When Yang Zhen returned to Northern Manchuria and met Major General Li Mei for the first time, he personally warned Major General Li Mei that there was not much difference in appearance between the Japanese and the Chinese. In order to invade China, the Japanese cultivated a
A group of spies and spies who live in China and are familiar with China's situation.
Especially in the Northeast, the number of Japanese spies is extremely large. Although they have been cleaned up several times, they may not be able to be cleaned up. If they hire Chinese and cause problems, the consequences will be serious. As for the White Russian women who stayed in the Northeast, their backgrounds
It's even more complicated. Not only may the Japanese be hidden behind it, but there may even be shadows of the Soviets.
Especially when some aspects of military discipline in the US military are still somewhat loose. If he doesn't want something to happen within his 20th Air Force, it's best not to use Chinese. At the same time, he and his subordinates are asked to respect
The habits and customs of the Chinese people. Manage the discipline of your own army and do not create trouble for the traditional friendship between the Anti-Japanese Alliance and the United States.
With Yang Zhen refusing to give in at all, the Americans could only use high wages from India to recruit a group of barmaids, waitresses, and even female dancers to Northern Manchuria to provide those old-fashioned services to the increasingly large American garrison.
Services that the Chinese refuse to provide. Of course, this high-tech refers to the income level of Indians. For Americans, it is extremely cheap.
The U.S. troops stationed in the base areas in North Manchuria did not dare to drive jeeps on the streets with women in their arms like they did in Chongqing, and rampage without scruple. All cities that allowed Americans to enter were guarded by Anti-Japanese Alliance pickets and U.S. military police.
.If any violation of discipline is found, the severest punishment will be imposed. Throughout the period of being stationed in North Manchuria, the discipline of the US military was exceptionally good.
According to the agreement reached between the Anti-Japanese Alliance and the US military, when the US military is stationed in Northern Manchuria, the US military is responsible for its own military discipline within each base. However, no matter who, including Major General Li Mei, leaves the US military base, they must follow the Anti-Japanese War.
Union discipline and law enforcement.
Although when the US military was stationed in Northern Manchuria, the issue of military discipline was quite serious and even a little unkind. However, Yang Zhen had no control over certain problems that occurred within the US military's own base and among themselves.
Here we are. Even if the American soldier couldn't think about it, Major General Li Mei suddenly charged with a machine gun that day, and Yang Zhen didn't bother to pay attention.
In July, in order to avoid duplication of bombing targets, the Anti-Alliance Long-Range Bomber Command and the ever-expanding 20th Air Force Command also signed an agreement on bombing targets. The Japanese mainland was divided into two, and their respective
combat objectives.
At the same time, as the U.S. bomber group was stationed, it used to take three days to fish and two days to dry nets, and the U.S. submarines, which had always been inactive in rescuing the anti-union pilots, became more and more active, and even entered the Seto Inland Sea, which was heavily fortified by the Japanese army. A large number of
The pilots who were shot down and injured were rescued.
That Major General Li Mei praised the Anti-Japanese Alliance's rescue system in the Sea of Japan. Although every rescue had to pay a certain price, this price was not even a big deal for the thick-skinned US military.
Nothing. In terms of rescue efficiency, it is more valuable and more efficient than a submarine.
After discovering this, Major General Li Mei personally came forward and obtained more than ten Catalina seaplanes and a large number of small seaplanes from the Americans. This rescue tactic was gradually extended to the entire
Pacific Theater. And for the anti-alliance bomber group that cooperates with itself, it requested a share of 200 B-24 bombers from the South Pacific Theater.
With the addition of the U.S. military, the bombing intensity on the Japanese mainland has increased. Compared with the original bombing by the Anti-Japanese Alliance, after the U.S. military entered the country, the bombing on the Japanese mainland increased by several levels. One after another, Japanese cities in China and the United States
Groups of bombers from both countries were set ablaze.
Although the Japanese deployed a large number of fighter jets and returned to their homeland for defense, and developed a large number of new anti-aircraft guns, and the resistance was extremely fierce, they still failed to prevent the Anti-Japanese Alliance and the US military from launching major air raids against Japan. By the end of 1944, Japan
Local industrial production has almost come to a standstill. There is no longer a complete city in Japan.
Northern Manchuria's unique geographical environment from Japan, as well as the logistics and supplementary system that the Anti-Japanese Alliance has built over the years, make the US military quite satisfied with using Northern Manchuria as a base for air strikes against Japan. The maintenance of battle-damaged aircraft here and the training of air and ground personnel
, and the living environment are simply incomparable to the US military bases on the Mariana Islands.
Under the efforts of Major General Le Mei, the commander of the U.S. Army Air Forces personally arrived in Northern Manchuria to inspect and held talks with Yang Zhen and the Chief of Staff of the Military Commission. He transferred the B-29 bomber group originally stationed in the Mariana Islands, as well as the
The 51st Fighter Group was also transferred to Northern Manchuria.
After another batch of US bomber groups arrived in North Manchuria in early August, the Anti-Japanese Alliance was under the strong request of the US military. The Anti-Japanese Alliance dispatched almost all long-range bombers, cooperating with the 500 B-29 bomber groups dispatched by the US military. In
Under the cover of nearly 500 long-range fighter jets, the two armies carried out multiple batches of bombings on Tokyo.
The anti-alliance Stirling bombers, B 24 bombers and B 17 bomber groups, together with the US military's huge B 29 bomber group, dropped nearly 2,000 tons of napalm bombs into Tokyo city at once, plus five
More than a hundred tons of high-explosive aerial bombs completely razed the urban area of Tokyo, which had been barely surviving under the bombing of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, to the ground.
