The chairman's question was good, and Liu Yimin's answer was good, with determination and momentum. But ah, this is a big strategic layout, and they can't be sloppy, and Mr. Zhu is actually inclined to the chairman's opinion in his heart after listening to it. That is, the best time to march into the Northeast was after the Kwantung Army was transferred south to the Pacific theater.

The chairman stopped talking, but just "hmm", flicked the cigarette ash, and fell into deep thought.

Mr. Zhu said: "Comrade Liu Yimin, you are a little anxious. The chairman is right when he says that the Kwantung Army is now strong, and the puppet Manchurian Defense Force is well-trained and well-equipped. I consider that there are two other factors, one is that the Korean army of the Japanese army and the Korean puppet army can quickly reinforce the Kwantung Army, and the other is that the Japanese puppet army won a great victory in the Far East Campaign, and the front of the army is in full swing. This is indeed not the best time for our army to march into the northeast. This is a good and important thing, and I can see it clearly, the capture of the northeast will not only cut off the largest supply base of the Japanese army and eliminate the largest strategic reserve group of the Japanese army, but also our army can truly recover the lost territory and obtain reliable industrial support. The problem is that although the Kwantung Army suffered heavy casualties in the Japanese-Soviet War, it was absolutely not injured and its strength was still strong. According to intelligence, before the Japanese-Soviet War, the Kwantung Army had reached 850,000 through emergency expansion, and even if they suffered 100,000 casualties in the Japanese-Soviet War, there would still be 750,000. In addition, the Japanese army may draw troops from the Kwantung Army when it launches the Pacific War, even if it is 100,000 people, there will be 650,000 people to say the least. 650,000 Japanese troops, with the addition of the puppet Manchurian Army, the puppet Mongolian army and the Korean army that can support the northeast, the total number of Japanese puppet troops should be about 900,000, right? With such a huge force, the Eighth Route Army can't eat it now, and it will break its teeth! Let's wait, since the United States has entered the war, let's let the American army consume a large part of the Japanese army! ”

Mr. Zhu's words probably represent everyone's opinions.

Liu Yimin knew in his heart that after the Yan'an rectification began in history, the Eighth Route Army's operational policy changed, from destroying the enemy and developing itself to developing itself and destroying the enemy. The main reason for the change in this order is that after the Battle of the Hundred Regiments. The losses of the Eighth Route Army were too great, and it took time to lick the wounds and restore the base areas and the combat effectiveness of the troops, plus the Japanese army frantically swept up. The base areas behind enemy lines have entered the most difficult period. From then on, the Eighth Route Army entered the stage of pure guerrilla warfare and gradually accumulated strength. By the time the Eighth Route Army launched another offensive operation, it would be after July 1943. After this stage of development, the strength of the Eighth Route Army was significantly enhanced, laying the foundation for the future war of liberation. Liu Yimin also knew that by February 1943. The Allies switched to a full-scale counteroffensive in the European theater and the Pacific theater. Due to the tense situation in the Pacific Theater, the main divisions of the Kwantung Army and the main divisions of the Chinese Dispatch Army were all transferred to the Pacific Theater. However, there was a strange scene on the Chinese battlefield, ** did not launch a single active offensive operation against the Japanese army for a whole year. The Eighth Route Army was in a state of guerrilla warfare, and these garbage troops of the Japanese army could still control the initiative on the battlefield, and they could fight one by one at every turn. It's just making people laugh out of their big teeth. No wonder Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin would meet and hold meetings behind Chiang Kai-shek's back, and their combat effectiveness would not dare to compliment!

Compared with history, the strength of our army is much stronger. Taking our army in Shandong alone as an example, the 12 main field columns, the entire artillery column, and powerful cavalry, air defense troops, and engineers are much stronger than the East China Field Army that launched the Huaihai War in history. At this time, if you don't dare to fight a decisive battle with the Japanese invaders and wait to pick up the leaks of the American army and the Soviet army, Liu Yimin will die of shame, and that is a trip in vain!

Historically, why did MacArthur only allow the American flag to be flown at the Japanese surrender ceremony? Why did Japan insist on not pleading guilty after the war? That's not because everyone knows in their hearts that Japan is defeated by the United States. Little Japan is not convinced by China! The outcome of this war must change! Little Japan must be defeated with the power of China, so that they can confess and surrender convincingly!

I heard Liu Yimin laugh and said to Mr. Zhu: "Okay, my commander-in-chief, did you only see the strength of the Kwantung Army, but didn't you see the strength of our army!" I solemnly report to the chairman and the boss that after the reorganization of our army in Shandong. The twelve field columns were fully manned, and their strength increased greatly. This time, we captured a lot of Japanese artillery, tanks, armored vehicles, and 500 American trucks from Shanghai. In addition to the captures of our army in the battle to destroy the 29th and 32nd divisions of the Japanese army and the 1st tank division, our army can be organized into three more artillery regiments, which will be incorporated into the 9th, 10th, and 11th columns. In this way, only one of the 12 field columns in Shandong had no artillery regiment. Our army now has sufficient ammunition, abundant funds, and abundant materials, and is fully capable of destroying three or four divisions of the Japanese army in World War I. If we make a big fight in Shandong before marching into the northeast, I am afraid that the artillery regiment of the 12th column will also be there. If the armored regiment of our army can be reorganized into an armored brigade this time, with two tank regiments, two armored vehicle regiments, and nearly 2,000 vehicles of the whole army, to carry out an armored assault on the northeastern plains, my commander-in-chief, do you think about it? I'm afraid that the little devils of a division and regiment are not enough to crush the tracks and wheels of the mechanized group! At the same time, if we launch a winter offensive in Shandong, the Japanese army will inevitably transfer the main force of the Kwantung Army to the pass for reinforcements. At this time, as long as the central government transfers any of the four main divisions from Shanxi into Shandong, takes over our defense, and contains the Kwantung Army reinforcing Shandong, our main force in Shandong can take advantage of the situation to enter the northeast, control the northeast with a thunderous momentum, and then turn around to meet the main force of the Kwantung Army that hastily returned to the northeast. Hehe, as long as the little devils are not afraid to die quickly, even if they come to attack, my dozen artillery regiments and powerful armored clusters are waiting for them! ”

