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Text Chapter 757 The Impact of Sanctions

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    Precisely because he was worried about being used as a scapegoat, the new Chief of Staff of the Kwantung Army had been resolutely opposed to Umezu Yoshijiro's crazy military expansion plan when he first took office, especially the recruitment of so-called soldiers without the consent of the base camp.  The practice of replenishing demobilized soldiers for active service is even more fiercely opposed.

    But after General Umezu Yoshijiro's move was acquiesced in disguise by the base camp, this guy who was extremely good at adapting to the situation suddenly changed his mind and worked hard for General Umezu Yoshijiro. Even the man who used the funds of the puppet government,  It was he who proposed and presided over the implementation of the plan to purchase German trophies.

    After all, this guy is an artilleryman, and he is the most outstanding artillery expert in the Japanese military. Although his ability to lead the overall situation is somewhat lacking, he has been engaged in artillery for many years and has presided over the introduction of Japanese artillery technology for many years. This guy still has very vicious eyes.  We still have a good understanding of the development of artillery technology in the West.

    Although I hate this guy's clumsy style, I am also quite dissatisfied with this guy's ability. I think his ability is far inferior to that of his predecessor, Lieutenant General Iimura Jo, but looking at the man behind this guy,  As a land minister, General Umezu Yoshijiro could only endure this shameless guy.

    Although he has the support of the emperor, General Umezu Yoshijiro thinks it is better not to offend the narrow-minded Prime Minister behind him at the moment. Otherwise, although that guy does not dare to conflict with the emperor, it will embarrass himself too much, but that guy will definitely retaliate for his flaws.  , will definitely get some small shoes for himself and even the Kwantung Army to wear in other matters to regain his face,

    Fortunately, although this guy has a very annoying personality, his abilities are at least not unacceptably low, and his mouth is not like the guy behind him who likes to shoot off random firecrackers. He doesn't care what he says.  , and in the process of the Kwantung Army recovering its strength, it did several things that satisfied itself.

    At least the Kwantung Army was able to quickly make up for the large number of artillery losses last year when domestic production capacity could not keep up. Especially without using the army's precious funds, it was able to quickly close the gap in heavy equipment.  At this point, Umezu Yoshijiro is quite satisfied.

    But today, General Umezu Yoshijiro can break his habit of never entertaining military officers of all levels at his official residence after taking office, and bring this man whom he does not appreciate and who he considers to be too incompetent compared to his predecessor, Lieutenant General Iimura Jo.  The reason why many chiefs of staff summoned him to his official residence to discuss matters was not that General Umezu Yoshijiro completely changed his attitude towards this guy, but because he received a top-secret telegram from the Tokyo base camp yesterday.

    Just when General Umezu Yoshijiro was preparing to avenge his humiliation, an extremely strong-worded telegram came from the base camp yesterday. Because the supplementary plan was progressing smoothly, General Umezu Yoshijiro's adrenaline was once extremely high.  It was as if a basin of ice water had been poured on me during my junior year, and I slid down quickly.

    In the telegram from the base camp, the Kwantung Army was repeatedly asked to at least temporarily abandon its plan to advance northward and fight the decisive battle with the Anti-Japanese Alliance, and seize the time to stock up on ammunition and supplies to cope with the changes in the international situation. Although the base camp did not say it explicitly, it also told General Umezu between the lines that Japan  The Germans, our allies, will make a big move this year.

    Therefore, the meaning of the base camp is that the Kwantung Army can make certain preparations for the decisive battle northward with the Anti-Japanese Alliance, but it is not an urgent task. All plans can wait until the international situation changes and the Soviet Union itself cannot be protected behind the Anti-Japanese Alliance.  Execute again,

    Sending troops at that time will be cooperating with the German allies and fulfilling their obligations as an ally. For Japan, it will not have to face the huge military power of the Soviet Union alone, which can greatly reduce the losses that may be caused to Japan.  For Japan, it can be said that it is a matter of killing two birds with one stone.

    The base camp believes that as long as it loses the full support of the Soviet Union, it is not difficult to eliminate the currently strong Anti-Japanese Alliance. However, the base camp also believes that if the current war against the Soviet Union is entirely borne by Japan, it will not be a problem for the current deep-seated civil war in China.  For Japan, this is not a good thing.

    Instead of independently undertaking the war against the Soviet Union and Japan bearing all the pressure, it would be better to wait for the European allies to take action and the Soviet troops stationed in the Far East to move westward before taking action. In this way, the resistance that the Japanese army may encounter will be much smaller. At the same time,  Necessary losses on the battlefield will also be reduced to a range acceptable to Japan's national strength.

