1943 was destined to be an extraordinary year.

After the United States fully joined World War II, the first battlefield to reverse the surname change was the Southeast Asian theater.

China, Hanjing, Führer's Office Center. Jiang Baili, chief of the general staff of the base camp, was discussing the current complicated situation with Zhang Shusheng.

Jiang Baili, who is sixty years old, is still a cadre in the republican [***], the treasure knife is not old at all, and he is not as old as an ordinary sixty-year-old man, but he looks energetic. Although the black hair appeared in a few chic gray spots on the temples, it made the whole person look more heroic.

It was the height of summer, and Zhang Shusheng was enjoying the chilled black plum soup while listening to the chief of the general staff's report on the situation in World War II.

Zhang Shusheng knows that since his statement at the New Year's dinner of the 'military and political veterans', China has been like a taut bow, and in half a year, it has already been drawn into a full moon shape, and it is just about to find a target and shoot the arrow.

“…… Chairman of the National People's Congress, the current situation in Southeast Asia may be stalemate in the short term, and there may be a major reversal in the long run.

At present, they can only obtain oil from oil wells in Indonesia and the Far East, but their output can no longer meet the needs of the two-front war, so they have secretly purchased oil from us on many occasions.

The U.S. forces in India had increased to 21 divisions, plus 23 British divisions, 38 Indian divisions, and the Americans, with deep pockets, were ready to arm Allied forces in India with a total of up to 100 divisions. Of these, the remaining shortfall in troops will be formed locally by India.

At present, the Allied forces are massing in the Thai-Burmese border area, and the puppet political axe in southern Burma has also been cleared, and the political axe of the southern Union of Burma was established at the beginning of this month, and the Axis organization was declared war at the first time.

The main strategy of the army was to shrink the defensive line and prepare to concentrate its forces on Thailand, southern Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, and other Southeast Asian regions at the cost of withdrawing from Burma. ”

Jiang Baili roughly mentioned the situation of the war in Southeast Asia, and in half a year, he said that he had gone from a fierce offensive at the beginning to a strategic retreat in the face of the Americans' vigorous aid to Britain and India.

Zhang Shusheng secretly said in his heart, it was really a group of cunning devils, and said, "The reason why I retreated to Thailand and gave up Myanmar is not because I am afraid of the Americans." They wanted to really have a jungle battle with the Americans in Southeast Asia.

He said that he could not completely control Burma, especially the outer seas, and even if he held Burma, it would be extremely vulnerable to a roundabout landing from the rear by the Allies and encircling a large number of troops in the narrow strip of Burma. ”

"Yes, Chairman. Thailand is different. The entire Strait of Malacca, the terrain is dangerous, and it is not suitable for large-scale landing operations at all, and the army's land-based airfields in Thailand and southern Vietnam, and even Singapore, a large number of small and medium-sized submarines, and even mines, can easily lock up the entire narrow strait. Instead of placing troops in Burma and under the nest, it is better to shrink back to Thailand, build a Thai-Burmese defense line, and fight a good fight with the allies. ”

Jiang Baili knew that Matsui Shigen, the commander-in-chief of the Southeast Asian battlefield of the Japanese army, was indeed an excellent general who was quite talented and knowledgeable about current affairs, "The Thai-Burmese battlefield will be a cruel war, and the Americans' powerful armored divisions, air force, and fleet will not be able to play a relatively big role." On the other hand, although I have only been in Southeast Asia for a few years, I have made quite a lot of achievements. ”

After occupying most of Southeast Asia, he particularly strengthened the construction of airfields and air defense, and focused on developing anti-ship capabilities.

Relying on Thailand and Indonesia, they completely blocked the Strait of Malacca.

"If the Americans want to break through the Malacca defense line strongly, they will suffer huge losses that may be unbearable, and they will definitely choose to defeat Yue himself from the land battlefield, and Yue himself will also give the Americans a surprise."

Zhang Shusheng couldn't help but think that in his previous life, although he also won big victories in Southeast Asia, where is the current situation, he can settle down and manage Southeast Asia as solid. It is foreseeable that this war in Southeast Asia will be very tragic. Originally, in history, the devil and the U.S. military could play hide and seek on the islands like that, but today's army, hidden in the mountains of Southeast Asia, is much stronger than the end of the road in the original history.

"Therefore, the Allies hope that we can attack the army from the north and quickly resolve the war in Southeast Asia. However, the price they gave was still very high, and they were really willing to recognize our hegemony in Southeast Asia, and the Southeast Asian region was divided into China's sphere of influence after the war. Jiang Baili said with emotion that the important surname of the Strait of Malacca is self-evident, and it can be said that the future of the Strait of Malacca will be one of the two major maritime lifelines of Asian countries.

