Chapter 342: Ryukyu Independence and Taiwan's Return (2)
T. spinosa, legumes, T. spinosa, deciduous tree, about 20m high, dry skin gray, with conical skin spines, flowering in March. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 The info pods are rosary-shaped with red seeds. Native to the coral reef coasts of tropical Asia and the Pacific Islands, it is unknown when it began to take root on the island of Okinawa and spread rapidly, becoming a unique scenery in Okinawa.
I don't know if it was due to the weather, or because I felt the excitement of the Ryukyu people regaining their freedom, but the flowering of the prickly tree, which originally bloomed in March, was postponed to April.
On May 1, 1945, Okinawa was beautifully decorated with red paulownia flowers, and the joyful decoration everywhere, coupled with the joyful laughter and singing of the freed Ryukyu people, immersed the entire island in a state of jubilation.
"Big brother, you don't have to worry about me, it's all your credit that Ryukyu can have today, you can go with me to accept the cheers of the Ryukyu people!" On a tall building next to the former Ryukyu Palace Square in Naha City, Shang Tianen, dressed in a tunic robe, pleaded excitedly.
"Little Wu, today is your day, the Ryukyu Dynasty is going to die in the hands of the Shang family, and now it is going to be reborn in the hands of the Shang family, the eldest brother is very happy, although I promised to stay and witness the independence of the Ryukyus, but the eldest brother is here from afar watching you lead the Ryukyus into a new era, watching the Ryukyu people from the bottom of their hearts, the eldest brother is content." Lin Junxiong helped Shang Tianen tidy up his clothes and patted him on the shoulder, "Brother, go quickly, it's almost time." ”
Shang Tianen walked out with a trace of regret and emotion, and Zhao Xing whispered: "Big brother, why don't you tell him the truth, Japan's more than 300,000 troops and the Imperial Combined Fleet have already set off from China, and the situation in the Ryukyus is extremely tense!" ”
"Zhao Xing, how many years have the suffering Ryukyu people been looking forward to this moment, let them cheer to their heart's content, as for the troops in Japan, I have asked the Manxiong, Ieryu and Hokane to make corresponding deployments, Japan's Imperial Combined Fleet has the flagship 'Yamato' aircraft carrier, which is known as an unsinkable battleship, it is definitely not a wise move to fight hard, it is better to transfer to the strategic defense stage!" Lin Junxiong looked at the cheering crowd in the square after seeing Shang Tianen appear, his eyes revealed worry, I hope he was not wrong this time, otherwise Ryukyu will be in the midst of war again.
"Big brother, you still can't let go of Ryukyu, saying that you went to the God of War Island to live a quiet life, as long as the war doesn't stop for a day, you can't stop worrying."
"Well, the Ryukyu Islands are the southern barrier of the Japanese mainland, and if they are breached, they can go straight to Tokyo, so the Japanese call them 'national gates'. Although we have taken the Ryukyu Islands for the time being, the Japanese will definitely not give up, am I too anxious? Hayashi remembered that in order to advance into the Japanese mainland and establish a strategic base in the Ryukyus, the United States launched a "battle to break the door" in May to conquer the Ryukyu Islands by dumping all the army and navy in the Pacific Theater. Japan's "Imperial United Wing" was completely annihilated, and the flagship "Yamato", which was known as an unsinkable battleship, was also buried at the bottom of the sea.
Could it be that because I have changed some things, the trajectory of history has deviated, otherwise why is there no news at all? In three days, a large army from the Japanese mainland will arrive, and if the war cannot be brought to the United States and Japan, the Ryukyus will be plunged into a bloody storm again.
The Ryukyu independence charter is still going on in the square, and Okinawa Island has become a piece of history, Naha has retaken the name of Okinawa as the capital of the Ryukyu People's Republic, and with the end of all the charters, the Ryukyu people in the square are cheering passionately, and the representative area sent by Amami Oshima even sang the island, and some people in some areas danced cheerfully.
Seeing that the suffering Ryukyu people were full of hope for their future lives, Lin Junxiong felt a little sad in his heart, if the American army could not arrive in time, I don't know how many fresh faces would be killed in the war.
A member of the team sent a copy of the latest information to Zhao Xing, Zhao Xing frowned deeply after reading it, when he handed over the information to Lin Junxiong, Lin Junxiong was so excited that he almost jumped up, waiting for the United States to mobilize the Navy and Army in the Pacific Ocean finally arrived, less than two days away from the Ryukyu Islands.
Zhao Xing touched his head and asked suspiciously: "Big brother, the wolf didn't expect to deal with it like this, the tiger is here again, and the Ryukyus have become meat on the chopping board, why is the eldest brother so excited." ”
"The geographical location of the Ryukyus is very important, and the ambition of the United States to dominate the world will gradually be revealed, and the control of the Ryukyu Islands is equivalent to the control of the Far East, the US military has occupied the Philippines, and the 'second island chain' with Guam as the core is about to be formed in the western Pacific Ocean, and the Ryukyu Islands located in the northwest echo with it from afar, showing a horn trend, becoming the 'bridgehead' of the 'second island chain' and the position deployed by the US military at the forefront of the Asia-Pacific region. From a military and strategic point of view, as an outpost in the western Pacific, it is undoubtedly a hub for the US military to target Northeast Asia and gain a foothold in the Asia-Pacific region. ”
Lin Junxiong's analysis made Zhao Xing next to him dumbfounded, such a novel argument, although the United States is very powerful, he could never think of anything to dominate the world, control the Far East, and gain a foothold in the Asia-Pacific region.
