son of liberty said:
Thank you, it's nice to know I'm not just ranting to myself
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Thank you, it's nice to know I'm not just ranting to myself
Great updates so far. Only a matter of time now before Manchukuo falls to the unending waves of loyal Chinese troops dedicated to saving their country from the tyrannical Japanese :3
War in the South
The Japanese launched landing operations against Guangzhou and Fuzhou on June 29th. Although the landings were hampered by bad weather, it was clear that the Zapai defending the beaches would not be able to hold alone. Within hours, elements of the Indochinese army to the tune of 90,000 Zapai were mobilized to relieve the defenders of Guangzhou.
Chiang himself led the Nanjing army to relieve Fuzhou, which was also under air attack as well.
The defenders of Fuzhou could not hold out, and a Japanese beachhead was established after a week. They easily brushed aside further resistance from Zapai.
More Zapai joined the defense of Guangzhou. Although this left other beaches exposed, but Chiang would not let the historic city of the Kuomintang fall. He also found it unlikely that the Japanese would attempt two landings so close to one another.
On July 11th, Germany decided to use the same strategy they had used in the Great War to invade France. Chiang wondered why the Germans would replicate a strategy that had failed so badly the last time?
German weakness was clear, as it took them three days to defeat the tiny nation of Luxemburg.
And on August 1st, the Japanese received a nasty surprise.
Half the army of Indochina had come to defend Guangzhou. The city would not fall. All that was left for the Japanese to do was retreat, which they did.
Meanwhile, Chiang brought the fury of the Nanjing army down on the Japanese beachhead. The Japanese were caught by surprise. With only 10,000 men immediately available, they were quickly forced to retreat.
As he pushed back the Japanese, Chiang got word that Japanese reinforcements had pushed farther inland. He pressed the attack, hoping to isolate the Japanese army from the coast, and their supply ships.
The battle lasted until mid-September, with the Japanese forces frantically defending the coast and landing more reinforcements.
The Institute of Mathematics began work on decrypting Japanese codes.
In early October, after two months of fighting and 10,000 casualties on both sides, the Japanese defense was failing.
They were pushed from the coast on the 10th.
The Hanyang arsenal began work on better guns for the army.
On October 21st, the Chinese forces began their assault on the trapped Japanese. The troops that relieved Guangzhou also arrived to throw their forces into the assault.
By the end of the month, the Japanese had rallied all their forces in a desperate attempt to hold off the Chinese.
It was to little, to late. On November 1st, 85,000 troops of the Imperial Japanese Army surrendered. General Hideki Tōjō, their commander, ordered a general surrender, more to save his own skin then anything else. It was the most devastating blow to the Japanese yet, and made even more devastating by their dishonorable surrender.
A photo of Tōjō taken shortly after his surrender
The day after the surrender, Chinese newspapers announced the victory. All over China, massive celebrations were held. Chiang was praised as a military genius for the success, and a massive parade was held in Nanjing by the victorious army. Mao suddenly found himself in a reversed situation from four years previously. Now he was the one who couldn't achieve any lasting success, and Chiang was the hero to the people. The victory had just doomed communism in China.
The Japanese launched landing operations against Guangzhou and Fuzhou on June 29th. Although the landings were hampered by bad weather, it was clear that the Zapai defending the beaches would not be able to hold alone. Within hours, elements of the Indochinese army to the tune of 90,000 Zapai were mobilized to relieve the defenders of Guangzhou.
Chiang himself led the Nanjing army to relieve Fuzhou, which was also under air attack as well.
The defenders of Fuzhou could not hold out, and a Japanese beachhead was established after a week. They easily brushed aside further resistance from Zapai.
More Zapai joined the defense of Guangzhou. Although this left other beaches exposed, but Chiang would not let the historic city of the Kuomintang fall. He also found it unlikely that the Japanese would attempt two landings so close to one another.
On July 11th, Germany decided to use the same strategy they had used in the Great War to invade France. Chiang wondered why the Germans would replicate a strategy that had failed so badly the last time?