Afraid that the chairman and the boss would not believe it, Liu Yimin said again: "Chairman, boss, leaders, I am not hot-headed. Maybe you don't know, in terms of infantry equipment alone, the main force of our army in Shandong has already surpassed the Japanese army. In two months at most, the first column and the cavalry can all be reequipped, all infantry Japanese equipment will be eliminated, and the infantry squad will be equipped with 1 August automatic rifles, semi-automatic rifles, and 1 August machine guns, and all rifles will be equipped with gun grenades. This kind of equipment is difficult to win against the Japanese army's 38 big covers and crooked machine guns. In terms of artillery, our army has successfully developed rocket artillery, and now two rocket artillery regiments have been installed. These two rocket artillery regiments alone are enough for the little devils to drink a pot. As long as we occupy the northeast and rely on the industrial base of the northeast, our army can mass-produce the 1 August automatic rifles, semi-automatic rifles, rocket artillery, and rocket launchers, as well as tanks, artillery, and airplanes. After these pieces of equipment are installed in the troops, coupled with adequate training, our army will be invincible in the world. ”

When he said this, Liu Yimin was full of energy, as if he could take the Northeast immediately.

The chairman immediately asked: "What is rocket artillery?" Is it more powerful than a bazooka? ”

Liu Yimin hurriedly reported the parameters of rocket artillery, and said that because rockets need to be propelled by engines, it is difficult to produce, and the output is small, so only one was developed at first, and now it is equipped with two rocket artillery regiments, one in the artillery column and the other in the coastal defense detachment, which is used to encircle the secret military port of Shijiu. Then he said that after rocket artillery was put into actual combat, it became the most popular artillery weapon among the soldiers, and its firepower far exceeded that of mountain artillery and field artillery, and it was especially suitable for fighting the Japanese army's armored and infantry group reunion. One rocket covers 50 square meters, and one rocket launcher has three rows of twelve launchers, and it is 12 rockets that are fired out, which is very spectacular. However, the rocket artillery has not been named so far, and one of the tasks of this return is to ask the chairman and the boss to name the rocket launchers we produce.

Finally, Liu Yimin said solemnly: "Chairman, boss, we have been fighting all these years in order to defeat the Japanese invaders and establish a strong new China. In the past few days, I have repeatedly thought that if the main force of the Japanese army is finally wiped out by the US or Soviet forces, then in the future, when the world pattern is rebuilt after the war, our country will be regarded as a second-rate ally by the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union, and I am afraid that the United States and the Soviet Union, two countries that have made outstanding contributions to World War II, will dominate the world for a long time after the war, and our country will survive in the cracks between them. Only when we defeat the Japanese aggressors ourselves will China have a real say in the reconstruction of the post-war world pattern, and will the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union not dare to despise our country and harm our interests. Yes, I also know that it is not the best time to pass through the northeast at this time, and we should wait until the main force of the Kwantung Army moves south before marching into the northeast. However, we can't wait. You must know that once the US military is fully launched, it will not be long before it will turn into a full-scale counteroffensive in the Pacific theater and the European theater at the longest, and it will be a year. When the U.S. military eliminated the main force of the Japanese army, and the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union eliminated the main force of the German army, will there still be a chance for me to speak in this world? Therefore, I am determined to march into the northeast, completely annihilate the Kwantung Army and the puppet Manchu army, and lay the foundation for my country to win the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan! ”

The chairman ignored Liu Yimin, and muttered about 12 columns, an artillery column, a cavalry column, an air defense brigade, an engineer brigade, a baggage brigade, an armored brigade, and a special combat team. When Hu Zongnan Tianxia's first division was beaten, the Red Seventh Army only had three divisions. Right? ”

Mr. Zhu nodded.

The chairman continued: "Could it be that we are being conservative? You know, as long as you occupy the Northeast, even if you lose Shandong, it's cost-effective! ”

Mr. Zhu was anxious: "Runzhi, how can Shandong lose it?" Our army has struggled in Shandong for four years and has laid down such a large base area, how can it be lost? Besides, the Shandong base area is now twice a year, and it is the granary of our army, and the grain of our army in Shandong is solved on the spot, and it must not be lost! However, after listening to Liu Yimin's introduction, I was also moved. It's a big deal, I'll accompany Liu Yimin to the Northeast and help him! ”

After a while, Mr. Zhu changed from disapproval to personally leading the army to conquer the Northeast!

The chairman laughed and waved his hand: "The big principle is so decided, Shandong's main force will kill the northeast!" ”