Rebirth of the Flying Era

The Seventh Division was originally called the Asahikawa Division and was the only heavy-armed division of the Toyo Self-Defense Forces.

When the Asahikawa Division was restored, the main goal was to resist the landing of the first wave of armored troops from the giant goose, so as to gain reaction time for the U.S. forces on the island.

To put it bluntly, they are used as cannon fodder.

But it should not be said that the combat effectiveness of the Asahikawa Division, at least on paper, is quite good.

But no one is a fool, and the Toyo Self-Defense Forces also know what they do. If they have a weak will to fight, they just get paid to do things, just like going to work.

Especially in the past two years, the battle in Hokkaido has exposed the foundation of the 7th Division.

In battles that were originally advantageous, many times they would retreat after firing two shots, for fear that if they were one step slower than their colleagues, they would become the salient.

This is also the reason why Yamada Kenjiro and Mishima Matajio are becoming more and more courageous.

On this day, it rained lightly all day long.

An autumn rain and a cold.

Du Fei got off work and picked up Zhu Ting to go home.

When I got home, I was surprised to see that Dad Zhu was there!

This was something she hadn't seen in many days. Zhu Ting was a little worried: "Dad, why are you back so early today?"

She knew how busy Dad Zhu was, and would definitely not leave work early if there were no circumstances.

Dad Zhu waved his hand and said, "It's okay. I was a little confused this afternoon. I took my blood pressure and it was a bit high."

Zhu Ting frowned: "Have you taken any medicine?"

Du Fei also followed suit.

At Zhu's father's age, coupled with the high-intensity work, it is not surprising that he has physical problems.

Zhu's mother said: "The doctor prescribed two soothing medicines, gave him a few injections, and asked him to rest for two days."

Zhu Ting said: "Dad, you should take a rest. You haven't slept at all in the past two years."

Dad Zhu said with a smile: "There are so many things, even if you let me lie in bed, I can't sleep~"

Du Fei interrupted: "Dad, your health is your life's capital. Our country's economy has just started to pick up in the past two years, so you can't exhaust yourself."

Dad Zhu glanced at her and scolded her with a smile: "You kid, you are just trying to flatter me. The economic improvement in the past two years is the result of the joint efforts of all the comrades at the top and bottom, and it is not the result of me alone."

Although he said this, Du Fei's words really tickled Dad Zhu's itch.

In the past two years, the emergence of Du Fei, especially the emergence of fire equipment companies and textile and clothing groups, has greatly eased economic pressure.

Coupled with Dad Zhu's overall coordination, the report card produced is quite good.

Much better than previously expected.

In order to cope with the worst situation, even the large-scale rural areas were planned to be rolled out at a slower pace.

It was rare that Dad Zhu was at home and the whole family had a meal together.

After dinner, Dad Zhu held his grandson and played for a while, then called Du Fei to the study.

Zhu Ma knew that he couldn't sit still, so she didn't stop him at all.

In the study, Zhu's father wanted to drink tea. Du Fei said hey: "Dad, you go to bed early today. You don't have to drink tea. You can make some wolfberry."

Dad Zhu followed his advice and said: "It's just wolfberry. By the way, I heard that all the Japanese people in your place have left?"

Du Fei rinsed the wolfberries with hot water, made a cup for Dad Zhu, had a cup for himself, and replied: "Everyone is leaving, we are preparing for a big fight before winter."

Dad Zhu said "Oh": "A big war?"

Du Fei nodded: "Last time about Pohang Steel, I promised to sell them 500 tank destroyers and 100 sets of 107 rocket launchers. By the end of this month, they will almost be delivered."

Dad Zhu frowned: "Tank destroyer?" He had never seen the copycat version of the BRT-60 armored vehicle created by Du Fei.

Du Fei explained: "I have an expert from the original Big Goose. I asked him to draw blueprints and build an armored vehicle with a 105mm tank gun installed on it, which is enough to destroy the Japanese Type 61 tank with one shot."

Dad Zhu laughed "haha": "The 105mm anti-tank gun... this is not bad."

Du Fei said hey: "Opening the door for business and satisfying customers is the purpose of our service."

Dad Zhu glanced at him: "Aren't you afraid that things will get serious?"

