"Sure enough, can't a dog change eating..."

Looking at Luang Phibun? Song Kan's information, Yan Guang's face was blue.

As the head of Thailand in the Axis camp in the Second World War in another era, Luang Phibun? Although Songkan is not as famous as Hitler and Mussolini, Yan Guang has also heard of Luang Phibun? Some of the deeds of Song Kan, after all, in Luang Phibun in the later generations? Song Kan is also a half-military fan.

And Luang Phibun? Song Kham, and the Thai government he led, undoubtedly left their name in World War II.

It's just that compared with countries like Germany, Japan and Italy, Thailand is undoubtedly only a supporting role in the Axis camp, and Yan Guang is only a half-baked military fan in later generations, and it is even difficult to distinguish the difference between SU-27, SU-30 and J-11B and J-15, so although you know Luang Phibun? This person is praised, but the details are not very well understood.

It is precisely for this reason that in the face of Luang Phibun? When Song Kan is obedient, Yan Guang will choose to trust him.

The reason for trusting him is very simple, in history, the Thai government was pro-Japanese, which is true, but that was because at that time, in the Far East, and even in all Asian countries, only Japan, a great power, existed, while China on the other side was still in a state of warlord melee and the whole country was divided.

However, China has become the largest power in Asia, and is one of the five poles along with Britain, the United States, Germany, and the Soviet Union, and is one of the most powerful countries among the five poles.

In this case, Yan Guang has no reason not to believe Luang Phibun? Song Kan will not have a pro-China attitude...

After all, Luang Phibun? Song Kan was born in Chinese, but now China is so powerful...

However, Yan Guang forgot one thing. Is that Luang Phibun? Song Khan was born in the last era, and when China rose, Luang Phibun? Song Khan had already grown up, and at that time Luang Phibun? Many of Songkan's ideas have also taken shape...

Maybe Luang Phibun? Song Khan would choose a pro-China attitude because of China's strength, but in his bones he still considers himself a Thai...

That's why. will cause the consequences now...

Although Luang Phibun? Song Khan and some high-ranking Thai leaders have decided to jump from within, choosing to side with the Axis powers instead of China, and have arrested and eliminated many pro-China factions for this purpose, but after nearly 20 years of accumulation, the pro-China faction still has deep roots in Thailand. Even in the Thai troops in Bangladesh and Burma, there are quite a few pro-Chinese factions.

It's not that simple to deal with these people...

Fortunately, the current side of the national government is not ready, so Luang Phibun? Songkan still has a lot of time to do.

In fact, Luang Phibun? The only thing that Song Kan has made the greatest contribution is probably to tell the Japanese about this matter, so that the Japanese have time to prepare.

In the final analysis, Japan's intelligence capabilities in China are still very strong. It would not be easy to hide from the Japanese if they had prepared early, after all, it was the gathering of nearly a million troops, but now the betrayal of the Thais has messed everything up, and only the most mobile air force has been prepared so far. The Ocean Fleet is slightly better, but more than half of the capital ships have not yet been assembled, and the slowest is probably the Army...

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As mentioned above, the only and greatest contribution of the Thais is probably the fact that they chose to betray the Nationalist government and side with the Axis powers.

Although the Japanese have never trusted China. But with the warning of the Thais, the Japanese were able to prepare early.

"But it's really mysterious..."..., at the Imperial Council, the Minister of Internal Affairs, Yuzawa Michio said with some joy.

"Fortunately, there is a warning from the Thais. Otherwise, things will be in trouble..."

Hearing Yuzawa Michio's words, Hideki Tojo, who is also the prime minister and also the minister of war, nodded.

"That's right, not to mention anything else, at least the 100,000 expeditionary force in Bangladesh, if the Thais are really cut off from the back route, I'm afraid they will never be able to come back!"

Although Hideki Tojo was very confident in the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Army. But in the case of the logistics being truncated, and at the same time there were the British in front and the Thais in the back. Hideki Tojo was also not very optimistic about the fate of the expeditionary force.

"But I didn't expect the Chinese to really turn their faces, and at this time..."

"It's not that I didn't expect it, it's just that I didn't expect it so soon..."

"Yes, I thought that the Chinese would jump out after dividing the victory and defeat in the European battlefield, but I didn't expect to jump so fast!"

"I thought so too, I thought they would be interested in Siberia......... Do they have a new goal..."

Just when everyone was talking at the meeting, Shigetaro Shimada, who was the Minister of the Navy, suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his heart, as if he had thought of something...

As the former chief of staff of the Combined Fleet, although Shigetaro Shimada had a close relationship with Hideki Tojo, he was discriminated against by most senior admirals in the Navy, and was even ridiculed as "Hideki Tojo's trouser belt".

