Washington, White House.

President Roosevelt had just finished watching the propaganda film "The Horn of the Counteroffensive Has Been Blown" when Secretary of State Hull and General Marshall, Chief of the General Staff of the US Army, were invited to his office.

The situation in Africa is not optimistic, although General Patton's 7th Army has landed in Morocco, it is obviously not enough to turn the tide of the war in North Africa, because Germany is also continuing to increase troops in the North African theater, and the German [***] regiment under the command of Rommel, the Desert Fox, has now increased to 200,000 men, almost four times as many as when the war began!

Montgomery's British forces had completely retreated along the Suez Canal.

In view of the grim situation in North Africa, the United States decided to send more troops to the African theater again, and sent Lieutenant General Eisenhower to serve as commander-in-chief of the Allied forces in North Africa.

Eisenhower came to the White House to bid farewell to President Roosevelt.

After a brief chatter, President Roosevelt asked, "Have you seen the propaganda film of the Allied forces in Southeast Asia?" ”

"I've just seen it at the Pentagon." General Marshall was the first to reply, "We are very encouraged, the Allied forces in the European and African theaters are undergoing a cruel test, while the Allied forces in Southeast Asia are the first to switch to the strategic counteroffensive, which is undoubtedly great news for the anti-fascist camp in the world!" ”

"I propose to increase support for the Southeast Asian battlefield." Secretary of State Hulldau, "In particular, we must spare no effort to support the Chinese Expeditionary Force, and Stilwell's judgment has proved to be correct, this is indeed an armed force that cannot be underestimated, as long as they are given sufficient weapons and equipment, they can destroy any enemy!" ”

The consistent philosophy of the Americans is to be pragmatic, and to put it bluntly, interests are paramount.

Whatever is beneficial to the American people, whatever can allow the American people to obtain the greatest benefits at the lowest cost, the American political axe will not hesitate to try, even if it is cooperation with the devil, it is completely considerable, historically, the Americans have cooperated with Saddam Hussein and [***], this is not cooperation with the devil?

Historically, President Roosevelt also considered transferring the Chinese troops stationed in India to the European battlefield, but before the troops stationed in India could make the trip, they staged a fiasco in Yuxianggui on the mainland battlefield, and nearly 100 [***] divisions were defeated by several low-end divisions of the Chinese army, and more than 300 cities were lost in 30 days.

Now that the Chinese Expeditionary Force has shown strong combat effectiveness and is in the same camp as the American people, the US political axe will certainly not hesitate to support the Chinese Expeditionary Force, and the only thing that needs to be considered is to what extent will it be supported? Also, is it necessary to set aside the national political axe?

President Roosevelt's eyes soon fell on General Marshall.

General Marshall shrugged his shoulders and said in a deep voice: "In order to ensure the continued offensive of the Allied forces in the Southeast Asian theater, it is necessary to provide at least 30 American armor divisions with equipment for the Chinese Expeditionary Force, and also ensure their logistical supply. ”

President Roosevelt's gaze immediately turned to Secretary of State Hull, who shrugged his shoulders and said with a wry smile: "I don't think the Nationalist Axe will agree, with Jiang's surname, he will never put such a huge strategic group under Yue Weihan, which is a great threat to his dominance as a scholar." ”

President Roosevelt frowned and snorted: "The interests of the American people always come first, if Chiang refuses, we will seek cooperation with other forces, Stilwell has clearly mentioned in his report that compared with the central political axe in Yucheng, the political axe in the border area of Yan'an is more incorruptible, and the ideological obstacles are not insurmountable." ”

………… Yangon, the official residence of the Anglo-Burmese Governor-General.

In the sound of hurried footsteps, Yue Weihan walked into his office with a look of emotion.

After the full retreat of the army from Mandalay, Yue Weihan moved his headquarters to Yangon, and requisitioned the luxurious official residence of the British and Burmese governors, and the British governor in Burma, Sir Smith, protested several times, and asked for the restoration of the British and Burmese governors, but Yue Weihan ruthlessly refused, this guy does not seem to intend to return the rule of Burma to the British at all.

As soon as Yue Weihan took his seat, General Luo Youlun, chief of the general staff of the expeditionary force, strode in.

