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    In order to expand the army as much as possible, Yang Zhen drew on the experience of the American college student officer corps.  In the upcoming World War II, the number of U.S. troops has expanded dramatically by hundreds or thousands of times.  It is simply impossible to train a large number of qualified officers in a very short period of time with just a few military academies.

    It was the Reserve Officer Training Corps established in various universities in the United States that trained a large number of qualified officers for the United States during World War II.  As a result, there was no shortage of officers when the U.S. military expanded.  The skeleton has been prepared for the expansion of the US military.  As long as it is filled with flesh and blood, a huge army will appear in front of everyone.

    Although there are only a few internal universities in the base area.  It is almost impossible to rely on local universities to train a large number of reserve officers like Americans do.  There are only a few college students, and Yang Zhen is reluctant to let them go to the battlefield.  But the number of junior high schools and senior high schools is still quite large.

    Relying on these young students, we can effectively solve the problem of low cultural quality and difficult training of grassroots commanders.  But again, this all takes a lot of time.  Without enough time, it is impossible to complete these preparations.  In particular, the training of a large number of commanders takes more time.

    ?????????????????? If Beiman is lost, the Japanese high-level officials can still barely accept it.  If once the Anti-Japanese Alliance poses a threat to South Manchuria, which has built a huge industry and has become the most important industrial and economic lifeline for the Japanese army to launch a war, it will not only be the Kwantung Army who cannot accept it.

    The coal and iron resources in Benxi, Liaoyang, and Anshan, the magnesium mines in Dashiqiao, the molybdenum, lead-zinc mines in western Liaoning, and the huge industry are one of the most important industrial foundations on which the Japanese army relies.  Once the industrial base in South Manchuria is lost, Japan's domestic industry alone will not be able to maintain its war potential.

    If the Japanese want to continue the war, then the industrial zone in Southern Manchuria will be an extremely vital lifeline for them.  Moreover, Yang Zhen was not arrogant enough to think that he could completely defeat the Kwantung Army with his current strength alone without involving the Americans.

    Yang Zhen is very aware of the overall gap between the Anti-Japanese Alliance and the Japanese army. Even if he describes it as a world of difference, it is a bit exaggerated.  Not to mention that the industrial zone is under construction, even if it is completed, the current industrial strength of Northern Manchuria alone cannot be compared with Japan.

    A considerable part of the current strength of the Japanese army is still limited to the battlefield inside the pass, and neither Japan's entire national economy nor the entire Japanese people are in wartime shape.  Once the Kwantung Army was severely damaged, in order to maintain the lifeline of Manchuria and Mongolia, the Japanese army would inevitably mobilize the entire country to counterattack against the Anti-Japanese Alliance.

    By then, it will no longer be possible for the Anti-Japanese Alliance, which can only mobilize 4 to 50 million troops, to resist, even if they try their best to mobilize.  At present, the Anti-Japanese Alliance can only barely maintain its local advantage over the Kwantung Army, but overall, it can be said that there is almost no big difference whether this advantage exists or not.

    The most important thing is that Yang Zhen does not want to go to the fire for the Americans.  If it weren't for future preparations, North China's huge human resources would be used to supplement the already relatively depleted supply of troops in the base area.  Yang Zhen will adopt active defense tactics this year instead of letting the Japanese focus all their energy on themselves.

    ¡°At least for now, we don¡¯t hope that the Japanese will put the power to deal with the Americans on themselves.  Against the whole of Japan, Yang Zhen thought that he did not have the strength yet.  Moreover, without involving the Americans, Yang Zhen would not be able to take advantage of the rare opportunity of World War II to establish China's own modern industrial base.

    "The sooner Americans are involved in the whirlpool of blood and fire of World War II according to the history they know well, the better it will be for themselves.  If the Japanese army loses too much vitality at this time, it will be quite detrimental to its overall future development.

    And South Manchuria is not only about the Eastern Army, but also the Korean Army in the east, and the Japanese North China Front Army in North China in the pass in the south, who may go north to join the war when necessary.  If during the first phase of the battle, the troops cause excessive casualties during the battle.  In the second stage, facing the almost certain Japanese counterattack, how can we continue to fight this battle?

    For Yang Zhen, Xinjing, as the headquarters of the Kwantung Army and the capital of the Puppet Manchukuo, was indeed a banner for the Japanese army to rule the Northeast.  But apart from this, and its slightly important strategic location, it is nothing.  If Yang Zhen were to risk paying a heavy price to seize such a city just for some symbols, he would never do it.

    The capture of Xinjing, the seat of the Kwantung Army headquarters and the capital of the puppet Manchukuo, was indeed a great encouragement to the morale of the national war of resistance.  At the same time, the name of the Anti-League will be thoroughly established internationally.  But for Yang Zhen, face cannot solve the fundamental problem.

    Let Yang Zhen take tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of casualties, to change to a building that has nothing but reputation.In a city of little significance, this price is a bit too heavy for Yang Zhen.  For Yang Zhen, rather than paying a considerable price to attack this heavily fortified city by the Japanese army, it would be better to concentrate on seizing the grain-producing areas of the Songnen Plain.  This is of greater practical significance to Yang Zhen.

