Chapter 312: Encroachment Policy, Defending Island Chains, and Geopolitics

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On the afternoon of June 29, 1944, the Yanhuang East China Sea Fleet led tens of thousands of landing troops and captured one-third of Okinawa. With tanks and armored vehicles on the road, more than 30,000 fighters of the Yanhuanghong Party, armed to the teeth, gradually occupied and controlled all strategic points and port facilities on the island in accordance with the landing operation plan on Okinawa Island drawn up after many rounds of aerial reconnaissance.

Because the entire island of Okinawa had been plundered by the Japanese army after many rounds of looting earlier, there was no military equipment or material reserves, and low-cost and high-efficiency weapons such as landmines, which would cause great trouble to the landing troops, were all transported away because of the demand for a "big transfer." In the entire process of occupation, except for a few old Japanese men with 38 large covers, who used cold guns in the grass or in a small ravine more than one person high, causing minor injuries to several soldiers, by 5 p.m. on 30 June, the entire island of Okinawa had been completely occupied, and not a single member of the Yanhuanghong Party had been killed, which has to be said to be a small miracle in the history of world warfare.

Naha City, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture.

Naha is located on the west coast of the southern island of Okinawa, bordering Naha Bay in the East China Sea, with an area of 38 square kilometers. It was established as a city in 1921 and is the only gateway to Okinawa Prefecture that can accommodate 10,000-ton ships in the port. After the Yanhuang East China Sea Fleet landed successfully, it immediately dispatched troops to occupy the area as a priority, expelled the nearly 100,000 remaining Japanese people in the city from their houses, put them in centralized custody, and uniformly registered them, issued identity plates, and implemented militarized management that restricted their personal freedom.

For many years, the Japanese have been operating the "Fu" of the three eastern provinces of Yanhuang and Shenyang, Dalian, Harbin and other places, and there are a large number of Yanhuang people who are proficient in the language of the Japanese and Huang, so there is no problem with language communication after the occupation of Okinawa. The landing force applied the system of "armor protection" and "joint sitting" that was practiced when the Japanese invaded the territory of Yanhuang and Huang to divide and sort a large number of Japanese people, set up one "atonement group" after another, and vigorously carried out the construction of military bases, ports, and barracks on the island on the premise of ensuring that they were provided with basic food. As for the port of Naha, it temporarily became an anchorage for the main force of the East China Sea Fleet.

In the "Atonement Society", every 10 people are a group, and every 10 small groups form a large group. The soldiers of the Yanhuang army asked the Japanese group to elect their own person in charge, and then went to various parts of Okinawa Island to carry out construction work in a large group. If someone is found to have escaped, the group of 10 people sits in a row without discussion. Due to the lack of resources on the island of Okinawa for many years, the soil is barren. The Japanese people were mainly engaged in agriculture, planting and producing crops such as sugar cane and rice, but even then they could not achieve complete self-sufficiency in food, and they had to rely on fishing to feed themselves. Therefore, after the Japanese army looted and cleaned up, nearly 300,000 remaining residents of the island were in a state of semi-starvation for a long time, and many of them were highly malnourished. This time, the Red Party army ensured the most basic food supply, so that many Japanese islanders who were terrified all day long quickly calmed down and became obedient in a short time, in order to continue to survive (of course, the residents of Okinawa who did not want to be "slaves of the country" successively chose extreme loyalty methods such as jumping into the sea and falling off cliffs within a few days).

Naha Port, in a small three-story building.

Yi Yaocai, commander-in-chief of the East China Sea Fleet, and Dai Zhenghua, political commissar, are discussing the focus of the next step.

"Now, except for a few remote areas on the island, the main towns and airport facilities on Okinawa are all under our control." Yi Yaocai pointed to the red circles on the map one after another, and said with satisfaction.

"As expected, less than 1,000 of the Japanese have been attacking us with the spirit of a katana, and it seems that the Japanese army's earlier plundering and exploitation, as well as the months-long abandonment of loneliness and despair, have caused the loyalty of the island's soldiers and civilians to the Emperor to drop dramatically." Political Commissar Dai Zhenghua nodded in agreement.

"Unfortunately, due to more than 60 years of rule, the indigenous people of the Ryukyus have largely merged with the so-called Yamato nation of the Wakos, and it is difficult to distinguish who is right and who is wrong."

"There's no way, if you can't tell the difference, let's join the 'Atonement Group' together. Instead, Anderson of the Star-Spangled Banner Navy in the morning raised objections to the formation of the 'Atonement Corps.' Political Commissar Dai Zhenghua reminded him.

"Hmph, leave him alone. We have in our hands a large number of crimes committed by the Japanese invaders during the invasion of Yanhuang, coupled with the propaganda of the diplomatic department, I believe that after watching the documentary "The Japanese Invade China", they will think that we are still very merciful, only punishing the Japanese for manual labor, and not doing anything to return blood for blood and tooth for tooth. ”

"I understand, then according to the original plan, after a week later, after the garrison arrives in Okinawa with the second echelon of supply ships, we will maneuver in the direction of Treasure Island."

Beijing, Zhongnanhai.

