mixed in the war

The purpose of the Japanese trying to rescue the three divisions trapped in North Vietnam was not pure, but they actually wanted to spare their troops to deal with the United States!

Since Qin Wei didn't intend to keep it a secret, Bai Chongxi also felt that he had no reason to worry about the Japanese, so when he conveyed these words to those officers who tried to continue to petition, he didn't tell him to keep this secret.And in this way, the secret is no longer a secret, and it is quickly revealed.

This naturally caused dissatisfaction among many people.

Especially the United States, one of the countries involved.

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"It's simply a fantasy. What do they think the United States of America is? Is it China?" MacArthur, commander of the US military stationed in the Philippines and Marshal of the Philippine Army, scoffed at such "rumors", and he scoffed openly: "The strength of the United States cannot be tolerated. Doubt. I don’t believe that the Japanese have such courage. Because if they really dare to do this, Japan will usher in a catastrophe!”

"But the Japanese defeated the Soviets after all. They are very strong." Faced with the extremely confident MacArthur, a reporter asked this question.

"Is it really strong? I don't think so. The reason why the Soviets failed was because they miscalculated their own strength. If they were not delusional about winning at the least cost, they would not be in the predicament they are today On the contrary, they should have won a long time ago. Of course, I also think that this is also the result of the "great purge" launched by Mr. Stalin in his country. If the experienced commanders of the Soviet army are still there, The Japanese don't say they won the whole of Siberia, they would even lose the territory they occupied in Northeast Asia. And if it weren't for the help of the Soviet rebels who were exiled to labor camps by Mr. Stalin, they might still be fighting with each other on the shore of Lake Baikal Timoshenko is fighting hard!... But we are not China, nor the Soviet Union, we are America. A free and democratic United States of America! We do not have the troubles of the Soviet Union. If the Japanese dare to invade, they will not even be able to get past the Philippines !"

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"It's just a rumor."

Just when MacArthur was talking nonsense in the Philippines and expressing his contempt for China openly and secretly, on the other side of the Pacific Ocean in the United States, in Washington, the Chinese ambassador to the United States, Yan Huiqing, had just been summoned by Roosevelt, who was elected for the third time, and had just walked out of the White House. Also surrounded by a group of reporters and asked the same question.In this regard, Yan Huiqing could only shake his head again and again:

"I know that this rumor comes from China. But the Chinese government has not said anything about it, so this cannot be regarded as the attitude or speculation of the whole of China. And we are also very aware of the strength of the United States of America. With the power of Japan. At the same time with China and the Soviet Union. It is the favor of the god of luck... Of course, according to some rough generals in our country, the goddess Amaterasu, whom the Japanese believe in, seduced the husband of the goddess of luck Let him blow the pillow wind in Lady Luck's ears... But Lady Luck will always find out about this. Isn't it? If the Japanese think that they can really provoke the United States of America after successively invading China and the Soviet Union , then I can only say that they have forgotten how much power they really have, and how many bowls of rice they can eat."

"So, I think this can only be heard as a rumor, just a rumor. We don't want to affect the friendly relations between China and the United States because of this small rumor that can only be regarded as speculation. But... "

"From my personal point of view, the United States should still be ready to fight!"

"Because this is a new round of 'world war' after all! The United States of America is powerful, and it has the world's largest industrial strength! This makes no one dare to ignore its existence. And last year, your country once defeated five Ten destroyers were provided to the United Kingdom. In the eyes of many participating countries, the behavior of the United States has actually represented its limited participation in the war... This also means that in order to prevent the possible terrorist consequences of the United States' participation in the war, they have It may be the first to strike first.”

"Of course, this is just my personal guess! But it's never wrong to make more preparations for everything, isn't it? Perhaps, when you have made a certain amount of preparation, those who were still thinking about it will immediately Letting go of their not-so-realistic ideas?"

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"My gentlemen, what do you think of this incident?"

Japan, Tokyo.

Hirohito asked the new round of cabinet members in front of him with his expressionless, dead-like face.

"Your Majesty, the United States has completely stopped our oil supply."

At this time, the prime minister was not Mitsumasa Minai, but Fummako Konoe, who came to power for the second time.This Japanese aristocrat was born, and he already had the title of duke in his youth. The guy who actually caused the all-out war of aggression against China didn't say much, but whispered this sentence towards Hirohito.

"The Chinese have oil." Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka followed up.

