I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

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The Japanese army fought on the Indian battlefield "just like when they annexed Northeast China after the September [-]th Incident". The only trouble is that "there are too many Indians, and it is a bit difficult to manage."

After the Japanese army occupied Delhi without bloodshed, except for some areas that were seized by China, the east, south, and north-central parts of India were basically occupied by the Japanese army. Under the control of the British army, because the British army gave up the "Decisive Battle of Delhi", they preserved a large number of viable forces and retreated to the west and northwest of India to persist in resistance.

In terms of terrain, most of the eastern and central parts of India (later India) are plains and low and gentle hills, and most of the west and northwest (later Pakistan) are mountains. Therefore, the Japanese army's rapid progress has a reason why the terrain is not suitable for British defense. Inside, but in the west and northwest of India, the local mountainous terrain is conducive to the defense of the British army and not conducive to the continued rapid advance of the Japanese army. On the other hand, the British army has nowhere to go, only to fight to the end, not only that The atrocities of burning, killing, raping, looting, and looting by the Japanese army in India also aroused the indignation of the Indians. The pro-Japanese Indians greatly decreased, and the anti-Japanese Indians greatly increased.

Although the Indians have always resisted the rule of the British, "the British are still human beings, while the Japanese are completely beasts in human skin." Instead, he chose to fight alongside the British, including "Mahatma" Gandhi.

After Kimura Heutaro enthusiastically held the grand ceremony and celebration of "the liberation of Delhi by the imperial army", he thought he was sure of winning and issued a letter of persuasion to Wavell, who led the army to retreat westward.

In the letter of persuasion, Kimura Heutaro was arrogant, because on the one hand, he believed that Wavell was his own defeated general, and on the other hand, he believed that Wavell was a turtle in the urn, and all directions of the British army's final control area were the territory of the Confederate States, "Forgive He can't escape", so the wording in the persuasion letter is very "unceremonious". Bereaved dog, is it possible that you haven’t seen the situation clearly yet? If you overestimate your own strength and try to continue the ridiculous resistance of the mantis as a car, the invincible Imperial Japanese Army will unceremoniously launch a thunderbolt strike to wipe you out completely.” “If Your Excellency is obsessed with obsession, the Imperial Japanese Army will kill the British army, even if the British army surrenders or the wounded British army will not be left behind." "Your Excellency, continue to resist, give it a try, this commander is fully confident that in the fifteenth Take your head within days" and other words that are almost humiliating and intimidating.

Not to mention that Wavell is a proud and proud Englishman, even ordinary people would not be able to bear such a domineering letter of persuasion from Kimura Heitaro, so the effect of Kimura Heitaro's persuasion to Wavell is needless to say .

Wavell, who had never thought about surrendering, further made up his determination to "fight to the end and resist to the end".

On the same day when Delhi was occupied by the Japanese army, thousands of well-equipped and sturdy soldiers were in a basin among the mountains in the northern part of the former Kashmir region in northern India (later India and Pakistan), and now in the southern part of Ladakh Province in China. Li waited patiently, and not long after, a small group of British soldiers appeared in the distance of these soldiers' sight, and the two sides made contact immediately.

The leader of the British army was a major general, William Joseph Slim, commander of the 15th Army of the British Indian Army.

Slim looked at the soldiers in front of him who didn't look like Chinese soldiers in surprise: "I am Slim, the commander of the 15th Army of the British and Indian Army. According to the agreement between you and me, I am here to receive ordnance supplies!"

A soldier who was obviously the leader stepped forward to salute, and then said in English with Indian characteristics: "General Slim, the ordnance and supplies are here, and the personnel have also assembled, a total of 350 people!"

"Personnel?" Slim became more and more surprised, "Why are there personnel? Are you Chinese soldiers?"

The leader of the other party laughed: "We are not Chinese soldiers. We used to serve the British. Now we can resume our old business. We will enter India and join the British and Indian troops to resist the Japanese army with you!"

"What are your identities?"

"We are Gurkha mercenaries!"

Suddenly, Slim realized.

Gurkha mercenaries are one of the world-renowned foreign mercenaries. They have always enjoyed a high reputation for being disciplined, brave and loyal. This mercenary is one of the elite of the British Army.

