20_20434According to the research of Yang Zhen and Guo Bingxun, from the perspective of supply and the topography of the Malay Peninsula, the Japanese army will make extensive use of flank landing tactics in operations on the Malayan Peninsula. , the latest chapter of the visit wèn:. However, if we want to say that the number of troops invested has reached more than 100,000, I am afraid that the Japanese simply do not have the ability to meet the logistical supplies required by such a large number of troops.

For the American and British officers who were expecting Yang Zhen to attack immediately, Yang Zhen did not answer them immediately, but asked Yuan Zhiruo to pour a glass of water for the two before he spoke: "Brigadier General Ross and Pearson, you are all soldiers, and your military ranks are not low. ”

"A brigadier general, a colonel, all senior commanders. You should know that as a commander, the more you reach the moment of crisis, the more you must stabilize your feelings. I know that you Westerners don't pay attention to the demeanor of generals, but the worse the form, the more calm you should be as a commander, which is the practice of armies all over the world. ”

"Look at you now, what have you become? And then there is a table that a high-ranking officer should have? If you are asked to go to the front line to command the army, according to your current appearance, then the troops below will not panic and 'mess' and blow up the nest? Now that the war has just broken out, I don't know what it will look like, as for making you two look like headless flies now? ”

"A brigadier general, a colonel, actually ran to my headquarters and quarreled with my guards, did you say this yourself? Where is your officer's demeanor? Your gentlemanly manners, all fed to the dogs? If all the officers of the United States and Britain were as 'hairy' and 'hairy' as you, I would really be worried about the Southeast Asian battlefield. ”

Yang Zhen didn't have the slightest politeness, and gave a heavy approval to these two who were now in a 'mess'. There's no way, the relationship between these two is unstable, and there is no way to talk about it today. The current minds of these two are all focused on urging the Anti-Japanese Federation to send troops, and it seems that everything is difficult to hear.

It wasn't until these two people were blushing and slightly stabilized by Yang Zhen's words that Yang Zhen spoke: "We already know about the Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor and their attack on the American and British ** teams in Southeast Asia. The Japanese are obviously much more well-informed than the two of them. But at this time, I think the most important thing for the two of you is to stabilize your relationship first. ”

"Also, you asked us to send troops now, I want to ask you, what are we going to do with it? We have only recently ended a major war, and the troops are in dire need of recuperation and recuperation. Moreover, the huge casualty figures in the battle also need to be supplemented. There are also necessary supplies, and sufficient reserves should also be made. We must also get acquainted with the equipment that you have 'handed over'. ”

And this qiē has just had a beginning. You let me send troops, how can we fight this battle? Is it possible that we should be generally short of one-third of the troops, facing the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Japanese Kwantung Army and the North China Front? Or do we let our untrained recruits go to the battlefield and let the Japanese slaughter them? ”

"Brigadier General Ross, you were a Brigadier Commander in the British Army. As a professional soldier, you should be aware of the importance of training in an army. The number of our previous casualties has not yet been replenished. Even if it is a new recruit that has been replenished, it is time to train. Putting undertrained recruits on the battlefield is not called fighting, it is sending them to the slaughterhouse. ”

"Also, I would like to remind you both. Our agreement with General Wavell was to launch an offensive within three months of the full-scale outbreak of war. But now that the war has just started to break out, you let us go into battle, which is not in line with the agreement. ”

"We're going to stick to the agreement, but it's not the time yet. Our establishment still needs to be adjusted, and the troops with heavy casualties urgently need to be replenished, and new recruits need to be trained. There is also new equipment that we still need to familiarize ourselves with. Your British tank is not a bicycle, you can learn it in just a few days. These two types of equipment, which are completely unfamiliar to us, take a while to get used to. ”

"And General Ross, have you British thoroughly fulfilled the agreement? I would like to ask General Ross, what about the tactical aircraft that we agreed on in the agreement that should arrive with this batch of tanks? Except for the Tiger Moth trainer plane, which could not participate in the war, why didn't I see a single combat aircraft? ”

After Yang Zhen's words, Ross and Pearson stopped talking. Looking at the two people who fell silent, Yang Zhen said: "I understand the mood of the two of you, everyone is the same." But what I mean is that instead of rushing into the battlefield now that we have not yet completed our combat preparations, we will not only fail to support the Allies, but will also suffer unnecessary losses. ”

"It's better to wait until we're ready to launch a powerful attack. Even if it is impossible to attract the Japanese army back in Southeast Asia, it is necessary to prevent the Japanese army from continuing to invest troops in Southeast Asia. General Ross, Hong Kong is isolated and cannot hold out for too long, let's not talk about him for a while. ”

"But the hundreds of thousands of British troops in Southeast Asia, from Malaya to Burma, must not be crushed with a single blow. You must know that although your troops on the battlefield in Southeast Asia are not much, they are not less than the Japanese troops in front of you. Coupled with the complex terrain and climate of the Malayan Peninsula, the ability to hold out for a few months should still be there. ”

"And Pearson, I believe in the combat effectiveness of the American ** team. Even if it's a temporary disadvantage, I think it won't be a problem to hold on for a while. The Philippines is an archipelago, and in the face of such a scattered battlefield, the Japanese army cannot invest too many troops in one battlefield. ”

