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Chen Bulei said ambiguously: "It is possible, and it is impossible."

"What do you mean by that?" Chang Kaishen said with a frown, "Be clear."

"Yes." Chen Leigong said, "It is entirely possible for the Eighth Route Army to dismantle the machinery and equipment in Taiyuan. As long as time permits, they can even dismantle the steel for the factory building and transport it back to the base area, but they It is absolutely impossible to re-establish factories and put them into production in the so-called base areas.”

"Impossible?" Chang Kaishen said, "Is it really impossible?"

"It's really impossible." Chen Bulei said, "For factories such as steel, electric power, machinery, and chemicals, I won't talk about the technical threshold, but transportation and supporting facilities are insurmountable problems, so the Eighth Route Army is at best built. A few workshop-style small factories, solve the problem of availability, and don’t worry about production capacity.”

Hearing this, Chang Kaishen breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the Eighth Route Army can't use these machinery and equipment to vigorously develop industries, there will be no problem. A few small workshop-style factories will not be able to make a difference.

Chen Bulei added: "Of course, it's another matter if the Eighth Route Army can keep the principles."

"This is absolutely impossible." Chang Kaishen said decisively, "The Japanese will definitely counterattack frantically. With the piss of the Eighth Route Army, they will definitely abandon Taiyuan in the end. There is no doubt about it."

After a pause, he said again: "Go on and talk about the military influence."

But Chen Bulei said: "Commissioner, can Director Liu talk about the military influence?"

"That's fine." Chang Kaishen turned his gaze to Liu Fei, the Chief of Operations, and said, "Weizhang, let's talk about it."

"Okay." Liu Fei stood up and said respectfully, "The fall of Taiyuan will have a great impact on the entire defense deployment of the Japanese army in North China, and it can even be said to be fatal."

"Because Taiyuan is not only the provincial capital and economic and political center of Shanxi, but also the transportation hub of Shanxi."

"With the loss of Taiyuan, the entire Japanese army in Shanxi was cut into several pieces, and they could no longer form effective linkages with each other, and it was easy to be defeated individually."

"And Shanxi and Shandong are the left and right wings of the Japanese army in North China."

"Once one wing of Shanxi is broken, Hebei will be completely exposed. Then the Japanese army in North China is like a bird with one wing broken. It can no longer fly into the sky, and it will be easily caught and eaten by hunters."

Chang Kaishen said: "That is to say, Shanxi must not lose to the Japanese army?"

"Yes." Liu Fei said solemnly, "For the Japanese army, if Shanxi is lost, the entire North China will also be lost. At that time, they will have no other choice but to withdraw to the customs."

Chang Kaishen said, "I'm relieved now."

After a pause, he said to Chen Bulei: "Yanji, talk about the political influence."

"Okay." Chen Buleigong said, "Political influence can be divided into three aspects. The first is the Japanese. The loss of Taiyuan will definitely cause a great shock to the Japanese high-level. If there is no accident, the Japanese army base camp will be temporarily suspended. The move to deploy troops from North China may even increase troops to Shanxi, which will support the Pacific battlefield from the side."

"Secondly, there is the domestic influence. The recovery of Taiyuan will definitely boost the confidence and morale of all the people. At the same time, it cannot be ignored that it will also greatly enhance the reputation of the Eighth Route Army and the Communist Party. If left alone, it will not be long before the domestic people and overseas Overseas Chinese only know about the Communist Party’s resistance to Japan, but they don’t remember the sacrifices made by the party-state.”

Hearing this, Chen Changkai's face collapsed, and he said in a deep voice, "This is exactly what I'm worried about."

After a pause, he turned his head and asked Xiao Tongzi, director of the Central News Agency, "Tongzi, do you have any good suggestions?"

After thinking for a while, Xiao Tongzi said: "We can only publicize first. The Taiyuan Campaign was launched under the unified command of the World War II Commander's Department. The participating troops were not only the Eighth Route Army, but also the Jinsui Army and the Central Army. It is because the Jinsui Army The Independence Brigade and the Independence 94 Brigade of the Central Army provided strong support in Northwest Shanxi, and the Eighth Route Army was able to recover Taiyuan."

"Okay." Chang Kaishen said happily, "That's the truth, let's promote it like this!"

Chen Bulei said again: "The seat is easy to talk about domestically, but the overseas Chinese and the government of the beautiful country are not easy to fool. I am worried that after the news of Taiyuan's recovery spreads, the overseas Chinese will propose to transfer the donated money and materials to Yan'an. And the government of the beautiful country is really likely to start substantive contacts with Yan'an."

Hearing this, Chang Kaishen's face collapsed again, and this was what he was most worried about.

To be honest, he is not afraid of any moths from the overseas Chinese in Nanyang. Anyway, the materials donated by the overseas Chinese must pass through the Kuomintang-controlled area, and then they will be detained under various names.

But if the government of the beautiful country wants to cooperate with Yan'an, it will be troublesome.

