Chapter 1501 Change the battle plan
China armed Japan, and to a certain extent, its intimacy with China was even higher than that of Germany. Everything that was open to Germany was basically provided to Japan, so radio was also among them. Although China did not hand over the highest-end radio across states to the Japanese, it was simple and portable, and it was integrated into the Japanese army. This was also the fundamental reason why Uehara Yoshi was the division of troops. After taking Unarasca Island, other places were not too far from Unarasca Island. Even the Alaska Peninsula was within 1,000 kilometers from this side. It was the place where radio formed a circle, so any problems could be dealt with in time. After all, this was just a vanguard battle.
The islands fell one by one, and all combat plans were quite smooth. Although the US military had garrisons on some islands and even peninsulas, it was not large in number and had weaker combat power, and did not even cause much casualties to the Japanese. Even the Japanese rush into villages and cities suffered greater casualties than the US military directly. After all, the United States is a country that can legally own guns, and some people have greater determination to protect their homes than soldiers.
All the losses combined together have a total of more than 1,000 people, which has caused losses to more than 3,000 people on the Alaska Peninsula and surrounding islands. However, Japan's cruel killings awakened the Americans. They were not facing a kind gentleman, but an extremely cruel opponent. Facing such an opponent, their resistance had no effect, but would have huge casualties. In the end, most of the Americans who compromised, most of them became prisoners.
The role of these prisoners is very simple. If you send them back, this part will become part of the spoils to repay the consumption of arms purchased from China. This is also a new method created by China. Use prisoners as population. In other words, China has extremely developed industries and has almost increased the demand for population to the limit. Only when the outside world has successfully obtained more than 100 million people, the window will still be open, and the population will be constantly demanded, from top to bottom, no matter what level it is, can find its way in China and create value for China.
This is a win-win situation for any country with a large number of prisoners. Not many countries are willing to use prisoners. Although some work, most of them do heavy physical work, with poor conditions and high mortality rates. However, even so, it is difficult to earn their living expenses.
In most cases, labor efficiency is quite low. In most countries, labor is only used by some necessary labor. Because it is more difficult and most of the wages are higher, but it really cannot create much value on the prisoners. Many people know this, but it cannot be changed. After all, most of the prisoners are soldiers, with considerable combat skills and collective labor. A little negligence will lead to defection or even bloodshed. After all, even if the weak soldiers are on the battlefield, regular soldiers, even if they are unarmed, have greater lethality for ordinary civilians.
The method China chose is different from previous methods. In his arrangements, it is more warm, making them more dignified and able to engage in more suitable jobs. Although they are not equal pay for equal work, they are not transferred many times. For Chinese people, labor is the most important. How to exert subjective initiative and better labor can create value for China. After deducting part of the living costs and the expenses given to the export of labor, the rest are all laborers. The longer the working time, the less deduction ratio will be. In addition, through immigration and other methods, bringing their relatives over, a complete family is more conducive to the good performance of work to a certain extent.
Such large-scale labor has become a pioneering move by China. During the war, Germany began to choose to focus on captives. Now, Japan also follows the same thing. Although Alaska does not have a large population, it has more than 1 million, Canada has more than 10 million. As for the United States, it is a different way that Japan has come up with from minerals.
The Aleutian Islands and the Alaska Peninsula are just a starter. Apart from the thousands killed, the remaining ones are mostly the elderly, the weak, sick and disabled. However, in total, there are about 28,000 people. These sent to China mean more than one million US dollars. Although not many, it is also a successful start. The first ships for transporting the people will arrive in 15 days. At that time, these people will be sent back.
Although the Aleutian Islands are vast, the total number of islands is not large near the Alaska Peninsula. Even if the Alaska Peninsula is added, there are not many combat tasks. With the help of the Chinese Navy, the Japanese army took the Aleutian Islands and the Alaska Peninsula in 7 days, which can be said to have achieved a good start. For Japan, it is equivalent to finally embarking on the path of North America, which can be regarded as a preliminary gain of a foothold.
