Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 276: Current situation in Europe and Asia

The first thing Japan discovered that the situation was wrong was the Japanese army stationed at Zhennanguan, the fifth squadron of the second squadron of the 41st Infantry Regiment. This was also the unit that participated in the Kunlun Pass. The losses were relatively serious. Because it had added too many new recruits, it was transferred to guard at the pass. By the way, Chief Cao, the deputy agent of the brigade, personally guided the special training for the troops. The training mission was to attack the large fortification fortresses, because there are several western-style fortresses built in the late Qing Dynasty, such as Zhongying and Ma'anshan. Some of them still retain the Krupp fortress guns purchased by the Qing government. Because of the weather and lack of maintenance, the artillery has long been decayed and unusable, but the long and thick barrels can still tell the Ling Ran strong wind of the year.

The 41st Regiment used these fortresses as the standard to conduct combat training for the infantry to attack the fortifications of the mountain fortresses. The goal was obviously to build a fortified line of defense for the French army of the Tongden and Lang Son generations. It stands to reason that the upper echelons of the Japanese Army have extinguished their desire to use force. The General Staff Headquarters is not blind, and cannot see the changes in French Indochina. It can only be said that the Japanese army is in violation of the situation, and the atmosphere of each making small calculations is too strong. , Seeing these performances of the subordinate units of the Fifth Division, and then looking at Morimoto's alone walking, it would not be surprising at all.

The war in Europe is over, and the ultimate winner is, as expected, the mighty Great German Empire. The momentum of Germany's leadership throughout Europe has been unstoppable, and a powerful world hegemony is being born before people's eyes. The Japanese government's response to the news was shocked and happy, with a hint of luck.

What’s shocking is that the empire that made Japan’s extremely worshipped Sun never set suddenly fell to the ground. The speed was so fast that everyone had no time to react. When some countries wanted to search for corpses, they found that the British and Germans He is actually preparing to sign a military alliance agreement, because France and Germany also have similar alliances, so it is said that attacking any of these countries will face a counterattack from most of Europe. When the news came, a bunch of diplomatic and politician spectacles were lost. It is too incomprehensible. It feels that these Europeans seem to treat state relations as a play game.

The war swept through most of Europe, involving as many as seven countries, resulting in hundreds of thousands of soldiers casualties. The direct loss reached 20,000 pounds, countless civilians were displaced, more families were destroyed, and thousands of European people lost all their belongings. Many ancient villages and towns with a history of hundreds of years have disappeared in the world.

At this moment, enemies who fought desperately against each other turned out to be allies. People who hated each other for almost half a century stood together and sang friendship for a long time. A month ago, the politician who was still scolding the dictator invader raised his right arm to praise. Reinhardt, the blood-red 4D flag was flying outside the Louvre and on the Victoria Tower. The picture is so beautiful, it is hard to bear to see it.

In fact, it is not difficult to explain. People are divided into groups. Leaders of major European countries are not stupid. They also see the dangers that are pervading outside Europe at this time. The relatives on the other side of the Atlantic who have always coveted Europe, as well as the giant red bear on the other side of the Nalev River, European countries weakened by the war, are about to face more challenges than ever.

The war may be even more so that the apostle said it was really just beginning, far from over. Politicians have chosen to compromise in the face of national interests, and even throw away morality and dignity in the face of personal rights. The Germans will never give up the spoils they deserve, and France and the United Kingdom do not want to be peeled off by the fishermen on the sidelines. The three powers hit it off. So this silent mutual assistance and mutual defense agreement was introduced.

As a defeated country, Britain and France recognized Germany's leadership in the alliance and are willing to contribute their strength to the establishment of a new European order headed by Germany. Germany’s return is that it retains the regimes of several of these countries and will not undergo annexation. At the same time, it unconditionally releases most of the prisoners of war. It also provides comprehensive assistance to the post-war reconstruction of various countries. In addition, it also provides military assistance to all countries in the system. protection.

What makes the Japanese government happy is that Germany and Japan have always maintained a good friendship. They believe that under the new European order led by Germany, more European countries will support their war of aggression against China. They even dreamed that Germany would give Japan this old friend some benefits, such as hosting the colonies of several European countries in Southeast Asia. If it doesn't work anymore, just lean slightly towards Japan in the export of resources, and then choke the delivery of materials to China, then all the current problems in Japan will be solved, and the emperor's dream of eight hugs will surely be realized soon. What makes Japan feel fortunate is that the last assassination did not have much impact on the friendship between Germany and Japan. Fortunately, those idiots failed to succeed. Otherwise, the current relations between Germany and Japan must be endless.

The Japanese army was even more excited when they got the news. They seemed to see their hope of success from the victory in Germany. The ghosts and animals of the British are not afraid of it. As long as the independent country is on the side of Japan, East Asia is equal to the master In the hands of the Japanese Empire. This is also one of the reasons that pushed Morimoto to go alone. He believes that the Japanese army is prepared enough to face the rotten wood-like colony of Tsukuni. There is no need to look back and forth. If the group of corpse positions in the military and government are vegetarians, if there is half the vision of the head of independence. And courage, long ago occupied the entire Asia.

The idea of ​​the Japanese navy is more practical. They think that the power of the independent country in Europe at this time is as powerful as the Napoleon Empire. There are few rivals in the world. The Japanese power only occupy a corner of Asia, and it is no longer qualified to compete. The other side sits on an equal footing, and the possibility of equal cooperation between the two sides is very slim. Germany’s power will inevitably extend to Asia, where there are countless resources and wealth, a huge market, and almost infinite manpower. If Japan does not pay the price to satisfy each other, Why leave this piece of fat to Japan? You must know that the two sides have not signed any agreement until now, and they are not allies at all.

