In August 1943, before he took over as commander of the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet, Koga Fengichi, had not even sat firmly on his butt, he led the Japanese naval main force that he temporarily pieced together to move south fiercely and launched a sudden attack on the US Navy in Southeast Asia.

Because of the satellite navigation service provided by Zhong Yang, this time the Japanese naval fleet was no longer caught off guard by the US aircraft carrier battle group like the Battle of Midway.

After suffering a big loss, the top leaders of the Japanese Navy began to gradually pay attention to the role of the two weapons, air carriers and aircraft, and entrusted Liu Shen to purchase five main aircraft carriers of 30,000 tons on their behalf. This was a year ago.

The deal between Zhong Yang and the Japanese was not known by many people, and there were only a few people who participated in this plan, not even Chen Ze and the others.

Japan's maritime operations were extremely successful, defeating the US Pacific Fleet, re-invading Hong Kong, Malaysia, the Philippines, Guam, Singapore, Myanmar, Indonesia and other places, and once again had a temporary military advantage.

Using the AK-47 design drawings provided by Zhong Yang and a large number of anti-tank rocket launchers, the Japanese army's infantry weapon level has surpassed the US military.

The situation of the war gradually tilted towards a powerful direction against the Japanese army. In October 1943, two consecutive months of counterattacks successfully forced the main force of the US military to British Australia. The sudden burst of military force by the Japanese army surprised the top leaders of the United States.

Especially the large-scale installation of new weapons such as semi-automatic rifles. With Japan's current material reserves, it is impossible to complete the replacement of weapons of this scale.

What's more, how did the Japanese naval strength recover? Any country, even the United States, can't hide the newly built main warships. The Japanese army had long lost its source of supplies under the blockade of the Allied forces, but suddenly recovered its former naval strength.

MacArthur roared at the intelligence adjutant in his new office in Australia: "You useless bastard, how do you tell me to explain this failure to the fat MPs in Congress? The president is in a bad mood now. I am in a bad mood, too!"

The intelligence adjutant looked aggrieved: "Genius General, we did not receive any information. The Japanese fleet seemed to have suddenly emerged two months ago. At that time, we thought it was Japan who released smoke bombs with the intention of deterring our attack. And you also thought so at that time."

"I think that's right, but it's obvious that you intelligence departments are wrong!" The more you think about it, the more angry you get. The victory in Southeast Asia has just begun, and it's been counterattacked now. As the main general, MacArthur must have to bear the main responsibility.

"God General, I'm afraid this matter is related to the Chinese, and it's hard to imagine. Without the secret support of the Chinese, how could the Japanese re-arm their army? According to the information collected before, the Japanese emperor was so poor that he couldn't afford to eat breakfast." The intelligence adjutant was shirking responsibility, but his words were not unreasonable.

In the view of the CIA of the US military, the only one who can provide help to Japan is the Hualian government.

"How do I explain to Congress? And the president, I always have a reason to say it." MacArthur's mood obviously eased a lot. Regardless of whether the intelligence adjutant was right or wrong, he obviously wanted to find a proper reason for the failure of the war, otherwise he would have to retire early in shame with the mark of shame.

"It is worth noting that after Japan occupied Hong Kong, it strangely withdrew its troops. Now Hong Kong has fallen into the hands of the Chinese. Another point is that in June, the head of the Chinese Union, Chen Jiongming, just finished his state visit to Southeast Asia, including Siam, a member of the Axis power."

Siam is Thailand. This remark from the intelligence adjutant touched MacArthur.

In combination, even if these incidents cannot be used as evidence to accuse China of collusion with Japan, if they are properly operated, they are indeed enough to excuse their failures. They can also dominate the anti-Chinese sentiment in the European and American worlds. He really doesn't like Chinese people.

This has nothing to do with skin color. The United States needs to become the world hegemon. All countries or nations that threaten this plan will be their enemies!

"I'm afraid this will push China to the Axis camp, which is completely contrary to the strategy designated by Congress and the White House. President Roosevelt may not agree with this statement." MacArthur raised his doubts. After all, it is a war period. According to the special law, the president's power is very huge, and it is not enough to not pass Roosevelt's level.

"God General, even if we don't force us, will the Chinese stand on our side? Only the final victory of us Americans is the justice of the world, and anti-fascism is just the means."

The words of the Adjutant of Intelligence reminded MacArthur that although the Chinese army has always been under the banner of the Allied forces, everything it does is to hit the morale of the Allied forces. In addition to fighting against Japan in the early days, it is now a fight against the Soviet Union half-dead, resulting in a significant reduction in pressure from Germany and the troops on the Eastern Front were transferred to the Western Front.

Now the British and American coalition forces and some French fugitives have to face the powerful German main force. The previous intention of letting the Soviet Union be a meat shield to attract firepower has completely failed.

"I will submit this matter to the Ministry of Defense and the White House. It's time to adjust our strategy toward China." Looking at the beautiful and prosperous Southeast Asia, MacArthur understood that the United States needs Southeast Asia, and its biggest competitor is not the weak Japan, but the rising China!

