Special Forces of Crossing: Cloud's Anti-Japanese

Chapter 2166

The consecutive small naval battles that took place in the Sea of ​​Celebes, because Japan invested in brand new [-] special attack aircraft, not only attracted the attention of the high-level officials of the two warring parties, but also attracted the attention of Americans, British and even Interested in the French.Needless to say, the United States and Great Britain are now their No. [-] and No. [-] enemies.The reason why France also came to join in the fun, on the one hand, was because it was in the camp of the Allies, and on the other hand, it was because after the Free France moved to New Delhi with the Queen's government, they would also face the threat of Japan.

The Americans turned to the Pacific Fleet for help in withdrawing the U.S. troops stationed in the Philippines. On the one hand, it was a last resort, and on the other hand, they also wanted to test the real combat power of the Pacific Fleet.With the first-hand information provided by Parker, Wainwright IV and others, the Americans can keep track of the movements of the Pacific Fleet anytime and anywhere.And just as U.S. Secretary of the Navy Knox expected, Japan really dispatched a fleet to intercept and destroy, but the result surprised them.The Japanese lost troops, and even dispatched the latest [-] special attack aircraft. The result was only slight damage to the Huangdi aircraft carrier and a few Baiji dolphins were exchanged. This made them have to re-examine the true strength of the Pacific Fleet. The cheap words of "Learning from the Pacific Fleet is just Ouyang Yun's super toy" can no longer be said.

Because Ouyang Yun has never expressed his position on whether the second army of the military expedition will help the US military defend Australia, and Roosevelt, who has already experienced his penny-pinching style in Cairo, has already given up this plan in order to avoid being calculated by Ouyang Yun again. .Roosevelt's decision was also the opinion of Knox and others. Among them, Admiral King, the current commander of the US Pacific Fleet, and Secretary of the Army Stimson had the strongest reactions.They clearly opposed increasing aid to China. Their reason was that the balance of power among countries in the Far East was in the best interests of the United States.After Japan, the United States does not want another regional power in the Far East.This trend of thought was once the mainstream thought of Washington's upper class. However, after the end of the Celebes Sea naval battle, the Americans suddenly discovered that learning from the Pacific Fleet is not just a superficial, but a real strategic force.In view of the tense situation in the Pacific Ocean and the Australian battlefield, some people have suggested that the Chinese should take more responsibility.Their reason is that in this way, unnecessary casualties of more American boys can be reduced.Lattimore, director of the Pacific Branch of the U.S. Wartime Intelligence Agency, was the first to put forward relevant suggestions. Lattimore used World War I as an example to support his suggestion, and believed that the later the United States entered the war, the better for the country.He believes that the current Japanese army is in the limelight, and the United States must pay a greater price if it goes all out to participate in the war at this time.He suggested that before the mainland of the United States is attacked again, the country should devote itself to preparing for war instead of fighting, so as to accumulate strength and wait for the most suitable time to counterattack.

Lattimore has the most Japanese intelligence, so his evaluation of the Japanese army is the most convincing.Stimson was first tempted - the U.S. Army's standing force is relatively small. Although it has been urgently expanded to nearly 200 million people, 70.00% of them are reserves and recruits, which makes Stimson lack of self-confidence.At this time, Lattimore gave an excuse to delay the dispatch of troops, so he naturally had to hold on tightly.After Stimson, Secretary of the Navy Knox also tended to this understanding after consulting Admiral Kim and other commanders of the first-line naval forces.Under their influence, Roosevelt also realized that this was not the best time to fully participate in the war, at least not the best time to counterattack, so after discussing with his staff, he decided to continue to adopt the strategy of exchanging money for time. U.S. dollars and weapons and equipment are exchanged for the help of the Xuebing Army, so that the Xuebing Army can help the US military stabilize the Australian defense line.

Therefore, when the Pacific Fleet was still sailing in the Maluku Sea, a telegram signed by Roosevelt in the White House was sent to Guangzhou, and then submitted to Ouyang Yun.

Ouyang Yun was currently presiding over a pre-war mobilization meeting above division commanders.This is the meeting that most senior military officers have attended since the establishment of the Xuebing Army. Well... except for Chen Shichang, Guo Kui, Hu Li, Jiang Dahe, all other generals were present.And many of them haven't seen each other for more than two years.The Japanese army's offensive in the Qinling Mountains is becoming more and more fierce. It is currently fighting fiercely with the Chinese army in Hanzhong. According to the news sent by Fox Tong, although the Chinese army has 30 people, but because the Central Army has less than 10 people, and the other 20 people The local army is extremely poorly equipped, so the fall of Hanzhong will only be a matter of time.Once Hanzhong is lost, the Japanese army can march into Guangyuan. Although the traffic situation between Guangyuan and Hanzhong is not conducive to attacking, but because the Chinese army was extremely weak in the defense of Xi'an and the Battle of Hanzhong, Ouyang Yun felt that Guangyuan would definitely not be able to defend it. .Guangyuan is the northern gateway of Chengdu. Once Guangyuan falls, the entire Sichuan will open its doors. At that time, Chengdu will definitely not be safe.If Chengdu loses again, the rear area of ​​Sichuan will no longer exist.Ouyang Yun couldn't imagine what kind of accidents would happen at that time.Ouyang Yun originally wanted to wait for the first batch of American aid to arrive, and then set up the framework of the United Army before encircling Wei and saving Zhao Zhice, but now he dare not wait any longer.

