Take Taobao to fight against Japan

Now, the U.S. military has also begun to equip a large number of armed helicopters and transport helicopters, and they have made island hopping tactics more detailed.

The island hopping tactic is not only a macroscopic avoidance of reality, but also a specific landing attack tactic in which helicopters carry ground troops to take off and land in stages and make point-by-point assaults.

This tactic can give full play to the advantages of the helicopter's ultra-low-altitude flight performance and low requirements for take-off and landing fields, avoid enemy air defense fire interception, surpass ground obstacles, fly to the enemy's front or shallow and deep, and carry out continuous strikes unexpectedly.

Of course, the U.S. military's adoption of this tactic is not because of its weak offensive capabilities, but because it takes too much time and effort. At the same time, the U.S. government cannot afford too many casualties.

The Japanese army currently occupies a vast area in the Pacific Ocean, and many islands have built strong permanent fortifications.

If the U.S. military adopts the traditional front-line flat-push tactics and gnaws at these islands one by one, not only will the efficiency be very low, but it will also pay an unbearable price of casualties.

And this has been proven, and the US military will naturally not repeat the same mistakes.

So in turn, is there any way for Japan to deal with island hopping tactics?

The answer is no way.

Just like when Japan attacked, the United States couldn't defend it.

In the vast Pacific Ocean, many are archipelagic areas, with hundreds of islands clustered together, you have no idea where the enemy will choose to attack, and you can only divide the troops equally.So defense is passive and unworkable.

For example, the U.S. military did not attack the British Isles at all, and the 10,000+ troops of Imamura Jun's Eighth Front Army are equivalent to invalid.

Not to mention the Thousand Islands region of the Philippines and Indonesia.

Even at the last minute, it is impossible to guess whether Okinawa or Taiwan should choose one of the two.You can only deploy troops on average.If you put your heavy troops on Okinawa, your opponent may attack Taiwan.

Of course, this is an analysis of the advantage of the attacker and the passivity of the defender from the strategic level. At the specific campaign level, the attacker can also use the speed of transport ships and helicopters to further compensate for the mobility of the army itself.

Therefore, the best result that the defender can achieve is to use the strength and terrain in hand to compete with the attacker for consumption. However, from a military point of view, this is no longer a battle for victory, and its significance is very limited.

Therefore, as long as the Allied forces control the sea power in the Pacific Ocean, they can open it from multiple angles and in various ways. No matter how hard the Japanese army defends, they will eventually be unable to defend it.

This is also true in fact. After the capture of Midway Island, although the Japanese army decided to stick to the Hawaiian Islands to maximize the delay, their final defeat was doomed in advance.

Chapter 1512 Another Turning Point

The great victory of the Battle of Midway allowed the U.S. Navy and the Chinese Huben Navy to grow tremendously, and it also greatly inspired and inspired the American people.

In the next period of time, the United States of America took advantage of the situation and focused its main energy on the Pacific battlefield. A large number of supply ships arrived at Midway Island, starting a construction frenzy.

Soon, Midway Island exchanged shotguns for cannons, established a very complete defense system and supply stations, and expanded the land airport to the greatest extent to attack the surrounding islands such as Gardner Island, Lisianski Island, Johnston Island, and the Hawaiian Islands. Do your homework.

At the same time, after obtaining the Midway Island submarine base, the scope of activities of the Allied submarine forces suddenly expanded to the entire Pacific Ocean, and endless attacks were launched against the supply transportation lines of the Japanese army everywhere.

In order to deal with the upcoming threat, the Japanese government could only deploy the few remaining aircraft carrier battle groups to the Hawaiian Islands, and also deployed a large number of air forces to accompany them.

As for the domestic battlefield in China, the Japanese Air Force, which had already been seriously exhausted, could only switch from offense to defense again, and did not dare to continue to gnaw hard.

Unable to control the air, the Japanese army naturally did not dare to attack rashly, so it could only continue to defend wretchedly, passively waiting for the Huaxia Huben Army to attack.

And during this period of time, a major historical turning point was also taking place on the European Eastern Front.

That's right, this is the bloodiest and largest battle in human history currently going on: the Battle of Stalingrad.

Stalingrad is the transportation throat from the central region of the Soviet Union to the important economic regions in the south. Its strategic location is extremely important. To the west and south are the main production areas of grain, coal and oil in the Soviet Union.

