Chapter 458: Bombers
"To quote General Sherman during the American Civil Warββββββ I'm just going to make the whole of Thailand cry wolf!" I just want to turn the whole of Thailand into a living hell! I just want to make all Thais ββββββ men and women, young and old, poor and rich, feel the unforgettable pain! Likewise, my legion will destroy Thailand and then quickly!
I just want to teach the Thais and their children and grandchildren a lesson that they will never dare to betray again!
If people think I'm cruel and cruel, I'll tell them that war is war, and it's not about winning people's affection! War is hell! If you want to stop this, if you want peace, you and your loved ones should lay down your arms and stop this war!"
On the podium of the Congress, although he was nearly sixty years old, Yan Guang still waved his arms and said sonorously.
About half an hour before the bombing of Bangkok, that is, when the ambassador to Thailand presented his declaration of war to the Thai government, Yan Guang himself made the above declaration on the podium of the National Assembly.
Of course, at the very beginning, Yan Guang only explained the reason for the declaration of war to the legislators on the podium, and it was not until about half an hour later, that is, when the bomber group from Kunming almost flew over Bangkok, that Yan Guang changed the topic and shifted the topic to the opening paragraph.
The MPs present were somewhat incomprehensible about Yan Guang's divine turn, after all, a declaration of war speech suddenly shifted to how the Thais regretted it, and it was not until a day later that the Ministry of National Defense announced the results of the "Bangkok bombing" at a press conference, and these parliamentarians understood.
As for the justification for declaring war on Japan? The reason is simple. It's so simple that it was even considered straightforward by later generations...
"In the same way, only one dominant player is needed for the whole of Asia, so Japan must submit to what is now China..."
Why didn't you use any other reason? Because unless he directs and acts in an incident similar to "Pearl Harbor", Yan Guang will not be able to find a reason to hold up the scene. And with those reasons that are so crappy that they can be debunked at a glance. It's better to reveal your inner thoughts directly, so that the effect will be better...
At least for now, it looks very good, after all, there is absolutely no shortage of so-called "hawks" in any country, and the more powerful such guys are, the more they exist. Although today's China may be a little inferior to the United States in terms of industrial strength, it deserves to be the first in the world in terms of comprehensive strength. After all, with a huge country, a powerful industry, and a population of more than 800 million, China's comprehensive strength has reached the point where it is about to explode.
It is precisely for this reason that whether it is "Greater East Asia Co-prosperity" or the whole of Asia, which is completely dominated by China, it is very much in line with the appetite of these "hawks", and Yan Guang's declaration is naturally the same.
For them, if Yan Guang really made some lame excuses that could be easily punctured, maybe it would ruin their appetite instead.
And because of this. When Yan Guang finished his speech on the podium, although Yan Guang had just declared war on their former closest allies and closest friends, there was still a lot of applause from the podium.
Of course, there is more of a silence, whether it is Germany, Japan or Thailand. In the past, relations with China were quite good, but now it is a little unacceptable for ordinary people to directly declare war on these three countries with good relations.
Fortunately, China is not a democracy now, and the so-called Congress is more often just a decoration, and things like declaring war on other countries do not need to be decided by Congress at allββββββ in fact, the United States is the same, of course. A declaration of war or something still requires congressional approval, but if it's just a military action...... some people accused Obama of violating the constitution by approving military action against Libya when he was in Libya. They point to the Constitution's power to declare war, not to the President. But White House officials at the time defended themselves: "It's not a war. Rather, it is a military operation with time and scope limitations. β
The same was true of the Korean War in history, when Truman participated in the Korean War without ever going to Congress.
In U.S. history, the U.S. Congress has officially declared war only five times, including the War of 1812, the Mexican War, the Spanish-American War, World War I, and World War II. There were more than 100 military operations without a formal declaration of war and without congressional approval, including the Korean War and the Vietnam War...
Leaving aside the question of whether or not Yan Guang's straightforward reasons were accepted by the people, the declaration of war on the Axis powers was finally passedββββββ and then again. Even if you really make a few lame excuses, the chances of it being accepted are slim...
However, none of this can stop the beginning of a new era. With China's entry into the war, a new page has been opened in this war that has spread all over the world...
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"Mr. Ruan, it's all ready..."
