Some words, because they involve the relationship of "Heaven's Secret", so even to the close Li Tieshu, Ouyang Yun could not say it. As a soldier, decisiveness in killing is one of the qualities that must be possessed. Otherwise, no general will succeed. It is said that ten thousand bones are dry. Looking at Ouyang Yun's previous performance, he does not seem to lack this trait. Therefore, at this time, his indecisiveness becomes particularly obvious.
Zhang, Li, and Shan would not doubt his abilities or motives like some people with ulterior motives in China, but as long-time subordinates and old friends, they still had the obligation to remind him.
"After defeating Japan", this is not the first time Ouyang Yun has said such a thing. However, Zhang, Li and Shan have never paid enough attention to it. The Chinese are still too simple, or too kind, until this At that time, their own troops had landed on the Japanese mainland, but not many people cared about or even thought about what to do with Japan. As for other areas involving the Pacific, the entire Asia, and even the entire world, those who cared and thought about it Even less.
Feudal and ignorant old China, this sentence is not just a self-deprecation but a true portrayal of most places in China today. Therefore, the further north the battle line goes, the harder it is to carry out reconstruction work, and that is why some people are tempted to assassinate them. Ouyang Yun even subverted the coalition government, and the reconstruction work encountered resistance and even violent resistance. Zhang, Li, and Shan, who were devoted to the military, could not understand these. They could not even pay attention to their own internal affairs. Naturally, they It was impossible to cast their sights further afield, so Ouyang Yun's question was tantamount to asking them on their blind spot.
The three of them are all smart people, and they all know that those who don't know should speak less. Ouyang Yun considered that the war was not that urgent, so he opened up the topic and began to popularize relevant knowledge for them.
Coincidentally, while Ouyang Yun was analyzing the situation in the Pacific for Zhang, Li, and Shan, a major event happened on the Australian battlefield that affected the situation in the Pacific.
The Battle of Shepparton, which lasted for more than three months, finally decided the winner last night, and the result was a surprise to all those who followed. The US-Australia coalition, which had superior strength and weapons and equipment, was actually defeated. , you must know that in the early and middle stages of this battle, the US-Australian coalition forces always had an absolute advantage, and many observers thought that the United States could re-advance into the Philippines with this battle.
The Battle of Shepparton will definitely go down in the world's military history in terms of scale. In this battle that lasted more than three months, both sides invested a total of more than three million troops. Among them, the United States deployed troops from its homeland Nearly 800,000 troops were sent over one after another, and Australia also repeatedly recruited troops, bringing its local military strength to more than 150,000.
When the information about the United States' large-scale recruitment of troops in the country was sent to Ouyang Yun through Guo Muyi, he sighed: "It seems that this time the Americans are ready to take action for real." Then he speculated on the situation in Australia, thinking that if the Americans are really willing, If more than 500,000 troops are invested, the US-Australia coalition will definitely win the final victory.
In terms of quantity alone, the number of Japanese troops who recruited a large number of indigenous people in Southeast Asia was much greater than that of the US-Australia coalition forces. However, taking into account the quality of the population and weapons and equipment, a more objective view is that one US soldier should be worth four Southeast Asian indigenous soldiers, and if factors such as command skills are taken into account, this ratio will increase. In other words, if the US military dispatches 500,000 troops, Koizumi Toshiichiro would have to organize at least 2 million Southeast Asian indigenous troops to prevent it. live.
Because of the innate advantages of time travellers, Ouyang Yun's predictions on major wars are rarely biased, but this time he miscalculated.
It was his own factors that led to his miscalculation. Who could have imagined that the "stealing the sky and exchanging the sun" plan that he had concocted on Hainan Island with a single hero would have such a huge effect that even at the end of the Battle of Shepparton, the war with the United States The supreme commander of the Japanese army against the Australian Allied Forces turned out to be Gu Xianyi disguised by Wang Mingcheng.
Unlike agents lurking in Japan or other places near China who have various channels to maintain contact with the country, Wang Mingcheng, Jiang Yige and others have completely lost contact with the mainland since entering Australia because of the distance.
And because the focus of the Chinese Expeditionary Force has been placed on the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra Island, the Chinese Supreme Command lacks enthusiasm for the situation in Australia. As a result, Wang Mingcheng and Jiang Yige have room for free play.
Agents like Wang Mingcheng and Jiang Yige who have climbed to the top of the Japanese army and still have room for advancement, Ouyang Yun focuses on the post-war layout and is no longer willing to use them easily for the sake of their safety, so their mission becomes Instead, we simply continue to work hard so that we can play a greater role in the future.
Not only because they want to continue to rise, but also because of the nature of soldiers who refuse to admit defeat, Wang Mingcheng and Jiang Yige will never surrender in such a battle. You must know that there is no distinction between justice and evil in their hearts. , some are just "national interests above all else".
During the last battle at Shepperton, the U.S.-Australian coalition had already begun to shrink its forces in order to completely annihilate the Japanese army in the encirclement. At this time, Wang Mingcheng was ordered to become the commander of the Southwest Front of the Japanese Army in Southeast Asia. This was his first move after becoming the supreme commander of the Japanese army in Australia. One thing he did was to personally lead a death squad deep into the depths of the US military positions and capture the US-Australia Joint Command in one fell swoop.
What is ironic is that when Wang Mingcheng stood at MacArthur's bedside, the commander-in-chief of the US-Australia Allied Forces, who was drunk in the name of celebrating the victory in advance, actually regarded him as his adjutant. Wearing a pair of underwear and asking him for water: "Water, give me water."
Because of this incident, Wang Mingcheng said to Koizumi Toshiichiro after the war: "If I lose to a guy like this, I might as well commit suicide by jumping into the Pacific Ocean. Your Excellency, it seems that Americans have nothing to fear now."
Wang Mingcheng launched a surprise attack and captured the joint headquarters of the US-Australia coalition forces. He then directed the US-Australia coalition forces to fight in the name of MacArthur, sending the main force of the US-Australia coalition forces into a trap set by the Japanese army, and annihilated more than 80,000 US-Australia coalition forces in one fell swoop. and captured nearly 150,000 people. After this battle, the U.S.-Australian coalition not only lost the advantage they had gained by sacrificing nearly 100,000 people before, but also suffered severe injuries and lost the ability to continue fighting. As a result, the Australian war situation returned to the dramatic stage. The fact that the Japanese army took the initiative was tantamount to declaring that all the previous efforts of the United States were in vain.