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Although the Japanese decided to give the captured automatic rifles to the Germans, this does not mean that the Japanese are prepared to give the rifles to the Germans for nothing. After all, the Japanese are not like China or the United States, who have a big family and a big business and can do whatever they want. to send a lot of things to others
In fact, the Japanese were planning to use this automatic rifle to exchange some much-needed technology from the Germans. After all, Germany during this period was indeed much stronger than Japan in terms of technology, and Japan did have a lot of technology that needed to be obtained from Germany. introduction
As for using submarines or something, is it dangerous to send rifles to Germany
In fact, Japan and Germany often did this in history
Historically, due to the scarcity of tungsten ore and other resources, Germany’s main sources of tungsten ore at that time were Spain, Portugal, China and Japan. After the war between China and Japan, the line with China was cut off.
On the other hand, because Japan occupied Southeast Asia at the time, Japan often used submarines to carry tungsten ore and other resources to Germany.
In this time and space, due to the friendly relations between Germany and China, the Germans did not need to do this. After all, they can already meet their demand for scarce resources such as oil and tungsten ore by importing from China.
However, after China stopped its resource exports to Germany, Germany’s situation became much more difficult.
In fact, Germany now relies on the resources it reserves for support when the transaction can still be carried out. On the other hand, it is also increasing its efforts to exploit various domestic materials.
But the speed of advancement is not as fast as the speed of exit
So just like in history, the Japanese began to use submarines to transport the supplies they lacked to the Germans, and the Germans also reported on this transaction
So far, more than half a year has passed, and transactions between Japan and Germany have been going on for quite some time. There are very few accidents in these incidents, which is one of the reasons why the Japanese can feel relieved.
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On the other hand, after learning about the automatic rifles, the Germans also sent people to wait for the arrival of Japanese submarines at the port.
Unlike in history, because they have been in contact with China for more time, the Germans are more or less accepting of the Chinese's emphasis on firepower.
The stg44 assault rifle is one of the epoch-making achievements in the history of modern infantry. It was the first automatic rifle to use short-cartridge intermediate-power bullets and be equipped on a large scale. In later generations, this automatic rifle can also be called thunderous. Of course, there is quite a lot of controversy surrounding this automatic rifle.
Experiments have proven that the standard rifle ammunition of the early 20th century was too powerful for automatic rifles. Automatic rifles had difficulty controlling accuracy during continuous shooting, and were heavy and inconvenient to carry by individual soldiers. In the late 1930s, the German Army began to study the power of automatic rifles. Smaller short-cartridge ammunition. The use of short-cartridge ammunition can combine the characteristics of a submachine gun with a fully automatic rifle, keeping the characteristics of the rifle being light and easy to control in burst shooting.
With firearms designer Louis Schmeisser as the program designer, Heinel Company began to design automatic rifles using short cartridge ammunition. In 1941, after repeated experiments, Germany successfully developed a 7.92x33 mm short cartridge. Its length was longer than that of the then. The German 7.92x57mm standard rifle bullet was shortened, the warhead was light, the gunpowder was reduced, and the effective range was shortened accordingly. This type of short bullet was called an intermediate-power bullet, and a new automatic rifle based on this short bullet was quickly developed.
