Anti-Japanese War: The whole world is a base vehicle

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"It seems that we really can't delay any longer. This is the note just sent by the British Empire. They demand that we withdraw from Annan immediately, otherwise we will be responsible for all the consequences arising from this." Prince Kan'in Yasuhito said with a heavy face as he looked at Hideki Tojo who had just been transferred back to the base camp.

After some bargaining, the Southern faction finally gained the upper hand.

Hideki Tojo, who had been jumping up and down, finally got his wish and returned to the base camp again.

This time, he was summoned by the Minister of the Army, Prince Kan'in Yasuhito, to discuss whether to go south completely.

Although there are great benefits to going south, there are also many risks.

"Mr. Prime Minister, the affairs of the Far East should be resolved by the Far East, not by the Western powers. Ever since Germany's blitzkrieg on Poland, the appeasement practices of Britain and France have shown that they are just paper tigers." After organizing his words, Hideki Tojo began to express his thoughts.

"The strength of the Royal Fleet is far beyond our imagination." Prince Kan'in Yasuhito shook his head, his words full of worry.

Who knew that Hideki Tojo just chuckled and did not completely agree with his opinion.

"Mr. General, what you said is correct, but there is one thing, that is, Germany has tied up most of their main forces. Even if they have a problem with us, they are out of reach."

"Even if we don't take action now, it won't be long before they will choose to go south due to the shortage of steel and oil. Instead of waiting until then, it is better to go south now and completely occupy Nanyang. With the resources here, the treasury that has been depleted by the war can also be replenished."

When it comes to misleading people, Hideki Tojo is indeed very capable.

At least what he said are objective problems.

In particular, rice and livestock have begun to gradually reduce the supply of steel and oil, which is not good news.

This means that it won’t be long before the supply of rice and livestock will completely stop.

What will happen to the huge navy and the army then?
Without oil, everything would come to a halt.

"What are the chances of success if we go south?" Prince Kan'in Yasuhito asked again.

"Sir, according to the news sent back by the 22nd Army, the French army is not as strong as imagined. Hanoi is about to be captured. No, maybe it has already been captured by now." Hideki Tojo knew that the other party's question meant that the other party had already thought of moving south.

"If that's the case, then Britain and France really don't need to be afraid. But before that, we still have to reach an alliance with Germany, and they must contain Britain and France." After Prince Kan'in Yasuhito finished speaking, he looked at Tojo Hideki again.

"Mr. Tojo, I am going to recommend you to the Emperor as the Vice Minister of the Army, to be in charge of all matters related to the southward march. What do you think?"

Hearing this, Hideki Tojo was overjoyed. Wasn't he jumping up and down just for this day?

"Hai, thank you for your cultivation, Mr. General." Hideki Tojo immediately stood up and said with tears of gratitude.

"Before that, I need you to complete the alliance, and Germany must sign it." Prince Kan'in Yasuhito said after taking a deep breath.

"Yes." Hideki Tojo responded immediately.

After Hideki Tojo left, Prince Kan'in Yasuhito came to the Imperial Palace again to report the matter to Emperor Hirohito.

"Is the situation out of control?" asked Emperor Hirohito.

"Hai, I'm sorry, Your Majesty, but it's really out of control. Many people support moving south, and the rice farmers have begun to weaken the supply of steel and oil. We are an island country. Once these resources are strangled, the only thing waiting for us is chronic death." Prince Kan'in Yasuhito analyzed.

"Well, if it cannot be controlled, then leave it to them. As for Tojo Hideki whom you recommended, the position of Vice Minister of the Army is too low. Let him be the Minister of the Army and re-form the cabinet. As for you and Prince Fushimi Hiroyoshi, you can step down together." Emperor Hirohito's words shocked Prince Kan'in Yasuhito.

What do you mean?
Just let him back down?

The royal family has finally gained real power. Now that they have stepped down, won't the power return to the hands of the nobles?

What if the royal family is sidelined?

Isn't that dangerous?
Just as Prince Kan'in was about to say something, he was interrupted by Emperor Hirohito.

"Listen to me. Although your analysis makes sense and you are confident of victory, the risk of going south is still too great. Offending Britain, France and the United States at once is too much pressure."

"If we lose the war, in order to avoid being held responsible, you and Prince Fushimi Hiroyoshi should retreat behind the scenes."

I have to say, this move is really clever.

Win, they get more.

If you lose, it’s no loss, because there will always be someone to take the blame.

It has to be said that Emperor Hirohito was very politically savvy.

Upon hearing this, Prince Fushimi Zaihito's eyes lit up.

This is a good idea. Even if something goes wrong, it has nothing to do with them, and they can also enjoy a transcendent status.

Thinking of this, Prince Fushimi Zaihito responded respectfully.

"Hayi, I will resign from the post of Minister of War."

"Yes." Seeing Prince Fushimi Zaihito being so tactful, Emperor Hirohito couldn't help but nod.

On the other side, Hideki Tojo went straight to the German Embassy in Japan and met with German Ambassador Eugen Otto.

"Want to form an alliance with us?"

