Guiyang, the front-line headquarters of the Southwest Campaign.

As the campaign progressed, in order to better command the encirclement and annihilation of the Japanese troops under Okabe Naosaburo's command, Yue Weihan had moved the front-line headquarters of the campaign from Baisè to Guiyang.

Yue Weihan, Mr. Xu, and Mr. Li were gathered in front of the map to discuss the battle situation.

In order to reduce their own casualties as much as possible, Yue Weihan, Xu Zong, and Li Zong agreed that a long-term siege strategy should be adopted to deal with the Japanese army on the southern route, and then launch a general attack after the Japanese army ran out of ammunition and food, and determined the general policy of encircling and annihilating the Japanese army on the southern route, and the topic of the three shifted to the Japanese army on the northern route that had broken through.

Mr. Li pointed to the map with the pencil in his hand, and said with some regret: "Although the Japanese army on the southern route has surrounded our army, the Japanese army on the northern route has broken through the fifth blockade line of Sanye and has now entered the Tengger Desert. ”

Failed to encircle and annihilate the Japanese army on the North Road, Yue Weihan also felt a little regretful, but he also knew that war has always been full of infinite possibilities, if everything can be as I wish, it will not be a real battle but a military exercise, not to mention that although the Japanese army on the North Road has highlighted the encirclement, it is also a heavy loss, and it is estimated that there will not be more than 50,000 people who can finally walk through the Tengger Desert alive.

"Hey, let's stop talking about that." Mr. Xu waved his hand and suddenly said, "Let's say something exciting." ”

After saying this, Mr. Xu said again: "Erye urgently, Jiujiang and Anqing have been taken, and the nine divisions of the puppet security army stationed in Wuhan have also revolted before the battle, and quickly occupied military targets such as arsenals, Japanese headquarters and hospitals, and the Japanese garrison brigade garrison in Wuhan has suffered heavy losses and has fled in a hurry in the direction of Dabie Mountain. "Oh? Yue Weihan said in a heartbeat, "Wu Xuan has already recovered?" ”

Mr. Li also hit the knot hard, and said excitedly: "In other words, except for Shanghai, Nanjing and a few military strongholds on the periphery, half of the rivers and mountains south of the Yangtze River have all been recovered?" I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect that the situation of the Anti-Japanese War in the whole country would change so drastically in such a short period of time!" ”

"If you think about it, it's actually to be expected." Mr. Xu slowly lit the old cigarette in his pipe, took a deep breath, felt the comfort of the smoke churning in his lungs, and then continued, "The situation in Central China is fundamentally different from that in North China, because Okamura Ninji and Yan Junroku's China strategy is very different. ”

"Okamura Ninji pursued a policy of Sino-Japanese goodwill in Central China, which flattered the common people in Central China to a considerable extent, so the enthusiasm of the people in Central China to support the New Fourth Army's resistance against Japan was generally not high, which was incomparable with the Eighth Route Army in North China." ”

However, Okamura Ninji's policy also offended the vast number of puppet armies and the Han Jiān Maintenance Association, under the banner of Sino-Japanese goodwill, "the Central China Puppet Army and the Han Jiān Maintenance Association not only had no oil and water to fish, but also had to work as coolies for the people" of course they would have complaints in their hearts, "so when our army launched a full-scale counteroffensive, these puppet armies and the Han Jiān Maintenance Association did not hesitate to turn back." ”

Yue Weihan nodded thoughtfully, things seemed to be really like this.

The reason why the situation in Central China has been reversed in such a short period of time is entirely due to Okamura Ninji's Sino-Japanese friendly policy, of course, "this does not mean that Okamura Ninji's policy is not good" On the contrary, this policy is actually quite terrible: "If Okamura old devils are given enough time, Central China is likely to be completely Japanese!"

The situation of the Anti-Japanese War has developed to the present, and Yue Weihan seems to be planning for the next combat operation.

With the recovery of half of the rivers and mountains south of the Yangtze River, the counteroffensive in North China should also be put on the agenda, but "the industrial base of Taihang Mountain alone" is not enough to support the counteroffensive in North China, not to mention the counterattack in the Northeast and even the Far East, the industrial base in Myanmar is enough to support the counteroffensive of the whole country, "but it is too far apart, transportation is a big problem!"

The Yunnan-Burma Highway and the Sichuan-Yunnan and Yunnan-Hunan highways are generally in poor condition, and the transportation capacity is obviously insufficient.

Airlift of war materials from Burma to the hinterland? This can only be a temporary contingency plan" and can never become a routine means.

Build a railway in the southwestern hinterland to connect Myanmar with the newly recovered Wuhan? This is obviously unrealistic: "The southwest hinterland has high mountains and deep ravines, and the geological conditions are extremely harsh, so how easy is it to build a railway?" What's more, time is not allowed, and when this railway is completed and opened to traffic, I am afraid that the cucumber vegetables will already be cold!

Road, rail and air transport are not available, and it seems that they have to rely on sea freight.

The transport capacity of sea transport is far greater than that of road and air transport, and it is much more reliable than rail transport, "because rail transport is susceptible to geological disasters and enemy spies, while sea transport is almost unrestricted, of course," and this is based on the fact that the US Navy has annihilated the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy.