    Yang Zhenke still clearly remembers the lion¡¯s opening before the Soviets.  Especially now that the Soviet-German war has broken out, after the Soviet Union's main grain-producing area, Ukraine, is lost, the Soviet people's appetite will become bigger and bigger.  As his external communication lines still rely on the Soviets, using this opportunity to seize the Songnen Plain, one of the most important grain-producing areas in the entire Northeast, will be even more attractive to Yang Zhen.

    Regarding Wang Guangyu's suggestion, Yang Zhen smiled and said: "Old Wang, you have a good idea and a broad vision. But have you ever thought that once Chen Hanzhang's troops were entangled by the Japanese army, they would be unable to fight on the Western Front?  What should we do if we provide all-out reinforcements? Or what if we suffer too many casualties while encircling and annihilating the heavy Japanese army group north of Xinjing, and lose the ability to continue fighting? "

    "Old Wang, you are also a veteran, and you also know the true combat effectiveness of the Japanese army. If we want to severely damage or even encircle and annihilate these divisions they deployed north of Xinjing, the price we will pay will undoubtedly be very huge.  The capture of Xinjing is indeed of great significance. However, from a military perspective, it is not of great practical significance to us. Compared with the city of Xinjing, using this opportunity to seize the main grain producing areas of the Songnen Plain is of great significance to us.  The significance is far greater than seizing Xinjing.¡±

    "In fact, even if we cannot recapture Xinjing in this battle, as long as we maintain military pressure around Xinjing, the Kwantung Army's heavy force group will not dare to move in other directions. This is very important for our next operation.  , is the most advantageous. Although the Kwantung Army has been defeated by us many times, after all, it still has a considerable advantage in strength. "

    "Old Wang, we should not care about the gains and losses of one city or one place. We should focus on annihilating the effective strength of the Japanese army. It is naturally good to seize the opportunity to capture Xinjing. If there are no fighter planes, we should not force it. Let alone capture Xinjing.  The main goal is that we can¡¯t eat a fat man in one bite.¡±

    "The western front is mainly focused on attacking southward, while the central and eastern fronts are mainly focused on annihilating the effective forces of the Japanese army during the feint. Conquering cities and territories is not our current main goal in a short period of time. Lao Wang still says the same thing  "There is no point in crippling our troops for the sake of Xinjing."

    "Our biggest headache now is the problem of troop sources, which is also the main reason why the headquarters wants to complete the opening of the transportation line within the customs by the middle of this year. If we cannot solve the problem of troop sources, we will not be able to achieve real development and growth. The current situation in our base area  , Unless we give up all industrial construction, we will simply not be able to support the troop supply needs of our troops. "

    "Old Wang, I can understand your thoughts, but we cannot rest on our laurels. In a word, we have to eat one bite at a time and walk one step at a time. Some goals look very good and quite tempting. But we  At present, we still need to focus on stability and act within our capabilities.¡±

    There are some things that Yang Zhen said very thoroughly, but there are still quite a few words that Yang Zhen did not say.  Because there were many things, Yang Zhen couldn't speak out.  There is only so much Yang Zhen can say, and the rest must be kept in his heart for the time being.  Some things can¡¯t be explained clearly if they have too much to say.  In many cases, being vague may be the best way to deal with it.

    How else could he say it?  Tell the two people in front of you that at the end of the year, the Japanese will launch an air attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet and start an all-out war with the United States.  In addition to the reasons explained before, the reason why I have reservations in this battle is that I also plan to shed more blood on the Americans in the future US-Japanese war.  More importantly, take advantage of this rare opportunity to get as many benefits as possible from the Americans?

    These things are things that Yang Zhen cannot say openly, and they are even more difficult for him to explain now.  Because no one can accurately judge the situation five months from now, especially the international situation that the Anti-Japanese Alliance is still difficult to contact.  If he announced now that a bloody war would break out between the United States and Japan in five months' time that would last for four years, I'm afraid no one would believe it.  He has tried his best to explain the reasons that can be explained.  But for things that couldn't be explained clearly, he could only find ways to fool them for the time being.

    Although many of Yang Zhen¡¯s words were vague, Wang Guangyu didn¡¯t get to the bottom of it after looking at Yang Zhen¡¯s slightly furrowed brows.  He knew that there must be something that No. 1 had not said.  Because he heard that many of the reasons explained by No. 1 were obviously far-fetched.  There are even some words that don¡¯t even reach the end.

    But out of his understanding and trust of Yang Zhen, Wang Guangyu did not ask too deeply.  Because he knew that no matter what Yang Zhen's starting point was, he would not let the Anti-League suffer.  He gave up the chance to seize Xinjing this time.Yes, there must be a certain reason.  He didn't say it, maybe because it wasn't the right time.

    Wang Guangyu did not continue to insist on his opinions. Since the merger of the First Army and the Jidong Military Region, apart from the work he was in charge of, he rarely expressed his opinions on other issues, even on combat.  During this meeting, Yang Jingyu, who seemed very silent, would not say much
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