A new round of Japanese military expansion has begun. Not only in Japan, but also in Korea and Japanese Southeast Asia, various Japanese military service stations have begun to become extremely active. Although the Japanese army suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Madang and the Battle of Xiaoshan, However, its senior officials always reported good news but not bad news to the people. Therefore, the Japanese civilians only knew that the imperial army had just won a great victory in Shaanxi and drove away the American-style coalition forces in the Philippines. The frequent reports of good news made the Japanese feel proud. Following the propaganda of militarists, the Japanese were all proud to join the army to serve the Emperor. So what is incredible is that in just one week, the Japanese army had forty divisions on the mainland, and in Korea and In Southeast Asia, the Japanese army's recruitment speed is also not weak. After tasting the benefits of the Communist Army and the National Independence Army, Tojo Hideki, the guy who looks down on the "puppet army" the most, has to admit that the Hu Congjun can indeed undertake certain operations. mission, and with his support, the military headquarters was able to offer better conditions when recruiting soldiers to join the army. As a result, there were so many followers of Goryeo Bangzi and Nanyang Monkeys. Soon, Okamura Neji’s Co-Prosperity Army increased its number. The establishment of ten divisions was established, and the independent armies of various Southeast Asian ethnic groups under the command of Masaharu Honma and Toshiichiro Koizumi suddenly expanded to about 1.5 million people.
The army expansion operation went extremely smoothly. With abundant soldiers on hand, the Kwantung Army, the North China Front Army and the Korean Co-Inspiring Army continued to advance by land and water into important towns on the north bank of the Yangtze River. Soon, the Central China Front Army was changed from the battle of Madang and the Due to the desolate situation caused by the Battle of Xiaoshan, his command suddenly expanded to four armies, 21 divisions, 13 independent brigades, 150,000 North Korean Communist Army and nearly 200,000 Chinese puppet troops.
The Japanese army's military expansion plan also affected the situation in Southeast Asia. The newly formed 300,000 National Independence Army was thrown into the Australian battlefield. MacArthur, who was already in a state of distress, immediately cried out that he couldn't bear it. He frequently requested reinforcements from the White House. President Roosevelt was forced by the situation and had no choice but to They did not lower themselves and sent Ouyang Yun frequent telegrams in an almost pleading tone. So the Americans behaved particularly generously this time. Not only did they take the initiative to publicly state that the weapons and equipment that had previously provided emergency assistance to the Central Army were not included in the agreement reached at the Cairo Conference. and proposed to retain the Far East Allied Forces Command. The U.S. military in the Philippines is willing to continue to fight under the command of the Far East Allied Forces Command.
The Japanese army mobilized frequently, except for the Communist Army and the Puppet Army. They were all old and powerful forces. On the distribution map of the enemy and our forces at the Cadet Army Headquarters, there would be a few more green flags representing the Japanese army every day. Ouyang Yun knew that this time the little devils It seems that he is preparing to fight for his life. He has a small worry about this. In terms of military strength, the Japanese army alone has exceeded 500,000 people, which is nearly twice the number of the student army. Moreover, The current combat effectiveness of the Japanese army is not as different as that time and space from when the Anti-Japanese War first started. The key lies in the appearance of Koizumi Minichiro out of thin air. Due to his efforts, the Japanese army's reserve system has become more complete, so the Japanese army did not follow The quality of individual soldiers has declined sharply due to the consumption of veterans. Firstly, and secondly, the Japanese army no longer holds many weapons and equipment from World War I like it did in that time and space. New weapons such as the Type 15 semi-automatic rifle have Using it, the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army rose instead of falling. The combat effectiveness of the current main force of the Japanese army has been greatly improved compared with the early days of the Anti-Japanese War. Of course, the outdated tactical thinking of the Japanese army has not changed. The conflict between the navy made the self-admired Army people unable to listen to Koizumi Minichiro's opinions, so a situation like this emerged. When the Japanese army faced the Central Army whose weapons and equipment were inferior to its own, it could always attack more with less and rarely lose. However, Even though they have the advantage in terms of strength, they are always defeated when facing off against a student army with similar weapons and equipment.
The Japanese army showed great importance to this war and was able to calmly assemble so many troops. Ouyang Yun felt that he had to re-evaluate Japan's war potential, so he seemed a little worried. The whole world is now at war, and because the Allies On the issue of stance, the Xuebing Army and even China actually still have a big enemy, fascist Germany, and the trend of the Soviet-Russian battlefield is completely deviated from the historical trajectory of the original time and space. This once made Ouyang Yun very happy. He would have this kind of situation. The complex is influenced by historical factors. Although China and Soviet Russia are in the same camp now, in history, Soviet Russia was the country that occupied the most territory in China. Looking at the Soviet-Russian war from a historical perspective, Ouyang Yun is happy to see it. The Soviet Union was defeated, because that meant that China had the opportunity to obtain greater benefits in this war, and could even regain the territory previously occupied by Russia. Why did Ouyang Yun risk so many difficulties to form the Northwest Army? Without it, it would be I just don’t want Mongolia to be divided,
Xuebingjun still maintains secret exchanges with Germany, but this exchange has weakened after the missile diplomacy. There is no way around this. After all, the two countries belong to opposing camps, which makes him have a very ambivalent attitude towards the Soviet-Russian battlefield. He hopes that the Soviet Union will be defeated, but at the same time he does not want the Soviet Union to be completely defeated. His ambivalence is also reflected in the relationship with the United States. It stems from the advantages of being a time traveler and also stands at the height of history. He also hopes that the United States will Defeated by Japan, but at the same time worried that Japan would become completely fat as a result, the Chinese battlefield and even the outcome of World War II would change as a result.
