Tianjin small station, Siye frontline headquarters.
Seven days passed quickly. During these seven days, there was fierce fighting in the sky every day, but the ground was relatively calm.
General Zuo was reporting to Yue Weihan on the latest progress of the 8th Army: "Headquarters, the anti-tank trenches around the Jinzhou Bay landing site have been dug. According to the requirements of the headquarters, all units above the company of the 8th Army have been equipped with high-power radio stations.
, all infantry squads are basically equipped with walkie-talkies, and the corresponding communication personnel are basically in place."
Yue Weihan nodded and asked: "Have the 12 engineering regiments urgently mobilized from each group army and the corresponding large-scale construction machinery arrived on the battlefield?"
"Don't worry, Mr. Zuo, we have all arrived at Jinzhou Bay." Mr. Zuo said.
After saying this, Mr. Zuo suddenly remembered something again and said: "By the way, sir, the intelligence department just learned that when the airborne division regained Manchuria seven days ago, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army Okamura Neiji seemed to be so angry that he vomited blood.
Yes, and he seems to be hospitalized, but the old devil seems to have been discharged from the hospital today."
"Oh?" Yue Weihan said with great interest, "Is there such a thing?"
Mr. Zuo shook his head and smiled bitterly: "If it were me, I would be so angry that I would vomit blood."
"Are you vomiting blood?" Yue Weihan touched his chin and said maliciously, "Maybe today, Okamura will have to vomit blood again. It's best to piss this old devil to death directly, hehe."
"Vomiting blood again?" Mr. Zuo was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then suddenly realized, "Did Mr. Li Siguang find crude oil?"
"Yes!" Yue Weihan said with a smile, "Mr. Li Siguang's geological exploration team has just sent an urgent call. They have found oil near Dongying, and the oil layer is extremely thick and the reserves are huge!"
"Really!?" Mr. Zuo was overjoyed when he heard this, "This is great!"
As the war continues to deepen and the equipment level of the Chinese army improves, the demand for strategic resources such as coal, steel and crude oil has increased. Judging from the current situation, Myanmar's industry can maintain the current level of China's military.
The consumption of the ** fleet will not be enough to support Myanmar's industry in the future when the Chinese navy and air force develop.
Furthermore, the cost of transporting arms, refined oil, clothing and other military supplies from Myanmar to North China is high, and the transportation cycle is also a bit long. Therefore, Chairman Mao and the central government have already planned to transport military supplies such as Sichuan, Jiangxi, Shanxi and North China.
Steel, hydropower, coal, crude oil and other resource mining and smelting bases will be built in various locations.
Among them, North China is the planned crude oil mining and refining base.
Before the Japanese army invaded China on a large scale, Japanese geologists had secretly conducted large-scale explorations in Northeast China, North China, and most of central China, and concluded that there was no crude oil in mainland China. However, Mr. Li Siguang, a master geologist, disagreed with this.
He held a negative attitude and concluded from geological structural theory that the North China Plain and the Northeast Plain must contain crude oil.
After the liberation of North China, Mr. Li Siguang immediately made a request to Yue Weihan, asking him to lead a survey team to conduct a large-scale geological exploration of the North China Plain. As a traveler, Yue Weihan certainly knew that there was a huge amount of crude oil underground in the North China Plain, and
We all know the exact location, but we just can’t tell others directly.
However, since Mr. Li Siguang made the request, Yue Weihan immediately gave his full support. If he needed funds, he would give labor, and if he needed equipment, he would immediately buy it from the United States. The intensity of support made Mr. Li Siguang feel very pressured, thinking about this
If we can't find crude oil, we will really be sorry for Commander-in-Chief Yue's enthusiasm.
After several months of arduous exploration, good news finally came from Dongying this morning: oil has been found!
Thinking about it, an evil smile appeared on the corner of Yue Weihan's mouth, and he said to Mr. Zuo: "Lao Zuo, call the Central News Agency and the Associated Press immediately and ask them to announce to the world that China has found dozens of reserves in Dongying.
100 million tons of oil fields, and a large-scale petroleum refining base will be built in Dongying."
"Okay, I'll make arrangements right away." Mr. Zuo went happily.
Jinzhou, Kwantung Army South Manchuria Headquarters, the battle hall was filled with applause.
The heavily mechanized force group of the Kwantung Army has basically entered the designated position. 56 infantry divisions, 8 tank divisions and 24 heavy artillery brigades are divided into east and west groups. They are like a pair of large iron pincers of a big crab, achieving a counterattack.
Under the pincer attack of the 8th Army of the Four Fields, the decisive battle of Jinzhou Bay finally entered the final moment.
Okamura Neiji was wearing a field marshal's uniform and stood solemnly next to the huge simulated sand table. Tamura Yoshitomi was holding a command baton and was explaining to him the positions of the infantry divisions, tank divisions and heavy artillery brigades.
And finally stated: "Your Majesty, Marshal, all the ministries have basically entered the designated positions. Do you want to order the attack now?"
Okamura Neiji waved his hand and suddenly asked in an irrelevant manner: "Tamura-kun, how much crude oil reserves are left in the various refining and chemical bases in Nanman?"
