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    Regarding Yang Zhen's modest words, the chairman disagreed very much and said: "Don't be modest. What we pay attention to is seeking truth from facts. It's your credit, it's your credit. No one can deny this. It's just a pity that we are too  You are poor, otherwise based on your contribution this time, you should be given a big solid gold medal. "

    After joking about the short haircut, the chairman's face turned a little serious and he lit a pipe: "The central government asked you to come here this time mainly because there are three things that it wants to know more about. The first thing is the relationship with the United States and Britain.  It¡¯s about negotiation, but you¡¯ve already explained this clearly, so there¡¯s no need to talk about it now.¡±

    "The second thing is if you agree to the British request and send a force to assist them in defending Southeast Asia, will it be really detrimental to us? As for the third thing, it is about the direction of the operation to open up land connections inside and outside the customs. However,  I invited you here today mainly because I want to hear the second thing. After all, what was said in the telegram is not detailed. Now we want to hear what is in your heart. "

    After listening to the two questions after the chairman, especially the second question, Yang Zhen was both surprised and somewhat expected. This time the United States and Britain requested the Anti-Japanese Alliance to send troops to Southeast Asia to cooperate in operations. This is undoubtedly a rare opportunity for the central government to expand its influence.  The opportunity, not to mention the international impact, is also of great significance for the domestic impact.

    For the central government, this was a very rare publicity opportunity and it was given up like this. I am afraid that it was somewhat unwilling to do so, but considering the actual environment and conditions of the current Anti-Japanese Alliance, it allowed me to come to Yan'an to report carefully on myself.  idea, so it can be said that Yang Zhen was not surprised by the second question raised by the chairman.

    After considering his words, Yang Zhen said: "Chairman, if we agree to the British request and send troops to help defend Southeast Asia, it will not only be disadvantageous to us, it can be said to be a hundred harms without any benefit. If we send troops to help defend Southeast Asia, we  No matter how many troops are sent, they will probably all be wiped out in that tropical rain forest."

    "First of all, our troops are all northerners and are not adapted to the tropical climate. First of all, the non-combat attrition caused by climate and disease is enough to kill more than half of us. Chairman, Southeast Asia is not like Jiangxi and Hunan. Although it is better than that in the north,  It¡¯s hot, but it¡¯s also a place with four distinct seasons.¡±

    "There are no four seasons there, only the rainy season and the dry season. The temperature in the dry season is tens of degrees above zero, dry and hot, and the entire rainy season is rainy and humid every day. For such a climate, I have always been accustomed to living and fighting in the northern region with four distinct seasons.  It¡¯s difficult for us to adapt without a long period of adaptive training.¡±

    "There are also malaria, dengue fever, and a large number of weird tropical diseases. The non-combat attrition caused by it is enough to collapse our army, which is mainly composed of northerners. We don't even have to go into battle. It's just the hot climate and diseases.  , will give us the most fatal blow, which is the non-combat factor, and there are a lot of other factors.¡±

    "The Nationalist Government will never allow us to supply the ammunition and materials we need for combat through their jurisdiction. Even if it agrees, transporting the required ammunition from the Northeast to Southeast Asia will still be thousands of kilometers away, and  With this distance of several thousand kilometers, who can guarantee a sufficient supply of a huge amount of ammunition?¡±

    "Needless to say, as long as the Nationalist Government seizes our transport convoy for a week, all the guns and artillery of our frontline troops will be hungry. Coupled with the harsh road environment in the western region of the country, our logistics support capabilities will not allow us to  Maintaining such a long supply line.¡±

    "And if we rely solely on supplies from the United States and Britain, then all the lifelines for our dispatched troops will be in the hands of others. Unless we act completely in accordance with their will, they will cut it off at any time if we disobey their orders in the slightest.  All our supplies.¡±

    "Chairman, if we cooperate with the Americans in fighting, I will not give it any thought, but if we cooperate with the British in fighting, I will not even think about it. With their extremely selfish character, if we agree to their request, I am afraid that  Their original intention was to use us as their scapegoat.¡±

    "The British army's main forces are concentrated in the battlefields of Europe and North Africa. In Southeast Asia, their troops are mostly colonial armies with extremely low combat effectiveness. If the British army wants to strengthen the defense of Southeast Asia, it will inevitably draw troops from North Africa and the mainland. This will have an overall impact on their overall  The strategic impact is huge.¡±

    "Compared with Chongqing, we have almost no influence on the overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia. When it comes to the battlefield in Southeast Asia, they are just a bunch of rootless duckweeds. Therefore, when they urgently need to strengthen the defense of Southeast Asia, they remember that we have not much influence on them.  A big threat to us.¡±

    "They want to use us to block the Japanese army for them, while they only need to concentrate their limited elites and stick to Penang.It is enough to reach strategic strongholds in India. If the troops we send refuse the unreasonable demands they are likely to make, they will not hesitate to cut off all supplies of our army as a means of coercion.  "

    "And if we agree to their request, no matter how many troops we send, they will treat them as consumables and be consumed in the endless tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia. The most important thing is that we can't send troops at all now.  This is a waste of money.¡±

