nycdaug Chapter 247 Future Planning
Chapter 247 Future Planning
After a month of fierce fighting in the Western Pacific Theater, Manila was finally captured, with the 5-strong Japanese garrison completely annihilated. Simultaneously, in San Pablo, south of Manila, the Chinese and American forces annihilated the Japanese 1st, 14th, 58th, and 116th Divisions. By this time, only about 5 Japanese troops remained in the Philippines, trapped in the mountains and dense forests.
Both the US Army and the Chinese Expeditionary Force were exhausted after nearly two months of intense combat. Spruance and Sutherland both believed the troops needed a rest. Therefore, with the exception of the US 6th Army, which continued to encircle and suppress the remaining Japanese forces in the northeast, all other Chinese and American forces were given a brief period of rest.
According to the agreement reached with the Western Pacific Theater, Yang Hong and Liao Yaoxiang, after consultation with Qin Shi, transferred out a division of the original guerrilla army that had been reorganized into the 166th Army. This division, composed mainly of overseas Chinese soldiers, was led by Luo Bing and airlifted to Mindanao in batches. After a new integration, it was transformed into the Overseas Chinese Guerrilla Column. Their mission was to expand the army on the island after occupying Kalimantan, establish the South China Overseas Chinese Self-Defense Army, and finally erode and seize control of the entire Kalimantan Island.
The Chinese troops accompanying the US Sixth Army were gradually reunited and withdrawn from Luzon. This was clearly intended to demonstrate America's complete recapture of its colony and to demonstrate Philippine sovereignty. General Marshall, representing the LSF, personally traveled to the Philippines to participate in commemorations marking the recapture of the Philippines and to reorganize the Philippine Governor-General's Office. Of course, Allied representatives Zheng Dongguo, Liao Yaoxiang, and Yang Hong also attended the commemorations. Privately, Marshall met with Chinese representatives, implicitly and explicitly approving their acquisition of control of Kalimantan. Meanwhile, the first batch of warships was delivered to the Chinese. Most of them were destroyers and light cruisers, primarily captured Japanese warships that had been repaired. The largest of these ships was a captured Japanese heavy cruiser, boasting a full load of 6 tons. Despite the American repairs, its maximum speed was only 1.2 knots. Its 18mm heavy guns were removed and replaced with 302mm guns, and several secondary guns were added. The flower grower gave it a new name "Zhennan", the meaning of which is very clear.
The 1st and 3rd Group Armies will be reorganized simultaneously. The 1st Group Army will be composed of two corps, the 2th and 112th Corps, each temporarily commanding two divisions: the 113st, 2nd (formerly the 201th Division), the 202rd (formerly the 112th Division), and the 203th Division. The 113th Division will be directly under the group army. Similarly, the 205rd Group Army will be composed of two corps, the 206nd and 3th Corps, commanding the 2th, 22th, 47th, and 14th Divisions. The 47th Division will be directly under the group army. This is only the first step. The next step will be to dismantle the directly subordinate divisions and regiments to organize tanks, special operations forces, engineers, logistics, and supporting artillery. Ultimately, each corps will be organized into a formidable division, each commanding two US Marine divisions, along with auxiliary units. The development direction of the 50st and 155rd Group Armies has also been defined, becoming the equivalent of the future Marine Corps.
Under the direction of Admiral Nimitz, the First Expeditionary Force received the same treatment as the US Marine Corps, including weapons and soldier treatment, all in accordance with American standards. Of course, they wouldn't have much time to rest; according to Nimitz's plan, the attack on Iwo Jima would be launched between August and September.
Taking advantage of this gap, Yang Hong, Cai Yong, and Luo Bing gathered together, and Qin Shi, who was in Myanmar, also sneaked over. They began to plan the establishment of a Chinese regime with Kalimantan as the core. According to the brothers' original plan, they planned to establish a Chinese regime on the Malay Peninsula or on Java Island, but the current situation has changed qualitatively. The United States and Britain have tacitly accepted the territorial claims of the Chinese in northern Myanmar, Laos, and North Vietnam. Similarly, they will never agree to establish a Chinese regime on the Malay Peninsula. Therefore, the best way is to establish a Chinese regime on Kalimantan Island, and then promote the establishment of Chinese autonomous regions in Java, Singapore, and other places, forming a situation of echoing each other, firmly controlling Southeast Asia, and finally establishing several small but strong Chinese countries, and then waiting for an opportunity to act. At the very least, they will never allow the tragedy of innocent people being killed in the south to happen again.
The four of them were unanimous in their thinking. Since they had already reached an agreement with the US military, if operations were carried out successfully, it was entirely possible to capture the entire island of Kalimantan. If the situation permitted, establishing a South China regime with Kalimantan as its core was also feasible. Of course, they also had to prepare for both scenarios. To this end, upon entering Kalimantan, Luo Bing would seek an opportunity to break away from the Huahua family and launch independent operations to promote self-government among the Chinese on the island. Yang Hong and the others would seek to guide the Chinese in the Philippines to migrate south to Kalimantan, establishing the Chinese as the dominant ethnic group on the island and ultimately achieving a regime change dominated by the Chinese.
Qin Shi had a different idea. He believed the Chinese population on the Malay Peninsula was larger, and he planned to seize the opportunity to capture the Malay Peninsula and eventually try to keep Liu Xiao there to encourage the establishment of an overseas Chinese autonomous region. Yang Hong had a bright idea: when the time came, he would also extract Wang Chengwu and go directly to Java Island to try to establish self-government for the Chinese there, thus completing his Southeast Asian strategy.
Yang Hongdao said, "We need to find a way to utilize the power of the United States and Britain, and we absolutely cannot do it in the name of the Flower Planting Party. I think we can completely adopt the method of relying on other forces. For example, let Liu Xiao be politically close to the British, and clearly oppose the expansion of the Flower Planting Party to the south, giving the impression that the Chinese in South China are divided. Wang Chengwu's wife is from the United States, so it will be easy for her to gain support from the United States. This way, we will have someone to rely on in Java. As for Luo Bing, he will then openly use the banner of the Flower Planting Party. This will force the United States and Britain to strongly support Liu Xiao and Wang Chengwu, and the superficial three-way balance of power will be established."
Qin Shi thought about it carefully and immediately agreed with Yang Hong's opinion. "That's right, let's do it this way. To avoid suspicion from the US and UK, we need to start the preliminary work in advance. I'll try to create a conflict with Liu Xiao, and Yang Hong will try to convince the US to suppress Chinese Americans in the military. Then, we'll have Wang Chengwu fight you, giving the US a chance to divide you."
"Yes, let's do it. I can take advantage of this opportunity to fly the American flag to vent the dissatisfaction of the Manila soldiers. I can do something to make the Chinese Americans and overseas Chinese soldiers quarrel and create some smoke screen!" Cai Yong said loudly and excitedly.
Luo Bing glanced at him and said, "Seventh Brother, if you do this, won't it cause instability in the army? You're going to attack Iwo Jima next."