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Chapter 1752 An Yi's confidence

An Yi did not guess wrong, at this time, the commander of the *** Burmese and Indian Army, General Ishikawa Koichi, was indeed as big as a fight. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Since the end of last month, there have been sick cases in the Japanese army, and at that time, Ishikawa Koichi and the officers and commanders of the corps, divisions, brigades, wings, brigades, and squadrons below did not pay much attention to it. Due to India's extremely hot and humid weather, it is usually easy to get sick, but with urgent treatment, it is usually cured.

For several months, the Japanese army, with the cooperation of the Free Indian government under its support, used industrial facilities in the Bengal, Bihar, Orissa and Madras regions to produce and hoard strategic goods in large quantities.

Ishikawa had already planned early in the morning, and when the rainy season in September had passed and the weather cleared, he would immediately move his troops westward to defeat the Sheng Shicai rebels before the An Jia army, seize as much territory as possible in India, and lay a solid foundation for the next battle.

Although the Japanese intelligence department transmitted the news of Sheng Shicai's use of poison gas bombs in the western region of the subcontinent and the blatant massacre of the city to Ishikawa Koichi, Ishikawa Koichi also had the same as the generals of the Tokyo base camp and the Southern Army Headquarters, believing that India, which had been weakened to a certain extent, was conducive to the colonial rule of the world, and the more evil Sheng Shicai caused, the easier it would be to rule in the future.

The top echelons of the government and the military are optimistic that if all of India's industries are brought under control, with India's superior agricultural conditions and abundant human resources, coupled with the oil fields of Burma, Lanyin, and Sakhalin, even if there is a gap in strength with the United States, it is already within an acceptable range, and whether it is peace with the United States or promoting peace, it will be in an invincible position.

However, after entering September, there were suddenly a large number of casualties and illnesses in the Burmese and Indian armies, and the hoarded drugs such as panmoxicillin, simoxicillin, and sulfonamides were exhausted after continuous use, and due to the lack of effective treatment drugs, more than 1,200 officers and men have died of the epidemic so far.

This death toll frightened Ishikawa Kodaichi, at this time, the news of the outbreak of an unprecedented terrible plague throughout India had spread throughout the Burmese and Indian army, although the devil soldiers who had received the bushido influence were indifferent to life and death, but they were also unwilling to die in this place inexplicably, the death was worthless, and the military spirit began to show signs of instability.

Fort William, located on the east bank of the Hooghly River in Calcutta, was built at the end of the 17th century, named after King William III of England, the fortress is in front of the southeast fortress and the adjacent city wall, the fortress faces the river, the other three sides are moats, the river can be introduced at any time, there are three layers of heavy walls on the inside of the fort, layer upon layer, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

The outside of the fort is surrounded by hundreds of acres of green space, which are the Black Sky Temple, the Victoria Memorial Hall, the *** Church and the East India Museum, etc., the environment is elegant, and the air is much fresher than other places.

From the first day he entered Calcutta, Koichi Ishikawa made Fort William his headquarters and lived and worked here for more than two months.

While An Yi was enjoying the joy of harvesting the fleet in Karachi, the atmosphere in the conference hall on the second floor of Fort William was extremely depressing, and every general attending the meeting had a deep worry and fear on their faces.

"What to do? At present, the number of sick people in the army has almost exceeded 30,000, and all armies, divisions, and brigades have seen a large number of sick cases. If we don't figure out a way soon, they'll all die in this hellish place! Maybe even we won't be immune! Maybe we should leave everything behind and go back to Myanmar! After Lieutenant General Nakazawa Sanfu, the commander of the First Division, finished speaking, he couldn't help but shudder in this hot weather.

"Yes, yes!"

