"The first stage of our operation is to eliminate the little Japanese's maritime fleet in Hong Kong and Kowloon. Lu Xingguo, leave this task to your air force group to complete."
"In the second stage, we attacked in three groups, all the way to the west, composed of the Third Attack Group and the Fifth Attack Group, equipped with the 1st Tank Regiment and the 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment, to recapture Yuen Long and Tuen Mun; all the way to the east, composed of The Fourth Attack Group and the Sixth Attack Group were composed of the 2nd Tank Regiment and the 2nd Heavy Artillery Regiment to recapture Oura Kowloon and other places. After the two sides joined forces in Kowloon, they jointly attacked Hong Kong Island.
The seventh attack group serves as the general reserve.
The third mission is the most special. It is undertaken by the commando team. With the cooperation of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Brigades, they sneak into Tsim Sha Tsui and launch a beheading mission on the Japs’ headquarters to destroy the enemy’s headquarters! "
According to Gao Jianwu's tactical deployment, this time the air-land coordination, infantry-tank and infantry-artillery coordinated three-dimensional attack method was still adopted.
Under this strategy, the most important thing is to add a few destroyers to the Japanese joint navy fleet and blow them up.
After all, the Xiaoguizi destroyer's guns are very sharp. Even if it is commanded by Gao Jianwu and no matter how high the level of the artillery is, it will not be able to fight against them. After all, it is within the range of artillery.
The guns of the Little Devil destroyer are still very advantageous. In particular, one of the Fubuki-class destroyers has a main weapon system with three 127mm three-year twin main gun turrets, with a maximum range of 18,380 meters and a maximum rate of fire of 10 rounds per minute.
The power of this kind of naval gun has surpassed all the heavy artillery currently owned by Gao Jianwu. Now the top heavyweight of the expeditionary force's group artillery, the M1A1 155mm howitzer, has a maximum range of only 15 kilometers, which is higher than the 127mm naval gun of the Little Japanese destroyer. 3 kilometers less!
Since Xiaojiazi's destroyers can also move and fight, with a larger range and more flexible operations, Gao Jianwu has no choice.
"The Air Force Group will do its best to destroy the Japanese Fleet. If the high-altitude bombing fails, we will use dive bombing. This time the Allies have airlifted a batch of torpedoes. Our Air Force Group is confident that we will wipe out the Japanese Fleet in one fell swoop!" Lu Xingguo Knowing the importance of the air force cluster, he stood up and expressed his stance first.
Following Lu Xingguo's stance, Xu Shida, Kong Jie, Zhang Dabiao, Lu Fan, Sun Desheng and others also expressed their stance.
Although with the departure of Chu Yunfei and Ding Wei, the combat effectiveness of the expeditionary force group has dropped a lot. After all, the first attack group and the second attack group are the well-deserved leaders of the expeditionary force group.
But those who were left had to fight the Japs for the rest of their lives. Even Kong Jie and Lu Fan, who joined later, also withstood the baptism of war as they penetrated the southern army's French Indochina.
In addition to this battle, weapons and ammunition were paid for by the Allies. The four main attack groups restored a full set of beautiful weapons and equipment. In terms of weapons, they have overwhelmed the two and a half divisions and one and a half brigades left by the little devils in Hong Kong and Kowloon. group.
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"Mother Xipi, what's going on, Chief Yu, ordered the expeditionary army group to leave Guangdong Province? How can such a simple thing be messed up? It is extremely stupid to allow the expeditionary army group to take root in Guangdong Province!" Wei Wei! Principal Master Cao was furious when he heard the news from his intelligence department.
But now the sky is high and the emperor is far away. No matter how long his hand is, he can't reach Guangdong now. Regarding the private deal between Chief Yu and Gao Jianwu, the principal has no other choice but to continue to increase his blood pressure.
Although the principal did not know the specific circumstances of this transaction, as long as he combined the information from his subordinates and took a look, these things would be very familiar to him. After all, this set of tricks has long been a trick he has mastered.
But what can I do if I know it? It is really beyond our reach now.
As the little devils continued to conquer the city, the principal felt that many things were out of control.
This is the case in Jin, and now it seems that Guangdong may also follow suit.
