Anti-Japanese War: When I get promoted, the system will explode with soldiers

Li Shaoyi knew that Vice Minister Wu's reaction was true. If it were someone else, they might have ridiculed him right away.

Even if you have more than 30,000 men under your command, you are facing four times as many Japanese troops. What's more, among these 30,000 men, only a few thousand can fight, and less than a quarter of them have completed the training of new recruits. How can you have the nerve to wipe out several field divisions of theirs?

"Come on, here's the sand table. Show me how you defeated their field division."

Deputy Minister Wu didn't care about the water on his clothes, and pulled Li Shaoyi to the sand table of the combat department next to him, and drove everyone out. Only the two of them were left in the room. The others didn't understand what was going on, so they were pushed out of their offices.

Deputy Minister Wu was really anxious. He had always thought that Li Shaoyi was a reliable junior, but he didn't expect him to say such crazy words. He was just like those brainless young military officers who always wanted to resist the Japanese, but he didn't even look at the actual situation.

"Tell me, tell me quickly..."

Looking at Li Shaoyi staring at the sand table, Deputy Minister Wu urged.

Jinling called Li Shaoyi over because, on the one hand, he wanted them to take the lead and let Li Shaoyi sign a peace agreement with the Japanese. Of course, some conditions can be negotiated, and not necessarily according to what the Japanese said. After all, we are the victorious side.

On the other hand, I also want to find out Li Shaoyi's background...

What Jinling most hopes for is that Li Shaoyi has the support of the great powers. In the society of the Republic of China, if you want to rise, you cannot do so without the support of foreigners.

In recent years, the Nationalist government has been seeking support from Europe and the United States, but the interests of various countries in China have been fixed, and the Nationalist government cannot give them more benefits. Therefore, these people have been playing both sides between the Nationalist government and the Japanese.

If Li Shaoyi could gain the support of other powers, the National Government could also take this opportunity to connect with them and let them confront Japan in the international community, and our lives would be a little better.

This speculation is also based on facts. If there is no support from the great powers, how did Li Shaoyi get his weapons and equipment? Not to mention knowing a few arms dealers, the weapons and equipment that Li Shaoyi is using now are not something that ordinary arms dealers can get.

"Commander Wu, the Japanese have mobilized four divisions this time, two of which are from the Northeast, and one from Korea. Normally, the mobilization time would be at least two to three months. With some of my people sabotaging things, I can extend this time to four to five months. Is that a problem?"

While Li Shaoyi was speaking, Deputy Minister Wu's mind was working rapidly. After listening to Li Shaoyi's words, he nodded vigorously. The mobilization of more than 100,000 troops would take about four to five months.

Especially Japan's First Division, which was transferred from the northern border, which was a longer distance. Relying on a single railway transportation line would be even slower.

In addition, the food and supplies went ahead before the troops moved. Despite being harassed in various ways, the army of over 100,000 was able to be assembled in four months. This was considered the fastest speed. If enough supplies had not been accumulated in Rehe, these 100,000 troops would have starved to death if they had come here in advance.

As for finding food from the hands of the surrounding people, if you enter Jiangnan or other grain-producing areas, you should be able to find food, but in a place like Rehe where no one lives, how can you find food for hundreds of thousands of troops? The Japanese know this very well.

Recently, the Nationalist government also received some news that a large amount of grain was shipped from Japan and Goryeo to the Northeast, which shows that they would not rely on plundering grain.

"Go on."

Vice Minister Wu said that he understood what had just been said.

"My new recruits will be trained for three months. Since we won't be fighting during these four or five months, all of my new recruits in training camp will be able to become qualified soldiers. By then, I'll have at least 30,000 qualified soldiers under my command. Half will be stationed in various locations, and the other half will be concentrated in my command. This doesn't include the support provided by other commanders. As far as I know, there are approximately four regiments of nearly 10,000 people on the way."

Although Li Shaoyi's ideas were all theoretical, Deputy Minister Wu also had his own brains. Combined with the intelligence gathered by his subordinates, 90% of the things Li Shaoyi said would be possible.

If you're not careful, this guy will have more than 30,000 people under his command.

"It seems that being a division commander is a bit of an underestimation of your talent."

Deputy Minister Wu lit a cigarette for himself and then threw one to Li Shaoyi, indicating that he agreed with what Li Shaoyi had said before, which was by no means nonsense.

"That's just a matter of your words, old man. Let me continue. During these months, the recruitment campaign will never stop. For every soldier leaving the training camp, at least two more will go in to continue training. Then my men will grow. By the time the war starts, there will be at least 30,000 men ready to fight, and another 30,000 to 40,000 in training. Given our previous casualties with the Japanese army, even if we wipe out all 30,000 of my men, how many of Japan's field divisions will be left?"

While Li Shaoyi was speaking, Deputy Minister Wu suddenly thought of another thing, which was the intelligence collected by the Renaissance Society. When all the people in the 72nd Brigade fought against the Japanese, the casualty ratio reached an astonishing one to ten, and there were even times when the ratio was one to fifteen.

The 30,000 men under Li Shaoyi were wiped out. According to this ratio, if all the divisions mobilized by the Japanese were killed, they would probably owe Li Shaoyi several more divisions...

"War is not something you can just calculate; it requires considering various practical situations."

Deputy Minister Wu was halfway right about what Li Shaoyi had said, but he was still a little worried.

This is actually a very normal thing. From the Opium War to the present, we have never won any large-scale conflicts with foreign countries. This time, Li Shaoyi fought several Japanese divisions alone. Even though all the written data are here, people still don't believe it.

"I know war isn't all about paper, but I've been ahead of many. No one has won more victories against the Japanese than I have. Don't you want to try? Try to build a society where we hold our heads high and can look foreigners in the face. This is a war that changed our country's history..."