Before Koichi Ishikawa could speak, Lieutenant General Kazuichiro Sonobe, commander of the Seventh Division, immediately said:

"I agree with Nakazawa-kun's opinion and leave this ghost place immediately! It's raining all day and night, and the climate is still so hot, just sitting and doing nothing, and my whole body is wet and uncomfortable! It's hard to imagine how the untouchables have survived for thousands of years...... I'm willing to bet that if we stay here any longer, even if we get away with this catastrophe, the terrible weather will still cost us our lives. ”

"Yaga! Nakazawa-kun, Sonobe-kun, do you know what you're talking about? It's a shame! It's in the face of the emperor ***! I will absolutely not allow similar statements of defeat in my army again! ”

Ishikawa reprimanded loudly, and saw that Mitsuo Nakazawa and Kazuichiro Sonobe lowered their heads, so he glanced around at the generals and said: "Actually, what's so terrible about this, even the hottest and humid April, May, June, July, and August have survived, will they lose in September?" We just lack special drugs to fight the plague, as long as the country can provide us with enough special drugs such as pemoxicillin, simoxicillin and sulfonamides, we are fully confident that we can deal with this plague! ”

"But—"

Lieutenant General Shojiro Iida, commander of the 15th Army, said suspiciously: "Your Excellency, your Excellency, these special drugs are patented products of Nanhua, how can they be supplied openly?" You know, the empire spends a lot of money in order to obtain precious special medicines, is the base camp willing to spend so much money for us? ”

"I have to spend it if I can't bear it!"

Lieutenant General Yasushi Murakami, chief of staff of the Burmese Indian Army, who was sitting next to Koichi Ishikawa, said confidently: "For the lords of the base camp, we are not chess pieces that can be discarded at will, they will definitely do everything for us!" An urgent report from the front has been submitted, and news is expected to arrive soon. You should have faith in His Majesty the Emperor and Chief of Staff Ishihara! ”

"Is there too much time?"

Lieutenant General Honda Masasai, commander of the 33rd Army, said in horror: "In my opinion, as long as you are willing to spend money, there is no doubt that you can get special drugs such as panmoxicillin, even if Nanhua does not sell them to us, you can buy drugs from black market channels, but the key is whether we can hold out for that long......

"Just yesterday, I saw with my own eyes that the streets of Calcutta were littered with dead Indians, untouchables of the lower castes, who had just been dragged away by carts, and before long they were littered with dead people...... The smell of dead and defecation mixed together, and I vomited on the spot...... Alas, Indians are so unhygienic, they eat with their hands that wipe their, it's hard to believe that such a dirty people also live in the same world as us. ”

"That's right!"

Lieutenant General Mutaguchi Ryoya, commander of the 18th Division, quickly poured his anger out on the Indians, and said with a look of disgust: "I think it is precisely because of the extremely bad living habits of the Indians that the spread of the plague has greatly increased. According to this method of death, it is estimated that it will not be long before this place becomes a dead city without people!

"Now, it depends on the determination and strength of the Empire to save us, and it is better to send those four-engine transport planes to bring us much-needed medicine to help us solve our practical difficulties. If left unchecked, we will all end up dying here as the plague spreads, there is no doubt about it! ”

When Hiroshi Ishikawa saw that everyone was talking so seriously, he began to worry when he was still full of confidence, and asked, "Isn't there any good way to prevent it?" I don't believe it, the plague is so bad! There had been a similar plague in China before, so why didn't the country be wiped out? ”

The commander of the 28th Army, Kawabe Shozo, was a veteran China expert, and he frowned and said: "Even in China, once a plague occurs, there will be a situation where an entire village, town, or even an entire city will die. However, after all, China is different from India, the temperature of China is comfortable and nourishing, and India is too hot, this four-season summer environment, very conducive to the spread of disease, and Chinese as long as conditions permit, very clean, Indians are as dirty as pigs, so the speed and power of the spread of the disease, naturally not the same.

"What is particularly nerve-wracking is that India's transportation seems to have been so developed by the British that they could travel from one city to another by rail at any time, spreading the disease indefinitely. In China, due to the blockage of transportation in many places, it is only necessary to send troops to guard the passes, drive all the people from the epidemic areas back, and leave them to fend for themselves, and wait until the weather turns cool and the heavy snow arrives, and the plague will naturally be lifted. But in India, can we expect the weather to get cooler? Just in the last few months, more than 500 of our soldiers have died in the hot climate! ”

Kawabe Shozo, who has always been calm and calm, couldn't help but look panicked.

