Chapter 245 The foreign devil is not kind
Although the appearance of Zhao Tiehu and the Xinghua Army caused many uncontrollable situations in the Pacific War. However, the overall trend of the war situation was still that the Allies still had the upper hand, while the Japanese army began to weaken and decline.
The previous blow up of the Japanese bowl War Department building, the assassination of several military cabinets, and the demolition of the Emperor's Palace. This series of actions also gave reference to the US military trying to avenge Pearl Harbor. It didn't take long for the U.S. military to begin planning a large-scale bombing campaign.
In the eyes of the U.S. military, if they want to break the fighting spirit of the Japanese army and make the Japanese bowl suffer from the war, then the flames of war should be ignited to the Japanese bowl itself. A large part of the Japanese military factories were established in the mainland.
These military factories produce a large number of weapons, ammunition and ships for the Japanese army every day, and if these military factories can be blown up, they can also consume the war resources of the Japanese army and increase the panic of the Japanese people about the war.
After several sneak bombings, the people of Japan were also greatly shaken. In addition, the National Salvation Association, which was secretly formed by Zhao Tiehu, is now carrying out anti-war and anti-government propaganda in various parts of the country, and the domestic situation in the country is becoming more and more severe.
It was out of hatred for the Koka Army that the Japanese Bowl Military Department approved the attack plan formulated by Hideki Tojo. But they never imagined that a powerful aircraft carrier formation and an infantry division would be destroyed and disintegrated so quickly.
If Zhao Tiehu's air force surprise attack caused the Japanese army to lose an aircraft carrier formation and many large warships. The wave of counteroffensive set off by the U.S. military made the Japanese army really feel that the pace of defeat in the war was approaching.
The Japanese aircraft carrier convergence formation, which had been searching for the transfer point of the US bombers before, finally set its sights on Midway. Around Midway, the Japanese Navy assembled a number of aircraft carriers in an attempt to seize the island, which was equally important to the U.S. military.
Just when the Japanese Bowl Army had not yet made a final decision on whether to withdraw the infantry division that had landed in Davao, the Battle of Midway broke out. The three-day naval battle ended in the defeat of the Japanese army.
It's just that when Zhao Tiehu received the so-called jetty forwarded by the U.S. military, he knew that history was still undergoing some changes. In this naval battle, the Japanese aircraft carrier group was almost completely wiped out.
But the U.S. military, which was supposed to lose only one aircraft carrier, ended up paying the price of two aircraft carriers being sunk by the Japanese army. This means that this victory of the US military is more of a disastrous victory.
After the news of the defeat of the Midway Navy reached the Japanese troops stationed in the South Seas, many of the senior generals of the garrison were deeply worried. They are well aware that without the protection of the Navy, they simply cannot stand in the South Seas.
But the most serious thing at present is that in order to win the Battle of Midway, the Japanese bowl used almost half of the elite navy. As a result, the First World War was completely annihilated, and such a result may not have been expected by the Japanese army before the war.
Although there are still many aircraft carriers that can be converted into Japanese bowls, with the aircraft carrier sunk in Port Davao, the Japanese army has lost five aircraft carriers in just a few days. Such losses undoubtedly dealt a heavy blow to the powerful Japanese bowl navy.
With this victory, MacArthur fully affirmed Zhao Tiehu's contribution to the fight against the Japanese army in a telegram sent to Zhao Tiehu. Moreover, in the telegram, MacArthur also hoped that the Xinghua Army would be able to contain the Japanese army.
After the Battle of Midway, the U.S. military will also begin a campaign to regain lost territory. Therefore, the strategic location of Mindanao is extremely important. With this strategic base, the U.S. military could attack Japanese forces in Luzon and Indonesia.
It's just that after receiving this telegram, Zhao Tiehu immediately called a meeting of the military and political commanders of the base camp. According to Zhao Tiehu's arrangement, it is necessary to start preparing for retreating into the background in the future, and to deliberately hide the elite strength of the Xinghua Army.
Hearing Zhao Tiehu's words, Song Dabao, who came to the meeting, thought for a while and said, "Wolf head, are you saying that after the Yankees return to Nanyang, it is very likely that they will do something to us?" ”
"You don't understand the truth of unloading the mill and killing the donkey, right? Once the Japanese army is defeated and the American army and the troops of the colonial powers return to the South Seas, do you think they will be assured of our existence? They also understand the truth that their hearts must be different if they are not of my race.
Compared to the indigenous peoples, it is the armed forces like ours that they are really worried about. After all, if the indigenous people are armed, they are still small forces. Unlike us, it is a militarized force in formation.
What I hope is that in all the countries of Nanyang where there are Chinese, the Chinese can obtain the right to self-government. I believe that the European and American powers will not agree to this. But if we want to be self-reliant, we must strive for it.
From beginning to end, I separated the Wolf Warrior from the Xinghua Army, the purpose of which was not to let the US military know too many secrets about us. That's why I asked you to rescue so many British and American colonial troops, but they weren't allowed to set foot in the base camp.
If we open everything to them, then once they turn their back and deny people, then our losses will be very huge. While the U.S. military has not yet returned, let's make some necessary preparations in advance! ”
"Yes, wolfhead!"