German weakness was clear, as it took them three days to defeat the tiny nation of Luxemburg.
And on August 1st, the Japanese received a nasty surprise.
Half the army of Indochina had come to defend Guangzhou. The city would not fall. All that was left for the Japanese to do was retreat, which they did.
Meanwhile, Chiang brought the fury of the Nanjing army down on the Japanese beachhead. The Japanese were caught by surprise. With only 10,000 men immediately available, they were quickly forced to retreat.
As he pushed back the Japanese, Chiang got word that Japanese reinforcements had pushed farther inland. He pressed the attack, hoping to isolate the Japanese army from the coast, and their supply ships.
The battle lasted until mid-September, with the Japanese forces frantically defending the coast and landing more reinforcements.
The Institute of Mathematics began work on decrypting Japanese codes.
In early October, after two months of fighting and 10,000 casualties on both sides, the Japanese defense was failing.
They were pushed from the coast on the 10th.
The Hanyang arsenal began work on better guns for the army.
On October 21st, the Chinese forces began their assault on the trapped Japanese. The troops that relieved Guangzhou also arrived to throw their forces into the assault.
By the end of the month, the Japanese had rallied all their forces in a desperate attempt to hold off the Chinese.
It was to little, to late. On November 1st, 85,000 troops of the Imperial Japanese Army surrendered. General Hideki Tōjō, their commander, ordered a general surrender, more to save his own skin then anything else. It was the most devastating blow to the Japanese yet, and made even more devastating by their dishonorable surrender.
A photo of Tōjō taken shortly after his surrender
The day after the surrender, Chinese newspapers announced the victory. All over China, massive celebrations were held. Chiang was praised as a military genius for the success, and a massive parade was held in Nanjing by the victorious army. Mao suddenly found himself in a reversed situation from four years previously. Now he was the one who couldn't achieve any lasting success, and Chiang was the hero to the people. The victory had just doomed communism in China.
A Little Bit of Organization Goes a Long Way
Mao was not going to let his public support die. On January 7th of the new European year, he once again led his troops into the endless Gobi, hoping to push the Japanese out and regain public support.
It took until February to the Japanese to begin retreating.
The French apparently had no idea how to fight a war. The Germans had pushed forward throughout the winter. They were only delayed because of a Canadian landing behind their lines. The French would soon seek peace.
Sure enough, the French surrendered on the first of March.
7th Jun, well known as the most modern Chinese army group, became an experiment for Chinese command. General Pang Bingxun, their commander, was assigned new staff cars, to improve the command staff's mobility. 2,000 new logistics officers, and 3,000 radio operators were added as well. The whole effect was to ease communication and increase coordination between different army groups. Bingxun called the staff overhaul "A blessing".
An new attack was started, under the name Operation Raging Dragon. On April 3rd, Chinese troops attacked Wulanhaote. 7th Jun. was not among them.
The Japanese used the same strategy they always did, bringing a massive number of reinforcements into the province.
On the 19th, 7th Jun led a huge assault into Fanjin. The Chinese forces were more coordinated then they ever had been before.
The Japanese commander was no fool, and realized he would not be able to wither the storm. He requested reinforcements. But as the Chinese intensified their attack, he was informed that there were none. All the reserves had been sent to Wulanhaote.
Chinese forces continued the pressure on other areas of the line. Whenever they would stop one attack they would start another.
In early May, Japanese lines in Fanjin broke. At this point, the Chinese attack split into two. 7th Jun. charged toward the Manchurian capitol, Changchun, almost unopposed. The other, composed of thousands of Zapai, moved toward the vital city of Shenyang, meeting tougher resistance from both Japanese and Manchurian troops.
On May 20th, Chinese troops marched into Changchun, but found no trace of Emperor Puyi, the Japanese puppet. His personal plane was not missing however, it was believed he was fleeing on foot to Korea, most likely through Shenyang. As 7th Jun. turned south in pursuit, the battle gained a whole new meaning...
Mao was not going to let his public support die. On January 7th of the new European year, he once again led his troops into the endless Gobi, hoping to push the Japanese out and regain public support.
