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Chapter 1662 We want to be the protagonist

On September 3, An Yi returned to Xinjing. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Since arriving in Bangkok on 28 last month, An Yi has inspected the navy, army and air force, visited factories and enterprises around Bangkok, expressed condolences to the families of the victims, and made radio speeches to reassure the people. While doing all this, he also accompanied the ambassadors of various countries, visited the churches and diaspora areas where the tragedy occurred, observed the court's accusations against the murderers involved in the riots, laid the foundation stone of the memorial, and finally stabilized the situation in Bangkok and the surrounding area!

Before leaving Bangkok, An Yi appointed the director of the General Political Department to be fully responsible for the reception of Siam, according to the suggestions of Jiang Yunshan, Ma Junwu and others, Bangkok was renamed Jingnan City, Chiang Mai remained unchanged, this will be the two most important municipalities in Siam in the future, in addition to the establishment of Hedong Province in the eastern region of Siam, and the establishment of Shannan Province in the western part of Siam, all regions will first set up military management committees at all levels, and when the time is ripe, governments at all levels will be established.

On the military side, Gu Changfeng was fully responsible for the pursuit of the Siamese army and the removal of the remnants of the Siamese armed forces. After the completion of the clearance work in Siam, Xia Jian will lead his troops back to northern South China, and the defense of the Mekong Plain will be handed over to Zhang Chengzhu's front army, which has just been armed. Six divisions of the Southern Yunnan Mountain Army operated northern Burma with all its might to prevent nuisance from the rebels and the British.

Although it took only one week for the An Jiajun to achieve a decisive victory in the war against Siam, which was a miracle speed, the eyes of the whole world were drawn to Europe at this moment, and not enough attention was paid to it. In the eyes of most people in the world, the Siamese army is no different from the ordinary indigenous armed forces, and there is nothing commendable to defeat such an opponent, but the war between Germany and Poland is different, these are two important regional powers, the number of troops is more than one million, such a confrontation is enough to cause turmoil in the world situation, naturally attracting the attention of countless people.

Xinjing, South China General Staff.

Liu Qing took a thick stack of telegrams and reported to the generals attending the meeting: "On the night of two days ago, Britain and France sent a diplomatic note to Germany, demanding that Hitler must withdraw his troops to Germany, and Germany's ally Italy retreated at a critical moment and publicly stated that it would not get involved in the war between Germany and Poland, nor would it be willing to fight with Britain and France, so the war seemed to have become a confrontation between Germany and its allies alone.

"In this context, the German government published the Covenant with the Soviet Union at four o'clock in the afternoon of September 1 in an attempt to prove that Germany was not fighting alone. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR then confirmed this and demanded that all ** organizations in the world refrain from getting involved in the inter-imperialist war. At present, France, Britain and other countries are in great chaos, and there are fierce conflicts between those who support the motherland and those who oppose the war, and division is imminent.

"Yesterday, the German ** team continued to advance into the Polish interior, its air force rained bombs on Polish towns, and the Polish ambassadors in London and Paris went to the British and French Foreign Mintries to strongly protest the delayed attitude taken by the two countries in fulfilling their pledges, and the British and French Foreign Ministries responded that the parliaments of the two countries are carrying out urgent consultations, and the results will be available soon."

An Yi asked: "Let's ignore the political issues for now, let's discuss, if the peace efforts fail, how will the war between Germany and Poland, Germany and Britain and France progress?" ”

Yang Fei, as the deputy chief of the general staff, has long studied this, and after signaling the staff officer to hang up the map of Europe, he stepped forward, picked up the baton, and pointed to the map:

"In order to prevent the Anglo-French attack, Germany left thirty-five divisions on the Western Front, and only fifty-two divisions on the Eastern Front, including twelve armored divisions, while the Polish side had forty infantry divisions and ten cavalry divisions mixed with mechanized troops.

