1045 The Battle of Zhejiang and Jiangxi breaks out
..."Madmen, what a bunch of life-hungry madmen! Jason, now I suddenly regret following these madmen and leaving. Now, can I go back alive to see my lovely daughter? I'm afraid I'll have to fight again."
Question mark!"
Looking at the commandos who were all as excited as if they had been shot after Duan Peng raised his arms and shouted, shouting that they were going to rush into Quzhou Airport to rob the Japanese plane, they were among the US military pilots who participated in the air raid on Tokyo.
Maier couldn't help but make a few remarks.
Of course, there is more of a smile on his face.
Jason laughed at the side, "Mel, but I like these madmen. It was these madmen who broke into the Japanese military camp and rescued me!"
The two of them spoke in English, but Duan Peng and his team of commandos had studied Japanese and English, so they could naturally understand their conversation.
Duan Peng said happily: "Mel, Jason, you are just laughing at us by saying that.
You guys dare to fly a plane to the Japanese mainland and bomb other people's capital. Compared with risking your life, you are no worse!"
"No no no, Duan, I'm almost regretting it now! God, I almost died!"
Maier said in a very exaggerated and funny way.
Duan Peng and the team members were amused by Maier, and everyone realized that each of these Yankees seemed to be full of humor, like comedians.
As for opinions, a consensus was quickly reached.
Maier said without any doubt: "After grabbing the plane, the best one must be left to me!"
Duan Peng was not to be outdone: "This kind of thing cannot be done casually, Maier. Although we are friends, we still have to act on our own merits!"
Just like that, a group of lunatics, two desperate people, soon began to discuss how to use their small number of troops to go to Quzhou Airport to find a way to seize the plane under the nose of the Japanese soldiers.
Quzhou is located in the west of Zhejiang, bordering Nanping, Fujian to the south, Shangrao, Jiangxi and JDZ to the west, AH Huangshan to the north, and intersecting the three cities of Jinhua, Lishui and Hangzhou in the east. It is known as the "thorough of four provinces and the head of five roads".
Has an important strategic position.
Quzhou Airport was first built in 1933. At that time, it was only used as a civilian airport and its scale of use was very small, even so small that it could only accommodate a few aircraft.
After the Anti-Japanese War broke out in full force on July 7, 1937, during the Battle of Songhu, Chiang Kai-shek's Hangzhou Airport was occupied by the Japanese army.
Quzhou Airport, which was originally unknown, suddenly became very important.
As a result, the Nationalist Government began to use manpower and material resources to prepare for the expansion of Quzhou Airport. After the Japanese army became aware of Chiang's intention, they immediately sent flying troops to bomb the Quzhou Airport in an attempt to destroy it.
The two sides also launched tug-of-war one after another around Quzhou Airport.
Of course, the main purpose was to use the Japanese air force against the Chiang Kai-shek Army's land force at Quzhou Airport.
Later, Jiang Jun successfully expanded Quzhou Airport at a great cost.
However, after February 1938, the Japanese army crossed the Qiantang River and marched westward along the Zhejiang-Jiangxi line. After the Japanese army pressed heavily on the border, Quzhou Airport was in dire straits. The general government was afraid that the Quzhou Airport would be seized and used by the Japanese army, so it quickly ordered the military and civilians to
If we work together to destroy the airport in a hurry, we will never leave it to the Japanese army.
The result is dramatic.
The Japanese were not in a hurry to seize Quzhou Airport.
After the Pacific War broke out, the Americans who were hurt by the beating finally joined the war.
As a result, the strategic position of Quzhou Airport has become more and more important.
As a result, Chiang's military government began to rebuild Quzhou Airport and requested that at least 50 US heavy bombers could be parked.
For this reason, the military and civilians in Quzhou spent a considerable price, and no one knows how much blood and tears were shed, before the Quzhou Airport was rebuilt.
The importance of Quzhou Airport.
Even this time Doolittle was ordered to carry out an air raid on Tokyo, Japan. According to the instructions of his superiors, after the mission was completed, the airport where the plane temporarily landed was also Quzhou Airport.
However, a small accident occurred on the way. Doolittle and his party failed to successfully contact the radio communications department at Quzhou Airport, and finally failed to land at Quzhou Airport. However, they were pursued by the Japanese army midway and were forced to land at Quzhou Airport.
Quzhou area.
The time chosen by Duan Peng and his party is also very interesting.
In North China, the Japanese army launched an unprecedented scale of May Day raids.
A large-scale military blockade was launched against the battlefields in Shandong and Shanxi, and at the same time, it was intended to seize the Jizhong Military District, the logistics station of the Eighth Route Army.
