Liu Yimin didn't care about what Chiang Kai-shek would think about him taking the lead in making a statement announcing the declaration of war by the Shandong military and civilians on Germany, Italy and Japan, and after explaining his work to Luo Ronghuan, he took Tang Xingying back to Xi'an by plane.

This time, there was no Tang Xiu'er to report to the Japanese army, naturally the road was safe, and the plane landed at the hidden airstrip in Xi'an at dawn, Liu Yimin led Tang Xingying and the accompanying deputy director of the staff office ** Feng, radio station director He Xinghua, Li Xiaoshuai, who served as guards, and Hu Changbao went directly to the central station to meet the chairman and boss.

The chairman and the boss had already arrived at the airport to greet them, but it was too cold, and Liu Yimin delayed the departure time because he explained his work to Luo Ronghuan, so the chairman and the boss had to come back first. When they heard that the plane had arrived, the two men were going to meet them again, and the comrades dissuaded the two leaders, and they greeted the return of the general at the gate of the station.

When the car arrived at the gate of the central station, Liu Yimin saw from a distance that the chairman, the boss and other leaders were greeted at the door, his heart was hot, and he jumped down without waiting for the car to stop, sorted out his military posture, strode over, saluted with a "snap", and reported loudly: "Report to the chairman and commander-in-chief: Liu Yimin, secretary of the Shandong Bureau and commander of the Shandong Military Region, was ordered to report to duty, please instruct!" ”

The commander-in-chief wore a military uniform and returned the salute to Liu Yimin. The chairman did not return the salute, but took a step forward and took Liu Yimin's hand. I looked left and right for a while. Only then did he say in his characteristic thick Hunan accent: "Comrade Liu Yimin, why do I look like I'm growing strong?" ”

Mr. Zhu interjected on the side: "It is indeed stronger, much more solid." ”

After a while, Chen Yun, Zhang Wentian, Ren Bishi and other leading comrades came over to shake hands and say hello cordially, so busy that Liu Yimin kept saluting.

Liu Yimin was busy, and Tang Xingying and the others who accompanied him hurriedly came up to salute and greet the leaders.

Seeing Tang Xingying, Mr. Zhu said, He'er and Ping'er are good-looking, Xiao Tang hasn't seen his two sons for a long time, don't stay here. Hurry home to see your son and rest.

Tang Xingying reported that she would like to thank the commander-in-chief for her concern, and that she would meet with Sister Cai, Sister He, Sister Kang, and Sister Liu in a while to report on the work of the Shandong Women's Committee. I went back to see the children.

The chairman was anxious and anxious to discuss the international situation after the Pearl Harbor incident with Liu Yimin, so he took Liu Yimin and went to his residence, and the boss and the others followed. Tang Xingying went to find a few eldest sisters, and the rest of He Xinghua and **Feng were all led to rest by the comrades of the Central Guard Regiment.

When he arrived at the office where the chairman lived, as soon as he sat down, the chairman asked Liu Yimin to talk in detail about his views on the defense of Moscow and the future direction of the Pacific War.

Those who entered the chairman's office were all secretaries of the Secretariat, and there was no taboo for Liu Yimin to speak.

Liu Yimin first talked about his views on the defense of Moscow, saying that he was judging from the current reports on the battle of Moscow. It can be judged that the Soviet army will win this battle. The reasons are as follows: First, Hitler made a strategic mistake, originally, with the power of the German blitzkrieg, the German army should indeed be able to capture Moscow before winter, and they only need to continue the previous offensive and launch a campaign to capture Moscow in August. At that time, the Soviet army on the Western Front had been defeated, and it was impossible to organize an effective defense, and with the Japanese army pinning down in the Far East, the Soviet Union was about to be destroyed. But Hitler was dizzy and rushed to solve the threat of the Soviet Air Force in Ukraine to the Romanian oil fields. He also took a fancy to the importance of Ukrainian raw materials to the German army, rejected the request of the front-line generals, and went to attack Ukraine first. In this way, time was provided for the re-replenishment of Soviet troops. When they re-attacked Moscow in October, they were stopped by the muddy autumn rains. One comes and goes. The defense line of Moscow was established, and the Germans again wanted to capture Moscow. It's already impossible. Second, the weather helped the Soviet Red Army a lot. The winter in Russia is much colder than the winter in North China, and the bolt of the gun cannot be opened. The Soviets have lived there for a long time, and every family has cotton hats, cotton boots, and cotton coats, and the weapons they make are stupid and clumsy, and the precision cannot catch up with the German army, but they are easy to operate, and most of the tanks and cars are diesel engines, and they are not afraid of the cold. The Germans, on the other hand, had planned to end the fighting before the arrival of winter, and did not prepare the soldiers with military coats, leather boots, fur hats and other equipment at all. Now that the war is in winter, where can these wintering equipment be prepared in a hurry for a while? And where can they be transported to the front line in full and distributed to every soldier? The German tanks, armored vehicles, and automobiles were all gasoline engines, and their weapons were very exquisite, so there were situations in which armored vehicles lay on their stomachs, soldiers could not open their guns, and a large number of soldiers froze to death. From this point of view, the German army at this time was already defeated without a fight. Third, Stalin chose the right person this time and made Zhukov the commander-in-chief of the Moscow campaign. You must know that the reason why the Soviet Red Army was defeated on both the eastern and western fronts at the beginning of the war was of course due to the enemy's surprise attack and improper strategy and tactics, but the main reason was that Stalin carried out a great purge and destroyed the Great Wall, killing too many key officers of the Red Army. This is Stalin's iniquity, if he does not defeat the battle, who will defeat the war? However, the Soviet Union was, after all, a large industrialized country, and the Red Army soldiers had a high level of education. After a period of battlefield training, those literate officers will grow up, and the combat effectiveness of the Soviet army will be improved again. Zhukov is one such example. This Zhukov was the commander of the First Army at the time of the Battle of Nomenkhan, with a clear mind, brave and good at fighting, and I think he was a rare general in the Soviet army. With him commanding the Battle of Moscow, and it was a battle with the strength of the whole country, the German army, which had been tortured by the bitter cold, was naturally going to fail. Needless to say, these three reasons alone were enough, and the Battle of Moscow would inevitably end in a Soviet victory.