Du Fei said: "If the sky falls, there will be a high one to support it. If the Japanese can really take down Hokkaido this time, I guess the big goose will not be able to sit still."

Dad Zhu nodded.

Although Yamada Kenjiro had contacted Big Goose before, the other party did not respond particularly positively.

That's because Big Goose feels that they have no future and doesn't want to make a loss-making business.

But once Hokkaido was taken, the situation was completely different.

At that time, Yamada Kenjiro's chips were enough to attract Big Goose's investment.

Du Fei chuckled and said, "Dad, actually I hope they can have a chance encounter near Hokkaido, just to relieve the pressure on our north."

Dad Zhu slowly shook his head: "It's not that easy. No one is a fool. Mosco will not be confused about what is more important. But last time you went to North Korea, you proposed to trade with the goose through railway transit. The effect was not bad."

Du Fei said in surprise: "Has it started already?"

The last time he came back, after reporting the situation to Dad Zhu, he hurried to Nanyang with Lin Tiansheng and Pu Zhe.

Unexpectedly, it has already been implemented.

Du Fei also secretly admired the efficiency of Zhu's father's work.

You must know that this is not a simple matter, involving three countries.

Two of the big countries had just fought, which was very unpleasant.

Although North Korea, as the middleman, has a little face, it is not big enough and its mediating role is limited.

Therefore, to be able to turn the idea into reality so quickly shows that Dad Zhu has done a lot of work here.

At the same time, Du Fei was also a little curious about the attitude of Big Goose.

Hearing this question, Dad Zhu curled his lips and took a sip of wolfberry water: "What other attitude can I have? Just keep holding it. It seems that I don't know, but I have already acquiesced in this trade route."

Du Fei nodded. With these interests involved, the tension between the two parties will definitely be alleviated a lot.

But it is far from enough to turn conflicts into friendship.

At least it's better than a tense situation.

Finally, Dad Zhu reminded: "Be careful in Hokkaido and don't overdo it."

Du Fei nodded: "I understand, that is a taboo of the Meguo people. It will only be done in Hokkaido and will not touch the other three islands."

Dad Zhu stopped clicking and then said, "By the way, as you said last time, the new steel production line will be placed in Jinzhou and discussed at the meeting the day before yesterday. In principle, there is no problem."

Du Fei smiled, having already guessed this result.

This is also an unspoken rule. The production line was brought in by Du Fei and is nominally hung under the Red Star Rolling Mill.

These are all from Dad Zhu’s family, and naturally enjoy priority distribution rights.

Moreover, placing it in Jinzhou is an outcome acceptable to all parties.

As mentioned before, Jinzhou is a very special place in this era.

He is considered the third brother of Liaoning Province, and he also briefly served as the capital of Liaoxi Province.

People from all sides are mixed, I am among you, and you are among me.

Of course, Zhu Wei will benefit the most from putting the production line here, but others will also benefit.

It is a relatively balanced plan that everyone can accept.

The father-in-law and his father-in-law chatted for more than an hour. Du Fei asked the father-in-law to take a rest early and come out of the study.

…

More than a month has passed.

October 23, 1970.

It's almost November, and the weather in Beijing is getting colder and colder. The neighborhood committees below are starting to prepare to sell winter vegetables.

Du Fei was sitting in the office, looking at the calendar card on the table.

Five years ago, on October 23rd, he traveled through time.

Time flies by, and five years have passed in the blink of an eye. He has gone from an orphan to a successful winner in life with one wife and two concubines.

A lot has happened in the past month or so.

The first was New Oriental. After several months of training and command courses, Lei Chunsheng and his gang finally took a boat to Nanyang.

There were more than a hundred people on the same boat this time, including Wang Xiaodong who took him with him, and a total of twenty-three people who were left behind by his grandfather.

Next are Lao Yang's family, Liu Kuangfu and Zhai Xiaotong, and several cousins ​​of the Yang family, a total of fifteen people.

With these people gone, the employment pressure on Julie's side can be relieved.

Because Julie has undergone portable space transformation, Du Fei has a spiritual connection with her.

It's just that the distance is too far, and every contact consumes a lot of mental energy. Du Fei basically only contacts Zhu Li once every half a month.

Over in Nanyang, the situation became increasingly complicated due to Suharto's deteriorating physical condition.

