Glorious Mission 1937

The world situation was also turbulent in 1943. The Soviet army launched a counterattack in Leningrad in early January, thus successfully breaking through the 1-day-long blockade of Leningrad by the German army.

Leningrad, formerly known as Petrograd, is Russia's "Window of Europe" established by Peter the Great in 1703. It is the cradle of the great October Revolution, the second largest city in the Soviet Union, and an important seaport, railway and river hub. An important base of the Soviet Baltic Fleet, known as the second capital of the Soviet Union. .When Hitler formulated the "Barbarossa" plan, he repeatedly emphasized the need to capture "the birthplace of Bolshevism" - Leningrad, and arrogantly clamored that the city must be "erased from the earth".At the beginning of the war, Hitler tried unsuccessfully to capture the city, and then carried out a 900-day siege.

1940年8月下旬，气急败坏的希特勒在北翼调集了32个步兵师、4个坦克师、4个摩托化师和1个骑兵旅的兵力，配备6000门大炮、4500门迫击炮和1000多架飞机，向列宁格勒发动猛烈攻势，扬言要在9月1日占领这座重要城市。

德军庞大的兵力是苏军的1.4倍、火炮是苏军的3倍、迫击炮是苏军的4.8倍、坦克苏军的0.2倍、飞机是苏军的8.8倍。

The Soviet Union fell into a passive state at the beginning of the Chen battle. With the Soviet Union's rout in the entire Eastern European battlefield, Leningrad also suffered an unprecedented blow.However, bombs can destroy the homes of Leningraders, but they cannot destroy their fighting spirit.Neither can severe cold and hunger.During the most difficult days in the winter of 1941, the people of Leningrad miraculously opened up an ice road on the ice of Lake Ladoga, and transported food through this only "life road" connecting with the outside world. , Transported the wounded, thereby overcoming the threat of severe cold and hunger, and frustrating the German attempt to trap the Leningrad people.

Since then, the soldiers and civilians of Leningrad by the German army have waged a two-and-a-half-year siege. The 900-day siege destroyed public facilities, water, energy and food supplies, leading to an unprecedented famine in Leningrad.Killed up to 150 million people. More than 140 million civilians and soldiers were evacuated, many of whom died from bombing and famine during the evacuation.One of the Leningrad cemeteries alone holds 500,000 victims of the siege.

In Leningrad, the economic devastation and loss of life exceeded that of the Battle of Moscow, the Battle of Stalingrad, the atomic bombing of Hiroshima or Nagasaki.The Siege of Leningrad is listed among the bloodiest battles in world history.

1943年1月，苏军集中2000门大炮和迫击炮向施吕瑟尔堡地域内的德军阵地进行了2个小时的猛烈炮火打击。随后苏61集团军和第2突击集团军分别从南面和北面发起进攻。经过7天激战。突破德军阵地纵深14公里。列宁格勒和沃尔霍夫两个方面军在1号和5号工人村胜利会师，从而突破了德军对列宁格勒长达17个月的围困。

Shortly after breaking the German siege of Leningrad, the Soviet army once again achieved a breakthrough victory in Stalingrad.The Soviet Red Army defeated 33 German troops in Stalingrad, captured more than 9 people including German Marshal Paulus, and won the Battle of Stalingrad.

At the same time, the British army has also made considerable progress in the North African battlefield. In early February, it captured the port city of Tripoli where the German army was stationed, and controlled more than half of Libya's territory.

On the Asian battlefield, the Japanese army completely withdrew its troops from mainland China, and built a 300-kilometer defensive position along the Changbai Mountain line in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula.On the Sino-Vietnamese border, more than 70 Japanese puppet troops deployed their defenses along Lang Son and Zhennan Pass, trying to stick to French Indochina.

In the scramble for islands in the South Pacific, the navies of China, the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union worked together, and as many as 600 large and small ships encircled and suppressed the remaining 150 remaining warships in the Japanese Navy's joint fleet, forcing the Japanese government to urgently dispatch several ships that had not yet been recovered. The completed aircraft carrier and battleship were delivered to the Navy.

Although the Japanese Navy has been supplemented by more than a dozen large warships in a short period of time, and its strength has recovered, it is still much worse than the combined fleet half a year ago, especially the deaths of a large number of veterans and senior commanders. The command center of the United Fleet was severely hit. Therefore, it performed very poorly in the face of the joint strikes by the navies of China, the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union. and other sea areas were severely damaged.

In mid-May, after half a year of bitter fighting, the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy failed to regain air and sea control in the South Pacific, completely losing the initiative in the South Pacific War.

