Chapter 601: The Decisive Battle in Asia I
The Kingdom of Siam was forced to sign an agreement on the Sino-Siamese offensive and defensive alliance with Du Yuming, commander-in-chief of the Chinese Expeditionary Force in Burma, when it was in internal and external difficulties. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info (Zhang Lingfu has been transferred back to China, and Du Yuming has officially taken over as the commander-in-chief of the Southwest Frontier Expeditionary Force in Burma.) )
According to the Treaty of Offensive and Defensive Alliance, the Chinese Expeditionary Force could establish a military base in Siam, and Siam's diplomacy and military affairs were subject to the arrangements of the Chinese army.
The day after the agreement was signed, Siam turned to Britain, the United States, France, and other countries to declare war.
Zhang Xinghan sent a telegram to Chairman Chiang, Li Zongren, and others, instructing Gu Zhutong to lead an army of 150,000 troops into Cambodia and southern Vietnam.
DU Yu; Pig; Pig; Island; In the novel, Zhuzhu + Dao Ming, Sun Liren, Dai Anlan and others led 300,000 main forces to Chen soldiers on the border between Burma and Indochina, ready to advance westward at any time.
However, after one or two months of continuous marching and fighting, the expeditionary force is actually at the end of its strong crossbow and urgently needs to rest.
Unable to advance westward for the time being, the Americans and the British both strengthened their defenses in Indochina.
The existing Indochina Peninsula has just been occupied and needs to be digested, so the Southwest Expeditionary Force has temporarily stopped military operations.
Zhang Xinghan seized the opportunity to transfer all the army aviation units and airborne troops back to the northeast for training, and at the same time transferred outstanding airborne cadets from the military branches in Huangpu and Longxing to supplement the losses suffered by the 2nd and 3rd Airborne Regiments in this campaign.
In view of the fact that the airborne troops and the army aviation units have played an important role in all past battles, their performance has been outstanding.
Zhang Xinghan began to expand the airborne forces to the size of three divisions.
Based on the existing three regiments, qualified recruits will be recruited from all major military regions and schools across the country for training.
The Army Aviation Force was also urgently expanded to facilitate its use in larger battles in the future.
Since the new aircraft of the Americans had not yet been developed, all fighting in the Asian theater was temporarily suspended.
However, Britain, the United States, France and other countries are desperately strengthening their war preparedness, especially the Americans, and the war machine across the country has been running.
Countless tanks, combat vehicles, armored vehicles, airplanes, and warships are moving from various production workshops to the proving ground at an astonishing speed.
At the same time, the Americans also launched a large-scale conscription campaign. The total strength of the U.S. military is expanding at an alarming rate.
The main thing is that the Americans lost too much in Asia.
Roosevelt's so-called revanchism for a time stirred up the anger in the minds of the grieving American people to an unprecedented height.
With a vengeful rage, the Americans actively prepared for another showdown with the Chinese army.
In contrast to the calm of Asia, the battlefields of Eastern Europe are full of flames.
The Soviets, under the onslaught of the German troops, were already in a precarious position.
In order to avoid a premature defeat of the Soviet army by the Germans, the Germans and Chinese armies met in Asia, and the flames of war were turned to the countries of Western Europe.
Britain, the United States, France, and other countries began to secretly provide comprehensive assistance to the Soviet Union, including free assistance in the form of military equipment, strategic materials, and funds.
Zhang Xinghan turned a blind eye to the actions of Britain, the United States, France and other countries, and let Lao Maozi and the Germans consume each other, which is not a bad thing for China in the future.
Of course. In order to prevent Hitler from declaring war on France and other countries in a fit of rage, he fell into a difficult situation of fighting on two fronts.
Zhang Xinghan still asked Zhou Gong to make another trip to Germany, and he himself sent several urgent telegrams to Hitler.
Under Zhang Xinghan's persuasion, an enraged Hitler finally agreed to suspend the plan to declare war on Anglo-American, French, and especially France.
Concentrate all your efforts on dealing with the Soviets and relieve them of their worries.
Zhang Xinghan took advantage of this rare opportunity to urgently expand his airborne, army aviation, and naval forces.
However, the Americans clearly did not have enough time for Zhang Xinghan.
Only four months later, the Americans developed the P-51 Mustang fighter ahead of schedule.
This is a new type of fighter that has completely exploded on the books.
