"...Your Majesty, Fei Chen has no confidence, but the experience and lessons of the Imperial Army's previous failed battles with the Anjia Army tell us that if we use all our strength to fight against it, the elite army of the Empire will be trapped in East India and India. Returning to the quagmire of the peninsula and no longer being able to fight in the Pacific and Indian Ocean regions, the result is that our most elite combat forces will be gradually consumed in the tough confrontation with the Anjia Army, which will lead to passivity across the board!
"Therefore, I suggest that it is time to evacuate from Malaya, Burma and East India... The situation is already critical and we cannot hesitate any longer. Before coming to the palace, I have already paid a courtesy visit to His Excellency Nagano Shushen, the Commander-in-Chief of the Military Command, He promised to fully assist us in our retreat! As long as we get rid of the threat of Anjiajun, we can at least add 300,000 to 400,000 new troops to the Pacific Islands, once again strengthen our military strength in the confrontation with Britain and the United States, and use force to force the Americans back Peace talks!”
After Ishihara smiled, he knelt down and knelt down.
With a smile on his face, Emperor Hirohito motioned to the servants behind him to help Ishihara smile and said emotionally: "Ishihara's family has worked hard for the country, and I am very pleased! There are many people there these days. You are trying your best to slander the Ishihara family in my ears, but I know that the national situation is difficult. Although the imperial army is now at a disadvantage in the battle with Shi Hui, good news has been reported frequently in other battlefields, and the morale of the army and the people are still high. This is your A credit to the family!
Having said this, Hirohito turned to Prince Chichibu Palace: "Second brother, please explain to the Ishihara family what you have done in Southeast Asia!"
The Prince of Chichibu Palace glanced at Hirohito in surprise. Seeing Hirohito's insistence, he looked at Konoe Futaka. The Prime Minister responded with a knowing smile. He couldn't help but hold back the suspicion in his heart, and decided to carry out his mission in Southeast Asia during this period. The task comes exactly as it is.
After the Japanese army launched the Southeast Asian war, at the Imperial meeting at the base camp chaired by Hirohito, it was officially confirmed that "the emperor's will" is the "country's will." The implementation principles of military management in the Southeast Asian occupied areas were formulated as follows:
Acquire strategic supplies, establish conditions that enable the occupying forces to be self-sufficient, and restore law and order.
In layman's terms, "acquisition" means armed robbery, and "self-sufficiency" means forcing local people to bear the burden of the Japanese occupying forces and "restoring law and order." In fact, it means threatening and threatening peace with the terror of death. There was no suppression of resistance.
The order from Hirohito gave the military authorities in each occupied zone complete freedom of action. At an imperial liaison meeting last July, Naoki Hoshino, director of the opium monopoly in southern Myanmar, said: "We are not subject to any restrictions. These properties We can possess it according to our will and do whatever we want!"
After the Japanese army occupied Southeast Asia and East India, the military supplies as spoils of war included: copper coins, fuel oil, coal, iron and food such as rice, dried fish, bacon and salt.
In these areas, the Japanese army seized all kinds of real estate, from private houses, hotels, apartments to granaries, office buildings and fish farms, all of which were "paid for" with useless military stamps. These properties were then sold by the army chaebol to earn military supplies.
During this feast of plunder, Hirohito sent Prince Chichibu who was suffering from pneumonia and claimed to be recovering from illness to Malaya, established the Golden Lily Operation Headquarters in Xingzhou, and equipped it with a special task force, staff, bookkeepers and accountants. Chichibu Palace In addition to presiding over affairs in Sin Chew, the prince also set up collection and transshipment centers in Kuala Lumpur and Penang, and set up a gold smelting center in Ipoh to plunder gold Buddhas, gold jewelry and decorations from East India, Myanmar and Malaya. Objects are re-smelted here.
Ishihara Wan'er was secretly frightened when he heard this. He knew many of these, but more of them had been kept in the dark. Many previous questions suddenly became clear. While many thoughts passed through his mind like lightning, his
There was a look of gratitude on his face, which made Hirohito very satisfied.
Chichibu Palace continued to explain his harvest in Southeast Asia.
Rich Burmese people have always liked to donate pagodas and golden Buddha statues to temples to prepare for their afterlife. The richer the people, the greater the amount they donate. For thousands of years, most of these temples have stored tons of gold.
Gold, but without exception, these golds were all cast into Buddha statues. The outer layer of these Buddha statues was cleverly covered with plaster.
The covers were painted white and traced the shapes of lips and cheeks. Only the abbot of the temple knew what was hidden in these plasters. After the Japanese army captured Burma from the British, they began to raid pagodas and Buddhist temples, and almost all the plasters were
All the Buddha statues were destroyed. The Japanese army smashed them all into pieces and checked one by one to see if there was any gold hidden inside.
