Of course, Bai Shujie also knew that the Pacific Fleet on the US mainland had already set off, and this time the attack force had two task forces under its jurisdiction, with a total of 3 aircraft carriers, 1 battleship, 14 light and heavy cruisers, 32 destroyers, and more than 20 other ships. The ground combat forces include the 1st Marine Division and the 1st Marine Division of the 2nd Marine Division.

However, these troops from the United States cannot reach Australia at all, let alone the Philippines.

Because Yamamoto's combined fleet has completely controlled the Marshall Islands and Guadalcanal, cutting off all communication arteries in the Solomon Sea and the Coral Sea.

Yamamoto Fifty-six rushed over urgently, just because he was worried that Bai Shujie would move south and occupy Australia first.

To tell the truth, since it was confirmed that the "mysterious cannon" of the "Devil of China" Bai Shujie was completely true, Yamamoto Fifty-six and the entire upper echelons of the little devils were unwilling to fight with Bai Shujie before solving the foreign enemy.

Because of this, if he hadn't been forced by Hideki Tojo to have no choice, Jizaburo Ozawa wouldn't have hit it head-on before. Not to mention ordering the "Nanyang Task Force", which he started, to relieve the 30th Brigade in Papua.

Later, after the "South Pacific Task Force" was completely wiped out, Ozawa Jizaburo did not retaliate, on the one hand, it was Yamamoto Isoroku's "advice", and on the other hand, Ozawa Jizaburo was not sure at all.

The little devil was reluctant to take the lead in a decisive battle with Bai Shujie, but MacArthur and Nimitz had never had a head-on confrontation with Bai Shujie, and they didn't know about Bai Shujie.

Because the telegrams and radio scripts sent by the Philippines are all signed by "Zhang Xiang, commander of the South China United Front." ”

The U.S. intelligence agencies were still very powerful, and MacArthur sent a telegram to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and soon learned the result: "Zhang Xiang, born as a coal miner, has no experience in studying. From 1934, he was the commander of the first division of the Rehe Front, and he had no experience of defeating battles, and his whereabouts were later unknown. ”

MacArthur thought: In 1930, I was the chief of staff of the U.S. Army, the first graduate of the West Point Military Academy. In 1936, I was already a "marshal of the Philippines". Zhang? But what's so great about a coal digger?

There are few people in the world who can afford to dig coal, and MacArthur and Nimitz, the "academic generals" who came out of the world's famous universities, are naturally no exception. Therefore, after the two old guys conspired, they developed the "Scalpel Operation".

Specifically, it was to take advantage of the navy's powerful firepower and rapid maneuver to directly penetrate into the enemy's heartland and completely dismember Zhang Xiang's troops' defense area, so that it could play the role of anchoring the sea.

Then use the army to carry out "surgical operations" from the periphery, take Papua Island in one fell swoop, and first peel off a layer of Zhang Xiang's skin. Build a solid forward base for yourself, then smash it in one fell swoop.

To this end, Admiral Nimitz ordered Rear Admiral Raymond Spruance's 16th Task Force to immediately move north and deep behind enemy lines; Rear Admiral Fletcher's Task Force 17 escorted the landing convoy and cooperated with Admiral MacArthur in completing the tactical plan for the recovery of Papua Island.

At noon on May 29, 1942, Zhang Nianzu called: "Commander-in-chief, you are right. Nimitz was so bold that he allowed his fleet to cross the island of Yandena and go straight to the island of Slan to the north. Doesn't he think it's a huge trap for us to open the door? ”

"Also, the Port Douglas fleet has also begun to move north, and the target is indeed Moresby Bay. Now the little devils don't dare to move, and I see that MacArthur purely wants to die, and there is no other explanation at all. ”

Bai Shujie snorted coldly: "You fucking don't care if others are looking for death, the Air Force has entered the first level of combat readiness, and the Nulong Transport Aircraft Brigade is ready to set off at any time." ”

It is said that the 3rd Tank Regiment of Liu Zhiliang's 3rd Division, in accordance with Bai Shujie's order, conquered the undefended Timor Island, and then continuously attacked across the sea, using the fierce firepower of 12 Crazy Dragon helicopters, successively recovered Rodi Island, Savu Islands, Sumba Island, and Flores Island, and had already exchanged fire with the Yamashita Fengwen Department on Jawa Island.

Later, it was Bai Shujie who directly intervened, and Liu Zhiliang was not "ambitious", and actually wanted to attack the hinterland of Jawa Island in one fell swoop. Since he couldn't go west, Liu Zhiliang could only go back and "comprehensively clean up" the disobedient Tu people.

These places were originally British colonies, and the worship of the queen was the religion. The little devil has already taken away all the young women, whether it is used as ***, this cannot be examined.

The rest of the men are basically Diao people, and they can only seize the expansion of the airport on the island of Timor, and the key is the need for a 1,500-meter-long main runway.

At three o'clock in the afternoon of May 29, 1942, the 2nd Airborne Regiment of the Marine Corps was transported to the island of Timor.

The reserve of Chen Jie's 2nd Division finally came in handy, and the 2nd Armored Regiment was also sent to Timor Island. The 2nd Tank Regiment and the 2nd Infantry Regiment (infantry fighting vehicles) will then be transported to the Timor airfield, where they will then form assault groups.

The commander-in-chief of this southern front assault group was Zhong Guitang, the deputy commander of Chen Jie's Second Division. He has been trained by Bai Shujie, first in North China, and then as Bai Shujie's pathfinder into the Korean Peninsula, and now it is time to go deep alone.

