Chen Shao, who received the information, was not worried that the war would start, and he did not want the two countries to fight so early, which would not be in line with the maximization of the interests of China and China. is also different from Chen Shao's plan, in the final analysis, this matter is still Chen Shao's ghost.

The delivery of the Japanese battleship Fuji to the Japanese Navy was only a prelude, and China provoked this dispute with the help of Germany. Germany wanted to conclude a non-aggression pact with the Soviet Union, but in essence, Hitler still wanted to do something to the Soviet Union. The results of Chen Shao's plan also interested Hitler, and he also wanted to see where the bottom line of the Soviet Union was. Hence the situation in which Stalin looked very contradictory.

Hitler did not care whether Japan and the Soviet Union would fight, and as long as the Soviet-German non-aggression pact had not yet been signed, the Soviet Union would not be relieved of the vacancy in the rear. So this war is very difficult to fight unless Japan lands on the territory of the Soviet Far East. And now Sakhalin will not become the fuse of the war between the two sides.

Hitler wanted to test the reaction of the Soviet Union, while Chen Shao wanted to remind Japan not to worry about the land of China. There are many other resource-rich lands in the world, and there are many other targets around Japan. Stimulate the contradictions between Japan and Russia, and tighten the tight strings of both sides. In order to lay the groundwork for the war between the two sides in the future, it will save Japan from always coveting the land of China and guiding the vent of Japan's ambitions.

At the same time, Chen Shao also plans to slowly relax the tight spell on Japan. Opening the waterway to Japan is easy to say, and it can be cut off at any time anyway. Exporting resources to Japan is easy to say, anyway, as long as the strategic-level materials are not given to Japan.

Since he wants Japan to be able to block the wind and rain in front, Chen Shao doesn't mind supporting Japan. As long as it is a war that is beneficial to China, it is okay to send weapons and equipment to Japan. Of course, Chen Shao will not be so easy to speak, especially for Japan, if you want weapons and equipment, you can, take money to buy them.

Japan did not know China's plans, and Germany did not say anything to Japan, and only Hitler and Chen Shao knew the beginning and end of this matter. Hitler had no intention of forming an alliance with Japan, because Japan and the United States were now very close. Hitler was not optimistic about the matter of winning over Japan, which was on the side of Britain and France during World War I, and in Hitler's view, Japan is the same today. However, this matter was only implemented under Chen Shao's repeated suggestions. To Hitler's surprise, Japan quickly agreed to Germany's request for an alliance. In this regard, Hitler could only be happy, after all, it is better to have one more ally than one more enemy, and Japan does not look weak anyway. At the same time, I have a lot more confidence in Chen Shao's and many plans told by him in the future.

Chen Shao and Hitler sat firmly in the Diaoyutai platform, but other countries did not think so. The Far East looked like it was going to fight, and it really confused many people. Even Stalin was a little unsure whether Japan wanted to fight or not, but he did not order his troops to attack first.

Japan, on the other hand, was not sure of the specific goals of the Soviet Union, and strictly ordered its troops not to fire the first shot. Japan just wants to get more benefits, not to fight with the Soviet Union now. At present, Japan is not ready for war with a large country such as the Soviet Union, and the development of industry and the stockpiling of military supplies are the first priority.

At a time when the eyes of the world were on the Far East, the combined fleet of Japan and the Pacific Fleet of the Soviet Union met outside the Tatar Strait.

Just as the two fleets were getting closer and closer, sirens sounded from both fleets. One by one, the sailors quickly ran to the combat posts and adjusted their own weapons and equipment.

However, although the alarm was sounded above, no battle order was given. On the contrary, they all ordered the soldiers at the same time not to fire the first shot. You can't fight back unless you're attacked.

On a cruiser in the Soviet Pacific Fleet, Alovsky and his comrades operated a 105mm twin secondary gun, watching the Japanese fleet getting closer and closer. The sun flag fluttering in the fleet is very eye-catching. Especially for several of the aircraft carriers, the sound of the motor of the carrier-based aircraft was heard far away. However, the carrier-based aircraft did not take off, but were just ready to take off.

The fleets of the two sides were less than five nautical miles apart, which was already very close. Neither fleet took the initiative to move away from the other fleet, but instead moved in a straight line. Anyway, as long as they don't collide. However, at this distance, once there is a naval battle, the scene will definitely be super lively.

The guns of the two fleets were facing each other, and both aimed at their respective targets, but they were both restrained and had no intention of firing. Even the Japanese aircraft carriers did not leave far away, mainly because the Soviet fleet had no other large ships that could pose a threat to the Japanese fleet except for the Kunlunshan-class battleship that China sold to them.

