As soon as Zhang Lingfu finished speaking, an angry voice came from the door, "I will never allow naval guns to attack the city."
"Yeah." A hint of surprise flashed in Zhang Lingfu's eyes, and he glanced at the door. He found a young man with long hair parted in the middle, a big face, and a burly figure striding in, followed by others.
There were several Koreans and three or four foreigners with high noses and yellow hair. It is worth mentioning that they all had cameras hanging around their necks.
"Who are you?" Zhang Lingfu frowned and glanced at the young man, with a trace of confusion and disgust flashing in his eyes.
"This is Comrade Kim Sung-ju, the great savior of our Korean people, the supreme leader of the Workers' Party of Korea, and the guide of the people." A middle-aged man who followed the young man and looked like an old farmer in the Korean countryside took a step forward.
Answered loudly.
"Pfft." Zhang Lingfu, who was originally a little displeased, couldn't help but be happy when he heard the middle-aged man's answer. He asked in a surprised tone: "What kind of party is the Workers' Party? How come I never have this Comrade Kim Jin Sung-ju?"
I’ve never heard of it.”
"Mr. Zhang, don't be rude to our guests." At this time, Lu Gang came over, an irresistible smile flashed across his face, and scolded: "This Comrade Kim Sung-joo was our guest a few years ago.
The Northeast and our people participated in the struggle against the Japanese invaders. After we regained the Northeast, Comrade Kim Sung-ju returned to North Korea to lead the Korean people to fight against the Japanese invaders. As for the Korean Workers’ Party, it was just established
, his predecessor was the Motherland Restoration Society, and he has been active in the Northeast of our country, so it’s not surprising that you haven’t heard of him.”
"It turns out that I'm a follower who came here to pick up bargains." Zhang Lingfu curled his lips and said disdainfully: "A follower must have the consciousness of a follower. When will the follower dare to yell at the boss?"
After listening to Zhang Lingfu's words, Jin Chengzhu's face, which had just come in, turned blue and red like a face change in a Sichuan opera. Zhang Lingfu's words were a slap in the face. It took a long time before Jin Chengzhu resisted and said: "Mr. Zhang, you are doing it for the Korean people."
Our party resolutely sent troops to liberate North Korea regardless of sacrifice. This is something our party agrees with and admires. However, there are 30,000 Korean civilians in Dingzhou City. They are innocent. If you use naval guns to attack the city, innocent people will be killed.
The massive casualties of civilians are something that our Workers' Party and the Korean people will never allow. If you insist on doing this, I will tell the whole world about your evil deeds."
"Tsk tsk" Zhang Lingfu waved his hand impatiently, as if trying to drive away an annoying fly: "You don't want to hurt your civilians, right? Your Labor Party loves the people like their own children, right? If you have the ability, then you can attack Dingzhou yourself.
Liberate North Korea by yourself, we can just watch from the sidelines."
"You, you" Kim Sung-ju and several members of the Workers' Party next to him were so angry that they were so angry. This guy is too immoral. He would not hit people like this. If the Workers' Party had the ability to drive the Japanese out, it would still let you.
Have Chinese soldiers entered Korea?
At this time, a reporter who followed Jin Chengzhu spoke: "General Zhang, I am a reporter from the Russian newspaper Pravda. As far as I know, your country is currently docked at Dingzhou Port and is currently the largest in the world.
The battleship Dingyuan is also equipped with the largest caliber naval gun. I would like to ask General Zhang whether you have thought about it. If the naval gun is used to attack Dingzhou City, it will inevitably cause countless civilian casualties. Can you bear this serious consequence?
Are you up?"
"Consequences" Zhang Lingfu sneered, "I only know that if the naval guns are not used, the consequences will be that a large number of soldiers will be killed." The astonishing casualties of the Airborne Division yesterday have been stimulating Zhang Lingfu. These are all things he has trained carefully for more than a year.
One-third of the elite soldiers were killed or wounded in one night, which kept the evil fire in his heart from taking off. Now it happened to be directed at these people whom Baba got close to.
Seeing that the two sides were about to argue, Liu Yecheng on the side said, "Okay, for the time being, we will not use naval guns to attack the city. When the follow-up troops arrive, we will launch a general attack on the Japanese army in Dingzhou tomorrow. Commander Zhang, please do it immediately
Go back and reorganize the troops."
Although Liu Yecheng, the commander of the group army, wears a pair of glasses, his usually friendly face is now indescribably majestic, and there is an unquestionable tone in his words. After hearing the order, Zhang Lingfu originally
I wanted to say something else, but the corners of my mouth twitched and then closed again. I saluted Liu Yecheng and went out.