    Moreover, the base camp clearly informed Umezu Yoshijiro in the telegram that the United States has begun to impose economic sanctions and embargoes on Japan. Japan, which relies heavily on imported resources from the United States, is now experiencing a shortage of strategic resources. If it wants to carry out large-scale operations, it needs  A long process of material hoarding,

    Especially last month, the U.S. government summoned the Japanese ambassador to the United States and announced in a high-profile manner that it would continue to?In addition to maintaining the export license system implemented last year and a ban on the export of aircraft and parts, a complete suspension of exports of brass and all brass products to Japan at the beginning of the year, and a ban on the export of steel products and aviation gasoline, etc.,

    If Japan does not stop its so-called aggressive ambitions and accept the conditions of the Americans, the U.S. government will completely stop exporting all petroleum products to Japan this year, including basic crude oil, when the Americans deem it appropriate. In other words, the Americans  Prepare so that the Japanese will not get a drop of oil anymore,

    Although the Americans did not say clearly when the appropriate time will be, the Japanese also know that if they do not follow what the Americans say, such sanctions will be launched in the shortest possible time, and the Americans announced this  Sanctions are undoubtedly an ultimatum to the Japanese.

    The Dutch and British governments, which occupy Southeast Asia, another important source of oil for Japan, are now extremely tough. The Dutch East Indies government even used the excuse that Japan and Germany, which invaded and occupied its homeland, were allies.  The United States announced that it would stop all exports of oil and strategic metals to Japan, including rubber that Japan urgently needs.

    With the support of the Americans, the colonial government of British Burma also changed from its weakness under heavy pressure from Japan last year. It summoned the Japanese envoy to Rangoon and announced that if Japan continued to maintain its current aggressive posture, the British colonial government of Burma would freeze all  Japan exports, including all strategic resources such as oil and rubber,

    Faced with the drastic changes in the international situation, the base camp requested the Kwantung Army in the telegram. Before the base camp has decided on the next strategic goal, the Kwantung Army should hoard its strength and stick to the front line in order to protect the industrial areas and major grain-producing areas in southern Manchuria. As for the  When to advance north, we have to wait for the decision from the base camp. The Kwantung Army must not act without permission at present.

    The base camp repeatedly emphasized in the telegram that this was the will of His Majesty the Emperor. Umezu Yoshijiro had no choice but to accept this reluctantly. For Umezu Yoshijiro, who had always considered himself the most loyal samurai to the Emperor, the Emperor's holy will was God.  It is absolutely impossible for him to disobey the emperor's holy will.

    And he has always considered himself a regular soldier. Unlike other Japanese soldiers who regard interference in politics as a common practice, Umezu Yoshijiro, who hates military interference in politics, hates the Japanese army very much, especially the style of the army that always defeats superiors. He went to the Kwantung Army  The first thing he did after that was to rectify the officers and put a stop to this trend.

    Therefore, even if the base camp did not mention in the telegram that this was the Emperor's Holy Judgment, he would not be prepared to overpower his superiors and come to Tokyo like his colleagues who violated the will of the base camp and expanded the scope of the war without permission in the early days of the Sino-Japanese War.  a fait accompli,

    After receiving the telegram from the base camp, although Umezu Yoshijiro was a little reluctant, the grim reality described in the telegram, coupled with the fact that he used his personal connections to privately obtain from the mainland the news about the quarrel between the south and north troops from the top military officials, made him deeply aware of the situation.  Feeling worried, as a senior officer of the Japanese army, he clearly knows what the current actions of the Americans mean to Japan.

    Especially among the top brass of the Japanese army, he is even less optimistic about the current trend of the southward march gaining the upper hand. Marching southward means that there will inevitably be a conflict with the United States. Once a war breaks out with the United States, will Japan be able to gain the upper hand?  Umezu Yoshijiro was far less optimistic than his colleagues in Tokyo.

    Eighty percent of Japan's annual oil consumption comes from the United States, and the remaining 13% comes from the Dutch East Indies Colonies. The rest, except for a small amount provided by the South Sakhalin oil field, comes from the British Empire.  Myanmar relies 100% on imports not only for oil, but also for rubber, tin, and other strategic metals needed to sustain the war.

    The governments of the United States, Britain and the Netherlands announced a freeze on exports to Japan, especially strategic metals and oil exports, which almost dealt a fatal blow to the Japanese military's ability to sustain war. Although Japan's domestic energy consumption is still dominated by coal, this is only for civilian use.  The consumption of oil is the blood of a modern army, especially the huge navy that Japan needs to survive. Without the supply of oil, those warships will be no different from scrap metal.

    Without oil, the modern military equipment of the Japanese army would almost become a pile of scrap iron. Without the strategic metals needed to manufacture weapons steel and precision machinery and equipment, Japan's military industry would be paralyzed. Without nickel and chromium, Japan would  Qualified steel for guns and armor will no longer be manufactured.

    Losing the source of oil and rare strategic metals would be a fatal blow to Japan's war potential. However, if the United States complies with the requirements of the United States and allows the Japanese to spit out the fat meat that they have already held in their mouths or even swallowed part of, the Japanese will be  No matter how hard it is to accept,

    Once this news came out, compared with the previous military forces who insisted on advancing north and completely defeated the Soviet Union's northward movement, in the United States,After the ?? government announced this statement, the number of southern troops who took advantage of the opportunity to occupy Southeast Asia in order to completely solve Japan's strategic metal and oil sources suddenly increased.

    Even some high-ranking officials believe that compared with going north, which has no major benefits except for the ice-covered Siberia, but paying a certain price, in the eyes of a considerable number of people in the military department, it has almost become a terra incognita.  Southeast Asia, which contains countless strategic resources that Japan urgently needs, is even more attractive.
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