In 1942, the Heinel Company designed a prototype gun mkb42mkb using 7.92x33mm short bullets. It is the abbreviation of German maskarabiner, which means: the automatic carbine was selected by the German government after testing. The gun adopts the gas-guided automatic principle bolt deflection locking method. After the bullet is fired, the gunpowder gas is guided out of the barrel into the gas tube to drive the piston to drive the bolt action, complete the ejection of the ejection case, and load the bullet. The gas tube is located above the barrel and extends to near the muzzle to select single or continuous shooting modes. The curved magazine with a capacity of 30 rounds, the ammunition supply, the receiver and other parts are manufactured using the stamping process for easy production and low cost. The prototype gun was produced in small batches and sent to the Eastern Front battlefield for actual combat testing. The enhanced firepower density and good reliability made it was welcomed by front line troops
However, Hitler banned the production of this gun because of his too old-fashioned ideas, saying that the weapon could not hit enemies four hundred yards away. In order to bypass the interference of Nazi Germany's head of state Hitler's order to stop the development of the gun, it successfully put it into mass production. It borrowed the submachine gun. naming method, named mp43
In fact, many people know very well that as a manual rifle, the Mauser kar98k is quite good. Multi-purpose is one of the reasons why the kar98k rifle has such a wide service life. The kar98k has high shooting accuracy. It is equipped with 4x and 6x optics. After the scope, it can be used as an excellent sniper rifle.A total of nearly 130,000 kar98k sniper rifles have been produced and equipped with troops. There are also quite a few kar98k with better accuracy that have been selected and modified into sniper rifles. They are equipped with scopes and frames in the form of zf394x scopes. Scope, zf424x scope, kar98k can be equipped with a grenade launcher to launch grenades
Although the kar98k has excellent performance, as opponents on the battlefield are equipped with semi-automatic rifles, the Germans realize that this manual rifle is outdated and have successively launched ge.g44 assault rifles. However, their production and appearance time cannot replace the kar98k. The kar98k has always been Produced until Nazi Germany's defeat and surrender
The MP43 simplified the production process in order to increase production, and avoided fine craftsmanship during the war, and the appearance also appeared rough. In 1944, the gun was improved, and Hitler announced that the MP43 would be named the MP44. This automatic rifle has the fierce firepower of a submachine gun, and can even The recoil is small and easy to control when firing. At a range of 400 meters, the shooting accuracy is relatively good, the power is close to that of an ordinary rifle, and it is light and easy to carry. It is a combination of the performance characteristics of a rifle and a submachine gun. It has been widely praised by frontline troops. April 6, 1944 On the 1st, after noticing the evaluation of the gun from the army, Hitler ordered the production of the gun to be prioritized and officially renamed it himself. Thinking that because Nazi Germany was on the verge of defeat, the gun had produced 400,000 units by the end of the war, so the stg44 was not available. Universal equipment for the German army
In fact, the Germans are also currently designing automatic rifles
The reason why the Germans are still equipped with Mauser rifles is simply because they thought before the war that the Mauser rifle alone was enough. Yes, it was enough. After all, they only relied on the Mauser rifle. Rifles and Panzer II tanks swept across Europe
Although the current situation in Moscow is not very good, and Army Group Center has even been driven out of Moscow, the Germans still believe that the current Mauser rifles alone are enough. Well, in fact, this German is just Hitler himself. That's it, other Germans are still envious of semi-automatic rifles, especially those supported by the Chinese government to the Russians
Although the current Germans think that only Mauser rifles are enough, this does not mean that the Germans are not interested in automatic rifles. After all, the Germans also know more about automatic rifles, and the Germans themselves are also researching automatic rifles. The rifle can obtain samples made by the Chinese, which will also be helpful to its own manufacturing plan.
On the other hand, China and Germany have now become enemy countries. If we can obtain weapons developed by the Chinese at this time, it will also be helpful to understand China's strength.
Of course the Germans are also worried about what kind of weapons they should use in exchange with the Chinese
jet plane?
Although jet aircraft are not very popular with Hitler in Germany, the situation of the Germans is not bad after all, and it is impossible to exchange jet aircraft with the Japanese
Tank?
The Germans’ tank technology is of course nothing to say, but these tanks, which often weigh forty or fifty tons, are by no means suitable for the Japanese. Even if these technologies are exchanged with the Japanese, I am afraid Japan will not have so many resources for manufacturing.
As for the Air Force, the Germans and the Japanese have actually exchanged design drawings for many aircraft types.
As for naval technology
Let’s not mention technologies such as battleships and battlecruisers. If it comes to aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft, I’m afraid the Germans don’t have as much say as the Japanese.