The old man in a wheelchair in the office in the White House in Washington, USA was also worried about this. The telegram sent by MacArthur was immediately sent to his desk.

The United States needs to rise, and China will be its biggest opponent. This is determined by the nature of the great powers. With vast territory, long coastline, huge population base, and rich resource reserves, only a few countries in the world have the above conditions.

Among them, the biggest threat to the United States is China, which is still a developed China. In addition to its industrial foundation, it is not as solid as the United States. In the field of cutting-edge science, Chinese technology has left the world far behind.

It is precisely because of these reasons that Roosevelt had difficulty making a decision and going to war with China. This matter was not as easy as MacArthur thought. Unlike Japan, the United States did not have an overwhelming advantage, and to some extent, the US military is still at a disadvantage.

On October 22, 1943, it had been more than a month since Hualian took over Hong Kong from Japan. The diplomatic condemnation document from Britain was thrown into the shredder by Chen Jiongming.

He was asking Xu Jiangwen, commander of the South China Sea Fleet: "How is the Navy prepared?"

"Everything is being trained and prepared at the speed of sprinting. The Navy Staff has formulated a seating plan to defend and seek offense. As the weakest navy among our Chinese armies, it is stable and seek offense when fighting against these old naval powers in the world."

"Yeah. Yes, it's great that you're not greedy for merit and advance. I don't have high requirements for the Navy. As long as they rely on the advantages of shore-based aircraft and logistics in Southeast Asia and the future, they can withstand the opponent's attack, which is the greatest victory. As for strategic offenses, we must wait until 44 years later."

On the other hand, Li Shaojie also discussed the recent diplomatic trends of Britain, the United States and other countries with several military officials in the Ministry of National Defense.

"I have received the news that our future enemies are likely to be old powers such as the United States, Britain and France, especially the Americans. They will be the first wave!" Li Shaojie said something very shocking to others indifferently.

"Fight the United States?" The remaining officers of the Department of Defense were shocked.

"Yes, I'm fighting the United States, but there's only so much news. It's still kept confidential to the following. The specific things and various information from the other party will be gradually delegated in a while. Now let you know a clear idea in your mind. So in the future, the training of recruits will be strengthened."

After drinking the water from the enamel cup in his mouth, Li Shaojie poured the last bit of water containing unknown sinking and floating objects onto the water-rich land.

Watching Li Shaojie leave, Ji Xiaoliang did not catch up and continue asking questions, because he also knew that if Li Shaojie could know more or could tell him, Li Shaojie would definitely not hide it from them, these old brothers.

They all knew that they looked at each other with several other senior staff members. If they really wanted to continue fighting, maybe this battle would take several more years.

Unlike soldiers or officers who were trained after reorganization, Ji Xiaoliang and others received systematic education in the Nansha Military Academy in their youth, at least with primary school education.

This systematic learning is no more than the bad stuff after joining the army. The knowledge level of bad stuff in the army is mostly the basic basic knowledge of 800 Chinese characters, such as the recognition, writing, use, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. After all, the training of a large amount of exercise in the army every day is exhausted and has no more energy to learn.

The systematic education in the school not only contains these contents, but also contains various basic courses such as astronomy, geography, biology, chemistry, etc., such as basic natural sciences. It can be simply said that soldiers who have just literate may be able to understand newspapers or commands, but it will be difficult to let them know what kind of country their opponent is.

The recruits who had just been literate may not be very clear, but Ji Xiaoliang and other senior generals knew a little about one or two. Among these countries, the United States had a large territory, while Britain and France had entered the process of the industrial revolution hundreds of years ago.

Moreover, as a joint development of industrial development, the gates of the Qing Dynasty in China were also blasted open by them with cannons.

Unlike those grassroots officers who only need to train troops, a special department has been established in the high-level combat command of the war zone for a period of time. The main task of this department is to integrate some information and military situations from the United States, Britain and France, and allow soldiers to understand their opponents in a preliminary way through movies, pictures, texts and other means.

One of the purposes of this is to allow the soldiers to have a slightly understanding of their future opponents. The soldiers of the Chinese army must be knowledgeable and highly qualified modern soldiers, and cannot be just simple-minded reckless men.

Unlike the previous battles between Japan and Japan, the battle with the Soviet Union was to a large extent a golden period for the expansion of the Chinese power. It not only accumulated a considerable domestic reputation when gradually annihilated the Soviet army and recovered its territory. It also greatly expanded its own army.

However, one side effect of this balloon-blowing expansion is the decline in combat effectiveness. Due to the absorption of a large number of ordinary uncultured young people, the combat effectiveness of the army is on a slight decline compared with the previous one.

At the same time, due to the rapid expansion of the troops, there were also big gaps in grassroots officers and senior generals. As a last resort, many veterans from Guangdong and Guangxi gradually promoted, which is an important reason why the old man was able to be promoted quickly.

