In that time and space, the key reason why the GCD was able to have the last laugh was that Yan'an, their base, had not suffered a military disaster from beginning to end. In this time and space, the sudden appearance of two butterflies changed so many things, not only in China, but even in the world. History has already changed. Entered a new track,
The initiator of the Qinling Operation was actually Koizumi Minichiro. Koizumi Minichiro had already faded out of the military because of his inaction in the Philippines, but now because of this incident, his name was frequently mentioned by the remaining officers in the Tokyo base camp, so he His outstanding performance in the battle against New Guinea and Australia was also unearthed by some people. After being silent for nearly a year, Koizumi Toshiichiro, who was considered by Yamamoto Isoroku as the only "famous general of tomorrow" in the empire who could compete with Ouyang Yun, "Flower" finally achieved the title of famous general, and some of his past suggestions began to be taken seriously by the Japanese military. Among them, the most profound impact on the Japanese military was that he believed that the threat of the Pacific Fleet of the Xuebing Army should be faced seriously. Hideki Tojo and others paid close attention, and then Hideki Tojo flipped through the intelligence materials and found that there was a thick stack of information about the Pacific Fleet of the Gakuin Army, and the Gakuin Army actually had three aircraft carriers. ,
In the past, the Pacific Fleet of the Xuebing Army was a joke to the Japanese and Americans. It was a super toy that Ouyang Yun spent a lot of money to build. However, after experiencing the Battle of Green Island, the Japanese suddenly discovered that the Xuebing Army Navy It was not as vulnerable as the legend. When it was discovered that the Kaga aircraft carrier had been destroyed by the submarine force of the Gakuin Army, their attitude immediately made a 180-degree turn. They had no confidence in the naval power of the Gakuin Army. It has become more important than ever before. The latest information about the Pacific Fleet of the Military Academy was sent by the New Delhi agency. The content is that the Pacific Fleet will go to the Indian Ocean for long-distance training. By some strange combination of circumstances, I was not interested in maritime intelligence at all before. Tiao suddenly had a whim today and wanted to witness the accuracy of this intelligence. He calculated the time and found that according to the date provided in the intelligence, the Pacific Fleet should have entered the Indian Ocean, so he asked someone to go to the Navy Ministry to request relevant information. The Navy Ministry People in the Pacific Fleet attach great importance to the Pacific Fleet and have always had a dedicated department responsible for it. Of course, because the Combined Fleet was still supporting the South China Defense War along the coast of China at this time, although new information came back from the front line, it did not attract their attention. The military suddenly asked for the latest eastward direction of the Pacific Fleet. Officers from the Navy Ministry's intelligence department hurriedly searched for useful information from mountains of frontline information. They were shocked when they checked. They dug out relevant reports and found this three-day document. Previous reports showed that the Pacific Fleet had entered the Banda Sea and sunk a submarine of the Western Expedition Fleet. They were collectively dumbfounded.
In the past, based on the interests of the Army, Tojo Hideki strongly opposed the Combined Fleet's expedition to the Arabian Sea to destroy the Gakuin Army's Pacific Fleet and the Karachi military base. Now he suddenly discovered that the Pacific Fleet has become so strong and has the ability to cross the Indian Ocean and enter Southeast Asia. The old Japanese felt threatened and immediately called Yamamoto Isoroku to inform him of the matter first, and then sincerely hoped that he could lead the combined fleet to attack immediately to annihilate this serious threat as soon as possible.
Tojo Hideki has never been an outstanding military strategist, nor can he even be called an excellent general. He was able to rise to power simply because of the collective ambition of the Japanese military community, and someone needed to come forward to provide them with a chance of war. Relatively speaking, For him, Yamamoto is much better. At least in some major strategic directions, he sees far more deeply and clearly than Tojo. Tojo was lucky enough to discover that the Pacific Fleet of the Gakuin Army had entered Southeast Asia because of a whim. Yamamoto, on the other hand, had received relevant information as early as a week ago. His information naturally came from Koizumi Toshiichiro. To this day, in the Xuebing Army, no, in Koizumi's opinion, it was because of repeated setbacks at the hands of Ouyang Yun that Koizumi had already He no longer dared to look at Ouyang Yun and the Xuebing Army with an arrogant attitude. This mentality also affected his view of the Xuebing Army's Pacific Fleet. Therefore, although he was misled by the false information provided by the New Delhi intelligence agency, he failed to immediately He discovered the intentions of the Pacific Fleet, but after the Pacific Fleet entered the Timor Sea, he immediately understood the intentions of the Xuebing Army.
After one and a half years, Koizumi has built a large-scale military industry enterprise in Singapore. Among them, aircraft manufacturing plants and shipyards are the focus of his development. Aircraft carriers and submarines are the types of ships that Koizumi insists on developing. The construction of aircraft carriers requires scale. With the support of the steel industry, the water transportation channel from Singapore to Japan was blocked by the Haikou Fleet and the Higashiyama Fleet of the Xuebing Army. Koizumi was unable to obtain steel from the country, so his shipyard in Singapore could only build small and medium-sized submarines such as small submarines and destroyers. After receiving a report from the intelligence agency in New Delhi and learning that the Pacific Fleet would go to the Indian Ocean for long-distance training, Koizumi sent a submarine unit through the Strait of Malacca into the Indian Ocean to search and monitor. Then, he was the first to notice that the Xuebing Army used the Pacific Fleet to enter the Indian Ocean. Indian Ocean intentions,
After receiving Koizumi's report, Yamamoto originally wanted to organize the combined fleet to intercept southward as soon as possible in order to strangle the Pacific Fleet of the Academy in the Southeast Asian waters. Although the Japanese navy headed by Yamamoto had realized that the Pacific Fleet was a threat, at this stage, The two sides fought, and they still had full confidence that they could win. However, Koizumi did not agree to his plan. The Pacific Fleet suddenly entered Southeast Asia. Koizumi thought that Ouyang Yun was supporting Australia at the request of the Americans, but as the Pacific Fleet passed the Imperial Wenhai entered the Banda Sea and continued to advance towards the Maluku Sea. He judged the true intention of the Xuebing Army and guessed that they should be withdrawing troops from the Philippines. Then he had an idea and came up with other ideas. The Japanese army marched westward to Southeast Asia. It was for the rich strategic resources in Southeast Asia. Now Malaysia has conquered Sumatra and Indonesia, which are rich in oil and rubber. However, because the Xuebing Army blocked the water channels, these materials cannot be transported back to the country. This has become the biggest problem for the Japanese army. Troubled by the problem, Masaharu Honma has been attacking the Philippines for some time instead of Koizumi, but has been unable to conquer Mindanao, which is heavily guarded by the U.S. Army and the U.S. Army. If the Pacific Fleet is allowed to withdraw this time, the U.S. military and the U.S. Army stationed in the Philippines will withdraw. If he goes, then Honma Masaharu will be able to take over the Philippines without a fight, gradually laying the foundation for launching the Taiwan Campaign. If Taiwan is captured again, the Japanese army will be able to open up a new water transportation channel through the Philippine Sea...
Considering the overall situation, Koizumi suggested letting the Pacific Fleet go first, and Yamamoto accepted his suggestion.