Neji Gangmura did not notice that the National Defense Force was quietly releasing the Japanese army. After that meeting, the fighting spirit formed a telegram and sent it to Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi.

In order to better cooperate with the headquarters, Li Zongren even threw all the troops to Bai Chongxi and took some senior generals to the imperial capital for a meeting. After Li Zongren came back, Bai Chongxi brought another group of people over.

"Big deal..." After returning from the imperial capital, Bai Chongxi found Li Zongren. He really didn't say anything about it. But in the imperial capital, he didn't want to show his timidity, so he waited until he came back to find his old friend to tell him.

"Di Lin Gong, I, Bai Jian, joined the 'Guangxi Student Army' during the 1911 period. It's been more than 20 years since then?! In the past 20 years, I have been so lucky that I have become a "Little Zhuge". To be honest, sometimes I am really satisfied."

As he said that, Bai Chongxi looked at the smiling Li Zongren and sighed slightly, "I didn't feel much about it when I went to the imperial capital last time. I just felt that this Tiger General Office is talented and has all the luck. It is natural to achieve the general trend. It was not until this time when I went to the imperial capital that I felt the gap between me and the commander-in-chief."

Li Zongren's smile disappeared, and all that was left was a wry smile. Speaking of which, Li Zongren was not like this?! By the way, in the years before the Tiger Commander-in-Chief entered the pass, Li Zongren was also the king of Guangxi.

Whether it was the passing Red or the Central Army who wanted to make money, they did not gain any advantage. Chiang Zhongzheng had to take into account his ideas in some aspects.

At that time, Li Zongren did not dare to say that he was calling the wind and rain, but it was okay to stomp his feet on the ground and shook the whole world.

But compared with the commander-in-chief's fists, Li Zongren suddenly found that his proud capital was completely intriguing.

Forces?! When the National Defense Force entered the pass, there were more than one million troops. At that time, even the Guangxi clan even included militia groups, I wonder if there were one million troops.

And the National Defense Forces are all veterans who have come out with real battles.

Talking about combat effectiveness?! People have dealt with the Japanese in North Korea and have no temper. The Soviets were forced to send Vladivostok back. How powerful do you think about combat effectiveness?!

The Air Force was even more intriguing, and the total amount of the Guangxi Air Force was less than a fraction of the National Defense Force. After Li Zongren visited the National Defense Force, he was not old and felt a sense of heroism.

I have worked hard for most of my life, but I am not as hard as a young man for several years. This makes him feel complicated.

"Jiansheng... Why do you have to underestimate yourself? Indeed, the Commander-in-Chief is not an ordinary person. Otherwise, it would not be able to support such a huge power as the National Defense Force." Li Zongren sighed: "Actually, I was discouraged when I visited the National Defense Force for the first time. I feel that even if our Guangxi clan chased us for decades, we would not be able to catch up with the National Defense Force."

Bai Chongxi didn't say anything. Actually, he also saw it this way. After the first contact with the National Defense Forces, Bai Chongxi told his elders to go to the National Defense University to study.

He was ready to be incorporated into the National Defense Forces. The gap between the two sides was so big that it could make Bai Chongxi desperate. It was also at that time that Bai Chongxi began to believe that the National Defense Forces would definitely have the strength to compete with the Japanese army.

At the subsequent meeting of Li Zongren's proposal to be incorporated into the National Defense Forces, Bai Chongxi chose to support it without hesitation. In terms of implementation, the recognition of the National Defense Forces by the two bigwigs of the Guangxi clique was the reason why the Guangxi clique was completely incorporated into the National Defense Forces.

With the complete letting go of Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi, the entire Guangxi clique began to undergo earth-shaking changes. In the past, Li Zongren would never dare to imagine that he would be as powerful as he is now, and could crush hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops to chase and fight.

In the past, Bai Chongxi did not dare to imagine that he would have the opportunity to command more than 300 world-class fighter jets, tanks and more than 100mm-caliber artillery warfare.

These two never thought that one day they could lead their Guangxi soldiers to scatter their heads on the land of China, "lost your mother" and the Japanese army's heads flying together. The South China Military Region, composed of Guangxi and Yunnan Army, achieved great fame in the fight to expel the Japanese invaders.

But all this happened today.

"Jiansheng... let's follow the plan of the commander-in-chief and fight!" Li Zongren used a sentence as the conclusion of the conversation between the two.

"We... still have no overall vision. Otherwise, we would not be confused by the trivial matters of Jiangsu and Zhejiang." Li Zongren's eyes floated out of the room and looked at the battlefield with the rumbling sound of cannons.

"We just need to fight hard. See if we can do it as the commander-in-chief said in our lifetime: Drinking horses in Tokyo Bay!"

The Japanese are not stupid, but in fact they quickly noticed the attacks of the South China Military Region slowed down. This situation was handed to Okamura Yasuji's desk as the radio waves were handed over to Okamura.

