Chapter 417: The Outbreak of World War II and the Capture of Iran
"What?" Hearing Arita Hachiro's words, almost everyone present changed their faces, especially the Minister of War Itagaki Seishiro and several other soldiers, after all, how could they accept that India, Indochina, Taiwan and North Korea were handed over to China just for the sake of Chinese verbal promises.
Although everything is only in the planning stage at present, and almost all of the above-mentioned areas are in the hands of Britain, France, and other countries, it is necessary for Japanese soldiers to exchange blood for these areas.
However, compared to these people, Konoe Fumiro and the others seemed to be much calmer.
"What else?"
Hearing Konoe Fumiro say this, Hachiro Arita glanced at him appreciatively and continued.
"As a condition, the Chinese agreed that we should occupy the entire Nanyang Islands and Australia, and at the same time they proposed that Korea and other places could be handed over to China while we already occupied Australia..."
"Is this the condition of the Chinese..."
"That's right." Hachiro Arita nodded. "In addition, if we launch an offensive on the Indochina Peninsula, the Chinese also promise to mobilize forces in the Indochina Peninsula to cooperate with us..."
"The forces of Indochina?" Fumiro Konoe just thought about it and remembered it. "Do you mean Ho Chi Minh's group?"
"That's right!"
Hachiro Arita nodded.
"That's ......... With the help of those people, things might really go well..."
Many people know about the efforts of the Nationalist government in Indochina, especially after the 30s, when the expansion of the Kuomintang's influence in Indochina has almost reached the point of brazenness. Today, more than 95 percent of the resistance organizations in the Central and Southern countries are connected to the national government, 50 percent of the resistance organizations are controlled by the national government, and 75 percent of the resistance organizations are influenced by the national government...
Although these resistance groups appear to be very loose in normal times, according to the intelligence department of the Japanese military department, as long as the Kokusha government is willing, it can raise a huge army of more than one million people on the Indochina Peninsula at any timeββββββ of course, it is a relatively rabble.
It is for this reason that almost everyone thinks that the national government will be in a short period of time. Launch an offensive against Indochina, and then encompass the entire Indochina Peninsula into China's sphere of influence.
Under these circumstances, the British and French governments made many preparations. These even include plans to evacuate Indochina and focus on protecting India...
Surprisingly, however, even after countries had recovered a little from the economic crisis, the Communist government had not done so.
In addition, it should be noted that. Japan is still very jealous of China's influence in the Indochina Peninsula, so it also wanted to expand its influence on the Indochina Peninsula, and by the way, dig into the corner of the national government.
It's a pity that Japan at this time is really insignificant compared to China, and since it is a thigh, the thicker the thigh, the better. Therefore, there were few forces bought by the Japanese, and thenββββββββββ when the Japanese themselves were depressed, these forces bought by them were very unexpectedly destroyed in the "firefight" of the local resistance organizations.
Leaving aside the facts of this, Japan's development on the Indochina Peninsula has been completely terminated anyway.
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"Do you trade North Korea, Taiwan, Indochina and India for Australia and the South Sea Islands..."
Fumiro Konoe pondered twice in his mind, and then looked at the Minister of Internal Affairs, Nobumasa Sueji, and the others.
"What do you think?"
"This..."
The Japanese are not fools, and if they do make a big move in the Far East, especially in the South Sea Islands and the Pacific, they will definitely end up attracting the United States. And according to the urine sex of Americans. It is likely that the battle in Europe and Asia will be in full swing. And it's already a lose-lose time to jump out. β¦,
Of course, if it jumps out to help the Axis powers, then it's nothing, the problem is that according to the relationship between Britain and the United States, the United States is most likely to help Britain after jumping out, and if so, then the trouble will be big...
in this world. Due to the relationship of China's rise, while facing strong pressure from China. Japan's development was also much stronger than in the other world, especially after the defeat in the Battle of Shantung and the Sakhalin conflict. It has made the Japanese understand a lot of things.
