Xi'an, headquarters of the National Military Commission.
Nowadays, although the Republican Party has replaced the Congress Party as the ruling party in China, it has not completely negated the Three People's Principles of the founding father, Dr. Sun Yat-sen. Therefore, the country's name still uses the Republic of China, and the name of the Chinese Communist Army is still the Chinese National Revolutionary Army.
Even the national flag and military flag still use the blue sky and white sun and the red flag on the ground.
In the side hall on the second floor, Mr. Zhu handed a telegram to Chairman Mao.
The telegram was sent by Shino about the leapfrog plan for landing operations in the eastern coastal area.
According to Yue Weihan's idea, Siye will dispatch 1 or 2 army groups to first occupy Taiwan with the help of the US Navy.
Then use the ports and airports in Taiwan as bases to attack Shanghai and Nanjing in the north. Then use the ports and airports in Shanghai and Nanjing as bases to continue to attack Peking and Tianjin in the north. Finally, use Peking and Tianjin as supports and the Great Wall as a link.
, establish a solid national defense chain to resist the heavily mechanized Japanese army outside the customs.
This is actually no longer a simple combat plan, but a complete national defense concept.
Yue Weihan's idea was very bold, and conversely, from the Japanese army's perspective, it was very vicious, because this idea directly hit the key point of the Japanese army's "exhaustion of troops". He first used frog leaping to quickly occupy coastal strongholds, and then used the ocean and
The Great Wall served as a barrier, dividing the more than 1.6 million Japanese troops in North China, Central China and Southeast Asia.
Once these 1.6 million Japanese troops are divided and surrounded, Japan's future will become even more bleak.
Even if Japan and Russia reach an understanding and the Russian government promises to supply all resources and equipment in the Far East to the Japanese army, it will not help, because at this time, in addition to the 1.5 million Far East Army and the 500,000 Kwantung Army, the Japanese army only has
The old, the weak, the sick, the disabled and women, no matter how many tanks and heavy artillery they are equipped with, how can they defeat a squadron of tens of millions?
After Chairman Mao read the telegram, he put out his cigarette butt and asked in a quiet voice: "Boss, what do you think?"
"I think Yue Dengwei's concerns are quite reasonable." Mr. Zhu nodded and said, "Since the disbandment of the combined fleet, the focus of the *** government's military construction has shifted from the navy to the army. Not only has it organized
More than a dozen tank divisions and more than twenty heavy artillery brigades, the Kwantung Army and the North China Front also added a large amount of automatic firepower."
After saying this, Mr. Zhu said with concern: "Ichino reported that the firepower of the Japanese army in North China has been greatly strengthened. Not only the number of light and heavy machine guns and mortars of each infantry regiment has increased greatly, but also the equipment
There are a large number of submachine guns and the firepower is very fierce. Our army has already suffered losses in several encounters."
"I mean..." Chairman Mao waved his hand and said, "Can the four fields complete the leapfrog plan and finally block the Japanese army north of the Great Wall? From Burma to North China, the geographical span is not small, regardless of the investment of troops.
It is very difficult to deliver and provide logistical support. The armored clusters and heavy artillery clusters in the four fields are not something that the people of North China can afford in their wheelbarrows."
Chairman Mao's worries are not unreasonable. If we want to establish a national defense chain near the Great Wall, the armored clusters and heavy artillery clusters in the Fourth Field are indispensable. However, there is currently no railway connecting Myanmar to North China. How the armored and heavy artillery clusters in the Fourth Field go north is still a problem.
The problem is that logistical support is even more difficult. Relying on air or road transportation is simply a drop in the bucket.
After a long while, Mr. Zhu said: "Since Si Ye dares to propose this idea, I must have a countermeasure, right?"
"The so-called countermeasures are nothing more than seeking support from the U.S. government." Chairman Mao narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a quiet voice, "But the strategic focus of the U.S. government has always been in Europe, and the prospects for the Allied forces in the Mediterranean battlefield are not good.
There is no way to take care of others. The U.S. government may not be willing to mobilize a large number of transport ships to help China?"
Mr. Zhu was also silent. He also felt that it was impossible for the U.S. government to lease large-tonnage transport ships or warships to the Chinese government at this time. Even if it was reluctantly leased, at most it would only be like leasing a few gunboats or hundreds of tons of transportation on a levy basis.
ship, but this is still just a drop in the bucket for the Great Wall defense chain.
August 13, the 32nd year of the Republic of China (1943), South China Sea.
The Sixth Fleet of the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet is slowly sailing toward Taiwan.
