Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2287 American Soldier
When the Japanese mainland was bombed, Shota Yamaguchi, Keiko, and Yamaichiro finally arrived in Saigon.

At this time, Saigon was still the ruling center of French Indochina, because Vichy France opened French Indochina to Japan, the Japanese army stationed heavy troops in Saigon, and a Japanese fleet was stationed in the port not far away, consisting of about 20 ships Composition of warships.

When the time came to 1942, Saigon was not only unaffected by the war, but also prospered strangely, because Vichy France remained neutral, and people believed that the Allied forces would not attack French Indochina.

Considering Saigon's geographical advantages, once the most serious situation arises, they can also leave Saigon by French merchant ships, so Saigon people do not have any sense of crisis. Horses run and dances continue to dance. Even the Japanese believe that Saigon is safe.

After the French invasion in 1859, Saigon became the capital of French Indochina.

In the past hundred years, the French have built many gorgeous buildings full of Western style in Saigon, especially the wharf area, which is surrounded by the headquarters of many large companies in Saigon, churches, colonial government agencies, entertainment venues, and wealthy areas. Shota Yamaguchi and his party As soon as he got off the boat, he was stunned.

Regardless of Japan's victory in East Asia for hundreds of years, there is still a gap between it and an established power like France.

From an industrial point of view, the gap between Japan and France is actually not that big, mainly due to the advantages in the supply of raw materials.

The Japanese industry is actually not weak. A country that can build super battleships such as "Yamato" and "Musashi" is still quite strong in industry.

Japan's industrial strength is greatly limited by raw materials. The raw materials needed for industrial development mainly rely on imports, especially industrial necessities such as steel, oil, and rubber, which are heavily dependent on imports. This is also the root cause of Japan's desperation.

At the same time that Japan was expanding wildly abroad, the lives of the people in Japan were extremely difficult. As early as 1939, the rationing system had been implemented in Japan, and the food shortage was particularly serious. Citizens could only buy two liters of rice each time, and cloth and fuel began to Rationing was in place and all the taxis on the street disappeared because they ran out of gas.

The French have no shortage of gas, and at least there are taxis running on the streets of Saigon, which makes Yamaichiro very angry.

The warships of the United Fleet have already reduced the number of dispatches due to lack of fuel. The taxis in Saigon still have fuel. What are the people in the navy doing for food? Can’t they rob the French without fuel?
You can't really blame the Navy for this.

After the end of World War I, Japan devoted all its power to building a combined fleet, and its military expenditure was heavily tilted towards the navy. This situation has gradually changed since 37 years later.

37 years ago, the Japanese ruling and opposition parties were so confident that they called for an end to the war in three months.

As time went by, the wishes of the Japanese were completely wiped out. Three years and three years later, the end of the war was nowhere in sight, but military expenditures continued to increase.

In 37, the fiscal revenue of the Japanese government was only 47 billion yen, which is about 16 billion U.S. dollars.

In 37 years, the fiscal revenue of the Federal Government of Southern Africa was 155 billion rand.

In February 38, the next year's armament budget submitted by the Japanese government was 2 billion for the army and only 32.5 billion for the navy. At this time, the military expenditure of the navy was already seriously behind the army.

This is also helpless. The scale of Japan’s current war is too large. At the beginning of the war, there were 34 divisions. By the beginning of 1942, there were 65 divisions. The doubled size was still not enough. The Japanese government decided to expand the size of the army to 115 divisions this year. As a result, military expenditure soared to 125 billion yen, while the navy's military expenditure was only a pitiful 15.4 billion.

Don't think too little.

The results of the Battle of Guam have proved that the Combined Fleet is no match for the Southern African Navy and the US Navy.

Before the war, the Japanese media looked down on everything, not to mention the distant southern Africa, and even the United States was disdainful. According to the Japanese media, Japan could even easily defeat the United States, so that Japan could continue to obtain the industrial raw materials necessary for waging war from the United States.

Facts have proved that talking is useless, the strength of southern Africa is unshakable, and the resilience of the Americans has also amazed the Japanese.

In this case, if we continue to add additional funds to the navy, we will not be able to build a navy that can win in a short period of time. Therefore, it is better to spend limited funds on the army and air force, so that we may still be able to struggle.

After the bombing of Nagoya, some people in Japan's special cabinet meeting have privately proposed to move the capital away from the Japanese mainland.

This advice is correct.

At least after moving the capital, there is no need to face the threat of Allied bombers at any time.

