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    "Want to use our ships to support the Philippines?"

    In the Presidential Palace in Beijing, Liao Zhongkai recounted what happened at the Chamber of Commerce.

    After Yang Qiu quickly read the Navy's request for funds to refit six escort aircraft carriers, he handed it to Yan Yuqiu: "Give it to Minister Song and tell him to refit it according to this plan, but ask him to tell the Navy Ministry not to delay other warships and ships.  The construction will be completed and the modifications will be completed by May next year.¡±

    After Yan Yuqiu took the document and left, he raised his head and looked at Liao Zhongkai: "Did Stuart Leighton say it himself?"

    "He said it himself. He hopes to rent two ships from Yan Sutong. The purpose is not stated, but judging from the meaning of the words, it should be to prepare to support the Philippine guerrillas."

    "Haha, Roosevelt couldn't help it anymore." As soon as Liao Zhongkai finished speaking, Jiang Fangzhen next to him put down the battle report on the front line and said with a smile: "We were just informed here that Marshall is coming to visit, so we are going to contact the ship owner over there. It seems like  I can¡¯t bear to leave the Philippines.¡±

    Liao Zhongkai said: "The Philippines is in an important position. It can guard the South China Sea to the west and control a small half of the Pacific Ocean to the east. It must be reluctant to part with it. What I wonder is, why doesn't he come to the president directly?"

    Jiang Fangzhen said: "This is not simple. Roosevelt made it clear that he wanted to see us and Japan fight for our lives. It would be best for our navy to suffer both losses before picking peaches. But he could not ignore death and give up the excuse of not being trustworthy, so he wanted to leave  Private channels should not give Japan an excuse to comfort the Philippine government-in-exile. I guess the Americans probably want to play the Spanish-American War trick again and recruit civilian volunteers to go to the Philippines. I don¡¯t know if that old guy MacArthur will come back."

    "The word "volunteer army" reminded Yang Qiu of Chennault.  Historically, it was Roosevelt who signed the document allowing reserve officers and aviation force soldiers who had withdrawn from the US military to fight in China, which led to the creation of the famous Flying Tigers.  During the Battle of Britain, a considerable number of American pilots retired from active service and joined the Royal Air Force. The famous Eagles were all Americans.  However, he does not think that the Philippines has a chance to make a comeback, as Jiang Fangzhen said.  I am afraid that this is just to give an explanation to the Philippine government-in-exile.  After all, Roosevelt knew very well that if Japan did not deal with its great enemy China, it would be impossible to turn around and deal with the distant United States.

    Gu Weijun, who was next to him, narrowed his eyes, thought about it and said, "President, I'm afraid it's more than just comforting the Philippine government-in-exile. I think Roosevelt also wanted to use this matter to test us and see our attitude on the Japanese issue.  We have begun to doubt the secret treaty we signed with Japan."

    "That's for sure. Japan left us alone and sent out a combined fleet to deter the United States. It obviously temporarily solved its worries. Roosevelt was not a fool. How could he not see through it? If we didn't help him transport arms, we would have settled with him.  Regarding Japan¡¯s collusion, if we help him, I¡¯m afraid he will make a fuss about it, trap us in it, and lure Japan into fighting with us first!¡±

    Liao Zhongkai knew about the secret agreement, but he had rarely participated in such discussions about state-to-state competition. When he heard Jiang Fangzhen saying that the U.S. chartering ship was suspected of provoking a Sino-Japanese war, he quickly said: "President, or simply refuse  Forget it. Our most important thing now is Central Asia. Although it has been surrounded, it is not over yet. Moreover, Stalin and the Soviet Union will not give in. Even if the weather stops it, they will come back in the spring of next year at the latest. The northwest operation is already far away. Still  There is the Persian Gulf to take care of. Including transportation, a soldier basically consumes three normal supplies. Currently, industry and commerce are mobilized, and the plan to build 100,000 small factories is also being implemented. It will take at least half a year to increase production. So the current production capacity  It is only enough to maintain Central Asia and the Persian Gulf. Besides, the Asian League will be officially launched after the year, which is another huge expense. If the conflict with Japan falls into a two-front war at this time, I am afraid that resources will be stretched, so I think it can  If you want to avoid it, you might as well avoid it first.¡±

    Yang Qiu did not make a decision immediately. He turned around and asked, "Shaochuan, Baili, what are your opinions?"

    Jiang Fangzhen was the first to say: "I think it's okay. Japan's attack on the Philippines is to shorten the route, and to force the United States to express its stance. Since Roosevelt does not want to fight, Japan's number one target is still us. Once they are allowed to digest it safely,  Nanyang will be more troublesome to deal with. The key now is Europe. We don¡¯t know when Germany will take action, so let the United States muddy the waters in the Philippines first, which will just use it to cover the Asian Alliance¡¯s initial infiltration operations, and also make Japan worry  Under the pressure of fighting on two fronts, we dare not dare to fight a decisive battle with us."

    Gu Weijun also agreed with Jiang Fangzhen's statement and nodded: "What Zhong Kai said makes sense, but he only looks at the problem from our perspective. In fact, if the United States intervenes, it will also delay Japan's attack on us, because Hirohito and the Japanese military department have less than 10,000 people.  We cannot and are afraid of fighting on two fronts. In addition, from a political point of view, this is also a good opportunity for us to have military contact with the United States, which can provide support for the generals.Let¡¯s lay the foundation.  As for the political issues in the Philippines, unless the United States can open a flight route and land in the Philippines before us, it won¡¯t matter what he and his family say.  What's more, Roosevelt also has to take care of Europe. After the Soviet Union is held back by us, it depends on how long France can block it. If we can't stop us from taking out those things and shaking them off, I'm afraid he will have to save Britain.  At that time, the things he smashed into the hole in the Philippines only gave us an advantage.  So I think we should wait for Marshall to come and see what conditions Roosevelt offers before making a decision.  "

    Yang Qiu thought about it and felt that what both of them said was reasonable.  After all, only he and Maninstein, who was making plans, knew about the big colander of the Ardennes Forest. Unless he had the brain to remind France to plug this loophole, it was only a matter of time before the German tanks showed off their power in Europa.  As long as the northwest encirclement is captured as soon as possible and the news is announced, no matter how it develops in the future, no matter who the final allies are, the initiative in the situation will be in their hands.

