The trip that the chief of the guard Horia had said, but in the end Edel did not make the trip. The external rhetoric is that he is a little uncomfortable, but what about the actual situation......

Edel sat in his office, looking at a new piece of information and said with some sighs. "I didn't expect to quit so soon."

That's right, Eder had a piece of intelligence from the Far East, and Japan had just announced its withdrawal from the Washington Naval Treaty and the London Naval Treaty.

It should be noted here that the London Naval Treaty was a supplementary clause to the Washington Treaty. It is divided into two phases, the first of which is mainly aimed at further reductions in the number of capital ships of the States parties.

the First London Naval Treaty; The treaty further reduced the number of capital ships of the three signatory countries, continued to freeze the construction of capital ships of each signatory until 1936, and stipulated that capital ships over 20 years old could be modified and improved in performance.

The treaty stipulates the classification and number of cruisers, and the classification of cruisers with a standard displacement of more than 1,850 tons and no more than 10,000 tons is divided into two levels: cruisers with main guns of more than 6.1 inches (Type A) and cruisers with main guns of no more than 6.1 inches (Type B).

The total tonnage of cruisers (Type A) in the United States shall not exceed 180,000 tons; The UK must not exceed 146,000 tonnes and Japan must not exceed 108,000 tonnes. The total tonnage of cruisers (Type B) shall not exceed 143,000 tons in the United States, 192,000 tons in the United Kingdom, and 100,000 tons in Japan. The treaty also imposed restrictions on the total tonnage, displacement, and caliber of main guns of destroyers and submarines.

The Second London Naval Treaty mainly stipulated: the standard displacement of the capital ship must not exceed 35000 tons, and the caliber of the main gun must not exceed 14 inches. The standard displacement of an aircraft carrier must not exceed 23000 tons, and the caliber of artillery must not exceed 6.1 inches. The standard displacement of a standard cruiser shall not exceed 8,000 tons, and the caliber of the gun shall not exceed 6.1 inches, but any of the contracting parties may build a cruiser with a displacement of 10,000 tons if it considers that its national security is affected.

Signatories may not acquire or construct submarines with a standard displacement of more than 2,000 tons (2,032 metric tons) or armed with naval guns larger than 5.1 inches (130 mm).

In addition to continuing to reduce the content of capital ships, the second treaty also stipulates aircraft carriers, cruisers, submarines, etc.

Therefore, the two London Naval Treaties and the Washington Naval Treaty allowed countries to stop the continued construction of naval ships, and at the same time slowed down the upgrading of new naval technologies by the signatory countries.

However, this is a good time for non-signatory countries to catch up, but due to national strength and technology, only Romania is the only country that can really catch up.

Since the September 18 Incident, Japan has been isolated from the world as never before. The isolation of the international community further exacerbated Japan's hostility towards Britain and the United States, mainly because of competing interests in the Far East. The economic zone of the Yangtze River and Pearl River basins in the south has always been dominated by Britain and the United States, and Japan, which is bent on monopolizing its interests in China, has irreconcilable contradictions with it.

In Japan, the navy is dominant in the Far East, and it is very dissatisfied with the British and American seizure of a lot of interests. In addition, the Young Zhuang faction gradually began to control the military power, and the attitude of hostility towards Britain and the United States expanded to the entire Japanese class.

Although there were divisions within the Japanese military about going north and south, the ideal of expanding its sphere of influence remained unchanged. At this time, although the notorious ***** circle had not yet been officially proposed, it was still salivating over Southeast Asia within Japan.

This is because the region contains strategic materials such as rubber and oil, which are urgently needed by Japan. For a long time, these materials have been controlled by Britain, the United States, France and other countries. For Japan, Southeast Asia, which is so close at hand, is a temptation that cannot be refused.

Therefore, under the influence of internal and external factors, in December 1934, Japan took the opportunity to announce its withdrawal from the Washington Treaty and the London Naval Treaty.

Japan's announcement was a great surprise to Britain and the United States. Among them, British Prime Minister MacDonald, US President Roosevelt, and others made speeches one after another, expressing regret over Japan's withdrawal from the naval treaty.

At this time, Britain and the United States and other countries were more restrained in their words because they were dragged down by the economy and had the desire to bring Japan back to the treaty.

Only Eder knew that it was impossible for the Japanese to join the naval treaty again, since their relations with Germany were heating up.

Germany's influence in Japan has always been very good, especially the army that studied under Germany has admired Germany. And in the navy that studied Britain, Germany also had a lot of influence, and its most famous figure was Kanji Kato.

Kato's most unusual thing was that he privately contacted the officers of the defeated German High Seas Fleet, and made a secret pact between him and then the war. That is, Germany handed over submarine and other technology to Japan, and secretly sent a certain number of technicians to Japan. In return, Japan will return to Germany the technology it has provided and the results of research and development based on German technology after the abrogation of the Treaty of Versailles.

After this secret treaty was transmitted back to Japan, it almost scared the Minister of the Navy, Yuzaburo Kato, to death. Yuzaburo Kato scolded Kanji Kato, and destroyed the secret agreement after returning it.

This was the beginning of a factional split within the Japanese Navy. Yuzaburo Kato is known as the Great Kato, and Kanji Kato is known as the Little Kato, and the dispute between the Great and the Great Kato will continue through the political struggle within the Japanese Navy, and will erupt at the Washington and London conferences.

After World War I, at the Paris Peace Conference, Japan received a German colonial mandate and special interests in Shandong, China, but Japan-German relations were not greatly affected, because the Japanese did not abuse prisoners of war on the issue of prisoners of war, and some of the captured Germans even stayed in Japan after the war.

During the Taisho period, the famous Yuropo Cafe and Yuheim Western-style confectionery shop were opened by the Germans who had been captive, and the German way of life also changed the Japanese diet to a certain extent, and the consumption of meat and fried food increased. This phenomenon caused the Japanese people to have a favorable impression of the Germans, and the pro-German trend was very popular for a time.

After Teller came to power, he vigorously advocated racism and promoted ****, and wanted to bring down Britain and France for revenge. At this time, the Japanese Army had already launched the September 18 Incident, and the relations between Japan and the United States and Britain deteriorated rapidly.

Germany and Japan had a common enemy, and with the two urgent vanguards, Ambassador to Germany Takeshi Koji and Military Attache to Germany Hiroshi Oshima, Japan-Germany relations naturally warmed up rapidly.

What even more instigated the Japanese Young Zhuang faction was the publication of the Japanese translation of Hitler's Mein Kampf in 1932. This version omitted the contempt for the yellow race in the original book, especially Hitler's views on the Japanese, leaving only incitement to hatred and racism against the United States and Britain.

This made those Japanese racists who believed that Japan was the kingdom of God and that the Japanese were descendants of the gods resonated with Hitler's thoughts, so "Mein Kampf" once became a must-read classic for the young Zhuang faction of the Japanese army.

Therefore, it is inevitable that the relationship between Japan and Germany will warm up, and after seeing the news of Japan's withdrawal from the naval treaty, Eder immediately instructed the chief of the guard, Horria. "Let Admiral Lomodan come to Sophia, I have something to tell him."

Next for Eder to think about naval augmentation.