After giving Pearson an absolutely unexpected reply, Yang Zhen smiled slightly and said: "But again, the premise is that the equipment promised by the British must be shipped before the end of the year. In addition, you Americans must It is necessary to ensure the supply of oil and military raw materials, especially the steel for artillery shells, as well as the supply of smokeless gunpowder and shell copper."
"As you said, if the British equipment arrives, we can replenish the equipment lost in this battle. At the same time, we can also form a new batch of troops to enhance our offensive strength. If we do not have this batch of equipment, we Even if we launch an offensive, I'm afraid it will be much weaker."
"No matter how this battle ends, after fighting hard for a long time, our spear is probably going to be blunt. Without a lot of reinforcements, it will be difficult for us to launch a new offensive that meets your requirements within half a year, even if we can barely launch it. I’m afraid the offensive effect will be limited.”
"Because if we win this battle, we will directly face the Japanese army's heavy hoarding of troops and areas covered with large and small fortifications. If the spearhead is not sharp, then our offensive will not only lose troops but also generals. It’s quite limited.”
"Pearson, we will do what we can when you are in need. We will respond at the most appropriate time to the dangers you face. We will never let you fight alone, but you can't ask us. To do things we simply can’t do.”
"In the absence of necessary equipment and supplies, if we only rely on our blood and body to fight the Japanese army, not only will this fail to cooperate with you, but it will weaken our own strength in disguised form, which will affect the future war situation. This development is extremely detrimental and even more irresponsible."
Hearing Yang Zhen's promise, Pearson, who was still a little unwilling to accept Yang Zhen's disguised rejection, his eyes suddenly lit up, he stood up and said to Yang Zhen: "Yang, you take this promise seriously, you have to know , as a commander-in-chief, every promise you make must be fulfilled. I don’t want this promise of yours just to defraud the British of equipment or to appease the US government.”
"If you can really launch an offensive at that time, then we also hope that it will be a real attack, a truly large-scale attack that can attract the attention of the Japanese, and it will definitely not be a perfunctory attack just to deal with us. What we need is , you can effectively fulfill your promise."
Regarding Pearson's disbelief, Yang Zhen smiled knowingly and said: "A gentleman's promise weighs more than a thousand pounds. Although I am not a gentleman, I will never break my promise. As long as what you promised is in place, don't say that you will initiate diversion when the time comes." A sexual attack, if you give me long-range bombers now, I can even blow up the Imperial Palace of the Emperor of Japan."
"But as I said just now, this promise has a premise, and this premise is the equipment that the British promised to ship, and it must be shipped before the end of the year, otherwise we have already paid a high price for the ongoing battle. , will make our next attack quite weak. If we lack sufficient offensive capabilities, we will not be able to attract too many Japanese troops."
"It is even possible that we will be defeated by the Japanese army in the subsequent counterattack. If we fail, then I don't need to say more about your future encounters on the battlefield. Hundreds of thousands of people are called the Imperial Army." Hua's heavy Kwantung Army will all suppress you."
"After a big war, our troops cannot suffer only a little loss without affecting the entire strength. Since the start of this battle, we have lost a considerable number of tanks and combat aircraft. If before the end of this battle, or If we don't get replenishment within a short period of time after the end, we simply won't be able to launch a large-scale offensive that meets your requirements."
"You can't ask us to use rifles to encircle and annihilate the Kwantung Army, which is the most well-equipped Japanese army. In that case, we will not be able to meet or realize your requirements. If we meet your requirements, we need to at least complete this battle. The lost equipment will be replaced.”
"Pearson, you should know that according to the current progress of the war situation, if we support the United States in fighting at the end of this year or early next year, we must attack Southern Manchuria, where the Japanese army has been entrenched for many years. It is also the essence of the entire Northeast, and now it is the Kwantung Army. The base camp, according to our estimate of the strength after the battle was damaged, we simply do not have the ability to launch an operation there."
"We need to replace the equipment lost in this battle. This is our minimum requirement. Without enough supplementary equipment, I still say the same thing. We cannot do what you ask us to do. This is why I ask the British It is a prerequisite for people to deliver the equipment they promised."
"Of course, if you can provide us with long-range bombers such as the B-17, B-24, the British Scott, and the Halifax, if you start a real war with Japan today, I can bomb Japan tomorrow. , in turn bleeding the Japanese and weakening their war potential and sustained combat capabilities."
"But now I'm sorry, Pearson, we don't have the ability to bomb the Japanese mainland. The combat radius of our IL-4 bombers can only barely reach the Japanese mainland, and the amount of bombs loaded in this combat radius cannot cause much damage to Japan. But if If the United States and Japan really go to war, our base in Northeast China will become the best starting base for bombing Japan."
"Because apart from us, you can't find any other place closer to the Japanese mainland. Judging from the combat radius of the two heavy bombers you are currently equipped with, there is absolutely no problem in taking off from us to bomb the Japanese mainland. Although the bomb load of British bombers cannot be compared with your heavy bombers at this range, there is absolutely no problem in carrying out bombing of the Japanese mainland."
