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Volume 2 Growth Chapter 795 The Kidnapped Empire

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    At the turn of spring and autumn, the years are reincarnated. In 1939, the winter snow drifted down, covering the land of Central Europe in a magnificent and desolate silver gauze.  In this cold and bleak season, Germany with Berlin as the center is still a bustling and busy scene: factory machinery rumbles and whistles of trains and merchant ships sound, as if they are not affected by the natural climate at all.  Through the huge advancement in productivity brought about by the Industrial Revolution, human civilization has overcome the constraints of the natural seasons. At any time, they have been steadily moving forward on the road of transforming nature.  According to statistics from the economic department, Germany¡¯s national income is expected to exceed the 400 billion mark mark this year. Even taking into account the impact of currency depreciation during the economic crisis, its absolute total is still more than five times higher than the same period in 1912.  With this solid economic backing, Qingying implemented various strategies with ease: whether it was the transfer of old ships to the Dutch Navy or the equipment support to the Siberian Kingdom, Qingying was able to experience a historical experience.  The exhilarating feeling of being a rich American emperor.  Through this series of measures, Qingying constantly hinted that the Tokyo government should stop as soon as it gets better: with the overseas market brought by the colonial population of more than 20 million Han Bangzi and Philippine Monkey, Japan living on the island should also stop.  , live your own peaceful life.  However, Qingying¡¯s actions did not receive the expected rewards.  After more than 20 years of wrestling, the Japanese military has taken advantage of the rampant right-wing "patriotic" craze among the people to completely defeat the civilian forces that support partisan constitutionalism: just like in the Meiji era, soldiers have entered the court in large numbers, taking over the country's administration.  Power is also firmly held.  Unlike those monstrous heroes 40 years ago, most of the current Japanese military generals do not have the overall mind and wisdom of their ancestors to see the overall situation.  They have come all the way from the victory of the Qing Dynasty, the Russo-Japanese War, and the Japanese-American War.  Witness the rapid changes in our country and military.  While feeling huge pride and excitement.  His vision and thinking have also become increasingly arrogant, narrow-minded and biased.  From the perspective of the Japanese military, it already has a strong enough military force and is fully capable of obtaining the rights and interests the empire needs through real combat; and what can be obtained through diplomatic negotiations is far inferior to bayonets and bloodshed.  The results are stable.  Those weak and incompetent civilian diplomats have failed one after another in many previous negotiations: they originally took advantage of the Russian civil war 20 years ago to send troops and actually control a large area of ??eastern Russia, but they were as timid as mice.  However, under the pressure of Germany and the United States, the civilian government shamefully cowered and issued three consecutive orders to force the military to withdraw its troops.  He vomited out all the fat that had been eaten in his mouth.  When the rising sun flag slowly lowered from each town, every Japanese officer and soldier felt resentful and filled with serious dissatisfaction with the government.  Currently, Japan, which has won the war with Russia nearly 35 years ago, still has only one colony, Korea, on the Asian continent. This is undoubtedly a serious conflict with the inherent conquest strategy of "Manchuria-China-World" formulated during the Meiji era.  violation.  But this time, the army has accumulated a lot of preparations and vowed to get everything the Japanese Empire deserves; whether it is the government's obstruction or the resistance of foreign enemies, they will be completely crushed under the iron hoof of the army!  Under the guidance of this trend of thought.  The Japanese Kwantung Army stationed in North Korea quickly began to formulate a westward advance plan that it considered to be the "Great Journey."  Because the Manchuria area was full of wind and snow at this time, it was covered with ice for thousands of miles.  It was not suitable for large-scale army operations, so the Japanese military set the date of action at the beginning of the next spring.  Since the Kwantung Army had been stationed in North Korea for a long time and had already formed a strict system of its own, the Japanese base camp was not aware of the slightest movement of its hound.  In early March 1940, when the ice and snow melted in Manchuria and vegetation recovered, the Kwantung Army, which had been planning for a long time, concocted an extremely clumsy incident in which soldiers from the Northeast Army crossed the border and shot Japanese border guards; in less than ten hours, the troops were in full swing  Nearly 20 Japanese divisions crossed the Yalu River and swooped towards the deep inland where they had set foot twice but were forced to withdraw under external pressure.  The Kwantung Army claimed that the Northeast Army was the first to cross the border and launch a surprise attack, and that it could only be "forced to fight back."  The news that the Kwantung Army sent troops without authorization immediately caused a huge shock in the Japanese government.  The furious Minister of War, Gen. Sugiyama, roared at the meeting, vowing to teach the Kwantung Army Commander Umezu Yoshijiro an unforgettable lesson. He had visited Germany for several months two years ago and participated in the Berlin Victory Parade.  He has long been fully aware of the gap in military technology and industry between the two countries, and is now regarded as one of the few rational figures in the current Japanese military government.  