I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

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Roosevelt flicked the soot: "General Ishihara, you surprised me, why? Because you are not like the Japanese at all. In my impression, the Japanese are a group of lunatics with brains as stubborn as granite, only hysterical They yelled 'the empire will win' and 'long live the emperor', even if they were dying, they would still shout 'victory'.

How can you still look like a Japanese when you say 'Japan is doomed' in such an understatement?I estimate that if you said what you just said in Japan, you would be arrested immediately.

General Ishihara, I believe you are having a hard time in Japan.

A normal person in a group of madmen, a normal person will be a madman!"

Ishihara smiled and heard that Roosevelt seemed to be praising him, but he was actually satirizing the whole of Japan. He smiled: "Time is tight, let's continue to talk about it! The United States, China, and Japan, and both the United States and China It has the ability to defeat Japan alone. At the same time, although the United States and China are not friends, they are not enemies either. Do, China is afraid of the United States, and the United States is also afraid of China.

To be sure, there are only three paths for Japan to follow, one is to be defeated by the United States, the other is to be defeated by China, and the third is to be defeated by the United States and China!"

Roosevelt chuckled: "I hope that the top Japanese leaders are as self-aware as you are!"

Ishihara smiled and continued: "We only have three ways to go, and there is no fourth way, so we can only choose one of these three ways, so we chose the first way and were defeated by the United States.

Yes, we want to be defeated, conquered, and occupied by the United States unilaterally, and we don't want to choose the second or third path.

It's like death, it's all death, but it's definitely better to be killed by a single shot than to be cut by a thousand knives.

We have no choice but to survive!"

Roosevelt looked at Ishihara and smiled: "So, Japan wants to surrender to the United States?"

Ishihara smiled slightly and said, "It is, and it is not!"

Roosevelt showed a look of displeasure: "I don't like the ambiguous way you Orientals speak. Tell me clearly, what do you Japanese want?"

Ishihara smiled and nodded: "Well, first of all, if the US government announces a truce with Japan, the American people will definitely not accept it. Secondly, if the Japanese government announces surrender to the United States, the Japanese people will definitely not accept it. Therefore, our two countries still have to fight. , but the armies of the two countries are not fighting for real, but acting for the American people, Japanese people and Chinese people.

Mr. President, it is estimated that China will go to war against Japan in a short time. On the Sino-Japanese battlefield, the Japanese army will go all out and fight desperately. Acting together, singing double reeds, the U.S. military does not need to pay too many casualties, and the Japanese army can also transfer most of its troops to the Sino-Japanese battlefield to deal with the Chinese army.

At that time, the Chinese army will make slow progress on the Sino-Japanese battlefield, while the American army will advance triumphantly on the American-Japanese battlefield. In this way, we can give up our territory to the United States piece by piece quietly, so that the American army does not need to No matter how many people are killed or injured, and how much blood is shed, one can get fruitful results one after another!"

Roosevelt took a puff of cigarette: "What place are you going to give us?"

Ishihara Waner simply said: "Eastern North Asia, Central North Asia, India, Philippines!"

"Oh?" Roosevelt narrowed his eyes again. "There are indeed many. It seems that you only want to keep the Japanese mainland (including the Japanese archipelago, the Korean Peninsula, the Ryukyu Islands) and the Indonesian archipelago?"

Ishihara nodded with a smile.

"If you end up like this, you are still victors in the war. I am afraid the American people will be very dissatisfied!" Roosevelt's eyes were sharp. Really defeated Japan?"

Ishihara smiled slightly: "Yes.

All of Japan's existing territory, except the Japanese mainland (including the Japanese archipelago, the Korean Peninsula, the Ryukyu Islands) and the Indonesian archipelago, can be surrendered piece by piece to the United States during the war. As for the Japanese mainland, you can use the Korean Peninsula, the Ryukyu Islands, and Indonesia The archipelago is stationed with troops, even if it is the most sacred and inviolable Japanese island in our Japanese eyes, we can also let you station troops in Hokkaido Island, and even Tokyo, anyway, we will build a "new Tokyo" in the Indonesian archipelago in the future , don't care about handing over 'Old Tokyo' to you for the vanity of the American people!"

Roosevelt showed a meaningful smile: "I understand, you Japanese don't want to surrender to the United States, but you want to take refuge in the United States, just in the name of surrender to the United States!"

Ishihara Waner nodded very readily: "Yes, up to now, it is impossible for Japan to become a completely independent and world-class power. Then, like Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, they will become slave countries of the United States, attached to the United States. Under the protection of your wings, is the best ending for Japan!"