The counter-offensive on the north bank of the Yangtze River has reached an urgent level.

In addition to the veterans of the Xuebing Army, there were also "newcomers" such as Zhang Shaoshuai who had just been merged into the Northeast Army as a whole.Zhang Shaoshuai appeared in Guangzhou and changed into the military uniform of the Xuebing Army with his generals, which once caused an uproar. The 30 Northeast Army gave up the three eastern provinces without firing a single shot, which made Chinese people always used to look at the officers and soldiers of the Northeast Army with the emotion of contempt.The Cantonese have long regarded the Xuebing Army as their own soldiers, and are proud of the Xuebing Army's firm stand against the Japanese War.Therefore, when they heard that the Northeast Army as a whole was merged into the Enrollment Army, they felt very uncomfortable. Many people even worried that the inclusion of the Northeast Army would affect the reputation of the Enrollment Army.Therefore, the officers and soldiers of the Northeast Army did not dare to leave the barracks easily in the first few days, because they really couldn't stand the Cantonese people talking about them.But it was Lao Jiang who reacted most violently to this. Lao Jiang sent three telegrams to Zhang Shaoshuai in one day, first asking him to give an explanation, asking him why he betrayed the central government and his brotherhood.Then I hope that he will proceed from the overall situation and the purpose of maintaining national unity, and he will be able to lead the army back to Chongqing at the critical moment when the Japanese army launched a large-scale offensive in Shaanxi, Sichuan and other rear areas to help the central government overcome this difficulty...

Lao Jiang sent three telegrams to Shaoshuai Zhang in his personal name, and Shaoshuai Zhang handed them all to Ouyang Yun, expressing his firm stance to join the army of soldiers.

Ouyang Yun just smiled and retreated.He is not pretending to be a gesture, but firmly believes that under the current situation, the Northeast Army really has no better way out than relying on the Xuebing Army.Moreover, after contacting the middle and low-level officers and soldiers of the Northeast Army who went to Guangdong, he found that the officers and soldiers of the Northeast Army had a heavy hatred for Japan.For this reason, many of them felt lucky to be able to return to China to fight devils.There was another thing that made him very sad to hear that the soldiers at the bottom of the Northeast Army hadn’t received their military pay for a long time, so when they first heard that they would be paid at least five yuan per month for joining the Scholar Army Can't believe it's true.After the news was confirmed, many people shed tears because of it.This made him feel sad and at the same time he firmly believed that even if it was just for the five yuan salary, the soldiers at the bottom of the Northeast Army would not allow such a thing to happen.

The Northeast Army's warlord atmosphere is very strong, so Ouyang Yun, Ji Xingwen and others judged at the beginning that there must be some people in the Northeast Army who would hold objections.In order to avoid mutiny and other vicious incidents, after obtaining the consent of Zhang Shaoshuai, they even held a special meeting for this purpose and came up with several contingency plans.But to Ouyang Yun's relief, this kind of thing has not happened until now.

Ouyang Yun and Ji Xingwen had no problem with their judgment. In the Northeast Army, many senior generals regarded the troops under their command as their personal property, and under normal circumstances they really would not hand over their troops easily.But this time is different from the past. On the one hand, the Northeast Army now has no sources of salary and logistical supplies, and the troops are more burdened than them; They realize that joining the student army is not necessarily a bad thing, so even if they have different ideas in their hearts, they will make the right choice even if it is for the immediate benefit.

Among the senior generals of the Northeast Army present at the meeting, Yu Xuezhong had dealt with the Xuebing Army many times. He not only had an objective understanding of the strength of the Xuebing Army, but also knew a little about Ouyang Yun's personality, so he behaved very well towards the Xuebing Army. The most sense of belonging.During the meeting, he was also the most active among the participating generals of the Northeast Army.

During the adjournment, he sat down with Ouyang Yun and others while drinking tea and chatting, and said a very representative sentence: "When I came to Guangzhou, I found that I became a bumpkin."

Young Marshal Zhang probably felt the same way, and said, "It's not just you, I think everyone in the former Northeast Army has the same feeling."

Ouyang Yun, Ji Xingwen and the others looked at each other and smiled, knowing what they were referring to, Ji Xingwen said with a smile: "Actually, it's not just you. When the Xuebing R&D Institute just made the first TV, I thought it was What about the large kaleidoscope. I wondered at the time, when did the commander-in-chief go into the machine? Could it be that he can perform magic tricks?"

Everyone laughed, Ouyang Yun laughed and said: "This is the power of science and technology." Then he said meaningfully: "Whether a country is strong or not, the strength of science and technology is very important. So although sometimes the battle reports from the front line It's frustrating, but as long as I think that we have the world's most advanced arsenal, electronic factories, pharmaceutical factories, and chemical factories, my confidence will return immediately in the next second."

(End of this chapter)