"Excuse me, look at my 300 troops regaining Guangzhou!"
"Excuse me, our army launched a massive counterattack. Three hundred troops annihilated the 21st Japanese Army. A total of more than 50,000 Japanese troops were wiped out. Yang Guowei became famous overseas!"
"A great victory, a great victory, watch my mighty army annihilate the Japanese army!"
Guangzhou had just been recaptured, and the Chinese reporters who had been waiting until their necks grew long immediately sent out the stories they had prepared. The good news flew to all directions in China like snow flakes, and dozens of reporters from various countries also sent their reports.
The stories and biographies written by each of them were sent by telegram, and then piles of photos were sent as quickly as possible. Among the foreign reports, the report by Associated Press reporter Caitriona was the most detailed.
"This was a cruel war. The Kuomintang army used heavy weapons, including hundreds of Somoan tanks, more than 200 artillery pieces, and more than 60,000 soldiers in this street battle, resulting in more than 12,000 casualties.
At the cost of losing more than 40 tanks and more than 20 aircraft, the Japanese achieved the result of annihilating more than 54,000 Japanese tanks, more than 20 tanks, and more than 130 aircraft.
Guangzhou, a city that was once occupied by the Japanese a year ago, has returned to the embrace of the Chinese. This city battle lasted for seven days and seven nights. During this week, the first thing I did when I got up every morning was to thank God.
And prayed to him, asking him to bless me to survive another day. I have never prayed so devoutly, and I have never been so grateful to God, because until now I have never felt how lucky I am to be alive.
These days, I follow the Chinese army every day, watching them continue to attack the Japanese positions in front. Buildings are collapsed by shells, and innocent civilians are injured by stray bullets. My heart breaks.
It seems that it is also bleeding. I once asked their supreme commander, General Su Rui, you spent so much manpower and material resources, sacrificed so many soldiers, and what you got in the end was a ruined city. Is it worth it? General Su is
Answer me this way, if the city is gone, we can build it again, if the soldiers are sacrificed, we can recruit and train them again, but this land left to us by our ancestors must not fall into the hands of the invaders, no matter how much we have to pay for it.
His sacrifices and efforts must never be given to the invaders. Sometimes things cannot be measured by simple money and lives. He also believes that if Washington, the United States, is invaded, the American people will definitely make the same choice.
"
Gently closing the newspaper in his hand, Roosevelt picked up the coffee next to him and took a slow sip. The bitter taste made him frown slightly. National Security Advisor Hawkins, who had been paying attention to him next to him, asked softly.
: "Mr. President, you'd better put a piece of sugar cube in. It will make it taste better."
Roosevelt shook his head slightly: "No, my dear Hawkins, I like to drink original bitter coffee, which can make my mind clearer."
"Okay, this is your freedom." Hawkins shrugged and put the coffee in his hand on the table.
Roosevelt handed him the newspaper in his hand, "Hawkins, this report is well written, and it records the war that took place in Guangzhou very well. What do you think?"
Hawkins smiled: "Mr. President, with all due respect, when I first saw this report, I treated it as a novel because I didn't understand. When could China actually use only one military force?"
The strength of the Chinese army can defeat the Japanese with more than 100,000 soldiers, and even the commander committed suicide. This is simply a fantasy. If the Chinese army really has such combat effectiveness, their battlefield should be in Tokyo at this moment.
Not their native land."
Roosevelt smiled softly: "Hawkins, do you really think so?"
"Of course not." Hawkins sighed with a wry smile: "Later, I found the Washington Post, Reuters, Agence France-Presse and many other newspapers that published the same period, and then I discovered that although the focus of their reports was different,
, but without exception, the Chinese won. They regained Guangzhou, Mr. President, it seems that we have to adjust our strategy towards China."
"Yes!" Roosevelt nodded, "For a long time, our attention has been on Europe, and we have been too indulgent to the Japanese. Not only did we sell them a large amount of scrap steel and grain, but we also treated them in Asia.
They adopted a tacit attitude towards the action, which further fueled their arrogance. Not long ago, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs actually sent me a protest telegram, protesting that we had sold the latest fighter jets to China.
"Haha... This is really ridiculous!" Hawkins couldn't help laughing angrily: "When did the affairs of our great United States of America turn to be taken care of by a small Japan? It seems that these yellow-skinned monkeys will not be given a chance.
If we teach you a lesson, they will not know how to maintain a respectful attitude toward us."
Hawkins asked again: "Is that why you unilaterally announced to stop selling scrap steel to Japan?"
