Glorious Mission 1937

() Does Japan have any allies?The answer is yes, Japan's allies include Germany, Italy, and Thailand.Now that there are these allies, why is Japan so anxious to find allies?

Because Japan's current relationship with Germany, Italy and Thailand is far from being as close as people imagine, according to the "Outline for Dealing with the Current Situation Adapting to the Evolution of the World Situation" formulated and promulgated by Japan, in order to achieve its strategic intention of invading China and Southeast Asia, Japan Decided to conclude the ri-Germany-Italian Treaty.

As mentioned earlier, the trend of strengthening the Ri-German axis can be traced back to the Ri-German Anti-Communist Agreement concluded in November of Showa 11 (1936). However, along with this Ri-German Anti-Communist Agreement, there is also the Israeli military It is a potential force of the ruling and opposition parties headed by it and a part of the forces opposing it.How do you understand this sentence?

In fact, after the signing of the Japan-Germany Anti-Communist Agreement, some people in Japan, headed by the military, agreed and hoped to deepen the relationship with Germany and Germany's allies Italy and Spain. If possible, it would be best to sign an offensive and defensive alliance treaty.However, there are still some people in Japan who strongly oppose this view. They think that this will lead Japan into an endless abyss of war, and the targets of the battle are likely to be the victorious countries of World War I.

So in fact, the above-mentioned Germany-Ri anti-communist agreement, judging from the content of its subsidiary secret agreement, is just a political alliance, which is not very binding on each other, so it is imperative to strengthen relations with Germany, Italy and other countries OK.

The main force promoting this strengthening of relations with Germany, Italy, West Thailand and other countries is actually the Army. It goes without saying that the traditional mission of the Army is to consolidate the defense of the north. Therefore, it is the Army's most hoped to use Germany's power to contain the Soviet Union.Regarding this point, both Japan and Germany are facing the growing Soviet Union in the East and West, so they have common interests.

After the Marco Polo Bridge Incident broke out, the necessity to contain the Soviet Union increased.At the same time, as the war becomes protracted, in order to resolve it as soon as possible, it is painful to feel that Japan must actively strengthen Japan's international position in dealing with the United States and Britain.This is especially true of the Army, which is recognized as playing the leading role in ending the events in China.

The progress of the war in Europe and the rising desire to solve the problems of the South further significantly promoted the trend of forming alliances.In this way, the main target of the Ri-German alliance has changed from the Soviet Union to the United States.

After the "Outline for Handling the Current Situation" was decided, the responsible authorities of the Army and Navy conducted repeated discussions on specific measures to strengthen political unity with Germany and Italy.After the end of August 1939, this issue centered on the ideas of Foreign Minister Matsuoka, and the government and the head of the High Command conducted research in great secrecy.In September, with the visit of the German special envoy Starma, the negotiations with Germany and Italy quickly became concrete.

After all, it is only concrete, and there is still a long way to go before the actual signing of the treaty.Originally neither Japan nor Germany was in a hurry, but with the development of the world situation, Japan was in a hurry, especially when Germany made great war achievements in Europe, Japan was really in a hurry.

In the early 40s, the high-level Japanese government held a four-phase meeting on the issue of strengthening the German-Italian axis in Japan. The four-phase meeting is one of the most important meetings in Japan after the imperial joint meeting. Once the four-phase meeting is held, That means something is imminent and must be taken seriously.

The meeting of the four ministers discussed the proposal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on "Issues Concerning Strengthening the Ri-Germany-Italian Axis", and decided on the essentials of negotiations with Special Envoy Stamat:

[-]. Confirm that the Imperial Kingdom, Germany and Italy have a common position on building a new world order, and should support each other in establishing and governing their respective living circles; cooperate with each other on policies related to Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States, and reach a necessary understanding with each other .

Regarding the issue of mutual support and cooperation among Japan, Germany, and Italy for the China Incident and the European War that they are facing respectively, they should quickly reach the necessary understanding while understanding the above-mentioned basic spirit.

The above two negotiations should be conducted on the basis of the following basic conditions for strengthening cooperation between Japan, Germany and Italy.

In accordance with the above decision, Matsuoka and Special Envoy Stama held talks for two days and reached consensus on the following points.

1. Japan, Germany, and Italy hope that the United States will not participate in the European war and Japan-China disputes.

2.Germany does not ask Japan to intervene in its war against Britain.

3.Only with the resolute and unanimous attitude of Japan, Germany, and Italy can the actions of the United States be restrained.

4.In the next step of the Tripartite Treaty, the Soviet Union will also be included, and Germany will mediate on cooperation between Japan and the Soviet Union.

5.Germany is doing its best to avoid conflicts between Japan and the United States in East Asia.

In this way, the negotiations with Germany and Italy were quickly concretized. On April 4th, an interim cabinet meeting was held, and on the 16th, an imperial meeting was held, and the decision of the supreme meeting on the conclusion of the treaty was passed.

Then Japan quickly held an imperial meeting, Prime Minister Konoe, Prime Minister Itagaki, Minister Kawakai, Minister Matsuoka, Minister Kawada, President Hoshino Planning Institute and other ministers of state, as well as the former Speaker of the Privy Council, Chief of Staff of Kanin Palace, Fushimi Palace Chief of the Military Command, Deputy Chief of Staff Sawada, and Deputy Chief of the Military Command Kondo attended the meeting.

