As the battle progressed, in order to better command the encirclement and annihilation of the Japanese troops led by Naosaburo Okabe, Yue Weihan had moved the battle frontline headquarters from Baise to Guiyang.
Yue Weihan, Mr. Xu and Mr. Li were gathered in front of the map to discuss the war situation.
In order to reduce their own casualties as much as possible, Yue Weihan, Mr. Xu and Mr. Li all agreed that a long-term siege strategy should be adopted to deal with the Japanese army on the South Road. They would wait until the Japanese army ran out of ammunition and food before launching a general offensive. They determined the general policy of encircling and annihilating the Japanese army on the South Road.
The conversation among the three of them turned to the Japanese troops on the North Road who had already broken out of the encirclement.
Mr. Li pointed at the map with the pencil in his hand and said with some regret: "Although the Japanese army on the south road was surrounded by our army, the Japanese army on the north road has broken through the fifth blockade of Sanye and has now entered Tengger.
In addition, intelligence shows that two cavalry divisions of the Japanese army stationed in Mongolia have set off from Ulaanbaatar and are preparing to go south to respond."
Yue Weihan also felt a little regretful for not being able to encircle and annihilate the Japanese troops on the North Road, but he also knew that war has always been full of infinite possibilities. If everything goes as I wish, it would not be an actual battle but a military exercise, not to mention the North Road.
Although the Japanese army broke through the encirclement, they suffered heavy losses. In the end, it is estimated that no more than 50,000 people could make it through the Tengger Desert alive.
"Hey, let's not talk about this anymore." Mr. Xu waved his hand and suddenly said, "Let's talk about something exciting."
After saying this, Mr. Xu added: "Erye sent an urgent message that Jiujiang and Anqing have been captured. The nine divisions of the pseudo-security army stationed in Wuhan have also risen in front of the battle and quickly occupied the arsenal, the Japanese military headquarters and the hospital.
Waiting for the military target, the Japanese garrison brigade guarding Wuhan suffered heavy losses and had already fled in panic toward the Dabie Mountains."
"Oh?" Yue Weihan said with heartbeat, "Wuhan has been recovered?"
Mr. Li also hit the knot hard and said excitedly: "In other words, except for Shanghai, Nanjing and a few military strongholds in the periphery, half of the country south of the Yangtze River has been recovered? I didn't expect it. I really didn't expect that the situation of the Anti-Japanese War across the country would be so unexpected.
Such drastic changes will occur in such a short period of time!”
"If you think about it carefully, this is actually expected." Mr. Xu slowly lit the old cigarette in his pipe, took a deep breath, and felt the pleasant smoke billowing in his lungs, and then continued, "
The situation in Central China is essentially different from that in North China, because the China strategies of Okamura Neji and Hata Shunroku are very different."
"Ningji Okamura promoted the policy of Sino-Japanese friendship in Central China, which pleased the people in Central China to a considerable extent. Therefore, the enthusiasm of the people in Central China to support the New Fourth Army in resisting Japan was generally not high. This was incomparable to the Eighth Route Army in North China.
, so it was particularly difficult for the New Fourth Army to persist in the war of resistance in central China."
"However, Okamura Neiji's policies also offended the majority of puppet troops and traitor maintenance organizations. Under the banner of Sino-Japanese friendship, the Central China puppet army and traitor maintenance organizations not only had no money to make money, but also had to work as coolies for the people. They
Of course they had complaints in their hearts, so when our army launched a full-scale counterattack, these puppet troops and traitor maintenance groups did not hesitate to rebel."
Yue Weihan nodded with deep understanding, it seemed that this was really the case.
The reason why the situation in central China was reversed in such a short period of time was entirely due to Okamura Neiji’s Sino-Japanese friendship policy. Of course, this does not mean that Okamura Neiji’s policy is not good, on the contrary.
, this policy is actually quite terrible. If Okamura is given enough time, Central China may be completely transformed!
The situation of the Anti-Japanese War has developed to this point, and Yue Weihan seems to be making plans for the next combat operation.
