Unparalleled Warriors of Anti-Japanese War

But these U.S. military representatives can somewhat see that the spirit of the people in the liberated areas seems to be more spiritual than the people in the Kuomintang-controlled areas.The people here seem to be full of expectations and hopes for the future.

On the other hand, the people in the Kuomintang-controlled areas see more lifeless and extravagant situations.As for the current accompanying capital Chongqing, the life of the poor and the rich is even more different.

While the rich wine and meat smell, the road with frozen bone!

Perhaps these words are also very appropriate to describe the life of the people and officials in Chongqing today.Even though many people know that it is the most difficult time of the Anti-Japanese War, the quality of life of officials has not changed much.

Looking back at the Eighth Route Army, Major General Sam and his party could clearly see that when the guard regiment was receiving supplies along the way, the officers and soldiers ate the same food.What surprised them even more was that the food for the delegation was obviously much better.

And these fighters often try to improve their food conditions as much as possible when they are resting.At least the U.S. military delegation has never seen these Eighth Route Army go to harass the villages of the people passing by.

Even, when leaving the village where they stayed, these fighters would not accept gifts from these villagers.Even when adding extra meals to the members of the delegation, the purchased chicken, duck and fish will be purchased with money instead of being robbed at will.

Even when the delegation communicated in private, many people felt that this army was very special, very different from the Chinese army they had known and seen before.Perhaps it was this difference that allowed the Eighth Route Army to have its current scale.

When entering Tongguan, Shaanxi, the delegation also looked a little surprised when they saw the next vehicle.Even General Sam felt a little curious and said, "Are these railways rebuilt by you later?"

On the way to Shaanxi, most of the delegation took cars.To their surprise, the road conditions in the Eighth Route Army's liberated areas seemed to be better than they had imagined, and many roads were well built.

But they really don't know much about the railway situation.After all, it is now a time of war, and the Eighth Route Army, in order to destroy the transportation lines of the Japanese army, has carried out large-scale damage to many railways built in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China.

But now after entering Tongguan, looking at the small train parked on the platform, the delegation was really surprised.In their view, it is not uncommon to have a railway in Shaanxi, but it is indeed surprising that the Eighth Route Army can use it.

It is not an easy task to maintain a railway line.And they all knew that the Japanese army would also bomb Shaanxi from time to time.Even if the frequency of bombing is not as high as that of Chongqing.

But for such a railway, I am afraid that it is also the focus of the Japanese bombing.Now seeing that they can go to Xi'an by train, the delegation is really surprised.In their view, the railway is undoubtedly something with a bit of technical content!

'General Sam, this railroad was built in the early years.After our army took over here, the damaged railway was repaired and reinforced.At present, this railway is also one of the important transportation lines in our liberated area.

From here, take the train to Xi'an, and the time is faster than the car.After arriving in Xi'an, we will go to Yan'an again by car.As for the railway to Yan'an, we are currently in the process of designing and inspecting it.

However, due to our current funding and technical problems, most of the railway construction has stopped.However, we are also urgently repairing the railway from Shanxi to Shaanxi, and we believe it should be open to traffic again around the end of the year. '

Hearing Xu Zhen's answer, some U.S. military representatives were also very surprised: "Even if you have the job of building railways, where do you get the rails from? As far as I know, you should not be able to produce high-standard rails in China at present. Bar?"

'Yes!We don't have the ability to produce rails yet, but we have demolished many railroad tracks in occupied areas before.It would be no problem to spend a little more effort to use those rails to repair the railway. '

In fact, what Xu Zhen said was purely a fool.The iron and steel factory opened in the Qinling Mountains is now capable of producing the rails needed for the railway.But Xu Zhen naturally wouldn't casually tell outsiders about such things.

It sounds feasible to repair the railway with scraped rails.But for many representatives of the US military, they feel a little incredible.After all, it is not an easy task to transport these rails alone!

