Expedition to Europe

The quarrel between Lan Fang and Japan did not affect the construction of the Japanese penicillin factory.

Qin Zhiyuan opened the penicillin factory in Japan for profit. The Japanese did have an urgent need for penicillin. This was a win-win cooperation. Regardless of whether there was a conflict between Qin Zhiyuan and the Japanese, the confirmed cooperation project would not be affected.

After all, the penicillin factory was nominally a cooperation project between France and Japan, and it had no direct subordinate relationship with Lan Fang.

Of course, this was also because the conflict was not big enough.

If the conflict accumulated to the point of going to war, no matter how much the Japanese needed penicillin, Qin Zhiyuan would decisively terminate all cooperation.

In order to prevent certain accidents, all the engineering personnel sent by Qin Zhiyuan to Japan were French, and the security personnel were headed by Germans and supplemented by Annan people.

In terms of execution and discipline, Qin Zhiyuan still trusted the Germans more than the French.

Of course, this does not mean that the French are not as good as the Germans, but they are good at different fields, so there will be a certain tendency in assigning tasks.

As for the Annan people, they are just to attract hatred.

Qin Zhiyuan actually agrees with "using barbarians to control barbarians", but because those people in the Qing Dynasty never had the opportunity to implement it, they had no chance to implement this concept.

But at this time in the Republic of China, many countries have already put it into practice.

For example, Japan, such as Britain.

In the Republic of China, the Japanese used a large number of Koreans as police to maintain the Japanese concession area, so every time there was a conflict with the Chinese, the Koreans always rushed to the front, and the Japanese hid behind to watch the excitement.

So the reputation of Koreans in the Republic of China was not good, and the "Goryeo stick" referred to the big stick in the hands of the Koreans.

When the Koreans beat the Chinese, they would not show mercy at all. From the name "Goryeo stick", we can see how much the Chinese hate the Koreans.

This is the intention of the Japanese. If the Chinese hate the Koreans and ignore the Japanese who caused all this, then the Japanese will achieve their goal.

Of course, this does not mean that the Koreans are right. The Koreans and the Japanese are just "laughing at each other in fifty steps".

The same is true for the British. In the British Concession of the Republic of China, if you see a policeman with a turban on his head, he is an Indian policeman hired by the British.

This is also a tool used by the British to divert hatred.

In some ways, the British also succeeded.

Perhaps it was from this time that Indians became "Asan" in the mouths of the Chinese. Part of the reason for this is that Indians always add "sir" when speaking, so they call them "Asan".

This is also a name full of contempt and hatred.

The British and Japanese have a lot in common, and their alliance is really a match made in heaven.

First of all, they are both island countries. The narrow land has caused paranoia and distortion in the national character. The lack of resources has forced them to maintain an expansionist mentality. The land is surrounded by the ocean, which makes them attach great importance to the development of the navy.

The last point, and the most important point, is that there is a continent next to the land of Britain and Japan that makes them uneasy.

The British are most worried that a powerful country in Europe will unify Europe and endanger the interests of the British, so the British have been implementing the "continental balance" policy for thousands of years.

As long as a country on the European continent becomes strong, the British will join other countries to suppress that country, or directly launch a war to destroy the hope of that country's rise, and at the same time wipe out the hope of the unification of the European continent.

The French suffered greatly from this, and the Germans also suffered greatly from it.

The situation faced by Japan is even more severe, because the Chinese mainland has always been the same country, and Japan does not have as many colonial resources as Britain to use, so the Japanese are afraid of the unification of the Chinese mainland.

Because the Japanese know that once the Chinese mainland is unified, the interests of the Japanese will definitely be suppressed, and the Japanese will have to become vassals of the Chinese, just like thousands of years ago.

So Japan spared no effort in destroying the unification of the Chinese, so the military government in the south had funds to compete with the Beiyang government, and constantly launched wars, striving for the so-called national unification.

No, this "national unification" is not comprehensive.

