Li Xiaofeng had long been determined to solve the problem of China and must not leave a disgusting tail. If Chiang Kai-shek and his remaining forces continue to exist, they will greatly disperse their energy in the future, which is extremely unfavorable to the overall strategy of the * camp he conceived.

Taiwan’s geographical location is really important. This is the core of the first island chain that blocks China. If this link is interrupted, the strategic position of Japan and the Philippines will be greatly reduced. If Americans still want to play the island chain tactics, they have to retreat to the second island chain.

Of course, at the speed of Mr. Jiang's transition, it is unlikely to destroy him on the mainland. Once he has the opportunity or the Battle of Crossing the River, this person is already dedicated to managing Taiwan. The remaining soldiers on half of the mainland are just abandoned sons who delay the **** Bingfeng.

So if you want to completely solve the problem of Mr. Jiang, you must not give him the chance to transfer to Taiwan. So is this possible?

In Li Xiaofeng's opinion, this opportunity is entirely available, and it is not in 1949, at the end of 1944 or early 1945. Do you still remember the Red Navy's special mixed fleet? This aircraft carrier formation "lent" to the US military was no longer necessary to continue to wear the US military after the Soviet Union officially declared war on Japan.

During this period, the Americans were also considering the next combat goal. Specifically, there were two goals, one was the Philippines and the other was Taiwan. Among them, the MacArthur, who supported the regaining of the Philippines, was the MacArthur mentioned earlier. Both generations of this father and son were the emperor in the Philippines, and they fled from the Philippines in a panic that year, so they naturally wanted to regain this game and return home in glory. The one who supported the priority of taking Taiwan was Nimitz, who believed that Taiwan had greater military value.

Of course, it is well known that MacArthur won in history, which made the Philippines have more political significance. Taiwan has only military significance. Of course, the former is more important for politicians.

And in this time and space, the process of things is similar. When MacArthur and Nimitz were fighting hard, Roosevelt, who was the referee in the end, still chose the Philippines, which has more political significance.

Of course, this does not mean that Roosevelt could not see the military value of Taiwan. Instead, he believes that this military value is not decisive for the time being. Moreover, the president is confident that he will continue to rule China in the future. For him, as long as he can still rule the Chinese mainland, Taiwan’s military value will not be so prominent. Naturally, if he wants to make a choice, he will take over the Philippines and give up Taiwan.

But just when MacArthur was showing off his wishes, the Soviet Union suddenly told the United States: "The Red Navy will carry out a large-scale amphibious landing operation in Taiwan, capture this island, cut off the maritime transportation line between Japan's mainland and the South China Sea, and cooperate with **** to completely cut off Japan's sea and land transportation routes. Strictly kill Japan and prepare for landing on Japan's mainland in the future!"

The news surprised Roosevelt because he had never expected the Soviet Union to do such a move, because there was no sign of the past, and the Russians came as soon as they said that. This also made him worried, and he began to feel that choosing the Philippines was a mistake. This was also reflected in his letter to Churchill:

"I doubt the intentions of the Russians. Since Peter the Great, this nation has been seeking out the sea estuary and has launched wars again and again for this. Now, once the Soviet Union has captured Taiwan, Taiwan has extremely important military value. Will the Soviet Union stay on its way? Once the Red Navy forces enter this critical waterway, will it go deeper along the South China Sea towards the Strait of Malacca and Australia in the future? This is really worthy of vigilance!"

The British were actually equally vigilant. The reason why they secretly helped Japan during the Russo-Japanese War was to curb the polar bears' going south. Now the polar bears have moved south openly, which greatly threatened the interests of the British Empire in Southeast Asia. They must be stopped!

Churchill soon suggested: "British and the United States should jointly stop the Soviet Union's military adventures!"

However, it is a bit troublesome to stop it, because MacArthur had promised to take the Philippines first, and now he changed his plan, he might be going to blow up the sting again. Moreover, it is not easy to explain politically to give up the Philippines and fight Taiwan first. The worst case is, what if the United States turns to Taiwan and the Russians go to the Philippines, it is really embarrassing to throw away grandma's house.