"Tell me what you think of the Far Eastern battlefield." Zhang Shusheng changed his head and turned the topic to the Far Eastern battlefield, which is currently attracting the attention of all countries.

Because, it is possible for the Americans to launch an unprecedentedly large landing war in the Far East.

"It took only six months for the Americans to basically restore the vitality of the Pacific Fleet, and with the special detachment from the Atlantic Fleet, the strength of the US Pacific Fleet has surpassed that of the previous one. Even, the Americans could use the British fleet to form a huge combined fleet to guarantee their possible landing in the Far East.

The Americans are also expanding their military aggressively, and even Australia and Canada have been persuaded by the Americans to start expanding their military. The scale of the war will be further expanded. ”

Jiang Baili's expression was also extremely serious, "Chairman, although it is still uncertain, which battlefield the Americans will ultimately choose as a thunderous means to change the direction of the war. However, all kinds of indications show that in order to open up a new battlefield and quickly occupy the initiative in the war, a large-scale landing is already imperative. ”

"Yes, the Americans are far away from the ocean, and once they have a huge fleet, the first thing they think of must be to use their powerful landing capabilities at sea to open up new battlefields and launch landing battles from directions that are difficult for the enemy to guard against."

Zhang Shusheng naturally thought of the series of landing battles launched by the Americans in the original history, especially the Normandy landing in the European direction, which was unprecedented in scale. "In your opinion, in which direction will the Americans give priority to launching a landing war?"

Jiang Baili pondered for a moment and said, "I have been thinking about this issue for a long time, if I am the decision-maker of the US military, then I will definitely launch a landing war in the Far East first." ”

"Huh? Tell us what you think. Zhang Shusheng said in his heart, which was exactly what he thought.

"First of all, the European battlefield is currently hard to break, and it is already difficult for the Americans to assist the British in holding the island. At present, apart from the sporadic partisans, no country in Europe dares to oppose the Germans, and even the vast majority have joined the Axis powers. The possible surname of opening up a second battlefield is very small.

In the Southeast Asian battlefield, if I am obsessed with fighting to the death in Burma and will not retreat, then there are many suitable places for landing in the southern coastal areas of Burma, but after I shrink the defensive line, the impregnable Pan-Malacca region has no hope of opening up a second battlefield at all, and can only attack by land.

As for the African theater, the territory is vast and sparsely populated, the strategic urgency is not high enough, and the Americans do not have the energy to play hide-and-seek with the Axis powers in Africa.

Therefore, the Far East, close to the continental United States, will be the best place to open up a second battlefield. ”

Jiang Baili paused slightly, and continued, "Moreover, the Americans are encircling their Southeast Asian offensive from the south, and if they attack him from the Far East, the north, then the whole of Asia will already be in the initiative for the Americans. Once the Americans' plan finally succeeds, we may well be forced to declare war on the Axis powers.

In a big way, it is said that they are fighting on two fronts, and it is difficult to read against the Americans, so that the Americans can easily take the initiative. On the contrary, it is also the Americans who want to pursue a strategic plan to encircle Asia. ”

"Hahaha...... Fang Zhen, you think the same as me. As long as the Americans can take the initiative in the north and south of Asia, and help the Soviets gain the advantage of the Soviet-German battlefield, then we may be forced to choose to join the Allies. ”

Zhang Shusheng walked to the map, pointed to the large map of China, and said, "In the west, there are the United States, Britain and India, in the east is the Pacific Ocean, there is the Pacific Fleet of the United States, and in the north there is the Soviet Union and their millions of Red Army. ”

"yes, exactly." Jiang Baili nodded, China's huge territory is actually in invisible encirclement. "However, the Allies still wanted to win us over, and one negotiating group after another came to China, promising all kinds of temptations, just to get us to join the Allies and declare war on the Axis powers.

The Axis powers were not far behind, and Hitler even wanted to carve up the Soviet Union with us, and was willing to cede the huge Soviet land to us to 'form a pro-Chinese regime' or a 'trusteeship'.

