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Zhou Enlai and Zhang Xueliang exchanged glances. Zhou Enlai nodded and said with a smile, "Well, the Communist International Army will be formed on a voluntary basis. I believe that the Communist Party of the world will eventually realize the necessity of forming a unified military force!"

Chapter 0910 Sino-Japanese War ([-]) Japan's Anti-China Preparations

In September 1939, Yoyogi in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, was originally a forest and wasteland. It was named "Yoyogi" because a large tree called "Congmu" was produced from generation to generation.Since the Meiji Restoration, this piece of land originally used for planting trees has become a training ground for the Japanese Army.

After decades of operation, the Yoyogi training ground now has an area of ​​54 square meters, and a large playground, shooting range, and barracks have also been built.However, the main function of this Yoyogi training ground is not to train troops, but to serve as a place for the Japanese emperor to review troops.However, from the end of 1938, this training ground, which was originally open to civilians, suddenly became a military restricted area. A high brick wall was built around the training ground, and engineers from the brigade were transferred here from all over Japan. Inside, construction is ongoing day and night, and complex terrains such as mountains, woods, mud, and sand dunes are artificially built.In the plan of the Ministry of the Army of Japan, this Yoyogi training ground will become a test base for new Japanese army weapons and equipment, just like the Ye County Weapons Testing Ground in Henan, China.

In the first few days of September 1939, the security of this military restricted area became even stricter, and a high barbed wire fence was pulled up outside the high wall, and the military police of the brigade were patrolling around without special passes. The personnel simply cannot get close to the range of 9 meters of the Yoyogi training ground.And in the dead of night, a German heavy truck with huge horsepower dragged the "secret weapon" wrapped in canvas into the training ground surrounded by barbed wire and walls.And from time to time, there was a huge roar of motors from the direction of the training ground to the residential areas around Shibuya.It seems that dozens of heavy tanks are there to test the car!Those Japanese devils whose sleep was disturbed were all excited, and no one complained to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government...

This night, two Japanese-made limousines came to disturb people's dreams as if they were joining in the fun, roaring and speeding past the Shibuya road, and drove to the gate of the Yoyogi training ground.The Japanese military police guarding there went up to check the pass, saw that it was issued by the Ministry of the Army, and immediately let it pass. The two cars drove in along a military road in the Yoyogi training ground, and passed through it with seven turns and eight bays. After a few "terrains" that had been made into weird shapes, they passed a few more checkpoints, and finally stopped at the gate of a heavily guarded barracks.A stocky soldier in the uniform of a lieutenant general in the Japanese Army stood there upright.As soon as the car came to a complete stop, the door opened impatiently. The first person to jump out of a car was a lieutenant officer of the Japanese army, and then the Japanese army minister, General Nagata Tieshan!The Japanese lieutenant general greeted him, stood at attention with a snap and saluted: "Your Excellency, General." Nagata Tieshan smiled back: "Yoshida-kun, have you tested the equipment? How is the result? Are you satisfied?"

This Yoshida is Lieutenant General Yoshida, the commander of Japan's latest "Mecha Army" army.The so-called mecha army actually means the armored army. Although Japan's armored forces started earlier in this time and space, they have been slow to develop due to the weak foundation of heavy industry. Until the "Anti-Soviet War" in 1937, there were only a few tanks. United.However, when the example of millions of Soviet Red Army being smashed by the armored forces of China and Germany was placed before the high-level Japanese army, they finally made up their minds to speed up the development of armored forces.Several tank regiments were expanded into tank brigades, and the "Mech Corps" modeled after the armored armies of China and Germany also began to form after the Western European campaign ended.While the armored forces expanded, the Japanese Army also accelerated the pace of research on new tanks. Especially after the "Pearl Harbor Incident" in November 1938, the relationship between Japan and Germany was rapidly drawn closer, and their research and development of new tanks was naturally promoted. with the help of the Germans.The equipment in Nagata Tieshan Pass just now is a newly developed chariot with the help of the Germans - Type Zero assault chariot!

Yoshida seems to be very satisfied with the tank designed by the Germans, he laughed: "It is very easy to use, the zero-type assault tank is very practical, and the production cost is relatively low, it is definitely a tank for the Imperial Army A tailor-made tank! Moreover, its 48-caliber 75mm tank gun theoretically poses a certain threat to the 110mm frontal armor of the Chinese Panzer IV." Speaking of this, he sighed softly again: "The only thing that makes people It is a pity that this assault tank appeared too late, if it had been equipped a few months earlier, maybe the Mexican campaign would not have been fought like that."

