Chapter 447: Nanyang Technological University
As Yue Weihan expected, the Japanese army base camp is indeed reconsidering the plan to advance!
Since the defeat of the Combined Fleet at the Battle of Midway, the Japanese Navy has lost control of the Pacific.
Fortunately, almost all the islands in Southeast Asia and the Southwest Pacific that are suitable for building ports or airfields have been occupied by the Japanese army, and the German army has held back more and more US forces in the African theater, so in a short period of time, the Japanese navy can still shrink into the absolute defensive circle and breathe.
The so-called absolute defensive circle is a military barrier formed by the Japanese base camp and relying on thousands of islands in Southeast Asia and the southwest Pacific.
As everyone knows, there is a limit to the range of aircraft, and warships also rely on logistical support, and when there is no airfield or port to rely on in front, it is very difficult for the air force and navy to fight in depth, so as long as the Japanese army holds many islands in the southwest Pacific and Southeast Asia, it can keep the US air force and the US navy out of the island chain.
However, the Japanese themselves also understand that this so-called absolute defensive circle is not strong.
At the very least, the outlying islands that form the absolute defense ring are already under direct threat from the US Navy and Air Force, and the strategic resources such as iron ore, crude oil, and rubber that Japan urgently needs are all on these islands, such as iron ore in Vietnam, crude oil in Java, and copper in Luzon, and so on, and the sea lines of communication for these resources to the mainland may be cut off by the Allies at any time.
If the Americans and the Chinese join forces, the Chinese expeditionary force dispatches a landing force, and the US Navy and the US Air Force cooperate in the operation, then it is entirely possible to seize the islands occupied by the Japanese army one by one, and as long as the Allied forces control a few islands, the combat radius of their navy and air force will be enough to cut off the sea lanes between the Japanese mainland and Southeast Asia.
Once the sea lanes are cut off, there will only be a communication line on the mainland of China, but this mainland communication line is not safe, and the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army under the leadership of the Communist Party are becoming more and more active, especially the Eighth Route Army north of the Yangtze River, in recent months, its weapons and equipment have suddenly undergone a radical change, and the pressure on the Japanese army in North China has increased sharply.
After Okamura Ninji was transferred to the post of commander of the Central China Front, his performance in Central and East China was not as dazzling as in North China, and the reason is obvious, because the topography of Central and East China is much more complicated than that of North China, which is mostly plain, while Central and East China is mountainous and hilly, and the rivers are crisscrossed.
As we all know, it is always easier to destroy than to build.
Although the Japanese army stationed heavy troops to protect the railways, highways, and water communication lines, it was impossible to protect the absolute safety of the communication lines, and once the situation required it, the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army only needed to plant a few bundles of explosives or launch a small-scale sabotage battle, which was enough to ensure that the Japanese army's communications were interrupted for at least half a month.
Under these circumstances, it is necessary to regain the strategy of northward expansion.
Russia's Siberia and the Far East also have scarce resources such as crude oil and iron ore that are urgently needed by Japan, and these two regions are adjacent to "Manchukuo", so there is no need to worry about being cut off by the Allies.
After the outbreak of the Soviet-German war, Russia has moved a considerable part of European industry to the Far East, and has built a large-scale industrial base capable of producing aircraft, tanks, heavy artillery and other heavy equipment in Komsomolsk.
Of course, "Zhukov's army of more than 1 million and more than 800 tanks remained a serious obstacle."
However, it is no longer a competition, with the division of the Soviet Union, under the attack of the Molotov group and the German army, the rout of the Stalin group will be inevitable "It will not be long before Stalin can only flow to the Ural Mountains to fight guerrillas, and Zhukov will inevitably send the main force to the Western Front to resist the attack of the German army and the Molotov group."
At that time, the opportunity for the Kwantung Army to "Japan" will come!
For this reason, the Japanese army headquarters has urgently drawn up an emergency plan: "The construction of tank units began to be stepped up, and the two independent tank brigades stationed in "Manchukuo" were immediately expanded into the first tank brigade, the division and the 2nd tank division, and the independent 3rd tank brigade stationed on the Mongolian-Manchurian border was also expanded into the 3rd tank division.
The 4th Tank Division and the 5th Tank Division are also being prepared on the mainland.
In addition, various war resources are also being sharply tilted towards the Kwantung Army.
Since the defeat at the Battle of Midway, the Japanese base camp has lost confidence in the navy, and Prime Minister Fumima Konoe even proposed to Emperor Hirohito to disband the Combined Fleet in order to reduce the huge investment that was almost bottomless, but this proposal was vetoed, but the Japanese government's investment in the navy was greatly reduced.
