mixed in the war

"Oil? You mean oil?"

"Yes!"

"Is the news true?"

"The students don't know, but the students think it's worth the gamble. After all, Qin Wei has no reason to lie to us."

"...I see. You go out first, I have to think about this..."

……

Dai Li left the office, leaving Chiang Kai-shek alone in a daze with his bald head.

oil!

It's oil!

Chiang Kai-shek's spirit, which had not yet recovered from the sunken ship's treasure, was once again shaken by the news thrown by Qin Wei...Of course, it's not because he is worthless as the chairman of the committee, the key is oil!As the supreme leader of the country, he is well aware of the current situation of the war of resistance.Both China and Japan have actually fallen into the quagmire of war.Although China has been failing, because of its huge strategic depth and fairly resolute resistance, it has basically dragged the Japanese to the limit... Japan is a country with few resources.According to the inferences of Jiang Baili and others, even if the Japanese took down Guangdong by means of a surprise attack this time and cut off their national government's connection with the outside world, they would not be able to organize a new round of offensives against Chongqing.In other words, the war of resistance will soon enter the second stage, the stage of stalemate.

This stage is very important.

For their national government, this stage of the war, which is not considered intense, will be an important opportunity to re-accumulate strength and plan for future counter-offensives.For the Japanese, this is another important period of time to consolidate the areas that have already been captured.If the Japanese can consolidate the occupied area, then the other side will have the opportunity to conquer Chongqing, and then occupy the remaining Kuomintang-controlled area, thereby gradually destroying China.But if they cannot consolidate the occupied area, then they will not be able to obtain the materials they need from the occupied area, and they will have to consume a lot of manpower and material resources in the local area. This will be an extremely huge burden for Japan, which is already under huge war pressure ...Almost all the strategic materials and raw materials needed by the Japanese need to be imported. If they cannot bear the pressure of war, then they can only repeat the old tricks and rob them.But apart from China, who else can Japan rob in East Asia?Either go north to grab the Soviet Union, or go south to grab Britain and the United States, there are only two ways.The northern Soviet Union has a vast territory and rich resources, which can meet almost all of Japan's needs, but the Soviet Union, which is located in the cold north, is not so easy to deal with.The most important thing is that the Japanese army has exhausted its strength, and it is difficult to come up with excess troops to attack the Soviet Union.Moreover, the Soviet Union itself is a powerful country, and its military strength will only be above Japan, not below Japan.Provoking a polar bear in this way is likely to plunge him into a more terrifying vortex of war.Then go south to grab Britain and the United States?Nanyang also has a lot of resources. Most importantly, it can make the Japanese navy, which has not contributed much in the war, play the greatest role...

Of course, all of this has nothing to do with the Nationalist government, and it has nothing to do with him, Mr. Jiang.Regardless of whether the Japanese went north or south, they had only advantages and no disadvantages.The only question to watch is when the Japanese will act.As long as the Japanese take action and thus fall deeper into the quagmire of war, their power in China will become weaker, and then the national government can start to arrange counterattacks.And oil, for Japan, which has always been short of resources, can obviously become an important reason to urge its further actions.

……

"The chairman is right. Oil is an important strategic resource. The Japanese need everything for their automobiles, airplanes, and ships. But they have a small territory and do not produce such things at all. And oil is different from steel. It’s over, and it’s impossible to recycle. So, once the Japanese know that we have oil fields, they will definitely be very anxious.”

Although it has not been confirmed whether Qin Wei's news is correct, but this does not prevent Chiang Kai-shek from looking for someone to discuss.Defense Minister He Yingqin was the first to be notified. Like Chiang Kai-shek, he couldn't sit still when he learned that someone in China knew where oil was produced and even planned to take advantage of it.Of course, this is not to say that he is not promising. According to the normal ranking, his status in the military is second only to Chiang Kai-shek, and he is a top big shot.But the problem is that it is oil!China is a "poor oil" country!Now it's war again, watching his troops being bullied to death by the so-called "mechanized" army of the Japanese, can he not be in a hurry?Moreover, oil is a common resource in the world. Even if you can't get it in the end, you can definitely get a lot of things that you can't usually get or are extremely scarce, such as heavy artillery, chariots, etc. As for guns and ammunition, that's even easier. Easy to drizzle over.But these are not the most important. The most important thing is that after the matter is publicized, it will severely damage the morale of the enemy and boost the morale of one's own.You know, the Japanese have a greater demand for resources than they do.

"Oil is of course a good thing. But is this news true or not?" Bai Chongxi was called back from the front line.Fighting against the Japanese army during this period of time, his "little Zhuge" can be said to be aggrieved to death.His military command made very few mistakes, but the army under him couldn't meet his requirements at all, and basically couldn't sustain it after being beaten by the Japanese army, making his good plan a waste of paper.But he just couldn't deal with those military chiefs easily.Because most of those bastards are Lao Jiang's people, but he is not.The situation is finally getting better now, and the military command has also provided information on the next move of the Japanese army. He was planning to fight hard to save face, but Lao Jiang suddenly called him back... Hours, how many things have to be delayed?If the discussion had not been on issues like oil, he might have given Chiang a face and left long ago.

