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- Chapter 355: Allied Forces Retake Burma (Seventeen)
Searching and suppressing the remaining Japanese soldiers is a meticulous job, and the Japanese soldiers who can persevere are all extremely patient and tenacious veterans. They have rich practical experience and camouflage skills. When searching for and suppressing the remaining Japanese soldiers, the Japanese soldiers often have to sacrifice the lives of one or two soldiers for every Japanese soldier they eliminate.
Commander Huang Wei was very distressed when he received the report of soldiers' casualties. Therefore, the army commander ordered that during the search and suppression of the Japanese soldiers participating in the search and suppression, all the ruins of the streets were to be knocked down and flattened by tanks. For the ruins where the Japanese troops may be hiding, use tanks to crush them all. In some dark corners that are not easy to search, use a flamethrower to spray a few fire dragons to burn them clean.
As a result, the casualty ratio of Japanese soldiers dropped rapidly. The Japanese methods of cleaning up the battlefield made it difficult for Japanese soldiers to hide. The Japanese resistance became weaker and weaker. The will to fight quickly dissipated under the combined attack of steel, gunpowder and napalm.
After four days of fierce fighting, when Chinese soldiers rushed into the headquarters building of the Japanese 62nd Division, the Japanese soldiers were mowed down one by one by Japanese soldiers holding submachine guns in their hands. The Japanese telecom soldiers were pointed at guns by Chinese soldiers, so they stood up obediently and raised their hands. The gunfire in Moulmein finally stopped, but when they asked for the bodies and number of Japanese officers and soldiers, Lieutenant General Hongo Yoshio was not found.
When interrogating the captured Japanese telecom soldiers, they did not know the whereabouts of the lieutenant general. Until the Japanese soldiers cleaning up the battlefield were cleaning up the corpses of Japanese soldiers on the beach, they found a fifty-year-old man wearing a soldier's uniform among the dozens of corpses. This aroused the curiosity of the Japanese soldiers. After identification by the Japanese prisoners, they confirmed that he was The body of Lieutenant General Yoshio Hongo.
At the same time that Sun Liren launched the Battle of Moulmein, Yue Hanping led the 6th Army of the Chinese Expeditionary Force and the New 6th Army, which were subsequently airlifted in an emergency, and together with several of the original armies, launched the Battle of Yangon.
When the battle started, General Aung San led his Myanmar Self-Defense Forces to launch a sudden uprising as agreed. They attacked the Japanese arms warehouse in Yangon City and launched a sudden attack behind the Japanese defenders at the West Gate. They cooperated with the Chinese Army to capture the Japanese troops at the West Gate of Yangon. position, opening the city gate of Yangon.
The 201st Division of the Youth Army and the newly formed 22nd Division of the New Sixth Army were the first to rush into Yangon City. The Japanese troops in Sunshine City refused to surrender, but the attached Philippine troops were not so tenacious. They saw the murderous Chinese people in the city. Teng Teng held a submachine gun and kept firing at the Japanese and Filipino soldiers who refused to surrender. The Filipino army's will to fight was completely defeated, and entire companies and battalions surrendered to the attacking Chinese.
Under the leadership of the Myanmar Self-Defense Forces, Chinese soldiers successfully occupied the Japanese army¡¯s arms warehouses and important material distribution centers. The supply of ammunition and food to the Japanese army was cut off, and the Japanese soldiers, who were fighting in a corner, gradually controlled the density of shooting. Ammunition became increasingly limited, and they had no choice but to save ammunition.
As the city of Yangon was mired in street fighting, the Japanese base camp finally woke up. In order to preserve the elite 2nd Division of the Imperial Army and to save the face of the Burmese Front, the Japanese base camp ordered the fleet stationed in the Philippines to destroy the 2nd Division at all costs. The regiment was transported to the Malay battlefield and transferred to the command of General Fengwen Yamashita.
Japanese warships dispatched overnight and secretly sailed into Motama Bay to pick up Lieutenant General Matsuyama Yuzo, commander of the Japanese 2nd Division and the Myanmar Front, out of Bago.
The Chinese Expeditionary Force quickly eliminated the remaining Japanese soldiers in Yangon and occupied Yangon. More than 6,000 Filipino soldiers were captured.
Bago was voluntarily abandoned by the Japanese army, and the 134th Division of the 20th Army of the Chinese Expeditionary Force entered Bago. At the same time, the Japanese troops in the Arakan Peninsula were also eliminated by the British army. The British army continued to attack southward along the peninsula and captured Pathein, a large city in the west of Yangon.
As of November 23, 1943, the Chinese Expeditionary Force, the British-Indian Army, and the U.S. Army completely occupied Burma. The good news of Myanmar's recovery reached Cairo. The heads of state of China, the United States, and the United Kingdom were convening the Cairo Conference. Roosevelt and Chiang Kai-shek were full of joy, while Churchill had a solemn face.
Out of politeness, Churchill still managed a smile and congratulated Chiang Kai-shek and his wife. Chairman Chiang had a proud look on his face at this time. He smiled gracefully, and his chest stood up unconsciously, making the uniform of the Generalissimo of the Sea, Land and Air Force look particularly straight.
President Roosevelt took the opportunity to discuss how to return the territory forcibly occupied by China after Japan's defeat. Churchill was unhappy, but he had nothing to do. When the British army was chased out of Burma by the Japanese army, it was the Chinese Expeditionary Force that single-handedly withstood the Japanese attack and saved half of Burma.
