As the hundreds of thousands of troops commanded by Zhukov gradually advanced, both warring parties also understood that the war in Finland had come to an end.
Relying on their numerical and equipment advantages, the Soviet army pushed the front line to the vicinity of the Finnish capital. Seeing that the war was about to end, Zhukov was not happy at all. Just the day before yesterday, news came from the front that someone was killed in the forest.
The Soviet 44th Infantry Division, which had been surrounded for half a month, was actually annihilated by the Finnish army. This news was extremely bad for Zhukov. The 25,000-strong troops of the 44th Division would be defeated at this time.
More than 6,000 men of the Finnish 9th Infantry Division were divided, surrounded and wiped out. This was really a cold joke for the Soviet army, which had already secured victory.
"The war in Finland must be ended as soon as possible." Zhukov secretly made up his mind. In Zhukov's eyes, although the Finns are very tenacious, their small land area and sparse population have destined them to not be of the same order of magnitude as Soviet Russia.
The opponent. What Zhukov really fears in his heart is China in the east and the threat from Germany in Europe. After Su Tong came to power, the Chinese government has shown an increasingly bellicose attitude, and the most puzzling thing is that
This person seems to be able to do many unexpected things by magic.
The three-year Siberian War almost brought down the entire Soviet Russia's economic development plan, but this Su Tonglu was inextricably linked to the Chahar provinces and the huge Soviet government. Zhukov couldn't figure it out.
, in a large group battle involving millions of people on both sides, the weapons, ammunition and supplies consumed every day are astronomical figures. The Soviet Russian army is almost unable to survive with the support of a huge country, but this Su Tong seems to have no effort.
Every day, countless supplies are continuously shipped from the rear.
Especially after the railway from Chahar to Siberia was opened to traffic the year before last, Zhukov found that the battle became more and more difficult. The heavy artillery shells fired by the opponent every day were like hail, and they fought from morning to night.
The amount of bombs dropped was unbearable even for the Soviet Russians, who are known for their cannonism. You are using artillery shells as bullets to shoot. Are there any bullies like you? According to Zhukov's statistics, in the last two months of the Siberian confrontation, Chahar
The army fired nearly 100,000 artillery shells every day. This never-ending bombardment finally prompted the Soviet government to proactively propose a reconciliation proposal.
"Alas" Zhukov sighed. At this time, he seemed to see the scene in the day when Su Tong, a militant, waved his baton and commanded millions of troops to pour into Lake Baikal and march towards Moscow along the Siberian Railway. If
If that happens, it will definitely be a catastrophe for the Soviet government.
Just when Zhukov was thinking a lot, Su Tong also formally made a request to the Japanese government through official channels for Japan to return Taiwan. This request made everyone in the Japanese government furious.
"Baga, it's okay if the Chinese drive us out, now they won't even let Taiwan go." In the Japanese base camp, Tada Shun felt indignant for a while.
"Taiwan is already Japan's territory. If we give up Taiwan, it will be a crime against the entire Japan," Tojo Hideki also echoed.
The army generals in the conference room were all excited. Only Ishihara Wanji, who had just been ordered to be transferred back to China, remained silent.
Prince Kanin Gong Zaijin, who was sitting aside and watching with cold eyes, saw this and asked: "Ishihara-kun, what do you think?"
"I think Taiwan can return Taiwan to China." What Ishihara Wan said shocked everyone.
"Ishihara-kun, are you confused? Or are you afraid of being beaten by the Chinese?" As soon as Tojo Hideki heard Ishihara Wanji's rebellious words, he immediately stood up and roared: "Taiwan is the land of Japan.
The soldiers of the empire paid for it with their blood, how can you just give up? You coward?"
Ishihara smiled sneered: "This land was bought with the blood of the Japanese Empire soldiers. It seems you have said this before, but in the end, didn't the imperial army run back to Japan in despair? I know.
, you all think that Japan has the backing of the combined fleet. Even if the Chinese send a fleet to attack Taiwan, they can take the opportunity to send a navy to destroy them, but what if the Chinese don’t come to attack Taiwan?"
"If we don't attack Taiwan," Tojo Hideki said sarcastically, "It seems that Mr. Ishihara is really frightened and can't even speak. If the Chinese don't attack Taiwan, how dare they attack the Japanese mainland?"
Ishihara smiled and glanced at Tojo Hideki with contempt, "I have said before that you only have the wisdom of a superior soldier. It seems that this sentence is indeed not unfair to you. If we do not return Taiwan to the Chinese government, they may still
They won't attack Taiwan immediately, but they will definitely attack here." After speaking, Ishihara Wanji's finger tapped heavily on the map.
