The bitter north wind once again moved south from the Mongolian Plateau, and soon entered the end of December. In the war zone headquarters, a large iron furnace burned wildly, and the heat constantly emitted made the combat room warm as spring. One side of the telegraph crew was still busy, and occasionally the telegraph sounded. At this time, Mu Yaping was holding a few photos in his hand and was checking with Peng Dehuai with great enthusiasm. Through their concentration, it was not difficult to see how important the things in the photos were.

At the end of the year, the fighter jets produced by the Lanzhou Aircraft Manufacturing Factory were officially hunted and equipped with the Air Force. At the same time, the Lanzhou "Tractor Factory" also began mass-producing heavy and light tanks. The tank was officially named the Type 40 main battle tank. The photos they held were close photos of the aircraft and the tank. The fighter jet named J-1 was very beautiful, and its appearance was similar to the 109 fighter jet made in Germany, but it was very different when it looked closely. The photos showed the fighter jets stationary, gliding, and taking off.

There are dozens of photos of the tank, perhaps only Mu Yaping himself knows that this is a completely replica of the Type 59 tank. At this time, Peng Dehuai said with joy: "Commander Mu, it seems that we are going to formulate a counterattack plan. In the middle of next year, our aviation and tank troops will have the ability to fight in actual combat." Mu Yaping said: "My idea is that in the middle of next year, we will first seize air supremacy in our airspace, and at the same time we will train the air force in actual combat. I want to prevent the Japanese plane from appearing in our airspace."

Peng Dehuai nodded and said, "This will be of great benefit to improving the combat effectiveness of the air force and accumulating experience." Mu Yaping continued, "The Shanxi Campaign will be launched next winter to strive to drive the Japanese army out of Shanxi by the end of the year, create conditions for our large-scale counterattack, and at the same time test our ability to attack the Japanese army and prepare for our comprehensive counterattack in the next year."

Peng Dehuai said happily: "I am in a very urgent mood and I really want to sound the horn of a large counterattack as soon as possible." Mu Yaping said: "General Peng! The large counterattack must meet the conditions, otherwise we will not be worth the loss. At present, the Japanese army has 4 million troops in mainland China, plus traitors and puppet troops. Just think about their strength, and if the Japanese army fights on both sides, we will have the opportunity to carry out a large counterattack."

Peng Dehuai said: "Yes! As long as the Japanese army implements the Nanyang combat plan, our opportunity will come. Japan has joined the Axis powers. The Japanese army must launch the Nanyang Battle for strategic materials." Mu Yaping asked tentatively: "General Peng! If the Japanese army launches the Nanyang combat, what kind of offensive route do you think he will adopt?"

Peng Dehuai pondered for a moment and said, "If I were to command, the Nanyang combat troops would be divided into two groups, one would use a powerful fleet to occupy Vietnam first, the other would land on the Malay Peninsula, control the Strait of Malacca, and then the fleet would enter the Indian Ocean, land in Myanmar, and then launch an attack on India by land. I judged that the British army could not resist the powerful offensive of the Japanese army at all."

Mu Yaping secretly admired Peng Dehuai's strategic vision, and then he asked another question: "President Peng! The strategic position of the Philippines is very important. What if the Americans don't agree?" Peng Dehuai pondered for a while and said: "The American Pacific Fleet is the only force that competes with the Japanese Navy. If the Japanese want to achieve strategic goals, they will concentrate their naval forces to eat the American Pacific Fleet and send troops to occupy the Hawaiian Islands."

Mu Yaping was surprised and asked: "President Peng! Are you talking about occupying the Hawaiian Islands?" Peng Dehuai said: "The strategic location of the Hawaiian Islands is very important. Only by occupying the Hawaiian Islands can the Japanese have no worries. The next step is that the Japanese army will capture the Philippines easily, and finally forced the US army to retreat to Australia. Australia is far away from the United States and the supply of strategic materials is very difficult. The Americans only have two channels to enter the Pacific, Panama and Cape Verde, the southern continent of the Americas. If the Japanese army adopts the blockade tactic, the Pacific Ocean will be the world of the Japanese."

Mu Yaping fell silent. If the Japanese army captured the Hawaiian Islands as Peng Dehuai analyzed, what would have been the Pacific War in later generations be rewrited, which would have stumped the rise of western China and really prompted the Japanese to have such a change? The setbacks in the Chinese battlefield may really make the Japanese change their strategies. At present, the Japanese have occupied most of China, and the huge consumption of the Chinese battlefield may have made the Japanese smarter, especially the emergence of their own alien species, which is itself the biggest variable.

Peng Dehuai said silently when he saw Mu Yaping: "Commander Mu, this is just my personal opinion and does not represent the Japanese's ideas." Mu Yaping said: "General Peng! Maybe the Japanese really play according to your ideas. If the Japanese really adopt this strategy, the biggest winner is us, so we must be prepared."

Peng Dehuai continued: "After the Battle of Changsha, the Japanese army did not conduct any major battles, and the large bombing of Chongqing has also ended. All signs indicate that the Japanese army must have major strategic actions." Mu Yaping said: "It seems that the Japanese army's Nanyang combat plan has been issued. According to the intelligence of the Ministry of National Defense, the Japanese army gathered heavy troops in Guangzhou and may launch an attack on Guangxi. This may be part of the Japanese army's Nanyang combat."

