Beiyang reactionaries

Many people have never even seen a tank, let alone fought a tank.Facing the tank troops of the Korean Independence Army, the first defensive position composed of nearly [-] troops of the Korean Empire was defeated by the Korean Independence Army within less than half an hour of contact.There are quite a few Japanese troops on the outskirts of Seoul, but the Korean Independence Army is not just an army attack.Fighter planes took off from Pyongyang and Anton.Their purpose is to open the way for the army.

The tactics of the Korean Independence Army are completely inherited from China, because the officers of the Korean Independence Army were trained by China, and the usual training of the Korean Independence Army was formulated by China for them.

The Chinese military summed up the situation of the Sino-Soviet war at the beginning.Although the Chinese army was almost invincible at the time, and the Soviet army was defeated thousands of miles away, it looked perfect.However, many problems also emerged during this process, such as the connection and connection problems between the troops, the cooperation between the army and the air force, the cooperation between the tank and the infantry, the cooperation between the tank and the artillery, the logistics support and so on. There are many loopholes.

There are many problems that you have to experience yourself to know.

After the Sino-Soviet War ended, China conducted repeated research and deduction on the problems that occurred at that time, and has been constantly improving its combat methods.After the outbreak of the Soviet-German war, China has been studying the Soviet-German war, absorbing some things from it, and integrating it into the Chinese army.The Korean Independence Army is a "disciple" trained by the Chinese army, so it is better than the Chinese army in the Sino-Soviet War in terms of tank tactics.Because of many problems at the beginning, China corrected them and handed them over to the Korean Independence Army.For China, this war is also an opportunity for experimentation.

The Japanese army and the army of the Korean Empire obviously have no experience in this area.

This is the case with many things.It is impossible to have a deep understanding just by hearing what others say and seeing how others do it.Only by experiencing it yourself can you understand the problem.

Germany's blitzkrieg was so famous that it swept across the European continent and defeated such powerful countries as Britain and France one after another.But when Germany launched a blitzkrieg in the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union was still caught.Even the Soviet Union has learned lessons from the war with China, but the Soviet army still suffered a big loss.Not only the Soviet army, but also the British and American troops behind.In the North African battlefield, they still suffered repeatedly against Rommel.

The Japanese army saw the way the German army fought, and knew that there were many similarities between Chinese and German tank operations.But after all, I haven't personally experienced it, so there are still many problems in defense.

Faced with the cover of the air force and the rapid tactics of the tank troops of the Korean Independence Army, the Japanese army and the army of the Korean Empire were completely unadapted.Along the Yongchuan-Seoul Highway and the Imjin River Shoal, the troops of the two regiments of the First Mechanized Army of the Korean Independence Army defeated the troops at the front and did not continue to attack Seoul.Instead, he turned a corner and began to flank the defense lines of the Japanese and Korean Empire troops.

It's a big siege.

The Korean Independence Army launched an offensive from the early morning of April 4. The strategy was to encircle and annihilate the troops at the forefront of Seoul.More than half of the Japanese and Korean Empire troops in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula are concentrated here.If these troops can really be wiped out, it will be very beneficial to the next war.

The progress is very smooth.

At noon on April 4, the First Mechanized Army had already completed its goal and began to flank the defensive front, preparing for pincer attacks on the east and west sides.By April 17th, the First Mechanized Army and the Second Army had completed their pincer attack, and two infantry regiments had launched a frontal attack.

Big rout.

This is something that many people have not thought about.It should be said that many people underestimate the combat effectiveness of the Korean Independence Army, especially the Japanese army.In their minds, the Korean Independence Army is still the guerrilla force they suppressed and fought back then.

They never thought that the Korean Independence Army could use tank troops so freely, and the tank tactics were so pure and innocent.At this moment, the entire defense line of Seoul collapsed rapidly.

On April 4, the entire Seoul defense line completely collapsed.

The troops of the Korean Empire surrendered in batches. By April 4, more than 19 Korean Imperial troops had surrendered in an organized way.Others were captured, broken up, and killed, adding up to nearly 2 people.In other words, the number of troops lost by the Korean Empire in three days exceeded 4, which was completely vulnerable.By the afternoon of April 6, the tank units of the Korean Independence Army began to pour into Seoul.In just four days, the Korean Independence Army was able to enter Seoul, shocking the Japanese troops.

Just when Japan's top leaders were worried, the British Far East Fleet raided Singapore.

For the success of the raid, the British Far East Fleet and the Chinese Navy reached an agreement.The British Far East Fleet stopped for supplies in the Andaman Islands controlled by China, and the submarine force was secretly assembled in Sabang in the north of Sumatra Island.

Departed in secret on 4 April and raided Singapore a day later.

Both sides suffered heavy losses.

The Japanese warships in Singapore were almost wiped out, especially in the face of the British submarine warfare.On the contrary, the Japanese army performed very well. Although it was attacked by surprise, it quickly assembled air forces to counterattack.Although the first wave of attack was started by the British aircraft carrier, the Japanese army responded very quickly and sank many British warships.The British Far East Fleet involved in the attack was sunk with an aircraft carrier, two escort aircraft carriers, and a battleship.Of course, the British raid on Singapore not only destroyed the Japanese naval forces, but also affected military bases on land.

Although the British army paid a high price, they completely blew up the military fortifications of the Japanese army and navy in Singapore.The Japanese Army and Navy Air Force lost more than 400 aircraft.

"Prime Minister, Thailand has just rejected our army's request for passage."

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"Prime Minister, Thailand has just rejected our army's request for passage."