If it were before, Eugen Ott would definitely be very happy and would even sign immediately.

But now he was a little confused, why did he agree to it out of the blue?
Is there any conspiracy?
You know, Germany spent a lot of effort to promote the alliance.

But the Japanese just refused to sign.

Now they have taken the initiative to sign and want to form an alliance.

This had to arouse his suspicion.

You should know that not long ago, the Japanese headquarters sent him a note, demanding that Germany must give a reasonable explanation, especially regarding weapons.

Now they are ignoring this issue and demanding an alliance.

This made him a little confused, and for a moment he couldn't understand what the Japanese were thinking.

Looking at the other party's confused expression, Hideki Tojo was very anxious.

He must promote this alliance, Ambassador Eugen asked before he could speak.

"why?"

This rhetorical question completely confused Hideki Tojo.

what why?
Why are there so many?
Aren't you asking for an alliance?
Why are there so many whys now?
"I hope to get a satisfactory answer." Ambassador Eugen looked at him coldly.

"We are preparing to go south, and we hope that your country can contain Britain and France." Hideki Tojo originally planned to keep it secret, but after thinking about it, he felt that there was no need to keep it secret.

After all, they will soon move south, and by that time, any German who is not a fool will be able to guess what they are thinking.

"Go south?" Ambassador Eugen looked surprised. He really didn't expect that the other party was preparing to go south.

After a moment of silence, Ambassador Eugen spoke again.

"I need to ask the mainland for instructions, but it should be no problem."

Hearing this, Hideki Tojo showed a hint of excitement on his face.

As long as Germany agrees to an alliance, moving south will be a natural process.

After returning to the Army General Staff, Hideki Tojo got a bigger surprise.

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"Colonel William, what's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry? Did something happen?" Lu Yuhua was puzzled when he saw Colonel William running to him in a hurry.

Who knows, Colonel William said seriously.

"Lu, something has happened. Japan wants to form an alliance with us and has even submitted its credentials."

"Isn't this something that has been expected?" Lu Yuhua looked calm. For him, wasn't this something that was expected?

What's so surprising?
Don’t you think one or two victories will change the situation?

how is this possible.

"Didn't I analyze it before? Even if you provide weapons and equipment, it won't affect your alliance. As for what you did, it's nothing at all."

"Are you worried about the friendship between you and me? There's no need. This matter will not have any impact on our relationship." Lu Yuhua said with a smile.

Seeing Lu Yuhua's genuine expression, Colonel William couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that the alliance would affect the relationship between the two sides.

"But this incident did cause me some harm, so you have to compensate me." Lu Yuhua said with a smile.

"This..." Colonel William didn't know what to say for a moment and could only change the subject.

"Don't you want to know? What is the reason for the alliance?"

"What else could it be? It's nothing more than that the Japanese army is preparing to move south, and they hope that you can distract the British and French, but the British and French are really stupid. They actually naively believe you and will really attack the Soviet army." Lu Yuhua said mockingly. "If my intelligence is correct, you should be quietly transferring the main force of the Eastern Front to the Western Front now."

"The Soviet-German non-aggression pact is truly a huge irony."

Hearing this, Colonel William did not look nervous at all. He was already used to Lu Yuhua's way of speaking.

What is top secret information to others is nothing to Lu Yuhua.

So he seems very indifferent now.

"Lu, do you think our attack on France will be successful?" Colonel William asked worriedly.

Hearing this, Lu Yuhua was stunned. After thinking about it for a while, he understood why Colonel William had this idea.

In other words, most of the current German officer corps members probably have this idea.

In their eyes, the Maginot Line seemed to be an indestructible line of defense. If they wanted to break through it, they would probably need to send in hundreds of thousands of soldiers.

Precisely because the difficulty is so great, there are now major divisions within the German army.

"Why won't it succeed?" Lu Yuhua asked back.

"Is it because of the Maginot Line?"

"That's right." Colonel William admitted readily.

"Why do we have to think about capturing the Maginot Line? Why not choose another route?" Lu Yuhua asked.

"If I remember correctly, you should have formulated a plan internally. Let me think about the name. It should be called 'Yellow Plan'. It is based on the Schlieffen Plan and also puts the main forces into the weak points of the Maginot Line. Later, your Chief of Staff Franz Halder also proposed a similar plan, but the plan required too much time, personnel and equipment, so it was rejected."

If it were in the past, Colonel William would definitely be shocked, even horrified.

But now he has become numb, or rather, he has gotten used to it.

He even sometimes guessed that Lu Yuhua must have a very high status in the Freemasonry, otherwise it would be impossible for him to have such advanced intelligence at his fingertips.

"My advice is to continue with 'Case Yellow'."

"Why?" Colonel William asked puzzledly.

To be honest, he was not qualified to know this top-secret information, but when Lu Yuhua proposed the Schlieffen Plan, he probably guessed what this yellow plan was.

It should be similar to attacking the weak points of the Maginot Line.

"Why? Do you want to repeat the Battle of Verdun? Fill it with hundreds of thousands of soldiers? Do you have so many elite troops?" Lu Yuhua sneered.

