Yang Zhen, who knows that his battle has caused a lot of misunderstanding and criticism in the party and the army, he can not care about anyone's criticism on the surface. But in fact, in his heart, Yang Zhen is under a lot of pressure. He also knows that in the central government, the chairman and the boss are also under a lot of pressure.

Today, in front of the boss, a generous elder, he simply poured beans into a bamboo tube and said his thoughts. Since the launch of the campaign, especially in the northeastern battlefield, the progress of the war has become increasingly brutal, and the number of casualties has increased rapidly almost every day. This pressure, even for Yang Zhen, a person with a strong heart, bears a heavy pressure that ordinary people can hardly imagine.

The newly appointed chairman of the Northeast People's Government approached Yang Zhen many times and asked if it was necessary to drive so big in this battle. Yang Zhen did not fail to understand the chairman's repeated requests to reduce the scale of the campaign. After a major war, the local government was somewhat overwhelmed by the conscription of soldiers, food and food, and the resettlement of a large number of disabled soldiers. Especially at this time of war, the pressure brought by the rear service has a great impact on spring ploughing production.

Moreover, after the end of the campaign, the cleaning up of the combat area will also be a great headache for the local government. This veteran leader of the workers' movement in the party and one of the few economic experts in the party inspected Xinjing as soon as possible after the seizure of Xinjing in order to do a good job in the post-war restoration work.

But as soon as I arrived in Xinjing, I saw that I could no longer call it a city in front of me, and I couldn't even call it a ruined wall. Not to mention the industrial base, there is not even a single private house left in ruins, and the party economic expert immediately left without saying a word. At this moment, Xinjing has nothing to inspect.

After the chairman of the Northeast People's Government left Xinjing, he rushed directly to Tongliao to find Yang Zhen. Although the words were very restrained, the meaning of the words was also very clear to Yang Zhen that if this situation and tragedy continued, the existing economy and industry in Northeast China would completely disappear. If the Northeast industry is exhausted, even if he Yang Zhen builds more, he will still be a historical sinner of the Chinese nation.

Not only Xinjing, but also the main grain-producing areas around Xinjing. Spring plowing is imminent, and if this situation continues, not only will it be impossible to collect grain from these places this year, but it will still be necessary to draw a large amount of grain from the old base areas in North Manchuria to provide relief to the war victims in the new area. This is undoubtedly a heavy burden on the current Northeast People's Government.

In addition, many people in the party and the army do not agree that he will spread the stall so big all at once. Engaging in industrial construction and building such a big stall, investment is almost about to drag down the finances of Northeast China. Once the follow-up construction cannot keep up, under the circumstance that military and education funds are huge, it will completely drag down the finances of the entire northeast.

At present, there are many conservative people who think that his military opening is really too big. The equal distribution of forces in two directions violates the principle of concentration of forces. In particular, the deputy commander-in-chief and several chiefs of staff of the Central Military Commission did not approve of the operation in northern Shanxi.

There are also a lot of micro-criticisms about the scale of the campaign. Some people even think that Yang Zhen is too arrogant and contemptuous of the Japanese army. In terms of the intensity of operational coordination, except for the old head of the Fourth Front Army of the Taihang Military Region and the Jinsui Military Region, the direct beneficiary, the other directions were too slow.

The pace of the build-up of troops was always far from ideal, and the speed of the march was even a bit grinding. It was only after repeated orders from the central government that they began to passively cooperate. Although the deployment has been started a long time ago, the actual action has always been half a beat. These problems have brought considerable pressure to Yang Zhen.

It's just that there are some things that he can talk about as chairman. But for other cadres, he has never seen them before, such as the deputy commander-in-chief, and it is even difficult for him to say it clearly. It takes a lot of time to convince, but does he have that American time to do the work one by one?

Now in front of the boss, Yang Zhen, who is under heavy pressure, is like a child who has been greatly wronged, and when he sees his elders, he has vented all the things in his heart. It's better to make some things clear than to be confused all the time.

"Just in order to ensure the smooth progress of the industrial construction of North Manchuria, we can't help but fight this battle, and we have to fight. Even if it costs a lot, this battle has to be fought. If we don't fight, there will be no stable construction environment, and there will be no world that can fully develop us. ”

"If we do not take Xinjing and the areas south of Xinjing and north of Siping Street, the depth of our air defense is still quite insufficient. Within an hour of taking off from Xinjing, the Japanese bombers could reach all parts of the entire North Manchurian base area. To Harbin, it only takes half an hour. ”

"After the battle last autumn, the whole of Xinjing has become a cancer that has penetrated deep into our base area. If you don't dig him up, the whole rear will be unstable. And time, stability, this is what we need most now. A single bombing can destroy a steel mill, but it takes us years, if not more, to build a steel mill. ”

"What's more, the oil fields we have built in the Anda area have been developed and infrastructured. In two months, it will enter official production. And the area of this oil field occupies almost the entire Nenjiang Plain between the large and small Xing'an Mountains. South to Buyeo, Liaoyuan territory, north to the junction of the large and small Xing'an Mountains. ”

