916. Solemn statement
Bai Shujie spread out a hand-drawn map of the South China Sea, and then said to Shi Liancheng and Liu Zhiliang, two young generals in their twenties: "This time, we need to form two offensive groups in the east and the west, and attack Luzon Island from both sides. β
"Shi Liancheng's 1st Division, equipped with the Navy's First Fleet, Wudi 502 (Pyongyang Cruise) landing ship, Yanhuang 702 transport ship (Dutch oil tanker), 24 Nulong heavy transport aircraft, and 24 Nulong heavy bombers, dispatched from the water and air at the same time to undertake the offensive task on the Western Front, and Shi Liancheng served as the commander-in-chief of the Western Road Cluster."
"The main task is to seize the perimeter of Lingayen Bay and conquer San Fabian, Rosario, Baraminos; Take over the Gupan airfield, immediately clear the runway and conning tower, and prepare for the landing of bomber and fighter groups. Then the troops divided into two routes and swept along the coastline in both north and south directions. β
"The Northern Route Army took the airfields of Baknotan and Vigan (the United States) with the fastest move, and then rushed north, sweeping all the way to Bangui, the northernmost part."
"The Southern Route Army advanced rapidly to the southeast along the Agno River, seized the watershed city of Tara with the fastest movements, occupied the commanding heights, and held Lingayen Bay. Then cross the watershed of San Miguel, occupy Madaracat and Angeles in the southeast, and raid San Antonio with all its might. β
"San Antonio is garrisoned by a brigade of imps, whose main task is to maintain law and order in the area, guarding a prisoner of war camp that houses more than 120,000 US-Philippine prisoners of war."
"Remember, once the POW camp is taken, at least one battalion must be placed to guard it. The living conditions in the prisoner of war camps could be slightly improved, but they could not be released. There are too many prisoners of war for you to manage. β
"If the POWs make trouble, the explanation to them is to wait for the medical team to come up and do the examination, so that they can wait with peace of mind. Those who dare to make trouble will be killed. How to deal with it will be discussed after Lao Tzu comes over. β
"Shi Liancheng, the ultimate tactical goal of your Western Route Army is to take Manila, occupy the military port of Cavite, seize the Novelleta airport, and then stabilize the front line in Batangas and San Juan."
"Liu Zhiliang's third division, equipped with the Second Fleet of the Navy, the Wudi 501 landing ship (30,000-ton cruise ship transformation), the Yanhuang 701 transport ship (new ship 50,000-ton class), 24 Nulong heavy transport aircraft, and 24 Nulong heavy bombers, dispatched from the water and air at the same time to undertake the offensive task of the Eastern Front, and Liu Zhiliang served as the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Road Cluster."
"The eastern route cluster is also divided into two routes: the Wudi 501 landing ship (a 30,000-ton cruise ship transformation) carrying two armored regiments of 4,800 people, landed in Apari in the north of Luzon, and then swept south along the eastern coastline."
"The Yanhuang 701 transport ship landed on the front line of Dingalan Bay, established a beachhead, and then rushed north, flanking Ilagan from the north and south and occupying it. The main force then turned to the southwest to attack, and the western road cluster flanked Manila to complete the occupation of the main island of Luzon. β
During this time, the Second Fleet, which was part of the East Road Cluster, continued southward to occupy the island of Polilo, the Strait of Polillo and Ramon Bay. Cooperate with the East Road Cluster to stabilize the front line on the Maoban and Lucena lines, and control the southern passage of Artimun. β
Bai Shujie finally said to Zhang Xiang and Hou Zide: "Big brother, second brother: Your International Legion is equipped with my Third Fleet, Shennong 602 medical transport ship, Shennong 601 submarine lifeship, Jintong cruise ship, 24 Nulong heavy transport aircraft, and 24 Nulong heavy bombers to form a southern line cluster, and the two of you serve as the chief and deputy commanders. β
"Your southern front is more than 50,000 people, and you have the largest number of troops in the first wave of surprise attacks. The landing site was the port of Barobo in San Francisco, and the first objective of the operation was to annihilate the two wings of the little devils in Malay-Balai. β
"Then they got ahead of the American devils and the Japanese devils, used ships and transport planes to transport troops to the island of Papua, occupied the whole territory with the fastest movements, and then immediately declared autonomy, established the Asian Jewish Republic, and renamed the International Jewish Regiment the Wehrmacht."
