Liang Jian: Lao Li, I'm really not a military expert

The negotiations went much more smoothly than Lin Zhenhua had expected. The atmosphere at the meeting was very harmonious, and the talks continued until evening, when both sides finalized all the details.

In the evening, a sumptuous banquet was specially arranged. Although the food on the table was very meager to Major Lawless, the Allied representative, it was the best hospitality that Lin Zhenhua and his men could offer.

"Mr. Rolls, this is canned beef produced in your country. To be honest, the taste of this canned beef is not as good as before. Before, there were really big chunks of beef in it, but now a lot of starch has been added. The taste is not much worse!"

"We hope that future aid will not be just canned luncheon meat to make up the numbers, but rather genuine canned beef to trade with us."

"If it's luncheon meat, one can of beef is worth at least three cans of luncheon meat."

Lin Zhenhua joked and invited everyone to eat. The atmosphere at the dinner table was relatively harmonious. In addition, they would launch a full-scale counterattack in three days, so they did not have much time to waste.

Li Yunlong, who usually loves to boast, was very reserved at dinner. For him, the priority was to get rid of these foreign devils so he could free up his hands to fight.

This meant that Major Rolls-Royce did not stay at the Zhao Jia Yu base for long. The next day at noon, he boarded a transport plane and left the Zhao Jia Yu base under the escort of a squadron of fighter jets.

Watching the plane disappear into the distance, Lin Zhenhua decided to temporarily revise the battle plan and reinforce the forces on the left and right flanks.

"Old Ding, Old Kong, I'm going to add another regiment of mobile troops to your forces, and the original battle plan will also need to be drastically revised."

"All the second-line troops will take over from the original main force and attack Suiyuan and Chahar with two fists. Li Yunlong's 12th Army of the Japanese invaders will launch a decisive battle."

"And you two will immediately begin infiltration operations to confuse the Japanese garrison, thereby ensuring that our northward counter-offensive remains completely secret."

"Before all the main forces arrive at their attack positions, we must not let the Japanese Kwantung Army discover our operational intentions, and we must not give the Japanese Kwantung Army a chance to prepare."

"The Pacific theater has now entered a critical moment. We must find ways to reduce the pressure on the Allied forces. As long as we can deal a heavy blow to the main force of the Japanese Kwantung Army according to the plan, we can launch a southward operation in just one and a half years!"

"As for the Japanese navy, we don't need to worry too much in the short term. We just need to build a lot of airfields along the coast to effectively resist the air threat from the Japanese."

"Another piece of good news to share: we have made a major breakthrough in the development of our jet fighters. We have now begun the trial production of prototypes, and we expect to be able to equip a squadron in three months and a battalion in six months."

"Due to the extensive use of new technologies in jet fighters, production time has increased significantly. However, their combat capabilities have also made leaps and bounds. The only drawback is their short range, and I am working on ways to improve this."

"However, more powerful engines will lead to higher fuel consumption. Even with improvements, the increase is unlikely to be significant, but it should be sufficient for short-term use!"