Chapter 232: The Pure Heart of Overseas Chinese
The Japanese Navy is bent on destroying the US Navy and is waiting for an opportunity to ambush the US Navy in the western Pacific. There were few Japanese warships in the South China Sea, and Xiao Yat's fleet was safe as long as it traveled day and night.
After the fleet bypassed Hainan Island, in the vast South China Sea, it was even more impossible for the Japanese navy to discover the whereabouts of Xiao Yifei and his party, and Xiao Yat-flying fleet could sail boldly during the day.
In December 1941, Japan launched the Pacific War in the name of establishing the "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere". In just half a year, the Japanese army defeated the British, Dutch, American and other Western colonists, and captured Burma, Malaya, Singapore, the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) and the Philippines. Together with Thailand and French Indochina, which had been under their de facto control before the war, Japan successfully occupied Southeast Asia, which covered an area of 3.86 million square kilometers and had a population of 150 million.
Japan adopted a different policy of domination in these regions. For Thailand and French Indochina, Japan retained its original political system and exercised indirect control; For the Philippines and Myanmar, it will give nominal independence and a certain degree of autonomy, so that it will become an "ally" under the "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere"; The rest of the regions such as Malaya and the Dutch East Indies were directly ruled by the Japanese military government.
The wisdom of the Japanese should never be underestimated, because Japan appeared as the liberator of Southeast Asian countries, and there were many righteous people in Southeast Asian countries who helped Japan fight the war.
Japan is preparing to establish East Asian provinces, including China.
The funny thing is that the Chinese Expeditionary Force and the British army are invaders in the hearts of the common people here, and the common people will help the Japanese build roads, spy on the military situation, and even fight the Sino-British coalition forces with the Japanese army. How could the Chinese Expeditionary Force win this battle easily when it fought in these countries and lost its geographical, human, and natural conditions? The failure of the Chinese Expeditionary Force's first expedition was not unrelated to the local people's support for the Japanese army, because the Chinese Expeditionary Force was blind in Burma and could not obtain information about the Japanese army. However, every move of the Chinese Expeditionary Force was under the watchful eye of the local civilians who supported the Japanese army. When the Chinese Expeditionary Force was dispatched, the local people would also help the Japanese army to destroy roads and materials.
French Indochina was Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, and Japan did not send heavy troops to these three countries because the original French colonial political system was preserved. Before the war, Boss Dai explained the situation to Xiao Yifei clearly, so Xiao Yifei chose to land in Vietnam instead of taking the route of the Chinese Expeditionary Force into Burma. Xiao Yifei's task force carried a lot of materials and ammunition, and it was impossible to rely on Xiao Yifei's task force to transport the materials and ammunition to the Die'er base in less than half a month. The base established by Die'er and others is in the mountains on the border between northern Cambodia and southern Laos, which is sparsely populated and infested with snakes and insects, and belongs to the area under the control of the government. Xiao Yifei first asked the team to find a no-man's land in the mountains of Vietnam, and then spent three nights unloading all the materials and ammunition from the ship, allowing the fleet to return to China, and then spending another five days to transport the materials and ammunition to the no-man's land.
All this was done in secret, and the Vietnamese authorities and the French could not find out, otherwise they would treat Task Force Siew Yat Fei as an aggressor and engage in friction with Siew Yat Fei's team.
Xiao Yifei didn't want to fight with the Japanese before he started, so he started a war with the local government and the French.
When Xiao Yifei moved all the materials and ammunition into the no-man's land, Die'er and the others also came.
Xiao Yifei and Die'er held a meeting of cadres above the company commander level at the base in the no-man's land, announcing the decision to form a special task force, re-arming Die'er's special operations team, and announcing the new tasks it undertook.
At the meeting, Xiao Yifei listened to the introduction of Die'er and others about the local customs and activities of the Japanese army, as well as the process of establishing the base by them.