    "When will Marshall arrive?"

    ¡°Looking at the itinerary, I should be able to get to Shasha by the end of the month.¡±

    After Gu Weijun finished explaining the itinerary, Yang Qiu thought about it several times in his mind before putting down his pen and asking Jiang Fangzhen: "What did Xu Shuzheng's telegram say?"

    "Professor Zhu Kezhen and the local meteorological bureau both believe that it will clear up in three to five days at most. He has prepared leaflets and canned luncheon meat, and the air force will set off as soon as the weather clears."

    "Canned luncheon meat?" Liao Zhongkai was puzzled. He knew about spreading leaflets to persuade people to surrender, but what did it mean to spread canned meat?  Doesn¡¯t it mean that the Soviet army¡¯s food shortage is already very serious?  Could it be that the troops did not fight enough and deliberately gave the enemy extra food to stage a modern version of seven captures and seven escapes?  But he didn't expect that.  As soon as this question came out, not to mention Yang Qiu and the others, even Gu Yuwen, who had been silent next to him, couldn't help laughing, and quickly asked: "What, I said it wrong?"

    Gu Weijun touched the tears of laughter at the corner of his eyes and said happily: "Zhong Kai, let me ask you. A group of people were hungry, freezing and hungry for several days. They were about to die if they didn't eat. At this time, they suddenly saw the food together, but they  It¡¯s only enough for one person, what will happen? Don¡¯t forget. Each of these people is carrying a gun!¡±

    Liao Zhongkai didn¡¯t understand it at first, but when he thought about it carefully, he felt a chill in his heart.  The Soviet army was able to endure hunger and cold for seven or eight days in the wind and snow, not because of their strict discipline, but because everyone had no food and could only stick together as a team.  But if a little food appears at this time, the soldiers will definitely fight with each other.  As long as there is looting and bloodshed, the most important discipline and spirit of the army will be gone. By then, even if Stalin recruits a group of political commissars and party members, they will not be able to hold back the position.

    A team is hungry and cold.  Needless to say how low the combat effectiveness will be if even the last bit of discipline and spirit is lost due to fighting with each other.  Thinking of the Soviet soldiers fighting for food and even shooting each other, Liao Zhongkai couldn't help but clapped his legs and applauded: "It's so vicious? Who thought of it!"

    "Get out!" Yang Qiu said with a dark face, and drove the few people who were laughing so hard that they were rolling forward and backward out of the office

    "The sky is clearing! Look, everyone. The sky is clearing. Our reinforcements are coming soon."

    On the banks of the Tondek River, 350,000 Soviet troops who had evacuated here from Semiyi were surrounded in this valley of less than 40 square kilometers.  When the sun finally peeked out after ten days, a green-faced Soviet captain and battalion commander ran and shouted for his soldiers.  But as he ran to the nearest trench.  But as if someone was strangling his neck, he suddenly became silent. He stared blankly at the trench and was speechless.

    What kind of trench is this?

    Heavy snowfall.  Most of the deep trenches have been covered, and the tarpaulins that originally protected the wind and snow have been crushed. Piles of soldiers are exposed to the wind and snow, huddled together, with haggard faces and stiff bodies, like frozen sculptures!  Next to the corpse, there was a steel helmet. The boiled leather belts and grass roots inside the helmet had frozen into ice cubes, and a few cans of tin beans were even more shiny!  No matter where you go, there are piles of corpses like this. As long as the soldiers are exposed, without exception, they were all frozen to death by the snow and wind last night!

    "Impossible, this is impossible! Wake up, Mans! Paul! Wake up, wake up!" The captain frantically broke apart each pile of corpses, trying to find survivors.  But until his fingers were frozen stiff, no survivors were found.

    Just when he was at his most desperate, a pile of corpses in the distance suddenly moved, and a soldier wrapped in a thick blanket crawled out from the bottom of the pile.  "Zov?! You're alive. That's great. Come on, eat, move your mouth, move quickly." The captain stumbled over and shouted, breaking off a small piece of the last compressed biscuit secretly hidden in his pocket.  block, trying to stuff it into the mouth of the surviving soldier.  But no matter how hard he tried, the soldier's mouth was like steel.?Hard.

    When he looked up again, he realized that the surviving soldier was staring at the sun with his eyes wide open, but his breathing had stopped long ago.

    Hearing the shouts here, the soldiers who had grabbed a good position and hid in the bunker slowly gathered around, staring blankly, their eyes numb and empty.  Soon after, the roar of engines came from far above their heads. Officers and political commissars shouted to escape, but many surviving soldiers just stood there. Perhaps for them, death was a kind of relief.

    Markovich did not hide, but raised his head with his gun in hand and watched as a Y-6 passed overhead, dropping countless leaflets.  Suddenly, he discovered that there were several black spots in the flyer, and one of them was hitting directly at his feet.

    ?Bomb?

    Markovich wanted to hide, but his feet didn't obey him at all, so he could only watch the black dots hit the snow not far in front of him.

    It¡¯s strange, it didn¡¯t explode.

    Markovich took a step forward and glanced into the snow cave, but this glance made him unable to calm down anymore.

    A can, a can with a meat pattern printed on it!  ¡­(To be continued¡­)
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