Similarly, it is precisely because of the existence of China that compared with Japan in history, Japan at this time was not so arrogant. Although the army's "horse manure" is as brainless as ever, at least they can tell who is strong and who is weak.
Therefore, looking at the Japanese with old eyes is somewhat out of place.
However, none of this matters, although the Japanese are better than Japan in the other world, they are still somewhat insignificant compared to today's China.
The real trouble is the United States ...
Historically, although the United States has always been wary of Japan, because Japan's strength is not strong enough to really threaten the United States, the United States has focused on military development, but only that.
But in this world, because of the sudden rise of China, the United States faces a much stronger threat than Japan, and in this case, the Americans, through their own terrifyingly strong industrial power, have built a huge fleet in the Pacific Ocean that will not fall behind even against the ocean fleet...
To deal with such a United States, unless it adopts the method of "surprise attack" at the beginning and destroys all the capital ships of the Americans, it will not be able to confront the United States at all, so...
If the United States does enter the war, then Japan needs China very much...
After all, if it really wants to face the United States face to face, Japan's chances of victory are really not enough.
So even if China wants to acquire these territories just by virtue of verbal promises, the Japanese can only swallow their anger, who makes China have such strength...
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"So, what do you think..."
Hearing Konoe Fumiro's question, several other people present looked at each other.
Just relying on some verbal promises from the Chinese, to promise so many things to the Chinese, Itagaki Seishiro was naturally very unwilling.
Especially North Korea and Taiwan, which are the lands they have operated for many years, let them say that these lands are ceded to the Chinese, and they are also very reluctant. After all, the Japanese are already used to being poor, not to mention that Japan's own territory is not very large, and it is so much to give away at once...
But...
Although North Korea and Taiwan are not small. But compared to Australia and the islands of the South Seas, these places are not on the table...
And if you can exchange North Korea and Taiwan for the South Sea Islands and the whole of Oceania ...
"It's a good deal..."
After thinking about it, Minister Okeda Naribin.
As Japan's Minister of Great Relief and the marshal of Mitsui's finances. Ikeda thinks in a similar way to a businessman, but it is precisely because of this that he speaks most practically.
Indeed, it is difficult to cede North Korea and Taiwan, as well as the Indochina Peninsula and India. But if you can change to Australia and the whole South Seas, then...
"But there are still a lot of questions..."
Naval Participation Officer Masaji Kishida spoke.
"Dealing with North Korea, Taiwan, Indochina and India in exchange for the commitment of the Chinese and the Nanyang Islands and the whole of Australia is indeed a very cost-effective thing for us, especially if the Americans are also involved, and we need the support of the Chinese." But..."
When he said this, Kishida Masaji's face was somewhat ugly. ..., "What should we do if the Chinese suddenly launch a fierce offensive on the homeland while we are dispersing our forces to other regions..."
"This..."
Hearing Kishida say this, the others also frowned.
It is true that everything at the moment is based on the "good relations" between China and Japan, but there are only eternal interests between countries, but there are absolutely no eternal friends. The Japanese are well aware of this. So if China really takes advantage of the fact that Japan is sending troops to various parts of the Far East to launch an offensive against the Japanese mainland, then...
It is estimated that Japan may be destroyed...
"The Chinese probably won't do this, after all, the relationship between our two countries is very good now..."
After hesitating for a moment, Tadashi Ikezaki, the Minister of Education, spoke.
However, hearing him say this, the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, and Culture, Sazuo Araki, shook his head.
"What if the Chinese really did that?"
If the Chinese don't do this, everyone will be happy. But if the Chinese really do this, then Japan will die.
Time. The room was almost silent.
After all, what they are talking about now is likely to determine the future fortunes of Japan. If they are not careful, they will most likely become sinners in Japan.
However, no matter how much they discussed, they could not come up with a foolproof solution...
In the end, when there was no way, they had to find the Saionji Gongwang, who was already on the verge of retirement, known as Japan's "last patriarch", and wanted to listen to Saionji Gongwang's opinion on this matter.
On this issue, Xiyuan Temple Gongwang is also very hesitant.