At this time, the principal did not know Gao Jianwu's plan and had no plans to leave the expeditionary force group to take root in Guangdong.
Once Gao Jianwu decides to do this, Commander Yu's 12th Army cannot stop him. Not to mention a 12th Army Group, even five or six are useless.
Regarding this point, the principal, who beat the little devil so well that he now knows his opponent's strength very well, is still a little worried.
After all, it is very difficult for the 12th Group Army to deal with a small Japanese division, but one expeditionary force group can kill several small Japanese divisions!
"Forget it, Chief Yu, don't count on him. Let Chief Mao send more people there to find out the situation clearly. At the same time, in the places occupied by the expeditionary force cluster, we are determined to send personnel to establish grassroots organizations and will Report the situation to me, and continue to expose the expeditionary force group's bold and illegal activities across regions through the newspaper." After walking seven or eight thousand steps in the room, the principal finally made a helpless decision.
Although this decision is of little use to the overall situation, for Ding Wei, this is also a big and disgusting trouble. After all, being manipulated by the other party in terms of public opinion is indeed very passive.
As the saying goes, if the name is not correct, the words will not be correct. In this situation, I can only stay silent for the time being and focus on developing myself.
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"Gao, I'm glad to see you and your expeditionary force group again." Major General Smith gave Gao Jianwu a bear hug and said happily. "This time I'm here to fight alongside you again."
Major General Smith heard that Gao Jianwu was going to take action against the Japs in Hong Kong and Kowloon, so he volunteered to fight. Now, as a major general of the Air Force of the Allied Powers' Southeast Asia Theater Command, he now has an entire aviation fleet under his command, including an A-20 attack squadron.
He discussed it with General Steven and brought the A-20 attack squadron to help. On the one hand, it was to strengthen the connection with Gao Jianwu. The performance of the expeditionary force cluster made General Steven more inclined towards the Eighth Route Army. Intensified, so before Gao Jianwu could launch an attack on the supply this time, the goods started heading towards Qiongshan Port;
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On the other hand, Major General Smith also wanted to gain some military exploits by the way. You must know that Gao Jianwu is a victorious god of war, and there are many little devils in Hong Kong and Kowloon, so there are many opportunities.
"Dear John, my old friend, welcome to join our battle formation again." Gao Jianwu was also very happy about the arrival of Major General Smith. After all, this international friend is really available when something happens!
The arrival of 30 A-20 attack aircraft this time was even more powerful for Gao Jianwu.
"Gao, tell me, what are you going to do this time?" Major General Smith, who was in awe of Gao Jianwu's unpredictable artillery command art, went straight to the topic without saying a word.
After all, he had come all the way, not just to watch the little devil perish.
"John, I will leave the fleet in Hong Kong and Kowloon to you. How about a patchwork version of the squadron with more than 10 destroyers? Is it enough for you?" Gao Jianwu said with a smile. Seeing the arrival of Major General Smith, he immediately moved to the mainland. The work of Xingguo and the others was handed over to him.
Although Lu Xingguo and the others were able to accomplish this very well, it was impossible to face the dozen or so destroyers like Little Devil without suffering certain casualties. After all, these destroyers have their own air defense systems. Compared with the weak air defense capabilities of the Little Japanese Army, the Little Japanese Navy is obviously much stronger!
What's more, Lu Xingguo's Mustang fighter jets are not designed for bombing at all. In contrast, Major General Smith's A-20 attack aircraft are professional.
"Haha, that's a big piece of fat. That's enough, that's enough." Major General Smith said with a smile. He has been following Gao Jianwu for a long time, and of course he knows Gao Jianwu's commanding habits. Without certain collaborative training, he would not be able to integrate into Gao Jianwu's main attacking team.
Directly specifying goals like this and performing tasks alone are best.
The entire combat deployment has undergone subtle changes due to the addition of Major General Smith's attack aircraft squadron, but the situation has become more favorable to Gao Jianwu. Lu Xingguo and the others now began to be directly assigned to the two attack groups, and once again staged a three-dimensional war involving air-ground coordination, infantry-tank coordination, and infantry-artillery coordination in Hong Kong and Kowloon.