Nagata Tieshan patted him on the shoulder with a smile: "Victory or defeat is a common matter for military strategists. A small setback is nothing. As long as the Imperial Army can learn enough lessons from this failure and pay attention to the construction of armored forces, then It’s worth it.” In fact, there is something in Nagata’s words. It has always been not that the Army has not paid attention to the construction of armored forces, but that the Japanese government has not given enough budget to the Army.After the news of the failure of the Mexican campaign came, Fumimaro Konoe finally gritted his teeth and increased the army's budget a lot.

While the two were talking, they saw many generals of the Japanese army coming out of the barracks, including Major General Terada Masao, chief of staff of the Mecha Army, senior officer Hirokuni Fukuyama, senior officer, Lieutenant Commander Ketakuji, chief of staff, and Major Isamu Seguchi , and Major General Hoshino Toshimoto, the head of the First Tank Brigade who made General Patton's First Armored Army into an "Infantry Brigade" in Mexico, was also among them.A group of people stood at attention to salute Nagata Tieshan, and Nagata also returned the salute with a smile. When it was the turn of Major General Hoshino Toshimoto, who was a bit disheartened, Nagata shook hands with him and comforted him: "Hoshino-kun, the first chariot brigade The regiment has done its best in Mexico, and it cannot be judged as a defeat from a tactical point of view, but retreated because of the failure of the battle."

Hearing this, Hoshino Toshimoto shook his head slightly and sighed: "Your Excellency, the humble First Tank Brigade has indeed lost. Although the Americans suffered no less losses than us, they still have the power of the Empire Thirty. Double the industrial strength! Mechanized warfare is still a struggle for national strength in the final analysis! The empire is too weak in this regard."

Nagata frowned. The weakness of industry cannot be changed in a day or two. Japan lacks resources and the domestic market is small. After losing the resources and market in mainland China, industrial development is of course struggling.But you can't stop aggressing others just because the industry is weak, right?If you miss this opportunity, it will be even more difficult to develop in the future.He made two cadre calls, pointed to the "Zero Assault Vehicles" that were improved on the basis of the "No. With such advanced tanks, the First Tank Brigade must be able to defeat the US military!"

Hoshino Toshimoto looked at these "assault tanks", nodded and said: "The Type Zero assault tank is indeed a very sharp weapon, I don't know how much better than our Type 97. If we had this weapon at that time, of course we could give it to the US military." Cause more damage, but it is not enough to rely on them to defeat the United States ... The Americans have too many tanks."

"Hoshino-kun! Please pay attention to your words!" Yoshida rebuked loudly.Although everyone present knew that what Hoshino said was true, they all pretended to be gnashing their teeth.Only Nagata Tieshan did not lie, he shook his head and smiled: "Hoshino-kun is right, the industrial power of the United States is 30 times that of Japan, and Mexico is on the doorstep of the United States, and Japan is separated by the Pacific Ocean. Japan is indeed impossible Become the main force in the anti-American war, and it will be Germany that will truly defeat the United States." As he spoke, his expression became serious: "The main imaginary enemy of the Japanese tank troops is still China! Hoshino, if there is such a zero-type assault tank , is your [-]st Tank Division confident in defeating the three Chinese armored divisions?"

"The First Chariot Division! Mine?" Hoshino Toshimoto's face was full of disbelief. A defeated general like himself should have found a place where no one was around and secretly committed seppuku. It shouldn't be, I didn't expect to be promoted!

"How? Are you sure you can do it?"

"Of course, Your Excellency General!" Hoshino Toshimoto snapped to attention, and replied loudly, "Our Imperial Army's First Chariot Division will surely be an invincible army that sweeps across the East Asian continent!"

Nagata Tieshan smiled faintly, and nodded to Hoshino, as if to express his appreciation.Then I walked into a newly furnished conference room in the barracks with Yoshida and others, and began to listen to the performance test reports of Yoshida and others on the "Zero Assault Vehicle" and several other army tanks and armored vehicles .

