Chapter 475: Battle Shandong

Former enemy command.

Reports

"Come in"

"Commander, just now the 1st Field Division sent a telegram that the 2nd Regiment has successfully received the materials airdropped by the Aviation Corps, except for some of the materials that fell to the Japanese positions due to a mistake in the judgment of the landing site, most of the materials have been snatched back to the main position of Luquantun by the 2nd Regiment." The confidential staff officer walked in and reported.

"Hehehe, I'll just say that Shangguan Qing has a hand, and he will be able to go to heaven in two months, it's amazing, he deserves to be a high-achieving student who graduated from West Point Military Academy, amazing" After listening to the confidential staff report, Han Yunhua said with emotion.

Yan Hongyan, the commander of the 23rd Division on the side, said with a smile: "Commander, is West Point Military Academy very powerful?" ”

"It's not just amazing, West Point Military Academy is the most famous military school in the United States, and it's much more powerful than the Lu University in small Japan," Han Yunhua said.

Zhou Zikun, commander of the 25th Division, also spoke: "Then since the West Point Military Academy of the United States is so powerful, why is the United States behaving so badly in Southeast Asia, even the principal of their military academy almost became a prisoner of Little Japan, and the Philippines was occupied by the little devils in just one month, is it because the American soldiers are not good?" ”

Han Yunhua straightened his collar and said: "In fact, everyone's knowledge of foreign countries is still very limited, and the United States Military Academy at West Point is the oldest military academy in the United States. It is known as the "Four Great Military Academies" in the world, along with the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst in the United Kingdom, the Frunze Military Academy in Russia and the Saint-Cyr Military Academy in France. This military academy is the Whampoa of the United States, and 80 percent of the highest-ranking officers in the United States graduated from the West Point Military Academy, and you say that it is not powerful, so you veterans should not look down on that boy of Shangguan Qing, as far as the operational command is concerned, he is no worse than any of us here, including myself. ”

"It's so powerful, so I'm afraid that Huangpu is not worthy of carrying shoes for others, but why is the American ** team losing in Southeast Asia, and even the old devil who lost in our hands can't beat the old devil of Shouichi Terauchi, this is not in line with common sense, isn't it?" Yan Hongyan continued to ask.

Han Yunhua sighed and explained, "Although West Point is almost as old as the United States, it has been known as the cradle of officers in the United States since its establishment. It has nurtured generations of famous generals and military talents, including more than 2,700 generals and one president of the United States. Turning the page of the military history of the United States, there is not a single page that does not leave behind the great achievements of West Point graduates. It is no exaggeration to say that in every war in which the United States participates, there must be graduates of the West Point Military Academy. Of the 60 major battles of the American Civil War, West Point graduates commanded 55 battles, and Commander-in-Chief of the Northern Army, Grant, and General Lee, Commander-in-Chief of the Southern Army, both graduated from West Point. In World War I, the commander-in-chief of the U.S. Expeditionary Force, John Brown, was the commander-in-chief of the U.S. Expeditionary T Fourth. General Pershing, along with 34 of the 38 corps and division commanders who participated in the war, were West Point graduates. However, we also know that it is not only the quality of officers that determines the victory of a war, but also that there are many factors that restrict the direction of a war in addition to the command level of officers. There are many reasons why the United States has behaved so unsatisfactorily in the Pacific theater, and it is not just the command level of its officers. ”

"Indeed, what the commander said is quite reasonable, as far as I know, the United States now has less than 100,000 troops, and the navy and air force are not much stronger than the Japanese army. The US troops in the Pacific theater are only more than 20,000 people, although they are nominally more than 100,000, but the vast majority of them are troops composed of Filipinos hired by the Americans. In addition, the Japanese transferred to Southeast Asia are all veteran troops who have been in battle for a long time, and their combat effectiveness is definitely not comparable to these little devils in North China, so the first war is decided, and the whole of Southeast Asia has now become Japan's backyard and raw material base. Therefore, the failure of the United States is the result of a combination of factors, and it is by no means something that a few West Point graduates can reverse. Tan Zhenlin, as the most famous general in the original New Fourth Army, has a different view, and he agrees with Han Yunhua's point of view.

Han Yunhua added: "What Lao Tan said is very reasonable, but it is not comprehensive, the little devil is indeed very powerful, and the American and British troops were defeated, and the entire Southeast Asia was about to fall into the hands of the Japanese, otherwise Du Yanming's Fifth Army would not have gone abroad at this time to expedition to Burma." But what I want to say is that the defeat of the United States is only temporary, and the terrible United States is far from what you can imagine, don't look at the arrogance of the little devil now, but it won't be long before Hirohito's dog thing cries. ”

"How can you say that the United States still has the strength to fight back?" Tan Zhenlin looked at Han Yunhua in disbelief.

"That's for sure, although now it seems that small Japan has taken the initiative in the war, and it has also achieved considerable success. However, in terms of war potential, Japan is only a small land, let alone compared with a behemoth like the United States, even we, China, are much stronger than little devils. Small Japan and the United States are bulls, that is, grasshoppers shake the big tree, and it is okay to bully the countries of East Asia and Southeast Asia, but compared with the United States, there is still a huge difference in strength. Then Han Yunhua explained in detail: "Comrades: In terms of economy, the United States is far from being able to compete with the little devil's little industrial base, although due to the high-speed operation of the national war machine, Japan's surplus labor force is now enriched into the army and related industries, and Japan's national economy appeared to be unprecedentedly "prosperous" before the start of the Pacific War, which made the Japanese mistakenly believe that their economic and military strength surpassed that of their biggest enemy, the United States. At this time, the United States had experienced about a decade of economic depression, and the far-reaching impact of the economic crisis made the entire American economy still 'weak'. However, despite this, the overall national strength of the United States is still much higher than that of Japan. Here is a simple example of a set of data, you can see the gap between the two sides, the population of the United States is now nearly twice that of Japan; The U.S. produces 7.3 times as much steel as Japan, 7.5 times as much coal, and 80 times as many automobiles as Japan. In addition, the level of modernization and automation of American factories was higher than that of Europe and Japan, and the production management of Americans was the most advanced in the world at that time. Japan has basically no potential to tap, and Japan's domestic military and economy reached its peak before the start of the Pacific War, which means that if Japan cannot use its existing forces to quickly destroy its opponents, then after entering a war of attrition, Japan will undoubtedly lose. Han Yunhua knows that the strong performance of the Japanese in Southeast Asia has had a great impact on many cadres in China, especially Terauchi Shouichi took the Philippine Islands in one month, occupied most of Southeast Asia in two months, and now he almost entered Yunnan. If we don't make the current international situation clear to them, it will really be difficult to deal with them at that time.

Tan Zhenlin also said after listening to Han Yunhua's words: "It's true, have you found out, the strength of the little Japanese has been increasing in the past two years, I remember that in 37 years, the little devils stationed in North China were only more than 30,000 people, and the garrisons of the three provinces of Chahar, Suiyuan, and Rehe combined were only one division and one independent brigade, but now the North China Front Army alone has more than 300,000 troops under its jurisdiction, but the quality of the soldiers has been declining, which shows that the little Japan has been overwhelmed. If you provoke the Americans again at this time, will the heads of the little devil's headquarters be kicked by donkeys? I don't understand, but no matter why, I'm afraid it's hard for the little devil to win this war. ”

"Hehehe, Lao Tan is right, the little devil ... [This chapter is not finished, please click on the next page to continue reading!] ］