The island nation, which was originally a scattered country, is now even more fragmented.

Kalimantan is divided into four parts: southeast, northwest and northwest.

The Kingdom of Sarawak with Kuching as the center, the Ge Ming Army with Pontianak as the center, and the two local indigenous forces in the south and east.

Outside of Kalimantan, Java's Chinese family alliance has secured territory in the east.

Earlier, the Nusa Tenga Islands also successfully planted its flag.

In contrast, the senior officials far away in Yajiada didn't care about the chaos outside and were still staring at that position with their own evil intentions.

Another major event was the fiercest battle in Hokkaido in the East in two years.

The Katsura Ming Army, headed by Yamada Kenjiro and Mishima Mataikio, launched a large-scale offensive before the snow fell in winter.

For this battle, Yamada Kenjiro prepared for several months, gathering hundreds of tanks and hundreds of rocket launchers.

The total strength reaches more than 30,000 people, which can be said to be a desperate effort with all the best.

As for the Self-Defense Forces, the Seventh Division has a total strength of 6,700.

At the beginning, Yamada Kenjiro adopted the strategy of encircling the point and calling for reinforcements, and once again feinted to attack Zhahuang.

But it was a false shot, and the main force was deployed between Chitose City and Zhahuang, where the Seventh Division was based.

On the other hand, Mishima and Kazuo led a partial division in the northeast to block the second division that might move south for support.

Because in the past two years, the Ge Ming Army has made a lot of trouble. In addition to the local Seventh Division, there are also two other units stationed here in Hokkaido: the Second Division and the Fifth Brigade.

However, these two combat units are far inferior to the 7th Division's equipment and large numbers.

The fighting started on the morning of October 4th and ended on the afternoon of October 11th.

It lasted for eight days in total.

The main force of the 7th Division was defeated, and the Second Division, which went south from the northeast to support Zhahuang, failed to attack and was blocked in Sunagawa City, which was more than 60 kilometers away from Zhahuang. Then Yamada Kenjiro led the main force to turn back, and Zhahuang surrendered. , conquer without fighting.

In eight days of fighting, the two divisions of the Toyo Self-Defense Forces lost a total of 11,000 men, 120 tanks, 54 armored vehicles, and more than 70 artillery pieces of various types.

More than 3,600 personnel were lost, including 274 casualties, 1,689 prisoners, and the rest escaped and disappeared.

At the last moment, the U.S. Air Force fleet located in northern Honshu dispatched and forced back Yamada Kenjiro, who was so powerful.

Otherwise, the seventh division's home base may not be able to be defended.

In the battle, the thin-skinned "Firefighting No. 2" tank destroyer showed strong firepower and mobility.

The rigorously trained soldiers of the Ge Ming Army showed quite good technical qualities and had a very good exchange ratio with the Type 61 tanks of the 7th Division.

Du Fei can even predict that after this battle, many customers will come here to buy the 'Firefighting No. 2' multifunctional armored vehicle.

Another most important result is that after two years of fighting, the Doge Ming Army finally occupied a relatively large city for the first time.

This is an important sign.

It shows that this team has transformed from a piecemeal stragglers to a separatist force with territory, industry, and population.

Half of the vision Du Fei gave them had been realized.

But the other half won’t be so easy.

This time, Yamada Kenjiro failed to annihilate the 7th Division in one go, and chose to seize Zakugo first. It cannot be said to be a mistake, but a different choice.

He chose "a thousand birds in the forest is worse than a bird in the hand". It is most practical to get what you can get first.

After reaction, the 7th Division with follow-up support had stabilized its position, and it would be difficult to fight again.

But this doesn't matter much to Du Fei.

In the next step, it no longer depends on him where the Hokkaido Katsuragi Army can go.

Instead, we have to hand over the baton to the big goose.

After suffering a big loss this time, Tokyo can no longer be ignorant.

Du Fei can no longer transport equipment to Hokkaido in a grand manner as before.

Yamada Kenjiro and others must win support from the big goose if they want to hold on to Zahuang next year.

This is why he clearly had the opportunity to pursue the victory and fight against the 7th Division, but he gave up and captured Zhahuang.

Just to show it to the big goose and show its investment value.

This is exactly what Du Fei wants to see.

