Chapter 299 I wonder if the commander has the courage to do this!

Except for Cun Yunsheng, the other two people were extremely shocked.

You should know that not long ago, Cun Yunsheng said that the American Navy had the upper hand and the Japanese army was in decline.

The results of it?
Now in the Battle of Guadalcanal, the Japanese army severely damaged the US fleet?
Is this called decline?

The two people subconsciously looked at Cun Yunsheng, as if they wanted to see a slight change on his face.

Who knew that Cun Yunsheng still had a blank expression on his face, without any panic at all.

"Will this not cause any serious consequences?" Zhang Fakui couldn't help but ask.

After hearing this, Cun Yunsheng came back to his senses, because he was just thinking that this guy Yamamoto actually did it.

The main force of the US fleet was really severely damaged, but I don’t know how many casualties there were?

And what about the Japanese casualties?

There will definitely be a lot!
According to his guess, it would definitely be a lot if Stilwell could be severely damaged.

"Something big happened?" Cun Yunsheng was a little confused and repeated it subconsciously.

"Isn't this a big deal? Won't the damage to the US fleet affect the war situation in Southeast Asia? Won't the Japanese army withdraw warships to return to Southeast Asia? Will our South China Sea strategy continue at that time?" These were all Zhang Fakui could think of in the short term.

Deng Jinkang, who was standing next to him, shared the same concern as Zhang Fakui.

If the Combined Fleet returns to the South Seas, wouldn’t their South Seas plan be in vain?

Who knew that Cun Yunsheng replied calmly.

"Don't worry, it won't happen. The U.S. military is not that easy to be defeated. With America's industrial capacity, it won't take long to restore its former size."

Moreover, the US military also has the best damage control soldiers, who are said to be able to rescue your ship even if it sinks.

So it sounds like there shouldn't be many warships that were severely damaged or completely sunk, at most there were more damaged ships.

Give America a month or two to repair the system and return to the battlefield.

As for the Japanese army, there is no need to guess, the casualties will definitely not be small.

"Really?" Zhang Fakui was still a little worried.

"Don't worry, it must be true." Cun Yunsheng patted his chest and assured, then took the telegram from Meng Fanle and quickly scanned it.

It turned out to be just as he had guessed. Although many US warships, including aircraft carriers and battleships, were damaged, no warships were actually sunk. Most of the warships were destroyers and cruisers.

Because the Japanese warships appeared suddenly, the US fleet did not have time to adjust its formation. Facing the Yamato's naval guns, they were caught off guard and many warships were damaged.

The Fletcher-class destroyer was hit by a 460mm naval gun shell and was directly sunk in two, leaving no chance for rescue.

If both sides deployed their battle formations and all the carrier-based aircraft on the US aircraft carrier took off, the Yamato would never dare to be so presumptuous.

It was precisely because it did not have time to take off that the Yamato battleship had room to perform.

This time, the world also witnessed the power of the 460mm naval gun.

That would really be devastating.

If the destroyer is hit, it will inevitably sink.

The cruiser was hit by three missiles, and its ammunition depot exploded.

The battleship "North Carolina" was hit by five naval gun shells and only avoided sinking thanks to the rescue efforts of the damage control soldiers.

Stilwell's telegram detailed the entire process of the naval battle.

Of course, the US military also suffered considerable losses. The US aircraft carriers took off at all costs and bombed the Japanese warships with a fearless attitude, which also caused severe damage to the Japanese warships.

Although the Yamato battleship was not captured, the enemy was also damaged.

If it weren't for the support of Japanese fighter planes, I'm afraid they would have been able to completely leave the Yamato battleship behind.

At the same time, an unexpected thing happened this time, that is, the Japanese Naval Aviation was actually equipped with a batch of German Stuka bombers.

It was this batch of bombers that was the main reason why the US fleet was severely damaged.

Otherwise, with the level of Yamato's naval guns, it would be impossible to single-handedly challenge the entire main force of the US fleet.

Especially when hundreds of carrier-based aircraft took off, the Yamato had no choice but to escape.

But because of the appearance of the Stuka bomber, they suffered heavy losses.

Looking at the telegram in his hand, Cun Yunsheng couldn't help but sigh that Yamamoto was truly a naval talent.

The most important thing was that he did not expect that the Japanese army would abandon their prejudices and equip themselves with a batch of German fighter planes.

Especially the Stuka, which is good at dive bombing, is indeed a nightmare for battleships.

