The Battle of Laite Gulf caused the Japanese Navy to turn all its attention to Luzon Island. Even though they have been completely defeated now, they still have not given up. There are still hundreds of thousands of troops over there ready to deal a fatal blow to the Allied forces on land, just like they did on the Pacific islands.
For Gao Jianwu, having someone shift the focus is of course a great thing. With his strength, when the Japs stopped sending reinforcements to Wanwan Island, they quickly captured Jiayi, Tainan and Kaohsiung, and completely established a foothold on the island.
The Takagi Squadron, which was dealing with the two fleets of Admiral Demore and Hutt in the strait, saw that it was of no use. It received an order to retreat to reinforce Ryukyu's defense force, which allowed Gao Jianwu to let go.
Not only did Xiamen's sea and air bases be significantly transferred to Kaohsiung, but more than a thousand Allied troops were left behind in Xiamen to serve as a transit station. Now most of the supplies are directly escorted to Kaohsiung by General Demore's fleet. port.
I didn't expect Gao Jianwu to actually succeed, but after Gao Jianwu broke General Mike's original idea, General Mike admitted this reality. With General Steven's support, Major General Smith's aviation force and General Hurt's fleet became The Kaohsiung Permanent Forces began to provide sea and air support for the Wanwan Island Raiders.
After Gao Jianwu launched an attack from the east of Wanwan Island with an attack group, only He Ming, the reserve attack group, was left to guard Tainan and Kaohsiung, and then five attack groups pushed all the way along the west of Wanwan Island.
With Gao Jianwu's incredible artillery strike capabilities, as well as the close air cooperation between Lu Xingguo and Major General Smith, the little Japanese strongholds on Wanwan Island were captured one after another.
Jiayi's street fighting was directly overshadowed by Song Tiecheng's assault brigade, making them understand that after they dispersed into private houses, they would be even less able to resist the attack of the assault brigade. Most of the kidnappers had not received street fighting training, and they were equipped with weapons. Only weapons such as the 38 large cover and the crooked machine gun, which are not suitable for street fighting, enter private houses. Compared with the Song Tiecheng assault brigade equipped with Type 43 assault rifles, they are not at the same level of combat power.
The current assault brigade is becoming more and more experienced. They were organized into combat groups, covering each other's attacks, leaving almost no opportunity for the Japs.
In this way, facing a street fighting team composed of several little devils, they will be crushed once they encounter them.
If there is a weakness in this kind of battle, it is that it takes a long time. But Gao Jianwu is not in a hurry now.
So when facing street fighting, let the assault brigade charge in front. While organizing each attack group to select elites to follow the assault brigade to learn how to fight on the streets, they are preparing to train a main battalion capable of fighting in each attack group.
After all, most of the battles encountered next will probably be urban street fighting. Seeing that Luzon Island and Wanwan Island were almost completely defeated, the little Japanese base camp was also in a state of collapse.
Although they are reluctant to give up anywhere, the fact is that they know that they must now consider how to deal with the future after the loss of these two places.
Even the most hardline die-hards now have to consider the defense of their homeland. Because the actions of the Southeast Task Force have shown that the fall of Bay Island is only a matter of time.
The Allies used Wanwan Island as a springboard and air attack base, and were able to perfectly control the air attack on the kid-occupied areas in the Yangtze River Delta, Ryukyu, Kyushu, etc.
Now the problem cannot be solved by onboarding, but strategies and tactics are needed to make up for the huge disadvantage of the navy losing its counterattack capability after the Battle of Duote Gulf!
"Your ultimate mission is to sink all the enemy's ships or attack their important bases. Use your courage and blood to tell them the fearless spirit of the Locust Army and become the new gods of Kudosaka."
At the base of the Fifth Air Force, Lieutenant General Onishi Takijiro, who had a sickly flushed face, shouted at the top of his lungs at more than 300 rookies who had just joined the aviation force for a few days and more than 100 so-called aviation flight instructors who had been in the industry for more than a year. road.
"The empire needs someone to stand up and sacrifice in order to turn the tide, bury all the Allied forces in the sea, and save the empire. Now it's our turn. We will be remembered as the saviors of the empire for eternity.