And in Zhejiang and Jiangxi regions.
Because Doolittle and his team successfully bombed Tokyo, the capital of Japan, which severely damaged the face of the Japanese army, the Emperor was furious. Soon after, he ordered China to dispatch troops to immediately destroy all Chinese aviation aircraft along the coast of Zhejiang and Jiangxi.
Base.
——Lishui, Lianzhou, Yushan and other airports.
The Japanese were also afraid of the British, so the United States used China's coastal airports as a springboard to launch air strikes on the Japanese mainland.
At the same time, it was also revenge, vowing to completely arrest the US military pilots who fled to the Zhejiang and Jiangxi regions after bombing Tokyo.
Therefore, during this period of time, when Duan Peng and his party were moving covertly on the ground, they would occasionally encounter Japanese reconnaissance planes whizzing past from the sky.
The Japanese army launched continuous bombings on the coastal airports of the Chinese army in the Zhejiang and Jiangxi areas.
Among them, Quzhou Airport, which has a very important military strategic location, became the primary target of Japanese military bombing.
This battle was named Operation せ by the Japanese military headquarters, and was later renamed Zhejiang-Jiangxi Operation.
According to the operational plan of the Japanese China Expeditionary Force Headquarters, the 13th Army stationed in the Suhuai area launched the attack from Hangzhou.
At the same time, the Japanese 11th Army provided support from Nanchang.
Not only that, the Expeditionary Forces Headquarters specifically contacted the Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Forces in North China, Okamura Neiji, and stated clearly in the communication:
The North China Front Army is required to send maximum troops to assist in this Zhejiang-Jiangxi battle.
The timing of this Zhejiang-Jiangxi battle was unfortunate.
Okamura Neiji, an old devil, is leading the North China Front Army to launch an unprecedented scale of May Day mopping-up operations against the Eighth Route Army's Jizhong Military Region!
After learning that the dispatched army headquarters decided to launch the Zhejiang-Jiangxi battle in the near future.
Okamura is also quite helpless, this is really a wave of ups and downs.
But since the General Headquarters has issued an order, he naturally cannot sit idly by.
In the end, Okamura urgently summoned the chiefs of staff of all armies. After collective discussions and analysis of the battle situation, he decided:
On the premise of not affecting the battle in central Hebei, each army will allocate some troops and temporarily send them to central China to assist in the Zhejiang-Jiangxi battle.
The situation is changing rapidly.
On the Chinese battlefield.
Suddenly, there were two large-scale battles between the Chinese army and the Japanese invaders that attracted the attention of all countries in the world.
One was a head-on battle between the anti-Japanese armed forces, mainly the Chinese regular army, and the main force of the Japanese Central China Front in the Zhejiang-Jiangxi region.
It was a confrontation between the large-scale anti-Japanese armed forces, mainly the Eighth Route Army, and the Japanese invaders behind enemy lines, affecting Shanxi, Shandong, northern Henan and even Inner Mongolia.
Once again, the Chinese used actual military actions to show the world what the blood and dignity of the Chinese descendants are.
——At least that’s true on the surface.
In the hinterland of Taihang Base Area, the former enemy headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.
Learned that the Zhejiang-Jiangxi War broke out.
After analysis, it was found that the trigger for the outbreak of the Zhejiang-Jiangxi War was the air raid on Tokyo by Doolittle and his party. The Eighth Route Army generals at the general headquarters were also a little stunned for a moment.
This is really beyond expectations.
When the news came, it was learned that the little devils in North China, who had originally focused all their attention on the Taihang base area and battlefields in Shandong, Inner Mongolia, and Jizhong, also dispatched troops to reinforce Central China.
The boss couldn't help but laugh and said: "In the past, you always said that when the Japs carried out raids on our base area, Jiang Jun always stood by and watched the fight between tigers and tigers.
But this time, we are not in the mood to say such things.
Look, our anti-mopping up operations have just begun, and Chairman Chiang Kai-shek has directly launched the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Campaign to indirectly coordinate our operations on the battlefield behind enemy lines. This is a good thing!
If we win this battle, I will have to personally send a telegram to express my gratitude to Chairman Chiang."
As soon as these words came out, the conference room was filled with a relaxed atmosphere, and everyone laughed.
The Deputy Chief of General Staff smiled and said: "That's true, but if Li Yunlong, Kong Jie, and Madman Wang were here, I'm afraid they would still blame the Chairman!"
"Oh, Chief of Staff, what do you say?"
The Deputy Chief of General Staff laughed and said: "Li Yunlong will most likely jump out and curse, damn, it's just a little devil, it's not enough for us to kill ourselves!"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone burst into laughter.
