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    The Second World War finally reached a climax near the end of the first half of 1942.  . In the European battlefield, the German "Ice and Snow Defense Line" in Stalingrad has successfully completed its mission and died!  But relying on the solid ice and snow defense line, the German army had already built permanent fortifications. With these fortifications, they once again blocked the Soviet army from the defense line, and still maintained the siege of Stalingrad And the whole world  Everyone knows that if the Soviet Union cannot break through the German encirclement in the short term, then the fall of Stalingrad will only happen sooner or later.  Because after a winter of attrition and waiting, even if the German army did not launch an attack, the Soviet defenders in Stalingrad would not be able to hold on for long.  According to reports, throughout the winter, heating and food problems caused by insufficient fuel and food had caused nearly 10,000 casualties in Stalingrad.  If Gordov and Khrushchev, who were responsible for defending the city, had not seen the opportunity quickly and forcibly collected the meager fuel and food from the people and implemented a rationing system, the number of casualties would have been even greater.  It might even cause chaos in the city, giving the Germans an opportunity to take advantage.  But no matter what, it is indeed difficult to hold on to Stalingrad.  The performance of the Soviets seems to prove this.  Stalin pressed the 62nd, 63rd, and 3rd Army Groups, which were urgently transferred from the Soviet reserves to relieve the siege of Stalingrad, and began to move slowly toward the southwest of the city.  The 28th, 38th, and 57th Army, the 1st and 4th Tank Armies, the 8th Air Force Army, and the Navy's Volga Fleet formed the Caucasus Front, with Marshal Budyonny as the commander-in-chief and Timoshenko as the deputy commander-in-chief.  Its purpose is very obvious, which is to protect the security of Stalingrad in the west and south directions.  Because heading in these two directions from Stalingrad are the most important grain-producing areas of the Soviet Union, as well as the Caucasus oil fields that supply 95% of the Soviet Union's oil.  Once this area is lost, the Soviet Union's strategic supplies will be gone.  At that time, the Soviet Union will have only one option: failure.  And while the Soviets were struggling to support themselves, Britain and the United States finally formed a common Allied Command.  It's just that Eisenhower, who was supposed to be the commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces, was tricked by someone this time and failed to take office.  He was "replaced" by another American general with only the rank of major general, Omar Nelson Bradley!  He was also one of the candidates that Qin Wei tried to recruit into the observation group but failed. In the original time and space, this dear man was one of the five-star generals of the U.S. Army. He later succeeded Marshall as the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army and became the Joint Chiefs of Staff.  ¡¯s first chairman.  ¡°However, the candidates have changed, but the problems faced have not changed.  Bradley only had the rank of major general at this time and was unknown, so after arriving in the UK, he was despised by many British colleagues.  Although the United States kept sending its soldiers to Great Britain, the performance of the American soldiers who had not experienced the war also made the British who had experienced a cruel war for quite a long time very unhappy.  In the eyes of the British, these American soldiers wore fashionable and beautiful military uniforms and received high salaries, but they did not think about the war at all. Instead, they only focused on going to bars and dances during their vacations, and picking up beautiful women everywhere  Who the hell did he come to join the war? Did he come to take advantage of the fact that all British men were on the battlefield to gain leverage?  Therefore, conflicts between the British and Americans quickly began to accumulate, and incidents such as quarrels and fights occurred from time to time.  ¡­ And while the European battlefields were performing one scene after another, the "actors" on the Asian battlefields were also unwilling to surrender.  The Japanese army's consecutive victories in the Malayan battlefield further reduced the morale of the British army. When the Malayan defenders retreated to Johor, north of Singapore, the British Commander-in-Chief of the Far East Army, Arthur Percival, actually refused.  In response to the British request, they were unwilling to set up fixed defenses in the north of Johor, but intended to withdraw all troops across the Johor Strait and into Singapore.  In the end, his request was approved by Wavell, who had become the commander of the United States-British-Dutch-Australia Joint Command. More than 80,000 Commonwealth troops withdrew into the small city with extremely low morale in order to carry out the war.  Last defense.  However, Percival obviously still misjudged the situation.  Not long after he withdrew into Singapore and ordered his engineers to blow up a large hole of more than 20 meters in the Johor Causeway between Johor and Singapore, the Japanese army arrived and immediately launched an attack on Singapore.  The Japanese commandos transformed into Singaporean residents, used small boats to directly cross the Strait of Johor, attacked Singapore, and successfully broke into the city.  After that, because the Japanese Air Force completely controlled the air, the Allies were extremely short of military supplies and physical goods. In addition, a large number of refugees crowded into Singapore, which increased the difficulty of maintenance. The Allied water sources were cut off by Japanese artillery, and they could not hold on So  , finally, Percival had to order the white flag to be raised.  In this way, from the beginning to the end, in less than two months, the Japanese army swept through 650 miles of Malaya.?, until Singapore was captured.  Throughout the battle, the Japanese army paid a price of nearly 10,000 casualties. As for the British army, although there were fewer casualties than the Japanese army, as many as 130,000 surrendered to the Japanese army.  This victory was the largest land battle victory in the history of the Japanese army.  They once again dramatically showed off their force to the world.  Originally, this victory was won by Yamashita Fengfumi, who had served as chief of staff under the commander of the North China Front Army Sugiyama Gen. After this battle, Yamashita Fengfumi obtained the rank of general and was even nicknamed the "Malay Tiger"  .  This man had a cruel life. After taking over Singapore, he also raised the butcher knife against the Chinese in Singapore just like he did in North China, causing the tragedy of "Singapore Massacre".  