"W-What aid?"

The first to speak was Song Xilian. Of the 645 graduates of the first phase of Whampoa, many of them can leave a little mark in history, but there are not many who can leave a great reputation, and even fewer can show their proud achievements on the battlefield of resistance against Japan. Although he has only won the battle of Fujinshan so far, it is enough to be proud of the entire National Revolutionary Army. After all, not many Whampoa graduates have won battles against Japanese invaders on the battlefield, and even fewer have won big battles. Moreover, he is also the one with the highest status in the entire 34th Group Army, except for Hu Zongnan, and at the same time the most respected by Lao Jiang. It was fitting for him to ask.

"U.S. aid." Zhang Zhizhong's answer was concise and clear.

"U.S. aid? It's not ......" Fan Hanjie and Ding Delong and others couldn't speak, because their status was not enough, and they didn't understand this, at most they heard a little bit of mouth. But Hu Zongnan and Song Xilian knew a lot about this matter, and the two even knew about the little fight between Song Ziwen and Kong Xiangxi. Lao Jiang and Kong Xiangxi actually didn't want to rush to borrow money from the Americans, but Song Ziwen hurriedly took out a loan. Although there are a lot of them, they are thankless, if it weren't for the identity of Uncle Guo, they would have been cleaned up by Lao Jiang a long time ago. And even so, Lao Jiang specially sent a telegram to the United States to scold people. But no matter what the matter is, hasn't Song Ziwen already brought in "US aid"? How could Zhang Zhizhong say that there are still hundreds of millions?

"What did the central government order you to fight openly this time?" Zhang Zhizhong found a seat for himself and sat down, "Thousands of tons of artillery shells, and they are all large-caliber shells, if they are left in the past, it will be enough for our millions of troops to use for half a year, maybe even a year." But this time, it will be a battle for you. You don't think we're going to be rich all of a sudden, do you? ”

"Sir Zhang. You drink saliva first. Ding Delong looked at the looks, saw Zhang Zhizhong looking on the table, hurriedly brought the kettle next to him, and took a tea bowl in his hand, first rinsed it with water, and then poured it full for Zhang Zhizhong.

"I admit that if it weren't for the central government opening up the supply of artillery shells, our 34th Group Army would certainly not have been able to fight this battle so smoothly." Hu Zongnan kept glancing at Zhang Zhizhong's face when he spoke, and he was a little weak-hearted. Everyone knows that the Japanese are not so easy to fight. It's just that the North China Front Army has just experienced a series of major battles, first by Tada Jun with a surprise attack on Zhongtiao Mountain, and then confronted him, Yan Xishan, and Fu Zuoyi in Shanxi for a long time, and then crossed Taihang Mountain to fight a tough battle with the Eighth Route Army, but failed to win. It also lost Tada Jun and a number of high-ranking officers at the general level, and the morale of the army was extremely low and exhausted. The material consumption is also extremely large. But they were the 34th Army. Except for the last time I struck, I moved, and I have been resting all the time. Although he was attacked by Yoshio Shinozuka once, the losses were a bit large, but he was all there, especially with the strong support of Lao Jiang, and the supply of large-caliber artillery and shells was extremely sufficient. There is also the Air Force to help, which naturally has the upper hand. can fight with the Japanese army for so long, Hu Zongnan is also very clear, if it were not for the large-scale use of artillery bombardment in this battle. Caught the Japanese off guard, he may still be in a stalemate with Yoshio Shinozuka, and it is impossible for him to advance his troops to Taiyuan City.

"Let's not say that it doesn't go well, but Yoshio Shinozuka is also wronged." Zhang Zhizhong took a sip of water, "He still used his previous experience to fight against you, the first time he was shelled, you took advantage of the situation to break through the defense line, and finally organized the second defense line, thinking that you should not be so 'generous', but he was beaten again...... It's a pity he didn't have a second chance. Otherwise, I'm afraid it's still two things to say. ”

