The First Theater chose to send troops to recover eastern Henan at this time, not only was it very likely that it would encounter new reinforcements from the Japanese army, but it was even possible that the focus of the Japanese army's counterattack would be dragged from the Anti-Japanese Federation to themselves. Unless they mobilize all the elites to participate in the war, it is very likely that they will not succeed in stealing chickens, but will lose rice.

This result is not that Yang Zhen himself has no basis there, but just makes random judgments based on random guesses. Rather, it is an answer obtained from the overall situation of the entire Asian and Pacific theater, the current situation and possible future developments, as well as the understanding of Chongqing.

At present, there is no major war in Southeast Asia. The Americans' counterattacks were mainly concentrated in the Southwest Pacific and the Central Pacific. In the Southeast Asian battlefield, except for the Indian battlefield and the western Yunnan battlefield, which are currently in flames of war, the rest of the battlefield, whether it is the Dutch East Indies, or other strategic directions, are quite quiet.

The native colonies of Southeast Asia, on the other hand, did not see the Japanese as invaders, but rather as liberators. Although it cannot be said that there was no resistance movement on its own, it can almost be said that it was negligible and could not play any role in containing the Japanese army.

On the contrary, the various so-called armies that have been formed at the opportunity have quite eased the pressure on controlling law and order in the occupied areas. It can be said that the Japanese troops stationed in French Indochina and the Dutch East Indies are the most comfortable part of the entire Japanese military system, and the part with the least military pressure.

Although the North African battlefield has ended, the British army that has landed in Italy itself, and the elite of the British colonies, the focus is still on the European battlefield. As for some of the elites on the Asian battlefield, they are currently concentrated in the Indian battlefield. As long as India is still fighting, the British army, which has limited energy on the Asian battlefield, will not be able to take Southeast Asia into account.

The main force of the Australian army is now also being pinned back to Australia. As for the U.S. military, in addition to investing a large number of troops on the Australian battlefield, taking care of its own insufficient Australian army, and partly deploying it on the Indian battlefield. The rest are still in the Southwest Pacific and the Central Pacific, slowly playing the tactics of island hopping.

What's more, the US military, like the British army, has to focus on the European theater. The Italian battlefield, which is currently in a stalemate, makes the Americans not have much energy in the Asian theater at all. And the stalemate on the Indian side has also involved too much energy on the part of the US military.

For a short period of time, the U.S. military was not capable of attacking Southeast Asia, especially the Dutch East Indies, which were the focus of the Japanese army's deployment. There is a considerable difference between the Asian theater and the European theater, the Asian theater is dominated by the navy, and the Pacific theater is dominated by island battles.

And on the European battlefield, fighting against the German army, which far surpassed the Japanese army in strength and equipment, was really a big battle. Therefore, the U.S. Army, which is focused on the European theater, will have very limited forces in the Pacific. The Marine Corps alone does not have the ability to attack from multiple sides at the same time.

That is to say, in a short period of time, the Japanese army can still draw a considerable part of its troops on the battlefield in Southeast Asia. At the same time, as the most important Chinese battlefield, even if the Japanese army base camp was reluctant, it could only try its best to send reinforcements to reinforce it. At least from the Southeast Asian battlefield, it is not too difficult to transfer the strength of two more divisions and regiments in a short period of time.

What's more, the Japanese army still has a large number of newly formed divisions on its homeland, which have always remained on its homeland and have not been engaged in any battlefield. These new divisions can also be put into use on the Chinese battlefield at any time. Previously, Japanese reinforcements tried to land at Tanggu Port and directly reinforce the North China battlefield, which already showed that the Japanese army would not give up reinforcements to the battlefield in Chinese mainland.

Although a part of the convoy had been sunk in Tanggu Port, most of the first batch of Japanese reinforcements were sent to the Bohai Dragon King as a guest. However, the Japanese army may not continue to draw reinforcements from the mainland to reinforce the already critical battlefield in North China. The port of Tanggu was blocked, but the Japanese army could still use the port of Qingdao.

With the Japanese character of always being indomitable and not looking back after hitting the southern wall, the failure of a reinforcement does not mean that they will stop immediately. Reinforcements are still certain, and as the scale of the Jizhong battlefield continues to expand, more and more reinforcements will be made.

The Japanese army landed in Tanggu and Qinhuangdao, so there is no need to think that it must be aimed at itself. But once the First War Zone was at this time, a counterattack on the whole front was launched in eastern Henan. So it is impossible to say which direction the Japanese reinforcements will choose as their goal in the end.

If Chongqing chooses to launch a counterattack at this time, it is very likely that what awaits them is not the 35th Division, which has only part of its strength left, but it is very likely that it will be a new reinforcement from the Japanese base camp. and divisions that have been recuperating for a long time on the battlefield in Southeast Asia.

However, Chongqing launched a counterattack at this time, although it may be full of bags, but it can also help itself share part of the pressure. Thinking that the Japanese will definitely not sit idly by and watch Chongqing's move to recover eastern Henan. Because once Yudong is lost, it will trigger a series of chain reactions.

If eastern Henan is lost, northern Henan will definitely be difficult to protect. Once northern and eastern Henan are lost, and Chongqing expands its control area to the Tianjin-Pudong Railway, isn't it difficult for the Japanese army to find it on its own? Besides, if northern Henan is lost, no matter how many reinforcements the Japanese army invests in Jizhong, I am afraid that they will also face the danger of being attacked from both sides.

