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- April 1, the 17th year of Zhongxing (East Longitude Day), l day.
Sunrise: 06:21 (Tokyo time).
Sunset: 18:45.
**: 09:00 (tide height 1.8 meters); 21:40 (tide height 1.67 meters).
Low tide: 02:46 (tide height 0.43 meters); 15:08 (tide height 0.21 meters)
Southeast wind level 4. Cloudy and overcast. Level three waves.
"The King of Amphibious Warfare" Qian Sihai wrote the above lines in the combat log with a ballpoint pen. He paused for a while, wanting to use enough emotion to experience this solemn moment, and then wrote the last line:
¡°Operation Iceberg begins.¡±
He closed the combat log, subconsciously flicked its hard-shell cover with his fingers, and started another great landing. He confidently took over the "Iceberg" combat command from Rear Admiral Li De.
Li De led a hodgepodge bombardment fleet, most of which were old-fashioned battleships and heavy cruisers. They used their various cannons of various calibers to bombard the west coast of Tanegashima in Kagoshima County day and night for a week. The terrain in this area is flat with slight undulations and sparse trees. Barley, sugar cane, sweet potato and rapeseed are grown. It is also called White Sand Beach. The Chinese army is preparing to carry out the largest enemy landing in the history of amphibious warfare here.
This year coincides with Qian Sihai¡¯s fiftieth birthday. His birthday is May 27th, and he is going to blow out the candles and cut the birthday cake in Nishinomot City on Tanegashima, Kagoshima Prefecture.
The Japanese called him "Alligator", and the Chinese tit for tat called him "Victory Darling." This was originally a nickname given by Napoleon to one of his marshals.
Except for the humiliation at Point Lunga on Guadalcanal, Qian was invincible and marched three thousand nautical miles, from the Philippines to Pearl Harbor, crossing the 47th meridian.
Qian Sihai didn¡¯t mind at all. He knows his worth. He laughed off malicious slurs and remained cool amid cheap compliments. He noticed that every time he conquered an island, he summed up the lessons and thought that it would be easier to conquer an island. As a result, more people died and the battle became more difficult. It turns out that the Japanese also learned war from childhood.
Although Qian Sihai is irritable. Weird and stubborn. Harsh, aggressive, and intimidating. Like "Thunder". But he was imaginative. Have the courage to adopt new ideas, new tactics, and new equipment that no one dares to use. He is both decisive and meticulous, and he can remember even the smallest details that professionals ignore.
He learned from an old travel magazine that there were many snakes on Tanegashima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, so he ordered a large amount of anti-snake venom serum. He regarded combat as an engineering skill or an arts and crafts. Carved with care and pursuit of perfection. He is not a traditional old-style general, but an engineer-type commander.
His experience in various ships, shipyards, and civilian positions makes his knowledge rich and extensive. He has always been the commander of the Marine Corps and taught at the Naval Academy. He served as Chen Shaokuan's chief of staff and also worked on naval strategic planning. He has commanded all ships and learned from everyone. There is no complex three-dimensional land, sea and air war like amphibious landing that is more suitable for Qian Sihai's character and temperament. He was a natural amphibious warfare general.
In the dark night before dawn on the 1st, the weather was surprisingly good. God does as he pleases. The sea is calm, the moonlight is like silver, and the tranquil sea surface is filled with layers of brightness. The southeast wind has not changed direction, otherwise Qian Sihai will decide to land in Tanegashima Strait on the east coast of Tanegashima. It is very likely that Tanegashima Strait will become a slaughterhouse like Betio Bay.
Everything went well, the weather was cool, bringing excitement and excitement to the tired warriors from the long voyage on the tropical ocean, Japan was finally close. Night sailing is like wandering on the black grassland, with Sirius, Altair, Weaver and other northern hemisphere navigation stars shining in the gaps in the clouds. Two thousand ships approached Tanegashima from the direction of the Kerama Islands.
The significance of capturing Tanegashima is greater than any island captured by the Chinese army so far. A look at the map will make it clear to a layman. Tanegashima is only 40 nautical miles from Kyushu, less than 100 nautical miles from the northeastern tip of Okinawa, and 360 nautical miles from mainland China.
Chinese medium-sized bombers taking off from Nishinomot can control the entire East China Sea, most of Japan, Taiwan and the East China Coast. Almost all important military facilities and industrial areas in Japan are not immune to air attacks. The Tanegashima Strait, good airports and large open areas on Tanegashima are enough to station land, sea and air forces as an advance base for attacks on the Japanese mainland. Tanegashima is to Japan what Cuba is to the United States. Like the capture of Iwo Jima, Tanegashima must be taken, no matter what the cost. But Lieutenant General Qian Sihai wanted to shed as little blood as possible.