With the counterattack of the Allied forces, the casualties of the Japanese army surged, coupled with the severe consumption of resources and other strategic materials, the Japanese economy was already in a state of semi-collapse.

In Japan, the tide is even more surging, and the living standards of the people are worse than two years ago. Rice that can be eaten for half a month is no longer seen, let alone meat, except occasionally. Except for a little fish, other meats have almost disappeared in the Japanese market.

The unemployment rate in Japanese society is very high. Due to the pressure of life, many women have to become prostitutes, creating a social miasma.Under such circumstances, many people's dissatisfaction with the government has reached its peak, and the voice of anti-war has become louder and louder. Even some senior government officials have called on the government to negotiate with the United States, Britain and other countries to end the war as soon as possible.

In view of this situation, the Japanese government had to face up to the anti-war voices and agreed to conduct formal peace talks with China, the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union.

The Japanese side kept their body low this time, and the condition they put forward was that Japan agreed to withdraw its troops from the entire South Pacific region and hand over all the territories it had acquired after the outbreak of the Pacific War. Compensation for the four countries of China, the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union to pay a certain amount of war reparations.

The United States, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom are very interested in the conditions proposed by Japan. They eagerly hope to withdraw from the Asian battlefield and then go to the European battlefield, so they are very willing to negotiate peace with Japan.

However, the Chinese side has no interest in this. The Chinese government has formally expressed its attitude towards the governments of the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Under no circumstances will China negotiate peace with the current Japanese government unless Japan surrenders unconditionally. At the same time, it hopes that the United States and the Soviet Union will The three countries of the United Kingdom abide by the relevant agreements of the Atlantic Charter and the Cairo Declaration, and will never make peace with Japan.

If the United States, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom do not listen to their advice, the Chinese government will consider withdrawing from the Allies, suspending all cooperation with the United States, the Soviet Union and other countries, and fighting Japan alone.

The Chinese government also urgently held a press conference to announce the government's decision.In the words of the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Chinese are modest. It is because of such a modest character that everyone thinks that the Chinese are easy to bully, but now the Chinese have stood up and dared to fight any enemy to the end.The grievances and hatreds of this generation will be resolved by this generation, and will never be left to the next generation. The Chinese must raise their swords and leap into Tokyo.

The United States, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom were also taken aback by the tough attitude of the Chinese government. They withdrew from their allies and fought against Japan alone. Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill were in a mess. They knew Chen Feng very well. Only he dared to say such strong words, and he also He can do it too.

As a last resort, Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill had to call urgently to discuss this matter. The Chinese government can now be said to completely dominate the battlefields in China, Northeast Asia, and the South Pacific. Literally a disaster.

More importantly, China had a very good relationship with Germany before this. Many senior officials in Germany were good friends with Chen Feng, such as Delixi and others. Even now, there are still a large number of Germans in Chen Feng's army Jews are serving.We must know that not all Jews hate Germany. If these people are fueling the flames, Sino-German cooperation is not impossible.

After urgent consultations, the leaders of the three countries agreed that the allies could not bear the loss of China as an ally for the time being, so they decided to advance and retreat with the Chinese government. If the Japanese government did not surrender, the war would continue.

The Japanese government is very helpless. They feel that their airs have been lowered to the lowest level, and they are even begging for mercy, but the hateful Chinese are still biting.

Surrender is simply a joke. How could the Great Japanese Empire surrender? Even if it is the last person in the battle, the Great Japanese Empire will not surrender.

Since the Allied Forces formally refused to negotiate peace with Japan, the Emperor of Japan and their ministers united unprecedentedly. Even the army and navy, which have always been difficult to deal with, get along very well. There is only one purpose, and that is to fight the next war well. , to defend the Japanese mainland.

At the beginning of June, Chen Feng was officially appointed as the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in the Asian theater. His command included the Chinese Army, Navy and Air Force, the British Indian Army and the British Burmese Army stationed in India, the Soviet Far East Red Army stationed in the Far East, and the Australian Army stationed in Australia. US-Philippine and Australian forces.

On June 6, US Admiral Nimitz commanded the US military to land on New Georgia Island in the Solomon Islands and began to launch a counterattack in the Central Solomon Islands.On the same day, MacArthur commanded the U.S. troops to land in the Gulf of New Guinea, join forces with the Chen family's troops stationed in the Nanyang Territory, and prepare to attack the Japanese troops in Singapore and the Philippines.

In less than half a year, the situation on the world's anti-fascist battlefield has changed drastically, and the Allied forces have continued to make breakthroughs. The anti-fascist war has entered the stage of a comprehensive counter-offensive. (To be continued..)