The news that the Northeast Field Army had achieved victory in the first phase of strategic counterattack also reached the headquarters in Taiyuan immediately. Seeing the victory telegram from the Northeast Field Army in their hands, the faces of the Chairman, Vice Chairman Zhou, Commander-in-Chief and others
He was immediately enveloped in a thick smile. After a brief shock, the chairman spoke first.
"Enlai, boss, now it seems that our Comrade Liu Hua is getting better and better at fighting. In less than a year after entering the Northeast, he has completely opened up the situation with hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands...Liu Hua has completely opened up the situation...
Comrade, you are truly worthy of being a rare general in our party..."
"Chairman, the current situation in the three eastern provinces is not just as simple as opening up the situation. Look at the map and look around. Throughout the three eastern provinces, the Kwantung Army, which claims to be invincible in the world, has fallen into our Northeast Field Army, the Eighth Route Army in Suiyuan, and the Far East Army.
surrounded by the Soviet Red Army. I can say that from a military perspective, as long as the three forces can work together to eliminate the remaining hundreds of thousands of Kwantung Army troops in the three eastern provinces, it will not be too difficult..."
Looking at the huge battle map in front of him, the commander-in-chief couldn't help but speak with his eyes shining.
As soon as the commander-in-chief finished speaking, Vice Chairman Zhou, who was in charge of the intelligence department, followed closely and said: "Chairman, boss. Although the total strength of the Kwantung Army in the entire encirclement is close to one million people, according to the intelligence
It shows that these nearly one million Kwantung Army troops have completely cut off contact with the country. More importantly, with the occupation of the Fengtian Arsenal by our army, the Kwantung Army has lost most of its sources of weapons and ammunition. Especially their heavy weapons and artillery shells
, the sources of aviation fuel, aerial bombs... are almost completely interrupted... In short, the current Kwantung Army looks like a big bear. However, this big bear, in fact, has been seriously injured, and there is no medicine.
The big bear that healed him…”
"En Lai's metaphor is very appropriate. However, as the saying goes, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse... Although the Kwantung Army has reached the end of its rope, the current strength of our Northeast Field Army alone is not yet capable of swallowing it up in one go.
Next. As for the Soviet Red Army in the Far East, we shouldn’t have too much hope. After all, this is China’s business. The Soviet Red Army will not use its own troops to help us Chinese fight against the Japs..." For two people
The chairman nodded in agreement and then spoke.
"The chairman is still thoughtful..." Vice Chairman Zhou said. Then, a look of doubt appeared on his face. He asked the chairman in front of him, who was looking at the map in silence at this moment.
"Chairman, in this case, what do you think our Northeast Field Army should do in the next period of time? What do you think of Comrade Liu Hua's suggestion?"
"What you just said is very right. In a word, it is that the three northeastern provinces are going to change. As for the future development route of our Northeast Field Army, I very much agree with Comrade Liu Hua's idea. Through two major strategic counterattacks, we will gradually
Weaken the effective strength of the Kwantung Army and the limited heavy weapons in their hands. Finally, launch a major strategic decisive battle. Through the first battle, all the Kwantung Army troops in the three provinces will be annihilated and the entire three provinces will be liberated..." the chairman answered with certainty.
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Looking at the military map in front of him, after a brief thought, the commander-in-chief, who was still full of confidence just now, couldn't help but let out a long sigh. Then, he said: "Chairman, you are still thoughtful about liberating the entire East.
In the three provinces, except for the Northeast Field Army and the Eighth Route Army in Suiyuan, the Soviet Red Army in the Far East is, for now, completely unreliable... I am too impatient..."
"According to Liu Hua's idea, dividing the steps of liberating the three eastern provinces into two stages can indeed achieve the greatest results with minimal casualties... I also agree with Comrade Liu Hua's suggestion that the troops will temporarily rest and recuperate. After full recovery,
After the combat effectiveness is established, attack from all sides, killing a large number of the Kwantung Army's effective forces, and constantly weakening their war potential. In the end, through a large-scale annihilation war, all the Kwantung Army troops in the three eastern provinces will be wiped out at once, and the entire three eastern provinces will be liberated..."