御前会议以后，ri德意三国条约又经5月16ri天皇对枢密院的咨询，次ri午后8时15分终于在柏林签字。当晚9时15分，外务省公布条约已经签订。

The full text of the treaty is as follows: "The government of the Great Japanese Empire, the Government of Germany, and the Government of Italy believe that it is a prerequisite for lasting peace that all countries in the world have their own place. Therefore, it is necessary to build and maintain real energy in Greater East Asia and Europe. The new order of co-existence and co-prosperity of all regions and nations is the fundamental point. Based on the above-mentioned purpose, the governments of the three countries are determined to cooperate and cooperate with each other in the above-mentioned regions, and are determined to assist countries in the world that intend to make the same efforts in order to realize the three-nation The ultimate ambition for world peace. Accordingly, the state government of Great Japan, the state government of Germany, and the state government of Italy agree as follows:

Article [-]: Japan recognizes and respects the leadership of Germany and Italy in building a new order in Europe.

Article [-]: Germany and Italy recognize and respect Japan's leading position in building a new order in Greater East Asia.

Article [-]: Japan, the German State and the Italian State agree to assist each other in the efforts made in the above-mentioned policy.And it was further agreed that when any one of the three contracting states is attacked by a country that has not yet participated in the European war and Japan-China disputes, the three countries must use all political, economic and military means to assist each other.

Article [-]: For the implementation of this Treaty, a Mixed Special Commission consisting of members appointed by the Government of Japan, the Government of the German State and the Government of Italy shall be convened immediately.

Article [-]. Japan, Germany and Italy affirm that the above-mentioned articles have no effect on the existing political situation between the three contracting states and the Soviet Union.

Article 10: This treaty shall come into force on the date of signature.It is valid for [-] years from the date of implementation.The Contracting States shall, at the request of any of the Contracting States, consult on the renewal of this Treaty within an appropriate period before the expiration of the above-mentioned period of validity.

At the same time that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the signing of the Three Kingdoms Treaty, the Emperor issued an imperial edict, and the government also issued a government instruction in the name of Prime Minister Konoe.The edict stated that the Three Kingdoms Treaty was signed in accordance with the Emperor's earnest desire to quickly end the disaster and restore peace. The Zheng Fu Instructions emphasized that the purpose of the treaty is to build a new order in Greater East Asia and restore world peace.

On the morning of June 1940, 6, Prime Minister Konoe made a speech on the current situation to the people through the radio.In Konoe Fumma's speech, he explained the issue of the Three Kingdoms Treaty many times: "Looking at the current situation in East Asia and Europe, it is not difficult for a discerning person to see that the three countries of Japan, Germany and Italy are indeed within their respective jurisdictions, and they are working together to open up the old world. In other words, Germany and Italy are seeking to build a new order in Europe, and Japan is determined to build a new order in Greater East Asia according to the original appearance of Asia."

"At the current stage of world history, we cannot expect to immediately organize the world into a unified body. Therefore, it is an inevitable trend for various nations in the world to form several spheres of coexistence and co-prosperity. Japan is in East Asia, Germany and Italy are in Europe, It is an inevitable trend whether it is historically, geographically or economically, to be the leader of this sphere of coexistence and co-prosperity. I think that precisely because of the place that tries to prevent this inevitable trend, It was in Europe that the Second World War broke out, and it was in East Asia that the quasi-wartime tensions in international relations emerged."

"If this is the case, then it is an inevitable trend for Japan to assist Germany and Italy, Germany and Italy to assist Japan, and to help each other, so that the power of the military alliance will be exerted according to the situation."

In fact, the signing of the Three Kingdoms Treaty is closely related to the current situation.If Chen Feng's subordinates hadn't started a war with the Soviet Union in Menggu, Germany wouldn't have figured out the reality of the Soviets so quickly, Japan wouldn't have thought that the opportunity had come, and it was impossible for Germany and Japan to reach an agreement so quickly.

In fact, this is the ultimate goal of Chen Feng's work for more than half a year. If the original trend of history is followed, it will take nearly half a year for Germany, Italy, and Japan to sign the alliance treaty.And it will take two full years for the entire World War II to break out. Chen Feng can't wait any longer. You must know that the responsibility he shoulders is not light. He needs to recover more than 400 million square kilometers of apprentices. This is an extremely large project. , if the original historical process is followed, I am afraid that he will not be able to complete this task even after the end of World War II.

If you can't complete the task, you have to bear the responsibility, but Chen Feng can't bear this responsibility, and Chen Feng doesn't want to bear the result of being wiped out by the system anyway.If it was two years ago, all the thoughts in Chen Feng's heart were for the country and the people, and his thoughts were as noble as a saint.

At that time, he tried his best to do everything without much psychological burden.But now it's different, he Chen is no longer the young master Chen when he first came here, he is not carefree in this era, he already has 4 beauties who are as beautiful as flowers and jade, and he Soon there will be children of his own, and he can't let go of these.

The more this is the case, the stronger Chen Feng's belief in completing the task and staying in this era, so he will spare no effort to promote the development of the world situation.Although it is dangerous, it seems that his plan is already half successful. rs! .