With the recovery of half of the rivers and mountains in the south of the Yangtze River, a major counterattack in North China should also be put on the agenda. However, the industrial base of the Taihang Mountains alone is not enough to support a major counterattack in North China, let alone the counterattack in the Northeast and even the Far East. Myanmar's
The industrial base is enough to support a nationwide counterattack, but if it is too far apart, transportation will be a big problem!
The conditions of the Yunnan-Burma Highway, Sichuan-Yunnan and Yunnan-Hunan Highways are generally poor, and the transportation capacity is obviously insufficient.
Airlifting war supplies from Myanmar to the interior? This can only be a temporary emergency plan and will never become a routine method.
Building a railway in the hinterland of the southwest to connect Myanmar with the newly recovered Wuhan? This is obviously unrealistic. The hinterland of the southwest has high mountains and deep ravines, and extremely harsh geological conditions. It is not easy to build a railway? What's more, time does not allow it.
By the time this railway is completed and opened to traffic, I'm afraid the cucumbers and vegetables will be cold!
Road, rail and air transportation are not available, and it seems that we can only rely on sea transportation.
The transportation capacity of sea transport far exceeds that of road transport and air transport, and it is much more reliable than railway transport, because railway transport is easily damaged by geological disasters and enemy spies, while sea transport is almost unrestricted. Of course, this is the establishment of
On the basis that the U.S. Navy has annihilated the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet.
The U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet does have sufficient strength, but it cannot be manipulated by you.
If China can have its own large transport fleet and escort fleet, it can continuously transport war materials produced in Myanmar to Shanghai, Lianyungang, Qingdao and other coastal cities, and then connect them to the Jinpu Railway, Longhai Railway and Pinghan
Railways and other strategic transportation lines were gradually transported to various anti-war front lines.
However, how easy is it for China to reorganize a navy?
In fact, China does not lack naval officers and soldiers. Although the navy during the Nationalist Government was destroyed, the only losses were warships, but most of the hundreds of thousands of naval officers and soldiers were retained. After the fall of the Nationalist Government in Chongqing, these hundreds of thousands of naval officers and soldiers had no time to evacuate. First,
He was captured and rescued immediately, and is currently undergoing training at the naval base in Yangon.
The problem is that China has no warships, not even a few hundred-ton gunboats!
The Ordnance Industry City in Yangon can build tanks and aircraft, but it cannot build warships because the Americans have blocked the technology.
In the official words of the U.S. government, Myanmar cannot build such a behemoth warship. If China really needs it, it can lease it from the U.S. government.
In fact, according to the "Arms Lend-Lease Act", the U.S. government can indeed lease warships to allied countries, and even aircraft carriers can be leased. In Europe, the U.S. government has loaned more than 20 aircraft carriers and several aircraft carriers to the British government and the Free French Front.
Hundreds of warships of various types.
However, American generosity is not without conditions.
The British government and Free France were able to borrow warships from the U.S. government because the strategic focus of the U.S. government has always been in Europe. In order to stabilize the war situation in Europe, the U.S. government had to vigorously support the British government and Free France, and China in Asia wanted to
It is not that easy to lease warships from the United States.
In the final analysis, Asia is only a marginal interest of the United States, not a core interest.
In the eyes of the U.S. government, Nazi Germany in Europe is the greatest threat to the American nation. If the Japanese had not foolishly attacked Pearl Harbor and severely damaged the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet, the U.S. government would not even be willing to intervene in the war in Asia, even if Japan
People attacked Pearl Harbor, and the U.S. government never fully intervened in the war in Asia.
It is one thing for the American people to like the Chinese Expeditionary Force, but another thing is whether the U.S. government is willing to lease warships.
All in all, if the Chinese government cannot provide a heavyweight that can affect the direction of the European war, the U.S. government and that old cripple Roosevelt will never lend warships to China, let alone 10,000-ton aircraft carriers or battleships, or even even
A thousand-ton destroyer is also impossible.
When Yue Weihan was worrying about himself, Gao Jingwu suddenly walked in excitedly, and immediately reported: "The chief, the chief has returned to Myanmar!"
