After the raid, a group of troops stationed near Beijing entered the city and began to clear the debris from the raid. There is no pop-up window on the net and the update is fast// This can be regarded as a common practice, because in the past 20 years, whenever a major disaster occurs, in addition to the general rescue force, the army is also fighting on the front line.

After all, although the rescue force is professional, the number is still too small. On the other hand, although the army is not professional, it can make up for it by its large numbers, strict organization and superior physical strength.

So when the army entered the city and launched rescue work, the people in the city were not too surprised.

The army's job is mainly to clean up the debris and rubble caused by the bombing, find out the people or corpses buried underneath, and by the way, clear the entrances and exits of some of the underground fortifications that have been blown down, such as the shopping mall that was blown up not long ago, so that the people inside can get out safely.

However, as the army cleaned up the wreckage and carried out rescue missions, accusations were everywhere. After all, the task of the army is to ensure the safety of the people, and if it is just an ordinary natural disaster, it would be nothing, but just now this place was bombed by the enemy...

In the face of the accusations of the people, the officers and soldiers of the army also had nothing to say, after all, this is indeed their responsibility, so they can only continue to clean up the wreckage, while scolding all the eighteenth generations of relatives of the Air Defense Command and the Air Force in their stomachs...

Fortunately, the damage caused by this air raid was not very serious, and the total number of casualties was only more than 1,000, which was also due to the small number of Japanese bombers and the bomb load was not very large. In addition, after the air raids, many bombers were shot down by anti-aircraft fire on the ground before they could drop their bombs―――――― even if the nearby air force fighters did not have enough time to intercept them, Beijing's local anti-aircraft firepower was quite sufficient.

On the other hand, as the main object of accusation, the commander of the Air Defense Command, Lieutenant General Reimin. At this time, it's already 'out of class'...

This is not only because Reimin and other Air Defense Command officials need to bear the main responsibility, but most importantly, the National Socialist Government needs someone to stand up and take the blame.

This person who carries the black pot naturally can't be Yan Guang, although even if Yan Guang bears all the responsibility, there will be no consequences, but after all, it is thousands of casualties, thousands of flesh and blood people, and if he really has to bear such a responsibility, it is also a big blow to Yan Guang himself, so in the end, he can only be sorry for Lei Yiming.

After all, no matter what. As the commander of the Air Defense Command, he does have a lot of responsibility.

"So, you can only admit that you are unlucky!"

Standing in front of Lei Yiming, one of his colleagues said.

And after hearing the news. Lei Yiming could only smile bitterly and shook his head.

Like the commander of the US Pacific Fleet, Hasbend? Edward? Didn't Admiral Kimmel also scapegoat Roosevelt and Marshall after Pearl Harbor...

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Due to the small number of bombers and the small bomb load, coupled with the dense anti-aircraft fire of Beijing itself, the Japanese bombing did not cause much casualties. At least compared to everything Tokyo has suffered.

However, because the Japanese bombed the city, it still caused thousands of casualties, or ―――――― they deliberately bombed the city rather than the industrial area.

The Japanese are well aware that China's industrial strength is much higher than that of Japan. Therefore, even attacks on the so-called industrial zones will not reverse the huge disparity between the two countries.

In that case, it's not a direct blow up...

It's like the Doolittle air raids that have happened in history. Although the damage caused by the Doolittle air raid was only symbolic, the impact of the air raid on Japan was still significant. Because this is the first time that the Japanese mainland has been attacked. …,

For China, the same makes sense...

Although the casualties caused by the air strikes were not very large, they still had a great impact on China.

In particular, there were a considerable number of people in all walks of life who opposed the declaration of war with Japan and Germany, and after the air raids, there was a considerable increase in the discussion of this issue. Fortunately, after entering the state of war, public opinion has already entered the stage of news control, so this kind of discussion has not been further expanded.

However, the corresponding is the retaliatory measures of the full coming to power―――――― although the two countries are now in a state of war, it is natural for the other side to do anything, and it is the Kuomintang government that bombed Tokyo first, causing nearly 100 times more casualties to the other side than Beijing...

One thing is certain, however, that the Japanese in Korea must not be allowed to live too comfortably.

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The Japanese bombing of Beijing had a great impact, that is certain, and the brains of the Allies mourned it, but the interior did not know what the schadenfreude had become, after all, China was the only one of the major countries of the anti-fascist coalition that had not yet been attacked on its own soil.

