Take Taobao to fight against Japan

On July 7, at the North African Allied Command, Yang Fan held a very special meeting today.

In the past two months, the Allied forces on the North African battlefield can be said to have continued to triumphantly. After breaking through the German and Italian defensive areas one after another, they quickly advanced westward.

In order to completely drive the Axis troops out of Africa, the U.S. military used two group armies to land in Morocco, approaching from west to east, hoping to seize Tunisia first.

This suddenly caused Rommel's African Army to be attacked on both sides, and the situation suddenly became extremely dangerous.

But Rommel was still Rommel after all. Seeing that the situation was not good, he immediately gave up the whole territory of Libya and withdrew directly to the Tunisian highlands west of Libya.

There, Rommel re-established a supply line between Tunisia and Sicily, Italy, and quickly secured his position.

Tunisia is a large rectangular area, mostly Mediterranean to the north and east, with many good locations to defend.

Much of its western inland frontier joins Algeria, forming the western limit of the large triangle of the Atlas Mountains.

This part of the border is easy to defend, as there are only a few points of passage on the north-south line of the mountains.

Between the Matmata Mountains in the south and the coast, there is a second lower mountain range facing Libya in the east, restricting people to use only narrow gaps.

Previously, France built a series of strong defense projects 20 kilometers wide and 30 kilometers deep along the plain here, known as the Matre Line of Defense.

This line of defense was originally intended to prevent Italy from entering Libya, but now it is well used by the German-Italian coalition forces.

Only in the north was the terrain favorable for an attack: here the Atlas Mountains extended near the eastern coast, leaving a large area of ​​the northwestern coast without cover.

In general, Tunisia is an easy to defend and difficult to attack defensive base.

Even better for the Axis powers, Tunisia had 2 major deep water ports in Tunisia and Bizerte, which were only a few hundred miles away from the Italian supply base in Sicily.

Resupply could be carried out at night to protect them from RAF patrol aircraft during the day, before coming back the next night.

In contrast, the voyage from Italy to Libya was a full day trip, making the supply operation extremely weakened by daytime air strikes.

At this moment, the head of state also knew that Tunisia was the last landing fulcrum in North Africa, and it was the key to contain the Allied forces' European plans, so he reinforced Rommel's very powerful air force and deployed it in Sardinia, Italy.

The head of state issued a death order to Rommel, he must stick to Tunisia forever, and must not lose the last piece of African bridgehead!

Rommel's African Army, which still has more than 70 troops, can't hold on to this extremely favorable defensive base, and there is a steady stream of supplies, which naturally makes Tunisia an extremely difficult bone.

In this way, the Tunisian campaign inevitably became a long and difficult battle.

But Yang Fan didn't have the time and patience to continue spending time here, because the domestic battlefield has undergone tremendous changes, and an unprecedented life-and-death battle will soon erupt.

After the end of the third Changsha battle, for as long as 5 months, the Japanese army appeared to be very low-key and forbearing. In fact, they have been dispatching troops to accumulate strength.

The base camp of the Japanese army continuously mobilized elite troops from Myanmar, the Far East, and Japan to Hebei, Hubei, Anhui, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Guangdong and other places.

Now in this area, the Japanese army alone has as many as 220 million people.

So far, Japan has mobilized a total of 770 million troops. Excluding the number of deaths on various battlefields, there are still about 640 million active soldiers, of which China has reached 270 million, nearly half of them.

And the vast majority of these 270 million are concentrated around the Huaxia Huben Army, and their intentions are naturally obvious.

The mountain rain was about to come and the wind filled the building, but the Japanese devils did not say anything. Yang Fan naturally understood what they were waiting for, and also knew that the time they were waiting for would soon come.

Therefore, Yang Fan had submitted his resignation to the Allied Command half a month ago, and was going to return to the domestic battlefield with the main force of the Chinese Expeditionary Army, leaving only one army to continue fighting in Africa.

After some negotiations, the Allied Command finally agreed to Yang Fan's resignation, because the overall situation in the African battlefield has indeed been decided, and the US and British troops have grown up.