The attack on Ma Mao Island was Qian Sihai¡¯s whim. He played the Ma Mao Island card and was opposed by almost everyone. Ma Mao Island has ten larger islands with steep peaks. The sea surface of Ma Mao Island is so rocky that it cannot build an airport.?It is also impossible to build a dock. If not done well, even the "iceberg" will be damaged.
However, Qian Sihai stubbornly persisted and finally made the decision. After all, Mage Island is only fifteen nautical miles away from Tanegashima, and the Ryukyu Islands, the Chinese army's closest supply base to Tanegashima in the Pacific, is also a hundred nautical miles away.
The Fifth Marine Division, under the cover of the fleet, seized the eight largest islands in the Ma Mao Islands in one fell swoop. The combined casualties of the army and navy were less than a hundred, and the value of the captured real estate was simply immeasurable.
Qian Sihai¡¯s incredible inspiration was right again.
As soon as the fleet approached the coast of Tanegashima, the sky turned cloudy. The morning fog covering the white sand beach gradually dissipates, and the diffuse light from the clouds makes the scenery of the island extremely clear. Qian Sihai stood on the command ship Wei Qing and looked at the mountains and rivers of Tanegashima with a telescope.
There was absolute silence there. From the perspective of the camera, Qian Sihai could not find a single person, a cannon, a cow, or a bird. It was as if it was a religious festival and all the islanders went to the chapel to attend mass. went.
The Japanese defenders were silent and ignored the Chinese military ships off the coast. Presumably, they were waiting for the Chinese army to arrive on the island and entertain the invaders with steel and fire. After having the experience of Palau and Iwo Jima, experience has taught Qian Sihai. The quieter the island, the scarier it is.
Qian Sihai is not afraid.
A sneer flashed across his face. It was as if he was a skilled chess player who had seen through his opponent's intentions. He was very careful to let the opponent make a move first, and then respond with a move. He has extremely sufficient troops and firepower, including 400,000 expeditionary troops and tens of thousands of cannons. The fiercer the enemy's resistance on the beach, the sooner the battle will end.
Even if we fight a war of attrition like Palau or Iwo Jima, he can afford to accompany us.
There are hundreds of thousands of army and navy officers and soldiers under the command of Qian Sihai, whether they are veterans who have been in battle for a long time or newcomers who have recently joined the army. All were immersed in the tense atmosphere. In the Pacific Island War. The battlefields of bloody beach battles are left everywhere. There was never a time when a high price was not paid. The soldiers of the Chinese army hurriedly prayed, wolfed down landing breakfast, wrote wills, and memorized field regulations and landing regulations. Watching all kinds of fire support ships firing their cannons with rapt attention. He was even stunned. Forgot words.
They are originally very active people who like to drink more and tell more Chinese jokes. Eat a few more bites of fried eggs with sliced ??meat or eggs with red sausage, ham and eggs, and talk about Xiaoli or Xiaohua a few times. However, they also seemed to suddenly feel that the closer they got to the Japanese mainland, the stronger the enemy's resistance would be.
The firing of the artillery ship began to extend. Qian Sihai looked at his watch, it was eight-thirty. This hour is exactly the same as that of Lieutenant General Long Yun who is commanding the ground battle. Once landed, the battle will be commanded by Long Yun, commander of the Tenth Army. Now, the clouds are closing in, blocking out the sun, the breeze is blowing, and the waves are quiet.
Lieutenant General Qian Sihai sent out the h-time signal that "Operation 'Iceberg' has begun." He turned to the chief of staff and said:
"Start logging in now."
The landing craft docked at the white sand beach. The west coast of Tanegashima Island does not have the coral reefs that every island in the Pacific must have, so the boat went directly to the shore, which was extremely smooth. The hinges were pulled out, the front gangplank was lowered into the water, and the soldiers rushed through the knee-deep water towards the beach. As far as the eye can see, from north to south, there are endless gray ships with various shapes and masts as dense as an endless forest.
Anyone who is in this forest of people and steel will feel the majestic momentum and majestic power, which will inspire a kind of pride of war.
On a section of coast six kilometers north and south from Tanegashima, the Chinese army will land two armies in parallel. The beachheads from north to south are marked as: Red Beach, Green Beach, Blue Beach, Yellow Beach, Purple Beach, Orange Beach, White Beach and Brown Beach. A total of four divisions of officers and soldiers will set foot on the coast of Tanegashima at the same time.
Major Wang Huiqing, who had recovered from his injuries, also came from China to participate in this large-scale group exercise. Wang Huiqing could have stayed at home, stayed with his wife, watched TV, chatted, and passed away the rest of the war.
It was obvious that the war was over, but strange changes occurred in Wang Huiqing's body, like the migration of migratory birds. He became increasingly restless, lost his temper, behaved abnormally, and lost his mind, which made people around him unmotivated to work. Wang Huiqing finally decided to return to the Marine Corps, even if only as a company commander. He packed his luggage and was as calm as ever.
