On September 18, 1939, the ninth anniversary of the outbreak of the September 18 War, large-scale anti-Japanese demonstrations and rallies broke out again in various parts of the Republic of China. On this day, the Nationalist Government of China announced the official withdrawal of overseas Chinese from Japan and its dependent territories, and announced trade sanctions against Japan under the pretext of Japan's atrocities in Eastern Australia, prohibiting the export of all strategic goods to Japan through Chinese territory or Chinese territories. Moreover, the military commanders of the Chinese National Defense Forces at and above the army level had been notified a few days before that they should rush to Wuhan, the capital, by 18 September to attend a high-level military meeting of the National Defense Forces, which began on 18 September.

At 9:30 a.m., in the conference room of the General Staff Headquarters of the Chinese National Defense Forces, there were already rows of 70 or 80 senior officers of the rank of lieutenant general and above. The doors and windows of the conference room were closed, and even the heavy curtains were drawn, the atmosphere seemed a little depressing, and the senior generals sitting there were not saying a word. This is not the first time that many of them have experienced such pomp, the last time was for the anti-Soviet war. And this time, just look at the anti-Japanese demonstrations on the streets outside to find out who they are going to deal with! Moreover, Luo Yaoguo also convened some generals in Singapore to discuss the issue of war against Japan. The slightly more well-informed Wehrmacht generals already knew that war between China and Japan was imminent.

Of course, a small Japan is not enough to make the Wehrmacht generals present here so cautious, and what everyone is really worried about is the same "virtue" war that is on the line. As everyone knows, Germany and Japan will certainly be an alliance in the war against the United States, and China will inevitably join forces with the United States in the war against Japan. In this way, won't the camp of the world war become a confrontation between China and the United States against Germany, Japan, and Italy? And now the situation looks clearly unfavorable for the United States. In the event that the United States were to be destroyed by Germany, China would have to fight the whole world on its own!

Just when everyone was nervous, the door of the conference room was pushed open, and Luo Yaoguo, Bai Chongxi, He Yingqin, An Sihua, and Long Tenghui were seen. and Lu Ming, who had just been promoted to general because of some unknown merits and became the minister of armaments, walked in with laughter. All the generals stood up and saluted with a loud voice. Luo Yaoguo nodded and smiled at the generals, waved his hand and motioned for everyone to sit down, and he walked up to the podium in a few steps, and Bai Chongxi, He Yingqin and others also sat on their respective seats on the rostrum.

"Comrades," Luo Yaoguo stood on the podium and glanced at everyone, and said lightly: "Let me tell you a good news first, on the morning of September 12." One of our strategically important clandestine weapons tests has been a complete success. He didn't say what kind of weapon it was, but the generals below had already guessed that it was the legendary atomic bomb, and they all whispered about it, and there was a buzz in the venue.

Luo Yaoguo coughed in a low voice. The conference room immediately fell silent, and he smiled and said: "I believe everyone has guessed that this secret weapon is the atomic bomb, and our Republic of China now has this killer weapon that is enough to change the direction of the war!" He lowered his voice as he spoke. However, this news is still confidential, and I hope you can keep it tightly. ”

He paused. He looked at a room of senior generals with excited expressions, and then said: "There is a killer weapon, but the next war against Japan will mainly rely on the traditional army, navy, and air force to be conducted, rather than relying solely on this secret weapon. He smiled. Therefore, comrades must be prepared to fight a tough battle and fight a big war. Because our enemies are still very tenacious. ”

Saying that, Luo Yaoguo's face became solemn again. "According to intelligence, the strength of the Japanese army has increased significantly in the past two years. Not to mention their navy, which is basically on par with ours. Their army also began to pay attention to motorization and armor after the anti-Soviet war, and now the Japanese army already has at least four tank divisions! Moreover, the second assault gun G was introduced from Germany, which they named the Zero assault tank. ”

Hearing the news that the Japanese army had the "No. 2 assault gun G-type", the muscles on the faces of the army generals in the conference room moved slightly. This type of assault gun was finalized in early 1939, and the Chinese Army has begun to equip it on a large scale, so all the army generals present here also know its technical data.

Although the No. 2 assault gun Type G was modified from the chassis of the No. 2 tank, which had been eliminated by the armored forces of the Chinese and German armies, it had quite good performance. Its frontal armor can reach 70mm at its thickest point, which is the same as that of Tank 3, and it is also equipped with the same 48x caliber 75mm cannon as Tank 3, which can threaten Tank 4 at a distance of 800 meters! However, what attracted the attention of the Wehrmacht generals the most was not its performance, but the low price and relatively simple production process of this assault gun. Although its combat efficiency is almost on par with that of the No. 3 tank, the production cost is only 60% of the latter, and the man-hours consumed are 55% of the latter, which is definitely a very cost-effective assault gun! Therefore, at present, the second assault gun G and the other type of assault gun E with an 88mm cannon have become the main weapons of the Panzergrenadier unit in a large-scale expansion.