"Then the central government has asked us to use a large number of large-caliber artillery, what does it have to do with US aid?" Zhang Zhizhong's words were a bit of a slap in the face, but Hu Zongnan did not have any gloom on his face. Among the national army, those who can draw with the Japanese troops in the case of superior strength can already be called trump cards. Although his 34th Group Army is the descendant of the lineage, its combat effectiveness is not necessarily better than that of other trump cards. To be honest, this time he could advance to Taiyuan City so smoothly, and he himself felt a little incredible. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been furious because he had slowed down his attack...... It's rare to have such an opportunity to make a great contribution, why should he give it up? This time, if Yoshio Shinozuka is allowed to survive, he will be on guard against them in the future, and it will be difficult to fight like this again. And if it weren't for Zhang Zhizhong's sudden arrival, he might have played a trick of "the general will be outside, and the king's life will not be affected", and he will knock down Taiyuan City first.

"MacArthur was surrounded by Seishiro Sakagaki in Manila, you all know that, right?" Zhang Zhizhong asked.

"Zhilu Dao." Song Xilian nodded, "At first, I thought that guy was very capable, or how capable the Americans were, but I didn't expect that all his NN was embroidered pillows!" ”

"Embroidered pillows are not uncommon, but think about it, why do you want to start the battle to recover Shanxi at about the same time as the Philippine campaign?" Zhang Zhizhong asked again.

“…… Afraid that the Americans will want us to support them? Ding Delong asked cautiously.

"Don't the Americans need our help?" Hu Zongnan snorted coldly, "I heard that our Chief Qin jumped up and down on the Military Commission, and kept drumming up to help the Americans, but unfortunately the hot face was attached to a cold ass, and people ignored it at all." ”

"Of course I ignored it. The Yankees weren't fenced off at that time, and they didn't even pay attention to the Japanese, so how could they look down on us? Fan Hanjie also interjected on the side.

"That's right, the Americans really looked down on us at that time, and they didn't think we could help them much, and they were afraid that we would cause trouble for them in the past." Zhang Zhizhong said with a smile, "But Shoushan, you said that Qin Wei is a cold ass with a hot face on the Americans...... This is completely wrong. ”

"Wrong?" Hu Zongnan was stunned for a moment, "Isn't it his idea?" ”

"It was his idea." Zhang Zhizhong said with a smile, "But it's just a play, for the U.S. government and the American people." From the very beginning, Qin Wei advocated that we should sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. ”

"Sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight?" Song Xilian twisted his eyebrows, "What does he mean?" ”

"We didn't think the Americans could hold the Philippines for a long time." The corners of Zhang Zhizhong's mouth curled slightly, and he actually smiled a little, "I have been saying that I want to help in the war, but I am actually waiting for this day." ”

"On this day?"

"That's right." Zhang Zhizhong let out a sigh of relief, "Wait for the day of MacArthur's defeat." ”

"The Americans have already asked us to send troops?" Hu Zongnan and the others were all in good spirits. At first, he wanted to help in the war but was refused. But now MacArthur was defeated...... They are also veterans of the battlefield, and they can guess the plight of the Americans with a turn of their brains. Although it would be humiliating to ask China for help at this time, no matter how big the loss of face is, it is not as important as the tens of thousands of American soldiers, and it is not as important as the general MacArthur.

"That's right." Zhang Zhizhong was also a little gloating, "Now we are the only ones who can help them." ”

"Then what does this have to do with our recovery of Shanxi?" Fan Hanjie asked curiously.

"Of course it does." Zhang Zhizhong smiled, "You can shoot thousands of tons of artillery shells in one battle, but how many large-caliber artillery shells do we have in the whole of China?" Almost all the firepower that can be used is concentrated in you, what can we do to save the Americans? ”

"Sizzle......" Hu Zongnan and the others naturally understood the meaning of Zhang Zhizhong's words. Immediately, they all gasped, "The central government doesn't want to save it?" ”

"Now only the United States can support our war of resistance, if we don't save them, won't we offend them?" Tyndelon shouted.

"You can't say that," Song Xilian looked suspicious. "The Americans are far away in the Philippines, and we are still separated by a sea. Even if we want to save it. And how to act? ”

"Even if it is saved, at most it is to send the air force to rescue MacArthur, the king of big words, and it is still dangerous. Other...... That's not even a thought about it. Ding Delon thought for a moment and said.