Seeing that China is deflated, other countries are naturally more happy.

On the other hand, in India, after the Japanese voluntarily abandoned Burma and retreated to Bengal, the IDF advanced all the way to Bangladesh through airdrops and other means, although the poor transportation and guerrillas in Burma greatly hindered the IDF.

"Look, the plane has arrived !!"

On the banks of the Bodo River in Bangladesh, a group of Defence officers and soldiers ordered to receive airdrops pointed to a group of planes flying overhead.

"Oh! See, see!! ”

"I hope I can throw some canned beef down this time, otherwise I really can't stand it!!"

"Beef? Pork is fine, too! I'm about to eat chicken and mutton all day long!! ”

There is a large presence of Hindus and Muslims in India, and both religions do not eat beef and pork. When the East India Company was still ruling India, the 'Great Indian Revolt' broke out. The immediate trigger for the outbreak of the uprising was rumors about bullet lubricants.

At the beginning of 1857, a theory began to circulate among mercenaries that the East India Company applied a mixture of lard and butter to the carton packaging of rifles. Since Hinduism regards cattle as gods and taboos beef, while Islam regards pigs as filth, and under the technical conditions of the time, before loading. Soldiers had to bite through the paper of rifle bullets with their teeth, and as a result, soldiers who possessed both faiths refused to use them.

At that time, the East India Company claimed that this was a rumor, and that it had replaced it with a new bullet with wax lubricant. But Indian soldiers still suspected that the lubricating oil was not clean and refused to bite off the lubricant-coated bullet casings used in the new guns.

In the end, for various reasons, the uprising broke out, and of course it failed in the end, and the price of defeat was the complete disappearance of the Mughal Empire...

Although the character of the Indian is quite docile. And this is what happened a century ago, but it is always good to learn a lesson from many things. In addition, there are already a considerable number of guerrillas on the Burmese side. He Zhuguo also didn't want a group of local rebels to oppose them on the Indian side, so many times he could only grieve his subordinates.

Originally, although the Wehrmacht also often carried out wilderness survival training, such as snakes, insects, rat tails and so on, the logistics of the Wehrmacht have always been on par with the backward US military. Although the Burmese guerrillas caused a lot of logistical problems, they were transported by air. The logistical support for the officers and men of the Wehrmacht is still very perfect. …,

Canned pork and beef, for example, have never been interrupted.

However, after entering the Indian region, in order not to irritate the Indians, all pork and beef-related things were banned. Canned fruit and canned chicken and lamb, or sardines in tomato sauce. It's pretty good compared to the Japanese, but it's still boring to eat all the time.

Cough. It can only be said that the logistics are too good, and it will be harmful.

In fact, the real trouble is not the logistics, but the sultry weather in India, although China's territory is now quite extensive, but hot areas like India are still quite rare in China's territory, and most of those rare areas are still no man's land.

Therefore, for the officers and men of the Wehrmacht, the greatest trouble is not the enemy troops on the other side, but the local climate.

While the soldiers were talking, transport planes in the air had already begun to airdrop supplies.

The boxes loaded with supplies slowly fell to the ground one by one with the help of parachutes.

Pilots in the air did not need to worry about these supplies falling into the hands of the Japanese across the river, and neither did the soldiers on the ground.

Because the Hakata River is the main channel of the Ganges River at the western end of Bangladesh, the 300-kilometre journey can even be navigated by river steamers.

With such a wide river, it is difficult to make a mistake.

On the other hand, He Zhuguo was planning an offensive on the other side of the river.

He Zhuguo already knew about the air raid on Beijing, but it was not what he was most concerned about, and the most worthwhile thing for He Zhuguo was how to capture the city two hundred kilometers away from the river, Kolkata, the largest city in India...

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Many people may not imagine, but Kolkata is indeed the largest city in India, not the capital of New Delhi or the more famous Mumbai, which does not even reach half of Kolkata's population.

No, it should be said that historically Kolkata is the largest city in Asia, even bigger than Beijing or Shanghai.

Historically, the population of Beijing was about 1.55 million, that of Shanghai was 3.47 million, and that of Kolkata was 3.53 million.