There are other ideas within the Japanese Navy, especially some technical officers in the ship administration and aviation departments. They have been eyeing the Royal Navy’s naval technology. They want to organize a team of experts to go to Europe and ask Germany to The British exerted pressure to open up the Royal Navy's database to Japan and obtain the advanced naval technology they dreamed of. For this kind of idea, the then head of ship administration, Vice Admiral Toyota, said he could give it a try. However, Lieutenant General Yamamoto, who had just been promoted from Vice Admiral of the Navy to Commander of the Joint Fleet last year, believes that there is no such possibility. Wherever naval technology is put, it is a core secret. Britain and Germany will not agree to such an unreasonable request. This is completely wishful thinking. It is simply self-inflicted.

The pro-Anglo-American faction in the navy has the upper hand, watching the young idol of the Royal Navy vanish in ashes. I can imagine that the complexity of that mood is really impossible to tell people. Although the Royal Navy has been reduced to a third-rate navy, it is a camel after all, and the remaining fleet is still larger than the navies of 70% of the countries in the world. What's more, the European war ended and an alliance based on Germany was established. The shipbuilding strength it has is far beyond the current Japan. As long as the Europeans are given enough time, they will soon be able to restore their original strength, or even a higher level.

This war has just eliminated a number of old warships from various European countries. The Japanese joint fleet may face a group of new and cutting-edge giant ships in the future, based on the intelligence currently known. There are six battleships being built in the docks of Britain, France and Germany, which is half of the total number of battleships in the combined fleet. Judging from the character of the ambitious head of state, one can imagine that there will be more in the next year. The battleship is under construction.

The attitude of some Japanese naval commanders began to change towards the German-Japanese alliance. In their opinion, it is natural for them to form an alliance with the strong. At this time, only fools and non-nationals will oppose this important to Japan’s future. Proposal. Some people in the navy were worried that they would anger the powerful Britain and the United States with the German Federation. Now that Britain has been defeated, the only thing that can fight against and overwhelm the Imperial Japanese Navy is Milliken across the Pacific Ocean. As long as Japan and Europe form an alliance, the United States will no longer constitute an alliance. Threatened.

Also be prepared that Germany will refuse to form an alliance. Because Germany is already in power at this time, it is a close ally with the Soviet Union, and is separated from the United States by oceans, so there is no need to win over Japan strategically. The Japanese Navy’s suggestion for this is that no matter how much effort it takes, no matter how it pleases, Germany must be affirmed. Even if it is not an alliance, it will not be an enemy of Japan and guarantee Japan’s interests in Asia. Be neutral in the middle. It can also relieve a lot of pressure on the Japanese Navy.

In the final analysis, Japan's economy was already experiencing serious problems at that time. The long-term trade deficit caused a large amount of capital and foreign exchange outflows. The gold in the national treasury was only one percent of the pre-war reserves. This country is on the verge of bankruptcy, and it is only relying on the wealth plundered in Northeast China in the past two years to maintain its appearance. Since the full-scale war on the Chinese battlefield, the domestic life index has begun to decline significantly. Newspapers and radio have desperately promoted the victory of the Japanese Army on the Chinese battlefield, but the people have found that more and more products have been included in the list of restricted purchases, and some even It disappeared from the shelf.

Although the Japanese cabinet still has confidence in winning against China. But judging from the current rate of material consumption, Japan is likely to be exhausted before winning the war. Most of the important strategic resources were bought with real money, especially the United States. Japan almost relied on the scrap steel and oil imported by the United States to support the war, and the United States also relied on these transactions to almost empty Japan’s money. The treasury, except for the wealth plundered from China, was divided up by various chaebols, but most of it was poured into the bottomless pit of Japan-US trade.

After seeing no hope of short-term victory, the Japanese had no choice but to accept the reality that they were facing a war of attrition. The failure of Nominkan frustrated all the ideas of northward advancement. After the army and the navy compromised each other, both sides set their sights on Southeast Asia. There are a lot of strategic resources that Japan needs, such as food, spices, tropical fruits and medicines, various rare and precious metals, especially oil, which is as important as the country’s blood to Japan.

Nearly ninety-nine percent of Japan’s domestic oil consumption needs to be imported from abroad. Oil transactions with the United States account for 90% of the total trade volume. Americans only receive US dollars and gold and silver. They only pay for oil in recent years. The money is enough for Japan to build another navy. But these consumptions are unavoidable. Battleships need fuel for training, and airplanes and trucks also need fuel to drive. The domestic heating, power generation, metallurgical and chemical industries are inseparable from the raw materials and energy of petroleum ~ IndoMTL.com ~ daily delivery The munitions and materials given to the Chinese battlefield and the mineral grains looted from China need to be transported by ships.

Japan is mostly mountainous, and the area of ​​arable land is originally not enough. The national food production can only maintain 80% of domestic needs, and the remaining 20% ​​must be imported from abroad. Non-staple foods are all produced in Northeast China. Such as soy sauce and miso soybeans.

Some ships can burn coal, but most of the new freighters use oil-fired boilers, which is another huge consumption figure. Therefore, by the 1940s, Japan was unavoidable to start a rapid decline. Only by seizing cheap or even free resources from Southeast Asia can Japan continue to maintain this deformed system and continue this war of aggression.

In history, Japan did indeed do so. On the grounds of liberating the colonial peoples in Southeast Asia, it launched a war aimed at plundering resources. But now, everything may have changed dramatically because of a single Japanese military officer.

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