The news of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor spread throughout the army immediately.
Zhao Gang and other commanders who had some ink in their stomachs understood the significance of this incident immediately, and they were all ecstatic. The soldiers, including Li Yunlong, were a little confused when they heard it.
"What's going on?" At the subsequent meeting, Li Yunlong asked Zhao Gang: "Why are you so happy about the Japanese attacking Yingjiang?"
Zhao Gang replied: "Old Li, are you confused? If the Japanese attack Yingjiang, it means we have one more helper!"
Li Yunlong said "Oh" and then nodded: "That's true, but it won't be like this, right?"
Zhao Gang just shook his head and smiled bitterly.
Of course Wang Xuexin understood what was going on.
At this time, Yingjiang was already the most economically powerful country in the real sense... In 40 years, Yingjiang's total GDP ranked first in the world, several times that of The Sun Never Sets. Although nominally the sun never sets, it still ranks first in the world, but
It has long been unworthy of its name.
As mentioned before, GDP reflects not only the economy, but also industrial production capacity to a certain extent. It means that if one fighter jet is shot down, two will fly into the sky, and if one warship is sunk, two can be built.
Two warships were launched into the water, which also reflected their war capabilities.
The Japanese are fighting against China on one side and attacking Yingjiang on the other. The former is the country with the largest population and sufficient military resources, while the latter is the country with the best economy and strongest industry. If these two countries are on the same side, it is almost synonymous with victory.
As a result, there was originally a negative atmosphere permeating the whole country. A considerable number of people decided to become traitors because they believed that China could not win this war. Because of Yingjiang's participation in the war, the entire atmosphere was reversed... As long as there is a little strategic vision,
Just know that victory is only a matter of time.
However, there are indeed some twists and turns.
Mainly because the initial stage of Eagle Sauce is not as powerful as imagined.
In fact, because Yingjiang has a natural Atlantic barrier and has no enemies on the American continent, it has always maintained a small army. The army only has 100,000 people, and its military ranking can only be ranked seventh. (Note: Mao Xiong Military
Ranked first in strength)
But Yingjiang’s industrial capacity at that time could produce 40,000 fighter planes and 20,000 tanks annually...
It can also be seen that it is not reliable to only look at military rankings during war. War is more about industrial capabilities, technological levels and comprehensive strength rather than a so-called ranking based on comparison of existing equipment.
The cadres in the conference room were discussing:
"Political Commissar, what's wrong with the Japanese? Are you going to provoke Yingjiang at this moment?"
"Hey, you still don't understand the Japanese character, but he just wants to take advantage!"
"I heard it's because there's not enough oil. If there's no oil, planes and tanks won't be able to fly!"
"Then the eagle sauce will produce oil?"
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In this era, soldiers lived in a small circle and did not know much about the outside world, so problems in various aspects emerged one after another.
Wang Xuexin knew this, so he was not surprised at all.
But what is surprising is, why did the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor come so early?
After thinking about it, Wang Xuexin felt that it was probably because his existence had changed his direction.
For example, at this time in history, the Eighth Route Army should have been blocked by the Japanese and suffered heavy losses, but Wang Xuexin was equipped with tanks and rifles. Not only was it not blocked, he launched a counterattack and captured Yuncheng and Zhongtiao Mountain.
Under this situation, the Japs' consumption of troops and fuel in China will be greater, and the situation will become more severe. This will force the hesitant Japs top brass to make decisions in advance.
For another example, Wang Xuexin made a rocket launcher in advance and sold it to Mao Xiong, which allowed Mao Xiong to stabilize his position in advance.
Mao Xiong stabilized his position faster, and the Japanese gave up their plan to attack Mao Xiong in advance.
Since the Mao Xiong was not to be flanked, of course he had to find another place to grab the oil, so he naturally pointed the finger at Yingjiang.
Another example is the impact on the Jinsui Army and the stubborn army, etc., which will directly or indirectly affect the Japanese.
In the end, the Japanese advanced the plan to attack Pearl Harbor by four months.
"Comrades!" Just when Wang Xuexin was thinking wildly, Zhao Gang, who received a telegram, announced happily: "Just now, the stubborn army has declared war on the Japanese!"
The conference room immediately burst into applause.
The pressure caused by the signing of the "understanding" between the stubborn army and the Japanese disappeared in an instant, and was replaced by a climax of the war of resistance.
Zhao Gang happily pointed to Zhongtiao Mountain on the map and said: "Comrades, if the stubborn army declares war on the Japanese and stands in the same camp as us, the Japanese on the north bank of the Yellow River will be in danger. They will be on both sides of our army and the stubborn army."
Under a pincer attack, maybe you can even make dumplings for them!"
The conference room was filled with joy again, and even Li Yunlong had a smile on his face.
But only Wang Xuexin behaved very calmly.
Zhao Gang noticed Wang Xuexin's appearance and asked in confusion: "Commander of the Fifth Battalion, you seem to have different opinions?"
"Political commissar!" Wang Xuexin replied: "I was wondering if we were too optimistic about the situation..."
Zhao Gang said "Oh" and said, "You analyze it!"
Wang Xuexin stood up and said: "Political Commissar, I think the recalcitrant army may not send troops to join our army to surround the Japanese. On the one hand, there are difficulties in crossing the Yellow River, and on the other hand, the recalcitrant army has no such intention. At most, it will just show off.
Thunder, little rain!"
When Wang Xuexin said this, the conference room became quiet, and the cadres nodded in agreement.
The cadres knew the character of the recalcitrant army. They had just been stimulated by the "declaration of war" and thought that the recalcitrant army would change its previous passive resistance regime and start a counterattack...
This is overthinking.
Before Yingjiang entered the war, the stubborn army was stalling for time on the premise that it could not win.
After Yingjiang entered the war, the stubborn army was stalling for time on the premise that they would definitely win.
Although there is an essential difference, the former is about survival and the latter is about reaping the benefits, but there is no difference in tactics, they are all procrastination.
In the end, it even got to the point where Yingjiang kept urging the stubborn army to launch a counterattack. The stubborn army was sitting in a good situation but could not move...
In fact, it cannot be said that the stubborn army was wrong to do this.
Countries only care about interests, and armies also care about interests.
Since the war will be won sooner or later, why not just accept the equipment to preserve your own strength and let others do the fighting?
However, the problem lies precisely here.
The army is not just about receiving as much equipment as it needs to be maintained, it also has to win the hearts and minds of the people, and at the same time, it has to be recruited from time to time to fight and practice.
Blindly passive defense to preserve strength will not only cause the army to lose morale, but also lose the people's support, and ultimately lead to the collapse of the entire system.
This is also true. In the late period of the Anti-Japanese War, the stubborn army actually had an advantage in strength and equipment over the Japanese, and they could have launched a counterattack long ago.
But the stubborn army just sat still and guarded one-third of an acre of land.
As a result, the Japanese concentrated their strength and launched a "No. 1 Operation", catching the stubborn army by surprise and defeating them like a mountain...