If the Germans occupied the area, the Soviet Union would lose vital resources needed for the war.

The battle began on July 1942, 7. At the beginning, the German army swept all the way in the eastern Soviet Union. There was not much obstruction and pressure on the way.

Because the German army had a large number of troops, advanced armed equipment, and a large number of mechanical troops, but a large part of the Soviet army was soldiers who had just been forcibly conscripted and local people who were looking forward to resisting.

But after the street fighting started, Stalingrad became a blood mill for the German army.

In the city full of rubble and ruins, the Soviet army resisted tenaciously, and fierce gun battles took place in the streets, buildings, and factories of the city.

The number of casualties of the German army entering the city continued to increase, and the German army had to slow down its attack speed and adopt the tactics of refueling to continuously invest in attacking troops.

So far, the Soviet Union has deployed a total of 250 million soldiers, while Germany has invested more than 100 million troops. During the worst period of the battle, more than 2000 people were killed on both sides every day.

And because of the freezing weather, many injured soldiers survived for no more than 72 hours, and the whole land was covered with white bones, which was shocking.

After struggling for four months, that is, on November 1942, 11, the Soviet army began to implement Operation Uranus. Vatutin's Southwest Front Army and Rokossovsky's Don River Front Army faced the German Army in the heavy snow. Launch a full-scale counterattack.

After a series of arduous and bloody battles, the Soviet Red Army finally completed the encirclement of Stalingrad.

In January 1943, the Soviet Red Army launched another offensive, code-named "Operation Jupiter", in an attempt to break through the Italian defense line in the Don River area and capture Rostov.

If this operation was successful, the remainder of German Army Group South would be completely besieged in the Caucasus.

But it is a pity that the Soviet Red Army has never been able to approach Rostov, but this operation forced the German army to be separated from the German army in the Stalingrad encirclement by more than 250 kilometers.

After this momentum, the German 6th Army has completely lost its reinforcements.

On January 1, the head of state awarded Paulus the German field marshal scepter to encourage him to continue to resist, hoping that Paulus could fight to the end or commit suicide.

Later, Paulus sent the last telegram to the headquarters: "The 6th Army is loyal to its oath and realizes the extremely important mission it bears. For the sake of the head of state and the motherland, it has stood by its post and fought to the last soldier. Pawn, one shot and one bullet."

But in the end, when the Soviet Red Army broke into the German headquarters in the department store, Paulus chose to surrender.

On February 2, the remnants of the 2th Army, which was besieged north of Stalingrad, also announced their surrender.

At this point, the Battle of Stalingrad ended, and the German army attacking Stalingrad was wiped out.

德第6集团军司令保卢斯元帅，步兵第4军军长普费费尔中将、第51军军长库尔茨巴赫中将等23位将官，2000名校级以下军官和91000名极度饥饿劳累的德军士兵被俘，约14万人死亡，只有3万余伤患者事先陆续空运撤出。

The six-and-a-half-month battle of Stalingrad was a turning point on the Eastern Front of World War II and, in terms of casualty figures alone, the bloodiest battle in modern history.

Casualties on both sides are estimated at more than 2,000,000 people, and the number of people involved in this battle is much higher than any other battle in history. It is also famous for the casualties caused by both sides ignoring the distinction between military and civilians.

Because the Soviet government was afraid that the high casualty statistics would affect the people, it refused to provide detailed casualty data at the time.

The German public did not learn of the tragedy at Stalingrad until the end of January 1943, although German state media had ceased reporting on it weeks before the end of the battle.

This was not the first blow suffered by the German army, but this defeat was unmatched by other campaigns in terms of scale and strategic significance.

Axis Germany lost a quarter of its forces on the Eastern Front in this battle, and never recovered until it was finally defeated.

For the Soviet side, victory in this battle marked the beginning of the recovery of fallen territory and would ultimately usher in the final victory over Nazi Germany.

On February 1943, 2, the auditorium of the General Headquarters of the Huben Army in Gaomi, Shandong.

Yang Fan, Wu Rongbang, Miao Dadong, Yang Chengliang and other military and government officials gathered together, but the auditorium, which can accommodate thousands of people, was full of people at the moment, and there were cigarettes, alcohol, melons, dried fruits and other food on everyone's table.

Everyone ate and chatted, laughing and laughing non-stop, the atmosphere of the meeting seemed extremely festive and relaxed, not at all the solemnity of the previous meeting room.

