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Volume 2 Growth Chapter 797 Rushing into the Abyss

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    "Since four months ago, Dokoku has begun to provide weapons support to the Chinese army on a large scale. The Imperial Army has increasingly encountered the Chinese army equipped with Dokgo firearms, including tanks and mercenaries led by Dokgo.  This has caused serious obstacles to our offensive on the battlefield in China. It is precisely because of this blatant intervention by the independent country that the China government dared to repeatedly ignore the empire's peace proposals and choose to continue.  To continue the war, we must make the most resolute counterattack" Yoshijiro Umezu, commander of the Japanese Kwantung Army, wrote in his report to the base camp.  "The main force of the independent fleet began to gradually gather in the Far East. Half a year ago, they only had a small fleet stationed in Singapore, but now there are two large task force fleets gathered in Manila and Cam Ranh Bay; according to the information we have, the other side has a lot of  In order to prevent unexpected conflicts, the main force of the combined fleet has withdrawn from the South China Sea and focused on the coastal areas of China.  However, this is not a long-term solution to the current situation. As time goes by, the fleets of the independent countries rushing from Europe to the Far East will only become stronger and stronger, and will eventually form an overwhelming advantage over the combined fleet.  Compared with Lucia 35 years ago, today's independent navy's overall suppression of the combined fleet is even worse! In addition to the increasing expansion of the opponent's lineup, the combined fleet is also beginning to face fuel shortages!  The problem: If it is not resolved in time, we will be severely restricted from battleships to aircraft" Combined Fleet Commander Yamamoto Isoroku also wrote worriedly in the report.  Time has entered the Mid-Autumn Festival of 1940, and the situation in the Japanese base camp has become increasingly severe: this is not only due to the long-lasting mainland war situation ahead.  What's more, it lies in the oil embargo imposed on Japan by forces led by Germany.  Except Germany.  The Netherlands, which controlled Indonesia, and the United States, which had lost territory after the war, were both involved in this action: The Netherlands had been resisting the tremendous pressure from Japan to move south since the end of the Russo-Japanese War.  This time, it is obviously a pleasure to be able to follow behind Germany and attack this eager bandit; and the United States, which has already been relieved of its claws and teeth, faces the pressure from Germany, and can only advance and retreat with Germany in the field of oil embargo.  What's more, Germany has also offered tempting conditions that the U.S. government cannot refuse: As long as this joint sanctions succeed, Germany will ask Japan to significantly reduce its compensation requirements for the United States.  Under such coercion and inducement, how could the White House not give in immediately?  It was only then that the Japanese base camp finally felt a hint of tension and panic.  No matter North Korea, East Asia, the Philippines, or California controlled by them, they have not found any large oil fields that can support the operation of their war machines; the oil-producing areas of the United States are all in the interior and east, and it is really not even possible during the armistice.  Even Hawaii does not have the luxury of having all the capabilities of Japan.  And in the present.  The world's industrial civilization has already fully entered the petroleum era led by the internal combustion engine. Without the power of this black viscous liquid, any industrial country will suffer unbearable catastrophic damage!  Feeling the seriousness of the situation, Japan began to contact the German government in order to obtain the other party's understanding within a framework acceptable to itself; however, Berlin's attitude was extremely firm. Japan must respect the "Plymouth Peace Treaty" signed in 1905.  Mainland China fully withdraws its troops.  This situation made the Japanese base camp feel a mixture of anger and resentment.  You must know that whether it was the Three-Power Intervention to Return Liaoning in 1895, the Russo-Japanese End War Agreement in 1905, or the Four-Power Pact in 1923, Japan was forced to give up the fruits of victory won on the battlefield at the negotiating table, causing countless citizens to  It is regarded as a great disgrace to civilian diplomacy.  Currently, the military government is determined to allow Japan to obtain all the rights it deserves.  How could he go back on his word and get fat, and retract into his shell like a tortoise and live in shame?  Amid the furious clamor of the army and right-wing forces.  Understanding contacts between the Japanese government and Germany soon reached a dead end.  The far-right organization in Japan even said: "Whoever dares to abandon the land that hundreds of thousands of Yamato samurai paid for with their loyalty and blood will definitely make him regret living in this world!"  Mitsumasa Yoneuchi, the Prime Minister of Germany who initiated consensual negotiations, soon resigned under the tremendous pressure; Fumimaro Konoe, who was known as a hawk, was ordered to come back to form a cabinet and became the 15th Prime Minister of the Showa era in 2013.  With the resignation of Mitsumasa Yoneuchi, the last trace of rational deliberation in the Japanese base camp disappeared; on October 21, the Japanese government, controlled by Imperial soldiers, interrupted negotiations with Germany and announced the severance of diplomatic relations with Germany.  way as a response to Germany's support for the Chongqing government.  ¡°There is nothing terrible about being an independent country!¡± In recent days, the Japanese military and civilians have been filled with similar voices.  