358 Presidential Commendations
Bowes waited for Kagesa's words to be translated, and he opened his eyes expressionlessly, neither nodding nor shaking his head.
"In that case, then I know what to do, so I'll take my leave."
Kagesa got up to leave.
"May eternal peace begin in our generation."
Bowes said something meaningful and continued to close his eyes. Shadow Zhenzhao said in his heart, you just pretend to be garlic.
The conflict between Bose and Gandhi has a long history, the early political opposition between non-violence and revolution, and later evolved into a disagreement over control, Gandhi did not have any desire for power, but his Taoist successor Nehru did, and finally Bose chose a path of escape, first to Germany, and then back to Asia, before returning, he was trying to help Himmler gather an SS army of Indians, and Himmler also promised that this army would be handed over to independent India in the future.
Of course, Ying Zuo's dumb riddle must continue to be played, just as he and Wang Jingwei talk about the rejuvenation of China every time. Of course, in his bones, Bowes has already hinted very blatantly that the Japanese get rid of Gandhi and blame the British. All of this is back to the familiar routine of Kagesa Zhenzhao. At the beginning, it was he who took advantage of the power contradiction between Jiang and Wang, and single-handedly planned Wang Jingwei's southward trip to Hanoi, and everything was very familiar.
Once Gandhi is killed, Bose, who has military power, will undoubtedly be above Nehru, but of course things will not be as simple as he thinks; In fact, Kagesa had already begun to use the promised German intelligence connections of Canaris to reach out to Nehru, and he had to do something to drive a wedge between these insatiable revolutionaries in the long-term interests of the Japanese Empire. Asano's departure left him with some small regrets, but the Navy also needs Asano's unique view of history at the moment.
Rabaul. Yamamoto Fifty-six still hides from Asano, he has a deep-seated wariness of Asano, as a professional gambler, he is a master of risk control, but he sees the temperament of a non-professional gambler in Asano. To put it simply, the difference between the two types of gamblers is that the former can still leave the table with dignity even if they lose, while the latter often loses his pants.
But out of nature, he couldn't give up the information in Asano's mind, so he first sent Onishi to discuss the next battle situation with Asano, and he used Onishi's report to determine whether it was feasible or to improve it himself.
But there is still a flaw in this calculation, that is, his most trusted staff officer, Onishi, has already obeyed Asano's words, so that the report is full of praise for the new plan, and there is not much objectivity to speak of.
Yamamoto took a sip of tea and looked at Onishi's report. Onishi, who looked excited, sat next to him, looking eager to try his hand and ready to answer the commander's questions at any time.
"Onishi-kun, give up the battle in the Solomon Islands, where our army picked up without a single shot, if you build an airfield, you can use land-based aviation to block the enemy's sea supply to Australia. I don't see the need to abandon these areas in vain. ”
"It's such a commander, Asano knows that in history, the Americans used the Solomon Islands to lure our army into a decisive battle of the main force in this secondary, very unfavorable place for supplies, and as a result, in that place, our army ended up with a battle loss ratio of 10 to 1, and the early victory was consumed. At the same time, it also delayed the attack on New Guinea, which was really important. ”
"I know what Asano-kun said is true, but as I told him last time, once history changes, what happens next is not something he can continue to predict. Can simply abandon Solomon solve the original mistake? He thought about the consequences, then the enemy would pass through Fiji and Samoa, and there would be a series of stops on the supply line to Australia, and the efficiency would be doubled. This is a relatively conservative estimate of the Military Command Department. If the airfields on those islands were controlled by the U.S. military, their planes could strike New Britain at any time and threaten the flanks of our operations in New Guinea. ”
Asano had figured that, but he didn't think we should get into a war of attrition too soon. So that the advantage is wasted. ”
"But there is still no real solution, and if he thinks that New Guinea should be attacked and landed in Australia, then the supply line from North America to Australia must be cut off."
"He's got a vision. A technical means, and it has already been carried out. ”
"Oh? How did I not know? ”
"It was through the Army's contact with the Germans that they got a new weapon, a vehicle that used a rocket engine and could travel at speeds of more than 650 kilometers per hour. Each one carries more than half a ton of half* heads. It can be mounted under a bomber, and a ship can be dealt with with with a single shot, which can completely cut off the enemy's transportation lines. ”
"Radio controlled? That's not reliable. ”
"It's not radio control, it's human driving."
Yamamoto immediately fell silent, after his last conversation with Asano, Onishi revealed to him the Japanese fiasco, and the appearance of such a thing as a special attack plane, he thought about it repeatedly and felt that it was not appropriate, but after the battle off the coast of Wake Island, Yamaguchi reported to him that the suicide plane crash had been extremely successful, and his mind began to move.
"No, no, no, I think we must be cautious when employing people." He hurriedly stopped Onishi, "However, the development of that kind of aircraft can be carried out, and the army can't take the lead, they can't do anything." It has to be up to us. ”
"Yes."
The Project 419 submarine followed closely behind the Kyushu Maru and moved eastward.