At this time, Wang Fan was explaining to Lao Mao a few people about geopolitics and the importance of occupying the island chain in the western Pacific.

"You see, the eastern part of our Yanhuang coastal area, from north to south, is surrounded by the Japanese Islands, the Ryukyu Islands, the Philippine Islands, the Indonesian Islands and other islands, which is the so-called first island chain in later generations; The second island chain is centered on Guam, plus Australia, New Zealand and other countries; The third island chain is relatively vague, generally referring to a line of defense centered on Hawaii with the Stars and Stripes in the north, from the Aleutian Islands in the north to some islands in Oceania in the south. Wang Fan used an infrared hand stick to gesture to the image on the projection cloth and explained, "In later generations, the Western powers such as the Star-Spangled Banner, they blocked the Yanhuang naval force through these three island chains, and after years of hydrographic surveys and the placement of underwater sonar alerts, it was difficult for the submarine force to break through the blockade of the island chain. ”

"In other words, the three island chains are equivalent to three ropes, strangling Yan Huang's neck." Zhu De spoke.

"It can be understood that way." Wang Fan nodded, "But there are two sides to everything, these three island chains fall into the hands of the enemy, then naturally it means three ropes for Yan Huang, but on the contrary, if Yan Huang can possess it, it will immediately become three sea barriers." ”

"Since it is so important, then Wang Fan, why do you still put forward the strategy of 'gradual encroachment and gradual occupation'?" Mr. Peng asked.

"There are many reasons, among which the more important ones are: First, our navy has just been established, and it has little experience and a weak foundation, and now many naval soldiers do not even know how to control equipment such as boilers and internal combustion engines, not to mention the maintenance and repair after long-term use. Therefore, within our Navy, the situation of hiring a large number of Stars and Stripes Navy instructors in a short period of time will continue; Second, the Waiko can't be defeated too quickly, you can see, these three island chains are actually in the hands of the Wokos now, if we attack with lightning speed, the existence time of the Wako will enter the countdown, then our relationship with the Star-Spangled Banner will become very delicate, will they still do their best to give us naval knowledge? Third, what we need is permanent annexation, not short-term possession, so we need the Japanese to help us clear and eliminate the aborigines of the islands, in addition, through the encroachment method, the first island chain is taken without showing the mountains and waters, which not only allows the Japanese to retain the strength to fight again with the Star-Spangled Banner, but also does not give the Star-Spangled Banner a springboard for counterattack (the first island chain is surrounded by the second and third island chains), so that the Star-Spangled Banner does not have the strength to launch a super-large-scale counteroffensive for the time being, and still needs to use us to contain the Japanese Bandits, which only takes about 1~2 years, When the world war situation is fundamentally reversed, we will make a surprise attack on the second and third island chains, and capture Hawaii, Australia, and New Zealand in one go, creating a fait accompli. ”

"We can roughly understand what you mean by this, but what else is the geopolitics you just mentioned?" Lao Mao paid more attention to strategic thinking than specific tactics, and interjected to ask.

"Regarding geopolitics, yes. There is still a big difference between the Star-Spangled Banner during World War II and the Star-Spangled Banner of later generations, which means that the Star-Spangled Banner at this time was not the only superpower in the world, but only ranked among the world's great powers with its abundant industrial capacity. The great powers here include Britain, Germany, the Soviet Union, and the future of us. Although Britain is now in decline, it still has high-end technology that is not inferior to the Stars and Stripes, and with the vast number of colonies, Britain still has the confidence and hope to rise again. Therefore, in order to restrain the re-rise of Britain after the war, the Stars and Stripes adopted the most fundamental killer weapon for the revival of national strength by holding a large number of British debts, absorbing the annual economic growth dividend of Britain after the war, and proposing a world national independence movement, so that Britain lost its colonies. ”

"I still don't quite understand what you mean, Wang Fan." Mr. He interjected and asked.

"What I want to express is that because of our revival of Yanhuang, it is not only the military level that is strong, but also the all-round revival of the people, such as education, quality, culture, etc. Militarily I can guarantee that we will never lose to a foreign country, but what about the rest? It takes time for people to educate, it takes time to improve their quality, it takes time to popularize the concept of the legal system, and it takes time for the concept of democracy and civil rights to awaken, so we need the resources of Asia and Oceania, and we must avoid blindly pursuing the expansion of the territory. The rest is to work hard to improve the living standards and average quality of the people, achieve cultural rejuvenation, and let the world's outstanding talents take the initiative to join Yanhuang. ”

"I'm afraid the Stars and Stripes and the UK won't give us plenty of time. And in terms of Soviet land..."Zhu De's heart trembled a little when he heard Wang Fan talk about annexing part of the Soviet land.

"The USSR must disappear, the two superpowers cannot be accommodated on the map of Asia, and even if they respect each other at the beginning, they will definitely have contradictions in the future, which has long been determined by the facts of geopolitical and historical developments! As for the American continent, I will find a way to let Canada, Mexico, Brazil and other countries find some trouble for the Star-Spangled Banner, a divided and mutually balanced American continent is the most conducive to the future of Yanhuang! ”