Although it is only 60,000 more people, but in history Kolkata is undoubtedly the most populous and largest city in Asia―――――― of course, the largest does not mean the most prosperous, this is undoubted, and after arriving not only Mumbai overtook Kolkata, but even Shanghai is not comparable to Kolkata.

Even now, after years of development, cities such as Shanghai and Beijing have come a long way, and these two cities are not threatened by war as they were in the past. So the first and second largest cities in Asia are named in Shanghai and Beijing, while Kolkata, the largest city in India, can only be relegated to third place, as for Guangzhou?

Historically, Guangzhou's population was 1.2 million, although it has undergone 30 years of development. But it's always a little harder to triple the population...

Kolkata was the province of West Bengal and was the capital of British India during the colonial period, from 1772 to 1911. During this time, the city was the centre of modern education, science, culture and politics in India, and a large number of Victorian buildings from that time are still preserved to this day.

Therefore, the city is of great importance to India.

It is important to note here that Kolkata is only more than 300 years old. Compared to other cities with a long history, it is very short. …,

Also after 1911, Kolkata's status was transferred to the city of 'Delhi'.

The Delhi region has had eight cities in its history, but now there are only seven, the earliest of which date back to the Mauryan period. The Delhi Sultanate made it its capital. During the time of Shah Jahan of the Mughal Empire, the old city of Delhi was built, which is still known as "Shah Jahan Nabad". During the British colonial period, Kolkata was the capital of India, and by the beginning of the 20th century, Old Delhi was chosen as the capital of British India and underwent reconstruction.

After India's independence. Delhi officially became the capital of the Republic of India.

After independence, India attached great importance to the protection of its cultural heritage and fine traditions, and in order to preserve the historic city of Delhi, which is full of cultural relics and monuments, India preserved the city as a whole and built a new capital in the southwest of Delhi.

Although Indians have done a lot of strange things. But they have to express their admiration for this, because they have preserved an ancient capital in its entirety. Naturally, Delhi New City became the "Eighth City of Delhi", and since then New Delhi has become the capital of the newly independent Republic of India. This is also the reason why there are two places in India, Delhi and New Delhi.

In addition, although Kolkata is no longer the capital of India, as the former capital of India and the largest city in India today, Kolkata still has a significant influence, which is why the Ho Ju Congress wants to capture the city as soon as possible.

The capture of Kolkata was not only to teach the Japanese a lesson, but also to have the influence to determine the fate of India one day in the future.

It is not an easy thing to take the whole of India, or it is impossible to do it, after all, India still has a considerable part of its territory in the hands of the British, and it is not easy to attack the British.

But if after the end of the war, India's largest city like Kolkata, and Chennai, the third largest city after Kolkata, Mumbai, and Delhi, and India's sixth largest city, Hyderabad, and such a large city as Nagpur, are in Chinese hands, then who else dares to say that China does not have the right to decide the fate of India?

At the very least, Yan Guang can not only divide Bangladesh, but also divide Kolkata and Chennai, Hyderabad and Nagpur into four countries, which can be regarded as the realization of Yan Guang's wish to divide India.

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The offensive against the Japanese troops on the other side of the river began very quickly, and when the airlifted troops airdropped enough supplies to start a campaign, nearly 1,000 artillery pieces had just been erected to bombard the Japanese troops on the other side of the river.

It's just that logistics are inconvenient after all, and the air force's transport planes are not suitable for pulling large-caliber cannons, so He Zhuguo's troops are mainly equipped with 75mm and 105mm light artillery, and the largest caliber is only 120mm.

That being said, the Japanese troops on the opposite side did not have much heavy artillery, so it was enough.

Since the ammunition was all airlifted, and the ammunition in He Zhuguo's hands was not very sufficient, the shelling lasted only a little more than an hour, and He Zhuguo ordered the shelling to stop and ordered the troops that had been preparing for a long time to cross the river.

The boats used to cross the river were built by the troops themselves these days, and they could only be said to be better than the fishing boats, which was also a matter of no choice, after all, before the Wehrmacht reached the banks of the Hakata River. The Japanese had already seized and burned all the boats near the riverbank.

Although the Communist government also had a considerable number of 'friends' in India, and with their help it hid a considerable number of ships, but this number of ships was simply not enough, after all, the loss of war damage also needed to be taken into account in many cases. Therefore, He Zhuguo could only mobilize the soldiers to build their own ships. …,

"Fire !!"

