In May 1942, the international situation continued to develop in a direction favorable to the Axis powers.
The war in East Africa has resumed since the end of last year.
Due to the loss of U.S. aid, the East African Allied Forces, dominated by British Commonwealth troops, suffered heavy losses after continuous operations. Soldiers and material supplies became increasingly tight, and they could only struggle to support themselves.
The "Desert Fox" Rommel was unyielding and intensified his attacks. The German army's combat supplies were continuously delivered via railways, roads and sea routes, but the Allies became more and more passive as they fought, and in the end there was a battle.
Each soldier is given five rounds of ammunition.
In desperation, the commander of the Allied East African Army, the one-eyed Marshal Wavell, who had broken free from the shadow of losing India, had to order the entire army to withdraw from Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya and Tanzania and other regions, and part of it crossed the Red Sea with the support of the navy and hunkered down.
Yemen in the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula relied on the protection of the Anjia Army to survive, while the other part quickly retreated southward to Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia), receiving supplies through Southwest Africa and South Africa, along the East African Plateau, the Great Rift Valley and the Azan
Confrontation with German troops on the German plateau.
On the Soviet-German battlefield, in order to eliminate the threat to Rostov, the energy and transportation hub, the German army opened up channels to the upper reaches of the Volga River and the Ural region, and outflanked Moscow from behind. The Southern Army Group and the Caucasus Group launched the Battle of Stalingrad in early April.
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The Soviet army, under the command of Marshal Lyushenkov, rose up to resist. Although the situation of the war is currently unclear, the two major German combat groups with sufficient troops, ammunition and fuel supplies have an absolute advantage. In addition, the two major German combat groups in Ukraine and the Caucasus have an absolute advantage.
The "Volunteer Army" assists in the battle, and Stalingrad is in danger.
On the central battlefield, on May 22, Hitler concentrated 120 infantry divisions, 45 mechanized divisions, 29 armored divisions, 60 armored brigades, plus 16 Finnish divisions, 15
The Romanian division, eight Norwegian divisions, four Hungarian divisions, three French volunteer divisions, one Spanish volunteer division and one Portuguese volunteer division, with a total strength of 5.48 million, launched a fierce attack on the city of Moscow.
Faced with the imminent threat of Nazi Germany, Stalin refused to leave Moscow. He entrusted the important task of defending the city to Marshal Zhukov, who had gradually grown up after repeated defeats.
For more than a year, the Soviet army obtained a large amount of weapons and equipment produced in South China through the Lend-Lease Act, and at the same time formed a large number of troops. Both the quality of the weapons and equipment and the number of officers and soldiers were not inferior to the German army.
The only disadvantage of the Soviet Army was that a large number of temporary recruits only received simple military training, and their quality was not as good as that of the experienced German soldiers. However, the Soviet Red Army was supported by spiritual beliefs, coupled with the belief in protecting the homeland and the country, and
The side that defended the city had geographical advantages and other factors, and the two sides were evenly matched for a while, and a desperate battle began under the walls of Moscow.
In North America, when the advance of the Japanese left and center armies was blocked in February, the Japanese base camp decisively dispatched twelve additional divisions to the front line, including six main divisions reorganized after the defeat in the Burma-India battlefield.
, these troops are still organized according to the standards of the first-class divisions. Since the group of veterans from the early days of the war have been almost exhausted, their combat effectiveness has dropped seriously. However, their weapons and equipment are much better than before. Generally speaking, they have maintained a certain level of strength.
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After the Japanese army decisively increased its troops, the total number of troops participating in the offensive on the left and center has reached 40 divisions, 18 independent infantry brigades, and 20 divisions of servants. The US Sixth Army and the US Sixth Army defending the west coast have
The Third Army finally could not hold on any longer, and the western states of Washington, Oregon, Montana, and Idaho were successively lost.
The U.S. Sixth Army, the Third Army, and the Twelfth Army and the Thirteenth Army, which came from Central America for reinforcements, built defense lines in the border areas of California, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming and Colorado to stabilize their positions.
Plan a counterattack later
Just as the four western states were being ravaged by the Japanese army, the central states of North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa and William Collins were also being hit by the mechanized Japanese army.
The industrial center of the Great Lakes is of great significance to the United States. For this reason, the U.S. Army General Staff had to make a decision to mobilize the Fourth Army and Tenth Army in Honduras and Belize to launch an encirclement and suppression campaign against the Japanese Nineteenth Army. At the same time,
Many of the new troops being formed were sent to the front line, heavy troops were assembled to guard the Milwaukee-Chicago-St. Louis-Kansas City-Denver front line, and troops were trained for war. The situation in North America was in chaos.
Roosevelt, who had always been calm and composed, and seemed to be able to overcome all difficulties, could no longer endure the pain of losing his country after being elected for an unprecedented three consecutive terms as president. He met with Churchill urgently in the Azores, and finally sent a joint message to An Yi asking for help.
