Beiyang reactionaries

Look at how quickly the U.S.-Philippine coalition failed.Speaking of which, the U.S.-Philippine coalition forces have better weapons and equipment than the Australian army, and there are more than 3 U.S. troops.But what about the result?Basically, there have been no fierce battles, and it is almost collapsed at the touch of a button.After MacArthur withdrew, the U.S.-Philippine coalition forces had no will to fight, and soon decided to surrender.

But the Australian army is really tenacious.

The Japanese army swept across Nanyang, and under such an advantage, they were not able to defeat the Australian army in front of them.Not only was it unable to defeat the Australian army, but its own casualties rose rapidly.Now that the Japanese navy controls the Coral Sea, it is the Australian army that is preparing to completely encircle New Guinea.

Once the Australian army is surrounded and unable to obtain logistical supplies, the Australian army must choose to retreat or surrender.

"What about Myanmar?"

"The troops of a brigade of the Japanese army crossed the Chindun River, and the troops of two other divisions were on the east bank of the Chindun River, and did not follow the river. The Japanese vanguard attacked Paland, but the fighting was not very intense. The British and Indian troops They didn't attack the Japanese army just because the large Japanese army hadn't crossed the river, but stuck to their line of defense."

"Both sides look cautious."

The Japanese army was cautious, and the British and Indian troops dared not be careless.

Once the Japanese army crossed the Chindun River, they could only move forward and take Imphal down.The only way out is to win Imphal.If they are frustrated in the offensive and fail to take Imphal, it will not be easy for the Japanese army to retreat by then.The Chindun River will become the biggest obstacle for the Japanese army.Now in order to protect Imphal from the British and Indian troops, the Governor of India personally came to Imphal to sit in charge.

Imphal deployed a group army of about 14 British troops.

However, it seems that there are a lot of people, but the British and Indian troops dare not dispatch at will.Instead, they nestled in the fortifications, just defending.

"As for the attack on Myitkyina, the two sides have clashed several times on the periphery. The two sides have used a lot of troops, and the Japanese army has also taken down several lines of defense on the periphery of the British and Indian troops. But overall, the war between the two sides is not very fierce, and the Japanese army is some A tentative attack. It should be that the Japanese army wants to know the deployment of the British and Indian troops. After a few days of testing, the Japanese army will inevitably start a large-scale attack."

"The Japanese army is very careful this time."

"Yes."

The Battle of Mandalay made the Japanese army sum up a lot.

Because just after the Burma campaign broke out, the Japanese army almost swept the British and Indian troops, which made the Japanese army more and more inflated.When attacking Mandalay, the Japanese army was full of confidence from top to bottom, thinking that Mandalay would be easily captured.But the actual situation is that the Battle of Mandalay lasted 55 days, and in the end it was because of the loss of Lashio that they were worried about being surrounded by the Japanese army, so they evacuated Mandalay.The proud and complacent Japanese army lost too much in the Battle of Mandalay.This made the Japanese army understand that the situation in Myanmar is different from other places.More importantly, the British and Indian troops are not as weak as imagined.

Myanmar is now basically under the control of the Japanese army.

That leaves Myitkyina.

As long as Myitkyina is taken, Myanmar will completely become Japan's sphere of influence.Therefore, the Japanese army attached great importance to the Battle of Myitkyina and was also very cautious.Because Myitkyina was the last important place of the British and Indian troops in Myanmar, and the British and Indian troops invested heavily in order to defend it.The Japanese army did not attack directly like the Battle of Mandalay, but instead conducted fire reconnaissance to see the situation of Myitkyina's defense line.As long as they understand the defense situation of the British and Indian troops, the Japanese army will attack vigorously.

"You analyze the current situation in the United States."

"At the Battle of Midway, although the U.S. military was prepared and understood the movements of the Japanese army, the strength gap between the two sides was still too large. Therefore, although the U.S. military raided the Japanese navy, it suffered heavy casualties. At present, the U.S. military in the Pacific is still It is passive. And the U.S. military currently has too many places to guard against. Not only must it defend the Hawaiian Islands, but also the Coral Sea. If the U.S. military does not want to allow Japan to occupy Australia, then it must protect the Coral Sea. The sea also needs to contain the Japanese navy and give the Australian army a chance to withdraw from Illian Island. But according to the current strength of the US military in the Pacific Ocean, this will inevitably be very difficult. If the Japanese navy is contained on Coral Island, then the Hawaiian Islands will lack protection forces."

"The Japanese army experienced the naval battle of Midway Island, and the casualties were so heavy. Do they have the strength to attack Midway Island again?"

"It is estimated that it will take a while to repair."

Xu Yongchang replied: "In the battle of Midway Island, the Japanese Navy lost more than 500 aircraft in battle. Adding the aircraft lost in non-combat, the aircraft loss must have exceeded 1000. Moreover, the Japanese lost all the most elite pilots. It is definitely not that easy to add in. Of course, if the Japanese army is determined to attack Midway Island at any cost, it is not impossible. Because in the Pacific, the Japanese army still has the advantage."

"In other words, the United States is still at a disadvantage in the Pacific Ocean?"

"Yes."

"Good. The United States is at a disadvantage, and we have the advantage in the negotiation."

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"General Stilwell, welcome to China."

Duan Xun's special train stopped in Harbin again, not to inspect the universities in Harbin as Duan Xun said.Of course, many universities have been newly established in Harbin in recent years, especially the several universities established by the Northeast Construction Corps in Harbin, which are very powerful.Backed by the Northeast Construction Corps, these universities have trained a large number of agricultural experts and supported industries such as breeding, chemical fertilizers, and pesticides.