After the end of this meeting, the senior leaders of the Xinghua Army, who had received Zhao Tiehu's secrets, as well as the Chinese business leaders living in Mindanao and various secret camps, were also secretly convened many meetings one after another.
According to the agreement reached between Zhao Tiehu and these Chinese leaders, in the next stage of the counterattack against the Japanese army, the Xinghua army only needs to recapture the cities and areas that the Chinese were more familiar with earlier, and ignore the rest of the places for the time being.
Another point is to support some pro-Chinese indigenous armed forces, and begin to promote the idea of independent and self-reliant nation-building among these indigenous people and armed forces. Zhao Tiehu believes that these indigenous people also do not want to be enslaved forever.
As for the colonial army and civilians rescued earlier, Zhao Tiehu also began to concentrate on them one after another for reorganization. Of course, such an organization claims to the outside world that they can quickly integrate into the original army when their own army returns.
But in fact, most of these concentrated colonial troops and expatriates were settled in a certain area. In some of the areas where they had lived earlier, Zhao Tiehu also began to order the people to rebuild fortifications and move out.
In this way, even if someone leads the way for the US-British coalition forces in the future, I believe that the US military will not gain much. After the previous meeting, Zhao Tiehu sent Toda Nosuke and his party back to the Nippon homeland through secret channels.
In addition, several elite warbands also secretly infiltrated the country of Japan. In Zhao Tiehu's words, as the leader of the Japanese Bowl Salvation Association, Toda Nosuke should go back and show his face to win over more people at this time.
As for the Japanese division that landed in Mindanao earlier, it finally withdrew from Mindanao. At present, the Japanese army has occupied only a few coastal cities in Mindanao that are closer to the coast and have already built airports.
After the Japanese army voluntarily withdrew from Davao, Zhao Tiehu did not launch an attack on these cities occupied by the Japanese army. On the contrary, he was happy to have Japanese troops in front. And the Xinghua army, which continued to hide in the jungle, began to accumulate strength.
Similar situations are also playing out in places such as Singapore and Malaysia and Indonesia. Originally, in the eyes of the U.S. military, they had succeeded in destroying the vast majority of the Japanese bowl navy, and the Xinghua army should take advantage of the victory to pursue it.
When MacArthur sent a telegram, Zhao Tiehu replied in the telegram: "General Mack, the ammunition currently in the Xinghua Army is simply not enough to fight a large-scale counterattack. And in terms of military salaries, the Xinghua Army can't get much money! ”
The lack of weapons and military salaries was the reason why Zhao Tiehu gave MacArthur the inability to fight back on a large scale. Although MacArthur felt a little surprised by the situation told by Zhao Tiehu, he could still understand it to some extent.
After all, during the period when the Japanese army attacked Nanyang, the Xinghua army expanded very rapidly. Now there is a shortage of weapons, ammunition and military salaries, which is actually quite normal. Blockaded by the Japanese army for so long, the financial crisis of the Xinghua Army is also an inevitable result.
In view of this situation, MacArthur also considered whether to provide a batch of weapons and ammunition to the Xinghua Army, or to give some financial support. After all, at present, the Japanese army has a large number of troops stationed in Nanyang, and they need the help of the Xinghua Army.
Compared with asking the Xinghua army to do it, if they let their troops land and fight, I am afraid that the demise will be greater. That also means that they will consume more weapons, ammunition and supplies. Therefore, MacArthur soon sent an envoy to meet with the Xinghua army.
Looking at the telegram sent by the U.S. military, Chen Wan, who was a virtuous helper, was also very surprised: "Brother Hu, it seems that you are right again, hearing us crying poor, the Americans really want to give us funding!" ”
"Foreign devils are not kind! The reason why it is willing to give us all kinds of funding is that it hopes that we will consume the strength of the little devils. When we fight to lose both, they will reap the benefits of the fisherman!
However, if they are willing to offer weapons and funds, then we don't need to be polite, with these funds and weapons, we can arm more troops. Of course, after taking the money and weapons, we still have to use the little devils to train the army! ”
After some negotiations with the US military envoy, after the funds and weapons were successively transported to Mindanao, Zhao Tiehu also began to select veterans with combat experience from the garrison to form a veteran unit.
The newly formed garrison unit was equipped with American-style weapons and equipment and began to attack the Japanese troops in various parts of the South Seas. In the face of another round of powerful offensives launched by the Xinghua Army, the Japanese troops stationed in various parts of Nanyang naturally had a hard time.
On the other hand, the US military was very happy to see this situation. In their opinion, it is indeed cost-effective to provide some weapons, ammunition and military salaries to pull out a strong armed force to confront the Japanese army.
But no one knew that Zhao Tiehu, a veteran unit drawn from all over the country, began to secretly transfer them to places like Hong Kong. The presence of these troops will prepare for the subsequent snatching of the fruits of victory in the war.
In addition, the strategy of the Wolf Warrior advancing south along the coastline has not been suspended. At present, when the Japanese navy is concentrating on confronting the US military, Zhao Tiehu has begun to carry out a comprehensive layout in Southeast Asia.
In time, when the British and American colonial governments returned to Nanyang, they would be surprised to find that the energy of the Xinghua Army was far beyond their imagination. In the future, the Xinghua Army will also become the core armed force that will lead the direction of Nanyang!