"I still agree with Nakazawa-kun and Sonobe-kun that we should immediately evacuate from India and return to the mainland! What's good about India? Far away from the mainland, if you take a ship, it will take more than 20 days to return to China, and the slow ship will even take a month, and in terms of strategy, it is far less important than Australia......" Lieutenant General Machijiri Liangji, the commander of the Sixth Division, suddenly stood up, staring at the scarlet eyes, and looked crazy.

This Jun is the fourth son of Count Mibu Kishu, whose real name is Mibu Kiyo, and his brother is Mibu Kiyoshi, who inherited the family title, and he succeeded to the door of Viscount Machijiri Ryohiro, and inherited the title. His wife is the first daughter of King Bangxian of Heyang Palace, King Yuki. He graduated from the 21st batch of the Army Non-commissioned Officer School, and his classmates included Ishihara Waner, Iimura Suo, and Hyakutake Haruyoshi.

As a nobleman, Lieutenant General Machijiri was naturally unwilling to die in this ghost place, and when he saw everyone looking at him in surprise, he became more and more crazy, his hands clenched into fists, waving wantonly, and saliva roared: "This place, I'm really fed up!" Even if I go back to China to drill a ravine, I don't want to spend all day in the company of dung, mosquitoes and filthy Indians! I've been in the dark for a long time, and I wonder if Yukiko will be able to recognize me when I return to Tokyo? ”

Hiroshi Ishikawa warned loudly: "Machijiri-kun, if you want to go back immediately, it is impossible, unless you leave the army, go back to Tokyo alone, and then accept the sanctions of military law!" Now our main fleet is still stranded in the western Indian Ocean, and even if the combined fleet sends transport ships and escorted fleets to the east coast of India, it will take at least half a month, and during this time, we may not be able to afford to get sick! Tell me, what should we do? ”

Everyone's faces were very ugly.

If it is said that if it is a failure to deal with the attack of the British or the An Jiajun, it is considered a worthwhile death, and the soul can enter the shrine in the future and enjoy the incense forever. But in the face of nature's catastrophe and the pervasive virus, there is nothing they can do unless they have access to the special drugs against the plague, and the main international supplier of these drugs is none other than Nanhua.

You must know that last year's plague and virus in Australia made an island country with a population of more than 6 million people, and in the end there were less than 3 million people left, and these people were lucky to survive by using the special medicine of South China. Especially in the sanatorium located in the north of South China, the cure rate is as high as 99 percent, although many rich people have dried up their wallets for this, but people have finally saved, which is a great luck in misfortune, South China's miraculous antimicrobial drugs, and therefore spread all over the world, once again pushing the price of moxicillin to a new height.

It is a hoarding of many special drugs, but, because the method of production is not clear, these drugs are disposable consumer goods, and they are gone when they are used up, and it is hard to believe that Nanhua's hatred of *** will provide drug exports.

"It seems that while we wait, we have to save ourselves!"

Masaharu Honma, commander of the 14th Army, known as the "poet general", said: "When I was serving as military attache in Calcutta in India, there was also a large-scale plague outbreak in India, but once the British colonial government found that something was wrong, it was the first time to isolate and confine the sick to avoid cross-infection of the virus. In addition to asking for help from home, we are now quickly quarantining the sick Indians, and if necessary, even humanely destroying them!

"As for the emperor, since I don't know who is sick, the squads with sick patients will be isolated separately, and they will return to the army after observing and confirming their safety!"

"Yo Xi!"

Hebian Zhengsan's eyes lit up, blurted out admiration, and then said: "Those infected Indians are not worthy of living in the world at all, we can completely let the Free Indian Government take action, and they will send people to humanely destroy the sick!" At this time, we must not have the slightest soft-heartedness, otherwise, we will be wiped out. ”

Everyone felt a chill on their necks, and the threat of death made everyone lose their minds.

The commander of the Eighth Division, Shizuo Yokoyama, immediately said: "Since this is the case, we can't delay any longer, we must act as soon as possible." In order to prevent the soldiers who are not infected from suffering unnecessary harm, I recommend that all people who are not infected wear biochemical suits, and then start to isolate the infected people!

"No matter what, we must maintain a pure land of survival and preserve the warriors of the empire intact, otherwise, we will not be able to explain to His Majesty the Emperor at all, and the good soldiers will be handed over to us, but in the end they will bring back their ashes!"