In Hanoi, a Chinese official stood in the presidential palace in Vietnam, facing Nguyen Aiguo behind his desk, no, it should be Ho Chi Minh Dao.
Listening to the Chinese people call themselves "sir", Ho Chi Minh, who is already the president of the Republic of Vietnam, of course knows why, it is nothing more than out of that arrogant Greater China mentality, unwilling to agree that the Vietnamese leader who is now the same as China's vassals is the same as China, is the "president"...
"What arrogance..."
Gently tasting the tea, Ho Chi Minh shook his head with a wry smile in his heart.
Although Ho Chi Minh was somewhat disgusted by this arrogance, he did not show it. Because now Vietnam can stand on the Indochina Peninsula because it depends entirely on China's support. And he had also seen the scene when the bomber group of the Chinese Air Force flew over Vietnam, that kind of overwhelming majesty...
Not long after, the tragic bombing of Bangkok was quickly placed on Ho Chi Minh's desk. Looking at the somewhat rough data above, even now Ho Chi Minh has a feeling of horror.
As the most developed country in Indochina, or the only country, Bangkok is definitely the premier city in Southeast Asia, at least in Southeast Asia. At least at this time of history, Bangkok had a population of 700,000, while Hanoi had only 150,000 at the same time. In addition, Chongqing, as the accompanying capital, is only 500,000 or 600,000, and Chengdu has a population of less than 500,000...
By the way, the background of this period was almost 1.5 million people, and Shanghai's population was more than 3.4 million, almost 500,000. Hmm, 3.49 million...
In addition, Yangon and Singapore both have a population of more than 500,000 people, so Bangkok is definitely the largest city in Southeast Asia...
Although China is obviously more powerful than Thailand, because Vietnam's own national conditions are not comparable with China's, Ho Chi Minh has already taken people to Bangkok to learn from Vietnam's experience before Vietnam has existed, trying to figure out Vietnam's future development path. After all, at this time, the situation of Vietnam and Thailand was significantly closer than China...
It is for this reason that Ho Chi Minh once personally visited Bangkok...
As the premier metropolis in Southeast Asia, Ho Chi Minh was impressed by the bustling city of Bangkok. This is not to say that Bangkok is more prosperous than Beijing or Shanghai, and in fact it is not even comparable to the big cities of Tianjin, Chongqing, Nanjing, Chengdu, Dalian, Wuhan and Shenyang, but in Ho Chi Minh's view. Bangkok, full of Southeast Asian flair, is obviously closer to ...... Vietnam, but...
"Are they all in ruins..."
Thinking back to it again, Ho Chi Minh shook his head.
"Or rather, it's a deliberate warning..."
Ho Chi Minh knew that this was China's warning to countries like Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia about the consequences of betrayal...
For now. The warning was successful, at least after the bombing of Bangkok and the post-bombing photos were given to the three countries. And after the Myanmar and other organizations, these countries and organizations are obviously more deferential than in the past...
Blindly imposing favors may not make the other party happy and convinced, only the combination of grace and power is king...
Thinking like this, thinking of the hundreds of thousands of Triple Alliance troops hoarded on the border between Laos and Thailand, Ho Chi Minh also had a feeling that the world was unpredictable, after all, he never thought of it. I actually had a day when I was going to be hostile to Thailand.
However, all this, when Thailand made the decision to betray. But it's all decided...
"Are you all ready?"
"Yes," said the Chinese officer, looking at Ho Chi Minh. Just wait for your orders, and the war against the traitors will officially begin..."
Even so, the officer's appearance was somewhat unimpressed.
It is no wonder that although Vietnam has become the main force of the Triple Alliance because of its strength, and Ho Chi Minh, the Vietnamese president, has become the commander-in-chief of the Triple Alliance, it is clear to everyone that the real leader behind it is China...
In fact, when the hundreds of thousands of troops in Yunnan set foot in Thailand, these hundreds of thousands of national defense forces will form an alliance with the Triple Alliance and the opposition forces in Myanmar and Thailand.
"Can you really only become a puppet that is pulled by the strings..."
Ho Chi Minh obviously knew his own situation, but he also knew that he could not resist anything, because unlike Thailand, which had hundreds of thousands of regular troops, Vietnam's more than 300,000 troops were now cobbled together...