"It should be true."

"What do you mean 'should' be true? Could it be that this news hasn't been confirmed yet?" Bai Chongxi asked rhetorically.

"The oil field is far away in North Africa, how can I confirm it?" Lao Jiang also asked back.

"It is precisely because in North Africa that we should confirm and then act. That is a foreign country!"

"What about in a foreign country? I have already asked, as long as we obtain the exploration rights and are the first to detect oil, the place is ours." Lao Jiang snorted coldly.How could he not know Bai Chongxi's thoughts.He has always admired this little Zhuge very much, and tried to win him over in many ways, but unfortunately he didn't know what was going on, and he only recognized Li Zongren, which made him itch with hatred several times.However, Bai Chongxi is a rare military strategist in today's China. Compared with Jiang Fangzhen and Yang Jie, who are more focused on theoretical research, he has a lot of battlefield experience. He is really reluctant.But fortunately, Bai Chongxi can be used by him when necessary, so no matter what this guy thinks of him, he can only hold his nose and admit it.

"It's ours on the bright side, but what about in private? Those foreign devils only need to move their hands a few times, and it's not a matter of whether you can get a drop of oil." Bai Chongxi was still tit-for-tat.

"That's why we sold it to the French. After all, it was a French colony." He Yingqin saw that the smell of gunpowder between the two was getting stronger and stronger. Although he still wanted to continue watching the excitement, he decided to intervene after thinking about it. Come in.Such a meeting is also meaningless to quarrel, and there are no more people watching.

"It's not the French, it's an Italian colony." Chiang Kai-shek corrected.

"That's even more wrong. Since it's an Italian territory, why sell it to France? Could it be that there is no shortage of oil fields in Italy?" Bai Chongxi consciously grasped the problem, and asked with a sneer.

"Because France has a lot of power in Asia, and the Italians don't." Chiang Kai-shek gave Bai Chongxi a look, and he knew that Bai Chongxi would ask this question after hearing his words... In fact, he also asked this question.But after revealing that he wanted to explore for oil in Libya, Qin Wei had already told Dai Li a lot about his and Gu Changjun's plan.Dai Li also told him the whole story: Italy is too far away, although there is no need to offend, but there is no need to please.But the French are different.Although it is not as good as before, they still have a considerable number of colonies in Southeast Asia.Not to mention anything else, except for Sichuan, most of the current Kuomintang-controlled areas cannot be self-sufficient in food.But France controls Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, and has a very strong influence on Siam. These areas are all granaries.Therefore, the national government can use this transaction to obtain local food subsidies for itself... The army has not moved, and the food and grass go first.This is obviously of great significance to the stability of the entire army, and even the entire Kuomintang-controlled area.

"Hmph, I don't know where I heard these words, so I just want to show off to Lao Tzu." Bai Chongxi listened to the relevant explanation under Chiang Kai-shek's contemptuous eyes, and his heart was so tired that he was dying.He didn't believe that Lao Jiang had such a vision... He still doesn't know what the color of this bald man is?It would be nice if the vision can cover more than half of China, but you still want to infiltrate abroad?He didn't know anyone before.

"Committee, where did this news come from?" He Yingqin was also a little curious about Chiang Kai-shek's sudden ability to consider things beyond China's national borders.Having known each other for decades, this dude has never taken the initiative to consider going abroad. Even if he did, he would only consider the influence of Britain, the United States and other countries on China's interior. What else?Does he have that brain?Of course, this contempt cannot be superficial like Bai Chongxi.Bai Chongxi and Li Zongren belonged to the same faction, and he didn't care about the official position given by Lao Jiang, but he was from Lao Jiang's lineage. Although he always wanted to replace him, he was always powerless, and Lao Jiang had been promoting new people to divide him. His power... If the other party knows that he secretly looks down on others, he might be completely emptied.

"Juntong got it." Lao Jiang replied.

"Dai Li again?" Bai Chongxi frowned slightly.He remembered the "Flying Thunder Cannon" some time ago.Although he looked down on such simple things made by local methods, he had to admit that those things were indeed of great help to frontline battles.However, he has been staying at the front line to direct the battle, so he is not clear about Dai Li's fact that he took the credit, and thought it was something made by the military commander.

"Yes." Lao Jiang nodded. He didn't intend to tell Bai Chongxi about Qin Wei. This was basically an open secret among the top management. He thought Bai Chongxi already knew about it.

"Yunong is indeed a good student of the committee." He Yingqin said with a smile.

"I don't know if the news is true or not, so I don't express my opinion." Bai Chongxi snorted coldly.

"I believe Yunong will confirm it soon, but..." He Yingqin paused for a moment, then glanced at Lao Jiang: "Commissioner, who is in charge of such an important matter now?"

"... Fu Sinian's gang." Lao Jiang touched his bald head and replied.

"Fu Sinian?" He Yingqin was taken aback, "How can he be in charge of such a big matter as a member of the political council? The government should take charge of this!"

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