Former enemy command.

Reports

"Come in"

"Commander, just now the 1st Field Division sent a telegram that the 2nd Regiment has successfully received the materials airdropped by the Aviation Corps, except for some of the materials that fell to the Japanese positions due to a mistake in the judgment of the landing site, most of the materials have been snatched back to the main position of Luquantun by the 2nd Regiment." The confidential staff officer walked in and reported.

"Hehehe, I'll just say that Shangguan Qing has a hand, and he will be able to go to heaven in two months, it's amazing, he deserves to be a high-achieving student who graduated from West Point Military Academy, amazing" After listening to the confidential staff report, Han Yunhua said with emotion.

Yan Hongyan, the commander of the 23rd Division on the side, said with a smile: "Commander, is West Point Military Academy very powerful?" ”。

"It's not just amazing, West Point Military Academy is the most famous military school in the United States, and it's much more powerful than the Lu University in small Japan," Han Yunhua said.

Zhou Zikun, commander of the 25th Division, also spoke: "Then since the West Point Military Academy of the United States is so powerful, why is the United States behaving so badly in Southeast Asia, even the principal of their military academy almost became a prisoner of Little Japan, and the Philippines was occupied by the little devils in just one month, is it because the American soldiers are not good?" ”。

Han Yunhua straightened his collar and said: "In fact, everyone's knowledge of foreign countries is still very limited, and the United States Military Academy at West Point is the oldest military academy in the United States. It is known as the "Four Great Military Academies" in the world, along with the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst in the United Kingdom, the Frunze Military Academy in Russia and the Saint-Cyr Military Academy in France. This military academy is the Whampoa of the United States, and 80 percent of the officers with the highest military rank in the United States graduated from the West Point Military Academy, and you say that it is not powerful, so you veterans should not look down on that bastard boy of Shangguan Qing, as far as the operational command is concerned, he is no worse than any of us here, including myself. ”

"It's so powerful, so I'm afraid that Whampoa is not worthy of carrying shoes for others, but why is it that the American army is losing and retreating in Southeast Asia, and even the old devil who is defeated in our hands can't beat the old devil of Shouichi Terauchi, this is not in line with common sense, isn't it?" Yan Hongyan continued to ask.

Han Yunhua sighed and explained, "Although West Point is almost as old as the United States, it has been known as the cradle of officers in the United States since its establishment. It has produced generations of famous generals and military talents, of which more than 2,700 have become generals and one has become the president of the United States (Grant). Turning the page of the military history of the United States, there is not a single page that does not leave behind the great achievements of West Point graduates. It is no exaggeration to say that in every war in which the United States participates, there must be graduates of the West Point Military Academy. Of the 60 major battles of the American Civil War, West Point graduates commanded 55 battles, and Commander-in-Chief of the Northern Army, Grant, and General Lee, Commander-in-Chief of the Southern Army, both graduated from West Point. In World War I, the commander-in-chief of the U.S. Expeditionary Force, John Brown, was the commander-in-chief of the U.S. Expeditionary T Fourth. General Pershing (the first five-star general in the United States), as well as 34 of the 38 corps and division commanders who participated in the war, were West Point graduates. However, we also know that it is not only the quality of officers that determines the victory of a war, but also that there are many factors that restrict the direction of a war in addition to the command level of officers. There are many reasons why the United States has behaved so unsatisfactorily in the Pacific theater, and it is not just the command level of its officers. ”

"Indeed, what the commander said is quite reasonable, as far as I know, the United States now has less than 100,000 troops, and the navy and air force are not much stronger than the Japanese army. The US troops in the Pacific theater are only more than 20,000 people, although they are nominally more than 100,000, but the vast majority of them are troops composed of Filipinos hired by the Americans. In addition, the Japanese transferred to Southeast Asia are all veteran units that have been in battle for a long time, and their combat effectiveness is definitely not comparable to these little devils in North China, so the first war is decided, and the whole of Southeast Asia has now become Japan's backyard and raw material base. Therefore, the failure of the United States is the result of a combination of factors, and it is by no means something that a few West Point graduates can reverse. Tan Zhenlin, as the most famous general in the original New Fourth Army, has a different view, and he agrees with Han Yunhua's point of view.

Han Yunhua added: "What Lao Tan said is very reasonable, but it is not comprehensive, the little devil is indeed very powerful, and the American and British troops were defeated, and the entire Southeast Asia was about to fall into the hands of the Japanese, otherwise Du Yanming's Fifth Army would not have gone abroad at this time to expedition to Burma." But what I want to say is that the defeat of the United States is only temporary, and the terrible United States is far from what you can imagine, don't look at the arrogance of the little devil now, but it won't be long before Hirohito's dog thing cries. ”,

"How can you say that the United States still has the strength to fight back?" Tan Zhenlin looked at Han Yunhua in disbelief.