After all, the Germans do not attach importance to naval technology like Japan
As for those doomsday technologies, it will take at least one or two years for Germany to have doomsday technologies
So in the end the Germans decided to use submarine technology to exchange with the Japanese
As a major submarine country, Germany’s submarine technology is still quite advanced. Although Japan today pays more attention to the application of submarines than in history, it is obviously unable to be more advanced than Germany.
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"How about it?"
After capturing a piece of high ground, Luo Zheng, who was standing on the high ground, said to his companions:
"It's still a little bit"
So saying that, a shell roared over their heads and landed on a Japanese position in the distance.
The huge howitzer shells almost flattened the entire high ground of the Japanese position. However, when other national defense forces launched an offensive on the position, they found that there were still so many Japanese troops on the position.
"Damn it, why are these Japanese like a bunch of leeks"
Looking at the Japanese who couldn’t be killed by the explosion, Luo Zheng complained like this
However, listening to Luo Zheng’s words, they??My companions don’t know what to say either.
"After all, generally speaking, as long as there is a little bit of defensive technology, it is still not very possible to deal with the opponent with the air force alone.
After Wang Yaowu, Dai Anlan and others landed in Taiwan, they mainly adopted the four tactics of blockade and isolation, paralysis of the system, seizing the periphery and annihilating the enemy by division. At the same time, these four tactics are also the most common four tactics in urban warfare.
The so-called blockade and isolation is basically the first step in an offensive campaign, which is to cut off the connection between the enemy city and its friendly neighbors, cut off all external assistance to the city, and create conditions for the final annihilation of the local defenders or forcing them to surrender.
At this point, Wang Yaowu and Dai Anlan not only caused the few remaining cities in Taiwan to encourage each other, but even with the help of the navy and air force, the entire island of Taiwan was cut off from Japan——Of course This is also related to the fact that the Japanese know that Taiwan can no longer be taken back and intend to give it up.
On the other hand, if you want to achieve blockade and isolation, you mainly need to start from three points
The first is to implement a blockade on all aspects of the city scheduled to be captured. The second is to "node" the city's defenders to keep in touch with the outside world, and to remove the nails that hinder the blockade. These nodes are generally on the periphery of the city. towns and villages as well as major commanding heights, etc.
As for the third, it is to cut off the supply lines that the defending troops rely on for survival, such as highways, railways and waterway transportation. During the blockade, it is necessary to combine the force blockade, fire blockade and engineering obstacle blockade to improve the blockade. Effect
Of course, these claims about the mere island of Taiwan are still a bit exaggerated, but for the sake of caution, and most importantly for military training, Wang Yaowu and the others still did it
As for the second step, which is to paralyze the system, it is to weaken the local combat capabilities through continuous and fierce fire strikes so that one can more easily seize the city
It is relatively easy at this point. After all, in this era there are only a few relatively limited means such as artillery and bombing.
As for the third point, it is to seize the periphery of the city.
The defensive side usually relies on favorable terrain such as peripheral towns, villages and mountains to consolidate a solid defense system, so it must first seize the opponent's peripheral defensive positions.
And the last point after seizing the enemy's peripheral positions is to annihilate the enemy in zones
At the same time, this is also the most complex and difficult
When attacking an urban area, we usually first prepare firepower and then concentrate our superior forces to carry out a multi-channel assault to annihilate the enemy defenders in the urban area.
This may seem easy, but it is the most difficult and the bloodiest at the same time, because the enemy cannot sit there and wait for you to separate them, so you can only fight with the enemy street by district.
Fortunately, there were no larger cities in Taiwan at this time, so the National Defense Forces did not suffer too many casualties. Wang Yaowu and others also accumulated a lot of experience through rehearsals in this area.