The Japanese government finally understood that without the backing of a strong industry and massive resources, no matter how powerful the fleet was built at a great cost, it would only be a beautiful sight, and in the early stage of the war, it might still be able to show off its might, but with the continuous attrition brought about by the war, the inherent disadvantage of the navy's lack of stamina was suddenly revealed.
It was also after the Battle of Midway that the Japanese government had the idea of a "strategic landing."
The so-called strategic landing is to transfer the local industry and people to "Manchukuo" and the Japanese-occupied areas in North China and East China, so that even if they lose their sea dominance, Japan will also be strategically invincible by relying on its huge land depth and sufficient war resources to maintain long-term attrition with the allied forces.
While the Japanese were plotting to advance north, Yue Weihan was also racking his brains to build his Burma base.
Myanmar has abundant strategic resources such as coal, iron, copper, oil, rubber, etc., and even contains the world's unique jadeite veins, but unfortunately now the whole world is at war, even if these jadeite are mined, they can not be sold at a good price, otherwise, just reselling jadeite jewelry is enough to feed Yue Weihan's million-strong army.
However, even if jadeite cannot be sold, Myanmar is not short of funds for construction.
Although the estates, factories, shops and other fixed assets of overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia were robbed by the Japanese army, the gold assets they transferred before the war and the funds deposited in the American and British banks were not touched.
Industrial construction is not a problem, and neither is agricultural production.
Myanmar has a hot climate and a large number of fertile barren mountains and wilderness, "suitable for growing rice, cotton, corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes and other crops, rice can even be ripened several times a year, Yue Weihan can completely pick the remaining nearly one million strong men of the expeditionary force into a production and construction corps, and realize large-scale intensive production in a large number of enclosures in Myanmar."
Yue Weihan can also recruit a large number of refugees from the rear of the southwest to come to Myanmar to engage in agriculture and light industry production.
Now that the United States has greatly reduced its aid to China, the Nationalist Government will have no time to take care of itself, and if these refugees are not brought to Burma, they will probably have no choice but to starve to death.
Yue Weihan estimated that in a year at most, Burma's industrial and agricultural production would form a scale: "The number of Chinese migrating from the rear of the southwest will also increase sharply, and all kinds of service industries will also flourish, and then the tax revenue will also rise to a period of violent growth, so that the military salary expenses of the Chinese expeditionary force will be solved."
These tasks are very complicated, but fortunately, there is no need for Yue Weihan to worry about "industrial construction" has its own "shadow cabinet" of Mr. Tan Kah Kee in charge, the affairs of the Burma Production and Construction Corps are also presided over by General Wei Lihuang, and even the construction and production of military enterprises are presided over by Pi Xiaocheng, who has just been transferred from Taihang Mountain.
The military training of the expeditionary force is also in charge of the General Staff.
Yue Weihan looks like a hands-off shopkeeper, so he can't get away, but it's not!
Since the news of the collapse of the Soviet Union spread, Yue Weihan has secretly started an ambitious plan!
As a traverser, no one in this world knows the direction of World War II better than Yue Weihan "With the drastic disintegration of the Soviet Union, Nazi Germany has become de facto invincible, with naval and air superiority, the United States and Britain can land on the beach in any area on the west coast of Europe, but no matter how many troops the Allies invest, it can only be a meal for the German army!"
The strong combat effectiveness of the German Army is by no means boasted, and the "Haw Par series tanks are not something that Sherman can match."
Of course, due to the natural inferiority of the navy and air force, Germany is also helpless against the United States and Britain, and the strategic balance of power between the Axis Alliance and the Anti-Fascist Alliance has in fact taken shape, and at least in the foreseeable future, neither camp can gain an overwhelming advantage, and World War II will inevitably fall into a protracted war of attrition.
It is foreseeable that due to the special geographical location of the Mediterranean, its coastal areas will become the main battlefield!
In the future, Spain, Yugoslavia, Turkey, Egypt, Middle Eastern countries, and even Italy itself will become the focus of repeated contention between the two camps: "Because the Nazi camp and the anti-fascist camp have similar population bases, natural resources, and industrial bases, this great war is likely to last for ten or even twenty years!"
In this way, the opportunity for China has come!
As long as China can defeat Japan within three to five years, it will usher in a historic opportunity for its rise!
As the so-called ten years of trees, a hundred years of people, if a country wants to rise, what is the most fundamental? Education without a doubt!