At the end of the telegram, Stilwell stated that the main force of the US fleet was damaged. According to the estimate of the Pacific Theater Command, it would take at least one to two months to restore to the pre-war level, and the originally planned island landing operation had also been shelved.

At the same time, Army Chief Marshall sent a telegram to Stilwell, hoping that he would continue his efforts in the Southeast Asia Theater. If he could achieve good results, he could guarantee to help him get the position of commander of the Southeast Asia Theater.

So Stilwell sent him a telegram, urging him that the US military could only barely hold the existing defense line on the front battlefield, but the battlefield in the rear also had to be coordinated.

After reading the telegram, Cun Yunsheng was weighing the pros and cons in his mind, and then handed the telegram to Zhang Fakui and Deng Jinkang.

After Zhang Fakui finished reading it, he handed it to Deng Jinkang.

"Is this urging us to speed up?" Zhang Fakui was no fool and he saw the deeper meaning of the telegram at a glance.

"Yes, so we need to speed up next. The Japanese army should be licking their wounds now and have no time to care about Southeast Asia, unless they are willing to abandon the front battlefield. In that case, the US fleet will definitely take the opportunity to advance, so this is our best chance." Cun Yunsheng nodded and said.

"The Americans won't be like the British and sell us out at the critical moment, right?" Deng Jinkang suddenly said.

The main thing is that he was badly cheated and now he has a trauma in his heart.

Otherwise, his two divisions would normally have about 30,000 people.

The results of it?
Now there are only tens of thousands of people.

Most of them were still injured.

"Not at the moment, but we must always be on guard against others. We must remain vigilant and not let our guard down." Cun Yunsheng agreed with Deng Jinkang's idea of ​​staying vigilant.

"The main reason is that I was badly harmed by those direct troops. Damn it. We clearly agreed that they would be ten kilometers to my right and we should all advance together. What happened? I ended up being alone in the deep. What a bunch of bastards." Maybe it was because this place was far away from the mountain city, Deng Jinkang spoke without restraint.

Cun Yunsheng naturally understood his complaints, or rather, the ragtag troops all understood them.

Support is always on the way.

There will never be any replenishment! "Then we should hurry up and recruit soldiers. Stilwell has already brought in an American-equipped division, so we can't let him down. But I'm afraid we still need the help of the navy. Without warships, relying on fishing boats alone will be too risky." Zhang Fakui said.

As for conscription, having a few people is no problem, and there is no worry at all. After all, there are so many people who cannot get enough food, so the source of soldiers is not a problem.

"I have a question, why do you have so many refugees?" Deng Jinkang asked puzzledly.

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng did not answer, but said lightly.

"No matter how the times change, there will always be people who put sentiment and national interests first."

"I couldn't bear to watch so many refugees starve to death."

"So I can only try my best to rescue as many refugees as possible with my meager ability."

Hearing this, Deng Jinkang was speechless for a moment. He looked at Cun Yunsheng, not knowing what to say for a moment. After a long time, he slowly said something.

"The men of the Cun family are loyal and righteous, they have flesh and blood, and they are worthy of heaven and earth."

"In that case, I'll leave my 45th Army to you. Don't let me down."

To be honest, Deng Jinkang used to just admire Cun Yunsheng, the rising star, but now he completely agrees with him.

The Sichuan Army also fought among themselves at the beginning, but later put aside their past grudges and left Sichuan to fight against the Japanese.

He still didn't understand at that time, but now after hearing what Cun Yunsheng said, he completely understood.

Perhaps I agreed to leave Sichuan to fight against Japan because of the patriotic sentiment in my heart and the desire to put national interests first.

"However, my 45th Army has only more than 9,000 people, and there are probably less than 5,000 people who can fight. The rest are wounded. There is a shortage of medicines at the moment, and I'm afraid these people..." He didn't say any more, but everyone present had fought on the battlefield and naturally understood the meaning of this sentence.

"As for the wounded, you can bring some medicines with you when you go back. I lack everything here except medicines. As for the shortage of troops, it is not a problem. There are refugees everywhere now. I would like to ask you to go back and recruit soldiers immediately to expand the army to 50,000 people." Cun Yunsheng said proudly with a wave of his hand.

"Once the expansion is complete, head to Qiongzhou Island immediately. I will dispatch the navy to take charge of the transportation. There will be American weapons and equipment and American military instructors waiting for your troops on Qiongzhou Island."