There are more than a dozen transport ships and destroyers in the fleet carrying 6 mechanized infantry regiments and 1 armored regiment of the Shino 3rd Army.
Half a month ago, the 3rd Army took the lead in completing the second reorganization.
After the second reorganization, the 3rd Group Army has 8 mechanized infantry divisions, 1 heavy artillery division and 1 armored division.
After completing the defense change with the 1st and 2nd Army, and after more than half a month of preparations, the 3rd Army has completed its assembly in Singapore. Among them, the 31st and 33rd Infantry Divisions (short of armored regiments) as the first attack echelon have already
They are sailing to Taiwan aboard a US warship and are about to land on the beach at Keelung Port.
Yangon, Si Ye Headquarters.
Yue Weihan looked at the map on the wall without saying a word for a long time. After a while, he asked quietly: "Where are the troops?"
"The troops have passed the Dongsha Islands and will soon enter the Taiwan Strait." Deng Gongdao said, "Tomorrow morning at the latest, the Keelung landing battle will begin."
The attentive Mr. Zuo noticed that Yue Weihan's eyes were clearly fixed on Shanghai.
In fact, Yue Weihan was not worried about the Keelung beach landing. Taiwan at this time was completely different from Taiwan in history. Historically, the Japanese army stationed heavy troops in Taiwan. After careful consideration, MacArthur finally gave up attacking Taiwan and went straight to the north.
Okinawa Island, and then repair the airport and port in Okinawa, and use it as a base to attack the Japanese mainland.
At this time, there was only one garrison brigade stationed in Taiwan, with a total strength of less than 6,000 troops. With this strength, no matter how strong the Japanese army's coastal defenses were, it would never be able to block Liu Yi's 3rd Army.
If nothing unexpected happens, the 3rd Army will successfully capture Keelung Port tomorrow morning.
What Yue Weihan was worried about was the beach landing in Shanghai.
Shanghai is not like Taiwan. Although most of the main force of the Japanese army in central China has been wiped out, there are still seven or eight independent mixed brigades stationed in Nanjing, Shanghai and peripheral areas. The combat effectiveness of these mixed brigades may not be as good as the field divisions, but they are still there.
It is by no means comparable to Taiwan's garrison brigade, not to mention that the Japanese army also built a large number of fortifications!
Due to insufficient transport capacity, the 3rd Army could only invest two infantry divisions at a time.
It can be predicted that the 3rd Army will pay a heavy price in the beach landing battle in Shanghai.
However, what worries Yue Weihan the most is not the casualties of the troops, but time. For the 3rd Army, for the four fields, and even for the whole of China, the most urgent thing is time! The 3rd Army must regain Shanghai as soon as possible, and then it is possible
Only by regaining Peiping and Tianjin before Japan and Russia reach reconciliation can it be possible to establish the Great Wall defense chain.
Once Yue Weihan's strategic intention cannot be realized and the Great Wall defense chain cannot be completed in time, the 1.5 million Japanese mechanized troops outside the Pass will cross the Great Wall and drive southward. At that time, the four fields will have to rely on the Yangtze River to establish a second defense chain, and North China will
Otherwise, they are bound to be trampled under the iron hoofs of the Japanese invaders again.
Yue Weihan never wanted North China to be invaded by the Japanese invaders again.
Therefore, the 3rd Army must seize Peiping before the results of the negotiations between Japan and Russia are reached!
The only good thing is that the FBI's intelligence shows that Japan and Russia are still at odds. Although Okamura Neiji is eager to reach a reconciliation, the Russian representative does not seem to want to let it go lightly and insists on demanding that the Japanese military
Unconditionally withdraw from the Far East and then start negotiations based on this.
President Zuo obviously guessed Yue Weihan's worries, and said angrily: "It would be great if the U.S. Navy could dispatch more transport ships to cooperate with our army in combat. If our army could send 3 infantry divisions to Shanghai at once, 1
With an armored division plus a heavy artillery division, Shanghai will definitely be recovered within three days."
"The problem is that the U.S. Navy really can't deploy more transport ships." Wei Lihuang shook his head and said with regret, "The war in the Mediterranean is tense, and the Allies are under great pressure. The transport ships of the Pacific Fleet are already
It’s not much, and we have to transport troops and supplies back and forth between Australia and the Mediterranean, so we really can’t take care of us.”
Deng Gong disapproved and said: "Although the war in the Mediterranean is tense, if the U.S. government bites the bullet and squeezes out thirty or fifty transport ships, it is still possible. The problem is that the U.S. government obviously has no will in this regard and will help China defeat Japan too early.
