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Ten incendiary bombs were allocated to each of the seven hills, and the remaining thirty were supplemented according to the bombing situation. The crew members in the sky could not feel the tragic situation on the hill below, and after their eyesight incendiary bombs fell from the belly of the aircraft, they set off waves of fire, and then the flames spread, like a circular pattern, beautiful and moving. This man-made scenery was the favorite view of the crew members, who believed that it surpassed any kind of natural, man-made sight. Unbeknownst to the imaginary bombers, the Chinese infantrymen watching not far below gave them the resounding nickname "Crazy Arsonists"!

The humid climate curbs the spread of fires, making it difficult to ignite fires in the mountains and forests during the rainy season, and the slight air movement reduces the intensity of flames. This was a good thing for the Japanese army, but the burning in this environment brought up billowing smoke, and the state of the breeze also made the smoke linger near the hill for a long time.

Thirteen kilometers away, the 2nd Mountain Brigade and the other four alpine regiments were finally about to arrive at their destination, and the road was really not smooth, first encountering strong winds and heavy rain, and then the army fell into a heavy fog, and finally passed through the fog, and then encountered a large miasma. Even the most sophisticated aborigines of the Gaoshan tribe dare not say that they are unscathed in the mountains, and can only blame them for their bad luck.

However, we finally arrived at our destination, hoping that it didn't take too long. The scouts at the forefront of the 2nd Mountain Brigade were only a few kilometers away from the battlefield, and they could clearly see the bombers flying in the sky. Joining up with the 1st Mountain Brigade as fast as possible, waiting for the time for the arrival of the large force, the bombers had already completed their mission and flapped their wings to return home. And the valley is flanked by seven hills. The flames were not visible from afar, and they were all shrouded in smoke.

As the carbon dioxide became thicker and thicker into his lungs, Lieutenant General Noma felt that he was having trouble breathing, his throat seemed to be burning, and the heat brought by the fire not far away could no longer bother him, and he watched countless soldiers die in the fire, or struggle in the smoke, and finally fall to the ground in pain. Noma knew what kind of weapon the Chinese army was using, and Tokyo was destroyed under this weapon.

"Noma, help me, help me, I'll make you the governor, hurry up and save me!" A terrible cry for help came from behind him, it was Sakuma-sama who was crushed under the log, and the shock wave from the explosion swept away his makeshift cabin, and the log crushed the two favorite concubines, Tyumei Ichi, and Tetsuo. I was lucky to just have my leg crushed.

However, Sakuma is not far from death, even if someone carries the log from his leg, it is impossible to escape from this Shura hell, death is his only fate, and Noma thinks so. Instead of saving the Governor, he tried to organize the surviving soldiers to move down the hill outside, and as long as they got out of the smoke, there was hope of survival.

Hope lasted less than ten minutes. The poison in the smoke destroyed the general, and he collapsed on the way to break out. After-the-fact statistics cannot be made. Because the dead Japanese soldiers were all over every hill, the Chinese army did not have so much energy to comb through the mountains one by one. However, more than 2,000 Japanese soldiers managed to get out of the thick smoke, but stopped in front of the outer cliff, and in the process of looking for a way down the mountain, more than 1,000 fainted or fell off the cliff, and more than 700 descended the mountain, of which more than 400 were discovered by the Chinese army, which was well armed after the convergence. More than 300 people entered the vast mountains and forests, and in the absence of supplies, they would face a harsh environment. Fifty years later, the inhabitants of Taiwan Province found a wild man in the mountains, and it was finally estimated that this wild man was the Japanese soldier who escaped into the mountains and forests after the battle.

After the war, Japan's military presence in Taiwan completely disappeared. The Chinese army had complete control over the entire island of Taiwan and was connected to the Ryukyu Islands to the north to form a strong Pacific defense line and sortie base.

If the Chinese navy takes the initiative to attack, it can completely cut off the sea routes of British and American transport ships to Tianjin Port and Weihai Port, and the first island chain can be reached, relying on the island ports, Kagoshima Port, Jeju Island and other places, it is completely possible to send submarines to attack Western transport ships. The nearly 600,000 troops of the anti-China allied forces in the north need a huge amount of logistical materials, and once the sea route is cut off, the Chinese army will be in an absolutely superior position.

However, before the naval battle was decided, the Chinese Navy did not want to be distracted, and he needed to focus all his energy on the expeditionary fleet, which also gave the Allied transport fleet a good opportunity, and a large amount of material resources were continuously delivered to the Allied soldiers. In addition, this also made the Allies believe that the strength of the Chinese Navy is insufficient, and they are more confident and bold to increase the delivery efforts.