In the war against the Soviet Union in the supply station battle in the Northeast region, these armies also exposed many shortcomings of rapid expansion; at the same time, the war at this time was no longer as large as hundreds of thousands of people as the domestic battles, but millions of people.

The manpower used in logistics support alone is an astronomical figure.

It can be said that the two battles with the Soviet Union were tests, and the best touchstone for testing the newly reorganized Chinese military. In the battle against the Soviet Union, the Chinese military has received good tests and many valuable experiences from soldiers to senior commanders, from front line to logistics, which has added a lot of confidence to the Hualian now go to war with the United States, Britain, France and other countries.

War is not a joke. Since Hualian wants to prove to the world that China's re-rise, it needs to have enough voice and enough power to support this rise.

At the military meeting of the Ministry of Defense, several army commanders had different opinions on the focus of future military strategy.

Among them, Wang Liwen's attitude is the most obvious: "In the Far East, the Soviet Union still maintained an army of more than three million, and Stalin was still resisting stubbornly. I suggest that before we completely eliminate the Soviet Union, we should not divide our troops into the Southeast Asian battlefield. This poses huge risks in military terms."

"I agree with Li Wen's opinion that the Changsha Battle and the Yan'an Battle are also ready to start. We need to deal with local separatist forces with millions of troops. If we still have to go to war with the United States, we may not be able to match it." Li Zongren's attitude was similar. His calm personality and advocated progressing slowly. Fighting on both sides was indeed too much pressure for the Chinese army.

"The US military suspected that we were colluding with the Japanese, and now the British also sent letters of protest every day. I'm afraid that war will not be allowed to choose." Lin Xiang, as the chief of staff of the North China Army, is also qualified to participate in such a high-level meeting, he said with a slight joking statement.

Cheng Wenli, who was straightforward, cursed carelessly: "Stop talking about Americans. I doubt whether the cabinet has sold arms to Japanese people." After that, he looked at the naval chief Xu Jiangwen next to him: "Hey. I say Jiang Wen, your navy really didn't sell warships to the Japanese?"

Xu Jiangwen was also puzzled: "I just want to sell it. I have to sell it. The construction and use of each warship is recorded, let alone the main aircraft carrier of 30,000 tons? This kind of thing cannot be hidden. Do you think I'm selling it?"

"Although the styles of the five main aircraft carriers of the Japanese army are a bit old and the electronic instruments on them are also outdated products from the previous two generations, according to their combat effectiveness, they are indeed very similar to our products. Could it be made by the people of the China Economic Union? They are responsible for the production of warships." Li Zongren seemed to have thought of something, but he was not sure, let alone say more.

"Even if it is the China Economic Union, it is impossible to build an aircraft carrier for Japan without hiding it. I still say the same thing, selling warships and selling rifles is completely different? The production and whereabouts of large surface ships will be recorded, and even if the cabinet is involved, our military cannot have no news at all." Xu Jiangwen said very surely. He did not think that there is anything else in this country that can hide from those who stand at the peak of power.

Soon, the conference command center, the big room that determined the direction of the battle, became enthusiastic. Everyone kept expressing their opinions on the plans they supported. The center of the debate was to focus on whether the battle was to focus on Southeast Asia or continue to attack the Soviet Union in the Far East.

Although this issue cannot be distinguished in a short period of time, it is a problem that must be solved at present and a major strategic issue.

Once a strategic mistake is made, it is likely to have fatal consequences for the future war direction. Perhaps it is not only the life and death of hundreds of thousands of lives, but also the direction that affects China's future strategic direction. At this point, Defense Minister Li Shaojie has to be cautious.

Looking at the senior military generals who expressed their opinions and those combat staff, Li Shaojie felt a little relieved, because it was because of these people who kept picking out the other party's shortcomings, which allowed the other party to examine and find new ways to support his original plan.

It can be said that the two different opinions in the conference room are actually a major combat deduction. Both sides are engaged in an invisible battle without using one soldier. In this kind of battle, both sides have their own victory or defeat and their highlights appear.

Li Shaojie also looked at the stenographers sitting by the wall of the conference room. They were constantly recording the confrontation between the two sides in this language, thoughts and plans. These things will be sorted out and handed to some people in a more organized and valuable way.

After these people have read these materials, they will finally decide what combat strategies and tactics China will use to carry out the next war!

In November 1943, the United States formulated a new combat plan, and its terrifying industrial production capacity broke out again. More warships and a large number of aircraft carriers modified by civilian commercial cargo ships were launched one after another, and a large number of naval aviation troops rushed to Australia.

For the Japanese army here, Southeast Asia will become a new meat grinder that will ruthlessly devour the lives of millions of soldiers.

As China and Britain and the United States controversies over the revolutionary party and Southeast Asia, the head of the Chinese Federation Chen Jiongming announced his withdrawal from the allies on November 23, but did not choose to join the Axis power sequence, but instead accumulated his own military strength in a low-key manner and prepared to do a big battle.

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