Of course, the test report of the new weapon is satisfactory, whether it is the zero-type assault tank that has been finalized and ready to be put into production, or a "heavy tank" that is still in the secret research and development stage, or a "97-type medium tank" The chassis of the "Chariot" and a "1 Assault Chariot" that was pieced together from the former Soviet ZIS-97 anti-tank gun were finally blown by several heads of the "Mech Army" as "can be used with the No. The cutting-edge tank of "Tank War"!

However, General Yongtian Tieshan's eyebrows gradually frowned, not because he was dissatisfied with these chariots, but because seeing them made Yongtian think of the superpower on the western continent!Public opinion in China suddenly began to "demonize Japan" during this period, and although China's disarmament plan has been formulated, it has not yet started!Moreover, there is also intelligence showing that China's military budget in 1940 will be the same as that in 1939, and China's navy, land and air forces all have large-scale refit plans.

What makes Nagata Tieshan and the senior Japanese military even more terrified is that China publicly declared the Pacific Ocean north of 42 degrees north latitude and the high seas of the Sea of ​​Japan not long ago as a demilitarized zone!The entry of Japanese naval ships was prohibited, and at the same time, combat ships of the Beiyang Fleet were sent to patrol near the 42nd parallel north latitude. Two days ago, they openly fired at Japanese ships trying to cross the 42nd parallel north latitude!If it hadn't been for the Japanese ship's forbearance, instead of fighting back, it had voluntarily retreated to the south of the 42nd parallel north latitude, the Sino-Japanese war might have broken out.

All indications indicate that with Japan's decisive victory in East Australia, the Chinese imperialists can't wait to start a war to compete with Japan for colonies.Facing the incoming threat of war, the Japanese high-level officials began to adjust their strategic layout in addition to asking Germany to intervene, shifting their focus from North America to the defense of the Western Pacific and Eastern Australia.

In this regard, the Japanese army and navy are doing their best to prepare for war. The navy naturally pins its hopes on the "Kamikaze Special Attack Team". The torpedo development plan, in addition, the Navy also obtained a good-performance fighter Zero carrier-based aircraft in early 1939, and finally had a fighter capable of World War I.

The army's preparations mainly focused on two aspects. One was to speed up the development of the atomic bomb, and strive to manufacture at least one atomic bomb within 1940 using 50 kilograms of high-purity uranium 235 provided by Germany!The second is to speed up the formation of a "mech army" for decisive land battles.The four tank brigades formed earlier (the second, third, fourth tank brigade and tank teaching brigade) were expanded into a tank division, and a lot of manpower and material resources were used for the "Zero Assault" Chariot" and "Type 97 Assault Tank" are two "secret weapons" in the development and production.In addition, the Japanese army and navy also used the newly opened South Pacific route to import a batch of oil from South America, bringing Japan's strategic oil reserves to 300 million tons!Moreover, after two years of large-scale investment in the oil fields in North Sakhalin Island, the current annual output has reached nearly 80 tons.

However, even the most optimistic Japanese senior generals do not believe that Japan alone can defeat the mighty China with its own strength.Their idea is to delay the war and try to withstand the pressure of China before the United States is destroyed by Germany.As long as the United States survives until the demise of the United States, Germany will definitely come forward to protect Japan out of the consideration of containing China... At worst, it will cede some of the colonies of Indonesia or the Philippines to China in exchange for peace. As long as East Australia can be kept, everything will be fine.

"Your Excellency, according to the plan, the Mecha Army will have four tank divisions. Each tank division has four tank brigades, including two heavy tank brigades, each equipped with 60 zero-type assault tanks. , There are also two medium tank brigades, each equipped with 60 Type 97 assault tanks; in addition, there will also be a 105mm self-propelled gun brigade, an air defense tank brigade, a mechanized chemical brigade, a mecha power search brigade, and a Mechanized Maintenance Brigade, a Motorized Infantry Squad, and a Motorized Supplies Squad.” Mecha Corps Commander Yoshida Kui reported the situation of the weapon inspection, and then began to talk about the equipment situation of the Mecha Corps as soon as the conversation changed. Here comes, "If a tank division is to be fully staffed, excluding reserve tanks and vehicles, it will need 240 tanks of various types, 18 self-propelled guns, 108 armored vehicles, and more than 800 vehicles All kinds of trucks and other special vehicles." He took a deep breath and said with emotion: "If all four tank divisions are fully equipped...there will be thousands of tanks alone!"

