Gao Hongming's words made Luo Zhuoying and Du Yuming feel heavy in their hearts. One of them graduated from the eighth batch of artillery department of Baoding Army Officer Academy, and the other graduated from the first batch of Huangpu Military Academy.
Having been immersed in the battlefield for most of his life, his strategic vision is naturally extraordinary. Naturally, he can see that Gao Hongming's words may sound like fantasy at first, but if you think about it carefully, it is very possible.
Any strategist with a long-term perspective will not just focus on the present, but will focus on years or even decades.
Although the Allies are currently at odds with the Axis Powers, relying on the strong national power and military potential of the United States, people with a discerning eye have long since seen that the balance of victory has already begun to tilt in the direction of the Allies.
They all could see this, let alone Roosevelt who was far away in Washington.
In this way, the idea that the United States wants to get involved in the command of the Chinese army makes sense. The United States today is planning for the post-war war.
Assuming that the United States can control most of China's military within three or two years, then after defeating Japan, the United States can basically control China, and can even ask the Chinese government for the right to station troops.
After all, China’s population base is there. This is such a huge market that the capitalists in the United States cannot fail to see it.
Thinking of this, the two of them felt an invisible heavy pressure rushing towards them.
Why is the national army trying so hard to open the Yunnan-Burma transportation line? Isn't it necessary to restore smooth transportation with the Allies? If it turns against the United States because of the issue of command authority, then what is the point of opening the Yunnan-Burma transportation line?
Du Yuming couldn't help but cursed: "Damn it, what is this?"
Luo Zhuoying looked at Gao Hongming and asked: "Brother Gao, is this true?"
Gao Hongming nodded: "Nine to ten."
Luo Zhuoying fell silent, picked up the cigarette case from the table, lit a cigarette and fell silent.
Seeing the frowning expressions of the two men, Gao Hongming comforted him: "Sir Luo, Mr. Du, you don't have to be too depressed.
We can actually look at this from another angle. Of course we need military assistance from the United States now. But thinking about it conversely, why don't the Americans need us to contain the Japanese on the Chinese battlefield?
If China is defeated, it will be disastrous for the Allies. Once China is defeated, Japan will immediately be able to draw more than one million elites from China.
Such a huge force can attack the Soviet Union with Germany to the north, and sweep across Southeast Asia to the south.
If the situation were worse, Japan would be bolder and arm millions of Chinese troops to declare war on the Soviet Union.
I dare to say that in less than two years, the Soviet Union will definitely not be able to hold on, and the world structure will undergo earth-shaking changes by then. Roosevelt would never dare to bet on such a change?"
"hiss……"
Du Yuming took a breath and looked at Gao Hongming carefully: "Brother Gao, this is incredible. With your strategic vision, there will be absolutely no problem in becoming a senior staff officer at the General Staff Headquarters."
Luo Zhuoying also looked at Gao Hongming in surprise and said with emotion: "No wonder the old saying goes, the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead. Young people are really amazing."
Facing the compliments from the two men, Gao Hongming felt ashamed. He didn't have such strategic vision. He was just standing on the shoulders of giants and picking up wisdom from others.
He waved his hands quickly and said, "The two officers are laughing at each other, I'm just doing my own thing.
In fact, what I just said is just a possibility. Furthermore, although Americans have very loud calculations, we are not vegetarians.
The worst outcome is that the United States stops military aid to China, so how can we make peace with it? At worst, we can do it ourselves. From the beginning of full development to the present, China has been resisting Japanese aggression alone for five years.
At worst, we can continue fighting for another five years, but I want to see if the Japanese still have the ability to fight with us for another five years?"
"well said!"
Du Yuming slammed the table and raised his wine glass, "Brother Gao, just for what you said, I want to toast you!"
"Okay... let's drink!" Gao Hongming also raised his glass.
The three of them drank it all at the same time...
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The next day, Luo Zhuoying and Du Yuming immediately held a high-level meeting, and Gao Hongming also participated.
Gao Hongming originally thought that he was just a little transparent. When he first entered the venue, he found a corner and sat down. Unexpectedly, before his butt was hot, Luo Zhuoying pulled him out and asked him to sit in the second seat from the lower left.
, that is, Du Yuming's subordinate, this position is quite important.
Then a group of expeditionary force generals greeted him one after another, with such enthusiasm that Gao Hongming almost broke into sweat.
None of the generals present are smart, and all fools know the importance of air support. Now Gao Hongming, the air commander appointed by the chairman of the Generalissimo, is sitting next to him. If not, how long will it take to get close?
In the end, Luo Zhuoying couldn't bear it anymore and drove away everyone surrounding Gao Hongming, thus making the noisy conference room quiet.
Soon, the meeting began.
At the meeting, Luo Zhuoying first urged the new 38th Division, the new 22nd Division, the 93rd Division, the temporary 55th Division, and the 49th Division to quickly approach Tonggu from three directions.
With the support of nearly two hundred aircraft of the Air Force, both Luo Zhuoying and the generals of the expeditionary force became bolder.
Generals have expressed that as long as there is sufficient air support and supplies, the expeditionary force can stage a great show in Tonggu, defeating or even severely damaging the Japanese 55th and 56th divisions that surrounded Tonggu.
Almost all the generals of the expeditionary force attended this meeting, and naturally the three American generals, Stilwell, Chennault, and Doolittle, were indispensable.
Halfway through the meeting, Sun Liren, commander of the new 38th Division, even stood up and said loudly:
"Sir Luo, Sr. Du, the reason why our expeditionary force had such difficulty before was not only because we were not accustomed to the local conditions when we first arrived in Myanmar, but also because of the lack of air support.
Fortunately, Mr. Gao is here now. I am here to issue a military order to you two. As long as you allocate one squadron of fighters and one squadron of bombers to me, I promise to break into Tonggu City within two days and join forces with the 200th Division.
"
When Sun Liren said this, the others couldn't sit still.
Liao Yaoxiang, the new commander of the 22nd Division, stood up immediately: "Brother Fumin, you are wrong. Why do you want to go to two flying squadrons in one division? What do we people use when the planes are given to you? Is it possible for you to do this?
Does the New 38th Division want to conquer the world?"
"That's right, you can't be too greedy."
The generals on the side started arguing one after another.
Even though there seemed to be a lot of aircraft coming to support this time, the total number reached just over two hundred.
But these two hundred planes include a lot of transport aircraft, and there are only about a hundred bombers and fighter jets. Sun Liren wants to separate two squadrons as soon as he opens his mouth. Is this okay?