"That's for sure, although now it seems that small Japan has taken the initiative in the war, and it has also achieved considerable success. However, in terms of war potential, Japan is only a small land, let alone compared with a behemoth like the United States, even we, China, are much stronger than little devils. Small Japan and the United States are bulls, that is, grasshoppers shake the big tree, and it is okay to bully the countries of East Asia and Southeast Asia, but compared with the United States, there is still a huge difference in strength. Then Han Yunhua explained in detail: "Comrades: In terms of economy, the United States is far from being able to compete with the little devil's little industrial base, although due to the high-speed operation of the national war machine, Japan's surplus labor force is now enriched into the army and related industries, and Japan's national economy appeared to be unprecedentedly "prosperous" before the start of the Pacific War, which made the Japanese mistakenly believe that their economic and military strength surpassed that of their biggest enemy, the United States. At this time, the United States had experienced about a decade of economic depression, and the far-reaching impact of the economic crisis made the entire American economy still 'weak'. However, despite this, the overall national strength of the United States is still much higher than that of Japan. Here is a simple example of a set of data, you can see the gap between the two sides, the population of the United States is now nearly twice that of Japan; The U.S. produces 7.3 times as much steel as Japan, 7.5 times as much coal, and 80 times as many automobiles as Japan. In addition, the level of modernization and automation of American factories was higher than that of Europe and Japan, and the production management of Americans was the most advanced in the world at that time. Japan has basically no potential to tap, and Japan's domestic military and economy reached its peak before the start of the Pacific War, which means that if Japan cannot use its existing forces to quickly destroy its opponents, then after entering a war of attrition, Japan will undoubtedly lose. Han Yunhua knows that the strong performance of the Japanese in Southeast Asia has had a great impact on many cadres in China, especially Terauchi Shouichi took the Philippine Islands in one month, occupied most of Southeast Asia in two months, and now he almost entered Yunnan. If we don't make the current international situation clear to them, it will really be difficult to deal with them at that time.

Tan Zhenlin also said after listening to Han Yunhua's words: "It's true, have you found out, the strength of the little Japanese has been increasing in the past two years, I remember that in 37 years, the little devils stationed in North China were only more than 30,000 people, and the garrisons of the three provinces of Chahar, Suiyuan, and Rehe combined were only one division and one independent mixed brigade, but now the North China Front Army alone has more than 300,000 troops under its jurisdiction, but the quality of the soldiers has been declining, which shows that the little Japan has been overwhelmed. If you provoke the Americans again at this time, will the heads of the little devil's headquarters be kicked by donkeys? I don't understand, but no matter why, I'm afraid it's hard for the little devil to win this war. ”

"Hehehe, Lao Tan is right, the first batch of little devils to invade China is different, that guy is indeed a lot more powerful than our soldiers, I remember that a regiment of our New Fourth Army ambushed a squadron of little devils, and we did not completely annihilate the small army of the Japanese army after two hours of fighting, although more than 100 devil soldiers were killed and wounded, but the remaining troops of the little devils were allowed to escape, and after the war, our regiment lost more than 200 people. Therefore, when the commander's war report of a division and regiment was sent to our New Fourth Army, almost no cadres believed it, and even General Ye doubted the authenticity of the war report. Now, let's not talk about the total annihilation of an infantry squadron of the Japanese army, even one front of the Japanese army does not say that it will be annihilated if it is annihilated, this is the gap, and at the same time, it can also reflect the decline in the quality of the Japanese army. Zhou Zikun said with emotion.

In fact, everyone has this kind of feeling, even Han Yunhua himself has a very deep feeling, when he first came to Saibei, he had to be cautious when dealing with a dissatisfied infantry squadron of the Japanese army, but now even in the face of the hundreds of thousands of troops of the famous Japanese general Okamura Ningji, Han Yunhua can be calm, and the gap is not ordinarily large.

Han Yunhua said again: "What's more, since I have talked about it, I will talk about the strength of the United States for you, in terms of industrial production capacity, the United States and Japan are not opponents at the same level, don't look at the little devil's sneak attack on a Pearl Harbor and blew up dozens of American warships and hundreds of aircraft, but for now, the American warships and planes not only have the upper hand in quantity, but also their quality and performance are not comparable to those garbage made in Japan." Throughout the war, Japan basically used the 'Zero' or its modifications, and although the 'Zero' was indeed a very good fighter in many respects, the performance of the Zero fighter has been significantly behind that of the new American model since last year. Because the Japanese army despised the protection of pilots and only paid attention to the performance of the aircraft, the Japanese used excessive wooden materials and skins, and the 'zero' type could easily catch fire and burn after being hit, resulting in the destruction of the plane and the death of people. So we can also use machine guns against Japanese planes, and if you still use machine guns when American planes come, then hehehehe, it will only increase casualties."

"Commander, are American planes really so powerful? Wouldn't our machine guns even work? ”。 Before Han Yunhua's words were finished, Yan Hongyan, who was anxious, hurriedly asked.