However, this time, Yamashita Fengfumi was bombed to death by the Qinwei people along with Sugiyama Moto in Wuhan early, and was buried in a sea of ??fire. Not even a whole body was left behind. Therefore, the "Malay Tiger" was replaced by Imamura Jun.  , the successor of Seishiro Sakagaki and the former division commander of the fifth division of the "Steel Army" of the Japanese Army.  Although the Fifth Division he led was almost wiped out during the Battle of Guangnan, he rose through the ranks in the following days and was promoted to the commander of the Sixteenth Army, and finally got the opportunity to command the Malayan Campaign.  .  The battle in Malaya made the Japanese ecstatic.  The Japanese newspaper advertised with great fanfare: "The overall situation of the Great East Asia War has been decided; Singapore was captured in just three days. Only our Kammu Imperial Army can accomplish this feat." And Hideo Ohira, the propaganda minister of the Tokyo base camp, even declared directly: "  It is the sun that illuminates world peace. Those who bathe in the sun will thrive, and those who resist the sun will only be destroyed. The United States and Britain should reflect on the blazing history of this millennium."  While pushing, Myanmar finally started fighting.  The British had made all preparations, but they did not expect that the first problem to arise was in their rear.  Yan'anqiang, an important oil producing area in central and southern Myanmar, was suddenly attacked by a force known as the "Myanmar Reading Force".  This force is composed entirely of local Burmese people. Although it has attracted the attention of the Burmese and British authorities before, it was not taken seriously by the British.  Because according to the information received by the British, the "Myanmar Reading Force" has poor equipment, and its members have basically not received any military training. Most of them are just civilians. The leader does not have any military combat experience, and there are not many members, only a few thousand.  Peoplebut it was this force that they ignored that stabbed them hard at the critical moment.  Because the main focus was on the Japanese, the Ren'an Qiang defenders did not have many troops. The oil field was quickly captured by the Burmese military forces who suddenly arrived.  After that, the Japanese airborne troops, who had performed brilliantly in Siberia and in the battle to seize the Indonesian oil fields, reinforced it in time, making it impossible for the British to recapture this important place in time.  Immediately afterwards, the Burma Campaign began.  The first Japanese army to attack was the Fifteenth Army. Commander Shojiro Iida was the first Taiwanese man to enjoy the "reception" of the "heartless cannon" "invented" by Qin Wei during the Battle of Wuhan.  The brigade leader of the brigade.  Under the command of Shojiro Iida, the Japanese 55th and 33rd divisions, led by their division commanders Takeuchi Hiroshi and Sakurada Shozo, launched attacks from Thailand to Dawei and Moulmein in southern Myanmar respectively.  , the troops pointed directly at Yangon.  ¡°Fuck fuck fuck fuck** ¡°The British are anxious! They are urging us to enter Myanmar to fight.¡± He Zhonghan left early.  Without long consideration, he agreed to the task assigned by Qin Weito take over the affairs of overseas Chinese evacuated into China from the Philippines, Myanmar, Malaya, Indonesia, Singapore and other places.  Most of these people are still concentrated in Myanmar and Vietnam, and a small number have entered Yunnan and Guangxi.  But this is only a temporary surname.  In the plan of Qin Wei and others, these overseas Chinese will be an important channel for the National Government to extend its tentacles into Southeast Asia, and will also be an important assistant for them to control Southeast Asia in the future.  This is also the reason why Chiang Kai-shek agreed to put He Zhonghan in charge of this important matter after receiving the recommendation from Qin Wei and He Yingqin First, to give face to the two important men; second, in any case, the main issues involved in this matter  It is a foreign matter, so there is no need to be afraid of how big a threat He Zhonghan will be to him after he takes control of power; thirdly, He Zhonghan is indeed very capable and good at propaganda. He has always done a good job in political work. For him to take charge of this work, he can be compared to  Many people can better win over the hearts of overseas Chinese; fourth, show their magnanimityand so on.  "However, overseas Chinese affairs only concern the future, and Chiang Kai-shek is most concerned about the present.  "Their frontline war is unfavorable?" Because there was Yan Huiqing first, and Song Ziwen later, Soong Meiling failed to get the opportunity to shine in the United States this time.  But she still cares about national affairs.  "More than a disadvantage, if there is no help from outside forces, the loss of the front line is almost certain. They are retreating steadily now!" Wang Chonghui, who came to deliver the news, said disdainfully.    "Fortunately, I listened to Qin Wei's suggestion and didn't mix it up. Otherwise, hum" Chiang Kai-shek never trusted foreigners, so Qin Wei told him that if the war went unfavorably, the British would definitely take the Chinese Army  Top the cylinder, and he believes it.  The current poor performance of the British on the battlefield has once again confirmed his thoughts.  "You can't just watch like this, right? After all, we are also allies with them." Song Meiling said worriedly.  "Don't worry, madam, isn't Stilwell still not moving? He has 30,000 American troops under his command, and he doesn't care. We have no reason to be anxious," said Chiang Kai-shek.  "But" "Commitment!" Song Meiling wanted to express her opinion, but was interrupted by a person who suddenly broke in. She originally wanted to lose her temper, but after seeing the face of the person clearly, she  I had no choice but to remain silent. The person who came here, Mao Qingxiang, was not only one of the three pillars of Chiang Kai-shek's intelligence system, but also a family friend of Chiang Kai-shek and his family. They had a close relationship when their fathers were doing business together in Xikou, Zhejiang.  It¡¯s already very good. ¡°What¡¯s the matter?  "Lao Jiang also glanced at this subordinate whom he had known since childhood and asked. "I just received some good news.  "Mao Qingxiang said with a smile, "The New 1st Army's assault force successfully attacked the Japanese army's airport in Chiang Mai, Siam, and has captured the forty-two jets they placed there Commission, our air force has another  Grow stronger!  "(To be continued.)
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