Chapter 171

The British Empire is now a fallen phoenix. It was once the number one in the world, but now life is not as ordinary as it is. Churchill hopes that China and the United States will join in every day. The United States is the world's largest economic power, and China is a little behind the United States. War

Before the outbreak, it ranked third, second only to the United States and the Soviet Union. China's steel production is actually the second largest in the world, with an annual output of 28 million tons of crude steel. These two countries have been dragged down, standing with the United Kingdom.

In the same camp, Churchill would not worry about not winning this war. What is annoying is that China is now at war with the Soviet Union, which makes Germany have no worries and is focused on destroying the British Empire.

Modern warfare is a very complex and huge system. The higher the technological content, the more factors there are in all aspects. From this perspective, it is really remarkable that the rabbits were able to draw a draw in the Korean war.

"Put aside the British affairs for now. When the Japanese start a war in Nanyang, the British can ask us to go to Burma. There is one thing that must be prepared in advance, and that is the issue of resettlement of expatriates in Nanyang. The navy must be ready when the war breaks out.

Immediately, I warned Japan not to harm our nationals. As for the issue of resettling the nationals, I think the islands around Natuna are very good. Don’t be polite when the time comes. Take them first. By the way, let the Ministry of Foreign Affairs inform you.

Britain and Japan will launch an attack on Southeast Asia."

Fang Jianxiong did not show his conscience for the sake of Sino-British friendship. He really hoped that Britain could resist for a few more days. The most hateful thing is that lame man. In this time and space, because of the rise of China, he actually gave up on the Philippines and wanted to pick a fight.

The maritime battle between China and Japan started. Once China, the fourth largest navy in the world, and Japan, the third largest naval power, started fighting in the South China Sea, wouldn't the U.S. Pacific Fleet just reap the benefits?

Damn China-US friendship!

After receiving the news from China, the British Empire panicked. Churchill repeatedly called Johnson to confirm the true identity of the intelligence. While confirming the intelligence, under the cover of the Japanese Combined Fleet, on October 15,

The army landed in the Philippines. The Philippine local army supported by the United States was simply vulnerable to the Japanese army.

The Japanese Fourteenth Army, commanded by Masaharu Honma, easily landed at Apali, Vigan and Legazpi under the cover of naval guns. At this time, Britain just woke up from a dream. Japan without Taiwan,

The primary target for heading south is of course the Philippines, otherwise the sea route would have to go in a big circle. Now that the United States has withdrawn from the Philippines, Japan will of course be welcome.

At the same time that the Japanese army landed in the Philippines, the Tenth Army landed at Songkhla in the southernmost part of Thailand. At this time, the British almost rushed into battle. The most threatening force of the British Empire in the South Seas was the Far East Fleet, with the Prince of Wales and the Invincible

They were the two giant ships that the Japanese army most wanted to sink on the sea.

After learning of the Japanese landing, Lieutenant General Phillips, the commander of the British Far East Fleet, immediately called a battle meeting and decided to personally lead the fleet to counterattack the Japanese army. There were only two battleships and they did not rush to India, but to challenge the Japanese army's six aircraft carriers as the main force.

of the combined fleet, one cannot but say that Phillips was courageous but mentally flawed.

On October 17, the main force of the British Far East Fleet, composed of two battleships and four destroyers, was discovered by a Japanese reconnaissance aircraft. The two aircraft carriers of the Japanese Navy, which had been waiting at sea for a long time, released forty aircraft and rushed towards Kuantan.

The British fleet on the sea about 40 nautical miles east went there.

A tragic scene occurred on the waters of the South Pacific. The Prince of Wales, equipped with 175 anti-aircraft guns, fired a barrage of 60,000 shells in one minute, but it failed to stop the Japanese torpedo planes from diving to drop bombs. At 12:23, history is astonishing

A coincidence occurred. The battleship Repulse was sunk by a torpedo, and its huge body of 26,500 tons slowly sank. At 13:20, the Prince of Wales, known as the "Unsinkable Ship of the Royal Navy", was hit by six torpedoes and sank.

It is worth mentioning that the Prince of Wales in this time and space failed to catch up with the good job of encircling and suppressing the Bismarck. She was sent to the Far East just after entering service in an attempt to frighten Japan.

After hearing the news, Churchill lamented: He had never suffered such a big blow.

All in all, Japan once again staged a sneak attack without declaring war. The British Empire issued a statement, saying that it suffered the most shameless sneak attack in human history. In parallel history, it seems that the person who said this was Roosevelt. However, Roosevelt in this time and space, moved

To shoot oneself in the foot, it is easy for the US military to withdraw from the Philippines, but it is difficult to come back. There is really no excuse.

While the Japanese Navy was encircling and suppressing the British Far East Fleet, a fleet left Keelung Port. The Chinese Navy's Third Fleet, a formation consisting of a 22,000-ton battle cruiser, four light cruisers and six destroyers, headed towards

Go in the direction of Surabaya Port.

The Japanese Navy has always been on guard against the movements of the Chinese Navy. Not long after this fleet left Keelung, it was "accidentally" discovered by a destroyer of the Japanese Navy. Then the entire Japanese Navy panicked. What was it going to do?