Lin Junxiong shook his head and smiled bitterly, it is true that what he said will happen in the future, but in the current world anti-fascist war has not ended, he said this, it is indeed impossible for anyone to believe it, as a future person, he knows the outcome of things, but he wants to change, but he can't do anything, he can only stop the United States from trying to build the Ryukyus into the largest military base of the United States in Asia through various means, and other things are slowly planned.
The news of Ryukyu independence spread like long wings, causing a strong sensation, and at the same time, along with the spread of the huge role played by Lin Junxiong in the Ryukyu independence, the anti-fascist alliance led by Britain and the United States chose to wait and see, and unexpectedly the Soviet Union actually chose to openly support it for the first time, and there was also the intention of wooing.
The news of Ryukyu independence greatly stimulated the Taiwan column of the New Fourth Army, and after convening high-level officers for discussion, Li Youbang consulted the party Central Committee and prepared to seize the current favorable situation and lead the Taiwan people to end their decades of colonial life and return to the embrace of China.
Liao Chengxian personally went to Taiwan to preside over the work on behalf of the party Central Committee, and brought a secret letter secretly sent by Lin Chunxiong to Li Youbang.
Liao Chengxian explained the meaning of Lin Junxiong's five words with a smile: first, use propaganda offensive to make the anti-Japanese sentiment everywhere unprecedentedly high, and let the Japanese troops stationed in Taiwan be chaotic; The so-called harassment means that the Taiwan columns are scattered, gathering scattered anti-Japanese troops everywhere, and carrying out fatigue tactics against the Japanese army everywhere, so that the Japanese army is exhausted; Steady means steady and steady, not greedy to attack, occupy a place to find a way to consolidate first; Eliminate the limited forces of the Japanese army, so that Taiwan's anti-Japanese situation can be transformed from strategic defense to strategic offensive; In the end, it is necessary to launch an all-out attack and drive little Japan out of Taiwan.
After hearing Liao Chengxian's explanation, Li Youbang was ashamed, and the strategy he had previously reported to the party Central Committee was to concentrate all his forces and advance from the south of Taiwan to the north layer by layer, compared with Lin Junxiong's five-character strategy, it was completely bleak, and the casualties of the troops would be much reduced.
"Hey, Toshio's excellent military talents should have been put to good play on the battlefield, but the hated Soviet Union was inconsistent for its own interests." Li Youbang sighed for a long time, thinking that Lin Junxiong's talent was buried, and he was sad.
Liao Chengxian shook his head and said: "The most important thing between countries is interests, and our party is also very helpless, so we can only let Junxiong suffer some grievances temporarily, but fortunately, Junxiong understands the general situation and takes care of the overall situation, I believe that one day, he will return to the embrace of the party and the embrace of the motherland." ”
After a few days of confrontation between the Japanese and American forces outside Naha, the Japanese army used Tokunoshima as a base and the American army used Naha as a base, and the two sides entered a tug-of-war, and also carried out a tentative offensive and defense before the war.
When Shang Tianen learned that the U.S. troops were coming to Naha, he consulted with Hayashi Junxiong, who meant to fully support the U.S. military on the condition that the United States supported the independence of the Ryukyus, and pretended to curry favor with the United States, and on the other hand, sent people to the Party Central Committee to win further support from the Soviet Union. Considering that the Ryukyu Islands were about to become a battlefield, Hayashi Toshio proposed that the Northern Military Region shrink and go all out to hold Amami Oshima and cede Tokunoshima to the Japanese, while the Southern Military Region should go all out to defend Iriomote Island and temporarily abandon Ishigaki Island and Miyako Island.
After many attempts by the United States and Japan near Naha, a major war is on the verge of breaking out. On May 8, the Allied Germany announced its unconditional surrender, and the news of the defeat worsened the situation for the Japanese military to pin their hopes on the Battle of the Ryukyus, and ordered the Ryukyu troops to launch a general offensive on May 28.
The Taiwan column of the New Fourth Army launched the battle for Taiwan's return to Taiwan in accordance with Lin Chun-hsiung's five-character strategy, thinking that it would be a long-term war, but did not expect that in just 10 days, the Japanese army, which was divided into four parts of Taiwan, was weak and unable to resist, and Liao Chengxian and Li Youbang decisively ordered the troops to attack, gathered several heavy Japanese troops and captured them, and on May 26, they completed the annihilation of the entire Japanese army in Taiwan.
On May 27, Li Youbang, Lian Yue, and Wu Guoxing issued a letter on Taiwan compatriots, expounding on Taiwan's forced departure from the embrace of the motherland, its experience of resisting Japanese colonial rule for many years, and the fact that the motherland has never given up Taiwan for many years, and announced Taiwan's return to China, becoming another red base under the leadership of the Communist Party of China. The people of Taiwan celebrated the regain of their freedom and proudly returned to the embrace of the motherland.
When he got the news of Taiwan's return, Lao Chiang was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood, and the troops he had supported for many years changed color, and another piece of land turned red.
Lin Junxiong stood on the edge of a cliff, listening to the waves crashing against the reef restlessly, the bloody remnant sun was particularly bright red, he took a deep breath of the fishy air, and muttered: "The Ryukyu Islands are going to experience a baptism of blood again, I hope everything will pass as soon as possible, peace is not easy!" ”