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When the news of a huge arms trade between China and Britain reached Tokyo, the entire upper echelon of Japan was shocked. For a time, Japan's military and political circles were turbulent, and even the anti-China sentiment that had been deliberately hidden suddenly appeared.

Inexplicably high.

The entire Japanese leadership was urgently discussing countermeasures, and the military even quickly came up with a plan after weighing the pros and cons.

Japan, in the Kiku no Pavilion of the Tokyo Imperial Palace, Literary Netware, was so angry that his whole body was shaking slightly. The twitching corners of his mouth could represent the truest anger deep in his heart. Even if there were many military and political officials present, he could not be stopped.

Maintain the same kind of crisis that the emperor has played in the past.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, calm down..."[

At this time, those bowing down in Kiku no Pavilion were not only Japanese military and political officials, but also the top group of people. Konoe Fumima, who served as wartime prime minister for the third time, and Kanaya Norizan, who returned to serve as the emperor's adviser.

, Prime Minister Minamijiro, Chief of the Military General Staff Hideki Tojo, Deputy Chief of General Staff Seishiro Itagaki, Director of the Military Operations Department Kanji Ishihara, and two important officials of the Navy, Nagano Shushen and Yamamoto Isoroku.

The emperor tried to calm down his rising anger. He closed his eyes slightly and took a deep breath. This report completely unleashed his dissatisfaction and overwhelming anger towards China. The above is a report on the Sino-British arms trade sent back by the agents and the ambassador to China.

The most detailed information.

In Hirohito's view, Japan today is indeed unable to compete with China. It lacks strategic depth and is too close to China. Important industrial groups and developed economic zones are concentrated. Once a war breaks out, it is foreseeable that North Korea will soon be

The first to be thrown away.

Although the people in the military always told him that the imperialists dared to attack any enemy and dare to fight the Soviets, British, French and even Americans and Chinese. The imperialists could also block any enemy and dared to fight to the death.

to the last person.

However, Hirohito understood that the strength of China's elite group army deployed in the Northeast was enough to quickly capture North Korea. The terrain of North Korea is that the north is mountainous and difficult to attack but close to China, and the south is flat and difficult to defend but close to Japan. Once China relies on its geographical advantages,

Quickly breaking through the border, no matter how many troops are deployed, it will be difficult to defend. If it is deployed too close, the Chinese will have superior land and air firepower coverage, but if it is deployed too far, it will be difficult to defend.

Once Korea is lost, Japan's terrain will be equivalent to a piece of land exposed under the Chinese dragon's mouth.

Although Hirohito was not a wise strategist, he understood that once the worst-case scenario occurred, not to mention defeating China as advocated by those military generals, Japan would even suffer worse than the British.

The Germans are able to bomb across the sea and attack the United Kingdom, and China is more capable of this. Perhaps Japan, which has a similarly narrow territory but highly concentrated industry, will be destroyed faster.

Looking at the group of people bowing and bending below, Hirohito sighed, shook the documents in his hands, looked worried, and said sadly, "This is why I rejected the plan you proposed. If we have conquered China, I

I will approve that great plan without hesitation, but..."

"Your Majesty the Emperor, the reason why the military proposed that plan is to serve the empire's future Asia policy. The empire's cause not only benefited from the Chinese people's indifference, but also was constrained by the Chinese people's inaction. And our enemy, the United Kingdom,

People, but they have a traditional ally, the Americans.”

Chief of General Staff Okamura Neiji said, "Currently Americans, like the Chinese, have adopted a conservative trade policy. However, although the Chinese, like the Americans, are more hostile to the Japanese Empire,

Unlike the Chinese, the Americans have begun to make serious preparations to increase military aid. Last month, the

Five military aid proposals to the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union were passed. In the next year, the Americans will provide larger-scale war loans and military assistance to the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union. Moreover, there are signs that Churchill arrived in the United States.

, is lobbying the U.S. Congress, trying to draw the United States into the war or obtain greater military assistance.

The empire has begun to threaten the security of the United States in the Pacific. The United States is already discussing Pacific security issues and has imposed "restrictions" on the shipment of various materials to the Japanese Empire. It is expected that more serious trade sanctions will appear.

The U.S. military in the Philippines has entered Level 2 combat readiness, the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor has begun targeted training, and even the U.S. military in Guam is building a military airport. All this shows that even if we do not actively provoke the Americans, once Southeast Asia

The war was going smoothly, and the British

When defeat is inevitable, the participation of the Americans is also a certainty. Therefore, General Yamamoto Isoroku proposed that, if conditions permit, launch an offensive first to buy us more time. Once the war in Southeast Asia is over, we will

Able to occupy an absolute advantage over the United States in the Pacific Ocean."

