In Li Yanping's view, if the British really planned to join the Anti-Resistance Alliance and go to Southeast Asia for so-called assistance, which was actually to serve as a shield for them, then they would never give up just because of Yang Zhen's simple opposition. The United States If people really wear the same pants as them, they will definitely take certain measures to force the Anti-League to bow their heads.
If the Americans really start to delay or even interrupt the assistance to the Anti-League in the future, then it will be a fatal blow to the Anti-League, especially Yang Zhen’s huge industrial development plan, and this may Sex is not a little bit, it is even quite big.
Regarding Li Yanping's concerns, Yang Zhen did not answer him immediately, but was silent for a while before saying firmly, "No matter what the United States and Britain think, we must not participate in Southeast Asia, let alone a column or a few divisions, just one It is impossible for a division or a regiment."
"Otherwise, our vitality will not only be swallowed up by the vast tropical rainforest there, but also be ruined in vain by all sides. We cannot take the risk of weakening our own strength to excuse this disaster for them. What's more, the situation there cannot be solved by one or two divisions."
"It's not just the terrain and climate that are not suitable for our army to fight. What's more serious are the political problems. Compared with military problems, political problems bring more dangers and more troubles. Big, it would be fine if we simply cooperate with the Americans in the war department, it is just a relationship of mutual utilization, but if there are also Chongqing and the British involved, the problem will be much more complicated."
"Especially the British, they have no good intentions at all in asking us to go to Southeast Asia at this time. Their intention is not just to get us to support them, it's as simple as that. In addition, Chongqing is almost about to have a public fallout with us. It's just a huge quagmire for us."
"Even if we don't count the political issues, the military issues alone are quite complicated. The three countries and the four parties are entangled together, involving multiple command issues. Let alone Chongqing and the British, they will never hand over the command to us. Yes, even Americans would not agree."
"We will not agree to hand over our troops to the British and use them as shields to waste them in vain. The three countries and the four parties seem to be powerful, but in fact they are all in chaos internally, and they are restraining each other, etc. They found a balance point and finally made a decision, and all the dishes were cold. In this way, I think if we don't fight, we have actually lost."
"Especially the three aspects. Of course, if you add the Chongqing aspect, it is the issue of the coordination of the four aspects of the army. It will be even more obvious. The system, organization, and combat style of our army are almost completely different from those of the United States and the United Kingdom. We The difference in their way of thinking is even more different."
"Coupled with the differences in weapons and equipment, the problem of ammunition replenishment is a very troublesome matter. If we send troops to help defend Southeast Asia, then the replenishment of a large amount of ammunition required for a battle will have to come all the way from the northeast. To transport it there, coupled with the complicated situation along the way, not to mention us, even the National Government does not have this capability."
"However, from a practical point of view, the American thinking should be purely from a military point of view. The poor combat effectiveness of the British colonial army and the importance of Southeast Asian resources to Japan are what the Americans consider, but the British's true intention is It’s definitely not as simple as it seems.”
"I feel that the British are wooing us to fight in Southeast Asia. I feel that it is not only a military need, but also contains other factors and ideas behind it. It is even possible that they want to use us as a means of pressure to force Chongqing. Accept some of their conditions which may be very harsh."
"We cannot be scapegoats for the British, let alone pawns for them to persecute our compatriots. Although we have different political opinions from Chongqing, we are all Chinese, descendants of Yan and Huang, and sons and daughters of China. There is no internal conflict between us. The most common fight is brotherly fighting."
"But when it comes to the British, we are fighting against foreign humiliation together. We cannot become a means for foreigners to oppress our compatriots for our own selfish interests. At present, Chongqing has serious territorial disputes with the two major British colonies of Burma and India. The British They have been encroaching on our territory before."
"Especially in Tibet and Yunnan, the British have been peeping at it for a long time. The British are dragging us to Southeast Asia at this time, and their thoughts will never be based solely on the perspective of the battlefield. Therefore, we will respond to this request of the British no matter what. Even with a knife held to his neck, it's impossible to agree to him."
"Even if the Americans will reduce the amount of assistance they provide us, or even interrupt the assistance they provide us, we will never agree to it, but don't worry too much. The British are British and the Americans are Americans. Although their general attitude is Almost the same, but there are still differences.
"Americans will not sacrifice the interests of the British to harm their own interests, and they will not exchange their fundamental interests for the British's private thoughts that cannot be brought to the table, no matter what they do. reaction, but one thing you have to remember is that it is not in the interests of the Americans to weaken our strength right now."
"Otherwise, they wouldn't have let Pearson just be a test, rather than talk to us directly on behalf of the Americans. Although the Americans will give priority to the British people of the same species in some things, they will not do it for themselves. Our core interests are more important than accommodating the British."
