In 1938, not only the Northland Volunteer Army was expanding, but also the Japanese were expanding. Heavenly Sound.'" ⒉

In 1937, the Japanese and Japanese elaborately planned a war of aggression, which was clamoring for the annexation of China for three months, and finally Fengtian and the northern resistance forces suddenly sent troops to strategically cut the Japanese army's northern front, cutting the entire Japanese front into two sections, and completely cutting off the ambition of the Japanese and Japanese to annex China.

Now, the Siberian War is in full swing, and Lao Maozi is unwilling to lose his land and is still desperately fighting back.

The severe cold at the end of 1937 interrupted the transportation of the Siberian railway, which gave the Japanese army a chance to breathe, and Haneda Mitsuyoshi's Far East Service Company ensured the logistics supply of the Japanese Far East Army, so that the Japanese Far East Army stabilized its position.

In view of the gradual escalation of the intensity of the Siberian War, the Japanese transferred two divisions from the southern battlefield to supplement the Siberian battlefield. In this narrow battlefield, the strength of eleven divisions was strong enough.

In the southern battlefield, the Japanese army began to shrink, and strategically adopted the strategy of consolidating the coastal occupied areas, the purpose of which was only to plunder wealth and support the expansion of the Japanese army.

By 1938, from the coastal areas of Shandong to Guangdong, the entire coastal area was under the control of the Japanese army.

However, the lack of strategic resources in the coastal areas is clearly evident in Japan.

Coal, oil, minerals, and other strategic materials are the basis for supporting the continuation of the war between the Japanese and the Japanese, and without these material supports, the war machine of the Japanese and Japanese will be difficult to sustain or even come to an abrupt end.

For this reason, the Japanese will inevitably readjust their strategy and set their sights on Southeast Asia.

There is no shortage of oil and mineral deposits in Southeast Asia, and at the same time, the Japanese have long had a strategy to go south, and whether or not to invade Southeast Asia in advance will inevitably be put on the agenda.

However, most of Southeast Asia is now a colony of the British Empire, France, and the United States, and if there is a war, it will inevitably tear its face and become hostile to these old empires and the United States.

It was clear to the hearts of the Japanese that both the Americans and the British were stumbling blocks to the Japanese army, and sooner or later they would kick them out and go to war with them.

Since war was inevitable, there was no difference between a day earlier and a day later, and the Japanese finally made up their minds.

Therefore, in 1938, the Japanese implemented a plan for a large-scale expansion of the army, expanding the army by another 1 million on the basis of the existing army.

However, in order to support the expansion of the army and continue to expand the war, it is necessary to have sufficient financial resources.

To this end, the Japanese devised an evil plan to put their black hands in the pockets of the Americans.

Prior to this, a large part of the war resources of the Japanese came from the United States.

The Americans, tossed back and forth by the Great Depression, turned a blind eye to the Japanese war of aggression, and cared about Americans' wallets, and as long as the war continued, American resources would be sold.

The Americans' steel, coal, oil and other material resources were continuously sold to the Japanese people, and they made a lot of war money.

However, at the beginning of 1938, the Japanese suddenly stopped buying supplies from the Americans, claiming that they had no money.

This is the strategy of the Japanese people, to dig a pit for the Americans to jump into, and to kill the Americans.

This is a conspiracy of the Japanese to put the money of the Americans into their own pockets before going to war.

At the end of February 1938, the Japanese and the Americans sat down at the negotiating table to discuss trade issues between the two sides.

The Americans were in a hurry, and life would be even more difficult without the Japanese as a big buyer, and Roosevelt desperately hoped that the Japanese would continue to buy American products in order to stimulate the American economy and increase domestic employment.

During this period, the United States has a frighteningly high unemployment rate and social unrest, which can cause unpredictable situations at any time.

In order to win over this big buyer, U.S. Secretary of State Cordell. Hull personally directed the negotiations with the Japanese Japanese.

U.S. negotiator Brooke was under great pressure, and the secretary of state before the talks repeatedly urged the Japanese side to reach an agreement. Therefore, in the process of negotiations, he took the initiative and said: "The US government very much cherishes the friendship and trade with your country, and hopes that the Japanese side will continue to purchase American products." Your country has recently abruptly terminated its trade with the United States, which is very detrimental to the friendly relations between the two countries. ”

Nakamura, the Japanese negotiator, sneered in his heart, the Americans are a little anxious, of course this is very good.

However, Nakamura was very kind, stood up and bowed, and then said, "Hi, I'm really sorry! Mr. Brooke, you know that our armaments cost a lot of money, almost draining the country's finances, and there is no money for American products. This is also a last resort, Mr. Brooke, please understand. ”

The reason given by the Japanese and Japanese is also reasonable, because the Japanese and Japanese have been waging wars year after year, and last year's total military strength exceeded one million, which is definitely not a small burden for a country with a population of tens of millions.

However, Americans are used to eating mouths, especially after 1935, when the failure of the Silver Act almost broke the backbone of Americans.

At that time, Roosevelt had just come to power, and in the face of a mess, he took a risk and proposed a 100-day revitalization plan to revitalize the US economy, but unfortunately he was thwarted, and his bold words were not realized, and Roosevelt's approval rating, which had lost the support of the people, kept falling.

Roosevelt attached great importance to the orders of the Japanese side, and even asked Secretary of State Cordel Hull to personally guide the negotiations.

Originally, Brooke planned to use the loan as a card, but now it seems that this idea is a bit naïve, and the Japanese people have no initiative, and the card in Brooke's hand has lost its value.

"Mr. Nakamura, I also know a little about the situation in your country, and military spending is indeed out of the normal range. However, this does not affect the trade between the two sides. I suggest that your country can take the form of loans to procure supplies, what do you think? As a last resort, Brooke used the loan card as bait.

"Loans? Isn't Mr. Brooke joking, now that the countries of the world are having a hard time, who does the empire lend money to? Nakamura asked knowingly, of course he knew in his heart the intentions of the Americans.

Brooke smirked, it seemed that this trick was still very useful, and said: "The United States can provide loans to the Japanese Japanese, provided that these loans must buy American products, Mr. Nakamura, what do you think of this plan?" ”

"Mr. Brooke's plan is not bad, it can indeed solve the Empire's financial problems, but how many years can your country's loan be provided?" Nakamura continued to dig the pit, he was not in a hurry, and waited for Brooke to jump in.

Seeing that the Japanese side was a little loose, Brooke was a little impatient and said, "Mr. Nakamura, this is not a problem, the term of the loan is determined according to the needs of your country. As long as your country has this intention, some details can be discussed slowly. ”

Nakamura, the representative of the Japanese Wake, was secretly happy in his heart, and the Americans had finally taken the bait. (To be continued.) )