Operation Golden Lily confiscated many golden Buddha statues in Malaya, Burma, Ceylon, East India and other places. Almost all of them were concentrated in Malaya for smelting, and then gathered in Sin Chew, where they were transported to the Lanyin Islands.
Or it could be sent back home. Some of the gold was also directly transported to Manila with plunder, where it was divided and smelted.
After more than a year of searching, Operation Golden Lily was a great success.
In the bank vaults of British Malaya, Burma, East India and the American Philippines, the Rangers discovered a large amount of gold that had not yet been transported. For example, in the Philippine Treasury, the Rangers directly affiliated with the royal family harvested 51 tons of gold and 32 tons of gold.
tons of silver, one hundred and forty tons of silver coins, and twenty-seven million U.S. Treasury treasures, as well as countless bonds, treasury securities, and precious gems.
In all occupied areas, except for the Chinese communities protected by the Hong Hing Society and the Xiangjiang Hui Group, as well as the indigenous families who were willing to join the Japanese army in the "Greater East Asia Holy Hui War", the rest of the civilians were ordered to leave everything behind
, only two small suitcases are allowed to be brought to the ** point, and then taken to the shelter.
The Japanese Rangers immediately occupied these "ownerless" assets, from textile factories, steel plants, chemical recycling factories to trading companies. Jin Lily employees drove trucks and looted these factories and houses, production lines, machine tools, mining equipment, instruments and meters.
, piano, painting, kitchen supplies, toilet, sink, clothing and food
Property was cataloged, and most civilian items were sent to warehouses. Copper wires and lead pipes were removed from walls and recycled for military use. Jewelry, candlesticks, and picture frames were placed in empty oil drums and sent to
In the sorting center, gold and silverware were melted first and then cast into blocks. Even the hardwood floors and doors were pried flat.
"Ishihara-kun, so far, through Operation Golden Lily, the empire has obtained more than 3,000 tons of gold reserves, as well as a large number of jewelry and jades worth billions of dollars. Except for some of them shipped back to the country, the rest have been buried in a planned way.
All over the Lanyin Islands, provide funds and motivation for the development of the empire at any time as needed!"
After the Prince of Chichibu Palace finished speaking, he bowed to the Emperor, closed his eyes and said no more words.
"Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty!"
Ishihara smiled again and then asked: "Your Majesty, I wonder if the words of Chichibu Palace imply that most of the wealth in Malaya, Burma and East India has been plundered and can be given up at any time?"
Hirohito nodded solemnly: "Ishihara Qingjie, in fact, I also know what you are afraid and worried about. Judging from past records, the imperial army does not have the strength to confront the An family army on land. We rely on the empire's powerful It is only right for the navy to concentrate on operating the two-ocean island chain and even completely defeat the United States! Last year, I personally ordered the construction of the Pacific Northwest Coast Railway to prepare for the next use of troops! Judging from the current situation, India will return to the peninsula and East India It’s time to give up!
"I know that the Ishihara family is extremely loyal. Last night, I severely rebuked the short-sighted Tojo and his followers and asked them to fully cooperate with your work! I will give you a bottom line here. As long as it is kept intact, even in the Northern Branch and Shandong areas I won't be too harsh on you if you fail.
I hope the Ishihara family will continue to work hard and continue to surprise me!"
"Ishihara, thank you for your trust, Your Majesty!"
Ishihara Wanji was thinking about the gold in his heart, but his face showed tears of gratitude, saying: "After I returned, I immediately convened the General Staff Headquarters and the Army Ministry to discuss the withdrawal of troops! In addition, during the Indochinese Peninsula and subcontinent, the I will quickly restore the divisions that were destroyed in the Anjia Army battle so that they can be put into new battlefields and wash away the shame suffered by the military flag with victory!"
“Very good!”
Hirohito turned his head and ordered to Prince Chichibu Palace: "Second brother, from the gold harvested in Operation Golden Lily, give a ton of gold bars to the Ishihara family. He deserves this reward!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Prince Chichibu Palace did not hesitate and bent down to agree.
Ishihara smiled with a look of surprise and greed on his face. Hirohito and Konoe Fumitaka looked at each other and nodded with satisfaction.
"Rumble"
The sound of cannons that shook the mountains and the earth rang out one after another.
As the smoke of artillery fire filled the air, the ambition of the innocent and simple Anjia officers and soldiers to kill the enemy and serve the country was stirred up. Every Anjia officer and soldier crawling in the starting position could feel that the hot heart in his chest was stronger than usual. The dance is more sonorous and powerful, and the frequency is more rapid.
