I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

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Chapter 665 Outer War Situation (1)

From the late spring and early summer of [-], China entered a period of "devotion to development and making money silently". Biting each other and sinking deeper and deeper, the two camps fought fiercely, with blood and flesh flying everywhere.

China, Germany, Japan, Italy and other countries naturally belong to the same camp, but at the same time, China is in a delicate state of neither enemy nor friend with the United States, Britain, Australia and other countries. At this time, Sino-US relations and Sino-British relations are like those during World War II in history. The relationship between the Soviet Union and Japan, although they each belong to the two mortal camps, they "do not interfere with each other", which is also similar to the Sino-Japanese relationship before the outbreak of the Pearl Harbor incident in history. declare war.

China's "both left and right" war stance, on the one hand, made Germany, Japan and Italy always regard China as an ally, and on the other hand, it also made the United States, Britain and Australia never formally regard China as an enemy. Add a powerful enemy.

Jiang Weiguo and other high-level Chinese leaders were extremely busy, as were the high-level German and Japanese leaders. While Jiang Weiguo was busy, many wars had broken out in Europe, the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, Oceania, and India.

In May, after the Nanjing Army ended the war in the Middle East, the German-Italian coalition forces on the Middle East battlefield and the newly joined Spanish army jointly launched a new war on the North African battlefield: the Battle of Gibraltar.

The purpose of this battle of the Allied Forces of Germany, Italy and the West is to seize the Strait of Gibraltar, which has been firmly controlled by the British. This strait is a throat channel connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It has extremely high strategic value, military significance, and economic benefits, but it frustrates the Spaniards. What’s more, the northern part of the strait is the southernmost part of Spain, and the southern part of the strait is a Spanish colony and the most northwestern country in Africa, Morocco (Morocco is in the state of partition between France and Spain, and the northern part of the country facing the Strait of Gibraltar belongs to Spain) In principle, the strait belongs to Spain. However, the strait has been occupied by the British since 1704, especially the northern part of the strait, which is the mainland of Spain. It is intolerable for any country to be invaded by a foreign country.

Hitler promised Franco that after the Allied Forces of Germany, Italy, and Spain regained the Strait of Gibraltar, the northern part of the strait that belonged to Spanish territory would be completely handed over to Spain, while the southern part of the strait (northern Morocco) that belonged to the Spanish colony would be "co-administered" by Germany and Spain. , Franco was naturally overjoyed, so he sent 10,000+ elite troops of the Spanish army to participate in the Battle of Gibraltar.

In the face of the menacing German, Italian and Spanish allied forces, although the British troops stationed in Gibraltar had very complete fortifications, very strong fortresses, and very adequate preparations, they were still difficult to resist. London had to deploy troops from the mainland for reinforcements. Gibraltar battlefield, while asking for help from the United States.

Washington knows that the Strait of Gibraltar is of great importance, so it responded positively to London. The U.S. military plans to send more than 10 divisions to the Gibraltar battlefield in three batches and land in North Africa. Starting from the northwest, the reactionary North Africa and even the entire Middle East region.

After learning of this, the Chinese Middle East Expeditionary Force made preparations in the Arabian Peninsula for the event that the German, Italian and Western Allied Forces lost North Africa. At the same time, they provided a large amount of ordnance and materials, including a large number of tanks, heavy artillery, and aircraft to assist the German, Italian and Western Allied Forces, and planned to send some The troops went to North Africa to fight side by side with the German-Italian-Spanish Allied Forces, but the German-Italian-Spanish Allied Forces did not turn from offense to defense because of the participation of the US military and the arrival of British reinforcements, and continued to maintain an aggressive momentum.

The German-Italian-Western Allied Forces and the US-British Allied Forces fought fiercely around the Strait of Gibraltar for more than two months. The two sides dispatched not only the army, but also the air force and navy (the naval forces of the German-Italian-Western Allied Forces included the French Navy controlled by the German Navy. ), in the end, the German-Italian-Western coalition forces won and captured the Strait of Gibraltar at the cost of more than [-] casualties (the casualties of the Italian and Western armies greatly exceeded that of the German army), annihilating more than [-] American and British allied forces.

