Chapter 517 Horse Thief
This is also the reason why "there will be great governance after a great chaos."?
From the perspective of the people, living in poverty in the "great chaos" cannot even guarantee the basic living conditions. Once the war is over and peace is stable, we will naturally live and work in peace and cherish the hard-won peace and stability.
From the perspective of the ruling class, we have learned from the "great chaos" and know that the people live and work in peace and contentment will not return to the "chaotic times", that is, people rebel and fight for the world with the ruling class, so we will also be committed to promoting the economy and appeaseing the people.
At the same time, whether it is the ruling class or the people... the living conditions in the "great chaos" are poor, that is, the starting point is lower, and the ruling class will make progress after a little governance. Therefore, the more confident the people are in the ruling class, the more stable the status of the ruling class will be.
As a result, the ruling class and the people worked together to move towards one goal, and the whole world was ruled.
On the contrary, if peace is too long, the people's requirements for materials and the ruling class will be higher, and the ruling class will often gradually slack off and fall into various struggles of power, money and interests and become corrupt. Therefore, the ruling class and the people will be in an opposition again until the contradiction is intensified.
This is what is called "the world will be divided after a long time of unity, and after a long time of division, it will be unified." Any country in ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad have been interpreting the alternation of "great chaos" and "great governance" time and again.
At this time, the puppet Manchukuo State had just ended the "great chaos"... To be more precise, it is the end of the "great chaos". Whether it will enter the "great governance" period depends on whether the Chinese Expeditionary Force and the people of Northeast China can successfully defeat the Japanese and resist the counterattack of other Japanese troops.
However, one thing that is certain is that the people of Northeast China who are unwilling to return to the Japanese high-pressure rule are fully supported by the Chinese Expeditionary Force.
This can be seen from the enthusiasm of the people on the front line of the Belt and Road Initiative and Shenyang... The ports and railway stations are never short of labor, and the people organize their own transportation tasks; factories and mines are never short of workers, and the workers organize their work consciously; there is no shortage of troops in the militia, and young people line up in a long line to sign up... The Expeditionary Force even worried that too many laborers will be recruited into the militia team, so they had to raise the conditions for recruitment again and again.
After roughly arranged these things, Zhang Chi embarked on the itinerary to chase the first and second regiments again... The front line cannot be separated from Zhang Chi's command, especially the most important forward at this time, namely the first and second regiments. Whether their offenses are smooth directly determines the fate of the entire expeditionary army.
Shenyang is of course important, but the importance of Shenyang is that it is the transportation hub and industrial center of the puppet Manchukuo State, but not the command center and military center of the puppet Manchukuo State... At this time, the Japanese army destroyed by the Chinese team only had one division and two regiments (part 122nd Division and part 1 Division).
In other words, the Chinese team defeated only the tip of the iceberg of the third front army stationed in Manzhou.
If the Chinese Expeditionary Force is satisfied with the status quo, it will face two problems:
1. The Japanese army of the puppet Manchukuo quickly assembled in large numbers and became a major threat located in the north of Shenyang.
2. Shenyang has no defensive depth and will directly face powerful enemies from the east and south. It may even be cut off from the north by the Japanese army and become an isolated army.
Therefore, the Chinese Expeditionary Force must unswervingly continue the "blitzkrieg" offensive, in order to defeat the Japanese Third Front before the relatively dispersed forces of the Japanese army are still coming, and they will not be rushed to assemble and organize effective defense or even counterattack. Even if they cannot be defeated, they will at least be severely damaged and cannot pose too much threat to Chenyang in a short period of time. In this way, they will not be attacked by the enemy from both sides and several sides in the future counterattack.
The most important of these is Changchun... the capital of the puppet Manchukuo State can also be said to be the command center of the puppet Manchukuo State.
In the half-track armored vehicle, Zhang Chi stared at Changchun on the map thoughtfully under the light of the shaking flashlight... As long as Changchun is taken, the Japanese Third Front Army may fall into a chaos of unmanned command, and at the same time it will greatly impact the confidence and morale of the Japanese army, which will further shake the Japanese army's control over Manchu and may even lead to avalanche-like surrender of the puppet army.
Of course, this is just possible
After looking at it for a while, Zhang Chi felt dry and stinging his eyes, so he turned off the flashlight, put away the map, leaned on the seat, rubbed his forehead... The task I had completed two days ago was pretty good, and it could even be said that he had some expectations, such as taking Shenyang so smoothly and seizing a large number of equipment and factories.
But these can also be said to be normal... This is actually the benefit of "blitzkrieg". With sufficient intelligence and preparation, a fast attack like lightning is launched against the enemy, causing the enemy to collapse before they can react, so there will naturally be more spoils.
But Zhang Chi knew that as the war progressed, the enemy's intelligence and preparations would become more and more, and the battle would become more and more difficult.
Just as Zhang Chi closed her eyes and rested, a small and not-so-intensive gunshot suddenly came from the roadside... In fact, the gunshots were already dense enough, but Zhang Chi was used to the firepower of American equipment, so he did not take the gunshot seriously.
The convoy soon stopped, and the soldiers jumped out of the car and laid a protective circle on the terrain... This was out of caution and safety concerns.
"What's going on?" Zhang Chi asked.
Staff Liang speculated: "It may be that our army is eliminating the remaining enemies!"
"Teacher!" Zhang Qingyu, the company commander of the guard company, reported: "Two unidentified armed forces launched a gun battle five miles away! The total force is about one battalion!"
"Oh!" Zhang Chi asked: "Why did you get the information so quickly?"
"Isn't our army clearing away the remaining enemies?" Staff General Liang asked.
"It's not our army, and I haven't received any information!" Zhang Qingyu replied: "You can hear it when you hear the gunshots!"
Zhang Chi listened carefully to the gunshots and nodded in admiration.
The rifles used by the two armed forces are 38 large covers, and some are made of Hanyang and box cannons, but there is no gunshot of the m1 rifle, so Zhang Qinghu's judgment is correct.
"Strange!" said Staff Liang: "In addition to our army, why are there other armed forces fighting in this area..."
After a while of silence, Zhang Qinghu lay on the ground and listened carefully, and then reported: "Master, it is very likely that it is a horse thief. I heard the sound of horse hooves! And... the horse thief has the upper hand!"
"Oh?" Zhang Chi couldn't help but look at Zhang Qinghou with admiration. Not only did he see that it was a horse thief, but he also judged that the horse thief had the upper hand.
Chapter completed!