"Yes!" Roosevelt said frankly: "This is just the first step. Next, we have to stimulate this little Asian guy again and make them jump up in excitement."
Hawkins asked: "What are you going to do?"
Roosevelt took another sip of coffee, letting the bitter and fragrant taste linger on his tongue for a while, and then said: "What do you think we start assisting the National Government?"
"Assist the National Government?" Hawkins couldn't help but be stunned, "Isn't that what we have been doing all along?"
"No... it's different." Roosevelt shook his head: "The aid I'm talking about is not small-scale aid, but two to three times the scale of aid. Of course, they still have to pay."
"Does this assistance also include heavy equipment such as aircraft and artillery?"
"Airplane? Heavy artillery?" Roosevelt was stunned for a moment, then smiled and shook his head: "No... no... I think it is enough to issue the Chinese with enough rifles, bullets and some light artillery. If they are too powerful,
Not a good thing for Asia, wouldn’t you say?”
"But Mr. President, as far as I know, the equipment of China's Three Hundred Army is no less than that of our American army. And according to the latest information we have obtained, since we banned their unauthorized production of Wildcat fighter jets,
, they are equipped with two more advanced fighters. And it is just a local armed force of China. Why can't we arm their Central Army? Are you still worried about something? "
Roosevelt sighed softly and said: "Dear Hawkins, isn't it enough for China to have a three-hundred army? Do you also want it to have a second or third three-hundred army? You have to remember that an excessive
A strong China or Japan is not in the interest of the United States. What we want is a balanced Asia, an Asia that is pro-American, not a China like Genghis Khan in the 13th century or the Mongol Empire ruled by Kublai Khan.
Do you want to experience the Yellow Peril again?"
"of course not!"
Hawkins couldn't help but shudder when he thought of the war launched by the Mongol Empire in the thirteenth century that swept across most of Europe. It was a war that Westerners would never forget. During the war, Westerners finally realized the threat from the East.
This is also the basis for the so-called "Yellow Peril Theory" concocted by some European and American scholars at the end of the 19th century. The German Emperor Wilhelm II even conceived a "Yellow Peril Picture" himself. A number of articles and articles on the "Yellow Peril Theory" also appeared in the West. Monograph. Some advocates of the Yellow Peril theory said: "Once the Chinese people realize their own power, they will bring disaster and destruction to Western civilization." They promote that the Chinese and other yellow races pose a threat to the white race in the West, and attempt to use This demonstrates that Western countries seek reasons to suppress China.
Roosevelt continued: "So we can neither let China be annexed by the Japanese nor let China become bigger. What we have to do is let China and Japan fight with each other. They can't be distracted and have no time to care about each other. This is the best It is in line with our interests as the United States. Now that China is weak, we can give it some support, but the intensity must be well controlled. Do you understand what I mean?"
Roosevelt said everything, and if Hawkins still didn't understand, then he was in vain, but he thought for a while and asked: "Your Excellency, what I am worried about now is not the National Government and Chairman Chiang Kai-shek. But that 300 Army. I always feel that there are mysteries everywhere in this 300 Army. Like his founder, he is immersed in the fog, which makes it impossible for me to see through. I suggest that capable intelligence personnel be sent in immediately. The Three Hundred Army launched an investigation so that we can keep track of his movements at any time."
If someone had told Hawkins six months ago that they were going to send espionage agents into a military-level unit in China to lurk, Hawkins would have scolded him bloody. Although the American people are rich, taxpayers’ Money is not such a waste, but the rapid rise of the Three Hundred Army has made Roosevelt's security adviser wary of Suri.
Roosevelt pondered for a moment and then smiled bitterly and said: "I know what you said, but you also know that the appearance difference between us and people of color is too big, and it is too late to temporarily recruit intelligence personnel. For this point, it is indeed our fault. Oversight."
After hearing what Roosevelt said, Hawkins also fell silent. The focus of U.S. intelligence work has always been on Europe, and Asia is a relatively secondary place for them. Although as Japan revealed its ferocious minions, the U.S. Asia has also begun to pay attention, but it is too late.
Just when Hawkins was a little reluctant, Roosevelt's secretary Margaret walked in lightly and said to Roosevelt with a smile: "Mr. President, Mr. Hu Shi, the Foreign Minister of the National Government, would like to see you."
"Oh, Mr. Hu Shi is here?" Roosevelt and Hawkins looked at each other and smiled. This really means that Cao Cao and Cao Cao have arrived! (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
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