Although Chen Feng does not like the United States, Chen Feng cannot ignore the huge role of the United States in the entire World War II. Although the role of the United States in World War II was discussed in later generations, countries in the world had their own opinions, and some deliberately belittled them, such as the Soviet Union. Others are not unlimitedly exaggerated, such as some members of the North Atlantic Organization.

However, Chen Feng disagreed with what both sides said, and the role of the United States in World War II was obvious to all, and it should not be deliberately belittled or exaggerated without limit, and should be evaluated objectively. The United States did play a pivotal role in World War II and made a great contribution to the victory over Germany and Japan. Before World War II, the United States was only a second-rate country with widespread isolationism, but after World War II, the country suddenly became the world's number one power, and with the power of the atomic bomb, even the Soviet Union, which had tens of millions of troops, had to retreat.

The so-called two superpowers were the same as in the Cold War, but in fact, the United States was No.1 just after World War II, and the Soviet Union did not dare to show its teeth with the United States at all, and only after the Soviet Union also developed the atomic bomb did it have the right to dialogue with the United States on an equal footing. Therefore, whether Chen Feng likes the United States or not, he must properly handle relations with the United States.

Chen Feng's reply to the Americans is quite satisfactory, although the conditions put forward by Chen Feng are somewhat harsh, but it is not impossible for the United States to do, and the main conditions are still focused on the handling of Sino-British relations, after all, Britain has signed the most unequal treaties with China, and as for France and other countries, that is, a few small concessions in several major cities along the coast of China, this is not a problem at all.

It was difficult to want the British to give up vested interests. After all, it is not easy for anyone to spit out the fat that reaches their mouths, and it is still the United Kingdom, which is known as the empire on which the sun never sets. But now, the situation is different, for the precarious British Empire, if it can get the support of the United States and Chen Feng's department, this is a vital part of Britain's survival, so the United States is sure to convince Britain.

As for not interfering in China's internal affairs and thoroughly punishing Japanese war criminals, including the Japanese imperial family, these are not at all a matter for the Americans, especially the latter. The Japanese imperial family has a relationship with the Americans. Even if they kill all the Americans, they won't frown.

The only thing that dissatisfied the Americans was that Chen Feng was unwilling to hand over the production technology of penicillin drugs and new fighters to the United States despite all these conditions, and the Americans were very concerned that these two technologies, which had a bearing on the success or failure of the war, could not be in their own hands.

For this. U.S. Secretary of State Hurley personally received Yan Changxi at the White House. It is hoped that Chen Feng can contribute these two techniques. As for what conditions Chen Feng can put forward, the implication is that as long as Chen Feng contributes these two techniques, the conditions can be opened casually.

Chen Feng thought about it, but still felt that he couldn't promise the Americans. The production technology of penicillin is good, after all, many countries have made breakthroughs in this research, and new production technologies will be available in two or three years at most, or even one year at most. But the new fighters are not the same, especially the J-5 and J-6 fighters, many of their advanced concepts were formed after World War II, leading the world at least five to ten years, in the field of aircraft, what does five to ten years mean? That's a whole generation of fighter performance, and the Americans can't get it anyway.

Therefore, Chen Feng personally called Roosevelt, and the Chen family and the entire Nanyang Consulate were very willing to cooperate with the United States and its allies to contribute their strength in the war against Germany, Italy, and Japan and the client countries, so the Chen family was willing to invest in the production technology of penicillin drugs to produce this highly effective anti-inflammatory drug in the United States, and the two parties accounted for 50% of the benefits. In return, the United States needs comprehensive economic support for the South Seas, especially in the field of basic industries.

In addition, the new fighter is the most important secret of the Chen family, so it will not be provided to any country and power, this is the bottom line of the Chen family, and I hope that the United States will not mention this matter again.

The availability of penicillin drugs was already an unexpected result, so the Americans soon signed an agreement with Yan Changxi for full cooperation.

The U.S. has made frequent contacts with various Chinese parties and has frozen all Japanese assets in the U.S., which has greatly annoyed the Japanese side. For this reason, the Japanese army base camp decided to knock on the Nationalist Government again.

On October 18, in view of the fact that the Sino-Japanese war was in a stalemate stage, in order to change the strategic situation, seize the initiative in the war, and solve the many contradictions in the country caused by the continuation of the war, the War Department of the Japanese army base camp made a decision to reactivate Shunroku Hata who had "made many meritorious contributions" in the Chinese battlefield. On October 20, Shunroku Hahata was officially appointed commander-in-chief of the Chinese Dispatch Army of the Japanese invasion of China, succeeding his predecessor Nishio Shouzo, and was responsible for the unified command of the aggression activities of the Japanese invasion of China.

As a matter of fact, Shunroku Hata had already known about this, and he completed the handover of the work of the chief of guard under His Majesty the Emperor to Lieutenant General Kogawa as quickly as possible, and then took a special plane from Tokyo to go directly to the General Headquarters of the Chinese Dispatch Army in Nanjing.

Before coming to Nanjing, Prime Minister Fumima Konoe and Minister of Land Itagaki Seishiro had separate talks with Shunroku Hatata, and both important ministers hoped that Shunroku Hata would be able to control the situation as soon as possible after taking office, and carry out sharper strikes on Chongqing to force the Chinese government to submit.

