Chapter 1096, Sudden Change

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Kunming, the head of state camp.*/www.//*Long Yun took a hurry to the door of the head of state's office on the second floor. After some notice, he walked into the office and saw Wu Shaoting who was drafting the "Second Corps Plan for the Second Corps of the Continental Bridge".

"First of the People's Republic of China, the war report sent by Harbin." Long Yun said in a dull tone.

"Oh? Is Jilin guarded?" Wu Shaoting asked.

Two days ago, the Kunming business received a telegram from the command of the three northeastern provinces, informing the Tsarist Russian Army and the Second Division of the French Army were approaching Jilin. Although the British and Russian coalition forces had a rapid offensive, they only took five days to quickly fight from Yanbian to Jilin. This speed of traveling hundreds of miles a day was really surprising. However, it indirectly proved that the local garrison troops in the three northeastern provinces were low and weak, and could not create any resistance along the way.

According to time, today is May 31, and the battle in Jilin should have been initially understood.

He still had great hope for Meng Enyuan. The reinforcements from Liaodong and North Korea were not weak. As long as Meng Enyuan could hold on in Jilin for three or five days, Jilin Province could stop the enemy's pace.

"Changchun... Changchun is lost!" Long Yun said in a low voice.

"Lost? Wait, is it Jilin or Changchun?" Wu Shaoting stopped the pen in his hand, immediately sat up straight, stared at Long Yun and asked seriously.

"It's Changchun..." Long Yun said.

"I told me two days ago that the British and Russian coalition forces were approaching Jilin. It was only two days ago that they ran and moved from Jilin to Changchun. What was going on?" Wu Shaoting asked seriously.

If Changchun really fails, this is the worst loss that China has suffered since the war started, and it directly fell into a provincial capital city. This will have a great impact on the hearts of the people and the morale of the whole country, especially the hearts of the three northeastern provinces. If the enemy cut off Jilin Province, it will be equivalent to putting Heilongjiang and Fengtian Province in isolation. Even if the British and Russian coalition forces do not have enough troops to threaten Heilongjiang, the isolated impact will inevitably lead to panic in Heilongjiang people.

Long Yun was also planning to hand over the telegram in his hand, but now seeing Wu Shaoting's anger, he had to endure it first. He quickly said: "The Second Division and the Third Division of the French Legion landed in just two days. After investigation, the Military Information Department found that the United States provided 36 large cargo ships at one time, and it was speculated that there were 122 landing crafts. The Second Division of the French Legion and the Eastern Expeditionary Corps of the Tsarist Russian Army all marched quickly and advanced to Jilin. Governor Meng mobilized most of Changchun's troops to set up an ambush in Jilin, intending to drag the British and Russian coalition forces, but unexpectedly, a cavalry brigade of the Third Division of the French Legion secretly bypassed Jilin and attacked Changchun directly."

Without Long Yun continuing, Wu Shaoting already knew the general situation, but it was nothing more than a strategy of attacking the west. The army drove to Jilin in a mighty way, making Meng Enyuan believe that the British and Russian coalition forces were going to attack Jilin, so he acted smartly and mobilized his troops to set up an ambush. As a result, someone took the lead. In the end, not only was Changchun lost, but Jilin could not be defended at all.

He always thought that the role played by the Americans would not be too direct, and it would not matter if it provided some merchant ships, cargo ships or arms transactions. However, this time, the two British divisions completed the landing in just two days, and it was entirely up to the United States to generously provide such a large fleet of cargo ships.

Americans, hum, sooner or later, you want to be nice!

Taking a deep breath, he said coldly: "Where are the air cavalry? Didn't they catch up?"

Long Yun said: "The First Air Cavalry Brigade just released the first batch of supplies yesterday, and only one battalion soldiers were landed. Who knew that the Third Division of the French Legion began to attack in the early morning that day. The soldiers of this battalion fought desperately, and in the end only twelve soldiers retreated from the city."