Bi Youmin's Fifth Group Army captured the city of Datse on the 2nd of this month, officially cutting off the enemy's retreat route on the Kyauktang Mountains. It then took two weeks to eliminate the Japanese, Burmese, and indigenous armed forces in the plains between the Mu River and the Irrawaddy River. After returning to the Qing Dynasty and opening up the railway route to Mandalay, there was no obstacle to logistical supplies. Only then, with the cooperation of the First Mountain Group Army heading north, officially launched the cross-river campaign, striving to clear out the enemies west of the Mu River first. Then return to the division and capture the enemy at Jiaodang Mountain who has become an isolated force.
After entering the dry season, the rapid water of the Mu River gradually became calmer. Since it had not rained for more than 20 consecutive days since late September, field reconnaissance revealed that the river water could only reach the waist of the officers and soldiers, so the first wave of assaults The officers and soldiers can completely cross the Mu River by swimming, and it will not be too late to lay a pontoon bridge after occupying the enemy's position.
The preparation time for large-caliber artillery fire was so long that the enemy's carefully constructed civil fortifications on the other side of the river fell apart one after another under the devastation of the violent artillery fire.
The barbed wire fences were blown away, the trenches either collapsed or were filled with flying earth and rocks. The mines laid could not withstand the temptation of the artillery shells and exploded one after another. The artillery fire was like a huge iron plow, plowing through the planned attack route over and over again. Extend forward bit by bit.
"Leaves and leaves one by one"
The general machine returning guns began to make a tear cloth sound, and countless bullet marks fluttered towards the opposite side of Muhe, suppressing the firepower of the Japanese beach head position.
"Anjiajun, advance!"
With the orders of commanders at all levels, the officers and men of the Sixty -two Squading Corps of the 13th Morning Division, which have been ready, jumped out of the trenches and launched an armed ferrometer to the shoal beach on the other side of Muhe.
Every officer and soldiers who served as striker combat mission are very clear. This is the most dangerous area, so desperately accelerates the advance, and the artillery force behind it also tries its best to suppress the firepower of the Japanese and the Burmese army with extraordinary density. Then, then
However, the stubbornness of the Japanese army is not blowing. In another history, the expeditionary army of the full US -style equipment attacks Tengchong County. In the case of nearly 50,000 people attacking the city, the firepower assistance of the bombing of the U.S. military is also used. For more than a month, the eighty thousand talents won the Tengchong County town, which had only 1,800 people guarded. According to the Japanese army, the Japanese army fought in the alley to kill the 32 senior officers, including the highest commander, and finally The Japanese army, including comfort women, was only captured by 53 people, which shows that the Japanese army's will strongly.
Therefore, in the fierce offensive offensive of Anjia Jun Rujun's dyke, the Japanese army's long forbearing artillery fire began to make power. As the shells fell densely, soldiers continued to fall on the road of attack. The splashes aroused by the enemy's bullets and artillery shells slowly disappeared.
The Japanese commander clearly understands that the half -crossing is the best time to fight. At the same time, the caught loss caused by the enemy is also the biggest. He desperately vent the fire and organize the troops to rush down the river to launch a counterattack. Under the blow of gunfire, these counterattacks ended in failure.
At this time, the dense aircraft flew over the sky in the East. With the strong striker, the bombers kept venting the flames of revenge, and the devil's artillery quickly dumbfire.
In the case of losing air control, artillery has undoubtedly evolved into an embarrassing army. Many times, the artillery that Japanese infantry is very dependent on it has become a one -time consumer product, and it cannot play the role of the supporting front.
As the devil artillery dumbfire returned to the gun position at the same time, the position of the Junjia army was suppressed, the officers and soldiers of the Sixty -two Infantry Regiment paid a certain price to eliminate the Japanese army who launched a counterattack and finally established a relatively stable beach head position on the other bank of the river. With the successful laying of the Floating Bridge of the Workers' Bridge and Bridge, more and more soldiers have passed the Muhe River under the cover of artillery fire and various firearms.
Along the channels opened by the fire, waves of the officers and soldiers of the Anjia army quickly launched an offense to the enemy's position, automatically stepped back the gun, rushed back to the front gun, rocket launcher and general machine returned to weave a powerful firepower. The devil with the same firmness of combat will also staggers.
There is a saying that he is strong and he is strong, and the breeze is out of the mountain. He is horizontal from him, and the bright moon is shining in the river, which means that strong and weak can be converted to each other. When facing training and tactics, the Japanese army can often be able to It broke out a hundred times the combat effectiveness, but if nothing is dominant, then the Japanese army is not the heart of the iron stone, but also feels fear and fear.
