In Da Nang, the sun is blazing in the sky, and the military flags are blowing fiercely in the sea breeze. The warships on the sea are hoisted with flags. Teams of masculine and handsome soldiers on the warships stand on the side decks with tall military postures. , everyone’s face is filled with pride;
The beach is also filled with blue and white phalanxes. The soldiers wear marine camouflage combat uniforms designed by Chu Xiong himself. These soldiers belong to the 1st Marine Brigade of the Chinese Expeditionary Army. Its predecessor was the 1st Division and 1st Brigade of the Independence Army. The Eighth Route Army's most recent An elite team.
After two months of arduous training, they used practical actions to tell the instructors of Yingjiang that there is nothing the Chinese army cannot do.
A large part of the Marine Corps' training syllabus was compiled by Chu Xiong based on the later "Marine Corps Training Outline" and combined with actual conditions. It is more in line with the Chinese people's physique than Yingjiang's training syllabus.
Yingjiang focuses on strength training, while Huaxia’s training program focuses more on endurance training;
The physical fitness of the Independence Army soldiers is not bad, but most of them are from the north and are not well adapted to the maritime-based combat environment.
Chu Xiong knew in his heart that it was impossible to train a real Marine Corps in more than two months, it could only be a simplified version;
There are two focuses, one is anti-vertigo training, and the other is armed prisoner crossing training.
The Marine Corps carries out amphibious landing operations. The landing craft they ride on are small in tonnage and fast. They sway greatly in wind and waves, and it is easy to cause dizziness. If you can't adapt, let alone landing operations, it is good to not be dizzy on the boat;
If you cannot overcome vertigo, you will not become a qualified naval soldier.
It is difficult to avoid the tidal flats during amphibious landing. Large landing ships (boats) cannot get on. At this time, the only way to go up is through armed prisoners. Otherwise, the ship will become a living target for the enemy if it runs aground.
Later generations of the Marine Corps paid special attention to armed prisoner crossing training, which also minimized the Marines' dependence on landing craft. As long as the landing craft entered within five kilometers of the beach, the Chinese Marine Corps did not need boats. Login can be completed.
In all wars, Yingjiang has control of the air and sea, and has a large number of boats and assault boats, so it does not have high requirements for armed crossings;
In their view, this is disrespect for the lives of soldiers, but Chu Xiong does not think so. Armed prisoner crossing can improve the marine survivability of the Marines and reduce their dependence on ships, which is in line with China's national conditions.
Therefore, at Chu Xiong's insistence, Yingjiang instructors could only train armed prisoner crossing as a key subject. After more than two months of training, every Marine soldier completed the 5-kilometer armed prisoner crossing assessment. The Yingjiang instructors couldn't help but give a thumbs up.
After more than 8,000 Marines completed the content stipulated in the "Training Outline", they became official, and the 1st Marine Brigade was also established. Chu Xiong would personally award them with the flag;
More than 5,000 sailors who have also completed the basic ship training subjects will also be inspected by Chu Xiong. The navy of the Chinese Expeditionary Force will set sail from here!
At exactly ten o'clock in the morning, a long whistle pierced the sky;
Immediately afterwards, the unique Chinese bugle sounded, and Chu Xiong rode in a jeep, accompanied by He Zhenhua, commander of the naval fleet and former commander of the First Division of the Independence Army, and began to review the marines and ship formations;
All warships hoisted the full flags that are only hoisted on grand festivals, and also hoisted the "Z" flag that symbolizes combat status. This is definitely another original creation of the Chinese Navy.
This is to tell all enemies that we are in a state of combat at all times.
Next, the entire army sang the naval military song, which was naturally "The People's Navy Marches Forward" that Chu Xiong directly copied from later generations.
With the sound of the whistle and the bursts of military songs, the Chinese Expeditionary Force Navy, which had completed the review and flag presentation ceremony, set sail with the whistle blowing, and the target was Luzon.