This is not only because they have just received good news about the Battle of Stalingrad, but also because today is the [-]th day of the Lunar New Year, and it is the annual Spring Festival.

On this festive day, Yang Fan gathered all the high-ranking military and political officials to hold a grand annual summary and commendation meeting.

Chapter 1513 Saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new

"Today is the New Year's Eve, and it is a good day for family reunion and sharing a beautiful life. It will not take too much time for everyone to talk about it, and the discussion will stop here.

What should everyone do? This year, everyone will spend the new year with peace of mind, eat, drink, have fun, and spend a good year in comfort.

After the Lantern Festival, we will continue to fight, and this time we will continue to launch large-scale offensives, resolutely and thoroughly launch a comprehensive strategic counter-offensive! "

After working for a long time, he finally went through all the necessary procedures, and Yang Fan dismissed the meeting with a wave of his hand.

After finishing speaking, Yang Fan didn't write any ink, stood up and waved at everyone, and walked out of the auditorium with a smile on the back of everyone's enthusiastic response.

When Yang Fan and his group strolled back to Yang's Mansion, they were greeted with the smell of fresh cooked food. At this moment, more than 20 tables and seats had been set up in the house.

The Yang Mansion was decorated with lanterns and festoons, the sound of music, laughter, and fights were intertwined, and the courtyard was full of festive and peaceful atmosphere everywhere.

Although this reunion banquet was just a family banquet in the Yang family, the people who could attend were either relatives or a small group of people in the inner circle.

But there is a saying that goes well, "If you are poor in the busy city, no one asks you, but if you are rich, you have distant relatives in the mountains", let alone Yang today?

And Chinese people have always paid the most attention to human relations. If one is too obvious and favors one over another, it will inevitably cause suspicion among the people around them.

Therefore, even though Yang Fan didn't want to make it too extravagant and troublesome, the scale of this family banquet finally exceeded 200 people!

This is also thanks to the fact that the Yang Mansion is big enough, otherwise it would be really overwhelming.

After exchanging pleasantries with everyone, it was not until five o'clock that Yang Fan announced the opening of the meeting with a big wave of his hand.

Only then did everyone sit down with a smile and start eating, and the kitchen, which had been waiting for a long time, threw off its arms and began to fry all kinds of delicious dishes.

Yang, who never tires of eating fine food, will naturally not waste the opportunity. All the ingredients for this reunion dinner come from the system space.

After a long period of operation and development, the system space has long been a small world, with fruits and vegetables, birds and animals, and delicacies from mountains and seas. All kinds of ingredients are available, and they are all high-end ingredients that are rich in aura and delicious.

High-end ingredients often only need to adopt the simplest cooking method to produce superb delicacy, not to mention the chefs in charge of the Yang Mansion, all of them are famous chefs with unique skills.

Bird's nest in clear soup, Buddha jumping over the wall, Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea and Arhats, Braised Shark's Fin, Carved Pork with Poria Cocos, Stir-fried Hump with Lotus Seeds, Lion's Head with Crab Powder, Hydrangea Snow Lotus, Golden Dragon and Phoenix Crab, Mandarin Duck and Five Treasures, Snowy Ginseng and Abalone Soup, Mutton and Turtle Soup,…

Before the table full of cold dishes was finished, all kinds of steaming delicacies from mountains and seas came to the table one after another.

After a meal, everyone ate and walked against the wall. Although they all had a good life and had already entered the "well-off life" of well-fed and warmly clothed, but faced with such top-level delicacies, they did not know what to do. There is no resistance at all.

After the New Year's Eve dinner, it's time for children's favorite part, which is giving out lucky money.

New Year's money, also known as pressing money, is one of the New Year's customs. It is distributed by the elders to the younger generation. After the New Year's dinner, the elders will distribute the prepared New Year's money to the younger generation. It is said that the New Year's money can suppress evil spirits. An An is one year old.

The New Year's money distributed by the elders to the younger generation contains the elders' concern and sincere blessings for the younger generation, which is one of the traditional customs in China.

As a super local tycoon, Yang Fan will naturally not be stingy, and he will once again give full play to the characteristics of a rich and willful local tyrant. All the juniors participating in the banquet, regardless of male or female, will all send out a big red envelope of 100 yuan, and thousands of yuan will be sent in one breath dollars.