If the government of the beautiful country proposes to allocate hundreds of millions of US dollars from the 16 billion US dollars in military aid, he will have no way to stop it, and he will not even dare to find various excuses to withhold it halfway.

Chapter 462 International Influence

Chang Kaishen was afraid of foreigners from the bottom of his heart.

Pretty country father can not afford to offend.

What if you offend Meiguo's father and stop giving military aid?

With the current situation of the national government, losing the aid of the beautiful country can only lead to a dead end.

At that moment, Chang Kaishen said with a dark face: "Then let's turn passive into active and do our best to facilitate this matter!"

"The committee is wise." Chen Bulei reacted instantly, and cast an admiring look at Chang Kaishen. In terms of political skills, no one can surpass the Chairman of the Standing Committee.

Chang Kaishen turned to Dai Li again and said, "Yunong, you can handle this."

"Yes." Dai Li stood up and replied respectfully, "Students must handle this matter properly."

"Well, I am at ease with you, Yunong." Chang Kaishen nodded happily, and then sighed, "In the past, when Huangpu was founded, there was such a person who could make me feel at ease, but it's a pity..."

Dai Li was silent, he knew that Chang Kaishen was referring to Chen Gen.

During the Northern Expedition, Chen Gen was once the backbone of the Whampoa Clan.

But now, he has become a general of the Eighth Route Army!

And there was such a big commotion in this Taiyuan battle.

It's no wonder that Chang Kaishen sighed, if it were him, he would also be able to make his intestines green.

Feeling a little bit emotional, Chang Kaishen quickly put away his emotions and said: "Go to work, use all your forces and personnel to carry out vigorous propaganda, there is only one principle, the credit for the Taiyuan Battle must not fall on the Communist Party or the Eighth Route Army , must not let the Battle of Taiyuan affect the military aid of the beautiful country government to the party country!"

Everyone stood up and said in unison: "Yes!"

……

The beautiful capital of the country, Washington, White House.

Six o'clock in the morning, Chongqing time, exactly five o'clock in the afternoon, Washington time.

Secretary of Defense Maguire and Chief of Staff of the Army, Navy and Air Force Grant sat on the sofa, not daring to breathe.

Because they could see that His Excellency the President was already outraged, and at this moment, just a little spark could make him explode completely, and they didn't want to be in trouble.

As the only president in the history of the beautiful country who has been reelected for three consecutive terms, President Frank's prestige in the beautiful country has reached its peak. Even senior generals like Maguire and Grant met Frank and the primary school students. As long as the teacher frowns a little, he will be so nervous that he doesn't know where to go.

"These bastards!" Frank slapped the telegram on the large table.

But Frank still controlled his emotions, turned his head and asked Maguire: "So, the situation in Bataan Peninsula is already irreparable, isn't it?"

There are [-] Piao-Filipino coalition forces in the Bataan Peninsula still struggling to support.

But today, the [-] allied forces can hardly hold on.

After the [-] Piao-Filipino allied forces surrendered, there would be no more allied forces in Southeast Asia.

Maguire said: "Unless the Pacific Fleet can deliver supplies to the Bataan Peninsula within a week, the Piao-Philippine coalition forces can last at most a week."

"Damn it." Frank cursed, and asked again, "Do you two have any good advice about the Pacific battlefield? Let's hear it."

Grant said: "Your Excellency, I oppose the Navy's proposed defense plan based on the West Coast."

After the Pearl Harbor incident, the beautiful Chinese navy proposed a defense plan based on the west coast. In fact, it advocated abandoning the western Pacific and retreating to the eastern Pacific.

"Oh, is that so?" Frank frowned and said, "You should be very clear that after the Pearl Harbor incident, the Pacific Fleet was already at an absolute disadvantage compared to the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet. If you don't defend at this time, why should you still attack?"

"Yes, I think we must attack at this time." Grant said solemnly, "Only offense is the best defense."

"I also think that we should take the initiative to attack." Maguire said, "Passive defense can only be more defensive and more passive. Only active offense can make the enemy exhausted and make mistakes in the rush."

Grant said: "Then as long as the enemy makes a mistake, he has a chance to win with one blow!"

[It is precisely because the beautiful country's navy took the initiative to attack on the premise that it did not have an advantage, there was a draw in the Coral Sea Battle and a decisive victory in the Midway Island Battle, thus completely reversing the situation in the Pacific battlefield]

"I see." Frank was noncommittal, and said, "Is there anything else?"

Maguire said: "The disastrous defeat of the Allied forces in the Southeast Asian battlefield and the Pacific battlefield proved the fact that the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army is far stronger than we imagined. Therefore, in order to reduce the pressure on the Allied forces in the Pacific battlefield, Asia The Chinese military on the battlefield should shoulder greater responsibilities."

Frank said: "Hasn't 50 billion U.S. dollars in military aid been provided to the Nationalist Government? Not enough?"

"It's not enough, but I think this batch of military aid has been provided to the wrong target." Maguire said, "As far as I know, there is an army in China that is much more powerful than the Kuomintang army. "

"I've heard of it." Frank said, "Is it the army led by the Communist Party?"

