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After the air strike, a group of troops stationed near Beijing entered the city and began to clear the debris and rubble caused by the air strike. This is also a common practice, because in the past two decades, whenever major disasters occurred, in addition to general rescue forces, the military also fought on the front line.
After all, although the rescue force is professional, the number is still too small. On the contrary, although the army is not professional enough, its huge number, rigorous organization and extraordinary physical strength can make up for it all.
Therefore, when the army entered the city and launched rescue work, the people in the city were not too surprised.
The main job of the army is to clean up the debris and rubble caused by the bombing, find the people or bodies buried underneath, and clear out a passage for the entrances and exits of some collapsed underground fortifications, such as the shopping mall that was collapsed not long ago. , so that the people inside can come out safely.
But as the military cleared the wreckage and carried out rescue missions, accusations could be heard everywhere. After all, the mission of the army is to ensure the safety of the people. It would be okay if it was just an ordinary natural disaster, but just now it was bombed by the enemy
Faced with the accusations from the people, the officers and soldiers of the army had nothing to say. After all, this was indeed their responsibility. Therefore, they could only continue to clean up the wreckage while holding all the eighteenth-generation relatives of the Air Defense Command and the Air Force in their stomachs. Swear once
Fortunately, the damage caused by this air attack was not very serious, and the total casualties were only more than a thousand people. This is also because Japan has a small number of bombers and a small amount of bombs. In addition, after the air strike, many bombers were shot down by ground-based anti-aircraft fire even before they dropped their bombs. Even if the approaching Air Force fighter planes did not have enough time to intercept, Beijing's local air-defense firepower was quite sufficient. of.
On the other hand, as the main target of accusation, Lieutenant General Lei Yiming, commander of the Air Defense Command. At this time, get out of class is already over
This is not only because Lei Yiming and other officials of the Air Defense Command need to bear the main responsibility, but the most important thing is that the National Socialist Government needs someone to stand up and take the blame.
Naturally, the person taking the blame cannot be Yan Guang. Although there will be no consequences even if Yan Guang takes full responsibility, after all, it is thousands of casualties, thousands of flesh and blood people. He really has to bear such a Responsibility is also a big blow to Yan Guang's own threat, so in the end I can only feel sorry for Lei Yiming.
After all, no matter what. As the commander of the Air Defense Command, he does have to bear great responsibilities.
"So, you can only accept your bad luck!"
Standing in front of Lei Yiming, one of his colleagues said this.
And after hearing the news. Lei Yiming could only smile bitterly and shake his head.
Just like the commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, Admiral Husband Edward Kimmel, didn’t he also become a scapegoat for Roosevelt and Marshall after the Pearl Harbor incident
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Due to the small number of bombers and small bomb load, coupled with Beijing's dense air defense firepower, the Japanese bombing did not cause too many casualties. At least compared to what Tokyo suffered.
However, because the Japanese bombed the city, they still caused thousands of casualties. In other words, they deliberately bombed the city rather than the industrial area.
The Japanese know very well that China’s industrial strength is far higher than Japan’s. Therefore, even attacking those so-called industrial zones cannot reverse the huge differences between the two countries.
In this case, it’s not just about blowing people up
This is just like the Doolittle Raid that happened in history. Although the losses caused by the Doolittle Raid were only symbolic, the raid still had a great impact on Japan. Because this was the first time Japan's mainland had been attacked.
For China, this principle also makes sense
Although the casualties caused by the air strikes were not very large, they still had a great impact on China.
Especially in all strata of society, a considerable number of people originally opposed the declaration of war with Japan and Germany, and the discussion in this regard increased a lot after the air raids. Fortunately, after entering the state of war, public opinion has entered the stage of news control, so this kind of discussion has not expanded further.
However, corresponding to this, there are comprehensive retaliatory measures. Although the two countries are now in a state of war, it is natural for the other side to do whatever they do. Moreover, it was the National Socialist Government that bombed Tokyo first, causing damage to the other side. Nearly a hundred times more casualties than Beijing
However, one thing is certain, thatBut we must not let the Japanese in North Korea live too comfortably.
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The Japanese bombing of Beijing had a great impact. This is for sure. All the leaders of the Allied Powers mourned this. However, people in the mainland did not know what it was like to be gloating. After all, at this stage, China was already anti-fascist. It is the only country among the major countries in the alliance that has not been attacked on its own land.