The Second Fleet led by Lieutenant General Shiozawa Koichi retreated all the way back to Japan after losing most of its carrier-based aircraft. This news shocked the Japanese military base camp. Sensing the aggressive power of the Chinese Navy, Japanese senior officials
The progress of the southward expansion plan was accelerated.
The White House of the United States: "Your Excellency, we have just received news that the Japanese suffered a big loss in the Korean waters. Their carrier-based aircraft were beaten to pieces by the Chinese, so that the Second Fleet, which was originally intended to support North Korea, had to withdraw to Japan.
." In the office, a silver-haired major general was reporting to Roosevelt on the latest developments in Asia. He was Major General George Catrick Marshall, who had just been appointed chief of staff of the U.S. Army.
Roosevelt leaned in his wheelchair, with a hint of worry on his thin face, "George, our great United States of America is facing an unprecedented crisis. In Europe, Hitler and the Soviet Union are gathering strength to prepare for an attack after carving up Poland.
France, Japan and China are competing for dominance in Asia. Where will our great country go? This question has always troubled me. I have always pursued a balanced strategy in Asia, but it seems that it is not feasible now.
, the Japanese have shown their fangs to the Philippines, Luzon Island and other areas. George, my dear friend, do you have any good ideas?"
Marshall said with some embarrassment: "Mr. President, you are not unaware of the current domestic atmosphere. Isolationism is rampant on Capitol Hill. Most congressmen advocate not interfering in matters in Europe and Asia. At present, we have no good way to stop it.
It’s the actions of the Japanese.”
"Tuk-tuk-tuk" Roosevelt's fingers unconsciously tapped the table. After thinking for a while, he finally made a decision, "George, you telegraph Douglas and ask him to hurry up to train the Philippine Army and speed up the deployment of the U.S. Air Force. Tell you again.
Japan, we have decided to increase the export of scrap steel and oil to Japan, and the price can be appropriately discounted."
"This" Marshall hesitated, "Mr. President, this will strengthen Japan's military strength and the pace of military expansion and war expansion."
"Hmph." Roosevelt sneered, "The British indulged the German expansion in Europe. Their purpose was to move the disaster eastward and wanted the Germans to turn their targets to Soviet Russia. Now the Chinese are not like this. George, if you are a Chinese
Commander of the fleet, would you let the Japanese fleet leave peacefully after you have wiped out all the Japanese carrier-based aircraft? Even a pig knows how to pursue the victory while it is won. The Chinese put the Japanese on the road to the west.
They’re all blocked, don’t you understand what their purpose is?”
"Could it be that the Chinese government is forcing the Japanese to march south and conflict with us, and then take advantage of the opportunity?" Marshall was not stupid, and Roosevelt understood the meaning as soon as he pointed it out.
Roosevelt smiled softly, "George, you finally understand. The Chinese government is also very dishonest, and they even thought of the plan to move the disaster eastward."
"Your Excellency, since this is a Chinese conspiracy, why don't we resolutely fight back? Are they now so arrogant that they think they can challenge the dignity of the United States in the Pacific just after adding a few new warships?"
"George" Roosevelt shook his head, "You are a good soldier, but you cannot look at this matter with a military mentality. Countries are always calculating against each other. In the minds of Chinese people, you can
Use political and economic means to solve problems rather than military means, which are only the last resort."
Marshall took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Okay, Mr. President, I will immediately telegraph Douglas and ask him to guard against a sudden attack by the Japanese, and then convey our sincerity to the Japanese government."
"Well," Roosevelt nodded, "now is not a good time to start a war. Once a war starts, we will face an unprecedented challenge and crisis, and we are not ready for a full-scale war yet. Let the Japanese do it for the time being.
Let’s be proud for a while.”
Tokyo Base Camp "Your Majesty the Emperor, the U.S. Ambassador to Japan Johnson has forwarded a notification from the U.S. government that they have decided to increase the export of oil and scrap steel to our country starting next month." Prince Kanin Miya Zaihito respectfully handed over a copy
The document was handed to the female officer beside Hirohito with both hands.
Hirohito took the document from the female officer and read it briefly before saying, "What do you think of this, sir?"
"Your Majesty," Hideki Tojo anxiously stepped forward and said, "I thought that the United States has no time to care about other things, so I used this little trick to stabilize us. Now that the empire's southward expansion plan is about to be completed,
You must never cancel it just because of a small favor from the American government."
After listening to Tojo Hideki's words, Hirohito turned his attention to the newly appointed commander of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet, Yamamoto Goto, "Yamamoto-kun, what do you mean?"
Yamamoto Isoroku was silent for a moment and then replied: "Your Majesty, the current strength of the Imperial Navy is not enough to challenge the United States. Moreover, the Chinese are attacking North Korea fiercely. I think our southward advance plan can be temporarily slowed down."
"You are all a bunch of cowards!" Tojo Hideki's angry voice echoed in the Imperial Council.