The US and Japanese forces fought fiercely in the vast Pacific theater, but Tang Qiuli, who was in Guangzhou on the other side of the ocean, was in his office, and his chief of staff Zhao Yuhe, Major General, sat down and discussed the development trend of the war situation in the Pacific theater, which can be regarded as another form of war games

The reason why Tang Qiuli asked Zhao Yuhe like this was because he found that Zhao Yuhe had an obvious characteristic, that is, he understood his intentions very quickly, and he could also implement them creatively, but he lacked a wide range of vision from a certain height, and the angle of thinking about problems.

This may have something to do with Zhao Yuhe's previous position, before he was transferred to the chief of staff of the division headquarters, he had been under the deputy division commander and commander of the East Command, Lieutenant General Liu Tiehan, as the chief of staff, the battlefield in the northeast was relatively solid, there were no drastic changes, Liu Tiehan's East Command troops were hundreds of thousands, and Chen soldiers were in western Liaoning, and they had been pressing the Japanese Kwantung Army.

However, the main force of the Japanese Kwantung Army confronted the Soviet Far Eastern Front under the command of Zhukov on the front line of the Outer Khingan Mountains, and this resulted in the fact that in the northeast battlefield, the Kwantung Army did not dare to take a step beyond the thunder pool, adopted the strategy of forbearance, and did not dare to anger Liu Tiehan at all.

Liu Tiehan sent telegrams more than once, asking other corps to switch with the Dongzhi troops, in Liu Tiehan's own words, "If the Dongzhi troops don't fight a few more battles, the soldiers won't even let go of their guns!" Of course, this is Liu Tiehan's exaggerated statement, Tang Qiuli was comforted by his words, pointing to hundreds of thousands of troops in the east, it was his own secret move, and it was not time to move.

Therefore, Zhao Yuhe actually did not command a large-scale campaign during his several years as chief of staff of the East Command, which is also what he lacks, speaking of which. In Tang Qiuli's own opinion, his several chiefs of staff have their own merits in temperament and way of thinking about problems.

The first chief of staff, Feng Jiwu, was born in the Northeast Army. The smell of an old soldier on his body is very strong. But he fought bravely, and his command style was strong and strong, in other words, he was a rough man. The idea is simpler, but there are often surprising actions, and he is used to thinking backwards, so he is more suitable to be the commander of the corps commanding the operation, and to serve as the chief of staff. Not quite right.

Li Honggang, the second chief of staff, was born and was rescued from the Sanchahe Japanese military prison when he was in the northeast. This may have something to do with his party, which thinks too much about influence.

Chang Feng, the third chief of staff, was a talent discovered by Tang Qiuli during the first eastward expedition in the northeast and the battle of Mudanjiang. The cultural quality is very high, the head is level-headed, the problem is considered very comprehensively, and there is a creative thinking. has a strong comprehensive element, and can be called an all-rounder. is the most suitable person to be the chief of staff, but Chang Feng's biggest disadvantage is that he is more stubborn and drilling, in other words, a little self-mistaken.

As for Zhao Yuhe, Tang Qiuli suddenly returned to his eyes from his wandering thoughts, and found that he was distracted, and Zhao Yuhe was in front of the map, looking at himself quietly, Tang Qiuli smiled a little embarrassedly, and said: "Yuhe, I just considered other issues, and I was a little distracted, let's continue the topic just now, you continue!" ”

Zhao Yuhe smiled and said: "Division commander, what you just asked is exactly what I wondered, according to the current development trend of the Japanese army in the eastern Pacific region, the successive successes in seizing the islands are fully capable of solving the US troops on the Hawaii Islands in a short period of time, but this is not the case, according to the intelligence of the intelligence department, the US troops continue to increase the number of troops on Hawaii Island, is this related?" ”

When he said these words, Zhao Yuhe obviously lacked confidence, and in the end, there was still a question, which shows that he has not yet seen through the competition between the US army and the Japanese army in the Eastern Pacific Theater, and the strategy behind it!

Tang Qiuli smiled and said: "Yuhe, this is just a direct reason, the strategic location of the Hawaiian Islands, for the Americans, its importance is self-evident, if the Japanese occupy the Hawaiian Islands, they will get a bridgehead to attack the US mainland, in the eyes of the Americans, the Hawaiian Islands are a gate to the defense and security of the east coast of the United States." ”

The Japanese land-based bombers and fighters can run to the east coast of the United States at any time and drop a few bombs, but as far as Japan's current national strength is concerned, they do not have the ability to attack the United States."