These 300,000 troops, like those in Laos and Cambodia, were all cobbled together by the guerrillas and resistance groups of the three countries during the period of French Indochina.
It is for this reason that, in all seriousness, China has a stronger control over these forces than President Ho Chi Minh.
After all, unlike the regular troops, where the Chinese side can only provide weapons and officers to help with training, the troops of Vietnam and other countries were originally guerrillas, and without the help of the Chinese side, they could not be maintained at all, and even the integration of these guerrillas was completed with the help of Chinese personnel, and therefore, the control of the Nationalist government over these troops was very strong, which was another reason why the above-mentioned three countries did not dare to disobey the Nationalist government...
"Forget it..."
Looking at the information on the table, although Ho Chi Minh was very resistant to the decision to attack Thailand, in the end Ho Chi Minh chose to bow to fate.
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After receiving orders from Ho Chi Minh, commander-in-chief of the Triple Coalition Forces in Hanoi, the coalition forces that had been stationed on the border between Laos and Thailand for a long time. The action beganββββββ to be honest, after receiving the order to attack, the Laotian people had a feeling of thanks.
It can't be helped, after all, they are all rabble, and it is impossible to ask them to have the same strict odds as the Wehrmacht. Therefore, during the period when the troops of the three countries were massing towards the border between Laos and Thailand, the law and order situation in Laos could be said to be deteriorating, and sometimes even Vietnamese or Cambodian officers led the team to make favorable contributions to the security of Laos...... and not only the Vietnamese and Cambodians, but even the Laotians themselves sometimes...
Of course, not every Laotian is like this. There are also some that are still very rustic. It is precisely for this reason that during the period of assembly, the three coalition forces even had several firefights with each other, and some jokes were made to show the Thais on the other side.
The Vietnamese, Laotians, and Cambodians may not feel much about this situation, but the IDF officers in charge of commanding them feel very embarrassed and embarrassed.
It is for this reason that they understand that these rabbles simply cannot help much. Not to mention anything else, it's good not to be counter-killed by the Thais after the fight really starts.
"Their role, at most, is to delay more time for the gathering of troops in Yunnan..."
That's right, that's the only role of this rabble.
Although it was originally intended to let Thailand and Japan come to the game first, and then he came forward to make a profit by the way, so that the Thai people understood. Thailand simply cannot leave China.
However, in order to avoid the leakage of intelligence, Yan Guang originally planned to wait for the troops in Yunnan to assemble after the Thais and the Japanese started, after all, the intelligence ability of the Black Dragon Society is still very strong, and if the troops are assembled too early, it is easy to arouse the suspicion of the Japanese.
It's just a pity that the betrayal of the Thais messed everything up. So now Yan Guangcai has to gather troops in Yunnan at the same time, let Vietnam and other countries come up first for a while, and help himself delay for a while...
But Yan Guang also understood. Although Thailand's strength is not very strong, this rabble does not play a big role, so...
"The key is still to rely on the Air Force..."
Just when an officer had to cover his face and make a look of shame because of the farce outside, a roar of an airplane engine rang out...
Soon, the soldiers of the Three Kingdoms who were still making noise outside began to marvel.
"Are you coming?"
The sound of the engine is heard. The officers, who had been in the house and were reluctant to go out, also walked out.
After walking out of the room, I looked up at the sky. Nearly 1,000 dive bombers were flying in the sky, perhaps to boost the morale of the troops of the three countries on the ground, these bombers chose to fly at low altitudes, and some soldiers and officers could even see the markings on the wings of these bombers...
Both Yan Guang and the generals of the Ministry of Defense knew very well that the rabble of the three countries alone could not threaten the Thais. If you're unlucky, there's a good chance that the troops of these three countries will even be pushed back by the Thais.
However, at this time, the troops in Yunnan were still being assembled, and they could not directly send troops, and there were more jungles on the Indochina Peninsula, so it was impossible to send tank troops to clear the way for them...
In the end, there was no choice but to send out a dive bomber force...
Anyway, help them blow up a way first, and the next action will be better.
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Seeing the dense bombers and escort fighters in the sky, the morale of the Triple Alliance on the ground was really boosted, and at this time, the bomber units also began to carry out bombing missions.
