readx;?in the original world. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info The United States attacks the Philippines. It took a year and a half to occupy Iwo Jima and Okinawa, the gateways to Japan. From the beginning of '44 to the surrender of Japan in August '45.

In this life, the Americans lost the atomic bomb. He was beaten too hard by the Japanese again. Americans in this life have been hurt much more than in the previous life. That's why the Americans were able to risk their lives to fight back against Japan regardless of casualties.

In this life. Also at the beginning of the fourth year, the United States began to attack the Philippines. But because Li Tie pulled them behind the back of the Americans.

As a result, the Americans fought in the Philippines for half a year. Still not seeing a bit of improvement. Until the Second Army of the Huaxing Group took over the task of attacking the Philippines. The Americans were finally free to attack the Japanese mainland.

There is an important island between Japan and the Philippines called Iwo Jima. Iwo Jima is located in the Philippines. Distance from Honshu Island, Japan. The distance between the Chinese island of Taiwan is almost equal. For Japan, the strategic location of Iwo Jima is very important. That's why Japan has a lot of troops here.

Between Iwo Jima and the main island of Japan. Across the island is an Okinawa archipelago. The island of Okinawa is Japan's gateway to the south. It was also the best frontier for attacking Japan.

So in this day and age. If you want to attack the Japanese mainland. Okinawa must be forcibly occupied first. If you want to occupy Okinawa, you must first forcibly occupy Iwo Jima.

Philippines. Iwo. The island of Okinawa was the last three obstacles to the attack on Japan. Now the Philippines has the Huaxing Group's Second Army to deal with. The task of attacking Iwo Jima and Okinawa naturally fell into the hands of the Americans themselves.

Due to the waters off Japan. The Japanese Navy is blessed with unique sea and air superiority. Therefore, the Sino-American Combined Fleet had no chance of defeating the Japanese Combined Fleet. On the contrary, the Japanese navy and air force attacked from the Japanese mainland from time to time. Non-stop support for the war in the Philippine Islands.

Fortunately, after two years of hard fighting. Japan's strategic advantage is disappearing little by little. By this time, the American war machine was in full swing.

The Americans used their air forces to raid Japan's important industrial cities at no cost. In order to achieve the effect of destroying Japan's war potential. Meantime. In order to reduce the difficulty of the final landing of American troops in Japan. The U.S. Air Force began bombing all of Japan's naval and air bases overseas and on the mainland.

Since Li Tie's Hainan Island provided the United States with a good air base. At the same time, the Huaxing Second Army occupied half of the Philippines and provided the Americans with a large number of airfields where they could take off and land.

So from June of April 44. The Americans flew hundreds and thousands of sorties a day. The bombing of the coastal cities of Japan lasted for more than half a year. The aim was to destroy Japan's military production capacity.

And the strategy of the Americans was very successful. Although the United States sacrificed a large number of good pilots as a result. But because of the brutal bombing by the Americans. It's only been half a year. Japan's military-industrial production is in a semi-stagnant.

Plus the blockade of the combined fleet of China and the United States. Whether it's China. Or Taiwan. The strategic resources of the Philippines and other places are not constantly sent to Japan.

So this year the Japanese artillery was fighting less and less. The planes are fighting less and less. The warships are also fighting less and less. Even the Japanese army was clearly short of ammunition.

However, what is surprising is that the bombardment of the Americans actually triggered the Japanese strategy of suicide attacks in advance. In many theaters of war in the Pacific. The Japanese have begun to massively use suicide bombers made of wooden planks to attack the American ** team. Countless teenagers have been trained to be kamikaze commandos at an early age and begin to carry out suicide attacks.

And the United States is not showing weakness. A large number of patriotic youths were mobilized to the battlefield. Fight to the death with the Japanese.

Air raids and counter-air raids in the Pacific theater. When the assault and counter-assault were in full swing. There was also a dramatic turning point in the European theater.

First, the United States and Britain are preparing to open a second theater in Europe. Britain and the United States and other countries have prepared thousands of aircraft. Thousands of tanks. Nearly three million coalition troops. With the help of several thousand merchant ships, large and small. Cross the English Channel on time on June 6. Landing towards the Normandy region of France.

The whole landing process is also the same as in the previous life. Divided into five landing sites. The vanguard of hundreds of thousands of men divided into a dozen batches on the coastline of Normandy over a hundred kilometers. Began to frantically grab the beach landing.

It's just that the Normandy landings in this life are a little different from the previous one. Because in this life, Li Tie revealed a little bit to Hitler the news that the Anglo-American coalition was going to land in Normandy.

Li Tie's original intention was to let Hitler pick up a big bargain. Take care of the British and American countries in Normandy. to slow down the course of Germany's failure.

Who knows that the inertia of history has played an incalculable role here. When Hitler got Li Tie's information. He even scoffed.

"It would have been a few years ago. I will definitely believe Li Tie. But what time is it? There was no Li Tie making trouble. We will lose badly in Russia.

He is now our enemy. How could I believe the words of the enemy? So Hitler waved his pen. took Li Tie's words as wind in his ears at all.

Due to Li Tie's interference. Hitler did not strengthen the defenses of Normandy. Instead, heavy troops were deployed in the other two places where the Allied forces might have landed.

Just in case, though. Hitler still sent two panzer divisions from the Eastern Front in advance to Cherbourg, a strategic city only 80 kilometers from Normandy.

Manstein and Guderian, who trusted Li Tie very much, insisted on increasing the defense in Normandy. Finally in the case of Hitler not with support. The two marshals applied for a demote to Cherbourg to take command of the two armoured divisions that had been withdrawn from the Eastern Front.

And Hitler was happy to be quiet, and simply obeyed their wishes. The two were sent to the Cherbourg area of France.

As soon as the two marshals arrived in Cherbourg. Not only took over the command of two armored divisions. Also took over the entire defense of Cherbourg. He also made use of his strong prestige in Germany. Forcibly ordered the Germans in the Normandy area to increase their defenses.

They ordered the Germans in Normandy to build fortifications. Build turrets and pillboxes. It is also on the road from Normandy to the surrounding cities. Numerous mines were laid.

So the Normandy landings in this life became much more interesting. When the Allies braved huge casualties to defeat the Normandy defenders. Suddenly I found that they couldn't walk.

Because there are minefields all around Normandy. What's more, their first target, the town of Cherbourg, has also sent armored divisions to reinforce Normandy.

As a result, the Allied vanguard forces, which had just come ashore, had to organize a defense on the spot. A bloody battle began with the German Panzer Division that came to reinforce it.

Although the two German panzer divisions were rare elite. However, with the strong naval and air power of the allies, they did not achieve decent results before they were defeated by the allies. Then, regardless of casualties, the Allies used tanks to step on mines and attack the surrounding cities.

Manstein and Guderian tried their best to stop the Allied offensive. However, the limited forces were far from being a match for the mighty Allied forces. But fortunately, the two of them have excellent command talents.

The two of them relied on the entire French army of less than a few hundred thousand to hold back the Allied forces in the Cherbourg area for nearly a month. And this month left Hitler with plenty of time to redeploy his troops. A whole million German troops were transferred by Hitler from the Eastern Front to the Western Front.

So I suddenly noticed to the left, which had been closely watching the movements of the German troops on the German-Russian border. The time for Li Tie to say seems to have come.