Chapter 615: The Commander's Considerations
After receiving the telegram from the commander-in-chief and the commander-in-chief, Hu Bin quickly rushed to the commander-in-chief. He didn't know what happened and asked the commander to send him an emergency telegram.
When Hu Bin arrived at the command headquarters, he was told that the commander and the others had already gone to the conference room. Hu Bin was taken to a conference room. He just arrived at the door and found that the entire conference room was filled with senior cadres from Yan'an, who were now having a meeting.
Hu Bin just came in, and the commander-in-chief nodded to Hu Bin. Hu Bin found a seat and sat down.
"What's wrong?" Hu Bin said, asking a senior cadre beside him.
"The Japanese fight with the United States!" the senior cadre asked in a low voice.
"What?" Hu Bin raised his voice at this time and looked at the cadre in shock.
According to Hu Bin's memory in his previous life, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in the winter of 1941. It is now the end of December of 1940, almost a year ahead of schedule.
Hu Bin was not prepared for this news at all. He never expected that the Japanese could attack the United States a year in advance. The purpose of the Japanese attacking the United States was for Southeast Asia. Hu Bin felt that he was in chaos.
"Hu Bin, are you shocked when you hear this news? The Japanese fight with the United States, so we estimate that the United States will soon be involved in the battle. By then, the pressure in our country will be much smaller!" The commander said to Hu Bin with a smile.
Hu Bin heard it, smiled, and then sat there thinking carefully.
According to the information he has obtained now, Germany has not yet attacked the Soviet Union, which means that Japan has taken action against the United States first. If the Soviet Union starts attacking the Far East, it will definitely mobilize troops from the country. Then, once Germany attacks the Soviet Union, or attacks the Soviet Union in advance, it may threaten China's security.
Japan and Germany have always hoped to be connected as soon as possible. China and the Soviet Union are within their channel.
Moreover, according to some reports that Hu Bin saw, when Germany attacked the Soviet Union, it also discussed with Japan that once the Soviet Union was captured, they would help Japan attack China.
Thinking of this, Hu Bin's sweat was almost over, and he didn't expect that he was here. The impact was so great that it directly made Japan's plan to attack Southeast Asia in advance. Once this plan was advanced, Germany's time to attack the Soviet Union might also be ahead of schedule.
In this case, Hu Bin didn't know how the world would develop. He could not predict that if he faced Japan alone, Hu Bin was fully confident of defeating Japan. Compared with Japan's population, it would be a problem. When the battle was almost the same, they would not have so many soldiers in their country.
Also, I have been busy with the arsenal in the past few years, just to improve the level of domestic weapons and equipment and narrow the gap with Japan.
But now the world has changed and has become unfamiliar to Hu Bin. Hu Bin doesn’t know what the future world will be like.
Hu Bin kept sitting there thinking about this matter carefully. He didn't know what to do now.
"Xiaobin, Xiaobin, the commander is calling you!" At this time, a senior cadre next to him was pushing Hu Bin. Hu Bin heard it and raised his head.
"Let me, Xiaobin, tell me, what kind of changes will Japan's sneak attack on Pearl Harbor in the United States bring to China's anti-Japanese resistance?" The commander said to Hu Bin with a smile.
The commander and the commander believed that the devils are now asking for trouble for the Americans. That is seeking death. Although in their opinion, the United States is not as powerful as Germany and Britain, there is still no big problem with a Japan.
"I don't know the specific situation yet, so I dare not make any comments. However, this matter is good and bad. The advantage is that the main attack direction of the Japanese in the future is Southeast Asia, and this involves the interests of the United Kingdom and the United States, so they will definitely organize troops to attack.
The disadvantage is that we don’t know whether the United States and Britain can beat Japan in Southeast Asia. If we can’t win, our China’s seaport will be completely blocked. In other words, it is impossible for us to rely on those ports to obtain the help of the international community. We can only transport it through the Soviet Union and Southeast Asia. "Hu Bin stood up and said very conservatively.
"Well, your consideration is correct. Now, according to what we know, Germany and the United Kingdom have been fighting for more than half a year, and the United States has been helping Britain and them. Although Germany has not yet landed in the United Kingdom, it also shows that the United States and Britain combined are not Germany's opponents now." The commander nodded and said.
"It is temporary now. The war potential of the United States has not been developed yet. However, now that Japan has attacked their Pearl Harbor, the war potential of the United States will probably be discovered. But it is hard to say now." Hu Bin said when he heard it.