The U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet has enough strength, but it is impossible for others to be at your disposal.

If China can have its own large transport fleet and escort fleet, it can continuously transport the war materials and resources produced in Myanmar to coastal cities such as Shanghai, Lianyungang, and Qingdao, and then transport them to the front lines of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression through strategic lines such as the Tianjin-Pudong Railway, Longhai Railway, and Pinghan Railway.

However, how easy is it for China to rebuild a navy?

"Although the navy during the period of the National People's Republic of China was destroyed, only warships were lost, but most of the more than 100,000 naval officers and men remained, and after the fall of the Chongqing National People's Government, "these hundreds of thousands of naval officers and men were not able to evacuate, they were first captured, and then they were rescued, and they are currently undergoing training at the naval base in Yangon.

The problem is that China does not have warships, not even a hundred ton gunboats!

The Ordnance City in Yangon can build tanks and planes, but not warships, because the Americans have blocked technology.

In the official language of the US government, Myanmar cannot build such a behemoth as a warship, and if China really needs it, it can completely lease it to the US government.

In Europe, the United States has lent more than 20 aircraft carriers and hundreds of warships of various types to the British government and the French front.

However, the generosity of Americans is not unconditional.

"The reason why the strategic focus of the United States has always been in Europe, and in order to stabilize the war situation in Europe, the United States has to vigorously support the British government and France, and it is not so easy for the "Chinese" countries in Asia to lease warships from the United States.

In the final analysis, Asia is a peripheral interest of the United States, not a core interest.

In the eyes of the U.S. government, Nazi Germany in Europe was the greatest threat to the American nation, and "if it weren't for the stupid attack on Pearl Harbor and the heavy damage to the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet, the U.S. government would not even be willing to intervene in the war in Asia."

It is one thing for the American people to like the Chinese Expeditionary Force, and it is another thing for the US government to be willing to lease warships.

All in all, if the government of China could not come up with a heavyweight weight that would affect the course of the war in Europe, it would have been impossible for the American government and the old lame man of Roosevelt to lend warships to China, let alone 10,000-ton aircraft carriers or battleships, or even 1,000-ton destroyers.

When Yue Weihan was suffering from himself, Gao Jingwu suddenly walked in excitedly, and immediately immediately reported immediately: "The main seat, the seat has returned to Myanmar!" ”

"Oh? Zhan Kui returned to Myanmar? Yue Weihan was overjoyed when he heard this, "What about the group of Soviet scientists?" ”

Gao Jingwu said: "A total of 316 Soviet scientists set off from Xinjiang, and all of them arrived in Yangon safely. ”

"Great!" Yue Weihan slammed the festival, "At the moment, I will say to Mr. Xu and Mr. Li" "Lao Xu, Lao Li" I have to go back to Yangon immediately, and the war on the front line will be entrusted to you!" The Japanese army trapped near Huaihua was already trapped and fighting, and there were two great powers, Mr. Xu and Mr. Li, who could command on the front line, "Yue Weihan was very relieved."

Jiāo waited for a while, "Yue Weihan flew back to Yangon overnight.

There is a saying, Yue Weihan is dozing off, "Ma Zhankui sent the pillow!"

If Yue Weihan wants to build a navy, he must lease warships from the United States, and if he wants to borrow warships from the United States, "he must have a heavyweight weight that can change the trend of the European war, and what weapons can change the trend of the European war?" In addition to nuclear weapons and jet fighters, only helicopter gunships were left to seriously restrain the German armored clusters!

Nuclear weapons and jet fighters are too technically demanding, and helicopter gunships are relatively easy.

But even if it is a helicopter gunship, it cannot be done with the current scientific and technological strength of Myanmar alone" No, the Soviet scientists escorted by Ma Zhankui arrived in Myanmar at this time, wouldn't it solve Yue Weihan's urgent need!? With the two fathers of helicopters, Kamov and Miri, are you afraid that you won't be able to get a helicopter gunship?

Yangon, the official residence of Yue Wei Han.

Guarded by two guards, Kamov and Miri trepided into a palatial living room, which was said to have been the official residence of the Anglo-Burmese governor, "but now it is occupied by a warlord of China, who seems to be very famous and about to become their boss."

In their respective academic fields, Kamov and Miri are both experts, but they obviously lack knowledge of China.

As soon as they walked into the hall, Kamov and Miri saw a young and unspeakable general of the "Chinese" country greeted them, and the "Chinese" general in front of them was indeed very young, and he did not look more than thirty years old at most, but on his collar badge and epaulettes, he was carrying four shining gold stars, and he turned out to be a four-star general!

This four-star general is none other than Yue Weihan.

With the help of the Russian translator, Yue Weihan and Kamov and Miri briefly exchanged words, "Immediately started a discussion in the academic field, after listening to Yue Weihan's idea, Kamov and Miri suddenly fell into deep thought, although these two are experts in the field of helicopters, but the armed helicopter is an out-and-out new concept for them now."

