Tianjin Station, Siye Front Headquarters.

Seven days passed quickly, and during these seven days, there were fierce battles in the air every day, but the ground was relatively calm.

General Zuo is reporting to Yue Weihan on the latest progress of the 8th Group Army: "The anti-tank trenches around the Jinzhou Bay landing ground have been dug in the general seat, and in accordance with the requirements of the General Headquarters, all units above the company level of the 8th Group Army have been equipped with high-power radio stations, all infantry squads are basically equipped with walkie-talkies, and the corresponding communication personnel are basically in place. ”

Yue Weihan nodded, and said, "Have the 12 engineer regiments and the corresponding large construction machinery urgently transferred from the various group armies arrived at the battlefield?" ”

"Rest assured, the head seat has all arrived at Jinzhou Bay." Left General Road.

After saying this, Mr. Zuo suddenly remembered something again, and said: "By the way, the Ministry of Intelligence has just learned that when the Airborne Division recovered Manchuria seven days ago, Okamura Ningji, deputy commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, seemed to be so angry that he vomited blood, and it seemed that he was still hospitalized, but today this old devil seems to have been discharged from the hospital. ”

"Oh?" Yue Weihan said with interest, "And this matter? ”

Mr. Zuo shook his head and smiled bitterly: "If it were me, I was afraid that I would also vomit blood with anger." ”

"That's vomiting blood?" Yue Weihan touched his chin and said ill-intentionedly, "It's not good that today, Okamura has to vomit blood again, it's best to be angry with this old devil directly, hehe." ”

"Vomit blood again?" Mr. Zuo was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then suddenly realized, "Mr. Li Siguang has found crude oil?" ”

"Yes!" Yue Weihan said with a smile, "Just now, Mr. Li Siguang's geological exploration team has sent an urgent telegram, they have found oil near Dongying, and the oil layer is extremely thick and the reserves are huge!" ”

"Really!?" Mr. Zuo was overjoyed when he heard this, "It's good now!" ”

With the continuous deepening of the war and the improvement of the equipment level of the squadron, the demand for strategic resources such as coal, steel and crude oil has become greater and greater.

In addition, the cost of transporting munitions, refined oil, clothing and other military supplies from Myanmar to North China is high, and the transportation cycle is also a bit long, so Chairman Máo and the Central Government have planned to build steel, hydropower, coal, crude oil and other resource exploitation and smelting bases in Sichuan, Jiangxi, Shanxi and North China.

Among them, North China is the planned crude oil extraction and refining base.

Before the large-scale invasion of China, Japanese geologists had secretly explored most areas of northeast, north and central China on a large scale, and came to the conclusion that crude oil did not exist in Chinese mainland, but the geological master Mr. Li Siguang had a negative attitude towards this, and concluded from the theory of geological structure that the North China Plain and the Northeast Plain must contain crude oil.

After the recovery of North China, Mr. Li Siguang immediately made a request to Yue Weihan, asking to lead a survey team to conduct large-scale geological exploration of the North China Plain.

However, since Mr. Li Siguang made a request, Yue Weihan immediately gave full support, asking for funds for funds, labor for labor, and equipment for immediate purchase from the United States, and the support made Mr. Li Siguang feel very pressured, thinking that if he couldn't find crude oil, he really couldn't stand Commander-in-Chief Yue's enthusiasm.

After months of arduous exploration, good news finally came from Dongying this morning that oil had been found!

Thinking about it, a wicked smile appeared on the corner of Yue Weihan's mouth, and he said to Zuo: "Old Zuo, immediately call the Central News Agency and the Associated Press, and ask them to send a notice to the world that China has found an oil field with reserves of billions of tons in Dongying, and will build a large-scale petroleum refining base in Dongying." ”

"Okay, I'll arrange it." Mr. Zuo went excitedly.

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Jinzhou, the South Manchurian Headquarters of the Kwantung Army, the battle hall was full of applause.

The mechanized heavy army group of the Kwantung Army basically entered the designated position, and the 56 infantry divisions, 8 tank divisions, and 24 heavy artillery brigades were divided into east and west routes, like a pair of big iron tongs of a big crab, realizing the flanking attack on the 8th Group Army of Siye, and the decisive battle of Jinzhou Bay finally entered the final moment.

Okamura Ninji was wearing a field marshal's dress, standing solemnly next to the huge simulated sand table, Tamura Yoshitomi was holding a command rod in his hand, explaining to him the positions of the infantry divisions, tank divisions, and heavy artillery brigades, and finally stated: "Your Excellency Marshal, the various divisions have basically entered the designated positions, do you order the attack now?" ”

Okamura Ninji waved his hand, and suddenly asked out of bounds: "Tamura-kun, how much crude oil reserves are left in the various refining and chemical bases in Nanman?" ”

Tamura Yoshitomi shook his head and sighed: "Your Excellency, the crude oil reserves have all been exhausted, and last night, the refining and chemical bases have officially stopped. ”

This is not the carelessness of the Kwantung Army, because the Northeast and Mongolia have always been controlled by the Japanese army, and the Trans-Siberian Railway is deep in the rear, and the Kwantung Army never thought that this railway line would be cut off by the squadron, so the crude oil reserves in the Northeast have never exceeded seven days, and under normal circumstances, there is no problem with such reserves.

