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Chapter 818: Bombing the Japanese Homeland

818 Bombing of the Japanese Homeland

After reading the battle report from the US military staff, Ye Qingshan didn't know what to say for a moment.

On the contrary, General Stilwell next to him couldn't help it and complained to Ye Qingshan: "Ye, you have finished reading it.

You see, this battle made them so miserable, how can I not be angry? "

"General Stilwell, calm down.

It has happened, and now what we should think about most is what to do next.”

Ye Qingshan persuaded Stilwell.

After hearing what Ye Qingshan said, Stilwell calmed down a lot.

"According to intelligence, the Japanese army has already transferred troops from the country to support Singapore.

They have lost the best opportunity to attack.

In addition, the British army suffered a disastrous defeat.

It dealt a heavy blow to their military morale.

Even if Roberts still had more than 200,000 British troops at this time, it would be difficult to rely on them in a short period of time.

Then we will take the sea route and launch an attack on the Japanese troops in Singapore."

Stilwell said helplessly.

Disappointed for missing out on a great opportunity to take over Singapore.

"So, the attack on Singapore and the Malay Peninsula will be suspended?"

Ye Qingshan asked.

"It can only be this way."

Originally, their eastern offensive was blocked by the Japanese defense line in the mountains west of Siam.

It is difficult to get through in a short time.

Stilwell had previously expected that the British troops advancing south by sea would be able to successfully capture Singapore and the Malay Peninsula.

Then they marched north, bypassing the enemy's defenses in the mountains west of Siam.

Go around to the back of the Japanese 25th Army and give them a hard blow.

Perhaps in this way, they could easily take over Siam.

But unfortunately, the defeat of the British army directly caused all of General Stilwell's plans to fail.

In the short term, they can't expect any results from this attack on Siam.

Stilwell never imagined that the war he had carefully planned would not be able to move forward after only two months.

This made Stilwell extremely unwilling.

“I just can’t understand why the British army was defeated.

The battle report said that the British fleet was attacked by underwater enemy submarines before landing.

This forced the British army to land early.

Could it be that the Japanese army has a submarine force in Singapore?

I have never heard that the Japanese army has any powerful submarine forces."

Stilwell was still pondering the process of the British army's disastrous defeat in this battle, and found some things that he couldn't understand.

Ye Qingshan was standing aside and heard Stilwell's muttering.

Just keep silent.

At this time, it is best not to speak.

Half a day later, Ye Qingshan came out of Stilwell's headquarters and returned to his own headquarters.

Before returning, Stilwell had reached a consensus with Ye Qingshan.

The attack on Siam was temporarily stopped.

Not long after Ye Qingshan returned to the headquarters, Xiao Wusheng brought him a top-secret telegram.

After reading it, Ye Qingshan replied: All submarines should return immediately, do not appear in the outside waters again, and do not let anyone discover you.

In mid-February, the Allied offensive led by Yamashita Tomoyuki's 20th Army in Siam came to a halt.

Stilwell returned to Burma and began to supervise the reorganization of the British army.

Ye Qingshan's expeditionary force was stationed on the front line, training and resting on the spot.

The old Japanese soldier Yamashita Tomoyuki also knew that even if the Allied forces stopped the attack, it was only to prepare for a more fierce attack later.

The decisive battle between the two sides will break out sooner or later.

It's just a matter of time. Even if it is delayed, it won't last long.

They need to use this time to make better preparations.

So as to prepare for the next, more fierce attack by the Allies.

By the beginning of March, there was not much fighting among the Allied forces in Southeast Asia.

But Ye Qingshan received a telegram from the US military headquarters.

"The US Pacific Fleet is going to send out a group of bombers to bomb the Japanese homeland?"

Ye Qingshan was not very surprised by this.

The reason why the US military command told Ye Qingshan about their bombing plan.

It’s also because they need Ye Qingshan’s cooperation.

According to the plan of the US military command, the carrier-based bombers they took off this time took off from their aircraft carrier and completed the bombing of the Japanese homeland.

They did not return, but flew to Ye Qingshan's airport in southern Zhejiang.

The US military command even proposed that Ye Qingshan's air force should also take action on the same day.

After bombing the Japanese homeland, the pilots of the aviation team under Ye Qingshan led the US bomber group.

Landed at the airport in southern Zhejiang.

The location of southern Zhejiang is just right for the landing of US bombers.

If we go any farther, the American fighter planes may not have enough fuel.

In this case, they must contact Ye Qingshan and get Ye Qingshan's consent.

They can ensure the implementation of this plan.

"Call U.S. Army Command back and tell them.

I will cooperate with them to carry out this bombing operation on the Japanese mainland."

The bombing was scheduled to begin a week later.

Ye Qingshan immediately contacted Xiao Shanling who stayed behind in the base and told him about this.

Next, he was asked to deploy the air force and airports to cooperate with the US military's bombing of the Japanese homeland.

In mid-March, the US military's bombing operation went on as scheduled.

Ye Qingshan did not participate and could only wait for news quietly.

Two days later, Ye Qingshan received a telegram from Xiao Shanling.

The other party told Ye Qingshan in the telegram that their air force and the US bomber group would jointly bomb the Japanese homeland.

The completion was relatively successful.

This was the first time that the Japanese Kyoto encountered such a large-scale air raid.

"We can probably do more large-scale bombings of the Japanese homeland like this in the future."

Ye Qingshan couldn't help but grin.