Zhao Yuhe interjected: "Division commander, then I don't understand, in that case, why did the Japanese still attack the Hawaiian Islands under the noses of the Americans, wouldn't this provoke the fiercest counterattack from the Americans?" The Americans will never give up the Hawaiian Islands, and the bitter war of the Japanese now shows that. ”

Tang Qiuli nodded and said: "Well, yes, close to the essence of the problem, the Japanese also expected this, the reason why they dare to do this is not so much a risk, but a strategic consideration, Japan has a small area, all kinds of resources are extremely scarce, the space for development is limited, and it is a country based on the sea, which is naturally aggressive." ”

"It is enough to prove this point from the fact that Japan first invaded and occupied the three eastern provinces, and then went on a full-scale war against China in a vain attempt to occupy the whole of China, but it was our independent troops, and it was driven out of the country and the Indochina Peninsula, and there was no choice but to keep its eyes on the southwest Pacific region, and this caused a fundamental conflict with the interests of the Americans."

"Therefore, after the Japanese were beaten out of the Indochina Peninsula, the war with the United States was inevitable, and the lack of the ability to occupy the United States does not mean that the Japanese did not have the ability to occupy the southwest Pacific region, so the Pacific War broke out, of course, is there also our driving force in this!"

Zhao Yuhe smiled, after he was transferred back to the division headquarters, the second half of the division commander's series of layouts for the Americans and the Japanese can be said to be involved in the whole process, and he naturally understands the meaning of the so-called "driving force", but the words of the division commander have obviously not solved the doubts in his heart.

Tang Qiuli also saw Zhao Yuhe's thoughts, and then said: "The fundamental purpose of the Japanese army's attack on the Hawaiian Islands is to use the Americans' military strength on the Hawaiian battlefield through uninterrupted campaigns, so as to eliminate the ability of the US army to counterattack the southwest Pacific region in the future. ”

"Its original purpose should be to distract the Americans from the Southwest Pacific theater, the battle of the Hawaiian Islands is just an auxiliary attack direction, but now the situation is different, through the islands occupied by Guò, set up a supply line connecting with the Japanese mainland, the Japanese have the ability to fight with the Americans in the Hawaiian Islands battlefield."

"It can be concluded that the Japanese Battle of the Hawaiian Islands was aimed at permanently occupying the Southwest Pacific region, which can be regarded as a copy of the Luzon battlefield, and they are all Japanese strategies, but they are aimed at different goals, the Southwest Pacific Theater is aimed at MacArthur and Australia, while the Eastern Pacific Theater is aimed at the military strength of the United States and the ability to counterattack in the future!"

"The Japanese are very smart, taking advantage of the fact that the vast majority of the United States' forces are trapped in the European theater of war, and they lack skills, and the German army has the advantage in the European theater and presses the Americans and the British to fight.

Zhao Yuhe's eyes flashed with the light of thinking, and the teacher's long remarks and meticulous analysis made his thinking enter a wonderful realm, and a door seemed to be open in front of him.

Tang Qiuli didn't bother him, giving him full time to digest and think, for a long time, Zhao Yuhe withdrew from that wonderful realm, with a look of enlightenment in his eyes, and said: "Division commander, can it be summarized in this way, the entire Pacific Theater can be regarded as two parts, the focus of the Eastern Pacific Theater, in the Hawaiian Islands, and the focus of the Southwest Pacific Theater, in Luzon. ”

The outcome of the battlefield on Luzon Island can be predicted, but the outcome of the battlefield on the Hawaiian Islands is full of unknown variables, the Japanese are bound to win, and the Americans are desperately fighting, which can explain the reason why the Japanese army fell into a bitter battle in the Hawaiian Islands! The Hawaiian Islands, both for Americans and Japanese, are very important! ”

Tang Qiuli smiled and said, "Yes, Yuhe, you have already come to a conclusion, in fact, your conclusion can be regarded as the judgment of our division command for the Eastern Pacific Battlefield!" ”

Zhao Yuhe's face was slightly red, and he hurriedly said: "Master, how can this be, it's just my personal opinion, and it was inspired by you!" ”

Tang Qiu didn't dwell on this, and said: "We can discuss the war in front of us as an outsider, which will be laid out in advance, and we can stay out of the way, this fisherman, we are decided, whether we are recovering Hong Kong or Singapore now, the Japanese guarantee that there will be no counterattack of any kind, and the two battlefields are already the limit of the Japanese!" ”

Zhao Yuhe's eyes jumped, and he asked, "Division Commander, do you have a plan to attack Singapore?" ”

Tang Qiuli said: "It's just an idea, the time has not yet come, at least after the end of the Battle of Hong Kong, but, Yuhe, you have to prepare in advance and collect information about the Japanese army in Singapore!" Let's go, go to the special operations detachment! ”

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