However, as the Minister of the Navy, Shigetaro Shimada is still very smart, at least smarter than many people here, but unfortunately, although the flash of inspiration just now made him feel something, but the noisy sound of the meeting made this flash of inspiration really become a flash...

By the way, in history, Shigetaro Shimada was also against war, but later his benefactor King Fushimi Miyahiro Kyoshi scolded him a few words and quickly expressed his position, saying, "I would be sorry if I delayed the fighter because of the opposition of my naval minister."

In addition, when he heard of Tojo's suicide attempt after the defeat, he told the military police who had come to arrest him in English: "Please rest assured, I will not commit suicide, and I will follow the emperor's edict." ”

At the time of the Tokyo trial, everyone thought that Shigetaro Shimada, who was the minister of the war, would definitely not be able to escape the hanging this time. In the end, however, when the judges voted, he received 5 votes from the 11 judges, which helped him escape by hanging. He was sentenced to life imprisonment by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East in 1948 as a Class A war criminal, and was released in 1955. He died in 1976. He was 92 years old.

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Over there, Shigetaro Shimada was pondering a flash of inspiration, but here the Minister of Great East Asia, Kazuo Aoki, turned to Hideki Tojo.

"Now that the Chinese have decided to turn against us, what should the North Korean side do?"

Hearing Kazuo Aoki's words, even Shigetaro Shimada, who was still thinking hard, turned his head to look at him.

At present, Japan's sphere of influence is extremely vast. In addition to the pre-war Korean Peninsula and Taiwan, there are the vast South Sea Islands and the whole of Oceania, and the only border with China is North Korea...

It is also clear to many people, including Shigetaro Shimada, that North Korea, which borders China, will never be able to keep it, and it is difficult to say whether even Taiwan can keep it...

So although none of the people present spoke. But the vast majority of people already believe that it seems that North Korea should be abandoned...

Although Japan has been operating in Korea for many years, it is somewhat reluctant to give up North Korea in this way, but it has spent countless materials and troops just to keep a place that cannot be kept no matter how you look at it...

At least in the eyes of most people, it doesn't make sense.

It's just that just when someone wanted to say this, Shigetaro Shimada suddenly stood up and said. ..., "North Korea must not be abandoned..."

Hear Shigetaro Shimada's words. Everyone present was taken aback, and Hideki Tojo even looked sideways.

"Shimada-kun, tell me your reasons."

Hearing Shigetaro Shirataro's objection, Hideki Tojo said with some joy.

Due to the close relationship between Shigetaro Shirata and Hideki Tojo, Shigetaro Shirataro Shimada was not polite. Instead, he walked straight to a map and gestured with his hand.

"Everyone, please see," said Shigetaro Shimada, gesturing in front of the map. How powerful the Chinese's planes are, I believe you are very clear. ”

Hearing Shigetaro Shimada's words, everyone present nodded.

After all, Japan and China have had a close relationship, so they are very impressed by China's air force, especially when thousands of bombers flew in dense numbers during an exercise. Many of those who witnessed it have not forgotten it to this day.

"At present, there are many airfields where China can allow bombers to fly directly to Japan, but they are mainly located in Shandong, Zhili and Liaodong, but there are many airfields in Vladivostok. The few remaining bombers from the bases that want to fly to the empire mainland will either cross over North Korea or can only bypass North Korea ...

As he spoke, Shigetaro Shimada made a few more gestures on the map.

"The range of Chinese bombers is limited, and if the Korean Peninsula is separated, the range of Chinese bombers is not enough to fly to Tokyo, even if they take off from the Shandong base." But if North Korea is handed over to the Chinese, then the Chinese can easily fly back and forth between the two countries..."

When I say that. Shigetaro Shigeta also drew a comparison between North Korea and the Japanese mainland.

It is no wonder that Shigetaro Shimada thinks so, after all, the H-40 bomber, whose performance is comparable to that of the B-29, is still in a state of secrecy, and the top level of the Kokusha government itself is very wary of Japan, and it is impossible for the Japanese to show such a secret thing.

Therefore, even at the highest level of Japan, the performance of the bombers of the Chinese Air Force only stays at the level of the early four-engine bombers, and if you want to describe it, the performance of this kind of long-range bomber, which is currently the main force in the National Defense Air Force, is probably about the same as the American B-17...

And it is obvious that if it is a B-17, Nagasaki will be counted, but if you want to fly from Shandong to Tokyo, it is impossible to rely on the level of B-17 alone, but if you take off in Busan, the situation is different ...