Warriors who are willing to join the kamikaze team, please start signing up now. The empire is entrusting you warriors! "
After Onishi Takijiro finished speaking, he bowed deeply to the audience.
The little devils below roared loudly one by one and rushed to the registration desk. For these fanatical little devils, death is not what they fear.
Therefore, Onishi Takijiro's mobilization played a very good role. Almost all the little devils signed up for the kamikaze team.
It's not just the Japs Air Force who are constantly looking for cannon fodder. In the army, the little devils also began to select groups of death squads to carry out suicide attacks specifically against the Allied forces.
From Luzon Island to Wanwan Island, the little devils suddenly changed their tactics and began to use this extremely bloody tactic to launch non-stop attacks on the Allied forces.
At this time, the Allies began to have a headache. Since the situation faced by the little devils now is more cruel than in history, their middle and upper-level generals had the determination of 100 million pieces earlier than in history, and put it into practice immediately after the Battle of Laite Bay.
After detecting the Allied fleet, the little Japanese kamikaze squadrons that only carry one-way fuel and large aerial bombs will stare at them like flies. They may launch suicide attacks day or night. This made the Allied fleet uncomfortable.
Facing these all-pervasive flies, it was impossible to guard against them. After the Allied forces entered Luzon Island on a large scale, the Allied fleet actually faced a second round of heavy losses.
In less than 5 days, two cruisers and four destroyers were lost, and an escort aircraft carrier was seriously damaged! This loss made the two bosses, General Mike and General Niemi, furious. They ordered all Allied fighter planes to take off during the day and conduct large-scale bombings of all the Japanese airports discovered near Luzon Island!
They hope to annihilate the suicide fighters like the Little Devils at the airport, but their wish is good, but in fact it is difficult to achieve. The Little Devils have built many field airports on Luzon Island, and these airports often have Strongly camouflaged in the air, difficult to spot.
Later in the fight, the Allied fleets had to form a large air defense network to deal with small-scale suicide attacks like the Little Japs. Although this tactic greatly tied up the hands and feet of the Allied fleets, it effectively prevented them from being dispersed. Insufficient rear air defense force resulted in insufficient interception of the little Japanese suicide attack team.
The navy temporarily stopped the crazy attack by the little Japanese kamikaze team, but the army did not feel so good.
The little devils scattered their sights on the camp of the Allied offensive team and continuously sent small groups of troops to launch desperate night attacks. They did not think about going back. Often, squads and squadrons would sneak into the camp with bombs strapped to their bodies to carry out sneak attacks.
Once they are allowed to enter the camp, they will often cause heavy losses to the Allied forces.
This is not only the case on Luzon Island, but also on the Bay Island, the life-threatening tactics of the little devils have also been taught.
At the beginning, Gao Jianwu was also fooled by the little devil's trick.
After all, the terrain of Wanwan Island is also very complex. When the little devils give up their heavy weapons and start running into the mountains and forests to engage in guerrilla warfare and suicide attacks, they are basically impossible to guard against.
These little devils have been operating in Wanwan Island for more than 50 years. A large part of them are also very familiar with Wanwan Island. Therefore, when playing this tactic, Gao Jianwu, who hit the clock, could only choose to slow down the attack on the little devils. speed.
Started to mobilize the masses locally.
"Folks, Wanwan Island is now restored. Now we will avenge you one by one for the bullying done to you by the little devils. Now we will cancel all the exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes that the little devils used to oppress the villagers, and we will remove all the fertile fields and miscellaneous taxes that the little devils occupied. Bring back all the factories, realize land for the tiller, and ensure that every household has enough to eat!”
In a village near Taichung, Gao Jianwu personally presided over a land distribution meeting for a village of more than a thousand people.
"Now, I announce the start of the land rezoning meeting in Dayu Village. Next, every household will come up to receive a permanent land contract certificate after hearing their name. Each person has 2 acres of land. With this certificate, in addition to paying 20% of the public grain every year, they will receive another There are no more exorbitant taxes!”
Underneath, the farmers on Wanwan Island, who were very unfamiliar with Gao Jianwu and the Southeast Task Force, clearly understood Gao Jianwu's words, and their eyes shone brightly.