It's just that unlike the bombing of Bangkok, these dive bombers can't carry out horizontal bombing like the H-3, plus the Thai troops on the border also have a lot of anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns, so obviously this war can't have zero casualties like Bangkok...
"Bang Bang !!Bang Bang
The Thais are not stupid either, and it is impossible to wait until the bombs are all dropped on their heads before returning fire, so as soon as the bomber group crossed the border, the Thai air defense forces opened fire. ..., although just like in Bangkok, the Thais only have 12.7mm and 30mm and 75mm caliber anti-aircraft weapons in their hands. However, because this time it was not a horizontal bomber but a dive bomber, the power of these weapons was better...
And because of the dense relationship between the bomber groups in the sky, the bomber groups have already begun to suffer casualties before the bombers start to drop bombs...
"Damn..."
Looking at the shells that kept exploding around him, there was also a crashing FH-7 bomber a few hundred meters away. The pilot cursed and aimed at a target.
"Die!!"
In the midst of the pilot's curses, two 500-kilogram bombs landed on an anti-aircraft fortification.
I don't know if it was because of the pilot's skill, or if he was really lucky, the two bombs hit the air defense fortifications very accurately.
The power of the 500-kilogram bomb was huge, and the two of them together easily blew up the entire anti-aircraft fortifications into the sky. I don't know if it was the illusion of the machine gunner behind the fuselage, he even seemed to see that even the anti-aircraft guns in the fortifications were blown up ...
The FH-7, as the latest dive bomber of the Defence Air Force, has excellent performance.
Its load capacity even reaches 1500 kg, of course, due to the limitation of the hardpoint and the limitation of the wing load, so such a 500 kg or 250 kg class of aerial bombs. It's only on the belly...
As for the hardpoints on the wings? Usually there are fuel tanks, and 500 kg of fuel is enough for the FH-7 to fly a long distance.
It's just that if it's a short-range mission, it's like now. Let the bomber group transfer from Kunming to the airfield in Laos, and then take off from the field airfield in Laos to carry out the bombing mission, then the wings that should have been hung on the fuel tank can actually hang bombs...
First of all, there are two wings on each side, two 100-kilogram bombs, and then a 50-kilogram bomb can also be mounted on the wingtips of the wings...
Cough. This is somewhat armed, but as the latest dive bomber of the Wehrmacht Air Force, it gives the FH-7 a very powerful attack.
And the pilot just now? After sending the anti-aircraft fortifications that posed a lot of threats to himself and his companions, he sent them to the sky. 4 100-kilogram bombs and 2 50-kilogram bombs were also thrown at the two fortifications...
Although this time it was not the same as just now, even anti-aircraft guns were sent to the skyββββββ because it was not an anti-aircraft fortification.
However, to the Heavy, it seems to have worked very well...
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The whole air raid lasted about half an hour, and although the air force could not achieve the effect of a blitzkrieg like the Germans in Europe due to the absence of tanks, the FH-7 was still very powerful.
It is for this reason that it is also possible. So when the air raids ended, there was only a mess left on the battlefield.
And after witnessing normal bombing. The morale of the Triple Alliance is also quite strong, although because there are no tank troops participating in the battle, the offensive effect of the three forces is somewhat reduced, but after the air raid is over, the three forces still roar and rush forward...
And then...
They were beaten back ...
Ahem, although the air raid just now did cause a lot of losses to the Thais, but in any case, these Thais were trained by the Wehrmacht, and they were trained to fight against the Japanese.
Although these Thais were not as effective as the Wehrmacht or the Japanese, it was clear that they could not collapse after one or two bombings.
Even in the air raid just now, these Thais used their own air defense weapons to shoot down dozens of bombers...
It can only be said that these Thais are indeed not sorry for the training and weapons support given to them by the National Defense Forces, but even so, the losses they suffered in the air raid just now were very heavy.
In fact, if there had just been a tank unit to fight together, or by the way, the army had also been brought together, maybe the first few lines of defense would have fallen by now, but it's a pity...
In the final analysis, the combat effectiveness of the coalition forces is a bit scum after all, and the concept of air-ground coordination is not at all, if they are allowed to play, I am really worried that even they will be blown up together...