In Japan, the person who became the new prime minister after Tojo Hideki was Konoe Fumimaro, who had served as prime minister before Mitsumasa Yoneuchi. The reason why Konoe got a second chance to ascend to power was, on the one hand, because of his status as an aristocratic politician. Then there is his status as a non-soldier, which allows him to maintain a neutral position in the battle between the army and the navy, and is regarded by the army and navy people as being able to take into account the interests of all parties. The first order issued by the Guards when he came to power was with the 11th Army. Regarding this, he ordered the military to pull the 11th Army out of the quagmire of Wuhan at all costs, and even proposed that if necessary, the Pacific strategy could be temporarily abandoned and all forces should be concentrated on a decisive battle with China. The Guards would have this This pretense is related to Emperor Hirohito's personal intervention in China's war. The divisions or brigades under the jurisdiction of the 11th Army are all elite Japanese troops. Therefore, once the 11th Army is completely wiped out by the cadet army, it will not only lose more than 100,000 troops. The key problem is that this will severely damage the morale of the Japanese army.
However, because the military headquarters has actually given up on the 11th Army, that is to say, the Japanese themselves have sentenced the 11th Army to death, so the Konoe order has more elements of performance, but the actual effect is zero. If Mamoru's first order was more like a posturing in order to deal with Hirohito, his second order was much more pragmatic. This order was to adjust Germany's diplomatic strategy. This was actually Tojo Hideki's order. The continuation of relations with Germany when he was Prime Minister was slightly different in that Tojo Hideki was forced to pin his glimmer of hope on the Germans, while Konoe took the initiative and hoped to bring the Germans together through a specific agreement. Japan and Japan were tightly tied together to ensure that Germany would not abandon Japan and be more proactive in resolving the China Incident. The Soviet government sent a delegation to Chongqing in the hope that China would send troops to the Far East to snipe the Japanese Far East Army, and later asked China to send its air force. Directly start a war with Germany. This information, with the indulgence of the Chinese intelligence department, has been detected by the Japanese intelligence department. After receiving the relevant report, Konoe was overjoyed. He believed that this was an excellent reason to persuade Germany to enter the Chinese battlefield, so he passed The special communication channel between the top leaders of the two countries conveyed this news to the German side and made suggestions, believing that China had become the biggest obstacle to the Axis powers' defeat of the Allies, so it was necessary to treat it specially in order to completely destroy the psychological defense lines of the Allies. "... By analyzing this intelligence, it is not difficult to find that China has actually become the flagship force for the Allied forces to resist. Therefore, whether it is North Africa, Soviet Russia, or the Pacific, if we want to win, we must first defeat it. China…”
Konoe thought that as long as he provided Germany with enough detailed evidence that China and Soviet Russia were "collaborating", then Hitler would definitely use force against China given his temperament. However, the reality was not as simple as he imagined. From a military perspective alone, Look, Germany now has complete control over Europe and has won consecutive victories in North Africa and Soviet Russia. It seems that the future is bright. However, in fact, there are many contradictions within the German army. Hitler's rule is by no means as smooth and stable as it seems to outsiders.
Just as not everyone in Japan has been brainwashed by militarism and the Anti-War Alliance has emerged as an anti-war organization, there are also many anti-war organizations and individuals in Germany at this time. Among these people, Staufen Borg definitely deserves a special mention for what he's about to do.
When writing about Stauffenberg, one has to mention Falkenhausen, and when writing about Falkenhausen, one has to mention Ouyang Yun. As a time traveler, although Ouyang Yun has an insight into the historical process, he knows that there were people in the German army who wanted to He wanted to murder Hitler and almost succeeded, but he didn't know who actually initiated the operation. However, because he knew enough about Falkenhausen to know that this man did not agree with Nazi policies, so in France When Falkenhausen visited Guangzhou for the second time, he began to prepare for a rainy day. It seemed that he was casual but actually made a well-intentioned move. When Falkenhausen was in Guangzhou, Ouyang Yun had been with him for two consecutive nights. Talking all night long, outsiders have no way of knowing what they talked about during those two nights. It was not until Falkenhausen's descendants were sorting out his diary after his death that they found out that it was because of his relationship with Ouyang Yun. After two long talks, Falkenhausen resolutely chose to split from the Nazis and embarked on another path.
Ouyang Yun's preparedness against Nazi Germany or Hitler was not limited to this. For example, he vigorously supported the French Zionist Army in Angpos, sent Wolf Fang to guide the French guerrillas in fighting guerrillas, etc. However, in terms of effectiveness, it was This move is the most direct and sharp,
Because of Falkenhausen's secret help, Stauffenberg's ability and influence were greatly enhanced. As a result, within the German army, a mature anti-Hitler group slowly took shape. This group was led by Stauffenberg and others. Although it currently does not have the ability to threaten Hitler, it has begun to exert counterproductive effects in all aspects. The result is that as the German army's front becomes longer and longer, its supply capacity becomes worse and worse, and domestic opposition becomes louder and louder. It has begun to become an obstacle to Hitler's continued implementation of Nazi policies. According to Hitler's plan, the Soviet-Russian War must end before August this year. In this way, the German army can avoid fighting in a severe cold environment and can also concentrate on solving the British and French coalition forces in North Africa. , this was also the main reason why they tried their best to ask the Japanese army to march into the Far East and attack Soviet Russia from east to west. But now, the time has entered October, and there is still no sign of the end of the Soviet-Russian war. As the severe cold season descends, it is certain that Yes, the Soviet-Russian war will definitely last until next year.
When the German army fought in the Battle of Moscow last year, they were almost defeated by the severe cold weather. They learned a lesson from the experience. Naturally, Hitler would not be able to make this mistake again. In addition, he believed that the discordant voices in the country were loud enough to shake the foundation of his rule. , has reached a time when it must be resolved, so now his attention to the Soviet-Russian war has been greatly reduced, and his attention is focused more on internal affairs.
In this context, no matter how serious Konoe Fumimaro's alarmism is, Hitler may not be able to listen. Moreover, there are experts around him who have revealed Japan's sinister intentions: "We have long ago asked Japan to send troops to the Far East to attack the Soviet Union." Russia, what were the Japanese doing at that time? Now that they have suffered a total defeat in the Chinese battlefield, they are beginning to think of us. Are we German firefighters? Head of state, it is nothing to send troops to China, but we have to wait until we solve the Soviet Union... "
Konoe Fumimaro pressed his warm cheek towards the German with great hope, but what he encountered was the German's cold ass. The old devil's heart suddenly became cold.