At this time, in the field of helicopters, there is only the concept of practical helicopters, the father of helicopters in the United States, Sikorsky, has just successfully developed the first practical helicopter VS-300 Soon, the armed helicopter is still a blank field, in history, the first real armed helicopter "Black Hawk", until the 70s did not appear.

After a long time, Miri said: "The metal rotors, the fuselage is equipped with armor, and the machine gun and rocket artillery will inevitably greatly increase the load of the helicopter, and if there is no high-power engine", such an idea is almost unimaginable, but can the high-power engine be processed with the industrial base of Myanmar? ”

Yue Weihan smiled and said, "Mr. Miri, have you heard of the P-51 Mustang fighter?" "Of course. Miri nodded, "The Mustang fighter is recognized as the king of fighter jets in the world today" and is also considered to have reached the technical limit of the propeller fixed-wing fighter, and a common opinion is that the Mustang fighter is invincible until the jet fighter is successfully developed and officially put into service. ”

Yue Weihan nodded and said, "We in Myanmar can even produce engines for Mustang fighters, can't we produce the high-power engines needed for armed helicopters?" Mr. Miri, the level of industrial technology in Myanmar is definitely only higher than that of your home country, and the helicopter project that you and Mr. Kamov presided over will shine here! Miri and Kamov were a little moved when they heard this, the two were first scientists, and then Slavs, if they were asked to make a choice between loyalty to the motherland and dedication to science, they would not hesitate to choose to dedicate themselves to science, after all, patriots like Mr. Qian Xuesen are rare in the field of science.

"Okay, that's all I have to say." Yue Weihan finally said, "As long as you are willing, you can officially set up your research laboratory and trial production workshop tomorrow, and I will let the government of the Union of Myanmar fully cooperate with you, whether it is researchers or scientific research funds, I will try my best to satisfy you." ”

"But......" Yue Weihan said for a moment, and said with great seriousness, "I also hope that you can give a reasonable time limit, how long will it take for you to develop the first prototype?" ”

Kamov exchanged glances with Miri Jiāo, and then said: "If Myanmar's industrial technology is not a problem, it will only take half a year at most for us to build the first prototype!" However, the completion of the prototype and the finalization and mass production of the model are two different things, and we dare not say how long this process will take. ”

"I know this!" Yue Weihan nodded, of course he knew that it was a long process from the success of the first flight of the prototype to the final finalization, and at least hundreds of test flights and a lot of improvement work were needed in the middle, "Even if everything goes well, it will take at least a year, if it doesn't go well, it is completely possible to drag it out for ten or eight years or even difficult birth."

The next day, the helicopter development plan codenamed "Yugong Project" was officially approved!

The Burmese Union Government has set aside 500 hectares of land in the deep mountains and old forests of the Shan State Plateau, and sent troops to garrison it for scientific research experiments, and selected more than 500 students from the graduates of Nanyang United University to enrich the research team of Miri and Kamov.

At the same time, a missile development program codenamed "Feitian Project" was launched.

Mr. Qian Xuesen has successfully solved the problem of air flow for the take-off and landing of American aircraft carrier fighters, "Under the repeated requests of Yue Weihan and the Chinese government, the United States finally agreed to let Mr. Qian Xuesen return to China, and half a month ago, Mr. Qian Xuesen finally returned to the motherland after a long absence, and quickly became an academic leader in the field of aerodynamics in China's scientific community.

After Mr. Qian Xuesen's return, Yue Weihan did not hesitate to start the bomb development program.

As a traverser, no one knows better than Yue Weihan what missiles mean for future wars.

Due to the appearance of Yue Weihan's butterfly, World War II has seriously deviated from the trajectory of history, and the scientific and technological trees of the Axis Alliance and the Anti-Fascist Alliance have also undergone great changes: "The research of both sides in the field of nuclear weapons has lagged behind, but the United States has greatly accelerated the pace of research in the field of jet fighters and Germany in the field of missiles.

Under the strong impetus of Xiǎo Beard, Nazi Germany's missile missile program has entered the development of the "V-3", and the development of the model has been substantially improved compared with the V-1 and V-2.

Therefore, under the premise that the funds were not abundant, Yue Weihan "started the research and development of helicopter gunships and ballistic missiles at the same time" so that when the Allied forces suffered enough in the European theater, the government of China was able to bargain with the US government with these two research results, and transferred the core technology of helicopter gunships and ballistic missiles in exchange for US naval warships.

However, Yue Weihan, who was ambitious in his desire to build a navy of China, did not know that the most dangerous enemy of China, Senior General Okamura Ninji, who had just returned to China and had already been transferred to the reserves, had been appointed by the Japanese army headquarters as a special envoy for negotiations with Russia, and had traveled to Berlin via the Far East to hold a trilateral meeting with Germany and Russia on the sovereignty of the Far East.

Hideki Tojo sent Okamura Ninji to Berlin to negotiate, the original intention was just to disgust Okamura Ninji.

However, Okamura did not give up on himself, let alone ignore the negotiations, and this old devil was keenly aware that "this trip to Berlin may be the last chance for the Great Japanese Empire to win the Great East Asian Holy War."