Roosevelt sneered: "Do you think we will definitely accept your throwing arms?"

Ishihara smiled and said: "Why not? We know very well that you hate us very much and even hate us, but Japan has a geographical advantage that Canada, Australia, and New Zealand cannot match for the United States, that is, it is close to mainland China! Mr. President, please think about it. First, Japan has become a slave country of the United States. Second, the eastern North Asia, central North Asia, India, Indonesia, and the Korean peninsula are close to China and surrounded by China on three sides. , the Ryukyu Islands, Hokkaido, and Tokyo are all U.S. sites after the war! They can all become U.S. military bases! Then, the U.S. completely blocked China’s access to the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean after the war, and permanently grounded aircraft, tanks, artillery, and warships Stationed at the gate of China to completely contain China! Isn't this extremely beneficial to the United States? Isn't this in line with the global strategic interests of the United States after the war? At that time, the United States will be able to use Japan, a unique tool, to control China is completely blocked in the Asian continent, and at the same time, most of the Indian Ocean and the entire Pacific Ocean will be the sphere of influence of the United States after the war!" He looked at Roosevelt, "We know very well that the United States and China are both powerful countries. Fight against each other, but we can compete across our Japan, yes, we Japan is willing to become a tool for the United States to deal with China!"

Roosevelt smoked a cigarette and fell into deep thought. He had to admit that he was moved.

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Chapter 728 The Horn of the Great Battle (8)

Nanjing, Military Commission Headquarters, Conference Hall.

Chairman of the Military Commission Chiang Kai-shek naturally sits at the chief position of the long oval conference table, Jiang Weiguo sits at the first position on the left, Yang Jie, Chief of Staff and Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Army, Chen Shaokuan, Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Air Force Commander-in-Chief Commander-in-Chief Zhou Zhirou, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Navy Ouyang Ge, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force Huang Guangrui, Vice Chairman of the Military Commission Li Zongren, Commander-in-Chief of the Army He Yingqin, Minister of Military and Political Affairs Chen Cheng, Minister of Military Training and Deputy Chief of Staff sat on the right side of the table. Changbai Chongxi and Xu Yongchang, Minister of Military Command.

There is no doubt that the 12 people sitting at this table are the core decision makers in China, who have the power to determine China's national policy.

The 12 people had different expressions. After all, after the "Nanjing Incident", China's high-level power structure has undergone a major reshuffle, which is very different from before, which inevitably makes the atmosphere of high-level meetings different and subtle.

Chiang Kai-shek's face was calm and peaceful, he seemed both modest and unpredictable, Jiang Weiguo looked calm and relaxed, and the other ten people all had serious faces, Yang Jie, Chen Shaokuan, and Ouyang Ge were all "firmly standing on Jiang Weiguo's side" Although Zhou Zhirou and Huang Guangrui's "loyalty" to Jiang Weiguo did not exceed their "loyalty" to Chiang Kai-shek, they did not oppose Jiang Weiguo at "critical times". As for Li Zongren, He Yingqin, Chen Cheng, Bai Chongxi, and Xu Yongchang, Xu Yongchang is a typical "neutral faction". Whether it is Jiang Weiguo or Chiang Kai-shek, whoever does what is more beneficial to the country will support that person. Chen Cheng is unswervingly loyal to Chiang Kai-shek. , Chiang Kai-shek does not trust him deep down, and Jiang Weiguo does not trust him deep down, but he has never openly rebelled after all (He Yingqin must have plotted against Chiang Kai-shek behind his back, such as the Xi'an Incident, and he must have plotted against Jiang Weiguo behind his back, For example, in the secret war between China and Japan not long ago, but he was extremely scheming, never showed his feet, and never left any clues, so both Chiang Kai-shek and Jiang Weiguo just knew it well, and there was no reason and no need to openly deal with him), plus In fact, his influence is deep-rooted, and his disciples and old officials spread all over the military and political circles. Although he was constantly suppressed and weakened by Chiang Kai-shek and Jiang Weiguo, he still has a lingering vein, so he still holds the post of commander-in-chief of the army (actually, the real power of the Chinese army He Yingqin has been controlled by Jiang Weiguo. The deputy commander-in-chief of the army, Yang Jie, is Jiang Weiguo's agent in command of the Chinese army. He Yingqin has been largely ignored. peace of mind in front of the nominal head of the army); Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi are in a more "embarrassing" situation than He Yingqin. These two were active and made great contributions during the Sino-Japanese War. It is recognized by the world that there were countless casualties, but these two were "disarmed and killed" by Chiang Kai-shek immediately after the end of the Sino-Japanese War. They had already entered the central government, but they were driven back to Guangxi. In the past five years, although Chiang Kai-shek did not use force against Guangxi, he continued to use political and economic means to attack Guangxi in a roundabout way, trying to disintegrate the Xingui faction. Facts have proved that Chiang Kai-shek’s political methods are useless. Xingui The military and political officials of the department were very loyal to Li Bai and Li Bai, and there were few real power figures bought by Chiang Kai-shek. However, Chiang Kai-shek's economic means were extremely effective. The economy is sluggish and people's livelihood is difficult. Especially since four years ago, China has entered the stage of "National Great Development, Great Construction, and Great Development". All provinces and regions are "busy to make money and make money" together. Only Guangxi Province has been excluded. For example, last year (1944), China's GDP reached more than 360 billion U.S. dollars, of which, the GDP of the traditional East Asian territories reached more than 250 billion U.S. dollars, Guangxi Province only had a mere 2 million U.S. dollars, and its neighbor Guangdong Province reached more than 20 billion U.S. dollars, a full ten percent of Guangxi Province. Even the GDP of Guizhou Province, which has always been relatively poor and backward, surpassed that of Guangxi Province, reaching more than 3 million US dollars. Therefore, it is conceivable that the living standards of Guangxi people are backward.

Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi are both natives of Guangxi. Naturally, they are unwilling to make their hometown fathers and children so difficult for their own "ambition". It may also be that Jiang Weiguo) has already settled down, and the Xingui faction has no hope of winning if they continue to fight against it." Therefore, "for the sake of the fathers and children in my hometown, give up the grand dream in my heart that has passed the time and give up the power in my hands", Nanjing After the incident, Jiang Weiguo replaced Chiang Kai-shek in essence as the supreme ruler of China. Li Bai knew that Jiang Weiguo and Chiang Kai-shek were different people, and coupled with the difficult situation of riding a tiger (when some troops of the Nanjing Army launched the Nanjing Incident, the Xingui faction publicly expressed support Jiang Weiguo, certainly cannot live up to his words afterwards), so he formally surrendered to the Nanjing government (it was surrendering to Jiang Weiguo, not Chiang Kai-shek), and the Xingui Clan dissolved and dissipated without bloodshed.

After that, Jiang Weiguo did not break his promise, and first arranged two important positions for Li Bai and Li Bai in the central hub. One was the vice chairman of the Military Commission, and the other was the minister of military training and deputy chief of staff. After breaking up, they were arranged in an orderly manner, and at the same time, they spent a lot of money, investing hundreds of millions in funding, construction, and development of Guangxi Province. It is a happy ending.

Right now, although Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi are indeed somewhat "reluctant" towards Jiang Weiguo, they are quite obedient to him and belong to Jiang Weiguo's faction, because they no longer have real power, so naturally they have no other choice.

"Wei'er, let's get started!" In the silence where no one dared to speak easily, Chiang Kai-shek called by name calmly. He did not preside over the meeting himself, but let Jiang Weiguo preside over it. The inner meaning of it is needless to say.

"Yes, father!" Jiang Weiguo stood up respectfully towards Chiang Kai-shek as before, and then pointed to a huge world map on the wall, "Sirs, with my 'death', new changes have taken place in the world pattern, Especially Japan.

Generally speaking, Germany and the United States have been fighting in Europe for so long, and it is basically a tie. Japan and the United States have fought in the Pacific Ocean and Australia for so long. Having said that, if it weren't for the support of the United States, the country would have perished long ago.

Among the major countries, Germany is our firm ally. The United States is neither our enemy nor our friend. We have no sharp conflict of interests with the United States. The probability of a war between China and the United States is extremely low. Our only enemy is Japan.

The demise of Japan is our goal. Now, the time is ripe, and we must prepare for war.

... "

Everyone at the scene looked at the high-spirited Jiang Weiguo and listened to his words. The more they watched and listened, the more funny they became.

At this very moment, on Zijin Mountain a few kilometers away, people are crying bitterly for Jiang Weiguo who "died young". The cry resounds throughout the city of Nanjing. People came to Nanjing from all over the world to mourn Jiang Weiguo, but Jiang Weiguo lived well here, just like a farce.

Not only that, among the people present, Jiang Weiguo had the lowest position, because he had no position at all. He was a "dead man", so there would be no position. The positions he held before were naturally dismissed with his "death" Yes, but everyone at the scene was afraid of this "dead man with no position and status", because this "dead Jiang Weiguo" was more terrifying than the living Jiang Weiguo.

