[Anti-Japanese Iron Blood King] Chapter 986: Operation Fox Hunt (Ask for subscription!) , ask for a monthly pass, ask for everything! ）

Ma Zheng's inference was so amazing that Political Commissar Luo and Xu Yinghui were stunned for a while, and it took a while to react. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Commander, the Americans are in the war, so what should we do?" Political Commissar Luo asked.

"The Americans' participation in the war actually has nothing to do with us, whether this attack is a conspiracy of the US government or not, but the losses of the US Pacific Fleet are indeed very heavy. At the very least, the United States will do nothing in the Pacific theater for six months to a year, and although it is said that from the perspective of the overall situation, the United States' participation in the war is a good thing for us, but the impact of the United States' participation in the war on us is not very great at the moment. ”

Then Ma Zheng's voice changed: "Of course, there is still a slight impact, at least the Soviet Union does not have to worry about the Japanese and Germany flanking them together, and we don't need to send troops to Hulunbuir so quickly, we can concentrate on dealing with the North China Front, which may be good news." ”

"Commander, are we still going to help the USSR?" Xu Yinghui also asked.

"Of course, the Soviet Union is a very important country to us, and although we don't want it to be too strong, we can't just watch it die. What's more, the Soviet Union still occupies millions of square kilometers of our territory, and this may be the best chance to recover these lands! Ma Zheng said.

"Commander, should we report your inference to Yan'an?"

"No need! There is no need to publicize it everywhere, whether the Pearl Harbor incident is a bitter ploy or not, I myself do not dare to make up my mind, let alone stupidly publicize it everywhere, because even if he says this, no one will care, and besides, we have always only done things that harm others and benefit ourselves and others, and we will not do this kind of thing that harms others and is not beneficial to ourselves. Ma Zheng said with a smile.

"Commander, what should we do now, should we wait and see what happens?" Xu Yinghui asked again.

"Of course we are involved, Plan X has already begun to be implemented, now that Japan has started a war with the United States, then we will definitely not be crooked towards the Soviet Union again, and it is time for us to have a good deal with the old devil Okamura Ninji." Ma Zheng said.

"Are you going to send troops to North China?" Xu Yinghui asked in surprise, knowing that they had just repaired less than three months before they had another big war, this frequency was too high.

"Don't you think that now our strength is already very strong, and the strength of our opponents has not increased, but has decreased a lot, and it is the best time to completely solve the North China problem?" Ma Zheng said.

"Completely solve the North China problem? Commander, are you planning to wipe out the North China Front in one fell swoop? Xu Yinghui asked in surprise.

"The North China Front has been at the end of its strength after many strikes by our army, and this time the Japanese army implemented the southward strategy and deliberately transferred many troops from North China, including the Fifth Division with strong combat effectiveness, so the current North China Front may be the weakest time since the founding of the army. As the saying goes, if you don't do it at this time, I'm afraid it will be difficult to have such an opportunity in the future. Ma Zheng said.

"Commander, do you have a plan?"

"Not yet, but it's too late to formulate it now, and the senior cadres in Datong will come to the headquarters for a meeting tomorrow. At the same time, all units were ordered to immediately stock up on ammunition and food and prepare for battle! Ma Zheng said.

"Okay, let's arrange it!"

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After a week of detailed planning, with Ma Zheng's personal participation, a special battle plan for the Japanese army in North China was freshly released, because this time it was to fight with the old fox Okamura Ningji, and the purpose was also to hunt this old devil, so this plan was named "Fox Hunting Operation" by Ma Zheng.

Operation Fox Hunt was originally intended to target Okamura Ninji, but in fact, the target of the siege was the entire North China Front. This battle plan was led by Ma Zheng, according to the plan, Ma Zheng's troops would pour out of the nest this time, and then cooperate with the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, the Jin Sui Army, the Central Army and other friendly troops to launch the final blow on the Japanese North China Front, striving to completely annihilate the Japanese puppet army in North China before 1942, and completely quell the war in North China.

However, Ma Zheng also knew that he could not send troops when the United States did not really send troops to participate in the Pacific War, and at the same time did not send a request to China, and it was impossible to maximize its interests until the time was ripe.

In addition, the military region is not ready to launch a big war, so two months of preparation time is still very necessary. Therefore, after receiving Ma Zheng's order, the military district headquarters immediately made war preparations, ordered the troops to secretly assemble in the predetermined area, and secretly formed the command headquarters of the former enemy.

Time is the most impartial audience, he does not stop his pace because of anyone, and the time of two months is fleeting.

Whether the Pearl Harbor incident was a conspiracy led by the U.S. government or a successful surprise attack by Japan, the overall result was that the Japanese army's operations in Southeast Asia were very smooth, and huge results were created in a short period of time.

Vice Admiral Nagumo of the Japanese Navy led a sneak attack on the ship eastward, and the smoke of gunpowder billowed over Pearl Harbor, it was the time when the Japanese army was rapidly trampling southward.

