The capital of Saihai Province, Karachi, Chairman Palace.
"Gentlemen, I would like to propose a toast to celebrate the victory of the key battle in the Hainan Island Battle. The evil Japanese government and its army have taken another step towards failure."
In the middle of the banquet hall, An Yi held up his wine glass, nodded slightly to the people around him, and then drank all the juice in the wine glass.
"cheers!"
Various accents were heard. Most of the Arab guests attending the meeting, wearing white headscarves and long robes, all spoke Chinese. Although it sounded very strange, they were able to communicate with each other. In just two or three years,
Here, almost all high-level officials in Arab countries have learned Chinese. It must be said that people's potential is endless.
After finishing their trip to the Caucasus, An Yi and his party took a special plane to Karachi on the coast of the Arabian Sea early this morning to attend the final signing ceremony of the Alliance National Monetary Conference to be held tomorrow. As soon as they got off the plane, An Yi received a message of victory in Hainan.
After hearing the battle report, I felt very happy. I called the Hainan War General Front Committee at the airport and congratulated all the officers and soldiers who participated in the battle as the supreme leader of the party, government and military.
"Mr. Chairman!"
British Foreign Secretary Eden, who was not bound by Islamic rules and regulations, waited for the waiter to fill the empty wine glass, took a sip of the red wine in the glass, and then said to An Yi:
"Now that the war in Hainan has basically become clearer, the defeat of the Japanese army on the Asian continent is inevitable. However, this does not mean that your country's powerful army has lost its aggressive direction. As members of the Allies, Prime Minister Churchill and President Roosevelt agreed that
, your ** team should play a greater role and make outstanding contributions to the world anti-fascist war!"
"Yes!"
Sumner Wells, the special envoy of the US President and Deputy Secretary of State, who came to observe the meeting with the British Foreign Secretary, took over the conversation:
"The war in the Central Pacific is raging. The unprecedented decisive battle between the United States and Japan must and can only belong to the United States. At this time, the Japanese are very weak and cannot pose a threat to your country's eastern front. We
We urgently request that your troops be able to launch a moderate counterattack against Nazi Germany on the Western Front!"
An Yi looked confused, thought for a while and asked:
"I don't understand what the two gentlemen mean... The situation in the Middle East is now basically stable, and in accordance with the previous agreement reached between our country and the British government. Africa and Europe are the traditional sphere of influence of the United Kingdom, and our troops cannot appear on that land.
.And in my opinion, our army is not not contributing to the world anti-fascist war...
"In the far south. Our nascent navy is fighting the Japanese army in the Indian Ocean. It has successfully recovered the Seychelles Islands. It is expected that the next wave of war will break out in Madagascar! On the eastern front, our army, navy and air force are on our country's Hainan Island
The battle against the Japanese army in the region has achieved decisive victory, but it will take at least one or two months to completely end the war.
"It is expected that by the end of the year, we will also conduct landing operations on Sumatra and other islands in Southeast Asia. Doesn't the performance of our army still fail to satisfy our allies?"
Aiden shook his head repeatedly: "Your country's contribution to the force of justice in the world is obvious to all, and no one can obliterate it! Mr. Chairman, I would like to apologize for our government's previous short-sightedness... The experience of previous wars against Germany can prove that only your country can
The army is the opponent of the Nazi army without the support of your country. It will be difficult for the Allied forces to defeat the Germans head-on. The war in Egypt strongly confirmed this.
"Therefore, after repeated consultations between the political and political circles of Britain and the United States, we sincerely invite your country to join the war in North Africa, drive the Axis powers out of Africa as soon as possible, and completely cut off the Germans' oil source."
An Yi looked at Sumner Wells, and the American shrugged: "Yes, this is indeed our consensus. From a global strategic perspective, the importance of North Africa has far exceeded itself. We only need to regain North Africa."
, can control the Mediterranean, compress the strategic living space of German and Italian fascists, and even force Italy to voluntarily withdraw from the war!
"After the fall of Cairo, the Axis forces, especially the German Army, are rapidly recovering. If we cannot seize the opportunity of the current weakness of the German army and wait until it recovers, the world situation will develop in a direction favorable to our opponents. I think
Your country also doesn’t want to see our government overthrown by war-weary people after losing hope of victory, right?”
An Yi suddenly understood when he heard this - Britain and the United States have suffered heavy losses so far in the war, and their homelands have been affected by the war. The losses are far greater than in another time and space. What can sustain the people of both countries is the desire for victory.