The entire battle was started by Major General Smith. His A-20 attack aircraft squadron was almost all veterans. When the air attack began, I did not expect that the destroyer left in Hong Kong and Kowloon would be attacked by the beautiful country's attack aircraft.
Even though they have been on high alert, most destroyers did not even make the first round of attacks when faced with a sudden attack.
Before there were anti-aircraft missiles and highly automated radar locking, anti-aircraft artillery was really ineffective against air attacks. Even if the little devil navy is well-trained, there is no other way but to watch the entire destroyer squadron stationed in Hong Kong and Kowloon being blown up one by one.
At the same time, the Little Japanese's Yuen Long Tai Po defense line was unable to resist the three-dimensional attack of the expeditionary force cluster, and could only be broken through one line after another.
Bombing, artillery fire, tank charges! The increasingly mature three-dimensional joint attacks have made the little devils know with their lives what modern warfare methods are.
Taking advantage of someone paying the bill this time, Gao Jianwu did not hesitate to use ammunition to carry out fire coverage attack mode. Therefore, this battle of the expeditionary force group was even more hearty.
Now, looking at Zhang Dabiao, the hat-slinging king who is beaten by his subordinates with artillery fire and kidnappers crying for his father and mother, the precious beautiful country helmet on his head no longer has to worry about being thrown away and lost.
Even Zhang Dabiao didn't know when was the last time he fought with a bayonet? Fighting with Gao Jianwu does not mean that there is no need to rely on the spirit of the bayonet, but it means that now there is no need to do that at all, just get rid of the little Japs.
Compared with the previous brutal battles where 1/3 or 1/4 of his men were frequently lost, if any battalion commander in Zhang Dabiao's fourth attack group dared to fight like this and cause losses, Zhang Dabiao would have beaten the opponent to the point where he could not take care of himself. .
Faced with an extremely unfavorable situation, Lieutenant General Tanaka Jiuichi, who was in a desperate situation, commanded the little devils to grit his teeth for three days and three nights, until it was useless to destroy all the troops. In view of the special situation of Hong Kong and Kowloon, the little devils were It is also unlikely that a very strong defense line could be built there.
Under the artillery commanded by Gao Jianwu, all the Japanese defense lines were as fragile as Zhihu's.
The expeditionary force group neatly wiped out all the Japs and seized the weapons of more than 4 divisions. Coupled with Gao Jianwu's explosive ammunition, this time Gao Jianwu really prepared a big gift for Ding Wei's South China base.
Ding Wei organized a hundred thousand soldiers and civilians, and it took him seven days and seven nights to capture Gao Jianwu, and also wiped out the kid's assets in Hong Kong and Kowloon!
While waiting for the British and Indian troops from the Allied forces to come to take over the defense, the officers who led the British suddenly discovered that not even a grain of food had been taken away from the military camp occupied by the little devils. Now inside the warehouse, even mice were seen. I want to cry.
With such a harvest, Ding Wei finally felt relieved. Because Gao Jianwu gave him more than just weapons and ammunition this time. This included confiscating a large amount of grain, trading company supplies, and a batch of machinery and equipment from the little devils. He said that these equipment were still far from the Jinyang factory.
However, when Ding Wei received the engineers from Jinyang Arsenal, at least the production capacity of bullets and artillery shells below 75 mm was established. In addition, raw materials such as steel and other materials from Nanyang can now be received. The South China base area is no longer afraid of being attacked by friendly forces and small devils. Isolation locked down.
Sure enough, following Gao Jianwu, eating nine meals in three days was no problem at all!
After completing the Hong Kong and Kowloon campaign, Gao Jianwu and Major General Smith made an appointment to meet again in Shanxi in the future. According to the time promised by Gao Jianwu to Major General Smith, in half a year he can provide Major General Smith with a stable rear base for bombing the Japanese homeland.
I don’t know what Gao Jianwu actually said? After the two got drunk in Hong Kong and Kowloon, Major General Smith led his attack aircraft squadron back to the base.
Gao Jianwu led the expeditionary force group and began to move north along the Guangdong-Hankong Line. Compared with walking completely on two legs before, this time it was a lot better. Commander Yu had long wanted to provide good external conditions like a plague god. This time the main force was mixed. I got the treatment of taking a train out of Guangdong.