Because it's not like the Battle of Shandong and the Sakhalin Conflict, if something goes wrong in this matter, then Japan may have no future...
In the end, however, the Japanese government agreed to the terms of the Kokusha government.
That's right, generally speaking, as long as there is a little bit of sanity, they will be very responsible for this matter, after all, if China is stabbed in the back in the end, then Japan is estimated to have no future.
The problem is, we first need to consider the character of the Japanese.
That's right, the character of the Japanese ...
That mentality of not wanting to be subservient to others and gamblers...
In the Ming Dynasty, Toyotomi Hideyoshi also had the idea of conquering Korea and even conquering China, all of which proved that Japan is not a nation willing to be subservient...
Of course, Japan is also a problem of bullying the weak and fearing the hard, and worshipping the strong.
But now Japan is full of maniacs like the army, and after the First Sino-Japanese War, Japan once rode to China's head for a while, and even did something that had never been done in Japanese history, such as attacking Beijing...
Under these circumstances, the vast majority of Japanese people will not agree to let the Japanese continue to be subservient to China.
It's just that if the current model continues, China will only get stronger and stronger, and Japan can only exist as a vassal of China, and the Japanese will never be willing to go on like this...
So this is an opportunity for the Japanese...
It is true that there will be a lot of risks in doing this, and if you don't get it right, Japan may even lose the country, but again. If Japan can really take the South Sea Islands and Australia, it will be concentrating on its own business for a few years as long as Germany helps to make a decision. In the end, even if it can't compete with China, at least it won't be too bad...
Is it to be a little brother behind China's back for the rest of your life, or to take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to gamble?
At this time, in addition to the inherent gambler mentality of the Japanese. It all fell into place......,ββββββββββ
After the news of Japan's agreement to the conditions reached Beijing, Xu Shichang and others were also dumbfounded, because they did not expect that the Japanese would agree so simply.
But just think about the gambler mentality of the Japanese, and everything becomes a matter of course.
"But now that the Japanese have agreed, the plan can move on to the next step..."
Watching the Japanese ambassador leave the presidential palace. After returning to his office, Yan Guang said.
"Yes, but the Japanese really agreed..."
When he said this, Wang Yaowu was still a little incredulous, at least he thought that he would never agree so simply.
At this time, Jiang Baili on the side analyzed.
"There's no way around it, after all, the Japanese have ridden us once, and now Japan has fallen behind again, but if there is a chance to ride again, at least it can compete with us. The Japanese will never let go of such an opportunity..."
"Definitely. The arrogant and gambler-like nature of the Japanese will make them choose this path, so it's not surprising..."
Saying that, Yan Guang glanced at Cai Yi.
"Songpa, are you all ready?"
"Ready." Cai Yi nodded and said. "Now just wait for the Germans to do it..."
"Even if the Germans do it, the British and the French may not do it." Yan Guang shook his head. "I'm waiting for the next time..."
"Next time?"
"That's right, next time. If Britain and France back down again this time. The ambitions of the Germans will definitely soar, so the next time will definitely not be too far away. At that time, Britain and France, who were forced to retreat, would definitely fight the Germans in Europe, and that was our chance to make a move..."
Although Germany is full of Caucasians. Even Jews are white-skinned, but because the CIA has recruited many Caucasians, especially Slavs, into the organization in recent years, the CIA has expanded rapidly in Europe and the United States.
And because China is a yellow country, Europeans and Americans are rarely wary of spies sent by the Military Intelligence Agency, so the achievements of the Military Intelligence Bureau over the years can be described as fruitful...
And in Germany, there are quite a few Slavic members of the MIA lurking.
These members of the Military Intelligence Bureau of Slavic origin also brought back a lot of useful information for Yan Guang.
For example, the Germans are preparing to completely annex Czechoslovakia, which has lost the Soviet-German defense line at the beginning of next year...
Because Britain and France were committed to the defense of Czechoslovakia at this time, Xu Shichang and others believed that when Germany annexed Czechoslovakia, it was also when war broke out in Europe.