At the same time, the Second and Third Divisions of the Independence Army also boarded Yingjiang's landing ship, and the Luzon landing battle officially began.
The Independence Army is only the first echelon. The New Second Army in Saigon also boarded ships at Saigon Military Port. They are the second echelon;
The New First Army launched a feint attack from the Johor Peninsula to west Johor, implementing tactical deception to contain the Japanese navy and air force in the Lion City.
In order to ensure this cross-sea landing operation, the main force of the Yingjiang Navy's Long Pingyang Fleet was dispatched, including 8 large aircraft carriers, 35 escort aircraft carriers, more than 500 fighter jets, and more than 600 bombers heading toward Luzon. Kill to death.
The straight-line distance from Da Nang to Marila in Luzon is about 1,200 kilometers, or about 700 nautical miles. The entire fleet headed for Luzon at a combat speed of 18 knots. It was planned to arrive in Luzon in two days and approach the sea, and then launch an attack on the Japanese in Luzon. .
Such a large-scale military operation by the Huaying Alliance naturally could not be hidden from the enemy's eyes. Due to the various false moves of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, Terauchi Shouichi mistakenly believed that the target of the coalition's attack was the Lion City, where the Western Johor and Southern Army headquarters are located.
The armored units of the New First Army took the lead in launching an attack on the Japanese defense line in the Clay Isthmus;
Hundreds of planes took off from the Liang Kong and Thai King airports and carried out indiscriminate bombings on important military facilities and the Clay Defense Line in West Johor, creating a huge momentum;
At the same time, some fighter planes were also sent to attack the Lion City and block the Lion City Strait through which the Lion City retreated to Java. This was intended to prevent the Southern Army Headquarters from withdrawing to Java.
This move of the Chinese Air Force frightened Shouichi Terauchi and the old devils in the headquarters. They all persuaded Shouichi Terauchi to evacuate the Lion City as soon as possible, to Sumatra Island in Java, and to evacuate the headquarters to Jakarta. , continue to command the defense battle of West Johor.
Terauchi Shouichi was moved, but he still couldn't save his face for a while. He, the commander, could not move in just after the Chinese attacked. He still wanted to have some shame, so he said angrily:
"On Bagaya Road, the Chinese are thousands of miles apart, how unbecoming they are in such a panic!
Your Majesty has entrusted us with such a heavy responsibility, not for us to move in before we even see the shadow of the Chinese people;
The Chinese Expeditionary Force only has 100,000 troops. No matter how many navy and air force Yingjiang has, can they still drive warships to land?
What determines the outcome of a land battle is a land battle. There is no example in the history of war where the navy and air force alone can win!
There are still 120,000 elite troops from the Empire in West Johor, and they occupy the dangerous territory of Clay Isthmus. Even if the Chinese launch a landing operation, what can they do with the Marine Corps, which they have only trained for two months?
Can they still stand up after landing on land?
A few planes have scared you like this, and the Imperial soldiers have lost all face! "
Juichi Terauchi's words made other generals so ashamed that they wanted to find a crack in the ground to hide in. They all praised the commander for his demeanor as a general. He is calm in the face of danger, does not change his color in front of millions of troops, and has the style of an ancient famous general...
The flattery was flying, but the commander's face was still full of frost, which showed that their behavior made the commander very angry.
Only Lieutenant General Kuroda, the Chief of Staff, heard what Ya meant and guessed the real thoughts of the old ghost in the temple. Seeing that the old ghost in the temple had enough pretense, he stood up and said:
"Your Excellency, Commander, your bravery is a model for us to learn from, but there is a saying in China that a gentleman will not stand under a dangerous wall;
As the commander of the Southern Army, you are responsible for the honor and disgrace of hundreds of thousands of soldiers. If you stay in the dangerous place of Lion City, hundreds of thousands of soldiers will not be able to concentrate on fighting.
Therefore, we implore you to move the headquarters to Jakarta for the sake of hundreds of thousands of soldiers, so that the soldiers can concentrate on fighting the Chinese to the death! "
