Xiao Mubai didn't know how the Japanese reacted to the confrontation between the Chinese and Japanese navies, but Jiang Fangzhen and Qu Tongfeng in front of him lost their former elegance at the same time. The two of them sat on the sofa www.biquge.info watched with some anxiety as he drew a huge military map with a red pencil. It's not that the two were afraid of the Japanese, but at this time, the People's Army was not ready for a full-scale conflict with the Japanese army at all.

Seeing that Xiao Mubai finally dropped his pen and grabbed the teacup on the table, Jiang Fangzhen hurriedly asked: "Chairman, the Japanese have already come twice to ask us to explain and apologize for the Navy's provocative behavior against the Japanese Navy in the Yellow Sea. ”

Xiao Mubai was not in a hurry, and asked a little unanswered: "How did you deal with the officers and soldiers on the three warships?" ”

Jiang Fangzhen was stunned when asked, but Qu Tongfeng replied with a bitter face: "The Navy Command has issued an order to reward the officers and men on the ship. ”

"That's good." After Xiao Mubai said this, he walked to the map with a teacup in his hand.

The two were stunned for a while, they really didn't expect Xiao Mubai's reaction to be so bland. Jiang Fangzhen looked at Xiao Mubai's figure, and to his surprise, Xiao Mubai's gaze had been fixed on the three eastern provinces. What could be the problem here? Is it going to be a move against Japan and Russia? Fighting on two fronts? But Xiao Mubai is not a reckless soldier! Before he could ask, Xiao Mubai wrinkled his eyebrows and said, "Baili, I'll make a hypothesis, and you can explain it to me." ”

Xiao Mubai said as he pointed his right hand on the Japanese Luda leased land: "If a big war breaks out between the European powers in a few months, how do you think we should deal with ourselves?" ”

Jiang Fangzhen suddenly rose, and a glimmer of light suddenly shone in his eyes, and he suddenly realized Xiao Mubai's intentions at this moment. How thick is the smoke over Europe now? As the chief of the general staff of the People's Army, supported by the information provided by the European Office of the Ministry of Intelligence every day, Jiang Fangzhen naturally had some calculations in his heart. It can be said that at present, both the Entente led by Britain and France and the Central Powers led by Germany and Austria have made relevant preparations for war, and what the two sides lack now is only an excuse to start a war reasonably.

Seeing that Xiao Mubai was not giving any explanation, Jiang Fangzhen said bluntly after pondering for a moment: "If a war breaks out in Europe, Russia and Japan, which belong to the Entente, will definitely join the war. Russia is better to say, when the time comes, it will face the German-Austrian forces on the Eastern Front, and the impact on us will not be great. But the Japanese, who could not directly enter the main battlefield in Europe, would certainly take advantage of the Allied forces in the Far East to loot them.

Speaking of this, Jiang Fangzhen paused, because he suddenly thought of Qingdao, a territory belonging to China, a German leased territory in China.

Seeing this, Xiao Mubai naturally understood what he was thinking, so he continued: "The Germans have bitten very the issue of the leased land, and the negotiations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and them have not progressed for a long time. Now it seems that it is still unrealistic to recover Qingdao's territory and sovereignty in a short period of time. ”

"Chairman, are you going to do something to the Japanese?" Qu Tongfeng asked suddenly. was surrounded by the two of them, and at this moment he finally reacted.

"Not bad!" Xiao Mubai nodded, he didn't want to continue to sell Guan Zi anymore: "Do you think I'm too anxious?" Maybe we have another year, even if it is half a year of preparation, and then we will have a few more chances of winning. But what I'm telling you now is that it won't work. ”

"The war in Europe is certainly a great war like no other in history. At that time, Japan, the only member of the Entente in Asia, will certainly attack the forces of Germany and Austria in the Far East with the support of Britain and France. This will inevitably cause a series of troubles that we have to face after the founding of New China and the ruling country has carried out economic construction in an all-round way. ”

"So, we have to get ahead of time. Abolish the treaty with Japan signed by the former Qing Dynasty, recover the leased land of Luda, hurt Japan, and win a time for stable development and construction in China. Xiao Mubai waved his hand, his expression extremely solemn. Since war with Japan was inevitable, it was better to fight that night than early, and the Japanese would be ready if the People's Army was not ready.

Jiang Fangzhen finally came back to his senses, as long as he didn't act against Japan and Russia at the same time. Although he didn't know why Xiao Mubai had a gritted hatred for the Japanese, he also believed that there would be a war between China and Japan, and he also believed that the war against the Japanese was better than starting it early.

