Before the naval battle surrounding Guam and Saipan, knowing the forces of both sides, I was afraid that the Allies would win. It's just that with the end of this tragic naval battle, all the forces concerned about this naval battle were dumbfounded.

The only one who didn't feel surprised may be Zhao Tiehu in Mindanao. The reason is that he knows very well how much the Japanese kamikaze will change this naval battle and how much shock it will give to the allies.

Compared with the six aircraft carriers left on the mainland by the Japanese army, the US aircraft carriers have as many as 17. This seemingly three times the strength of the Japanese winged fleet allowed the Allies to reap a battle that was both victorious and defeated.

Even after the battle, three of the six Japanese aircraft carriers remained, and they finally returned home safely. On the Allied side, on the other hand, only five aircraft carriers remained, and the rest were all sunk under the sea floor in the western Pacific.

In addition to the aircraft carriers, only a third of the Allied ships that went to war returned. Even the Allied aviation units did not seem to suffer much loss. But in this battle, it was actually the Japanese army who won.

When Yamashita returned to Tokyo with three aircraft carriers and some surviving ships, Kuniaki Koiso, who had already received a telegram, personally led the cabinet ministers and the Japanese emperor to the port to greet the surviving officers and soldiers.

Although the hundreds of kamikaze special attackers sent by the Japanese army this time were all shattered without exception, and even the submarines sent to fight there all sank to the bottom of the sea. However, the naval strength of the Allies was severely damaged by the Japanese army.

As the Allied formation returned to the military port, MacArthur, who learned the news of the naval battle, was even shocked by his beloved cigarette holder. Holding the telegram, he said incredulously: "How is this possible? Is this telegram real? ”

"General! It's true! We have checked with the commander of the aircraft carrier and it is indeed true! In this operation, the Japanese dispatched hundreds of fighters to carry out a suicidal attack, and our aircraft carriers did not have time to react.

According to the information fed back by the air force, the Japanese army has made very detailed preparations for this naval battle. Including the planes they fought this time, they should have been modified to a certain extent.

The protection of the aircraft is abandoned, and the agility and speed of the aircraft are improved. As a result, our air forces, in the course of the aircraft engagement, could not catch up with the speed of their planes at all, and could only watch them crash into our warships. ”

In fact, when the telegram was sent back to Allied command, the telegraph officers in charge of liaising with the aircraft carrier battle group first thought it was an April Fool's joke. But after verification, it was found that all this was true.

Even because of the defeat in this naval battle, the Allied Army units, which had already completed their assembly and were preparing to land on the island, had to suspend their offensive. The reason is simple, the Allies seem to be really scared this time.

The sinking of 12 aircraft carriers and a number of battleships has undoubtedly depleted almost half of the US military's rapidly growing naval strength in recent years. Most of the five aircraft carriers that came back had to be pulled back to the mainland for repairs.

Of course, the three surviving aircraft carriers of the Japanese army will not be able to drive out in a short time, and they also need to be pulled to the shipyard for repair. But in this way, the impact on the Allied forces on the Pacific war situation is also very large.

In particular, the death of these naval officers and men will certainly have a great shock to the US military. With so many naval officers and men sacrificed, how can the government account for the families of those officers and men who have sacrificed their lives?

After learning the results of the battle, General Nimitz, who was in charge of planning the attack, said with great disappointment: "I will personally go back to Washington to explain the results of this battle to the president and members of Congress." ”

Perhaps in the eyes of many people, it was the U.S. military that won the naval battle in the end. Compared with the losses of the two armies, everyone knows who the victor is. Compared with the defeat of the soldiers on the Allied side, the Japanese army seemed very excited.

It's just that in Zhao Tiehu's view, compared with the military industrial strength of the U.S. military, if you want to restore the combat effectiveness of the navy, the speed will be far greater than that of the Japanese army. Therefore, this defeat did not mean that the Japanese army had the strength to defeat the American army.

At least for a short time, Zhao Tiehu believed that both the Allied and Japanese forces would pay more attention to the existence of the Xinghua Army. With regard to the issue of Nanyang, I believe that both the United States and Japan will attach great importance to it and do not want the Xinghua Army to fall to either side.

Japan, which won this tragic naval battle, also seems to have erupted in a very shocking outburst. But for the Allies, even if the naval battle ended in a crushing defeat, their air force strength did not suffer too many losses.

Even after the carrier group successfully returned to port, MacArthur ordered the Allied bomber group to enter Japan again for bombing. In this way, revenge against the Japanese army was declared.

The Allied forces, which had not bombed Tokyo earlier, also began to bomb the most important capital of the Japanese army. For a time, Japan, which had greatly boosted its morale, was disgraced by this bombing.

Only Zhao Tiehu, who received the telegram, said with a smile: "That's right! It seems that MacArthur still has a few brushes, and knows that the more this time, the more important it is to maintain a psychological advantage. Even if you are defeated, you must endure it in your heart.