Most of the members of the Gurkha mercenaries are Gurkhas from Nipur. Nepal is one of the three countries in southern Tibet. China has recovered the three countries in southern Tibet. The Gurkhas naturally surrendered to China along with their motherland.

At this time, Jiang Weiguo "returned" more than 4000 Gurkha mercenaries to the British army. The purpose was to strengthen the strength of the British army. This would not reveal any flaws and would not make the Japanese aware of anything (Jiang Weiguo's move was actually a With the help of the Japan-India War, the Gurkha mercenaries were consumed to ensure that Nepal will be "more obedient" in the future. This arrangement kills two birds with one stone.

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"Great, your joining has really relieved the urgent need of our lack of troops!" Slim was very happy. He knew that the combat effectiveness of the Gurkha mercenaries was not only unmatched by the vulnerable Indian army, but also by the British army. I am not as good as myself.

"Arms, ammunition, and supplies are all here!" The leader of the Gurkha mercenaries pointed behind him, and Slim saw that the tarpaulin-covered things in the valley had piled up into more than a dozen hills.

"Have these things been here for a long time?" Slim smiled wryly.

"Yes, it was transported here more than a month ago, and it was very difficult to pass through the small trails in the mountains, but after a long period of time, there are so many in more than a month.

Most of them are British-style weapons, and a small part are American-style weapons. Together, they can arm more than 5000 people. Among them, there are more than 2000 million rounds of bullets alone. There are also dozens of tanks and more than 100 large-caliber artillery! "

Slim was delighted, ashamed and inconceivable when he heard it. He was delighted that the situation of the British army on the Indian battlefield would be greatly improved after receiving so much aid in military supplies. What the army seized was the loot after defeating 15 Commonwealth troops on the Malaya battlefield; he found it incredible that Jiang Weiguo had foreseen the current situation of the Indian war more than a month ago or even earlier. Prepare everything in advance, and wait to assist the British army right now, so as to control the Japanese-British-Indian War.

Jiang Weiguo's foresight and foresight made Slim shudder.

"This Jiang Weiguo is really terrible!" Slim thought in fear, "Could it be that China has been able to do this in recent years..."

In the mountains at the junction of Ladakh Province and the northwest of British India, there are a total of three large ordnance material bases. Jiang Weiguo prepared the British army with what they urgently needed more than a month in advance. Not only that, in India At the port of Karachi in the southwest, more than a dozen large ships that did not fly the national flag came in quietly, unloading a large amount of munitions, ammunition, and supplies for the British troops who had been waiting on the shore.

Ten days later, a division of the Japanese army set out from Delhi and headed west all the way to the British army. The goal was to capture Lahore, an important town in northwestern India (the second largest city in Pakistan in later generations), and take advantage of the situation to capture the northwestern part of India. However, when the Japanese army passed through the Bodwar Plateau leading to Lahore, it was ambushed by the British army for a long time.

The Japanese army was arrogant, paralyzed and slack, and went deep alone, while the British army was well-prepared, united, and well-prepared, and carried out careful planning and careful deployment. It was the first big victory for the British army, while the Japanese army suffered its first big defeat on the Indian battlefield. Nearly [-] people were killed and injured. A brigade was almost completely wiped out, and a brigade leader and two regiment leaders were killed.

After all, the long-term target of the Japanese army’s aggression has been China, and they have carried out long-term intelligence reconnaissance and spying on China, so they have very detailed geographical data on China. However, the Japanese army’s invasion of India was the result of Jiang Weiguo changing history. The Japanese army started the war in India. It was also rushed into battle, so the Japanese army did not have detailed geographical information on India. As a result, it was like a blind man riding a blind horse on the Bodwar Plateau, and was ambushed by the British army waiting for work, causing heavy losses all at once.

The significance of this Battle of Bodwar is no less than that of Taierzhuang victory during the Sino-Japanese War. war.

Meanwhile, the continent of Australia in the southern hemisphere.

Brisbane, the third largest city in Australia, is the easternmost of mainland Australia.

At this time, the city was full of traces of war damage. The whole city was devastated and scorched earth was everywhere. Large areas of buildings had been turned into ruins and rubble. All kinds of strange postures, corpses scattered in pieces.

The U.S. Army, Australian Army, New Zealand Army (New Zealand Army), and local residents in the city are hurrying to repair the dilapidated and crumbling fortifications under the crazy Japanese attacks day and night, preparing for the next Japanese attack. Wave siege.