"Now the Chinese still have a fleet including aircraft carriers. And because of the escort of 'Hellcat' fighter jets, their combat radius is at least [-] kilometers." As for the army, it was still Hideki Tojo who spoke first.And in this new round of cabinet, he is no longer the undersecretary of the Ministry of War, but the serious Lu Xiang.As for the former Prime Minister Hata Shunroku, he has already gone to China... and his task is to succeed Koiso Kuniaki!

"Enough. Hideki Tojo, are you mocking the incompetence of our navy?" Marine Minister Yoshida Zengo said angrily.

"Aren't you?" Hideki Tojo snorted coldly, "The defeat without any resistance not only wiped out his entire army, but also implicated the army of two brigades... that was something we managed to get out, The force ready to break the deadlock in North Vietnam. But these brave soldiers are now thrown into the sea by the Chinese! We can't even find a few of their bones. Isn't this the reason for your navy?"

"If it weren't for the incompetence of your army, how could there be this action? What are you talking about breaking the deadlock? After all, isn't it just to rescue those trapped army idiots?" Yoshida Zengo shouted.

"Enough—" Hirohito suddenly screamed sharply, "What time is it now? Can't you do anything useful other than attack each other?"

"Your Majesty, we must go south now! Seize the oil and rubber production areas." Yosuke Matsuoka didn't seem to see the quarrel between Hideki Tojo and Zengo Yoshida... This kind of thing is too common.The contradiction between the army and the navy is already great, and the more they are mixed, the worse it will be.So it's better to just treat the two of them as air.

"But the United States is powerful. If we really go to war with them, the consequences will be extremely dire." Konoe Fumimaro seemed a little uncertain.Although Matsuoka Yosuke is the foreign minister of his government, the two are not at odds.He is actually advocating as good a relationship with the United States as possible... because the large amount of materials they need now needs to be imported from the United States.Especially oil and rubber.And the strong industrial strength of the United States cannot be compared with Japan at all.But Yosuke Matsuoka, the foreign minister, has an extremely tough attitude towards the United States, and he even hesitates to confront him, the prime minister, for this... In the original history, in order to get rid of Yosuke Matsuoka, Konoe had to resign in the end When the recruits came, they died together, and then formed a cabinet for the third time.But this time is different, the conflict between the two has been much smaller.Because Japan has already begun to plan to go to war with Britain and the United States... The reason is also very simple: even if the US government does not cut off their oil supply, they will not be able to survive.

Why can't I go on?Because of the battle in Siberia.In this battle, the Japanese's investment was huge.Although they did not usher in the final fierce decisive battle there and saved a lot of supplies, they never thought that they would take the whole of Siberia.And in order to control such a large piece of land, as well as the previous battles, their investment is also extremely huge.In addition, although the battle finally ended in an unexpected way, the Soviets failed to destroy the factories in Siberia and let them almost completely take over these facilities, but after all, they have just been occupied, and they want to make these factories It will take some time to resume production.Before this time, they can only continue to invest. ... Japan's economic strength cannot support such a large plate!

And that's not the scariest thing.

The most frightening thing is that the Chinese used two oil fields in Indonesia to successfully connect with the oil companies of the United Kingdom and the United States, and gradually let the oil companies of the two countries, especially the American oil companies, reduce their oil supply to Japan. .In other words, even if the United States does not completely cut off the oil deal with them, they will be driven to a dead end by the Chinese step by step.

"Before we went to war with the Soviets, we were also in a state of anxiety!" Yosuke Matsuoka was always unhappy with Konoe Fumimaro's hesitation after making a decision, and it was the same this time: "But if we don't go to war, We will only fail! It was okay before, if we failed, we could at least defend our homeland with the navy. But now the Chinese have regained their navy, and their mysterious weapons also make it possible for them to capture more of us in the future Warships... With the hatred between the two countries, they will definitely not let us go after China gains the upper hand. At that time, our ending may not be much better than going to war with Britain and the United States and losing the battle."

"And as long as we have the supply of oil and rubber, then we will still have the hope of victory. On the contrary, China, which has been cut off from oil and foreign aid, will become weaker and weaker. Not only from the Soviet Union Mechanized troops are difficult to operate, and their most arrogant air force will gradually be unable to fly." Hideki Tojo also said.

"But the Chinese have already reminded the United States, and the Americans will definitely guard against us." Yoshida Zengo shouted.

"No, on the contrary." Hideki Tojo sneered, "According to Ishihara Wanji, the Chinese are not reminding the United States at all, they are actually covering for us..." (To be continued...)