In fact, he first led Yamada Kenjiro and others to Hokkaido with the intention of dragging the goose into the water.

As long as the big goose ends up here, Hokkaido will definitely become the focus of competition between the two sides.

The resources that Moscow can mobilize in the Far East are limited.

In other words, the more intense the situation in Hokkaido will be in the future, the less pressure we will feel on ourselves.

However, Du Fei did not expect that the subsequent impact of this incident would come so quickly.

After traveling through the fifth anniversary, Du Fei felt a little sad when he suddenly received a call.

"Hey, George, why did you call me suddenly? Haven't you been in the capital recently?" Du Fei was a little surprised. It was Bush who called.

On the other side of the phone, Bush smiled and said, "You came back last night. How are you? Do you have time tomorrow?"

Du Fei knew that this guy would not go to the Three Treasures Palace for anything.

He asked: "What's going on?" He thought quickly in his mind, Nanyang's oil company, Jinzhou's steel production line, textile and clothing group... all seemed to be going well.

Bush explained: "Du, I am just a middleman this time. Someone in Tokyo wants to see you."

"Tokyo?" Du Fei narrowed his eyes: "Who is it?"

Bush said: "My name is Daisaku Yasuda. He is currently at the Secretariat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tokyo. He is also a direct member of the Yasuda Zaibatsu."

Du Fei understood it as soon as he heard it.

This Daisaku Yasuda is here to test and make contact.

Bush acted as the intermediary, indicating that this matter was approved by the United States.

Du Fei couldn't help but smile. It should be that the failure in Hokkaido was so tragic that it hurt the bureaucrats and plutocrats.

Let's see if we can cut off Hokkaido's equipment from Du Fei.

Furthermore, many signals recently indicate that Hua Mei is relaxing.

As the younger brother, Dongyang must keep up.

Daisaku Yasuda came here this time, probably because he wanted to take a look at Hua Xia's attitude.

After all, Du Fei's identity is extraordinary.

After thinking about this, Du Fei said to Bush: "George, since you are the one who brought me here, I must give you face."

Bush was very satisfied with Du Fei's attitude and asked, "When is it convenient for you?"

Du Fei smiled and said, "It's hard to say for other people, but you can definitely come at any time that's convenient for you."

Bush said: "Then tomorrow, I will take him there tomorrow afternoon."

After agreeing on the time, Du Fei put down the phone, thought about it silently, and then picked it up again: "Hey, Brother Deng, I, Xiao Du, have something to do..."

After a while, the call was transferred to Dad Zhu, who said "hello".

Du Fei immediately summarized the situation just now, and finally asked: "Dad, do you think there is anything we need to pay attention to when meeting this Yasuda Daisaku?"

Dad Zhu thought for a while and said, "You are just meeting in a private manner. There is nothing to avoid. You can talk about anything. You can first take a look at what they mean."

Du Fei responded "Yes" and asked again: "Dad, if the other party wants to explore some substantive issues, what attitude should I adopt?"

Dad Zhu understood what Du Fei was referring to.

Because the civil war broke out soon after the war, coupled with the subsequent Goryeo War, many things were delayed.

Including war reparations.

The Japanese had been wreaking havoc in Huaxia for more than ten years, causing countless losses of life and property.

Du Fei put down the phone and leaned on the back of his chair, thinking deeply.

…

At the same time, Swiss History Museum.

There is Bush's dedicated office here.

At this time, in the office, Bush smiled and talked to an Asian man in a suit.

This man is about 1.7 meters tall, which is considered relatively tall in Japan. He has a 40-60 parted hair and a lot of hair wax, making him shiny.

Just now I watched Bush talking to Du Fei on the phone. After the call ended, he immediately stood up and bowed: "Bush-san, thank you very much for your help."

Bush said: "Mr. Yasuda is too polite. Not only are we allies, my family also has deep cooperation with the Yasuda Foundation."

Daisaku Yasuda nodded repeatedly.

Bush reminded: "But Du Fei is not easy to talk to, so you have to be mentally prepared."

Daisaku Yasuda pursed his lips: "I have studied this person, and he is indeed a bit different."

Bush said: "He values ​​practical interests more, so don't fool him with some pragmatic things."

Daisaku Yasuda nodded thoughtfully.