Chu Yunfei's departure was more like an episode, like a stone thrown into a calm and open lake. It only caused a few ripples and soon disappeared.

How deplorable it is to say that.

Because of the butterfly effect brought by Kong Jie.

Even if Li Yunlong doesn't say it, he probably no longer regards Chu Yunfei, the mere commander of the 358th Regiment of the Jinsui Army, as his old enemy and rival in his heart.

Lao Li's situation is now completely open.

Especially after this military discussion with General Patton and representatives of all the Allied forces.

If we say that Li Yunlong's previous view of war was microscopic, it was only fixed on one or two local battles, only on the regiment level, not the brigade-level and division-level battlefield.

Today, Lao Li has even set his sights on group armies and even large corps operations.

It is completely different from previous years.

This may also be the reason why Chu Yunfei left lonely. Once upon a time, the Eighth Route Army was still very backward and weak, including Kong Jie's Independent Regiment, Li Yunlong's New Second Regiment, etc. He didn't even need to take it seriously.

Now, Chu Yunfei is far behind him.

Even Kong Jie was able to extend an olive branch to him, Chu Yunfei.

Poor Chu Yunfei was helpless. In fact, Chu Yunfei was well aware of the domestic situation that Kong Jie mentioned.

In this regard, he could only feel deep helplessness and sigh, as well as deep concern for the future of the national army.

Maybe he still has extravagant hopes.

But in Li Yunlong's words: "This kid Chu Yunfei has a bit of backbone, but if this kid knew about our plan to advance northward, I would probably scare him silly."

Once we successfully complete the set combat objectives, we will completely defeat the Kwantung Army.

No matter how courageous he is, he should know that the rise of our Eighth Route Army is a general trend and unstoppable!"

Indeed, the Japanese army was close to the end of the road. As a result, the Henan, Hunan and Guangxi battles launched in the south still resulted in successive defeats of the Central Army.

The central military only wants to hold on to its own territory, waiting for the war situation in the Allied countries to reverse, and then help clean up China's mess.

But the Eighth Route Army was not only making more and more trouble on the battlefield behind enemy lines.

It has even pushed its strategic goals northwards.

The layout and strategic level of the two sides are simply not on the same level.

Kong Jie was even thinking that if the principal had known about the Eighth Route Army's plan to advance to the north, he would have scolded Xipi again.

...The military competition in Licheng continues.

The generals on all sides of the Allied forces were still chatting lively.

The Allied representatives Patton and others who were chatting happily drove the Eighth Route Army's high-end Type 42 tank - an improved tank equipped with a long-barreled 85 gun based on the Type 42 tank (using the new artillery barrel processing technology provided by the British, in

Improved with the help of French engineers), this tank gun is more powerful, has a longer range, higher accuracy, and deeper penetration.

They personally drove tanks produced by the Eighth Route Army to experience the competition. While racing, they experienced mobile shooting and static shooting. They were extremely happy.

After in-depth exchanges between the Soviet generals and the Eighth Route Army generals, they expressed a strong intention to cooperate.

On behalf of the Eighth Route Army, Kong Jie expressed a warm welcome to the Soviet Union's intention to cooperate.

As for some of the needs of the Soviet generals, and even the subsequent cooperation between the two sides in politics, economy, and military, Kong Jie said that the Eighth Route Army is willing to cooperate with the Soviet side for win-win results.

In addition, Kong Jie also stated on behalf of the Special Experimental Zone that the Eighth Route Army could provide some detailed combat data, equipment data, etc. needed by the Soviet side on the Japanese troops.

Of course, Kong Jie would not let himself suffer.

Long before the military competition officially started, Trov promised to provide special assistance to the Eighth Route Army on behalf of the Soviet Union.

This special aid has now arrived at the Taihang Special Experimental Zone.

A captured and repaired Tiger tank, a Panther tank, an Elephant tank destroyer, a large number of wrecks of Panzer III and Panzer IV tanks, and a batch of German half-track trucks.

These are Soviet spoils of war, most of which were captured in the Battle of Kursk.

Troff said: "I have long heard that your Eighth Route Army is good at turning decay into a magical force, and your military workers are extremely creative.

Damaged tank sites can be converted into combat vehicles. These tanks and trucks captured from the Germans can be given to you as gifts!"

The words were spoken lightly and somewhat in a show-off manner.

Kong Jie was naturally grateful. These German Tiger heavy tanks, which were relatively advanced at this period, were naturally of great research value.

Then he expressed his congratulations very much on the Soviet combat power and the reversal of the war situation between the Soviet Union and Germany.

In fact, when the Soviet army proposed this additional assistance, the deputy commander-in-chief asked Kong Jie what the use value of these tank wrecks was.

But Kong Jie answered the question and said: "Arrogant soldiers will be defeated!"