But at the same time, after capturing the entire Taiwan, the National Defense Forces also paid a considerable price
When the normal battle ends, according to rough statistics from the National Defense Forces, the number of casualties and missing National Defense Forces has reached more than 100,000. In such a battle, missing often means death, or even being broken into pieces
Of course, the Japanese losses will only be greater than those of the National Defense Force. After all, there are more than 100,000 Japanese troops in Taiwan, and the Japanese army at this time is still relatively elite, so few Japanese troops are willing to surrender, and most of them are fighting in urban battles. The Wehrmacht fought to the death
When it came to those Taiwanese Japanese troops, many of them surrendered in the end
The recovery of Taiwan naturally aroused national celebrations in the country. Although many people in the country still have some opinions about being hostile to Japan, they are still very happy about the recovery of Taiwan. After all, it is also China's lost land.
In fact, there are many people in China who have objections to such a piece of lost land that has been retained overseas.
However, while the country was celebrating, the losses in the Taiwan War also sounded a wake-up call to Yan Guang and others
"Taiwan alone has cost more than 100,000 casualties. So how many casualties will it cost when we attack the Japanese mainland???"
Although the General Staff is just a rough estimate, they also believe that it will reach at least one million, and there may be more. After all, it is an island where tens of millions of Japanese live, and according to the urine of the Japanese, it is estimated that the entire population It is very likely that they will all fight
Of course, there is nothing to be afraid of if all the people are soldiers. After all, even if all the people are soldiers, the Japanese will not be able to come up with enough weapons to equip tens of millions of people. Don’t you see that Japan in later generations will all use bamboo swords and bamboo spears?
The key is that if every??The Japanese all have a grenade strapped to them
"Iraq in future generations will dare to do something like meat and eggs, but no one can guarantee that Japan will not be like this now.
However, Yan Guangdao was not too worried about this, because he had never considered attacking the Japanese mainland. After all, if he did so, the casualties would be too great. At the same time, if Japan's overseas wings could be cut off first , if the Japanese mainland is bombed with atomic bombs and other weapons, it is very likely that Japan will be forced to land even if the army is not sent to attack the Japanese mainland.
In this case, why waste human lives
Of course, these Yan Guang will never talk to those who are not high enough. After all, weapons such as atomic bombs are still classified as top secret so far.
Of course, short- and medium-range missiles that can carry atomic bombs are the secrets among secrets
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"What did Miller say from the Americans?"
While the Russians and Chinese were still celebrating the victory in the defense of Moscow and the recovery of Taiwan, Churchill was chewing his cigar in Whitehall, London, and asked his staff:
It can be seen that Churchill is in a very irritable mood right now.
When Miller heard Churchill’s question, he shook his head.
"The Americans expressed their opposition to the Chinese actions, butit seems that they are not willing to stand up against the Chinese, so they rejected our request to come forward"
"There is nothing we can do about it, Your Excellency"
Hearing what Miller said, Lord Beaverbrook said with a wry smile.
"Right now, the Japanese combined fleet is rampant in the Pacific. Although the Americans' strength has recovered somewhat, they are still not sure of defeating the Japanese. So now the Americans must rely on the Chinese. Naturally, the Americans are not willing to do so. Stand up for this issue…”
"But"
Hearing what Lord Beaverbrook said, Leo Amory said loudly
“Haven’t the Americans considered the issue of checking and balancing the Chinese after the war?”
It’s no wonder that Leo Amory’s reaction was so intense. The reason is simple. Because Leo Amory is the Minister of India and Burma, Leo Amory’s reaction will naturally be intense when it comes to his own affairs.
Secretary of State for India, abbreviated as iary, also translated as Secretary of India, was a cabinet position created for the direct rule of India by the British in 1858. He led the Ministry of Indian Affairs until 1935. This position also held the Ministry of Burma Affairs, and was renamed India at the same time. Secretary of State for India and Burma, also translated as Secretary of State for India and Burma
Historically, the Department of Indian Affairs was discontinued with the Indian Revolution in 1947, and the position was repeatedly renamed Secretary of Burmese Affairs. However, it was abolished due to the Burmese Revolution the following year, and Leo Amory was the British Minister from 1940 to 1945. minister of indian and burmese affairs
As for Leo? Why is Amory so fierce
After the Chinese-led Allied Forces captured Bangkok, a considerable number of Thai troops and guerrillas surrendered due to King Rama VIII still having considerable influence and the defeat of the original Thai government. Thai government supported by social government
Under this circumstance, while He Zhuguo continued to sweep away other Thais who were still loyal to the original government, he also ordered his troops to continue to advance in the direction of Myanmar.
