Where there is a cause, there is an effect, and there must be advantages and disadvantages.

There are no isolated incidents in the world, and all isolated incidents have their inevitable factors at work.

Bai Shujie lost his temper in front of Xiao Lamei, it was definitely not for no reason, but for reason.

The outside world does not have an accurate number of how many troops the Lanfang People's Liberation Army has.

However, as long as there is a certain amount of military knowledge, it can be deduced, and the results will not be too far apart.

Some people instigated him to use force with the little Japanese devil now, Bai Shujie believes that there are superficial factors and deep-seated conspiracy.

The superficial factor is what everyone can see, that is, the resources of the little Japanese devils are becoming more and more scarce, and the crazy plundering of Vietnam, Thailand, and Myanmar (Indochina) is inevitable.

India serves as the forward base of Britain and the United States, and the Allied forces can start from here at any time to interrupt the military operations of the little Japanese devils in South Asia, so the little devils will want to get rid of them as soon as possible.

Bai Shujie is not thinking about this problem at all, but the conspiracy hidden behind the whims of the American devils.

It is not difficult to take the island of Java to the west, and it is not even necessary to send ground troops.

The average distance between Borneo and Java is only 400 kilometres, and bombers are dispatched to carry out a round of carpet bombing, followed by helicopter gunships to settle the battle by targeting the remaining enemy.

Everyone knows that the capture of Java is not the end of the battle, but the beginning of it.

Now the little devils have concentrated one-third of the troops of the entire Southern Army in this vicinity, and once the island of Java falls and all the oil refineries fall, the little Japanese devils will definitely be furious and swarm.

At that time, Bai Shujie could only use ground forces to organize defense.

There is no need to think about this in the 1st Division of Shi Liancheng on Luzon, he not only has to deal with the threat from the island of Taiwan, but also has to guard against the threat of the Japanese army from Guangzhou and Hong Kong, so the pressure is the greatest.

Liu Zhiliang's 3rd Division in Mindanao didn't need to think about it, his task was to assist Jin Bikuan's Second Fleet, keep an eye on the Palau Islands to the east, and maintain a standoff with Ozawa Jizaburo's 3rd Fleet to cancel each other out.

If Liu Zhiliang's third division was not blocked here in Davao, the east of Bai Shujie would have become an undefended area, and the little devils could enter the hinterland of the Philippines at any time.

From this, it can be seen that Bai Shujie was able to mobilize only two troops in the early stage: Wei Chong's 4th Division in Sulawesi and Guan Xingguo's 5th Division in Borneo. Because these two forces are located on the east side of the island of Java, it gives the impression that they are specifically dealing with the island of Java.

However, as long as Wei Chong's 4th Division in Sulawesi moved, Chen Jie's 2nd Division in Darwin, Australia, lost the protection of its flanks, which was a big problem that affected the whole body.

Can you say these questions to the outside world? Of course not. So Bai Shujie could only open his mouth to scold his mother.

In international relations, scolding the mother also can't solve the problem, so Bai Shujie finally opened his eyes, and then had the strength to dictate a message:

"Call back: I was shocked to learn that the situation on the front line in India and Myanmar is severe, and my Lanfang People's Liberation Army is deeply concerned. In view of the current disparity in the strength of the enemy and us in South Asia, the General Staff Headquarters of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) is conducting a final assessment of the feasibility of the campaign, and is striving to submit it to the specialized committee of the Ministry of National Defense for discussion and then draw relevant conclusions. Minister of Defense of the Republic of Lanfang, Zhang Xiang. ”

Xiao Lamei turned around and went out to send a telegram, and Gan Tong, the first prime minister of the Lanfang Republic, came in and said, "What kind of telegram are you?" It seems that nothing has been said. ”

Bai Shujie smiled slightly: "On international issues, we should all speak like this." You are now the Prime Minister of our Republic, and once the war is over, there will inevitably be an increase in state activities in the future. On issues of national interest, the first round of speeches should be ambiguous. ”

"Neither reply to the absolute party's suggestion, nor agree to the other party's request. Only in this way can you buy yourself time to think in all aspects. Recklessness and impulsiveness are the natural enemies of state activities, and they are deadly. Speaking on behalf of the country means that what you say counts, so you can't promise anything lightly. ”

Gan Tong said angrily: "If you don't tell me anything about the prime minister of the country, after a year of experience, I'm almost tired to death." Knowing this, I would never have agreed to leave the headquarters. I have to have a meeting for trivial things, and I don't even have time to eat and sleep every day, either in the approval of the document or in the meeting. ”

"I tell you that I will work for you for four years at most, and quickly arrange someone to take over. I think Kim Hee is quite suitable, her brain reacts quickly, much faster than me, and she is the most suitable candidate for prime minister. I will go to preside over the work of the headquarters of the three services for you, and I will definitely not delay the matter. ”

Bai Shujie was noncommittal: "After the battle, let's talk about other things." In any case, in Chengde you are the mayor, and in the Korean Peninsula you are in charge of all aspects of coordination. Who should you be the prime minister? Kim Hee can, of course, but her strength is strategic decision-making, and yours is tactical detailing. ”

"At this time, the world is fighting a chaotic war, and strategic vision and keen insight are most needed. At this point, you're a little worse than Kim Hee. On the other hand, once the situation becomes clearer and you need to pay attention to the details, that is your advantage, and Kim Hee can't. ”

"Also, you should fully cultivate talents to share your worries. For example, Zhang Yushu, the Minister of Education, is actually an idle errand. She's your best helper, and leave some things to her. When the time comes, just make her deputy prime minister. ”

Gan Tong complained and turned to leave, Bai Shujie also knew that she was here to complain, and she didn't mean to pick and choose.