Don't think this is impossible, because Livinov made it clear when he conveyed the intentions of the Soviet Union **** and the Military Commission: "If the United States goes to regain the Philippines, then the Red Navy will go to Taiwan. On the contrary, if the United States goes to Taiwan, then the Red Navy will also launch an amphibious landing operation in the Philippines. In short, between Taiwan and the Philippines, the Red Navy will inevitably choose one."

In other words, it is completely impossible for the United Kingdom or the United States to prevent the Red Navy from carrying out amphibious landing operations. At most, it will only cause some minor troubles, such as the United Kingdom and the United States immediately said: "It is better for allies to act in unification, rather than to liberate the Philippines together, so that their power will be more concentrated... If the Red Navy chooses to act alone, it will be difficult for the British and American governments to provide material assistance..."

Obviously, the British and Americans are just trying to get bored, just because the Red Navy lacks bases in the Pacific region, and logistics supply is quite a problem. Some comrades may have to say again, isn’t there Vladivostok? Can the Red Navy obtain supplies from Vladivostok?

This idea is a bit naive. Vladivostok is too close to Japan's mainland. The fleet sets out from here within the strike radius of Japanese planes. Moreover, Vladivostok is still a little far from Taiwan. Once war is declared on Japan, this place will definitely be a war zone and it will definitely be a peace.

Of course, Li Xiaofeng's determination will not change. It is necessary to take down Taiwan, even if the losses are great, it is worth it. Moreover, in the face of the bad moves of Britain and the United States, he was not unable to do so. In order to make up for the shortage of the special mixed fleet of the Red Navy, he transferred the two Type 42 aircraft carriers that had just been in service, the Leningrad and Moscow, to the Pacific. In this way, the Red Navy has six large fleet aircraft carriers in this war zone. Although it is incomparable to the US military, it is still a combat force that cannot be underestimated. At least it is enough to bully the Japanese. Not only aircraft carriers are transferred to the Pacific Ocean, but also a large number of battleships, which are mainly used to support land. Bombing the beach head is quite good.

In short, the Pacific Fleet of the Red Navy has grown more than twice as strong. Of course, the navy is not enough, and amphibious landing operations also require the cooperation of land forces. According to Li Xiaofeng's requirements, Ubolevic slowly transferred the Red Navy to the Far East a few months ago. As of August 1944, a total of five land divisions were drawn, and a combination of an airborne division of the Air Force and two air assault brigades of the Land Aviation, the first wave of land warfare forces landing in Taiwan have basically been in place.

Not only did it use powerful troops, the Soviet Union also requisitioned a large number of civilian facilities. For example, in order to carry two air assault brigades on land aviation, the Soviet Union requisitioned more than ten 30,000-ton cargo ships, which after a simple transformation, enabled them to park helicopters. The Soviet Union spent almost all its amphibious landing operation. It used all the sea and air power that could be used, which fully demonstrated the Soviet Union's attention to this operation.

However, this action will not be launched immediately. Not only does the Red Army need to prepare, but more importantly, the Japanese Navy at this time also has the ability to fight to the death. The Pacific Fleet of the Red Navy is not strong enough to handle it alone. According to Li Xiaofeng's vision, when the US military landed in Wright Bay, the Red Navy began to land on Taiwan. This means that after the US Navy settled the remaining few Japanese soldiers and defeated generals, we will easily deal with Taiwan. This is the risk.

Not only were we preparing to pick up the advantage of the US military, but more importantly, according to Li Xiaofeng's plan. During this period, the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army would recover North China with the cooperation of the Soviet Red Army and Outer Mongolian army. Why did we first recover North China before taking Taiwan? The reason is very simple. Vladivostok is still too far from Taiwan, and it is really unsafe to go to the Sea of ​​Japan. It is relatively safe to go to Outer Mongolia to arrive in North China through Inner Mongolia, and then transport it from Tanggu to Taiwan.

In fact, for this day, the Soviet Union also made preparations in advance. Since 1942, the railway from Ulan-Ude to Outer Mongolia has been building, which leads to Zamen-Ude next to Erlianhot. The line has been fully connected in May 1944. This means that the materials transported from the Soviet Union can directly cross Outer Mongolia to the edge of Inner Mongolia.