War creates professional soldiers, and the mission of soldiers is war.
Wang Huiqing found a position in the 1st Marine Division, but that position was a regiment commander. Based on his achievements in Guadalcanal, he was given a vacant position and was promoted.
Wang Huiqing¡¯s troops transferred from the tank landing ship to the mechanized landing craft and merged into the orderly wave of landing craft. They all formed a team and found their positions in the parking area, as neatly as if they were entering the Olympic Games.A phalanx of athletes. The front of the First Marine Division is divided into four sections of beach, and each section of beach is provided with fire support by three general arsenal ships. On the dividing line is a submarine hunter. It is hoisting a particularly large colorful flag. The colors of the flag are the colors of the beach, two blue and two yellow, which are clearly visible at a glance. ,
Behind the arsenal ship and hunting submarine, there are two command boats as the forerunners of amphibious tanks and bipolar transport vehicles. Behind the bipolar vehicles are tank landing craft and mechanized landing craft. Each wave is commanded by a small boat, and each regiment is separated by a colorful flag boat. The landing scene was rigorous and majestic, neat and brilliant. Recalling the chaotic and chaotic Tarawa landing, Wang Huiqing was filled with emotion. Today is different from what it used to be, and she is overwhelmed by the vicissitudes of life.
As always, it is our own method of warfare. Its core is to give full play to the advantages of China's resources, technology, intelligence and strength, and fight a war centered on ourselves at the time and place of our choice.
While Wang Huiqing was praising China, he couldn't help but think of his enemies. Four years ago, that barren island country with only one-fifteenth of China's steel, one-fiftieth of its automobiles, and one-hundredth of its oil production did not adopt this method of Roman legion entering the city. There is no such new equipment that was only invented for a year or two, but it also pushed the front line so far that it took China almost two years to regain the space that the Japanese had occupied for half a year. If the Japanese had the power that China has today, how would history be written?
The wave of tank landing craft passed over the LCI rocket ship, and there was cheers on board.
The Japanese still remained silent and only fired a few mortar shells. A burst of rocket bombardment from the Chinese army silenced the mortars.
Wang Huiqing walked more than ten steps on the beach full of craters, and no enemy fired at him. The Chinese army's artillery fire also stopped. An amphibious tank with a floating barrel rolled across the soft sand. Driving past him, climbing up the stone breakwater that had been blown down by naval guns, and rushing inland.
Is this the "terrible" Tanegashima?
Wang Huiqing shrugged and stepped into a command jeep that had just landed. Opened five hundred yards in depth. Behind the beach is a gentle slope that rises slightly. There are scattered fortifications built by the Japanese army. But there was no one inside. Behind the collapsed jetty was a large wheat field with waist-high barley. The breeze blows, and the wheat ears rise and fall like waves. A quiet pastoral scenery.
Wang Huiqing saw a bombed ancient tomb. He immediately recognized it as a tortoise-shell tomb unique to Tanegashima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture. They are in the shape of the letter ¦¸ and are built with strips of stone. The gap faces west, with the mainland of China on the other side. He decided to establish his regimental command post here. Enemy resistance remained negligible. For three hours, the landing force thrust inland at all costs.
The battle area of ??the 1st Marine Division is bordered by the Bixie River on the south and the fishing village of Toguchi on the north. The goal of Wang Huiqing's regiment was to capture Yomitan Airport. Yomitan Airport was the only target in the first phase of the Third Amphibious Force's offensive. It was originally planned to take three days to capture, but experts all believed that the requirements were too high. Judging from the battle situation on Iwo Jima, it would be good to capture it within a week.
The sky turned from cloudy to cloudy, and then it became clear. The apricot sun shines on the messy beach, which is full of boxes, barrels, vehicles and boats. The transport troops are as busy as ants, rushing to transport the "hot goods" ordered by Qian Sihai to unload, that is, urgently needed supplies for the war. Most of the fortifications in the depth are quite intact. There are many Tarawa-type semi-underground firepower points, some are German-style defense systems, and there are also some American-style anti-gun holes.
What a strange thing.
Soldiers from Wang Huiqing¡¯s regiment rushed onto a stone platform, with Yomitan Airport in sight. Yomitan Airport has four runways and is a "real airport." Wang Huiqing used a telescope to see many broken planes parked on the taxiway of the airport. The tower was intact and all ground facilities seemed to be undamaged. "The temptation is great."
He immediately ordered the airport to be captured at all costs. It was getting late, and according to Marine Corps principles, defensive positions should have been built on the spot to prepare to counterattack the Japanese night attack. But Wang Huiqing adapts to circumstances and is determined to grab the "big prize".
