The Japanese Cabinet apparently did not realize that sending troops to the United States would lead the whole of Japan to a point of no return, and that all of them had been conquered by the miracles of the Combined Fleet, and that on January 16, 1941, the 24th day of the confrontation between the Independence Army and the Japanese forces in the north, the second group of Japanese troops sent to Midway Island set off again.

Zhuo Fei did not expect the Japanese cabinet to draw more troops from China, in fact, on the domestic battlefield, especially in the enemy-occupied areas, there were no more than one-third of the Japanese veterans with strong combat effectiveness. Since the Japanese army launched the war of aggression against China, not only the Chinese army has suffered heavy casualties, but also the imposing Japanese army, and a large number of powerful Japanese veterans have been killed, and they have been replaced by reserve recruits or veterans in the countryside who have been transferred from the Japanese mainland. ，

Upon learning that the Japanese cabinet had once again sent troops to Midway, Zhuo Fei immediately returned to Chongqing and discussed with the top level of the coalition government to agree on the specific steps and timing of the major counteroffensive. The big counteroffensive is actually just a general term, according to the ideas of the high-level members of the coalition government, when the new army enters the war zone, it can already be regarded as a big counteroffensive, but Zhuo Fei doesn't think so, because until now, the new army troops have not really shown their fangs.

"According to our plan, the new First Army entering Hebei will, with the cooperation of local armed forces, launch a group operation around Shijiazhuang, and strive to sweep away the forces deployed by the Japanese puppet army in North China around Shijiazhuang." A large number of units of the former National Army were withdrawn for integration, and many outstanding officers who were idle were added to the joint command as operational staff officers.

The Kuomintang and the Communist Party have joined forces to resist the war, and when the former generals of the National Army called the guerrillas affiliated to the Eighth Route Army, they all replaced them with local armed forces, and this title has also been approved by the Chinese Communist Party. After listening to Liu Cheng's introduction of the battle plan, Zhuo Fei's brows furrowed slightly, and then he asked, "Why do you have to start a group battle in Shijiazhuang?" Have you considered the counterattack of the Japanese army in South China? I've heard that the Japanese army in South China is already making moves north. ”

Zhuo Fei's question did not surprise Liu Cheng, someone had already asked the same question before the staff designated this plan. Liu Cheng replied confidently, "We have considered this issue in advance, but the problem is that the New First Army is equipped with a large number of modified combat vehicles, and if the New First Army goes south, we don't know whether the modified combat vehicles will be limited because of the terrain." For now, the terrain and climate of North China seem to be more suitable for tank combat. ”

Liu Cheng's answer obviously did not satisfy Zhuo Fei, but Zhuo Fei did not continue to question this battle plan, the combat vehicle converted from a tracked tractor in Ruili Ordnance Base looks simple, but the performance is not bad. This modified combat vehicle, which can be used as both mobile assault firepower and a personnel carrier at any time, has already been tested in Ruili countless terrain tests. At the beginning of the modification, this simple chariot was to prepare for the independent army to go south in advance, and the new army was only equipped because Zhuo Fei could not erase Chiang Kai-shek's face.

Where the New Army would attack the Japanese was not on Zhuo Fei's agenda, and he would rush back to Chongqing to attend this operational meeting, only because he had other matters to discuss with the top level of the coalition government. Zhuo Fei did not continue to speak, and after summarizing everyone's opinions, the battle plan taken out by the General Staff was finally approved, and Zhuo Fei also showed his optimism about this battle plan in a timely manner.

After the battle meeting, Zhuo Fei hurried to the villa on the south bank, the conditions for the independence army to go south were sufficient, and the things that Zhuo Fei wanted to discuss with the high-level government officials were related to the independence army's southward movement. "The Japanese cabinet has sent the second batch of army units to Midway, and at present, the conditions are ripe for the independence army to move south, but we are still facing a trouble, if not handled properly, this trouble may be a big trouble, which will directly affect our ultimate plan."

Zhuo Fei's words sounded a little alarmist, but the high-level people did not make a fool of themselves, because they knew that Zhuo Fei would never joke about serious things. "Our aim was to completely control South Asia, but at the beginning of the Japanese invasion of Burma, all of our diaspora in Burma had already been withdrawn. While the Independence Army moves south to drive out the Japanese army, there will also be a planned purge of the Burmese natives, so I think, do we need to do a good job of resettlement in advance? Otherwise, Burma may be taken back by the British again. ”