The military cited the precedent of the Russo-Japanese War and talked about how the extremely far geographical distance would bring unimaginable obstacles to the attackers: Japan, which used the strength of its entire country to fight against the opponent's first brigade, had no reason to fail.  The old account of the Tsushima naval battle?It was dug out by the navy and used as a strong basis for boosting the morale of the base camp and demonstrating that the enemy fleet would be defeated.  The only thing that makes Japan a little wary is the other party's nuclear weapons.  However, after careful argumentation, the base camp came to the conclusion that there are many restrictions on the use of this weapon; as long as you can defend the enemy outside the absolute defense circle, your homeland will be as safe as Mount Tai!  After deciding to further increase troops to the mainland, the generals and staff at all levels in the Japanese base camp also began to intensively plan for the war against Germany.  The officers are full of excitement and expectations for the future. After suffering more than 40 years of humiliation and restrictions, they can finally let go and do something big in the land of East Asia.  After 35 years, Japan's war machine finally began to operate in full force again. Countless passionate young people who were deeply poisoned by militaristic ideas armed themselves with military uniforms and boarded merchant ships bound for the Asian continent.  However, this time, the place where the chariot rumbled was the abyss of hell that could no longer be turned back.  When Newright informed Qingying of the news that Japan had severed diplomatic relations with him, he saw that the emperor in front of him had a calm face, as if he did not have any psychological fluctuations due to turning against the country that had maintained friendship for 25 years.  Vaguely, Newright had an inexplicable feeling, as if ever since the war broke out on the Asian continent, the emperor had deliberately forced Japan to become an enemy of Germany step by step, without making any mistakes in the process.  Any efforts to moderate the situation!  As the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, he did not have the authority to know the decisive wedge that Qingying had planted in Vladivostok in the Far East, and he had no way of understanding the other party's unique soul that was not limited to this era; he only knew that the country had just ushered in peace for more than three years.  The empire is very likely to face war again in a short period of time.  Although the enemy this time does not have the industrial strength of the United States, it is far away on the other side of the earth, 140,000 kilometers away; and they are fierce and fierce, and they are no longer as weak as the United States, which advocates freedom and human rights. The entire war process will inevitably  It was a long and bloody journey of killing.  "Don't worry, this war will not last long. If everything goes well, we will be able to win before the National Day in three months." It seems that he can see the hesitation in the mind of the Foreign Minister  , Qingying smiled lightly and said confidently.  Seeing the astonished Newright, Qingying spoke again: "In addition, please tell Marshal Redl to ask our fleets in the Far East to strengthen their alert and maintain combat vigilance at all times. In order to win, the Japanese are very likely to  It will launch an undeclared sneak attack on our fleet like the Port Arthur raid. The German Navy must not repeat the tragedy of the Russian First Pacific Fleet." After a while, Neurath recovered from the huge shock.  .  The emperor's optimistic estimate of the war has overturned his cognitive world. If it were not spoken by the other party, he would definitely regard it as the ravings of a mental patient!  Seeing the other party's calm expression as always, Newright just saluted respectfully; since the other party had already planned everything, he just had to follow him and wait and see what happened!  In the early morning of December 7, 1940, just as the Manila Port in the Philippines was welcoming the rising sun as usual, the piercing air raid siren sounded extremely suddenly in the sky.  Klumann, a German radar soldier, discovered a large number of echo signals from aircraft nearly 200 kilometers away in the northwest. After receiving no response from two cipher text calls, he decisively pressed the button of the air defense alarm.  As the shrill screams echoed over the port, the entire base instantly began to move rapidly: the pilots threw away their half-eaten breakfast and rushed to the location of the plane. Fighters soon flew in swarms like bees emerging from their holes.  ; Various large and small anti-aircraft guns point straight to the sky like a dense forest of thorns, reflecting the cold brilliance under the sunlight.  The warships parked in the port began to sail out quickly, and the whole process was quick and unhurried; due to their early preparedness, the German fleet did not give the opponent a chance to destroy them all in the port. The supplies and maintenance of each ship were carried out according to a strict plan.  The tables are rotated.  Even if an enemy fighter jet suddenly arrives, except for the ships docked for repairs, they can all leave the port in time to avoid it; and the main fleet patrolling overseas will turn around as soon as possible to search and attack the enemy fleet.  "Your Majesty, the Japanese Ambassador has submitted a declaration of war to us!" At almost the same time, in the Berlin Palace on the other side of the world, Qingying, who was about to go to bed, suddenly received an urgent call from Newright.  A peaceful smile appeared on his lips, and then he turned off the light in front of the bed.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster! ps: Thanks to book friends Longcheng Xiaoyi, xiaoyongplay, Yiyi Yanyu Ren Shengsheng, Perfect Bear, Xiaoxiang Yeyu Stranger for their monthly ticket support, and Jin  Crab, Yuanyh1234567, zhouyu1976¡¯s rewards~~~?¡­
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