Don't let the Chinese attack at this time, it will really cost your life. Yamamoto Isoroku immediately ordered two aircraft carriers and the battleship Mutsu to form a formation and approach the Chinese naval squadron.

Soon news came from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs that the Chinese were here to protect overseas Chinese. China proposed to use Natuna and other surrounding islands as temporary refuges for Chinese overseas Chinese.

After hearing the news, Yamamoto Isoroku was relieved, but at the same time, a sense of resentment rose up. This was a naked robbery. But at this time, he could only endure it. The strength of the Chinese Navy's third fleet in Taiwan was not

It is very strong. There is only one old 20,000-ton aircraft carrier and two battle cruisers that have been in service for five years. Even if it can destroy the Third Fleet, it may not be a big blow to the Chinese Navy. On the contrary, the Chinese navy that was launched in the middle of the year

The three large aircraft carriers pose a huge threat, as well as the two fighter wings, two bomber wings and two torpedo aircraft wings deployed by China's Hainan Airlines in Taiwan. These are the most troublesome targets for the Japanese Navy. As for submarines, Japan

I never took it seriously and could ignore it.

After Japan landed in Nanyang, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a message saying: In order to fulfill the agreement signed with Germany, the Japanese government will automatically enter a state of war against Britain without the need to declare war separately. It is already shameless anyway, what can you do?

The Japanese army encountered almost no decent resistance in the Philippines. The Filipino indigenous army, known as an army of 300,000, was led by retired US Marshal MacArthur. They almost fired a naval gun at them. The Filipino Turkish army dispersed, no matter what the US military advisers did.

It's no use yelling and scolding.

More than fifty planes sent to the Philippines by the United States were captured by the Japanese army before they even took off. The furious MacArthur, as the Philippine Army Field Marshal, was preparing to gather the remaining troops to continue fighting when he received a notice from the American government and ordered him to

He led the evacuation of American citizens in the Philippines.

With the airport built by the United States in the Philippines, Japanese aircraft will have a place to live.

Wu Wei led his troops to land in Pattani and landed almost without any resistance. The Fifth Division landed in Songkhla with the same ease. The unlucky 18th Division landed in Kota Bharu and was encountered.

The British army resisted tenaciously and fell into a bitter battle. However, the British army's resistance was quickly crushed by the Japanese army's naval and air superiority. After the Japanese army easily landed, they built an airstrip on the Malay Peninsula, and a large number of Japanese

Army fighter jets arrive.

The Japanese army quickly seized control of the air and then quickly moved south along the Malay Peninsula. Yamashita Fengfumi, who had abundant troops in this time and space, concentrated the forces of three divisions and used his own so-called "drill warfare" just like in parallel history.

When the Japanese army was sweeping across Southeast Asia, the Chinese Third Fleet arrived in Surabaya. In order to escape the war, local overseas Chinese boarded passenger ships from Taiwan. In Natuna, a temporary settlement and airport began to be built, and a large number of machinery and equipment were built.

and materials are unloaded at the dock and transported to the construction site along simple roads.

Japan, which did not want to cause trouble, had no choice but to postpone its landing in Java. It looked like the Chinese were moving ants, moving back and forth one by one. While the Japanese army was conducting large-scale military operations in Southeast Asia, the British Minister Johnson came again

Presidential Palace, urgent meeting with President Fang Jianxiong.

"Your Excellency, the Japanese military operations in Nanyang have fundamentally threatened China's interests in Nanyang. Australian iron ore, Nanyang's natural rubber, and the transportation of various non-ferrous metals will all be restricted by Japan. Could it be that Japan will

Don't you want to take some necessary measures on this?" Zhuang Sen said it very euphemistically, but his meaning was very clear. China can no longer stand by and watch.

After hearing this, Fang Jianxiong sneered and replied: "When the Soviet Union sneaked into China, Prime Minister Churchill expressed regret and hoped that a ceasefire agreement could be reached as soon as possible between China and the Soviet Union. Now I am also replying to the minister in the same way. The Chinese government is attacking Japan's navy and army going south."

We deeply regret the military action and express our inability to do anything about it. The main forces of the Chinese [***] Army are concentrated on the battlefields of Siberia and Central Asia and are unable to go south. However, we will still abide by the secret agreement reached between China and Britain.

The Chinese government has informed the Japanese government that any military action must not threaten China's interests, otherwise China will have to declare war on Japan."

Zhuang Sen could only leave in disappointment. The president was the one who kept his word in China's political affairs. He said that there would be no leeway if he did not mix things up. Unless the Japanese army had their brains turned upside down and took the initiative to attack China, that would be another matter. The news came back.

In London, Churchill was silent for a long time, staring at the United States on the opposite side of the Atlantic Ocean on the map, talking to himself vaguely. No one knew what he was talking about, but he heard words like Faker appearing several times.

Just when Churchill was in trouble, good news came from the other side of the Atlantic. Soon Churchill led his entourage including the First Sea Lord, Chief of General Staff, Deputy Chief of Air Force, and relevant personnel from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defense.
Chapter completed!