His command vehicle drove onto the mesa, only four hundred yards from the airport. A regiment of officers and soldiers launched a charge and reached the edge of the airport. The main force of the Japanese army is still hiding in the clouds. Is it possible that such an important strategic goal is easily given away? Once the land-based aircraft of the Chinese army use Yomitan's runway, the air superiority over Tanegashima waters will undoubtedly belong to the Chinese army. Doesn¡¯t the Japanese Commander¡¯s Palace even have this bit of common sense?
A company commander reported to him:
"The airport has been occupied, the damage is slight, and there is almost no resistance from the enemy. Oh, the enemy can't be found at all. The devil knows where they are hiding." The company commander spread his hands, his helmet pressed on his forehead, and the laces stretched his chin , without any sign of slackening his will to fight, but with a confused expression on his face.
"Turn to defense." Wang Huiqing just said one sentence. He couldn't figure out what tricks the enemy was playing. A bloodless landing is like a routine drill; seizing a major target easily is a bad idea.Is it a good omen?
A group of panicked and frightened Tanegashima people were escorted over by the Chinese army. They were all old men and women. He asked the language officer to ask questions in Japanese and Tanegashima's tribal language for a long time, but he couldn't understand anything and became more and more confused. Some of this group of old, weak, women and children shook their heads, some said that the Japanese troops were in the south of the island, and some said that they were in the north of the island. They couldn't agree on one thing.
There were scattered gunshots and a few cannon shots, all fired by the Chinese army. Some villages and buildings were suspected of having enemy troops, and the shells were wasted in vain. When the ship providing fire support outside the beach asked if it wanted help, Wang Huiqing shouted: "There is no target, and one of our own people will be injured as soon as the gun is fired."
The huge Yomitan Airport and several dangerous positions around it fell into the hands of the First Marine Division. The progress is incredible. The haunting Tanegashima. How could it be like this?
The team entered the night fortifications.
Wang Huiqing opened a can of beer, and the orderly handed him bacon, sausages and bread. Several staff officers gathered around, chatting and laughing and having dinner together. Everyone wondered why the Japanese did not resist. Everyone was prepared to shed blood.
"I think the Japanese are ready to surrender? I heard that the Global Overlord burned them miserably." A strong lieutenant like a boxing champion said. "Maybe they're tired of it."
"On the contrary." A major took over. He is gentle and gentle, like a famous lawyer. "I think they must have used new tactics. The Japanese have no concept of death. The only way is to kill them all."
Wang Huiqing did not join the conversation. He racked his brains to recall whether such a situation had ever happened to military officials. He lit a cigarette, looked gloomy, and ate the food alone. I was thinking about the battle story of King David in the Bible. He thought of the discussion in "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu. All wars cannot be covered by one model. War is as unpredictable as the wind and water.
The greatness of Temujin's victory is that he always makes his enemies feel that he is mysterious and unpredictable.
The soldiers were ready to bleed, but there was no blood and they tried to fight. But no one fought with him. Although it took advantage. Mentally, he relaxed his vigilance. Tension is melting like ice and snow. Once it melts, it is difficult to freeze again. As one prepares to die. He was fearless; but he had escaped death, and if he was asked to die again, he would plan to escape again.
The Japanese will definitely make the Chinese bleed enough. he concluded. Guarding Tanegashima is Japan's most elite First Division, known as the Guards Division. In terms of equipment and number of personnel, it is no less than a group army. They will not be ordinary people. The closer they get to Japan, the more intense their resistance will be. This is a truth.
There is moonlight at night. The 1st Marine Division was on full alert. Wang Huiqing was determined that the Japanese army would never launch a night attack tonight. He boarded an amphibious tank and wanted to return to the beach. He exchanged opinions with the division commander on the radio.
The division commander believed that it was necessary to seize the main force of the entire division and reserve it for use at critical moments. He planned to organize a large-scale reconnaissance unit and wait until the enemy's main force was identified before launching a decisive battle. This tactic is certainly not in line with amphibious warfare tactics, but Tanegashima is a large island, and the Army's tactics can also be used for reference.
The beach is as lively as a carnival. The floodlights were turned on, bright as day. The loudspeaker repeatedly broadcast: "There will be a big surge tomorrow, unload the cargo quickly, and all ships will evacuate to the coast before dawn." Searchlights swept across the black sea, and the warships on the sea were as dense as wooden rafts in the Great Lakes area. White Sand Beach is a straight stretch of open coast facing the ocean. If there are swells, ships will not only be unable to unload, but will also hit each other and be scrapped.
This problem has seriously troubled Qian Sihai during more than a year of landings. The tank landing craft and mechanized landing craft damaged by wind and waves were almost ten times the battle losses.