Hearing Yoshida's words, Nagata could only shake his head and smile wryly in his heart. He has tried his best to urge the expansion of tank production, but so far, the monthly production capacity of medium and heavy tanks is only one hundred This is the production capacity that can only be achieved when tanks are replaced by assault guns with relatively simple production costs and processes!With this production capacity, it takes at least one year to meet the needs of the four tank divisions.If there is a war with China, whether these production can make up for the huge consumption on the battlefield, I am afraid that there will be a big question mark!

He smiled bitterly, and replied: "Yoshida-kun, I understand what you mean, the Ministry of the Army will definitely go all out. At present, 60 zero-type assault tanks have rolled off the assembly line, and 97 120-type assault tanks are also available. It has been assembled. In addition, there is a batch of parts for assembling the Zero assault gun being shipped from Germany. With this batch of parts, we will be able to assemble another 180 Zero assault guns soon...You guys use this first 240 Zero-type assault guns will be organized into four brigades and assigned to each tank division. The production of Type 97 assault tanks is relatively large. By the end of October at the latest, another 10 can be produced, or they can be organized It will be divided into four brigades and assigned to each division...Let’s do this first, and the remaining eight tank brigades will be temporarily equipped with Type 180 tanks.”

A look of disappointment flashed across Yoshida's face. The Type 97 tank is not a living target when it enters the battlefield!Each Chinese armored division has a battalion of No. 10 and a battalion of No. 10 assault guns.Probably seeing what Yoshida was thinking, Nagata Tieshan sighed, and said: "The Germans are almost ready to attack the United States. It is estimated that the war will start in October at the latest! Based on what I know about Luo Yaoguo, he will also Start war against us before the end of October! So we can only make do with it first and deploy the troops in place."

"The deployment will be in place before the end of October?" Yoshida took a deep breath. Although he just boasted that he would sweep the Chinese mainland, but now it is really a little bit to think about going to war with the eight armored divisions in China. Scalp tingling.

Nagata nodded silently, "Yes, it must be in place before the end of October. Two of the tank divisions will be deployed to North Korea. Two tank divisions and the mecha army headquarters will go to Australia." His face is extremely solemn Woke up. "There are four armored divisions of the Chinese Armored Army in Western Australia! And the terrain there is conducive to mechanized warfare... Mr. Yoshida, please defeat the Chinese armored divisions! Please!" He stood up slowly, He bowed deeply to several mech army generals in the conference room, as if he had pinned the fate of Japan on them.

Chapter 0911 China and Japan fight again ([-]) the killer is ready!

On September 1939, 9, which was the 18th anniversary of the outbreak of the 9.18 War, large-scale anti-Japanese demonstrations and rallies broke out again in various parts of the Republic of China.On this day, the Chinese Nationalist Government announced the official evacuation of overseas Chinese from Japan and its territories, and announced trade sanctions against Japan on the pretext of Japan’s atrocities in East Australia, prohibiting the export of all strategic materials to Japan through Chinese territory or Chinese territories.Moreover, the military chiefs of the Chinese National Defense Forces and above have been notified a few days ago, asking them to rush to the capital Wuhan before September 9 to participate in a high-level military meeting of the National Defense Forces starting on September 9.

At 9:30 in the morning, in the conference room of the General Staff of the Chinese National Defense Forces, there were already rows of seventy to eighty senior military officers above lieutenant generals.The doors and windows of the conference room were closed, and even the heavy curtains were pulled up. The atmosphere seemed a little depressing, and none of the senior generals present said a word.This is not the first time for many of them to experience such a scene. The last time was for the anti-Soviet war.But this time, just look at the anti-Japanese parade on the street outside, and you will know who they are going to deal with!Moreover, Luo Yaoguo also convened some generals in Singapore to discuss the issue of fighting against Japan.The generals of the National Defense Forces who are a little better informed already know that the war between China and Japan is imminent.

Of course, a small Japan is not enough to make the generals of the National Defense Forces present so cautious. What everyone is really worried about is the "virtue" war that is also on the line.As we all know, Germany and Japan will definitely be allies in the war against the United States, and China will inevitably join hands with the United States in the war against Japan.In this way, won't the camp of the world war become China and the United States against Germany, Japan and Italy?And the current situation seems to be obviously unfavorable to the United States. If the United States is destroyed by Germany, then China will have to fight against the whole world on its own!