But if you think about it carefully, this is really the temperament of that boy Li Yunlong.
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International aspects.
After the Zhejiang-Jiangxi War broke out, the United States, Britain and other countries were still very happy, and they were also full of expectations for this battle.
Since the outbreak of the Pacific War, the U.S. military originally thought that the war would end soon. They would act as victors, play the role of justice, and easily defeat the Japanese invaders who made the first move.
As for the Chinese army, which has fought hard on the battlefield in China and has even been an ally for many years, they probably didn't think highly of it at first.
It’s just green chickens pecking each other!
China's industrial system is really backward. Although Japan's domestic industrial level is much higher than that of China, it pales in comparison to the United States.
Until the outbreak of the Pacific War, the U.S. military was completely trapped in a bitter battle, and daily casualties continued to spread. Many U.S. troops were even beaten by the Japanese and became Japanese-phobic on the battlefield.
Only now did these once arrogant and arrogant soldiers truly realize the strength of their opponent, the Japanese army.
Only then did I realize what kind of powerful opponents the Chinese troops who fought hard on the Chinese battlefield were facing.
They suddenly felt admiration for the Chinese soldiers' perseverance in fighting.
In particular, some war reporters from various countries filmed and interviewed the Eighth Route Army troops that were constantly attacking the Japanese troops and winning battles behind enemy lines in the Chinese battlefield.
That is an amazing anti-Japanese armed force behind enemy lines!
After the outbreak of the Pacific War, the Chinese National Government followed the United States in declaring war on Japan.
Same month.
The National Revolutionary Army won the third Battle of Changsha.
The United Kingdom, the United States and other countries finally realized that China, as an ally, does not seem to be useless. They have been able to contain the Japanese army on the Chinese battlefield for so many years, and they have really paid a lot of effort and price.
After this battle.
China's international status has improved a lot.
By March 1942, the Chinese Expeditionary Force entered Burma to assist the British and Burmese troops in fighting the Japanese army.
The Chinese military has officially become an indispensable force in the alliance against aggressors, and is recognized internationally.
Of course, sometimes it may not be a good thing for others to recognize you. Recognizing you requires your efforts.
It’s like we need your Chinese Expeditionary Force to enter Myanmar to fight.
Just like after the victory of the Third Battle of Changsha, Britain, the United States and other countries were actually secretly urging the National Government and Mr. Chairman to strive for greater glory and contain more Japanese main forces on the Chinese battlefield, thereby indirectly slowing down the pace of the Pacific battlefield and Southeast Asia.
The pressure against Japan on the battlefield.
The same principle applies to the Battle of Zhejiang and Jiangxi.
...It’s just that the Chairman, who was still far away in Chongqing, didn’t think so.
Niang Xipi, he was cursing in his office, what's the point? The US used its air force to bomb your little Japanese city of Tokyo. If you don't seek revenge from the US military, why did you come to attack our Zhejiang-Jiangxi region?<
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Could it be that as the old saying goes, you only pick soft persimmons?
The Chairman, who was originally calm and composed, could have sat quietly on the Diaoyutai and watched the battle between the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese behind enemy lines to the east, and the battle between the US and Japanese troops on the Pacific battlefield to the west, and occasionally paid attention to the war situation in Myanmar. The flames of war will never affect you.
It's okay now, the chairman of the committee has also been involved in this war.
At this time.
Countries around the world believe that the opportunity is perfect. On the battlefield behind enemy lines, the Eighth Route Army is making a fuss and the Japanese army is using an unprecedented scale of troops to carry out a large-scale sweep.
In the third battle of Changsha, Chiang Kai-shek won one victory.
If Chairman Chiang Kai-shek can win another round in this battle between Zhejiang and Jiangxi.
It can be said that the world is at peace, and the Japanese are basically on the decline.
This is a battle that countries around the world are looking forward to.
This is the battle that all Chinese people are looking forward to.
This is the battle that the Eighth Route Army is looking forward to.
This is the battle that the patriotic officers of the Jinsui Army and the Central Army are all looking forward to!
The battle is about to break out.
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Mengxi region.
When he learned about the outbreak of the Zhejiang-Jiangxi War, even Li Yunlong, who usually liked to criticize the Chairman, had to say a few words of praise: "Damn, it's interesting, these battles are all packed together.
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We, Chairman Chiang, have finally fought against each other. If we can both win this time, this little devil can basically be said to be a grasshopper after autumn. He will not be able to jump around for a few more days!"
Kong Jie just smiled at this.
What else could he say?
Did he want to tell Li Yunlong that in the Zhejiang-Jiangxi battle, Chiang Kai-shek's army would be defeated miserably in the end?