The outcome of the naval battle is so important that it is reflected in many aspects, and if the expeditionary fleet wins the naval battle, it can control the sea in the Far Eastern seas, completely blockade the waters near China, and ensure the safety of transport ships. It can also bombard China's coastal cities, industrial bases, and shipbuilding bases along the way, from the coast of Guangdong to the banks of the Huangpu River, and then to the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, which is the most densely populated area of China's industry, and is also the essence of China.

If China wins the naval battle and controls the sea power in the Far East, it will be able to block the allied waterways and logistics transportation routes, and the 600,000 troops in the north will lose their logistical supply sources, and with the small military factories in Tianjin, they will not be able to meet the large-scale war consumption of the large army. As for land transport, it is even more of a joke, with Russia's fragile transport capacity and the distance of half the world, these 600,000 troops are enough to drag half of Europe down.

The 600,000 Allied troops in the north alone could not defeat Hua, which is the consensus of everyone, which is why the expeditionary fleet is so important. Once again, this truth is vividly embodied in mastering the hegemony of the sea.

At the northern tip of the island of Sumatra, in the Andaman Sea, the expeditionary fleet departed from Mumbai, passed through the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, and arrived in Yangon, Myanmar for a short rest. From here, after entering the Strait of Malacca and arriving at Singapore, it is the South China Sea, which means entering the strike range of the Chinese navy and entering the war zone. After the fall of Hong Kong, the expeditionary fleet will also have Cam Ranh Bay in French Indochina and the port of Manila in the United States to dock, which will be the frontier rest port for the expeditionary fleet's operations, and the port of Singapore will be the home port of the expeditionary fleet.

Naval battles cannot be ended in a day or two, not that the two sides can complete the naval battle after meeting on the sea and spraying shells, the fleet needs to rest in the harbor, replenish supplies and ammunition, need to find the position of the enemy fleet on the vast sea, and require constant exploration, contact, and reconnaissance on both sides, and it may also last for a day or two after the battle breaks out, and then it is pursued, the remnants are destroyed, and so on. Coupled with the fact that uncontrollable factors such as climate, monsoon, and waves in the South China Sea in June make it possible for the naval battle to last longer. This would have required a supply port on the front line of the battlefield, and the Battle of Jutland during World War I was much simpler, because the two countries were neighbors at all, and the sea area was too small. From England to Germany, it is better to set off from Shandong to Guangdong, and the navies between the two countries can almost meet outside the port.

The colonies, ports, and Allied colonies and ports all over the world made the expeditionary fleet very comfortable, and compared to the expedition of the Russian Pacific Fleet, of course, there would not be the embarrassment of not having ports to dock, refuel, and rest. The expeditionary fleet seems to have made a visit across three oceans, attracting countless people to watch everywhere, this is the expedition of the largest tonnage fleet in the history of the earth, and it is also the first high-intensity actual combat in the era of ironclad ships of the navies of European powers, and its historical significance is no less than that of Columbus's sailing ships, which is described by the Western media.

According to the plan, the expeditionary fleet will rest in Yangon for two days, and the port of Yangon is not suitable for the docking of 10,000-ton ships, and the conditions here are not enough to satisfy the officers and men of the navy compared to Singapore. Moreover, because of the suppression of the Burma Free Army, there was still a war atmosphere here, and the degree of oppression was very dissatisfied with the officers and men of the Navy who were ready to have fun, so the commander of the expeditionary fleet, British Admiral Natal, decided to rest here for only two days, and then rest for a while when he arrived in Singapore, and punish the daring Oriental children in the best condition.

As one of the UK's major rice-producing and exporting ports, the Port of Yangon was built in 1852 on the east side of the Irrawaddy River Delta and on the left bank of the Yangon River. Since the beginning of the Burma War, the British have begun to increase the berths in Yangon Port, widen the area of the wharf, and increase the draft of the berths. It is a pity that the sea conditions of Yangon Port are poor, and the subsequent port construction can meet the needs of the British transport fleet, but it cannot let the 10,000-ton giant ships of the expeditionary fleet dock.

Both the battleship and the armored cruiser were docked off the harbor, and with the help of the anti-wave cover, the battleship would not shake too violently after anchoring. In addition to the crew members on duty on the ship, the officers and sailors of the Navy all enter the city of Yangon by dinghy, and bars, restaurants, clubs, etc. are their favorite places.

In fact, the expeditionary fleet had just left the port of Mumbai for less than 15 days, and judging from the state of the ships, there was no need to dock in Yangon at all, and it could sail directly through the Strait of Malacca into the port of Singapore. However, the officers and men of the Navy strongly requested to dock in Yangon, and Admiral Natal, as the commander of the fleet, had to consider the demands of the middle and lower rank officers and sailors, which was also an important factor in maintaining combat effectiveness.

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