Just when everyone was uneasy, the door of the meeting room was pushed open, and Luo Yaoguo, Bai Chongxi, He Yingqin, An Sihua, Long Tenghui, and others who had just been promoted to generals due to some unknown achievements Lu Ming, the Minister of Armaments, and others walked in talking and laughing.All the generals stood up and saluted with a bang.Luo Yaoguo nodded and smiled at the generals, and waved his hands to signal for everyone to sit down. He walked up to the podium in a few steps, and Bai Chongxi, He Yingqin and others also sat in their respective seats on the rostrum.

"Comrades," Luo Yaoguo stood on the podium, glanced at everyone, and said calmly, "Let me tell you a piece of good news. On the morning of September 9, one of our secret weapon tests with strategic significance has been successfully completed." Success." He didn't say what kind of weapon it was, but the generals below had already guessed that it was the legendary atomic bomb, and they all started talking in low voices, and there was a burst of buzzing in the venue.

Luo Yaoguo coughed in a low voice, and the meeting room immediately fell silent. He smiled and said, "I believe everyone has already guessed that this secret weapon is the atomic bomb. Our Republic of China now has this trump card that can change the course of the war! "As he spoke, he lowered his voice. "However, this news is still confidential. I hope everyone can strictly guard it."

He paused for a moment, looked at a room full of excited senior generals, and continued, "We have a trump card, but the next war against Japan still relies on the traditional army, navy, and air force. It’s not just relying on this secret weapon.” He smiled, “So comrades must be prepared to fight tough battles, because our enemies are still very tenacious.”

Speaking of which, Luo Yaoguo's face became serious again. "According to intelligence, the strength of the Japanese army has been significantly improved in the past two years. Not to mention their navy, it is basically on par with ours. After the anti-Soviet war, their army also began to pay attention to motorization and In terms of armor, the Japanese Army currently has at least four tank divisions! It also imported the No. [-] assault gun G from Germany, and they named it the Zero Assault Tank.”

Hearing the news that the Japanese army possessed the "No. 1939 Assault Gun G", the muscles on the faces of the army generals in the conference room moved slightly.This type of assault gun was finalized in early [-], and the Chinese Army has begun to equip it on a large scale, so the army generals present here also know its technical data.

Although the No. 70 assault gun G type was refitted from the No. 48 tank chassis that had been eliminated by the armored forces of the Chinese and German armies, it has quite good performance.Its frontal armor can reach 75mm at its thickest point, the same as the Panzer III, and it is also equipped with the same 800-caliber 60mm cannon as the Panzer III, which can threaten the Panzer IV at a distance of 55 meters!However, it is not its performance that most attracts the attention of the generals of the Wehrmacht, but the low price and relatively simple production process of this assault gun.Although its combat efficiency is almost comparable to that of the Panzer III, its production cost is only 88% of that of the latter, and the man-hours consumed are only [-]% of that of the latter. It is definitely an assault gun with outstanding cost performance!Therefore, the current No. [-] assault gun G and another No. [-] assault gun E using an [-]mm cannon have become the main weapons of the panzergrenadier unit in the large-scale expansion.

After the Western European campaign ended, although the Wehrmacht Army did not have a large-scale disarmament, it still made some adjustments.For example, the number of Panzergrenadier divisions has been greatly expanded to 24. At the same time, the armor level of Panzergrenadier divisions has also been improved, so that they have enough strength to fight against Panzergrenadier divisions.

According to the plan, each Panzergrenadier division was equipped with a battalion of medium assault guns and a battalion of heavy assault guns. Each battalion of medium assault guns was equipped with 60 assault guns II. 60 Stug III E.In addition, the three Panzergrenadier regiments belonging to each Panzergrenadier division are also equipped with 5 Panzergrenadier Gs.Such an armored grenadier division has 135 assault guns and 54 105mm or 150mm self-propelled artillery, for a total of 189 assault guns and self-propelled artillery.