"This is the key point of the Yellow Plan." Lu Yuhua analyzed, pointing to the map of Europe he had just brought.

"The Ardennes Forest?"

Colonel William was so nervous because that place was recognized as a primeval forest and it was impossible to get through it.

Now Lu Yuhua told him that the yellow plan was to go through the Ardennes Forest?

More importantly, Lu Yu actually thought what he said was right.

"Dear Lu, the Ardennes Forest is recognized as a primeval forest. It is not suitable for a breakthrough at all. Besides, we only have ten armored divisions. Can we defeat millions of French troops with just them?"

"Moreover, there are rivers along the way, which will greatly affect the progress of the armored troops. If it were me, I would still suggest taking over the Netherlands and Belgium first and then going around Paris." Colonel William expressed his thoughts.

Hearing this, Lu Yuhua was not surprised. Perhaps it could be said that too many people in the entire German officer corps were deeply influenced by the Schlieffen Plan.

"Colonel William, I don't agree with your point of view. Although it does make sense, you forgot one thing. You can't completely annihilate the British and French forces by outflanking from the north. You can only defeat them. They can completely establish a new line of defense in the south to stop you."

"If Britain and France choose to confront you, what will you use to compete with them? Resources? Or population?"

"If we really enter a strategic stalemate, with the limited resources you have, I'm afraid you will be the losers in the end." Lu Yuhua sneered.

"Is there any difference?" Colonel William asked hesitantly, frowning.

Does it make any difference to him?
There doesn't seem to be any difference?
"What you need to do is to completely defeat the British and French forces, rather than giving them a chance to ease the tension." Lu Yuhua looked very disappointed. How could he give Britain and France a chance to ease the tension?
What is your family background?
What is his family background?
In terms of resources and consumption, can you beat others?

"As for your point of view, it is nothing more than the Schlieffen Plan. This plan has a big flaw, that is, the British and French forces retreat and use the Marne River as a defense line. Do you want to repeat the outcome of the last war?"

"Could it be that you can accept failure once more? If so, just ignore what I said."

After hearing this, Colonel William fell silent. He had opened his mouth at first, but now he didn't know how to refute.

"Break through here and head straight to Paris, forcing the French army to surrender. Then change direction and use a pincer attack to encircle the British and French forces on the Maginot Line, and eventually force them to retreat to Dunkirk." Lu Yuhua pointed to the map and analyzed to Colonel William.

"Once the British and French coalition forces retreat here, we will concentrate all the air force fighters to bomb this place crazily, and the armored forces will surround and annihilate the British and French coalition forces here as quickly as possible."

"Then without this elite British army, I believe you will be relieved of a lot of pressure when you land in the British Isles next time."

I have to say, this plan is really good.

At least Colonel William was completely conquered.

Especially the last sentence, landing in the British Isles.

The only risk is the uncertainty of the Ardennes Forest.

After all, it is a primeval forest and it is not easy to get through it.

"As long as you annihilate these millions of coalition forces, the entire European continent will be yours."

"Colonel William, isn't this enough to make you excited?"

Lu Yuhua's words left Colonel William completely speechless.

I thought I was crazy enough, but who knew this guy was even crazier.

"Dear Lu, I wonder what benefit will it bring to you if you reveal this plan to us?" Colonel William was not a fool. He had to find out what Lu Yuhua's purpose was.

"It's simple. I'm more interested in some junk." Lu Yuhua chuckled.

tattered?

Colonel William looked puzzled.

"I am still very interested in France's industrial equipment. I believe these things should not be a big deal to you. You can give me a batch when the time comes. Of course, I can also buy them with money." Lu Yuhua stated his purpose with a smile.

Although base vehicles can produce equipment, they are still not enough to build a complete industrial system.

Therefore, if you want to build a complete industrial system, you have no choice but to rob.

As for the robbery target?

It could only be France.

Who can blame them for being so rich?

And because of the blitzkrieg, France's industrial equipment losses were not serious.

What’s more important is that the production capacity in the later stage is not very high. Instead of wasting it, it is better to produce it by ourselves.

If France's industrial equipment could be emptied, the scene would be unimaginable.

"I can't make the decision on these, but it shouldn't be a problem." Colonel William thought for a moment and said uncertainly.

"Don't worry, you will definitely agree." Lu Yuhua said seriously.

Seeing the expression of disbelief on Colonel William's face, Lu Yuhua did not explain much.

Because he was going to give Britain and France, no, to be more precise, the British Empire a big surprise.

That is to let Italy join the war early.

Do not!
In other words, they were forced to join the battle.

In addition to consuming part of the British Empire's strength, the purpose is also to thoroughly test Italy's determination.

Another point is that he can try to sell some weapons and equipment.

Italy would definitely look down upon ordinary weapons and equipment.

But if it's a battleship, needless to say, I'd be very interested.

He is really poor now. If he just relies on selling to those warlords, he will eventually squeeze them dry. After all, their money is limited.

How can the great powers be as rich as them?

(End of this chapter)