Zhang Wentian asked eagerly: "Comrade Liu Yimin, according to your analysis, can the Soviet Red Army expel the German Kou from the Soviet Union in one go this time?" ”

Liu Yimin shook his head, sighed, and said, "It's not that easy. You must know that the main force of the Soviet Red Army has been completely lost, and even this battle of Moscow did not have the strength to achieve their expected goals. The Soviet Union still has a long way to go to drive the Germans out of the Soviet Union. And the USSR alone will not work, it needs the cooperation of Britain and the United States in the European theater. You know, although little Japan is rampant, they are still far from the German army. The German Army fought in tanks and cars, and the Japanese Army fought on pack horses, which could not be compared. If it were not for the cooperation of Britain and the United States, and Hitler had not made strategic mistakes, the current Soviet Red Army as a whole would no longer be an opponent of the German army. Therefore, the future of the war is still a long way off, and it is impossible for the Soviet army to defeat the German army without a year or two. However, in the long run, the Soviets will definitely be able to defeat the Germans and even capture Berlin. The reason is very simple: the Germans, like the Japanese, were not popular enough to swallow elephants, and made the common sense mistake of flowering on all sides and having a long front. ”

The chairman is a grand strategist, and he has already taken into account what Liu Yimin said, but what Liu Yimin said is a little more systematic. No, he immediately asked Liu Yimin to talk about the trend of the Pacific War after the Pearl Harbor incident, and whether Britain and the United States could hold Southeast Asia.

Liu Yimin's answer shocked everyone, that is, Britain and the United States could not hold Southeast Asia.

The chairman's brow furrowed, and he asked why.

Liu Yimin took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it for the chairman, lit one himself, smoked it beautifully, and then reported that the reason was very simple: Although the equipment of the Japanese troops occupying Southeast Asia was far behind the British and American defenders, the commanders at all levels were all drawn from the battlefield of aggression against China, and they had rich combat experience, and the Japanese army's combat will was much higher than that of the British and American troops. The British and American armies surrendered if they could not fight, and the Japanese fought to the death, and few surrendered. In this sense, the British and American troops stationed in Southeast Asia were like caretakers, and the Japanese army was like a pack of wolves. Therefore, you don't need to look at their battle reports to know that in the short term, the Japanese army will inevitably be overwhelmed, and the British and American armies in Southeast Asia will inevitably be defeated.

The chairman's brows became tighter and tighter: "If this is the case, wouldn't it be that the Japanese army is becoming more and more brave the more they fight?" ”

Liu Yimin said with a smile: "Rest assured, the good days of Little Japan are over." Their temporary victory in Southeast Asia could not save their fate. In less than half a year, the U.S. Navy will counterattack, and as long as the small Japanese navy is defeated, the Japanese supply lines in Southeast Asia will be threatened. No matter how strong the combat effectiveness of the Japanese Army is, it is no match for the overwhelming US aircraft. If nothing else, little Japan will survive next year, or at most by the end of the year after that. If we add the factor of our army, I am afraid that little Japan will be completely defeated by the end of next year. ”

Mr. Zhu asked suspiciously: "The US Pacific Fleet was just destroyed by the Japanese army yesterday, how can we launch a counterattack within half a year?" ”

Liu Yimin laughed and said: "Commander-in-chief, why didn't you see the clues from the war reports issued by the United States and Japan? I took a closer look and saw that the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was perfect, destroying the Pacific Fleet's battleships, cruisers, and destroyers at Pearl Harbor, and destroying American planes on Oahu. However, I compared, and neither side mentioned the three aircraft carriers of the Pacific Fleet. This shows that the three aircraft carriers of the Pacific Fleet were not in Pearl Harbor and had escaped the attack of the Japanese army. Since the Japanese attack on Vladivostok, the combat form of the navy has undergone great changes, battleships have become dispensable, and cruisers and destroyers have become frigates of aircraft carrier battle groups. With these three aircraft carriers, the main force of the US Pacific Fleet is there. Ni Hua told me that the shipbuilding industry in the United States is more developed than we normally imagine, and the Yankees may be able to build a few more aircraft carriers within six months with the Japanese beating them. With the temperament of the Americans, they will inevitably launch a counterattack within half a year. ”

The chairman nodded and said that it made sense.