不过扩编这24个装甲掷弹兵师对中国军工生产能力也是一个严峻的考验。光是突击炮或自行火炮就需要4500多辆……中国的几大军工集团所开始的坦克工厂可是足足加班加点了好几个月，还将原本配属给装甲师的1000多辆二号坦克都拿去改装成了二号突击炮G型，不过也只是完成了14个装甲掷弹兵师的列装，剩下的10个装甲掷弹兵师至少要到1940年初才能全部装备完毕。

While equipping the armored grenadier divisions, the eight armored divisions of the Wehrmacht have also undergone some adaptations, changing the original large establishment of two brigades and four regiments into a small establishment of one tank regiment and two armored grenadier regiments.This tank regiment is equipped with tanks of the No. 8 series.In addition, there is a heavy tank battalion and an assault gun battalion equipped with the No. 14000 assault gun E in the division's direct troops.Although the personnel of the entire armored division has been reduced to about 400, the number of tanks, assault guns, and self-propelled artillery still exceeds [-].

In addition, the number of infantry divisions was greatly reduced from 180 to 120.And these infantry divisions are further subdivided into four types: heavy infantry division, airborne division, mountain division and jungle division.Among them, there are as many as 60 heavy infantry divisions, numbered from the 60st Infantry Division to No.60 Infantry Division. Armored battalion.The airborne and mountain divisions were equipped with relatively light equipment, and were not equipped with 28mm heavy artillery, nor tanks or armored vehicles.However, the infantry equipment is quite sophisticated and the training is very strict.The jungle division is a unit dedicated to combat in tropical jungle areas, and is not equipped with 150mm heavy artillery, but each division is equipped with a light tank battalion, equipped with 150 No. 60 tanks.

The troops that were eliminated during this reorganization became the backbone of the colonial cannon fodder troops that were being formed.According to the planning of the General Staff and the Ministry of National Defense, Chinese autonomous territories including Central Asia, Myanmar, Siam, Vietnam, Khmer, Laos, and Ceylon must form their own armies. The officers and non-commissioned officers in these armies are composed of Chinese officers and soldiers served, and ordinary infantry were recruited from among the aborigines of the colony.The preliminary plan intends to set up 50 colonial divisions, including 20 Central Asian Divisions, 10 Burmese Divisions and Siamese Divisions, 5 Vietnamese Divisions and Khmer Divisions, 2 Laotian Divisions and Ceylon Divisions. 1 teacher.The equipment of these colonial divisions is naturally the worst among all the armed forces under the name of China. They are basically some light infantry divisions, which serve as cannon fodder on the battlefield.

After several months of reorganization and reorganization, the equipment level of the Chinese National Defense Army has reached a new level, and it basically maintains a strong strength comparable to that of the German Army.Coupled with the success of the atomic bomb test on September 9th, Luo Yaoguo finally had the confidence to stand up to Germany... And Japan, which is holding Hitler's retreat more and more tightly, is of course about to face catastrophe!

A murderous look flashed across Luo Yaoguo's face. He clapped his hands, and the two staff officers behind him quickly pulled back the curtain of the huge map behind him, and a huge map of the situation of the Atlantic region appeared in front of everyone. !Seeing this map, the senior officers below couldn't help but gasp in surprise.Some people have puzzled expressions on their faces. Isn't Japan going to be dealt with this time?How did you hang up the map of the Atlantic Ocean?Could it be that the elite staff members of the General Staff Headquarters were negligent and hung up the wrong map?

Of course Luo Yaoguo knew what everyone was thinking. He turned his head and glanced at the map, then turned his head and smiled at the generals: "This is a map of the Atlantic Ocean, but it's not the staff of the General Staff who clumsily hung up the wrong map." Joke 1500 At the exit, the senior officers below roared with laughter, and the atmosphere suddenly became more relaxed.Luo Yaoguo patted the podium lightly, and there was no sound below.He went on to explain: "The reason why the map of the Atlantic Ocean is hung here is because we have to calculate not only little Japan in the next war... They are not worth our effort to calculate. Our China will The real opponents are only Germany and the United States!" He paused and let out a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, these two countries are about to go to war! According to the information from Europe, Germany has already completed the attack on the French fleet. Taking over the work, the combat readiness of the Italian fleet has also been completed, and Germany and Italy have requisitioned more than [-] million tons of transport capacity to be on call at any time. In addition, the German Army has also completed its rest. During this period, the German Army began to receive training for landing operations, and the German Navy also organized A Marine Command has been set up, with three Marine Divisions under its jurisdiction, all of which are composed of elites drawn from the German Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS. It is estimated that the German-German War may happen by the end of this month, and then...we will choose the opportunity Start a war against Japan."