But Yan Guang doesn't think so.
Although Yan Guang does not know much about the history of World War II, he also remembers that in addition to the rise of fascism, another very important reason for the outbreak of World War II was the appeasement policy implemented by Britain and France at that time...
It was precisely because of the appeasement policy of Britain and France that Hitler's ambitions continued to expand, which eventually led to the outbreak of World War II...
And in the end, the bottom line of Britain and France is Poland...
It was because of the German invasion of Poland that Britain and France declared war on Germany.
Is the Czech Republic Poland? No!
So the annexation of Czechoslovakia by Germany will definitely not cause a war ...
Of course, there are countless possibilities in history, and the history of this world has been changed by Yan Guang, so it is not impossible for Britain and France to declare war on Germany after the annexation of Czechoslovakia.
If that's the case, things are a little bad for Yan Guang.
At least the original plan needs to be changed a lot, and his ambition is not expected to be realized, but ......, "Even then, I can still reap a lot of benefits, and it is a big deal to get all the chess pieces laid out on the Indochina Peninsula to move." Even if you can't take the opportunity to include the entire Far East in your sphere of influence, you can still include half of it..."
Of course, Xu Shichang and the others didn't know Yan Guang's thoughts, but they didn't think that Britain and France would continue to tolerate it, after all, Britain and France had made promises to Czechoslovakia, but they were very smart to continue.
Because there has been countless evidence in the past. There is at least a ninety percent chance that the things that Yan Guang has concluded will come true, even if many times these things don't make sense no matter how you look at them...
So...
"In that case, let's go and get ready..."
Saying that, Xu Shichang and the others left the office.
Wait until Xu Shichang and the others leave. Secretaries 7, 8, and 9 all came out of the corner of the room. Of course, they didn't want to do something discordant with Yan Guang, they just brought out some of the information that Yan Guang needed.
Because at this time, it was the time for Yan Guang to write a novel.
That's right. Writing a novel...
This period happened to be the period of the rise of science fiction, even if the writing was poor, as long as the imagination was rich enough, it could succeed. Although Yan Guang's writing is not even third-rate in later generations, with his absolutely invincible imagination in this world. It's not impossible to leave your name in the literary world, and Yan Guang doesn't mind adding a science fiction writer to his many titles...
So in his free time, Yan Guang would write some novels or something.
The so-called heart is better than action, so after making such a decision, Yan Guang quickly took action, and published it in some domestic publications under the pseudonym of "Song of Kinara".
Because Yan Guang's imagination is very rich (relative to this world), several novels submitted are very popular, and it can be regarded as adding another title...
As for the female secretaries? Red sleeves add fragrance to night reading...
The same is generally true when writing a book...
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The Japanese quickly informed the Germans about the agreement between China and Japan.
When the news reached Berlin. Hitler and others were also extremely happy. Because in their opinion, this is tantamount to tying China to the German chariot.
"Good, good!" Looking at the documents on the table, Hitler clapped his hands excitedly, and then circled around the table twice. "So we can move on to the next step."
"That's right, my FΓΌhrer!"
On one side, Hess said respectfully.
Although it failed to draw China into the Axis powers. But since the Japanese have already been involved with China, it is not much different from pulling China into the Axis.
In this case. Hitler's scruples were also much lessened.
Everything was just as Yan Guang thought, in a few months. At the beginning of the 39th year, the German army had already stepped into the territory of Czechoslovakia under the command of Hitler, completely annexing the former seventh power of the capitalist world into the German Empire...
When the news of the annexation of Czechoslovakia by Germany reached Britain and France, while the rest of the world was paying attention to this matter, Britain and France resolutely chose to continue to instigate it, that is, to continue to implement the so-called "appeasement policy".
However, this is actually a helpless thing, because this is the only strategy that Britain and France can adopt to maintain their hegemony in the face of their declining strength.