The performance of the U.S. military in this battle was exactly the same as that on the Philippine battlefield. Although it was well-equipped, it lacked actual combat experience. The Allied Forces drove out of North Africa. If it weren’t for the fact that the American and British Allied Forces controlled the sea in the Atlantic Ocean and used the fleet to withdraw the troops that were almost driven into the sea by the German, Italian, and Western Allied Forces, the American troops who set foot on North Africa would inevitably be killed by the Germans because they had nowhere to escape. The army was wiped out.

After the Battle of Gibraltar, the US and British troops no longer had armed forces in Africa that could threaten the Allies.

While the Battle of Gibraltar was going on, the U.S. military launched a major operation at the same time.

While sending troops to North Africa, the U.S. military dispatched troops and landed on the British mainland, Ireland, Greenland belonging to Denmark, Iceland belonging to Denmark, and the Faroe Islands belonging to Denmark (the islands were occupied by the British Navy after the war in Western Europe). .

The U.S. occupation of Greenland, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands is to consolidate its control over the northern Atlantic Ocean. In addition to the same purpose, the occupation of Ireland is to prevent the United States from joining the Allied Powers (mainly because they cannot get Germany’s support after joining the Allied Powers). Direct aid) However, Ireland, which was extremely pro-German and anti-British, became the springboard and base for Germany to attack the British mainland. The Irish army and civilians staged fierce resistance and finally failed due to the disparity in strength. Defend the British mainland together and prevent Britain from falling. The U.S. troops who landed in the British mainland are mainly technical arms such as pilots and air defense troops, and they bring a large number of aircraft and anti-aircraft guns.

A large number of U.S. fighter jets and anti-aircraft guns stationed in the UK and fought side by side with the British Air Force, and a large number of U.S. ships and the British Navy fought side by side, casting a shadow over Germany's "unrestricted submarine warfare" and "strategic bombing" against the British mainland.

After the war in Western Europe began in November 1941, the German Navy began unrestricted submarine warfare against the United Kingdom. Due to adequate preparations (the number of submarines used by the German army for unrestricted submarine warfare at this time is much larger than in the original history), It has achieved a brilliant record of sinking more than 11 tons of enemy ships on average per month, and the highest even reached more than 80 million tons of enemy ships (the vast majority are merchant ships and cargo ships without armed forces). The loss of more than 140 tons of ships within two months was a heavy loss, but Dönitz, the commander of the German Navy's submarine force, knew well that after Germany declared war on the United States, although the German submarine record continued to rise, it was mainly because The increase in attack targets, the expansion of the active sea area, and the temporary lack of experience and technology in the United States to defend against German submarines are caused by the other side of the fact: the number of German submarine losses is also slowly increasing.

This means that as time goes by, the German submarines will pay more and more for the same results.

Doenitz was a little worried about this.

Also depressing is the Luftwaffe Commander-in-Chief Goering, whose aircraft and Dönitz's submarines are in the same situation: the results are huge, and the results continue to increase to a certain extent, but the number of aircraft losses of the Luftwaffe is also increasing. significantly increased.

In view of this, there was a fierce dispute in the German High Command. Some people questioned that "the German Navy should not abandon the reconstruction plan of the surface fleet" (in fact, they complained that the German Navy should not listen to Jiang Weiguo), but they were reprimanded by Hitler. Hitler said "If it is a competition to build surface warships, Germany will not be able to surpass Britain, let alone the US-British alliance." However, some people still insist that "if the German Navy focuses on the development of surface warships from the beginning, plus Italy and France, which are completely controlled by Germany at this time The navy and the shipbuilding industries of Italy and France, the combination of Germany, Italy and France may not be able to defeat the British and even the American and British allies at sea", but this idea is doomed to be a thing of the past at this time, time has passed, and regrets are useless (building warships at this time It is completely grinding the guns before the battle); as for how to defeat the United Kingdom with the full support of the United States, some high-level Germans firmly insist on continuing the two-pronged line of "unrestricted submarine warfare" and "strategic bombing", firmly believing that Britain will be destroyed so sooner or later. Some high-level Germans believe that the original The strategy of "destroying Britain with submarines and strategic bombers" is somewhat conventional and must keep pace with the times. The U.S. Army Air Corps and the U.S. Navy fleet fought side by side with the British army, causing the German submarines and strategic bombers to lose more and more. Right now, Suez The canal and the Strait of Gibraltar have been captured. The Mediterranean Sea is completely the inner lake of the Allied countries. The Italian and French naval fleets in the Mediterranean Sea can completely sail out of the Mediterranean Sea and join forces with the German Navy Fleet. The combined fleet of the three countries plus the support of the German Air Force, It might not be possible to directly land on the British mainland. The British mainland battle that will break out at that time will use the strengths of the German army (army) to deal with the weaknesses of the US and British allied forces (army). The base can also completely conquer Britain.