What's more, there are many technologies involved in repairing a damaged railway.But no matter what, the current railway, at least after they get on the train, the feeling of riding is still very good.

When Xu Zhen and his party arrived at Xi'an Railway Station, looking at the officers of the Eighth Route Army standing on the platform to greet them, Xu Zhen, who was in charge of protection, also felt a little surprised, and hurried forward to salute: "Hello, Chief!"

Seeing Xu Zhen saluting this ordinary middle-aged Eighth Route Army, Major General Sam and his party also felt a little curious.In their view, it is indeed not easy to distinguish between generals and soldiers in the uniforms of the Eighth Route Army.

When Major General Sam stepped forward, Xu Zhen introduced: "General Sam, this is General Zuo Quan, the Chief of Staff of our Eighth Route Army!"

'General Zuo, hello! '

Knowing that the middle-aged Eighth Route Army officer in front of him turned out to be the Chief of Staff of the Eighth Route Army, Major General Sam also knew.In terms of military rank, the middle-aged man in front of him is also a lieutenant general, and this is a lieutenant general awarded by the national government.

If you really want to go to the national government, at least one general will not be able to escape such a position.For this reason, Chief of Staff Zuo Quan was waiting on the platform to greet him, which also surprised Major General Sam and his party, and felt that they had received a grand contact.

What surprised them most was that Zuo Quan also spoke fluent English.In fact, Zuo Quan, who had studied in the Soviet Union, also knew English.Simple communication with the delegation is naturally not a problem.

And this once again made the U.S. military delegation feel that the more they had contact with these Eighth Route Army, the more they felt that this army was really different!

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Just as the US military delegation was on its way to Yan'an, the situation in Europe took a turn for the worse.The German army that had just occupied Czechoslovakia earlier did not stop their pace of war, and finally launched an attack on Poland.

The Soviet Union, which signed a secret treaty with Germany earlier, also began to secretly assemble heavy troops to the Polish border, preparing to annex Poland with the German army.Under such circumstances, Britain and France, as European hegemons, will naturally not sit still.

He Zhengdao, who has been paying attention to the progress of the battle ahead, just received a telegram from Zhu Fei from the front line. The Soviet Far East Army, which won the victory on the battlefield, did not kill the defeated Kwantung Army. On the contrary, it retreated a little to the border.

On the other hand, the Kwantung Army, in the event of a defeat on the front line, also gathered heavy troops to recapture the front-line positions occupied by the Soviet Far East Army.But after the assembled troops arrived, they stopped unexpectedly.

Facing the changes in the war in the Nuomenhan area, He Zhengdao said directly after receiving the telegram: "Chairman, it seems that they are about to cease fighting. Next, we are afraid that we will have to prepare for the Kwantung Army's full counterattack." gone."

Listening to He Zhengdao's words and seeing this strangely changing battle, Taizu was also very puzzled and said: "The Soviet army clearly has an advantage, why didn't they expand their advantage, but began to shrink their forces?

The same goes for these little devils. They have already assembled a counterattack force, but they stay behind and stop motionless.Could it be that they are willing to suffer this loss, and really don't plan to compete with the Soviet army again? "

Facing Taizu's puzzlement, He Zhengdao said directly: "Chairman, I think my previous speculation is about to become a reality! If there is no accident, the Soviet Union and Japan may have reached an agreement on peace talks, and they are going to strike. There is a truce.

As for the reason, it is also very simple. Now that the German army has begun to invade Poland, the Soviet Union, which signed a non-aggression treaty with it, will definitely not let go of such an excellent opportunity.In their view, this is a good opportunity to expand their influence in Europe.

And the little devil is willing to strike a truce, probably because he has also seen the Soviet Union's plan.In addition, they must also know that even if we compete with the Soviet Far East Army, we will gain in the end, and they can't afford to lose.

