The admiral knew what would happen if what Doolittle said came true. By then, Yingjiang soldiers would fight the Japanese on Chinese soil, which would undoubtedly be a nightmare for Yingjiang.
But the admiral thought for a while and said: "This won't happen, right? The Eighth Route Army will not let the Japanese succeed!"
The admiral has his own reasons for saying this. At this time, the Eighth Route Army is launching a counterattack against the Japanese and has recently occupied the strategic location of Chifeng. What's more, I heard that the Eighth Route Army has also developed a "Tiger" tank that can defeat the Japanese... This
It is simply unimaginable that even Eagle's "Sherman" tank has no chance of winning against the "Tiger", and the Eighth Route Army, which has almost no heavy industry, can actually develop a tank that can defeat the "Tiger".
However, with the Chinese regimental commander in the Eighth Route Army, nothing is impossible.
Similarly, as long as the Eighth Route Army has the commander of the Huaxia regiment, the Japanese plan is doomed to fail before it even begins... They can't even deal with the Eighth Route Army, so how can they prepare for a decisive battle with Yingjiang on the Chinese mainland?
Doolittle said: "The Eighth Route Army has done a good job, but if they continue to attack eastward, they will soon reach the seaside!"
Then the admiral understood what Doolittle meant.
When the Eighth Route Army reaches the seaside, it means that it will face the Japanese Navy. If Yingjiang lets the Japanese Navy ignore it, the Japanese Navy will divide its troops into China and deploy them on the coastline to become a weapon against the Eighth Route Army.
By then, even if the Eighth Route Army has tanks that can defeat the "Tiger", can these tanks deal with the naval guns of warships?
Then Doolittle handed over another document and said, "What's more, General! Our intelligence officers discovered this!"
The admiral took the document and looked at it. It was a photo of BF109.
The admiral felt a little strange. What's so strange about BF109? Why should we show it to him?
But the admiral figured it out in the next second. He turned to look at Doolittle: "This was taken from the Japs, right? The Japs are equipped with BF109?"
Dulittle nodded and said: "Although there is no intelligence to prove that the Japanese are equipped with BF109, we found that they are copying this fighter and they have succeeded!"
The admiral thought for a moment and then asked Doolittle, "What do you think we should do?"
"First of all!" Doolittle replied: "We should not do nothing just to preserve our strength as we are now. We should actively seek to fight the Japanese navy to contain its main force so that it does not dare to act rashly. Secondly, I think we should increase our efforts
Assistance to the Eighth Route Army so that the situation will not get worse!"
The admiral was silent for a while and said: "I agree with the second suggestion, but seeking to fight the Japanese navy... This is not in the interests of our military, and we should consider it carefully!"
"General..."
Doolittle wanted to say something else but was interrupted by the Admiral, who did not want to explain further.
Later, Doolittle learned that the reason why the admiral made such a decision was that Yingjiang and Sun Never Set were already preparing for the Normandy landing... Mao Xiong had already achieved a decisive victory in the Battle of Stalingrad, and
Mao Xiong's T34 tank equipped with a smoothbore gun has a great advantage over Hans's "Tiger". It is foreseeable that Mao Xiong will win in future counterattacks.
Therefore, in order to prevent Mao Xiong from monopolizing the fruits of victory, Ying Jiang and the Sun Never Sets Army, who have been making soy sauce in the rear, finally decided to open a second battlefield in Gaul... If they don't do this, Mao Xiong will defeat the Han by himself.
That's it.
Due to time constraints, the admiral could only consider the Normandy landing instead of the Japanese fleet.
However, if the admiral can agree with the second point, it will be of great help to the Eighth Route Army.
Prior to this, Yingjiang's support and assistance to the Eighth Route Army was still half-hidden, or it could only communicate with the Eighth Route Army through transactions.
But now, to be precise, after the Battle of Henan, Hunan and Guangxi, Yingjiang was completely disappointed with the stubborn army and turned his attention to the Eighth Route Army.
They understand that the stubborn army is a master who only takes aid and does not work, and the Eighth Route Army, whether aid or not, will do their best to fight against the Japanese for the benefit of China.
Then, based on the interests of Yingjiang's own country, it is clear which party should be assisted.
As for whether we should worry about the recalcitrant army breaking away from the Eighth Route Army and affecting the joint resistance to the war... The admiral believes that we only need to worry about this when the recalcitrant army is still valuable. If the recalcitrant army cannot play any role and still bargains with Yingjiang, then let's
You think too highly of yourself!
Therefore, Yingjiang immediately transported a large amount of strategic materials to the base area through the transportation lines of Alaska and Mao Xiong, including the Springfield rifles that Yingjiang had withdrawn after replacing them with M1 rifles and thirty-five "Sherman" tanks.
The former can speed up the update of equipment of the Eighth Route Army, while the latter can enhance the combat effectiveness of mechanized troops, and this is the first batch.
The leader was so happy after hearing this information that he smiled happily: "It's not easy, Yingjiang finally turned his aid to our army! Xiao Dongbei has made another great contribution!"
Wang Xuexin was confused when he heard this. He didn't know about it at all, let alone made any contribution!
But it's no wonder that the chief thinks so. Wang Xuexin has always been responsible for advising Yingjiang, doing business, and even jointly developing equipment. Now Yingjiang's attitude towards the Eighth Route Army has changed, isn't it because of who else could Wang Xuexin do?
So Wang Xuexin inexplicably took the credit.
In fact, Wang Xuexin has also been considering the difficulty Doolittle mentioned, which is the problem of the Japanese navy.
In the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, the reason why the Japs were able to occupy China's coastal cities so quickly was inseparable from the fact that the Japs had a powerful navy while the Chinese army's warships could only sink themselves into rocks.
The large-caliber naval guns of the Japanese warships can provide powerful firepower support for their infantry. So what if the Chinese army has a strength advantage? It’s not like they are on the battlefield amidst pieces of artillery fire!
And this scene is likely to be played out again during the Eighth Route Army's attack on Fengtian.
Although Fengtian is not a coastal city, if the Eighth Route Army wants to attack Fengtian, it must first march out of Chaoyang from Chifeng and then attack HLD. Only in this way can it cut off the connection between Peiping and Fengtian and prevent the North China Front from reinforcing Fengtian.
This is also the plan of the leader and chief of staff. They plan to use more than 20,000 people from eight regiments plus locally organized and armed guerrillas to complete this task.
This was not a problem at first. The Eighth Route Army did have this ability. Their more than 20,000 regular troops could quickly raise a guerrilla force to double their own strength, and they would fight more and more.
If there are enough equipment and supplies, it will be difficult for the Japanese North China Front to break through this line of defense.
However, the commander and chief of staff did not consider the Japanese navy...