"Hey, Colonel!" On this day, Zhang Chi called Halsey, and as soon as Halsey picked up the phone, he said excitedly: "Unbelievable, you really did it!" It is a miracle that you have taken the entire Northeast with only a few hundred thousand people! ”

"Thank you, General!" Zhang Chi said to Halsey: "But general, we Chinese have a saying that 'it is easy to attack a city and difficult to defend a city', and now I am also facing this problem!" ”

"It's easy to storm a city, but it's hard to defend a city?" Halsey asked, puzzled, "What other difficulties do you have?" The Japanese are already in a state of flux! ”

"No, General!" Zhang Chi replied: "Manchukuo is very important to the Japanese, I think...... They will find a way to recapture Manchukuo! ”

"What do you mean......"

"We are now facing an enemy from two directions!" Zhang Chi said: "One direction is the Japanese 17th Front Army in Korea, and the other direction is the Japanese army that has invaded China!" ”

"Hmm!" Halsey agreed: "The Japanese army invading China has joined forces with the Vietnamese army, which means that they have escaped the encirclement by chance...... I have to say, your Principal Jiang is so disappointing! ”

Zhang Chi knew why Halsey said this, Okamura Ningji's Japanese army was actually in a situation of serious shortage of supplies, as long as Principal Jiang could surround them with more force, it wouldn't be long before these Japanese troops would collapse, but who would have thought ...... Not only did the Nationalist army fail to surround the Japanese army, but it quickly collapsed when attacked by the Japanese army, and the speed of its collapse was so rapid that the 100,000 bags of military rations that had just been transported to the front line from the rear did not have time to be destroyed, and all of them fell into the hands of the Japanese army......

The Japanese army was panicking with hunger, and having these 100,000 bags of military rations was undoubtedly a shot in the arm, so they defeated Guizhou and Liuzhou in Guangxi in one go...... These two places are the locations of the US B29 bomber airfields, and the occupation of these two airfields is also one of the strategic objectives of the Japanese army's "Operation No. 1", because the B29s taking off from these two airfields can bomb the Japanese mainland. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

However, this strategic goal of the Japanese army is actually meaningless, because the US military can already take off the B29 from the Mariana Islands and bomb directly to Tokyo, Japan, and the airports in Guizhou and Liuzhou are no longer of value to the US military to bomb Japan.

But it means a lot to President Chiang, because it almost represents the military presence of the U.S. military in China.

In the south, the 21st Division of the Japanese Southern Army set out from Vietnam, and in the north was the 22nd Division of the Japanese army invading China.

"Compared to your ......," said Halsey angrily, "they are simply more than successful and more than they have failed, and it is ironic above all...... We have much more military aid to them than you do! ”

Zhang Chi did not speak, after all, the Chinese Expeditionary Force was also a member of the National Army.

Halsey seemed to sense this, too, and said slowly, "I'm sorry, Colonel, maybe I shouldn't have said this in front of you!" ”

"No, it's okay!" Zhang Chi expressed his understanding that Halsey regarded him as his own, which is why he was so open-mouthed.

......After a pause, Halsey asked, "Are you confident that you can hold off the Japanese from both sides?" ”

"Of course!" Zhang Chi replied: "But we need help from the United States!" ”

Halsey couldn't help laughing: "Colonel, if you need anything, I believe that the American side will be happy to help you!" ”

Zhang Chi knew what Halsey meant, and one day when Zhang Chi occupied Northeast China, the Japanese army invading China was blocked by the other side and could not be transferred back to the Japanese mainland, which was nothing more important to the United States.

In fact, this is also Zhang Chi's idea...... The crisis in the Northeast is not as exaggerated as Zhang Chi said, and the so-called being flanked by the Japanese army on both sides is only superficial.

In fact, Okamura Ninji's troops were also greatly injured because of this battle, and at the same time, Okamura Ninji also lost the arsenal and industrial base in Shenyang, although it was connected with Vietnam, but the Sino-Vietnamese border terrain was complex and inconvenient, and the Japanese army's industrial capacity in Vietnam was far less than that of Northeast China, and at the same time, President Chiang was in Chongqing, and Okamura Ninji wanted to launch a war against the Northeast, which can be said to be even more difficult.

On the other hand, the 17th Front Army in Korea also had this problem, especially the terrain in North Korea was complex and inaccessible, and at the same time, the 17th Front Army had to support the Japanese mainland as much as possible, so it was not able to launch a counteroffensive against the Northeast for the time being.

The reason why Zhang Chi said this is actually only one purpose, that is, to take the opportunity to ask the United States for something......

"General!" Zhang Chi said: "The current situation in Northeast China is generally not bad, the Japanese have accumulated a lot of food here for their 'Operation No. 1' plan, and this grain is now in our hands, which can relieve the pressure of the people and provide a buffer period for us to rebuild order in Northeast China." But here's the problem...... How should we distribute this food to the people? ”

"What kind of problem is that?" Halsey asked rhetorically, "Isn't it okay to distribute it evenly according to the population?" ”

"That looks like it does solve the problem!" Zhang Chi replied: "But this is unearned, it does not help much to rebuild order in the Northeast, and it is often impossible to distribute food to those who really need it!" ”

Halsey nodded, although the free distribution of food can solve the urgent need, but it is not a long-term solution, because this is to sit on the mountain and eat nothing, no matter how much food is not enough, and it will also develop the psychology of dependence on the people.

What can really solve the problem is to resume production and form a virtuous circle.

"There's no problem with resuming production!" Halsey said: "I heard that the Japanese have established a very complete industrial system in the northeast! ”

"Yes!" Zhang Chi then said the point: "But the Fengman Hydropower Station that supports this industrial system could not supply power, and the Japanese blew up all the two generating units before retreating!" ”

"Oh!" Halsey replied: "It's not a problem, I report the situation to Washington, and I believe ...... They will soon be transporting the generator set to the Northeast! ”

"And the relevant experts and professionals!" Zhang Chi added.

It's one thing for a generator set to arrive, but if no one knows how to install it, how to use it, how to maintain it...... That's like nothing.

"Of course!" Halsey agreed: "Don't worry, I believe they already know your value!" ”