On the field outside the city, 10,000+ Japanese troops were gathering like yellow mudslides, preparing for the "final attack".

The Japanese army that attacked the Australian mainland landed at the northernmost port of Darwin in Australia, then went west along the coastline of Australia, and then went south to Canberra, the capital of Australia, which is located in the southeast of the Australian mainland.

Australia is sparsely populated, with a population of just over 700 million, and more than [-]% of the population is concentrated in cities. There are only six major cities in Australia, four of which are in the southeast, including Canberra, and one in the southwest (Perth). ), and one in the far east (Brisbane).

Therefore, Brisbane was the first large city in Australia to be attacked by the Japanese army after the Australian war, but the Japanese army did not take the city for a long time. Join the fight.

When the Japanese army started the war in Australia, the Australian government immediately mobilized the whole country. Australia, with only more than 700 million people, formed a full 20 divisions and about 30 troops to carry out this anti-Japanese war to defend the country. It has always been the same as Australia Like-minded New Zealand also sent 3 infantry brigades and more than 2 people to assist in the battle. In addition, more than 1 U.S. troops participated in the battle.

At this time, there were not many U.S. troops on the Australian battlefield. Due to time constraints and limited transportation capacity, the U.S. Navy transported personnel, arms, and supplies from the U.S. mainland to Australia after opening up the U.S.-Australia maritime transport line.

The Australian government said this to the U.S. government: "A U.S. military is worth 21 rifles, and it is better to send us [-] rifles than to send a U.S. military with guns.

Time is running out, give us guns, we can fight by ourselves.

If the U.S. military is brought in, the number of guns brought in will be greatly reduced!" The U.S. government thinks so, so it mainly sends arms and supplies to Australia and New Zealand. There are not many U.S. troops, mainly technical arms such as pilots.

Therefore, almost all the Australian troops were fighting the Japanese army on the Australian battlefield at this time, and the number of American and new troops was much smaller than that of the Australian army.

Australians are very aware of the nature and nature of the Japanese. After all, the Japanese are notorious in the world for their cruelty, viciousness, ferocity, and viciousness. Compared with the smooth sailing of the Japanese army on the Indian battlefield, it was nothing like cloud and mud.

The first big nail of the Japanese army was Brisbane. The city was defended desperately by more than 30 allied troops (mainly the Australian army) and more than 2 residents in the city. Under the attack, although more than half of the strength of the Allied forces was consumed, more than [-] people were killed or injured.

Fufumi Yamashita, the commander of the "Australian Front Army" of the Japanese army who became angry, mobilized two divisions to break into the south of Brisbane, cut off the city's retreat southward to Sydney, Canberra and other places, and completed the complete siege of the city. Brisbane adopted a deliberate "encirclement with three missing one" in an attempt to force the defenders of the city to abandon the city and flee south through a fierce attack. Unexpectedly, the Allied forces would not retreat and were stimulated by the opponent's "ignorance". Annoyed, Yamashita first completely surrounded the city, and then issued an ultimatum to the Allied forces in the city: If the Allied forces did not surrender the city within the specified time as required by the Japanese army, the Japanese army would start a massacre of the city after capturing the city.

Facing the death notice from the Japanese army, the allied forces and residents of Brisbane remained unmoved.

Fufumi Yamashita, who was completely enraged, redeployed his troops and invested four veteran divisions and more than 15 troops in the "final attack."

Before the official attack, Yamashita Fufumi gave a mobilization speech to all Japanese troops participating in the war through the radio. He said this:

"Soldiers and soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army, here, this land under our feet, this continent, will be the new land of Japan in the future. With this, our descendants from generation to generation can live a prosperous, healthy and happy life .

For the future of Japan, the future of the Yamato nation, and your families and children, please fight to the death!Be sure to smash the obstacles ahead within 24 hours! "

The Japanese army, who had been exhausted by the fierce fighting for several days, suddenly remembered the purpose and significance of this battle. When they thought that the Australian mainland would become Japan's new territory in the future, their family and children would be able to share a lot here than in their hometown in Japan. Doubling the land, the morale of the Japanese army was immediately boosted, and they howled like a group of demons dancing wildly.