After listening to the report of Die'er and others, Xiao Yifei said: "The most important thing now is to transport materials and ammunition to the Cambodian base, and we must not be trapped in Vietnam." After arriving at the base, the task force immediately dispatched personnel to look for targets, and it was necessary to strike a heavy blow to the Japanese army. Then wait and see how the situation changes, and see if we can wake up the local people to join us in fighting against Japan. ”
Xue Shiyu said: "We can use gold to ask local local leaders and hire ordinary people to help us carry supplies." ”
Xiao Yifei's eyes lit up, and he asked in a low voice, "Can you really ask the local leader for help?" ”
Xue Shiyu nodded and said: "There are a large number of Chinese in this area, and they share the same language and heart. In this area, the Chinese have made the greatest contribution to the local economic and social development, but they are treated extremely unfairly, they are not allowed to participate in local political activities, they are oppressed, they are not treated as human beings, and the locals often burn and loot the Chinese. After we came here, we had contact with the local Chinese, and there was a big boss who worked in fertilizer, surnamed Song, who regarded us as a savior and hoped that we could help them. ”
Helen said: "You have been fighting in China, and you may not know about the world situation, but I have long known at the General Headquarters that hundreds of thousands of Chinese in the China region have been killed by the Japanese army, and there are definitely more than one million people who have not been made public. The locals did not resist the Japanese, but the Chinese resisted the Japanese, and the Chinese Tan Kah Kee recruited a large number of mechanics and vehicles in Malay alone, ensuring that the Yunnan-Burma Highway was driven by cars and cars. I feel that Chief of Staff Xue's idea is very good, and the Chinese can definitely rely on it. ”
Xiao Yifei nodded and said, "Since this is the case, immediately contact Boss Song and ask him for help." We have to fully mobilize these Chinese, they can be our eyes and ears. Shiyu, you bring a company over to contact Boss Song, please be able to recruit people as soon as possible, and you must transport the materials as soon as possible. ”
Xue Shiyu stood up and said loudly, "Yes!" Guaranteed completion of the task. ”
Xue Shiyu led the special operations team to set off.
After Xue Shiyu set off with the special operations team, Xiao Yifei was in the temporary camp to train the task force.
The task force is now much more equipped than its counterparts, with light machine guns in squads, heavy machine guns and mortars in platoons, and assault rifles for each soldier. The officers were also armed with American pistols. In addition to these, each was equipped with tools such as daggers, shovels, etc. Each person has a medical kit, and there are also people in the team who are both fighters and medics.
The most powerful thing is that Xiao Yifei brought long-range rocket artillery, plum air defense rocket launchers, and anti-tank rocket artillery, and these weapons will become a nightmare for the Japanese army.
The current Xiao Yifei team is no longer the situation in the past when he was fighting guerrillas in southern Jiangsu, Xiao Yifei, who has good weapons and high-quality fighters, has a dream that ordinary soldiers cannot know, he is inspired by Die'er Xue Shiyu Dong Ying and Li Shanshan, and is trying to play a territory of his own in Southeast Asia! If it can really carve out a piece of its own territory, it will be extremely beneficial to China in the future.
The whole training team was in charge of the regiment commander Zhao Zihao, and the third battalion commander Lin Hu assisted. Lin Hu is a top student of the Japanese military academy, has fought many battles, and has the greatest say in the construction of the modern army. Zhao Zihao and Lin Hu grasped the team, and Xiao Yifei was very relieved.
Gu Yulin was responsible for collecting intelligence in the vicinity in case there was an army in the area.
A week later, Xue Shiyu returned, and Boss Song brought thousands of people, as well as a large number of buffaloes and a dozen elephants.
Xiao Yifei cordially met with Boss Song at the camp.
Boss Song told Xiao Yifei that although they have lived here for several generations, their hearts are still Chinese. They live a miserable life here, have been treated unfairly by the locals, and it is extremely difficult for them to integrate into the local society. When they saw Xiao Yifei's team, they seemed to see relatives, and they were willing to help Xiao Yifei's team and transport the supplies over.
Xiao Yifei said: "Boss Song, you have been treated unfairly abroad, all because the motherland is too backward and the motherland is too poor. is like a little daughter-in-law, because her mother's family is poor, her mother-in-law does not give a good face. If the motherland is strong, you will definitely be looked down upon by the locals here, and they will even pat you on the back. However, now the motherland is not only backward, but is also being ravaged by the Japanese devils, and the life of the people of the motherland is a hundred times more difficult than yours. For the sake of the country, for the sake of the nation, and for the sake of Chinese people like you living overseas, we are here, our short-term goal is to resolutely eliminate the Japanese devils, and the long-term goal is to make the motherland strong, so that the people of all Asian countries can get rid of the control of the Japanese devils and embark on the road of independence, prosperity, strength and democracy. Boss Song, we are not only the anti-Japanese team sent by the motherland, but also the anti-Japanese team of the World Anti-Fascist League, now the spirit of the people of the country here has been paralyzed, the poison of the Japanese among them is too deep, and they are blinded by the rhetoric of the Japanese, and we are also shouldering the important task of awakening the local people to resist Japan with us. I hope that peace-loving people and countries all over the world will unite under the banner of the world anti-fascist contingent, and everyone will take up arms and fight against the Japanese devils until they are completely wiped out. ”
Boss Song's eyes lit up, and he whispered: "General Xiao, what you said is too good, although we won't rob, but we have the strength, we can do logistics support for you." ”
Xiao Yifei nodded and said, "Bring the supplies for us and help us set up the camp." We must focus our main efforts on fighting the Japanese devils, and as soon as the supplies are delivered, our team will immediately start fighting the devils. The work of transporting supplies is up to you. ”