Beijing, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China.
"Here, as the special envoy of the British Empire, I would like to issue the following warning to your country: First, before 8:00 GMT on June 10, 1937, your troops must unconditionally withdraw from all the concessions occupied by the British Empire.
Second, immediately and unconditionally release the detained British Empire officials, soldiers, and police officers and return all ships. Third, compensate for all losses caused to the British Empire. Fourth,..."
Foreign Minister Shi Zhaoji looked at the arrogant-looking Anglos in front of him and looked a little ridiculous. What age were they in? They were still pretending to be a big empire. The current republic was not the Manchu and Qing government. Originally, he was worried about the excessive behavior of the previous president, but things have come to a head.
At this step, what else is there to be afraid of?
It’s just a fight!
"Can I interpret this ultimatum as a declaration of war?" Shi Zhaoji smiled softly. He couldn't pass such a thing, let alone a president with a strong nationalist complex. If he would
This ultimatum was read out in Congress, and the result was predictable. The Congress of the Republic would take the initiative to pass a resolution declaring war on the British without waiting for the British declaration of war.
"It can be said that if a satisfactory result cannot be obtained within the time limit set by the British Empire, it will be equivalent to declaring war on the British Empire, Commonwealth countries, and our allies at the same time!" The British are very proud of being a big empire.
, the British Commonwealth has more than thirty member states around the world, plus the allies of this old empire, declaring war with the British Empire is almost equivalent to launching a challenge to most of the world.
"Well, I have the authorization from the president, and I can answer you with certainty now: You can send the Royal Navy over, but the Chinese people will not succumb to any violent oppression. The Republican Army has the ability to defend the sovereignty of the great motherland.
Not subject to any external aggression!" Shi Zhaoji said calmly, "Any invader will not end well!" This last sentence was said by the president, and Shi Zhaoji just paraphrased it.
Two days after Britain declared war on China, the French also declared war on China on the grounds of the alliance between Britain and France.
The National Defense Conference of the Republic of China is being held in Huairen Hall of Xinhua Palace.
Li Chunzheng, Commissioner of National Defense and Minister of General Military Order, spoke: "...In order to ensure a strong national defense force, according to the instructions of the Chairman, the National Defense Forces will establish seven group armies and three marine divisions within the year, a total of 24 infantry divisions, including South China
The Military Region formed the 33rd Group Army, the Southwest Military Region formed the 34th Group Army, the East China Military Region formed the 35th Group Army, the Central China Region formed the 36th Group Army, the Northwest Region formed the 37th Group Army, the North China Region formed the 38th Group Army, the Northeast Region formed the 39th Group Army, and the Navy Qingdao
The garrison area, Luoyuan garrison area, and Shantou garrison area are responsible for the formation of the 5th, 6th, and 7th Marine Divisions. The commanders of each group army are appointed as follows..."
Deputy Chief of General Staff Zhang Xiaozhun asked: "Aren't you going to conduct nationwide mobilization?"
Lin Shuo looked at the document in his hand and said: "It is not needed yet. The 450,000 soldiers in the six group armies in the Northeast are currently enough to deal with the Japanese army in this area. The total number of armies dispatched by Britain and France in Southeast Asia will not exceed 30
Ten thousand people, we have concentrated 6 armies and 3 marine divisions in South China, with a total strength of nearly 600,000. In addition, in Malaya and the East Indies, the Republican Army has also organized a "people's army" composed of about 30,000 overseas Chinese from Southeast Asia.
, in order to cooperate with the military operations of the Republican Army in this area. Currently, they are mainly worried about Soviet Russia. The British used the abandonment of the Turkmen, Khiva, and Bukhara khanates as bait to encourage the Russians to return to Central Asia. Things
It has been fifteen years, but Zhuyashvili is still obsessed with this place, and there are also Siberia and Kyrgyzstan. We cannot just sit and watch Russia annex them. The Russians are very ambitious. As their national strength has increased in recent years
, the ambitions of the tsarist period have been exposed again. Three years ago, we sent troops to occupy the Transcaucasian Federation, but we couldn’t reach that far, but now, we must not watch them reach our doorstep!"