Skilled transport troops used various cranes to lift supplies from munitions ships, Liberty ships, Victory ships and military transport ships to small boats. The small boats drove onto the beach and unloaded supplies and equipment indiscriminately. The beach immediately fell into chaos. Shell boxes, wine boxes, folding tents, fresh beef, bananas, and cream shipped from New Zealand by refrigerated ships, cigarettes and sugar from Hawaii, chocolate candies, blankets, fruits, and radio components from China.
Every once in a while, the road is blocked and bulldozers rumble to clear a path. Time is everything and losses are nothing to count. Sometimes an air raid siren goes off, all the lights go out, and the beach returns to darkness.
The soldiers continued to work gropingly: fetching the floating oil pipe from the tanker, unloading the seawater atomizer and scraper on the beach The alarm was cleared and the lights came on again. It turned out that many things had been done wrong, so they worked hard again. Come.
Colonel Wang Huiqing found Major General Liu Qing, commander of the First Marine Division. The major general's headquarters was located in a fortification abandoned by the Japanese. The Japanese didn't leave any shreds of paper in the fortifications, which shows that they have already made preparations. They are not like war.I've been throwing documents everywhere like this lately.
Therefore, the division commander did not know where the Japanese troops were. However, General Liu Qing was not satisfied with the disappearance of the Japanese army. He agreed with Wang Huiqing's plan and repeatedly warned: "Be quick, put aside all the prepared plans, quickly insert into the Katsurian Peninsula, cut Tanegashima in two, so that the enemy cannot go north or south." echo."
The shape of Tanegashima, which belongs to Kagoshima Prefecture, looks like the letter "i" in the north, larger in the north and south, and smaller in the middle.
"Since this is a God-given opportunity, we must make good use of it. However, Colonel, pay attention to your flanks. Be careful of mines. I will call the aircraft to reconnaissance and cover." The division chief of staff finally added. He was a red-faced, sturdy man. He did not wear the usual glasses. He was wearing a hunting suit, and his boots were the kind of high-end goods that were custom-made in a shoe store.
"Every situation can happen in battle, but there is no market for cowards. Huiqing, you came out of the hell of Kanal with me. I am optimistic about you, so do your best." General Liu Qing added.
When Wang Huiqing came out of the division headquarters, the wind picked up and the weather became very fast. The vast undulating hills of Tanegashima are covered with wormwood and shrubs, as well as patches of black pine forest. Rustling in the night wind. As expected, the Japanese soldiers did not make a sneak attack.
Today is Easter in the West. Is there really such a thing as "luck"?
Today happens to be April Fool¡¯s Day again. What does it mean?
It is very rare for these two festivals to be celebrated in the same day. Colonel Wang Huiqing shrugged his shoulders. He could not solve this riddle.
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Winning streak, winning streak. Covered in golden morning glow.
Open the door. Open the door and the sun rises over the cliff.
The glorious palace is like the moon and stars,
The great monarch lives forever.
Colonel Wang Huiqing hummed this Omoro ditty popular among the people of the Ryukyu Islands. Hope it can reduce psychological pressure. Kamikaze machines roared above his head, and from time to time one or two ships were sunk and destroyed by them. It is best not to watch it, because many people suffered from schizophrenia at the moment when the kamikaze machine hit the ship.
All senior commanders in the Pacific Theater expected that the Battle of Tanegashima would be difficult. However, the development of the battle situation was beyond expectations. The two armies landed before they were released and encountered no resistance. The First Marine Division swept across the waist of Tanegashima Bee and hit the top of Katsuren Peninsula. It only encountered a small group of Japanese troops to block it, which was not enough to fill the gap.
The Sixth Marine Division, which entered the battle for the first time, turned left and headed north. The Sixth Marine Division advanced along the east and west coasts of Tanegashima, through woods, streams, and mountain streams, bypassing small groups of Japanese resistance troops, and advanced in stride. Logistics cannot keep up, the battle lines are full of holes, and personnel fatigue cannot stop the Marines with high morale.
The east coast assault force followed the mountain villages of Yumei, Taira, and Yasuda and the rugged coastal roads, and headed straight for the Hedo corner in the northern part of Tanegashima, which belongs to Lugoshima County.
The troops on the west coast rushed forward along the steep mountainous terrain. It is estimated that in ten days, the Tongdong Road troops will meet at Bianhujiao. Four-fifths of the mission of the Third Amphibious Corps has been completed. Now, all the horizontal lines in the letter T are occupied by the Chinese army, and only the vertical lines are left, which is called Motobu Peninsula.
It is said that there is an extremely dangerous mountainous area in the middle of the Motobu Peninsula - Mount Qiqi, where the focus of the Japanese army's northern defense is.
Even though there will still be a tough battle in Qiqi Mountain, the Sixth Division, which was not damaged at all, is competent. All intelligence shows that the garrison at Qiqi Mountain will not exceed the strength of one regiment.