"That is the new Japanese battleship, much larger than the battleship we bought from China. But the bridge was too ugly and so high. You look at our battleships, how beautiful the bridges are, and how regular they are. Alovsky looked at the battleship Fuji in the distance, looked at the main battleship in his fleet, and said to a comrade next to him.

"And even so, when will we have the main battleships of our own construction. The great Soviet Red Army couldn't even build a battleship, and you can build a giant ship of more than 50,000 tons if you look at small Japan. If we could build such a giant ship ourselves, today would be our greatest strength. Alofsky's comrade-in-arms muttered. He didn't dare to speak too loudly, for fear of being heard by the political commissar of the fleet. This kind of rhetoric is dangerous.

"That is, look at other people's fleet groups, and then look at our fleet, there is no comparison at all." Alovsky looked around, did not find the figure of the commissar, and whispered to his comrades beside him. In fact, it is no wonder that they are so careful, because the political commissar of this cruiser has the nickname of the devil, which can also be said to be murderous, and many times it is a disaster that comes from the mouth, so that all the personnel on the ship have to be careful.

The fleet of the Soviet Union is really not enough compared to Japan, except for a battleship purchased from China, the other warships are all old ships, all from the Russian period to the present. Not only is the speed of fire armor far inferior, but the main thing is the lack of anti-aircraft firepower. It is precisely because of this that the Soviet Union needed to buy Chinese battleships to serve as a façade. It was placed in the Far East in order to deter the Japanese Navy on the issue of Sakhalin, otherwise the battleship would have been pulled to the North Sea long ago. It's just that now, the Japanese Navy already has the Fuji, and it is no longer afraid of Soviet battleships, and the deterrence is deterred.

A land power and a naval power are a contradiction. Britain is a naval power, but it is not a land power, and neither is Japan. France and Germany have similar ideas, competing for the throne of the world's first army, and not forgetting to develop a strong navy. Soviet Russia is also a land power, but it is not a naval power, not even a great power. Although Soviet Russia has been trying to change this symptom, the effect has always been minimal. The strongest navy of Soviet Russia, in addition to the total tonnage, could only be reduced to second-rate in battle.

Now it is even more so, if you want to build a ship, you must have professional equipment and technology, the Soviet Union overthrew the Tsar, and even a big ship has not been built, how to build a battleship of tens of thousands of tons, unless the Soviet Union has a second Chen Shao.

"Do you think there will be a fight?" Alofsky's comrades-in-arms asked in a low voice when they saw that the guns of the Japanese fleet were aimed at their own fleet.

"Probably not, if I wanted to fight, I would have started a fight a long time ago, and I have waited until now, and how close it is." Alovsky shook his head.

"Then why are the guns aimed at us?"

"Our guns are not yet aimed at the Japanese fleet, what's so strange about this, it's nothing more than mutual vigilance. Once the opponent attacks, it can quickly counterattack. Alovsky said.

"What do you think would happen if we fired a shot?"

"Don't do anything stupid, if that's the case, we'll all die in the belly of the fish. You don't see that the Japanese fleet is so strong that we are so strong, and the sound of artillery is equivalent to the outbreak of war, and we will be the first target of attack. Alofsky hurriedly said, for fear that his comrades would really open fire and experiment with this ridiculous idea.

As Alovsky said, the strings on both sides are tight at this time, and as long as there is the sound of artillery, it is very likely to lead to war between the two countries. Because as long as the cannon sounds, no matter who fires the cannon, whether there are casualties or not, you must return fire, and if you take a slow step, the opponent is likely to be faster than you. Naval warfare is to seize the opportunity, and to seize is to take the initiative.

If China wants to provoke the two countries to go to war, this is the best time, as long as a submarine comes and launches a torpedo here, no matter which direction it is aimed at, a naval battle will be inevitable. The continuation of the naval war, the land war will also begin immediately. If it is not controlled, the scale of this war will be huge.

But once the Soviet Pacific Fleet was wiped out, Stalin was not going to rest on his laurels. Stalin may not have cared about other warships, but that battleship is now the heart and soul of the Soviet Navy. It was the funds that Stalin raised from China and bought it from China, which was the first step in his dream of becoming a naval power. If this dream had been shattered by the Japanese, Stalin would have really exploded. At that time, whether Germany is Germany or not, all-out war will come.

This is just an assumption, the fact is that the fleets of both sides passed by. There were no incidents of misfire, and there was no way to talk about war.

When the fleets of both sides were getting farther and farther apart, the officers and men of both fleets breathed a sigh of relief.

On land, the strength of the two sides in the confrontation is also tacitly and slowly decreasing, and both sides have no intention of fighting until now.

Countries around the world were very surprised by such a situation, and many people were disappointed that the two countries could not fight, but they did not say anything.

This incident is in the past, but the seeds of war have been planted, and there will always be a day when it will take root and sprout.

(To be continued)