Due to political factors and time reasons, the railway line from Erlianhot to Zhangjiakou in Inner Mongolia cannot be built, and can only be transported by road in this section. In order to meet the material needs of **** in North China, Shandong and the Red Navy in Taiwan, the Soviet Union also made great efforts to renovate the highways on this line. Although it cannot meet the standards of expressways in later generations, and even national highways cannot be achieved, it is also possible to make way for the road to go a little easier.

Also thanks to the low level of mechanization of **** (almost no mechanized troops, all of them are infantry, not even many cars). The demand for fuel is very low, which allows most of the fuel to meet the needs of the Red Navy in the future. Of course, this is also temporary. After Buluheer settled the Kwantung Army and cleared the Northeast line, this line through Outer Mongolia was completely used to ensure the needs of ****, and the demand of the Soviet Red Army turned to the Northeast.

In other words, when the Red Navy can carry out military operations against Taiwan depends entirely on the progress of **** in North China. If the progress is fast, the Red Navy will be faster, otherwise, it will be slow. Of course, even the most optimistic estimate is that military operations against Taiwan will be carried out after November 1944, because it depends on when the US military will go to the Philippines. Both of these conditions are indispensable.

So Li Xiaofeng’s main military task this time is to reach an agreement with **** in terms of schedule. To be honest, this is not difficult at all, because **** has long been eager to try and counterattack.

This extremely high enthusiasm once surprised the Soviet Union and the United States. Why do you say so? As mentioned earlier, after the Japanese army began to open up the mainland transportation line, the troops of the Shajun Tang Paopao were defeated thousands of miles and were simply vulnerable. This made both the Soviet Union and the United States seriously doubt the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army. Just imagine that if you have completely obtained air supremacy and have sufficient air support, how bad is this combat effectiveness!

Even the Soviet Union's **** and the Military Commission also doubted the combat effectiveness and fighting spirit of ****, and they were ready to postpone or simply cancel the combat concept of assisting **** to recover North China and Shandong. It was only after Li Xiaofeng's strong opposition and Cui Kov and Kulikov's repeated guarantees that **** and the Military Commission reluctantly agreed. But to be honest, they were still not sure, and even if they did it well, they would have the possibility of a big defeat.

However, from the beginning of this battle, the combat power of **** surprised the whole world. It took only one day to recover Zhangjiakou again, and then Baoding, Cangzhou and Hengshui were successively defeated within a week. The blockade ditch and artillery towers on which the Japanese and puppet troops depended for survival could not stop the Eighth Route Army and were stepped into pieces.

This is not the end. Soon, the New Fourth Army in Shandong also began to counterattack, captured Liaocheng and cooperated with the Eighth Route Army to recover Handan. In less than ten days, North China and northeastern Shandong completely changed the sky, and the Japanese and puppet troops could only shivered in big cities such as Peiping, Tianjin, Jinan, and Qingdao.

Okamura Yasuji, who was busy conquering cities in Henan, Hubei and Hunan, suddenly found that a fire broke out in his backyard, and the fire was not ordinary, just a surging flame. What was before him was a dilemma. Should he continue to plan to continue to slash the scramblers? Or should he turn around and go back to clean up the ****?

Okamura Yasuji was in a little trouble. He knew that the current **** was no longer the same. If he left the **** to make trouble in the rear and ignored it, North China would really be a big deal. But he asked him to transfer the main force back to deal with ****. He was a little unwilling to accept it. After all, the international situation was there, and it was still strategic to make traffic lines.

After some thought, Okamura Yasuji finally decided to divide his troops, transfer one-third of his troops back to dismantle the ****, and the rest of the troops continued to scramble. Not only that, he also sent a telephone to the base camp and asked to draw some of the Kwantung Army into the pass to fight and cooperate with the North China Front Army to solve the ****.

Okamura Yanji's request was quickly agreed. On the eve of the Soviet Union's declaration of war on Japan, about 50,000 Kwantung Army entered Peiping and launched an attack on Zhangjiakou, which was recovered by the ****. Some of the troops Neiji Okamura Yanji also turned around to attack Handan. A fierce bloody battle broke out in both north and south China!