"Coupled with the Dutch East Indies Army, these hundreds of thousands of Allied troops in Southeast Asia withstood the Japanese army's three-plate axe offensive, I think it is still possible. As long as you can drag on for a few months, we can complete the pre-war preparations. Of course, if your British Southeast Asian army can't withstand it for even three months, I won't say these words. ”

"But there is one thing I want to remind you two, don't talk about you, it's the king of heaven Lao Tzu is here, and if we can't send troops now, we can't send troops. The preparations for the campaign are far from complete at present, and you asked us to send troops in a hurry, not to let us cooperate, but to send me to death. ”

Yang Zhen's words involved the British army in Southeast Asia, which made the Brigadier General Ross in front of him obviously very unacceptable. It's just that after this old man stood up very angrily, he remembered the current situation of the British army in Southeast Asia, and then sat down and closed his mouth, and said no more. Because he knew that with the current strength of the British army in Southeast Asia, it was really not possible to hold on for a few months.

He knew very well that the British army and even the British Commonwealth army were at the moment on the battlefield in North Africa and on the British mainland to prevent the German army from landing across the Atlantic. The entire Commonwealth army in Southeast Asia seems to be quite numerous, but it is a patchwork of miscellaneous troops with low combat effectiveness and training.

Except for the British 18th Division, which is being 'drawn' from the Middle East battlefield, there is only one Australian 8th Division and two brigades that can barely be regarded as 'elite'. The rest were the British Indian Army, as well as the Volunteers of the temporarily mobilized diaspora.

Although there were a lot of large and small artillery pieces, there was not a single tank equipped with artillery, only two hundred and fifty light armored vehicles and Bren machine gun vehicles. Although there are nearly 300 combat aircraft, they are all bulky and Buffalo type. With so many troops, they are also responsible for hundreds of kilometers of defense from Kota Bharu to Singapore, which 'crosses' from Malaya to Thailand, as well as the long coastline on both sides of the Malay Peninsula.

Not only was the equipment outdated, but also the propaganda and agitation of the Japanese who advocated India's independence, and the morale of the defenders, mainly the British Indian army, was even lower. To say that he could hold out for a few months, this Brigadier General Ross was really not sure in his heart. Although the British army is making every effort to mobilize troops to reinforce Southeast Asia, it is still unknown how many troops can be 'pumped' and whether they can arrive before the rout in Malaya.

Seeing Brigadier General Ross silent, Pearson had to open his mouth for the reckless British colleague and said, "Yang, I mean under what circumstances can you be considered ready?" Well, that means how much more supplies you need from your allies, the United States of America and the British Empire, to be ready. ”

Regarding Pearson's obvious absent-mindedness, Yang Zhen unceremoniously said directly: "We need a lot of oil." Before the campaign is launched, at least 30,000 tons of high-quality aviation fuel and more than 100,000 tons of gasoline and diesel will be needed. Also, the tactical ground support aircraft you have promised must all be in place, and the number must be at least 100 or more. ”

"In addition, we currently use parts and components of American-made aircraft, and there are enough military raw materials. In particular, raw materials for the manufacture of artillery shells, as well as parts for automobiles. In fact, what we lack is not only these, but also fighter jets, radars, and chemical raw materials. ”

"Pearson, I can say unceremoniously that what we lack most now is fuel and combat aircraft, as well as large-caliber artillery. Indeed, at the end of last year, we introduced a batch of Soviet-made MiG-3 fighters as the main combat aircraft for air defense in the rear. Under the situation of the US-made fighters fighting for air supremacy with the Japanese army, they shouldered the heavy task of defending the rear. ”

"However, the quality of the Soviet-made aircraft itself is very poor, and after nearly a year of high-intensity use, coupled with the high war damage caused by the 'sexual' performance. At present, most of them have reached the end of their service life, or a considerable number of parts have reached the end of life. And we are short of spare parts, and we are replacing parts that are already scrapped, and we don't have new planes to replace. ”

"And our existing American-made fighters still have to invest their main forces to compete with the Japanese army for front-line air supremacy. When necessary, it also undertakes the task of ground attack. As our combat area grows larger and larger, the existing US-made fighters are increasingly unable to meet our needs. ”

"Tactical aircraft and fighter jets are what we urgently need right now. There are also intermediate and advanced trainers, and at the moment our number is also seriously insufficient. It is difficult to meet the needs by relying solely on a dozen Soviet-made R-5 aircraft. But Brother Pearson, apart from gasoline and military raw materials, can be temporarily slowed down. Now I will ask you when the promised tactical ground support aircraft will be in place. ”

"This time we are about to face not only the Kwantung Army, but also the two armies of the Japanese North China Front, several field divisions and a large number of independent 'mixed' brigades. In terms of the overall force comparison, we are even at a disadvantage. The lack of troops will only make up for it with firepower. ”

"You let us be outnumbered, and we don't even give us enough time to train to cooperate with you, we can bear it out of our obligations to our allies, but what you promised must be fulfilled, and you must know that those agreements are not only bound by us."

"None of the tactical planes promised by the British have arrived so far, and if it drags on, don't you even want to leave us time to change clothes? Pearson, Ross, since this agreement has been signed by both sides, it is not only us that needs to be seriously implemented, I think it is binding on everyone. ”――2aahhh+29300764――>。