Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 531: Trap (medium)

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The head of state placed Japan as an enemy for the first time in a meeting of the command headquarters. Everyone had a premonition before that, so no one at the scene felt abruptly about this.

Because Japan has long appeared as a British running dog in history, few Germans have a good opinion of Japan. Under the intervention of Japan, the military exchanges between China and Germany were forced to be interrupted, which had already aroused dissatisfaction among many high-level military officers. In addition, some of the businessmen and military officers who returned from China brought back news that Japan had burned, killed, and looted in the Chinese battlefield, and it made some German people with a sense of justice feel disgusted.

It’s just that Hitler was eager to find international political allies, and this hit the island country in the east. At that time, Germany and Japan had no conflict of interests. After signing an alliance treaty under the guise of an anti-communist agreement, the two countries launched a series of alliance treaties. Military and economic cooperation.

As a result, the Germans found that they seemed to be pitted. The Japanese only knew that they were desperately absorbing German high-tech military technology, and they did not give Germany much help in the economic field.

At the political level, Japan is very hard to wave the flag for Germany, but don’t forget that Japan has long withdrawn from the League of Nations and has been isolated by the Western world. Not only is Germany unable to take advantage of Japan’s influence, but on the contrary, it has been taken by the other side. Use it as a springboard and help for Japan to obtain European technology and capital.

Hitler likes to consider issues from a geopolitical level. He needs Japan to contain the Soviet Union in Asia and at the same time contain the United States on the western side of the Pacific. Therefore, he showed an unusually tolerant attitude towards Japan's use of Germany.

However, Hitler has now died violently on the front lines of France, and it is Xu Jun, the new head of state who is in charge of the German Empire. The new head of state seems to have always had a dislike for Japan. Most of the people working around him understand this, but no one knows the exact reason why this apostle of God would be filled with a small island country on the other side of the earth. Feelings of disgust.

Some people say that the head of state was bullied by the Japanese in Germany when he was young. This is obviously an unreliable rumor. Even in the Weimar Republic, the Steder family was a powerful place. Even the young master of the Steder family No matter how bad it is, it is also a top dude who can walk sideways in Munich.

Since Germany began to intervene in Asian affairs, the elites of the high command have smelled a strange smell. Most of the heads of state's decisions are clearly targeted, and the target is Germany's former "close ally" Japan.

[There are no eternal friends, no eternal enemies, only eternal interests], Palmerston’s words are also known to the Germans, although they were often used to ridicule the shamelessness of the British, but the Germans From the bottom of my heart, people still agree with the connotation in this sentence.

There are no friends forever, not to mention that Germany and Japan are not really friends. If they turn up their old accounts, they will have such a basket with Japan.

The history of exchanges between Japan and Germany is not short. Since the victory of the Franco-Prussian War, the rising Second German Empire has replaced France and became a role model in the hearts of Japanese army soldiers. At that time, a large number of young Japanese came to Germany every year. To study, young Japanese military officers regard Germany as the final destination of their European study tours.

Japan’s ruling and opposition parties also blew a [German style] for a while, and the fashionable Tokyoites even regarded drinking German dark beer as a fashion, but if you think that Japan is pro-German, you are given this appearance. Deceived, when the First World War broke out, Japan did not hesitate to declare war on the Allied Powers and stood on the side of the German enemy.

However, from the point of view of international politics at the time, Japan made this choice for excuses. Who made the German emperor at that time a brain-dead?

"I already have conclusive information. The Japanese army and navy are working out a large-scale offensive plan. Just a week ago, at a special meeting of the Japanese base camp, the Japanese cabinet and military leaders conducted a special As far as I know, the Japanese emperor has agreed to this strategy." Xu Jun stood up and walked to the blackboard placed by the wall, picked up the chalk and wrote two Chinese characters [Southern Jin] on the blackboard.