"Oh? Zhankui has returned to Myanmar?" Yue Weihan said happily after hearing this, "Where are those Soviet scientists?"
Gao Jingwudao: "A total of 316 Soviet scientists who set out from Xinjiang arrived in Yangon safely."
"Great!" Yue Weihan hit hard, and then said to Mr. Xu and Mr. Li, "Old Xu, Old Li, I have to go back to Yangon right away. I'll leave the battle on the front line to you!" Trapped near Huaihua
The Japanese army was already a cornered beast and still fighting. With Mr. Xu and Mr. Li, two powerful men, commanding from the front, Yue Weihan felt at ease.
After explaining the affairs, Yue Weihan flew back to Yangon that night.
As the saying goes, when Yue Weihan was dozing off, Ma Zhankui delivered a pillow!
If Yue Weihan wants to build a navy, he must lease warships from the U.S. government. If he wants to borrow warships from the U.S. government, he must have enough weight to change the trend of the European War. What weapons can change the trend of the European War? Apart from nuclear weapons
And jet fighters, only the armed helicopters that can seriously restrain the German armored group are left!
The technical requirements for nuclear weapons and jet fighters are too high, and armed helicopters are relatively easier.
But even if it is an armed helicopter, Myanmar’s current scientific and technological strength alone cannot produce it. No, the Soviet scientists escorted by Mazhankui arrived in Myanmar at exactly this time. Wouldn’t it solve Yue Weihan’s urgent need!? With Kamov!
He and Miri, the two fathers of helicopters, are still worried that they will not be able to develop armed helicopters?
Yangon, Yue Weihan's official residence.
Kamov and Miri walked cautiously into a magnificent living room under the "protection" of two guards. It is said that this was once the official residence of the British and Burmese governors, but now it is occupied by a Chinese warlord. China
This warlord seems to be very famous and is about to become their "boss".
Kamov and Mili are both experts in their respective academic fields, but they clearly lack knowledge about China.
As soon as they entered the hall, Kamov and Miri saw an outrageously young Chinese general approaching them. The Chinese general in front of them was indeed very young. He looked to be no more than thirty years old, but his
On the collar and epaulettes, there are four shining gold stars, which turns out to be a four-star general!
This four-star general is none other than Yue Weihan.
With the help of a Russian translator, Yue Weihan exchanged a few words with Kamov and Miri, and then began to discuss the academic field. After listening to Yue Weihan's idea, Kamov and Miri suddenly fell into deep thought. Although this
Both of them are experts in the helicopter field, but armed helicopters are a completely new concept for them now.
At this time, in the field of helicopters, there was still only the concept of practical helicopters. Sikorsky, the father of the American helicopter, had just successfully developed the first practical helicopter VS-300. Armed helicopters were still a blank field. Historically, the first
A true armed helicopter "Black Hawk" did not appear until the 1970s.
After a long while, Mili said: "The metal rotor, the external armor of the fuselage, and the mounting of machine guns and rocket launchers will inevitably greatly increase the load of the helicopter. Without a high-power engine, this idea is almost impossible.
It’s unimaginable, but with Myanmar’s industrial base, can it process a sophisticated high-power engine?”
Yue Weihan smiled and said: "Mr. Mili, have you heard of the P-51 Mustang fighter jet?"
"Of course." Miri nodded, "The Mustang fighter is recognized as the king of fighter jets in the world today. It is also considered to have reached the technical limit of propeller fixed-wing fighters. A common view is that after the jet fighter is successfully developed and officially
Before entering service, the Mustang fighter was invincible."
Yue Weihan nodded and said: "We in Myanmar can even produce engines for Mustang fighter jets, so why can't we produce the high-power engines needed for armed helicopters? Mr. Miri, compared to your motherland, Myanmar's industrial technology level is
It’s definitely a high level, not a low one, and the helicopter project led by you and Mr. Kamov will shine here!”
