On June 6, 1943, on the Annan battlefield, the commander-in-chief of the East Route Army, Samurai Min, came to the front line in person.

In the past 10 days of fighting, the Eastern Route Army has completely liberated the northern area of ​​Annan.

The army moved all the way south with overwhelming momentum and reached Hue, the narrowest area of ​​Annam.

In the field of vision of the warrior's keen telescope, there are undulating mountains ahead. There is a road and railway on the easternmost side of the mountains, which are almost invisible.

This is the narrowest place in Annan, Haiyunling and Haiyunguan areas, known as "the first pass in the world".

The first pass in China is Shanhaiguan, which controls the Liaoxi Corridor. Its strategic location is extremely critical and has witnessed countless historical developments.

The Annan people imitated the first pass in China's Xia Dynasty and built Haiyun Pass in the narrowest part of their territory.

Since it is the first pass in the world among the local population, its strategic location must also be very important.

Hai Van Pass is located south of Hue and north of Da Nang.

The north gate of the city pass is engraved with the words "Haiyunguan", and the south gate is engraved with the words "The First Pass" in the world.

In addition to the city gates that controlled the traffic fortress, the Japanese also built a large number of semi-permanent fortifications on Haiyunling.

A large number of mountains were hollowed out, and firepower points were placed in the high mountains.

Honma, commander of the Japanese Fourteenth Army, hoped to use the fortifications around Haiyunling to block the Chinese army on the east road for at least three months.

When Samurai Min saw the rolling mountains, his brows wrinkled involuntarily.

The reason why the Eastern Route Army was able to advance so quickly was because Samurai Min took the armored group army as the lead and used steel to crush the enemy's suicidal counterattack.

The fanatical Japanese soldiers were crushed to pieces by the tracks, and their will was shattered by steel.

Haiyunling is a natural line of defense that cannot be bypassed, which will inevitably give people a headache.

In the past, especially during the battle to regain the Northeast, the Chinese side often used ground-penetrating bombs and general hammers when facing Japanese fortresses.

But the situation in Haiyunling is different from the Kwantung Army's fortress.

The length of Haiyunling from east to west does not exceed 50 kilometers, but it is mostly rocky mountains.

Faced with such terrain, ground-penetrating bombs and general hammers cannot have the final say.

If we really want to adopt such a tactic, it will take at least a month and consume a lot of ammunition, which is very uneconomical.

After seeing the situation in Haiyunling with his own eyes, the commander-in-chief of the East Route Army, Samurai Min, gave up the tactics of using special forces assaults and air strikes.

He decided to follow the advice of the staff, seek assistance from the navy, bypass Haiyunling, and land on the beach in the Da Nang area behind.

The Japanese must also be well prepared for counter-landing.

However, compared to storming Haiyunling, landing on the beach can maximize the firepower advantage of China's land, sea and air forces.

In the face of the firepower of naval guns, air force fighters and army aviation, any anti-landing preparations will be in vain and vulnerable.

The Navy will dispatch a Marine Division to assist the Eastern Route Army in the beach battle. The battle is scheduled for June 8, which is another coordinated operation by the three armed forces.

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When the East Route Army was blocked by the so-called first pass in the world, the Central Route Army and the West Route Army were still making great strides forward.

Several troops on the west route have successfully joined forces in the Bangkok area and are about to launch a battle to liberate Bangkok.

The Central Route Army advanced into the Mekong River Plain, and with the assistance of military intelligence agents and local resistance forces, they instigated rebellion against the servant troops and drove away the Japanese invaders.

The war has entered a new stage, and the Japanese's dream of using the rain forests of Indochina to delay China's southern expedition will eventually be shattered.

The battle to liberate Indochina will be completely over before the rainy season comes.

While the army was making great strides forward, administrative personnel personally commanded by the Peninsula Governor Wei Junru also entered the liberated areas and began post-war civil affairs work.

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June 6, Singapore, Japanese Southern Army Headquarters.

The war in Indochina was in full swing, and the Japanese on the Philippine Islands were also experiencing artillery fire from the United States. However, Singapore, as the core of the Southern Army, was calm and peaceful.

The people here are still living a life of slavery, and few people think about resisting. Most of them are just willing to take care of their own family affairs.

Occasionally, warships docking at the port and aircraft flying by tell people that the war is not far away.

Japanese Field Marshal Juichi Terauchi sat quietly in the beautifully decorated command room of the Southern Army Headquarters, his eyes narrowed to a slit, looking at the huge combat map on the wall.

"Crunch..."

The door was pushed open, and the Chief of Staff of the Southern Army, Lieutenant General Tsuka Nakagaku, walked in holding documents.

"Your Majesty Marshal, this is the situation in various places on the battlefield. Please take a look!"

Chief of Staff Tsuka Nakagao carefully placed the document in front of Terauchi Shouichi.

There was no change in Terauchi Shouichi's expression, his mouth was slightly open, and his voice sounded like it was coming from a mummy.

"I won't read it, you can pick out the key points and talk about it!"

As if he had expected it, Chief of Staff Tsukasaka nodded:

"The situation on Indochina is getting worse day by day, and nothing will change for the time being!"

"The officers and men of the 25th Army on the Philippine Islands are still fighting bloody battles against the United States Navy and Army. Like the 14th Army and the 16th Army, they do not have any support. However, General Yamashita Fengfumi sent a telegram, saying that he will definitely hold on until the last moment! "

"A new batch of kamikaze agents trained by the base camp have officially entered the Pacific battlefield. Under the attack of the heroic kamikaze agents, U.S. warships no longer dare to blatantly supply the land and sea soldiers on the island."

"The kamikaze agents have taken some of the pressure off the 25th Army!"

Terauchi Shouichi's eyes narrowed even more. He knew that the Sakura fighter planes, Kaiten torpedoes, etc. were all the base camp's desperate counterattack and the last struggle.

Its performance on the battlefield was definitely not as good as the chief of staff said.

But Juichi Terauchi doesn’t care anymore.

The Chinese and American navies had blockaded the mainland of the empire. Like all the soldiers of the Southern Army, he had no chance to return home and could only die overseas to serve the emperor.

The Marshal did not respond, so Tsukasa continued:

"There's one more thing worth noting!"

"The intelligence department reported that China launched two super aircraft carriers yesterday, named Pingjin and Jiangnan respectively."

"At the same time, the South China Sea Fleet was also formed!"

"Jiangnan entered the East China Sea Fleet, and Pingjin entered the newly formed South China Sea Fleet!"

After hearing such shocking news, how could Terauchi Juichi continue to remain calm.

His eyes widened, a look of disbelief appeared on his face, and he murmured:

"Too fast, too fast, how could they be so fast!"

In one year, China has launched two more super aircraft carriers. This speed is comparable to dumplings.

As a result, China will have 5 major fleets and 5 super aircraft carrier battle groups.

Its naval power ranked first in the world in a very short period of time.

The Chinese navy was powerful, and the first one to bear the brunt was the Empire of Japan.

Juichi Terauchi was previously worried that China would soon attack the island of Taiwan. After the two super aircraft carriers are commissioned, China's targets will not only include Taiwan.

Our own Southern Army is likely to face attacks from China's three main fleets at the same time.

Indochina, the Malay region and Singapore itself will all enter the strike range of Chinese Navy carrier-based aircraft.

The Western Fleet staying in the Andaman Sea is very likely to sail eastward and enter the Strait of Malacca to attack Singapore.

The collapse of the Southern Army came faster and more violently than Juichi Terauchi expected.

He jumped up from his chair and walked to the battle map, hoping to keep the Confederate Army alive.
Chapter completed!