The mighty Japanese expeditionary fleet suddenly appeared in the Philippine Sea. The most nervous person was the United States. After driving away the Spanish in 1898, the United States gained control of the Philippines. The Philippines has since become the largest colony of the United States in South Asia. The United States People regard the Philippines as their own garden of South Asia, and naturally they do not allow others to interfere. On the day that Pishe's shipping company reported the discovery of the Japanese fleet to the US government, US Secretary of State Dean Rusk summoned the Japanese Ambassador to the United States, the former Japanese Navy Admiral Yoshisaburo Nomura,
The reason why Nomura Koshizaburo was appointed as Japan's plenipotentiary representative to the United States during a sensitive period in Japan-U.S. relations was because he was one of the few American-friendly and pro-American factions in Japan's diplomatic circles, and he was closely related to U.S. President Roosevelt and a large number of political circles. The important person had a good personal relationship, and ironically, before the war between Japan and the United States, Americans actually evaluated him as "the Japanese ambassador, General Nomura Yoshisaburo, who is kind-hearted, sincere and without any treachery".
Nomura came with a special mission, and he was so "kind-hearted, sincere, and without any treachery" that he won the favor of everyone in the United States. What he said, even if it was a lie, fell in Dean's ears. , but it is not difficult to accept, "How could Japan go to war with your country? Your Pacific Fleet is the strongest naval fleet in the world today. Your Excellency, you really misunderstood. The Imperial Royal Navy suddenly appeared in the Philippine Sea. It's just that In response to the call of the German government, it deployed troops against the Dutch East Indies. Your Excellency, as you know clearly, the empire's oil originally relied entirely on your country, but your country listened to the one-sided words of some rogue countries and imposed an embargo on Japan. Your Excellency, our country The use of troops in the Indian Ocean is a last resort. Please rest assured that our country will not harm your country's interests in South Asia. If your government is worried, you can send a military delegation to accompany our fleet..."
Nomura Yoshizaburo was arguing with the U.S. government in Washington. The Japanese Western Expedition Fleet, under the command of Yamamoto Isoroku, had sailed into the Maluku Sea under the slogan of expelling the Dutch colonists and liberating Indonesia, and on September 3rd, it sailed into the Maluku Sea. Landing at Coen, what was disappointing was that the Dutch East Indies army did not even have the courage to engage in a head-on battle with the Japanese army. The Japanese army pointed out that the Dutch army fled crazily, which directly led to a miracle. The Japanese Sulawesi was captured almost without firing a shot, and it took only five days.
Once Sulawesi, an island in the center of Indonesia known as the "Land of Thousand Islands", was captured by the Japanese army, the subsequent situation would be completely out of the control of the Dutch colonial government. Sumatra, Kalimantan, and Java When the Indonesian Independence Army on the large islands heard the news and took action, the submissive Indonesian monkeys in the eyes of the Dutch colonists suddenly turned into man-eating beasts. As a result, without the Japanese army taking action, various military strongholds of the Dutch colonial government were besieged by the locals. In the end, they only lasted less than two weeks and had to abandon all military fortresses and big towns. They boarded a ship in despair and fled to the American Philippines and French Indochina to seek asylum.
By September 14, the Japanese Marine Corps and the so-called Indonesian Independence Army under its jurisdiction had taken over all the military strongholds and fortresses of the Dutch colonial government in Indonesia. On the 15th, Yamamoto Isoroku declared to the whole nation in the name of the Second Republic of Indonesia The world sent out a message, claiming that Indonesia was independent and would accept the protection of the Japanese army.
This news spread and immediately caused an uproar around the world. On the same day, the governments of the United States, the United Kingdom, French Indochina, Canada, Australia, and China all sent messages to condemn the atrocities committed by the Japanese army. Among them, the United Kingdom and French Indochina responded the most The British government even stated that in order to maintain world peace, if Japan does not withdraw its troops from Indonesia, it will not hesitate to send an expeditionary force into the Far East.
In the communications room of the General Headquarters of the Xuebing Army in Guangzhou, the communications staff of the General Headquarters translated these transmissions in detail and then submitted them to the Commander-in-Chief's office. Ouyang Yun was very busy during this time and was worried, because he concluded that The Japanese army will definitely launch an attack on Guangxi from Hanoi in the near future. What he, Li Tieshu, Ji Xingwen and others have been thinking about most during this time is how to enter Guangxi openly to make up for the defensive vacuum in the area.
Regardless of the Netherlands, France, or the United Kingdom, Ouyang Yun doesn't like anyone in his heart. Japan's Indian Ocean strategy is so good. Based on his understanding of the history of that time and space, he can better understand the benefits and benefits this strategy brings to Japan. Conveniently, let alone Malaysia, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, and the Philippines, even if Japan only captures Indonesia, its worries about insufficient strategic resources can be completely solved. He even thought that if the Japanese were willing to stay dormant for two or three years, Then there is no capital to challenge the United States.
Of course, since Japan has entered the Indian Ocean, it is absolutely impossible to just capture Indonesia. Next, the first one to suffer should be British Malaysia, and after Malaysia, it will be the turn of French Indochina. Once Indochina becomes Japan's territory, the next target will naturally be Guangxi and Hainan Island.
After reading all the telegrams condemning the Japanese government, Ouyang Yun rang the bell at the door.
Pan Meiren opened the door and walked in, holding a purple clay teapot in her hand, and said: "Brother, don't wait for the newly brewed tea to get cold."
Ouyang Yun tapped the middle and index fingers of his right hand on the table and asked, "Has there been any new news from Mujiandie? How are the British and French people going?"
Pan Meiren shook her head,
"Let him take the initiative to contact others. The British are obsessed with saving face, and the French are completely confused. Of course, there is another possibility. They simply look down on our military students."
"Okay, I'll contact Chongqing right away."
It only took the Japanese two weeks to capture Indonesia and immediately established a puppet government. This was only a hidden worry for China and the Xuebing Army, but it was a naked and direct threat to the British and French Indochina. France It has been defeated by Germany and established a puppet regime. Hitler put pressure on French Indochina through the Vichy government, but the Indochina colonial government did not recognize the Vichy government. Now, it is well known that Germany, Japan and Italy formed an alliance. France was defeated, and Britain was resisting German aggression. Japan, as a military ally of Germany, will definitely use troops against Malaysia, Vietnam, Laos and other places after seizing Indonesia. The Japanese are coming fiercely, and the British and French cannot count on themselves. The enemy had no choice but to come to the Chongqing government, hoping that the three parties would form an alliance to jointly defend against the enemy.