Kanaya Norizo ​​said, "Under the call of His Majesty the Emperor, the people of the Empire are actively preparing for war. Currently, our naval and air force strength exceeds that of the Americans. However, they have launched a more active military expansion plan. At present, they have only rebuilt aircraft carriers.

, reaching 5. Once completed, the United States will have twelve aircraft carriers and more refittable ships. The Army is also recruiting soldiers on a large scale, and various aircraft and tank manufacturing plants are also showing signs of accelerating.

They did the same thing as the Chinese, but the Chinese did it earlier and were more prepared."

Kanaya Norizo ​​didn't say a word. Today's China is as well prepared as a tiger with a knife in its mouth and armed to the teeth. It seems to be lying motionless, but in fact, the approach of any enemy may trigger a crazy counterattack.

However, even if they knew it, the military could do something about it. After all, to deal with the Americans, they could also prioritize the destruction of the main force of their Pacific Fleet. But to deal with the Chinese, do they have to run to their ports and avoid their dense coastal air defense airports?

Sink their warship in a heavily radar-laden port?

When nothing can be done, the first priority is to try to maintain relations with the Chinese, occupy more areas, and improve the strength of the empire.

"His Majesty the Emperor, I also agree with the opinion of the Military Ministry. From now on, when it comes to Britain and the United States, it is necessary to endure the humiliation for the time being." Prime Minister Konoe Fumima said.[

Hirohito nodded blankly. He was familiar with Chinese culture and knew that Japan seemed strong at this time, but the situation was still inferior to others. The plan proposed by the military ministry and the prime minister was correct.

Picking up another document on the table, Hirohito sighed slightly and quickly printed his emperor's seal on it.

This is an emergency arms purchase draft.

"Gentlemen, we need to go all out in the war in Southeast Asia. The enemies of the empire are still very powerful. The British are only a small obstacle for the empire to become a world hegemon. The two sides of the Pacific are our real enemies.

I have approved this arms purchase draft. Whether the Chinese need gold, oil, rubber, fruits, or food, we can agree to it. As long as we exchange for a batch of emergency weapons and equipment, we can maintain a fierce offensive in the Southeast Asian battlefield until we are advanced.

When weapons are put into service in batches, it will be a new situation."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The emperor said a few more words, and everyone was about to disperse, but Hirohito suddenly said, "General Yamamoto Isoroku stays."

"His Majesty the Emperor." After everyone left, Yamamoto Isoroku felt a little excited in his heart. He could feel that the Emperor had a special reason for staying behind.

"What if..." Hirohito paused for a moment and took a document from the guard next to him. Yamamoto Isoroku immediately bowed his head. It was a secret battle plan that had consumed all his efforts. "If one day the Chinese

Too busy to take care of myself…”

Of course, the emperor at this time would not understand that no matter what, Japan would always have more to take care of itself than China.

Different from the British, Japan is still purchasing military fighter aircraft as before, but this time, they will also purchase a large number of H-1 modified bombers. The skies of Southeast Asia will be filled with more advanced fighters.

The dramatic thing is that until the large-scale addition of Mosquito fighters and Zero fighters, the main force of Britain and Japan on the battlefield will be fighters produced in China.

Of course, perhaps in the near future, there will also be fighter jets made by Americans.

After Japan proposed the arms purchase draft, Zhang Shusheng had already received the report before the delegation set off for China. Although he did not get the accurate scale of arms purchase, judging from the intelligence, this time, the Japanese were determined to urgently purchase a large number of fighter planes.

It is used to deal with the increasing number of advanced fighters from the British and the Soviets in Southeast Asia and the Far East.

Compared with the British who directly purchased a large number of fighter jets from China, and compared with the crazy production capacity of the Soviet Union, the Japanese were still relatively inferior. At least before the Zero was put into large-scale production, in addition to buying ready-made ones from China, they used

To fight a war of attrition over the battlefield, the only option is to send old fighter planes with far inferior capabilities and send the pilots into the sky to die.

Actual combat has proven that the Chinese weapons are superior and even enough to compete with the main fighters of the two countries that are about to be fully produced. However, it is such a time difference of one year or even several months that makes these types of more advanced Chinese fighter planes sell out.

The whole world. Even the Germans, who put advanced fighter aircraft into production much earlier, also placed many orders with the Chinese.

