Before receiving this telegram, Ouyang Yun had just finished discussing with Chen Shichang and others about the Pacific Fleet's attack on the Philippine Islands. With the Strait of Malacca occupied by the Japanese, the Pacific Fleet had to go along the east coast of the Indian Ocean if it wanted to enter the Pacific. The problem arises from the Wenhai Sea. Even if we take the Timor Sea and then take a shortcut into the Philippine Sea through the Banda Sea and the Maruji Sea, which have more complicated water conditions, the journey will exceed 10,000 kilometers. Even if the Pacific Fleet is not working day and night, It would take at least twenty days to stop there. If something unexpected happened during this period, we might have to walk for a month. This could have been overcome. After all, Chen Shichang and the others walked much further than this when they came back from the United States. Moreover, the Americans provided first-hand hydrological and meteorological data. However, considering that the Japanese combined fleet is located offshore Shanghai and they are only two thousand kilometers away from the Philippines, everyone feels that this operation will be a huge adventure.
Compared with the Japanese Combined Fleet, which has rich combat experience and has a history of hundreds of years, the Pacific Fleet of the Cadet Force, which was established less than a year ago, is like a child who has just learned to walk. No matter how loud the slogan is or how ambitious the goal is, Ouyang Yun also knew that the current scale and capabilities of the Pacific Fleet were simply not enough to challenge the behemoth of the Combined Fleet. He discussed the issue of the action route for a day, and then found that no matter which route he chose, once he entered the Timor Sea, he would definitely be attacked. The Japanese army is aware that a battle may occur at any time. They cannot imagine what the outcome will be if the entire combined fleet is dispatched. Ouyang Yun and the others still have confidence in this operation and can only hope that the combined fleet will not appear immediately. In the Philippine Sea, the Pacific Fleet can rely on a more powerful radar warning system than the Japanese army and carrier-based aircraft with higher performance to detect the enemy first, thereby trying to avoid frontal combat with the combined fleet.
Yesterday's battle report of the Tonggu air battle was great news for the senior military officers of the Karachi military base. The outstanding performance of "Houyi II" gave Ouyang Yun reason to believe that with the launch of ship-to-ship missiles, ship-to-air missiles, and air-to-ship missiles, With the equipped troops, the combat effectiveness of the Pacific Fleet will inevitably make a qualitative leap. By then, the disadvantage of insufficient aircraft carriers will be offset by guided missile frigates. After the attack route is determined, Ouyang Yun made a concluding speech, pointing out that the Pacific Fleet wants to grow into a full-scale military force. Even China's strategic deterrent force must withstand the test of actual combat. He asked Chen Shichang to do more ideological work for middle and low-level officers and soldiers after he went down, so that they would understand the importance of this attack. Then, he left Degu to work seriously with He had a long talk, hoping that the French naval volunteers could help them complete this mission, and solemnly promised that he would remember France's contribution to the growth of the Pacific Fleet and would repay it when he helped France recover in the future, "Now If you can share adversity with us, then we will definitely be able to share wealth and wealth with you in the future. After this world war is over, the world structure will inevitably change qualitatively. By then, we will support France to become a world power." Finally, He said to De Gu,
If he had said this three months ago, Degu would have disapproved of Nono even if he said so verbally. But now, after witnessing the "Karachi Speed", the French have realized that the Xuebing Army Rise is inevitable, so he attaches great importance to Ouyang Yun's promise, and after careful consideration, he gave a affirmative answer.
"Karachi Speed" is a new term coined by the Americans. Shortly after the cadet army delegation returned to Karachi, the U.S. government sent a military delegation to Karachi. The leader of the delegation, Major General Johnson, once stayed in Karachi for a period of time. After seeing the brand-new Karachi, he was extremely surprised. He learned that the construction time of the Karachi military base was less than a year. He was surprised by the construction speed of the cadet army. He used the term "Karachi speed" in his report to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The term became famous immediately and began to be widely used by people from all walks of life to describe the extraordinary speed of development.
After sending De Gu away, before Ouyang Yun could take a breath, Gu Lianyun walked in holding Li Tieshu's telegram. The Cairo Conference was a huge victory in the history of diplomacy for the Xuebing Army and even China, and Ouyang Yun as " "Representative of the Chinese Government" will inevitably go down in history because of this incident. Personally, this is a supreme honor, but for Ouyang Yun, the side effects of this honor are also obvious, that is, he suddenly I found myself running out of resources,
It can be regarded as a happy trouble. He must set the bottom line when dealing with the U.S. government. He also needs to participate in negotiations with the central government on the distribution of U.S.-sourced supplies and equipment. However, he must implement his promise to Roosevelt as soon as possible and transfer the Philippines' supplies as soon as possible. US troops were withdrawn...
"What time is it?" Ouyang Yun asked after taking the telegram from Gu Lianyun.
Gu Lianyun walked up behind him naturally, and while rubbing his temples, he replied: "It's half past nine."
Ouyang Yun had finished reading the telegram, and his expression became serious. He spread his hands flat on the table and tapped the table with the back of his hands rhythmically. After a while, he said: "Is the battle to regain northern Zhejiang and southwestern Jiangxi going too smoothly? Well, now that the battle has just begun, we are starting to count losses. This kind of warlord habit is absolutely unacceptable. Tell Li Tieshu that Ma Dang must be captured no matter what, and ask him to tell Rao Guohua why the Xuebing Army can develop in adversity. The reason why we are strong is because we dare to fight evil wars. When did our army of apprentices become soldiers of masters?"
Gu Lianyun was stunned, frowned slightly and asked, "Isn't that too harsh?"
Ouyang Yun sneered: "This is not harsh. They have forgotten how we fought in the Battle of Nanjing, the Defense of Madang, and the Battle of Nanchang. How many people died at that time, but including Stern and others, who considers personal gains and losses? Well, is it possible that we Chinese are not as good as the Jews? You added the last sentence and said that I am very disappointed in Rao Guohua."
Gu Lianyun smiled bitterly: "Now Rao Guohua has to fight tooth and nail."
"I don't care about this. The Japs still occupy most of our territory. At this time, we are starting to think too much about casualties and how we will fight this battle in the future. It seems that I have to take time to return to Guangzhou. The atmosphere in some troops has not been right recently. "
The bigger the forest is, the more species there are of birds. There have been almost no major wars in Fujian, Guangdong and Qiong in recent years, which can easily lead to slackness. Unbeknownst to Gu Lianyun, Ouyang Yun is holding a piece of Changgen in his hand not long ago. The top-secret telegram that had just been sent, some of its contents were very shocking and had ignited the murderous intention in Ouyang Yun's heart. At this time, Rao Guohua's department was "slacking to avoid fighting" and suddenly hit the muzzle of the gun.