Seeing the two partners in front of you, you say something, and I say something. Vice Chairman Zhou, who has never been involved in the military, said: "Since the chairman and the boss agree, then I will immediately act in the name of ***
, send a telegram back to Dongye and agree to their plan..."
Chiang Kai-shek's official residence in Chongqing, with the outbreak of the Pacific War, news of the US military's participation in the war reached Chongqing. Although the frontline *** troops were still retreating steadily under repeated attacks by the Japanese army, without making any progress. However, as
Chiang Kai-shek, Chairman of the Generalissimo, the supreme commander of this army, did not show any displeasure...
Because he knows that with the entry of the United States into the war, all the advantages the Japanese army has gained on the battlefield are temporary. As long as the war machine of the United States is fully opened, the Japanese army will not be too far away from its final defeat. And now ***
What the troops need is to recharge their batteries and wait for the big counterattack in the future.
Ever since, for half a month, no matter where he walked, Chiang Kai-shek's face showed a thick smile. However, this smile immediately became rigid as a news was broadcast by Xinhua Radio Station
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"Peak..." A crisp sound of glass breaking came from Chiang Kai-shek's office. After hearing the broadcast, Chiang Kai-shek, who looked angry, couldn't help but knock over the tea cup on his desk...
"Chairman, what happened..." He rushed into Chiang Kai-shek's office and saw the glass that had been smashed into pieces on the ground. When he saw the livid-faced Chiang Kai-shek on the stool, the captain of the bodyguard's face immediately revealed
With a worried look on his face, he hurried over and asked in a low voice.
"Nang Xipi, what does the CCP want to do? Does it want to fight against the Central Branch... It is not satisfied with having North China, but it also wants the three northeastern provinces. It is a bastard... The Kwantung Army, why are you so invincible?
In less than a year, they were beaten to a pulp by the CCP troops, even Fengtian and the entire Liaoning Province were lost..." Seeing the captain of the guard in front of him, Chiang Kai-shek, who had nowhere to vent his anger, couldn't help but face him.
The captain of the guard roared with an angry look on his face...
It was only at this moment that the captain of the guard with a worried look on his face clearly understood from Chiang Kai-shek's roar that the chairman of the committee in front of him was angry about something. Thinking of this, the captain of the guard quickly turned off the news player.
The tape recorder then spoke to the Chairman in front of him.
"Chairman, the content in Xinhua Broadcasting cannot be taken as true. It is all propaganda of the Chinese Communist Party. With the power in the hands of the Chinese Communist Party, how can it be possible to defeat the elite Kwantung Army, which has always been invincible? It must be false, committee member
Chang, don’t worry too much..."
"Asshole..." Regarding the comfort from the captain of the guard in front of him, the anger on Chiang Kai-shek's face not only did not disappear, but became even more angry. Then, he continued to roar at the captain of the guard in front of him.
"Nang Xipi, the party-state is destroyed in the hands of people like you. When dealing with superiors, no matter what time, they report good news but not bad news... If the news broadcast by the CCP's Xinhua Broadcasting Station is false, then the people led by the party-state
There is no real news on any radio station...bastard..."
"Yes, what the chairman taught you is..." Faced with the chairman's anger, the captain of the guard did not dare to say another word. Big beads of sweat appeared on his forehead immediately.
.Then all he could do was to lower his head and stand in front of Chiang Kai-shek without saying a word...
"What are you still doing here? Get out of here right now... In addition, inform Director Dai and Minister Chen to come to my office right away. Hurry..." Seeing the silent expression on the face of the guard captain in front of him, I thought about what I just heard.
When the broadcast arrived, Chiang Kai-shek became even more angry and ordered loudly to the captain of the guard in front of him.
"Yes, Chairman..." Facing the angry-looking Chairman, the captain of the bodyguard did not dare to neglect and rushed out of the office as if running away...