More importantly, Gao Jianwu received new information, and the Little Devil's No. 1 Operation started ahead of schedule, and the Little Devil's 11th Army started the Tanzhou Campaign ahead of schedule.
He must stop a major battle that is about to fail.
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“Mr. All troops will be dispatched, and more than 400 fighter jets from the Central China Front Army Air Force will also be mobilized to assist in the battle. The expeditionary force cluster is willing to enter Tanzhou to assist in defense."
After listening to the latest telegram received by the communications staff, Commander Xue frowned. Of course he had heard of Gao Jianwu. Now this man has surpassed him and become the person who has wiped out the most troops in Xiaoli. Commander Xue has been unhappy for a long time.
"Return to the Allied Forces Headquarters. The headquarters is thousands of miles away from the 11th Japanese Army. The news is false. Please do not believe it. The so-called assisted defense is even more ridiculous. Even if the Japanese pirates invade, our ninth theater has strong troops and horses and can handle it without any external aid. .”
Commander Xue replied to the communications staff officer in a nonchalant manner.
If the call was sent directly to him, he wouldn't need to pay any attention to it. However, for the intelligence that Gao Jianwu forwarded through the Allied Forces, Commander Xue had to give some face to the Allied Forces, but it was just a reply.
for the things they mentioned. Commander Xue rejected it immediately.
What Gao Jianwu and the others did in Guangdong, Chief Xue would never allow to happen in Hunan.
Gao Jianwu smiled bitterly after receiving the message from Major General Smith.
This so-called God of War is indeed a bit arrogant. Although the source of his information is not revealed, it is not too difficult to verify it. There are many clues about the dispatch of more than 100,000 troops. Based on the intelligence system of the national military system, if the intelligence on the movements of the 11th Army of the Little Japs is gathered together, a lot of useful information can definitely be obtained.
I just didn't expect that they wouldn't even verify it and just rejected it. For these local warlords, they are more sensitive to whether their own interests are being infringed upon.
And Gao Jianwu's plan just touched their sensitive points.
As for taking away the title of God of War, Gao Jianwu really didn't think about this problem. For him, these false names are of no use.
"John, the Ninth War Zone has not accepted this. Please help us fight for the right to use the Hengzhou Airport, so that the Expeditionary Force Air Force can be stationed to support the upcoming Tanzhou Battle. I am convinced that the 11th Army of the Little Japanese Army is about to launch an attack, and the time will not exceed 72 hours."
Gao Jianwu thought for a while and ordered the communications staff to report to Major General Smith of the Allied Forces Command, requesting Major General Smith to mediate at Hengzhou Airport. Hengzhou Airport was now under the control of the Allies. Gao Jianwu wanted some of the air force to station at the airport, which was nearby. Support the upcoming big battle.
Although the main air force unit of the expeditionary force group currently located at Huiyang Airport is only more than 400 kilometers away from Tanzhou, this distance is nothing in terms of the combat radius of the Mustang fighter.
But after all, it is far away from the battlefield, and it takes a lot of time to fly over the battlefield. As a light fighter that requires frequent replenishment of ammunition, of course, the closer to the battlefield, the better.
Major General Smith is as reliable as ever. Now he is an important assistant to General Steven. He has no doubts about the intelligence provided by Gao Jianwu. Tanzhou and Hengzhou are not far apart, and both are key places in Hunan Province. Although the Ninth War Zone It has a brilliant record of repelling the Japs three times, but this time the Japs Central China Front troops came out in full force, and their strength was already extraordinary. Major General Smith was very familiar with the Shenzhou Theater. After Gao Jianwu provided the troop strength data deployed by the Japs, he and Steven The general conducted a deduction, and both men unanimously predicted that this battle would be very dangerous for the Allied forces without strong support.
However, the commander of the ninth war zone almost turned a deaf ear to their warnings and suggestions, and even thought it was false information!
This made General Steven and Major General Smith extremely angry. Now Gao Jianwu wants to lead the expeditionary force group to actively participate in the war. For General Steven, it is a timely rain. After Major General Smith's mediation, he readily agreed to Gao Jianwu's request. requested, and ordered the local US Air Force to coordinate operations with the Expeditionary Force Group Air Force.