Britain suffered heavy losses in the First World War, and the post-war economic recovery was very slow. In the twenties and thirties, successive British governments focused their energies on solving economic problems, regarded rearmament as an obstacle to economic recovery, and attempted to achieve the goal of maintaining hegemony by adopting a foreign policy that was not backed by strength. Due to its proximity to Germany, France maintained its armaments and pursued a hardline policy towards Germany after the First World War. But France's economy has been in recession. During the period of relative stability, development was limited, and the economic crisis of the 30s lasted for a particularly long time, and the economic situation was very grim. At the same time, the political situation in France is also unstable, and the frequent cabinet changes make it difficult to maintain firmness and continuity in foreign policy. In short, the decline of Britain and France was the material background for their policy of appeasement.
However, this policy of appeasement eventually dragged the whole world to the brink of war...
After the annexation of Czechoslovakia, due to the continuous compromise between Britain and France, Hitler decided to speed up the expansion of his territory, so Hitler turned his attention to Poland and demanded that Poland hand over Danzig to Germany.
Hitler's demands on Danzig prompted Britain and France to pledge their support for Poland's independence, but because of their previous attitude towards Czechoslovakia, the Poles were not much at ease.
As for Hitler? He was not intimidated by the protection of Britain and France.
Germany at this time. Czechoslovakia, which annexed Austria and was once the seventh most powerful country in the capitalist world, already boasted considerable power.
But even so, Hitler didn't think of doing it directly. After all, the Anglo-French statements to Poland still had a little presence in Hitler's heart.
Therefore, if there was really a war with Britain and France, then the first thing Hitler did was to pacify the giant bear of the Soviet Union first...
After the October Revolution in Russia, due to ideological and other reasons. The contradictions between the Western countries and the Soviet Union were very great. By the end of the 1930s, the main strategic rival of Britain and France was the Soviet Union, and the conflict with Germany over the interests of the Eastern European region was becoming increasingly acute. Nazi Germany, on the other hand, had always hated communism, and in order to take military action against the Soviet Union, it had to pass through Eastern Europe. For the USSR. Britain and France were the so-called "old imperialist countries", and the ideological conflict was obvious, while the rise of Nazi Germany directly endangered the defense and security of the Soviet Union. Thus began the game and struggle between the West, Germany and the Soviet Union.
Since Hitler planned to attack Poland on 1 September, he instructed Foreign Minister Ribbentrop to go to the Soviet Union on 23 August, and Hitler instructed Ribbentrop to accept all Soviet conditions in order to avoid being attacked on both sides in the event of an attack on Poland.
At this time, the Soviet Union was under the double pressure of Germany and China. Therefore, we do not want to avoid a premature conflict with Germany. Therefore, he was also willing to sign a non-war treaty with Germany.
So before Germany attacked Poland, Russia and Germany signed a peace treaty.
This treaty is known in history as the Soviet-German Non-Aggression Pact. Also known as the Soviet-German Pact, the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, or the Hitler-Stalin Pact.
The parties to the treaty undertake not to use force, aggression or attack against each other, either alone or in association with other States.
If one of the Contracting Parties is at war with a third State, the other State Party may not give any support to the third State.
The Contracting Parties shall in no way participate in any group of States which, directly or indirectly, oppose another State Party.
The treaty is valid for 10 years.
At the same time as the signing of this treaty, the Soviet-German side also signed a secret additional agreement.
This secret agreement was the secret agreement between the Soviet Union and Germany to partition Poland.
It's just that the Russians are well aware. Sooner or later, the Soviets and Germans would enter a state of war, so after the treaty was signed. Stalin had already begun to transfer troops from the Volga and Siberia to the European part without affecting the border defense.
Only after the Great Purge. It is difficult to say how much combat strength these troops will have.
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After forging ties with China and cutting off Russia's worries, Hitler was finally able to carry out his plans without any burden in his new Reich Chancellery. For Hitler now, it would be best if Britain and France could continue to appease after the invasion of Poland, and it would not be very difficult to use force if they couldn'...... and in fact, Hitler did just that...
After establishing relations with Stalin, Hitler made a big move.