In April 1944, the situation facing Japan was even worse.

Bad news came from several battlefields, and there was no news that could boost morale.The United States is investing more and more troops on the Pacific battlefield, or the United States has invested more money in weapons manufacturing than in history.

The same goes for army size.

The U.S. military has maintained a high number in recent years. At present, the total number of U.S. troops is about 1600 million, exceeding the highest number of troops in World War II in history.Of course, this is mainly because the US logistics force is very large.With the increase of front-line troops, the number of logistics troops has also increased on a large scale.

As a result, U.S. military expenditures are much higher than in history.

1943年美国军费已经是达到900亿美元，比历史上600多亿美元，高出了200多亿美元。进入1944年美国的军费增加速度更快，按照预计1944年美国的军费超过1000亿美元是板上钉钉的事情。

Why was Roosevelt in such a hurry?

Just look at the growth rate of this military expenditure.When World War II broke out, the U.S. military expenditure was less than US$10 billion, and when the Pearl Harbor incident broke out, the US military expenditure was only about US$50 billion.But it has only been a few years, and the scale of military expenditure will exceed 1000 billion US dollars.That's $1000 billion, not $1000 million.

This is already several times the fiscal revenue of the United States.

The United States is the most powerful country in the world, the world's largest industrial country, and the world's first industrial power.But even so, such a scale of military spending will put a lot of pressure on the US finances.In other words, if the war cannot end in a short period of time, then such a scale of military expenditure will collapse financially with the strength of the United States.

But there is no way.

Who made the countries of Germany, Italy and Japan much stronger than in history.Look at how many military fortifications and airports the United States has built in the Hawaiian Islands in order to reverse the unfavorable situation on the Pacific battlefield.In fact, many of those airports are one-off fortifications that are scrapped once they are used up.But the United States at that time built those military fortifications just to grab those few months.More than $100 billion was spent back and forth.

For example, Japan's annual military expenditure does not reach 100 billion U.S. dollars, but the United States can throw so much money in the Hawaiian Islands at will.Only the United States can be so proud in the world.

Facing a powerful country like the United States, how could Japan win the Pacific battlefield.The United States already has more than 80 aircraft carriers on the Pacific battlefield, including 14 large aircraft carriers, and the rest are light aircraft carriers and escort aircraft carriers.So far, American shipyards have produced more than 200 aircraft carriers, and the number of aircraft carriers supporting the United Kingdom alone exceeds 50.

The Marshall Islands were already in jeopardy, and U.S. Army troops began to land and fight the Japanese Army.Now the Japanese army in the Mariana naval battle is also a disastrous defeat. Even the commander of the Japanese Pacific Fleet, Nagumo Chuichi, committed suicide.

Then came the Korean peninsula.

Originally, the new Cabinet Prime Minister Koiso Kuniaki, the new Army Minister Moto Sugiyama, and the Chief of Staff Umezu Yoshijiro were all planning to use a victory to revive the sluggish military morale.Look around, the best place is the Korean peninsula.

They all want to take the Korean Independence Army to the knife.

Unfortunately, unexpectedly, the Korean Independence Army was stronger than they imagined.Especially with the support of China, the tank tactics of the Korean Independence Army are really pure and innocent.Even many tank officers of the Korean Independence Army have participated in the training of Chinese tank units.During the military exercises on China's side, they all participated in the exercises as grassroots officers.

In this attack, the Korean Independence Army took the tank troops as the vanguard, and adopted the tactics of rapid assault by tank troops, roundabout flank attacks, and large-scale encirclement and mass annihilation.It was very successful and completely defeated the defense line of Seoul in just four days.

Not only did Japan fail to restore the situation on the Korean Peninsula and revive morale, but it lost all face.After all, compared to Japan, the Republic of Korea has basically no influence.The Korean Independence Army was also chased and beaten by the Japanese army.At that time, if it weren't for the mountainous geographical advantages of the northern part of the Korean Peninsula and the support of China's heavy artillery, the Korean Independence Army would have been wiped out long ago.

But such a despised army actually gave Japan a blow to the head.

This made the Japanese generals very angry, and of course some people were very injured.After Ishihara Waner heard the news, he didn't speak for a long time.Because in Asia, the most similar to the Chinese army is the Korean Independence Army.It is almost completely cultivated by the Chinese army, and its weapons and equipment are similar to those of the Chinese army.It can be said that it is a small Chinese army.

The Japanese army is now so vulnerable to the small Chinese army, how can they stop the Chinese army.

On April 1944, 4, the Korean Independence Army completely occupied Seoul, clearing the city of resistance.The Japanese army and the Korean Empire's troops withdrew to the south of the Han River, preparing to use the Han River as a natural barrier to stop the Korean Independence Army from going south.

The defense line of the Han River is the high hope of the Japanese army.

Because the troops supported by Japan did not have time to participate in the Battle of Seoul.Moreover, many generals of the Japanese army believed that the failure of the Battle of Seoul was due to the fact that the troops of the Korean Empire were defeated too quickly and surrendered too much, which affected the overall deployment, so it was a disastrous defeat.

When it came to the defense line of the Han River, it was basically all Japanese troops.

But before the Han River War broke out, the British Far East Fleet raided Singapore.Destroy all the Japanese military bases in Singapore, whether they are naval bases or army bases.

Although it also caused a lot of casualties to the British army, it had too much impact on the Japanese army.

The Japanese naval forces are all on the Pacific battlefield and deployed in the Coral Sea. Most of the navy on the Malaya Peninsula is in Singapore.In this raid, the entire army was wiped out.