The British made things difficult for the Chinese Expeditionary Force at every turn, but the Chinese Expeditionary Force used extraordinary courage to overcome many difficulties and take the overall situation into consideration. Compared with the British-Burmese Army, which was on the verge of collapse, the Chinese Expeditionary Force's fighting will and fighting quality were also highly praised. Approved by Americans.
Chiang Kai-shek has repeatedly stated that China has no intention to compete with Britain for control of Burma, but the fact is that China has formed considerable influence in Burma, and President Roosevelt of the United States intends to do so.I want to support China in establishing a new order in the Far East. "Whoever has a strong fist has the right to speak." Churchill sighed secretly. Today's British Empire is no longer the empire on which the sun never sets. It is now just a small follower of the United States.
Chiang Kai-shek couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion in his heart. "For many years, the great power status that the Chinese nation longed for was obtained with blood through the heroic struggle of the whole nation. Taiwan and other territories that were forced to be ceded by the Qing Dynasty will also be taken back. What an honor it is. .¡±
President Roosevelt believed that the Chinese nation made great sacrifices in the world's anti-fascist war, and China made important contributions to the world's anti-fascist war. Although this meeting was mainly to discuss stopping and punishing Japan's aggression and depriving Japan of all the islands it had seized or occupied in the Pacific since the start of World War I in 1914, in view of China's significant contribution, it was recommended that the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War Taiwan, the Penghu Islands and their affiliated islands, which were forced to be ceded to Japan during the war, were returned to China. The puppet Manchukuo supported by Japan in Northeast China was an illegal government and was not recognized by the international community. After Japan's defeat, the territory of the puppet Manchukuo should be returned to China.
Prime Minister Churchill knew very well that it was useless to oppose it. Besides, he did not want China to carve up the British colonies. Now he only wanted to take back China's ceded and occupied territories. This favor must still be done. Prime Minister Churchill immediately stated that he had no objection and supported China in regaining the occupied territories.
At the end of the meeting lunch, President Roosevelt made a special appointment with Chiang Kai-shek alone and proposed to hand over Ryukyu (now Okinawa), which was originally a vassal state of China, to Chinese jurisdiction. Chiang Kai-shek was secretly happy. Yue Hanping suggested to him in his secret message that he should choose the right time to ask Roosevelt for the Ryukyu Islands. Now that President Roosevelt proposed it, Chiang Kai-shek was not sure of Roosevelt's mentality, so he thought for a moment and replied to President Roosevelt: "Dear Mr. President, I suggest that the Ryukyu Islands be co-managed by China and the United States."
President Roosevelt smiled slightly and said no more. He politely greeted Chiang Kai-shek and went back to his room.
Chiang Kai-shek was uneasy when he returned to the room. Without Yue Hanping's secret message, he really wasn't sure of the intention of this meeting. After these two days of meeting discussions, he finally understood. Chiang Kai-shek laughed and cursed in a low voice: "Mom, hippie! This is really a spoils-sharing meeting. Now we are discussing the carving up of the territories originally occupied by the Japanese army. Do I want the Ryukyu Islands?"
The next night, while taking a walk, Chiang Kai-shek met President Roosevelt again. President Roosevelt took the initiative to say hello, and the two of them chose a quiet place and sat down. Chiang Kai-shek and Roosevelt chatted for a while, and President Roosevelt once again proposed to hand over the Ryukyu Islands to China's jurisdiction.
President Roosevelt said bluntly: "Your Excellency Chairman, the strategic focus of our United States is in Europe, not Asia. The world anti-fascist war has begun a strategic counterattack. The failure of Germany, Italy and Japan is doomed. We do not want to see a A powerful Soviet Union emerged in the Far East, but we did not have much power to contain the Soviet Union in the Far East.
China¡¯s performance in this war fully demonstrated the courage of a big country. I would like to ask China to station troops in Japan after Japan¡¯s defeat to prevent the rise of Japanese fascism. If China controls the Ryukyu Islands, it will be equivalent to pressing the blade on Japan's neck, which will be more conducive to controlling Japan.
If China occupies Ryukyu, it can directly join forces with the US Navy in the Pacific to inhibit the Soviet Navy from controlling the Pacific. Please consider my suggestions carefully. "
Chiang Kai-shek made seventeen or eight twists in his stomach. If Chiang Kai-shek was not completely confident before attending the meeting, when he received the news that the Chinese Expeditionary Force had regained Yangon, Chiang Kai-shek gradually became full of confidence. Especially the attitude of the United States. For the benefit of the United States, President Roosevelt intentionally or unintentionally wanted to support China to become a veritable power and suppress the Soviet Union in the Asia-Pacific region.
Europe is where the traditional interests of the United States lie. In the Asia-Pacific region, the United States has no extra power to confront the Soviet Union, and is unwilling to directly confront the Soviet Union. Therefore, China, which is also a big country, becomes very important. President Roosevelt's attitude toward China during World War II basically established the United States' Asia-Pacific strategy. On the contrary, if China and the Soviet Union were too close, it would seriously threaten U.S. interests in the Asia-Pacific.
Thinking of this, Chiang Kai-shek suddenly felt a sense of pride. China's attitude could finally influence the two major powers, the United States and the Soviet Union. China became a key force in the game between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Although the Soviet Union helped China during the War of Resistance, it was also out of the Soviet Union's national interests and did not want China to lose to Japan soon. The ruthless Stalin didn't get it for free, it was China's belt-tightening and the exchange of agricultural products. After all, the two countries have different ideologies. He, Chiang Kai-shek, started his career as a FG and had no good impression of the Soviet Union in his heart.
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