At present, the sudden attack launched by the Kwantung Army in Manchuria has undoubtedly pushed Japan and Germany into a confrontational position; Germany had repeatedly expressed its attitude to Japan not to move westward, but the idiots under its command used  The actual action slapped the other party hard.  Although Yuan Sugiyama himself coveted the thousands of miles of fertile wilderness in Manchuria, he deeply understoodStrength is directly proportional to the rights and interests it obtains; now Japan's strength is far from being able to compete with Germany, and if it rashly pursues its own ill-gotten gains, the consequences can only be that it will fall to pieces on the cliff!  However, Yuan Sugiyama soon discovered with a mixture of alarm and anger that there were very few people who supported him in taking drastic measures to stop the Kwantung Army's actions.  The young men who were inexperienced in the world were all bright-eyed, as if they were eager to wait for this day to come; and the elders with similar qualifications to themselves also believed that although the Kwantung Army's move was reckless, it could achieve great results.  To expand Japan's interests, we should continue to do so.  Although dovish military personnel led by Prime Minister Mitsumasa Yoneuchi and Prime Minister Yoshida Zengo also opposed the Kwantung Army's move, they did not have the courage to stop the "rage" behavior of their hawks and dogs: under the pressure of Germany and the United States, they announced  Former Prime Minister Tomosaburo Kato, who withdrew from Siberia, resigned from his post just two months later under strong pressure from the army and domestic right-wing forces. He was branded a "traitor" and a "traitor" and was thoroughly criticized.  .  He was assassinated by far-right elements half a year later and has yet to recover his reputation.  At present, the right-wing craze in Japan is stronger than before, and the army is like a runaway horse galloping wildly. If you stand up and confront it head-on, wouldn't you be kicked by the opponent's hoof until your bones and tendons are broken, and your muscles will be broken?  The corpse fell to the ground?  Even though there are still a few people at the top of the Japanese government who keep their heads clear, in the face of the turbulent domestic trend, they can only choose to give up resistance and let this wave push them towards the bottomless depths.  The edge of the waterfall.  One day later, the Japanese government explained to the German Ambassador in Tokyo: The provocation launched by the Northeast Army against the Kwantung Army was clear in fact and evidence-based, and it was indeed an intentional act of war.  In order to defend itself, Japan had no choice but to take a preemptive strike; when the mastermind behind this incident was brought to justice, the Japanese army should cease all military operations in Manchuria.  "The Japanese really can't hold it in anymore." After receiving the telegram from the ambassador in Tokyo, Qingying couldn't help but sigh.  Historically, since the Huanggutun incident, the Japanese Empire has set a precedent for conquering the superior. Facing the behemoth army and the people of the country who may be angered at any time, the government can only choose to give in step by step, so that it is eventually defeated by the soldiers.  Completely kidnapped and thrown into a disastrous war that almost destroyed the country.  In this dimension, due to its special history and national conditions, Japan has finally embarked on this path of no return; in this case, it can only accept the fate of God and fight back this expansionist militaristic country.  The truth will prevent it from stirring up trouble in East Asia again!  At the imperial meeting held early the next morning, the German government passed a sanctions resolution imposing a material embargo on Japan.  After all, Japan's current expansion is not aimed at itself. It is impossible for Qingying to completely fall out with its former allies because of this incident, otherwise it will not be justified at home and abroad.  In addition, the medium-range strategic nuclear missile named V4 is still undergoing continuous test launches, and transporting this ultimate weapon from Germany to the ends of the earth more than 10,000 kilometers away also requires rigorous preparation and paving in advance.  According to Peenem¨¹nde's estimates, this type of missile will not be officially put into service until next year. Qingying has decided to gain victory at the minimum cost, so a laborious conventional war is not at all his first consideration.  "Let the situation continue to ferment first." After everyone in the meeting left, Qingying stood alone in front of the huge map and murmured.  The current situation is completely under his control. The first batch of German soldiers have secretly arrived near Vladivostok, and the Siberian Kingdom is also making various preparations to consolidate its southeastern defense line.  Although the area north of Heilongjiang is rich in resources, its allure is still inferior to that of densely populated Manchuria. Therefore, although the Japanese army is intolerant of conquering colonial countries, as long as they can understand the principle of eating in one bite, their goals  It will be placed in the south for a long time in the future, so as not to rashly make enemies in the north, and this will add some success to Qingying's plan.  If Japan does not act according to common sense, Qingying will have reason to send a "volunteer army" to fight in the Far East to maintain the bridgehead against the Japanese mainland.  The Siberian Railway has been opened to traffic for a long time, and its transportation capacity is no longer the same as during the Russo-Japanese War. With the quality and technical advantages of the German Army, destroying those horse dung is as easy as poking around in a bag!  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster! PS: Thanks to book friends Jin Crab and zhouyu1976 for the reward~~~
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