Request the Republic of South China to immediately send troops to cut off the supply lines of the Japanese army in North America.
After An Yi received the telegram, he considered it again and again. During this period, he convened three joint military and political meetings to discuss the current situation.
Representatives attending the meeting agreed that the current strategic situation has been seriously tilted towards the Axis Powers. South China's basic national policy is to maintain the balance of power between the Allies and the Axis Powers. If the Soviet Union is defeated by Germany, the United States' national power will be greatly damaged due to Japan's harassment.
Pressing for peace and ending the war prematurely will greatly harm South China's interests.
Under such circumstances, An Yi finally made up his mind to launch a comprehensive counterattack against the Japanese invaders in the summer and autumn of this year, striving to regain the Northeast and Far East before winter came.
Subsequently, the Military Commission and the General Staff began to issue a series of transfer orders, and various departments of the Anjia Army began to move nervously.
According to the unified deployment of the Military Commission, Anjin has jurisdiction over the First Army and the Second Army of the Guards Group in the Capital Garrison Area to defend the Red River Plain, Mekong River Plain and Chao Phraya River Plain areas;
Fang Pengxiang led the Third Guards Army to move south to the Malay Peninsula;
The Northern Burma Front was renamed the Burma-Indian Front and guarded Burma and the subcontinent;
The Middle East Front Army left the Yang Jiuxiao Group and the 3rd and 4th Tank Armies. The 1st and 2nd Tank Armies moved north under the command of Ye Cheng and merged with the four tank armies of the Central Asia Military Region to form two mechanized assault groups, all of which were invested.
to operations in the Northeast;
Zhang Chengzhu's Indian Front Army, Gu Changfeng's Central and South Front Army and Jiao Guangxu's Mountain Group must arrive at designated locations in Mongolia and Lake Baikal by the end of July and make all preparations for an attack.
Mongolia and Siberia are under full martial law from now on. Tao Qi's 34th Group Army, formerly the Southern Cluster of the Mongolian Military Region, is responsible for the defense of Mongolia's border areas with Xinjiang, Gansu, Ningxia, and Suiyuan, and to guard against spies from Japanese intelligence organizations and local forces they bribed.
Disguised as a Chinese businessman to enter the assassination
to detect the military situation, and at the same time be alert to the friction that reactionary warlords may provoke under the instigation of Japanese spies; the 35th and 36th Group Armies entered a state of combat readiness and strengthened the detection of Japanese military movements in the Chahar and Jehol areas. If necessary, they could
Attacking replaced defense, completely breaking the Japanese army's dream of encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao.
Dong Jinming's 31st Group Army, Jin Hongmo's 32nd Group Army, and Pei Yannian's 33rd Group Army under the Central Cluster of the Mongolian Military Region moved to Maimaicheng and Qiptu (today's Chulunhaoraote). After the war started,
They will cooperate with the 37th, 38th, 39th, and 40th armies of the Baikal Cluster commanded by Hu Jiyang, and the four armies of the Mountain Cluster to launch an attack on Ulan-Uda and Chita to divert the attention of the Japanese army.
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The Northeast Combat Group led by Lieutenant General Han Xianzhi, who is a local leader, has a very heavy task.
The Lei Dong's 41st Group Army actively moved from the base area in the East Xing'an Mountains to Aihui City. After the battle started, it must control Aihui City as soon as possible, strictly prevent enemies from northern Heilongjiang from crossing the river to participate in the war, and ensure the Binhai-Heilongjiang Railway (Harbin to Harbin)
Aihun) and Qiqihei Railway (Qiqihar to Aihun) operation safety;
Xie Yizhi's 43rd Army attacked from the Western Xing'an Mountains and captured the Xing'an Mountains Tunnel and Guandi Temple. It ignored the enemies on the western front and penetrated southward into Qiqihar, directly intimidating Harbin and disrupting the Japanese defense;
Huang Bangqiang's 42nd Group Army, now backed by Mongolia and stationed on the line of Laotou Mountain in the upper reaches of the Guiliu River, divided into two groups and went all the way north to ambush the northern section of the Middle East Railway. As soon as the war broke out, it captured Hailar, Manzhouli, etc.
Cities along the railway line welcomed the army entering the Northeast.
The other route went south, hiding between the Huanhua River and the Taoer River. When the time came, they immediately captured Zhendong (today's Baicheng) and Tao'an, captured the hubs of the Tao'ang Railway, Taosuo Railway and the Sitao Railway, and disrupted the Kanto region.
The mobilization of troops bought valuable time for the main attack.
The key to this operation lies in the word "quick". Before the Kwantung Army and the Japanese government can react, the major combat groups have already entered the Northeast, and all units will attack the most prosperous Northeast with lightning speed.