After nearly 20 hours of fierce fighting, Brisbane, which had persisted for more than half a month, finally collapsed. It was breached and occupied by the Japanese army, which had an absolute advantage in strength. Nearly half of the allied forces defending the city were killed. , almost everyone of the rest was injured, and the Japanese army also paid a heavy price of more than 5000 casualties.

After the battle, looking at the city that was finally flying the sun flag and which he hated to the core, Homofumi Yamashita coldly issued a new order: "Clean the whole city!"

Some military officers didn't understand what it meant: "Your Excellency, what does 'cleaning' mean?"

Yamashita Fengwen replied: "Haven't I already issued an ultimatum to everyone in this city? However, they ignored it. Now, they should pay the price for their original decision!"

A military officer said in surprise: "Your Excellency, Commander, wouldn't this stimulate the Australians to fight desperately?"

Yamashita Fengwen's face was livid: "Aren't they already desperately resisting? If they don't do it, they will fight desperately. If they do it, they will still fight desperately. Maybe doing it will make them lose their souls and collapse from now on.

Listen carefully, I publicly issued an ultimatum in advance, but I didn't honor it. First, wouldn't it tarnish the dignity and military prestige of the imperial army?Don't outsiders mistakenly think that the imperial army dares to speak but not to do?So, what deterrent is there?Secondly, wouldn't the Australians be more confident in the future?Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Perth must fight desperately when the imperial army approaches the city, because they are convinced that the imperial army will not be serious, and they will not take it seriously when the imperial army issues an ultimatum; Come on, the Australians have a stubborn personality. Even if they don’t teach them a good lesson, they will overpower themselves with pebbles and stones. If you teach them a good lesson, they are likely to learn a lesson. Moreover, the number of Australians is small, and it is difficult to bear the loss of population. Yes, the death of 10,000+ people or tens of thousands of people is a small matter for the empire, China, the Soviet Union, and Germany, but it is an unbearable heavy blow to Australians who only have more than 10 million people. Australians will be afraid If things go on like this, they will be wiped out, which will demoralize them and disintegrate their fighting spirit; four, Australia will be an imperial territory in the future, and the fewer Australians, the better!"

The officers were all convinced: "Hayi! Your Excellency, Commander!" In fact, they all hated the Australians because of the heavy casualties of the troops, and they wanted to "teach" the Australians a long time ago.

The Brisbane massacre that shocked the world happened as a result.

More than 3 allied troops (mostly Australian troops, and most of them were wounded) who fell into the hands of the Japanese army were massacred by the Japanese army overnight. , killing like hemp, raping and looting, and committing all kinds of crimes. About 17 Brisbane residents died at the hands of the Japanese army, and more than half of the residents in the city were killed. In addition, there were tens of thousands of rapes. Brisbane has become a horror. In the Shura Slaughterhouse, the total number of Australian military and civilian casualties exceeded 20.

After capturing Brisbane and turning the place into a hell on earth, the Japanese army moved on to the next target, Sydney, Australia's largest city, and then another fierce battle broke out in the dark and dark.

The Japanese army is fighting fiercely on the battlefields of India and Australia, and the Japanese navy is also running around in the Pacific Ocean, looking for the remnants of the US Pacific Fleet to catch them all.

Like the Japanese Army, the strength of the Japanese Navy is also growing, with aircraft carriers as the core strength.

When the Pacific War broke out, the Japanese Navy had a total of 10 aircraft carriers, including Akagi, Kaga, Canglong, Hiryu, Xianghe, Zuikaku, and 4 Yamato-class ships (excluding the sunken Fengxiang and leased to China. Navy’s Ryujo), lost Kaga in the Battle of Hawaii, and there were still 9 ships left, but at this time 4 more ships were added: Xiangfeng, Zuifeng, Feiying, and Falconhawk, making the The number of aircraft carriers in the Japanese Navy has increased to 13, and among the 4 new aircraft carriers, Xiangfeng and Ruifeng are light aircraft carriers, and Hiyaka and Falcon Eagle are medium-sized aircraft carriers. These four ships are not regular aircraft carriers. The first two It was refitted from a submarine mothership, and the latter two were refitted from large cruise ships, but their performance is still satisfactory.