This is all an old routine for more than ten years, Bai Shujie knows it, and he doesn't have the energy to do these housework now.

Jingle Bell - Bai Shujie, who was thinking about the problem with his eyes closed, was awakened by a rapid ringtone, and when he opened his eyes, it turned out to be a red phone in the innermost part of the desk.

Only the deputy commanders and chiefs of the general staff of the three armed services, the commanders of all arms of the armed forces, the commanders of the five field divisions, the commanders of the armed police corps, the premier of the State Council, and the minister of national defense are qualified to make this call.

As soon as the red phone rings, it is a serious event that involves the overall situation, and it is imminent.

Bai Shujie stretched out his hand and grabbed the phone before he could speak, Zhao Jinxi's anxious voice was already heard inside: "You hurry up to the headquarters, something is wrong!" ”

Zhao Jinxi has the talent of a general, a handsome talent who can really take charge of herself, and there are few things that can make her anxious.

The headquarters of the three services is actually located in this office building, but underground.

Bai Shujie's presidential office is on the fourth floor, and there is a special elevator in the room, so he threw down the telephone and took the elevator to the underground headquarters.

When Bai Shujie saw that Zhang Xiang, Zhao Jinxi, Hou Zide, Lu Ming, Yang Manchu, Zhang Bingyang, and Zhang Nianzu were all there, he knew that something was wrong: "What happened?" ”

As the chief of the general staff, Lu Ming could only speak quickly: "Just now, our Barrow Naval Base and Kuching dual-use dock were suddenly attacked. A destroyer used as a target ship at Barrow Naval Base was sunk, a third of the deep-water port at Kuching Pier was blown up, and a 10,000-ton transport ship was lost. ”

Bai Shujie frowned: "Where did the attack come from?" What about casualties? ”

Lu Ming sighed: "Thirteen people were killed in the military port, two American inspectors on the dock were killed, and nineteen people were martyred in the transportation company. Let the Navy say the specifics. ”

Navy Commander Zhang Bingyang said: "Commander-in-chief, it's really strange that the little devil actually dispatched more than 20 submarines, divided into two formations and launched a surprise attack at the same time, which caught us off guard. We immediately dispatched carrier-based helicopters to counterattack, and the result that has been confirmed so far is that three submarines have been sunk. ”

Bai Shujie's brows furrowed deeper and deeper: "The little devil dispatched so many submarines at once, didn't you all notice it at all?" What are our sonar systems, radar systems doing? ”

Zhao Jinxi hurriedly explained: "According to your order, in order not to let the Americans grasp our specific situation, all the second-generation sonar systems used in this area have been transferred, and the most advanced third-generation sonar has been transferred." ”

"Also, these submarines appeared out of nowhere, completely from the bottom of the sea, and our reconnaissance aircraft did not detect them at all. I deduced that the little devil had come from the west. The Java Sea is full of reefs, making it difficult for sonar systems to make correct judgments. ”

At this moment, Xiao Lamei rushed in with a telegram: "Found it!" ”

Bai Shujie asked strangely, "What did you find?" ”

Xiao Lamei said in a low voice: "That's the case, because the little devil suddenly changed the radio password three days ago, and our telecommunications interception department has been monitoring and deciphering it. However, the secret level of the little devil this time is very high, and it is difficult to completely decipher it at once. ”

"But we found that almost all of the last few messages had the same term, so I asked them to use this as a breakthrough. The first specially encrypted message was received three days ago, and yesterday a message of the same level was received. ”

"I just heard that something had happened, so I went back and checked the two messages. According to the decipherment section, the same word in the two telegrams seems to be translated as Tokyo Express, or Tokyo Express. Because this term seems to be used on railways, it has not attracted enough attention. ”

Bai Shujie slapped his head: "You remember: that word is called Tokyo Express!" And it's not on the rails, it's for the navy. ”

It turned out that the "Tokyo Express" was the base camp of the little devils, and in order to deliver supplies to the defenders of Kuah Island, they came up with a countermeasure in desperation.

Because of the blockade of the Americans' huge fleet, submarines and aircraft groups, the little devils organized three freighter transports and were all sent back.

After studying the reasons for the failure, Jun Imamura and Haruyoshi Hyakutake came to the conclusion that the freighter was too slow to escape the pursuit of submarine torpedoes, so the delivery of supplies failed.

In order to change the current passive state, it is necessary to create a fast supply line at sea, at least faster than the torpedoes of the Americans.

In the beginning, the little devil used a destroyer with the fastest speed, loaded with 1,500 sealed iron drums, and sealed food and ammunition inside.

Because the sealed big iron bucket was too large to fit in the small space of the destroyer, it was tied up with a rope and thrown directly into the water, and then dragged away by the destroyer.

Not to mention, the little devil's trick has really seen the effect, and the first supply was safely delivered.

But the ancients said: The devil is one foot high, and the road is one foot high.

Americans are definitely not stupid.

Although MacArthur was by no means a smart man, at least he was not close to fools, and he had a large group of staff officers around him.

As a result, a destroyer that later targeted the little devil made a submarine ambush plan, so that the second replenishment of the little devil lost three destroyers and failed.

But the little devil still did not give up, and even mobilized a group of submarines to do this, and named it "Tokyo Express", ready to use the method of submarine against submarine to clean up the Americans, but was bombed back by the American torpedo attack planes.

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.