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Australia, Allied Southwest Pacific Theater Command, Commander-in-Chief MacArthur was shouted: "We have received a telegram from China that the Northeast Coalition Forces will begin bombing airfields in Pyongyang and even the entire Korean Peninsula in five minutes, and this morning their land forces will launch an attack on Pyongyang and launch an attack on a dozen Japanese garrisons in the vicinity." ”

MacArthur suddenly refreshed: "What? I had received a report from them before, and I thought that there would be no substantive action, which was not true, but they did attack. ”

The staff officer said: "Even if we launch an attack, we are not sure how effective it will be. ”

MacArthur: "Whatever the effect, I don't think it's any harm to our operations." Forget it, it's dawn, and I'll start working on today's battle plan. Did the progress of the troops in the Philippines yesterday come together? ”

The staff officer said: "It's summed up, not much progress has been made." ”

MacArthur: "As long as the Philippines is liberated, the remnants of the Japanese in Australia and the Malay region will not be able to hold on." I really didn't expect that when I received a report from them the day before yesterday, I didn't think they would send troops. I thought it was like Chongqing, making a show. I really didn't expect it. ”

The staff officer said: "Yes, unexpectedly. ”

MacArthur: "The president wrote to me that he thought Yan'an would send troops to Korea and even Japan. He did not doubt Yan'an's determination. However, Yan'an will suffer huge losses on the battlefields of Korea and Japan, and it is not possible to even lose all the elite troops. This is the fundamental reason why our friends in Chongqing agreed to a series of agreements in Yalta. Yan'an Battle, Chongqing sat back and enjoyed its success. ”

The staff officer said: "Sir, I remember that you were a little worried about the situation there. ”

MacArthur: "Yes. It was the territory of the Communist Party. Now, there is a Labour regime in northern China with a population of 200 million. It is foreseeable that after the war, the biggest enemy of the United States has changed from the original Soviet Union to the Soviet Union and Yan'an. I have reminded the president more than once to be wary of Yan'an. ”

The staff officer said, "yes, at least we don't want them to get our equipment." ”

MacArthur: "I can see from the few times they acted, they kept an eye on our American military. It's a bad feeling. No matter. I think that their actions now have an impact on Japan's will to fight in the Philippines. The two families launched a major battle almost at the same time, with the North and the South attacking, one against North Korea and the other against the Philippines. Japan, it's almost over. Philippines, I'll be back soon. ”

Sunday, February 18, 1945, 5:30 a.m. Chongqing, Huangshan Residence.

Chairman Chiang was also called. Because he was awake and praying, the guards waited a few minutes before being allowed to come in.

The guard whispered: "Chairman, there is a report from Yan'an that their Northeast Coalition Army is already there," he looked at his watch, "Eleven minutes ago, the bombardment of more than a dozen targets in and around Pyongyang began, and a ground offensive is expected to be launched around noon." ”

Chairman Chiang: "Is it guerrilla warfare?" No, they're going to launch a massive offensive? ”

The guard whispered, "That's what their report says. ”

Chairman Chiang: "Is there a specific plan for attack?" ”

The guard said: "The report just said that an air attack would be launched first, and then a ground attack would be carried out. ”

Chairman Chiang: "So they have a lot of planes?" See how far they can play. ”

Chairman Chiang felt very sorry that he had not decided to go to Yalta to attend the meeting this time. Because the decision is made by yourself, I really can't blame others. The United States did not help him, and the Soviet Union threw him face, so he had to not go.

However, Chairman Jiang knew that this was just the beginning. Expanding into Japan? It would be nice to take down North Korea. Wait for the loss of the army. When you and Japan are both defeated, hum!

During the early Yalta Conference, he and Song Ziwen kept in correspondence, and the other four major powers also gave him official letters, and he participated in the decision-making of major events.

He agreed with these decisions, in addition to his inability to control the situation, he also had some thoughts about letting Yan'an send troops and consuming Yan'an's strength.

Thinking of this, he began to analyze the situation of the Korean war, analyzing the possible outcomes. Soon, he saw that it would take at least one to three years for the Northeast coalition forces to fully occupy Korea. They are unlikely to fail in North Korea because the Americans are helping them. No, I'll go to the Americans and tell them not to help the Northeast and make North Korea the Waterloo of the Northeast coalition forces.

After thinking for a while, a guard knocked on the door and said, "Director Dai has arrived." ”

Lao Jiang said: "You are here." ”

Dai Li said: "Headmaster, are you looking for me, or is that one thing?" ”

Lao Jiang said: "Yes. ”

Dai Li said: "Principal, we have proposed a project, I brought it today, please take a look." ”

Lao Jiang took the plan, read it a few times, and said: "Very good, thoughtful, and the latest content of the layout in North Korea has been added." Not bad. Let's do it. In addition, I would like to know the real strategic goals of Yan'an. I doubt that they will be able to recover the entire territory of the Korean Peninsula. ”

Dai Li's project is a plan to send a large number of spies to the northeast, and there is no new information on the strategic target of Yan'an, and he is stepping up his efforts to collect it.

