[Anti-Japanese Iron Blood King] Chapter 806: The Overloaded Japanese War Machine (Subscription Requested!) , ask for a monthly pass, ask for everything! ）

The specific work essentials of the "Outline for Handling the Current Situation in Accordance with the Evolution of the World Situation" are: "Actively handle the incident in China, try to pool the comprehensive forces of political strategy and strategy, and in particular, we should do everything possible to cut off the aid of a third country to Chiang, and quickly force the Chongqing regime to submit." Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoWith regard to the policy toward the South, we will try our best to take advantage of the changes in the situation and seize the opportunity to move forward. ”

With regard to foreign policy, while promoting the handling of state incidents, the following items are generally taken as the criterion for the goal of resolving the southern issue: "1. Focusing on the policy toward Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union, it is especially necessary to rapidly strengthen political unity with Germany and Italy, and vigorously readjust relations with the Soviet Union. ”

"Second, maintain a fair proposition and a rigorous attitude toward the United States. While it is not unavoidable that the requisite deterioration of relations will inevitably arise as a result of the necessary measures being taken by the Empire, we should always keep an eye on its movements and take a policy to avoid increasing friction on our own initiative. ”

"3. To endeavour to completely cut off aid to Chiang in French Indochina and Hong Kong, and at the same time to compel him promptly to agree to the passage of our army's supply forces and the use of airfields, etc., and to obtain the necessary resources of the Empire. Depending on the situation, the use of force may be considered. With regard to Hong Kong, in conjunction with the complete severance of the Burmese Highway to aid Chiang, we will vigorously push forward all aspects of work, first of all, and quickly eradicate hostile forces. As for the concession, he first sought to eliminate the hostile forces and withdraw the belligerents, and at the same time, induce the state to gradually recover it. ”

"Fourth, with regard to the Dutch East Indies, make use of diplomatic measures for the time being, and strive to secure their vital resources."

"5. In view of the importance of national defense, the former German and French islands in the South Pacific should be taken diplomatic measures as far as possible to bring them into our possession."

"Sixth, with regard to the other countries of the South, we should try to adopt friendly measures to make them cooperate with us."

The "Outline for Handling the Current Situation in Suit the Evolution of the World Situation" will undoubtedly have a far-reaching impact on Japan's future, and it is the Japanese military department, especially the Japanese Army, that has prompted the decision on this outline. Such a major national policy was hastily decided by simply convening a joint meeting without full discussion.

However, when you think about it, Japan's proposal of this seemingly crazy "Outline for Handling the Current Situation to Adapt to the Evolution of the World Situation" is also a helpless move. Three years have passed since the Japanese War, and although Chiang's regime has reached the end of its rope, it has not yet given up the war of resistance. In the case of war in Europe, the old powers are succumbing to the power of the emerging bloc, and the only remnant is Britain, and the situation is predictably evolving dramatically.

The reason why the anti-Japanese regime did not give up the war of resistance was to a large extent due to the underestimation of Japan's national strength and its dependence on a third country to aid Chiang. Therefore, in this regard, Japan must further concentrate its political, strategic and strategic pressure in an all-round way, strengthen its domestic system, and take a resolute attitude against the bloc of countries that came to Chiang's aid, so as to seek a speedy end to the war, even if it is "forced" to engage in a protracted war.

In addition, due to the continuous development of the world situation, Japan has also put forward higher requirements for its own current situation. In the words of Japanese Prime Minister Konoe Ma: "At present, the immediate task of the empire is to quickly break away from its traditional dependence on Britain and the United States, and to establish a posture of self-sufficiency based on Japan, Manchuria, and China, with the South Seas region east of India and north of Australia and New Zealand as a ring." Today is the opportunity to do just that, and the time is not too late. This is especially true in view of the future development of the Far East policy after the replenishment of the US military and the trend of the Soviet Union after the replenishment of national strength. ”

Originally, Japan had to rely on imports of all or part of its important strategic materials, such as petroleum, rubber, special steel raw materials, bauxite, leather, cotton, wool, hemp, and oil, and its sphere of influence.

In addition, most of the industrial machine tools, which can be called the industrial base, actually have to rely on the United States. At this time, the United States had abrogated the Japan-US Treaty of Commerce and Navigation, imposed an embargo on working machines, and had added oil and scrap iron to export projects that required approval a year earlier.