"Its near-term reserves, according to current conservative judgments and estimates, will definitely not be lower than the reserves of the Soviet Union in the Baku oil fields. The prospective reserves are judged to be as high as nearly 10 billion tons. If fully exploited, within a few years oil production will be able to surpass that of the pre-war Soviet Union. ”

"In terms of the quality of the crude oil produced by test drilling, it is the easiest light sweet crude oil to refine. The quality and production of oil there can fully meet all the needs of the Japanese. In particular, the quality is the light crude oil that is most suitable for the domestic refining industry. And it is also the closest to the mainland of Japan. ”

"Boss, although the Japanese now occupy the oil fields of the Dutch East Indies in Southeast Asia, after all, they still have to go through a long way to return to China. In particular, after passing through almost the entire coast of China, these oils and products can be transported back to China. The route is not only long, but also quite dangerous. ”

"Compared to the Americans, who have a strong navy, they can cut off this shipping route at any time if they need to. Although the Americans so far, it is difficult for surface ships and aircraft to penetrate deep into the coast of China, which is tightly blocked by the Japanese army. However, the Americans still have a large number of submarines, and once the Germans adopted the submarine strangulation war they have adopted in World War I and now, it will be difficult for the Japanese to safely transport them back to China even if they seize the oil fields in Southeast Asia. ”

"Boss, I'm not talking about exaggerating facts, but a means that Americans are bound to take. The Americans saw Japan's weakness very clearly. Winning on the battlefield is always unscrupulous. Especially Westerners, they won't be Song Xianggong at all. ”

"The war has broken out, will the Americans still have any scruples? And these are also very clear to the Japanese themselves. It's just that they have the third most powerful navy in the world, and they don't really care. But once the Americans launched a submarine strangulation war on their crude oil transportation lines, sea transportation suffered heavy losses. ”

And a world-class oil field has been discovered next to him, although it is controlled by the enemy, but this opponent's ability to sustain combat is not strong. Boss: What do you think the Japanese would do? I'm not being alarmist, much less presumptuous, it's a fact that's definitely going to happen. ”

With this premise, will the desperate Japanese throw in heavy troops and try to retake North Manchuria? So that they can guarantee their own oil supply when necessary? Especially when the risk of sea transportation is too high and the amount of loss is too large, will the Japanese take action against us to solve their own dilemma? ”

"The Japanese built their country on the basis of their navy, and without oil, their ships and planes are just a pile of scrap metal. The transportation distance from Northeast China to the mainland of Japan is not only much closer than that from Southeast Asia. And along the way, except for the Korean Strait, basically all of them were transported by land. There is also a convenient railway line in the surrounding area, which is also quite safe and secure. ”

"You have to go through the Korean Strait to reach the Japanese mainland. However, the distance between Korean seafood and the distance from Southeast Asia to the Japanese mainland is more than half. Moreover, with the capabilities of the Japanese Navy, even at the moment, the main forces are invested in the Pacific theater. But they still have the ability to secure Japan's coastal waters and the waters around North Korea. ”

"The most important thing is that the Japanese are very clear about our weaknesses. They clearly know that North Manchuria, alone, will not be able to support our long-term war attrition. In particular, the potential for a sustained war simply cannot be compared with that of the United States and Britain. Although they have suffered defeats at our hands, they think that if they invest heavily in the army, even if they fight for manpower, they will consume us completely. Even if the United States and Britain give us more weapons and equipment, what can we do without users? ”

"Boss, if this oil field is not developed, we will not be able to guarantee the supply of oil in wartime at all. Our access to the outside world is in the hands of the Soviets. This time the Soviets seized only our equipment, so what if next time they seized our oil supplies? ”

"In a short period of time, we did not have replenished tanks and artillery, and our combat effectiveness did not decline too much. However, if the fuel is not replenished for a long time, then our logistics and most of the technical arms will be paralyzed. The existing heavy equipment and aviation equipment will not be able to carry out any combat operations. ”

"Without a reliable and adequate supply of fuel, what is the use of having more modern equipment? The population base is insufficient, and there are too few conscripts. Manpower is insufficient, and can only be replenished with firepower. However, modern equipment is inseparable from modern industrial support. In particular, a large number of trucks, tanks, and airplanes, without fuel replenishment, are just a pile of scrap metal that has no effect. ”

"This is not the first time this has happened. Last year, when we were in the middle of the war, we imported oil through the Soviet Union, but we were detained in Soviet ports. Only when the shape is quite favorable to us can we have to terminate the battle. Because animal power and manpower alone cannot meet our logistical support. By attacking with infantry alone, our battle losses will also be doubled. For us, this is tantamount to drinking water to quench our thirst. ”

But exploiting this oil field will make North Manchuria a key target for the Japanese army again. Boss, what do you let us do? To mine or not to mine? Relying on millet and rifles alone, we will not be able to hold the North Manchurian base area at all. Once the North Manchurian base is lost, then we will once again become rootless. ”

"Instead of passive defense at that time, it is better to completely hurt the Kwantung Army at one time, so that they will not dare to peek north for the rest of their lives. Push the line as far south as possible to ensure that we have enough depth at the back. At the same time, we will seize the grain-producing areas around Xinjing and prepare for the severe drought that may occur in North China this year. ”