Sunday, February 18, 1945, 8:30 a.m. Yan'an.

Although there is a time difference, it is already dawn in Yan'an.

As soon as Mao returned to Yan'an, he commanded the Northeast Coalition Army and marched into Korea.

Mao Gong's cave became a temporary headquarters, and staff officers constantly passed on telegrams one by one.

Several people gathered around the map, holding telegrams, some marked with pens, and some looked at the map without speaking.

Mr. Zhu said: "It seems that the sneak attack was effective, more than 20 airfields in North Korea were bombed, and the Japanese garrisons around Pyongyang were bombed. It's just that the assessment of the effectiveness of the bombing has not yet been sent. ”

Ren Gong: "Don't worry, don't rush them, they are actively assessing." ”

As he was talking, a staff officer came in and said, "The bombing assessment effect is out, and the second wave of bombing has taken off." ”

Mr. Zhu grabbed the telegram and read it, read it again, read it again, and said, "It looks better than expected." The Japanese really put all the elite in the Pacific theater. ”

Mao Gongdao: "He has fewer Japanese, and if he dies, he will have one less." How many hard bones can North Korea have? The intelligence of the DPRK is accurate, and it is not enough for the Japanese to spread such a small number of troops in 3,000 miles of rivers and mountains. ”

After another two hours, the front command called and asked for instructions to launch a ground offensive in advance; according to the reconnaissance plane reconnaissance results, the effect of the shelling just now exceeded expectations, most of the enemy's fortifications were destroyed, and the incendiary bombs had been dropped for half an hour, and it was recommended to launch a ground offensive.

Mr. Zhu said: "What should be bombed is still bombed." Be cautious as well. ”

Mao Gongdao: "If you really want to fight right away, let's hit a place and try it first, and the bombing will continue." In addition, tell them that battlefield decisions are changing rapidly, and they can make decisions immediately without asking for advice on everything. ”

Mr. Zhu said: "I don't know if the intelligence war can achieve the desired results. ”

Mao Gongdao: "I have confidence. ”

In the past few days, newspapers in Northeast China, newspapers in Yan'an, and even newspapers in Chongqing have all published editorials entitled "Liberate Korea and Attack Japan." This topic illustrates Yan'an's strategic purpose, that is, to liberate Korea, and then use Korea as a springboard to fight to the Japanese mainland.

February 18, 1945. Chongqing.

Zhou Gong, who hurried to Chongqing, begged to see Lao Jiang, and Jiang decided to see him again in Huangshan.

Zhou Gong said: Although we had planned to attack North Korea, we were not so hasty. Originally, it was planned to implement the detailed battle plan after consulting Chongqing, but the Yalta meeting was under too much pressure and had to be implemented.

President Jiang's face was calm and he asked: Is your strategic goal really the same as the newspaper said, to liberate the entire territory of Korea and fight to the Japanese mainland?

Zhou Gong: If we had been preparing for two years, we could have done this, and now it is too hasty, and it would be very good to be able to liberate Pyongyang.

The president was displeased and asked: You have already said the big words, and now it is not good to regret it. Do you have a refill plan?

Zhou Gong: For today's plan, there is only one way to do it.

The implication is that the strategic goals remain the same, but the time requirements are not so strict. What's more, the battlefield is changing rapidly, and it can't be fast.

The president was greatly displeased and said: No! This involves the face of the country and the international credibility of our country. Do you think you don't have to pay a price to participate in an international conference? In terms of combat time, it must be strictly demanded. The Americans are not stupid, they will send someone to spy on them.

Zhou Gong: In this case, we can only fight to the death.

A few hours later, the entire Chongqing upper echelons learned about the conversation between President Jiang and Zhou Gong. They all knew Yan'an's real idea, that is, they bragged at the Yalta meeting, and they were under great pressure to attack North Korea immediately, which was very difficult to do. So Yan'an wanted to fight slowly.

A few hours later, a telegram from Chongqing was placed on the table in the conference room of the Tokyo base camp.

According to this information, Yan'an probably planned to fight Pyongyang and not advance.

In the past few days, Tokyo Honto has received hundreds of pieces of information about the Korean campaign. The vast majority of published articles state that the telecommunications are also used as intelligence, together with information obtained from secret sources.

published articles, and there are also several pieces of information from the Northeast and Yan'an. The news from this intelligence was very confusing, and there were three military plans, one was to attack Pyongyang, one was to attack Busan, and the third was to attack the Japanese mainland.

The intelligence from Chongqing and Yan'an, even Kunming, Australia and other places is also very confusing.

This new piece of information clearly pointed out that the source of the information was that Yan'an informed Lao Jiang of the situation, and Lao Jiang asked them to carry out the original plan, but Yan'an had doubts.

The source of this piece of information in Chongqing is very interesting, and it was revealed by Chongqing's high-level officials on their own initiative.

The base camp began to lean towards the conclusion that the contradictions between Yan'an and Chongqing were becoming increasingly intense, and they wanted to guard against Chongqing, so they did not dare to throw all their forces into the Korean Peninsula.

Although the debate is still not over, the upper echelons are generally relieved.