According to the arrangement of the Japanese high command, the southward operation was divided into three stages: first, the rapid capture of the Philippines and Malaya; the second is to march into the Dutch East Indies and carry out the Javanese operation; The third is to consolidate the occupied areas and conduct operations in Burma.

On the same day that the Navy attacked Pearl Harbor, the Japanese launched simultaneous attacks on Thailand, Malaya, the Philippines, Guam, Wake Island, Gilbert Island, and Hong Kong.

On the morning of June 17, the Japanese 15th Army crossed the eastern border of Thailand from southern Japan in India. At dawn the next day, the advance force entered Bangkok. Another Japanese army, advancing from the sea, also landed near Bangkok at dawn on the 18th, and the Japanese army completed the occupation of Thailand.

In the face of a powerful Japanese attack, the Thai government was forced to agree to the Japanese demands. A few days later, the two sides signed a treaty of alliance. The treaty stipulates that the two sides respect each other's sovereignty and independence, and that in the event of a conflict between either party and a third country, the other side shall provide comprehensive political, military and economic assistance. In this way, Japan tied Thailand to its chariot.

At the same time, the Japanese army invaded Malaysia with heavy troops, and the 25th Army, a strong Japanese army under the command of Lieutenant General Yamashita Fumi, who had recently left the mountain, was responsible for the land operation. The establishment of the army was originally based on four divisions and regiments. At the beginning of the attack on Malaya, there were three divisions of the 55th, 18th, and Guards, as well as 600 army and naval aircraft.

In the early morning of June 18, the 1st Division of the Japanese 5th Division made a surprise landing in Songkhla and Pattani, the southernmost part of Thailand; The 1st Division of the 18th Division made a surprise landing at Kota Bharu, Malaya.

On the same day, Vice Admiral Phillips, commander of the British Far East Fleet, learned of the Japanese attack, immediately convened an emergency operational meeting and resolved to personally lead the fleet in a counterattack.

However, the Japanese army was not able to resist the British troops, who had already lost the will to fight, and the Japanese army, under the cover of air superiority, quickly advanced from north to south along the Malay Peninsula.

The 25th Army, commanded by Yamashita, took control of the southern part of the Malay Peninsula in one fell swoop. Two days later, the Japanese 55th Division stormed Kuala Lumpur.

Then, the British forces on the east and west sides of the Malay Peninsula retreated to the southern tip of the peninsula. A week later, all British troops retreated to Singapore.

In this way, the Japanese army occupied Malaya in just 30 days, and Lieutenant General Yamashita received the nickname "Malay Tiger".

However, during the attack on Singapore, the Japanese army encountered desperate resistance from the British army, but due to the loss of almost all logistical support, in the end, under the powerful offensive of the Japanese army, General Passibar was forced to surrender unconditionally due to lack of water and artillery shells.

In this battle, the Japanese and British each suffered 10,000 casualties. Of the 138708 British defenders, 100,000 were captured. In this way, the "Gibraltar of the East," which Britain had painstakingly operated for 20 years, and Singapore, the world's famous fourth-largest military port, fell into the hands of the Japanese army, and the gateway to the Indian Ocean was opened.

Immediately afterwards, the Japanese army, which had fanned south from the mainland archipelago, rushed to the Philippines, the country of a thousand islands, like the water that had burst its embankment.

In the Philippine Islands, Admiral MacArthur, the commander of the U.S. Far East, has about 130,000 troops. Among them, there are nearly 20,000 US troops, more than 110,000 Philippine troops, 45 warships, and more than 200 aircraft.

The 14th Army of the Japanese Army, which invaded the Philippines, has 2 divisions and 1 brigade. The 3rd Fleet and the 11th Air Fleet of the Navy and the 5th Flight Group of the Army are supporting the operation, with a total of 43 combat ships of various types and more than 500 aircraft.

After three consecutive days of air raids, the Japanese basically destroyed MacArthur's air force, and the US Asian fleet had to flee south to the Java Sea in a hurry. Soon the Japanese landed at Apari, Vigan and Legazpi, occupied the advance airfield, and advanced in the direction of Manila.

However, the US-Philippine forces, which lacked training, could not stop the Japanese attack at all, and in just a few days, MacArthur, the commander-in-chief of the US garrison in the Philippines, fled the Philippines on a plane to Brisbane, Australia. Soon, the Japanese 16th Army entered Manila

Immediately after, Hong Kong fell! Batanes has fallen! Wake Island has fallen! Fall of the Dutch East Indies......

In just two months, the Japanese army swept through Southeast Asia, and the armies of the United States, Britain, the Netherlands, and other countries were defeated, and hundreds of thousands surrendered to the Japanese army. In addition, before the outbreak of the Pacific War, the Japanese army took advantage of the defeat of France and invaded French Indochina, and at this time the Japanese army had effectively controlled all of Southeast Asia except Burma.