Chapter 56: Taiwan Strategy (12)

Taipei City fell, the Japanese Governor's Palace in Taiwan was destroyed, and the Supreme Command System of the Taiwan Front of the RI Army was completely destroyed. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 As soon as the news of such a shock spread, it immediately caused an uproar on the island of Taiwan. In particular, civilians who are still in areas controlled by the Japanese army immediately change their minds. For a time, the anti-Japanese atmosphere on the entire island of Taiwan was also lifted to the highest point because of the victory in Taipei's offensive battle. On the other hand, the morale of Taiwan's Japanese troops, along with the fall of Taipei and the collective surrender of the command, instantly plummeted.

In the city of Taipei, when Zhuo Fei slowly stepped into the governor's palace, which symbolized the supreme command structure of the Japanese army in Taiwan, surrounded by guards, a large number of radio stations and maps also appeared in the huge war room of the original Japanese army in Taiwan. In less than half an hour, a temporary command was deployed and immediately up and running.

Although Zhuo Fei has entered the city of Taipei, in fact, there are still many scattered remnants of the Japanese army in Taipei who are resisting passively. Listening to the sporadic gunshots in the distance, Zhuo Fei, who was standing by the window of the war room on the second floor of the Governor's Palace, was surging in his heart, and the smoke and dust rising from the city made Zhuo Fei's thoughts appear in a trance, and Taipei just took it down.

Just as Zhuo Fei was pondering, the excited and excited voice of an operational staff officer reached Zhuo Fei's ears. "The report, the New Fifth Army reported that none of the Japanese troops in Taipei had escaped the net, except for about 4,500 people who were captured, all the remaining personnel had been annihilated, and the combat units outside the city were cleaning up the battlefield. At present, there are still scattered Japanese troops in the city, and the New Fifth Army is actively carrying out a clean-up operation, and it is expected that in another day, it will be able to clear the remnants of the Japanese army in the city. ”

Good news always seems to like to appear in a pile, just now the staff officer's voice fell, another voice sounded again, "Report, the guard regiment directly under the command reports that the troops have successfully received all the important military points such as the Japanese army's material warehouses, ammunition depots, and railway stations in the city, and the specific capture figures are being counted." ”

Turning around and looking around at the staff officers who were looking at him, Zhuo Fei said loudly, "There is nothing to instruct, order the guard regiment directly under the command headquarters to stay, responsible for the security of Taipei City and the elimination of the remnants of the Japanese army." The 613th Regiment of the New Fifth Army was responsible for clearing out all remnants of the Japanese army in Taipei. The 611 regiment was responsible for guarding the prisoners. As soon as the rearguard troops arrived, they entered the city and kept a register of all Japanese expatriates and prisoners of war in the city to prevent them from causing confusion. As for the other units, they launched attacks on Nantou and Taitung respectively in accordance with the original combat plan with divisions as units. ”

Two days later, after taking Taipei, the New Fifth Army, which had divided its troops, began to launch continuous attacks on other Japanese units on the island of Taiwan with an invincible momentum, like a sharp sword unsheathed. Coupled with the fact that the armored division that had previously moved south from Xiangshan broke through and turned to the central region of Taiwan, one good news after another was like snowflakes, constantly drifting into the Taipei War Room. The entire headquarters, from top to bottom, began to be enveloped in a relaxed atmosphere. Everyone's face showed a heartfelt smile because of these overwhelming victories.

Zhuo Fei has been staying in Taipei, since the forward troops of the New Fifth Army moved south with an unstoppable momentum to conquer Nantou, Zhuo Fei did not stay in the headquarters all day, but took Zhuo Yan and a few people to wander the streets of Taipei. "Take Taichung and Nantou, even if our umbrella mission has been completed, if it is not the best time to attack Japan's Honshu Island, I will take you back to Kyushu Island to run the hot springs." Zhuo Feile, who was asked by Zhuo Yan about the reason, replied, but in fact, this was not what he was thinking in his heart.

Taking Taichung and Nantou, the attacking troops have already controlled the entire northern region of Taiwan, Zhuo Fei is now waiting for the tens of thousands of South Asian servant troops who are being trained in Burma, as long as this South Asian servant army unit rushes to Taiwan to participate in the liquidation of the remnants of the Japanese army, he can completely throw the Taiwan mess to Dai Anlan and Lin Biao, and then return to Kyushu Island to soak in hot springs without incident.

Zhuo Fei was looking forward to the arrival of this South Asian servant army, but God did not follow anyone's wishes, and Chongqing soon sent a telegram, asking Zhuo Fei, who had nothing to do all day, to go to Chongqing immediately to discuss important matters. Zhuo Fei didn't know what to do, and he couldn't find an answer when he contacted Dai Li, so he had to reluctantly take a military plane back to Chongqing. "Boss, Chongqing's summoning of you this time is not a temporary initiative, our people have found that the Soviets have been more active in Chongqing recently."