As soon as he was ready, Bai Shujie pretended to use Zhang Xiang's reputation to publish a telegram again, and broadcast it continuously on Longcheng International Radio:

"All the officers and men of the South China United Front have never thought of being enemies of the American people. The fundamental purpose of sending troops to the Philippine Islands, Borneo Islands, and Sulawesi Islands is to protect overseas Chinese, and at the same time to punish the Japanese fascists and make up for the huge mistakes you have made in these places. ”

"Today, Nimitz's South Pacific task force has trespassed into the territory of our Banda Sea; MacArthur led tens of thousands of troops to attack Port Moresby in the Papuan Jewish Republic. ”

"Today, international fascists are the common enemies of mankind by wantonly trampling on the basic moral norms of mankind, depriving others of their basic right to life, ravaging the vast number of innocent civilians, and plundering the meager property of good peoples for their own selfishness."

"Whoever I am righteous and pointed to by the edge should be international fascists. Now, Nimitz and MacArthur have defied the world's condemnation and put aside the combined fleet of the Japanese invader Yamamoto Isoroku in the Marshall Islands and the third fleet of the Japanese invader Ozawa Jizaburo in the Palau Islands, and have launched an attack on the anti-fascist camp! ”

"We, the Supreme Command of the United Front of South China, officially warn you: within three hours, if we do not withdraw from the existing territorial sea area, we will fight back! Commander: Zhang Xiang. ”

It is not known whether Bai Shujie's telegram surprised the US government or MacArthur.

However, when the old devil Yamamoto received the telegram from the communications staff officer, he was first taken aback. Then I received a report from the enemy situation of the diving fleet, and I immediately felt incredible:

"Nani? MacArthur's Army and Nimitz's task force headed north? Instead of uniting, are they going to fight? God blessed, His Majesty the Emperor is invincible, and he actually let the two enemies fight each other, it is really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Empire! ”

As a scheming, sinister and vicious fellow, Yamamoto knew that this was a good time to buy time for the Empire's strategic layout in the Southwest Pacific.

For this reason, he quickly sent a top-secret telegram to Ben to his base camp with the conclusion of the reconnaissance and his own vision of the future strategy:

According to reliable sources, the American Nimitz's task force and MacArthur's US-Australian coalition forces have moved north, and the target of the attack is Bai Shujie's department. Whoever wins or loses in the end will inevitably cause great damage. For our great Japanese Empire, there is no harm in all of them. ”

Because Bai Shujie's subordinates took advantage of the fire to loot, the Daozhì Empire temporarily lost control of the Philippine Islands, Borneo Islands, and Papua Islands. After the Americans adjusted their two-ocean strategy, it was imminent to build a defensive circle with the Marshall Islands as the core during the critical period of their imminent westward expansion. ”

"Humble believes that once the Marshall Islands and Solomon Islands form an echelon structure, it can greatly increase the strategic detour space of the Imperial Navy. At that point, Jizaburo Ozawa's Third Fleet and the lowly Combined Fleet of Guam and Palau to the north will be able to lock Hawaii's western passage. ”

"At this time, His Excellency Yamashita Fumi, who occupies Sumatra and the Java Islands, can form an eastward attack on Australia at an opportune time, and completely destroy the strategic bases of the Americans to intervene in the southwest Pacific. Then the army will go north, and Bai Shujie's department can be annihilated, and the Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Circle will be basically formed. ”

In order to recover the Philippine Islands, Hideki Tojo successively ordered Takashi Sakai's 23rd Army in Guangzhou, the 48th Division of the Taiwan Army, and the South Pacific Task Force to reinforce one after another, but the result was that all the troops were wiped out.

Now Hideki Tojo finally understands that for the "Devil of China" Bai Shujie, he is temporarily incapable of the enemy, and it is better to wait for the opportunity to outwit the party.

Later, after receiving the "presentation table" of the imperial "naval pillar" Admiral Yamamoto, Tojo Hideki did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly convened a meeting of ministers.

After a day and a night of repeated deliberation, the ministers agreed to a compromise plan proposed by the War Department: since the 4th, 6th, 19th, and 20th divisions had been successively broken by His Majesty the Emperor, then the reserve of a total of eight infantry wings in the replenishment area of these four divisions and regiments would only be supplemented with special wings.

Now simply reorganize the 346th Division and the 329th Division, and then transport them to the Marshall Islands and the Solomon Islands respectively, build two iron gates, completely seal the passage of Hawaii to the west, close the east gate of Australia, and prepare for the next seizure of Australia.

Finally, it was reported to His Majesty the Emperor: "In order to commemorate the merits of the 4th and 6th Divisions, it was decided to reorganize the 346th Division; In order to commemorate the exploits of the 19th and 20th Divisions, it was decided to reorganize the 329th Division. It has 2 infantry wings, 1 artillery wing and other related combat units. Chin this. ”

History has changed dramatically here, and all the parties involved are ignorant!

The original inherent history, the base camp of the little devils reinforced the Marshall Islands, and the 20th Division was arranged, and now it has become two new divisions.

How the US Pacific Fleet will deal with the Marshall Islands and the Solomon Islands has become an unsolved case.

MacArthur didn't know these things, Bai Shujie didn't know, and he didn't want to know.

Since coming to the Southwest Pacific, I have held the guiding ideology of winning in chaos. Bai Shujie was not prepared to put on a posture at all, and then began to wrestle with his opponent. This kind of stupid method can only be done by little devils.

For strong enemies, especially those of the "paper tiger level", it is absolutely impossible to hard-top.

Mao Weiren has long had the simplest tactical countermeasures: "You fight yours, I will fight mine." Show your ability to see who is ruthless! ”

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.