Seeing that China is in decline, other countries are naturally more happy.
On the other hand, in India, a generation after the Japanese voluntarily abandoned Burma and retreated to Bangladesh, although Myanmar's poor transportation and guerrillas caused great obstacles to the National Defense Forces, the National Defense Forces still advanced all the way through airdrops and other methods. Arrived in Bangladesh.
“Look, the plane is here!!!”
On the bank of the Bodo River in Bangladesh, a group of National Defense Forces soldiers who were ordered to receive airdrop supplies pointed at a group of aircraft flying overhead and said loudly.
"Oh! I saw it, I saw it!!!"
“I hope I can throw some canned beef down this time, otherwise I really can’t stand it!!!”
"Beef? Pork is fine too! I've been eating chicken and mutton all day long, and I'm almost eating chicken!!!"
There are a large number of Hindus and Muslims in India, and these two religions do not eat beef and pork. When the East India Company still ruled India, the 'Indian Revolt' broke out. The direct trigger for the uprising was rumors about bullet lubricants.
In early 1857, there was a saying among mercenaries that the East India Company used a lubricating oil mixed with lard and beef tallow to coat the bullet paper packaging of rifles (rifles). Since Hinduism regards cows as gods and avoids eating beef, while Islam regards pigs as filthy things, under the technical conditions at the time, before reloading. Soldiers had to use their teeth to break the paper coatings of rifle bullets, so soldiers who mainly held these two beliefs refused to use these bullets.
At that time, the East India Company claimed that this statement was just a rumor and had replaced the bullets with new ones lubricated by wax. However, Indian soldiers still suspected that the lubricant was not clean and refused to bite off the lubricated bullet shells used in the new guns.
In the end, due to various reasons, the uprising broke out, and of course it failed in the end. The price of failure was that the Mughal Empire completely disappeared
Although Indians are quite docile in character. And this happened a century ago, but it is always good to learn from the past and learn from the future. It is always good to have a lesson in many things. In addition, there are already a considerable number of guerrillas in Myanmar. He Zhuguo also did not want a group of local rebels to oppose them in India, so he could only aggrieve his subordinates in many cases.
Originally, although the National Defense Forces often conducted wilderness survival training and could eat snakes, insects, rat tails, etc., the logistics of the National Defense Forces had always been on par with those of the US military. Although Myanmar's guerrillas caused a lot of logistical trouble, they were transported by air. The logistical support for the soldiers of the National Defense Force is still very complete.
“Canned pork and beef, etc., have never been interrupted.
However, after entering the Indian region, in order to avoid irritating the Indians, all things related to pork and beef were banned. Canned foods are also canned fruits, canned chicken, canned mutton, or sardines in tomato sauce. Although this is quite good compared to the Japanese, eating these all the time will make you tired of it.
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????. It can only be said that if the logistics are too good, it will be harmful.
In fact, the real trouble is not logistics, but the sultry hot weather in India. Although China's territory is now quite extensive, hot areas like India are still quite rare in China's territory, and those few are rare. Most areas are still uninhabited.
Therefore, for the officers and soldiers of the National Defense Force, the biggest trouble is not the enemy forces on the opposite side, but the local climate.
While the soldiers were talking, the transport planes in the sky had already begun to drop supplies.
With the help of parachutes, the boxes full of supplies slowly fell to the ground one by one.
Pilots in the air do not need to worry that these supplies will fall into the hands of the Japanese across the river, and soldiers on the ground also do not need to worry.
Because the Bodo River is the main river channel of the Ganges in the western end of Bangladesh, the entire 300 kilometers can even be used by river ships.
With such a wide river, it is difficult to make the wrong investment.
On the other hand, He Zhuguo was preparing to launch an offensive across the river.
He Zhuguo has already reported the air raid on BeijingHe already knew that, but that was not what he cared about most. What mattered most to He Zhuguo was how to capture the city two hundred kilometers across the river, Calcutta, the largest city in India
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Many people may not be able to imagine it, but Kolkata is indeed the largest city in India, not New Delhi or the more famous Mumbai, which does not even have half the population of Kolkata.
No, it should be said that historically Calcutta is the largest city in Asia, even bigger than Beijing or Shanghai.
??Historically, the population of Beijing was approximately 1.55 million, that of Shanghai was 3.47 million, and that of Calcutta was 3.53 million.