At this time, great chaos also occurred in areas such as Myanmar and India
Originally, before the National Defense Forces attacked Thailand, the coalition forces composed of Japan and Thailand had been advancing towards the hinterland of India. In addition, the Japanese army also used its superior navy to land in Sri Lanka, and used it as a transit point to land in places such as Chennai
The Japanese army on the other side, after capturing Bengal, had also captured Nagpur.
However, as Thailand was attacked by the coalition forces and the National Defense Forces, the Thai troops who originally fought with the Japanese army in India had to start returning to Thailand one by one. After all, Thailand is their hometown, and they have to save their home first. , and then we can talk about other matters
And when Bangkok fell, many Thai soldiers began to loyal to the government
In this case, the Japanese troops, who were originally friendly forces with the Thai troops, naturally became enemies
So disarmament incidents against the Japanese troops quickly occurred in Burma, Bangladesh and other places. Of course, the Japanese were not vegetarians, so naturally, fierce fights broke out between the two sides.
Since the Japanese have more combat effectiveness, but the Thais have the advantage in numbers, there is no way to say who suffers more.
And on the Indian side, because most of the people fighting in India areIn the original Japanese Expeditionary Force and the follow-up support troops in Japan, Thais did not make up the majority there, so it was the Thais who were disarmed.
Moreover, because it is far away from the mainland, there are also a considerable number of Thai troops who continue to be loyal to the original Thai government.
Of course, no matter what, this situation still brought great confusion to the Japanese army and the Thai army, and also caused the Japanese to have to pause their pace.
In addition, it should be noted here that because the British needed to transport a large amount of resources out of India in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the British built a large amount of infrastructure in India, especially railways, etc.
In 858, the British passed the "Improving Indian Administration Act" to abolish the East India Company, and the Secretary of State for Indian Affairs took over all its powers, and established the Indian government headed by the Governor-General of India. India then entered an era of direct rule by the British. Indians often say that the British Only three things were left to them: English, Parliament and Railways
Years later, someone put forward a report on building a railway in India. However, many British colonists at that time doubted that it was necessary to build a railway in India, a country full of ascetics and beggars. Can they afford the fare? Do they need to improve their pace of life? Most importantly, will they choose trains instead of bullock carts to travel? Caste system is also a big trouble. Will people allow "Untouchables" and "Brahmins" to sit side by side in a train? "Untouchables" and "Brahmins" are different social classes divided in the Indian caste system.
In 1843, Lord Dalhousie advocated the construction of railways. Dalhousie said: "The great railway system will completely change this country under the scorching sun. Its glory and value will surpass the aqueducts of Rome, the pyramids of Egypt, and the Great Wall of China." , and Mughal temples and palaces”
Leaving aside whether what he said is true or not, India was the first Asian country to start the railway era. It was built 9 years ahead and 3 years ahead.
By 1920, the operating length of Indian railways exceeded 60,000 kilometers, becoming the largest railway network system in Asia and the second largest in the world at that time.
In fact, until the 1990s, India had the largest railway in Asia
Until 1996, the operating mileage of China's railways reached 65,000 kilometers, surpassing the 63,000 kilometers of Indian railways for the first time, becoming the largest railway network in Asia.
By the way, until now, India has 64,015 kilometers of railways
In other words, in the past few decades, Indians have probably only built a few thousand kilometers of railways, and the remaining 60,000 kilometers were all built by the British. This is why Indians say The British left them only three things: English, Parliament and the cause of the railways…
But precisely because of this, India's developed railways have brought great convenience to the Japanese. Because the Japanese only need to occupy a port on the coast of India, they can obtain very convenient logistics through the railways originally owned by India. measure
In fact, India during this period was much more developed in terms of infrastructure than China at the same time in history.
