Chu Yunfei's pessimistic attitude toward war is understandable to Zhou Weihan. After all, only a few people can break through the limitations of history and look to the future.
"Brother Chu, there is no need to be so pessimistic. This book "On Protracted War" is given to you. If you have time, read it carefully and you will find the answer." Zhou Weihan said slowly.
"Mr. Jiang Baili proposed the concept of protracted war during his lifetime, and the current situation coincides with what he predicted. The strategy of exchanging space for time is effective," Chu Yunfei said.
"Brother Chu, with all due respect, no matter how good a strategy is, it is executed by people. Taking the initiative to start a war in Shanghai and dragging the Japanese mechanized corps to the south of the Yangtze River with dense water networks was indeed strategically effective. The Battle of Songhu was positive.
Significantly, it broke the Japanese army's arrogant talk of destroying China in three months.
But the tactics are really hard to describe. On the Songhu battlefield, 60,000 to 700,000 elite Chinese troops were deployed to take turns to fight against the Japanese army. Especially when Nanjing was no longer defensible, hundreds of thousands of remnant troops fought to the death with the Japanese army, and the elite troops were completely lost.
exhausted, resulting in weakness in later combat.
To put it bluntly, your principal contributed a lot to creating this situation. He pinned his hopes on the great powers, tried to get Britain and the United States to intervene in the Sino-Japanese battlefield, fought in Songhu, and missed a great opportunity to counterattack."
"Of course, this is just an afterthought and I'm just trying to live my life." Zhou Weihan finally said mockingly to himself.
After the outbreak of the all-out Anti-Japanese War, there were two main arguments in China.
After the war began, the national army fought continuously in the north, and the idea of surrender was rampant.
After the great victory in Taierzhuang, the Chinese army finally won a local battlefield victory, breaking the myth that the Japanese army was invincible. Then some frivolous people in the country began to believe that the Japanese army was mediocre and that as long as it was commanded properly, China was fully capable of defeating it on its own.
The Japanese army won the war.
But knowledgeable people in China all know that neither argument has a way out, and the Sino-Japanese war is bound to be a protracted war.
For example, Li Zongren, the supreme commander of the national army who led the Taierzhuang victory, believed that the Taierzhuang victory was only a partial victory and could not even change the outcome of the Xuzhou battle, let alone the outcome of the entire war. Similar views to Li Zongren include Bai Chongxi, Zhang Fakui,
And Jiang Baili, the first military strategist of the Republic of China, all held this view.
But Principal Chang didn't think so. After the Battle of Wuhan, all theaters were forced to fight back, and the results are self-evident.
The Winter Offensive in 1939 was an important turning point. Before this offensive, the morale of the Chinese army was relatively high and they were relatively confident in fighting. After this battle, the Chinese army did not have much confidence, their morale was very low, and they were easily defeated by the Japanese army.
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That's why the Japanese army easily swept through northwest Hubei, defeated almost all the troops in the fifth theater, and easily captured Yichang and Shashi, directly threatening the security of Chongqing.
The first Japanese attack was fashionable and had the ambition to encircle and annihilate the Japanese army. The first counterattack also aimed to restore Wuhan, but failed to achieve it. After that, it was basically in a passive situation of being beaten.
"We, the people of China, all have the responsibility to resist and defend our country. We, the soldiers, are born in this era and are destined to be buried in horse leather. If even we are too pessimistic, how can we fight this war?" Zhou Weihan said.
"Haha, Brother Zhou hit the nail on the head. It's just that the military quality of the party-state troops is uneven. Now they have long lost the momentum they had at the beginning of the war. People are afraid of war. Chu Mo has an ambition to serve the country, but it is difficult to implement it." Chu Yun
Fei said with emotion.
"Brother Chu, this is serious. Now the situation is very clear. The Japanese front has been dragged out too long, and the war has entered a stalemate stage. Isn't it just like what is said in Protracted War?"
"Chu is just pessimistic for a moment. The Japs have not yet been driven away. The situation is rotten, but there are constant internal disputes. I am confident that others may not be like this." Chu Yunfei said pointedly.
"Not long ago, Germany won a major victory on the European battlefield. France's carefully built Maginot Line was actually broken through by the German army from behind. Now the situation on the European battlefield is not optimistic. The momentum of the Axis powers has surged, and the little devils are also sharpening their swords.
Intent to attack again." Chu Yunfei said worriedly.
Sometimes it is not a good thing to know too much. It scares oneself and is timid before fighting. If the bones are softer, it is easy to become a person like Wang.
"Huh, if you want to destroy it, you must first make it crazy. Where does Brother Chu think the situation will go in the future? Why hasn't the United States joined the war yet? Can he really be alone?
I can't see that as the war expands, no country can stay out of it. The United States is in the Americas, and its unique geographical location prevents the war from affecting it for the time being. During this period, the United States reaps huge dividends from the war, but one day the Axis Congress will
touches U.S. interests.
Our China has reached what it is now. As the saying goes, those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes. At worst, it will destroy the reconstruction. What about the United States? Is it willing to do so? One day it will be dragged down." Zhou Weihan analyzed.
Seeing Chu Yunfei's thoughtful look, Zhou Weihan took the opportunity to instill our Party's ideas into him.
"Our Eighth Route Army's protracted war is different from your army's idea of exchanging space for time. The instructor comrades summarized the general laws of war into three obviously different stages, namely the strategic defense stage, the strategic stalemate stage and the strategic counter-offensive stage."
"The future of the Sino-Japanese war lies in two united fronts, one is the international anti-Japanese united front, and the other is the domestic anti-Japanese national united front.
Internationally, to put it bluntly, I hope that the United States and the Soviet Union will intervene. Domestically, we should develop the anti-Japanese national united front, cooperate with the two parties, and unite all forces that can be united. The most important thing is to mobilize the power of the people to carry out the war.
The people's war surrounds the little devil in the vast ocean of the people." Zhou Weihan didn't care whether Chu Yunfei listened or not, he kept talking.
"Brother Chu, you are a true soldier. I am telling you so much today because I want us to join hands in fighting Japan in the future and contribute to the country and nation."
"Brother Zhou, you have really benefited a lot from talking to Chu so much today." Chu Yunfei changed his previous appearance and said with a smile.
"Chu doesn't understand politics and doesn't want to participate in politics. I just came to your department this time to learn the tactics of your Eighth Route Army. I don't know if there is a chance."
Zhou Weihan hit a snag. Who is Chu Yunfei? How could he not know Zhou Weihan's plan?
Zhou Weihan's plan to recruit Chu Yunfei into the Eighth Route Army was in vain for the time being, and he could only hope for the future.
"Yes, if the time is right, Brother Chu can fight with our new second regiment!" Zhou Weihan said.
Zhou Weihan is not worried about what Chu Yunfei can learn. No matter how powerful the tactics are, the executors are still human beings. Those fighting are soldiers at the grassroots level. If they are not soldiers of the Eighth Route Army, they may not be able to fight a battle like the Eighth Route Army.