Vivian, who rushed to the airport to greet Zhuo Fei, whispered a few words to Zhuo Fei, Zhuo Fei's eyes shrank, and he already understood from Vivian's words. It seems that Stalin's life is not good, Zhuo Fei quietly got into the car, paying attention to the direction of the convoy, which was the route to the villa on the south bank. Zhuo Fei in the car closed his eyes and secretly wondered in his heart, Chiang Kai-shek was so impatient to meet with him, this is a signal in itself, could it be that the Soviet government asked the Chinese government to send troops to help the war?

As Zhuo Fei thought, Chiang Kai-shek, who was wearing a long robe, was waiting in the South Bank villa at the moment, waiting for Zhuo Fei's arrival, and Mao Erren was waiting in the South Bank villa with Chiang Kai-shek. "Jiang Gong, Zhuo Fei is a thoughtful person, everything is based on interests, and according to our understanding, Zhuo Fei has not shown much affection for the Soviet Union, I am afraid that Zhuo Fei will oppose this request of the Soviet government." Zhou Enlai looked at Chiang Kai-shek with some uncertainty, but the deep meaning in his words was that he wanted to use Chiang Kai-shek to lobby Zhuo Fei.

Chiang Kai-shek quietly swept the reaction of *** with the corner of his eye, and then said slowly, "Zhuo Fei's temperament is a bit straightforward, but he is also a person who understands the overall situation, and I know his attitude towards the Soviet government." But I think that if the Soviet government shows enough sincerity, Zhuo Fei should not block this request of the Soviet government. Chiang Kai-shek's words also said that there was nothing practical about the fog cover of the clouds, which made the ***, who had not been silent, frown secretly.

Today's umbrella is no longer the grass platform team that leased Ruili to the Chinese government, and today's umbrella can not only be left and right between Britain and the United States, but also swept almost the entire Southeast Asia with an unstoppable momentum, regardless of whether *** admits it or not, the role of the umbrella in the war against Japan is indeed somewhat dazzling. At present, the German army has once again sent more elite troops to strengthen the attack on the Soviet Union, relying on the almost unrestrained recruitment of reserve troops and the scorched earth policy, Stalin can withstand the continuous attacks of the German army, if China cannot be persuaded to send troops, the Soviet Union may be defeated by the German army.

Because of the previous encounters in the Red Army, *** was actually not very interested in the so-called Comintern, if it weren't for the fact that the Soviet Union had extended a helping hand to China in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, and had also helped the Northeast Anti-Japanese Federation, *** might not have come to lobby Zhuo Fei to support the Soviet Union. In the confidential archives of the CCP's special department, the intelligence and information about Zhuo Fei are more than a foot thick, but *** has never seen Zhuo Fei's roots.

"I don't agree, sending troops to the Soviet Union is not the same as declaring war on Japan, since a few years ago, when the umbrella went south to attack Burma, we have been planning a fatal blow to Japan, and the attack on the Japanese mainland is after we have done a lot of foreshadowing and preparation, and we have taken advantage of the opportunity to attack that we have waited for several years in the current situation. Not to mention that we don't know much about the German-Soviet war, we may not be able to afford the troops that need to be mobilized after participating in it, not to mention that now is the critical time to attack the Japanese mainland. ”

Like Zhou Enlai's worries, Zhuo Fei, who rushed to the South Bank Villa to meet with the three of them, bluntly refused to send troops to Su in person. "The current strength of the German army in the Soviet Union has already exceeded 2 million, and a large number of German troops are being transferred to the battlefield against the Soviet Union, according to the intelligence that our umbrella has mastered, Belarus and Ukraine have completely surrendered to the German army, in this case, what we can do is to take the Japanese mainland as soon as possible, instead of taking the elite troops we have worked hard to train to the Soviet Union to fill the hole."

Zhuo Fei's words were a little ruthless, but Chiang Kai-shek and the three were not angry because they knew that what Zhuo Fei had just said was not unreasonable. "And what about after we take the Japanese mainland? After dealing with Japan, can we spare some of our troops to help the Soviet Union in the war? Zhou Enlai asked a little unwillingly, but Zhuo Fei only grinned at this.

"Duke Zhou, we have just taken control of the northern part of Taiwan, and there is still a small half of Taiwan in the hands of the Japanese army. Moreover, MacArthur is already on the verge of completely taking Okinawa, and if the coalition government wants to prevent the United States from using Okinawa or the Philippines to get stuck in the neck, it must take advantage of this great opportunity to take Japan as soon as possible, and then use its spare forces to negotiate terms with the United States and Britain, so as to seek more benefits for China. ”

"Are you saying that we use our spare forces to lobby the United States and Britain in exchange for the withdrawal of the United States and Britain from Southeast Asia on the pretext of helping them fight on their own soil?" Among the three, Chiang Kai-shek reacted the fastest, and immediately turned his head and asked Zhuo Fei in a hesitant tone.

"yes, there seems to be no better way than that." Zhuo Fei nodded silently, and the eyes of Jiang, Mao, and Zhou Sanren almost all looked at the world map hanging on the wall of the study. If the United States and Britain can be exchanged for sending troops to help the United States and Britain fight on their own soil, then in this way, Southeast Asia will become an external barrier for China, and the South China Sea will become China's inland sea unaffected by external forces, and China will also be able to freely enter and exit the Pacific Ocean.