"I promised Khost and all the Jews a foothold for them. Now the time is ripe, and Papua is the place I am looking for them. β
"In order to strengthen the defense of the Asian Jewish Republic, the weapons produced by the aircraft factory, the tractor factory, and the seven shipyards are all prepared for you."
"A total of 3 50,000-ton aircraft carriers, 12 20,000-ton North Korea-class cruisers, 3 60,000-ton missile battle cruisers, 72 heavy bombers, 480 Jian-9 jet fighters, 2 rocket artillery regiments, 2 missile regiments, and 6 armored regiments."
"As long as you take control of the airport and the port, the last batch of more than 20,000 Jews brought back by Wang Xinlan will bring you with these newly produced equipment to reinforce you. By then, your total strength will have reached 80,000, and there will be no problem in dealing with 150,000 American devils. β
"Once the battle line is secured, your task is to clear the nearby islands one by one, including New Britain to the east and the Aru and Yandena islands to the west."
"In order to facilitate your movement, we have trained 6,000 English and Austroasian talents, and each platoon has a translator."
"Brothers: this time we are in the fire, and we are completely enemies of the whole world. Therefore, to be successful, it can only be achieved if three conditions are met. β
"The first is to make the battle so sudden that everyone in the world does not react, and it has already created a fait accompli. By the time the parties responded, we had completed our defensive deployments. β
"The second condition is that the progress of the campaign is as fast as lightning, so it is necessary to reflect the intensity of our offensive firepower, the depth of the strike, and the severity of the destruction. The enemy's will to resist must be completely destroyed at the very moment when the first strike begins. So the bombers used all cloudburst bombs in the first round, and napalm in the second round. β
"The third requirement is to be prepared to be enemies of the Japanese, American, British, French, Dutch, and Filipino Turks at the same time. Next, we will be surrounded by enemies on all sides, and this will require an iron hand. This is not the time to talk about mercy, but to completely suppress all opponents. β
"Brothers: we are doing something that no one before even dared to think of, we are doing something earth-shattering! We may die without a place to bury, and we may have great success! β
"The most important point is that we need to give full play to our strength, and then move forward bravely towards our ultimate goal! No matter what the future holds, we tried, we shed the last drop of blood, so we will never have regrets! β
At 5 p.m. on December 30, 1941, Bai Shujie sent a telegram to Geng Fengbiao, who was lurking on Apo Island:
"Order: Geng Fengbiao's troops are all dispatched tonight and covertly arrive at Huangyan Island, 450 kilometers to the north. Tomorrow, December 31, at 6 p.m., it will begin moving east to the Dassol Bay. β
"Landing at Santa Cruz in the early hours of January 1, 1942, and then immediately moving eastward at full speed, approaching the airport from the south, then launching a surprise attack and occupying the airport, and then holding on to reinforcements."
On December 30, 1941, at 6 o'clock in the afternoon, Bai Shujie issued an order to go out, and the 1st Armored Regiment and the 1st Infantry Regiment of the 1st Division of Shi Liancheng Department boarded the ship at Incheon Port; The 3rd Armored Regiment and the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the 3rd Division of Liu Zhiliang embarked at Bucheon Port; Zhang Xiang's International Jewish Regiment of Panzer Regiment boarded the ship at Jiao Island.
At 10 o'clock in the evening, the First Fleet, the Second Fleet, and the Third Fleet pulled anchor and set sail, crossed the waters west of Jeju Island, and sailed towards the vast South China Sea, opening the prelude to the strategic Armageddon that Bai Shujie had painstakingly operated for more than ten years.
