Chapter 596: Taiwan, Pacific, Fat Pig Go
December 18, 1942. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć infoTaipei, Taiwan.
- Xiaolu came back from southern and central Taiwan and got off the train, went straight back to his accommodation, and began to study the documents of the Pacific War.
Lin Baoting worked in the Governor's Office of Taiwan's puppet government, and many things he wrote down on paper as soon as he returned home from memory. Over time, a lot of information has accumulated in this area. There are also a few clerks, and they have also accumulated some information, put them together, and accumulated two large bags. Several staff officers spent several days and nights classifying, indexing, and binding the information.
Xiao Lu carefully studied this information, and finally saw the actual course of the Pacific War after his own intervention.
I just watched it one night, and a telegram came from Dalian, saying that the US military was going to attack Japan, and the plane wanted to land in Dalian, and asked if it would be allowed.
Xiaolu immediately replied: "Allowed, make all preparations, and keep in close contact with the US military." Tell the U.S. military that Yanji Airport is closer to Tokyo than Dalian, and Yanji can be used as the first landing airport, and we are also ready in Tonghua and Dalian. They can land at any airport. ā
Soon, Dalian called back that the US military insisted on landing in Dalian, and several other airports could be used as alternative airports. It turned out that most of the cities bombed by the US military were in southern Japan, and Dalian was still closer.
The next day, the U.S. military made up its mind to immediately bomb Japan, mainly Tokyo, but also factories, oil depots, and military facilities in Yokohama, Kobe, and Nagoya.
Historically, on April 18, 42, Doolittle led a B25 medium bomber, which took off from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet, bombed Japan, and took off at a great distance from Japan. The Hornet was not responsible for picking them up, and the plane landed at the airfield in eastern China. As a result, some planes crashed, one was shot down, and some failed to take off, and not all planes that arrived in Japan found bombing targets, and even if they did, the bombing effect was not obvious. This bombing was symbolic.
Because the bombing process of Pearl Harbor was intervened, all the fuel was burned, and the destroyed warships could not be repaired after burning, and the Pacific Fleet had only three aircraft carriers in a few months, and several cruisers and frigates were only enough to cope with the Pacific War, and they were not capable of bombing Tokyo and Japan at all. The bombing program was carried out only now, delayed for a full 8 months.
Knowing the process of bombing Tokyo, Koji began to study the intelligence, looking for the Battle of Midway and the Battle of the Coral Sea, and it turned out that these naval battles had been fought as much as the previous news, and the Japanese army won all of them.
The Battle of the Coral Sea ended on May 8, 1942, with the loss of the USS Lexington and the capture of Port Moresby by the Japanese. Unlike history, historically, the Japanese army did not occupy Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea, and progress was frustrated.
In the summer of 1942, all the battles for the Pacific islands of the Japanese army were won, and the Battle of Midway still took place from June 3 to 6, 1942.
At the end of '42, the turning point came with difficulty, that is, the Japanese army was insufficient, and wanted to expand the results of the war in Australia, there were not enough planes, there were not enough planes on the Australian continent, and Australia was so vast and sparsely populated that the Japanese army occupying the port of Darwin could not afford to march to the rich southeast.
In the United States, Pearl Harbor was built and partially reinstated. The strength of the U.S. Pacific Fleet began to increase rapidly. In order to accelerate the reversal of the war in the Pacific, the Americans also opened bases in Australia.
At this time, people realized that the turning point had finally arrived.
From the intelligence, Koji also found that Japan is very concerned about San Francisco, the Panama Strait and other places, mentioning a large number of oil tanker warships sailing to the Pacific Ocean. At the same time, there were also orders for the Pacific Japanese army to mobilize food and conscript troops to Taiwan. At the same time, the conscription order issued by the Governor-General of Taiwan was also seen, and the volume of grain transported also rose sharply.
At present, the people of Taiwan have also implemented a rationing system for their food rationing, and they can only eat low-quality rice. Xiaolu also eats this kind of rice these days, which is more unpalatable than the coarse grains in the Northeast. Although Lin Baoting bought some cakes for everyone every once in a while to satisfy their hunger, his financial resources were also limited, so he stopped after buying them a few times. The cake is too expensive.
Northeast China is an important source of grain for Japan, and without this source, the gap in the grain supply of the Japanese army has suddenly widened, and the only way to solve it is to rely on Taiwan.
In the intelligence, we have also seen hundreds of cases of people stealing food because of grain grabbing. Xiaolu felt that the people in Taiwan were resentful and the opportunity came.
One of Xiaolu's biggest regrets is that he can no longer intervene in the course of the Pacific War.
For more than two days, Xiaolu and several staff officers compiled all the information into a detailed written report, transcribed important information, and wrote an information on Taiwan's political, economic, and economic situation.
December 22, 1942. Taipei, Taiwan.
Xue Rui ran in and said, "Good news, the U.S. military has bombed Japan." All the planes landed safely in Dalian. ā
Xiaolu took the telegram and saw that it was written that the US bombing effect was huge, and the US military plane had landed safely, and he knew that this operation was successful.
- Liu Baijie is back.
In the past two days, Xiaolu took intelligence officers to study intelligence, and he took a few guards to reconnoiter around Taipei, saw the information, and said: "Commander-in-chief, I think this Taiwan is a ripe grape, which can be picked to make wine." ā
Xiaolu said: "Tell me." ā
Liu Baijie said: "The Japanese army is already unpopular. Although they are engaged in the popularization of the imperial people, many people think that they are Japanese, but now life is not good, and the people are very resentful. If we get him, there will be a favorable situation in Taiwan. ā
Xiaolu said: "How do you think it can be done?" ā
Liu Baijie said: "Let those Taiwanese who think they are Japanese suffer a little. ā
Xiaolu said: "Why do you think so? ā
Liu Baijie said: "This place is different from our North China, and it is also different from our Northeast. In Northeast China and North China, the people hated the Japanese. Many people here consider themselves Japanese and rejoice at the victory of the Japanese. The defeat to Japan was very uncomfortable. There were many people who participated in the Japanese army, and they worked very hard. The underground party has done a lot of work, and although it has been effective, it is not as ideal as North China and Northeast China. So, we have to let the Japanese clean them up, so that we have a chance. ā
Xiaolu said: "In this way, the five of you will stay and set up a special combat team in Taiwan, which will be led by the future military chief of Taiwan." You can first pull up an urban guerrilla detachment and make some moves, and as soon as the Japanese make a mistake, your chance will come. How about giving you two years and making a situation? ā
Liu Baijie said: "Then the position of Staff Officer Li... "It's the staff officer who participated in the competition, and he stayed this time.
Xiaolu said: "He will be the political commissar for you." Let's talk to him again. Actually, he had expected me to leave him behind. ā
Liu Baijie said: "Who will lead us in the future?" ā
Xiaolu said: "It's settled, Liu Xiwang, Brigade Commander Liu." ā
Liu Baijie obviously recognized Brigade Commander Liu and said, "I am very confident. Well, two years. Look at it. ā
Xiaolu said: "After a while, I will draw people from Yunnan, Guangxi, and Myanmar, and you can select some special combat personnel from them." You should pay attention to the importance of training cadres. You are seeds, and you have to be careful to protect the cadres. ā
Liu Baijie said: "I will do what you do." I study and think more when I can't sleep. Haven't eaten pork, haven't seen a fat pig go? ā
After saying this, I felt that there was something to say, and glanced at Xiaolu.
Sure enough, Xiao Lu rolled his eyelids and said, "What do you mean?" Say who is a pig? ā