The offensive operation against Tianchang County has ended, and has achieved the expected results. With the destruction of the two main infantry brigades of the 13th Independent Mixed Brigade and the destruction of the headquarters, the Japanese troops stationed in various strongholds immediately
Falling into the predicament of having no leader and fighting on their own, they were quickly annihilated by the Tiger Regiment of the Central Jiangsu Military Region.
The Tianchang Campaign has ended successfully, and the Japanese blockade of the Dameishan base area has also been broken. The Dameishan base area has even been connected with the Central Jiangsu base area and the Northern Jiangsu base area. It is said that the Party Central Committee and the military headquarters are already planning to combine the three
The base areas were combined into one and the Jiangsu and Anhui base areas were established.
It is said that Xu Rui will become the deputy commander of the newly established Jiangsu-Anhui Military Region and the commander of the First Military Division. In other words, Xu Rui is about to be promoted again. This is a great thing, but for some reason, Xu Rui cannot
He couldn't be happy, and there was always a vague worry in his heart.
Seeing that Xu Rui was a little unhappy, Wang Husheng asked: "Old Xu, what are you thinking about?"
"I didn't think about anything." Xu Rui shook his head and continued, "I just felt uneasy and always felt that something bad was going to happen next."
What surprised Xu Rui was that Wang Husheng actually agreed with this point.
"I think so too." Wang Husheng nodded and said, "The little Japs are too quiet. This is not like their style at all. When have you ever seen the Japs be so quiet after suffering a loss? What's more, the little Japs got a big blow this time.
Don't you think it's abnormal to be so calm at a loss? If I'm not wrong, the little devil is probably holding back some big move."
Leng Tiefeng shook his head and said: "Let me tell you, you two are just worrying and holding back big moves. Apart from blocking the ditch, what other big moves can the little devils do? Besides, even if the Japanese really hold back any big moves, we
Are you afraid? We were not afraid of them when our military division was weak before. Now that we have strong troops and horses, will we still be afraid of them?"
"What the veteran said is right." Wang Husheng said, "It's nothing more than soldiers coming to block it, and water coming and the soil flooding it."
"You are thinking too simply." Xu Rui shook his head and said, "Actually, our Dameishan Military Division has a fatal flaw. Even if the blockade ditch is broken, even if it is connected with the Central Jiangsu Military Region and the Northern Jiangsu Military Region,
It is impossible to fundamentally make up for this defect, and even in a sense, this defect will be amplified."
"Fatal flaw?" Wang Husheng asked, "Old Xu, don't scare me. What flaw is it?"
Xu Rui said in a deep voice: "At present, dozens of factories have been established in our Dameishan industrial zone, with products covering more than a dozen categories such as arms, medicines, electricity and daily necessities. Production materials such as iron ore and coal can also basically
Being self-sufficient makes it less likely to be blocked by the Japanese, but..."
Wang Husheng's eyelids jumped when he heard this, and he said anxiously: "But what?"
Xu Rui sighed and said: "But there are some products with high technical content and high precision that cannot be self-sufficient, such as AC motors that are used in almost every factory, and bearings that are used in all transmission mechanisms.
Another example is the manufacturing of artillery shells and the fuses necessary for rockets, and we have no way to be self-sufficient."
"Hey, what did I think it was, just this?" Wang Husheng said angrily, "Although we can't produce motors, bearings, etc., we can buy them. You don't even need to go abroad to buy these things. The only thing is
This fuse is a little troublesome and must be bought from abroad..."
Before Wang Husheng finished speaking, a clerk from the security department hurriedly walked in and whispered: "Shadow needs an urgent call."
Wang Husheng took the telegram, glanced at it, and showed a strange expression on his face. He looked at Xu Rui and said: "Old Xu, you have such a crow mouth, you really want to talk."
Leng Tiefeng asked: "What did the shadow say?"
Wang Husheng said: "The devils want to imitate rocket launchers in Manchuria. This has nothing to do with us, but the other thing is related to us. The devils want to strictly control any product that can be used for military and industrial purposes. This also comes with
I have made a detailed catalog, including the motors, bearings and other products that Lao Xu just mentioned. In addition, there are many other products, such as industrial lubricants and so on. Damn it, the little devils are really coming!"
Leng Tiefeng said: "If this is really the case, within half a year, our arsenal, power plants, pharmaceutical factories, cement factories, steel mills, etc. will all have to stop production!"
"Half a year? Veteran, you are too optimistic." Xu Rui said, "Without lubricating oil, work will have to stop in half a month!"
"Don't worry!" Wang Husheng waved his hand fiercely and said, "Don't forget that we have a Trojan horse plan. What is the purpose of implanting so many Trojan horses into the little devil? It is to save critical moments to break the blockade.
, the little devils must strictly control the inflow of industrial and military supplies, but I want to see if they can control it!"
