On March 1, the 33rd year of the Republic of China (1944), the great victory at Jinzhou Bay!
Under the command of General Su, the 8th Army of the Fourth Field Army, with absolutely inferior troops, absolutely inferior equipment, and surrounded by nearly two million troops of the Kwantung Army, miraculously annihilated the third group that broke into our army's deep positions.
5th Front Army, Kwantung Army 5th Front Army, from Commander Yokoyama Shizuo down, more than 50,000 people were killed and 140,000 were captured!
The 3rd Front Army, which was desperately rescuing, also suffered heavy losses. After the battle, the Kwantung Army was severely weakened, and the morale of the Japanese officers and soldiers fell to the bottom. However, Mr. Su became famous with this battle. Compared with Dai Anlan's 4th Army
In the previous defeat in the encounter in Jidong, Mr. Su's record was particularly outstanding!
Yue Weihan also publicly admitted that Mr. Su was especially superior to him in terms of commanding skills in large corps operations!
Xi'an even sent a commendation message, praising General Su and the 8th Group Army, and promoting General Su to a four-star general.
Two days later, the five tunnels secretly dug by the Kwantung Army finally extended to the bottom of the anti-tank trench. They then filled in explosives for blasting, and successfully blasted five huge gaps in the anti-tank trench built by the 8th Group Army. The Kwantung Army then
That is to say, five full tank divisions were deployed to launch a forced assault, trying to carve a smooth road out of the gap.
The result was regrettable. Although Mr. Su did not notice the tunnel secretly dug by the Kwantung Army in advance, he responded extremely quickly afterwards. He immediately ordered three tank regiments of the 8th Tank Division to block three of the gaps respectively, and fought with the Japanese armor.
The cluster formed a "bayonet" position in the narrow terrain, and the remaining two gaps were attacked by the Army Aviation Force.
After fierce fighting until evening, the Kwantung Army's offensive was completely crushed. On the other hand, the 1st and 2nd Army Groups had landed in Jinzhou Bay successively, and the second batch of 150 armed helicopters were also urgently airlifted to North China. At this point, the war situation in the entire Northeast has been
A complete reversal, the Kwantung Army's situation was already over.
Jinzhou, Kwantung Army Field Hospital.
The anxious-looking Umezu Yoshijiro ignored the dissuasion of the medical staff and insisted on breaking into Okamura Neji's special care ward. He seemed to hear footsteps. Okamura Neji slowly opened his sleepy eyes and saw that it was Umezu Yoshijiro. Okamura
Neji wanted to say hello to him, but the syllables coming out of his throat were so soft that even he couldn't hear them.
"Okamura-kun, Okamura-kun, please help me quickly." Umezu Yoshijiro hurriedly walked to Okamura Neji's bedside and said almost pleadingly, "Yokoyama Shizuo's 5th Front Army has been collectively shattered, and the stocks in Manchukuo have been destroyed."
There is not much gasoline and diesel left. Starting from tomorrow, our Kwantung Army’s planes will no longer be able to fly into the air for combat, and our tanks, trucks and armored vehicles will all become scrap metal. Okamura-kun, think about it.
Please find a way, please..."
Okamura Neji's lips whispered a few times, but Umezu Mijiro didn't hear anything.
Umezu Yoshijiro quickly turned his head and put his ear to Okamura Neji's mouth. At this moment, the military medical officer walked in hastily and sternly dissuaded him: "Marshal Your Excellency, Marshal Okamura is very weak. He
He urgently needs a rest now, you can’t disturb him anymore, otherwise your life will be in danger!”
"Baga!" Umezu Yoshijiro was furious, turned around and suddenly pulled out the tortoise box.
The military medical officer shuddered with excitement and quickly bowed his head and exited the special care ward. However, when Umezu Yoshijiro turned his head again, he saw that Okamura Neji's head had been tilted to the right side. He hurriedly stretched out his hand to explore
Breathing, there is no breath anymore...
"Okamura-kun!" Umezu Yoshijiro couldn't help but feel frightened, and he knelt down beside Okamura Neji's bed.
Tianjin small station, four fields headquarters.
General Liu Yi, commander of the 3rd Group Army, slowly walked into Yue Weihan's office and said in an inexplicable tone: "Chief Commander, the intelligence department has just received news that the old devil Neji Okamura has passed away."
"Oh, Okamura is dead?" Yue Weihan's expression moved slightly, and for a moment he didn't know whether he was happy or regretful.
Speaking of which, Okamura Neiji, an old devil, is considered a moderate. He does not advocate the policy of genocide against China like Shun Tada and others. However, the Sino-Japanese friendship policy advocated by Okamura Neiji is also cultural identity aggression.
, its harm is especially the policy of massacre. Thinking about Taiwan and South Korea in later generations, it is not difficult to draw conclusions.
Therefore, although Okamura Neji did not massacre too many civilians, he deserved more death than Tada Shun and others!
However, from a purely military perspective, Okamura Neiji is a respectable opponent. At least in the life-and-death contest with Yue Weihan, Okamura Neiji has never really lost, and Yue Weihan has never really won. Moreover, Okamura has never really lost.
Neiji Murura is also one of the few Japanese people with a strategic vision, but it is a pity that he has not been reused.