Only Zhang Xinghan knows that it came out three years earlier than in history. The service was brought forward by five years.
Because the Americans desperately wanted to launch a counteroffensive on the Asian theater and regain the initiative in the war.
So, the test flight of the P-51 Mustang fighter took less than two to enter service.
Roosevelt then approved the Army and Navy's application to use the P-51 as the main aircraft of the force.
The terrifying production capacity of the Americans was highlighted at this moment, in less than three months. More than 2,000 Awild Horse fighters are in service with the U.S. Naval Air Force and the Land-based Air Force.
After discussing with Marshall and other aides, Roosevelt believed that the time was ripe for the Allied forces to counterattack Southeast Asia, the Japanese archipelago, and the Taiwan archipelago.
At this time, it had just been seven months since the Chinese expeditionary force swept through Southeast Asia, although seven months was a short time.
However, Zhang Xinghan still expanded the size of the airborne troops, the army aviation units, and the new air force units several times as much as possible.
The Airborne Forces, in particular, have grown from three regiments at the beginning. Expanded to three divisions.
The number of helicopters in the army aviation unit has also increased from more than 300 to 700.
And the number of Me-262 jet fighters has also increased to a thousand.
In addition, the Chinese Air Force has 2,000 Zero fighters, 1,500 BF109 fighters, and more than 1,000 Stuka dive bombers.
C-47 transport aircraft and B-17 flying fortress bombers each a thousand units.
The only thing that has not made much progress is the overall strength of the naval fleet.
Because Zhang Xinghan used most of the kill value to expand the air force and army aviation units. Produce new aircraft and helicopters, as well as stockpile various strategic materials needed for the next large-scale decisive battle.
However, after tasting the sweetness of the brilliant results brought by the XXI submarines, Zhang Xinghan still expanded the number of XXI submarines to 1,000 with a modest kill value.
This is already the largest underwater force in the world today.
It is also one of the biggest cards in the Pacific decisive battle between Zhang Xinghan and Britain, the United States, France and other countries.
In the two years since the reorganization of the Nationalist Government, Zhang Xinghan has handed over internal affairs to the Communists headed by Chairman Mao and others.
The political affairs at all levels under their control have already yielded initial results, and most of the land has been divided throughout the country, and the vast majority of the peasants have been given their own land.
For a time, the people's support for the Communist Party reached a boiling state, which was tacitly approved by Zhang Xinghan.
It is also not paving the way for the Communist Party to come to power.
In order to help the army win the most crucial battle with the Western powers, the Communist Party actively mobilized the strength of the broad masses of the people throughout the country and did everything possible to support the troops in the war.
The original Red Army was also reorganized into a part of the Nationalist Army, and was stationed in Shandong and other coastal areas to undertake the task of guarding East China.
With the enthusiastic support of the people of the whole country, the entire war potential of the huge One China has been fully utilized.
Although China does not have as developed industry and smooth roads as the United States.
However, thanks to the unrepentant efforts of tens of millions of people, a large number of roads and bridges have been built, and the transportation of troops and materials in various theaters has reached an unprecedented level of speed and effectiveness.
In Nanjing, Zhang Xinghan was convening a meeting of the members of the Military Council.
Bai Chongxi, chief of staff, stood next to the map and pointed to a command pole and said to the crowd: "Ladies and gentlemen, according to reliable intelligence, the Americans have concentrated more than 90 percent of their naval fleet and air force this time, as well as 50 percent of their land forces.
At the same time, the British naval fleet has also joined the camp of the American army and will assist the American army in launching an attack on us.
The French also sent an expeditionary group of 100,000 army and air forces, which was now stationed in Indochina from the Strait of Malacca.
Prepare a joint counterattack with the British and American armies on land against our southwestern expeditionary force. ”
Chief Bai, you directly said how many troops the Western powers have dispatched this time, and we big guys also know it in our hearts. Liu Xiangkou, a member of the Military Commission, interrupted Bai Chongxi's words.
"The total number of the army, navy, and air force of the Americans this time is no less than a million troops, 100,000 for the French, and nearly 300,000 for the British, counting their previous defense forces in the Indochina colonies.
The total strength of our enemy this time is not less than 1.5 million.
We should not underestimate the 1.5 million enemy troops, whose naval vessels, air force aircraft, tanks, and individual weapons are far more automated than ours.
The combat effectiveness is in no way inferior to our army of three million. (To be continued......)