Increasing support for the Northwest Army can be divided into three aspects. First, it is monetary and material. Second, Chu Tiange will select a group of elite soldiers from the active guerrillas and Spark Brigade to help Guo Guo. Da establishes guerrillas in the local area, and the last one is to establish a TV station and broadcasting system in Outer Mongolia so that the people in Outer Mongolia can hear voices from Guangzhou and the mainland.
One reason for seeking the truth about Outer Mongolia's separation from China is the military intervention of Russia (Soviet Union). Another reason is that local religious leaders and secular princes and nobles want to protect their interests, so they do not hesitate to drag all Outer Mongolians into their fold. Chariot, since Outer Mongolia declared independence in the Revolution of 1911, Outer Mongolia has returned to China many times. Therefore, Ouyang Yun feels that there is no chance to bring Outer Mongolia back again, and whether it can win the hearts of the people at the bottom will be The key to their execution of this plan,
For a period of time thereafter, the work of the General Headquarters of the Xuebing Army was centered on this.
On September 6, in Europe, Britain and France, who discovered that the appeasement policy had failed, finally declared war on Germany. The war of the century inevitably broke out again in Europe. At the same time, Guangzhou, Chen Shichang and his party went to Hong Kong and embarked on their journey to the United States. During the journey, more than 600 people, all with faces full of vitality, when they crossed the Lo Wu Pass and entered Hong Kong, the farewell group led by Ji Xingwen suddenly stood in silence and saluted their backs with a military salute.
Among them was Chen Shichang's cousin Qian Maomao. She was already a major surgeon in the general hospital and looked at Chen Shichang's thin and tall back with tears in her eyes. She suddenly shouted: "Cousin, I'm waiting for you."
Chen Shichang must have heard this call full of affection. His figure paused slightly before continuing to move forward.
There are more than 600 traveling trainees, including more than 400 from the two fleets of the Navy. The others are from the Air Force, Langya, Fox Tong and Spark Brigade, as well as schools such as the Foreign Languages Institute. Except for Chen Shichang, no one else knows On his own mission for this trip, Ji Xingwen silently looked at the strong figures of these young men and thought silently in his heart: Young men, you are the future of the Xuebing Army.
When Chen Shichang and his party boarded a cruise ship of the American Star Company, in Nagasaki, the anchorage of the Japanese Combined Fleet, in the captain's room of the Kaga aircraft carrier, Yamamoto Isoroku was headed, Koizumi Minichiro, Tsukahara 243 and others People were sitting around his subordinates, listening to Yamamoto's adjutant Sanada read out a battle report: "... Britain and France jointly declared war on Germany, and the war of the new century has been ignited..."
After Sanada read the battle report, he bowed and retreated behind Yamamoto. Yamamoto raised his head, glanced at everyone, and asked, "Gentlemen, what do you think?"
No one spoke. Tsukahara and others knew little about the market conditions of European countries and were worried that they would make a fool of themselves because of their ignorance. Koizumi had not yet come out of the shadow of the failure in Hainan Island, and he behaved extremely low-key during this period. He had no intention of opening his mouth,
Yamamoto sighed softly, looked at Koizumi, and said by name: "Koizumi-kun, please tell me first."
Koizumi has been reflecting during this period. At this time, what is still lingering in his mind is why the Hainan strategy failed. He was a little distracted. It was not until Yamamoto called his name for several minutes that he woke up after Tsukahara's reminder. God comes,
Yamamoto frowned slightly. The failure of the Hainan strategy was a big blow to him. However, his attitude was completely opposite to that of Koizumi. He chose to face it bravely and recalled the details of the strategy in an almost masochistic way in order to find out more. The reason for the defeat was that he was obviously extremely dissatisfied with Koizumi's current state. He said in a stern tone: "Koizumi-kun, as a true soldier, it is extremely stupid to be obsessed with the success or failure of one battle or one place. If you still If you can't get over the shadow of the defeat in Hainan, then I suggest you quit the army. In your current situation, it would be better for you to be a professor at a university or a technical instructor in an arsenal than to sit here in despair. .”
