Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1772 Changi Squadron

Tanaka Yoshiichi returned to Japan ahead of schedule, casting a shadow over the unfinished London Naval Conference.

MacDonald and Hoover were very angry with Tanaka's behavior, and they quit the meeting without even saying hello, which was a serious offense to the participating countries.

When the meeting was reopened the next day, Kijuro Kishihara was not allowed to enter the venue. Macdonald, Hoover, and Rock held a closed-door meeting to discuss punishment measures against Japan.

Yes, it’s punishment. Don’t look at Japan, which used to be an ally of the United Kingdom. It has called for so many years to leave Asia and enter Europe. It also won the tonnage of capital ships second only to the United Kingdom and the United States in the Washington Naval Conference. However, the United Kingdom and the United States still lack what they should have for Japan Respect, don't take the Japanese seriously at all.

"Just received the news that Japan killed Zhang in the Far East yesterday afternoon, and Japan may speed up its expansion in the Far East." When MacDonald spoke, his eyes were fixed on Rock, observing Rock's behavior. reaction.

Rock didn't respond, and Yoshiichi Tanaka withdrew from the naval meeting. Also yesterday afternoon, Germany withdrew from the League of Nations, and the League of Nations was also discussing punishment of Germany.

Many things are not isolated. Japan and Germany seem to be thousands of miles apart. If you look at these two things together, it is hard not to doubt that Japan and Germany have reached some kind of tacit agreement.

"We must limit Japan's expansion—" Hoover's attitude was firm. The United States also had extensive interests in the Far East. Japan's expansion in the Far East would definitely affect the interests of the United States.

"Do you have the authorization of the U.S. Congress?" Rock also retreated, and it was a fantasy to use a treaty to limit the arms race.

It is very easy to restrict Japan. The United States just needs to stop selling industrial raw materials to Japan. The problem is not that Hoover has the final say, but John Morgan Jr. has the final say. The US president is so sad.

"Japan's expansion in the Far East is to plunder the resources of neighboring countries and reduce our dependence on us. This is definitely not good news for us. We need to suppress the ambitions of the Japanese." Macdonald also does not have the authorization of the British Parliament ——

The United Kingdom, like the United States, has extensive interests in the Far East. There is only one populous country in the world that has not completely become a colony, and everyone is eyeing it.

Compared with Japan, the Far East is rich in resources. There are iron and coal that Japan urgently needs for industrial development. Japan even hopes to find oil in the Far East. However, the luck of the Japanese is not very good. From the perspective of geological structure, the Far East should have oil. But the Japanese have not been able to find them all these years.

"No, I think we should give the Japanese some incentives." Hoover sneered. He had no say in some matters, but once the war broke out, Hoover would become a wartime president. At that time, the power in Hoover's hands will increase substantially.

"How to say?" Macdonald is not as good as Hoover in this aspect. Even if war breaks out in Britain, the prime minister's power will be restricted by Congress.

"Stimulate Japan to use more resources in the arms race. The cost of a Nagato-class battleship is 4390 million yen. How many 4390 million yen can Japan come up with? As long as the arms race restarts, the Japanese economy will be completely dragged down by the arms race sooner or later." ——” Hoover is also a wolf. The last time Britain used the arms race to drag down Germany alive, and now the United States is repeating the old trick.

This is true, Germany was dragged down by the United Kingdom. At that time, Germany had reached its limit, and if it did not take the initiative to provoke a war, it would be unsustainable at home, and it could only pin its hopes on foreign plunder.

The same is true for Japan. Today's Japan is not as powerful as Germany before the last world war. If the United States takes the initiative to provoke an arms race, then Japan's fate will only be worse than Germany's.

Macdonald doesn't speak, he wants to weigh the gains and losses. If the United States provokes an arms race, let's not say whether Japan will follow up. The United Kingdom will definitely follow up.

Southern Africa will follow suit.

Even if the United States and the Commonwealth of Nations are allies now.

"What about Germany?" Rock hoped that MacDonald and Hoover would rein in the precipice.

"Germany—" Hoover looked ambiguously, and Macdonald looked at each other, and both found that the other's eyes were a little dodgy.

That's right, Germany is different from Japan. Britain needs Germany to restore the balance of power in the European continent. The purpose of the United States is more sinister, hoping that Germany can break the old order.

So what else can the Germans do, the mustache can only follow the meaning of the United States and Britain——

Rock completely gave up. At this time, he was still full of his own interests. The Anglo-Saxons are so bad-natured!

"Comprehensive supply ships are still very necessary, and the U.S. Navy also needs comprehensive supply ships—" The Hoover curve saves the country. Everyone knows that a comprehensive supply ship can be an aircraft carrier if it is slightly modified. If the United States starts to build more comprehensive supply ships, Japan will also Not sitting still.

"Then quickly let the Japanese come in, let's sign it as soon as possible—" Roque was eager to return, and Foch was wrong this time. The "Contract of Versailles" was not a 20-year armistice agreement, and it would be good if it lasted for 15 years.