Although it only has an additional population of 60,000, Calcutta is undoubtedly the most populous and largest city in Asia in history. Of course, being the most populous does not mean the most prosperous, but this is. There is no doubt that in the end, not only did Mumbai counterattack Calcutta, but even Shanghai was not comparable to Calcutta.
Even now, after many years of development, cities such as Shanghai and Beijing have also undergone considerable development. In addition, these two cities have not been threatened by war as they were in history. Therefore, Shanghai and Beijing are the first and second largest cities in Asia, while Kolkata, the largest city in India, can only be ranked third. As for Guangzhou?
Historically, Guangzhou’s population was 1.2 million, although it has developed over thirty years. But it is still difficult to triple the population
In addition, Calcutta is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, and during the colonial period, from 1772 to 1911, Calcutta was the capital of British India. During this period, the city has been the center of modern education, science, culture and politics in India, and there are still a large number of Victorian-style buildings left over from that time.
Therefore, this city is of extremely important significance to India.
A little explanation needs to be made here. Calcutta only has a history of more than 300 years. Compared with other cities with long histories, it is very short-lived.
In addition, after 1911, the identity of Calcutta was transferred to the city of Delhi.
There have been eight cities in the Delhi area in history, but of course there are only seven now. The history of the earliest city can be traced back to the Mauryan Dynasty. The Delhi Sultanate made this its capital. During the era of Shah Jahan (1592-1666) of the Mughal Empire, the Old City of Delhi (1639; or "Delhi's Seventh City"), which remains to this day, was built and was called "Shah Jahanabad" at that time. During the British colonial period, Calcutta was once the capital of India. By the beginning of the 20th century, Old Delhi was selected as the capital of British India and underwent reconstruction.
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Delhi officially became the capital of the Republic of India.
Post-war India attached great importance to protecting its cultural heritage and fine traditions. In order to preserve the historic city of Delhi, which is full of cultural relics and monuments, India preserved the city as a whole and built a new capital southwest of Delhi.
Although Indians have done many weird things. But I have to express my admiration for this because they have completely preserved an ancient capital. The New City of Delhi naturally became the "Eighth City of Delhi". From then on, New Delhi became the capital of the new Republic of India. This is also the reason why there are two places in India: Delhi and New Delhi.
In addition, although Kolkata is no longer the capital of India, as the former capital of India and the largest city in India today, Kolkata still has a decisive influence. This is why He Zhuguo hopes to capture this city as soon as possible. .
The capture of Calcutta was not just to teach the Japanese a lesson, but also to have the influence to determine the fate of India one day in the future.
Taking over the whole of India is not an easy task, or it is impossible. After all, a considerable part of India's territory is in the hands of the British, and the British cannot be easily attacked.
However, if after the war, the largest city in India like Kolkata, the third largest city in India after Kolkata, Bombay and Delhi like Chennai, and the sixth largest city in India like Hyderabad will still be If a large city like Nagpur is in the hands of China, then who can dare to say that China does not have the right to decide the fate of India?
At the very least, Yan Guang can not only separate Bangladesh, but also divide Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad and Nagpur into four countries. In this way, Yan Guang's wish to split India can be regarded as achieved.
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Attack on Japanese troops across the riverIt unfolded very quickly. When the airlift troops dropped enough supplies to start a battle, nearly a thousand artillery pieces that had just been set up were already bombarding the Japanese troops on the other side of the river.
But logistics are inconvenient after all, and the Air Force’s transport planes are not suitable for transporting large-caliber cannons. Therefore, He Zhuguo’s troops are mainly equipped with 75mm and 105mm light artillery, and the largest caliber is only 120mm.
Even so, the Japanese army on the opposite side does not have many heavy artillery, so it is enough.
Since the ammunition was transported by air, He Zhuguo did not have enough ammunition, so the bombardment only lasted for more than an hour. He Zhuguo ordered the bombardment to stop and ordered the troops who had been preparing for a long time to conduct cross-river operations.
The boats used to cross the river were all built by the troops themselves in recent days. Basically, they can only be said to be better than the fishing boats. There is no way to do this, after all, before the National Defense Forces reach the banks of the Hakata River. The Japanese had already seized and burned all the boats near the river bank.
Although the National Socialist Government also has a considerable number of 'friends' in India, and with their help it has also hidden a considerable number of ships, these ships are simply not enough. After all, battle losses often need to be taken into account. inside. Therefore, He Zhuguo could only ask his soldiers to build their own ships.