"According to the plan of the National Defense Commission, the production and construction corps of Xinjiang, Pamir, Xihai, Khovd and Beihai provinces will each form two reserve divisions to prepare for rapid formation into the Republican Army in case of emergency." Liang Wenlie, Minister of General Operations and Training, replied.
"In addition, the Hulunbuir Production and Construction Corps and the Heilongjiang Production and Construction Corps will also form three reserve divisions, and these three divisions will be placed under the leadership of the Northeast Military Region."
"Tanks! When deploying troops in the northwest, armored units are the first choice. The Armored Ordnance Bureau of the General Armament Department is moving too slowly. How come the new tank development plan proposed two years ago has not been completed yet?" Lin Shuo said with a frown.
"The main reason is that the standards proposed by the president are somewhat beyond the existing industrial and technical capabilities. At present, the performance of power, load-carrying systems, armor, artillery and so on have met the requirements proposed by the president, but there has been no breakthrough in the development of vehicle communication systems." Minister of General Armaments
Liu Enqing said that this veteran military engineer has been worried about the production of new medium tanks.
"Don't just rely on one or a few departments to work alone. Some major issues need to gather the best experts in the country to work together to tackle the key problems. The more people there are, the stronger the power will be, so the speed will be faster!" Lin Shuo said, "The production of new tanks must be accelerated.
"The Northwest Military Region will be equipped with at least 2,000 vehicles within the year. Don't rely on a few military industrial companies. Many parts for tank production can be outsourced to domestic civilian machinery factories. The military mainly needs to strictly control the quality."
"Yes, we will implement the chairman's instructions immediately when we get back!"
"In the battle against Britain, France and Japan, the navy is the top priority. The naval command must make detailed combat plans as soon as possible. To a certain extent, the success or failure of the navy determines the success or failure of each of our campaigns." Lin, Chief of General Staff
Rong said.
"According to the instructions of the President, the Naval Command has made a detailed operational plan. Here is the draft plan for the Nanyang and Japan operations. It is now submitted to the National Defense Committee for review." Navy Commander-in-Chief Chen Shaokuan took out three thick stacks of documents from his bag.
The report said, "However, to gain advantage over the entire battlefield, the Navy still needs to be greatly strengthened. This is a new phase of expansion plan drawn up by the Naval Staff Department, and leaders are requested to approve it as soon as possible."
"Battleship, why is it a battleship again?" Lin Shuo frowned while flipping through the plan. The Ministry of Navy's emergency expansion plan will build 10 heavy aviation battleships, 4 battleships and 22 cruisers, and one battleship
The cost is enough to build 2 heavy aviation ships.
"The Naval Staff has assessed that every battleship built by the Republic Navy will enable Britain, the United States, and Japan to build at least three to four more battleships to compete with the Republic Navy. This will greatly affect the construction of aircraft ships in the three countries.
plan, according to intelligence, the Japanese Navy has changed the original plan to build two Kaga-class aircraft ships into battleships, and the Americans have added four North Carolina-class battleships to the construction. Such a battleship construction competition is very important for
It is extremely beneficial for our country to gain the advantage in the number of aircraft carriers." Chen Shaokuan explained the reason why the Navy applied to build a new first-class battleship, because in the Dongshan maritime exercise a year ago, two Guangdong-class aviation combatants and one Yue-fei-class cruiser
A formation composed of three light cruisers actually defeated a formation composed of two battleships and four cruisers. From then on, it was difficult to hear the call for building a new first-class battleship among the top brass of the Navy. "And according to calculations, the aviation fleet will also
Large battleships are needed as escort force. If the air fleet encounters an enemy battleship under bad sea conditions, the result will definitely be a disaster."
Lin Shuo nodded. In the history of another world, the British "Glory" was sunk by the German Scharnhorst in this way. Now the battleship can reach a speed of 30 knots, and it can completely keep up.
Air fleet.
The Republican Navy currently has only two Guangdong-class aviation combatants in service. There are also six "Jiangsu-class" heavy aviation combatants with a displacement of 31,000 tons, which have basically completed outfitting and are expected to achieve combat effectiveness within the year. According to the Navy's expansion plan
, two years later, the Republic Navy will have 18 aviation combat ships, becoming the country with the most aviation ships in the world.
What if Americans went to war?
The result... I don't know, Lin Shuo tried hard to get rid of this idea in his mind, but he couldn't do it.