jdhmnovel Chapter 1034 Songhu Upgrade
Chapter 1034 Songhu Upgrade
After hanging up the phone, Li Shaoyi fell into deep thought. It was obvious that the Japanese army came in greater numbers than before, and suffered greater losses, while our army in Pujiang was also quite large in number.
According to some of the numbers that Li Shaoyi has learned so far, many troops did not participate in the Battle of Shanghai, but they are now on the allocation list, which means that the military and political departments in the rear were not idle when the Japanese increased their troops. The Battle of Shanghai may be larger in scale than before.
At present, the 72nd Army has assembled 19 infantry regiments, 4 artillery regiments, and 2 armored regiments in the entire Songhu area, with a total of nearly 100,000 troops.
But the battlefield in the Songhu War Zone was too long. Even if Li Shaoyi assembled so many troops and cooperated with the National Government's army, there was no way to end the war in a short time. He could only slowly fight a war of attrition with the Japanese. When either side could not hold on, it might be time for failure.
The people of the whole country supported the outbreak of the Battle of Shanghai, and military and political leaders from all over the country continued to give speeches, mobilizing the people in their own territories to make due contributions to the country and the war.
Long queues formed at conscription offices across the country. Regardless of the treatment, all people had to go to defend the Dapu River. Whether they were wealthy businessmen or civilians, they donated all the food and money they could to the government's fundraising office, hoping to contribute to the war of resistance.
Especially the overseas Chinese, they urgently transferred a batch of property worth 5,000 million oceans from overseas and handed it over to the National Government.
Li Shaoyi asked Natasha to set up an arms trading group, specifically pretending to be foreigners to trade weapons and equipment with the Nationalist government. Although Japan had now blockaded the coastal areas, the southern coastal areas were still able to trade, so the tens of millions of yuan in donations quickly fell into Li Shaoyi's hands.
It's not that Li Shaoyi wants to make a fortune from this war, but I use 5,000 million oceans to sell you weapons worth 7,000 million oceans, which is much cheaper than those foreigners buy. The most important thing is that we act quickly and prevent these corrupt officials from thinking of ways to embezzle money.
The Nationalist government was also suspicious of these arms dealers who appeared out of nowhere, but they said they would deliver the goods in exchange for money. There was nothing much to say. With so many goods right in front of you, do you still want to cheat them?
It's not that people within the Nationalist government haven't thought about it, but far-sighted senior officials stopped them. This may be our only channel to obtain arms in the future. If it is blocked by people like you, then the future war will be even more difficult for us to fight.
With this batch of arms worth 5,000 million yuan, all the troops in Pujiang received a batch of reinforcements. In addition to the weapons and equipment given by Li Shaoyi before, the troops in Pujiang can now basically fight the Japanese on equal terms in terms of main firepower. They will not face the situation of the previous ragtag army, which had to go to the battlefield with only a dozen bullets and an old, inaccurate shotgun in its hand.
During the new round of offensive, the Japanese army quickly realized that something was wrong. The first manifestation was in the artillery. The artillery originally controlled by the National Army was not even one-third of that of the Japanese, and because of the lack of operation, the artillery positions were often destroyed by Japanese artillery.
But now the situation is completely different. When the two armies exchanged fire, the Nationalist army was able to engage in an evenly matched artillery battle with the Japanese, which was unprecedented. Moreover, the Nationalist army's artillery was very advanced, at least surpassing the artillery of the Japanese army, all of which were Junkers-made.
The Japanese Foreign Ministry angrily questioned the Junkers, asking why they were still selling weapons to China at this time. The Junkers felt a little puzzled. Even if we wanted to sell weapons, it was not your turn to point fingers here, not to mention that these weapons were not sold by us.
As for the Junkers weapons appearing on the battlefield, there's no way to investigate that. Arms sales have been a major export for Junkers over the years. They've traded countless weapons. As a producing country, should we restrict these private transactions? Is that still a free market?
After all, the Junkers and Japan have not yet formed an alliance. In addition, in the eyes of the Junkers, the Japanese are just children, and they are not taken seriously.
In the past, it was believed that the Japanese navy was powerful, so gaining such an ally would allow Japan to form an expeditionary fleet to Europe, which would make up for the insufficient number of the Junkers' fleet. However, after the development of Li Shaoyi's 72nd Army, many Junkers' senior officials changed their minds.
In particular, the war launched by Li Shaoyi's 72nd Army in the Far East tied down two Russian military regions. This is no joke. We have discussed with the Japanese so many times, but they have not created any friction in the Far East. Instead, their ties with the Russian side have become increasingly close.
On the other hand, Li Shaoyi only took some of our supplies, and he was able to lead his army into the Xiongnu grasslands and take back the grazing land of his ancestors. This is equivalent to becoming a mortal enemy of the Rakshasa. On Junker's desk, this is much higher than Japan's level.
At the same time, the Nationalist government also delivered a government speech, praising the foreign arms dealers who provided us with weapons, saying that they were pure nationalists who saw that our country was being invaded by Japanese imperialism and risked their lives to send various weapons and equipment to our country.
In addition to rewarding them, the National Government also encouraged arms dealers from other countries to transport scarce arms and supplies to China through various channels. China would purchase them at extremely high prices and would never let merchants from other countries lose money.
After learning the news, merchants from various countries began to plan their own routes. The Japanese did not expect that the National Government would make such a speech.
Arms smuggling has now become an open issue.
If the Nationalist government issues you a license, you will not be considered as smuggling arms and can still make huge profits. Even many Japanese businessmen are ready to make a move.
People die for money and horses die for food. While the coastal areas of Longguo have not been blocked, merchants from all over the world are also making great plans at this time.
Take out all kinds of weapons stored in the Far East and try every possible way to sell them to China through South China.
This could be considered the last replenishment of weapons for the entire China. After the Japanese occupied the southern coast of China, perhaps only the Burma Road would remain...
That was the most difficult time...