In the early morning of September 1, 1939, the Polish campaign broke out, and the German army, which had been preparing for a long time under Hitler's orders, took advantage of the cover of night and launched a surprise attack on Poland with the support of more than 2,000 aircraft.
The start of the Polish-German War meant the outbreak of World War II.
After attacking Poland with a blitzkrieg, Britain and France, who learned of this, demanded that Germany withdraw from Poland within 48 hours. Two days later, because Germany did not do what Britain and France demanded, Britain and France declared war on Germany...
However, after the German occupation of Warsaw on September 27, at the same time, there was no movement on the Franco-German border on the Western Front, and Britain, France and other countries violated their promise that "if the German Empire dared to invade Poland, the Anglo-French forces would go straight to the Ruhr Valley".
From the outbreak of war on September 1, 1939, until May 10, 1940, when the German Empire and Britain and France broke out into a formal conflict, this period of peace was called "sit-down warfare" by the Germans and "fake war" in the West. After the occupation of Poland, Hitler broke down the appeasement of the West: "For this end, the Poles should be grateful to their Anglo-French friends." β
For some of the things that happened in Poland, many people saw the true colors of Britain and France thoroughly.
However, at this time, Yan Guang did not bother to care about this matter. Because with the outbreak of World War II, he can finally start executing his next plan...
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"Is there a war, is there a war!"
In a university in Nanjing. A young student shouted excitedly with a newspaper.
When Britain and France declared war on Germany, news about Europe soon reached China, and because of the peaceful life in the past, many Chinese people were excitedββββββ in the end. Probably just idle boredom.
After all, for them, the war in Europe is too far away.
Moreover, it has been almost 20 years since the last war, and China did not suffer any unbearable losses in the war at that time, so the people in China naturally have no correct concept of the cruelty of the war.
"But then again. I didn't expect the British and the French to dare to declare war! β
As if hearing the shouting of the young student just now, another student in the classroom spoke.
"Yes, when I saw Czechoslovakia being annexed, the British and French didn't even dare to let out a fart, and I thought they would swallow their anger this time..."
Hearing the student say this, another student followed suit.
What happened to Poland made many people see the true colors of Britain and France thoroughly. But in China, the Chinese only treat this matter as an after-dinner conversation. After all, war is too far away for them.
"But anyway. It's never a good thing to have a war or something..."
Perhaps the male students were talking a little too loudly, and a female student leaned over and said that she raised the newspaper in her hand as she spoke.
"You know, war kills..."
The picture in the newspaper was after Germany launched a blitzkrieg against Poland. Photographed by a war correspondent who acted with the Germans.
Although, of course, now the relationship between China and Germany is delicate. As a result, the Germans allowed some Chinese war correspondents to accompany the army, but some overly sensitive images still had to be censored. So what appeared in the newspaper were some photos that were not particularly sensitive.
Even so, the cover photo of the newspaper in the schoolgirl's hand was littered with the corpses of hundreds of Polish soldiers. ..., it's a pity that because the clarity of the camera is not enough, looking at these somewhat blurry photos, except for particularly sensitive people, does not make others have any additional feelings.
The male students were like this, as men with somewhat thick nerves, they didn't have any feelings about what was happening in the photo, so after just a glance, the men continued to discuss other topics, making the female student just now secretly hold her breath.
"But then again, we're not going to be drawn into the war, are we?"
After talking for a long time, one of the students suddenly spoke.
"This..."
Hearing their peers say this, the other students looked at each other.
But then a student suddenly came out of nowhere and said.
"Wouldn't that be nice? If we also participate in the war, we can completely liberate Asia and build a world of yellow people! β
When he said this, the fanatical expression on the student's face suddenly made several female students next to him feel a little terrifying.
Twenty years later, due to the rapid growth of China's national power, there are many fanatical nationalists in the country, among whom military and students make up the largest number, but not everyone can accept this view.
Although the students' discussion was loud, it could not reach Beijing.
Of course, it can't be reached far away in the Middle East...
