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    At the end of May, the Kofuf Air Base in Saudi Arabia was unbearably dry, and the fine sand rolled up by the wind made it difficult to breathe.  Thousands of soldiers who arrived earlier devoted themselves to the reinforcement and greening of the surrounding desert while adapting to the local climate.  Thanks to their efforts, the desert around Hofuf has been divided into millions of small squares by hay, and Elaeagnus angustifolia has been planted in some places.  The Orgyal fresh water processing plant also started operation three years ago, and large gas refrigerators purchased from the United States have also slightly alleviated the discomfort and trouble of the soldiers.

    The Garhwal Oilfield in the distant sand sea is still increasing production day and night. Although half a month has passed since Singapore was occupied by the Japanese army, the refinery has not reduced production because of the safety of the waterway. Instead, it has taken advantage of the opportunity that China and Japan have not officially started war to increase production.  For domestic oil transportation, even the A-type fleet heading home was stuffed with 3.1 million barrels of finished gasoline and diesel.

    The second batch of fleet B will also return to China in four days with 107,000 barrels. The third batch of fleet C, which is composed of 113 cargo ships, is coming from the north of the country and carrying a large amount of spare parts, ammunition and other materials that can equip an army.  Fleet A also met with Fleet A in the Sunda Strait on the third day after the fall of Singapore, and entered the Indian Ocean under the protection of Fleet 22 and 15 territorial sea-class anti-submarine frigates sent from China.  Although the Soviet Union continues to accuse the Japanese Navy of not fulfilling the treaty, Japan is most anxious about how to overcome the long supply line and transport the rich materials and wealth acquired from the south back to the country, so it can only allow the C fleet to enter the Indian Ocean.

    On the fifth day after the war in Singapore, the Guards Division that attacked Malaya and the 17th Division and 33rd Division that arrived in the Andaman Islands, under the command of Masaharu Honma, started attacking Myanmar from Kyauktan and Sittwei 6 respectively.  After China and the United States sent out war signals one after another, Japanese high-level officials were indeed very worried. In order to end the main war in Southeast Asia as soon as possible and turn it into a propeller for Japanese tanks as soon as possible, the Japanese army implemented the inhumane Sanguang massacre policy after landing on 6.  More than 100,000 people were executed in Yangon alone.  Faced with the Japanese army's three-guang policy, the British-Burmese coalition suffered heavy losses and could only fight and retreat to Yunnan, China.

    On May 15, the Japanese Navy also sent a naval team of less than 300 people to Sorong Port and officially announced the annexation of the entire island of Guinea.

    At the same time, in order to speed up the move south, Japanese Foreign Minister Hirota Koki personally went to Bangkok to hold talks with Thai Prime Minister Luang Phibun, and persuaded Thailand to dispatch an army to cooperate with the Japanese army in the attack on Burma.  Under his lobbying, he offered help in building warships and providing loans as bait.  After promising to annex Cambodia and Laos to Thailand, the Thai army, which has always hated France and hoped to regain the ceded land, began to mobilize troops to Cambodia in an attempt to restore the territory of the Great Thailand period.  After learning about it, the French Far East Army also began to mobilize.  However, the arrogant and arrogant Governor-General of French East India actively rejected China's proposal to send troops to help in accordance with the "Sino-French South China Sea Agreement" because he was afraid that the Chinese army would enter the controlled area.

    ?This is the gloomiest month ever for the UK!  Because Japan not only swept through the British colonies in Southeast Asia, but also deployed 2 teams of the 6th Navy, with a total of 5,838 people, under the cover of aircraft carriers and tanks, swooped on Chittagong and Calcutta to establish outposts, cutting off the British army's route from India to supporting Burma.  It means that the war has officially burned into the Indian Plains.  The rich India made the Japanese army red-eyed.  In Calcutta alone, the equipment of three full divisions was seized which the British had no time to evacuate. It is said that the Japanese army also seized hundreds of tons of gold, silver and other valuables from surrounding temples, banks and wealthy households. To this end, the navy also specially arranged to conduct military operations in Andaman.  The heavy cruiser Myoko resting in Port Blair performs transportation missions.

    At the same time as the fighting started in Burma, the Japanese 13th Division arrived in Sandakan and Manado.  Including the 7th Division originally stationed in Sarawak, the 16th Division in East Borneo, the 31st Division in East Timor and the 6th Marine Corps, a total of 100,000 troops face the Philippines' Mindanao Island across the sea.  While the wealth of Southeast Asia makes Japan jealous, the pressure is also increasing.  On one side, there are whole ships of gold, silver and urgently needed raw materials being shipped back to China, and on the other side, there are constant war signals from China and the United States.  Coupled with the increasingly serious problems of routes and supplies, Japanese high-level officials had to prepare plans to seize Guam and the Philippines.  Prepare for war against China.  At the same time, in order to alleviate the problem of insufficient manpower in the vast occupied area, Japanese high-level officials agreed with Itagawa Seishiro's opinion and asked the troops going south to form a puppet army to coerce the factories in the occupied area to start work. They also recruited 10 brigades from Japanese in Southeast Asia to monitor the puppet army and manage the factories.  .  at last!  Considering that the Third Sino-Japanese War is getting closer, Japan, which has not yet been able to enjoy the wealth of Nanyang, has to bite the bullet and mobilize a total of 10 divisions again, 8 of which are South Korean puppet army divisions, plus 26 Marine Corps 6  The total strength of the Japanese ground troops has exceeded one million.