As a military adviser, Kulikov was mainly responsible for commanding the First and Third Cavalry Divisions of Outer Mongolia, the 1st Division of the Soviet Red Army Expeditionary Force and the 1st Independent Armored Brigade to fight against the Japanese near Zhangjiakou.

This direction is related to the transportation routes for importing North China from Outer Mongolia. It is the top priority, so in this direction, whether it is the Soviet Union, ****, or the Japanese and puppet troops have concentrated their powerful forces, and a head-on bloody battle is inevitable.

However, this bloody battle was very different from the original expectations of the Japanese army. In order to re-occupy Zhangjiakou, cut off the Soviet Union's transportation lines to assist the ****, and eliminate the threat from the Soviet Union and **** troops to Peiping, the Japanese gathered two divisions (the 63rd Division belonging to the Kwantung Army, the 118th Division of the Mongolian Army), two brigades (the 5th Independent Mixed Brigade of the North China Front Army, and the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade of the Mongolian Army), about three divisions were ready to recapture Zhangjiakou in one fell swoop.

According to the Japanese, this should be that they attacked the enemy's defense, and even believed that as soon as the powerful Imperial Army arrived in Zhangjiakou, the Eighth Route Army would retreat or avoid war. The Japanese North China Front Chief of Staff, Takahashi, who was commanding this battle, believed confidently before going on the expedition: "The Imperial Army will recover Zhangjiakou without any effort!"

However, the facts were completely contrary to Takahashi Tan's expectations. After arriving at the periphery of Zhangjiakou, he was attacked first. The leader was He Long's 358th Brigade of the 120th Division. The brigade commander Lu Dongsheng, a native of Xiangtan, Hunan, to be more specific, Chen Geng's fellow villager. When he was just seven years old, Lu Dongsheng herded cattle for Chen Geng's family. He was Chen Geng's childhood friend and the two had a very good relationship.

After Chen Geng joined the army, Lu Dongsheng lived a life of worse than working, and in 1925 he imitated Chen Geng to join the army. Coincidentally, after he joined the army (Tang Shengzhi's Hunan Army) met Chen Geng again. After that, Lu Dongsheng followed Chen Geng and participated in the August 1st Nanchang Uprising and the Long March. It is particularly worth mentioning that in 1939, Lu Dongsheng was selected to study at the Soviet Union's Fulongzhi Military Academy.

Logically speaking, talents like Lu Dongsheng must have a bright future. But what is unexpected is that he neither died at the hands of the Japanese invaders nor died heroically in the War of Liberation, but died at the hands of the Soviet Red Army. In December 1945, he was robbed and killed by Soviet Red Army soldiers at the age of 38.

According to Lu Dongsheng's qualifications, position and ability, he could play an important role in the War of Liberation. To be honest, when he was awarded the title in 1955, he was at least at the same level as Wang Zhen and Xiao Ke, and even an admiral could not escape.

However, this general failed to gallop across the battlefield in the battle to liberate the motherland, and died in the hands of the elder brother with great regret. What a sarcasm and a pity.

Li Xiaofeng met with Chinese students studying at Fulongzhi Military Academy in the Soviet Union. When he saw Lu Dongsheng, he remembered this very disgraceful past. From then on, he, the director of the General Political Department, spared no effort to grasp military discipline. Anyone who committed vicious behavior, such as robbery, stealing, and fighting a strong woman, killing one if he catches one, is to resolutely stop the unhealthy trends and evil spirits within the Red Army.

At that time, some senior generals didn't understand and thought it was a big deal. The soldiers were gangsters, and the soldiers were not at all bandit-like, so how could they fight? However, after Li Xiaofeng knew about the words of the generals along the way, they really wanted to get rid of their skin. Anyone who did not pay attention to discipline would be wiped out. There were many people in the Soviet Union who could fight, and there was no shortage of Qiu Ba who was insignificant and unprincipled! (To be continued.)

ps: Bow to thank Zhu Xiaosha 2, Bao Heizi, Heba Zixin, First Guard Tank Brigade, Wang and Comrade Juventus!
Chapter completed!