"Well, sit down. This time, even the best time for development for us in Yan'an is the biggest threat. The timing is that I want to send negotiators to the Soviet Union, hoping that their Far East troops will attack the Kwantung Army and let our troops respond,
The crisis is that once the Japanese troops attack Southeast Asia, then China probably won’t have a big war. And the troops in Chongqing will soon develop without external forces. I am worried that they will start to cause trouble." The commander sat there and said, and many people were very excited when they heard that the commander wanted to send someone to ask the Soviet Union for help and kill the Kwantung Army.
They mentioned this before, but the Soviet Union did not agree. Their reason was that they had not yet reached the time to go to war with Japan, and now that Japan has attacked the United States, it is estimated that the United States will put pressure on the Soviet Union to kill the Kwantung Army.
However, Hu Bin was not optimistic when he heard this suggestion, but when he saw that those people were so excited, Hu Bin would not say it anymore because in Hu Bin's opinion, the Soviet Union might not attack Japanese troops.
Because the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union is not as good as that in the middle and late stages of World War II, the two sides are not said to be opposite, but not friendly. The commander asked them for help, probably would have to pay a price, which the commander dared not agree.
Therefore, this hope is probably shattered. After Hu Bin sat down, he began to think carefully about countermeasures. Now that he doesn’t know what the future will look like, Hu Bin must consider how to preserve China in this world war and not be divided up by Japan and other countries.
After the meeting ended, Hu Bin left the commander-in-chief, thinking about this matter in his mind, thinking about how to improve China's self-protection strength. At around 12 o'clock in the evening, Hu Bin was still staying in the study.
"Mad, no matter who you fight with, I will first develop weapons and money. After the fight is almost done, I am taking action. If you love someone, don't come to fight China!" Hu Bin extinguished a cigarette butt, stood up and said firmly.
It’s not that he doesn’t want to participate, but that he carefully calculated that China really does not have the strength to challenge those countries. If he really participates, it’s just a material for cannon fodder. Hu Bin doesn’t want his country’s soldiers to sacrifice in other countries, but for the interests of other countries.
"Come here, send a telegram to the head of the arsenal in Hubei and Shanxi. Five days later, I will be in a hurry to meet in Yan'an and ask the head of the arsenal and chief engineer to come to Yan'an." Hu Bin shouted at the door. Mo She heard it and pushed open the door.
Then record the telegram, and after the record is completed, he handed it over to Hu Bin to sign. After Mo was shot out, Hu Bin sat on his desk and thought about how to use weapons. Now the Japanese have blocked the coast of China, and it is not easy for those weapons to go out.
However, when Hu Bin thought later, he would care about how they got it back, and they would just want it. Whether it was Germany, the United States, or the United Kingdom, they wouldn't give it to the Japanese.
At this time, in Chongqing, Commander Jiang also held a meeting to discuss the impact this matter might have on China and what they should do in the future. They are still very happy about Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. Once the United States joins the war, the pressure will be much less for China.
Moreover, Commander Jiang was relieved because before, the United States was exporting a large amount of supplies to Japan, and most of the supplies were used on the battlefield in China, causing huge losses to China. Commander Jiang had protested several times before, but it was useless at all. This Japanese attack made Commander Jiang feel that this time the United States shot itself in the foot.
However, it is a relaxing mood, but this is just a small matter. The real big thing is how to get American troops to participate in the battles in Asia and reduce China's pressure.
"Report, I just received a notice from the US Embassy that the US ambassador hopes to come to see you tomorrow morning." A deputy of Commander Jiang said to Commander Jiang.
"Okay, prepare a speech. We want to express our regrets about this incident and also give condolences to the United States." Jiang Tongshuai said with a smile.
"Yes!" The adjutant went out immediately.
"Now the United States is probably going to join forces with us and kill those Japanese devils!" Jiang Tongshuai said as he smiled and looked at the generals. When the generals heard it, they nodded with satisfaction.
"However, I don't plan to form an alliance with them!" Commander Jiang said again, letting the generals hear it, and they have no idea what's going on. Commander Jiang had asked the United States to send troops to attack Japan more than once.
However, the United States did not agree, and asked them not to trade with Japan, and the United States did not agree. This time, with such a good opportunity, the commander actually refused to form an alliance with the United States, which surprised everyone. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!