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Yesterday, Li Guang was still having a headache about Tang Gangshou or giving up, why did he dare to speak out at this time? That's a big enough change.

Although Premier Yuan was not in Madagascar, he was contacted by telegram yesterday evening. Li Guang woke up in the afternoon and read mainly Professor Yuan's telegrams. Premier Yuan had two views that directly affected Li Guang's decision.

First, Professor Yuan believes that there are many reasons for the Americans to restrict the Naval Resistance Force, but one may be very important. It also made Li Guang blush a little, that is, Li Guang fought too hard at Midway. Having killed five Japanese aircraft carriers at once, the Americans now look down on the strength of the Shanghai Resistance Army. The reason for Li Guang's blush is obvious, in order to help the Americans, he actually sank the only aircraft carrier of the Maritime Resistance Army. So much so that currently fighting in the waters of Ceylon, the Navy is holding back.

The Americans' foreign aid criterion, it should be said that the core point is - to see if you are useful or not.

In the eyes of the Americans, the Naval Resistance Force is of little use now. In the eyes of the British, the British Empire was unable to defeat the Japanese Navy, and the Naval Resistance Force now has no aircraft carriers, which is of course even worse. However, in the eyes of the Soviets, the Naval Resistance Army was a savior.

Professor Yuan Ye believes that if Tanggang is defended, it is natural that the naval resistance army should not be underestimated. The inability to hold on to it shows even more that it is very important to assist the Maritime Resistance Forces. If the port of Tang is lost, Ceylon will be fully controlled by the Japanese army, then the Japanese army will be equivalent to planting a nail in the entire Indian Ocean, which will threaten the foreign aid channel of the Soviet Union, Britain, and China.

This logic, how Li Guang listens to it, how awkward. But after Li Guang thought about it carefully, the truth was really the case.

To whom is Ceylon most important? First of all, there was Britain, then the Soviet Union and China. And even if the Naval Resistance Army withdraws from Ceylon, it will lose some infrastructure and investment at most. Although it hurts, it does not hurt the root.

So how should China's foreign aid be solved? Professor Yuan took over this task from the Americans a long time ago. It was only necessary for the Americans to transport the goods to Vladivostok, Madagascar, and later the Naval Resistance Force would be responsible for transporting them to Calcutta.

This is not only the responsibility of the Naval Resistance Army for China's War of Resistance, but also plays a vital role in the Naval Resistance Army itself. The United States does not provide more than 10,000 tons of supplies to China every month, and although it is difficult for the Maritime Resistance Force to accomplish such a task, it is not impossible. Not to mention, the Japanese army did not fully control Ceylon, even if it did. The Naval Resistance Force is also quite sure that this will happen.

With such self-confidence, it is not that Li Guang is arrogant, but quite sure.

Before the First Japanese Army took full control of Ceylon, the navy had to be on guard against a sneak attack by the Maritime Resistance Army at all times, and it was impossible to disperse its forces to intercept it on the vast sea.

Second. The Bay of Bengal is more than 1,500 kilometers wide, and it will not be easy for the Japanese fleet to blockade it with all its might. The Maritime Resistance Army has five or six high-speed merchant ships. Act fast. As long as the reconnaissance work is in place, it is relatively easy to break through the blockade line. Of course, the cost of transportation is definitely high.

Third, even if the Japanese army completely controls Ceylon, then every move of the Japanese Navy will fall more clearly into the eyes of the naval resistance army. The Maritime Resistance Army has been operating in Ceylon for so long, and there are a lot of eyeliner arrangements. It is more convenient to grasp the timing of transportation.

After such an analysis, the use of the Haitang Kingdom began to manifest. Americans don't pay attention. Britain and the USSR would certainly have taken it seriously. This is not? The Soviets have come to the door.

Premier Yuan's reminder to Li Guang has one more thing. That is, he judged that the Japanese army could not afford to fight a long war in Ceylon. Japan's economy did not allow the Japanese army to do that.

You must know that Professor Yuan has always been in charge of civil affairs. In charge of the economy, in charge of diplomacy. He understood the pressure of the war economy more deeply than Li Guang. Especially after Li Guang handed over 60 million US dollars to Professor Yuan for management and gave him the task, Professor Yuan was still under great pressure. As the saying goes, in its position, seek its government. Li Guang handed over all the economic stalls to Professor Yuan, and Professor Yuan's mode of thinking immediately changed to that of an expert in economic analysis. On the contrary, Li Guang's thinking, which had always adhered to the theory of the victory of national strength, had a misunderstanding.

Professor Yuan treated others with himself: he believed that the Japanese army captured Ceylon and was definitely alone. This kind of battle, the little devil can't fight for long. According to the results of Professor Yuan's analysis of the economics of war, logistics and supply alone can drag little Japan to death.

For Li Guang, this is like seeing the sun through the clouds. For two days, Li Guang has been having a headache about whether to give up Ceylon.

In his consciousness, it would be difficult for the Naval Resistance Army to defeat the Japanese army if it only relied on Bao Gang's troops. Since it was difficult to defeat, he had to retreat.

And Professor Yuan gave Li Guang a reminder, which immediately made Li Guang get out of the misunderstanding of thinking. Battles are not just about victory and defeat, there is also a phenomenon - stalemate. Isn't that the case on the battlefield in China?

Li Guang thought about it carefully, and there was still an advantage in resisting the army in the Sea of Ceylon.

One of the biggest advantages is that after two years of operation, Tanggang is a solid base, although it is not considered to be attacked, but if it is held, it is not so easy for the Japanese army to take.