Kijuro Kishihara probably got instructions from Yoshiichi Tanaka, and after entering the venue, his face was livid and he didn't say a word.

This is understandable, if Rock was shut out for such a long time, Rock would also be in a bad mood.

Ah bah, being in a bad mood and being locked out of the door is a humiliation to Hong Guoguo to the Japanese. Kijuro Kijuro, who has a little ambition, probably has already walked away.

It's a pity that Japan now doesn't have the courage to turn against Britain and the United States.

After signing the "London Naval Treaty", Roque immediately returned to southern Africa with Patton despite the fact that the Imperial Conference was in progress.

The United States has stepped up its military deployment, and Southern Africa cannot fall behind. At the very least, it must unite with the United Kingdom to put enough pressure on the United States in the Atlantic direction, otherwise the United States may fall to Germany.

Taking the performance of the United States in the two world wars in another time and space, if the United States entered the war and the dominant side was not Britain and France but Germany, then it is not certain which side the United States will choose to join.

Based on Rock's understanding of Americans, at least Americans lack the courage to fight for freedom and justice.

Don't listen to what the Americans say. Americans only fight for their own interests. Even if there are one or two American soldiers who are fooled by the US government, they can't change the selfish nature of the United States.

"The three local fleets, plus the Mediterranean Squadron, the Persian Gulf Squadron, and the Changi Squadron that is being formed, have a total of 4 battleships, 65 aircraft carriers, and nearly 12 other cruisers, destroyers, submarines, and auxiliary ships. , with a total tonnage of more than 17.5 tons, including four brigades of marines and 10,000 regiments of naval aviation, the total strength of the navy is [-], which is not enough to defend the homeland, let alone open up to the outside world——" Patton I am extremely dissatisfied with the status quo of the navy. The southern African navy now has more than a dozen overseas bases, and a force of [-]+ is really not enough.

Around the Atlantic Ocean, excluding San Roque, the Southern African Navy already has many military ports in Halifax, Bahamas, Elizabeth (Cape Verde), Luanda, and Walvis Bay.

Around the Indian Ocean, the Southern African Indian Ocean Fleet has military bases such as Edward, East London (East Cape), Comoros, Diego Garcia, Darwin, George Town (Muscat), and Changi Naval Base.

The more than ten naval bases mentioned above cannot fully play their role with only 10,000+ navies.

But Patton couldn't help it. During the naval holiday period, southern Africa could not build large warships. The air force and army were disarming, and the navy would inevitably be affected.

"The Navy needs a new type of warship, preferably with a displacement of no more than 3000 tons. It can be used for patrolling, escorting, breaking cross, anti-submarine, etc. The attack power does not need to be too strong, but the endurance must be long, comparable to a cruiser. Such a warship It is more in line with our requirements." Rock's requirements are a bit vague. According to the definition of the London Naval Conference, a cruiser with a displacement of more than 1850 tons is a cruiser.

"Doesn't it require the ability to attack the sea or the ground?" Barton was completely confused. He had been with Rock for more than ten years, but he still couldn't keep up with Rock's thinking.

"No, no, no, there is no requirement for the ability to attack the sea or the ground. There is an army for attacking the ground, and an aircraft carrier for attacking the sea. This kind of warship will undertake auxiliary combat tasks. The number does not need to be too large. The Indian Ocean Fleet and the Atlantic Fleet, add up Thirty or fifty ships are enough.” Rock’s requirements are not high, and the London Naval Treaty stipulates that the total displacement of light cruisers and heavy cruisers in southern Africa shall not exceed 40 tons. According to Rock’s plan, a ship of 3000 tons, even with the current light cruiser and heavy cruiser, it will not exceed the limit of the "London Naval Treaty".

"Thirty to fifty, well, we need a few actuaries—" Barton also participated in the entire London Naval Conference and knew the details of the treaty.

"Get ready after you go back. We will have a joint military exercise with the U.S. Navy in Southeast Asia at the end of the year. At that time, I will let the Rhodesian Northern Division cooperate with the Indian Ocean Fleet. The Marine Corps must also be prepared. If the Japanese dare to make trouble, they must Give the Japanese a hard lesson." Rock is ready to face the battle, and the Indian Ocean Navy and the East Indian Navy have joint exercises every year to increase the tacit understanding between each other.

Now these exercises are about to come in handy. The previous exercises between the Indian Ocean Navy and the East Indian Navy used the U.S. Navy as the imaginary enemy. Now the enemy is replaced by the Japanese Combined Fleet, and the U.S. Navy is joining. It is estimated that the Japanese will be very happy. depressed.

Here I want to explain that the United States has only a symbolic naval force in Southeast Asia. The number of warships is not only small, but also the models are old and the training is slack. It really does not have much combat effectiveness.

As I said just now, the Southern African Navy is preparing for the Changi Squadron. The [-]-ton aircraft carrier quota obtained at the London Naval Conference is all for the Changi Squadron.

(End of this chapter)