"Recently, the movements of the South China Military Region troops in front of our wing's position are abnormal. They have not launched a strong attack on the position as before, and have not stopped as the number of attacks seems to have been assisted. With the assistance of fighter jets and heavy artillery, the intensity of the combat is different from the past..."

"The troops opposite our unit have different shapes. The intensity of multiple attacks is not as strong as before..."

If such news came from a position, Okamura might think that the National Defense Forces of this position could no longer support it. In order to reduce losses, the intensity of the attack was reduced.

But almost 80% of the positions have heard this news. No matter how stupid Okamura is, he knows that the troops on the opposite side have received orders to start reducing the intensity of the attack.

Okamura didn't quite understand why the National Defense Forces chose to reduce the intensity of the attack at this time. For this reason, he strengthened patrols in various strongholds in order not to give the National Defense Forces an opportunity to take advantage of.

At the same time, the investigation into Shanghai has gradually strengthened, for fear that I would be wrapped in dumplings if I accidentally did.

As of now, nearly 200,000 Japanese troops have retreated to Southeast Asia. The Southeast Asian defenders transported in have increased to more than 200,000.

The Japanese army naturally tried every means to settle their soldiers. As for those Southeast Asian threats, who would care about their lives?! A bunch of people were pulled over like pig cages.

Now the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, etc. are doing their best to recruit soldiers. Then these recruits were sent to China after simple training.

"Your Excellency Commander, you may have a lot of concerns." Chief of General Staff Matsui Taikuro said respectfully to Okamura: "The information we have received is that the Shanghai National Defense Forces are assisting in the reconstruction of the city."

"In the battle of Shanghai, although the National Defense Forces won the victory, they also paid a huge price. General Hata Shunrok suffered at least 200,000 casualties. Their East China and North China military regions suffered heavy losses. Now it is the renovation period. Within at least three months, it is unlikely to form the former combat power."

Okamura nodded, indicating that he knew about this matter. But then he said to his chief of staff: "Don't underestimate this tiger, nor underestimate the National Welfare! The generals of our empire will suffer here."

"Haoshiro Hata and the Navy have caused such heavy consequences because they underestimated the enemy, or underestimated the combat effectiveness of the National Defense Force. A lesson from the past! We should learn from it and be careful."

"Hayi!" Matsui Tohokuro was suddenly shocked. He unknowingly felt a little contemptuous. Thinking of the fate of Hata Shunji and others, he couldn't help but sweat.

None of the generals who fell under the guns of the National Defense Forces were stupider than him. But these people either committed suicide or were killed. The worst was Hata Shunruo. He was captured alive and became a joke among the emperors.

"No matter what, the actions of the National Defense Forces still give us the opportunity to replace the troops with a threat." Okamura smiled and said, "Since the intensity of the attack is no longer so strong, let the Southeast Asian forces gradually replace the positions! Each unit leaves a corps as a wartime inspector. The rest will be withdrawn and prepared to go to Southeast Asia!"

"Hayi!" Matsui Tohoro responded loudly, and saw that Okamura had no other orders before bowing and turning away.

The National Defense Forces and the Japanese were fighting on the Chinese battlefield, while on the European battlefield, Britain was waiting for Germany's attack in fear.

Although France was defeated on the European battlefield, its foundation was still there. With the help of guerrillas and spies, Britain finally figured out that Germany had created its own aircraft carrier.

The last time they suffered heavy losses was the German aircraft carrier fleet. Although they knew that the Germans had built aircraft carriers and put them into actual combat, the British knew nothing about how many aircraft carriers Germany had and how many frigates it had.

The worst thing is that the Germans have been silent again since that attack. Apart from routine aircraft cruises, they have never launched an attack on Britain.

This approach is what makes the British most frightened. As long as the Germans start fighting, the UK can always figure out the British's research and development situation.

But this kind of movement immediately retracts, but he is unable to launch a counterattack on it. Dunkirk is now in the hands of the Germans, which means that they can launch an attack on the British local area at any time as long as they are willing.

What the British can do now is to strengthen patrols and defenses. At the same time, ask the United States for more support to ensure their local safety.

Compared with the British's anxiety, the Germans were not in a hurry. They carried out their manufacturing and training plans in an orderly manner. The only aircraft carrier, the Earl Zeppelin, has now almost become a training ship for the navy.

A large number of air force pilots were personally selected by Hitler and then incorporated into the aircraft carrier formation. Since the German Navy now only has one aircraft carrier, a large number of aircraft carrier take-off and landing training can only be carried out on the Earl Zeppelin.

Fortunately, the sister ship of Count Zeppelin is about to be completed. As long as it passes the test and enters active service, it will greatly alleviate the navy's current embarrassment of even training ships.

"The Japanese have more than 30 aircraft carriers, and they have obtained sea control and air control through aircraft carriers! They even gained Southeast Asia. So as long as we Germans have more than fifteen aircraft carriers, isn't the Atlantic Ocean the inland sea of ​​our German Empire?!"