"It may seem that there is not much difference in strength between the two sides, especially since Poland is fighting on its own soil, and it seems that there is still a certain advantage, but we must see that Germany, having completely occupied Czechoslovakia six months ago, has been able to deploy forces on a huge crescent-shaped front stretching from Lake Masuri in the north to the Carpathian border in Slovakia in the south, and is able to launch a huge and concentrated pincer offensive against Warsaw, the core of Polish resistance, and outflank the main natural defensive line formed by the Vistula, Narev, and San rivers from the north and south.

"In addition to the strategic advantage, the German army also has a certain advantage in tactical training, through long-term cooperation with us, Germany's equipment is far more modern than the opponent, much more efficient, especially after the introduction of high-performance reconnaissance aircraft, bombers and fighters from southern Sichuan, in the air force ahead of the opponent, they can completely through the A26 and BF109 fighters, destroy the Polish air resistance, and then use AB26 multi-purpose fighters, Stuka dive bombers, tank troops and infantry support units, Close tactical cooperation on the battlefield, its firepower and flexibility of action, far beyond the opponent.

"The Poles had a major problem with their strategic disposition, having concentrated their mobilized troops on the western frontier in order to defend their coal, iron and oil resources in Silesia and Galicia, as well as the industrial centres south and southwest of Warsaw; The second is that it was afraid of offending its strong neighbors, so it did not announce a general mobilization until 30 June last month, losing the best opportunity to prepare for war and giving up the tactical initiative to others.

"If it were us, we would have gathered our troops as soon as possible, made a rapid attack to the northwest or southwest, and cut off one of the German flanks surrounding our army. However, the Poles' rigid tactics and only knew how to defend to the core, and the intensive bombing of the Polish headquarters, airfields and rear settings by the Luftwaffe in the early morning of the day caused the Polish army to fall into a great deal of passivity from the very beginning of the war.

"At present, the German army is advancing from all fronts, towards the intended goal. Feng. The two army groups under the command of General Brauchitsch had a total of five armies, the northern flank of which was led by von Brauchitsch. Bao Ke commanded two armies with a total of seventeen divisions, and the southern front was led by von Brown. Rönsted commanded three army groups with a total of 35 divisions, and this deployment included 1.5 million men, and the Germans had a considerable advantage in terms of the development of the war situation. ”

An Yi raised his head: "Chief of Staff, you only mentioned Poland, may I ask how the French ** team and the British ** team will deploy and react to fulfill their commitment to Poland?" ”

Yang Fei explained: "With the current French military strength, it is impossible to undertake the main offensive for Poland, unless the 180-mile gap from the northwest end of the Maginot Line to the English Channel can be reinforced by a heavily armed British ** team, but it will take at least a few months to do this." In the Treaty between Poland and France, there was no definite figure on the number of troops that France would use to attack Germany, but France promised that a month after the German attack on Poland, France would attack Germany with 'a large part of its forces'.

"Twenty-four years ago, when the war broke out in Europe, the British Expeditionary Force, which consisted of four infantry divisions and one cavalry division, landed in France within a month and deployed in the areas of concentration at the front, but today, it is impossible to have such efficiency, firstly, the main forces of the British Army were pinned down in the Asian colonies, in addition, the times have evolved to the present, the potential threat of the Air Force has been greatly strengthened, and the landing ports that have been used in the past, namely Harvard, Diep, and even Boulogne and Calais, are very dangerously exposed to air raids, The main landings had to be shifted backward to the ports of Cherbourg, Brest, Nantes and Saint-Nazaire on Normandy and Brittany, so that the length of the French lines of communication was tripled, and the supply was complicated and multiplied. At the same time, now tanks and heavy motorized transport vehicles require not only ship loading of larger tonnage, but also larger dock equipment and cranes. A mechanized force, unlike cavalry, would also require a much larger range of maintenance facilities along the lines of communication, including heavier equipment such as workshops and maintenance vehicles, as well as additional maintenance personnel.

"All these disadvantages and constraints, combined with the need for Britain to temporarily reorganize its forces and strengthen its domestic air defenses, made it very difficult for Britain to take part in an attack on Germany within a month of the start of the war."

