After the winter of 40 years, on the desks of leaders, Jiang Li and others, there are more and more documents piled up by Zhao Duo, showing that the world pattern is undergoing drastic changes this year.

In June, Germany raided the Soviet Union, although it went through the war of invading Finland and Poland, but there was not much actual combat experience in Poland at all. Although in terms of the comparison of weapons, the USSR had a great advantage. But also because of Stalin's miscalculations, and also because Stalin's influence on the army has reached a level unimaginable to outsiders.

It has more than 23,000 tanks, of which more than 13,000 are distributed in five military districts of Western Russia, three of which are directly connected to the German army. At this time, the total number of German tanks was only more than 5,000, and only about 3,400 were used in the war against Germany. This brought the number of tanks of the Soviet Red Army to 4 to 1 in comparison with the German army.

The only thing worth mentioning is that due to the internal purges of the Soviet Union, the prototype of the Tomahawk tank that the Soviet Union had originally obtained was thrown into the warehouse and covered with dust, and the Germans, after obtaining the parameters of the Tomahawk, quickly made a lot of improvements on the basis of the No. 4 tank. The No. 5 main battle tank, which was superior to the No. 4, was born in advance, and at the same time that the Soviet Union began to produce the T34, an epoch-making tank, the German army was already equipped with a certain number of No. 5 tanks that were sufficient to compete with the T34. Due to Germany's consistent attitude of excellence, the No. 5 tank had a relative advantage over the T34 at this time.

Germany's armored forces were stronger than they were historically, but in the Great Purge, three of the five Soviet marshals were executed, and two-thirds of the corps and division commanders suffered the same fate. More than 30,000 high-ranking leaders of the Red Army were executed. This directly led to the purge of a large number of officers with actual combat experience who had grown up during the founding of the People's Republic of China, and although the army was absolutely loyal to Stalin, the degree of decline in its internal quality can only be described in a few words that it is difficult to imagine.

The German army relied on its excellent military quality, and the blitzkrieg was played to the fullest, and after the success of the surprise attack, it quickly cut into the territory of the Soviet Union, and a series of quick punches made the Soviet defense system, under the bloated bureaucratic system, the speed of response simply could not catch up with the speed of the German assault. Often, the Soviet Union made military arrangements and sent troops to fill the gaps before they arrived at the combat site, and the huge confusion on the front line, as well as the speed of the German advance, had already brought about greater changes in the situation on the battlefield.

The unprecedented success of the German blitzkrieg also greatly stimulated the will of the Japanese military top brass to fight against the United States.

Soon, the secret Imperial War Council against the United States was successfully passed. Japan believed that seizing air supremacy in the Pacific would mean that the road to the south would be unimpeded, so it would have to destroy some US facilities at Pearl Harbor, as well as a large number of warships, so that the United States could not use Pearl Harbor for transit at will. In fact, after two battleships and one aircraft carrier on the side of the Combined Fleet were killed by the adversary with dense air forces during an exercise at the beginning of the year, Isoroku Yamamoto came up with the idea of attacking Pearl Harbor.

On September 7, 1941, the sky was high and the clouds were light.

At this time, a large number of white people in Hawaii are enjoying a leisurely vacation, blowing the moist sea breeze, lying on the white sand beach and basking in the warm sun. Even if Europe was already in flames of war at this time, and even if East Asia had been tormented by war for several years, it was still a song and dance under the rule of the United States. No matter how chaotic it is outside, it seems that it can't be where the Star-Spangled Banner is flying.

However, the sudden appearance of the black pressure group brought great panic to these white people with a sense of superiority, yes, panic, the American nation, which had enjoyed peace for too long, was far less calm than the civilians of other belligerent countries when the war came.

Although various intelligence showed that the Japanese had leaked the information before the sneak attack, for various reasons, the US troops at Pearl Harbor were unable to defend themselves after all.

So a catastrophe befell these people.

The two waves before and after, adding up to 3560 planes, were like locusts transiting. Hundreds of planes at the US airfield were directly destroyed on the ground.

The American warships in the military port, several battleships were also sunk on the spot. Due to the pressure of the war with the northwest for a long time, the Japanese Zero War was born, and at this time, the Japanese army was equipped with more Zero Battles, and the American army also suffered greater losses, and nearly 300 aircraft were destroyed. Dozens of others were also damaged to varying degrees. In short, the U.S. Air Force in Hawaii was almost devastated.