Wang Huiqing¡¯s knowledge about Tanegashima, which belongs to Lugoshima County, is very shallow. The Maluku Islands south of Ryukyu are so famous that the Portuguese, Spanish and Dutch have fought for them for centuries. Tanegashima seems to belong to the Chinese cultural circle, but there are few written records. Before coming here, Mrs. Wang Huiqing responded to his request and sent him several books about the Lu'er Islands.
Tanegashima is different from those desert islands in Micronesia. Like other Asian countries, it has a long civilization. Although cultural sites dating back 30,000 years ago have not been excavated here like the Ryukyu Islands, artifacts from the shell civilization and stone tool civilization have been found. However, this place is too close to the mainland of Japan. It has always been regarded as the mainland of Japan by default. The original race on the island was actually exterminated by the so-called Yamato nation a few centuries ago.
It¡¯s like the Ryukyu Islands in later generations. There are a few real Ryukyu people on them. Of the original population of several hundred thousand Ryukyus, less than a few thousand survived into the 21st century.
In the seventh century AD, envoys from the Sui Dynasty of China visited the Ryukyu Islands, and the Mongolian fleet also invaded the Ryukyu Islands.
People who travel here will get their wish and see stone lions with claws and claws, lacquer screens, lacquerware, ancient musical instruments, porcelain and silk, indicating that the culture of the Ryukyu Islands is deeply influenced by Chinese culture. In fact, for thousands of years, China has been the eye of the typhoon of East Asian spiritual civilization.??Wang Huiqing saw that the photos in the book were full of Chinese-style flower and bird paintings: weeping willows, small bridges, umbrellas, lotus ponds, towers and expressionless riders, a civilization and ethics that are completely different from Western civilization. However, Japan, which was also influenced by Chinese culture, resolutely embarked on the path of militarism.
In 1326, three very interesting vassal kings appeared in the Ryukyu Islands: King Beishan, King Zhongshan and King Nanshan. A series of minor wars took place between the kings. After China drove away the Mongols, all three kings sent envoys to pay tribute to China. In an attempt to gain their own orthodox status. Envoys from the Chinese dynasty returned to visit the 485-square-mile island.
We went to Zhongshan State, the most powerful country, to check the household registration, and found that there were only thirty-six households. King Zhongshan Zhengqiao wiped out the various feudal clans and completed the "great cause" of unifying the Ryukyu Islands. He began multilateral trade between China, Korea, Japan, Malaya and the Spice Islands, and the Ryukyu Islands began to prosper.
Tall temples, pagodas, and stone tortoise-shell tombs were built one after another. In 1511, the Portuguese landed in the Ryukyu Islands after capturing the Spice Islands. Soon local Omoro folk songs were circulating. The people of the Ryukyu Islands also began to learn to build sieges to protect their small territories. Ryukyu people are modest, tactful, witty and aware of etiquette. It is also difficult for China and Japan to get along with the Netherlands and Portugal.
In 1872, Japan invaded the Ryukyu Islands, and fifty-six years later, China defeated Japan. The status of the Ryukyu Islands was reaffirmed.
However, Tanegashima includes the Goto Islands. Completely different from the Ryukyu Islands. These two islands can be said to be the mainland of Japan and are the last barriers guarding the southwest and west of the four islands. Once these two are completely occupied by China. Then China can take advantage of all aspects to land in Japan at any time. And whether it is in terms of support or material supplies, there will be great convenience. in war situations. It has a huge promoting effect.
Wang Huiqing¡¯s notebook contains an aria. It was written by a seventeenth-century female poet from Onna Village, Ryukyu Islands. It's heart-wrenching, with sweet sadness and lonely melancholy. It is so beautiful with its pastoral poetry and sea spray mood.
??O wave, you have calmed down;
¡°Feng¡¯er, you¡¯re sleeping.
The feudal lord from Shuri,
We made you happy.
"Report, Colonel Wang Huiqing." A messenger opened his cabin door and handed him an order. Wang Huiqing immediately saw the joint signatures of Lieutenant General Buckner and Major General Geiger.
Order of the Tenth Army Headquarters
1. The Battle of Tanegashima is progressing smoothly, and the "Iceberg" operation can be completed as expected.
2. In view of the rampant activities of enemy suicide planes, the First Marine Division is ordered to make the following adjustments:
a. The 6th and 8th regiments withdraw to the Ryukyu Islands.
b. Wang Huiqing's regiment continued to stay in the southern waters of Tanegashima, retreated fifty nautical miles, strengthened air defense, and was on standby at sea.
Sure enough, the 1st Marine Division was finally useless.
Wang Huiqing seemed to have been slapped in the face, her face turned red with humiliation. The messengers retreated, but he still seemed to be in a dream. The Battle of Tanegashima is undoubtedly the most important battle in the history of the Chinese Marine Corps and one of the major battles of World War II. The greatest bloodshed in human history is about to end. But the crucial battle did not involve the First Marine Division.