Although they have not yet understood what a permanent contract certificate is, they understand that each person has two acres of land and only pays 20% of the public grain. Apart from these, there is no tax at all.
"Chief... officer!" A middle-aged man leaning in front bravely raised his hand and asked. "These lands belong to the landlords. If we divide them, what will they do if they take them back?"
His words clearly struck a chord with most of the people present.
The landowners are very cunning, and they have the support of the government.
"There are no more landlords. After we regain this place, there will be no little devils or landlords. Their land will be distributed directly to everyone. Their guards must be disbanded, and then they must farm and support themselves!"
Gao Jianwu said loudly to the dark crowd below.
"We are about to enter a new society. In this society, thousands of farmers will become the masters. We no longer need landlords to ride on our heads! The organization will make the decision for everyone!"
Are all the landowners gone?
Hearing such shocking news, everyone present felt like they were dreaming at first, but when Gao Jianwu started calling people up to collect the land contracts with the bright red seal of xx County, which clearly stated how many acres of land the xx family in xx village xx township xx had contracted Although most of the people who received the certificate were illiterate, they knew that the bright red seal on it meant the government.
Has the current government really changed?
The farmers in Dayu Village completed the first collective land distribution activity in the village presided over by Gao Jianwu in fear and excitement. When they saw the landlords and servants being taken away by the government for resettlement, they were so arrogant and majestic. The landlords began to keep a low profile and did not take any measures to distribute the land.
Everyone finally began to believe that the world had changed.
In this way, even if it is not the busy farming season yet, they are busy entering the land assigned to them one by one to work!
Starting from Dayu Village, Gao Jianwu began large-scale changes in the southwestern part of the island he occupied.
Gao Jianwu knew that the Wanwan Island was still an agricultural society. The Japs only used it as a resource supplier for more than 50 years after occupying the Wanwan Island, so they retained a large number of landowners as the core ruling force in food cultivation. The vast majority of land rents are 50%, and some are even as high as 70%, which makes social conflicts in rural areas very acute. At the same time, because high land rents are very beneficial to land investment, a considerable amount of funds are frozen on the land, limiting the transfer of resources to other areas. Investment in the industry has greatly hindered the economic development of Bay Island.
For the little devils, Wanwan Island is not a place where they want to develop and become rich. The residents here are second-class or even third-class citizens.
Nearly 90% of farmers live a life of hunger, which is not much different from that in the mainland, so Gao Jianwu directly talks about land.
And this time, he was even more decisive. He directly presided over the work of dividing the land equally. While reorganizing the local county, district and rural system, he summoned residents to count the land and divided the land directly! From now on, farmers will only need to pay 20% of the public grain for farming, and they don’t have to pay in bad harvest years!
Gao Jianwu wrote very clearly how many pounds the yield per mu would be in a bad harvest year, making it easy for people to understand at a glance.
It is much more drastic than the policies implemented by Gao Jianwu in the mainland, but there is no way around it. If he doesn't do this, Gao Jianwu doesn't know how long it will take to win the hearts and minds of the people here.
Only after he divides the land and turns it into the farmer's own private property, these people will work with the Southeast Task Force to deal with anyone who wants to take away their things in order to protect their newly acquired private property.
Sure enough, Gao Jianwu's policy worked immediately.
When he proposed to establish a militia guard to prevent the little devils from destroying, the local farmers enthusiastically joined the militia guard in their own township and village one by one, suddenly turning the occupied area into a monolithic base!
This made the Japs' infiltration attacks quickly go bankrupt. In such a monolithic base area, not to mention the Japs with completely different faces, even the local traitor team from Wanwan sent by the Japs could be glanced at by the locals. Report it if you find out!
There was absolutely no opportunity for the little devils to take advantage of. After stabilizing the occupied areas, Gao Jianwu began to advance again. This time he implemented this reform policy every time he occupied a place, which directly turned the local farmers into his allies, and he had a bright future. With experience and word-of-mouth spread, Gao Jianwu's actions are now very effective.
Farmers from some places even came in advance to contact the Southeast Task Force, demanding that their hometowns be recovered as soon as possible!
Compared with the Allied advance on Luzon Island, which suffered heavy casualties, Gao Jianwu began the light-speed recovery of Bay Island at a speed that outsiders could not see through.