It took until February to the Japanese to begin retreating.
The French apparently had no idea how to fight a war. The Germans had pushed forward throughout the winter. They were only delayed because of a Canadian landing behind their lines. The French would soon seek peace.
Sure enough, the French surrendered on the first of March.
7th Jun, well known as the most modern Chinese army group, became an experiment for Chinese command. General Pang Bingxun, their commander, was assigned new staff cars, to improve the command staff's mobility. 2,000 new logistics officers, and 3,000 radio operators were added as well. The whole effect was to ease communication and increase coordination between different army groups. Bingxun called the staff overhaul "A blessing".
An new attack was started, under the name Operation Raging Dragon. On April 3rd, Chinese troops attacked Wulanhaote. 7th Jun. was not among them.
The Japanese used the same strategy they always did, bringing a massive number of reinforcements into the province.
On the 19th, 7th Jun led a huge assault into Fanjin. The Chinese forces were more coordinated then they ever had been before.
The Japanese commander was no fool, and realized he would not be able to wither the storm. He requested reinforcements. But as the Chinese intensified their attack, he was informed that there were none. All the reserves had been sent to Wulanhaote.
Chinese forces continued the pressure on other areas of the line. Whenever they would stop one attack they would start another.
In early May, Japanese lines in Fanjin broke. At this point, the Chinese attack split into two. 7th Jun. charged toward the Manchurian capitol, Changchun, almost unopposed. The other, composed of thousands of Zapai, moved toward the vital city of Shenyang, meeting tougher resistance from both Japanese and Manchurian troops.
On May 20th, Chinese troops marched into Changchun, but found no trace of Emperor Puyi, the Japanese puppet. His personal plane was not missing however, it was believed he was fleeing on foot to Korea, most likely through Shenyang. As 7th Jun. turned south in pursuit, the battle gained a whole new meaning...
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China wasn't exactly a happy place under Mao, so I wouldn't feel too sorry.
MastahCheef117 said:
Well what do ya know! You were right!
Five miles outside the city of Panjin
A few minuets after dawn, May 22, 1941
A lone truck speeded along a muddy dirt road. Their was no sun in the sky. Rain clouds blotted out the sunshine. The morning was quiet and still, except for the constant pitter patter of rain on the trucks hood. The truck was pushing it's engine to the limit, desperate to get away from the recently captured city. Any observers of the truck assumed it was Japanese, as why would any Chinese man flee liberation? When they saw the flag printed on the trucks hood, it became obvious why:
The truck was Manchurian, full of Chinese traitors. They had been fighting alongside their Japanese masters, supposedly loyal to "Emperor" Puyi, a Japanese puppet himself.
A Manchurian peasant farmer watched the truck role by. They are heading towards Korea, he thought, liberation must be close. Ten years of Japanese rule had told him not to get too excited at the prospect of liberation. He figured the Nationalist army would never be able to defeat Japan in the long run. He had long run out of hope.
But then something returned it to him. A "thump" and then, after a few seconds, a explosion rocked the road in front of the truck. The truck abruptly stopped moving. Then another "thump" and a blast shattered it's windows.
The driver yelled an oath, and jumped out of the truck and opened the hood. He motioned for his companion to help. After a few seconds what looked like an officer jumped from the back of the truck and went to the front, probably to ask what the delay was. From their body language the farmer deduced that the damage was quite extensive. Not to be delayed, the officer ordered that they were to proceed on foot.
About a dozen solders jumped down from the truck, and then turned to help another man down. He must be very important, the farmer thought, He's got a bunch of medals. Perhaps he's a general.
The man didn't look much like a general. He had large, round glasses, and a thin, stringy figure. But he must have had dozens of medals on his uniform. The solders seemed very eager to help him and protect him.
As the farmer glanced around to see if their were any more trucks, he saw an odd sight. A man in a gray, western style uniform was lying face first on the ground. At first the farmer thought he was dead, but it turned out he was just lying very still. He carried a rifle of a kind not used by the Japanese or their puppets. Could he be a solder of the Kuomintang Army?