Unfortunately it was not possible.

In Japan, there is still industrial production capacity, but facing a severe shortage of raw materials, even the livelihood of the people cannot be guaranteed.

The situation in Saigon is obviously much better than that in Japan. The streets are bustling, the pedestrians have ruddy complexions, and the clothes are beautiful. Life has not been affected by the war, and the prices are far cheaper than in Japan.

Shota Yamaguchi still had money, and spent 15 centimes to buy a watermelon on the street.

Poor Keiko burst into tears when she hugged the watermelon. She had forgotten when was the last time she ate a watermelon. As for such a whole watermelon, she had never owned it in her memory.

Watermelon is a high-end fruit in Japan, and only the rich can afford it. This is really not embarrassing.

"We work hard every day, and the rewards we get can't even buy a watermelon. People here have nothing to do every day, relying on abundant resources to eat and die. That's why we have to start a war." Yamaichiro has not yet changed his mind. Still stand on the position of Japan.

"There is nothing wrong with working hard to get paid, and there is nothing wrong with pursuing a better life, but we used the wrong method and chose the wrong person at the same time. Now is the time for us to correct our mistakes." A transit point, Shota Yamaguchi's ideal destination is Southern Africa.

Of course it would be best to go to southern Africa. Shota Yamaguchi believes that with his ability, he will be able to live in southern Africa.

Considering the antipathy towards the Japanese in southern Africa, if you can't go to southern Africa, you can go to Europe.

Of course you can't go to Europe right now. Now Europe is under the rule of the Germans, and Orientals are not welcome in Europe.

Thinking about it this way, it would be more realistic to go to the Lion City or East India. The majority of the population in these two places are Chinese. The three of them, Shota Yamaguchi, can speak Chinese, so they can easily integrate into the environment.

Shota Yamaguchi didn't want to stay in Saigon for too long. Japanese soldiers were responsible for maintaining order on the Saigon pier, which made Shota Yamaguchi feel an inexplicable sense of crisis.

Because Southern Africa was an ally of France in the last World War, Southern Africa would not attack Vichy France——

Pure nonsense!

Now the Japanese army in the Malay Peninsula has been basically wiped out, and the front is advancing towards French Indochina. The Southern African Air Force has carried out several air strikes on Saigon, and the airport built by the Japanese army in Saigon has been completely destroyed.

This is obviously a precursor to the attack of the southern African army. Looking at the crowd in front of them enjoying themselves in time, Shota Yamaguchi doesn't know how long they can be happy.

The three people who had just disembarked were out of tune with the surrounding environment, and soon attracted the attention of Japanese soldiers.

"Who are you?" A Japanese soldier took the initiative to ask, with a bayonet on the rifle on his shoulder, and the noon sun shone coldly.

"We are students of Tokyo Imperial University. My name is Shota Yamaguchi, and his name is Ichiro Yamaguchi. We came to French Indochina to complete a survey report to evaluate the economic complementarity between French Indochina and the mainland." Shota Yamaguchi Answering in Japanese immediately won the respect of the Japanese soldiers.

In Japan, the status of students of Imperial University is still acceptable.

"You'd better report to the above, we need more reinforcements here." The soldiers don't know enough about the operating rules of the Japanese government. Although the students of the Imperial University are valuable, they are not qualified to directly advise the Japanese government.

"Didn't it mean that the southern Africans would not launch an attack on Saigon?" Yamaichiro was still looking forward to the rumors.

The corner of the soldier's mouth twitched and he didn't speak, and he looked at Shanichiro with indifference.

Are the students of Imperial University at this level?
"We will do our best—" Shota Yamaguchi tried his best to make up, trusting his own judgment even more.

Southern Africans, like ghosts and animals in the United States, will not let French Indochina go because of their old feelings, and they are more likely to make trouble and take the opportunity to expel French forces from French Indochina.

This is in line with the nature of imperialism.

Shota Yamaguchi was lucky and got on a cargo ship heading for Yecheng.

The conditions of a cargo ship are definitely not as comfortable as those of a merchant ship, and there are no cabins for passengers to rest.

However, under the current conditions, there is nothing to fault, as long as you can leave Saigon.

"From now on, my name is Shan Xiang, your name is Shan Lang, we are brothers—" Shota Yamaguchi changed his appearance, leaving Saigon is not out of danger, on the contrary, Coconut City is more dangerous for the three of them.