"Headquarters!" General Luo Youlun strode to the opposite side of Yue Weihan and said excitedly, "Several short films shot by the Propaganda Department have already caused great repercussions, and now the entire rear of the Southwest University is already full of outrage, and large-scale demonstrations have also broken out in major cities in the United States, demanding that the US political axe increase its assistance to the Chinese Expeditionary Force!" ”

Yue Weihan couldn't help but smile slightly when he heard this, such an effect was also reasonable.

However, Yue Weihan is obviously looking forward to another promotional film "An Inch of Mountains and Rivers and an Inch of Blood" that is currently being filmed.

The propaganda film "The Horn of the Counteroffensive Has Been Blown" is more to boost the morale of the Chinese people and the anti-fascist camp around the world, and the next "One Inch of Mountains, Rivers and One Inch of Blood" is to mobilize the hatred of the Chinese people against Yue himself, and the purpose of this propaganda film is only one, that is, to inspire the majority of young people to sign up for the army!

I just got the top-secret news that US President Roosevelt has decided to provide the equipment of 50 American mechanics to the national political axe, of which 30 American mechanics will be used to arm the Chinese Expeditionary Force in the Southeast Asian battlefield, that is to say, the Chinese Expeditionary Force will rapidly expand into a strategic cluster of 30 American mechanics under its jurisdiction in the next three to six months!

There are about 15,000 American mechanics, and there are 500,000 people in 30 American mechanics plus the troops directly under the headquarters!

At present, the Chinese Expeditionary Force has only 12 infantry divisions, of which more than half of the six infantry divisions of the Fifth Army and the Sixth Army and the Baoshan Division of the 39th Group Army have suffered casualties, that is to say, the Chinese Expeditionary Force still has a shortage of at least 350,000 soldiers, and this part of the troops must be replenished from the rear of the southwest.

Chairman Chiang must have been extremely jealous of this, but he could not openly obstruct it.

Because President Roosevelt had made it clear that Chairman Chiang and the Nationalist Axe could reject the U.S. political axe's plan to aid China, but the U.S. political axe would never make any form of compromise, and after the Nationalist Axe refused to cooperate, the U.S. political axe would turn its attention to Yan Xishan in Shanxi, Li Zongren in Guangxi, and even Yan'an.

Under the heavy pressure of the US political axe, Chairman Chiang will definitely give in, but there is no doubt that he will obstruct him secretly.

Therefore, Yue Weihan asked Helen to urgently shoot the second propaganda film "An Inch of Mountains and Rivers and an Inch of Blood", with this promotional video, coupled with the secret activities of the new 39th Division, in less than half a month, young students and strong men in the rear of Southwest University will continue to step out of the country and go to Burma to join the battle sequence of the Chinese Expeditionary Force.

In the evening of the same day, the second propaganda short film of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, "An Inch of Mountains and Rivers, an Inch of Blood", was edited.

In the large conference room of the headquarters, the maps hanging on the walls have been replaced by screens, and the projectors have been set up.

Including Yue Weihan, almost all the senior generals of the Chinese Expeditionary Force arrived, only Yu Yunzheng, the commander of the 96th Division, was sitting in Menggong, and the remnants of the 18th and 33rd Divisions of the Qing Army failed to come to Yangon.

The snowflakes on the screen dispersed, revealing a mulberry leaf-shaped pattern.

This is the map of the Republic of China, Outer Mongolia, which has been declared "reading power", and the enclave "Wulianghai", are conspicuously located within the border line of the Republic of China, the background of the map of China is a light-colored blue sky and white flag, and in the east of the map of China, the map of this book is painted in a glamorous and eye-catching blood red.

Immediately, the bewitching blood-red color spread rapidly from the four islands of Yuhonto to the Ryukyus, Taiwan, Korea, and the four eastern provinces, and in less than a moment, the eye-catching blood color had already soaked most of China.

Immediately, a low voice-over sounded: "On July 7, the 26th year of the Republic of China, the Kou invaded on a large scale, and all of a sudden, the land was lost, the mountains and rivers were broken, and where the iron hooves of the Kou passed, the land of China was full of corpses, how many compatriots have turned into unjust souls who have died of grievances, and how many children have become miserable and helpless orphans?" ”

As soon as the screen turned, a black-and-white photo appeared on the screen.

In the photo, a young and immature child with his back to the camera, carrying a heavy bag, and holding on to the dead branches, is walking towards a distant and unknown distance, and then a low voice-over slowly sounds: "A six- or seven-year-old child who has lost his parents, struggling for his weak life, running to the safety of the rear." ”

Liu Xin, Yuhu, and Li Meng's daughters burst into tears after seeing the photo.