However, before the good news of the "Torch Plan" and the recovery of Cairo lingered, the Allied forces suffered a terrible defeat in Egypt. Tens of thousands of troops were disintegrated and many orphans and widows were once again added to the British population.
Now, Rommel's armies in North Africa have successfully reunited. The elite strength of up to six armored divisions has made both the United Kingdom and the United States feel heartfelt fear. Once the Germans consolidated the Suez Canal defense line and transferred the main force to the west, they finally recovered.
French North Africa will face Rommel's attack, and no one has the confidence to withstand this torrent of iron armor.
An Yi knew that it would be impossible not to express his position, so he pondered for a moment and said decisively:
"From July last year to now, our army has been maintaining high-intensity operations for ten months. The troops are very tired and combat supplies are almost exhausted. At present, our main force on the western front has withdrawn to the Lianghe area to rest and recuperate.
Under the circumstances, it is obviously inappropriate to send troops westward again.
"However, the North African issue must be properly resolved. The security of the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean route is related to our vital interests... Let's do this. I will transfer the Second Tank Army stationed in southern Turkey to the south, and join the two motorized infantry forces in the Middle East.
The Army Group and a Tank Army will cooperate with General Montgomery in fighting in the next month, ending at the border between Egypt and Libya. What do you think?"
"Wonderful!"
Aiden was ecstatic: "In this way, with the reinforcement of your army, the situation in North Africa will be fundamentally reversed. If we can take the opportunity to eliminate several main armored divisions of the German North African Army, we may not be able to completely wipe out the power of the Axis powers."
Get out of Africa.”
When Sumner Wells saw that his main goal was achieved, a smile appeared on his face. Just as he was about to say a few words, General Smith, the Allied Chief of Staff who accompanied him on the trip, rushed into the banquet hall in panic and came to Sumner Wells.
Around you, whispering in your ear.
After hearing this, Sumner Wells's face changed drastically. He forced out a smile, apologized to An Yi and Aiden, and left in a hurry.
"Can you tell me what happened?" Aiden looked at An Yi in confusion.
An Yi shook his head: "I don't know, could it be..." At this point, An Yi's eyes suddenly widened and he exclaimed in disbelief: "Could it be that the Americans in the Central Pacific were defeated?"
Aiden's heart sank and he could no longer remain calm. He quickly called his entourage and chased in the direction where Wells disappeared.
...
About eight hours later, combined with the broadcasts from the United States and Japan, and the special channels of the intelligence department, An Yi was finally able to confirm: the Americans are in trouble again!
No one could have imagined that after the rainy season, New Caledonia would be hit by heavy rainfall for a week. With the coming of wind and rain, visibility in the Coral Sea area rapidly decreased, and the US Navy's maritime patrols became routine. Navy
The land patrols of the Marine Corps and Army officers and soldiers have also begun to become sloppy. Planes have been grounded. All infrastructure has been suspended. Officers and soldiers are hiding in buildings to listen to the radio.
It was under this circumstance that on April 20, the line from Koumak to Karagomen in the northwest of New Caledonia was attacked by a surprise landing attack launched by the Japanese submarine using a submarine. It fell into chaos. In just two days,
Over time, all strategic points in this area fell into the hands of the Japanese army.
Under the rain, the Japanese special forces were at home. About 2,000 elite members of the "Pig" special attack division and the "Sakura" special attack division were active around the island of New Caledonia. They attacked in small groups and frequently destroyed the airport.
, communications, electricity, radar, warehousing and other facilities, ambushing transport vehicles, causing chaos to quickly spread to the entire island.
Before long, rumors spread like wildfire that the water source had been poisoned, and many American soldiers only dared to drink rainwater.
It took the US military headquarters in Noumea three full days to confirm that a large number of Japanese troops had landed in the northwest area of New Caledonia under the cover of the storm. The strength of the troops was at least one division, which was originally indestructible.
The defense line of New Caledonia is in danger.
New Caledonia covers an area of 19,103 square kilometers, about 56% of the area of Hainan Island. It has many mountains and few plains. Many parts of the coastline are still covered by virgin forests, which is not conducive to the passage of troops and requires defense.
It is much smaller than Hainan Island.
Due to their confidence in aviation power, most of the more than 100,000 U.S. troops deployed on the island of New Caledonia are concentrated near the port of Noumea in the south, with fewer troops in the northern part of the island.