Regarding these two completely different plans, Hitler was hesitant and vacillating. He once consulted Jiang Weiguo's opinion. He is selfish about the "local" plan. He hopes that the German, Italian and French naval fleets will be leased by Germany to the Chinese navy to deal with Japan. Express "disapprove".

Just when Hitler was having a hard time making a choice, the British helped him make up his mind.

On May 1942, 5, in order to retaliate against Japan, the U.S. military launched the "Doolittle Air Raid" on the Japanese mainland (with the secret assistance of China). Inspired by this, the British high-level officials decided to follow suit and launch the British "Doolittle Air Raid" on Germany to boost the hearts of the British people and the morale of the British army.

It should be noted that since the outbreak of the war in Western Europe, the British Air Force has intermittently harassed the German mainland. The bombing targets were mainly the resource areas and the Ruhr industrial area in the eastern part of the German mainland. , German losses were slight, and the British military planes did not bomb the cities in Germany, that is, civilians. First, it was difficult for the British army to do so. Second, the British high-level officials believed that bombing cities was not as good as bombing resource areas and industrial areas. Third, the British high-level officials felt that they could kill Germany. Civilians are a violation of the international laws of war, the Geneva Convention and damage the reputation of the United Kingdom and the honor of the British army (former British Prime Minister Chamberlain has publicly declared many times that "Even if the enemy's army hurts British civilians, the British government will never despicably attack the enemy's country. civilians"), however, the belief of the British high-level leaders has been shaken at this time, because the Luftwaffe's strategic bomber fleet indeed bombed British military installations, shipyards, arsenals, and ports when they attacked the British mainland, and did not deliberately bomb the British cities and civilian areas, but because of the powerful strike capabilities of strategic bombers, a large number of British civilians will inevitably be affected when the bombing is launched, killing and injuring tens of thousands of British civilians in total, represented by Lieutenant General Arthur Harris, Commander of the British Air Force Bomber Force A group of high-level British troops firmly advocated "retaliate the bombing of big cities in Germany, causing heavy casualties to German civilians." over the heads of the common people".

For many reasons, in the end, the British Air Force made up its mind to "strike the German mainland and target the major German cities".

After more than a month of careful planning, the British Air Force deployed more than 6 Lancaster heavy bombers (a new British bomber with a bomb load of nearly ten tons) and Halifax heavy bombers in the early hours of June 10. Bombers (a new type of bomber specially designed by the British army for night bombing, with a bomb load of nearly six tons) attacked Hamburg and Bremen in the north of mainland Germany, and even more than a dozen bombers flew all the way to the southeast, flew over Berlin and dropped bombs. Dozens of tons of bombs.

The British air strikes were completely aimed at German cities and civilians in Germany, and suffered great losses. Due to German aircraft interception, anti-aircraft artillery strikes, mechanical failures, lost navigation, and bad weather (the British army specially selected a rainy and foggy However, more than 3000 German civilians were killed and injured, which caused a huge psychological shock to the German high-level.

