Wang Husheng lost Wujiashan and wanted to return to Yan'an via the Soviet Union. At this time, there was also an undercurrent surging in Xinjiang. In order to gain support from the Soviet Union, Wang Shengshicai of Xinjiang asked the Soviet Union to build a railway in Xinjiang. The Soviet army also stationed in Xinjiang and directly helped Sheng Shicai defeated his competitors and allowed him to unify Xinjiang. Sheng Shicai even proposed that Xinjiang become a republic of the Soviet Union.
At this time, the Soviet-German war broke out, and the Soviet Union's aid to Sheng Shicai continued to decrease. So Sheng Shicai, who was good at speculation, began to turn around and actively showed his favor to Chairman Chiang to eliminate the influence of the Soviet Union and the Eighth Route Army in Xinjiang.
The main persons in charge of the Eighth Route Army in Xinjiang were successively under surveillance. Sheng Shicai aimed his fangs at the new barracks composed of the remaining members of the Red West Route Army, preparing to annihilate them. Fortunately, at this time, the relevant persons in charge of the Eighth Route Army in Xinjiang immediately took action. , and immediately transferred the new barracks out of Xinjiang, which made Sheng Shicai furious and prepared to arrest all the persons in charge of the Eighth Route Army in Xinjiang.
At this time, Wang Husheng led his troops to Xinjiang. After several battles, there were only 800 remnants of Wang Husheng's new anti-alliance regiment left, but the essence was still there. Sheng Shicai was extremely wary of this well-equipped unit. In order to quickly eliminate them, they actually mobilized three regiments and more than 6,000 people to surround and annihilate the new anti-alliance regiment.
At the critical moment, Wang Husheng seized the car from Sheng Shicai's transport camp, protected the central officials in Xinjiang and broke out of the siege. He transferred to Gansu and fought with Sheng Shicai's pursuers along the way. He thought he could take a breather, but he didn't expect it. , after leaving Xinjiang and arriving in Qinghai and Gansu, they were ambushed by the Ma Jiajun.
The Ma Jiajun were all cavalry, and they were extremely tough. The New Regiment fought bloody battles and killed thousands of Ma Jiajun cavalry. They finally repelled the enemy's attack, crossed the Yellow River, and finally returned to Yan'an. At this time, all the members of the New Regiment combined There were less than 400 people left. Fortunately, the essence of the New Regiment still existed. The Party Central Committee immediately reorganized the Anti-Alliance New Regiment with the remnants of the New Regiment as a team to protect the safety of the Party Central Committee, and the Yan'an The leader gave this unit a new code name - 8341.
At this time, the news that the Japanese Far East Army occupied the entire Northeast reached the United States through the radio. On the radio, the Japanese were very arrogant, especially Yamashita Tomofumi, who personally gave a speech on the radio, claiming that the anti-Japanese armed forces in the Far East, including five The new anti-alliance regiment in the Jiashan base area and the Primorsky Krai of the Soviet Union were all wiped out, and the entire Far East region was completely included in the territory of Manchukuo.
After hearing the news, Xu Rui was shocked. What he was worried about was not the base area in Northeast China, but the safety of Wang Husheng and others. He did not believe that Wang Husheng and the new anti-alliance regiment would be wiped out by the Japanese Far East Front. He believed that Wang Husheng would definitely lead The officers and soldiers of the new regiment fought their way out of the encirclement, just like they did in Damei Mountain before.
But for several days, there was no news from Wang Husheng. This made Xu Rui very anxious and wanted to go back to the Northeast immediately. But he also knew that going back to the Northeast at this time would not help. The Japanese troops in the Northeast were too strong. Naturally, The conditions are too harsh, especially the living conditions in winter are extremely harsh and difficult. Even if you are in the Northeast and can occasionally win a few battles, it will be very difficult to survive for a long time surrounded by millions of Japanese devils. .
The days of touring the United States were finally over, and Xu Rui once again returned to San Marino Island in Hawaii to join the officers and soldiers of the Third Regiment.
The officers and soldiers of the Third Regiment had obviously learned about the outcome of the Northeast War from the radio. Seeing Xu Rui's return, a group of Northeast soldiers led by Ergazi clamored to fight back to the Northeast.
Xu Rui scolded Ergazi, and then said: "We want to go back to the Northeast, but can we fight back with just a few of us? Even if we fight back, can we regain the Northeast? We must unite all our forces now , jointly deal with the Japanese devils, only in this way can we finally regain the Northeast."
After being scolded by Xu Rui, Ergazi and the others finally calmed down. Ergazi squatted on the ground and cried: "Captain, the Changbai Mountain base area has been occupied by the devils. Our families are all in the four counties of Changbai. I'm afraid... I will be persecuted by the Japanese, and I don’t know if my unmarried daughter-in-law will wait for me."
Xu Rui said: "Look at you, you are such a loser. If your wife is a good woman, she will definitely wait for you. If she finds someone else, there will be nothing worth remembering."
Ergazi thought for a while and then said: "During the land reform, I was afraid that the land and cattle allocated to my family would be taken away by the Japanese."
Xu Rui said: "I will give you a double share of what the devils have taken away now."
"Captain, please don't fool me." Ergazi said.
Xu Rui said: "I'm a fool when it comes to spitting. When have I ever lied to you?"
Ergazi then stood up, shed tears, and said: "Captain, if I believe you, I will definitely be able to go back to my hometown in the future. If my unmarried daughter-in-law really leaves, I will find a younger one." beautiful."