"In fact, we have long been interested in bombing the Japanese mainland, especially its metallurgy, oil refining, military industry and other heavy industrial bases, as well as military industrial bases, but we do not have bombers that can fly that far. If the United States and Britain can provide them at this time, Give us some, and I think we can weaken the Japanese army's war potential."
"Especially the shipbuilding, steelmaking, and petroleum smelting industries that pose the greatest threat to the United States. As long as the shipbuilding industry is completely destroyed, the Japanese, who founded their country with a navy, no matter how ambitious they are, they will never be able to stretch their hands that far. It would be useless even if they occupied the Dutch East Indies and destroyed its petroleum refining industry."
"Although there is abundant oil production and large oil fields there, there is no oil smelting industry that converts crude oil into gasoline and diesel, or uses heavy oil for warships. Even if the Japanese army can occupy all the oil fields unscathed, there will be no oil smelting industry. What's the use of the place? They can't just take the crude oil and use it directly for aircraft and warships."
"And as long as you assist our steel plants and chemical plants and put them into production before you start the war, we can simply provide you with aircraft and fuel. As for the bombs, we are fully capable of making them ourselves and will not give them to them.
On the U.S. side, it adds too much pressure."
When Yang Zhen said this again, his face was unusually calm and his tone was unusually sincere. It was impossible to feel that there was something like a conspiracy hidden in his words. As for the actual situation,
This is not true, only Yang Zhen himself knows.
Although he was very interested in Yang Zhen's words, especially those about the bombing of Japan, Pearson knew that it was simply impossible to obtain heavy bombers like the B-17 for them, and the White House would approve it.
Provide them with fighter jets and you can authorize the provision of light bombers to them.
But at the moment, it is absolutely impossible to approve the provision of heavy bombers that can reach the Japanese mainland directly, because this is tantamount to directly declaring war on Japan. Although the United States is now fully supporting the Anti-Japanese Alliance and the Chinese government forces to strengthen their ability to fight the Japanese army
, but after all, the United States and Japan have not really gone to war.
For the Americans, they provided large sums of military aid to the Anti-Japanese Alliance and naturally hoped to join the war as late as possible. Therefore, no matter how hard they fought for them, the White House would never provide them with weapons that could directly bomb the Japanese mainland.
of a heavy bomber.
Now we are in a desperate situation on the battlefield in North Africa. It is lucky that the Japanese do not take the initiative to attack us. The British who dare to take the initiative to poke the Japanese in the butt will naturally not provide them. The British can provide some equipment to the Anti-Japanese Alliance, but that
They were asked to help defend the British Southeast Asian colonies, and they were definitely not asked to attack the Japanese mainland.
It was just the sincere expression on Yang Zhen's face that moved Pearson to a certain extent. He also knew that in the ongoing battle of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, no matter whether he won or lost, the losses would not be too small, and there would be no rest for more than half a year.
Time is very short to launch another large-scale offensive in a row.
Now the smell of gunpowder smoke from the war between the United States and Japan can be smelled by even blind people, as long as they are not fools and ignorant people. It can be said that this war is imminent for Americans, and for some US Army officers with a sensitive sense of smell.
He said that if the Japanese launched an offensive at the end of this year, they would not be surprised at all. Because of this, he was somewhat moved.
Not only Pearson, but even Li Yanping, who had been present and listened to their conversation, did not understand what Yang Zhenxin was thinking, let alone what Yang Zhenxin was thinking in such a short period of time.
Hui spared so many circles, and he didn't understand why Yang Zhen suddenly vigorously advocated for the National Government. But out of his usual trust in Yang Zhen, he didn't ask any more questions.
However, when he heard Pearson's request for the Anti-Japanese Alliance to send troops to help defend Southeast Asia, Li Yanping was very worried that Yang Zhen would agree in order to get US aid supplies. It was not until Yang Zhen's disguised refusal that he completely let go of his hanging heart. He knew that Yang Zhen
Once you have made up your mind, you will not easily change your mind due to external influences.
As for Pearson, he did not give the final nod to Yang Zhen's precondition that the British must first transport the promised equipment. He was not sure whether he could persuade those stubborn British people if he agreed rashly.
Come down, then you will be the unlucky one.
Pearson just promised to go back and coordinate as much as possible, and find a way to replenish the equipment lost by the Anti-Alliance in this battle as soon as possible, so that the Anti-Alliance forces can always maintain their offensive. If the British firmly disagree, then
He will coordinate with the United States to replace the equipment lost by the Anti-Japanese Alliance in this battle.
It was just that he was not very clear on how much equipment could be coordinated to provide to the Anti-Japanese Alliance under the condition that the Americans gave priority to ensuring the use of the British. However, he promised that if the British refused to deliver the tanks they promised, he would guarantee to provide at least 100,000 tanks to the Anti-Japanese Alliance.