The deputy commander was surprised: "Why do you say that?"

Kong Jie took the deputy commander-in-chief and deputy chief of staff to the renovation workshop to visit the disassembled chassis and parts.

Li Yunlong, who was accompanying him, mysteriously shone a flashlight on the site of a Panzer IV tank. The production date marked on it clearly stated that it was 1939, and the model was D type.

Ding Wei on the side immediately discovered the problem: "I remember that the Battle of Kursk was only fought this year, right? But how can these tanks, which are already backward models, appear on the battlefield on a large scale?

With these backward models of tanks, even if the Japanese are equipped with the new 47mm tank gun, they can still compete head-on with them.

Do you think it's possible that the German side deliberately abandoned these equipment to paralyze the Soviet side and prepare to lure the enemy to penetrate deeper and attack the Soviet side's effective forces?"

Li Yunlong said thoughtfully: "It seems that the German side suffered a disastrous defeat in the Battle of Kursk, but judging from this batch of equipment, it is estimated that most of the discarded equipment are these old models. All their effective forces are probably gathered in the rear, and they have a big conspiracy."

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This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! When we discovered this situation, Lao Kong and I realized that there was something fishy in it.

This is very similar to our common tactics. We also often use similar methods to fool the little devils, throwing some equipment and other things to the little devils, so that the devils blindly think that we have lost our armor, and then continue to pursue in depth.

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Isn’t this the see-saw tactic we often play in the watermelon field?

——Regardless of temporary success or failure, plan to attract the Japanese to break through to a disadvantageous position, and then carry out targeted attacks on the Japanese's effective forces.

If the German side really plays like this, the Soviet side might suffer a big loss!"

"Do you want to remind Big Brother?" Ding Wei asked.

Kong Jie said: "Big brother is not stupid either. Most of the problems we can find will be discovered by them. It depends on how they are dealt with and whether they take it seriously.

I'm afraid it's inappropriate for us to speak rashly, and others may not believe what we say. Proud guys often don't listen to any advice.

Just give it a subtle hint."

The deputy commander-in-chief also agreed with Kong Jie's idea.

However, from another perspective, this incident reminded Kong Jie:

“This incident has also sounded a wake-up call for us.

We still need to continue to be vigilant and prepare for war. Even though the Japanese seem to be peacefully coexisting with us, in North China they have basically shrunk their troops and retreated to the main counties and last transportation lines.

However, given the gambler's temperament, Okamura, the old Japanese soldier, might make another desperate move at some point and stage a desperate military operation similar to Operation Plan No. 1.

We don't dare to gamble.

This eastern Mongolian defense line was originally built to paralyze the Japanese army's judgment and make the Japanese army believe in our intention to attack the south and defend the north, so that we could launch follow-up plans to plot in Guandong.

But have you ever thought about it. If the Kwantung Army believes our intentions, the old Japanese soldier Okamura will be paralyzed by us, and then the Kwantung Army will gather and suddenly launch a large-scale raid on the eastern Mongolian defense line.

How should we respond to such a sudden situation?

In this chaotic situation, the little Japanese might accidentally hit us and use the eastern Mongolian defense line to completely destroy our follow-up plan to advance north."

The lessons of history have already given the answer:

The Soviet side blindly expanded its gains after the Battle of Kursk, and was severely damaged by the German side.

Kong Jie, who stands on the shoulders of giants, naturally knows this result.

Therefore, he was even more worried: "As the saying goes, be prepared for danger in times of peace. The closer we get to the final victory, the more our Eighth Route Army gradually grows stronger, and the more the Japanese army gradually approaches its end."

The more we must be alert at this most critical moment, we must not let our guard down!"

Li Yunlong and Ding Wei were also shocked by these words.

Even the deputy commander-in-chief agreed: "Kong Jie said it well, and he thought deeply about it. This reminded me that it's time to hold another meeting, especially for our cadres."

The Deputy Chief of General Staff proposed: "The plan to advance north cannot be missed, and the defense line in eastern Mongolia must not turn into a flaw in our Eighth Route Army.

It seems that it is necessary to fully operate our intelligence network and always be alert to the movements of the Japanese army.

In addition, as Kong Jie said, we must prepare for the worst in everything. Starting from the construction of the Eastern Mongolian Defense Line, we must consider how to respond if the Japanese army concentrates its forces to launch a fierce attack on the Eastern Mongolian Defense Line.

The 35th Route Army is now our own friendly army, we must not leave the risk to them alone!"

Kong Jie was relieved. With the deputy commander-in-chief and deputy chief of staff taking the lead in planning this matter, it would be absolutely foolproof.

As for the specific situation, no one can say for sure.

Kong Jie was not sure whether the Japanese would launch a sudden and large-scale attack on the eastern Mongolian defense line as he speculated.

And actually.
To be continued...