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"We also rely on captures to bring the armed forces, of course, not all." Yang Tianfeng groaned and said, "How can we capture more weapons, that is, to fight the battle of annihilation." As for the war of attrition with cold guns and cold guns, we will not relax. In fact, these two tactics are not contradictory, and the purpose of both is to destroy the enemy's living forces. It's just that we're doing better. ”

"Yes, your methods of dealing with the Japanese sweep are also different from those of the Eighth Route Army, they seem to be more flexible." Carlson nodded in agreement.

"We have our own military industry, which must be defended with all our might. This is different from the Eighth Route Army, they have less burden, they can move in flexibly, they don't have to confront the devils head-on, and they can also drag the devils down by relying on the strong wall and clearing the wilderness. ”

As the Q&A continued, Carlson was embarrassed when Yang Tianfeng pointed out that the United States sold a large amount of scrap steel and oil to the Japanese army, and the Japanese used it to make guns and bombs to drive planes and tanks to fight the war.

"I can't believe that the Americans would deliberately intervene in the massacres and devastation that I have seen Chinese suffer in the past two years." Carlson shook his head, saying that he was not convinced, and did not know how to defend his homeland, "The more Japan advances in China, the more it shows that it plans to develop an empire." And China's independence is not just a moral issue. It is a condition that is essential for the future peace of the Pacific region, and that means peace for the United States. When I return home, I will write my analysis in a letter to the President and remind the American public that our first line of defense, past and in the future, is China, which is heroically resisting Japan! ””

"For that, I am deeply grateful." Yang Tianfeng paused and said: "Although this will not change much from the current US government, I believe that there are still many upright people in the world, and their drums and shouts are also a kind of support for China's War of Resistance in spirit." Moreover, your views on U.S.-Japan relations are wise, and your predictions about a U.S.-Japan war are correct. Japan has a strong navy, but it has not achieved much. The Nanyang region is rich in war resources, such as oil, rubber, grain, etc., all of which are needed by Japan, a poor island country. ”

After returning to the United States, Carlson predicted that after the Japanese militarist invasion of the Far East, he would inevitably fight a decisive battle with the United States at sea. On more than one occasion he openly proclaimed the fact that he firmly believed that when the United States had to resist Japanese militarism and that the United States would finally have to have a showdown with Japan, the army under the leadership of GC*D would be the most reliable ally of the United States, and that all democratic tendencies within the Kuomintang should be supported.

At this time, Carlson only revealed his views and conclusions very vaguely, and Yang Tianfeng explained it bluntly, which surprised him.

The rest of the discussion is more specialized, focusing on the experience and tactics of the war against Japan, as well as the prediction and evolution of the international situation. Carlson's Chinese is not proficient, but Yang Tianfeng answers his expressions in foreign languages from time to time, and Carlson's translations have become ornaments.

"General Yang, you are the most knowledgeable and wise Chinese general I have ever met." Carlson seemed to have discovered a new world, and sincerely admired Yang Tianfeng, "Well, or in some ways, you don't look like Chinese." ”

Unlike most Chinese he has ever met, Yang Tianfeng has a mixture of old and new ideas and habits, and in Carlson's view, Yang Tianfeng is the most world-minded Chinese he has ever seen.

"What do you think of the Chinese?" Yang Tianfeng smiled meaningfully, "modest, simple, and hardworking...... Well, if that's the case, I'm really offbeat. As he spoke, he called to the guards, poured coffee, invited Carlson to taste it, and made an introduction, "This is brought by a friend from the rear, and I usually don't want to drink it." To be honest, this stuff has a better refreshing effect than tea. ”

"Oh, the conversation with me has made General Yang feel bored and sleepy?" Carlson sucked, feeling very comfortable, and said jokingly.

"If Mr. Carlson can solve some practical difficulties for us, I will be in good spirits." Yang Tianfeng said with a smile: "For example, I am very interested in the Gungho. ”

The Chinese abbreviation of China Industrial Cooperative "Gung Ho" also means: "work hard, work together". By international friend Louis? Alley? Edgar? The China Industrial Cooperative Association, initiated by the Snows, Hu Yuzhi, Xu Xinliu and others, aims to organize unemployed workers and establish industrial production cooperatives, which can provide relief for production, support military and civilian use, and support the War of Resistance Against Japan.

At that time, many KMT, CPC, and democratic figures participated in the leadership of the ICC. In order to win overseas aid, raise funds for the development of ICCIC, and ensure the proper use of foreign aid, the International Committee for the Promotion of ICCIC was established. The work of the ICCIC also quickly won the enthusiastic support of righteous people from all over the world and patriotic overseas Chinese who sympathized with China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and the United States, Britain, and the Philippines also set up special organizations to support the ICCIC.