On a vessel not much bigger than a fishing boat, an officer-like officer spoke loudly to his hand.

At the bow of the ship, a soldier was lying there aiming at the Japanese fortifications on the other side of the river, and when he heard the officer's words, he immediately loaded a shell into the barrel of a 120mm mortar.

Although the boats were undulating on the Hakata River, the shells flew out of the barrels and headed for the Japanese positions on the other side of the river, and set off a large column of dust on the Japanese positions, but the shells did not cause casualties. But it's an unsolved thing.

However, the officers and gunners did not care, but continued to fire shells at the Japanese positions on the other side of the river, and the boats also drove towards the other side of the river little by little with the efforts of the boatmen―――――― which was also a helpless thing, after all, it was in unfamiliar India. It was impossible to find a sufficient number of ships with steam or internal combustion engines, so the soldiers used ships with sails.

Although this type of ship has the advantages of low cost and easy manufacturing, it also has the disadvantage of being slow and inconvenient to operate, and the Japanese army on the opposite bank also has a considerable degree of firepower, and these wooden boats on the river have almost become live targets.

On the surface of the river. One by one, the wooden boats were hit by Japanese artillery fire, and some of these wooden boats were only partially destroyed, and the 'passengers' on board were only partially killed or wounded, but those who were unfortunate were...

However, the officers and men on board still drove the boat to the other side of the river. Due to the large base, a considerable number of ships soon docked on the riverbank.

"Quick. Quick, fast!! ”

After jumping from the side of the fishing boat. An officer who looked like a platoon leader arrived at his men.

The soldiers began to build positions on the banks of the river, and the boats carried a considerable number of sacks, which were quite good sandbags as long as they were filled with sand, and the banks of the Hakata River were full of sand, so there was no need to worry about the source of the sand.

As for why don't you just bring sandbags? In fact, the above has also considered this, but the river crossing force uses wooden boats powered by sails and oars, and if they carry a large number of sandbags, they will undoubtedly slow down the boat.

On the surface of the river, which was full of enemy firepower, the slower the speed would be the greater the danger, so He Zhuguo simply ordered the troops to cross the river with sacks, and when they arrived on the beach opposite the riverbank, they were making sandbags improvised.

Leaving aside the question of whether this order was correct or not, the soldiers on the beach were doing it.

"What about mortars?"

There were no sappers with the ship, but almost all of the soldiers on board brought a sapper shovel, so a considerable number of sandbags soon appeared, and after piling them on the beach and digging some deep pits in place, the soldiers on the beach finally got a moment of safety.

At this time, the number of soldiers on the beach was still very small, only about one regiment, and the rest were basically either swimming here on the surface of the river or had sunk to the bottom of the river. Therefore, the troops on the beach did not rush to the offensive, but waited for the arrival of this follow-up force.

However, even if you hide behind a temporary position, it is still a very dangerous thing to be under the fire of the Japanese army, and it is indeed quite infuriating to be pressed and beaten all the time...

Since the river-crossing troops carried a considerable number of mortars and machine guns, after one position after another, the river-crossing troops began to rely on these weapons to return fire at the Japanese troops on the opposite side.

The range of the 120mm mortar was not short, at least the Japanese on the opposite line were still within striking range, so the two sides could be said to have been in contact, but when the Japanese on the opposite line of defense focused a considerable part of their attention on the river-crossing troops on the beachhead, rather than on those on the river, the pressure on the river-crossing troops began to increase greatly.

At this time, the bomber units of the Air Force flew over the headspace of the Japanese army, and soon the pressure on the river-crossing troops dropped sharply, and when the number of river-crossing troops on the beachhead reached a brigade, the river-crossing troops began to seize the Japanese positions.

The process of looting was not easy, and He Zhuguo had carried out many confusing measures before landing, and the Japanese army did not expect the river crossing troops to cross the river from this direction, so the Japanese defense force in this position was not very strong, which also gave the river crossing troops the opportunity to successfully seize it.

With the support of the air force, the reinforcements of the Japanese troops in the vicinity were also blocked.

Under these circumstances, after a day and a night of fierce fighting, the troops crossing the river finally captured a beachhead, and the follow-up troops began to land from this point one after another.

The opportunity to compete for Kolkata finally has...