Of course, it is precisely for this reason that the Japanese can advance at such a fast pace, because the Japanese do not need to worry about infrastructure problems like those in history.
The infrastructure facilities built by the British to export resources from India provided the Japanese with too much convenience
Damn, when I was playing Steel 3, I always wondered why India's infrastructure was so developed. Later I realized that India had the second largest railway transportation network in the world. In terms of infrastructure, it was naturally far ahead of China at that time, and even reached It is in sync with Europe, but in the past few decades after India's independence, it has been resting on its original laurels, that is, the railways built by the British. In addition, Indians have a magical hobby, which is to use the toilet on the railways. …
Of course, the Japanese have not encountered some special problems
For example, the Ganges River water
The Ganges River is a major river in South Asia, flowing through northern India and Bangladesh. It originates from the Bhagirati River, the source of the Ganges, in the western Himalayas, and the Alaknanda River originates from Ganggodri and other glaciers in Uttarakhand, India. It crosses the plains of North India, flows through Uttar Pradesh to join its largest tributary, the Yamuna River, and then flows through Bihar and West Bengal. Finally, it divides into multiple tributaries and flows into the Bay of Bengal. One of them is the Hooghly River near Kolkata, and The main one is the Padma River that enters Bangladesh. After entering Bangladesh, it joins the Brahmaputra River and flows into the Bay of Bengal in the lower reaches of the Jamuna River in Bangladesh. The section where it enters the sea is called the Meghna River.
Not counting the tributary Brahmaputra River and above, the Ganges is 510 kilometers long and has a drainage area of ??910,000 square kilometers, accounting for one-third of the country's land area. The Ganges is also among the top 20 rivers in the world in terms of water flow. One of the riversThe Ganges River Basin is the most populated river basin in the world. More than 400 million people live in the Ganges River Basin, with a population density of more than 1,000 people per square mile.
The Ganges River is regarded as a holy river by Hindus and is also the lifeblood needed for residents around the river to maintain their daily lives. There is also a deity called the "Ganges Goddess" in Hinduism. In addition, the Ganges River was rated as the five most polluted rivers in 2007. The fecal coliforms measured in the water in Varanasi are more than 100 times higher than the standard value set by the Indian government.
The reason for this result is that Indians love to throw things into the Ganges River.
Many Indians believe that the Ganges originates from Manasarovar, the holy lake in Japan. The Indians call it Manas Lake and regard it as a holy river. They believe that immersing in the Ganges can cure a person's sins. Wash away; scatter the ashes of people after cremation into the river. Some people directly throw the dead body, relics and funeral items into the river and let them drift. They believe that this can help the deceased have a good afterlife, and even obtain "liberation" early. Many pious people Believers will make pilgrimages to the Ganges, bathe in the river and meditate on the river banks.
Therefore, due to the above-mentioned traditional habits that are difficult to restrain, the environment of the Ganges River is still extremely dirty. Often, there are floating corpses passing by not far from those who bathe in the holy water in the Ganges River, and people remain calm.
In addition to wastewater pollution, 80% of diseases and one-third of deaths in India are related to water-borne diseases. In addition, at least one million people die every year in India due to drinking water sanitation problems, that is, dysentery and so on
Although the Japanese are relatively beastly, because Indians are naturally more submissive, or docile, the Japanese have not done too many things of burning, killing, looting, etc. in India. Of course, it is impossible not to do so.
But on the other hand, the Japanese are also human beings, so after touching the water of the Ganges, many Japanese knelt in front of the water of the Ganges——especially when some Japanese, after hearing about the Indians, I proudly told the history of the Ganges, and therefore quoted some Ganges water, but in the end I saw several corpses floating down from the upper reaches of the Ganges
Although the Japanese have always been known as beasts, they obviously cannot accept such a heavy taste.