The problem raised by Zhuo Fei is not small, without the support of the coalition government, the umbrella company will take Myanmar or South Asia in time, and there will not be enough manpower to control these territories, and the immigration plan proposed by Zhuo Fei at this moment is to fill this loophole. After receiving Chiang Kai-shek's signal, Zhuo Fei took out the plan and distributed it to the high-level government officials present, "Shandong, Henan, and Sichuan are all provinces with large populations, and in the battle plan formulated by the General Staff, Henan and Shandong provinces may become the main battlefields. ”

"The resettlement plan, to a certain extent, is also to prevent the people from being affected by the war, and in the face of the subtropical climate, food crops are grown twice a year. If we send people from Henan and Shandong provinces who have no land to grow or who may be affected by the war to migrate to Burma while the Independence Army is fighting in the south, the price of grain in the Kuomintang will drop sharply after half a year, and the corresponding burden on the government will be reduced while gaining a good reputation. ”

After listening to Zhuo Fei's explanation, the high-level government officials present talked in whispers, and compared with gaining word of mouth, they paid more attention to the statement of reducing the burden. Since the Japanese invasion of China, the burden of the government has become heavier and heavier, and the war has not only displaced a large number of people, but also abandoned and abandoned a large amount of fertile land, which has also made the price of food in the Kuomintang area remain high. Lower food prices mean that many people will be able to fill their stomachs, and the burden on the government will be reduced, and there will be no need to worry about food supplies for the army.

When asked by Chiang Kai-shek how many people needed to emigrate to Burma, Zhuo Fei only gave a vague figure, because even Zhuo Fei, who had formulated the immigration plan, did not know how many immigrants would be needed to fill the whole of Burma. "I don't have a specific number yet, but I think with such favorable conditions, there should be no shortage of people who want to go south to immigrate to Myanmar, after all, farming also needs a stable environment."

The conditions given by Zhuo Fei are indeed generous, each person will be granted 10 acres of land, and the umbrella company will also build houses for immigrants to the south in advance, and at the same time provide small machinery, seeds and other materials needed for farming. The immigrants only have to bear the agricultural tax of 30% of the harvest, and all the materials provided by the umbrella company can be paid by the immigrants in installments, except for the agricultural tax, the southbound immigrants do not have to bear other taxes and fees paid to the government.

"This is a good idea, according to the calculation of a family of four, as long as they are willing to immigrate south to Myanmar, they can get 40 acres of land. According to the calculation of the 30% agricultural tax, only 12 acres of the 40 acres of land belong to the government, and the farmers themselves can still have 28 acres left. 28 acres of land for a family of four, as long as it is not a lazy family, just one year, such a family of four will not be hungry again, three or two years later, maybe it will become a small rich family. Zhou Enlai's attitude was clear, so he chose to support the people if they could feed their stomachs.

Zhou Enlai's opinion swayed the thoughts of some high-level government officials, and Zhuo Fei's immigration plan was quickly approved, but he had other requirements to ask for the consent and support of the coalition government today. "I also have a plan here, that is, I hope to send intellectuals from Yunnan and Sichuan to the south to supplement Myanmar, there are a large number of literati in Sichuan, and there are many schools in Yunnan, and it is a trend and a waste for students to join the army, and we should supplement them to places where they can give full play to their abilities, especially in places like South Asia."

"It is better to use culture to stabilize South Asia than to conquer South Asia with bayonets and bullets, and to build South Asia, we also need a large number of intellectuals." The reason given by Zhuo Fei is obviously not convincing, but the meaning of his words has already caused Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong to ponder, cultural aggression is still a new term for them, but the Japanese have worked hard in Manchuria for decades, but they know that the Japanese army that invaded China included troops transferred from Manchuria.

These troops transferred from Manchuria were not weaker than the Japanese native army in terms of ferocity, and these Manchurian Japanese troops were supposed to be Chinese, but they had received a Japanese education since childhood, and to some extent, they already regarded themselves as authentic Japanese. This is the power of cultural aggression, and it is precisely when Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong think of this that they fall into contemplation.

Zhuo Fei's meeting did not last long, and after gaining Zhou Enlai's unequivocal support, Zhuo Fei's proposed immigration plan was approved by most of the top government officials. Moreover, Chiang Kai-shek had agreed that Zhuo Fei would recruit teachers and students from Yunnan who would voluntarily go south so that the Umbrella Company could establish a new university in Burma and reserve all kinds of talent for South Asia.

It was already dark at night, and Zhuo Fei, who walked out of the South Bank Villa, couldn't help but feel completely relaxed, everything had been prepared smoothly, and the next thing was to see the performance of the Independence Army. After several years of preparation and waiting, the ultimate plan has finally reached the most critical link, and Zhuo Fei is a little inexplicable at the moment looking forward to the sky lighting up soon, because after dawn, he can fly back to the front line of Lashio and see the counterattack of the 1st Independent Division with his own eyes.