, is obviously not in line with the national interests of the U.S. government."
Yue Weihan remained silent. There was naturally nothing to say about Deng Gong's strategic vision. Of course, the US government did not want China to defeat the Japanese prematurely, so it would never fully help the Chinese Communists to attack the Japanese army. For the US government
In other words, it is undoubtedly the most ideal for China and Japan to maintain an evenly matched situation.
But Yue Weihan would naturally not accept the arrangement of the United States obediently.
If China wants to gain enough dividends from the war and realize the important task of national rejuvenation, it must end the Sino-Japanese War as soon as possible, and then take advantage of the desperate battle between the Allied forces and the Axis forces in the Mediterranean battlefield to vigorously develop
For basic industries, it doesn’t take too long. Five to eight years of development is enough!
But if you want to change the attitude of the US government, you must have heavy weight!
Yue Weihan's only hope is that Kamov and Miri can develop the armed helicopter as soon as possible, and it is best to successfully test it within 3 months. This is not an extravagant hope. The P-51 Mustang fighter that has won the reputation of "King of Fighters" is not
Was it designed, manufactured, and tested by Douglas Company in just 100 days?
But even so, it will take at least 3 months before the armed helicopter test flight is successful.
However, can the negotiations between Japan and Russia be delayed for another three months? In peacetime, it would be common for negotiations between countries to drag on for a year and a half, but this was during the war, and Germany was in the middle.
Can mediation be delayed for so long?
Deng Gong pondered for a moment and then suddenly said: "Zhongshu, can we use intelligence to create some obstacles to the negotiations between Japan and Russia?"
After saying this, Deng Gong added: "For example, by disclosing the news that our army is about to launch a large-scale counterattack to Russia through some channel without leaving any trace, Russia will appear confident during negotiations and put pressure on the Japanese."
They will also be more confident, and the Japanese will not be able to give in unconditionally, so both sides will have to fight."
Yue Weihan touched his chin and nodded happily: "This is a way, but it must be planned well, otherwise it is very likely that the tiger will not turn into the dog, causing Japan and Russia to reach a settlement in advance." After that, Yue Weihan asked Mr. Zuo again.
He said, "Lao Zuo, call Zhankui and ask him to come to the headquarters immediately."
Ma Zhankui soon found a solution.
If you want Russia to know the news, you must start with Zhukov's guerrillas. At present, the remnants of Zhukov's Soviet Red Army are resting in northern Xinjiang. Why not send a telegram to Zhukov in the name of the Communist Party of China, requesting the "Soviet Red Army" to launch a flank attack?
***, in order to contain the Japanese army and cooperate with the Chinese *** team's counterattack?
Ma Zhankui had made a trip to northern Xinjiang and had contact with the remnants of Zhukov's Red Army.
Although the contact was not deep, Ma Zhankui still discovered with his keen sense of smell that there were many Russian spies within the Soviet Red Army. Even among the group of Soviet scientists working in Myanmar, there were several people who were secretly maintaining contact with the Russian government. Ma Zhankui
I just didn't want to affect the overall situation, so I didn't touch them for the time being.
Therefore, the telegram sent by the CCP to Zhukov will definitely be known to Molotov.
At that moment, Ma Zhankui reported his idea to Yue Weihan, who then sent a sealed message to Xi'an.
That night, Molotov, who was far away in Moscow, learned the news.
Major General Husky, director of the Russian Federation's General Administration of Police, visited late at night and reported the news from within the Soviet Red Army to Molotov. After reading the telegram, Molotov mused: "The Chinese Communist Party requires Zhukov's rebels to
Cooperate with the action? Could it be that the Chinese *** team is going to launch a large-scale counterattack in the near future? "
Husky said respectfully: "I think so, Mr. President."
"This is good news for us." Molotov said happily, "The Chinese *** team is about to launch a counterattack. The most anxious people at the moment should be the *** people. The more anxious the *** people are, the more anxious we are.
The more advantageous you will be in the negotiation, call Belichenko in Berlin immediately and ask him not to rush to express his attitude, but to delay until the *** people can no longer calm down!"
"But Mr. President, will this anger the Germans?" Heskey said worriedly.
"Germans?" Molotov exclaimed, "The Germans have been overwhelmed by the Allied forces in the Balkans. Mr. Hitler has no intention of taking care of Asian affairs now. Otherwise, he would not have sent just one
The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs has come to mediate the territorial dispute between our country and ***."