After careful consideration, it was decided that, as a countermeasure, it should be imperative to import large quantities of major goods in advance. Part of it has already been implemented. As a result, the acquisition of resources from the South to break off economic dependence on the United States and Britain and consolidate the posture of self-sufficiency was regarded as an indispensable requirement for self-survival and self-defense.

In the view of the Government of Japan, the diplomatic solution to the question of the South should be put into practice immediately in order to achieve the desired goal expeditiously. However, it is also important to anticipate that the above-mentioned means may fail to achieve the objectives or that the use of force may be necessary in order to find a more complete solution to the question of the South. With regard to the use of force, of course, careful consideration must be given to the adjustment of relations with the ongoing State incident, as well as to various internal and external situations.

In short, in order to cope with the changing world situation, Japan must improve its internal and external situation, quickly put an end to the national incident, and seize the opportunity to resolve the southern issue. For this reason, the Japanese army base camp believed that it was necessary to strengthen political unity with Germany and Italy and quickly adjust the diplomatic relations between Japan and the Soviet Union; Internally, it is extremely important to strengthen the domestic wartime system and promote the enhancement of war preparedness, and a new round of diplomatic offensive by the Japanese Government is about to begin.

After formulating the "Outline of Basic National Policy" and the "Outline for Handling the Current Situation in Accordance with the Evolution of the World Situation," the entire Japanese country suddenly seemed to have shaken off the shackles it had had had been holding for a long time, and the entire national apparatus was overloaded.

However, Emperor Hirohito and other high-ranking officials in Japan's military and political leadership knew that this was only a superficial phenomenon, and that the seemingly rosy situation was nothing more than the product of a compromise within the Showa warlord clique.

There are many problems in Japan, and in addition to the economic crisis, the political crisis in Japan is also serious. The contradictions between the military department and the government, as well as between the army and the navy, are the most prominent.

In Japan, like all constitutional monarchies, the government agency that exercises state power is the cabinet, and the highest power is the prime minister, which is directly translated from Nikkana, and we are used to calling it the prime minister, the minister of the army as the minister of land, and the minister of the navy as the minister of the sea.

However, after the Meiji Restoration, Japan explicitly withdrew state power from the shogunate to the emperor, which was also a major feature of the Meiji Restoration. Outsiders know very little about this, and they only know that Japan has reformed into a constitutional monarchy.

But in fact, the emperor dominated the country's strategic guiding ideology, and he did what he said, and the cabinet only carried out his opinions. Nowhere was this more evident than in the Meiji period, when Emperor Meiji played an important role in the history of Japan, and his position in the hearts of the Japanese people was no less than that of the Tang Emperor and Song Zu in the hearts of the people, which also made the emperor's power reach its peak in the Meiji period.

After Meiji's death, the ailing Taisho Emperor due to physical reasons. Therefore, the vast majority of the power was handed over to the cabinet, which also made the power of the cabinet gradually increase. Japan is also gradually entering a period of political dominance by bureaucratic politicians, and the power of the emperor is slowly being weakened.

In the Showa period, Hirohito succeeded his eldest brother to the throne. However, although Hirohito looks silly, but this guy's heart is extremely cunning and insidious, in order to regain the power of the cabinet, Hirohito's relationship with the army has entered a white heat, and the Japanese army is called the "Imperial Army".

As a consequence of this, the ownership of the military gradually moved away from the government and closer to the emperor. The army is also becoming more and more independent. Hirohito was constantly approaching the radical and opportunistic young Zhuang officers in the army, hoping to get rid of the government through the independence of the army. At the same time, Hirohito was constantly shaping the mythical status of the supremacy of the "emperor" and paralyzing the common people.

After the Russo-Japanese War, Japan established the Kwantung Army in the country, and theoretically the Kwantung Army was a special unit, not subordinate to the War Department of the Cabinet Government, but directly subordinate to the Emperor. Become the Emperor's private army. This is also the greatest reliance on why the Kwantung Army dared to ignore the government's opposition and wantonly provoke the 18 Incident.

For a long time, the military and the cabinet have been engaged in a power game, and the emperor is the biggest leader of the army. (To be continued.) )