Yang Zhen looked at the increasingly heavy rain outside the window, with a strange smile that was not easy to detect at the corner of his mouth: "So after the full-scale war between the United States and Japan broke out, the Japanese army must increase the number of troops it incorporated into the Southern Army, so that in the shortest time To achieve their goals within the time limit, although they may not necessarily draw troops from among our targets in the second phase of operations, it also reduces the possibility of the Japanese army mobilizing reinforcements from the homeland and other directions."
"If Pearson hadn't mentioned this, I would have never thought of using the opportunity of the full-scale outbreak of the U.S.-Japanese war to reduce the pressure we faced in the second phase of the war. Now that they have come to our door and let us fight the autumn wind, then we Why not take advantage of the situation? If we give up this opportunity, we would be sorry for ourselves."
"And we can also use this gap to rest our exhausted troops after a long battle, adjust and enrich the existing troop establishment, and at the same time step up the stockpile of ammunition and supplies needed for subsequent operations, especially gasoline, winter clothing needed by the troops, and Secretly build a road to the front line to achieve success in one blow."
"The most critical thing is to complete the training and replenishment of equipment for the advancing army to make it meet our standards, so as to obtain at least part of the reserve force. Since we are launching an offensive, sooner or later is not a problem. The key issue is, We have to choose the most appropriate time."
"Old Li, there is no free lunch in this world, and there are no true hard-core allies. There is only one thing that never changes, and that is interest, whether it is between us and the Americans, or between the Americans and the British or the Soviets, but They are all using each other, and for us, how to obtain the greatest benefits in this war and how to develop as quickly as possible is what we should consider most."
"The country is poor, weak, and divided. We want to carry out large-scale industrialization, but we lack a stable environment and even more lack of funds. I still say that this war is indeed a war for our nation. Suffering, but also an opportunity.”
"In this exchange of interests, we are indeed the weak ones, even the weakest, but we don't have any chips that can be used for exchange. Although it is not much, we still have some trump cards in our hands. How about it? What we should do most is to play our cards well, maximize our benefits, and seize this biggest opportunity for our Chinese nation."
"Using the exchange of interests between us and the Americans during this war to achieve at least the industrialization of the base areas as quickly as possible is not only related to our immediate self-interests, but also related to the long-term interests of the entire Chinese nation. , use our efforts to give the Chinese nation a pair of wings to take off after the war."
Having said this, Yang Zhen's eyes that he had just closed suddenly opened them again. He looked at Li Yanping who had been silent after listening to his words and said, "It is very tiring to fight with each other, especially when it is related to the relationship between countries." It is not easy to just grasp the overall situation of the exchange of interests between people. Lao Li, I am just an ordinary soldier, not the kind of politician who makes a living by intrigues. But now the responsibility of the times falls on us. What should we do? manage."
"Are you afraid to move forward, or are you willing to kill yourself and bring down the emperor? Lao Li, do you think it is a good thing that the Central Committee and Chairman gave me such great power? If it succeeds, everyone will be happy. If it fails, I am afraid everything will be lost." As my husband pointed out, don’t forget that we are not monolithic within ourselves.”
"But now the eyes of the whole party, the whole army, and even the whole country are looking at the Northeast. We can only bite the bullet and go up. Even if it is a pot of uncooked rice, we have to swallow it and swim upstream. This is the real situation we are in now, because for us, we have no choice."
"What we can do now is to do our best to achieve the results we want, instead of worrying about this or that. We must know that once we miss this opportunity, we will have to spend more money and money if we want to do similar things. Our efforts, and even our entire nation, have to pay some unnecessary price."
"And there are many technologies that we will never be able to obtain again after missing this opportunity. Lao Li, our generation is at a fork in the road of the times. Although we cannot say that we have the hope for the future of the nation on us, we should try our best to Let’s work hard to avoid unnecessary costs for our future.”
"We can't act like people make things happen, and God makes things happen. For us, there is only one sentence: work hard, work hard, work harder, even if it means unscrupulous means in the eyes of outsiders, or even if it is criticized by thousands of people, in short In a word, we must not let opportunities slip away from our hands again."
After all, the loyal side of his character accounted for a large part of the factor. Li Yanping still didn't quite understand the so-called thick and black knowledge that Yang Zhen said in later generations. But looking at the mature Yang Zhen, Li Yanping Yanping finally chose to trust Yang Zhen's judgment.
What should I do if I don’t believe it? He has almost no research on the international situation, and based on his character, he cannot do such intrigues. Although he studied in the Soviet Union, he studied the international communist movement. If Li Yanping is still too far behind when it comes to competing for power and scheming in all aspects.
Seeing Li Yanping slightly nodding his head, Yang Zhen was relieved that his old comrade-in-arms understood, but at the same time, his heart was secretly filled with bitterness. He turned his head and looked at the lightning, thunder and violent wind and rain outside the window, feeling a little lonely and sad in his heart. , who else in this world can truly understand what he thinks and does.