The Axis wanted us to attack the Soviet Union, but they also wanted us to attack southern Burma, or to contain the Southeast Asian theater. ”

"Fang Zhen, I heard that people who like gambling are addicted to its crazy charm of fighting for everything. There will always be a winner or loser in a war, and we are the one who entered the war relatively late, so we have more time to choose. Zhang Shusheng stared at Jiang Baili and asked, "So, Fang Zhen, which side do you think is the most suitable for us to join, and it is most in line with China's interests, or even long-term interests." ”

Jiang Baili frowned slightly, even if this question was asked to him by the chairman for the first time, not only him, but even quite a lot of republicans [***] people had such a question: 'Which side should we join?' ’

Judging from the regular military meetings or the conversations with the Chairman in peacetime, it is unlikely that the Chairman cooperated with the Allies, but if he cooperated with the Axis Powers, he and the mad Hitler did not seem to be the war allies that the Chairman liked.

However, as a Chief of the General Staff, it is not enough to think only of the national strategy at this level. In particular, the chief of the General Staff had a very comprehensive understanding of both the military and the economy of the republic.

Taking a long breath, Jiang Baili replied firmly, "The meaning of the chairman should be to use the power of one country to wipe out all the demons in the world." ”

"Hehe~" Zhang Shusheng smiled slightly, raised his head to look at himself, the chief of the General Staff, and said noncommittally, "Why do you say that?" ”

"Because we have the strength. Economically, we have surpassed the Americans, and militarily, even if the Americans' war machine is in full swing, they are no match for us. Moreover, this huge advantage will be expanded to the point that the belligerent countries will be irresistible in the next few years.

Of course, this does not mean that we are already capable of breaking all nations with the power of one country. ”

Jiang Baili said, "The meaning of the chairman of the committee should be to break each one. ”

"Those who know me, Fang Zhenye." Zhang Shusheng took a sip of sour plum soup, which was indeed his most fundamental idea, and said with emotion, "Now China's national strength is strong, and its military strength is also showing a comprehensive blowout. Of course, we are not the world's opponents yet, but we already have the ability to defeat each of them.

Actually, this idea is somewhat similar to Hitler's thinking, except that we are more powerful and confident than him. Economic development is more directional, with a stronger army, and stronger scientific and technological forces.

It is still too early to say where China will eventually go, but China, which is heading to the battlefield, will definitely take it step by step and get what we want in the end. ”

Jiang Baili nodded: "Yes, chairman, whether it is the Allies or the Axis powers, there is not much difference in essence between us joining either side." Helping them win the war will not do us any good.

In a world war, even if only we become the biggest winner in the end, in essence, it may only take ten years for China to succeed in squeezing out the world and jointly striking at the target. ”

"War is imperative." Zhang Shusheng looked at Jiang Baili seriously, "Fang Zhen, we should be mentally prepared, once the bottom line of the republic is trampled, then the war will start immediately." ”

"Yes, Chairman." Jiang Baili said excitedly.

Three months later, in September 1943, after months of preparation, the Allies brazenly launched the war in the Far East. The powerful Allied Combined Fleet, after its victory in the confrontation with the Combined Fleet, landed at Okhotsk in the Far East, and hundreds of thousands of Allied troops, supported by the strong maritime transport capabilities of the Allied Powers, began to land in a steady stream on the territory of the Soviet Far East.

According to the latest agreement of the Allies, the Allies will help the Soviet Union to quickly resolve the Far Eastern theater.

Having received support from the Allies, Zhukov began to launch a massive counterattack.

In November 1943, under the strong counterattack of the Allied [***] team, the army retreated from the front line of Komsomolsk, which had been stalemate for more than a year. The Soviet Western Route Army won a major victory, and for a time there was a possibility of interspersed with a detour back to the rear of the Chinese army and encircled the Chinese army.

On the evening of December 3, 1943, an unexpected event suddenly shook the world.

Due to the cold weather in winter, when the entire Far East theater was in a state of semi-stagnation, with the help of the Allies, Stalin, seeing that many negotiations had been fruitless and his confidence had become full again, brazenly ordered the Soviet Red Army's Far East and West Route A Front Army to enter the territory of Heilongjiang, trying to take advantage of his own paralysis and carelessness to pass through Chinese territory, and to create conditions for the encirclement and annihilation of the Chinese army with this surprise attack.

At 12 o'clock in the evening of December 3, 1943, the Chinese government held an emergency meeting to condemn the Soviet people's brutal invasion of Chinese territory, and then declared war on the Soviet Union in the early morning of December 4.

――――――――I'm sorry, I really can't write it in the past two days, everyone scolds Xiaoyu, and I accept it. I can't write it, and I really don't want to put pen to paper. After sitting all night and writing this chapter, this time China's World War II really began.

During this time, all kinds of things were piled up together, and the plot was not well conceived.

Without further ado, the previous one is long, and it must be very exciting from the next volume, which is tomorrow's chapter.

(To be continued)