Hitler was furious when he learned of this. On the one hand, he reprimanded Goering severely. On the other hand, he held a high-level meeting of the armed forces, and decided with the final word that "continue to carry out unrestricted submarine warfare against Britain and the United States and carry out strategic bombing of the British mainland. At the same time, actively integrate the surface fleets of the German, Italian, and French navies, and the Luftwaffe must also start to make comprehensive preparations for the German army to land on the British mainland, eliminate the British, and ensure that the German mainland is safe.” This strategy The plan was named "Sea Lion Project".

According to this plan, the German Navy began to gradually reduce the number of submarines built, and instead invested in the construction of torpedo ships and torpedo boats (the German Navy is preparing to fight a sea battle with the US and British navies in the English Channel, and it must be too late to build battleships, cruisers, and aircraft carriers. So learn from the practice of the Chinese Navy, build torpedo boats that are easy to build, have a short construction period but are very powerful, and torpedo boats that are equivalent to enlarged versions of torpedo boats), and the German Air Force has also increased the dive bombers and torpedoes that attack enemy warships Production of attack aircraft.

While the German army continued to engage in air and submarine warfare with the US and British allied forces, it prepared to land on the British mainland; the British army still focused on keeping the British mainland as its primary goal. For Australia, New Zealand and even Canada, the United States has already tacitly accepted that the United States is replacing the United Kingdom. The influence and control of the local area is completely beyond India's reach, and it can only be left to fend for itself. As for the vast British colonies in Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia, the British army is also beyond its reach, and can only temporarily endure the local invasion by the Allied Powers. Carve up; the U.S. military, on the battlefield against Germany, takes keeping Britain as its primary goal, and temporarily does not consider a second landing in Africa, let alone launching a landing on the European continent. At the same time, it will increase secret aid to the Soviet Union and support the Soviet Union. As for the battlefield against Japan, the U.S. military took the preservation of Australia and New Zealand as its primary goal, and waited for opportunities to consume the Japanese military power, and gradually competed with the Japanese army for sea dominance in the Pacific.

The German army was fighting in full swing in Europe, Africa, and the Atlantic Ocean, and the Japanese army was also sweating profusely in fighting in Asia, Oceania, and the Pacific Ocean. Moreover, the Japanese army and navy were continuously increasing in strength because of "the objective needs of war."

The Japanese Army originally had 20 divisions (Guardian Division and the 16st to 1th Divisions except the 20th Division). After the war with the United States and Britain, the Japanese Army took the opportunity to ask China and Germany for the fourth military expansion. Expressed permission, so the Japanese Army built 10 new divisions, numbered 21st to 30th divisions, a total of 30 divisions (besides, the Japanese Army has no independent brigades, independent regiments and other units), and Each division is composed of two brigades, with a strength of more than 3. In addition to the attached artillery units, armored units, aviation units, etc., the regular army of the Japanese Army has exceeded 120 million. Not only that, the Japanese Army actually There are also more reserve soldiers than the regular army, but due to financial constraints, the Japanese Army did not support more troops.

After fighting the Chinese army for one year and three months, and watching the battles between the Chinese army, the German army, the Soviet army, the British army, and the American army at close range, the Japanese army naturally learned a lot. The German army followed and learned from an example, and improved itself. The 30 divisions of the Japanese Army have carried out targeted construction. Some divisions are "infantry divisions" and some divisions are "tank divisions". "Regiment" (equivalent to the armored divisions of the Nanjing Army and the German Army), and other divisions are the "Mechanized Armored Division" (mechanized armored division, equivalent to the mechanized infantry division of the Nanjing Army and the German Army), "Amphibious Warfare Division" ", "Tropical Mountain Forest Division", "Frigid Snow Division", "Desert Division", etc., their organization and troop composition are more and more similar to the Nanjing Army, such as the artillery, cavalry, and chariots of the Japanese army. The soldiers (tank troops/armored troops) are no longer formed independently, but dispersed into various divisions. The old divisions have artillery brigades and cavalry brigades, and the new divisions have artillery regiments and cavalry regiments. The Japanese army, which paid more and more attention to tanks (tanks) like the Japanese army, had formed a special tank division at this time, and its overall combat effectiveness and comprehensive combat effectiveness had been greatly improved.