"...Before the meeting officially starts, let me say three things first!" Jiang Weiguo paused, his face became serious, "First, General Shang Zhen sent an urgent report from Germany. After the war, the United States will surely be able to withdraw a large amount of troops from the US-Japan battlefield and then put them into the German-British battlefield. At that time, the war pressure on Germany will increase, and Hitler is deeply worried about this; secondly, after the US-Japan war, The U.S. government has been actively wooing China to join the war against Japan. It previously offered a bargaining chip of 100 billion U.S. dollars, which was to give China 50 billion U.S. dollars in aid and 50 billion U.S. dollars in loans in exchange for China's war against Japan. Now, China is about to War started against Japan, but Mr. Gu Weijun, who went to Washington to ask the U.S. government to fulfill its promise, was ignored and shunned by the U.S. side. He did not see Roosevelt, but only saw Truman. Truman claimed that the U.S. war against Japan was about to enter the next stage. It will be more intense, and the consumption will be even greater, therefore, the US government must postpone the period of aid and loans to China or reduce the amount!"

"The U.S. government seems to want to deny it!" Yang Jie sneered softly, "It's like fishing. If the fish is not hooked, you must use the tastier and better bait. Now that the fish has been hooked, what bait should you feed?"

"As for the third matter...it must have something to do with the second matter!" Jiang Weiguo narrowed his eyes, "According to reliable information, Japanese Army Deputy Chief of Staff Ishihara Kanji secretly arrived in Washington two days ago and was personally received by Roosevelt. !"

"What?" Everyone else at the scene, including Chiang Kai-shek, was taken aback suddenly. After all, the news was too shocking. "Is the news true?"

Jiang Weiguo nodded: "It is absolutely true, the Maritime Statistics Bureau has an eyeliner in the White House.

The information confirmed that Roosevelt received Wanji Ishihara in his office, and the two had a secret conversation for more than an hour. There was a faint feeling of uncontrollable relaxation and complacency, and after Ishihara Waner left, Roosevelt immediately summoned William Daniel Leahy, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marshall, Chief of the US Army General Staff, and US Navy Pacific Fleet Commander-in-Chief. Commander Nimitz, Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Ground Forces in Europe Eisenhower, Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Ground Forces in the Asia-Pacific Battlefield MacArthur and many other high-level decision-makers in the US military held a secret meeting in the office. The content of the secret meeting is naturally unknown, but you officers should be able to Guess a little clue!"

"The United States and Japan want to negotiate a peace truce?" He Yingqin was surprised.

Jiang Weiguo didn't speak, he turned his head to look at Chiang Kai-shek, although Chiang Kai-shek was sitting upright, seemingly calm, but there was a hint of gloom floating between his brows.

"The war pattern of the world war is undergoing major changes. The top leaders of the United States, Japan, and Germany are all adjusting their countermeasures according to the situation. Naturally, our country must follow up in time. At this critical moment, I hope you can pool your wisdom and wisdom!" Chiang Kai-shek said calmly. Said.

"Chairman, everyone, I think it is impossible for the United States and Japan to negotiate a peace and truce immediately!" Xu Yongchang said cautiously, "The United States and Japan are fighting in full swing, and the soldiers and civilians of the two countries have been agitated by the government. It will be difficult for the Chinese government to control the ideology of the military and civilians of the two countries and domestic public opinion. In addition, there are great conflicts of interest between the United States and Japan. Even if the high-level leaders of the two countries want to negotiate a truce, they must first find a balance of interests between the two countries and reach an agreement. Secondly, it is necessary to slow down to provide a psychological buffer time for the military and civilians of the two countries.

The U.S. and Japan's secret peace talks are not beyond our expectations, we just don't know the details!"

Chen Cheng said: "That's the way it is said, but for Japan, the situation has undergone earth-shaking and major changes. Germany expelled it from the Allied countries, China is about to go to war with it, and the United States has fought with it. , Japan has fallen into a desperate situation of being besieged on all sides and at the end of the mountain. Under such a dangerous situation, in order to end the war with dignity and avoid the fate of being defeated and subjugated, the Japanese high-level officials must give up everything they can. In addition, the hatred between the United States and Japan is not as good as The hatred between China and Japan, the United States is nothing more than Japan's initiative to provoke the US-Japan war and the Japanese army's abuse, mutilation, and massacre of US prisoners and captured American civilians during the war. At that time, the Japanese government only needs to throw out dozens of political and military If the top leaders take the blame and hand it over to the U.S. government for trial and execution, the anger of the American people will be appeased, and the U.S. and Japan can each get their own gains!" He looked at Jiang Weiguo, "Second son, our country's war goals are nothing more than three points, first, To win the war, second, take advantage of this war to maximize the benefits for our country, and third, destroy Japan.