Because of this contradiction, he delayed replying to Roosevelt's telegram for help. After careful consideration, he opened his mouth and once again made a package of demands to the Americans. The conditions Ouyang Yun asked the Americans to meet were still on the naval ships. On the war, he hoped that President Roosevelt could assist the two aircraft carrier fleets of the Xuexi Army, and in return, he would organize a combined army of more than 100,000 people to participate in the Australian defense war.
This telegram was sent to the White House when the Japanese army once again launched a heavy siege against the Santai guerrilla base. After reading the telegram, Roosevelt did not delay for a second and immediately summoned military leaders to discuss the matter.
The troops participating in the Australian Defense War were still called the Second Cadet Expeditionary Corps, but their strength would reach 100,000. This was not enough to impress Roosevelt. What struck him was that the 100,000 troops had complete land, sea and air capabilities. Equipped with two aircraft carrier fleets, a flying corps, and more than 60,000 infantrymen, such a force size and configuration of arms actually have the ability to fight a large regional battle. Therefore, although Ouyang Yun felt that The conditions proposed were too harsh, and Roosevelt still refused.
During the Cairo Conference, the Xuebing Army had already obtained an aircraft carrier fleet and another aircraft carrier from the Americans through a military technology exchange agreement. Now Ouyang Yun asked them to provide two additional aircraft carriers. As a result, the Xuebing Army's aircraft carriers It will reach seven. At this time, in the Karachi shipyard, an aircraft carrier independently designed and manufactured by the Xuebing Army is already under construction. As a result, in the near future, the Xuebing Army will have eight aircraft carriers, which is already worth the original price. The size of the U.S. Pacific Fleet's aircraft carriers has increased. This is what makes Knox and others most unhappy, and it is also the main reason why they suggested that the president reject the request of the cadet army.
Unable to obtain support from the military, Roosevelt did not immediately call Guangzhou to veto the matter. Instead, he asked Vice President Wallace and others to discuss the matter from the political and people's livelihood levels, and to discuss the matter with the military. The starting points are different. Because Wallace and others have to consider the emotions of voters, they all think it is acceptable. Wallace’s statement is very representative: “If thousands of American boys can be saved from sacrifice, then we will be Earned it."
The positions of the generals and politicians were completely opposite, and Roosevelt obviously favored the politicians, so an enlarged meeting was held. At this time, a surprise attack by the Japanese army in Cairns, Australia, caused more than 3,000 casualties to the local US-Australian coalition forces. , as a result, the politicians' voice was immediately strengthened, and Roosevelt complied with public opinion and signed a presidential order, agreeing to exchange two aircraft carrier fleets for the support of 100,000 cadet troops in order to ease the crisis in Australia.
A telegram signed by Roosevelt requesting George, the Consul General in Guangzhou, to be the negotiator was quickly transmitted to Guangzhou. Ouyang Yun was overjoyed when he received the news. The Americans would never have thought that the reason why the Japanese army would raid Cairns at this time was because of the students. Under the instruction of the General Headquarters of the Army, Ouyang Yun, Chang Gen, Shan Renxiong's painstakingly planned "stealing the sky and changing the sun" plan finally began to bear fruit. Not only the Americans would not have thought of it, but the Japanese would not have thought that they would lead their troops to attack Keynes without authorization. The Japanese commander Shota Sasaki was impersonated by the student Jiang Yige, and the even more terrifying fact is that there were more than 30 people who sneaked into the Osaka Fourth Division through the "stealing the sky and changing the sun" plan, and three of them were already generals. A super powerful figure, Eichigo was highly regarded by Koizumi Toshiichiro for his outstanding performance at the end of the Mindanao War. Although the Osaka Fourth Division was eventually forced to return to the army structure, Sasaki Shota's status had been firmly established and he was promoted to As a major general, he has more than 10,000 troops under his command.
The "stealing the sky for the sun" plan and the relevant cadets involved in this plan are the top secrets of the cadet army. Only Ouyang Yun, Chang En and Shan Renxiong are aware of the plan. Jiang Yige's operation is the first time that the headquarters has used "stealing the sky for the sun". ", which once made Ouyang Yun and others very uneasy, but the result made him overjoyed. It can be expected that because Jiang Yige and others are still young and can show their talents unscrupulously on overseas battlefields, there will definitely be more lofty goals. future, and the further they go on this road, the greater the gains for the Xuebing Army will be.