Tamura Yoshitomi shook his head and sighed: "Marshal Your Excellency, the crude oil reserves have been completely exhausted. Last night, the refining and chemical bases were officially shut down."
This is not because the Kwantung Army was careless, because the Northeast and Mongolia were always in the hands of the Japanese army, and the Siberian Railway was deep in the rear. The Kwantung Army never thought that this railway line would be cut off by the Chinese troops, so the Northeast
Crude oil reserves have never exceeded seven days' worth. Under normal circumstances, there is no problem with such reserves.
After the fall of Manchuria, it was impossible for the Kwantung Army to temporarily increase its crude oil reserves.
Okamura Neiji nodded silently, and then said: "So, based on the current fuel consumption of our Kwantung Army, how many days can the refined oil in stock last?"
Tamura Yoshitomi thought for a while and replied: "If you save some gasoline, it can last for another month. Diesel can last for another half month at most, and aviation fuel can only last for ten days at most. The Chinese Air Force's large-scale attack on Manchuria
Air strikes have never stopped, and in the foreseeable next ten days, the Chinese Air Force's air strikes will never stop."
In fact, the performance of the Kwantung Army's logistics department has exceeded expectations.
Okamura Neiji nodded silently. Ten days for the aviation force was basically enough. In the war game of the General Staff Headquarters, even the most conservative estimate was that the Kwantung Army would regain Jinzhou Bay within a week. As for
Okamura Neiji did not think that the anti-tank trenches that the Chinese *** team had urgently repaired would be of much use.
Suddenly, a senior staff officer hurried in and whispered a few words into Tamura Yoshitomi's ear.
After hearing this, Tamura Yoshitomi suddenly changed his face and said angrily to Okamura Neiji: "Your Excellency, Marshal, the Chinese government has just issued a notice that their geological expert Li Siguang has drilled oil near Dongying, Shandong, and it is said that the oil layer is as thick as
More than eighty meters, the reserves are likely to be as high as several billion tons!"
"What?" Okamura Neji said in disbelief, "What did you say!?"
At this moment, the shock and depression in Okamura Neji's heart could not be described in words!
When the Japanese base camp decided to implement the southward strategy, Okamura Neiji strongly opposed it, but in the end the voice of the General Staff Headquarters about going south to plunder oil prevailed. It is conceivable that if Japanese geological experts had found oil in Shandong, then the Japanese army would
It is entirely possible to change the strategy. In this case, the conflict with the United States and Britain can be avoided!
If the United States had not been provoked, with Japan's national power and the military power of the Japanese army, the Chinese government would have been destroyed at this moment. Even the most conservative estimate is that the Chinese government has fled to the northwest and has no influence.
The powerful local separatist forces have become independent, and Japan will be able to end the war early and usher in a long period of peaceful development!
It is completely conceivable that when Japan completely absorbs China's huge land, population and strategic resources, it will catch up with the United States in terms of industrial scale and comprehensive national strength. And what about the United States? Even if it does not fall into the quagmire of the European battlefield, I am afraid it will.
Don't dare to start a war with Japan. From now on, Japan will truly be on top of the world!
Unfortunately, due to the stupidity and ignorance of Japanese geological experts, all this has become a mirror image.
Japan has lost its best chance to stand on top of the world, and this is probably the only chance!
Japan is no better than China. China is rich in resources and has a large population. In the long history, it has had many opportunities to stand on the top of the world. However, the four islands of Japan are isolated overseas, with poor resources and a small population. If you want to stand on the top of the world,
There may be only one or two opportunities in the entire human history. If you miss it, you will miss it forever.
Suddenly, Okamura Neji's originally pale face suddenly turned flushed.
Under the gaze of Tamura Yoshitomi and many Japanese generals and combat staff, a trace of blood suddenly appeared from the corner of Okamura Neji's mouth without any warning, and immediately he collapsed softly to the ground. In an instant,
The entire combat hall became a mess, and there were cries, calls and wailings.
Xinjing (Changchun), Kwantung Army Headquarters.
Yoshimoto Teiichi walked into Umezu Meijiro's office with a solemn expression, immediately put his feet back and stood at attention and said: "Your Excellency, Marshal, Marshal Okamura suddenly fainted while discussing the war situation. He has now fallen into a severe coma. Although he was rescued by the field hospital, he still remains.
There is no sign of waking up, but the decisive battle in Jinzhou Bay is already imminent, you see..."
"What did you say?" Umezu Yoshijiro suddenly stood up, his face turning pale in an instant, "Okamura-kun suddenly fainted and still didn't wake up after being rescued?"
"Hai." Yoshimoto Teiichi suddenly lowered his head and said, "The situation on the frontline has become urgent. Therefore, the military commanders from all sides have sent urgent messages, requesting the Marshal to immediately go to Jinzhou to take charge of the overall situation, or...immediately designate a frontline headquarters,
Take over from Lord Okamura and take command of the overall situation!"
Umezu Yoshijiro gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, "Yoshimoto-kun, prepare a car and go to Jinzhou!"