The Japanese Army was divided into three groups at this time: the Home Army, the Northern Army, and the Southern Army.

The Northern Army is the smallest, with only three divisions. The native army is slightly larger than the Northern Army, with four divisions. The Southern Army is the largest, with 23 divisions. One division is stationed in the Philippine Islands, and two Eight divisions were stationed in the Indonesian archipelago, ten divisions fought in India, and ten divisions fought in Australia.

From the perspective of the difficulty of war, India is definitely much easier to fight than Australia. The British army's combat power is low, and the Indian army's combat power is even lower, and it cannot receive assistance from the British mainland or the United States, while the Australian army (including the New Zealand army) has combat power But it is very strong. Although the U.S. military is not powerful, it is rich and well-equipped, but the Japanese troops in India are the same as those in Australia. There are too many, there are 5000 million people (the total population of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, excluding the population of Myanmar and Ceylon, because the two places of Myanmar and tin have been occupied by China, and the Kashmir region in northern India and Pakistan and India A large part of eastern Meng is also occupied by China), so it is natural to send a lot of troops to control it. As for Australia, although there are only about 700 million Australians, it is natural to send a lot of troops because it is not easy to fight.

Because the Japanese army on the Indian battlefield "only needs quantity but not quality", only two of the ten divisions of the Japanese army are old-fashioned divisions, and the remaining eight are new divisions; the Japanese army on the Australian battlefield is just the other way around, only two It is a new division, and the remaining eight are old divisions, so as to "guarantee both quantity and quality".

On May 5, the vanguard of the Japanese "Indian Expeditionary Force" landed at Chittagong in eastern India, which is under the control of the Nanjing Army, and then launched a massive attack on the inland areas of eastern India. The follow-up main force of the Japanese army arrived in two routes, one in eastern India Continue to land, and another part lands in southern India via China's Sealand Province (Ceylon Island), and finally plans to join forces in Delhi, the capital of British India.

It is worth mentioning that the Japanese army did not fight India alone, but with helpers. It was the "Indian National Army" supported by the Nanjing Army and handed over to the Japanese army. Therefore, the British army was the "British Indian Army" , The Japanese army is the "Japanese-Indian Army". Both Indian armies claim that "they are the real army belonging to the Indian people, and the other side is the running dog and accomplice of the army of the great powers that enslaved India."

After the outbreak of the Japan-British-India war, the British and Indian troops were no match for the Japanese and Indian troops at all. They lost consecutive battles, lost ground, and were invincible. The Japanese and Indian troops were invincible, triumphant, and invincible. He said with emotion: "China is big, and India is also big, but China is not easy to fight, but India is very easy to fight, and India's natural environment and geographical conditions are better than China. Unfortunately, Amaterasu arranged China in the empire. near, did not place India near the Empire!"

In just two months, the Japanese army captured the entire eastern and southern parts of India, sieged cities, and plundered land for thousands of miles. The occupied area totaled more than 150 million square kilometers, and two Japanese troops were still in Bilai, southeastern India. , The Raipur area completed the join forces, joined forces, and rushed to Delhi.

The commander-in-chief of the British-Indian Army, Admiral Wavell, knew that the London headquarters had abandoned India, and he was completely hopeless. The high-level officials in London sent him a telegram, claiming that they could send a submarine to India to take him back to the UK and send him to Australia.

Wavell refused, replying: "I can give up India as much as you can, but I cannot give up my men who are fighting here to defend the dignity and interests of Britain, unless you can take them with me Otherwise, I will not leave alone, and I will not abandon my subordinates!" Of course, it is impossible for London to take Wavell and his subordinates away from India, because India is almost surrounded by Confederate forces. surrounded by.

After making up his mind to die in India, Wavell reorganized his troops and retreated and concentrated the main force of the British army to Delhi. Died in Delhi.

At the mobilization meeting, Wavell said emotionally to his officers: "London is going to send a submarine to pick me up, but I refused, because I want to leave with you or die here together. Obviously, we can't be together." If you leave, then we will die here together! Children, I will never leave you or abandon you.