"North Korea"
"Yes, it's North Korea." Ishihara smiled and nodded heavily.
"There are 200,000 imperial elites in North Korea. It will not be easy for the Chinese to break through North Korea. Moreover, the terrain of North Korea is rugged, and the Chinese chariot group will not have much use there." Tojo retorted.
"Yes, North Korea and Taiwan are both important forward bases for the empire to re-enter China in the future. They must not be abandoned. Although the empire has temporarily lost the war in China, the empire is not in a desperate situation and wants to cede territory."
"When the empire's southward expansion plan is completed and the Philippines, Luzon and other places are occupied, sufficient resources will naturally be obtained. That will be the time for the empire to re-enter China."
Seeing the excitement in the conference room, Ishihara smiled and shook his head helplessly. Why do these people in the military always do things they want to do? This was the case during the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, and it is still the case now.
In the end, the Japanese government sent a reply to the Chinese government, "Taiwan is already an indivisible territory of the Japanese Empire and cannot be ceded. If someone wants to seize it by force, the Japanese combined fleet will definitely use cannons."
Discourage the invaders."
"Hahaha." In the conference room of the Nanjing Presidential Palace, Su Tong looked at the reply letter sent back by the Japanese government and laughed angrily, "Look, this is the Japanese logic, they will take whatever is in their hands."
I will hold on tightly and won’t let go no matter what.”
Jiang Baili also said contemptuously: "Does the Japanese government think that the current Chinese army is still the same as it was three years ago? What the Japanese rely on now is nothing more than their combined fleet, and the navy that bullies us has no actual combat experience."
Su Tong waved his hand, "I have never believed that any army is born to fight. Practical combat experience is all gained through fighting. Our army has also grown from scratch, from weak to strong, step by step.
, I think back when our militia was first established, even the little bandits dared to clamor to skin me, haven’t they grown stronger now?”
Everyone laughed after hearing what Su Tong said. Everyone here heard about the meeting when Su Tong first formed a vigilante group in Duolun four years ago. At that time, even a group of little bandits regarded him as a piece of fat and wanted to bite him.
Who would have thought that the leader of a small militia group could grow into a president of a country with an army of five million and jurisdiction over 450 million people?
Chief of General Staff Bai Chongxi also laughed and said: "I heard that the president said this when he was training the soldiers of the militia: Follow me, you will have meat and wine. President, is this the case?
"
"Hahaha" everyone in the conference room burst out laughing after hearing this.
"Damn it, who leaked what my brother said at that time." Su Tong touched his nose in embarrassment, "There was nothing we could do about that situation at that time. When the militia was first established, we had less than 300 people, excluding the old and the weak.
After that, there were less than 70 soldiers who could fight. What should we do? We had to recruit troops. At that time, the purpose of soldiers was just to have a full bowl of food. Telling them the truth is playing the harp to an ox, and we can only rely on
That's a way to motivate soldiers."
Everyone stopped smiling when they heard this. Li Zongren looked at Su Tong and said with emotion: "Jianming, it's not easy for you to get to where you are today." Everyone nodded in agreement. In just four years, he went from being a
The leader of a militia group infiltrates the leader of a country. This is not something that just anyone can do.
Now it was Su Tong's turn to feel embarrassed. His family knew about his family affairs, and his achievements today were all due to the golden fingers behind him.
"Okay, let's get down to business." Su Tong suppressed a smile, "Since the Japanese don't give us face, we don't have to give them face. If they don't give Taiwan back to us, then we have to get it ourselves. But in the process of regaining it
Before Taiwan, we have to get North Korea first. Just think that Japan has occupied Taiwan for so many years. Mr. Dan Ning, you, the Minister of Defense, should also issue an order for the troops to assemble in the Dandong area."
Jiang Baili nodded, "I can issue this order at any time. Has Jiansheng and your staff prepared the plan?"
Bai Chongxi said solemnly: "Principal, the plan has been made a long time ago and is waiting for your and the president's approval."
"Okay, then let's operate on the old devil Umezu Yoshijiro first."
Following Su Tong's order, the 15th Group Army of the Chinese National Defense Forces stationed in Liaoning took action and quickly assembled in Dandong. The Central Daily News also published a call written by Su Tong himself: Fight across the Yalu River and liberate all Korea.
Su Tong wrote in the article: "The Korean people who have been enslaved by the Japanese military state and government, stand up. The evil rule of Japanese imperialism in Korea will definitely not last long. History has proven many times that justice will surely defeat evil.
Light will definitely replace darkness. The Chinese National Defense Force will work with you to drive the invaders out of your land."