Of course, in turn, the Chinese sold weapons to various warring states, which also forced the Americans to speed up the speed of military aid and the amount of loans to support the Allies.

"Chairman, in my opinion, the Japanese are also impatient dogs and can only jump over the wall. The aircraft purchased by the British from us fly directly back to Myanmar from Yunnan and can quickly join the battlefield. The Japanese Zero production

It is still in the running-in period, and it will take at least several months before production can be ramped up on a large scale. With this arms purchase order, they are determined to confront the British."

Jiang Baili clicked on the information in his hand. These weapons and equipment are all extremely profitable, not to mention the strategic role these weapons can play after being sold.

As for the danger of raising tigers, there is no need to worry. When the two sides decide who is better, let alone how many of these aircraft will be left. The Republic Air Force has basically completed the replacement of second-generation aircraft, and some of them are equipped with third-generation fighters.

, compared with a certain series of advanced fighters that the Americans have just finalized, they all have certain advantages.

China, which has prepared for a rainy day, has performed better in preparing for war, is more prepared, and is more aware than the wealthy Americans.

Not to mention, Chinese manufacturing has cost advantages, and its large-scale production in the future can even surpass that of the Americans. Of course, there are also more advanced Tianlong jet fighters.

"The chairman made a good move." Jiang Baili said sincerely. The General Staff Department was only responsible for refining the Southeast Asian policy, but Zhang Shusheng personally proposed the strategic ideas.[

"I just did what I should do. When you are a spectator and see two people you hate fighting, and the other party only has a wooden stick in his hand, then if you want to see a more exciting and pleasant scene

, we must provide them with guns. Wooden sticks can only injure them, but knives or rifles can drain their blood and kill them."

Zhang Shusheng smiled and made the fight more exciting for both sides. It was as simple as providing them with tools. Since the weapons production of Britain and Japan has temporarily encountered a bottleneck, but China has not encountered a bottleneck, then, help them, that is

It is a good thing to help others and send them to the west.

It is still early for China to join the war. Zhang Shusheng understands better than anyone that although World War II was a period of explosion of advanced weapons and military technology, the problem is also very prominent, that is, not enough time. Often each side has many advanced weapons in its hands, but time

Too tight, there is no time to deploy more factories, no time to produce more weapons and equipment.

In China, these problems almost do not exist.

For example, if the British are willing to queue up at Yangon Railway Station, they can throw away the tattered rifles in their hands while receiving the advanced semi-automatic rifles just shipped from the China-Burma Railway.

How convenient it is to be able to go to the front line and kill the enemy in one day.

In fact, this is what the Soviets did. The weapons shipped from China were often distributed on the spot and then sent to the front line for boarding. This is similar to several famous Soviet anti-war movies that Zhang Shu watched in his previous life.

It's just that at that time, several people received one rifle, but this time they purchased it directly from China with gold and resources.

The two continued to chat about military and national affairs, but they did not know that thousands of miles away, an unexpected incident was about to take place.

In Thailand, on the Mekong River in Nong Khai, a modified motorized iron-hulled wooden boat equipped with a diesel engine is sailing on the clear Mekong River. The splashing water shines in the sun, and the stirring of the tail can be seen from time to time.

Jumping to chase the fish.

On this modified motorized iron-hulled wooden boat, several people wearing canvas clothes were talking.

"Third brother, if this business is done, we can at least get a big boat when we go back." The two leaders, like the boatmen behind them, are all dressed in canvas clothes that are easy to move things.

, very simple style, but the most suitable outfit for the world.

A young man in his twenties looked at the goods piled high on the ship. They were all daily groceries that had been selling very well in Southeast Asia recently.

The young man's name is Yu Jinke, a native of Ruian, Zhejiang. The man next to him, who is in his 30s or 40s, is his third brother from the same village. After finishing high school, the young man did not go to college, so he followed this third brother who traveled around the world to start a business.

He still remembered that his third brother, Yu Dequan, was the most promising person in the village. In his early years, he was running around doing business outside, but his wife and parents who stayed behind at home were the best in the neighborhood.

Every time the third brother came back, he first brought back a bicycle, and then came back again, bringing back a TV set that looked like a rare item, then a sewing machine, and of course, cash piled on a table...

The third brother seemed to have endless money, and even spent money to help the village repair the potholed village roads.

Facing the villagers' inquiries, the third brother said: Children, study hard. If you can't do it anymore, just follow the third brother. The outside world is full of gold and silver. As long as you dare to follow me, I guarantee you to make money.

The third generation will not worry about your money.
To be continued...