However, something happened that the Japanese did not expect, the international situation changed suddenly, and the rapid defeat of France on the European battlefield left Japan unprepared.

In the face of the German army, the French army suffered a series of crushing defeats, and before the Japanese could figure out what had happened, the German army was already parading in the streets of Paris.

And now France seems to have been controlled by Germany, and Pétain's Vichy French government has also signed a so-called contract with Germany, becoming a German puppet government.

The defeat of the French army was so miserable and too fast that it caused a series of miscalculations on the part of the Japanese government.

They suddenly realize that their previous plans seem to have been too cautious.

France's strength is simply an illusion, and this country is actually completely what it is doing in the midst of foreign powers.

Therefore, the Japanese Government immediately decided to change its attitude towards the French colonies and to use all available means to obtain their due benefits in South Asia.

The Japanese government not only dispatched a hard-line military and diplomatic negotiating team to the French side, but also dispatched the armed forces of the Fifth Division to garrison the Sino-Vietnamese border.

In addition to cutting off the flow of goods between China and Vietnam, Japan's move was also to show its force against the French.

They were now trying to exert both military and diplomatic pressure on the French government of Petain to compel the French colonial authorities to give in to their illegal terms.

Japan even demanded that France open its airfields in northern Vietnam and allow Japanese troops to be stationed and pass through French Indochina territory.

But apparently, the Japanese were in a hurry, ignoring the presence of Germany.

You must know that although Germany disbanded its native army and air force after accepting France's surrender, and occupied a large amount of land in northern France, Reinhardt naturally had his own plans for its overseas colonies, otherwise, he would not have thrown out the Algerian oil fields, which were given away for free, and deliberately gave the French hope for revival.

The Japanese government now seems to be making conditions to the French government, but in fact, they are also putting conditions on the French protectorate, that is, to the German government.

The Vichy government would certainly not give any definite response to the government diplomatic documents sent by the Japanese foreign minister to the French ambassador to Japan.

After all, the political situation in the country was far from stable, and the promise of land cession at this time was obviously unacceptable to the Vichy government, which had not yet gained a firm foothold.

The Vichy government only asked the French ambassador to Japan at the time to negotiate with Japan as best he could, and at the same time it reported this request to the German Führer Reinhardt.

Petain's attitude is actually perfunctory to the Japanese, and he can drag it out as long as he can.

After all, France at that time had just come out of the Franco-German war, and everything was in ruins, so where did it have the spare energy to care about the that Japan caused in Southeast Asia?

But the Germans are different, they attach great importance to the French colonies in Southeast Asia, and the reason is naturally needless to say.

Even if he did not pay attention to it, Reinhardt would not allow Japan to bully the Vichy regime, which was already quite the same as the younger brother of Germany.

He took action as soon as he learned of Japan's actions in Southeast Asia.

First of all, Reinhardt put pressure on Japan through diplomatic means and expressed his willingness to compensate Japan from other sources.

However, the Japanese only superficially agreed to Germany's demands, but in reality, they were still secretly arranging a strategic attack on the French colonies.

After all, Japan had been dreaming of the Japanese Empire's domination of Asia, and they would never stop what they had planned for a long time in response to Reinhardt's pressure.

A crazy country like Japan would dare to provoke any country for its own interests, even if it was a superpower, they would not be afraid!

However, the Japanese government will not completely ignore Germany's warnings, after all, they have always hoped to cooperate further with the German side, which defeated the "world's first army", and learn the secret of the Germans' strength.

Moreover, in the Battle of Nomenkan, the Iron Fist Bazooka sold to them by the Germans did make the Ogishu soldiers at that time taste a lot of sweetness.

Although they lost in the end, the Japanese Kwantung Army always believed that the Germans' weapons were absolutely no problem, and they were first-class to use!

On the one hand, they had their diplomatic services negotiate with the German government, and they did their best to make up for the unpleasantness caused by the incident.

On the other hand, the Japanese army also stepped up the deployment of troops in southern China and prepared to launch an attack on the Vietnamese region.

The reason for this two-faced approach to Germany was that the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not consider it appropriate to provoke the Germans, at least for the time being, when they were eager to cooperate more with the Germans.

If the French colonies were to be touched at this time, the Germans might have the impression that Japan was trying to rob the German spoils of war.

In doing so, it is clear that the misunderstanding between the two countries will be deepened.

However, Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs also agreed that its strategic deployment in Southeast Asia must not be interrupted, so it adopted this means to contain Germany.

Reinhardt is not stupid either, he certainly knows the cleverness of the Japanese.

After all, this kind of small means of negotiating and preparing for war at the same time has not been seen in the 14-year War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression in history.

So, Reinhardt used the drawings of the German Leopard tank as bait to lure Japan to the bait. On the other hand, there is a vague hint that Japan may join the German-Italian steel alliance, giving them the illusion that they may be able to form an alliance with Germany.

After all, the Japanese army had seen the importance of large tanks as early as the Battle of Nomenkan.

Their "Peewee" tank, in the face of the Soviet T-26, was clearly inadequate, and thus lost the initiative on the battlefield.

So this time Reinhardt used the Leopard tank as bait, in fact, he completely grasped the weakness of the Japanese Army and said what was itching in their hearts.

As for the alliance, the Japanese side naturally does not mind having an ally that can provide all kinds of advanced weapons. Once an alliance is formed, isn't it even more demanding all kinds of weapons?

As a result, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately instructed Hiroshi Oshima, the Japanese ambassador to Germany, to go and negotiate with Reinhardt.

"Welcome, my old friend Mr. Hiroshi Oshima." Reinhardt stepped forward with a smile and gave Hiroshi Oshima a warm hug: "We haven't seen each other for many years since we parted." You see, I was a little general, but now I've become the head of state. ”

Although Reinhardt didn't like the Japanese, he knew that it was not the time to tear up his face with Germany, after all, the current Japan still had great value.

Hiroshi Oshima smiled, this Führer was even better at acting than when the two of them first met. They had only met more than ten years ago, and they were old friends.

However, the face still has to be taken care of.

"Whereever, when I first met you, I felt that you had an extraordinary temperament, and you will definitely become a great person in the future." Hiroshi Oshima did not hesitate to say praise.

You can pull it!

Even Reinhardt himself didn't believe Hiroshi Oshima's nonsense.

He knew best what he was like back then.

What's so extraordinary about his temperament?

Is it shameless to bring a gun into the negotiation process? Or is it not too much to say, shooting Umegawa Kuko looks very awesome?

Sometimes Reinhardt himself thinks that maybe if it weren't for Sickert's efforts to protect himself, he might have died countless times.

Otherwise, with his once dead character, where would he have survived to this day?

In the hypocritical praise of each other, the smile on Reinhardt's face became brighter: "Mr. Hiroshi Oshima is famous for not coming to the door for anything, what is the reason for coming to me this time?" ”

"You can say that we are old friends, and Germany and Japan have always maintained good relations. As long as I can help, I will definitely help! ”