We are not only isolated and helpless in India, but also difficult to fly. The Japanese are fierce, cruel, and barbaric. Surrendering to them is equivalent to washing your neck and letting them chop it off. It is better to die in battle than to torture to death!For the British Empire, fight! "

The British army, who was driven to a dead end or even a dead end by the Japanese army, broke out with the determination and will to break the boat because of their desperation.

The British army is preparing to launch a decisive battle in Delhi, while the Japanese army is busy searching for India while preparing to attack Delhi.

India has a vast land, abundant resources, a large population, and naturally rich oil and water. Although the Japanese high-level officials realized that "the Indians must be treated with tenderness, only in this way, the Indians will turn their hearts to the Great Japanese Empire." However, the Japanese government is in serious financial constraints at this time, and urgently needs to plunder a large amount of wealth from foreign countries through war. Naturally, the Japanese army in India will definitely not be like the Indians. Besides, the Japanese army was not a civilized army.

After receiving the instructions and tacit consent of the high-level officials in Tokyo, the Japanese army in India launched activities such as "collecting materials to support Japan-India goodwill" and "raising donations for the liberation of India" against Indians. Politely and gently ask the Indians for money, food, and goods.” After a lot of coaxing and deception, the Japanese army did collect a lot of wealth and materials in India, but it was very different from the expectations of Tokyo’s high-level officials. Of course, the Indians would not take all Most of the people supported the Japanese army with their belongings, and most of them "give a little willingly". Naturally, in order to collect more wealth and materials, the Japanese army, who was simply impatient with "being a beggar with a smiling face", began to use tough methods, and their attitude became You are not welcome, and the request from the hidden knife in the smile turned into the looting with open flames. The bloodshed quickly broke out, diffused, and spread. Those who were beaten were bloody, and those who were severe were stabbed to death with bayonets.

The arrogant attitude of the Japanese army immediately aroused the resistance of the Indians, and the resistance of the Indians further stimulated the Japanese army to become fierce and show their true nature. Not long after, blood flowed into rivers in the Japanese-occupied area, and many The Indians who originally welcomed the Japanese army were full of remorse. The Japanese army was using force to search for the Indians everywhere. There were more and more bloodshed incidents. Out of control, he did all kinds of evil things, killing people was addictive, and at the same time, he was raped on a large scale.

Murder, arson, rape and looting... The Japanese army completely tore off the mask of the "liberator" in India, and did what they were best at. In some places, the local Indians even assisted the British army, resisted the Japanese army, or treated the Japanese army after the Japanese army occupied the area. The Japanese army engaged in assassinations, sneak attacks, sabotage and other actions and suffered massacres and massacres by the Japanese army.

Although the high-level officials in Tokyo were very angry that the front-line troops "can't change their shit", they had to admit that "after the front-line troops were freed to start 'recruiting', the wealth that the empire obtained from India has indeed greatly increased like a snowball."

The Japanese army killed people like hemp and committed all kinds of crimes in India. Such atrocities must have stimulated more and more Indians who were originally pro-Japanese and anti-British to become pro-British and anti-Japanese again, and made the British army more united and united.

In Derry, Admiral Wavell watched with satisfaction that the city was turning into a large fort at a speed visible to the naked eye under the hands of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians. If you are forced to retreat, maybe... I can do it in Derry, but can I really do it?" Admiral Wavell thought to himself worriedly, then he thought about it and smiled relievedly, he was planning to die Here, what is the difference between dying early and dying late?

"General! There is a person who claims to be able to give you a way to win, and he is looking for you!" The adjutant hurried over. After a slight pause, the adjutant looked around and lowered his voice, "It's a Chinese!"

"Chinese?" Admiral Wavell frowned and his heart moved.

Five minutes later, Wavell received the visitor alone in his underground headquarters.

The Japanese army completely controlled the command of the sea and the air on the Indian battlefield. Delhi had been bombed many times by the Japanese bombers, and Wavell had to move his headquarters underground.

"Who are you?" Wavell looked at the visitor coldly with his one eye. He hated the Japanese and the Chinese at the same time. As a typical Westerner, Caucasian, and proud British, he always despised the East. People, people of yellow race, especially after the outbreak of this world war, he hated people of yellow race in the East, mainly Chinese and Japanese.