This heavy rain completely destroyed the air superiority that the United States relied on. It was under this circumstance that the US military command had to send two divisions of reinforcements to the north in an attempt to drive the landing Japanese troops into the sea. At the same time,
, the aircraft carrier task force commanded by Lieutenant General Fletcher, who had just been reorganized into the Ninth Fleet, dispatched most of the surface combat ships belonging to the fleet to attack from the Noumea naval port, aiming directly at the Japanese landing fleet in the north. Affected by heavy rain,
The aircraft carrier was not dispatched.
Yesterday at noon, in the drizzle, the squadrons of the combined fleets of the U.S. Navy and the Japanese Navy met off the coast of Kumak.
The Japanese Navy took the lead in launching an assault and sank the light cruiser "Columbia" and two destroyers that were ahead of the U.S. Navy formation. The battleship "Indiana" was hit by multiple armor-piercing shells. Fortunately, it was not serious, and it continued to engage in fierce artillery battles with the Japanese Navy.
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Not long after, the two battleships "Massachusetts" and "Alabama" from the second echelon of the U.S. Navy arrived. The 16-inch shells fired from the main guns raised high water columns on the sea surface.
This Japanese naval squadron is mainly composed of cruisers and destroyers. Its commander is Vice Admiral Tanaka Yorizo, an expert in lightning strike warfare. He divided the fleet into two teams and used speed to deal with the three battleships.
Not long after, the USS "Washington" battleship led more than 20 light and heavy cruisers and destroyers to the battlefield. The outnumbered Japanese navy retreated while launching torpedoes. The USS "Astoria" and "Quincy"
The heavy patrol hit one torpedo each and its speed dropped rapidly.
The drizzle turned into heavy rain, and the visibility on the sea surface dropped sharply.
Seeing an opportunity to take advantage, the Japanese suddenly turned around from their escape, followed the instructions of the night battle, and launched a torpedo attack on the U.S. fleet. The "Massachusetts" and the "Alabama" were hit by mines one after another, and their speed dropped. The U.S. Navy "
The heavy cruiser Vincennes was hit on the port side by five oxygen torpedoes and capsized within half an hour. Rescue was difficult in heavy rain, and only more than 30 people were rescued.
The light cruisers and destroyers of the U.S. Navy rushed up quickly and launched a lightning strike battle with the Japanese Navy's destroyer. The Japanese Navy's destroyer "Hasukaze" was hit by a mine and sank.
The U.S. fleet was bombarded with bullets, and the Japanese destroyer "Kuroshio" was hit and sunk by the main guns of the "Indiana" and "Washington" battleships.
Ships such as "Shio" and "Shiranui" were all hit by artillery fire and suffered numerous scars.
Several heavy cruisers of the Japanese Navy took a lot of shells. The "Kaohsiung" and "Maya" were hit by 16-inch main gun shells, causing heavy casualties. The Japanese fleet was defeated and had to release smoke and disappear in the heavy rain.
The U.S. Navy believed that it had repelled the attack of the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet and began to actively retreat southward. However, due to the slowdown of some battleships, it was delayed and was overtaken by the main force of the Japanese Combined Fleet that had assembled that night.
The Japanese army salvaged and repaired the USS Pennsylvania, USS California, USS Maryland, USS Oklahoma, USS Tennessee, USS West Virginia, and USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor.
Battleships such as "Nevada" and "Colorado" led heavy cruisers such as "Atago", "Chori Kai", "Myoko" and "Haguro"
The ship and destroyers such as "Tianjinfeng", "Tokijinfeng", "Urakaze", "Isokaze", "Hamakaze", "Tanikaze", "Ogikaze", "Maikaze" and other destroyers launched a Japanese attack on the U.S. fleet.
The classic night lightning strike sank the battleships USS Massachusetts and USS Alabama, heavy cruisers USS Astoria and USS Quincy, and six destroyers in one fell swoop.
Almost all of the remaining ships of the U.S. Navy that suffered heavy blows were torpedoed in the melee.
In the early hours of this morning, the rain in the Coral Sea area intensified and turned into a storm. The Japanese naval combined fleet had to give up the pursuit, and the main force of the US fleet returned to the port of Noumea to lick its wounds.
Judging from the latest situation, the Japanese army used the storm to continue transporting troops to New Caledonia. At the same time, the joint force used submarines to lay mines outside the port of Noumea, preparing to trap the U.S. Navy's Ninth Fleet in the port of Noumea.
, the U.S. Navy’s Ninth Fleet faces a life-and-death test.
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