The legendary Brad's office is not a vegetarian. If the three of Shota Yamaguchi are exposed, their fate will be miserable. Southern Africans will not treat them preferentially just because they are students of the Imperial University.

Just look at the United States. 11 Japanese descendants have been sent to concentration camps since the outbreak of the war. Many of them are the second or even third generation Japanese descendants. destiny.

"What about me?" Keiko ate a dragon fruit in his arms, and he was not idle after getting off the boat from Sai Kung.

"Of course your surname is Shan, so your name is Shan Hui." Shota Yamaguchi took out his ID card and student ID card from his pocket, and threw them into the sea.

Japan now has an ID card.

The Japanese government's military expansion this year is to force conscription based on ID cards, and it will not work if it is improper.

This has also become an important reason why the Japanese resisted the ID card system after the war. After that, many Japanese governments tried to restore the ID card system, but in the end they all failed.

Shanichiro hesitated while holding his ID card, and finally threw it into the sea.

At this time, the roar of the engine was faintly heard in the sky.

Shota Yamaguchi looked up, but saw nothing.

The plane was out of sight of Shota Yamaguchi, but Shota Yamaguchi could still hear the sound, there was more than one plane.

Listening to the sound, the direction of the fleet seems to be Saigon, which makes Shota Yamaguchi strengthen his judgment again.

Yes, if the Vichy government did not open French Indochina to the Japanese, then the Allied forces might be restrained.

Now even if An Qi wanted to spare the Japanese in French Indochina, MacArthur would not agree.

When Shota Yamaguchi went to Yecheng, the Allied forces had begun to land in the Philippines. The first wave of landing troops was still composed of marines. Their task was to establish a beachhead and open the way for subsequent attacking troops to land.

The counterattack to the Philippines was the first tough battle for the Allied Forces since the start of the war.

The Philippines is rich in resources. There are more than 20 types of mineral deposits in the country, including copper, gold, silver, iron, chromium, and nickel. The reserves of copper are about 48 billion tons, nickel is 10.9 billion tons, and gold is 1.36 million tons.

There are also oil fields in the Philippines, but they have not been discovered yet, otherwise the Japanese government will pay more attention to the Philippines.

For the Japanese, metal deposits are important, but what Japan values ​​more is natural rubber.

Southeast Asia is the main producer of natural rubber.

The significance of natural rubber to modern industry does not need to be emphasized. All the rubber needed by Japanese industry depends on imports.

Natural rubber production in Peninsular Malaysia is actually higher than in the Philippines.

With the defeat of the Japanese army in the Malay Peninsula, the significance of the Philippines has become more and more important.

After several months of frantic supplies by the Japanese army, the total strength of the Japanese army in the Philippines is now about 50, most of them are the army, including some of the elite Kwantung Army who have just arrived.

The allied forces also came out in full force to attack the Philippines. An Qi prepared 7 marine divisions, 9 marine brigades, plus 25 East Indian divisions and 6 Australian divisions, with a total strength of more than 80 people, even MacArthur provided Got 2 divisions.

It should be noted that the two divisions of the United States are not colonial servants, but army divisions composed entirely of Americans. The establishment of these two divisions is relatively small, with only about 1.5 people in each division.

This has been hard to come by.

After the end of World War I, the United States disarmed. When World War II broke out, the U.S. Army was reduced to only 13 people. This is still counting all the miscellaneous people. There are only three divisions in the regular army, and none of them are full. Six nominal Army divisions, which are not even as large as the Marine brigades in Southern Africa.

At this time, the U.S. Army was still using the old-fashioned rifles supported by Britain and France during World War I. At that time, the U.S. media described the U.S. soldiers as: panting and grinning, wearing ill-fitting military uniforms, and carrying them crookedly. Armed with an old-fashioned rifle, he walked endlessly around the vast and boundless land.

How miserable the U.S. Army was at this time. The rifles and anti-tank guns used for training were even made of wood. The simulated shells were fired with mouth. There were less than 300 tanks in the entire army. In the ranking of the strength of all countries, the U.S. Army China's strength ranks 19th, not even Portugal.

After the Pearl Harbor incident broke out, the United States began a general mobilization, and the first batch of recruits was 90 soldiers.

There are no soldiers alone. The U.S. Army is seriously short of experienced officers, so it can only select outstanding officers from among the soldiers.

But the soldiers have just been recruited, and they haven't figured out how to fight and how to command?

In this regard, MacArthur also insisted that the US troops land in the Philippines with the first batch of troops.

This is also to fulfill the promise.

(End of this chapter)