Xu Rui said in a deep voice: "What if Little Japan controls it from the source?"
"Control from the source?" Wang Husheng said blankly, "What do you mean?"
Just as Wang Husheng finished speaking, another correspondent hurriedly walked in and handed a telegram to Xu Rui.
After reading it, Xu Rui smiled bitterly and said: "Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will be here. I just said that Little Japan would cut off our channels for importing industrial and military supplies from the source, but it really happened!"
After waving the telegram in his hand, Xu Rui continued: "It's David's telegram. He informed us of the news in the telegram. The U.S. government has just issued the latest presidential decree, which completely prohibits U.S. companies from importing any useful information to China."
Products for industrial and military use, motors, bearings, fuzes, and lubricants are all included.”
"What else is there?" Wang Husheng cried out, "How can Americans do this? Hasn't the U.S. government always advertised democracy, freedom, fairness and justice, and the rule of law? Isn't what they are doing now just aiding the evil deeds? What justice is there when the U.S. government is doing this now?
?Where is fairness? Where is the rule of law?”
"Democracy and freedom? Fairness and justice? Rule of law?" Xu Rui said suddenly, "Old Wang, do you really believe it?"
Leng Tiefeng also sneered and said: "Old Xu is right, the United States has never achieved true democracy. The so-called democracy, but they put gold on their faces, and only idiots will believe it."
Xu Rui continued: "The United States was founded on business. From the day it was founded, it has always put interests first. In the eyes of the U.S. government, there has always been only interests. The so-called democracy, the so-called freedom, the so-called fairness, justice, and the rule of law.
It’s just a tool in their hands, and as long as the price is right, there’s nothing they can’t sell.”
Wang Husheng said very frustrated: "So the US government sold us out?"
"There is no way, a weak country has no diplomacy!" Xu Rui said, "Who makes the Sino-US trade volume less than a fraction of the US-Japan trade volume? In order to please Japan, a big customer, the US government certainly does not care about our feelings in China."
"What about Britain?" Wang Husheng said, "Britain will never succumb to Japanese pressure, right? Otherwise, where is the dignity of their empire on which the sun never sets?"
"The dignity of the empire on which the sun never sets?" Xu Rui asked, "After the Munich conspiracy, the dignity of the empire on which the sun never sets has been severely trampled under the feet of the Germans."
Wang Husheng said: "So, is it really troublesome?"
"I'm afraid so." Leng Tiefeng said, "The real crisis is coming!"
"That's not necessarily the case." Xu Rui said, "Even if Japan uses all political and diplomatic means to block us, it is not easy to truly block us! Because there is never a free lunch in this world
, If Japan wants the United States and Britain to cooperate in blocking China, it must make concessions in other ways. But if Japan pleases the United States and Britain, it will definitely offend the Soviet Union."
The world today is mainly divided into three camps, one is the Red Soviet Union, the other is the Anglo-Saxon alliance led by the United States and Britain, and the other is the far-right populist alliance led by Germany and Italy. Japan has not yet joined the German-Italian alliance and is still in the alliance.
Sitting on the fence and watching, the three parties are trying their best to win over Japan.
The United States and the United Kingdom hoped to direct the scourge of the three emerging far-right populisms in Germany, Italy, and Japan to the Soviet Union, so they concocted the Munich Plot to annex Czechoslovakia's inherent territory to the Sudetenland without the presence of Czechoslovak representatives.
The area was ceded to the German Third Reich.
The Soviet Union was well aware of the sinister intentions of the United States and Britain.
It was precisely because of this that the Soviet Union signed non-aggression terms with Germany and Japan.
However, the Soviet Union also knew very well that in this chaotic era when the international order was facing reshuffling, treaties between countries did not have any legal effect at all. Therefore, the Soviet Union was always looking at Germany and Japan with vigilant eyes. At this moment, Japan and Japan
The approach of the United States and Britain will inevitably arouse the Soviet Union's vigilance.
Therefore, if we want to break the Japanese blockade, we may have to use the Soviet Union.
"Soviet Union?" Wang Husheng frowned and said, "Although the Soviet Union is governed by the Communist Party, the Soviet government has always been only willing to provide assistance to the National Government. For the Chinese Communist Party, it refused to even provide assistance of a mere US$500,000. We expect help from the Soviet Union
Wouldn’t it be better to break the blockade next time than to seek fish in a tree?”
Xu Rui said: "Of course the Soviet Union will not help us for no reason, so it has to exchange benefits."
"Exchange of interests?" Wang Husheng said, "What benefits can we offer in exchange with the Soviet Union?"
"Intelligence." Xu Rui said, "Didn't Shadow's telegram say that the Kwantung Army is about to equip a large number of rocket launchers? This is important information for the Soviet Union, because these rocket launchers will pose a fatal threat to the Soviet Far East Front. We will
If we exchange this information with the Soviet Union, we might be able to sell it at a good price."