After carefully pondering Xiao Mubai's words, Jiang Fangzhen replied: "These few years have been the weakest time for Japan, their army has not received decent ordnance replenishment for ten years, and its tactics and equipment are still stuck in the Russo-Japanese War. Moreover, the economic situation of the Japanese government does not allow them to be consumed for a long time, I think a year at most! As long as it persists for one year, if Japan does not stop, its finances will be completely bankrupt, and the domestic environment will be violently turbulent, forcing Japan to withdraw from the war. ”

"As for the Army, I can absolutely trust it. But the navy..." Xiao Mubai was as relieved as ever about the People's Army's hard-tempered army, but the navy was not like this: "If the navy can remain undefeated, let alone enter the Korean Peninsula at that time, even if Taiwan is recovered, I believe it is possible." ”

Although the navy performed well in the Yellow Sea, they won in the performance of warships, and to be honest, its overall quality is still far from that of the Japanese navy, and this gap cannot be made up in one or two years. Qu Tongfeng, who knew this, said after hearing Xiao Mubai's words at this moment: "If the navy has four more 'Dingyuan' class and two or three 'Huashan' class main warships, although I dare not say that victory definitely belongs to the Chinese Navy, I also dare to guarantee that it will definitely not belong to the Japanese Navy." ”

"It's impossible." Xiao Mubai shook his head very dryly. Xiao Mubai is naturally clear about the navy's installation plan, and it is estimated that it will have to wait another year for the next batch of warships to be installed after the "Zhiyuan," "Jingyuan," and "Hengshan" ships are put into service in the near future. But after a year, it is estimated that the daylily will be cold.

"Hey, the Japanese Navy is not a big deal, no matter how powerful the battleship is, it can't drive up on land! What's more, we are not without checks and balances, and the Chinese Navy is no longer the Wuxia Ameng of the past. You know, this time in the confrontation on the surface of the Yellow Sea, we have the upper hand. Jiang Fangzhen's expression was very relaxed at this time, and the Japanese Army was not taken into his eyes at all.

Xiao Mubai glanced at Qu Tongfeng, who was secretly gritting his teeth, and said with his usual smile: "Chengdu Aircraft Factory has successfully manufactured two new aircraft, one of which is a bomber that can carry hundreds of kilograms of bombs to take off. After equipping the air force, this unit will be deployed in the prosperous coastal areas, and with their cooperation, the navy should be able to contain the activities of the Japanese fleet near our territorial waters. ”

Airplanes hit warships? Jiang Fangzhen and Qu Tongfeng both shook their heads. They knew that the KPA Air Force was now equipped with a large number of bombers and had played a major role in the war in the Beiyang, but they did not think that the small bombs dropped by those planes could penetrate the armor of warships with thick skin. Of course, if at this moment they knew that the name of that aircraft was a torpedo attack aircraft, they would naturally not think so.

The Navy's affairs can only be seen one step at a time, but the Army must win this time. Jiang Fangzhen thought for a while, and suddenly smiled and said, "Chairman, you reorganized the Third Division into an armored division half a year ago, and only let it step up training, you won't deliberately put it to deal with the Japanese now, right?" ”

Xiao Mubai was noncommittal, then nodded with a smile, he did have such a plan in his heart. It is believed that in this era, the People's Army, with its tactics of interspersing and detouring, splitting and encircling, and with the cooperation of armored units with maneuverability, offensive and defensive capabilities, which are much higher than those of the foot infantry, they are able to fight the Japanese army in the northeast and cross the 38th parallel after sweeping through the northeast.

"Let the First Army go north to the northeast and hand it over to Zhang Xiaohuai's command. In addition, part of the 210mm artillery manufactured by the Kunming Arsenal was also allocated to the troops in the northeast for the fortified fort of Lushun. Xiao Mubai's eyes flickered, and he said hatefully: "When the time comes, I will fight the 38th parallel and give Little Japan a hard blow." ”

"Hit the 38th parallel?"

"Oh, it's the 38th parallel on the Korean Peninsula." Xiao Mubai snorted. Crossing the 38th parallel, establishing a military buffer zone in the area north of it, just like the current northern Myanmar, and then supporting local forces to establish an independent state and become a barrier to China, this is also Xiao Mubai's goal.

"Then, what about the time when the war against Japan was launched? If the war starts in winter, it will be very bad for us in terms of climate. Jiang Fangzhen put forward his own proposal, and as the actual formulator of the war plan, he had to consider more factors in this.

"No, it's going to start this winter. Surprise is the only way to attack the unprepared, and the winter weather is not good for us, and naturally it is not good for the Japanese. As long as we do a good job in logistical support, the harsh winter climate will not be a favorable magic weapon for defeating the enemy. ”

Hearing Xiao Mubai say this, Jiang Fangzhen could only nod. Now that the strategy has been proposed, the method has been proposed, and even the details have been taken into account by Xiao Mubai. So, as the main person in charge of the military now, what else can he do? The only thing that can be done is to improve, implement, and formulate a good battle plan according to the ideas provided by Xiao Mubai.