They already have the strength and confidence to stand up to the Axis forces.

Whether Yang Fan and the Chinese Expeditionary Force are in Africa is not important to the overall situation.

As far as Yang Fan is concerned, now is indeed the time to go back and concentrate on the domestic battlefield!

Chapter 1451 Yiyi Saying Farewell

Seeing that everyone was not in a good mood, Yang Fan smiled and said, "Since we came to Africa, we have been fighting side by side with you for eight full months.

During this period of time, we got along very happily, experienced many ups and downs together, experienced life and death hardships, and forged a deep and incomparable comrade-in-arms friendship.

We are also very reluctant to be separated from everyone, and we really want to expel the Axis troops from the African continent in one go, and even want to further counterattack Europe and completely defeat the European Axis Alliance led by Germany.

But our country is in crisis, Japan is about to launch an unprecedented large-scale war, we must go back! "

General Stilwell said with red eyes: "Yang, I am so happy to be with you, you are a very charming commander, fighting side by side with you always makes people full of confidence and imagination!

I am really reluctant to part with you, but I know this idea is very selfish, because as you said, the country of China is still in dire straits, and your China Expeditionary Army has paid enough! "

Speaking of this, General Stilwell stood up, opened his arms and gave Yang Fan a warm hug, and said heavily: "I believe that you will definitely defeat the Japanese invaders, and the great Chinese nation will definitely stand up again!"

"Thank you, old friend! I also believe that the Allied Forces will surely win the final victory in the African battlefield and even the European battlefield, and our Allied camp will surely defeat the Axis of Evil Alliance!"

Yang Fan nodded with a smile, and then asked seriously,

"Old friend, take away the gift I gave you, and remember what I told you! You are my friend Yang and our Huaxia people. If you need my help in the future, no matter the ends of the earth, I'll be there in time!"

Yang Fan knew that in the original history, General Stilwell was struck down by a serious illness on September 1946, 9, and was admitted to the Redman Army Hospital in San Francisco.

Later, the best surgeon in the hospital performed an operation on him and found that the cancer in the stomach was advanced and had spread to the liver.

Only then did I know that he had been ill for a long time, probably suffering from gastric cancer around 1944.

Finally, on October 1946, 10, General Stilwell passed away in a coma, completing his 12-year life journey.

Although it is only July 1942, who knows whether the current time and space will continue to run according to the original trajectory, so Yang Fan prepared for a rainy day and bought Stilwell in advance a medicine that can cure all diseases and a medicine that can bring the dead back to life. Baoming Dan.

In addition, Yang Fan also specially presented 500 catties of Amethyst rice, 1000 bottles of 500ml energy drinks, 50 boxes of Cuban handmade cigars, and a large amount of hemostatic powder, penicillin, special Biobolite, special cardiotonic needles, etc. first aid medicine.

All these things were handed over to General Stilwell for safekeeping and distribution, which was regarded as a favor for himself, and it was Stilwell's way to win people's hearts.

"Thank you very much! My old friend! I will remember it firmly! Similarly, if you need me in the future, please feel free to speak up."

General Stilwell was very touched and hugged Yang Fan tightly again.

Although he didn't know the details, Stilwell knew very well that Yang Fan definitely had extraordinary means and abilities. Since he gave himself two life-saving pills so solemnly, it must have extremely miraculous effects .

As for consumables such as amethyst rice, energy drinks, Cuban handmade cigars, hemostatic powder, penicillin, etc., they are also expensive, and they are all high-end goods that are difficult to obtain through conventional channels.

It is impossible for General Stilwell not to be moved or unhappy about all these things!

"General Yang, take care all the way!"

"The Chinese soldiers are all good! You can definitely defeat the Japanese devils!"

"The United States of America is about to launch a counterattack on the Pacific battlefield, and the American army will work with the Chinese people to defeat the evil Japanese invaders!"

"Justice will surely defeat evil, and victory will belong to us after all!"