"Okay!"

Hiroshi Ishikawa was so confused that he immediately agreed to this suggestion.

Soon, a group of Japanese generals formed a set of plans around the establishment of epidemic areas, quarantine areas, buffer zones, and immunization zones, and the top priority was to screen infected people as soon as possible and quickly take them away so as not to infect more people.

After informing the government of "Free India", the puppet Indian army was immediately mobilized to carry out operations, and quickly set up concentration camps in all parts of East India that were completely isolated from the outside world, and arrested all those who were sick and threw them into them, leaving them to fend for themselves.

The sick people in the Japanese army and the puppet Indian army were also arranged to live in a separate room specially opened up, and they were strictly ordered not to drink raw water, especially raw water from the river, not to go anywhere, not to eat food with their hands, and at the same time to receive simple herbal treatment.

During this period, a large number of Indians were ruthlessly repressed when they tried to resist detention or insisted on the tradition of "doing what they wanted" on the streets. Their bodies, along with those who died of illness, were doused with gasoline and burned. The whole of eastern India is full of mourning.

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Karachi, Cliff Naval Port, Merrill Naval Base, and Karachi's East and West Piers are all densely packed with ships.

Since the water surface of the nearby 200 nautical miles has been fully monitored by the coastal radar and airship radar of the Anjia Army, and the three flight regiments are deployed in the area of the mouth of the Heb River and the Indus River to deal with all emergencies, the fleet does not need to leave ordinary warships outside to patrol and guard, so all the ships have entered the harbor and filled the various harbors of Karachi to the brim.

Barges and ferries of all kinds, pandering between warships and docks, brought to the docks officers and sailors who had long been desperate to return to land.

After confirming that he was safe, An Yi appeared at the dock with his two wives and warmly greeted the officers and men of the former French Navy's Indian Ocean and American Fleets who joined the South China Navy.

At this time, there are many naval officers and sailors on the dock who are excitedly hugging their families, and those who do not see their families only need to go to the nearly 100 information desks specially arranged around, where the service team composed of Jewish and French officers and men of the South China Navy will quickly check the relevant information to help understand their families, so the mood of the French sailors is quite stable. As long as the ship is handed over, they can receive half a year's military salary, and then take a special plane back to Nanhua to reunite with their families.

An Yi with the commander of the Indian Ocean Fleet, Provan. Lieutenant General Gririo, Deputy Commander Yafron. Major General Leiboelle, Chief of Staff Mailer. Commodore Sanleko, Rear Admiral Maldini, Commander of the Aviation, Captain of the battleship Richelieu, Rize. Rear Admiral Nadir and captain of the battleship "Lorraine" Marseille. Rear Admiral Ambervie, Vice Admiral Lasatyr, Commander of the American Fleet, and other admirals cordially met and hugged and greeted them.

Feng Jieyun and Ou Chuer were dressed in Hanfu-style skirts, followed An Yi's side, smiling and bowing their heads. If the other party salutes or bows, they return a Chinese-style blessing, if the other party wants to kiss the hand, they also stretch out their white and tender jade hands, and kiss the back of the hand, but after going back, they will inevitably wash it with soap for a long time.

In a noisy environment, An Yi and his two wives met with more than 50 important admirals and colonels, which lasted nearly an hour.

Due to the special influence of French in South China, An Yi and his two ladies can also speak French, although they are not very fluent, but it is enough for simple conversation.

As the supreme leader of South China, he controls a powerful army and air force, but he has no arrogance, and he talks and laughs like a spring breeze, and he left a very deep impression on the apprehensive French admiral and colonel when they first met.

Due to the large number of people at the dock, which is not suitable for in-depth communication, An Yi comforted when hugging and shaking hands, saying that a welcome dinner will be held in the evening to entertain the sailors who have established the honor.

Ou Chuer and Feng Jieyun also left a deep impression on this group of French generals, they were beautiful and polite. This is the first time that An Yi has appeared in public with two ladies at the same time, which is enough to prove An Yi's respect for them, and many people are secretly glad in their hearts, this time it may really be a wise choice.