In this way, after the Expeditionary Force Cluster Air Force and the two squadrons of the Beautiful Country merged, nearly 180 Mustang fighter jets were assembled at Hengzhou Airport. Although it was nearly double the nearly 400 fighter jets of the Little Devil, considering that the main force of the Little Devil fighter was nine Mainly Type 7 fighters, mixed with Nakajima Type 1 fighters, plus a small number of Type 97 heavy critical strike aircraft and dozens of the most advanced Zero fighters in Japan.
From a strength perspective, the Expeditionary Force Group and the Allied Air Force did not suffer. Facing the Type 97 fighter, the Mustang fighter has an overwhelming advantage. As long as the Xiaori Zero fighter is killed, the Japanese air force will not be in trouble.
If the Ninth War Zone cooperates, Gao Jianwu has a chance of winning the battle in Tanzhou, but now it is obvious that cooperation is impossible. The Ninth War Zone is not interested in Gao Jianwu's suggestions at all. Gao Jianwu can only do it alone. In this case, it is necessary to equip the weapons and logistics. Solve it yourself.
This is a big problem for the expeditionary force group heading north alone. After all, a big war consumes huge amounts of weapons, ammunition and other materials. Now that the expeditionary force group has penetrated into the hinterland, the Allied forces are no longer able to provide timely supplies.
Fortunately, when the expeditionary force arrived in Hengzhou, Gao Jianwu was warmly welcomed by the local Tenth Army.
"Commander Gao, I have long admired my name, and I am honored to meet you. On behalf of the Tenth Army, I warmly welcome the expeditionary force to Hengzhou." The commander of the Tenth Army said with some excitement.
Gao Jianwu couldn't help but feel a little surprised when Commander Fang didn't look like he was just pretending. But it didn't stop him from reacting to the friendliness of the other army commander.
"Commander Fang is so polite. The expeditionary force is gathered from top to bottom. They came to Hengzhou this time just to fight the Japanese in the War of Resistance. They have no other intention." Gao Jianwu said, "Gao has heard for a long time that Commander Fang has been fighting bloody battles on the front line of the War of Resistance for a long time. He has repeatedly made military exploits and is worthy of being a famous general in China's anti-Japanese war."
"Commander Gao is so complimentary. Who doesn't know that the expeditionary force group is the strongest anti-Japanese force in the world and has killed countless enemies. It is really the luck of Fang's life to have the honor to meet Commander Gao today. Please welcome Commander Gao and Colleagues from the Expeditionary Force Group are arriving in Hengzhou. Fang is a little drunk, so please be sure to please Commander-in-Chief Gao and the generals to honor him!"
After hearing Gao Jianwu's words, Commander Fang's face became even more attentive. He was carrying people in a sedan chair. Gao Jianwu looked very young, but Commander Fang was not blind. When he saw the crowd of expeditionary forces behind Gao Jianwu, they looked like their morale was high. I know that this is indeed the strongest army in the world.
Commander Fang is currently in an awkward situation in the Ninth War Zone. He has long been at odds with the commander of the Ninth War Zone. One of his divisions was even requisitioned by the Ninth War Zone and is not allowed to return to Hengzhou. As the chief general of Hengzhou's defense, he is now under great pressure. .
Therefore, Commander Fang was very pleased with the arrival of the expeditionary force cluster.
Gao Jianwu and his party followed Commander Fang into Hengzhou City. As for the large army, they were naturally guided to camp outside Hengzhou City.
At this moment, the little devil has not moved, and Gao Jianwu is not ready to force his way to Tanzhou. At this time, seeing Commander Fang being so polite, although he does not know now that this is a boycott between Commander Fang and the Ninth War Zone Commander's Department, there is a way to settle down. Of course it's a good thing.
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Three days later, the 11th Army of the Japanese Army indeed launched a ferocious attack. The commander of the Japanese Army, Lieutenant General Yokoyama Isamu, had been planning for a long time and was already prepared for the target in front of him. Once launched, it would be a thunderous attack. The ninth theater could not resist it for a while, and the defense zone They began to lose their positions one after another, and the main force of the 11th Army of the Little Devils quickly approached Tanzhou!