Li Meng said with tears in his eyes: "A six- or seven-year-old child, can he go to the rear?" ”

Jade Fox wiped his tears and said worriedly: "Even if he can go to the rear, how can he live?" ”

"Who took this picture? Helen, which bastard journalist filmed this? Liu Xin cried and gritted his teeth, "Why didn't he reach out to this poor child?" If this kid survives, then it's okay to say anything, and if this kid is gone, I swear I'll never let that bastard go! ”

Helen didn't answer, just wept silently.

Helen has seen this photo no less than dozens of times, but every time she sees the immature back on the photo, she can't help crying, how much suffering has this damn war brought to the ancient and kind Chinese nation, especially those young children, who have lost their parents and parents, how can they survive?

The screen turned again, and another shocking photo appeared.

In the photograph, the bodies of dozens of Chinese women are piled up into a small mountain, all of them are naked, two young women's stomachs have even been brutally dissected, and their internal organs and intestines are dripping to the ground, and a child of up to two years old is looking around blankly on a hill of dead bodies, as if looking for his long-dead mother.

The contrast between the young child and the corpse at his feet is so strong that it can pull out people's hearts!

Seeing such a tragic picture, Stilwell, Alexander and other senior Allied generals bowed their heads one after another, and while praying, they drew crosses on their chests, but Luo Youlun, Dai Anlan, Sun Liren and other expeditionary generals almost even gritted their steel teeth, including Yue Weihan, the facial expressions of all Chinese generals were extremely distorted, which was called a hideous.

"An inch of mountains and rivers and an inch of blood!" The deep voiceover sounded again, "Every inch of the broken land is sprinkled with the unyielding blood of [***] soldiers, and even more soaked in the innocent blood of the dead compatriots." The voiceover turned excited, "Blood debts can only be repaid with blood, compatriots, it's time to ask Yue Kou to pay off the blood debts!" ”

As soon as the picture turned, the screen showed the marching scene of the Chinese Expeditionary Force rolling forward.

Behind the infantry queue is a torrent of steel composed of tanks, armored vehicles and countless trucks, and an unrivaled majestic momentum seems to be about to break through the screen and gush out, and then the magnificent military song sounds: "The flag is fluttering, the horse is whistling, good man, good man, good man, good man, serve the country in the present ......"

Luo Youlun, Dai Anlan and other generals of the expeditionary force couldn't help but stand up at the moment and sang loudly.

Many generals shed tears when they sang and sang, at this moment, even if they let them die, they will never frown, for the country, for the nation, even if they are ghosts, they have no regrets!

………… On the bank of the Jialing River in Yucheng, the new 39th Division is stationed.

Senior Commander Gao Shuxun was sitting on pins and needles in his office.

Speaking from his heart, Gao Shuxun didn't want to stay in Yucheng as a watcher at all, if he had a choice, he would rather lead his division to Burma to live and die with the brothers of the 39th Group Army, and even he could ignore Chairman Chiang's "favor", but the double pressure from Yue Weihan and Chairman Chiang made him have to think twice.

Although Chairman Jiang wanted to detain the new 39th Division, how could Yue Weihan have any good intentions?

Yue Weihan acquiesced and even instructed the new 39th Division to stay in Sichuan, obviously with ulterior motives, which Gao Shuxun knew very well.

When Gao Shuxun was sighing for a long time, Li Desheng, chief of staff of the new 39th Division, suddenly strode into Gao Shuxun's office, stood up and saluted and then turned around and waved, dozens of guards had already moved dozens of wooden boxes into the office, Gao Shuxun saw this Huo Ran got up, and said awe-inspiringly: "Chief of staff, what's going on?" ”

"Division, this is the US Air Force's emergency airlift of dozens of projectors and propaganda videos." Li Desheng said, "The general seat ordered us to immediately send troops to the countryside in companies as units, and then go deep into the campuses of colleges and universities to publicize the War of Resistance to the fathers and young students in central Sichuan. ”

"Shoot or kill!?" Gao Shuxun was awe-struck when he heard this, and immediately said to Li Desheng, "Chief of Staff, pass on my order, and all officers above the company commander level will immediately come to the division headquarters for a meeting!" ”

(To be continued)