At the same time, other people also donated generously, and everyone sent out a large number of lucky red envelopes, ranging from one or two yuan to as much as 10 yuan.

Although the amount was far from comparable to that of Yang Fan, it couldn't stand the crowd. The children who attended the banquet all became rich overnight, with huge sums of hundreds of dollars.

Of course, in the end, how much money they have left in their pockets for their own use is a conflict within the family, and no one else has the right to ask.

The children kowtowed in groups and kept thanking the elders for their rewards. They were all happy in their hearts, and they were thinking about what delicious and fun things to buy to reward themselves when the morning dawned.

After finishing their work, Yang Fan, Wu Rongbang, Wu Qian and others went out to Gaomi People's Radio and Television Station to participate in the Spring Festival Gala.

As in previous years, Gaomi People's Radio and Television Station still organized a large-scale Spring Festival Gala. The live broadcast officially began at [-]:[-] p.m. and was broadcast in real time through radio stations and closed-circuit television.

"Quick, quick, old man, turn on the TV, it's almost eight o'clock!"

"Wow, I can finally watch the gala again!"

"I don't know what exciting and good programs will come this year, so I look forward to it!"

"Wouldn't it be great if I could go to the Spring Festival Gala to see it someday?"

"I heard that in Shandong, every household has a TV set, so they can watch the live broadcast on TV?"

"Well, that's right, I have a black and white TV at home, and I can watch the Spring Festival Gala very clearly. It's a pity that we can only celebrate the New Year overseas this year!"

"My God, I'm so envious, Shandong is really a paradise!"

"But having said that, we couldn't even hear the sound before, but now we can still hear the sound, which is already very good!"

"Don't worry, it won't take long for us to win the final victory and completely defeat the Japanese devils. At that time, under the leadership of the chief executive, I believe that our China will become prosperous and prosperous, and all the people in the country will have TV. watch!"

"Hey! I believe that day will come!"

Over the past few years, not only the soldiers and civilians in the entire Huben military area have already developed the habit of watching the TV and radio to listen to the Spring Festival Gala to celebrate New Year's Eve, but even all the people in the Kuomintang-controlled areas and overseas Chinese have this habit.

Especially at this moment, the soldiers of the Chinese Expeditionary Army who are in the Burmese theater, the African battlefield, and the Pacific battlefield are all organized to listen to the Spring Festival Gala.

At the same time, Yang Fan also considered that most regions can only listen to the Spring Festival Gala on the radio, so most of the programs at the Spring Festival Gala are mainly rap performances such as singing and cross talk, so they can listen to the programs with gusto and comfort lovesickness suffering.

At midnight, when the New Year's bell rang, the city government once again started a large-scale extravagant fireworks event, attracting countless citizens to go out to watch the event!

Every household in China who has the conditions will also set off fireworks and firecrackers at this time to bid farewell to the old and usher in the new year, hoping for a better next year, and hoping that the Chinese nation can win the war of resistance and get rid of the suffering of the war as soon as possible.

Chapter 1514 Enemy on Three Sides

Headquarters of the Japanese Kwantung Army.

"The sun in the west is about to set, and the devil's doom is coming. Play my beloved earthen pipa and sing that touching song..."

After sitting on the radio and listening to it for more than two hours, when he heard this extremely heart-wrenching ballad, Ishihara waved his hands in a dull manner: "Okay, turn it off, there is no need to listen to it anymore!"

A devil officer hurriedly took the lead, quickly pressed the power off button, and the cheerful singing and music stopped abruptly.

It turned out that Ishihara Waner and others were also listening to the Spring Festival Gala broadcast by Gaomi People's Radio and Television Station at this time.

The reason why Ishihara Waner patiently listened to the Spring Festival Gala was not because he was bored, nor because he admired Chinese culture, but because he wanted to get some useful information from it.

Because the Spring Festival Gala that Yang Fan spent a lot of manpower and financial resources on was not purely an entertainment program, he did bring a lot of private goods.

Throughout the program, not only the main theme of the Anti-Japanese War and patriotism runs through to the end, but also for the purpose of inspiring people and strengthening the belief in the Anti-Japanese War, many impressive historical achievements will be interspersed in the program, and some heroic troops and heroic deeds will be commended.

At the same time, in order to comfort the African Expeditionary Force and the Chinese Huben Navy, who are thousands of miles away, Yang Fan also personally gave a speech on stage, giving them New Year greetings and praises.