Skilled skilled workers are what Yang Tianfeng needs. Although recruitment and training have been all the while, there is still a big shortage of personnel based on the foundation of China's agrarian society. In addition, Yang Tianfeng also hopes to receive funds and external assistance.

Carlson gave a positive reply to Yang Tianfeng's request, and promised to help order a batch of civilian machinery and equipment from overseas as soon as possible, such as sewing machines, looms, and so on.

Yang Tianfeng expressed his gratitude for this, and invited Carlson to spend two days to visit the private enterprises in the base area, and welcomed his suggestions and opinions.

The talks lasted most of the day and did not end until the evening. After sending Carlson away, Yang Tianfeng leaned in his chair very tiredly, closed his eyes and recuperated, and was also thinking about how useful this conversation with Carlson would be.

I believe that my conversation with Carlson will soon be known to the national government, there is nothing wrong with it, and the prophecy of Carlson's dismissal will come true, how should Chairman Chiang guess his relationship with the United States?

Compared with the conversation with Carlson and the situation of the base area shown to Carlson, Yang Tianfeng was more worried about military issues.

Searching for the information in his mind, combined with the current situation, Yang Tianfeng felt that he should make preparations in advance, whether it was a left hook or a right straight fist, expanding the guerrilla zone in the base area and making the core area safer was the most important thing.

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In early February 1940, the total strength of the New Seventh Army was expanded to more than 70,000. The three main divisions, including artillery, special forces, and divisional guards, reached more than 15,000 on paper; The separate brigade and the garrison brigade each have 6,000 people. Yang Tianfeng also added an additional mountain brigade to each main division, bringing each division to more than 18,000 people.

The Kuomintang's winter counteroffensive is still continuing, and the New Seventh Army has stabilized the situation with continuous small-scale battles and replaced training with battles, and finally won this rare time for expansion and training.

Seizing the opportunity in the cracks is naturally the advantage of the traverser, and Yang Tianfeng makes use of it more vividly. The fact that the 70,000-odd people were able to complete the weapons and equipment of the 70,000-strong people in the theater of operations, and that they were able to produce their own products shows the continuous improvement of the production capacity of the military industry.

Complete, of course, this standard cannot satisfy Yang Tianfeng. In order to continue to expand and ensure that the weapons and equipment of the troops do not decline, in the current situation, Yang Tianfeng can only choose to seize and capture from the enemy, which seems to be the quickest way.

The battle between Shangqiu and Long Kang made Yang Tianfeng realize that it was very profitable to fight the puppet army. The seizure of weapons and equipment, and the replenishment of mine coolies, can all be obtained from the soft persimmon puppet army.

At present, there are not many places where the New Seventh Army can attack the puppet army again. The puppet armies in Xiao and Su counties are no longer in the climate, and the devils who have suffered losses no longer believe in them. Bengbu still has a division (more than 5,000 people) led by Shen Xiru, the commander of the puppet Qingxiang detachment, but it is mainly distributed in the east of the road, and it is obviously unrealistic to cross the Jinpu Road to attack.

Yang Tianfeng turned his gaze to the north, in addition to the purpose of attacking the puppet army and expanding the territory, he also had the intention of supporting the periphery of the base area so that the enemy could not advance too much.

If the Eighth Route Army could become a solid barrier to the north of the base area, Yang Tianfeng's original strategic direction should have been to go south. Even if he went north, he would carry out an offensive in northern Henan, open up contact with the national * army in the Taihang Mountains, and completely cut off the communication between southern Jin and northern Henan.

However, the development of the situation has already exceeded Yang Tianfeng's expectations, and although he has made considerable preparations and preventive work for the deteriorating situation, he still hopes not to take action as much as possible. But now it seems that he will have to take decisive action to contain the crisis that will arise in the northeast of the base area in the future.

Since June and July 1939, there have been more than 10 counties in the Sulu-Henan-Anhui border region, covering an area of about 10,000 square kilometers and a population of nearly 10 million. This was a period of vigorous prosperity in the history of the development of the Huxi Anti-Japanese Democratic Base Area, and it was also the best period for the construction of the anti-Japanese national united front and political power in Huxi.