Hitler finally couldn't help it anymore, and the gradual clarity of the battle situation gradually revealed his ambitions and arrogance. In fact, it was not just him, but the entire German team had this phenomenon.

Although he encountered some setbacks in the early stage of attacking the British mainland, he was quickly overcome by the Navy. Everyone believed that as long as the Navy kept up, Germany would be invincible.

"German soldiers! I want you to take England and press the fat man who smokes a cigar in front of me! I want him to sign the surrender agreement with his own hands!"

"Hi! Hitler!!" This is the newly built German Navy's First Air Fleet. Hitler naturally did not cherish the rewards for those who had achieved a record in England.

A large area of ​​dedicated sites was built, and the construction of five aircraft carriers was put on the agenda. Fighters adapted to aircraft carriers were also being transformed in order to better implement the strategic plan of the head of state. All materials in Germany were tilted to the navy to the maximum extent, in order to achieve Germany's ambition to unify Europe.

The Germans were ready to prepare, the British were panicking, while the Americans were hesitating.

"President, I think we should support Britain right now." The speaker was the newly appointed U.S. Navy Secretary Frank Knox.

He is no stranger to the current President Roosevelt, because the Republican, who was once the rank of artillery colonel during World War I, was very familiar with Roosevelt's uncle Theodore Roosevelt in his early years. The former was even a staunch supporter of the latter.

"The Germans have now developed aircraft carriers. According to our information, the Soviet Union and Germany transactions they have obtained enough resources to make them build at least six aircraft carriers. This is extremely unfavorable for the United States!" Frank was an extremely staunch supporter of the war.

"The best way now is to directly extinguish the Germans in Europe before they built the aircraft carriers! This is the most beneficial to the United States..."

"His Excellency Minister, I just want to remind you that America itself now has to face the threat of up to twenty aircraft carriers of the Japanese Navy in the Pacific!" Minister Henry Lewis Stimson, who was ordered to return to the War Department, stood up and shouted.

"Indeed, we need to consider the British allies. But we need to consider the threats we face. Japan has now occupied Southeast Asia and a continuous stream of resources are being sent to Japan."

"And Japan now has more than twenty aircraft carriers and nearly a hundred destroyers, which is a greater threat to us! We cannot ignore it!"

Frank blushed and said to the Minister of War: "Henry! I'm not saying that I don't care about the Pacific Ocean. But we, Britain, now, need our aid..."

"I can't see what the British can do. But at least the coalition government sunk two aircraft carriers and four battleships. From a strategic perspective, they greatly mitigated the threat Japan had to us."

After a pause, Lewis stood up and shouted: "And they rescued some of our soldiers trapped in the Philippines, including the captured General Jonathan! And the British, except for the chaotic storm in Dunkirk, I did not see any victory record for them!"

Lewis' meaning is very clear. If we support the UK, the British will have to make a contribution. Isn't it?! You fought in Asia in a mess, and your own battleships were sunk.

The United States is not doing well in this regard, so I won’t say much. But how did you fight in the European War?! Hundreds of thousands of people were driven to Dunkirk, and they fled desperately like dumplings.

But that's it. You still have the face to say that this is a "victory retreat". The name sounds good, but anyone knows that this is a defeat.

One did not have a navy and had such a record. The other had a good navy but was attacked by someone with an aircraft carrier. It was no wonder that Stimson was unwilling to provide support to the UK.

"His Excellency President, my idea is not to provide military support to Britain for the time being. But weapons and warships can support them." Stimson turned around and said to Roosevelt, who was sitting at the seat.

"We must first ensure that the United States will not encounter attacks, and secondly, that is, that allies who can win the war can gain enough strength to win the war and support us. Finally, that is, to help those other allies recover lost land..."

Stimson's words made Roosevelt nod constantly. Originally, he meant to support Britain first. However, the continuous bad news from Britain made the president extremely doubt the British's combat capabilities.

Now the United States has mobilized, but it still takes a lot of time to train into an army. In the past, the production of military factories was half hungry and half full, and it took time to enter high-intensity production.

"His Excellency President, I hope you can consider that once Britain loses in the Atlantic or even falls into the country, the Germans will directly threaten the United States, and who can guarantee that they will not attack the United States with more resources and productivity?!"

Frank also shouted to Roosevelt. As the two quarreled, a group of people suddenly became a fuss in the conference room. Some people supported Henry's idea, believing that the United States needed to protect the United States first and then talk about other things. To support it, it was also to support the troops that could win rather than to defeat the war.

Another group of people supported Frank's view that once Germany defeated Britain, they would run rampant on the Atlantic Ocean. This would be a huge threat to the security of the United States.

"Okay! Don't make a noise." Roosevelt looked at the noisy cabinet members and sighed: "Let the Navy's Atlantic Fleet see what the situation is like in Britain, and then we will evaluate the matter."

"If the British could fight, then we can provide them with some military support. But if they are really helpless against Germany, I will not let the American soldiers die."
Chapter completed!