Miri and Kamov were both moved after hearing this. They are scientists first and Slavs second. If they were asked to make a choice between loyalty to their motherland and dedicating themselves to science, they would choose to dedicate themselves to science without hesitation.
After all, patriots like Mr. Qian Xuesen are rare in the scientific field.
"Okay, that's all I have to say." Yue Weihan finally said, "As long as you are willing, you can formally set up your research laboratory and trial production workshop tomorrow. I will let the Myanmar government fully cooperate with you, whether it is researchers or
Scientific research funding will be provided to you as much as possible."
"But..." Yue Weihan said this and then said extremely seriously, "I also hope that you can give a reasonable time limit. How long will it take for you to develop the first prototype?"
Kamov and Miri exchanged glances, and then said: "If Myanmar's industrial technology is not a problem, it will only take up to half a year for us to produce the first prototype! However, the completion of the trial production of the prototype and the finalization of the model are not the same.
Mass production is two different things, and we cannot say how long this process will take."
"I know this!" Yue Weihan nodded. Of course he knew that it would be a long process from the successful first flight of the prototype to the final shape. It would require at least hundreds of test flights and a lot of improvement work. Even if everything went well, it would still take at least one
Years of time, if things don't go well, it's entirely possible that it could drag on for ten or eight years or even cause difficulty in giving birth.
The next day, the helicopter development plan code-named "Yugong Project" was officially launched!
The federal government of Myanmar specially set aside 500 hectares of land in the deep mountains and old forests of the Shan State Plateau and stationed troops there for scientific research and experiments. It also selected more than 500 students with excellent academic performance from among the graduates of the Nanyang United University to enrich the land.
Here, Kamov's research team has allocated 50 million US dollars in scientific research funding.
At the same time, a missile development program codenamed "Feitian Project" was launched.
Mr. Qian Xuesen has successfully solved the problem of air turbulence in the take-off and landing of US aircraft carrier fighter jets. After repeated requests from Yue Weihan and the Chinese government, the US government finally agreed to let Mr. Qian Xuesen return to China. Half a month ago, Mr. Qian Xuesen finally returned to his homeland after a long absence.
motherland, and quickly became an academic leader in the field of aerodynamics in the Chinese scientific community.
After Mr. Qian Xuesen returned, Yue Weihan launched the bomb development plan without hesitation.
As a time traveler, no one knows better than Yue Weihan what missiles mean to future wars?
Due to the emergence of Yue Weihan, the little butterfly, World War II has seriously deviated from the trajectory of history. The technology trees of the Axis Alliance and the Anti-Fascist Alliance have also undergone great changes. Research in the field of nuclear weapons by both parties has greatly lagged behind.
The pace of research in the field of fighter jets and Germany's missile field has been greatly accelerated.
Under the strong promotion of Mustache, Nazi Germany's missile program has entered into the development of the "V-3" model. Compared with the V-1 and V-2, its accuracy and stability have been substantially improved, and it cannot pass
How long will it take before Mustache's ballistic missiles will shine in the European battlefield? If the Allies don't catch up, they will soon suffer.
Therefore, Yue Weihan started the development of armed helicopters and ballistic missiles at the same time even though he did not have sufficient funds. In this way, after the Allies suffered a lot in the European battlefield, the Chinese government could use these two research results to compete with the United States.
The government bargained to transfer core technologies for armed helicopters and ballistic missiles in exchange for U.S. Navy warships.
However, Yue Weihan, who ambitiously wanted to build the Chinese navy, did not know that China's most dangerous enemy, General Okamura Neiji, who had just returned to China and had been transferred to the reserve force, was appointed by the Japanese base camp as a special envoy to negotiate with Russia via the Far East.
Went to Berlin to hold a trilateral meeting with Germany and Russia on the issue of sovereignty in the Far East.
Tojo Hideki sent Okamura Neji to Berlin for negotiations, his original intention was just to disgust Okamura Neji.
However, Okamura Neiji did not give up on himself, nor did he ignore this negotiation. This old devil was keenly aware that this trip to Berlin might be the last chance for the Japanese Empire to win the Holy War in Greater East Asia!