After the end of the campaign in Western Europe, although the Wehrmacht Army did not disarm on a large scale, it did make some adjustments. For example, the number of Panzergrenadier Divisions has been greatly expanded to 24, and the armor level of Panzergrenadier Divisions has also been increased, making them strong enough to fight against Panzer Divisions.

According to the plan, each Panzergrenadier division was armed with a medium assault gun battalion and a heavy assault gun battalion, each medium assault gun battalion was armed with 60 assault gun G No. 2, and the heavy assault gun battalion was armed with 60 assault gun No. 3E. In addition, each Panzergrenadier Division was accompanied by three Panzergrenadier regiments with five assault gun G-2s. Such an Panzergrenadier Division would have 135 assault guns, as well as 54 105mm or 150mm self-propelled guns, for a total of 189 assault guns, self-propelled guns.

However, the expansion of these 24 panzergrenadier divisions is also a severe test of the production capacity of the Chinese industry. More than 4,500 assault guns or self-propelled guns alone are needed Tank factories started by several major military industrial groups in China worked overtime for several months, and more than 1,000 No. 2 tanks originally assigned to armored divisions were converted into No. 2 assault gun G-type. However, only 14 Panzergrenadier Divisions were completed, and the remaining 10 Panzergrenadier Divisions would not be fully equipped until at least the beginning of 1940.

In parallel with the armoured grenadier divisions, the eight Panzer Divisions of the Wehrmacht also underwent some reorganization, changing the original large size of two brigades and four regiments into a tank regiment. Small formations of two Panzergrenadier regiments. This tank regiment was armed with tanks of the III series. In addition, there was a battalion of heavy tanks and an assault gun battalion armed with assault gun No. 3 E in the immediate units of the division. Although the personnel of the entire armored division has been reduced to about 14,000 people, the number of tanks, assault guns, and self-propelled guns still exceeds 400.

In addition, the number of infantry divisions has been drastically reduced from 180 to 120. Moreover, these infantry divisions are further subdivided into four types: heavy infantry divisions, airborne divisions, mountain divisions, and jungle divisions. Among them, there are as many as 60 heavy infantry divisions, numbered from the 1st Infantry Division to the 60th Infantry Division, and the equipment is similar to that of the original infantry divisions, except that each division is equipped with a heavy armored vehicle battalion with 60 Min-28 wheeled armored vehicles. The equipment of the airborne division and the mountain division was relatively light, and it was not equipped with 150mm heavy artillery. There are also no tanks, armored vehicles. However, the infantry equipment is quite sophisticated, and the training is very strict. The Jungle Divisions are units designed to operate in tropical jungle areas and are not equipped with 150mm heavy artillery, although each division is equipped with a light tank battalion. Equipped with 60 tanks No. 1.

The units that were eliminated in this reorganization became the backbone of the colonial cannon fodder units that were being formed. According to the plans of the General Staff and the Ministry of National Defense, the Chinese Dominions, including Central Asia, Burma, Siam, Vietnam, Khmer, Laos, and Ceylon, must form their own armies. The initial plan envisaged the formation of 50 colonial divisions. Among them, there are 20 Central Asian divisions, 10 each of Burmese and Siamese divisions, 5 Vietnamese and Khmer divisions, and 2 Lao and Ceylon divisions. 1 West Asian Division. The equipment of these colonial divisions is naturally the worst of all the armed forces under the Chinese name, basically some light infantry divisions. On the battlefield, it also plays the role of a little cannon fodder.

After several months of reorganization and rectification, the equipment level of the Chinese National Defense Forces and the ground forces has risen to a new level. Basically, it still maintains a strong strength comparable to that of the German Army. Coupled with the success of the atomic bomb test on September 12, Luo Yaoguo finally had the confidence to stand up to Germany, and Japan, which held Hitler's retreat more and more, was of course about to come to a catastrophe!

A trace of murderous aura flashed on Luo Yaoguo's face, he clapped his hands, and the two staff officers behind him quickly opened the curtain of the huge map behind him, and a huge situation map of the Atlantic region appeared in front of everyone! Seeing this map, the senior officers below couldn't help but let out a wave of surprise and inhalation. Some people have puzzled expressions on their faces, isn't it Japan that they are going to deal with this time? How did you hang out the map of the Atlantic Ocean? Could it be that those elite staff officers of the General Staff were negligent for a moment and hung up the wrong map, right?

Of course, Luo Yaoguo knew what everyone thought, he turned his head to look at the map, and then turned back to the generals and smiled: "This is the map of the Atlantic, but it's not that the staff officers of the General Staff clumsily hung up the wrong map." As soon as the joke came out, the senior officers below burst into laughter, and the atmosphere suddenly relaxed. Luo Yaoguo patted the podium lightly, and there was a sudden silence below. He went on to explain: "The reason why the map of the Atlantic Ocean is hung here is because it is not just small Japan that we will have to calculate in the next war, they are not worth our effort. The real opponent of our China in the future is only Germany, and the United States! He paused and exhaled, "Luckily, these two countries are about to go to war!" According to intelligence from Europe, Germany has completed the takeover of the French fleet, the Italian fleet has also been completed, and Germany and Italy have requisitioned more than 15 million tons of capacity to be on standby. In addition, the German Army also completed its recuperation, during which time the German Army began to receive training for landing operations, and the German Navy also organized a Marine Command with three marine divisions. They were all drawn from the elite of the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS. It is estimated that a war between the United States and Germany may occur by the end of this month, and then we will choose the opportunity to launch a war against Japan. ”