At present, we have achieved the first two points, but if we lose the first two points in order to realize the third point, wouldn’t it be putting the cart before the horse and not worth the candle? "

Jiang Weiguo looked at Chen Cheng: "What does Mr. Chen mean...we should give up the decisive battle against Japan?"

Everyone else at the scene knew that Chen Cheng was Chiang Kai-shek's most valued and trusted subordinate at this time. Chen Cheng's attitude was actually Chiang Kai-shek's attitude. Chen Cheng's question to Jiang Weiguo was actually Chiang Kai-shek's question to Jiang Weiguo. Otherwise, Chen Cheng would not dare to do this "Openly" questioned Jiang Weiguo.

Chen Cheng shook his head: "Japan is undoubtedly the scourge of our country for a thousand years, a cancer lying on the couch, and its complete eradication is greatly in line with the fundamental and long-term interests of our country. However, I personally think that it seems that the timing is not right for us to attack Japan now. good.

Second son, we, the Japanese, and the Americans all know very well that the Americans just want to defeat Japan, but we want to destroy Japan. One is defeat and surrender, and the other is the subjugation of the country. The Japanese must choose between these two paths The first one is that we pushed too hard and pushed the Japanese to the side of the Americans instead.

Personally, I think this is a very big strategic mistake on our part!"

He Yingqin said: "I think so too.

It is true that the Battle of Guadalcanal was a sign of the Japanese Navy's turn from prosperity to decline, and the Battle of Australia was a sign of the Japanese Army's turn from prosperity to decline. However, after the Battle of Guadalcanal and the Battle of Australia, the Japanese army and the country still have a military strength that cannot be underestimated. , we should continue to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and let the Americans continue to consume Japan's national power and military power for us. It seems a bit too hasty for us to act now!"

"Minister Chen and Mr. He are wrong!" Yang Jie retorted tit-for-tat, "First, didn't the secret war not long ago explain the problem? I don't move, the enemy is moving! Even if we don't plot against the Japanese , the Japanese are also plotting against us, even if we don't move the Japanese, the Japanese will move us. If the Japanese conspiracy succeeds, the national government has been completely overthrown. Therefore, it is not our unilateral decision to tear ourselves apart with the Japanese Torn faces with the Japanese, but with each other. The timing of the outbreak of this conflict is not controlled by us. If we don’t detonate the powder keg, the Japanese will also detonate it. The time is the same; second, Japan is our country’s goal , is also the goal of the United States. At the same time, Japan is not only a target, but also a big cake of interests. Look at the territory occupied by the Japanese now. Whoever defeats it will naturally be able to swallow the Japanese territory, such as Australia , the country was originally the territory of the British, but after being attacked by the Japanese and then "liberated" by the Americans, it naturally became the territory of the Americans. Australia is now a hard-core slave country of the United States. Next, the US military will attack Indonesia is gone. If we still sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, then the U.S. military will repel the Japanese army and occupy Indonesia. It is easy to ask gods to send gods, but post-war Indonesia is not the territory of the Americans or what? Not only Indonesia, but also India , the Philippines, Ryukyu, North Korea, eastern North Asia, western North Asia, and the four mainland islands of Japan. We have been sitting on the mountain watching tigers fight, and the US military has swallowed these sites step by step. They are all the new sites of the Americans after the war. Is this in the interests of our country? After the war, when the dust has settled, how can we grab these sites from the Americans? Everyone, Japan is a big cake, and we and the United States Everyone wants to eat, and whoever puts down the chopsticks early will get more, right? Australia, which was originally owned by the British, is now swallowed by the Americans. We don’t care, anyway, we are beyond our reach, but what next? ?Especially the Philippines, North Korea, Ryukyu, and the four mainland islands of Japan, which are just outside our doorstep and currently belong to the Japanese. Can we watch the Americans snatch them away piece by piece? So, we will now intervene in the United States. The Japanese War seems to have been rushed, and it seems to have played a lot of counterproductive effects, but in fact it is necessary and inevitable! Everyone, if we don’t participate in the war, if we don’t cut our chopsticks, how much benefit will we get in the end?”

