The first thousand one hundred and fifty chapters tear open the absolute defense circle
When you contribute to the Empire of Japan, the Japanese are always kind to you. With constant praise and support, you seem to become a famous person in an instant. As long as you make a mistake, especially one that results in Japanese casualties.
If you make a mistake, you will immediately turn against the person.
Kinoshita Eichi didn't even mention the dozen casualties in the Political Security Bureau this time. In his eyes, the lives of Japanese people are much more expensive than the lives of these dogs. Yes, they are dogs. They have taken refuge in Japan.
Traitors who work hard for their lives are the same in nature as dogs.
There were cries in the courtyard of No. 76, and the family members of the deceased came to collect the body. Looking at the scene in front of him, Wan Lilang felt a headache, and at the same time he felt a little angry. These Japanese were so worthless that they didn’t even have to pay for the burial.
Not even given.
"Bureau chief, how should we deal with the female traffic officer who provided wrong information?" After returning to the office of the First Bureau of the Political Security Bureau, the deputy section chief of intelligence asked.
"She? Send someone to Wuqiao Town to take a look. If she has not been sanctioned by the Military Control Bureau, you will arrange her to work in the first bureau of the Political Security Bureau. This level of calculation is not something that a small traffic officer like her can do.
It’s clear, it’s just a chess piece!”
"Forget it, let's transfer her to the General Bureau to work. If she stays in Shanghai, she will only die. The Military Command Bureau will not let her go! After all, she has done things for our Political Security Bureau, so it doesn't make sense to leave her alone.
"It's rare for Wanli Lang to have a kind heart.
The joint operation between the Shanghai Suburban Intelligence Station and the Loyalty Salvation Army guerrillas has temporarily come to an end, causing Wanlilang, who had won consecutively some time ago, to suffer a big loss. However, Chen Mingxiang did not learn from Gangcun Zhongzuo in advance.
I learned that the Shanghai suburban intelligence station was being targeted by Wan Lilang.
It's not that Okamura Shizo didn't trust him, but his face was swollen and he didn't think about it for a while. Besides, there was no point in telling Chen Mingxiang. This old subordinate was obviously more interested in making money.
The Eleventh Army's attack on Tanzhou was also advancing gradually. The 40th Division took a boat across the lake in the middle of the night and launched a surprise attack on Yincheng near Tanzhou. On June 4, it occupied Yincheng and then quickly
Then attack Ningxiang and occupy the area west of Tanzhou.
The remaining 3rd Division, 13th Division, 58th Division and 116th Division, which were the main divisions in this battle, launched an attack on Liuyang, and the 3rd Division in June
On the 14th, Liuyang was captured and the siege of Tanzhou was completed.
The smooth progress of the army this time also brought honor to the commander-in-chief of the dispatch army, Shunroku Hata. On June 2, he was awarded the rank of marshal by the Emperor of Japan.
"I received a message from the bureau headquarters that the United States has officially begun to attack the Mariana Islands. The target of the first round of attacks is Saipan. This is news from the U.S. Navy." Wang Zhen said to Chen Mingxiang.
"This is good news. Once the U.S. military takes over the Mariana Islands, it will break Japan's absolute defense circle. Long-range heavy bombers can directly pose a threat to Japan's homeland."
"Japan's homeland is tightly defended, so it may not be easy to attack. However, clearing the surrounding islands and constantly bombing military and industrial facilities can speed up Japan's defeat. It seems that the date of victory can be greatly advanced." Chen Mingxiang
Said with a smile.
He was worried about the unfavorable outcome of the war in Tanzhou, but he was just an intelligence officer, so he could only stare blankly at this. When he heard the good news, his spirits immediately cheered up.
The military operation of the U.S. Navy and Army to attack Saipan started in the early morning of yesterday, June 15th. It can be seen that the U.S. Navy still attaches great importance to the Military Command Bureau.
The Japanese troops on Saipan at this time were the 43rd Division under the 31st Army of the Army, which was independently formed into the 47th Brigade, the 7th Independent Engineer Regiment, the 9th Tank Regiment, and the 3rd Independent Mountain Artillery Regiment.
The regiment and the 25th Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment and other units, numbering approximately 28,000 people,
On the navy's side, the Central Pacific Fleet Command has jurisdiction over the 55th Marine Guards of the 5th Marine Police District and the 1st Yokosuka Marine Corps, with a total of more than 15,000 people.
The Japanese navy and army on Saipan have a total strength of more than 43,000 people, and their main weapons and equipment include 260 artillery pieces and 49 tanks.
The U.S. military force attacking Saipan was the Fifth Corps of the U.S. Marine Corps. The troops under its jurisdiction were the Second Marine Division and the Fourth Marine Division, and were assisted by the U.S. Army's 27th Infantry Division, totaling more than 67,000
people.
The naval fleet is responsible for transport and direct support ships, including seven battleships, seven escort carriers, 11 cruisers, 41 destroyers, more than 30 minesweeping and anti-submarine ships, and more than 110 landing ships
Ships and more than 30 transport ships, a total of more than 240 ships, and 2,000 aircraft.
This is not the entire offensive lineup. In fact, this time the United States deployed a total of fifteen main aircraft carriers and light aircraft carriers, fourteen escort aircraft carriers, seven battleships, twenty-five cruisers, one hundred and eighty destroyers, and three submarines.
Ten ships, as well as landing ships and transport ships, adding up to more than 600 ships, 2,000 aircraft, and ground troops of four divisions and one brigade, with a total strength of 150,000.
So where did the rest of the aircraft carriers and warships go?
Of course, they are waiting for the upcoming main force of the Japanese naval combined fleet. If the United States attacks the Mariana Islands, Japan will not fail to respond. It will definitely send out all its troops to support and protect this strategic location.
But at this time, an extremely important event also caused a strong stimulus to the dispatched army headquarters.
On June 15, a formation of B-29 long-range heavy bombers of the U.S. Air Force took off from Chengdu Airport in China and bombed the Yawata Steel Works in Kitakyushu, Japan.
The mission was carried out by the 20th Air Force commanded by General Wolfe. At 16:30, a group of bombers began to take off from the Chengdu area, with a total number of seventy-five.
At 22:30, Lieutenant General Shimomura Sada and the Western Army Headquarters in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, received a report from the radar station that an unknown enemy aircraft had invaded the airspace.
At 23:24, Japan began to sound the air defense siren. Fourteen minutes later, the B-29 long-range heavy bomber that arrived first arrived in the sky over Hachiman and began dropping bombs.
Due to reasons such as falling behind midway, yawing, malfunctioning, and changing targets, the number of aircraft that actually reached the sky above Hachiman was forty-seven, and the number of bombs dropped was approximately 400 tons.
Yawata Steel Works was built in 1889. Due to the Japanese government's care for this steelmaking plant, production has developed rapidly. It is also the most important military steel production base for the Japanese navy and army.
When the Japanese army launched the Pacific War, most of the navy's 210 large warships, the army's 2,000 medium tanks, more than 1,400 light tanks, and other heavy weapons were made of Yawata Steel.