According to the agreement between China and Japan, the construction of the Aleutian Islands was handed over to China. This part of the construction project would be added to the debt at a reasonable price. It would be impossible to give a cost price, and it would add a lot of profits. However, the productivity of the Chinese people is far from what Japan can imagine. The use of various machinery has greatly improved labor efficiency and reduced the cost to the extreme. They will only start from where they master it. In the eyes of the Japanese, if Japan wants to complete these projects, the cost will even be higher than the price given by China, they will happily agree and their views on China are also increasing. Although it is impossible to change the natural relationship between the two countries, it will make Japan more dedicated in the battle of Alaska.
China also attaches great importance to the construction of the Aleutian Islands. Following closely, at least 30,000 machinery and 120,000 Chinese workers took a boat to Unarasca Island, and at least 500,000 Japanese workers joined the construction. They will engage in relatively basic or not very technical means, which greatly saves China's investment in labor. At present, China's labor costs are much higher than those of Japan. Even if they use prisoners, it is not very economical. On the contrary, Japan is originally their own project, and they will work harder.
During this construction, Unalasca Island is the focus. Other inhabitable islands and the Alaska Peninsula will also be involved, especially the latter. 10 cities of different sizes will be built, and before the winter comes, a city that is sufficient to accommodate 2.5 million people will be built, and a basic system will be basically established, including a protection system, a city system, and even an economic system, to ensure that the first batch of Japanese immigrants can obtain a good living environment.
North America is different from China, with a large population. The Aleutian Islands and Alaska are both vast and sparsely populated places. One million people are given to China as laborers. I am afraid that it is not even a gap between the teeth. However, after cleaning up these populations, Alaska will become a piece of white paper, allowing the Japanese to write and paint anyway. What does this mean? The Japanese know very well that as long as they are preconceived and built, it is very difficult to drive Japan away.
In order to gain China's trust, Japan paid the price of Hokkaido. However, the Aleutian Islands and the Alaska Peninsula can almost make up for it. The most important thing is that there is also the future Alaska, which is several times the land area of Japan. More than 1.5 million square kilometers of land accounts for one-seventh of the United States' land area. As long as it gains a foothold in the Alaska Peninsula, is it still difficult for Alaska? Putting aside the current capital of Alaska, Juno, there are basically not many people in other places. On average, there is no one in every kilometer of land. Will this place encounter resistance? Aleutian's experience has proved this. Although Alaska soldiers will be stronger than Aleutian, after all, this place is just a civilian with weapons, but far away from the United States, how much will it be stronger.
The victory of the Aleutian Islands gave the Japanese great confidence. The myth of the invincible Americans, basically, the Japanese military fell from top to bottom, and from the soldiers who participated in the war, reported it layer by layer, and finally came to Uehara Yuzui. From the heart, Uehara Yuzui was not a conservative person. He carefully studied the reports given below, as well as some information from China, and finally made demands to the Chinese side.
In the following actions, Japan took the initiative to change the action plan, remove the previous and more conservative plans, and choose the more radical one. In this attack on Alaska, China was mainly Japan. Based on the strength of both sides, six combat plans were proposed. China actually tended to be the first one. It was the final plan that China calculated based on intelligence and common sense. Whether it was the speed of taking down the Aleutian Islands or attacking Alaska, it was faster than the current speed. Even when attacking Aleutian, it was attacking all important ports in Alaska in coastal areas, and at multiple points. In some relatively weak ports, the number of Japanese troops landing in the landing will not exceed 2,000, so as to maximize the advantage of a quick battle.
This can save a lot of time and lay the foundation for future construction. Originally, the Japanese would also suggest that, but now, they saved such a skill. The Japanese took the initiative to propose it, and they agreed with the situation. The Aleutian Islands are just an appetizer and a pilot battle. Next, the most important thing is that the next month will determine the ownership of Alaska. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!