With the world full of breezes without storms, the Spring Festival in 1940 finally arrived. //The fastest update is //. Before the New Year, after the United Political Axe that had been busy for a whole year had processed all the year-end summary,

Then the holidays began one after another.

Except for some of the on-duty personnel, the rest can celebrate the Spring Festival. Even the Japanese, the mortal enemy of the National Defense Forces, did not deliberately cause trouble at this time.

On the contrary, they were also celebrating this festival. For a time, Southeast Asia, whether it is the occupied area or the occupied area of ​​the National Defense Force, was celebrating this traditional Chinese festival.

The negotiations between the Soviet Union and Germany were becoming more and more perfunctory, and even Kalinin and Ribbintrop no longer held negotiation meetings. Both sides knew that this was just a way to delay time.

The surname Suo didn't even want the fig leaf, and just kept holding banquets to try to relax the opponent and then obtain the opponent's intelligence. In this regard, the two sides had a tie.

Kalinin used "relaxation" to send some signals to Ribbintrop, and Ribbintrop also used these banquets to repay some fake news to Kalinin.

Both sides were very tacitly aware of each other and were not easily deceived by each other, but at the same time, they were also more vigilant and constantly tempted to see if they could get useful news.

Although during the Spring Festival, Japan did not stop producing weapons. More than a thousand Type 1 fighter jets, two left the production line and were sent to Southeast Asia for combating the National Defense Forces.

At the same time, the newly recruited 100,000 Japanese troops were also incorporated into the combat sequence and headed to the Southeast Asian battlefield.

The Japanese were preparing, and the National Defense Forces were not idle either. After spending more than half a year, the aircraft carriers and battleships seized from Japan were finally restored.

Shen Honglie did not have the big celebration as he imagined. On the contrary, he was extremely low-key because he knew that this fleet alone would definitely not be able to compete with Japan's huge fleet.

What the Navy needs to do now is to be low-key, low-key, and low-key. Then, find an appropriate opportunity to cooperate with the Air Force to get cold hands and give the Japanese a fierce look.

But it is definitely not a head-on battle with the Japanese. The new national defense force and navy are still very immature, and the experience of large-scale operations on the water surface is almost zero.

They need to make up for this lesson. A navy that has not passed this lesson is not a fleet that can truly cross the sea.

The take-off and landing of aircraft on aircraft carriers is also a big problem. The ups and downs of waves will lead to unstability in the ship. The limited runway will also make the aircraft not as easy to control as on land.

Especially the ground commanders on aircraft carriers, that is almost synonymous with high-risk occupations. It takes a lot of time and energy to train these people.

Fortunately, Tu Mengben, commander-in-chief of the National Defense Force, gave Shen Honglie enough time.

The commissioning of many large iron ore and smelting plants has increased the resource capacity of the National Defense Forces by more than one level. In this regard, the United States has provided great support.

Due to the victory of the Wehrmacht in Southeast Asia, the U.S. Congress agreed to allocate a war loan to the Wehrmacht. But this war loan was not directly issued cash.

Instead, all these loans were converted into actual production materials, such as machine tools, steel furnaces, chemical equipment, etc. At the same time, the United Political Axe did not need to repay the funds to the United States.

Instead, it was delivered to the Soviet Union with steel, tungsten ore, weapons, etc. of equal value to pay off debts. Of course, the production materials provided by the United States to the United States had already arrived.

The war materials that China needs to provide to the Soviet Union are treated only after the Soviet Union announced its joining the allies. Now, these materials are quietly staying in the warehouse of the National Defense Forces.

The Soviet Expeditionary Force quietly spent Afghanistan under the coordination of Ishihara Kanr and Kandahar. It gathered on the Soviet-Afghan border. Everyone was waiting for the headquarters' orders and then launched a decisive battle against the Soviet Union.

Apart from going out Ishihara Kanir, Sugiyama was not in the mood to celebrate the New Year. Baoda's attitude towards Japan did not seem to have changed, but Sugiyama still felt something was wrong in his heart.

Even the Thai side made him feel something was wrong. These people seemed to have begun to doubt the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army. Although they covered it up very well, Sugiyama Sora still felt it.

But at this time, Sugiyama Sora had no choice. The king of Thailand had a high reputation in the country, and Sugiyama Sora could not easily touch him. As for Baoda, he drove away the French and raised his reputation by more than one level.

Although the French left, they came to Japan, but the Japanese army, who had been busy fighting, had no time to harm the locals except to recruit civilians and arrest some comfort women.

The task of collecting grain has always been completed by local troops, and the Japanese army basically only cares about war. The National Defense Forces did not give them the opportunity to hang around.

In all the seemingly calm situations, everyone knows that this peace is only temporary. Once the Chinese New Year is over, the war will continue. When everyone has the opportunity to gather like this, perhaps after the war is over.

Then, how many people will laugh, how many people will not have this opportunity again...

"According to Comrade Kalinin's judgment, the Germans will not launch a full-scale attack on us in the short term. And the best time for them to launch should be when the summer just arrived in the end of spring..."

This is not the serious Supreme Council of the Soviet Union, but Stalin's residence. Stalin was holding a cocktail party and he needed to know Trotsky's view on an informal occasion.

"And that time will be our hardest time. The Germans will use their mechanized troops and air superiority to raid us. Just like they did in France, the Netherlands..."

Trotsky didn't say anything, he was just playing with the wine glass in his hand. He actually knew these situations, but he had no confidence in how to deal with them.

The Soviet Union had a poor foundation and could only use human lives to fill this hole. The millions of Red Army troops formed temporarily were to resist the upcoming German aggression.

"Now the United Kingdom and the United States promised us a large amount of aid, which will only arrive after we go to war with Germany. Even if these materials are sent to the battlefield, it will probably take at least one month." Stalin smiled wryly and said: "One month is enough, this is enough."

The Germans consumed most of our troops…”

"But we have nothing to do, right?" Trotsky interjected with a wry smile: "Fortunately, the British and Americans have sent some fighter jets and tanks to support us. At least in dealing with the Germans.

When we have air superiority and tank troops, we can still give it a try…”

"What is that tiger's attitude?! Can he support us?!" Trotsky paused and asked thoughtfully at Stalin.

Stalin shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Now the National Defense Forces are waiting for fighting with the Japanese army in Southeast Asia. Although they have achieved certain results, it is not so easy to defeat the Japanese completely."

"It is certainly impossible for them to send troops to support us before defeating the Japanese..." As he said, Stalin put down his wine glass and said, "At least... they will not treat us until we are severely injured by the Germans' energy, they will not treat us.

Make support…”

Trotsky was not surprised by Stalin's words. If it were Stalin or Trotsky, he would definitely do this from the standpoint of the National Defense Forces.

"I don't expect them to provide us with military support. In fact, I don't know if the combat power of these [***] teams in Russia will change." Trotsky paused.

"What I want to know is how many weapons they can provide?! At least they need to guarantee this, right?"

"I go to China this time, what they can give is probably their current bottom line..." Stalin looked at Trotsky and said, "Maybe after the war begins, I should go to China again. I believe that the National Defense Forces are for their own borders.

Safe, will provide us with something more…”

Wait. Stalin and Trotsky read these two words from each other's eyes. What they need now is waiting. Waiting for the outbreak of war and waiting for the right opportunity.

Perhaps war will become a turning point for the Soviet Union, but it may also become a hell for the Soviet Union.
Chapter completed!