"But why did we choose to attack Japan after the United States and Germany went to war? Why didn't we clean up Japan earlier, and didn't give them time to strengthen their armaments?" Luo Yaoguo asked himself, and then he solved the mystery himself, he smiled. Said: "Actually, the Americans have been wooing us to declare war on Japan. They are now fighting on two fronts and feel unsure, so they keep sending representatives to our place, promising a lot of various benefits. Hehe, there is such a A super-rich man wants to buy us, so of course we have to raise the price with our airs."

There was another burst of laughter below, everyone seemed to have seen countless dollar bills waving to China across the Pacific Ocean!After the laughter subsided, Luo Yaoguo continued: "Of course, the bid from the American boss is already very high, but I think we can wait. Whether China's economic construction will go smoothly in the future will depend on whether we can be ruthless this time." If the US Atlantic Fleet is severely damaged by the German Navy and the Germans gain a foothold in the Caribbean, then the Americans will pay a real high price!" His voice darkened. "At that time, we will go to war against Japan and wipe them off the map! If necessary, we will also intervene in the war between the United States and Germany. We must not allow Germany or the United States to dominate the world!"

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The news that the senior generals of the Chinese National Defense Forces held a military meeting in Wuhan for several days soon spread to the Palace of King Shuncheng in Beiping.A situation analysis report sent by the Comintern Intelligence Bureau was placed on Zhou Enlai's desk. After Zhou Enlai read the report, which had no actual content but only some conjectures and analysis, he frowned and thought for a long time, and then asked the secretariat to put The leaders of the Comintern in Peiping were all invited to the conference room of Shuncheng Palace.

At this time, Kruskaya, chairman of the Communist International, was still on the Long March with the Soviet Red Army, so the convener of the important meeting of the Communist International was Zhou Enlai himself.Mao Zedong had successfully completed the work of guiding the Fourth Front Army (South Asian Army) of the Communist International Army and returned to Peiping.After reading the situation analysis report, he pondered for a moment, and said slowly: "Although we don't know the content of this high-level military meeting of the National Defense Forces, most of it is related to the launch of the war against Japan. The sky is over, and the wind has already surfaced."

"My opinion is the same as Runzhi's." Zhou Enlai nodded in approval of Mao Zedong's analysis, and he looked around at the members and alternate members of the Executive Committee of the Communist International in the conference room, "What do you think about this, comrades? Our Communist International What position should one take in this war?"

"The analysis of the situation by the Comintern Intelligence Bureau makes it very clear that this is a war between Chinese imperialism and Japanese imperialism for colonies. Of course, our Comintern should take a neutral stance, it is best not to get involved, and concentrate on liberating the first India."

The speaker was Lu Yi, the leader of the Communist Party of India, who also returned to Peiping with Mao Zedong.His point of view is of course that India is the priority. Now India’s revolutionary war has shown a long-term trend. On the one hand, the backbone Chinese internationalist fighters of the Communist International Army suffered heavy casualties in previous wars, so they are unwilling to launch a new war. A large-scale offensive; similarly, the army of the New Delhi government in India is also busy recuperating.In particular, after Chiang Kai-shek arrived in India, he opened a "National Congress Party Central Army Officer School" in New Delhi to help the Indian army train middle and lower-level officers. Before the three-month short-term training was completed, he suggested that the Indian army should not adopt "meaningless" measures military attack.The Chinese internationalist fighters in India didn't care much about this, but the Indian Communists represented by Lu Yi were very anxious. They worried that the Indian government army would achieve a certain level of improvement under Chiang Kai-shek's training, and India's The Revolutionary War will also continue endlessly.For this reason, whenever Lu Yi had the opportunity, he would propose to the Executive Committee of the Communist International "liberate India first".

"The Sino-Japanese War is certainly an imperialist war, but it is not without some benefits to the world revolution." Zhang Xueliang, an alternate member of the Executive Committee of the Communist International, put forward a different view: "For example, the Korean National Liberation Movement and the Japanese proletarian revolution are likely to This war between China and Japan will be realized later.” He paused, looked at Zhou Enlai’s expression, and said: “We should adopt the method of cooperating with Chinese imperialism, and at least strive to liberate Korea. In Japan, we should strive to obtain a revolutionary base .”