Shinawatra, the deputy prime minister of Thailand's Kansong cabinet, overthrew Kansong's rule with the help of the student army and established the "Red Cabinet". The Thai government formed an alliance with China. Immediately afterwards, Wavell, the commander-in-chief of the British army in India, and the commander-in-chief of the student army in A press conference was held in Bangkok to release the "Bangkok Talks Minutes"... These news were transmitted intermittently to Tokyo, which immediately caused an uproar in the Japanese military circles. Under pressure, Mitsumasa Yoneuchi called Yamamoto Isoroku and ordered him to conduct comprehensive inspections within three months. Occupying Burma to open up the western front against China, and at the same time notifying the Thai government, threatening the "Red Cabinet" to sever all diplomatic relations with China, otherwise Thailand will be regarded as a hostile country.
Not to mention how Shinawatra responded to the Japanese threat, on June 21, Koizumi Toshiichiro, Yamamoto’s headquarters in Singapore, rushed here from Sumatra after a long journey. Koizumi rushed here in such a hurry to see Yamamoto because he had met him several times in the past. During the power-on, he noticed his hesitation in implementing the strategy against the United States. Yamamoto was quite surprised that he came unannounced. When explaining his purpose, Koizumi said straight to the point: "Your Excellency, I am here to witness something with you. It’s about something.”
Yamamoto became even more curious and asked, "What's the matter?"
"Tomorrow, something earth-shattering will happen in Europe tomorrow." Koizumi said mysteriously,
Yamamoto Kazrin asked: "Is it related to the empire?"
"Of course, Your Excellency, what do you think of the current world situation?"
When Koizumi mentioned this topic, Yamamoto became angry. He said in a solemn tone: "I have no opinion on the world situation, but I am very worried about the situation in Southeast Asia. The base camp has given us three months to occupy Burma, but with our With the current combat strength of the army, it is not easy to achieve this goal."
Yamamoto's attitude towards himself has changed recently, and Koizumi has already felt it. He didn't take it seriously. He still maintained a respectful enough tone and said: "Your Excellency, the people in the base camp are sitting in the well and looking at the sky and don't understand the actual situation here. , you don’t need to pay attention to them at all. Let me tell you good news. All Dutch oil wells in Sumatra have resumed normal oil production, and all refineries have resumed production. Your Excellency, in three months at most, the empire’s fuel will be exhausted. Able to achieve self-sufficiency, Your Excellency, when we take over the Philippines, no one in the Far East will be able to resist the pace of imperial expansion."
The U.S. cutting off its oil supply to Japan is the biggest worry for the Japanese. In this case, Koizumi's "good news" is truly worthy of the name. It seems that it was not until this moment that he saw that Koizumi was still covered in mud. Yamamoto said with a gentle expression: " Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Koizumi."
"Everything is for the future of the empire. This is what I should do." Koizumi lowered his head and said respectfully. He raised his head and glanced at Yamamoto. The topic returned to "tomorrow" and he said: "Your Excellency, regarding the current world situation, I should be humble. I have an unfounded opinion, and I would like to ask for your guidance. Your Excellency, if we compare the current world structure to a game of chess, then among the countries in the world currently, the only ones qualified to make moves on it are Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and Germany, and then our Empire of Japan. So far, the Soviet Union and the United States have not joined in, but tomorrow this pattern will be broken."
Yamamoto was shocked, stood up and said: "You mean, Germany will attack the Soviet Union."
"yes."
"Do you have any evidence of the above?"
"No, that's why I came all the way here and waited to witness this with you."
Suddenly remembering the identity of Koizumi's time traveler, Yamamoto looked at him and asked: "This is the history of that time and space."
"yes."
"But didn't you say that many things have changed in this time and space?"
"Sir, some things have changed, but the general direction of history will not change, such as the war between Japan and the United States."
"According to your statement, the empire will inevitably be destroyed in the end."
"That's why we need to strike first and never make the same mistakes again."
Yamamoto fell silent. The war is not over yet, but we know that our side will be defeated. This is really painful.
Koizumi continued the previous topic and carefully said: "Compared with Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, Germany and Japan, Italy and China can only be regarded as chess pieces with a certain degree of autonomy at best. This is why I asked the base camp to suspend the offensive against China and shift the focus of the war to The fundamental reason for going to the Indian Ocean is that if the empire wants to truly rise, the United States and the Soviet Union must defeat it. As for the United Kingdom, as long as the United States is defeated, it will have no other choice but to surrender to Germany and the empire. So strictly speaking, it is really qualified. The only ones who make moves on this big chessboard are the Empire, Germany, the United States and the Soviet Union.”
"There is also a cadet army." Yamamoto reminded him, thinking of what happened to the Marine Corps in Thailand during this period.
Koizumi smiled reservedly: "Your Excellency, China is not qualified to play on the chessboard. How can a warlord army in China make a big difference? Yes, the Xuebing Army is currently in the limelight, but we cannot concentrate our efforts to attack it. Because once we have defeated the strongest enemy and freed up our hands, dealing with the Xuebing Army will be like squeezing an ant to death."
Regarding the issue of the Xuebing Army, Koizumi had made an incisive discussion before. Yamamoto thought of his argument about the speed of development, and his mind became vivid again.
"Your Excellency, there is actually another piece of good news regarding U.S. strategy."
"What."
"Do you remember the super bomb I told you about?"
Yamamoto understood immediately. After all, the U.S. government had made a strong protest to Japan over this matter some time ago.
Koizumi said: "Although Yozuka's operation failed, they killed Oppenheimer and Teller. In this case, although there is no guarantee that the Americans will not be able to develop a super bomb, there will definitely be a delay in time, and If Germany develops the super bomb before the United States, it will be difficult to say the final outcome of this world war. Sir, no matter what, we must annihilate the Americans' Pacific Fleet before they notice it. The sooner the time, the better. Well, Your Excellency, Ouyang Yun must also know this. If he informs the Americans, whether the Americans believe it or not, they will definitely be on alert, and then we will have no chance even if we want to take action..."
While Yamamoto and Koizumi were waiting for June 22 to arrive, Ouyang Yun was also waiting,
Except for the insiders in Germany, they are the only two travelers in this time and space who know what will happen tomorrow. Of course, before Germany launched a blitzkrieg against the Soviet Union, they were more or less uneasy in their hearts.
For Koizumi, he wanted to use this to strengthen Yamamoto's determination to agree with his strategic concept towards the United States, so he felt particularly uneasy. For Ouyang Yun, he was not sure about the butterfly effect caused by him and Koizumi. What scale has it reached? I would like to take this opportunity to confirm it.
(Old Poison: The update starts tonight, this is the seventh update, right?)