Hearing this, Deng Jinkang showed a hint of joy on his face. Was all the American equipment for 50,000 people given to him just like that?

Originally, he thought that everyone should share it.

All the results are for yourself?

This guy is really affectionate and loyal.

I haven't forgotten my old employer.

"Okay, I'll send a telegram immediately and ask them to recruit soldiers. Damn it, if I had the money, I would have expanded the army long ago. Those bastards in Shancheng only gave out a bunch of paper money, which is too hard to even be used to wipe one's butt, let alone pay the soldiers." Deng Jinkang complained again.

"Don't worry about the military pay, Commander. General Stilwell has thought of it for you. When you go back, you can take one million dollars with you to pay the new soldiers for their resettlement."

"In addition, the families of these soldiers can also come with them. There are still a lot of vacant land in Hanoi, which are all leased to us by the Annan Dynasty. I'm worried that there is no one to farm the land. It would be great if their families are willing to come and farm." Cun Yunsheng seemed to have anticipated the other party's concerns and immediately presented one million dollars in cash as resettlement fees.

As expected, after hearing this, Deng Jinkang felt it was strange but he didn't think much about it.

"Okay, no problem. The land in Annan is good. Rice can be harvested three times a year. There is no need to worry about food shortage."

"You have solved the worries of these soldiers. They should be grateful to you."

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng still smiled and spoke calmly.

"Yes, I also think it's a waste to leave these lands empty. It just so happens that we Han people have some experience in farming. Let them farm. I believe the yield will be very high, and then our soldiers won't have to go hungry."

"Ah? The Allied forces don't care about food?" Deng Jinkang asked with some concern.

"With four hundred thousand people, how many ships will the Allies need to transport food? Can you bear eating canned food every day? You need to eat some food." Zhang Fakui said unhappily.

"That's right." Deng Jinkang nodded, and then stopped asking questions. Instead, he wondered what the American equipment for 50,000 people would look like.

At this time, Zhang Fakui continued.

"Cun boy, you gave all these 50,000 men to the Sichuan Army, but you are being partial."

"I have prepared a great gift for you. What do you think of the sincerity of the Fourth Army?"

Upon hearing this, Cun Yunsheng was stunned.

The Fourth Army?
Isn’t this Zhang Fakui’s original direct troops?

Are you willing to bring it to Nanyang?
This was indeed beyond his expectations.

He originally thought that the Guangdong Army should at most mobilize a division or even a brigade, but what was the result?

An army actually came.

Seeing Cun Yunsheng's expression, Zhang Fakui felt proud. This kid definitely didn't expect this. Now it depends on how he ends up.

"What? Is my Fourth Army not as good as Deng Jinkang's 45th Army?" Zhang Fakui asked again.

This is a gift!

It’s hard to say, but this will offend two big bosses.

Cun Yunsheng didn't expect that these big guys were so narrow-minded.

"Don't worry, Commander Zhang. I have also thought about the arrangements for the Fourth Army. Didn't I say before that I would make your name in history? It's just the right time for the Fourth Army to change its equipment and then take over Hong Kong? Put some pressure on the Japanese army and let them know that we are not easy to mess with." Cun Yunsheng thought for a moment and immediately arranged a credit for the Fourth Army.

"Take over Xiangjiang?"

Playing so big?
Deng Jinkang did not say the latter sentence, but the meaning is very clear. Isn't this too big a deal?
Do you really not take the British seriously?

"I just don't know if Commander Zhang has the courage to do so." Cun Yunsheng said with a smile.

Who knew that Zhang Fakui would sneer.

"You don't have to provoke me, kid. I've been through fire and water, and I've been through mountains of swords and seas of fire. I still have some courage. The British army is nothing. I've been annoyed with them for a long time."

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng couldn't help but give a thumbs up. This man was indeed very strong-willed.

"That's the arrangement? In a week, American equipment for 50,000 people will be delivered. I just don't know if the Fourth Army can be fully staffed?" Cun Yunsheng said again.

With the current production capacity, equipping a mere 50,000 people is not a problem at all.

Not to mention, as the explosion rate increases, more and more weapons are accumulated.

"Don't worry, my Fourth Army still has more than 20,000 people. Doubling it within a week is definitely not a problem as long as the money is in place." Zhang Fakui said and looked at Cun Yunsheng.

This guy is a fat sheep, and I don’t know where he got so much money.

Does this old guy Stilwell like young girls?

(End of this chapter)