As long as the U.S. military can learn the lessons of this naval battle, it is believed that it will be relatively easy to clean up the Japanese army. It's just that if you want to organize such a large-scale naval battle again, I'm afraid it's not so easy, and the little devil can breathe a sigh of relief again. ”

Chen Wan, who was staying by Zhao Tiehu's side, also said in a timely manner: "Then our side, are you still not moving?" ”

"Don't move for now! However, the troops in the Ryukyu Islands and Kowloon were still preparing for war. I will let them attack the Japanese troops in both places at the right time. In this battle, the little devil was also greatly injured.

When our aircraft carrier formation completes sea trials, I believe that the little devils should know that it is better to know each other. If they still refuse to relinquish control of Hong Kong and Treasure Island, I will also force a campaign. ”

With the successful salvage and repair of the Japanese aircraft carrier that was blown up and sunk, the first aircraft carrier formation of the Xinghua Army has now been tested at sea in the nearby waters. The Xinghua Army's new carrier-based aircraft are also conducting corresponding training at sea.

In addition, the submarine force of the Xinghua Army, under the order of Zhao Tiehu, began to continuously increase and train. As for the Air Force, a large number of new fighters have also been produced and installed in the Air Force one after another.

It can be said that the strength of the Xinghua military industry today is much larger than before. From China, Nanyang and Southeast Asia, a steady stream of raw materials into Nanyang have made a huge breakthrough in Xinghuajun's steel industry.

The breakthrough in the steel industry has naturally led to the rapid development of military factories with limited raw materials. Even the shipyards of the Xinghua Army are already manufacturing new frigates, which can be installed in the combat sequence of the Navy at any time.

Every few days, a submarine or an airplane is assembled. It can be said that the scale of Mindanao's military industry today will surprise many people. But the real core R&D department is the most important thing.

Even at present, the German army has successfully developed the V2 missile, and the scientific research department of the Xinghua Army has made a breakthrough. During the sea trials conducted earlier, the range of the Xinghua Army's missiles had reached more than 200 kilometers.

It's just that compared to the accuracy, it's still not too high. But for Zhao Tiehu, as long as a breakthrough can be made in terms of accuracy. Then in the future, there will be islands where the Xinghua Army is located, and the 200-kilometer radius will be a forbidden area for aircraft carriers of various countries.

As for the strength of the air force, the fighters and interceptors developed by the Xinghua Army still have a great advantage over the advanced fighters of the Allied Forces. Coupled with the advent of the Hercules bomber, the air force strength of the Xinghua Army was also strengthened.

In this case, if the allies want to play hard in the future, then Zhao Tiehu will also tell the allies that the current Xinghua Army is no longer something that anyone can handle. And these technologies, Zhao Tiehu also intends to transfer them to Huaxia in the future.

Even in the Chinese battlefield, the aircraft factory jointly established by the Xinghua Army and the Eighth Route Army has begun to produce a large number of advanced fighters for the Eighth Route Army. The appearance of these fighters made the Japanese army in North China equally miserable.

When Chiang dispatched elite expeditionary force troops and began to counterattack the Japanese troops occupying the southwest coast. Many of the main forces of the Eighth Route Army had launched counterattacks against the Japanese army in the northern and northeastern fringes of China.

This undoubtedly means that it is not time for Japan to breathe a sigh of relief. At least the situation in the northeast at this moment also made the Japanese army very worried. The Kwantung Army, which was originally the most powerful, is still having a hard time at the moment.

The Manchurian Army, which is supported by it, is also worried about the current high-ranking government officials. Many high-ranking military and political officials in Manchukuo were also assassinated and kidnapped one after another. For a time, the Manchurian Army was also panicked.

If it weren't for the preservation of the Japanese army's industrial base in the northeast, I am afraid that the Eighth Route Army would have set off a full-scale campaign. And now they are only attacking on the periphery, focusing more on North China, and they don't want to scare away the little devils.

At this moment, the Xinghua Army, located near the Yalu River, retrieved the anti-union forces that had entered the territory of the Soviet Union earlier. With the cooperation of the two sides, the development of the Anti-Japanese Federation in the Daxinganling is also accelerating.

As for the strategic focus at the moment, the Soviet side, which has completely shifted to the European theater, is equally powerless about the situation in the Far East. For this reason, Zhao Tiehu also hopes to seize this favorable time.

Taking advantage of the fact that the German army and the Japanese army have not yet been defeated, a full-scale counterattack against the Japanese army was launched. At least in terms of the overall situation of World War II, this performance of China is also very worthy of recognition.

Without the Chinese Anti-Japanese War troops, the nearly one million troops of the Japanese army stationed in China were dragged down, and I am afraid that the pressure on the Allied forces would be even greater. It's just that for the Japanese army, their life will become more and more difficult.

One south and one north, Chongqing and Yan'an seem to have reached a tacit understanding not to interfere with each other, and began to launch round after round of attacks. At this moment, the Xinghua Army is also sending batches of strategic materials to the country.

Under such circumstances, I realized that the living space of the Japanese army in China was also constantly being compressed. When the Chinese War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression was completely victorious, I believe that the salvation society at that time would overthrow the emperor's rule as long as it gave an order!