Then the farmer realized the long solder was not alone. Their were two of them. No! Three. But then their was a forth. And a fifth! And suddenly the whole hill was crawling with these solders! And the hill next to them! Their were hundreds, at the very least!
Then a whistle, a single whistle, tore through the rainy air. And with a mighty war cry, all of the solders stood up at once. They poured down the hillsides, shooting at the traitors by the truck. When the traitors saw them, screams rang out. One man dropped to his knees and began praying.
It was over in seconds. The Manchurians were mowed down, and every single one of them was killed, except for the important man, who raised his arms in surrender the moment his bodyguard was shot down. The other solders took him prisoner, and marched him off.
The farmer would wonder until his death who the important man had been.
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Later in the afternoon, a solemn broadcast came over every radio in Manchukuo:
"Citizens of Manchukuo, it is me, your Emperor. The war with the enemy is lost. I ask all solders who still fight to surrender at the next opportunity. I ask all citizens to report to the authority of the Kuomintang. For ten years the Japanese have held sway over us, but it is over. We have been liberated."
A few minuets after dawn, May 22, 1941
A lone truck speeded along a muddy dirt road. Their was no sun in the sky. Rain clouds blotted out the sunshine. The morning was quiet and still, except for the constant pitter patter of rain on the trucks hood. The truck was pushing it's engine to the limit, desperate to get away from the recently captured city. Any observers of the truck assumed it was Japanese, as why would any Chinese man flee liberation? When they saw the flag printed on the trucks hood, it became obvious why:
The truck was Manchurian, full of Chinese traitors. They had been fighting alongside their Japanese masters, supposedly loyal to "Emperor" Puyi, a Japanese puppet himself.
A Manchurian peasant farmer watched the truck role by. They are heading towards Korea, he thought, liberation must be close. Ten years of Japanese rule had told him not to get too excited at the prospect of liberation. He figured the Nationalist army would never be able to defeat Japan in the long run. He had long run out of hope.
But then something returned it to him. A "thump" and then, after a few seconds, a explosion rocked the road in front of the truck. The truck abruptly stopped moving. Then another "thump" and a blast shattered it's windows.
The driver yelled an oath, and jumped out of the truck and opened the hood. He motioned for his companion to help. After a few seconds what looked like an officer jumped from the back of the truck and went to the front, probably to ask what the delay was. From their body language the farmer deduced that the damage was quite extensive. Not to be delayed, the officer ordered that they were to proceed on foot.
About a dozen solders jumped down from the truck, and then turned to help another man down. He must be very important, the farmer thought, He's got a bunch of medals. Perhaps he's a general.
The man didn't look much like a general. He had large, round glasses, and a thin, stringy figure. But he must have had dozens of medals on his uniform. The solders seemed very eager to help him and protect him.
As the farmer glanced around to see if their were any more trucks, he saw an odd sight. A man in a gray, western style uniform was lying face first on the ground. At first the farmer thought he was dead, but it turned out he was just lying very still. He carried a rifle of a kind not used by the Japanese or their puppets. Could he be a solder of the Kuomintang Army?
Then the farmer realized the long solder was not alone. Their were two of them. No! Three. But then their was a forth. And a fifth! And suddenly the whole hill was crawling with these solders! And the hill next to them! Their were hundreds, at the very least!
Then a whistle, a single whistle, tore through the rainy air. And with a mighty war cry, all of the solders stood up at once. They poured down the hillsides, shooting at the traitors by the truck. When the traitors saw them, screams rang out. One man dropped to his knees and began praying.
It was over in seconds. The Manchurians were mowed down, and every single one of them was killed, except for the important man, who raised his arms in surrender the moment his bodyguard was shot down. The other solders took him prisoner, and marched him off.
The farmer would wonder until his death who the important man had been.
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Later in the afternoon, a solemn broadcast came over every radio in Manchukuo:
"Citizens of Manchukuo, it is me, your Emperor. The war with the enemy is lost. I ask all solders who still fight to surrender at the next opportunity. I ask all citizens to report to the authority of the Kuomintang. For ten years the Japanese have held sway over us, but it is over. We have been liberated."