Along the way, her sonar and radar spotted the Japanese transport ships of the brigade coming and going in the South Pacific, transporting soldiers and equipment, half of those ships returning to the mainland, and the other half sailed to China's coastal ports, sending the troops waiting to be on board to the combat area, and the Japanese army, which has created a miracle in the entire South Sea operation, has only 13 divisions and a few brigades. The Japanese intended to quickly double their forces, not for the sake of the next law and order war, and the support of the local Malays for the Japanese army could still be exploited, and they were anxious to take advantage of the victory to pursue their minions farther away. At the moment, it seems that Australia and India are two directions, and this is a new change brought about by the Japanese traverser. And the Indonesian campaign, which was supposed to have been launched, did not happen. Those troops will not be idle, and will definitely play in other directions.
Judging from the intercepted telecommunications, the target port of Kyushu Maru is in Dalian, where the main force of the 1st Division is located, and the other force of the 1st Division is on the mainland, and because of its participation in the coup, it is currently being monitored in the camp. The base camp is ready for these people to go to New Guinea to fight until they are exhausted.
Cheng Dayang simulated an attack on almost every Japanese ship that passed, while Lu Qingshan and Shu Ping had been studying strategies to recapture the nuclear bomb.
They have already left the distance to be able to communicate with the special team, and everything is up to them. The simplest plan proposed by Shu Ping was to sink the Kyushu Pill in a shallow area like Hangzhou Bay, and then try to salvage it. He analyzed the photos of the deck of the Kyushu Maru provided by the drone and concluded that its huge loading and unloading opening was convenient for divers to go down and salvage. He could design a floating device out of compressed gas cylinders and inflatable lifeboats, just like they had used to salvage helium.
However, Kyushu Maru has not been close to shallow waters, making it impossible to carry out this plan. Now they can only follow to the port of Dalian. The situation there was extremely grim, there were neither concessions nor anti-Japanese guerrillas, this part of the northeast had been run by the Japanese for a long time, and there was still a puppet regime. The military port is heavily guarded, and it is difficult to blend in, so it can only be approached from under the water at night.
For the time being, they could only get some information from the radio stations of the allies, but the latest news was that Burma had won a great victory, and the brave national army had driven hundreds of miles to rescue tens of thousands of allied soldiers and civilians, and President Roosevelt had issued a presidential commendation to a motorized infantry battalion of the Fifth Army for their great contribution to the harshest hour of the war. This is the first time since the founding of the United States that a foreign military has been commended.
80 kilometers north of Yangon on the battlefield. A brave film crew is filming in the wilderness. Accompanying them is the motorized infantry battalion, which has just received a presidential commendation. Soong Meiling's speech to Congress was an unprecedented success, and after her death, when she attended an event of the American women's group on March 8, she specifically mentioned the legendary deeds of Chu Tingchang, and hoped that American women workers would produce more armaments to support these warriors fighting on the front line. The group then sent a certificate of honorary membership to Captain Chu Tingchang, who was far away in Burma.
The Japanese artillery fire chased the disaster and hit the buttocks. The brave American film crew is still hurrying up to make their pseudo-documentary. A squad of Chinese servicemen was asked to shoot at non-existent targets and throw *. The camera crew then pans the camera to a burning Japanese tank. Then a close-up of the Japanese soldier who died under the track was given. These shots will let the panicked people around the world know that the Japanese are not invulnerable.
Some of the refugees and routs passing by had even lost their shoes, watching with great incomprehension as this team of neurotics tossed around here.
Chu Aiyun dozed off in the jeep of American director Frank Capra, he really didn't know what presidential commendation order, can this thing be eaten or used?
But Colonel Brooke was in great spirits, for he learned that he would receive the Medal of Honor from Congress, because it was the first one after the war, and it would be very valuable. Such medals are usually given to soldiers who charge ahead, rather than holding a radio to call the Air Force liaison, but the United States continues to make its own heroes, and it doesn't care so much.
A group of tired, wounded British soldiers are retreating along the road, barely squeezing out a smile and gesturing a V-shaped hand shape to the camera at the signal of the assistant director.
"Why hasn't this 205 director left yet, let's accompany him." Zhou Youfu ran to Chu Aiyun and said.
"He still has a few last shots, and he wants to shoot the sappers blowing up the bridge and road." Chu Aiyun said that he had just read the storyboard script and knew the madman's plan, and he needed a finishing shot of the Allied army's calm retreat. Of course, he didn't stay here to make movies with them.
On the other hand, Du Yuming strictly ordered him to stay until the end and do his best to rescue the tanks, and his attack lost a total of 5 tanks and 4 wheeled reconnaissance vehicles, some of which were accidentally injured by the Allies. In short, in Du Yuming's view, this time it is a loss of the old capital of the 5th Army, and he hopes to repair some of them.
"Boss, listen, it's 75 mountain artillery, and the Japanese are not far away." Zhou Youfu said.
"You run to the mechanic company and tell them not to rush to repair it, and explode it immediately."
"It's a pity to throw it away. These old guys all came all the way from Lanfeng and Kunlun Pass. The commander will be distressed. ”
"What's the pity, when it comes to Ren'anqiang, the big boss of the United States has designated a batch of new ones. It's better than these Soviet goods that have no parts. Chu Aiyun said disdainfully.
"Really?"