Chapter 1173 1175 [Tian Ding Import]
??With the various perverse behaviors of the Japanese people, the lives of the people in the mainland have become more difficult and the people are in dire straits.
In order to escape for their lives, they fled to Macau one after another, causing the number of refugees in Macau to increase sharply.
There were already more than 200,000 people before, and now it has increased to more than 300,000.
The streets, alleys, mountains and plains are full of people who have fled.
Some of them were huddled on the roadside, some were lying in the aisles, and some were lying in alleys. They had no roof to cover their heads and no place to stand. They lacked food and clothing, and were miserable.
Xiang Nan felt very pitiful when he saw this.
?After discussing with Zhou Qingquan, they each went out 5,000 yuan each to build a porridge tent to give porridge to the refugees.
?Although their power is limited and they cannot save too many people, at this time when the country is in dire straits, the little they can do is helpful.
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June, Battle of Midway.
Four Japanese aircraft carriers were sunk by the US military. From then on, the Japanese army lost the strategic initiative in the Pacific naval battle, and its defeat became apparent.
In July, the Battle of El Alamein broke out.
?The German and Italian armies, the British and French armies fought fierce battles in North Africa.
??Although the German army achieved a brief victory, there were more than 60,000 casualties and captured officers and soldiers.
?This also caused the military strength of the German and Italian troops in North Africa to drop sharply, becoming a turning point in the North African battlefield.
In the same month, the Battle of Stalingrad began.
?This battle continues until February next year. The German army suffered heavy losses as many as 1.5 million casualties.
?The defeat of this battle greatly reduced the strength of the German army and was no longer able to launch an offensive.
In August, the Battle of Guadalcanal began.
??This war lasted until March next year, with 20,000 Japanese casualties.
?After this battle, the Japanese army completely lost the initiative in the South Pacific. We have to change from strategic offense to strategic defense.
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Due to heavy losses in the South Pacific, the Japanese army had to mobilize elite troops to participate in the war in Southeast Asia. This also greatly weakened the strength of the Japanese army in the mainland.
Since then, large-scale battles have rarely been launched, and strategic stalemates have been the main focus.
Therefore, from 1942 to 1943, there were fewer large-scale battles, but there were still many small-scale battles.
??And there are more and more news about the Japanese army''s violent conquests, burning, killing and looting.
In order to suppress public opinion, the military attache in Macau not only forcibly closed down many newspapers, but also established its own newspaper to beautify the invasion and fool the people.
Xiang Nan sneered at this.
He no longer buys these fake newspapers and concentrates on teaching his son at home.
Ye Zhun is now twelve years old and a big boy.
Because of the unrest in the world, Xiang Nan did not allow him to go to school anymore. Instead, he stayed at home and taught himself.
Mathematics, English, Chinese, physics, chemistry, history, geography...all subjects are taught carefully, but he is not allowed to practice martial arts.
Because in his opinion, the future is an era of science and technology, and kung fu has long been outdated.
No matter how capable a person is of fighting, he must kneel down in front of a gun. Therefore, practicing martial arts is basically useless. It only teaches people to be brave and ruthless. If you want to exercise, running, high jumping, and long jumping are better than martial arts.
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?In the past two years, in addition to teaching children, Xiang Nan also helped Wu Chilin, Jinshan Zhao and others get wives, so that they could start a family and start a business instead of being alone.
A new baby is born, a family is established, and this is also a rare warm moment in these difficult years.
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In 1943, good news came one after another. To the north, in the Battle of Stalingrad, the German army surrendered to the Soviet army and more than 90,000 people were captured; to the south, the German and Italian troops in North Africa surrendered to the British and French forces; the commander-in-chief of the Japanese joint forces, Yamamoto Isoroku, was shot in his car and died by the U.S. military. .
In July, political unrest occurred in Italy and Mussolini was arrested.
The Battle of Korke begins. In the two months of war, the German army lost more than 500,000 people, completely lost its ability to counterattack, and switched to strategic defense.
??The Soviet army completely reversed the situation of the war and switched from strategic defense to active offense.
In September, the Allied forces landed in Italy. Italy surrendered and turned its guns around the next month, declaring war on Germany.
In November, the Cairo Conference and the Tehran Conference were held successively to discuss arrangements for jointly dealing with Germany, the East, and the post-war international order.
In the same year, in order to protect the Burma Highway, the Chinese Expeditionary Force launched an attack on the Japanese army that occupied Burma. After many battles, nearly 50,000 Japanese troops were wiped out, making great contributions to the international anti-Fasisi movement.
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There is also good news from home.
Zhang Yongcheng successfully became pregnant with his second child, which made Xiang Nan very happy.
After his careful care, Zhang Yongcheng successfully gave birth to a baby boy in June 1944.
?That day was also the day when the Allied forces launched the Normandy landings.
Xiang Nan named his son Ye Zheng.
The Normandy landing successfully opened the second battlefield in Europe.
From now on, Germany will face a two-front war and an additional attack on both fronts. This will make its already weak national strength more and more difficult to support, and it will become a failure.
In October 1944, the Japanese army and the Allied forces engaged in a decisive naval battle in Leyte Gulf, Philippines.
In the end, all the large Japanese warships were sunk, and the Toyo Navy existed in name only.
The Allies completely gained control of the Pacific Ocean. Dongyang lost its vital maritime supply line and its combat readiness resources were further depleted.
In November 1944, in order to open up the supply line, Dongyang launched the Battle of Henan, Hunan and Guangxi.
The national army suffered a disastrous defeat, with more than 500,000 casualties. Although the Japanese army won, they also paid a heavy price with more than 100,000 casualties.
In the fourth or fifth year, good news has come one after another.
?In Europe, the Allied forces successively regained lost territory, liberated France, liberated Warsaw, liberated Budapest, and liberated Romania...
In Asia, the U.S. military continues to pull out of areas occupied by Japanese troops. Manila, Luzon, Okinawa, etc. were liberated one after another. Moreover, the US military also sent a large number of aircraft to bomb Tokyo, causing hundreds of thousands of houses to be burned and millions of people displaced.
?This move accelerated the collapse of militarism and avenged the hundreds of millions of people who had been invaded and harmed by the Eastern invaders.
In April, the Allies captured Berlin.
The end of the two war madmen, Mussolini and Hitler, has finally arrived.
In May, Germany surrendered unconditionally. The Allies achieved comprehensive victory in the European battlefield.
?After Italy and Germany surrendered one after another, the remaining East Ocean of the three Axis countries became even more helpless.
?Although it was trapped and still fighting, it brazenly launched the Battle of Western Hubei and the Battle of Western Hunan. However, both battles failed, especially the Battle of Xiangxi. The Japanese army suffered more than 30,000 casualties and was no longer able to launch a large-scale offensive.
In July, the United States, Britain, and China issued the Potsdam Declaration, urging Japan to surrender as soon as possible.
In August, the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the East, causing hundreds of thousands of casualties. Its extremely powerful power makes Dongyang fearful.
On the 8th, the Soviet Red Army invaded the Northeast and wiped out 750,000 Kwantung Army troops in a week.
?This battle completely shattered the Japanese illusion of stubborn resistance.
On August 15, Dongyang officially announced its unconditional surrender.
When the news came, the whole country rejoiced.
Macau people took to the streets together, beating gongs and drums to celebrate the victory of the Anti-Japanese War.
(End of this chapter)