Coincidentally, just as Mu Yaping and Peng Dehuai analyzed the situation of the war, a shocking dialogue was also held in the room of Okamura Nishi Okamura's North China Occupation Army Command. At this time, Okamura Nishi Okamura said to his proud subordinate Jun Tada: "The current German offensive is full of tide, and Europe has become the world of the Germans. According to the agreement, we will launch the South China Sea battle, and the next step is to occupy the Indian subcontinent and join the German army in the Middle East. We will soon declare war on the United States and Britain. This is the plan to sneak attack the US Pacific Naval Base in Hawaii, which was planned by the base camp. The sub-war plan is implemented by the commander of the Joint Fleet Sanbo No. 56. Look, I want to hear your opinions."

After Okamura Yanji finished speaking, he took out a top-secret document. Okamura Yanji patiently waited for Tada Jun to read and asked: "Tada Jun, do you think there is anything worth discussing about this plan?" Tada Jun thought for a moment and said: "God General, the Chinese battlefield has entered a stalemate stage, and western China is becoming increasingly strong. I think we can no longer devote our main energy to unnecessary consumption. The Nanyang strategy designated by the base camp is very timely, and it is wisest to occupy Nanyang at the lowest cost."

Tada Jun continued: "Genius, I have any objection to the sneak attack on the US Pacific Naval Base in Hawaii that the base camp has formulated?" "Oh! Tell me what you think?" Okamura Yanji's eyes lit up. Tada Jun said: "The base camp has a little short-sighted strategic vision. At present, our naval power is far above the Americans. The strategic purpose is too small. Why not occupy the Hawaiian Islands? Is it just to scare the Americans? Although the United States has not many troops and not many surface combat ships, the United States' strong industrial manufacturing capabilities must not be underestimated."

Okamura Yasuji asked: "What do you mean is to occupy the Hawaiian Islands and completely destroy the American Pacific Fleet?" Tada Jun said: "Your Excellency General, in fact, declare war on the United States and Britain. Our real opponent in the future will be the Americans. Once the American war machine is activated, it will be quite terrible. Therefore, occupying the Hawaiian Islands will pinch the Americans' fatal hole. Don't expect the Americans to be scared. This is a stupid idea, so I think it is not a sneak attack but a capture."

Okamura Yasuji said, "Tada, I'm not wrong with you. You are the most sensible among the Imperial soldiers. I heard that the Navy General Miben Izukui also had objections to this plan, and his views coincide with you. It's better to remove his foundation than to hit the US Pacific Fleet hard. This way, you draft a document, state your ideas in detail, and then submit it to the base camp. It seems that the Nanyang Strategy, the US Pacific Naval Base in Hawaii is the highlight."

At the end of August, Mu Heping rushed to the war zone headquarters in a hurry. When he met, Mu Yaping said, "You put down your work now and repair the site of the Taiyuan Arsenal. I am ready to use it." Mu Heping asked in surprise: "Brother! The Taiyuan Arsenal is within the range of the Japanese army's air strikes, and the Japanese army will conduct air strikes at any time."

Mu Yaping smiled and said, "In the middle of next year, Japanese planes will not be able to show off their power. You will start to restore the infrastructure of the arsenal." Mu Heping said, "At present, our arsenal enterprises can basically meet the needs. I don't think it is necessary to restore the Taiyuan arsenal." Mu Yaping said, "You will know then, we will receive assistance. A modern arsenal will be born. Don't ask why, the truth will be revealed at that time."

The railway track laying work from Xi'an to Lanzhou is coming to an end, and Bi Chengen does not need to be busy with the subsequent work. As soon as he returned to the headquarters in Xi'an, he received a telegram from Mu Yaping. The message was very short, asking him to continue to build the infrastructure construction of the Xi'an aircraft factory, and said that he would launch a new aircraft in the year. At present, the economy in the western region is developing rapidly, and Bi Chengen's Northwest Trade Group is booming, and he was already busy.

Bi Chengen held Mu Yaping's telegram and shook his head with a wry smile. There was no way to do it. In fact, Mu Yaping's idea was very simple. Once the Pacific War broke out, no matter what the outcome, the Americans who were busy would soon turn their attention to themselves. At that time, Mu Yaping would not only gain political dividends, but also had to speak loudly. He believed that no matter how harsh the conditions were, the Americans would agree. The reason was that Americans' lives were more precious than money. By then, using the Western Railway Artery, Americans' aid supplies would be sent continuously. Whatever the Myanmar channel or air route, go to hell!

After the Chinese New Year, Mu Yaping sent a telegram to Peng Xianyun of Dihua, asking him to build a large modern airport in Dihua and Kashgar, and it must be completed in the middle of the year. Mu Yaping's telegram did not explain why, but instead used an orderly tone. Similarly, Peng Xianyun was confused when he received Mu Yaping's telegram. Whether it was understandable or not, Peng Xianyun would not doubt Mu Yaping's wonderful ideas.

As history entered the second year of the 1940s, China's gradually awakening lion began to shake its feathers and look down on the heroes. When the world had no time to figure it out, it suddenly shocked the world. No one could stop China from rising rapidly in the war, shining in the battle between blood and fire, and gloriously stepped onto the world stage. The third part ended.

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Chapter completed!