A lot of money, material and manpower would be consumed just for a fight of loyalty, presumably those in the little devil's cabinet would not do such a stupid thing.And the outbreak of the European War is undoubtedly an excellent opportunity for them to start dominating Asia! "

Listening to He Zhengdao's analysis and judgment, although Taizu and Mr. Zhu didn't believe it, they also knew that He Zhengdao's judgment on this kind of matter was indeed sharper and more assertive than theirs.

On the second day after the fighting in Nomenhan subsided, Zhou Enlai took a telegram and reported: "A telegram just received said that the German army really invaded Poland. And Britain and France, We have officially declared war on the Germans!"

As soon as these words came out, Taizu and the others were also very shocked.They also knew that what He Zhengdao told them earlier was becoming a reality.This also means that the treaty they are worried about is not far from signing.

In view of this situation, Boss Zhu looked at He Zhengdao and asked: "How are you arranging things on the front line? Once the Kwantung Army's main force counterattacks, can you withstand it? Do you need more troops from the headquarters? "

Regarding Boss Zhu's concern, He Zhengdao said with a smile: "Commander, don't worry! Long before I came back, our Dongye had already shifted from offense to defense. It has been so long, I believe that the fortifications on the front line are almost complete. .

Even if the Kwantung Army wants to counterattack next, they will have to wait until they finish cleaning up Nuomen'han's mess.If the time is extended, I'm afraid it will start to snow outside the pass.In contrast, we still have some time to enter the snow season in Guannei.

If they want to counterattack in winter, I will let them know what it means to lose more than they gain.To be honest, even if they don't fight back this winter, I won't let them live too peacefully. "

'Okay, it's fine with your words!Then, I will do my best to prepare for the battle to regain North China.If we really have to wait for the snow to fall, I'm afraid it will increase a lot of difficulties if we want to take North China.What do you think? '

"Winter combat will indeed increase a lot of difficulties for the attacking side.But relatively, for the defenders, it will not be too easy.However, regarding the battle plan to regain North China, I think it can be delayed a little bit.

At the very least, we must replenish all the war preparation materials needed by our troops, and finally implement a multi-channel assault method, striving to take down the cities in North China that the little devil is currently occupying in the shortest possible time.

Strive to restore the whole of North China before it snows.In this way, maybe this winter, we can also get valuable rest time.If necessary, I can "draw" troops from the first vertical and the third vertical to cooperate. '

After expressing his thoughts, Boss Zhu also said directly: "Not for the time being! This time to recover North China, in addition to the three main forces that participated in the Shijiazhuang Battle earlier, Fu Zuoyi's troops will also join the offensive sequence.

The four armies add up to more than 20 troops. I believe there is still a chance of winning if they want to clean up the 10,000+ Japanese and puppet troops in North China.As for you Dongye, you just need to hold back the little devils deployed opposite you. "

'no problem!I'll send power to the troops on the front line later, and let them pay close attention to the troop mobilization of the little devils on the front line.Once the little devils dare to withdraw their troops from there, I will order them to attack immediately. '

While He Zhengdao, Boss Zhu and others were discussing the next battle.In the headquarters of the Kwantung Army, Umezai Jimiro seemed very helpless and aggrieved.As He Zhengdao said, the little devil's cabinet did not agree to fight again.

Even Umesajijiro said that the Kwantung Army has the determination and ability to defeat the invading Soviet Far East Army.However, the ministers of the Ministry of War still vetoed Umezai Jimiro's request to fight, and temporarily stopped the advance of the troops he was about to assemble.

In addition, the minister of the Ministry of War even sent a telegram ordering him to defeat the Eighth Route Army currently attacking the border between Jinzhou and Kyrgyzstan in the shortest possible time.Be sure to take back the Shanhaiguan area that is now taken over by the Eighth Route Army.

If necessary, cooperate with the North China Front Army to retake the areas currently occupied by the Eighth Route Army.But such a telegram also felt a little unreliable to Umezai Jimiro.