The first thousand one hundred and fifty-eight chapters represent important events
The fall of Saipan had a strong impact on the Japanese government. This was the second largest island in the Mariana Islands, and thus represented the official end of the absolute defense circle of the Japanese government. Immediately afterwards, the United States
The Japanese army launched a campaign against Guam.
The combat plan drawn up by the dispatched troops was only hindered. Just when the Japanese army on Saipan launched a desperate charge against the US military, the second battle to attack Hengzhou began again, but this time it was started through the peripheral areas, because the second battle was launched through the peripheral areas.
The ninth theater is also conducting a counterattack.
"Incoming call from the bureau headquarters, the 58th Division of the 74th Army under the 24th Group Army of the Ninth War Zone recaptured Liling on July 7 and dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese Third Cavalry Regiment. After receiving the information,
The Japanese Third Division sent reinforcements, and Lieutenant General Ochiai Shinkuro's 27th Division in Liuyang was also heading south to Liling to join the battle."
"In addition, in order to relieve the Tenth Army of Hengzhou, the Military Commission has mobilized the 79th Army and the 100th Army of the 24th Group Army to provide reinforcements in the direction of Hengzhou." Wang Zhen thought.
Isn't the division commander of the Japanese 27th Division Lieutenant General Takeshita Yoshiharu? Why did he become Lieutenant General Ochiai Shinkuro?
This is because when the 27th Division rushed to Hunan Province to participate in the war, they encountered strong winds and heavy rains on the way. The temperature suddenly dropped, and the resistance decreased during the long journey. More than 200 people froze to death and 1,500 people suffered frostbite.
More than a hundred people.
The Japanese base camp was furious when they found out about this, so they dismissed Takeshita Yoshiharu, who was responsible for the leadership, and transferred Lieutenant General Shinkuro Ochiai, deputy chief of staff of the dispatched army, to take over.
"When I held the graduation ceremony a few days ago, I learned from Kato Tomarijiro that the North China Front's attack on Henan Province ended as early as early June. On June 21, the base camp ordered the deployment of North China Front Army Saeki
The 26th Division of Lieutenant General Fumuro went to the Philippines, and the 62nd Division of Lieutenant General Yoshio Hongo was transferred to Okinawa to strengthen the defense of both places."
"What the Japanese army is most worried about now is that the current defense forces in the Jiangcheng area and the entire Hubei Province are relatively weak. If the Shancheng government mobilizes the main force to attack at this time, it is the best way. A mere local attack in the ninth theater will have a negative impact on the entire
The impact of the battle is not great. Only by forcing the Eleventh Army to return for reinforcements can Hengzhou's predicament be relieved." Chen Mingxiang said.
This was not a situation he judged, but the Japanese army's own concerns. Kawamoto Yoshitaro was basically unguarded against him now, and often drank together, and he also knew a lot of military knowledge.
After Marshal Hata Toshiroku reported to the base camp for approval, the commander of the 68th Division was succeeded by Major General Mitsuo Tsutsumi of the 55th Infantry Brigade formerly stationed in Wuxi, which was affiliated to the 60th Division.
The staff officer of the independent mixed 17th Brigade stationed in Puqi, Colonel Ogo Shige, served as the chief of staff of the division, and the staff officer of the 64th Division, Colonel Shindo Taihiko, was transferred to serve as the division's combat staff officer.
On July 11, the Eleventh Army began its second campaign to attack Hengzhou, this time still commanded by Lieutenant General Yan Yongwang, the division commander of the 116th Division.
The attack mobilized the strength of fifteen infantry brigades, including seven infantry brigades of the 68th Division, six infantry brigades of the 116th Division, and two infantrymen of the 218th Regiment of the 34th Division.
Team formation.
The artillery employs twelve brigades, namely five brigades of field artillery, three brigades of independent mountain artillery, one brigade of independent field heavy artillery, and two mortar brigades.
Six flying teams and two flying squadrons of the First Flying Regiment of the Fifth Air Force of the Army Aviation provided air support, and some of them were stationed at the Tanzhou Airport.
At this time, something big was about to happen that would shock the world. This was also an important turning point in World War II, and it meant that the Japanese Communist government was about to fall.
After the U.S. Army captured Saipan, they immediately launched a large-scale attack on Guam, the largest island in the Mariana Islands.
On December 8, the 30th year of the Republic of China, Major General Horii Tomaro, commander of the Japanese Southern Sea Detachment, led 5,000 Japanese troops to land on Guam. Under attack from naval ships and marines, at six o'clock in the afternoon on December 10,
The U.S. Governor of Guam announced his surrender.
In view of the fact that the landing battle on Saipan was very unsatisfactory and the casualties were too high, this time the U.S. landing force conducted a violent bombardment of the Guam area for thirteen days starting from July 8, which fully demonstrated the old capitalism
The country’s industrial strength and economic strength.
The U.S. Navy used six battleships, ten cruisers, fifty-three destroyers and two frigates to fire a total of 6,258 rounds of 406 mm artillery shells and 356 mm artillery shells within thirteen days.
, 3,862 rounds of 203mm artillery shells, 2,430 rounds of 152mm artillery shells, and 16,214 rounds of 127mm artillery shells.
This was probably a rare time when a U.S. Navy ship concentrated its fire with all its strength, and the carrier-based fighters and bombers of the five escorting aircraft carriers also attacked the defenders of Guam.
Seventy-five landing ships, twenty-one transport ships, plus minesweeping and logistics ships were waiting, carrying the 3rd Marine Division, the temporary 1st Marine Brigade, and the 77th U.S. Army Infantry Division.
, about fifty-five thousand people.
The U.S. Army had not yet launched a ground attack on Guam. Chen Mingxiang received a group of military police members at his home, as well as Consul General Horiuchi Yujo and Kawamoto Yoshitaro. His Mara Villa has become a home for senior Japanese generals and officials.
Assembly point.
"Your Excellency General, it seems that you don't look good. Did something big happen?" Chen Mingxiang asked Wang Zhen to make tea quickly and invited the people to sit down in his tea room.
"The absolute defense circle was breached by the U.S. Army. During the Battle of Saipan, two navy and army lieutenant generals committed suicide and martyred their country. For this reason, Prime Minister Tojo resigned to His Majesty the Emperor." Kinoshita Sakaeichi said with a rather ugly face.
On July 18th, due to the failure in the South Pacific battlefield and the breach of the absolute defense circle by the US military, Japan was facing bombing by US aircraft at any time. Tojo Hideki, who had lost the trust of the emperor, held the last cabinet meeting.
Meeting.
Then he submitted his resignation as Prime Minister to the Emperor's Interior Minister Kido Koichi. On the same day, he resigned from the post of Chief of Army Staff, and successively resigned from the posts of Minister of War, Minister of the Interior and Minister of Munitions, and transferred to the reserve force.
"This is a major event that affects the empire and the Jinling government. After Prime Minister Tojo resigns, who will succeed him as prime minister?" Chen Mingxiang asked hurriedly.
At this moment, he was extremely ecstatic. The dawn of the Anti-Japanese War had turned into the rising sun. Japan's largest political leader Hideki Tojo resigned. This meant that Japan's defeat was really not far away.