Therefore, as soon as he took office, Shunroku Hata convened a meeting of the commanders of the two major fronts on the Chinese battlefield and several armies directly under the direct jurisdiction of the dispatch army to discuss the war against China.

After discussion, all the senior officers of the Chinese Dispatch Force Command agreed that in dealing with the Chinese government at this time, it was necessary to treat the Chinese government differently from Chen Feng's department. Almost all the senior officers believed that in the North China region, if the North China Front was concerned, although Chen Feng's troops had just fought a large-scale battle with the Soviet Red Army and lost a large number of elite troops, the strength of the North China Front Army was still far inferior to Chen Feng's troops.

Therefore, the Chinese Dispatch Army Command decided that the troops in North China would continue to closely monitor Chen Feng's headquarters and would not provoke a war, but they would not relax their vigilance and be ready to meet Chen Feng's attack at any time. At the same time, the main forces of the 11th Army and the 13th Army directly under the dispatch army were mobilized to launch another attack on Changsha to attack the Nationalist Government. Therefore, in the headquarters of the Chinese Dispatch Army in Nanjing, Yan Junliu and others formulated an operational plan for the Second Battle of Changsha and reported it to the base camp to request approval of the operational plan.

For the Japanese army, the Second Battle of Changsha was a battle fought in a fierce and turbulent international situation, and its main purpose was to strike at the Nationalist Government, and to find an opportunity to annihilate the vital forces of the Ninth Theater and force the Nationalist Government corresponding to the United States to submit.

Shunroku Hatahata, the new commander-in-chief of the Japanese "China Dispatch Army," and Anami Yuki, the new commander of the 11th Army, believe that the most important task for Japan at present is to completely destroy China's attempt to continue the war and to thoroughly solve the China issue, and that it is nonsense to compete with the Americans for Southeast Asia and to flank the Soviet Union with the Germans.

Because whether it is going north or south, it is necessary to draw troops from the Chinese battlefield, and the Chinese battlefield is a difficult bone to gnaw, and the Great Japanese Empire has not forced the government of China to submit for 3 years. At this time, the sudden reduction of the number of troops dispatched will give the Chongqing government a lease of life.

On October 22, the Japanese base camp decided to temporarily abandon the use of force against the Soviet Union and the United States, and not to draw troops from China. And the "Mainland Order" No. 538 order approved the Changsha operation plan, codenamed "plus operation".

On the same night, Yan Junliu issued an order that the 11th Army immediately set up a headquarters combat command post in Yueyang and convened a meeting of the chiefs of staff of each unit to check the preparations for launching an offensive. At the same time, the main points of the plus operation plan were issued: "The main purpose of this operation is to destroy the Chinese army's anti-Japanese war attempt and deal a major blow to the army of the Ninth Western Theater." ”

"The combat policy is to first defeat the Chinese army between the Xinqiang River and the Mishui River; It then prepared to launch an attack from the vicinity of Changle Street into the lower reaches of Mishui to attack the Chinese 4th Army and the 99th Army on the left bank of the river. Break through the enemy's position on the front line of the Xinshi-Liqiao (about 25 kilometers south of Xinshi) road, and the main force of the Israeli army will encircle the enemy in the area of the Xiangjiang River west of the highway and annihilate it; The other part (the 6th and 40th Divisions) defeated the enemy in the mountains on the Potang side. At the same time, the start time of the attack on the left bank of the Mishui area is scheduled for October 28, and the operational objectives will be achieved by November 5. In addition, the 11th Army will coordinate with the navy to make a feint attack on Changde on the west bank of Dongting Lake. In order to contain the troops of China's Ninth Theater of Operations, the corps garrisoned along the Nanxun line (Nanchang side) was ordered to launch an attack at an appropriate time. ”

On October 23, the Japanese 3rd Division set out from near Yingshan in Hubei Province and marched to Xiaoqiaozhen, southeast of Yueyang; The 4th Division, together with one battalion of mountain artillery and one mortar brigade, set out from the Yingcheng and Anlu areas of Hubei Province and assembled near Xinkaitang in the southeast of Yueyang.

On the same day, the 6th Division of the Japanese Army set out from Yueyang and Chongyang and assembled near the Straw Shoe Ridge south of Yueyang; The 40th Division was attached to one mountain artillery brigade and moved westward from the Daye and Xianning areas of Hubei Province to assemble near Taolin.

In addition, the Chinese Dispatch Army Command formed the Hayabuchi Detachment with 4 infantry brigades and 2 mountain artillery brigades of the 13th Division as the backbone: the Araki Detachment was formed with 3 infantry brigades and 1 mountain artillery brigade of the 33rd Division as the backbone; The Pingye Detachment was formed with 1 infantry brigade and 1 mountain artillery squadron of the 14th Brigade as the backbone; The 14th Infantry Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade was formed as the backbone of the Eto Detachment. Coupled with the 13th Tank Wing, the 14th Heavy Artillery Wing, and the engineer brigade directly under the command of the dispatch army, they quickly assembled in the Yueyang and Linxiang areas. (To be continued......)