Perhaps the news of Chiang Kai-shek's anger was spread by the chief of guards. In less than five minutes, Director Dai Li and Minister Chen Cheng walked into Chiang Kai-shek's office with worries. Then, they stood in front of Chiang Kai-shek without saying a word.
In front of me, waiting for Chiang Kai-shek's lecture...
"Nang Xipi, Ci Xiu, Yu Nong, what's the news that just came out from Xinhua Radio Station? Why didn't you report such a big thing to me? Is it because I'm old and it doesn't work?
"..." He slammed the desk in front of him. Chiang Kai-shek quickly stood up from his seat and questioned the two beloved generals in front of him.
Seeing the angry Chiang Kai-shek in front of him, Chen Cheng quickly replied: 'I'm sorry, principal, it's all due to student negligence... I was planning to report to you this morning, but something suddenly happened and it was delayed. Please forgive me, principal...'
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Hearing Chen Cheng's answer in front of him, especially after hearing the word "principal", the anger in Chiang Kai-shek's heart obviously calmed down a lot. However, the anger this news brought to him was obviously difficult to calm down in a short time.
It was an impossible thing. So, Chiang Kai-shek immediately turned his attention to Director Dai Li in front of him.
"Yunong, what does your military command bureau do? How come you don't even have any news about the CCP troops launching such a big campaign in the three northeastern provinces? Do you think that the party-state's finances are very generous and have enough funds to support them?
You bunch of trash..."
"Students don't dare..." Dai Li quickly replied.
"The principal, it was all the students' negligence. He believed that the Northeast Field Army led by the Chinese Communist Party would definitely be wiped out by the elite Kwantung Army after entering the three northeastern provinces. Therefore, most of the military's forces were placed on the front lines to attack the Japanese.
As well as the Eighth Route Army active in North China... However, what I didn't expect was that the Northeast Field Army of the Communist Party of China that entered the three northeastern provinces not only was not wiped out, but instead grew and grew step by step. In the end, it laid down a huge territory throughout the three northeastern provinces.
Base area…”
Seeing the remorseful Dai Li in front of him, and hearing Dai Li's explanation in front of him, the anger in Chiang Kai-shek's heart finally calmed down. After a brief reflection, he asked directly to the two beloved generals in front of him.
"Nang Xipi, I didn't expect that the Northeast Field Army led by the Chinese Communist Party would have such a strong combat effectiveness...Cixiu immediately marked the current occupied areas and troop deployments of the Kwantung Army and the Chinese Communist troops in the three eastern provinces on the map in front of them.
.Now, I want to be clear that the current situation in the three northeastern provinces will never allow the three northeastern provinces to fall into the hands of the CCP again..."
"Yes, principal..."
In less than half an hour, a map clearly showing the military strength of the three eastern provinces was displayed in front of Chiang Kai-shek. After carefully reading the map in front of him, Chiang Kai-shek, whose anger had just subsided, immediately showed a trace of incredulity on his face.
His expression. Then, facing Chen Cheng in front of him, he asked in disbelief.
"Ci Xiu, you marked it correctly... Almost half of the three northeastern provinces have fallen into the hands of the CCP. Even Lushunkou has fallen into the hands of the CCP's Northeast Field Army... How is it possible..."
To Chiang Kai-shek's dismay, just as he finished speaking, Chen Cheng in front of him shook his head firmly and then spoke.
"Report to the principal, these information have just been sent by the Military Command Bureau. There are absolutely no mistakes..."
"Nang Xipi, it's impossible. The Northeast Field Army with hundreds of thousands of people faced the Kwantung Army with millions of troops. Not only was it not wiped out, but it actually grew stronger and secured such a large base area from the Kwantung Army.
How could this happen?" For a moment, Chiang Kai-shek's face was not only shocked, but also shocked.
After a few minutes of shock, his face was shrouded in a solemn expression. Then, he asked Dai Li in front of him.