"Haha..." Digua and the others started to laugh, and Digua teased Ergazi and said, "Ergazi, look at your bear-like appearance. You are just a wife. It's not necessarily what happened. As for making you sad like this." Son?"
Ergazi said: "Sweet potato, you are a full man and don't know that a hungry man is hungry, so you are making sarcastic remarks."
Digua laughed and said, "I can't help it. Who made me so attractive to a woman?"
Xu Rui said: "Go ahead and do whatever you have to do. It won't take too long and there will be a big battle to fight again."
"Old Xu, are we really going to have a big war?" Leng Tiefeng asked.
Xu Rui said: "It's hard to say. Maybe half a year, maybe two months. The specific time when the war can begin depends on the Americans."
Xu Rui couldn't help but think of his conversation with Roosevelt. From Roosevelt's words, Xu Rui knew that the Americans would arm more Chinese troops and come to the Pacific battlefield. At the same time, in a few months' time, the United States would launch new warships. It will head to the Pacific, and then the real war will begin.
Things were pretty much what Xu Rui expected. After the Battle of Hawaii, the Americans committed part of the Atlantic Fleet to the Pacific. A total of two battleships, one aircraft carrier, ten submarines, eight cruisers, and nineteen destroyers were all handed over to the Pacific. Under the command of Admiral Nimitz, these battleships were obtained, and the U.S. Pacific Fleet finally regained some of its strength.
At the same time, domestic military factories in the United States are producing large amounts of military supplies around the clock.
As the U.S. industry has fully entered the wartime system, the production of military supplies in the United States has continued to accelerate. At this time, the United States can produce a military aircraft every half an hour. In just two months, the Americans actually produced Three thousand fighter planes, some of which were deployed by the Americans into the North African battlefield, where an American army, led by General Patton, cooperated with the British army to fight against the German-Italian African Corps headed by Rommel. Although the war did not It didn't go well, but the American and British armies were powerful and the German and Italian armies were having difficulty supplying materials and supplies. The American and British armies gradually took the strategic initiative.
As for the remaining fighter planes, apart from some of the Americans assisting the Soviets, the rest were devoted to the Pacific battlefield. It is obvious from the distribution of American fighter planes that Americans are still firmly following the path of flying Europe first and then Asia. President Roosevelt and some upper-level people in the United States have always firmly believed that as long as Germany in Europe is defeated first, then Asia Japan will not be able to survive.
Within two months, the Americans invested another 700 fighter jets in the Pacific battlefield. This number has exceeded the total number of fighter jets in the Japanese combined fleet. It can be said that the Americans have firmly occupied the air superiority in the Pacific battlefield. If it were not for the small number of American warships, the Pacific Fleet would have already launched a counterattack.
In addition to adding more warships and fighter planes, the Americans have begun to prepare for the upcoming battle to seize the island. Through negotiations with the Chinese National Government, the Americans once again asked for the strength of an army. This army is China's most powerful seventy-year-old army. Fourth Army.
The 74th Army is a heroic force. It was established in the Songhu Battle in 1937. It consists of the 51st Division, the 57th and the 58th Division, with a total of 32,000 troops. The first commander was Yu Jishi, and the current commander Wang Yaowu .
Wang Yaowu was a fierce general who was promoted to the commander of the 51st Division based on his military exploits. He performed well in the Battle of Songhu and the Battle of Nanjing, and was promoted to the commander of the 74th Army.
The 74th Army has three divisions: Li Tianxia, commander of the 51st Division, Yu Chengwan, commander of the 57th Division, and Zhang Lingfu, commander of the 58th Division. In the Battle of Shanggao, the 74th Army killed and wounded a total of 15,000 Japanese troops, and was hailed by He Yingqin as the "starter of the war." The most exciting battle ever.”
As a result, the Seventy-fourth Army became famous and was evaluated as "the strongest combat force" by the commander of the 19th Army Group Luo Zhuoying. It won the National Government's No. 1 martial arts certificate and the highest honor "Flying Tiger Flag". It was known as the Anti-Japanese Iron Army. Army Commander Wang Yaowu performed well and was commended.
Before coming to the Pacific battlefield, the 74th Army once forced the Japanese ace 3rd Division to retreat in the Battle of Changsha, showing strong combat effectiveness.
Therefore, at this time, the Seventy-fourth Army was riding on the residual power of the great victory, and its arrogance was soaring.
The 74th Army used Soviet-style equipment in China. Before coming to Hawaii, it left all its equipment at home. After coming to the United States, it was all replaced with American equipment. After the change, the 74th Army became even more contemptible.
Among them, Zhang Lingfu, the commander of the 58th Division, even said arrogantly: "The 74th Army is invincible in the world. After being equipped with American equipment, not to mention the domestic army, even the New First Army, Xu Rui's three regiments are only assigned to carry shoes for the 58th Division.
Liao Yaoxiang, the commander of the New First Army, was furious after hearing this. He found Wang Yaowu and asked him to strictly control the words and deeds of his subordinates.
Wang Yaowu, however, looked nonchalant. He was so angry that Liao Yaoxiang wanted to compete with Wang Yaowu's Seventy-Fourth Army. No one expected that Wang Yaowu would agree. Obviously, Wang Yaowu had long been unconvinced by the New First Army and kept a secret. The spirit of superiority…