With money and confidence, the Japanese did not hesitate to strengthen the military power of Siberia, and in that year the Far Eastern Army launched a summer offensive and advanced the front to Baikalsk.

Obviously, after Lao Maozi experienced the Great Purge, the combat effectiveness of the army decreased very much.

Although it is true that in terms of weaponry and equipment, it is stronger than the Japanese army, but the weapons and equipment alone cannot determine the outcome of the war.

The defeat of the summer campaign finally made Mosko decide to change the commander, and the famous Zhukov came to the forefront.

Although Zhukov stepped onto the stage of history, the Japanese army occupied this relatively narrow position, with Lake Baikal to the north, and there was no room for maneuver strategically.

Maozi's army wanted to break through the defense line of the Japanese army, and it seemed to be quite difficult.

Born in the Far North, this war is quite cruel, it is a battle between steel and artillery, a fortress attack and defense battle with corpses piled up, and neither side wants to take half a step back.

It is said that the commander of the Special Army of the Red Banner Far East, Blyukher, has already been executed, and the new commander Zhukov Alexander, can he afford to lose?

Obviously, Zhukov was bound to go all out to block the advance of the Japanese Far Eastern Army.

It was also impossible for the Japanese Far Eastern Army to retreat, they had to withstand Zhukov's attack.

This narrow battlefield has almost no room for maneuver, both forward and backward are in a straight line, and the environment of the war determines that once defeated, it will be crushed by the other side, and there seems to be no other trick than to resist hard.

If this kind of war is to end, unless the top leaders of both sides reach an agreement, they must continue in this stalemate and wait for the opponent to fall first.

The war in Siberia intensified, and the explosion of guns could be heard even in the southern provinces of Green.

In the rear of the war, the Japanese seem to have begun to explore for resources, for oil and minerals, and they have come to claim the land as their own.

Unlike the northern battlefields, the Japanese army never made much military action in the south of China.

Obviously, the new strategy of the Japanese has already begun to be implemented.

And the Wuhan defense line carefully arranged by the frightened old Chiang did not wait for the attack of the Japanese army.

Lao Chiang couldn't understand why the Japanese army, which was attacking fiercely, suddenly stopped its pace and no longer advanced to the west.

In this life, Lao Jiang is still the original virtue, and his descendants are all arranged on the periphery of Wuzhihan, and from Nanzhijing to the west, there are all miscellaneous armies in front. If the Japanese army launched a large-scale offensive, it would of course be a ragtag army of these non-descendant troops.

It's a pity that Jiang's calculations are useless, and the Japanese people do not continue to move forward.

Compared to the other life, the intensity of the war this time was much lower, and of course, the number of deaths was greatly reduced.

Although the Japanese army almost stopped, Lao Chiang did not have the courage to counterattack for the time being, and passively waited for the Japanese army to take the initiative to attack, thus creating a stalemate on the battlefield.

However, the northern battlefield saw an opportunity, and the Eighteenth Army continued to penetrate southward, and the area north of Xuzhou was under control.

Moreover, the Fourth Army, which entered the Yimeng Mountains, was also extremely active, and most of Ludi had been recovered except for the coastal areas.

With the territory and population, the expansion of the 18th Group Army was also proceeding at the same time, and it is estimated that the strength of the 18th Group Army would be expanded to 20 divisions in 1938.

The expansion ability of the Eighteenth Group Army is staggering, Yan Xishan sees it in his eyes, no wonder Feng Tian said, there are other people in the world, and it is really not to be underestimated.

It takes money to raise an army, and Yan Xishan also wants to expand the army, but the question is whether he can afford it?

However, the Eighteenth Group Army is so poor that it should greatly expand its army.

Hehe, Yan Xishan doesn't understand, and it is reasonable, the army of the poor is not the same as the army of the rich.

Originally, the Eighteenth Group Army and the areas controlled by Yan Xishan were somewhat intertwined, and there was inevitably some friction, and if there was no warning from the heavens, maybe there would be a war between Yan Xishan's army and the Eighteenth Group Army.

However, now Yan Xishan will never allow this kind of thing to happen.

Undoubtedly, the exhibition of this trend has strengthened Yan Xishan's determination to find another way out.

To this end, Yan Xishan plans to buy a piece of real estate in Han City first, let his family go to Han Province at the end of the year, and transfer the property.

Of course, this will not be the behavior of one person, Yan Xishan's actions have led a large number of high-level people.

Although no one has said anything about this matter publicly, Yan Xishan himself is a weather vane.

Besides, why did Fu Zuoyi's 35th Army defect to the Beidi Volunteer Army for no reason and be reorganized into the 10th Group Army?

Fu Zuoyi's gorgeous turn, in addition to being enviable, sensitive people may peek into the doorway.

Yan Xishan faced Lao Jiang's questioning, and shirked and said that this was Fu Zuoyi's personal behavior, although Yan Xishan himself was very angry, after all, the fact was already like this, and he had no ability to change it, and it was impossible to fight with Fengtian.

In this regard, Lao Jiang did not have a problem, and in Lao Jiang's opinion, Yan Xishan did not want to give up the strength of an army easily.

However, does Yan Xishan have the ability to start a war with Fengtian?

Probably if it is replaced by Lao Jiang, he will also weigh whether he has the ability to compete with Feng Tian.

Feng Tian's prestige is out, and its influence is no less than that of Chairman Jiang, especially in the last battle, which is simply earth-shattering.

No army regarded the strength of the five divisions of the Kwantung Army as if it were nothing, completely destroyed more than 100,000 troops in just one day, and quickly controlled the entire northeast.

Lao Jiang knew very well in his heart that with Feng Tian's current strength, if he had ambitions, it would be easy to overthrow his dominance.

Feng Tian's original promise was already Chairman Chiang's only straw, and if Feng Tian reneged on his promise, Chairman Chiang would be in for a tragedy.

Therefore, Chairman Chiang should keep a low profile and try to avoid a civil war in the country, so as not to create an opportunity for Fengtian to intervene with troops.

Chairman Chiang never dreamed that such an inconspicuous little person as Feng Tian, who had been driven out of his homeland and fled into exile by the Japanese and Japanese, would reach such a scale in a few years that he could threaten the central government.

Everything was in a trance, and Chairman Chiang didn't believe it was all true.

Liu Xiang, the king of Sichuan, is also in action, but he has to be much more cautious, in addition to using the young and strong for weapons as an excuse to send the young and strong to the Northland Volunteers, he is also quietly reorganizing the army.

Some of the reorganized troops were placed in Ya'an by Liu Xiang, and behind them was the territory of the Northland Volunteers.

The old and weak army was stranded in the mountain city under the guise of being unwell, and Liu Xiang planned to attend some meetings seldom on the grounds of ill health.

There is no doubt that Liu Xiang intends to save his life.

Liu Xiang's close neighbor, Wang Longyun of Yunnan Province, could he not know the movements of Sichuan Province, so he naturally wanted to inquire about the inside situation.