After Yamamoto said this, everyone except Koizumi looked at him in shock. Koizumi was used to Yamamoto being as gentle as his son, but suddenly they saw him speaking so harshly to Koizumi. They all felt very uncomfortable. Yamamoto was like this. He must have endured these words for a long time. After he finished speaking, he looked at Koizumi with an angry look, and the latter suddenly sweated profusely under his angry scolding. The next moment, he stood up with fear, bowed, and said loudly: "Thank you. Xiaoquan understands your warning."
Hearing what he said, Yamamoto's eyes softened a little, and his voice could not help but lower, and he said "gently": "Koizumi, you know what I expect of you. You are still young, and you have plenty of time to restore the lost honor. There is a saying Isn’t that what they say? Where you fall, you get up again. As a true soldier, if you don’t even have this quality, then what big things can you do? Let’s talk about it. Britain and France declared war on Germany, and what happened to us? What impact does it have?"
Koizumi took a deep breath, raised his head, his eyes already had the sparkle of the past, he searched for relevant knowledge in his mind, and said loudly: "Your Excellency, gentlemen, do you still remember how we obtained Qingdao from Germany?"
Everyone looked at each other, and Yamamoto smiled and said, "Keep talking."
Koizumi nodded: "It's because Britain, France, the United States and other countries were tied up by Germany and had no time to move their troops eastward. Another point is that China was in the midst of a confrontation between the north and the south at that time and did not have the strength to engage in military confrontation with our country. Your Excellency, Gentlemen, the First World War allowed us to occupy Qingdao easily; and now, the Second World War, which has ignited the war, has given us similar opportunities for profit."
During World War I, Japan gained Qingdao by coercing Western powers. This left a deep impression on Yamamoto and others. Everyone was refreshed when they heard this, and looked at Koizumi with anticipation.
Facing the expectant looks of everyone, Koizumi became more and more confident: "It is no longer realistic to think of still profiting from China this time. After all, the empire has captured nearly half of China's territory, and the interests of Western powers in China have tended to Minimize it, this time, we can have a good fight in Southeast Asia."
"Southeast Asia." Yamamoto looked serious. Southeast Asia is now the sphere of influence of Britain and the United States. The United Kingdom does not care, but the United States, Yamamoto does not think that Japan can now challenge the emerging country with the highest degree of industrialization in the world.
Koizumi and Yamamoto looked at each other and said with certainty: "Yes, it's Southeast Asia."
Yamamoto frowned slightly, but Tsukahara and others became interested. Tsukahara asked: "Koizumi-kun, please be more specific."
Koizumi said with a smile: "The resources in Southeast Asia are exactly what the empire is currently in short supply. It is true that the United States is very powerful, so powerful that if the country enters a military system, it will become a war beast. However, we do not have no opportunities. Britain and France If the war breaks out with Germany, the winner will be determined one day. If Britain and France are defeated, that will be our chance. Britain and France are both allies of the United States. If Britain and France are defeated, the United States will definitely not be able to survive alone. And once the United States is defeated If we are dragged into the war in Europe, then our opportunity will come. This day will not come soon, but it will not be too late, so I think that under the current situation, we should hibernate to accumulate strength and sharpen our teeth. , and then wait for the day when the opportunity comes, and then launch a fatal blow to bring Southeast Asia under the empire's sphere of influence. Your Excellency, I will submit a detailed plan to you after the meeting regarding the specific policies and strategies."
After Koizumi finished speaking, Yamamoto left aside, and everyone else looked excited. Southeast Asia has oil and rubber, and these are the most scarce military supplies for the empire. If Southeast Asia can really be included in the empire, then the empire's The military power will inevitably be greatly expanded. When the empire is full-fledged and then turns back to deal with China, the problem of China will be a piece of cake.
At the thought of being able to truly solve the China problem and thus expand the territory of the empire to the vast land plains, Tsukahara and others were so excited that even their breathing became rapid.