In this air raid, the Japanese air defense fighter groups deployed around Tokyo also suffered heavy losses under the siege of a large number of Yak-9 long-range fighter jets dispatched by the Anti-Japanese Alliance, as well as the U.S. P-51 fighter group. After this major air raid, the Japanese army suffered heavy losses.
Two-thirds of the local air defense strength has been reduced. And the production of local fighter jets has also dropped to a dangerous number.
While the Anti-Alliance bombed major military industrial cities in Japan, the U.S. heavy bomber fleet also launched large-scale air raids on shipbuilding yards in Japan. Various ports in Japan ranged from Hokkaido in the north to Kyushu in the south.
The production capacity of all shipyards on the island has also dropped to the bottom.
In fact, by the end of April 4, the Japanese, whose homeland had been bombed into ruins, could no longer fight. However, relying on the inherent resilience of the Japanese, they were still resisting tenaciously. However, the land-based aviation forces suffered heavy losses.
The supplementary number of aircraft and pilots was far from enough to meet the needs, so anti-aircraft guns could only be relied upon to resist.
However, many times, when good things happen, they are often accompanied by some bad things. As more and more U.S. troops enter, the supply pressure of the Anti-Japanese Alliance suddenly increases a lot. Especially the beef that American pilots love to eat, the supply
It's doubling almost every month.
For the miserable local government, Yang Zhen can only do the work personally. Fortunately, the Chahar and Suidong areas in the Mongolian nomadic areas are currently under the control of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Military Region. The Anti-Japanese Alliance itself
There are also areas inhabited by Mongolian herdsmen such as Hulunbuir, Xilingol, Xing'an, and Zhaowuda.
Under the premise that Yang Zhen had made early arrangements to increase the breeding and feeding of cattle and improve the feeding methods, the output of beef cattle in these places was quite large. At the same time, the central government started from Chahar, Suidong, and even northern Shanxi every year
, all mobilized a large number of beef cattle and dairy cattle to supply the Northeast.
Traditional Mongolian horse breeding has even stopped in Western Manchuria, and all herdsmen have switched to raising cattle and sheep. The first is to make cans to supply troops on various battlefields in the pass, and to ensure the supply of goods for exchange with the Soviets. The second is to supply the U.S. Army Air Forces
, extremely huge demand.
Although the supply pressure is a bit greater, it is basically within the tolerable range. They even took the opportunity to introduce high-quality beef and dairy cows from the United States. Coupled with the clear price, the Americans are not stingy with their purchases. These beef and milk
Although a considerable part of them went to the belly of American soldiers, they also continuously exchanged machinery and equipment for Northeast China and North China.
Only at the end of 1944, using the beef as capital, Yang Zhen bought a complete set of steel rolling equipment from the Americans for the Xuangang Iron and Steel Company that was under construction. At the same time, he used the entire year's supply of 40-5 years as a bargaining chip to build a new steel rolling equipment for Xuangang Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.
Steel bought two 350-ton steel-making blast furnaces. As for whether this war can last until the end of four or five years, that is another matter.
Faced with the huge oil supply, even if they were reluctant, the Americans provided the latest aviation fuel smelting technology. They increased the supply of oil extraction and oil smelting equipment to North Manchuria. At the same time, the supply speed of electric furnaces for smelting special steel also increased.
Much faster than the original plan.
After all, if all the fuel and aerial bombs required for these huge bomber groups are transported from the United States, it will bring extremely heavy transportation pressure to the Americans, and it will also be difficult to ensure the attendance of these bomber groups.
Even if supply is ensured at all costs for this war, for the Americans, the gains are not worth the losses.
Among all the bases that the United States has available for bombing Japan, whether it is Guam or other islands, none is better than North Manchuria. Especially the combat radius, there is no shorter one than taking off from North Manchuria. The shorter the combat radius, the better
This means that the aircraft's bomb load will be larger. At the same time, the survival rate of air crews will be higher, which is undoubtedly the key to ensuring that the combat effectiveness and attendance rate of the troops are equivalent.
Even though the Americans were reluctant, they finally speeded up the supply of equipment needed by the alliance's metallurgical industry, as well as oil mining and smelting equipment, and provided high-grade aviation fuel refining technology that they had always refused to provide. Because of their b-II
The Nineteenth Bomber cannot use the low-grade fuel provided by the Anti-Japanese Alliance, which is smelted according to the Soviet-style process.
Although the burden is heavy, the sacrifice of these beef cattle is still quite valuable on the whole. Of course, it is Yang Zhen's conscious intention to provide Americans with low-grade Soviet fuel. Although he is not yet capable of smelting the high performance of the United States
For aviation fuel, the American petroleum smelting technology that Beiman has adopted since its petroleum smelting plant has been in operation cannot only refine Soviet-style fuel with too low a grade.
But for Yang Zhen, the inability of Northern Manchuria to produce high-grade aviation fuel has always been a worry for him. Because this means that once the US aid is lost, those American and British fighter groups in the Anti-Japanese Alliance that can only use American high-grade fuel and
The bomber fleet, including those German second-hand ones, basically had to be shut down.
Whether this problem can be solved is to ensure that these combat aircraft units can continue to maintain their combat effectiveness after the Americans cut off their aid. In order to obtain the smelting technology of high-grade aviation fuel in the United States, Yang Zhen also worked hard. Who allowed it?
This kind of fuel technology is only available in the hands of Americans.
As for the two new C-54 transport planes presented to Yang Zhen by the Americans, Yang Zhen transferred one to the Anti-Union Aviation Factory with a stroke of his pen, dismantled it into eight pieces for thorough research, and transferred one to the Anti-Japanese Alliance Aviation Factory.
It was given to the central government for use. In order to show the so-called friendship between the two parties and the two armies of China and the Soviet Union, I only took one Lier transport plane when traveling to and from the customs.