From a certain point of view, the Ganges River water may even pose a greater obstacle to the Japanese army than the British and Indian troops.
Especially the non-combat casualties caused by the Ganges River water are more than those killed all the way from Myanmar.
In addition, although the data on Ganges water is from later generations, from the Spanish flu pandemic, India had more than 10 million deaths, ranking first in the world, and we can see what the sanitary conditions in India are like.
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The Japanese are like wolves and tigers, but the British have no way to expel the Japanese from India, because now the only forces of the British are fighting the Germans in the UK and North Africa. What is left is Power has also been concentrated in India
As for the continent that the British have longed for? Although the Americans have decided to join the war after Pearl Harbor, it is a pity that the losses at Pearl Harbor are far greater than in history. Therefore, according to the estimates of the Americans, it may take more time to reach the level of being able to counterattack. longer time
Even so, it does not mean that the British welcome the arrival of the Chinese
In the eyes of the British, the Japanese are just a pack of wolves, a pack of meat-eating wolves
But the Chinese are a tiger, a tiger that will swallow the whole of India
To the British, Japan is indeed strong, but its economic and industrial foundation determines that Japan cannot be compared with countries like the United States, Russia, and the United Kingdom, and of course countries like Germany.
In history, the main reason why Japan was able to achieve success was the incompetence and weakness of the Chinese government at that time, and the fact that there was no truly powerful country in East Asia.
Therefore, for the British, even if the Japanese swallow up India, as long as the British win at the end of the war, there is still a great chance of taking India back.
But China is different. It can be seen from China's attitude towards Russia. How greedy China is for land. If China steps into India, it will be very difficult to claim India back in the future. Got it
You must know that China is not comparable to Japan. Not only is China's population more than ten times that of Japan, but its land area is not comparable to Japan. Even in terms of industry, especially steel production, it has reached Japan's more than ten times
It is precisely for this reason that the British decided to ask Americans for help
Because in this world, if there are still countries that can compete with China, they are only Germany, which is sweeping across Europe, and the United States, which is dominating North America.
As for Russia?, Russia originally had such strength, but unfortunately after being cut off a lot of flesh by Yan Guang and being severely beaten by Hitler, the Russians would not have this ability if they did not regain their strength.
However, the Americans responded very coldly to the British request for help.
This was beyond the expectations of the British, but Churchill himself seemed to understand something
"Should we start taking action"
Churchill said this as he bit the cigar in his mouth with an ugly look on his face.
Churchill understood very well that as the world's most powerful country and a country with colonies all over the world, Britain was so hated.
When Britain was still the world's most powerful country, this naturally didn't matter. After all, the British strength group at that time was not as powerful as the United States in later generations that could overwhelm other powers in the world, but Britain at that time was still very strong.
But the problem is that after two wars, Britain's strength has seriously declined. Under such circumstances, the colonies that originally belonged to Britain have naturally attracted people's attention
First, there were the colonies in the Western Hemisphere that China demanded, and then there was the Lend-Lease law implemented by the United States. Each of these was aimed at the British colonies.
There is also the "national self-determination" pursued by Americans
Like a knife, it was stabbed into the chest of the British with the most colonies.
"I'm afraid that after the war is over, the British Empire will not only be unable to restore its former glory, but will also fall into disintegration"
The disintegration in Churchill’s mind naturally refers to colonies all over the world, but today’s British Isles actually have big problems.
However, what Churchill couldn't figure out was what was the reason that made the United States choose its current attitude. Churchill knew Roosevelt and understood that he was definitely not a person without vision, and it was impossible not to see the threat from the Chinese in the future.
unless…
"Unless the Chinese agree to certain conditions, the Americans acquiesce to the Chinese sending troops to India"
Thinking of this, Churchill frowned
"Sure enough, the big tree attracts the wind and attracts too many people's attention"
After all, in Churchill’s view, today’s China may not be any better than Russia, and it is also one of the targets of his vigilance To be continued)
Chapter 475 of 1908: Iron Ambition: Send Troops to India
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