Perhaps except for Li Huilan, who is far away in Qiqihar at the moment, who comes from the same place as him, perhaps even Guo Bingxun, who has always been close to him, does not know what he is really thinking. But now that Li Huilan is far away in Qiqihar, the only person he can talk to is Zhang Ting's beauty has passed away again, who can she tell her thoughts to?
After seeing off Li Yanping, Yang Zhen rarely rushed back to the war room. Instead, he stood in front of the window in the reception room, letting the violent wind and rain blowing in from the window hit his face, while Yuan Zhiruo came in to report. , looking at Yang Zhen's back that looked a little lonely, he didn't know what to say for a moment.
At the same time that Yang Zhen and Li Yanping finalized the bottom line and key points of the next stage of negotiations with the United States and Britain, in the Naiman Banner Prince's Palace in the Eight Immortals Cong where the Naiman Banner Puppet Manchu Banner Office is located, the same person responsible for commanding the Western Banner Lieutenant General Hisao Tani, the commander of the Sixth Army of the Kwantung Army, who was engaged in counterattack in the Manchuria area, was closing his eyes and concentrating, and turned a deaf ear to the ticking sound of the horseshoe watch beside him, which was pointing to the last time of 15:00 pm for the Kwantung Army's full counterattack.
This lieutenant general commander who has just been reinstated from reserve service, at least on the surface, seems to be quite calm. The calmness he shows now is right next to the office of his army commander, who is currently entering the busiest moment before the war. In the war room, there were many staff officers who issued orders to the four divisions scheduled to participate in the first batch of battles.
The numerous staff officers and officers at all levels in the headquarters, after seeing the commander of the army showing such calmness, such ease, and a confident expression for the Kwantung Army's largest battle that was about to begin, all of them were stunned. Raise your hands and secretly praise him for being the key figure who landed at Jinshanwei that year, defeated hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops on the Songhu battlefield, and finally finalized the victory. If nothing else, this general's demeanor alone is not something ordinary people can achieve.
It's just that this British student who was just transferred from the mainland before the war, and although he was at least a gentleman on the surface, in fact burned, killed and looted as much as he should do, he publicly declared that committing rape and looting was the right thing to do. Perhaps only he himself knows whether the mood of the lieutenant general commander, who is the best way to boost morale, is as calm and calm as he appears on the surface.
In fact, for this first battle of his comeback, Lieutenant General Hisao Tani seemed calm on the surface at this moment. Instead of being calm in his heart, he was like a young man who had just joined the army. He was still a little excited. He knew that this This may be his last chance. Whether he can reach a higher level depends on whether he can grasp it this time.
After the Nanjing Massacre, in order to ease international pressure, the base camp regarded itself as a scapegoat. After being transferred back to China as the commander of the Central Army for a year as a short-term commander, they forced themselves to transfer to the reserve force. Not only did they ruin their hopes of being promoted to general, they also He also ruined his dream of continuing to make a fortune.
Although during the war in China, I grabbed a lot of money, and now the deposits in Sumitomo Bank and Yasuda Bank are enough for me and my family to live a life without worries for food and clothing for several lifetimes, but this There is that fool in the world who thinks that money is too little.
China is so big and much richer than poor Japan. Although Jiangnan, the richest area, has become an area occupied by the Japanese army and was completely looted when the Japanese army marched towards Nanjing, none of it was looted by the Japanese army. The place still occupies the majority. As long as he stays on the battlefield in China, it is entirely possible for his wealth to increase several times in less than two years.
Looking at his colleagues who were burning, killing and looting in Nanjing like him, he was very happy to see them getting rich one by one. With the continuous expansion of the Japanese army and the continuous promotion of their positions, this made Hisao Tani swallow hard. With this tone, none of them had done anything the Sixth Division did in Nanjing, but that person had been punished.
I raped women on the streets of Nanjing. I have never done that to Nakajima. In the end, after I was transferred back to China and given a consolation prize, I was forcibly transferred to the reserve force. However, they could still rely on the imperial army to fight in China. The rampage continues on the ground and makes a fortune.
He stubbornly believed that he had not done anything big in Nanjing. He was still very young. Although he may not be able to achieve the position of Prime Minister or Director of Education, he could still serve as military commander Hisao Tani for a few more years. The base camp was quite dissatisfied with his handling at that time.
This unexpected return to command the Western Manchurian War, which was crucial to the entire Kwantung Army, made him feel unexpectedly happy and quite excited. This comeback undoubtedly made him feel that he had been transferred to the reserve force.
After that, those hopes that had faded beckoned to him again.
Especially since the old divisions such as the 7th Division under his command this time made him more confident about this battle, plus the Tongliao defenders and the Second Division who are still fighting in Linxi
The Thirteenth Division currently has more than half of the total strength of the Kwantung Army in his hands.
In addition to the Eighth Division and the Tenth Division, which were agreed by the Kwantung Army Headquarters and followed up after the launch of the campaign, the number of troops under his command in this battle totaled seven divisions, and most of them were
Most of them were veteran divisions like the 7th and 8th, which made him feel extremely confident about this battle.