Now that Manchuria belongs to us, let's liberate Koreans as well. Got to be nice now, right?
SovietAmerika said:
Of course Korea must be liberated. They are historically Chinese anyway.
Korea will be liberated, but of course we will allow them to run their own government, just so long as they have leaders that allow us to maintain massive military bases in their land and give us half of their resources. If their leaders do not allow this, we will relieve them of the burden of independence.
Japan's failings
The capture of Puyi would be the heaviest blow yet to the Japanese war effort. In fact, previous Japanese losses were not half as disastrous as the capture of Puyi. Within days, virtually all of the Manchurian army deserted, most of them surrendering to the nearest Chinese unit. Meanwhile, Chinese peasants all over Manchuria began harassing and often openly attacking Japanese supply lines. An incredibly large number of trapped Japanese solders still needed those supplies. The Japanese sent an envoy stating they would cede all their continental possessions to the Chinese save Korea.
Chiang quickly shot them down before ordering the destruction of all Japanese left in Manchuria.
Mao led a push into the sands of the Gobi. Their had been so many battles fought there that in some places you could walk from body to body without ever touching the sand.
The 7th Jun led an assault into the mountains still held by the Japanese. The Japanese were short of everything from ammunition to boots, but never the less fought courageous holding actions before retreating.
The last attack in the operation was launched by several Kuomintang army units, supported by over 200,000 Zapai. An unknown number of Japanese troops were taken prisoner, but it is known that Japanese losses dwarfed any other major defeat to date. It was quite possibly, as Chiang boasted, the worst defeat in Japanese military history.
Chiang ordered Port Arthur taken, but Mao ordered his army to move as fast as their legs would carry them to beat the Nationalists there, hopping to regain lost prestige. It was a vital port, and they met fierce resistance.
Despite ground victories, Japanese bombers were still a common sight over Nanjing, and Chiang ordered that better anti-aircraft systems be developed.
7th Jun pushed the enemy back into Korea, in preparation for the invasion.
However, Chiang could wait no further, and Operation Korean Liberation was launched on June 14th, before all the Chinese forces were in position.
Japan was desperate to turn the war around, and they demanded Indochina from the French Government, and got it. They thought they would open another front and weaken Chinese forces in Korea.
Chiang had long expected this, and the 200,000 Zapai of the Indochinese Army Group surged into the jungles of this new front, meeting little resistance.
Only twenty days after the invasion of Korea began, Chinese forces were making headway. This progress was delightful for Chinese command, who had feared a stalemate in the mountains. Most Japanese troops were ill trained Korean conscripts who surrendered at the first opportunity.
20,000 Japanese troops surrendered in the Cheongjin pocket alone.
The most notable resistance was in Ganggye, were under-supplied Japanese marines stubbornly resisted for over a month.
When they collapsed on July 26th, Japan sent another offer of peace, better then they had ever sent. Chiang still turned it down, knowing he could get more.
By mid August, all Japanese resistance in Korea had disintegrated.
Chinese forces smashed aside all resistance in Indochina, soon capturing Hanoi.
By September, China had complete control of Korea.
On the 25th, Indochina became a Chinese "vassal".
On the same day, Chiang made a radio announcement to all of China:
Chiang during his famous speech
"Four years ago, the great Chinese people were attacked by the Empire of the Rising Sun. It was the same Empire that humiliated our great country in 1895, and sent many of our grandfathers to their graves. Much has changed that day. Our nation now stands as a power that has crushed these invaders, and driven them into the sea! We have all suffered for this victory. Four million sons will never return to their mothers. Four million solders will never again drink with friends or kiss their wives. And four million good, brave men will never live in the China they fought for. But they did not die purposeless! They did not die for nothing! They died for a place, and an ideal, and a people! They died for China! They died for a true China, without the greedy Japanese coming and taking land whenever they felt like it! They died to show the Japanese Emperor that he was no god! They died so the flies would feed on Japanese corpses! And they died, so that the Land of the Rising Sun would see darkness. And they died for victory! So that the Land of the Rising Sun would forever be known as the Land of the Fading Sun!"