Faced with such a fierce fire, such a fierce opponent, watching the Anjiajun Army's Tanjijun and armored vehicle brigade in the distance are crossing the river.
The heavy artillery firepower continued to extend in depth as the Anjia officers and soldiers attacked. At the same time, the small and medium-sized return mortars accompanying the infantry attack also continued to advance forward, using projectiles fired with precision to land intensively. On the positions of the Japanese and Burmese troops, the projectiles fell like hailstones. To describe it as overwhelming is not an exaggeration at all.
The first to collapse was the Burmese army.
After all, it was an army established after the Japanese army occupied Myanmar, and the Japanese army was not friendly to puppet troops and Bamar civilians. Although they fought desperately under strict military regulations and the propaganda of ethnic Hui nationalists, it was not as if they had been washed away by the Bushido spirit. The Japanese soldiers with brains are so brave and tenacious. When they saw their companions falling to death one after another, the psychological defense line of the Burmese army collapsed before the physical defense line.
The first person to give up their duties and run to the rear will be followed closely by the second and the third. The desire for life is so strong, and the herd mentality is even stronger on the battlefield where life and death are separated by a hair. It's a pity. , not everyone can live up to their expectations. Some Burmese soldiers were killed by the firepower of my attacking soldiers, and more were killed by the machine guns of the Japanese around them and the supervisory team behind them.
The same fear of death forced the fleeing Burmese troops to turn around and return to their positions and shoot again.
The battlefield situation is changing rapidly. In this situation where time is of the essence, the fate of both leaders and rats is to be wiped out. Since the number of Burmese troops is greater than that of the Japanese, their escape has attracted a lot of firepower and attention from the Japanese, making The first wave of our army's attack successfully broke into the Japanese trenches.
After the Anjia officers and soldiers shot and killed the Japanese soldiers who tried to stab them, the Burmese soldiers were relieved and threw away their weapons one after another, raising their hands high and surrendering.
The battle still continues.
Under the bright sun above their heads, the Anjia officers and soldiers marched forward bravely, attacking the enemy positions in front without hesitation. The officers and soldiers, who were like a wolf returning like a tiger, did not give the Japanese and the Burmese army any chance, and attacked the Japanese and the Burmese army who were stubbornly resisting. Burmese soldiers who did not raise their hands or were slow to shoot.
Puffs of blood mist dyed the trench red from time to time. Painful moans, frightened pleas for mercy, and the stench of urinary and fecal incontinence and vomiting were mixed together, just like a hell on earth.
As engineers blasted trench after trench, tanks and armored vehicles rumbled forward, gradually catching up with the charging forward troops.
The visual impact of the tanks arranged in a battle formation to launch a group attack is far less intense than the psychological pressure.
The "rumbling" roar of the diesel engine, the "zapping" sound of the tracks crushing the ground, the billowing dust and black smoke, the brand-new outer shell reflecting the midday sun, slowly but extremely firmly pounced on the Japanese troops guarding the position. .This majestic and shocking scene made the Japanese soldiers who wanted to fight to the last moment feel their hands trembling and sweating.
When the tanks took the lead and rushed towards the Japanese positions, a wave of extremely fast-firing artillery shells also landed on the Japanese positions. This was a masterpiece of self-propelled howitzers that accompanied the attacks of tanks and armored vehicles.
The tanks accelerated forward amidst the rapid covering fire. For a time, the thunderous exhaust sound resounded throughout the battlefield. The tanks stopped from time to time and turned the turrets to destroy the exposed fire points. One after another, the remaining bunkers and bunkers were destroyed. , the bunker collapsed with the rotation of the tank's muzzle.
The Muhe Defense Line was finally defeated under the full blow of the Anjia Army's mechanized forces.
The Rockets cannon rushed to the west of Yivadi Town in time. After several consecutive rounds of artillery, Tanji and armored vehicles continued to launch an attack. It has already been quickly divided into strike groups, and Tanzan, who has been extremely skilled in siege and lane warfare. Back and armored vehicles cover forward.
In the lane battle of the opponent's effective counter -weapon, Tanjieke is almost a target of mobile, but when the other party did not effectively anti -Tanji weapons, it was prestigious. The war situation in Wadi Town tilted towards the direction of Anjiajun.
As of 6 in the evening, the victory of the Muhe River in northern Myanmar ended, and the Fifth Group Army successfully opened up the obstacles leading to the Ji Ling Temple and the Inpal area, plus the second to enter the East India Assam, and the Third Mountain Army has been Jinzhan Dimbul City directly threatens the safety of Kosima. As long as this railway that runs through the north and south of the hilly area is fully opened, then with the victory of the East India war, the South China East and Western territory will be connected through this railway. Its strategy will be strategically. The significance is incredible!