After World War II, a document was discovered. The content of the document was about the "Sino-Japanese Covenant" signed between the "Father of the Republic of China" and Japan. At that time, the "Father of the Republic of China" promised in the covenant that once the Beiyang government formed by Yuan Xiangcheng was overthrown, the "Father of the Republic of China" would cede Manchuria, that is, the three northeastern provinces, to Japan.

There is a lot of controversy about the authenticity of this document. Many people do not allow the "Father of the Republic of China" to be slandered, insisting that the covenant is a forgery.

But there is an indisputable fact that the "Father of the Republic of China" has publicly stated on many occasions that Manchuria can be leased to Japan.

Lease...

From this perspective, the "Father of the Republic of China" is not as good as another "traitor" who has been criticized in some aspects.

The "traitor" here does not refer to Qin Zhiyuan, but to Yuan Xiangcheng.

Yuan Xiangcheng did sign the "Protocol" with the Japanese, but it was not the legendary "Twenty-One Demands", but the abridged "Treaty of the Fourth Republic of China".

After the Japanese proposed the "Twenty-One Demands", Yuan Xiangcheng vowed that "the Republic of China will never be the second Goryeo". Then the "Treaty of 1914" reached after arduous negotiations was completely different from the "Twenty-One Demands" originally proposed by the Japanese side. It is really a bit unreasonable to say that it was "selling out the country".

One thing can prove that after the Japanese representative Kato Takaaki signed the "Treaty of 1914" and returned to Japan, Kato Takaaki resigned immediately.

If the "Treaty of 1914" really allowed the Japanese to achieve their goals, Kato Takaaki should have been promoted and made a fortune instead of resigning.

Specifically for Qin Zhiyuan, Qin Zhiyuan was also prepared to be as shameless as the British and Japanese. Didn't you use Indians and Koreans as police?

Well, I also use Annamites as security personnel, not just security personnel sent to Japan, but also security personnel sent to Britain and the United States.

To be honest, in terms of being ruthless to the enemy and to yourself, Annamites are much better than Koreans and Indians.

The Koreans are just bullies who rely on others for support. As long as someone supports them, they dare to take advantage of others.

There is no need to mention the Indians. They have never had any sense of resistance. Their obedience to the British is deeply rooted. Even when the whole world was vigorously promoting colonial autonomy, the Indians only came up with "non-violent non-cooperation".

They are really a group of peace-loving people.

And the country of Annan is very special. They are a group of lunatics. Even when they are crazy, they are afraid of themselves.

The Annan people have challenged the United States and the PLA. Although they failed in the end, the "arrogance" of this country can be seen.

Yes, they did not challenge the Soviet Red Army, but that was because they were far away and could not reach it. If the country of Annan was located in the Western Paradise, they might dare to challenge the Western Paradise of Tathagata Buddha.

On the other hand, this also proves the courage of the Annan people.

The original text can be read in Liu # 9 @shu/bar!

Qin Zhiyuan was impressed by the bravery of the Annan people. Therefore, when Wu Yuanting, Nguyen Juncai and Fan Wenxiong led their troops back to the Far East, about one division of the Annan troops immediately transformed into the Foreign Legion troops stationed on Palawan Island.

Palawan Island is actually the territory of the Philippines, but when the "Spanish Flu" broke out last winter, the residents of Palawan Island suffered heavy casualties, and all the Americans fled back to the United States and did not dare to stay in the Philippines where the epidemic was severe. Therefore, the Foreign Legion was "requested" by the residents of Palawan Island to go to the island to provide humanitarian assistance.

It is easy to invite gods but difficult to send them away. It is easy to invite the Foreign Legion, but it is difficult to send them away.

Uh... It is not difficult. As long as the epidemic on Palawan Island eases, the Foreign Legion will naturally withdraw, but the problem is that the epidemic has been very serious.

Well, it will probably be rampant for decades...