"We deeply regret Japan's despicable acts and the losses suffered by your country. However, I am sorry that the northwest is now trying its best to protect itself under the attack of the Japanese North China Front, and the previous one-man operation has consumed too much of the strength of our army, and there is no ability to take the initiative to attack for the time being. ”

In the face of the U.S. consul's obviously angry tone, Mr. Zhou shrugged his shoulders and said that he could not do anything.

"Our country has prepared a large amount of aid, and since your army does not have the strength now, then our country has no choice but to choose the side that is more willing to cooperate." Stilwell, who had rushed over from the United States, said unhappily.

"Are you referring to the Central Army of our country's Chiang Dynasty? This is naturally the wish of your country, but in times of war, your country can act according to its own interests, but after the end of the war with the Japanese army, I hope not to interfere in the internal affairs of our country. Your country should also know that your country has not interrupted oil imports to Japan for fear of offending Japan. Now that your country is at war with Japan, you want our country to vigorously send troops to divert the attention of the Japanese army from moving south. Some of the requirements are too much. Mr. Zhou said coldly, bowing forward, but that's it.

"Working with you, I feel like I'm always dancing on the tip of a knife, I don't remember not to be afraid, although US imperialism is not kind, but the other side has the qualifications to put on a score, although we have a little strength now, but in front of the United States, I'm afraid it's not enough to see it. Now it is painful to treat others in the way of others, but if the United States really falls to Chairman Chiang, our life may not be easy in the future. The leader was a little puzzled.

"Yes, if you hadn't had the foresight to predict that Japan would take action against the United States, I wouldn't have sent the American envoy according to your ideas this time." After sending off the angry Stilwell, Mr. Zhou also made no secret of his worries.

"We're not trying to keep Americans out, we're sitting on the ground. The United States is strong, but it is not invincible, and in Southeast Asia, there are still places that they have not been able to reach. Britain, Vichy France, and the United States are all very weak in Southeast Asia, and although the Japanese army attacked in the Pearl Harbor incident, its losses were so low, and it can also be seen that the strength of the American air force is still much worse than that of the elite Japanese navy. So in the next few months, the Japanese army will inevitably sweep across the whole of Southeast Asia. If we don't put on a posture now and take the initiative to get up, wouldn't we lose our value? ”

Jiang Li smiled indifferently and said, "Not only can we not strengthen the counterattack at this time, but we must also reduce the pressure on the Japanese army, so that they can allocate more energy to the south, and then the northwest counterattack can be handy." Sharpen the knife and cut firewood, take advantage of the fact that there are still a few months left this year, hurry up the preparations, and in winter, harass the logistics of the Japanese army, and the spring of next year is the real appetizer, and it is also the moment for the Northwest Army to counterattack. ”

"But what if the Americans really want to run to support Chiang's Central Army? After all, the Central Army has several million troops, and if it is really armed, it is inevitable that something big will happen in the future. Mr. Zhou was still a little uneasy.

"The United States does not have a few million troops now, and now they themselves are busy expanding their own army, how can they have so much energy to arm a large number of national * troops. Besides, the equipment of the Americans is not so easy to hold. Take people with short hands and eat people with soft mouths. If you take the advantage of the Americans, you will also have to be constrained by the Americans, the foreigners are very realistic, they do not have enough strength, the other side will only be arrogant to you, when they hit their heads in the hands of the Japanese and broke their blood, they will realize the insight of the Northwest Army, and they will give the Northwest Army the treatment it deserves. Now in Southeast Asia, the forces are intertwined, the British have been entrenched in Burma for so long, and the Americans have come in to intervene, even Chairman Chiang wants to mix up sympathy in front of the foreign powers, and when the time comes, who will be in command of the battle in Southeast Asia? Chairman Chiang wanted to protect his troops, and Britain and the United States estimated that they would have to fight for success, and they could not even determine the command, and they were confused, and Britain and the United States had never seen the strength of the Japanese army. ”

"Director Jiang is right, the snake can't be without a head, the Japanese army is powerful, those foreigners haven't learned yet, even if Britain and the United States are strong, but the strong dragon is difficult to defeat the head snake, in the first stage, it is not easy for Britain and the United States to withstand the attack of the Japanese army." The leader's military attainments were higher than those of Mr. Zhou, and he quickly understood the meaning, "That is to say, according to your meaning, it is the north first and then the south?" According to my meaning, this is also the case, our party, can not always follow the butt of Chairman Jiang, although Lanzhou is a good place, and the industry has a certain scale, but in terms of influence, there is a congenital deficiency. If you want to be ahead of Chairman Chiang, you have to occupy an important city, in my opinion, it has to be Beiping! ”

"I support the leader's view." Jiang Li smiled, in fact, Jiang Li didn't have too many opinions about the future capital of the Republic of China, everything depends on the current situation, the reason why Jiang Li first went north and then south was that he wanted Japan and Britain and the United States to eat dogs for a while. In addition, I also wanted to free up my hands and clean up the Kwantung Army, as well as the Japanese army in North and South Korea. Let the subjects of the former Qing government return to the wings of China.