    "The current strength of our army, even after expansion, is more than enough for self-preservation but not enough for external warfare. The most urgent thing before us now is to open up land connections with the customs as soon as possible in order to obtain the strong human resources in the customs.  Support and solve our most difficult military and labor problems right now.¡±

    "Now we have reached an agreement with the United States on assistance programs for supplies, weapons and equipment, and various machinery and equipment. Even if there will be a certain delay in the United States, as long as they need our strategic cooperation, then generally  It will still meet our needs.¡±

    "But the situation we are facing now is that the limited population cannot support such a large-scale industrial construction while also ensuring the recruitment of troops and agricultural production. Chairman, we can't go through all the trouble to get it.  A lot of machinery and equipment have been built, but they are just sitting there rusting and rotting because no one is using them.¡±

    "Population, especially the young and middle-aged labor force, has become a top priority for us now. If we want to ensure the recruitment of troops and agricultural production, it will affect the ongoing construction  industrial projects.¡±

    "If agricultural production and industrial construction are guaranteed, then the mobilization of additional troops will be greatly restricted. Faced with the shortage of the working-age population, we can not only find ways to import agricultural machinery and cultivate large livestock, but also replace manpower with machinery and animal power.  In addition, it has now reached the point where strict planning is implemented even for the use of ordinary rural labor force.¡±

    ¡°Even the county party committee secretary does not have the right to mobilize more than a hundred farmers to leave the countryside, whether it is conscription or labor in factories. It requires the approval of the prefectural party committee to issue mobilization quotas. If the population needs to be mobilized to reach a certain number, it needs to be reported to the provincial party committee.  It was even approved by the Northeast People¡¯s Government Chairman¡¯s Office Meeting.¡±

    "Chairman, it is indeed good for us to expand our influence, but we must not use our weak strength to serve as cannon fodder for them, because if we do this, the price we pay will be compared with the benefits we gain.  It¡¯s unbearable for us, Chairman, our bodies are not strong enough to fight thousands of kilometers away.¡±

    "The most important thing is not these. The most important thing is that it is too complicated politically. The war situation in Southeast Asia is related to whether Chongqing's external communication lines are smooth. It is impossible for Chongqing not to intervene. The three countries and the four parties are mixed together.  It is an unsolvable mess, and if we get involved at this time, it will do us no good at all."

    "I think the British will definitely seek assistance from Chongqing after being rejected by us. In order to protect the only external lifeline of the Burma Highway, Chongqing will definitely send troops proactively, so we only need to watch Chongqing send troops  As a result, you can fully understand why I don¡¯t trust the British and why I don¡¯t send troops to Southeast Asia.¡±

    "Chairman, Southeast Asia is a quagmire and even a trap. In fact, it is not a good opportunity for us to expand our influence wherever we go. The British's long-term brutal colonial rule and greedy plunder have made the people there  The incomparable resentment against him is just that he dares not to speak out under long-term high pressure.¡±

    "Once the Japanese army invades Southeast Asia under the banner of liberators, I am afraid that the indigenous people in Southeast Asia will cooperate with the Japanese army in fighting. If we assist the British army in defense, we will be considered by the people there as accomplices of the colonists, because no matter what we are doing,  , and cannot remove the scars caused by hundreds of years of British colonial rule.¡±

    "Furthermore, the habit of the Japanese army has always been to strike preemptively. The preemptive strike I am talking about is not just a military action, but more importantly, political penetration and intelligence penetration. As early as before the Sino-Japanese War of 1898-1894, the Japanese army was in China.  A large number of spies were deployed to collect a large amount of political, military, and economic intelligence on the Manchu and Qing Dynasties at that time. The defeat of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties in the Sino-Japanese War of 1884-1898 was not only due to military incompetence and political corruption, but also to the fact that there was almost no secret left to the Japanese.  It is also a key factor in failure.¡±

    "Since the Sino-Japanese War of 1898-1894, Japan has penetrated China more deeply into China's politics, economy, and military. Before the September 18th Incident, the Japanese's analysis and understanding of the Northeastern Army was even higher than that of the National Government. Before the July 7th Incident, Japan's  people to the national government?The above officers will have a detailed file on all aspects of their capabilities.  "

    "Although the Japanese are gamblers, their thinking is rigorous and they always plan before they act. The September 18th Incident seemed reckless, but it was based on the Kwantung Army's thorough knowledge of China's domestic situation at the time. Now they want to  If we seize Southeast Asia as our source of raw materials, we will not fail to penetrate there on a large scale.¡±

    "Regardless of whether the Japanese will become the true liberators, they are the only powerful country in Asia. The Japanese model has become a learning object for many colonial countries, even the so-called elites among us Chinese. Once the Japanese invade Southeast Asia, then these  The elites who are most eager to get rid of colonial rule will be the first to cooperate with them. "

    "There are many ethnic groups in Southeast Asia, but most of them are still illiterate. These elites who admire the Japanese and are most eager to get rid of colonial rule mean absolute influence in the local area. If we choose to accept the conditions of the British, we will be worthy of  If we fight against the British army, we will still be an invader in their eyes. At that time, no matter what we do, there will only be two words in their eyes, that is, 'enemy'."
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