Dreaming back to 1949, the great powers were there to deceive us

The battle in Boluo County ended with the enemy's retreat.

Xie Zhiyu invited Henry, Foster and Hu Zhenhua to have breakfast together, but in fact everyone knew that Xie wanted more help!

According to American whims, they should have proposed a series of political conditions, but Henry didn't mention any. The reason was simple: Bao'an implemented a free economic policy, with silver and rice as the primary currencies. The security corps also had numerous retired American military officers serving as instructors. What other conditions could you possibly impose?

garrison?

This is simply unrealistic unless Congress actually wants to go to war.

Send financial advisors?

There is no need for that because the county government hardly intervenes in the economy and American capital can flow freely here.

Want a mortgage?

Old Xie has put all the tax revenue of Bao'an at stake, and he has nothing else of value left!

Want the privilege of being superior to others?

This is inconsistent with the values ​​promoted by the United States. Besides, Xie Zhiyu would not agree to it either. Didn't you see how he refused to give in when facing the foreigners?

So, there is really nothing to ask for!

As a result, large amounts of military supplies stored by the United States in the Philippines, Japan and other places began to be shipped one after another. Within the next half month, Xie Zhiyu achieved mechanization!

In addition, a large bullet and shell factory was also provided.

Hu Zhenhua seemed to be infected, and said with a smile while stirring the porridge with a spoon,

"Now that the equipment issue has been resolved, I'll add the icing on the cake and donate $10 million to the soldiers who bravely fought against the enemy! However, I do have a lot of business in Chongming, so to prevent any misunderstandings, I'll also make a donation to him! I hope you gentlemen can understand!"

The smile on Xie Zhiyu's face froze. He put down the spoon in his hand unhappily and said lightly,

"Chairman, aren't you afraid that the free world will accuse you of collaborating with the Communists?"

Old Hu smiled and said indifferently,

"A soldier's battlefield is filled with smoke, while mine is like boiling a frog in warm water! Our methods may be different, but the end result is the same! Truth often lies in the hands of a few. Should I cease to be myself just because of a few slanderous words? The free world needs unsung heroes. Even if there are tens of thousands of people, I will still fight! History will prove my strategy! The right and wrong, the merits and demerits, will be left to future generations to judge!"

"Humph! I can't understand!"

Hu Zhenhua snorted coldly.

"So your realm is not enough!"

Henry saw that Xie Zhiyu was about to get angry, and hurriedly persuaded him,

"Gentlemen, the porridge is cold!"

Henry had long heard that the two men had a grudge, but since he arrived in Bao'an, he had seen Hu and Xie getting along quite well. Today's dispute made Henry realize that the rumors were true! Fortunately, the dispute between the two was only about strategy, but they were on the same page in terms of general direction.

Everyone stopped talking and drank the porridge quietly!

After a while, Foster received a call and came back and said with a smile,

"Thank you, General. The equipment for the first two tank battalions has been unloaded. Captain Hao can now ride freely again!"

A US tank battalion typically consists of 71 tanks, with a tank company consisting of 22 tanks. This is supplemented by eight communications and command vehicles, equipped with six 6mm mortars, providing close-range indirect fire support. Seven tracked repair vehicles are used for battlefield repair and maintenance of tanks and other equipment. There are also other auxiliary vehicles.

Since the battalion of the security regiment is equivalent to the regiment of other armies, Hao Dapao's troops are still short of 1/3 of the equipment!

Xie Zhiyu was overjoyed when he heard this. He picked up the bowl, held it in both hands, and said solemnly,

"Thank you both for your generous donations! With your support, my Christmas campaign will be even more successful!"

Henry heard this and quickly asked,

"What Christmas Offensive?"

Xie Zhiyu looked around cautiously, then lowered his voice and said,

"I plan to launch another raid before Christmas. One part will capture Haifeng County and Shanwei and control the coast so that I can transport troops from the sea. Another part will capture Qingyuan and cut off the Yuehan Railway!"

No one was in the mood to eat, so they quickly found the map and started discussing it.

Hu Zhenhua looked at Lao Xie with a smile, thinking: This guy is so good at making promises that he can fool the white devils!

Not bad! Really good!

Everyone was chatting happily when a staff officer came to report urgent military information, and everyone hurried to the headquarters.

Xie Zhiyu said as he ran,

"Gentlemen, what I just said is top secret. I hope you will keep it to yourself and not reveal it to anyone else!"

"no problem!"

"Ok!"

As soon as Chief of Staff Wu Heng saw Lao Xie, he handed over the photo in his hand and said anxiously,

"Just developed the photos. The enemy has completely contracted their defenses, generally retreating over 50 kilometers!"

Wu Heng quickly pulled out a few photos and explained,

"After analyzing the two divisions that retreated from the Leizhou Peninsula, we found that only more than 8,000 people were retreating. The rest are nowhere to be found!"

Xie Zhiyu looked into Wu Heng's eyes and asked,

"What's your verdict?"

"Either, Hao Dapao's earth-shattering explosion wiped out many people. Or, the enemy has hidden their forces somewhere, their intentions are unclear, and their retreat could be a conspiracy! Unfortunately, the night reconnaissance plane flies too high to use its infrared camera, otherwise, perhaps we could have detected their movements."

Active infrared camera equipment has an operating altitude of only 1500 feet (457 meters) and can only be used to effectively shoot when flying at low altitude. However, the enemy now has anti-aircraft guns, so night flights mostly rely on the eyes of observers.

Xie Zhiyu thought for a moment and asked,

"Is it possible to have Hao Dapao dig up the blast area and determine the number of casualties?"

Wu Heng shook his head like a rattle and said firmly,

"That's absolutely impossible! That prodigal son, Hao Dapao, buried over ten tons of high explosives under a single mountain. Not to mention the enemy's bodies, there's not even a few bones left!"

"It's really a waste!"

Wu Heng pointed to a few photos on the table and said,

"Aerial photography revealed that the retreating force also included at least 20 Sherman tanks and more than 40 armored vehicles. This means that Hao Dapao's time bomb may not have achieved the desired effect!"

Xie Zhiyu sat on the camp chair, rubbed his eyebrows, and said with a headache,

"It's going to be difficult to reward him now! If his bombing really killed many people, his merits will be enough to offset his faults. But if not, he made a wrong decision on the battlefield. It's not right to deal with him, and it's not right not to deal with him either!"

"But one thing is certain, Hao Dapao wiped out at least an enemy regiment!"

Henry turned his head and whispered to Foster,

"Go find Jimla and ask the Intelligence Bureau to verify the enemy's casualties!"

"Yes!"

Henry thought for a moment and looked at Lao Hu.

"The guy who arrested the spy last night, Qi or something, could we ask him to order the Secret Service to investigate as well?"

Hu Zhenhua nodded slightly and agreed immediately.

"His name is Qi Shuhuan, and he's the director of the First Division of the Bureau of Secrets. I'll give him a call later!"

Henry was not interested in knowing Qi Shuhuan's name or his position. He just nodded and said nothing more.

Hu Zhenhua murmured helplessly in his heart: Lao Qi, I tried my best! If we are not in the same circle, you will never be able to fit in!

Everyone stared at the photo and continued to discuss it enthusiastically!

Not long after, Xie Zhiyu received another good news. The foreigner compromised and agreed to the "acting" plan!

Henry breathed a sigh of relief, and after the matter was resolved, he decided to return home.

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