From the prosperous Tieling, Fengtian (Shenyang) to Dalian and Lushun areas in southern Liaoning, the Japanese did not have time to organize manpower to demolish factories and enterprises in the Northeast, allowing the largest industrial base in China to be taken over intact.
On June 4, An Yi secretly arrived at Ca Mau Port to personally witness the commissioning of the South China Navy's first nuclear submarine.
The efficiency of shipbuilding in the war years is definitely not comparable to that in peacetime. After three years of continuous testing and construction, Nanhua's first batch of four nuclear submarines were outfitted at the beginning of the year, "Xia", "Shang", "Zhou",
The four "Qin" nuclear submarines built according to different ideas were launched into the water and tested separately.
After comprehensive performance comparison, the No. 1 "Xia" class nuclear submarine designed by the Xufu Military Factory has excellent performance. The nuclear furnace of the "Shang" class submarine designed by the Luzhou Factory is too large, resulting in a narrow internal space of the submarine. However, its excellent power and stability
It seems to be more suitable for large surface ships. However, the No. 3 "Zhou" class boat and the No. 4 "Qin" class boat designed by Diannan Electric Company and Taiyuan Heavy Machinery Factory have excessive emission line materials and can withstand pressure during the dive.
There are many problems such as shortage and water seepage.
The "Xia" class nuclear submarine has a full underwater displacement of 5,750 tons. It is equipped with a specially developed "zirconium" alloy small pressurized water reactor to generate electricity and drive an electric motor with an output of 30,000 shaft horsepower for single-shaft propulsion.
, the underwater speed is as high as thirty-five knots, which also means that if it wants to run away, basically not many destroyers can catch up.
The "Xia" class nuclear submarine is not just a submarine that can sail at high speed and continuously for a long time underwater. It almost concentrates the essence of Nanhua technology, such as breathing tubes, sea-to-air search radars and integrated electronic support systems, and buoy-type antennas.
It is fully equipped with "Falcon I" anti-ship missiles and four-unit "Houyi" I lift-type anti-aircraft missile launch towers, which can be said to be armed to the teeth.
In addition, the "Xia"-class nuclear submarines also have bow cylindrical active sonar, hull passive sonar array, towed sonar, audio decoys and other equipment that are the essence of many years of technology from the Xufu Research Institute's Acoustic Laboratory.
In addition to being equipped with anti-ship missiles and anti-aircraft missiles, the weapons of the "Xia" class nuclear submarine are six 650mm heavy-duty torpedo tubes arranged on both sides of the middle. Among them, eight-bit integrated circuits provided by the Computer Research Institute are composed of multiple tactical, fire control,
Voiceprint analysis and processing and navigation computers are highly automated.
In addition to the ultimate diving depth of only 300 meters, which is limited by the performance of the steel plate, the "Xia" class nuclear submarine is already considered invincible in this era.
At present, an expert team from the General Logistics Department and the Naval Research Institute of the Syrian Government Research Institute is conducting a comprehensive inspection of the "Shang", "Zhou" and "Qin" three-pole nuclear submarines, summarizing the experience gains and losses in the development and whether there is a need to continue development. Once the performance is proven
Unable to surpass the "Xia" class, the three submarines will be dismantled after data sealing. The submarine officers and soldiers who accompanied the entire process of building nuclear submarines had to wait another two years for new nuclear submarines to be completed and put into service.
"How does it feel?"
An Yi took the radiation detector and walked around the nuclear submarine. Finally, he returned to the deck and asked Colonel Gao Wenyu, the captain of the "Xia" class xi nuclear submarine in front of the queue.
“Excellent”
Gao Wenyu looked excited: "After the outfitting was completed in February, we drove the submarine based on the hydrological data of the South China Sea, East China Sea, Yellow Sea, Philippine Sea, Sulawesi Sea, and Java Sea collected by our submarine fleet for three years.
, I cruised around in these sea areas and lived under the sea for up to a month. It felt so amazing.
"We are now equipped with advanced radar and weapon systems, and we are fully confident that we can kill ships, including battleships, before the enemy discovers us. As long as the chairman gives an order, our navy's submarine fleet can cut off the Japanese supply line at any time."
“Just have confidence”
An Yi smiled and nodded: "As for when to repay the blood debt of the Sino-Japanese War from the Japanese Navy, this is something that the Central Committee and the Military Commission need to consider. What you need to do now is to be fully familiar with your ship, and when the war comes,
Do you understand that it can exert its power as much as possible?”
"yes"
Gao Wenyu stood at attention and saluted, and replied loudly: "Use me in the first battle, and you will win with me." The queue behind him also shouted this fierce slogan of every naval officer in order, so that the generals such as Lu Guang and Yan Kaitai who accompanied An Yi to visit were all
Show a satisfied look.
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