However, after the second half of 1939, the Huxi Sutuo incident caused extremely serious harm to the Huxi base area. Due to the extremely serious panic and chaos caused by the indiscriminate arrests and killings, the party, government, and military organizations at all levels were extremely seriously damaged, and many cadres, fighters, and democrats passively returned home or turned to the Kuomintang, and the common people were also bewildered for a long time, and one after another closed their doors and closed their doors to avoid the revolution, with the result that the local anti-Japanese work in the local area fell into a very difficult situation, and the local armed forces were sharply reduced from more than 10,000 to only 500.

Under these circumstances, the Sulu-Henan District Party Committee was demoted to the Huxi Prefectural Committee. At the same time, the Japanese puppet army frantically carried out "encroachment", "blockade" and "sweeping" of the base areas; Reactionary associations propagate superstitions, incite the masses, resist grain and taxes, disrupt social order, and sabotage the War of Resistance; The bandits took the opportunity to raid homes and houses and disrupt public order.

For a time, the anti-Japanese base area in Huxi was greatly reduced, and nearly 90 percent of the territory was reduced to enemy-occupied areas, which were compressed into a small area centered from the eastern part of Shanxian County to the northern part of Fengxian County.

Obviously, if they sit idly by, the Japanese puppet army will be able to stabilize the occupied area and form a new sweeping base. Among them, Feng County is the most threatening to Dangshan, and Shanxian County and Cao County are to Shangqiu.

Therefore, Yang Tianfeng decided to launch a military operation first, taking advantage of the enemy's unstable foothold, to contend with the enemy in Huxi, expand the guerrilla zone in the north of the base area, and maintain a relatively large early warning and buffer zone. At the same time, occupying the Huxi area can form a threat to the north of Xuzhou, and wait for an opportunity to attack the northern section of the Jinpu Railway.

On the eve of the Spring Festival, Yang Tianfeng convened a secret military meeting in Yongcheng to determine the operational plan for the attack on Huxi after the Spring Festival.

"There are two brigades of the Japanese army in Feng County, and there are more than 3,000 people in the puppet army of Shixijiu; There is also a Japanese brigade stationed in Shan County and Pei County, and the puppet army is composed of four regiments of Liu Xianzhou, commander of the 'suppression of bandits' on the first road in Lunan, totaling more than 3,000 people; in addition, there is also a Japanese brigade stationed in Jinxiang and Yutai, with more than 1,600 people under the command of Liang Jianxu of the puppet army......

"The commander of the Japanese forces in the Huxi area is Ogawa Osa, and the headquarters is located in Yutai County, and the troops under its jurisdiction are the 62nd Infantry Wing and the 21st Division Search Team, with a total strength of about 5,000 ......people."

"The situation in Huxi is more complicated, in addition to the devils and puppet army, there are also Huidaomen organizations and bandits, and there are also small anti-Japanese armed forces under the banner of the national army, which can be described as a mixture of fish and dragons, and it is not easy to ...... screening."

Yang Tianfeng listened to the staff officer's briefing on all aspects of the situation in the Huxi area, and felt that he was still not very sure that he would use a division to carry out the Huxi operation. If it is a Wentun battle in which more troops are added one after another, it is obviously not in line with his goal of recovering Huxi as soon as possible and consolidating it as quickly as possible.

In order to form a momentum of Mount Tai to defeat the Japanese puppet army in the Huxi area in one fell swoop, Yang Tianfeng decided to increase the number of troops by one or two brigades, or even a division, and cooperate with the 25th Division to solve the Huxi problem cleanly.

Guo Songlin, commander of the 25th Division, had been listening attentively, because he knew that it was their division's task to attack Huxi and hold out for a long time in the new Guangfu area.

In fact, it is not difficult to guess that Yang Tianfeng has already begun to arrange preparations for expansion to Shandong. The officers and men from Shandong who were constantly transferred to the 25 th Division, the supply of weapons and equipment was also tilted, and the addition of capable staff officers to the division's staff headquarters indicated that the 25 th Division would have a major operation, and the direction could be guessed.

In the tradition, the Chinese have always paid attention to the full house of children and grandchildren, and multiplication, which is called branching and scattering. Guo Songlin himself had carefully studied the map and believed that if he wanted to advance north as a barrier to the base area, it would not simply be reinforcements and assistance, which to a certain extent could also be called the opening of the New Seventh Army.

Children will always leave their parents when they grow up, which is not an emotional intimacy, but an aspect that shows maturity. Guo Songlin is also in the same mood and feelings, being able to take charge alone, to be able to lead an army alone, and to be able to become a general of the Duzhen side, which is Yang Tianfeng's trust, and it is also the beginning of his expected gallop. (To be continued.) )