Han Yunhua didn't mind, and said with a smile: "Of course, I saw American fighters during the Battle of Wuhan, and that guy is multi-engine, about 50,000 of the planes produced in the United States are multi-engine bombers, while Japan has only produced less than 5,000 fighters with the same performance." Therefore, the difference between the two countries is very obvious, both in terms of the number of aircraft produced and in terms of the total load of aircraft. Due to the gap in industrial base and technological capabilities, the Japanese Army cannot talk about mechanization at all, and there is a long gap between the supply of heavy equipment and the actual demand. So far, the Japanese army has produced only 604 field artillery pieces with a caliber greater than 105 mm, and only five or six thousand guns with a caliber of 70-105 mm. According to the archives of the West Point Military Academy, three years ago, the United States was equipped with more than 3,000 field heavy guns, and more than 20,000 other medium-caliber guns. Up to now, Japan has no tanks in the real sense, and some are just strange things called "bean chariots" by Western countries, which can even be paralyzed by our Eighth Route Army grenades, while the United States now has 4 tank divisions, and they are all equipped with medium tanks. Don't look at it as just a medium tank, even if our anti-aircraft guns hit the American medium tank head-on, it can't paralyze it, you can see the gap. At present, Japan has a population of 73.14 million, and although a large number of Chinese and Korean laborers have been forcibly recruited, it does not mean that the freed up manpower can form a strong fighting force. In fact, the Japanese army's victory in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific in the first three months of the Pacific War relied precisely on the elite troops accumulated over the years. Therefore, judging from the comprehensive strength of Japan and the United States, it was only a matter of time before the Japanese were defeated. Therefore, we must be prepared to land in Japan before the defeat of the Japanese, otherwise the benefits will be won by the Americans, and our sacrifices will not be rewarded. ”

"What? Commander, you still want to land in Japan to fight? ”

"Of course, as long as we fight well, we are not afraid that the Americans will not pay attention to us at that time, but that is a matter for the future, what we have to do now is to fight the current battle, yesterday Lao Shen sent a telegram saying that a large number of cavalry of the little devils have invaded the northern steppe, and the Third Army of the Kwantung Army has received reinforcements from three divisions of the Kwantung Army Headquarters, it seems that the Kwantung Army does not want to be entangled with us every day, so it wants to fight and beat us well. Hehehe, we will fight against Okamura Ningji this time, I am determined by the cavalry divisions in the north, and we can accept the situation of being undefeated and invincible in eastern Hebei, anyway, crossing the Shanhaiguan may not be able to gain a firm foothold, it is better to let the independent 77th division and the 100,000 army of the little devils be consumed there. As long as Shandong's side is well laid, we will have a long period of rest and recuperation, and when the time comes, not only will the Nationalist Government not ask us to take back the Beijing-Tianjin region, but the little devils will not provoke us at will. Han Yunhua said.

Tan Zhenlin thought for a while and said: "Commander, I'm afraid that the Nationalist Government will not be easy to handle, what kind of person Chiang Kai-shek is, I think you also know, he Jiang is a treacherous politician through and through, don't look at the current cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and it is under the banner of the anti-Japanese national united front, but in fact, our Communist Party has always been a big problem for Chairman Chiang, so it may be difficult for Chairman Chiang not to take back North China." ”

"What's so difficult about this, we have to create a situation, that is, the Japanese army is ready to send troops to North China at any time, and it may launch a full-scale attack on North China at any time, as long as such a tense atmosphere is created, our Chairman Chiang will not and will not dare to attack Hebei's attention, and even if we are willing to hand it over, we may not necessarily want it." Han Yunhua said with a smile.

"That's not right, what if we fight this battle and beat the little devils hard, and they don't send troops to attack Hebei? That didn't cause Chairman Chiang to attack us, and then we would have no reason to stay in Hebei. Yan Hong asked puzzled.

"Hehehe, the battle must be fought well, but the war report is desperate to shout to the miserable, no matter how great the results are, we must say to the outside world that the losses are heavy and more than half of the casualties are lost, and when the second regiment is rescued, the whole army will withdraw from Shandong, resulting in a kind of rout, and even if we ask the national government to accept Hebei, they will not send troops. On the contrary, it will let us continue to hold on to Hebei, not to mention the little devils, Okamura Ningji wishes to counterattack Hebei and Shanxi as soon as possible, and even wants to drive us out of Saibei completely, even if we don't let him come. ”

"Commander, you are a profiteer, you can think of such a lack of moral ideas, I am afraid that Chairman Jiang is still being played by you, waiting for us to fight to the death with the little devils, so that they can reap the benefits of the fisherman, hehe, I am afraid that Chairman Jiang and his staff will turn green when the time comes." Zhou Zikun said with a smile.

As Han Yunhua instructed, whether it was the first group, the second group, or the third group, the casualties in the next battle were "greatly increased", and they were crying out to Han Yunhua's former enemy headquarters, and the voices for help continued.

Of course, this will never be the case, in fact, the progress of the various units is still very smooth, because they did not advance to the core area of the Japanese army, so the counterattack encountered is not strong. Moreover, the Japanese army did not fight the Chinese army in Hebei, but after resisting it, it would withdraw like in Shandong.

However, Han Yunhua knew that this kind of fighting would only happen in the first few days of the battle, and the battle would escalate in two days until it became white-hot, and then the casualties of the troops would skyrocket. Even if he didn't lie here, the casualties of the troops would reach a staggering number......

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