Regardless of the fatigue of the day's inspection, Forrestal continuously inspected three divisions of the Chinese Expeditionary Force Amphibious Marine Corps. The high fighting spirit of the Chinese Expeditionary Force Amphibious Marine Corps and the preparatory activities before landing gave Forrestal a sense of

It was a refreshing feeling. What made him most incredible was that Chinese soldiers actually cut their fingers and wrote letters in blood, asking to participate in combat? What kind of thing is this?

What kind of spirit? Chinese soldiers actually rushed to the front line, which was completely different from the trembling and helpless expressions of American soldiers when they mentioned the island landing war. Accompanied by Turner, Forrestal decided to meet with the General Staff of the Chinese Expeditionary Force

Changshen Yingxiong met with Song Xilian, commander of the Chinese Expeditionary Force Amphibious Land Forces, to hear their specific tactical plans and arrangements.%&*";

After all, the purpose of attacking Iwo Jima was to allow the B29D Super Sky Fortress to install more bombs and launch more violent air attacks on the Japanese mainland, completely destroying the entire Japanese military production capacity and their will to resist.

Fei's words were to kill all the Japanese and use all possible means to kill them all. Only extermination casualties would make the Japanese completely give up resistance.

Before Forrestal went to inspect Saipan, he had a two-hour meeting with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marshall and President Roosevelt. Although the president's physical condition was not very good, he still discussed the overall strategy of the Pacific Theater.

The concept of decisive battle has been fully developed. Within this concept and plan, China

will be the most staunch friend of the United States, because once the dispute between China and the Soviet Union in the Far East defeats Japan and Germany in the future, the relationship between China and the Soviet Union will become subtle. The extremely arrogant Stalin will never sit back and watch.

The Soviet Union lost such an important barrier in the Far East from his control.%&*";

Therefore, how to win over China, which can contain the Soviet Union in international strategy, is a question worth studying for the Americans. Gao Fei is building industries in the Northeast, manufacturing alloy steel, and designing new tanks and fighter jets for the Americans.

There is a refreshing feeling that a large number of Chinese students and experts studying in the United States have returned to Northeast China and invested in

into the comprehensive development and construction, which is also tacitly approved and supported by the U.S. government. Americans have no so-called concept of allies. Americans only have interests in their eyes. Just like the Cairo Conference in history, China has value in using it, so it frequently

He promised that if China lost its use value, he would not hesitate to sell out China completely at the Yalta Conference.

Gao Fei reviewed the combat plan reported by Song Xilian at the Chinese Youth Army headquarters in Changchun. Gao Fei was satisfied with Song Xilian's agreement to use poison gas as the main means of attack. Historically, Americans did not use chemical weapons as the main means of attack just to gain reputation.

Resulting in heavy casualties of the US landing force. Anti-Japanese Blood Sacrifice Shanhe 941

However, there were still three days before the New Year, that is, the landing battle on Iwo Jima was about to start in three days. For this purpose, Gao Fei prepared 100,000 rounds of artillery shells and organized four newly formed heavy artillery divisions and two rocket artillery divisions of the Chinese Youth Army.

Get up and deploy them all on the border between China and North Korea, preparing to

On New Year's Eve, I would like to send a warm New Year greeting to the Japanese across the Yalu River, so that the Japanese who are almost too poor to eat or wear pants can experience the deep friendship of the Chinese people. Don't forget to dig holes all the time. The Chinese people have not forgotten them.

The prairie dog of the Yamato people.

On January 1, 1944, the U.S. landing fire support formation, under the command of Rear Admiral Brandi, assembled a fire support formation consisting of six battleships, 16 escort carriers, ten cruisers, and 29 destroyers to leave

Saipan went to Iwo Jima to provide fire cover for the landing troops and attack the Japanese military fortifications on Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima.

Before the strike formation meeting, the B29D Superfortress bomber group stationed on Saipan of the US military dispatched 390 bombers to carry out the first aerial bombing of Iwo Jima. 260 Tallboy bombs will set off the first

After a wave of attack frenzy, a second wave of more than 200 B17 medium bombers and B24 medium bombers will use napalm bombs to attack the Japanese military fortifications on Iwo Jima again.

However, under the command of the Japanese garrison commander Su Lin, most of the Japanese army's bunkers were built with two-layer fireproof partitions and equipped with mobile supplementary troops and spare weapons. Even if the bunker fortifications were destroyed, they could be quickly reorganized.

In terms of firepower, although the U.S. military's artillery fire and bombing were extremely fierce, the Japanese army relied on their solid underground fortifications to suffer minor losses.

The officers and soldiers of the Chinese Expeditionary Force's amphibious landing operation drank the sake captured by the Japanese troops on Saipan, ate the beef jerky and dried fish transported by the US military, and looked at the roaring gunfire of the battleships. Even Shen Yingxiong did not expect the Japanese to wait until the Japanese landed on Iwo Jima.

Is there any resistance? Turner on the US military side is also very happy that the Chinese Expeditionary Force amphibious landing force did not insist on ten days of bombardment, and the Chinese soldiers seem to be eager to give it a try.

Iwo Jima was almost completely submerged in the smoke from the fierce ground-to-air fire bombardment by the US military. The defending Japanese troops could only huddle in the tunnels and were unable to move. However, the Yamato people who were good at digging holes almost hollowed out the entire Mount Suribachi, and even

Thousands of firepower points are built, especially the observation posts on the top of the mountain, overlooking the entire east coast. They can accurately guide and correct the firing of deep artillery fire, which poses a great threat to the amphibious landing force of the Chinese Expeditionary Force that is about to land for operations.

At the same time, in order to protect Iwo Jima, a crucial point in the absolute defense circle, the Japanese Navy invested all its remaining warships. The Japanese army and the Allies invested a surface fleet with a total ship tonnage of more than two million tons. This is

One of the largest maritime decisive battles in human history.

A total of about forty-seven aircraft carriers, thirty-one battleships, fifty-two cruisers, and two hundred and twenty-seven destroyers were supplied to Japan, the United States, and China, and the Japanese army deployed a total of more than 2,000 aircraft.

Army and navy aviation combat aircraft participated in the battle, and the Allied forces invested in packages

Including the 7th Air Force, the 10th Air Force, the 21st Air Force, the Sino-US Joint Air Force, the Chinese Air Force, and the Chinese Expeditionary Force Naval Escort Carrier Group, there are more than 4,600 naval and army shore-based combat aircraft.

Both quantity and quality, as well as the training level of pilots, far exceed that of Japan.

It can be said that after the Allied forces captured Saipan, the Imperial Japanese Navy was already at a disadvantage. However, after the defeats in Saipan, Mariana Islands and other battles, the Japanese have realized that if they lose again
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