However, at the end of the meeting, there was still an unpleasant situation, and the former fleet commander, Admiral Laborde, ignored An Yi's outstretched hand, and instead stared at him viciously, saying:

"Mr. President, do you think that by such despicable means to obtain important warships of the Allies, my allies will let you go? Nanhua is just a small country in the region, but it wants to use its small size to steal the world's top six naval forces, which is really too bold! To this day, I still believe that the French Navy will be in your hands and lose all glorious traditions! ”

"Allies?"

An Yi smiled faintly: "Your Excellency is talking about the United Kingdom?" I do not consider Britain to be allies of France, they betrayed the Covenant and not only chose to flee at Dunkirk, refusing to send planes to protect Paris, but also openly attacked the French fleet, and now the warships left by the Vichy government in North Africa and the Mediterranean, which did not escape back to the port of Toulon, were almost all sunk by the British!

"Now the British are not able to defend themselves, not only are their homeland bombed by the Germans every day, but they have also lost colonies in India, the Persian Gulf, and Southeast Asia. On the 29th of last month, the German army occupied the island of Malta and cut off the British route in the Mediterranean, while in East Africa, due to the emergence of the *** navy, the situation also fell into a complete passivity!

"Britain now has a special arms procurement office in South China, and our military industrial enterprises provide Britain with 1,000 fighter planes and various spare parts every month, and at the same time help Britain train pilots. In addition, due to the continuous and fierce bombing by the Luftwaffe, the military factories and shipbuilding enterprises in the south of Britain have been relocated to Scotland and Northern Ireland, and it will take at least three to five months to resume normal production! During this time, they can only rely on us and the Americans for arms.

"Your Excellency, tell me, in this case, even if Britain knows the truth of the matter, will it really make enemies with us over the question of the ownership of the fleet that has already been mastered by us?"

Laborde was a little stunned, and then argued: "Mr. President, don't forget, after all, behind Britain stands the United States!" What the United States means, I'm sure everyone understands. As long as the United States is armed, it is a matter of time before it joins the allies, and Britain does not dare to take South China, but what about the United States? Previously, I had already sent someone to communicate with the British, the battleships would fight side by side with the navies of the allies, and now that everything is in vain, the Americans will not rest on their laurels! ”

"Haha!"

An Yi laughed loudly, and when he saw Laborde's face flushed, he wanted to have a seizure, so he stopped laughing and said:

"For Britain and the United States, what is the difference between you and them, and me and them? Moreover, the situation in the United States is far more complicated than you think, although the Americans have lost the two lines of defense of France and India, but the isolationist ideology has not been eradicated in this country, and most people are still unwilling to join the war, and Roosevelt will have to fully consider the will of the people if he wants to break the routine of not being able to serve three consecutive terms as president and win next year's election.

"The current situation is that if Germany and the United States have been exercising restraint against the United States, then the United States has no reason to enter the war, although until now, with the release of the Lend-Lease Act and the embargo on Germany, *** and Italy, the United States has in fact chosen to take a position, but as long as it does not directly enter the war for a day, then the future is unpredictable.

"In the end, with all due respect, doesn't General Laborde think that the current South China has the strength to participate in the international game? I don't think that a country that can export a large amount of arms and equipment will be excluded from the strategic system of the allies, in any case, the current South China is already a decisive force, even the United States, has to weigh the consequences of South China joining the Axis powers. ”

The more Laborde listened, the more ugly his face became, and finally he bowed his head weakly.

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: There is a mistake in the front, I used the ten-digit system to convert, and thought of five square kilometers as 50,000 square meters (should be 5 million square meters), and as a result, I made a big joke and mistakenly wrote the Datang test airport as 50,000 square meters, and the previous text has been corrected, and I hereby apologize!

In addition, on the issue of twin-engine carrier-based aircraft, there is indeed a lack of consideration, but considering that the current German naval aviation, which has not yet gone to sea, can imagine the hu88 as a naval land-based bomber, hehe!

It's the New Year, the family is very busy, cleaning windows, washing quilt covers, buying New Year's goods, etc., there are so many things that I can't get up quickly, and until now, "Iron Bone" has entered the final end, and the Son of Heaven just hopes to give everyone a perfect ending and complete the promise of never changing!

Thank you all for your continued support!