In order to follow the global disarmament trend, Qin Zhiyuan is also reducing the size of his army. For example, the 12 Chinese infantry divisions have now been reduced to 4, stationed in Sumatra, Kalimantan, Guinea, Sulawesi Islands and Java.

The commanders of the four infantry divisions are Ge Lifu, Liu Zizheng, Zhang Tianshou, and Xu Sheng.

The mechanized forces are two tank divisions, stationed in Sumatra and Kalimantan, led by Chen Kangjian and Qin Haoge.

There are two artillery divisions, also stationed in Sumatra and Kalimantan, led by Zheng Dali and Cheng Feiming respectively.

From the distribution of troops, we can see the focus of Lan Fang's defense. Sumatra is the focus of defense because it is across the sea from British Malaya and controls the Strait of Malacca, a major transportation route.

Kalimantan is across the sea from the Philippines and is responsible for providing logistical support for Palawan, so Kalimantan is also a key defense point.

Qin Zhiyuan's troops also have an air force. Although there are less than 500 fighters, it is already a huge force second to none in East Asia.

In fact, in East Asia, the main military power depends on Japan. Other countries are either colonies like Malaya and the Philippines, or countries like the Republic of China and French Indochina that pose no threat to Lan Fang.

At this time, Japan's national strength is not as strong as imagined. The Japanese have many naval ships and the quality of the navy is also good, but the development of the air force and the army is seriously insufficient.

Japan's Zero Fighter has always been praised as a god. In fact, the Japanese Air Force did not become an independent army until the end of World War II. It has always been an affiliated branch of the army and navy. From the perspective of development, it is inherently insufficient.

As for the Japanese army, perhaps only the "militarism" armed with Bushido ideology is worth mentioning. The rest is really not worth mentioning. It can only bully the "volunteer army" of the Republic of China.

Japan is short of domestic resources and is highly dependent on overseas. Without external blood transfusions, Japan cannot even be self-sufficient in food. As for their army equipment, the goal of building the army has always been to be stronger than the Republic of China. It is really incomparable with European countries.

For example, in the late World War, whether it was the Allies or Germany, thousands of artillery pieces were involved in the firepower preparation before each battle. This was impossible to achieve in Japan. The artillery shells alone could bankrupt the Japanese government.

At this time, Lan Fang, judging from the proportion of artillery owned by the troops, had actually surpassed European countries, especially large-caliber artillery. The large-caliber artillery in the entire Japan added up to less than one artillery division of Lan Fang, which gave Lan Fang a great psychological advantage when facing the Japanese.

Not to mention tanks.

This weapon of war, which has only appeared for two years, was only seen by the Japanese. They did not even have the opportunity to sit in it and feel it. In Lan Fang, two tank divisions were equipped with a total of 480 tanks, and even the four infantry divisions were equipped with 160 tanks. This level of equipment was far beyond the reach of Japan.

As for the air force, Lan Fang's air force was roughly half bombers and half fighters, which was almost four air combat divisions and four bomber wings.

The commanders of the air combat divisions were Bao Deshui and Dou Yongyi, both of whom were ace pilots. Bao Deshui had 67 victories at the end of the World War. Dou Yongyi used to fly Bao Deshui's wingman and now has 39 victories, including the famous Red Baron.

The commander of the bomber wing was Zhou Hongguang. Starting from the Battle of Fer-en-Tad-Noire, Zhou Hongguang began to lead the bomber unit to participate in the war.

By the end of the war, Zhou Hongguang had a total of about 400 crews and 250 bombers.

If all these bombers were deployed at once, they could drop 200 tons of bombs on the enemy, which is about 10 times the firepower of all Lan Fang artillery units combined.

Japan is also currently vigorously developing its air force...

This "vigorous" is questionable. The Japanese have no engines, no fuselages, no wings, no aerial bombs, no pilots...

Nothing!

Compared with Lan Fang, the Japanese aircraft are currently about the same as kites.