An Yi was very satisfied: "The analysis is in place, so to put it mildly, Germany only needs to destroy the Polish army in half a month, and then transfer the troops back to the west from the eastern front in about ten days, and then it can successfully resist the almost snail-like attack of Britain and France." ”

Yang Fei nodded: "That's the case, the only doubt now is whether the German army can give full play to the characteristics of its mechanized troops, use the essence of blitzkrieg to the extreme, the two wings of the army will arrive at the destination within a week, encircle the main force of the Polish field army in the area west of Warsaw, and then take him in a few days, take Warsaw, then the Soviet Union is very likely to come out to pick peaches, cross the Soviet-Polish border, and kill all the way to the Curzon line, so that the entire Polish war is basically over." If the same number of troops of our Anjia Army carry out a surprise operation, half a month is enough! ”

An Yi smiled and asked: "Is this all the conclusion of the analysis of the General Staff?" ”

Yang Fei pointed to Deng Bin: "The teachers and students of the National Defense University have also come to a similar conclusion, and the results of the research of the National Defense University are included in my speech. ”

"Good, good!"

An Yi was very happy: "That's right, our military education should be based on reality and serve military decision-making." Talking on paper is not an antonym, and rationalizing reasoning in combination with reality is very much in line with our long-standing tradition. Let's talk about it, Europe is fighting, what should we do? ”

Deng Bin was afraid that everyone would be hot-headed, so he took the lead in speaking: "The Siam that has just been swallowed needs to be digested slowly, and from now on, it seems that at least 20 million people will have to emigrate to fully control this newly incorporated map...... In short, there can be no more troops in the south! ”

"No matter which way we look at it, we can't expand in the Indochina Peninsula anymore, otherwise Britain, France, the United States and other countries will panic, and they will definitely unite with Japan and give priority to solving us, but we can think of a way to do it at home, maybe it is a good choice to expel Japan from Shandong and North China!" Shen Ziling expressed his opinion.

"Absolutely not at home, there are all kinds of forces there, and the problem is too complicated! We rush in and can't please us! ”

Zhao Dongquan stood up, and his tone was unusually resolute: "For a period of time in the future, our combat direction can only be placed in North Asia. The Japanese army is the first to act in Siberia, and they are not enthusiastic about occupying the barren Siberian region, so we might as well help them make up their minds...... The Central Asian theater can gather troops and give them a hard blow there!

"Only by completely driving the Japanese army out of Siberia can we shrink our defensive line, relocate the population with the spirit, vigorously develop industry and agriculture in Central Asia, and make every effort to deal with the threat of the Soviet Union. Only by thoroughly consolidating Central Asia can we prevent it from becoming a drag on us and have the spare strength to launch a counteroffensive against the Japanese forces in Northeast China and North China, otherwise, North China will evolve into a meat grinder for us and Japan, and exhaust all the strength we have accumulated over the years! ”

Yang Fei also said: "North China and Northeast China must be recovered, but not now, the retracted fist is easy to beat!" Now that the Gulf of Siam has become our inland sea, we will quietly develop the navy in a few years, and treat the lame leg, and when we attack again in two or three years, we will be able to beat people with both hands and feet! ”

An Yi saw that everyone was not carried away by the victory, and said with relief: "Since the July 7 Incident last year, we have continued to fight, and we have been fighting until now, and when the whole territory of Siam is recovered, it is necessary to rein in the edge, cultivate internal strength, and wait for the changes in the international situation!"

"I have a hunch that this war in Europe is insignificant, and that it may turn into a world war, and that this will be a great opportunity for the rapid development of our industry and agriculture, and that we will recuperate, train and arm elite soldiers, and at the same time upgrade our weapons and equipment, and when the time comes, whether we join the German-Italian axis or the Anglo-French alliance, we will play a decisive role.

"We can't be reduced to a supporting role like in the last European war, we have to compete to be the protagonist and occupy the main position in the game of great powers!"