"Neji Okamura is dead." Yue Weihan said quietly, "The era of the Japanese army in Asia has come to an end."
Liu Yi nodded and said with emotion: "I still remember six years ago in the Taihang Mountains, our 39th Army was almost cornered by the 500,000 North China Japanese troops led by Neji Okamura. At that time, who could have imagined what would happen six years later?
Today, the Fourth Field Army, which was expanded from our 39th Group Army, was able to push Okamura Neji's two million Kwantung Army into a desperate situation!"
Yue Weihan nodded and said: "The Kwantung Army is gone. In order to reduce losses and avoid unnecessary casualties, there is no need to rush to attack. You only need to occupy various strategic points and divide and surround the Kwantung Army. Now, it is time to consider landing on the Japanese mainland.
Already."
March 5, 33 years of the Republic of China.
After withstanding the final offensive of the Kwantung Army, the four fields immediately launched a large-scale counterattack.
After the fighter groups of each aviation division cleared the airspace in South Manchuria, a bomber group composed of more than 100 B-17 strategic bombers, escorted by P-51 Mustang fighter jets, carried out carpet bombing on various Japanese airfields in South Manchuria.
Thousands of Japanese fighter planes were unable to take off due to lack of fuel, and all of them were destroyed at the airport.
The next day, the B-17 bomber group once again carried out large-scale bombing in the South Manchuria area.
On March 7, the nearly 300,000 troops of the 1st and 2nd Army of the Fourth Army, led by two tank divisions, drove straight north. First they easily captured Jinzhou, and then they divided into two groups. The 1st Army took the road east and captured Haicheng.
, occupied Yingkou, and formed an encirclement situation on the remnants of the 3rd and 4th Kwantung Army retreating to the Liaodong Peninsula. The 2nd Army continued to the north, and captured Fengtian, Siping, and Xinjing (Changchun) in succession. By the end of March,
The troops were approaching Harbin, and the remnants of the Kwantung Army's 1st and 2nd Fronts retreated to the high mountains of Northern Manchuria. Their destruction was only a matter of seconds.
In early April, in order to avoid unnecessary casualties, Yue Weihan ordered to stop the offensive and adopt a long-term siege strategy against the remnants of the Kwantung Army in Northern Manchuria and the Liaodong Peninsula. At this point, all the heavy industrial bases in the Northeast were recovered. The Kwantung Army lost its industrial base and all
The heavy equipment has completely lost the ability to take the initiative to attack.
When the news came, the whole country immediately rejoiced, and huge celebrations to celebrate victory broke out again in major cities across the country.
Chairman Mao also delivered an impassioned radio speech, calling on the people across the country to launch a vigorous production self-rescue campaign, restore their homes as soon as possible, resume production, and engage in construction. At the same time, he urgently called the Northern Bureau and asked the Northern Bureau to organize capable forces to take over the industrial bases in the Northeast as soon as possible.
And put it into operation as soon as possible to contribute to the upcoming counterattack on the Japanese mainland!
President Roosevelt on the other side of the ocean also sent a congratulatory message to congratulate the Chinese people and army on their great victory.
At the same time, the U.S. government also transferred away the last remaining military force in Asia, the Pacific Fleet.
The anti-fascist war in Asia has now begun, and the Chinese Navy has fully grasped the strategic initiative. Even without the assistance of the U.S. Navy, it is enough to suppress Japan. In addition, the war situation in Europe is still unclear, and the U.S. military
The contraction of power in Asia has become an inevitable choice.
The anxious Americans have no intention of competing with the Chinese for Asia now. At least until the end of the European War, it will be difficult for the United States to return its military presence to Asia. Of course, if Japan declares its surrender now, the United States will still surrender to China.
The requirement is that at least the Philippines, the traditional sphere of influence of the United States, is absolutely not allowed to be touched by the Chinese.
Unlike the Chinese army's triumphant advance in Northeast Asia, the Allied forces' prospects in the Mediterranean battlefield are still unclear.
The emergence of armed helicopters helped the Allies achieve a partial victory in the Balkans. Not only did they restore a nearly two hundred-kilometer front, they also severely damaged the German and Russian coalition forces. However, a partial victory was not enough to change the entire situation.
As for the situation of the war, after the initial embarrassment, the German and Russian forces quickly regained their position.
In particular, German scientists used the wreckage of a crashed Allied armed helicopter to imitate their own armed helicopter in a short time. The Allied forces quickly lost the military advantage they gained by equipping armed helicopters. However, it is worth celebrating.
Fortunately, the Allied jet fighters finally entered service, and the Allied Air Force finally regained the initiative in air combat.
From the current point of view, the European battlefield is still a stalemate. The Allies have regained absolute air superiority, but the logistics supply line is long and the cost of the war is high. The Axis Army has the ground advantage, and the logistics supply is convenient and efficient, but
All industrial cities throughout Europe faced strategic bombing by the Allies, and the cost of the war was equally high.
President Roosevelt and Mustache increasingly realized that without the advent of a decisive strategic weapon, neither party could end this damn war quickly! President Roosevelt immediately stepped up his support for the "Manhattan Project" at any cost.
With the investment, Mustache has also greatly increased its support for ballistic missile and nuclear weapons research projects.