"Yunong, has your military command bureau figured out the current specific strength and equipment of the Northeast Field Army..."
"Principal, everything has been investigated clearly. According to the investigation, the main force of the Northeast Field Army led by the Chinese Communist Party has exceeded 450,000 people. They include an aviation corps, an armored corps, and five field corps..."
"The aviation corps has more than 150 combat aircraft of various types, and the armored corps has more than 100 tanks of various types. As for the five field corps, each field corps is equipped with one 105mm howitzer regiment and three 75mm field artillery regiments.
, nine 75mm mountain artillery battalions... In short, in terms of heavy weapons, it has far exceeded the Kwantung Army, the most well-equipped Japanese army. What's more, the proportion of heavy weapons equipment has exceeded our ***
The best division in the world..."
"One corps, more than 300 artillery pieces, and five field corps all added up, that is almost two thousand... How is it possible that a few years ago, the Chinese Army, which was not even equipped with rifles, relied on the strength of the Taiyuan City
The arsenal can be equipped with so many artillery...Yunong, what is going on? How can the Northeast Field Army have so many heavy weapons? Could it be that the Soviet Union supports them..." After a brief shock, Chiang Kai-shek
He frowned tightly and asked.
"Report to the principal, according to our investigation, the heavy weapons in the hands of the Northeast Field Army mainly come from three sources. The first is captured on the battlefield, and the second source is the Tianjin dock. At the beginning, the CCP troops raided the Pingjin area, and the Japanese North China Front Army stockpiled them in Tianjin.
Hundreds of thousands of tons of strategic materials were all captured by the Northeast Field Army. Among them, there was a very large number of artillery and other heavy weapons. The third source is its own production. At present, the Northeast Field Army has the entire Chinese production capacity in its hands.
The Fengtian Arsenal, the largest and largest, can produce more than a hundred large-caliber artillery pieces almost every month..." Dai Li replied.
"Mother Xipi, you are so negligent... I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it..." In just a moment, Chiang Kai-shek's face was shrouded in a look of regret.
However, only a few minutes later, a decisive look appeared on Chiang Kai-shek's face. Then, he said very decisively to the two beloved generals in front of him.
"Ci Xiu, Yu Nong. At present, the entire North China region has been controlled by the CCP, plus the Eighth Route Army troops operating in South China. No matter what, the three northeastern provinces cannot fall into the hands of the CCP again. If so, half of the entire China
All the territory of the country has been occupied by the CCP. When the time comes, how will the central government’s face be saved? Will the CCP be allowed to divide the country across the river and fight in separate divisions? I, Mr. Jiang, will never allow such a thing to happen...
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Seeing Chiang Kai-shek with a determined look in front of him, Chen Cheng first asked: "Principal, what should we do next?"
"Now is the stage when the Kuomintang and the Communist Party are cooperating to fight against Japan. Based on my understanding of the CCP, I will never take the initiative to launch an attack on our *** troops. Therefore, I want to send a *** unit to attack the three northeastern provinces immediately.
Seize the fruits of victory... strive to occupy at least half of the land in the three eastern provinces before the Kwantung Army is destroyed, declare the right of the generals, and gradually drive out of the three eastern provinces..." Chiang Kai-shek answered affirmatively.
However, what disappointed Chiang Kai-shek again was that just as he finished speaking, Chen Cheng once again shook his head helplessly. Then, he spoke.
"Report to the principal and ask the students to speak frankly. At present, with the strength of our ***, we simply have no ability to send troops to occupy the three eastern provinces... If we march from land, we will definitely pass through the defense areas of the Chinese Communist Party and the Japanese army. I believe that with the Chinese Communist Party
The ability will definitely not allow us to pass through easily. If we take the sea route, we will not have any outlet at all, and we will not have enough warships for transportation... As for air transportation, it is simply impossible to complete it with the existing air power.
This mission…”
"Niang Xipi, are you just going to watch the three eastern provinces fall into the hands of the Chinese Communist Party..." Chiang Kai-shek asked with an angry look on his face.