"What Chief Yang said is true!" Jiang Weiguo nodded, "Ryukyu and North Korea have been our vassal states, our territory, and our traditional sphere of influence for thousands of years. They have been stolen by the Japanese for decades. Take advantage of the opportunity of this world war to regain it, when will it be? Whether the Japanese continue to occupy Ryukyu and North Korea after the war, or the Americans replace them and turn these two countries into the slave countries of the United States in the East, it is not in line with our country Interests! The Philippines, needless to say, is just at the gate of the southeastern country of our country. If we don’t take the opportunity to occupy it, are we waiting for the Americans to turn it into a military base for the US military to threaten our mainland after the war? There are also eastern North Asia, North Asia The central part, as well as the four islands of the mainland of Japan, are all close to the mainland of our country. Can we sit back and watch the Americans occupy them? As for Indonesia, I don’t want it to be occupied by the Americans.

Australia is occupied by the Americans, I don't care, after all, it belongs to Oceania, but Indonesia belongs to Asia!How can we get Americans to reach out to Asia and to our doorstep?The Germans believe that after the war, Europe must be the exclusive Europe monopolized by Germany. As for us, it is the same. After the war, Asia must be the exclusive Asia monopolized by China!Americans cannot extend their hands into German Europe, nor can they extend their hands into our Chinese Asia!After this world war, Japan, which originally competed with us for the dominance of East Asia, will definitely be destroyed. At the same time, the United States, which belongs to European and American countries, cannot expand its influence into our Chinese Asia!Asia must be the only one of our Chinese family! "

Jiang Weiguo's words made Yang Jie, Chen Shaokuan, Ouyang Ge, Zhou Zhirou, Huang Guangrui, Li Zongren, and Bai Chongxi all look bright and excited, but Chiang Kai-shek, He Yingqin, Chen Cheng, and Xu Yongchang all seemed noncommittal.

Chen Cheng smiled wryly and said: "Second son, with all due respect, your blueprint is indeed very beautiful and exciting, but with the current strength of our country and the current complicated international and war situation, I am afraid... it will be very difficult to realize it. .

The United States, Germany, China, and Japan, the four countries are divided into three camps, the four countries and three parties, it is too difficult to control the balance point.

We and the Americans want to eat Japan, and we hate Japan more than the Americans, the Japanese know it well, they know that they are much better off in the hands of the Americans than in our hands, so they are desperate In the case of a strong enemy on both sides, we will definitely choose to unilaterally surrender to the United States, let the United States monopolize Japan and Japan's territory, and let us make all our efforts in vain.

If we go to war against Japan, it will be almost impossible for the United States and us to work together to fight Japan, because we and the United States have increasingly obvious and sharper conflicts of interest at the core of Japan; Passively avoid war, sit back and watch us and the Japanese fight to the death, use us to weaken Japan, use Japan to weaken us, in the hope that both China and Japan will lose, or Japan will lose, and China will be greatly damaged. This is a very beneficial result for the United States. The United States did this The possibility is very high; even, the United States and Japan secretly colluded, or Japan defected to the United States, the United States aided Japan, or Japan saw that the situation was not going well at the end, and surrendered to the United States while desperately resisting us, how much benefit can we get in the end? ? "

"Yes..." Chiang Kai-shek nodded and sighed softly, "The current situation is a dilemma for our country!" He seemed to be sighing, but in fact he secretly reminded Jiang Weiguo.

Jiang Weiguo looked at Chiang Kai-shek and knew that he wanted to retreat again.

Chapter 729 The Horn of the Great Battle (9)

As we all know, based on the simplest mathematical and physical principles, "three" is always more stable than "two". For example, a triangle is the most stable mechanical structure, and a tripod with three legs is also the least likely to fall over. Many things The principles are common. For example, the three forces are the easiest to achieve mutual checks and balances, while polarization is easy to collapse. The struggle for hegemony between the United States and the Soviet Union in later generations is a very unstable world structure, because there is only one enemy of the United States, namely The Soviet Union, and the Soviet Union has only one enemy, the United States. Whether the United States is against the Soviet Union or the Soviet Union is against the United States, there is no third-party force in the world with similar strength to act as resistance or assistance. The United States and the Soviet Union are completely confronting each other. One must fall. For another example, in the Second World War in the original history, the Allies and the Axis were at war. There were only two camps. It was still a structure of polarization and two powers contending for hegemony. In the end, one had to fall.

Right now, because of Jiang Weiguo's changes in history and the world, the pattern of this World War II has been completely different from the original history, and it has split into three camps of four countries and three parties: the United States, Germany, China, and Japan.