Of course, the 1st Marine Division can stay and wait for landing in Kyushu. The battle at that time would not be easier than Tanegashima, and even more significant. But soldiers do not seek future glory. What he pursues is Julius Caesar's famous saying: veni, vidi, vici. (I came, I saw, I won.)
The 1st Marine Division came from Saipan, 1,100 nautical miles away, suffered from the worries of suicide bombers, endured the ravages of wind and waves, and ignored all pain, just to put a shot on Tanegashima. Now, even this It has no rights at all, not even the chain of small islands surrounding Tanegashima. Victory did not come with the flag of the 1st Marine Division. What could be more tragic than this!
He is forty-four years old, and he is not the kind of young man who gets emotional easily. He has been through life and death, gone through many wars, and doesn't even care about death. Why does he still care about a battle?
Only he could deeply understand what Tanegashima, belonging to Kagoshima Prefecture, meant to his lifelong military career. His extensive knowledge, incisive analysis, rigorous reasoning, intelligence obtained from all aspects, and his proud intuition that never made a mistake all told him:
The Battle of Tanegashima may have been the First Marine Division's last battle against Japan.
¡°Probably no one except him believes this conclusion.
In the north, Marshal Kong Wenhong¡¯s army is preparing to cross the Bering Strait, the forward troops of the Ninth Army in the Middle East have arrived at the Turkish border, and the Thirteenth Army has entered Ala.??Peninsula. General Chen Gengpeng was calling for the total surrender of the Soviet army and suggested that the Soviet people sow wheat as soon as possible to alleviate the great famine that would follow the end of the war.
The million-strong Indian Expeditionary Force. The most elite units will be transferred to the Pacific, and the Air Force's transition time will not exceed two months. They will bomb Japan fiercely on a scale unprecedented in human history.
Previous air bombings have burned down 80 of Japan's most prosperous cities. The area of ??Tanegashima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture is seven times that of Saipan. The distance to Japan is only equivalent to the distance of the Global Overlord's ultimate lift-off. There will be Five thousand Globemaster and Titan strategic bombers and 10,000 tactical bombers carried out carpet bombing of the Japanese archipelago. The Japanese nation will become a cave-dwelling primitive nation.
After the Indian Ocean Fleet relieves the burden on India, the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, it will flood into the Pacific Ocean like crucian carp crossing the river. All Japan's shipping lines will be cut off, and all ships, large and small, will be wiped out. A piece of ore, a piece of cotton yarn, a grain of grain, and a drop of crude oil will not be shipped into Japan. Moreover, all cities and ports along Japan's coast will be bombed.
South America and Mexico reached a tacit understanding with China when more than two million troops in the Northeast Theater of China crossed the Bering Strait. It will also send troops to invade the United States. Completely cutting off the Panama Canal. But in Japan today, the remaining rotten frame will be vulnerable.
Australia, although China has not been able to fully contribute its vast land due to the dispersion of its military forces. But victory is only a matter of time.
India¡¯s more than three million allied troops are tightly controlled in India. And also lost the land from Nepal to the Middle East. Combined with the Southeast Asian theater, the Chinese army has crossed the naturally dangerous Himalayas and entered the northern plains of India. Although the Chinese army has stopped its attack on India. But in addition to the troops controlling the defense line, a large number of elite troops will gather around Japan.
Once Indian troops enter the war, the Pacific Ocean will turn into a carnival dance. It will be more lively than the Chinese Spring Festival, European Christmas and American Independence Day combined in rehearsal. The most famous generals, the best troops, the most alert The best pilots and the most fearless sailors will show off their skills on what little territory the enemy has left. If you add those capable domestic engineers and scientists, it is said that they will drop a "super bomb" in Japan that they can't even imagine
Considering all these possibilities, how much share can the 1st Marine Division and Colonel Wang Huiqing occupy on that dazzling Olympic-style future stage?
Wang Huiqing let out a long sigh.
He took a shower seriously, shaved his face, and put on his neat military uniform. Be prepared to receive orders from the Third Amphibious Force at any time to return to the Ryukyu Islands with ships and people.
He sat on the chair and tapped the tune with his toes. The messenger knocked on the door again.
"Please come in." He said softly, and even he was surprised by the warmth of his voice. He didn't look like a leader at all, but like a gentleman on the dance floor asking a lady to dance.
The messenger handed him a telegram. He glanced at it and put it down.
Everything is expected. The east and west troops of the Sixth Marine Division heading north have met at Cape Hedo, the northernmost corner of Tanegashima Island in Kagoshima County, without encountering any resistance. The next step is to tell his group to get out.
He nodded and politely sent the child-faced messenger away. He lit a Manila cigar, which was specially given by the Tenth Army as a thank you to the Marines for their help.