Wavell, like most of the British high-level officials, on the one hand regrets that China and Japan have seized a large number of British colonies, on the other hand thinks that China and Japan are just taking advantage of the fire to rob. Sun is just a thief.

As we all know, thieves are more hateful than robbers. Robbers do evil based on their ability, while thieves do evil only by stealing and playing tricks. They rely on their means, not their strength.

"To this day, I can still hear from your tone and read from your expression that countless arrogant British people, represented by you, despise China!" The guest showed an unabashed taunt And sarcasm, "You British people are like the Chinese at the end of the Qing Dynasty. You are clearly at the end of the road and at the mercy of others, but you still have the ridiculous sense of superiority of 'the great power of heaven'!"

"I'm very busy! Please speak up if you have something to say!" Wavell said in a cold and stiff tone, and he looked at the other party with an expression like looking at a fly.

"Okay!" The guest shrugged his shoulders, showing a disdainful expression that he was too lazy to care about with Wavell, "I am Liu Qi, the head of the Central and Southern District of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Bureau. My current role is the secret envoy sent by General Jiang Weiguo to contact you. !"

"Jiang Weiguo?" Wavell's one-eyed eyes showed suspicion, "What does he want from me? Did he specially send you here to read my jokes? Hmph!"

"That's right, General Jiang Weiguo specially sent me over to read your jokes, and by the way, reluctantly, I plan to help you!"

"What does Jiang Weiguo want to do? Help me? What does he mean?" Wavell felt something faintly.

"The thing is like this, although China and Japan are in an alliance, we think that the longer the war in India lasts, the more beneficial it will be for China, and the more tenaciously you resist, Your Excellency, the more beneficial it will be for both Britain and China. So, General Jiang Weiguo doesn't mind helping you, although he hates you British people more than you hate us Chinese.

General Wavell, there are two main reasons why your army was beaten to the ground by the Japanese and ran away with their heads in their hands. One is that the morale and will of the army are low, and the other is that there is no external assistance. Weapons, especially heavy weapons, and ammunition are all available. very scarce.

But now, your army no longer has the first problem, because the boys under your command have deeply understood how inhuman the Japanese army is. Surrendering to them is a dead end, and it is better to die in a heroic battle. However, There is still a second problem with your army. The British mainland can’t help you, and the Americans can’t help you, but we can help you with a lot of weapons, equipment, and ammunition supplies. India is in all directions. Our territory, land, sea, and air All unimpeded!"

Wavell was stunned, and after a while, he asked in a deep voice, "Is this a trick you colluded with the Japanese?"

Liu Qi laughed haha: "Please! You think highly of yourself too! You are in a desperate situation now, and your entire army will be wiped out sooner or later. Is it a trick? General Wavell, our transport submarine, camouflage The cargo ship is in the Arabian Sea, ready to sail to Karachi (a large port city in the southwestern part of British India, which later belonged to Pakistan). The submarine and the ship are full of ammunition and ammunition that you urgently need. In addition, we are still in Kashmir. Prepare a large amount of arms and ammunition for you, as long as you want, you can send someone to get them now, and..." Liu Qi smiled, "I guarantee that those weapons will not make your soldiers uncomfortable to use, because they are all The genuine ones are 'Made in England' and some are 'Made in America', the Japanese will never be suspicious!"

Wavell was stunned for a moment, and his face became very ugly. He knew that the British weapons in the hands of the Chinese army were all seized from the Malaya battlefield, and the American weapons were all seized from the Hawaiian battlefield and the Philippine battlefield.

This incident is very ironic. China and Japan jointly attacked the United States and Britain, but the Chinese army secretly used the captured American and British weapons to the British army to fight the Japanese army.

Liu Qi took out a document and put it on the desk in front of Wavell: "The specific storage locations and the types and quantities of ordnance, all kinds of information are here, we have prepared those things for you a long time ago, you Just send someone to drive a car or train to move it.