Undoubtedly, the structure of this "three-party competition" is much more complicated than that of the "two-power struggle for hegemony". Yes, but after the pattern becomes a three-party competition, any one of the three parties has to consider the influence of the third party when preparing to attack one of the other two parties, and then suffers too much scruples, containment, and constraints.

On the Asia-Pacific battlefield, the United States, China, and Japan are in such a delicate and complicated "three-party competition" situation.

The United States and Japan are belligerent countries, China and Japan are hostile countries, and China and the United States are neither enemies nor friends. The three countries can be said to have their own ghosts.

Among the three countries of the United States, China and Japan, the United States is naturally the strongest, followed by China, and Japan is the weakest.

If the GDP data of the three countries are used as the most direct comparison, Japan is about 100, and China is about 400. Since the United States is fighting on two fronts, the national power used in the Asia-Pacific battlefield is only half of its total national power, which is about 1200. That is to say, On the Asia-Pacific battlefield, the strength of the United States is three times that of China, and China's strength is four times that of Japan. The contrast is stark; whether it is the United States and Japan one-on-one, or China and Japan one-on-one, the United States and China have the ability to defeat Japan alone. However, it is impossible for the United States and China to form an alliance or alliance because they share a common enemy, because China's ally, Germany, is at war with the United States; in addition, both the United States and China want to make the other side take advantage of the fire and consume national power Defeating Japan militarily, but on the other hand, they thought that they could finally reap the benefits of the fisherman and snatch most of the fruits of victory. Both the United States and China wanted to use each other in this war against Japan, but neither wanted to be used by the other.

From the perspective of the United States, the United States hopes that both China and Japan will suffer losses, or that China will defeat Japan, and Japan will greatly hurt China's vitality (the possibility of Japan defeating China is extremely low and can be ignored), and the United States will not need much effort. Carve up the biggest fruits of victory, such as controlling Japan's existing four islands, the Korean Peninsula, the Ryukyu Islands, and the Philippines, and firmly inserting its hands into eastern Asia and China's doorstep; from the perspective of China, China hopes to use the United States to consume most of Japan's national power and military power, and then participate in the war at the end of the war to seize the fruits of victory and territory. First, it will eradicate Japan, a millennial scourge and a competitor for Asian hegemony. Second, it will block the US power from outside Asia. Finally, China's goal of dominating Asia will be achieved; from Japan's point of view, both the United States and China are powerful opponents, but fortunately, these two opponents are not comrades-in-arms with one heart and one mind, but plotting and stumbling each other, so Japan You can take advantage of the conflict between the United States and China, and use your strengths to survive. In addition, the Japanese know that the goal of the Americans’ war against Japan is to defeat Japan, while the goal of the Chinese war against Japan is to destroy Japan. In this comparison, The Japanese "would rather surrender to the United States than to China as a last resort."

"After all, strength determines everything!" Li Zongren said, "If there is no strength, no matter how many clever strategies are, they are just castles in the air!" He looked at Jiang Weiguo with knowing eyes.

When Chiang Kai-shek showed his intention to retreat just now, Li Zongren brought the topic to the current strength of the Chinese army.

Chiang Kai-shek didn't speak, and Yang Jie immediately said: "The current war situation in the Asia-Pacific region and the international situation seem to make our country a little passive on the surface, but in fact it is still greatly beneficial to our country as a whole. First of all, Japan's national strength and military strength are indeed It has already been consumed by the United States, especially the Japanese navy, which we are most afraid of, and suffered heavy losses; secondly, using the United States to deal with Japan is definitely not our strategic mistake, nor did it cause the so-called "riding a tiger and drawing a wolf into the house" As a result, you may wish to think about it, if we deal with Japan alone, and the United States does not participate in the war against Japan, we will defeat Japan alone, and we will inevitably lose our vitality. Can Germany survive? If Germany cannot sustain it or even collapses, what about us? Germany is our greatest help! Without Germany, how can we have China today? Using the United States to deal with Japan allows us to successfully implement In addition to killing people with a knife, it also saved Germany from a lot of war pressure. Germany has not fallen, and we China can always stand, isn't it? Therefore, we encourage Japan to provoke the United States and use the United States to deal with Japan, which can be called an extremely clever strategic method.

Because of this strategy, our country has not only greatly increased its territory, national power, national power, and national fortune, but also gained four years of development time.