"But why did we choose to attack Japan after the war between the United States and Germany? Why didn't we clean up Japan earlier and not give them time to reinforce their armaments? Luo Yaoguo asked a question, and then solved the mystery by himself. He smiled and said: "Actually, the Americans have been trying to win us over to declare war on Japan, and they are now fighting on both sides and feel unsure, so they keep sending representatives to us, and they promise a lot of various benefits." Hehe, there is such a super big guy who wants to spend money to buy us, of course we have to take the shelf and start the price. ”

There was another burst of laughter below, and everyone seemed to have seen countless dollar bills waving to China on the other side of the Pacific Ocean! Wait until the laughter is over. Luo Yaoguo continued: "Of course, the bid of the American boss is already very high, but I think it is okay to wait and see whether our future economic construction in China will be smooth." I'm afraid it will depend on whether the United States can be slaughtered this time. If the American Atlantic Fleet is badly damaged by the German Navy, and the Germans have a foothold in the Caribbean, then the Americans will give a really high price! His voice darkened. When the time comes, we will go to war against Japan and wipe them off the map! If necessary, we will also intervene in the war between virtue and Germany. We must not allow Germany or the United States to dominate the world! ”

News of a military conference held by a senior general of the Chinese National Defense Forces in Wuhan soon reached the palace of King Shuncheng in Beiping. A situation analysis report sent by the GC International Intelligence Bureau was placed on Zhou Elai's desk, and Zhou E frowned and thought for a long time after reading this report, which had no actual content, only some conjectures and analysis. Then let the secretariat invite all the GC international leaders in Peking to the conference room of the Shuncheng Palace.

At this time, the president of GC International, Kruskaya, was still on the Long March with the Soviet Red Army, so the convener of the important GC international conference was Zhou Elai himself. Mao ZD has successfully completed the work of guiding the Fourth Front Army (South Asian Army) of the GC International Army. Returned to Beiping. After reading the situation analysis report, he pondered for a moment. Said slowly: "Although we don't know the content of this high-level military meeting of the Wehrmacht, most of it is related to the launching of the war against Japan, and it has not been a day or two since they planned this matter, and the rumors have already been revealed." ”

"I think the same as Runzhi." Zhou Elai nodded in approval of Mao Zd's analysis, and he looked around at the members and alternate members of the GC International Executive Committee in the conference room, "What do you think about this, comrades?" What position should we GC International take in this war? ”

"The analysis of the situation by the GC International Intelligence Agency makes it very clear that this is a war between Chinese imperialism and Japanese imperialism for colonies. Then we, the GC International, of course, should take a neutral position, and it is better not to get involved, and concentrate on liberating India first. ”

It was Lu Yi, the leader of the Indian GCD, who also returned to Peking with Mao ZD. On the one hand, the backbone of the GC International Army, the Chinese internationalist fighters, suffered heavy casualties in the previous wars, so they were reluctant to launch new large-scale offensives; Similarly, the troops of the government of New Delhi are busy recuperating. In particular, after Chiang Kai-shek arrived in India, he opened a "National Congress Party Central Army Military Academy" in New Delhi to help the Indian army train middle- and lower-ranking officers. The Chinese internationalist fighters in India did not pay much attention to this, but the Indian GCDs, represented by Lu Yi, were very anxious, fearing that the Indian government army would make a certain improvement under Chiang Kai-shek's tutelage, and that India's revolutionary war would be fought endlessly. To this end, whenever he has the opportunity, Lu Yi will propose to the GC International Executive Committee to "liberate India first".

"The Sino-Japanese War was certainly an imperialist war, but it was not without any benefit to the world revolution." Zhang Xueliang, an alternate member of the GC International Executive Committee, put forward a different view: "For example, the Korean national liberation movement and the Japanese proletarian revolution may be realized after this Sino-Japanese war. He paused, looked at Zhou Elai's expression, and said: "We should adopt the method of cooperating with Chinese imperialism, at least strive for the liberation of Korea." In Japan, we should strive to obtain a revolutionary base area. ”

"I think this proposal is feasible, and we should take the opportunity to advance the Korean national independence movement." Zhou Elai nodded approvingly, "There are many Korean comrades in the Far Eastern Republic under our leadership, all of whom are members of the Workers' Party of Korea and were sent to the Far East by the Nationalist Government two years ago. In addition, there are currently more than a million North Korean refugees living in northeastern China. The Nationalist government did not recognize them as Chinese citizens, confiscated their land, and drove them to refugee camps, where the Workers' Party of Korea was also influential and could raise large numbers of troops. If the Nationalist Government could allow them to join the ranks of attacking Japan, it would be very beneficial to the liberation of Korea. (To be continued......)