed. The international status has been officially recognized by the world, and the turning point of China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression has arrived.

Just when the whole Chongqing people were cheering for this, a transport plane quietly took off from Chongqing Airport. The people on the plane were none other than Xue Yue, the commander of the ninth war zone, and General Gu, who was about to appoint the commander of the war zone in the third war zone. Accompanying her is Li Yi, who hitches a ride. Entrusted by her daughter, she is going to the 331 base to offer incense to Chen Xiaohu.

At noon, the plane landed safely at Changsha Datuo Airport, but Xue Yue did not accompany him to Base 331 as General Gu had wished. Those who can become the commander of the theater in the Kuomintang are all good people. How could Xue Yue not see it? It turned out that this was a thankless task. For some reason, there were urgent military affairs that had to be dealt with first. I asked General Gu to go first, and also comforted General Gu not to worry. The No.40 Army is now headed by Liu He, and Liu He is not a A very powerful person dare not disobey the order of the Military Commission no matter what, not to mention that General Gu still has Jiang Haoran's handwritten letter of resignation in his hand. room for.