The journey from Incheon Port to Lingayan Bay in the west of Luzon Island is 2,600 kilometers and needs to be passed from the east and south of Taiwan Island.
At an average speed of 33 knots, it takes 40 hours to reach the destination. That is, it was necessary to wait until 4 p.m. on January 1, 1942 for the two fleets to reach the landing site.
At 1 a.m. on January 1, 1942, Bai Shujie ordered 48 Nulong heavy transport planes and 48 Nulong heavy bombers of the first wave of Ke Mingxiang's First Airborne Regiment to take off.
They needed to appear over Luzon before dawn, then drop it in the Aguinaldo hills, and then immediately assemble their forces and make a penetration of the Burgos line to the east.
Then a black tiger struck out with a fierce attack, taking Nagilian, San Mariano, and IragΓ‘n, three strategic points on the eastern front, before dawn, and occupied the airfield and oil depot to welcome the arrival of the large army.
Bai Shujie's eldest brother and the first and second guards, namely Zhang Xiang, Liu Zhiliang and Shi Liancheng, began to act with the heavy responsibility of opening the way for the whole army.
Shi Liancheng led his 1st Machine Gun Regiment to board the plane at Gimpo Airport; Liu Zhiliang took the boat himself, and his 3rd Machine Gun Regiment boarded the plane at Jeonju Airport; Zhang Xiang decided to take a boat, and the deputy commander-in-chief, Hou Zide, led the Jewish machine gun regiment to board the plane at Jiangnan Airport.
At 3 o'clock in the morning on January 1, 1942, 72 Angry Dragon heavy transport planes took off into the sky, carrying all the hopes of all the officers and men of the Wyvern Expeditionary Force, as well as the dreams of tens of thousands of people in the Jewish village, and disappeared into the darkness before dawn.
This is the real assault force, and after a three-and-a-half-hour air flight, they will be the last to strike first, preemptively establishing a solid beachhead at Ilagan in the east and Dagupan in the west.
Shi Liancheng and Liu Zhiliang didn't know that Bai Shujie had sent them an advance raid force, but they already knew that their landing place was in the first occupation area. So it's very strange in my heart, and I've been speculating about how I should be able to land on the little devil's airport?
At 6:30 a.m. on January 1, 1942, Bai Shujie officially announced the telegram:
"It is reported that the US-Philippine coalition, the Anglo-Dutch coalition, and the US-Australian coalition have all been defeated in the Philippine Islands, Java Islands, and the Brahman Islands, and the remnants have all retreated into Australia. Ships, aircraft, light and heavy weapons were lost, and more than 300,000 people were captured, and there was no strength to fight again. β
"After occupying the Nanyang Islands, more than 240,000 Japanese fascist army, navy and air force adopted bloody suppression measures against the local people in order to frantically plunder the maximum strategic resources. In less than a month, hundreds of thousands of innocent people have been slaughtered, causing an international humanitarian catastrophe unprecedented in human history. β
"This commander is concerned about Nanyang and the safety of the lives and property of overseas Chinese in Nanyang. As a result, his heart burns like a hurry, and he cannot sleep and eat. At a time when the world is in turmoil, international morality is completely annihilated, and the safety of the lives and property of the good is in jeopardy. β
"In order to uphold human justice, defend international justice, and ensure basic human rights, the commander has decided to set up a Nanyang Overseas Chinese Protection Task Force to provide the most basic international humanitarian assistance to the overseas Chinese in Nanyang at the risk of all arrows, going deep into danger, and not hesitating to sacrifice."
"Here, this commander solemnly issues an ultimatum to the Japanese fascists in Nanyang: immediately lay down your arms and surrender unconditionally to our contingent. If you are stubborn and resist the righteous teacher, you will be punished with the severest punishment! Commander of the Flying Dragon Expeditionary Force, Bai Shujie. β
After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.