By the way, give up this unrealistic 'Delhi decisive battle' plan, you should withdraw your troops that are getting smaller and smaller and cannot be replenished to western India (Pakistan), and take the arms we provide , ammunition, supplies, and slowly launch a counterattack, don’t worry, we will do a good job as the blood vessel and arms supplier behind you!” He walked out the door with a smile.

Wavell looked at the document in front of him as if overturning the five-flavored bottle in his heart. He knew that he had become Jiang Weiguo's pawn, but he had no choice.

Chapter 666 Outer War Situation (2)

On July [-]th, because the British army retreated without a fight, the Japanese army that attacked Delhi easily occupied Delhi. The commander of the Japanese "Indian Expeditionary Force" (officially called the Indian Front Army) Commander Kimura Heitaro was elated, thinking that "the enemy is intimidating." Because of the invincible might of the imperial army, they did not dare to resist, so they abandoned the city and fled.” While impatiently sending a good news to Tokyo, he ordered the troops to hold a ceremony of entering the city with great fanfare.

The ecstatic Tokyo immediately announced loudly that "the imperial army's great cause of liberating India has achieved a decisive victory."

For the next month or so, Delhi was filled with dark, terrifying and bloody storms.

Heitaro Kimura was originally a cruel, bloodthirsty warrior. He condoned the troops to kill in the occupied area. The number of ships sailing from India to Japan immediately doubled several times, which made the high-level officials in Tokyo, who were worried about financial constraints, have an ambiguous attitude. His confidants), the top management in Tokyo finally criticized him a few words without giving any substantive punishment. Therefore, he became more and more confident and intensified.

After the Japanese army occupied Delhi, Heitaro Kimura announced that "the imperial army has been fighting and killing for several days. They have worked hard and are exhausted. Therefore, military discipline is lifted and they are allowed to play and entertain freely. scenery, in order to promote Japan-India goodwill and cultural exchanges between Japan and India”.

Following this high-sounding order, the [-] fierce and ferocious Japanese troops immediately turned Delhi into a dark hell on earth (Because Wavell previously claimed that he would stick to Delhi and start the final decisive battle with the Japanese army here, Kimura Bingtaro mobilized three divisions and more than [-] troops to attack Delhi).

Demons danced in the city of Delhi, ghosts cried and wolves howled. The Japanese army not only burned, killed and raped, but also carried out looting.

According to the report of "Chinese Heroes", "The Japanese army searched for the wealth of the Indians everywhere. It happened that the Indians loved gold and were keen to collect gold products. Therefore, the Japanese army was like farmers in the autumn harvest. Harvest after harvest From small gold and silver jewelry on women to large gold and silver cultural relics in museums, the Japanese army did not let them go. Even religious places and tombs did not escape the looting of the Japanese army. As long as the statues in temples were made of metal Sculptures, whether gold, silver or copper, were dismantled and taken away by the Japanese army, and the gold-plated ones were scraped off the gold skin.

The living in India cannot live in peace, and the dead in India cannot rest in peace. The Japanese army believed that the Indians buried a lot of gold and silver with the dead when they buried the dead.

The Japanese government is financially tight, and the hungry Japanese government will naturally not let go of India, which is already in its hands, and it will not be polite. The lesson is to take gentle measures against India and not allow the imperial army to repeat the same mistakes they made on the Chinese battlefield in India." As a result, the Japanese army still showed its original shape and its nature was hard to change, but right now, the high-level officials in Tokyo don't care anymore. Only the use of rough means can quickly obtain a large amount of wealth, and gentle means are not acceptable." Secondly, "the British army is vulnerable, and the Indian army is not worth mentioning. With the blood of the Chinese.

When dealing with the Chinese, the harsher the imperial army's tactics, the more the Chinese will fight and be unyielding, but for the Indians, the harsher the imperial army's tactics, the more fearful the Indians will submit."

After all, the Japanese are hypocritical and cruel. After wearing the mask of "goodwill" and "benevolence", they will definitely feel uncomfortable and unaccustomed to wearing it. After wearing it for a long time, they throw it away. Mouth full of fangs.