"These two characters are Chinese. As a member of the Chinese civilization circle, the Japanese learned and used this Chinese-invented square character. These two characters mean southward advancement, which means marching southward. So where is the south of Japan? Of course it is this one, French Indochina, the Philippines, Siam, Malaya, Dutch East Indies and Burma." The head of the empire walked to the map, holding the pointer along the first island of Southeast Asia The chain drew a circle.

"Don't ask questions until I finish speaking, Marshal Bock." Xu Jun shook his head at Marshal von Bock who raised his hand to ask questions.

"Our intelligence is accurate, and I have no doubt about it. The Japanese have long shown great ambitions that are inconsistent with their national power. They call the ultimate goal..." The head of state picked up the chalk. Four more Chinese characters were written on the blackboard.

"This word is pronounced "Haguo Yijiyou" [Eight Hong Yiyu], which means to conquer the land in all directions and place the world under a roof. I have to admit that this is a lofty goal, but For a country like Japan, this kind of thinking seems arrogant." The head of state waved and paced back and forth in front of the blackboard.

"It can now be seen that all their previous actions were carried out to accomplish this goal. Everything was premeditated. They are not the reckless fools some people imagine. I I have never believed them before, never before!" The head of state held a whip in one hand and a fist on his chest, feeling like the former head of state had possessed him.

"Brauchich and Keitel are aware of this. They are both involved in the formulation of the Asian strategy, Yodel...Yes, you are also involved in the plan. You can put your hands down." The head of state walked back to himself. He took up the water cup to moisturize his throat.

"I said before that the center of this project is a trap, a trap tailored for the Japanese." Xu Jun put down the water glass, and Brausic quickly filled him with water.

"Thank you, Brausic." The head of state smiled and expressed his gratitude. The commander-in-chief of the army nodded respectfully.

"We already know that Siam and Japan signed the Japan-Thailand Treaty of Good Neighborliness and Friendship in June this year, but what we didn't know before was that they also signed a secret military cooperation agreement.

In this secret agreement, Japan stated that it would do its best to help the Kingdom of Siam develop their land, navy, and air forces. The Japanese government will provide Siam with Japan’s most advanced weapons and equipment, and provide training for officers and soldiers. In exchange, Siam agreed to gradually open their domestic market to Japan and, if necessary, allow Japan to use their airports, military camps and ports.

[When necessary] mentioned here refers to when Siam conflicts with other European countries. For example, in this situation, Japan can send troops into this country on the grounds of assisting in the defense of Siamese territory~IndoMTL.com~. "Xu Jun walked back to the map, and he lighted Siam with the pointer.

"Of course, the Japanese will not let this opportunity pass. In fact, they had prepared the naval fleet for interference before the conflict broke out. So this conflict was premeditated, and the Japanese were the ones who avoided The driving force behind the scenes.

And this is exactly what we want to see. As I said before, several deductions conducted by the command have also confirmed that to complete this huge offensive strategy, they must be in Siam Luo deploys a large number of troops and has to hoard enough supplies in the local area to support an army-level battle. This will be a huge burden for Japan now.

At the same time, they currently have a serious shortage of troops. In order to complete this plan, they can only draw troops from the Chinese battlefield, which will break the balance of power on the Chinese battlefield. And we only need to monitor the situation in Siam, such as the movement of troops, the progress of preparations, and we can estimate the approximate location and time of the attack. "The head of the empire is dancing triumphantly with the pointer.

"We turned Siam into a decoy, drawing all Japanese attention here. We calculated that it would take at least nine months to a year to complete preparations for combat. This way we can have enough Time for targeted deployment, I am going to shrink the power of the Indochina Peninsula and strengthen the defense of the Malay Peninsula and the Dutch East Indies. I want to turn this arc-shaped island chain into our copper wall and iron wall, and lock Japan in South China. Nautical miles." The imperial head turned abruptly, his cold eyes swept across the crowd. "Now you can ask questions, gentlemen."

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