The focus of the Battle of Ganbang began to shift to the direction of Xiaolin Heights due to the prominence of Kim Jong-hwa's brigade. This was actually a good thing in Koizumi Toshiichiro's view. The focus of the Chinese army's attack shifted away from the industrial base on the seaside. Maybe this was only temporary, but for everything For the Japanese army in Southeast Asia, which all need to be self-reliant, every minute of time means that a tank or a fighter plane will be rolled off the assembly line, and hundreds of pieces of basic weapons will be produced.
"The small Chinese troops broke into our strategic depth. It seems that the Chinese have found a new breakthrough, but for us it is not an opportunity to delay the main force of the Chinese army here. The natives of Southeast Asia need to be tempered by the fire of war, and the imperial army needs Recuperate, Honma-kun. I can forgive last night's failure, but from now on, I don't want to hear similar news again. The troops can be consumed, but the front line must not be retreated, do you understand what I mean."
The artillery position occupied by Kim Jong Hwa's brigade was called the "Unnamed Position" in military textbooks from various countries in later generations. Because subsequent battles were fought around the Unnamed Position, the battle was later named the "Unnamed Decisive Battle of Ganbang."
The next day, when the Japanese army regrouped their troops to launch an attack on the unknown position, the Chinese Expeditionary Third Army also began its attack. As in any usual confrontation, the first to be dispatched and exchange of fire between the two sides was the aviation force.
When Masaharu Honma dispatched a brigade of fighter planes to bomb Kim Jonghwa's brigade, Sun Liren immediately dispatched two brigade of fighter planes to support it. Shortly after the air battle started, about 80 kilometers west of the unnamed position, the third expeditionary force With one division as the forward, the group army launched a fierce attack on the two Japanese divisions blocking the front of Kim Jong-hwa's brigade.
The Americans decided to take the eastern route to retreat to the Japanese mainland and asked the United Fleet to help them hold off the Chinese fleet. Koizumi's first thought was that the Americans had given up hope in the second Pacific War. From this, he couldn't help but worry that once the Americans If they really return to the Hawaiian Islands, will the Americans have the guts to enter again? And if the Americans give up on the Pacific, what will Japan do? Japan simply cannot fight against the growing China alone.
Further, he thought that because of the alliance between the United States and Japan, the prototype of anti-China groups had already appeared in the world. However, the British and the Russians all made loud noises but little rain. Although they also gathered troops, the British After being hit head-on by the Chinese, the Russians retreated. As for the Russians, they claimed to be waiting for opportunities, but in fact they did not dare to take action at all. He was self-aware and knew that Japan had no ability to further promote this matter. , However, he immediately thought that the relationship between the United States, Britain, and Russia, which had always been the allies' supply trousers, was good. If Truman was willing to come forward, there would definitely be no problem in promoting this matter. When he thought about it, for the Americans' "unreasonable demands" ", he has more ideas.
"First of all, the Americans must not be allowed to stay out of the matter." When discussing this matter with Inoue Narumi and others, he first set this premise, and then went through many processes with Inoue Narumi and others on how to operate this matter. After a long consultation, he replied to Truman like this: First, he expressed his willingness to help the US Pacific Fleet retreat from the standpoint of an allied country; but then he changed the subject and talked about the ongoing Battle of Malan, pointing out that it was precisely because of the US government's It was only after his proposal that he withdrew the Combined Fleet from the Malay coast to use in the Pacific War. But now it seems that the U.S. Pacific Fleet failed to show the expected combat effectiveness, and he withdrew the Combined Fleet from the Malan Battle to cooperate with the U.S. Pacific Fleet. The Pacific Fleet launched the Second Pacific War, which actually gave the Third China Expeditionary Army an opportunity to stalemate with the imperial army in Kambang. "If the combined fleet had been here, the Chinese would have been defeated by us long ago. The battle of Kambang is of great concern." The future of the Japanese Empire will never allow failure. Mr. President, I'm sorry, for the sake of our own survival, I cannot agree to sacrifice the combined fleet. Of course, I will not sit back and watch the US-Japan combined fleet be annihilated by the China Navy, so I will Provide support to them within our capabilities. I believe that with the help of our land and aviation forces in the Philippines, it may not be realistic to defeat the China Navy, but there is absolutely no problem in helping the combined fleet retreat to the Philippines."
Koizumi's reaction was expected by the Americans. Time is precious. Truman knew that now was not the time for bargaining, so in a subsequent call back, he directly explained to Koizumi that the withdrawal of the U.S. Pacific Fleet to the Japanese mainland was the result of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The decision of the meeting, the order has been issued to the current acting commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, General Li Mei, and cannot be changed. However, the U.S. government also understands Japan's current situation, so in addition to ordering the Pacific Fleet to assist Japan's defense in Japan, they will also
Compensation will be provided to Japan in other ways to make up for the losses suffered by the Japanese Combined Fleet in covering the retreat of the Pacific Fleet.
The Americans directly offered conditions, and Koizumi stopped being pretentious and directly telegraphed Truman, saying that if the U.S. government insists on retaining the Pacific Fleet, the Japanese Combined Fleet is also willing to provide assistance, but it needs the Americans to help solve the Gambang crisis. As for the specifics,
To do so, Koizumi offered a number of conditions, the focus of which was that he hoped that the United States could persuade the United Kingdom and Soviet Russia to actually go to war with China.
"... We are not being alarmist, the facts are here. If we cannot contain China's military superiority at this stage, then when we are defeated by China, let me ask, which country in the world can stop China's rise, Mr. President
, as a European Hou Yi, you should not forget the revolution in history. Not only you, but I think Prime Minister Churchill and Commander Stalin should not forget it either. After all, we were all victims of the revolution at that time.
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At the end of this call back, Koizumi attached the above paragraph, which can be described as alarmist.
Koizumi's demands for this and that from the United States were not a problem for the United States, which could still be said to be wealthy. However, Truman did not have much influence on Koizumi's biggest obsession, which was to persuade the United Kingdom and Soviet Russia to actually go to war with China.
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Let me talk about the British first. After the secret treaty between the United States and Japan was made public, especially when the United States and Japan jointly launched the second Pacific War, the British thought they could take advantage of the situation. Instead, they actually sent out their troops to gain benefits in the Indochina Peninsula. However, nothing happened.
Their army really failed to live up to expectations, and the result was that they took advantage of the fire and turned into taking chestnuts from the fire. They lost their wives and lost their troops. In addition, the situation in Europe did not turn into a dominant British power as the British expected, and the German centipede died.
There is no deadlock, and France seems to be showing signs of rising again. After comprehensive consideration, the British have to face reality and focus their main energy on running Europe.
Let’s talk about the Russians. The situation in Soviet Russia is even more complicated. Of course, Stalin has been trying to recapture the Far East. However, because he has seen the power of the Chinese army in the Chinese Far East Expeditionary Force, subsequent attempts have failed without exception.
Bloodshed, coupled with the turmoil in the internal political situation in Soviet Russia, the Belarusian puppet regime showed signs of resurgence. Therefore, Stalin did not dare to make a desperate move, but hoped that a more suitable opportunity would arise.