“Fire!!!”
On a boat that was not much bigger than a fishing boat, an officer who looked like an officer shouted loudly to his opponent.
At the bow of the ship, a soldier was lying there aiming at the Japanese fortifications on the other side of the river. After hearing the officer's words, he immediately loaded a shell into the barrel of a 120mm mortar.
Although the ship was undulating on the Hakata River, the shell still flew out of the barrel after being hit and flew towards the Japanese position on the other side of the river, setting off a large dust column on the Japanese position, but this shell Did it cause any casualties? But it is an unsolved matter.
However, the officers and gunners did not pay attention, and just continued to fire artillery shells at the Japanese positions on the other side of the river, while the boats also sailed towards the other side of the river little by little with the efforts of the boatmen - there was no way around it. After all, the matter is in a strange India. It was simply impossible to find a sufficient number of ships with steam engines or internal combustion engines, so the soldiers used sail-type ships.
Although this type of ship has the advantage of being low-cost and easy to manufacture, it also has the disadvantage of being slow and inconvenient to operate. In addition, the Japanese army on the other side also has a considerable degree of firepower. These wooden ships on the river have almost become living targets.
On the river. One by one, wooden boats were hit by Japanese artillery fire. Some of these wooden boats were lucky enough to only be partially destroyed, and only some of the 'passengers' on board were killed or injured, but those unfortunate ones
However, the officers and soldiers on the boat still drove the boat to the other side of the river. Due to the huge base, a considerable number of ships soon docked on the river bank.
"Hurry up!!!"
After jumping off the side of the fishing boat. An officer who looked like a platoon leader came to his men.
The soldiers began to build positions on the river bank, and the ships carried a considerable number of sacks. These sacks were very good sandbags as long as they were filled with sand. There were beaches everywhere on both sides of the Hakata River, so there was no need to worry about the source of the sand.
As for why not just bring sandbags? In fact, this has been considered above, but the river-crossing troops use wooden boats powered by sails and oars. Carrying a large number of sandbags will undoubtedly slow down the speed of the boat.
On a river full of enemy firepower, the slower the speed, the greater the danger. So He Zhuguo simply ordered the troops to cross the river with sacks and make temporary sandbags when they waited on the beach opposite the river bank.
Let’s not mention whether this order is correct or not, but the soldiers on the beach are doing this.
“Where are the mortars?”
No engineers came with the ship, but almost all the soldiers on the ship brought an engineer shovel, so a considerable number of sandbags soon appeared. These sandbags were piled on the beach and some deep pits were dug in place. After coming out, the soldiers on the beach finally had a moment of safety.
At this time, the number of soldiers on the beach was still very small, only about one regiment, and the rest were basically either swimming here on the river, or they had sunk to the bottom of the river. Therefore, the troops on the beach did not take the offensive rashly, but waited for the arrival of the follow-up troops.
But even if you are hiding behind a temporary position, it is still very dangerous under the firepower of the Japanese army. In addition, being pressed and beaten all the time is indeed quite infuriating
Since the troops crossing the river carried a considerable number of mortars and machine guns, they were placed in each position.After they appeared one after another, the troops crossing the river began to rely on these weapons to fight back against the Japanese troops on the opposite side.
The range of the 120mm mortar is not short. At least the Japanese troops on the opposite line of defense are still within the strike range. Therefore, the two sides can be said to have come and go. However, by the time the Japanese troops on the opposite line of defense focus a considerable part of their attention on the beach, When the crossing troops were on the ground instead of those on the river, the pressure on the crossing troops began to increase greatly.
At this time, the Air Force's bomber force flew over the Japanese army, and soon the pressure on the river-crossing troops suddenly decreased. When the number of river-crossing troops on the beach reached one brigade, the river-crossing troops began to seize the Japanese positions.
The process of snatching was not easy. He Zhuguo also carried out many confusing measures before landing. The Japanese army did not expect that the crossing troops would cross the river from this direction. Therefore, the Japanese defense force at this location was not very strong. This also gave the crossing opportunities that the troops can successfully seize.
With the support of the air force, the reinforcements of the nearby Japanese troops here were also blocked.
Under this circumstance, after a day and night of fierce fighting, the troops crossing the river finally seized a beachhead, and subsequent troops began to land from this point one after another.
The opportunity to compete for Calcutta is finally here(To be continued)
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