He wanted to check the time and raised his wrist to raise his watch, only to find that the watch had stopped. Since graduating from Fangchenggang Naval Academy, he has never forgotten the above table. He was wandering in the sky, his thoughts were flying in space, and the hands of the clock brought him back to reality.
Colonel Wang Huiqing turned on the radio and checked the watch to find the band of the Ryukyu Islands Radio Station. Powerful radio towers relay important broadcasts from China Central Broadcasting Corporation, National Broadcasting Corporation and other domestic stations to a wide area of ??the Southwest Pacific.
The radio came on for a while and began to make sounds. Wang Huiqing carefully tuned the radio station. Anyway, she had plenty of time. NBC is airing the long-running children's series "Breaking Bad," which is boring. What was broadcast in Guangdong was "The Vast Road", which was too far off topic. The program on the Central Broadcasting Corporation was "The Captain". Wang Huiqing stopped her hand and took another puff of cigarette, waiting to hear the time chime. There was no sound for a long time, and the colonel was getting impatient when the program was suddenly interrupted. There was a burst of soft music, and a very unfamiliar announcer said in a heavy accent:
"Sorry, we have interrupted the program to report a special message to the audience"
"According to the United Press International's Washington branch, White House spokesman Steve Early announced: At 5:49 pm on April 12, 2017, the President died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Hot Springs, Georgia.Vice President Truman has been notified and will be interviewed by Mrs. Roosevelt at the White House. The Secretary of State was informed and a meeting of the Cabinet was called. ¡¡±
Wang Huiqing shrugged indifferently. In fact, many people knew that at this time, most of Roosevelt's body had already entered the kingdom of heaven, but his will was still dragging him on earth.
What tormented Roosevelt was Alvarez disease, cerebral arteriosclerosis, heart failure and complications of coronary heart disease, plus the affairs around the world he took on, from the United States and Greece to the Agricultural Credit Corporation Act. He is not a god, he is also a human being and is governed by all the laws of nature in the world. Like all emperors and great men, he will eventually withdraw from the world he loves infinitely.
Eight hours ago, President Franklin Roosevelt was sitting in a soft leather armchair, looking leisurely out the window at the oak trees in the garden. The climate in Hot Springs, Georgia was pleasant, and the wind in the valley was beautiful and beautiful. On the contrary, Roosevelt was in an extremely bad mood at the moment.
The world war situation and political situation are approaching an abyss, and he is already planning the future path of the United States.
It was surprisingly warm in Georgia in early April, and the fields were blooming with rosewood and wild violets. Everything in front of me looks very beautiful and full of spring. However, in Roosevelt's eyes, everything here was so abominable.
The CIA has sent a lot of intelligence, and many countries in South America have colluded with China. From Washington, Roosevelt was the first president since the first Independence Day to be extremely worried about America's homeland. He also clearly understood this.
China has always had good relations with South American countries such as Mexico, Brazil and Cuba. On the other hand, the United States has been suppressing other American countries in order to establish its dominance in North and South America. What's more, much of the land that the United States has today was stolen from the countries next door. New Mexico is the best proof.
In the past, the United States could completely ignore these countries, but what about now?
The coldness of the Bering Strait cannot stop the Chinese army, not to mention that with the arrival of summer in the northern hemisphere, the original natural barrier of winter no longer exists. There is no denying that the Bering Strait winter can obliterate any large force. But in the Bering Strait in summer, the climate was completely unable to stop the enemy.
Looking at the United States, in Alaska, both the number of troops and defense facilities made Roosevelt feel a little bit desperate. Of the two million Chinese elite soldiers, the United States will need at least four million to stop them. Roosevelt could afford four million because there was still Canada.
But in the south, countries such as Mexico have also assembled a large number of troops to attack from both sides. Including the Chinese army in Hawaii, the future of the United States is worrying.
As for Europe, Roosevelt had already said sorry to Churchill and Stalin a few months ago, and everything depends on God's arrangement.
Now, does the outcome of the United States also depend on God¡¯s arrangement?
Perhaps, surrendering and ending the war is a good choice. Roosevelt did not want to be the first president to be invaded on American soil. But can Japan hold on until the United States surrenders?
Troubles are everywhere. No matter how beautiful the beautiful scenery is, it is not much different from the loess.
Roosevelt put a cigarette into the cigarette holder and lit it. He suddenly slid out of the leather chair. He raised his left hand to touch his temple, but he missed it. The hand dropped and his fingers twitched. His eyes were closed and he said in an almost inaudible voice: "My head hurts very much." The puppy Farah seemed to feel something and rushed out of the door madly, barking, and then squatted down on a nearby hilltop. Standing still, as if keeping vigil
The last thread that held Rose Cotton tenaciously in the world was finally broken.
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