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The capture of Puyi would be the heaviest blow yet to the Japanese war effort. In fact, previous Japanese losses were not half as disastrous as the capture of Puyi. Within days, virtually all of the Manchurian army deserted, most of them surrendering to the nearest Chinese unit. Meanwhile, Chinese peasants all over Manchuria began harassing and often openly attacking Japanese supply lines. An incredibly large number of trapped Japanese solders still needed those supplies. The Japanese sent an envoy stating they would cede all their continental possessions to the Chinese save Korea.
Chiang quickly shot them down before ordering the destruction of all Japanese left in Manchuria.
Mao led a push into the sands of the Gobi. Their had been so many battles fought there that in some places you could walk from body to body without ever touching the sand.
The 7th Jun led an assault into the mountains still held by the Japanese. The Japanese were short of everything from ammunition to boots, but never the less fought courageous holding actions before retreating.
The last attack in the operation was launched by several Kuomintang army units, supported by over 200,000 Zapai. An unknown number of Japanese troops were taken prisoner, but it is known that Japanese losses dwarfed any other major defeat to date. It was quite possibly, as Chiang boasted, the worst defeat in Japanese military history.
Chiang ordered Port Arthur taken, but Mao ordered his army to move as fast as their legs would carry them to beat the Nationalists there, hopping to regain lost prestige. It was a vital port, and they met fierce resistance.
Despite ground victories, Japanese bombers were still a common sight over Nanjing, and Chiang ordered that better anti-aircraft systems be developed.
7th Jun pushed the enemy back into Korea, in preparation for the invasion.
However, Chiang could wait no further, and Operation Korean Liberation was launched on June 14th, before all the Chinese forces were in position.
Japan was desperate to turn the war around, and they demanded Indochina from the French Government, and got it. They thought they would open another front and weaken Chinese forces in Korea.
Chiang had long expected this, and the 200,000 Zapai of the Indochinese Army Group surged into the jungles of this new front, meeting little resistance.
Only twenty days after the invasion of Korea began, Chinese forces were making headway. This progress was delightful for Chinese command, who had feared a stalemate in the mountains. Most Japanese troops were ill trained Korean conscripts who surrendered at the first opportunity.
20,000 Japanese troops surrendered in the Cheongjin pocket alone.
The most notable resistance was in Ganggye, were under-supplied Japanese marines stubbornly resisted for over a month.
When they collapsed on July 26th, Japan sent another offer of peace, better then they had ever sent. Chiang still turned it down, knowing he could get more.
By mid August, all Japanese resistance in Korea had disintegrated.
Chinese forces smashed aside all resistance in Indochina, soon capturing Hanoi.
By September, China had complete control of Korea.
On the 25th, Indochina became a Chinese "vassal".
On the same day, Chiang made a radio announcement to all of China:
Chiang during his famous speech
"Four years ago, the great Chinese people were attacked by the Empire of the Rising Sun. It was the same Empire that humiliated our great country in 1895, and sent many of our grandfathers to their graves. Much has changed that day. Our nation now stands as a power that has crushed these invaders, and driven them into the sea! We have all suffered for this victory. Four million sons will never return to their mothers. Four million solders will never again drink with friends or kiss their wives. And four million good, brave men will never live in the China they fought for. But they did not die purposeless! They did not die for nothing! They died for a place, and an ideal, and a people! They died for China! They died for a true China, without the greedy Japanese coming and taking land whenever they felt like it! They died to show the Japanese Emperor that he was no god! They died so the flies would feed on Japanese corpses! And they died, so that the Land of the Rising Sun would see darkness. And they died for victory! So that the Land of the Rising Sun would forever be known as the Land of the Fading Sun!"
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Of course, Chiang and Mao are not what you call ''friends'' . In the 1930s Chiang tried to extinguish Communism etc. so yes kill them
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. In the 1930s Chiang tried to extinguish Communism etc. so yes kill them Tim
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