Chapter 360: Philippine Campaign (IX)
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The strange situation of declaring no war between China and Japan was obviously caused by the powerful armed intervention of the Donghua Empire.
Despite the fact that the Donghua Empire claims to be permanently neutral, no government would think that a state with a large air force and navy would really abide by the principle of neutrality.
Politics has always been a game in the hands of powerful people.
The rules of this world have been made by white people for nearly a hundred years, why is it suddenly the turn of the Chinese people to call the shots?
In Marshall's eyes, the Donghua Empire led by Cheng Gong and Huaxia were obviously one family.
Thinking of the humble status of the Chinese in the United States, and comparing it with the strong power of the Donghua Empire today, Marshall has an indescribable feeling in his heart.
Damn Japanese monkeys!
If it weren't for these-raised Japanese monkeys dragging the United States into the war, how could the great United States come to see the faces of the Chinese!
The Second Civil War in the United States, triggered by the armed insurrection of the US Communists, not only made the US government more and more dependent on the East China Empire, but also had to learn from the Nationalist Government in Nanjing, China, on the issue of dealing with the US Communist forces.
This is because, in the aspect of opposing and suppressing the Communist Party, the Nationalist Government of Nanjing, led by Chiang Zhongzheng, is the most experienced of all the capitalist state regimes.
With the outbreak of the Philippine War, the United States became more and more determined to drag the Nationalist Government of Nanjing into the water. If the more than 4 million troops of the Chinese Kuomintang and the Communist Party could not be used to contain most of the Japanese Army, the United States would certainly not be able to hold out for long in the Philippine battlefield.
However, Jiang Zhongzheng and Li Desheng seem to have reached some kind of tacit understanding with Cheng Gong.
The Kuomintang and the Communist Party shouted the slogan of "Down with Japanese imperialism" with great sound, but they did not see any substantive military action by their army.
Seeing that the pro-Soviet regime that the Soviet Red Army had fostered in the Persian Gulf region of the Middle East was becoming more and more stable, the US Government was anxious to see it.
For the Soviet Union to succeed in seizing access to the Indian Ocean, the Soviet Red Navy fleet could threaten the Gulf of Aden and the Suez Canal at any time, which was absolutely a great disaster for the Western capitalist world.
There is intelligence that the Soviet Union originally planned to launch a war of aggression against Finland. However, due to the influence of Cheng Gong, Stalin eventually abandoned the annexation of Finland and focused his strategy on Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Compared with the threat of the Donghua Empire to the Western free world, the Red Soviet Union was undoubtedly more harmful.
It can be said that this world war broke out little by little with the deliberate connivance and layout of the United States. The problem is that now it is not only the Donghua Empire that has gained huge benefits, but the Soviet Union has also received huge benefits, and the United States has not only not profited, but is about to lose even the only colony.
The US Government will not be able to accept such an outcome under any circumstances.
Hitler and Mussolini were discussing a move against the Soviet Union, which the United States was certainly happy to see.
If the outbreak of the Soviet-German war can completely draw the Donghua Empire into the camp of the Allies, it will certainly be the most beneficial for the United States and Britain.
However, judging from today's conversation with Cheng Gong, the world's youngest head of state, it is clear that the Donghua Empire had no intention of participating in the conflict of interests between the Soviet Union and Germany.
Cheng Gong made it clear that the Donghua Empire would only maintain world peace and stability and would not participate in any national war. In this regard, Marshall did not believe it, nor did he believe it.
What Marshall wanted to hear most was that the Donghua Empire would join forces with the Soviet Union against the German-Italian Axis camp based on the interests of the Paradise Island Cooperation Organization. Because, Marshall can basically assert that Donghua will not break out into war with Japan, unless the Japanese themselves make a mistake to challenge the Donghua Empire.
And for the Japanese to take the initiative to provoke the Donghua Empire, all indications show that this possibility is almost zero.
As a result, the United States' intention to drag the Donghua Empire into the Pacific War was bound to fail. The only glimmer of hope is to find a way to provoke an all-out war between China and Japan.
However, the Chinese Kuomintang and the Communist Party are asking for $5 billion in military aid, which is absolutely not something that the US Government can afford at present.
The words of the Chinese Nationalist Government are very clear: It is okay for us Chinese people to send troops, but you, the United States, must contribute money and equipment, and the money and equipment must be in place before we can send troops.
Originally, the US Government planned to ship all the weapons and equipment that the US military had reequipped with to China. Who would have thought that the Huaxia Nationalist Government had stopped Marshall's mouth from the very beginning, claiming that the weapons and equipment provided by the United States should not be said to be more than those made in China, but at least not inferior to those made in China.
What made Marshall so depressed that he almost vomited blood was that the current standard weapons of the main forces of the Chinese Kuomintang and Communist Party armies were all C37 and C38 series guns from the Donghua Empire. In a sense, the light weapons of the Chinese army were slightly more advanced than those of the American army.
You must know that the new M14 assault rifle of the US military was developed according to the blueprint of the C38A1 assault rifle (81 bar reform) of the Donghua Empire.
If it cannot provide the Huaxia government with sufficient weapons and equipment, it can only be converted into a large amount of industrial equipment at a discount.
Let the U.S. government contribute money and efforts to help Huaxia establish a complete set of industrial system, how does the U.S. government think and how unwilling is it?
It's all the-stirring stick of the Donghua Empire!
As a result, the current Chinese people have the courage to negotiate terms with the United States with confidence.
How strong the Japanese army was, Marshall knew very well. The fact that the Chinese army was able to inflict heavy losses on the Japanese army and air force with the military assistance provided by the Eastern Chinese Empire fully demonstrated that the Chinese army had the potential to be a world-class army.
If the United States wants to win the Philippine War, it can only form a real military alliance with the Chinese government on the premise that it cannot draw the Donghua Empire into the camp of the Allies.
"Your Majesty the Emperor, can your navy really guarantee the absolute safety of all shipping routes in the South China Sea?" After being silent for a long time, Marshall looked at Cheng Gong very seriously and asked.
"In this world, there is never an absolute." Cheng Gong smiled ambiguously and said, "Everything is relative. Of course, I have great confidence in the strength of my Royal Navy. If the Japanese dare to play tricks in the South China Sea, I promise to let them know what it means to steal chickens and rice. ”
"Your Majesty the Emperor, the United States and China have formally formed an alliance, and your country should not oppose it, right?" Marshall asked slowly with a deep look in his eyes.
"An alliance between China and the United States?" Cheng Gong stared meaningfully at Marshall, the chief of staff of the US Army, and said with an indifferent smile: "Could it be that the US government has not become an ally with China until now?" Or have you been painting a big pie for Huaxia before, fooling the Chinese people? ”
"China has declared no war on Japan, and I think this must have something to do with your country." Marshall calmly met Cheng Gong's gaze and replied calmly: "If the Chinese government wants to recover the lost territory from the Japanese and revitalize the mountains and rivers, there is only one way to go, to drive the Japanese army away!" ”
"Mr. Marshall, the United States is in alliance with China, what can the United States give? What can Huaxia get? Cheng Gong smiled and asked, "If the United States can put China and Britain in the same position, perhaps, I can forge a real alliance between China and the United States!" ”
(To be continued.) )