The expeditionary operations of the Western Expeditionary Army and the Southern Expeditionary Army were, in a broad sense, to defeat fascism and restore peace to the world; to liberate the enslaved and oppressed people and give them true freedom.

But to a certain extent, this is also a real external expansion action.

In the process of external expansion, in addition to allowing overseas resources to serve China's development, it is also necessary to allow domestic products to have a broader sales market.

Among them, arms are one of the most important commodities.

After the complete victory in the anti-aggression war, the arms produced by the ever-expanding domestic military-industrial enterprises have exceeded the actual needs of the army.

Through cooperation with the Rockefeller family, excess arms were sold to various battlefields, earning Peiping a lot of foreign exchange.

China's currency reform work is constantly advancing. In the future, arms trade will become the most powerful guarantee for new currencies to build a new currency trading system.

Let China's new currency become the world's currency and make money while lying down.

The world after the war will be complicated, with various independence movements rising and a huge demand for arms.

Jiangdong prepared for this in advance and strived to become the first in trade as soon as possible.

Through several cooperations with Jiang Dong, General Stilwell could feel that most of what Jiang Dong said at this moment was true.

Peking really dares to sell aircraft carriers.

At the same time, this also means that the Chinese have more advanced aircraft and aircraft carriers.

His emotions were complicated for a moment, and he couldn't think of anything to refute.

"I only talked about some main aspects. The specific trade is actually much more complicated than this." Jiangdong said with a smile:

"If your country is interested, you can negotiate with our commercial department."

General Stilwell shook his head and nodded,

"I've written this down, but I'm afraid the Navy won't want to buy an aircraft carrier."

Jiangdong's stall owner said it didn't matter, since there was more than just one customer in Beiping anyway.

The main purpose of talking to Stilwell is to convey information to the outside world through his mouth.

The goal has now been achieved.

By studying China's aircraft and missiles, the United States has made great progress in its own development, but it is not easy to catch up with China.

General Stilwell knew that now was not the time to think about complex issues and Jiangdong's time was precious. He kept the main information in his mind and then asked the next important point.

"Jiang, your fleets are all around Taiwan Island. The Japanese Tenth Front Army on the island has been almost wiped out by the Marine Corps."

"General MacArthur and Nimitz are moving troops towards Okinawa. Don't you plan to participate in this battle?"

"Okinawa is already part of Japan, and this battle is of great significance!"

Jiang Dong immediately raised his hand to interrupt:

"Stop it!"

"General Stilwell, I hope you and all the generals of the United States can understand. The name Okinawa has never been on the map of our country. It has been called Ryukyu from beginning to end!"

"Japan illegally occupied Ryukyu in 1879, and it has been more than sixty years since then."

"According to the agreement of the First General Assembly of the Anti-Fascist Allies, there is no doubt that Peiping has 100% sovereignty over Ryukyu."

General Stilwell was choked again.

He didn't expect that Jiang Dong would actually confront him here, and what he said was clearly written in black and white.

However, the strategic location of Okinawa is extremely critical, and even if MacArthur and Nimitz thought about it, they would not take it into account.

"Then what are you going to do?" General Stilwell asked after taking a deep breath.

"Our army can't use it now, so it's the same for your country to go first. After all, we are allies. I won't say thank you to avoid any division."

Jiangdong said seriously.

MacArthur and Nimitz naturally knew that Ryukyu was a vassal state of the Central Plains, but as General Stilwell seemed to think, they didn't care at all.

Jiangdong promoted the truth that whoever has the biggest fist is right in Southeast Asia, and the Allies were unable to take back their own colonies from his army.

Tit-for-tat, MacArthur and Nimitz decided to use Okinawa to vent their anger.

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Okinawa, Naha.

Japanese 32nd Army Headquarters.

Ever since they learned that the Americans planned to attack Okinawa, the Japanese on the Okinawa islands became extremely nervous.

The commander of Japan's 32nd Army is General Ushijima Mitsuru, a war die-hard.

In 1937, Mitsuru Ushijima was the brigade commander of the Japanese Sixth Infantry Division.

He once led his troops to fight in North China. In the last stage of the Songhu Battle, Ushijima Mitsuru landed from Hangzhou Bay with the main force of the 6th Division.

After occupying the Nanjing Army, Ushijima Mitsuru personally commanded the troops to conduct a large-scale sweep inside and outside Nanjing, killing a large number of Chinese soldiers and civilians who had laid down their weapons, and was one of the main culprits of the massacre.

Later, he also participated in the Battle of Wuhan and massacred a large number of Chinese soldiers and civilians in the same bloody manner.

A large number of high-ranking Japanese officers were captured by the Chinese army or killed in blood debt. The Japanese army's talents were withered, and Ushijima Mitsuru was once again entrusted with important tasks.

All Japanese know the importance of Okinawa to their homeland.

After Ushijima Mitsuru took over as the commander of the 32nd Army, there was not a day when he stopped preparing to defend Okinawa.

When the soldiers pressed the situation, his madness and violent nature began to be released.

The 32nd Army is affiliated to Hasegawa Kiyoshi's Tenth Front Army. It originally had three divisions and two independent infantry brigades.

However, the elite 9th Division was transferred to Taiwan by Kiyoshi Hasegawa, leaving Ushijima with a serious shortage of troops.

He already knew that the main force of the Tenth Front Army, including Navy Admiral Kiyoshi Hasegawa, had been surrounded and killed by the Chinese on Taiwan Island, and sooner or later they would all be torn to pieces by His Majesty the Emperor.

The support available to the 32nd Army was minimal.

Ushijima Mitsuru was prepared to die in Okinawa from the beginning!

The 32nd Army abandoned all coastlines and built a large number of defenses in the hilly areas of the interior.

The United States has absolute sea and air superiority, making counter-landing almost impossible.

Ushijima Mitsuru's goal was to use the island's multiple lines of defense and numerous semi-permanent and permanent fortifications to kill and injure Americans.

If the navy cooperates properly, he may even have a chance to annihilate all the US troops landing on the island.

At the same time, the crazy Ushijima Mitsuru is also preparing for the worst case scenario.

There are more than 300,000 Ryukyu people living on the land of Okinawa. In Ushijima Mitsuru's eyes, these people do not belong to Japan at all.

All civilians who could hold a gun were incorporated into the army by him. For those who could not hold a gun, at the last moment, Ushijima Mitsuru was prepared to implement the "Jade Broken Order" issued by the Tokyo government.

That is, kill all the people on the island, no matter men, women, old or young, leaving no one behind!

MacArthur and Nimitz had already estimated the brutality and cruelty of the Battle of Okinawa as much as possible, but the crazy Japanese would definitely shock them again.
Chapter completed!