"Yang, we really don't want you to leave! But as you said before, there is no permanent feast in the world. We can only wish you Huaxia to gain independence as soon as possible, and the Chinese people to restore peace and happiness as soon as possible!"

Immediately afterwards, Yang Fan bid farewell to senior British and American generals such as Patton, Auchinlake, and Rich. All of them warmly embraced Yang Fan and other generals who were about to return to China, and sent sincere blessings.

For more than half a year, Yang Fan and the Huaxia Expeditionary Army's strong combat power and excellent style have deeply conquered everyone. At this moment, they are really reluctant to leave such a good teammate halfway.

But still the same sentence, China's domestic battlefield is under unprecedented military pressure. It is human nature and a must for this extremely powerful expeditionary force to return to the country to fight against the war. They can only accept this reality!

"Old friends, goodbye, let us work together to end the catastrophe in human history on the battlefield as soon as possible, and return human society to the right track of peace and development as soon as possible!"

Yang Fan was moved and waved to everyone, and then he led a group of generals out of the meeting room, and began to prepare for returning home.

After the meeting, Yang Fan held a small meeting in his office, mainly to arrange the specific itinerary for returning to China, and to explain related matters to the left behind troops.

After thinking about it, Yang Fan did not withdraw all the troops to the country, but left Sun Fumin's 3rd Army to continue fighting with the Allied Forces until the entire World War II was fought!

But Yang Fan did this not out of face, let alone trying to gain fame, but from the perspective of the future world structure and the country's right to speak in the long-term.

These are bound to be recorded in the annals of human history and will become a proud historical process. How can there be no Chinese army's impressive strokes?

It is absolutely necessary to check in and swipe your presence!

Therefore, Yang Fan left Sun Fumin's 3rd Army, and taught him the opportunity face to face, and repeatedly told him to "safety first" and not to pursue the record too much!

Sun Fumin graduated from Tsinghua University and the Virginia Military Academy in the United States successively. Not only does he have extremely strong military talents, but he also has an inseparable relationship with Stilwell. Soy sauce in the army is the most suitable.

Of course, it is impossible for Yang Fan to have only 5 front-line combat troops. He also equipped them with a logistics support system with a number of up to 1200 people, and in the future, he will use systematic express delivery to deliver supplies to them.

In addition, Yang Fan also equipped Sun Fumin and others with dozens of pills for first aid and life preservation, which can save lives and even bring the dead back to life in times of crisis.

It's just that these life-saving elixirs with unfathomable effects are very expensive, ranging from hundreds of thousands of wealth points to millions of wealth points. pieces.

On the premise of protecting these senior generals first, let them save their capable subordinates in times of crisis as appropriate!

The soldiers who followed Yang Fan back to China this time included more than 17 soldiers from the three armed forces and logistics support personnel, and more than 4200 soldiers were buried forever in the African battlefield.

Chapter 1452 This idea is interesting

After the meeting, Yang Fan and his team came to the pier of the Suez Canal to check the boarding of troops and equipment.

At this time, the dock was crowded with people, a large number of tanks and armored vehicles were boarding in an orderly manner, and various materials were also being loaded.

In addition to personnel and equipment, the army also brought back 3 light cruisers, 5 destroyers, 5 frigates, 10 submarines, and 6 aircraft carriers fully loaded with carrier-based aircraft.

These ships are all the possessions that Yang Fan has accumulated little by little these days. They were bought from the United States with money and used to arm the Huben Navy.

After more than half a year of concentrating on learning skills, the officers and soldiers of the Huben Navy who went on an expedition to Africa have fully mastered the full professional skills of the naval fleet and considerable actual combat capabilities, which can be regarded as initially possessing a powerful naval fleet.

Standing on the pier, looking at the huge fleet in front of him, especially those belonging to his own naval fleet, Yang Fan felt an indescribable sense of comfort in his heart.

Standing beside Yang Fan, Wang Liguo, Liu Qiang, Meng Wu'an, Lu Shengfeng and others all seemed extremely happy and proud. It really feels good to be back in their hometown!

"Hey, our navy is finally looking good!"

