But Konoe Mara didn't give up, and when his plan failed, he came up with another plan, and this time, the person he used as bait was Britain. The situation was not good after the fall of the United Kingdom, but because of its influence in North Africa and the East
There are still a considerable number of troops and servants in India, so although it is generally at a disadvantage in the competition with the German army, it is also the absolute main force in fighting the German army in the North African battlefield and the Eastern battlefield. In the past, because the southern peninsula was occupied by the Japanese army
Due to the occupation, Britain was forced to go to war with the Japanese army, and the results were full of ugly things. In the end, it was only with the help of the Laiguo Expeditionary Force that it was able to survive in India. In this time and space, the fate of Britain has completely changed. Compared with that time and space, on the one hand
, the British mainland fell, and the situation seemed to be worse; but at the same time, because the southern peninsula was actually controlled by the cadet army, it was able to avoid fighting with the Japanese army. In addition, because the government was exiled to India, its control over India was greatly enhanced
, it seems that Britain has gained a more stable rear area. Since the Japanese army shifted the focus of its offensive to Australia, and the British gave up the dominance of the Australian battlefield to the United States, there has been no incident between the two sides for more than a year.
There was an armed conflict. As the main force of the Allied forces in the North African battlefield and the Eastern battlefield, the British army was under increasing pressure. As a result, the British no longer had the energy to settle old scores with the Japanese, so in their hearts, they seemed to have forgotten
The existence of Japan as a mortal enemy. The British "do not hold grudges", but the Japanese are unwilling to settle the matter - when the British intelligence department deciphered the secret telegram sent from Tokyo to Berlin, they learned that the Japanese army wanted to attack the German army from east to west and first drive the British army away from India.
After leaving, the British were furious and had to face Japan, their mortal enemy, head-on.
The strong reaction of the British is related to the importance of India to the British Commonwealth. The reason why the British army can still persist in resistance in North Africa and the East has something to do with India's geographical location and stability. Originally, the British could continuously receive from
The United States has obtained weapons, equipment and even food, so it only needs to concentrate on fighting a good war. However, now, not to mention that the United States has to reduce aid to the United Kingdom because it is trapped in the Pacific battlefield, in terms of the performance of weapons and equipment, because it can now compete
The weapons and equipment of German weapons can only be produced by the country. The British army actually relies on weapons purchased from the country to support its defense line. The reason why the British army can more conveniently obtain the standard weapons of the army made in the country is because
It is conceivable that once the British lost India as their rear area, it would be difficult for the British army to resist the German offensive in North Africa and the East.
The Japanese army does not actually have the conditions to send troops to India. Konoe-Mara's sending this secret message is actually just a dead horse being treated as a living horse doctor, but the British do not dare to think so. So, Konoe-Mara is still waiting worried about the gain and loss.
When Hitler heard back, Churchill's special envoy, Viscount Simon, had already arrived in Chongqing by flying fortress.
This is Simon's second visit to Chongqing, and the time between them is only half a year. Half a year is not long or short, but for Simon, when he started to dive towards Xiaolongkan Airport in the empty fortress, he revealed that
Looking at the ground through the porthole, I suspected that I was about to visit not Chongqing but another city.
The deepest impression that Simon had on Chongqing half a year ago was those refugees with ragged clothes and poor food. If he had to use a set of words to describe Chongqing at that time, then there were only three words: "dirty, messy, and bad"
Words. Once upon a time, when looking at Chongqing from the air, all one could see were ant-like crowds and then ruins. Now, the density of the crowd has decreased, and instead of the ruins, there are blue-gray houses. And what surprised him most was that
, as the plane lowered to a certain height, he could see the faces of pedestrians on the ground. The confusion, stiffness and indifference that once impressed him were gone, replaced by vigor, cheerfulness and positivity.
After coming out of the airport and onto the main road in Chongqing, Simon felt even more deeply. The road was no longer full of potholes, and the people walking on it were no longer just pedestrians, cars, buses... these could only be seen on the streets of London before the war.
The prosperous scene has actually reappeared in Chongqing.
The day when Simon came to Chongqing was a coincidence, because on this afternoon, good news came back from the Wuhan battle - after four days and nights of fierce fighting, He Zhengjiang's troops completely annihilated a Japanese division surrounded by the troops in Jingzhou.
Another independent brigade of the Korean Communist Army and captured two Japanese major generals alive.
When a woman ran past her car waving a newspaper and shouting "Great Victory in Jingzhou", Simon ordered the car to stop, and then bought a supplement to the "Xuebingjun Times". "Have the Chinese won another war?" His
Next to him, his assistant Valais looked over and took a look and then said.
Simon read it slowly, then looked up out of the window and said, "No wonder Chongqing feels different. It turns out that it's because the victory news has washed away."
Valais obviously lacked confidence in this mission. He asked cautiously: "Your Excellency, Viscount, do you think we can convince the Chinese people?"
Simon glanced at him and said word by word: "We must convince! For the sake of our motherland!"
Valais said solemnly, "Yes."
Simon was not able to see Ouyang Yun right away. The first person the coalition government met with was Foreign Minister Song Zi. Simon used two reasons to convince Song Zi that the country must help Britain destroy Japan and Germany's plan to attack India from east to west. First,
He believes that for the country, India is actually a barrier that prevents the German army from attacking the country from the west. As long as India is still in British hands, the southwestern part of the country will be absolutely safe. On the other hand, he believes that if the Japanese army wants to attack India, it will inevitably
Assembling heavy troops to attack the current Third National Expeditionary Army, he proposed that the British army would be willing to cooperate with the Third Expeditionary Army to resist the Japanese attack or take the initiative to launch an attack to break the Japanese defense line of Denver. Finally, he threw out his trump card and implicitly proposed that he was willing to admit that the military strength was there.
The legal status of the southern peninsula stated that as long as the country could prevent the Japanese army from moving north, the British government would no longer insist on its suzerainty rights over Myanmar.
When Simon stated the reason why the country must help Britain to destroy Japan and Germany's east-west attack on India, Song Zi behaved very gentlemanly and just listened attentively without expressing an opinion. When Simon narrowed his eyes and said the last words, he
He laughed and immediately countered: "The rights of the sovereign state? Mr. Viscount, did I hear you correctly? How long has it been, and your government is still dreaming of colonial dreams. Ha, I don't think you need to see our Prime Minister.
Our prime minister hates power politics the most. Well, it’s getting late and I have other official duties, so that’s all for today!”
After Song Zi finished speaking, he stood up and turned around to leave, not giving Simon a chance to change his story.