    The war in Southeast Asia became more and more intense. The Japanese army swept across Southeast Asia like locusts. The United Kingdom had to recruit more soldiers from Commonwealth countries such as Canada and Australia. It also used India's human resources to try to form 30 British-Indian divisions.  However, the plan was fully opposed by the Congress Party. Nehru publicly stated that Indians should not serve the colonists, but should use the opportunity to fight for Indian independence.  This speech gave the British Empire a hint of gloom, and the South Asian sub-continentIs the largest political party in the world, and the controller of the largest armed forces in India besides the British, also going to Japan?

    The chaos in India has also caused the world to turn its attention to Asia's largest country.  Faced with the rapidly deteriorating situation, everyone knows that only Beijing can turn the tide at this time!

    "Principal, Yangon is lost, Hirota Koki also went to Calcutta."

    In the spacious hangar, four high-power ventilation blowers were making buzzing noises. The air force ground mechanics who came from China were assembling a whole row of Snake B fighter jets. There were also many internships and training personnel sent by the Saudi Air Force.  Observing officers.

    Although the performance of the Huashe B fighter jet has been greatly improved after the engine replacement, it has gradually fallen behind in the face of the ever-changing domestic aviation technology.  But this outdated model still makes the Saudi Air Force, which is still flying the "White Shoulder Eagle", envious. Therefore, Jiang Fangzhen couldn't help but smile when he saw several Saudi pilots who almost drooled while explaining.

    He turned to look at Bai Chongxi and Zhang Zhidan who had come to report the war situation. After receiving the telegram, he did not read it. After putting it in his pocket, he asked: "Zhidan, are you okay?"

    "It's just a small injury, but it's fine. Look"

    Seeing that Zhang Zhidan deliberately took two steps and was about to jump up and touch the bulletproof hatch of the fighter plane, Jiang Fangzhen quickly smiled and shouted: "Okay. Okay. You are not young anymore, don't duck."

    "Looking at what you said, I am still an officer after all."

    "You are an officer, but you haven't held a gun in how many years? Don't move! Let me see." Because we are in the Middle East, the troops are equipped with knee-length shorts and tropical military uniforms, so they can clearly see the place where Zhang Zhidan was shot.  After seeing clearly that the wound was very light, Jiang Fangzhen felt relieved: "The recovery is good, I can go back with confidence."

    "Teacher is going back to China? When will he come out? Why didn't you tell the students earlier so that I could be ready?" Before Wu Sheng Pass, if it weren't for Jiang Fangzhen's keen eye for talent, Bai Chongxi might have missed the opportunity to enter the National Defense University, so even if  Now he has been promoted to lieutenant general.  He has always regarded Jiang Fangzhen as his teacher.

    "Don't learn those messy things. What's here? Are you going to let me bring a few pots of sand back to grow vegetables?" Jiang Fangzhen waved his hands with a smile and said while walking slowly towards the hangar door: "At the beginning of next month, Asia will be liberated."  The Front conference is about to be held in Lushan, so the president asked me to accompany Saudi Prince Aziz and Iranian Prince Pahlavi to Karachi tonight and take Jinnah back with us."

    It is no secret to them that Chen Guofu convened the Asian Liberation Front Conference in the name of the National Society.  It was originally planned to be placed in Shanghai, but considering the stimulation to Britain and France, it was finally decided to place it in Lushan.  The significance of this conference is very important, not so much as connecting friends from all walks of life in Asia.  It might as well be said to be a signal to win over other countries and prepare to join the war.

    Since the evacuation of the Batavia Conspiracy, the National Defense Forces have received a lot of criticism for their "not making progress" in Southeast Asia, and many newspapers have even publicly criticized them.  Even the president has been scolded, and Britain and France have even spoken harshly to each other.  Now that he finally saw the light of taking action, Bai Chongxi was very excited.  But when Jiang Fangzhen saw this, he deliberately pointed out: "Look at you, you open your mouth in other people's faces and say whatever you want. If you can't stop this little reputation, how can you fight this war?"

    "That's what the principal taught you."

    Seeing that Bai Chongxi understood what he meant, Jiang Fangzhen said no more.  Although he was one of the earliest students, he was talented in the military and smart, and he had no problem commanding the front army in the theater, but when it came to the world's grand strategy, the pattern was always a bit too small.  In order to remind this disciple, Jiang Fangzhen asked about the telegram just now.