"That's right, if we want to fight the Japanese army in the Philippines directly, it's really unlikely." Zhang Zhizhong drank again. "But you can always save people. Not to mention saving one MacArthur, even the entire U.S. military in the Philippines can be saved with a little effort. ”

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"This is your weapon?"

Xi'an Airport. Doolittle was chatting with a soldier of the Nationalist Army. However, the uniforms of the soldiers of this national army are different from those of the Central Army, which is gray-blue. Although it is clean and tidy, as long as you know a little about the Chinese army, you can tell its origin at a glance...... Northwest Army! It's weird. Because since Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng launched the "Xi'an" incident together and were successively ensnared and detained by Lao Jiang, Xi'an is no longer the territory of the Northwest Army and the Northeast Army. Especially after Hu Zongnan's army entered Shaanxi, the Northeast Army and the Northwest Army have almost disappeared. It is even less likely to appear near such a strategic point as an airfield. But now, not only the soldier who was chatting with Doolittle was dressed in the uniform of the Northwest Army, but almost all the Chinese soldiers around the entire airport were wearing gray-blue military uniforms. The soldier even gave his gun to Doolittle for inspection, much to the surprise of the American hero.

"Of course, it can't be compared with the Central Army." The soldiers of the Northwest Army smacked a cigarette in their mouths, serious American camel brand cigarettes, but they did not light it: "Our Northwest Army is raised by the stepmother...... Well, you guys probably don't quite understand. How so? By the way, you can understand us as black soldiers in your U.S. military. ”

"Every soldier in the U.S. military is treated equally." Doolittle glanced at him, but didn't say much, and Bao continued to observe the rifle in his hand: "The boring lines are almost worn out." How do you fight with this weapon? ”

"It's nice to have a gun like this." The soldiers of the Northwest Army sighed, "In some troops, many poor soldiers can only use the old sleeve...... Forget it, you don't understand it. Anyway, it's just a sentence, poor. ”

"But I think ......"

"Zhao Bizheng, are you too idle to do again?" Doolittle was about to refute the soldier, but suddenly an officer wearing the uniform of the Central Army ran over and yelled at the soldier: "Shame on people and they have been thrown abroad!" Still not rolling? ”

"Didn't I just say a few words casually? Military law doesn't control people to open their mouths, right? The soldier of the Northwest Army glanced at the officer with disdain, "Besides, you are just a little captain, what are you pretending to be?" ”

"Hey, if it had been before, of course I wouldn't have been as good as you, a major! It's a pity you're just a private now! And it's under the control of Lao Tzu. The officer glared at him, "The oil depot hasn't been inspected yet, you come with me...... Still smoking? Can I smoke at the airport? Thrown! ”

"If you have the surname Li, you will ...... if you have the ability"

"Why is there so much nonsense? Don't come with Lao Tzu yet? ”

Seeing that Zhao Bizheng still wanted to speak, the officer surnamed Li glared again, and it looked like he was about to have a seizure. Seeing this, Doolittle hurriedly stood between the two:

"Captain, I think ......"

"Lieutenant Colonel, you better forget it." Zhao Bizheng smiled disdainfully: "This guy is a hillbilly and hasn't gone to school!" He doesn't understand what you're saying. ”

"But ......"

"Lieutenant Colonel, I'm going to take this guy on a mission. Please feel free to do so. ”

The officer surnamed Li may have heard that Zhao Bizheng didn't say anything good, his face sank again, he saluted Dulittle, and dragged Zhao Bizheng to the direction of the oil depot. Seeing this, Doolittle could only sigh helplessly in the back, and then turned around and walked towards the pilot's lounge not far away. However, he didn't know what to say about Zhao Bizheng, who was angrily pulling people to the oil depot, and the officer surnamed Li, who was vigorously pulling people to the oil depot, was "dragging" Zhao Bizheng vigorously, but he was flattering Zhao Bizheng:

"Battalion commander, am I okay like this? I practiced eight times before I came here. ”

"It's a little bit of a fart, try to work hard next time...... You NN, pull harder, go faster! Don't let that hairy man see it. (To be continued......)