In the Middle East and in the territories of Europe, the atmosphere here is very different from that at home, because the war in Europe is not very far away.
In addition, at this time, Russia suddenly entered a state of war readiness, so the atmosphere here became somewhat tense.
"War, will it break out?"
Looking at the convoy that had just driven by, a worker in the energy department asked.
As China's largest oil producer, the Kuomintang's government has deployed a large number of troops in the Middle East and the Caucasus, and the presence of these troops has given the workers working here a great sense of security, but recently the troops stationed here have suddenly become combat readiness.
Looking at the military vehicles that often drove by and the nervous expressions of the soldiers on the military vehicles, these workers in the energy department also began to become nervous.
"War..."
A middle-aged man who looked to be about forty or fifty years old muttered. Looking at his appearance, it seems to recall many things that happened in Iraq twenty years ago.
"Who knows, but now the war is only taking place in Central and Western Europe. It shouldn't have much to do with us..."
The middle-aged man answered incorrectly...
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Not long after Britain and France declared war on Germany, Japan, as a member of the Axis powers, also declared war on Britain and France, but it was different from the "sit-down war" staged on the Western Front. The Japanese are very fast.
By mid-September, more than 100,000 Japanese troops stationed in Taiwan for a long time had already begun landing operations on the Indochina Peninsula on troop carriers and escorted by the Combined Fleet...
Since Japan attacked shortly after the declaration of war was submitted, the British and French were taken by surprise, but while Britain and France were mobilizing their forces. Resistance groups in Indochina followed suit.
In a short period of time, more than half a million rebels emerged to attack towns controlled by the British and French, and at this time, the Thai government, supported by the Nationalist government, also launched an offensive against French Indochina and British Burma.
Unlike the resistance groups, which are not much different from the rabble, the Thai army is provided with weapons and trained by the government. Therefore, although it is inferior to Britain, France, and Japan in terms of combat effectiveness, it is not comparable to those rabble. β¦,
Plus nominally the Thai Air Force. In fact, it was actually supported by air forces operated by the Wehrmacht...
Almost in an instant. Britain and France had already lost control of Indochina.
In this regard, Britain and France naturally made solemn representations to China, and even the Americans stood up, but Yan Guang only pretended to be stupid, claiming that this was the behavior of the Japanese and Thais themselves, and the Nationalist government had no right to interfere.
It would be strange for Britain, France, and the United States to believe such a statement by Yan Guang. After all, everyone knows that the Thai government and the armed groups on Indochina are controlled by the national government.
It's just that in the face of the denial of the national government, they have no choice. And the priority is to deal with the Japanese and Germans first, and as for the accounts with the Chinese, let's wait until these things are over...
But just when the British thought about dealing with the Japanese first. Another thing struck the British on the head like a slap in the head...
On October 1, 1939, less than half a month after the Japanese army launched an offensive against the British and French colonies on the Indochina Peninsula, the Wehrmacht in Iraq, the Caucasus, and Turkmenistan launched a fierce offensive against Iran in three directions.
At the same time, the "Indian Ocean Fleet" in the Indian Ocean also shelled several cities along the Iranian coast.
If in Poland the Poles were able to organize some resistance to the Germans, then Iran was powerless. Moreover, due to the infiltration of Iran by the Nationalist government in the past two decades, many Iranian troops were actually secretly controlled by the Nationalist government, so when the Wehrmacht attacked these troops, these troops not only did not resist, but instead led the way for the Wehrmacht in the front...
In less than a week, Tehran, the capital of Iran, has been captured by the Wehrmach. Pahlavi was captured, the Pahlavi dynasty came to an end ...
As for the Wehrmacht? Not only did it take over more than one million square kilometers of Iran's territory for China, but it also won the oil resources hidden deep under this land...
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Historically, Iran was pro-German, and after the German invasion of Russia, the Soviet Union and Britain joined forces to subvert Iran, so there would not be much conflict between Britain and France in the book, as for the Soviet Union?
The USSR in the book is already completely out of touch with Iran ... (To be continued......)