Wu Shaoting stood up suddenly, threw the pen in his hand on the table, and shouted: "Meng Enyuan was kicked by the donkey? I don't know which one is important, Changchun or Jilin? It's good now, Jilin has not been defended and Changchun is also lost. How can Jilin Province counterattack?"

Long Yun was silent for a while, and when Wu Shaoting was not so excited, he said: "Commander-in-Chief Cai has changed his orders to let the First Brigade of the Air Cavalry and the Second Brigade land in Tonghua, and then wait for the arrival of the Second Division and the 38th Division of the National Fáng Army to gather forces to launch a counterattack on Changchun."

Wu Shaoting paced back and forth with his hands in his arms. The reason why he was so furious was that the front that could have been defended was lost due to deployment errors. Not only that, since the Tsarist Russian Army and the French Army Second Division and the Third Division attacked Jilin Province, it means opening up a new battlefield in Jilin Province.

Looking at the three eastern provinces and North Korea, there are four battlefields now. Opening up one more battlefield will result in more consumption. No matter what, the enemy is the three countries sharing the consumption, and even if Germany is included in China, it is only two countries. This is not a good deal after all.

Furthermore, once so many battlefields are in a stalemate, they may eventually be able to drag down the enemy, but it will also have a great impact on the "Asian Strategy" he formulated at the beginning. The "Asian Strategy" is an holistic strategic plan. Any part of it is affected will lead to the drag of other parts. This can be seen from the Second Northern Army that the troops that were originally attacking Tsarist Russia, because the British army suddenly appeared, delaying the end of the Sino-Japanese War, and ultimately had to be used to recover the country and quell the rebels.

Long Yun didn't know what to say, but he couldn't say nothing. After hesitating for a moment, he spoke: "Head of the People's Republic of China, the intelligence department has confirmed that the enemy troops in Jilin Province are the last two divisions of the French Legion. As for the so-called Eastern Expeditionary Force of Tsarist Russia, they were temporarily recruited from the eastern region, most of which were refugees that Tsarist Russia needed to resettle."

Wu Shaoting stopped, stared at Long Yun coldly, and asked, "You want to tell me about Jilin without worrying. As long as reinforcements arrive, you can easily recover the lost land, right?"

Long Yun knew that he was saying the wrong thing and quickly kept silent.

Wu Shaoting took a deep breath and said solemnly: "Now they occupy Changchun and Jilin, the whole situation has been reversed. Before, the enemy came to attack us, and we could consume the enemy with defensive fortifications; now? Now, we are going to attack the enemy, and in turn, they are using the city positions to consume us. This is the main purpose of the French Legion's attack this time. Do you really think we can easily recover the lost ground?"

Since ancient times, there have been records in military tactics that if there is only a simple field encounter, one-to-one force can be fought. As the saying goes, the brave will win when they meet on a narrow road; but if it is a tough battle, it must be several times the defenders to have a chance of victory. Now all the troops that can be called in the three eastern provinces are on the battlefield. It is difficult to settle the crisis in Jilin Province in a short time with the Second Division and the 38th Division of the National Fáng Army, plus the two air cavalry brigades.

At this time, he suddenly felt like he was trapped in the war mud circle, and he was getting deeper and deeper.

Although the Asian strategy does not stipulate when a battlefield will end, the Sino-Japanese War, which could have ended a month ago, was forced to continue to delay. This is definitely a psychologically difficult thing to convince people.

The Sino-Japanese War consumed more than 50% of China's military resources, which means that this war dragged down more than half of China's military power. If the war continues, it will only restrict China's military power. On the contrary, if the war can be ended as soon as possible, more than 50% of the military power can be liberated from the battlefield, and at the same time, it can immediately obtain rich spoils after defeating Japan and the post-war national reputation and status.

Therefore, he very much did not want the scale of this war that lasted for more than a year to expand again, and he did not want China to fall deeper and deeper in this war.

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