    Beijing would send briefings to all war zones and troops stationed abroad every few days, so Bai Chongxi also told the Japanese army into Rangoon, and sent troops to Calcutta and Chittagong. As for the final matter, Hirota went to Calcutta to secretly meet with Neh  The information about Lu was provided to the Intelligence Ministry by the Muslim League and Chandra, and is not known to the outside world.

    "This Yamashita Fengwen, didn't mean to cause trouble? The massacre of prisoners is the most unacceptable thing in Europe and the United States. Now it's better. Not to mention the US embargo, it has also brought harm to other troops." Bai Chongxi said that the Japanese army was in Singapore, Malaya and  Yangon was also very angry after the killing spree. After all, there were many Chinese people who had lived in Myanmar for generations.

    "You are wrong, Yamashita Fengfumi is not stupid, he has no choice! If it is good, I am afraid they are already preparing to attack the Philippines."

    As soon as Jiang Fangzhen finished speaking, Zhang Zhidan also nodded and said: "Yes. In order to avoid us, the Japanese army can only use the long-distance route to Rabaul. The logistical pressure is probably unsustainable. Otherwise, how could it be obtained from the local Japanese in Nanyang?"  What about recruiting soldiers? But this can only alleviate the problem but not really solve it, so the Philippines must be attacked. Taking the Philippines can shorten the voyage by half. If the Babuyan Islands can be captured and the Bashi Strait is cut off, and Ryukyu can be added, it can form a  A line stretching from Singapore?The containment island chain in the Sea of ??Japan blocks our main fleet inside the island chain!  But doing so would risk starting a war with us, so Yamashita Fengfumi deliberately went on a killing spree to frighten the rebels, hoping to end the Nanyang War as soon as possible.

    Hirota Koki is probably thinking the same way when he goes to win over Nehru.  The Congress Party still has a great influence in India. If Nehru turns to Japan, it will be equivalent to cutting off Britain's connection with us.  Shocking Southeast Asia and cutting off India are all preparations to capture the Philippines and start a war with us.  "

    "The Philippines has signed a protection agreement with the United States. Isn't it afraid that we will attack from the United States?" Bai Chongxi asked.

    "I'm afraid, so what can I do? The isolation mentality in the United States is serious, and Roosevelt has always wanted us to go to war with Japan, so even if Japan takes over, it is estimated that after the discussion in the U.S. Congress, the Philippines will be gone eight generations ago. Even if we can convince the people, add  Mobilization and other things, the US military will not be able to reach the Philippines by the end of next year. Besides, if the US wants to support the Philippines, it must first attack Rabaul. This placedamn it! I'm afraid we have more bunkers and fortifications in the northwest."  At the end of the sentence, Zhang Zhidan simply sprayed out national curses.  It¡¯s true that Rabaul has been so perverted by the Japanese!  According to intelligence, Japan has hollowed out almost all the mountains near Rabaul. There are holes and bunkers everywhere. There are also complete sets of weapons production lines inside, and they can even build submarines and destroyers. Even Port Moresby in Guinea is behind them.  There are fortifications and fortresses all over the mountains and plains.  The last time I went back to Beijing, Bingwen shook his head and said that because Japan succeeded early and had a large number of immigrants, there was no shortage of soldiers, so it did not have 100,000 troops, and it was impossible to take it down without paying a big price.  Therefore, even if the United States wants to help the Philippines, it will have a huge headache just from the sea bases and fortresses in Rabaul and Truk.  What's more, the American people don't have the great sentiment to rescue the Philippines at all. Even if Guam is lost, it will probably only be a toothache.

    "You don't have to worry about the South China Sea. No matter how powerful Japan is, it is still strangled by its supply lines. But you should pay more attention! Voroshilov has been inspecting the Caucasus and the Caspian Sea recently, Zhukov took the initiative to hide in Herat, and now Singapore is being  Japan occupied the country, and Nehru openly jumped out against the British. This all shows that Stalin is going to take action!" Standing at the door of the hangar, looking at the three Y-8s preparing to land, Jiang Fangzhen's face gradually became serious: "We must inform Li as soon as possible.  Jin, let the training group in Iraq be prepared for contingency. As long as the Soviet army marches into Iran, Japan will definitely find ways to prevent us from passing through the strait and delay time, so the B-shaped fleet may be the last fleet. The 4th Army has already  In Kashgar, the 18th Army is training in the Xinjiang desert. It will take at least two months to replenish your troops. This is the maximum force the president can give you now. In terms of food logistics, we will try our best to purchase and ship it from the United States. No matter what,  Hold on until the strait is reopened!"

    "Principal, don't worry, Chongxi will definitely complete the task."

    Jiang Fangzhen nodded, and seeing his serious expression, he chuckled: "Okay, don't pretend to be stupid. There are not many soldiers here now, not counting the navy and air force, and even the security team is only two regiments at full strength, but when we talk to the British  After all, haha they will be dumbfounded!" (To be continued)
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