And when Manchuria was lost, it was impossible for the Kwantung Army to temporarily increase crude oil reserves.

Okamura Ninji nodded silently, and said, "So, according to the current fuel consumption of my Kwantung Army, how many days can the refined oil in the inventory last?" ”

Tamura Yoshitomi thought for a while and replied: "If gasoline is saved, it can be supported for another month, diesel can last for half a month at most, and aviation fuel can only last for ten days at most, and the Chinese Air Force's large-scale air raids on Manchuria have never stopped, and the Chinese Air Force's air raids will never stop in the foreseeable next ten days." ”

In fact, the performance of the Kwantung Army Logistics Department has exceeded Okamura Ninji's expectations.

Okamura Ninji nodded silently, it is basically enough for the aviation to hold out for ten days, in the war games of the General Staff, even the most conservative estimate, the Kwantung Army will also recover Jinzhou Bay within a week, as for the anti-tank trenches that the squadron urgently repaired, Okamura Ninji does not think it can play much of a role.

Suddenly, a staff officer of Osaku hurriedly walked in and said a few words in Tamura Yoshitoki's ear.

After hearing this, Tamura Yoshitomi's face suddenly changed greatly, and he said to Okamura Ningji angrily: "Your Excellency Marshal, the Chinese government has just issued a notice that their geological expert Li Siguang has drilled oil near Dongying, Shandong, and it is said that the oil layer is more than 80 meters thick, and the reserves are very likely to be as high as billions of tons!" ”

"What?" Okamura Ninji said in disbelief, "What did you say!?" ”

At this moment, the shock and depression in Okamura Ninji's heart are simply indescribable!

When the Japanese base camp decided to implement the strategy of going south, Okamura Ninji had strongly opposed it, but in the end, the voice of the General Staff Headquarters about the southward plundering of oil prevailed, and it is conceivable that if the Japanese geological experts had found oil in Shandong, then the Japanese army could have changed its strategy, and in this way, the conflict with the United States and Britain could have been avoided!

If we don't provoke the United States, with Japan's national strength and the military strength of the Japanese army, at this moment, I am afraid that the Chinese government has already been destroyed, even the most conservative estimate, the Chinese government has already fled to the northwest and become an influential local separatist force, and Japan will be able to end the war ahead of schedule and usher in a long period of peaceful development!

It is entirely conceivable that when Japan completely digests China's huge land, population, and strategic resources, it will catch up with the United States in terms of industrial scale and comprehensive national strength, but what about the United States? Even if it does not fall into the quagmire of the European battlefield, it is afraid that it will not dare to start a war with Japan, and from then on, Japan will truly stand on the top of the world!

Unfortunately, due to the stupidity and ignorance of Japanese geologists, all this turned out to be a flash in the pan.

Japan has lost its best chance to stand on top of the world, and this may well be the only chance!

Japan is not as good as China, China is rich in natural treasures, has a large population, in the long river of history, has a lot of opportunities to stand on the top of the world, but the four islands of Japan are isolated overseas, poor resources, and the population is not much, if you want to stand on the top of the world, in the entire human history may only be one or two opportunities, missed and missed forever.

Suddenly, Okamura Ninji's originally pale face suddenly turned red.

Under the gaze of Yoshitomi Tamura and many Japanese generals and operational staff officers, the corners of Okamura Ninji's mouth suddenly showed a trace of dirty blood without warning, and then the whole person collapsed to the ground softly, and in an instant, the entire combat hall became a mess, and the cries, calls, and wails had already sounded.

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Shinkyo (長chūn), the General Headquarters of the Kwantung Army.

Yoshimoto Sadachi walked into Umezu Mijiro's office with a solemn expression, and immediately retracted his feet and said: "Your Excellency Marshal, Marshal Okamura suddenly fainted while studying the war situation, and has now fallen into a severe coma, although he has been rescued by the field hospital, there is still no sign of awakening, but the decisive battle of Jinzhou Bay is already imminent, you see......"

"What did you say?" Umezu Mijiro Huo Ran got up, his face turned pale in an instant, "Okamura-kun suddenly fainted, and he still didn't wake up after being rescued?" ”

"Hello." Yoshimoto Sadachi suddenly bowed his head and said, "The situation on the front line is urgent, yes, the commanders of all the armies have sent urgent telegrams, requesting His Excellency the Marshal to immediately go to Jinzhou to preside over the overall situation, or...... Immediately designate a front-line command to take over from His Excellency Okamura! ”

Umezu Mijiro gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, "Yoshimoto-kun, prepare the car, go to Jinzhou!" ”