"Yes." Maguire said solemnly, "From its birth to the present, this army has always maintained a hard and simple style, so the officers and soldiers are united and their combat effectiveness is extremely strong."

"I've also heard about this mysterious army." Grant said, "The Kuomintang army was often defeated by the Japanese army on the battlefield, but this army of the Communist Party dared to go deep into the enemy's rear to carry out guerrilla warfare, and caused the Japanese to be devastated. Since the second half of last year, the Japanese army has shifted its combat focus to the Communist Party's army."

While speaking, the Secretary of State came in with a telegram: "Your Excellency, the embassy in China just sent an urgent message."

"Wow, what a coincidence." Frank read the telegram and said with a smile, "Maguire, and Grant, you must not have imagined, what did Jason say in the telegram?"

Maguire asked: "About the India-Myanmar theater?"

"No, no, it's not the India-Burma theater." Frank waved his hands and said, "Didn't you just mention the Eighth Route Army led by the Communist Party? This is the army that Johnson's telegram mentioned. A large-scale urban battle was fought in the rear, and a large city was successfully retaken."

"Really?" Maguire said in surprise, "What's the name of this city?"

"Taiyuan." Frank handed the telegram to Maguire, and said, "Look."

"God! The Eighth Route Army actually recovered Taiyuan?" Maguire yelled in surprise.

Frank and Grant looked at each other and asked, "Maguire, is this Taiyuan important?"

"Important, very important." Maguire said, "According to my understanding, Shanxi and Shandong provinces are the two core supports in North China, and Taiyuan is the capital of Shanxi province. Once Taiyuan falls, Shanxi will not be guaranteed. It also means that the Japanese army in the entire North China region will face an unprecedented crisis."

Frank and Grant were bewildered.

The two of them don't know China as well as Maguire.

Maguire hurriedly said: "The key is that the first army of the Japanese invaders is stationed here in Taiyuan!"

Now both Frank and Grant understood that the fact that the Eighth Route Army was able to capture the headquarters of a group army of the Japanese army was enough to prove that they had extremely strong combat effectiveness.

That said, the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army is indeed quite effective.

Frank frowned and asked at the moment: "Maguire, in my impression, Chang Kaishen's Kuomintang army seems to have never captured such an important big city, right?"

"Yes." Maguire affirmed, "Never."

Frank tapped his finger on the table lightly, and said in a deep thought: "So, we should really get in touch with this army led by the Communist Party. In any case, as long as it is beneficial to the beautiful country, we should try it, isn't it ?"

"Yes, we fully agree with the President's opinion." Maguire and Grant said with a smile.

Frank said: "Then let Jason send someone to contact this army."

……

In Chongqing, the beautiful country's embassy in China.

Jason was standing in front of the window of the office on the second floor, in a daze, smoking a big pipe.

As the ambassador of the beautiful country to China, Jason can be said to be a real China hand, because he has worked and lived in China for nearly [-] years, and he is more Chinese than Chinese.

When Jason speaks Sichuan dialect, you can't even tell that he is a beautiful Chinese.

But at this moment, there was an unconcealable mocking look on Jason's brow.

Because the radio on the coffee table was playing a newsletter from the Central News Agency of the Nationalist Government. This newsletter shamelessly attributed the credit for the Taiyuan Battle to the national army.

"Shameless!" Jason growled angrily.

"I've never seen such a shameless person!"

Amidst the low roar, footsteps sounded in the corridor outside the door.

A moment later, a handsome Chinese military officer with the rank of major strode in.

After entering the door, the major slapped his legs and saluted: "Your Excellency, Carlson is here to report."

"Carlson, you don't need to be so formal." Jansen unloaded his pipe, pointed to the radio and said, "Have you heard this newsletter from the Central News Agency of the Nationalist Government?"

Carlson said: "I heard something on the way here."

Jason said again: "After hearing this news, what do you think?"

"Shameless enough." Carlson said, "In Chinese terms, even white people can be called black, but this is just a routine operation for the national government. Isn't that what they do all the time?"

"Yeah, they do it all the time, trying to fool everybody."

Jason said: "But we are not fools, and we will not be at their mercy."

Carlson said: "Your Excellency, if you have any orders, please speak directly."

"Carlson, this is a telegram from the White Room." Jansen handed over a telegram and said, "Your Excellency the President personally explained our mission."

"Your Excellency, President, let us contact the Eighth Route Army?"

After reading the telegram, Carlson said in surprise, "He actually knows about the Eighth Route Army?"

"Your Excellency, the President, knows more than you can imagine." Jason said with a smile, "Carlson, I have decided to send a military observation team to contact the CCP, and you will be the leader of this team."

"No problem." Carlson agreed, "Do you have any special instructions, Your Excellency the Ambassador?"

Jason said: "I only have one request for you, that is, you must try to go to the front line. It is best to fight the [-]th Brigade in Taiyuan, and see for yourself whether they really have strong combat effectiveness."