Second, the Japanese army had a long supply cycle. After a month of fighting, the little devil had to return to Singapore to supply men, weapons and ammunition. So far, the Japanese army did not have a single army fighter plane in Ceylon, and the war machine was seriously short of parts.

However, the naval resistance army has fighters that are not of much use, and now it is the rainy season in Ceylon, and it is difficult for fighters to take off. The rainy season in Ceylon is a bit special, although it is nominally the rainy season from May to October, but the rainfall distribution has two peaks, June and September. Although July and August are still the rainy season, heavy rains tend to come and go quickly. There is often a sudden burst of heavy rain, but immediately after the heavy rain, the sun is shining brightly and it is extremely hot. Therefore, in the two months of July and August, if one finger is cut off and the Japanese Air Force is destroyed, the pressure on Bao Gang's troops on the Tanggang side will be greatly reduced. There were many ways to limit the Japanese army's air power.

Thirdly, the naval resistance army and the British army were not without a role in the periphery. First of all, the British are now mobilizing forces and warplanes. The Naval Resistance Force will also have an aircraft carrier in a few months. When the time comes, including Tang Port, the Naval Resistance Army and the British Army outside, the little devils will face a situation of attacking from both sides.

The fourth point that the Soviets talked about did not really mean that the Naval Resistance Army would defend Tang Port and face the Japanese attack alone. Professor Yuan's original words were very irresponsible - blow it first. As long as the Soviet Union agrees to the exchange of credentials and the establishment of formal diplomatic relations, it will be worth paying a price.

Some things, once you think about them and have a starting point, have a myriad of solutions. Especially in the military, Li Guang automatically makes up for it.

Where was the logistics base of the Japanese army? The Andaman Islands, the closest to Ceylon, are also more than a thousand kilometers. In fact, the Andaman Islands have a poor geographical environment, and they do not even have a decent port, so they simply cannot afford to be a logistics base.

It should be said that the only logistics base available for the Japanese army was Singapore. That's 3,000 kilometers of sea.

As for Yangon, Myanmar, two thousand kilometers away. But there was a need for Japanese supplies of arms there, and the possibility of replenishing Ceylon was very small.

If Japan's opponent is only the Naval Resistance Army, then Ceylon will inevitably become Japan's pocket. But Japan has more opponents, Great Britain, the United States, China. And even the USSR.

Compared with the battlefields in other directions, Ceylon will be more costly to Japan's already weak economic strength.

To deal with the long supply lines of the Japanese army, the naval resistance army also had sufficient means. There are no aircraft carriers, but there are submarines. The little devil is not British, and it is impossible to use a large fleet to escort it every time. And even if a large-scale fleet is used to escort the convoy, the naval resistance forces are not without a chance at all.

Li Guang therefore came to the conclusion that the first tactic against the Japanese army in Ceylon was to cut off its logistical supply routes.

The second tactic against the Japanese army in Ceylon was to cut off one finger rather than injure ten fingers and consume the air power of the Japanese army. In modern warfare, it is relatively easy to fight against an army that lacks a leg (air force). In the past two days, Bao Gang has relied on 12 fighters in Ceylon, and it is difficult for the devils to advance an inch.

However, this process must be a cruel process of consumption, and Li Guang hopes that the British will bear this consumption.

What is at stake is still Ozawa's naval fleet, especially aircraft carriers. But the aircraft carrier is really difficult to deal with, wandering around the periphery to fight, and it is a difficult thing to find the aircraft carrier itself, and it is not easy to destroy.

In the Battle of Midway, the Americans spent countless manpower and material resources in order to seize the opportunity, and the investment in reconnaissance alone made people envious, jealous and hateful. The Naval Resistance Force simply could not use such a force to reconnoitre, so it was not easy to find fighters. What's more, there are no aircraft carriers, and even if the Japanese fleet is discovered, the means of destruction are really lacking.

Of course, there was only one basis for all the tactical arrangements - Bao Gang had to withstand the Japanese ground attack in Ceylon. If it cannot withstand the ground attack of the Japanese army, all arrangements will be meaningless.

One thing can be seen from the evacuation of Jizaburo Ozawa after a month of fighting, and that is the lack of continuity of the Japanese army's offensive. It is difficult to sustain the battle for more than a month. Unless, the Japanese army increases its investment in Ceylon's military power, especially the navy.

But does Japan have so much naval and air power at its disposal? No, you must know that in New Guinea, MacArthur was fighting the Japanese army to the death, and the war was quite fierce.

The more Li Guang thought about it, the more accessible his thoughts became. In the end, it was concluded that as long as Bao Gang could withstand a month at a time, there would be a buffer time.

A more specific analysis shows that the most difficult stage for Bao Gang should have been after the arrival of Japanese reinforcements and before the fleet withdrew again. The time is about July 15 and August 15.

If the Japanese occupation of Ceylon in June is regarded as the first round of the war.

Then mid-July to mid-August will be the second round of the war. It will be the most difficult stage of the Naval Resistance Army.

By analogy, the third round will begin in mid-September. At that time, it will be the strategic counteroffensive stage of the Naval Resistance Army.

Mao Weiren can make a protracted war, and his eyes can be blazing for eight years. Li Guang is complacent, I can watch the moon. "The Theory of the Counteroffensive in Ceylon in Three Months" was released.

When Li Guang put his ideas together in front of the officers of the General Staff, his aura was strong again. The army is like a machine, as long as there is a direction, the staff will naturally start to plan. (To be continued......)