Although the Japanese know the complexity of the internal problems of the Chinese, and know that the two sides are currently on the battlefield, I am afraid that the strength of cooperation is basically equal to zero. But I'm afraid that the Japanese will definitely not be stupid enough to sit idly by and ignore the border between Yulu and Lu before the First War Zone, waiting to enjoy the ready-made.

The Japanese are not the kind of army that puts their hopes on others, and no matter how much they want the Chinese to fight a civil war on their own, they will not send the knife handle to Chongqing. What's more, a large number of their troops are deployed in Jizhong, and it is even more impossible to send their butts to the guns in Chongqing at this time.

Once the First Theater really launched a full-scale counterattack on eastern Henan, then the Japanese army would definitely invest part of its forces to counterattack. When the time comes, it is you who will be relieved of the pressure. And if they can completely solve the Japanese army in eastern and northern Henan, and attract and disperse part of the Japanese reinforcements. By the time the curtain comes down on their side, I'm afraid that the problem has already been solved on their side.

Therefore, from a military point of view, Yang Zhen did not feel that there was anything to worry about when Chongqing was currently in the first war zone, where he chose to take action when most of the Japanese army in North China was pinned down by himself in central Hebei, and the chain reaction that might be triggered by a counterattack to eastern Henan. At least he thinks that there is no need for this at the moment, so there is nothing to worry about for someone to take the initiative to be a living Lei Feng and share the pressure.

The most important thing is that as a senior commander who has been fighting on the front line for a long time, he is not very optimistic about Chongqing's operation. In addition to the rather uncertain factor of how much blood the Japanese army will eventually invest in the North China battlefield, Chongqing has more internal problems of its own.

The successive defeats in the battles after the July 7 Incident were not all because the guns were inferior to the people, and the quality of the army was not as good as the people. There are also a considerable number of reasons within Chongqing. There are too many factions and poor coordination capabilities. Not only do the miscellaneous armies have to beware of being cannon fodder for others, especially the Central Army, but they also have to worry about not being disarmed and annexed by friendly forces.

When fighting, there are too many distractions, and even the work is not effective. After a battle, in terms of deployment, it is necessary not only to beware of the Japanese army in front of you, but also to guard against the surrounding central army. It is even more necessary to prevent the troops from being crippled and directly annexed by the Central Army. Under such circumstances, it is strange that the miscellaneous army and the central army can have a tacit understanding in terms of combat cooperation.

Moreover, not to mention that the Central Army and the miscellaneous army are wary of each other, even within the so-called Central Army, they are also quite disunited. Not to mention anything else, there are many contradictions between the two chief and deputy commanders in the current First War Zone. This is the case at the top, and there is a gap between the various armies at the bottom because they belong to different factions. Allies are in a difficult position to move like a mountain, and it is not just against miscellaneous cards.

In this case, even if you add the brave and good deputy commander of the Eighth Theater, it is only one more faction among the already many factions. It cannot be said that there is no increase in combat effectiveness, and I am afraid that the strength of this improvement will be quite limited.

Although it has not been a major war zone for two years now, it is now the most complete theater among all the theaters in Chongqing. In terms of overall equipment, it also belongs to the middle and upper level. However, the internal tilting and disagreement with each other will reduce the combat effectiveness by at least one-third.

At the same time, there is too much difference in combat effectiveness and equipment between the various military divisions to which it belongs, and the strength is too uneven. The strong are too strong, and the weak are too weak. Several elite armies of the Central Army under its jurisdiction have good combat effectiveness and equipment, and have even reached the point of sophistication, which has far surpassed those German armor divisions before the war.

However, the equipment of the miscellaneous armies is generally very poor, and even the equipment of individual units is extremely poor, and there are not even a few heavy machine guns. At the same time, because of the differences in the quality of officers and the different training methods of the troops, there is also a big difference in combat effectiveness between the troops of different factions. This excessive imbalance naturally affects the deployment of troops and the performance on the battlefield.

In addition, the chief and deputy commanders who did not deal with each other and looked down on each other in the first place exacerbated the internal discord. Therefore, Yang Zhen thinks that Chongqing's plan, although the ideal is very full, but the reality is very cruel, and there is nothing to worry about. Even in Yang Zhen's view, Chongqing's counterattack not only has little hope of success, but it is very likely that he will lose his troops and generals.

As for the trick that Chongqing played, Yang Zhen handed it over to the central government to deal with. He doesn't have the patience, and he doesn't have the energy to deal with Chongqing at the moment. Let the central government deal with these things outside the battlefield. It is more appropriate for me to put all my thoughts on the battle I am currently undertaking.

After sending back his views on this matter to the central government, Yang Zhen did not invest too much energy in this matter. He still put his main energy on the battlefield in Jizhong. Especially after the arrival of the follow-up troops, according to the changes in the situation, the adjustment of the entire Jizhong battlefield.

As for the intervention of Chongqing, it is better to wait for them to really take Yudong before considering it. And some of the concerns about this are still a little too early. Now the focus of my work should still be on achieving the ultimate goal of this campaign.

After taking Jizhong, it is possible to go out of southern Hebei and completely open up the connection with Shandong and even northern Jiangsu. Even if the First War Zone recovers eastern Henan, there is nothing to worry about. If you can't take Jizhong, it's useless to say anything. Even if I want to worry, I can't worry about anything.