When you contribute to the Great Japanese Empire, the Japanese face is a hundred good and a thousand good, and with constant praise and support, it seems that you have become a big celebrity in an instant. As soon as you make a mistake, especially the kind that leads to the death or injury of the Japanese, you will immediately turn your face and deny the person.

For the death and injury of more than a dozen people in the Political Security Bureau, Kinoshita Eichi didn't mention it at all, in his eyes, the lives of the Japanese are much more expensive than the lives of these dogs, that's right, it's dogs, traitors who take refuge in the Japanese and work hard, the nature is the same as dogs.

There was a cry in the courtyard of No. 76, the family members of the deceased ran to get the body, looking at the scene in front of him, Wan Lilang felt a headache, and at the same time felt a little angry in his heart, these Japanese are too special and not things, and they don't even give the funeral money.

"Bureau, the female traffic officer who provided the wrong information, what should we do?" After returning to the office of the First Bureau of the Political Security Bureau, the deputy chief of intelligence asked.

"She? Send someone to Wuqiao Town to take a look, if she has not been sanctioned by the Military Control Bureau, you will arrange her to work in the first bureau of the Political Security Bureau, this level of calculation is not something that a small traffic officer can figure out, just a chess piece! ”

"Forget it, let's transfer her to the General Administration to work, she has only a dead end if she stays in Shanghai, and the Military Administration will not let her go! Anyway, I have also done something for our political security bureau, and it is a bit unreasonable to leave it alone. "It's rare for Wanlilang to have a kindness.

The joint operation of the Shanghai suburb intelligence station and the guerrillas of the Loyal National Salvation Army came to an end temporarily, causing Wan Lilang, who had won consecutive victories some time ago, to suffer a big loss, and Chen Mingxiang did not learn in advance from the mouth of Gangcun Zhongzuo that the Shanghai suburb intelligence station was being targeted by Wan Lilang.

It's not that Gangcun Shizo doesn't trust him, but he was slapped in the swollen face, and he didn't think about it for a while, besides, it doesn't make sense to tell Chen Mingxiang, this old subordinate is obviously more interested in making money.

The 11th Army's attack on Tanzhou was also gradually advancing, and the 40th Division crossed the lake by boat in the middle of the night and launched a surprise attack on Yincheng near Tanzhou, occupying Yincheng on 4 June, and then attacking Ningxiang and occupying the area west of Tanzhou.

The rest of the 3rd Division, 13th Division, 58th Division, and 116th Division, the main divisions of the campaign, launched an attack on Liuyang, and the 3rd Division occupied Liuyang on 14 June, completing the encirclement of Tanzhou.

The smooth progress of the army also brought honor to the commander-in-chief of the Dispatch Army, Shunroku Hatata, who was awarded the rank of marshal by the Emperor of Japan on June 2.

"I received a telegram from the bureau headquarters that the United States has officially begun to attack the Mariana Islands, and the target of the first round of attacks is Saipan, which is news from the US Navy." Wang Zhen said to Chen Mingxiang.

"This is good news, once the US military takes the Mariana Islands, it is equivalent to breaking Japan's absolute defense circle, and long-range heavy bombers can directly pose a threat to Japan's homeland."

"Japan's mainland defense is tight, I am afraid it is not easy to attack, but clearing the surrounding islands and constantly bombing military facilities and industrial facilities can speed up the process of Japan's defeat, and it seems that the date of victory can be greatly advanced." Chen Mingxiang said with a smile.

He was worried about the war in Tanzhou, but he was just an intelligence officer, so he could only stare at it, and when he heard the good news, his spirit immediately lifted up.

The US Navy and Army's military operation to attack Saipan began in the early morning of yesterday, 15 June.

At this time, the Japanese troops on Saipan were the 43rd Division under the 31st Army of the Army, the 47th Independent Mixed Brigade, the 7th Independent Engineer Wing, the 9th Tank Wing, the 3rd Independent Mountain Artillery Wing, and the 25th Antiaircraft Artillery Wing, with a number of about 28,000 people.

On the naval side, the Central Pacific Fleet Command has more than 15,000 personnel under its jurisdiction over the 55th Marine Garrison and the 1st Yokosuka Marine Corps.

The strength of the Japanese Navy and Army in Saipan has a total strength of more than 43,000 troops, and the main armament is 260 artillery pieces and 49 tanks.

The U.S. Marine Corps' Fifth Corps attacked Saipan, with the 2nd Marine Division and the 4th Marine Division under its jurisdiction, assisted by the 27th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army, totaling more than 67,000 troops.

The navy's fleet includes seven battleships, seven escort carriers, 11 cruisers, 41 destroyers, more than 30 minesweepers and antisubmarine ships, more than 110 landing ships and more than 30 transport ships, a total of more than 240 ships, and 2,000 aircraft.

In fact, this time the US side mobilized a total of 15 main aircraft carriers and light aircraft carriers, 14 escort aircraft carriers, 7 battleships, 25 cruisers, 180 destroyers, 30 submarines, landing ships and transport ships, and so on, adding up to more than 600 ships and 2,000 aircraft, and the ground forces were four divisions and one brigade, with a total strength of 150,000 troops.

And where did the rest of the aircraft carriers and warships go?

Of course, it is waiting for the upcoming main force of the Japanese Navy's combined fleet, the United States to attack the Mariana Islands, and Japan will not be without a reaction, and will definitely come to support and protect this strategic location.

However, at this time, an extremely important event also formed a strong stimulus to the General Headquarters of the Dispatch Army.

On 15 June, a formation of B-29 long-range heavy bombers of the US Air Force took off from Rongcheng Airport in China and bombed the Yawata Steel Plant in Kitakyushu, Japan.

At 16:30 a.m., a group of bombers began to take off from the Rongcheng area, totaling 75 aircraft.

At 22:30 p.m., Lieutenant General Shimomura and the Western Army Headquarters in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, received a report from a radar station that an unknown enemy plane had intruded into the airspace.

At 23:24, the Japanese began to sound the air defense alarm, and 14 minutes later, the B-29 long-range heavy bombers, which had arrived first, had already reached the sky over Hachiman and began to drop bombs.

Due to the reasons of falling behind, yawing, malfunctioning, and changing targets, 47 planes actually reached the skies over Yawata, and about 400 tons of bombs were dropped.

The Yawata Steel Works was built and ignited in 1889, and due to the Japanese government's care for this steelmaking plant, production developed rapidly, and it was also the most important military steel production base for the Japanese Navy and Army.

When the Japanese launched the Pacific War, the navy had 210 large warships, as well as 2,000 medium tanks, more than 1,400 light tanks, and other heavy weapons, most of which were made of steel produced from Hachiman Steel.