Four years, four full years!What's more, it was the four years during the war, which was extremely precious!After four years of development, we are not what we used to be!Economically, our economic aggregate last year (1943) was more than 360 billion US dollars, how much was it four years ago (1939)?But it is more than 80 billion US dollars, an increase of 350%!In terms of military affairs, we are now even more reborn and completely new!Let me talk about the army first. The total strength of our army's active troops has reached more than 500 million, and there are also more than 500 million reserve troops. The military service system is comprehensive. In fact, China's current total population of more than 5 million is the largest in the world. In terms of economic capacity, it is not a problem to organize an army with a total strength of more than 2000 million troops. The quantity is absolutely no problem, and the quality is by no means comparable to that of the past. Of the more than 500 million troops in the army, more than half have been fully mechanized , mechanization, and the rest have also achieved half-German mechanization and half-mechanization, and in the past four years, the whole army has been conducting hard training. Time also needs financial and material resources, what we have now is financial and material resources!Back then, before the Sino-Japanese War, many army officers and soldiers went to the battlefield after shooting more than a dozen bullets at the target. What about now?Each soldier in the army’s active-duty troops undergoes training with at least [-] rounds of ammunition per month, which has exceeded the training intensity and intensity of the Japanese army’s active-duty troops before the Sino-Japanese War; On the battlefield, now, our soldiers are trained strictly with sufficient ammunition. When training, they have enough bullets, and when they go to the battlefield, they have more bullets. In the past, our soldiers were generally malnourished, pale and emaciated. , strong body.

In terms of equipment and logistics, my country’s output of light weapons is on par with Germany’s. my country’s output of heavy weapons and ammunition is almost 7000% of Germany’s. For example, tanks. Germany produced more than 140 vehicles last year (the data does not include the use of tanks like tanks. Chassis self-propelled artillery, assault guns, tank destroyers and other combat vehicles, if included, the number will almost double), my country produced more than 100 tanks last year; in terms of ammunition, Germany produced about 60 million tons of ammunition last year, my country Last year, about 60 million tons of ammunition were produced. Among them, my country produced more than [-] billion rounds of the most basic bullets last year!Half of them are used for live ammunition training of the troops!Everyone, [-] billion rounds!Do you still remember, before the Sino-Japanese War, how many bullets were produced and imported by our country every year?Only [-] million rounds!It has increased by a full twenty times! "

"As far as I know, the United States produced 180 billion rounds of ammunition last year, which is three times as much as ours!" He Yingqin said with a slightly cold expression.

"There are also tanks. The Germans produced more than 1 tanks last year, we produced more than 7000 tanks last year, and the Americans produced more than 5000 tanks, more than we and the Germans combined!" Chen Cheng added, There is a faint meaning of singing with He Yingqin.

"So what?" Yang Jie was slightly annoyed, "It is an indisputable fact that the national strength and industrial productivity of the United States rank first in the world, and I have never denied this or deceived myself.

However, why should we be ashamed of ourselves or spoil our prestige with the ambition of others?First of all, in terms of arms production, the United States is indeed more than the sum of us and Germany, but it is not an overwhelming advantage. Germany is also a country with a strong industry, and we are also a big industrial country now; There is quality too!We and the Germans are indeed somewhat inferior to the Americans in the number of weapons, but what about the quality?How many times did the Sherman tanks of the US military encounter Panther tanks and Tiger tanks on the battlefield and were beaten and fled?The quality is enough to make up for the lack of quantity between us and the Germans; thirdly, please don't forget that in the past four years, we, the Germans, the Americans, and the Japanese have all been producing weapons at full capacity, but, The weapons produced by the Germans, Americans, and Japanese will be put into the battlefield immediately after leaving the factory, and will be consumed immediately. How about us?We are not at war!For four full years, we have produced four years of weapons, except for those sold to the Germans and Japanese, more than half of them have been stored. It has been accumulated for four years!Americans may not even have as large a stockpile of weapons as we do!Just say tanks!In the past four years, plus the previous few years, we have produced more than [-] vehicles. After deducting those sold to the Germans and Japanese, the number of vehicles equipped with the army and stored in military warehouses is more than [-]. !Moreover, we also sell old weapons when we sell them, and the newly produced new weapons are all for our own use. Therefore, not only the number of weapons is huge, but the quality of weapons is basically new!Our army may still have a little gap compared with the German army, but it will never lose to the US army and the Japanese army!No. [-] in the world is well deserved!It can even rank first in the world with the German army! "

Neither Chen Cheng nor He Yingqin spoke again.

Xu Yongchang nodded: "Compared to the army, we are indeed not afraid of the United States. If it is only a land war, the US army is not an opponent of our army. To be precise, it is not an opponent of our army for a certain period of time.

To be honest, in a war with the United States, the U.S. military’s combat effectiveness may not be particularly strong, but its potential, explosive power, and stamina are unparalleled in the world!”