The happiest one is of course the naval commander Liu Qiang. This trip to Africa has really brought about a qualitative leap in the Huben Navy. Both the number of ships and the military quality of the officers and soldiers have been greatly enhanced.

After admiring the beautiful scenery for a while, Liu Qiang turned his head to look at Yang Fan and asked, "Boss, there is one thing I don't quite understand. It seems that our navy will be very difficult to use after we go back!

Even our navy can only go back to Myanmar first, and can't even go back to the country? "

Liu Qiang knew very well that for a long time to come, the Huben Army's combat target was the domestic battlefield, and it was impossible to attack the Japanese mainland and Japan's overseas colonies in a short period of time.

In addition, returning to China from the Indian Ocean must either pass through the Strait of Malacca, or pass through the Strait of Makassar, the Strait of Sunda, the Strait of Lombok, and the Strait of Ongbai, or return home from Oceania.

And these are currently in the hands of the Japanese one after another, and it is impossible for the Huben Navy to safely return to the Shandong Peninsula from these routes!

Yang Fan raised his brows, and did not answer directly, but asked with a smile: "It seems that you will be useful if you stay in the North African battlefield?"

Liu Qiang laughed and said, "It's true that we don't have anything to do with us in Africa. The Italian navy still has a lot of ships, but they were scared out of their wits and dared to hide in their local ports!

As for the German submarine force, it can only be encountered and cannot be sought, and it is really difficult to get rid of it.

At best, we are serving as the escort fleet, just going through the motions! "

Yang Fan smiled and said: "That's it. You have been studying with the British Navy for more than half a year. After you go back, you should hurry up to train and train more elite navies. You will definitely have a place to use in the future!"

At this time, Liu Qiang continued: "Boss, isn't the US Pacific Fleet planning to counterattack the Pacific Ocean and start a war with the Japanese Combined Fleet?"

Hearing this, Yang Fan finally understood what this guy was planning, frowned and scolded:

"You started to be poor when you had something in your hands, and you actually wanted to go to North America to fight the Japanese navy with the American fleet?"

Wang Liguo also laughed and joked at this time: "Commander Liu, you can think too much. It takes more than 1 kilometers to get to the west coast of the United States!"

"What is more than 1 kilometers, it's just a month!"

Liu Qiang waved his hand nonchalantly, and then said hopefully: "Boss, whether it's in the Pacific battlefield or the domestic battlefield, we're all fighting the Japanese devils anyway, what's wrong with that?

On the contrary, after our navy goes back, we can only stare blankly, and it won't work at all within a year or two. "

"This, it sounds reasonable!"

"That's true. If we can kill the Japanese navy fleet earlier and let the Americans fight from the Pacific Ocean earlier, we can join forces and completely overthrow the Japanese devils!"

"It really works!"

"Not to mention, Lao Liu's idea is a bit interesting!"

Hearing this, Wang Liguo, Meng Wuan and the others thought about it carefully, and couldn't help nodding their heads in agreement.

In fact, there is no need for Liu Qiang to specifically raise this issue. Yang Fan has already considered this issue, but he has always protected his weaknesses and does not want his soldiers to go to the Pacific battlefield to fight the Japanese devil fleet. He does not want them to participate in the bloody battle for the island.

But at this time, Yang Fan suddenly wanted to understand one thing, that is, the current time and space is not the original time and space, and everything has changed.

Today, the Japanese fleet and national power are many times stronger than the original history, especially as time goes by, when they absorb and digest the war resources of various overseas colonies, the Japanese war potential will become greater and greater.

If I now hold the small calculation of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, and reaping the benefits of the fisherman, it is very likely that I will pay more for it.

"Well, this idea can indeed be discussed!"

Yang Fan nodded, and continued, "If that's the case, we can still recruit sailors in North America and accelerate the expansion of the naval fleet!"

Liu Qiang immediately had an orgasm, and asked excitedly: "Boss, do you mean to agree?"

Yang Fan said with a smile: "Don't worry, this is a big matter, and I need to think about it further. Besides, even if we want to help, the Americans must agree to our going?"