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Liao Fei returned to the Kwantung Army Headquarters with a mission, and the distance was really close.

The distance from Tongliao to Xinjing is less than 300 kilometers. When the car approaches the railway station, we can take a special train directly back to Xinjing.

Liao Fei and others were in a hurry and went straight to the Kwantung Army Headquarters without any rest to discuss Ding Wei's request overnight.

Behind the three demands, there are some issues of interest involved.

After a brief thought, Major General Itagaki made a suggestion to the commander of the Kwantung Army.

"The issue regarding the Anda drilling equipment can be given priority consideration. According to our detection personnel, it is impossible for an oil field to exist in the entire Manchukuo." Based on the theory of marine oil generation, no oil fields can be found on the Chinese mainland.

The Japanese have been operating here for more than ten years and also agree with this conclusion.

Admiral Yamada Ozo keenly felt that what Ding Wei asked for was not drilling equipment at all, but his intention to get involved in the railway line.

There are two major railway lines in the Northeast, one running across northern Manchuria and the other running across southern Manchuria, forming the railway line in the plains.

This is the main railway line and the main support for the Japanese garrison.

Able to ensure the transportation of materials and personnel.

"General, the situation is volatile right now. We should use reconnaissance planes to explore the north. Since the Battle of Nomonhan, our army has prohibited reconnaissance planes from provoking the north."

"According to current intelligence, the Soviets are gathering heavy troops in the Outer Baikal and Outer Northeast regions. They are likely to attack from the Mudanjiang and Songhuajiang lines, with the main attack direction being in the east."

"Withdraw troops from the west and focus on defending the east. Transfer the North Manchuria Railway to Ding Wei so that he will be forced to resist the Soviet advance."

Major General Itagaki, an intelligence officer, began to give advice to the commander of the Kwantung Army.

His reasons were simple. First, there was no oil in the area at all, so it would be nonsense for Ding Wei to take it.

Second, the North Manchuria Railway line could no longer be defended. Instead of doing so, it would be better to concentrate the troops and deploy them on the South Manchuria Railway and Changbai Mountain line.

Let the Suirecha Military Region resist the pressure of 53 Soviet troops in Trans-Baikal.

Ding Wei had a rift with the Soviets and would definitely not allow the Trans-Baikal Front to easily cross the Greater Khingan Range.

As for the other two things, surrender is still nonsense. Even if they really want to surrender, it is not something they can decide to whom to surrender. The Japanese high-ranking officials are very indifferent to this point.

They believed that the emperor would never surrender and that the empire's soldiers would fight to the death.

What makes the Japanese most uncomfortable are weapons, equipment, and skilled workers. With these, Ding Wei can quickly start production and make his own guns and bullets, further enhancing his threat capabilities.

To raise a tiger is to bring disaster, or to quench thirst with poison.

It also seems inappropriate to create a powerful Suirecha Military Region in order to fight against the Soviets.

Takahashi Hiroshi remained silent. It was not appropriate for him to say much in such an occasion.

Just listen quietly to the decisions made by the generals. When the Kwantung Army is almost completely wiped out, is there a chance that you will be promoted to colonel?

Even be promoted to major general or lieutenant general in the future?

His mission was to return to the homeland and fight, not to mess around in the Kwantung Army.

The message has been conveyed, and it is up to General Yamada to make the choice.

The bad qualities of the Japanese devils were fully displayed at this moment: they were hesitant and indecisive, fanatical and irrational.

Four or five days passed in a flash, and one thing was decided: the drilling equipment could be handed over to Ding Wei, but his troops would never be allowed to enter the North Manchuria Railway area.

The two sides argued over this matter, and the final decision was to hand over the entire operation of the Manchuria Petroleum Company to Ding Wei.

It was agreed that a small number of oil protection personnel would enter the North Manchuria region.

Ding Wei chuckled, what nonsense! He had already captured Baichengzi and Tongliao, and he could reach the North Manchuria region by just passing through the Nenjiang River.

Whether the other side is willing or not, his troops will inevitably advance to Hulunbuir, Qiqihar, and Daxing'anling. Since the Japanese agreed to the first step, there will be no big problem.

Speaking of the North Manchuria Petroleum Company, it was also built with the money burned by the Japanese devils.

An oil well was drilled in this area. When the well reached a depth of about 1100 meters, all that was dug out was heavy, viscous oil.

Heavy oil has a high sulfur content, high mining and production costs, and poor oil quality.

Unlike Saudi Arabia, where all mining is done in shallow layers, golden sweet oil is produced. The light oil is paraffin-free, which is conducive to mining and production.

You can even throw the golden oil directly into a diesel engine and make it run.

Of course, if you throw it directly into a diesel engine, it will be scrapped quickly.

During the drilling and exploration, the Americans also noticed this area, but the two sides had not yet gone to war. ExxonMobil, an American company, proposed a comprehensive survey together, and if oil was discovered, both sides would develop it together.

The Japanese must have been very happy because they drilled everywhere but didn't find any oil fields.

The Americans were so angry that they withdrew directly, which also made the Japanese lose confidence in the exploration, and the matter was shelved.

Later, the United States sent troops to Southeast Asia in order to compete for oil resources.

But in fact, the Americans are as smart as monkeys. They have already discovered oil fields during exploration, and the reserves are astonishing.

They found it, but the Americans didn't say a word and pretended that they hadn't found it. They lied to the Japanese and said there was no oil.

This also led to the Manchurian Oil Company's shift to the chemical industry. Drilling was stopped first and a petrochemical production site was built first.

In 1940, the Japanese were unwilling to give up and brought in advanced drilling equipment from China. They drilled to a depth of 1000 meters, only 300 meters away from the real oil field.

When they did not find any oil at a depth of 1000 meters, they were completely discouraged and thought that the Americans were right and there was indeed no oil in this place.

The drilling operation stopped, and the equipment that needed to be sealed was sealed, and the equipment that needed to be pulled back to the country was pulled back to the country.

The entire oil company also has a 1800-meter drilling rig and a 2000-meter drilling rig.

Now everything has been taken over by Ding Wei.

Let Zhong Zhicheng arrange personnel to take over the Manchuria Petroleum Company immediately.

Is it possible that Ding Wei doesn't know whether there is an oil field in this place? But having an oil field is one thing, and whether you can refine oil from it is another.

Compared with the shallow oil in the Middle East, the oil here is indeed difficult to extract and the refining cost is high. With current technology, it is estimated that refining is also very difficult.

We must do it no matter how difficult it is and solve problems if there are any.

At the same time, some of the Japanese oil workers were captured, leaving behind the foundation of industry.

It would be a good deal to receive equipment from the Japanese invaders even if we don't use it.

What's more, an oil protection team entered North Manchuria, giving his special forces an opportunity to infiltrate.

Ding Wei could easily send troops quickly, cut off the North Manchuria Railway, and wipe out the three Japanese divisions stationed in Qiqihar and Hulunbuir.

His armored division has been fully trained, and jumping back and forth between the Russians and the Japanese is just a strategic move.

A blacksmith must be strong himself. If you want others to respect you, you must show enough means and strength.

While the second ceasefire agreement was still in place and the confrontation between the two sides was not intense, Ding Wei decided to tear up the agreement for the second time and go back on his word again.