These four irregular aircraft carriers are the product of the Japanese Navy's "foresight thinking". Several years ago, the Japanese Navy used the US Navy as an imaginary enemy. A kind of "aircraft carrier reserve ship" has been created. This kind of ship looks like a civilian ship or a non-battleship or non-aircraft carrier, but it is deliberately designed so that "once a war breaks out, it can be destroyed in a short period of time." It will be refitted or transformed into the basic structure of an aircraft carrier within a short period of time. The Shoho, Zuiho, Hiyaka, and Hayato are all such "aircraft carrier reserve ships" (these are not the only four aircraft carrier reserve ships of the Japanese Navy. seven or eight more).

The Japanese navy with 13 aircraft carriers has gained a further advantage in strength. Therefore, Yamamoto 56's desire to completely wipe out the US Pacific Fleet has also become more and more popular with the successive service of four new aircraft carriers. He was keenly aware that the U.S. military adopted a conservative strategy of avoiding war and preserving its strength at sea. At the same time, the U.S. had to give great assistance to Australia and New Zealand, especially Australia. People's transport ships transported mountains of munitions from the United States to Australia?" "If the US-Australia maritime transportation line can be cut off, and the US's blood supply to Australia can be cut off, the Imperial Army will get twice the result with half the effort." "Australia is becoming a An enlarged version of the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom relied on the blood transfusion of the United States to survive the German attack, and Australia relied on the blood transfusion of the United States to survive the attack of the Empire." The inability of the navy to cut off the U.S.-Australia sea transportation line is a kind of incompetence.” Therefore, Yamamoto formulated such a plan: the Japanese naval fleet concentrated to the southwest Pacific, strangled the U.S.-Australia sea transportation line, and forced the U.S. fleet to engage in a self-guided confrontation. , If the U.S. fleet is dispatched, it will be in the arms of the Japanese navy. If the U.S. fleet is not dispatched, it will be in the arms of the Japanese army.

Yamamoto's plan seemed to be comprehensive and well-thought-out. In fact, the U.S. fleet was indeed dispatched. In the end, a new war broke out between the Japanese and U.S. naval fleets in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

Chapter 667 Outer War Situation (3)

In North Asia, the wilderness is boundless, and the forest is like the sea.

If China is a living dragon, there is no doubt that the North Asia railway line is one of the main arteries in its body, and a huge amount of "nutrition" is rushing in it day and night, and trains are speeding and roaring. It seems to be the blood cells that carry "nutrition".

Next to a certain section of the railway, two railway armed policemen with live ammunition were having a conversation with two railway workers.

An armed policeman held out his hand to two workers: "ID cards, work permits, residence permits!"

The two workers quickly took out the relevant documents and handed them over.

The armed police carefully checked the documents, and after confirming that they were correct, they asked, "Where is my hometown?"

The older one of the two workers replied: "My hometown is from Henan!" He pointed to the young worker beside him and introduced, "This is the apprentice I just brought up, and his hometown is from Anhui!"

The armed police nodded gently and returned the documents to the two workers: "Thank you!"

The old worker smiled and said: "It's not hard work, it's not hard work, it's you who work hard!"

The two armed policemen turned around and left, continuing to patrol, and there were other armed policemen patrolling further away.

The two workers continued to concentrate on their work of inspecting the railway, walking and talking at the same time.

"Master, the inspection is so strict, we have been inspected three times this morning!" The little worker was a little speechless.

"It's also called strict? You don't know last year, it was strict! Along the railway line, my good guy, there are literally three steps and one post, and five steps and one sentry. On average, there is an armed police patrolling every 30 meters. There are also soldiers standing guard, and it has only slowed down a little bit since this year!"

"Master, why is the inspection so strict?"

"Stupid boy, you think, what is this place? It's the old man's place! After the war, tens of thousands of old men's regular army and militia were dispersed and fled to the forest, sea and snow fields in North Asia. There are so many guerrillas, searching and suppressing them is like finding a needle in a haystack, North Asia is huge! Those old stragglers and guerrillas like and are best at destruction, and the railway is their main target of destruction.

At that time, I was working here, and I could hear gunshots almost every night. When I went out in the morning, I would see our military and police pile up the bodies of the beaten old Maozi on the side of the railway, bloody and hard.

Now, the situation is much better. Those old men hiding in the forest and snow fields have basically starved to death or surrendered. Our army does not need to hunt them down. We just need to guard the checkpoints, railways, and towns so that they cannot get supplies. Will fend for itself!"