In particular, the level of science and engineering universities is more related to a country's scientific and technological strength, and science and technology are the primary productive forces, so if the Chinese nation wants to rejuvenate, it must concentrate on running schools, and then promote the blowout of scientific research level through running schools!
With Yue Weihan's current status and ability, it is impossible to fundamentally reverse the reality of China's backward education, but he can fully use the advantage of the traverser to predict the future to achieve a leap in the development of scientific research!
Now, Yue Weihan is in full swing to prepare for Nanyang Technological University!
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, many universities in the coastal areas moved to the rear of Southwest University, and the conditions for running these universities were quite poor after the internal relocation, not only the school buildings were basically absent, but even the basic living security of teachers and students was seriously lacking.
Of course, in order to achieve leapfrog development in scientific research, it is far from enough to rely on domestic science and engineering universities.
If we want to achieve leapfrog development in the level of scientific research, we have to find a way to poach corners from the United States! The candidate is also ready-made, that is Qian Xuesen! Now Qian Xuesen has a Ph.D. in aeronautics and mathematics, and is currently studying aerodynamics, solid mechanics, rockets, and missiles under Professor Carmen at the California Institute of Technology.
Aerodynamics, rockets and missiles are the disciplines that Yue Weihan cares about the most!
As long as China can make breakthroughs in the above disciplines, coupled with the guidance of Yue Weihan, a traverser, in the general direction of research, it is entirely possible that China will become the third country to develop jet fighters and missiles after Germany and the United States, which is of great significance to China!
I wonder if we can develop an atomic bomb!
This is not a fool's dream, in history, the poor and white new "China" country was also after Qian Xuesen returned to China, in just eight years to make the atomic bomb, although Qian Xuesen at this time is still young, still in the stage of knowledge accumulation, but as long as Yue Weihan can provide him with a higher scientific research platform, Qian Xuesen has no reason not to make the atomic bomb.
Moreover, with the current Sino-US relations, coupled with the need to jointly confront the Nazi camp, the United States will absolutely not set up scientific and technological barriers against China.
Moreover, as long as the Nanyang Technological University founded by Yue Weihan has a relatively good scientific research foundation and scientific research atmosphere, it is not impossible to hire a group of American experts to come to Myanmar with a high salary, and it would be great if Professor Carmen could be hired as a visiting professor.
You know, Feng. Professor Carmen is one of the most outstanding aviation and aerospace experts in the world!
More importantly, Professor Carmen is passionate about traveling around the world to give lectures.
Although Nanyang Technological University is still in the preparatory stage and has not even chosen a site, Yue Weihan has already demolished the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, and will demolish the 7 tons of gold and heart. The remaining gemstones and diamonds of various colors were all sold, and the proceeds were not touched, and all the proceeds were used as start-up capital for Nanyang Technological University.
Ignoring the fact that his atrocities have caused an unprecedented havoc on Myanmar's Buddhist culture, the ambitious Yue Weihan now has only one thought on his mind, and that is to make Nanyang Technological University a world-class science and engineering university comparable to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the California Institute of Technology!
The Burmese government also dared to be angry at Yue Weihan's atrocities, and besides, it was also for education.
Because after the completion of Nanyang Technological University, not only Chinese can be enrolled, but also Burmese people can be enrolled, of course, the language of education at Nanyang Technological University can only and must be Chinese.
How to say this, the lack of foreshadowing seems a little abrupt is certain, because I only write about the domestic war of resistance, for the international trend, it has never been just a brushstroke, the reason is very simple, to write about the international trend, I have to check a large amount of information, there is no time, and everyone will not like to read it when it is written, it is estimated that nine out of ten will read it at a glance and ten lines, so it is better to pass it in one stroke, and simply explain it. *) As for those who say that the collapse of the USSR is impossible, then not necessarily. If you want to say that the dictatorship is extreme, what country can be more than today's North Korea? It's been hereditary for three generations! But is the Jin family's dictatorship really as stable as Mount Tai? Obviously not, if it were not for the support of China, the rule of the Jin family would have collapsed long ago. *, and the Soviet Union during World War II was itself the boss of the communist camp, and there was no country behind him to support him, so when the stormy Soviet Union faced the coercion and temptation of the Nazi camp, it was natural for some senior leaders who had lost confidence in defeating Germany to change their ways, such as Wang Jingwei, who lost confidence in the victory over Japan by force, and became a traitor. Finally, the root of all the problems lies in creating a reasonable international environment for the rise of China in the book. "If the Soviet Union is not divided and finished, how can it recover the seized land of 10,000 square kilometers?" How to recover Outer Mongolia? How can we seize the rich natural resources of Siberia and expand the living space for China in the future?! ~!