"As long as the Japanese are still on the offensive, the Americans may reduce their assistance to us, but the Americans who want something from us on the battlefield will never completely stop their assistance to us, because they know that our strength will become stronger. The weaker they are, the higher the price will be for them.”
"Crying children have milk, and fussy children have something to take. The same is true in the current situation. Otherwise, you would think that the Americans' aid to us since last year would be so easy to get. They have continued to strengthen our Strength is to avoid war with Japan as much as possible."
"They just want to use us to fight the Japanese for them and weaken the Japanese as much as possible. After the Japanese are completely trapped in the Chinese battlefield, they will take action according to the situation, but their thirst for resources has reached the extreme. The Japanese did not follow their plans."
"Once the full-scale war between the United States and Japan breaks out, they will not stop providing assistance to us, because our interests in some aspects are the same and the same. It is not in the interests of the Americans to cripple the Anti-Japanese Alliance in advance. , and allowing the Anti-Japanese Alliance to be limited to its current scale and unable to continue to develop is not in line with the interests of the Americans."
"As long as the Japanese threat is still there, the Americans will need us, so it may be reduced or temporarily terminated, but they will never stop their assistance to us, so there is no need for us to worry too much about the Americans. Terminate our aid for this reason."
"Although we are the same ancestors, after so many years of separation, Americans will not abandon their fundamental interests for the British. This US-British alliance does not leave any loopholes for us to exploit. As for the attitude of the British, we No need to take it too seriously.”
"As for the second point, it is even simpler. According to the current development of the world situation and the estimated amount of oil reserves currently in the hands of the Japanese, the U.S.-Japanese war will not break out in full before the end of this year. If the U.S.-Japanese war breaks out in full, Then the Japanese, who are desperate for oil, will definitely attack Southeast Asia as soon as they attack the Americans."
"The United States is far away from Japan across the entire Pacific Ocean. For Japan, their hands are not that long, but for Southeast Asia, where they are close and have enough resources to meet their needs, the Japanese do not have that many people. I have no scruples."
"However, Southeast Asia has complex terrain and a hot climate. Most of them are dense tropical rainforests. The Japanese live in the northern temperate zone, which is very different from the tropical climate there. If they do not conduct adaptive training in advance, the Japanese themselves will first I'm afraid it will be swallowed up by tropical diseases and rainforests there."
"And this adaptive training can't be completed in less than half a year. When the Japanese formulate combat plans, they are always thoughtful and consider many issues very rigorously. Therefore, their troops participating in the war are , the Japanese will not easily go to war without reaching certain standards."
"You must know that this time they are not dealing with the poor and weak China, but the two most powerful countries in the world, and they are also the world's tied for the number one naval power. The British naval fleet was dragged on the European battlefield. This is true, but the strength of the American Pacific Fleet is enough to compete with their navy."
"The Japanese will not launch an attack until the U.S. Pacific Fleet is defeated and the Japanese troops participating in the war meet training standards. According to my judgment and the number of Japanese divisions that have been transferred to Southeast Asia, Taiwan, and Hainan Island, The war between the Japanese and the Americans should break out between the end of this year and the beginning of next year."
"What's more, the Japanese have to wait for the progress of their allies, the Germans, in the Soviet Union and North Africa battlefields before they can better decide on their plan for the second phase. Lao Li, the Japanese have a very tight appetite. , their target is not just Southeast Asia, maybe India and the Middle East will be within their sight."
"As long as the German army is not on the battlefield in North Africa, takes the final decision, and controls North Africa directly to the Suez Canal, even if they have made up their minds, they will wait and see. They are too greedy snakes, and it is their habit to wait and see. .”
"Don't worry, Lao Li. Before December this year, there will definitely be undercurrents in the battlefield in Southeast Asia in private, but on the surface it will definitely be calm. Unless the U.S. Pacific Fleet is destroyed, no matter how much troops the Japanese mobilize, they will not invade Southeast Asia. Hands-on."
"This means that we promised that their offensive will not be launched later than February next year. Now it is about to enter September, which means that it is less than three months before the U.S.-Japanese war at the end of the year. But what can our current operations do? What kind of results will be achieved, we don’t know yet.”
“But our second phase of operations must wait until the first phase is roughly decisive before we can truly launch it. In this case, we can postpone the second phase of operations until the full-scale war between the United States and Japan breaks out, and then fully launch it. "Americans want us to take the pressure off of them when they need it."
"Then why can't we let the Japanese's southward advance plan serve as our second-stage combat plan to reduce the pressure that the Japanese army may bring to us? According to the number of divisions currently incorporated into the Southern Army by the Japanese army, we would like to To annex Southeast Asia, the quantity is still not enough.”