"From a military point of view, the transportation in the north is relatively convenient, and the water towns in the south have many unfavorable operations, which are not suitable for the rapid action of the large corps of the Northwest Army, and the mechanized department in the northwest is difficult to deploy for a while. As for the south, although I don't directly use troops for the time being, but in the early years, I also arranged a lot of chess pieces in Nanyang, and I didn't make any requirements for the military for the time being, and once the Japanese army went south, it would also be a disaster for the overseas Chinese in Nanyang, and in recent years, the overseas Chinese have made a lot of sacrifices for the construction of the northwest and the national war of resistance, and we can't let their blood be shed in vain, and the northwest should pay close attention to the contact with them, and try to arrange the evacuation of their materials and personnel. Chairman Jiang has no energy to do this now, so we must do a good job. ”

"Well, the party will not treat those who have merit badly." Mr. Zhou nodded and said, for the contribution of overseas Chinese in Nanyang, everyone is obvious to all, especially the industry in the northwest, and these people who are far away overseas have made a great contribution.

Behind the scenes in the Northwest, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was several months earlier than in history. In order to let the Japanese army go south, Jiang Li also left the Central Plains Theater for the time being, and inspected the army and oil and steel mining areas in northern Sichuan, Suiyuan, Xinjiang and other places with the leader and others. With the rapid increase in the supply of steel, the engine industry has also begun to make great strides under the automobile industry chain that has been cultivated in the northwest for many years. As a result, the total production of Tomahawks and assault guns in the Northwest in 1941 exceeded the 1,000 mark. Of course, among them are the sword assault guns, which are easy to produce and lower cost.

It is not comparable to the production capacity of the great powers. If it weren't for the breakthrough in the technology and manufacturing process of assault guns in the northwest, it is estimated that the output of six or seven hundred units a year would still be limited at this time, and don't underestimate this small gap of 300 units, 300 units can already determine the success or failure of a medium-sized and large-scale battle in the north to a certain extent. Relatively speaking, at this time, the Northwest poured manpower and material resources into the army and air force, and the resources have surpassed those of the Japanese army and air force. With sufficient supply of resources, the output of tanks and assault guns in the northwest will maintain an incremental rate of no less than 30 percent.

"Whoosh" In the launcher behind a towed truck that shoots out a large number of rockets at a low elevation angle, the rockets with long tails are screaming in the air towards the target area. Although there were ten vehicles of towed MLRS in the parked truck, the arsenal did not have the luxury of making a one-time salvo, after all, ammunition was not cheap for the northwest at this time.

"THIS IS A NEW PROTOTYPE OF MULTIPLE ROCKET LAUNCHERS FROM THE ARSENAL, USING TWO ROWS OF 18 LAUNCH TUBES, AND THE AMMUNITION CALIBER IS 120MM. However, this kind of firing is too wasteful of ammunition and inaccurate, and can only be used to cover enemy positions with dense fire distribution. Due to the large consumption of ammunition, it is not advisable to equip the troops in large quantities for the time being, so as not to put more pressure on logistics. Chen Jingguo, who has been dominating the military industry in the northwest for many years, suggested to Jiang Li and others.

"Let's see if we can improve it, in fact, Germany also produced related weapons, and the Soviet Union also had them. The intelligence forces heard that the caliber of the rocket could be slightly smaller to increase its firepower density, so you can experiment with it. Jiang Li nodded, patted the thick big truck and said. Although he has made a lot of layouts, in a relatively backward place like the northwest, excellent fighters such as Feilong and Tenglong were born, as well as epoch-making products such as Qianlong that are being perfected. However, the energy of the northwest is limited after all, and at least in terms of multiple rocket launchers, although it is already in the forefront of the warring countries at this time, it is inferior to the Soviet Union's 24-tube Katyu East China Sea rocket launchers in terms of caliber and quantity.

"How's the coagulation ****** developed?"

"The research laboratory has been developing it for several years, but the power of the explosion has been unsatisfactory, and it is still being further improved." Chen Jingguo said.

"Okay, time waits for no one, I'm afraid this operation won't be used, it's not good to use these guys locally, there is still some time, we have to hurry."

Before the major counteroffensive of the layout, Jiang Li first inspected all the military industries in the northwest. (To be continued.) )