Although many universities have only been established for more than ten years, for example, Northeast Agricultural University has only been established for 14 years.But Northeast Agricultural University has grown into a top agricultural high-efficiency.Together with Beijing Agricultural University, Sichuan Agricultural University, and Shanghai Agricultural University, it has become one of the "Four Major Agricultural Universities in China".

In addition to the university established by the Northeast Construction Corps, the Harbin government has money, and the "Harbin University" built by it has also developed rapidly in recent years.Because Harbin is the trade center and financial center of Northeast China, Harbin University is different from many universities in China. It specializes in training trade talents, financial talents, and foreign language talents.

It can be said that the education in Harbin has developed very well in recent years.

But this is not Duan Xun's main purpose.

Duan Xun came to Harbin again because of a very important matter.

When Duan Xun came to the Northeast this time, inspecting several important cities in the Northeast was not the most important job.The most important thing for Duan Xun to come to Northeast this time is to have secret contact with two people.One is Choi Hyun, the leader of North Korea, and the other is Stilwell, the special envoy of the US President.

The Japanese army became more and more powerful in the Pacific, seriously affecting the interests of the United States in the Pacific.Therefore, Roosevelt decided to change the original US strategy of "first Europe and then Asia" and started to "first Asia and then Europe", planning to solve the Pacific issue first.But after preparing to change this strategy, it immediately analyzed that the problems in Asia cannot be bypassed by two countries.One is China and the other is Japan.In the Far East in the past, Britain was the most powerful and had the most say.For example, Japan is a country supported by the United Kingdom.

However, after the end of World War I, British influence in the Far East declined sharply.Russia, which fell into civil war and later the Soviet Union, also lost its influence on the Far East.

During the First World War, the influence of three countries in the Far East rose sharply.One is Japan, which quickly became the dominant power in the Far East while Britain and Russia were trapped in the European battlefield.The other two countries are China, whose strength is slowly rising, and the United States, which is vying for hegemony in the Pacific.

After Japan swept across Nanyang and China defeated the Soviet Union in the Far East, the two most powerful countries in the entire Far East were China and Japan.Dealing with anything in the Far East, if it doesn't go through China and Japan, then nothing is valid.Now the United States and Japan are at war, and the two sides are hostile countries, so the United States immediately thought of China.Roosevelt also immediately chose a special envoy to visit China and contact high-level Chinese officials.

Because MacArthur's plane was shot down on Illian Island, Stilwell was very careful as the special envoy of the US President this time.Because the Japanese army is gaining more and more advantages in the Pacific Ocean, Stilwell chose to fly over from the Atlantic Ocean this time.First flew to the Soviet Union, and then flew from the Soviet Union to Xinjiang.Fly from Xinjiang to Harbin again.

Stilwell came to China secretly as a special envoy.

I just want to have secret contacts with Chinese high-level officials and listen to China's demands. I don't want outsiders, especially the Japanese, to know about this meeting.It is the same reason as the former Soviet Foreign Affairs Commissioner Molotov came to China, all for the purpose of stabilizing China.Of course, to stabilize China, we must listen to China's ideas.The main thing is to know what conditions China has so that it can not participate in the war.

Originally, there were many high-level Chinese people who could be responsible for this kind of thing.Any one of the four vice-chairmen of the Supreme Council can have secret contact with Stilwell.But Duan Xun still decided to talk to Stilwell in person.

In China and the United States, one is the first in terms of industrial scale, and the other is the second in terms of industrial scale.

These two countries are currently among the most powerful powers in the world.Every move of the United States and China will directly affect the world situation. Under the current situation, both China and the United States are in the tentative stage.Therefore, both parties do not want to make matters worse, but secretly contact each other to see what each other's requirements are.

"Chairman Duan, on behalf of President Roosevelt, I would like to express my sincerest greetings to your country."

Stilwell is a master of China and speaks very standard Chinese.When you speak Mandarin, you are no different from the Chinese.Don't even speak Mandarin, Stilwell can speak many local dialects.So facing Duan Xun, he blurted out fluent Chinese.

"Thank you President Roosevelt for me."

Stilwell almost circled the world and came to China.

The body is actually very tired.

Because there is no rest at all.When in Europe, in order to avoid German fighter jets, the plane spared a long way.And because time is urgent, China's attitude is really very important.Washington was eager to know what China was doing, so Stilwell didn't dare to rest in the middle.

But although the body is very tired, Stilwell must cheer up at this time.

Before coming to China, Roosevelt asked a lot.Roosevelt regards China's diplomacy as the most important diplomatic work of the United States at present.The current world war has turned into a war between two military groups. The three countries headed by Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union have reached a cooperation agreement, and the anti-fascist alliance has been established.

At this time, whether it is the Axis powers headed by Germany, Italy, and Japan, or the anti-fascist alliance headed by the United Kingdom, the United States and the Soviet Union, they are trying their best to win over China, hoping that China will become their ally.Both military blocs know that China's fall to either side will bring about huge changes in the war.

Because China is strong.

China, in particular, has a staggering population size.At present, there are about 15 billion people in the world involved in the world war, and China alone has a population of 9 million.If China joins the war, then the situation will become very complicated.

Japan, a country with a population of 7000 million, is currently fighting wars everywhere in the Nanyang region with ease.China, a country with a population of 9 million, participated in the war, and it would be easy to deploy tens of millions of troops within half a year.Mobilizing 2000 million troops within a year is already the greatest potential for other countries, but it is just the beginning for China.With China's size, it is possible to mobilize even 5000 million troops.

Coupled with China's industrial strength in producing so many planes, tanks, and cannons a year, it should not be underestimated.So Stilwell knew that his trip was very important and he shouldered great responsibilities.Therefore, no matter how tired the body was, Stilwell had to cheer up.

"Chairman Duan, President Roosevelt always said that Chairman Duan's views are consistent with the values ​​of the American Republic."