If you take off from Busan, not to mention bombing Tokyo, it's not impossible to go around the extra mile.

And after thinking of this, the people present also gasped.

The Japanese government is still very wary of China, so after seeing the power of the Chinese bomber group, the Japanese government has also thought hard about solutions, including the development of new large-caliber anti-aircraft guns.

For example, the Type 99 88mm anti-aircraft gun with an altitude of 10,420 meters, the 14-year 105mm anti-aircraft gun with a firing height of 10,500 meters, the Type 3 120mm anti-aircraft gun with an altitude of 14,000 meters, and the Type 5 150mm anti-aircraft gun with a firing height of more than 19,000 meters...

In addition, in addition to the Zero, Japan has also developed fighter jets and interceptors such as Purple Lightning, Thunderbolt, Shock Lightning and Hurricane. These aircraft also have the ability to pose a threat to earlier models of large bombers.

Ahem, in fact, the H-40 is the same, although the maximum ceiling of the H-40 is the same as that of the B-29, which is more than 12,000 meters, but the practical ceiling of the H-40 after the bomb is about 10,000 meters. Usually at 9000 meters, and this is precisely within the range of the Japanese army ...

In addition, bombing at this altitude is actually very ineffective, otherwise Li Mei would not have chosen to bomb at low altitude at night, but this point is not clear to the Wehrmacht Air Force, which has not yet put the H-40 into actual combat...

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The people at the meeting listened to Shigetaro Shimada's words. One after another, Hideki Tojo nodded happily. ..., of course, he was happy only because there was no need to abandon North Korea, which, as a fanatical militarist, was clearly unacceptable to Hideki Tojo.

You know, Tojo Hideki's stubbornness and refusal to admit defeat are famous, and in history, the old principal of his elementary school period, Kenichiro Fukai, recalled that Tojo Hideki at that time once said: "Tojo-kun belongs to the nest of good fights." In terms of results, it is not ranked in the top one or two, but in terms of tenacity and refusal to admit defeat, it is indeed the first. ”

"But..."

Just as Hideki Tojo nodded approvingly to Shigetaro Shimada, one of the people present spoke.

"The Chinese not only have a large number of troops in the northeast. And it's also equipped with a lot of tanks, if you have to keep North Korea, will it be..."

Without waiting for a few army generals present to jump out and shout something about the "spirit of bushido," an army general on the side had already spoken.

"Rest assured, the mountainous terrain of northern Korea is not suitable for the large-scale use of tanks. So it's not impossible to stop the Chinese in northern Korea..." said the army general as he looked at Hideki Tojo. "But even so, the troops in North Korea still need to be equipped with a certain number of anti-tank weapons. Otherwise, the loss will be too great..."

As he said, the mountainous terrain of the northern part of the DPRK is not suitable for the large-scale use of tanks, especially those with a tonnage of more than 40 tons, and a considerable part of the main tanks currently equipped by the Wehrmacht Army are more than 40 tons ...

Hearing the general's words, Hideki Tojo also nodded.

"That's reassuring. We have imported the production technology of 88-mm anti-aircraft guns from Germany a long time ago, and the arsenal has been producing them for a long time. If necessary, this part of the anti-aircraft artillery can be transferred to North Korea..."

As once said, due to the vigilance of the national government, in order to deal with the threat of the national defense air force, the Japanese once developed a large number of large-caliber anti-aircraft guns and fighters and interceptors that could intercept bombers.

Compared with the threat of bombers, the Japanese recognized the threat from tanks earlier.

After all, as early as the First World War, the Wehrmacht Army had already put tanks on the battlefield, and it has always been at the forefront of tank technology, which even the Germans who are now perfecting the use of tanks cannot compare.

It is precisely for this reason that the Japanese have always put a lot of effort into anti-tank technology—————— unlike China, they do not have so many resources to build tanks, so they have to work on anti-tank technology that is not so resource-consuming.

However, in the earliest days, the Japanese were mainly armed with small-caliber anti-tank guns, mainly used against the Type 15 and Type 16 tanks equipped by the Wehrmacht.

It was not until the time of the Spanish Civil War that the Japanese, who attached great importance to anti-tank technology, noticed the appearance of 88-mm anti-aircraft guns on the Spanish battlefield, and the first recorded use of 88-mm anti-aircraft guns on ground targets was the Condor Legion that participated in the Spanish Civil War.

Of course, the first time the gun began to establish its reputation as anti-armor was during the German invasion of France in the early days of World War II, during the Yellow Campaign, and Rommel was one of the commanders mentioned in many documents and records.

During the Spanish Civil War, the Japanese noticed the excellent anti-tank capabilities of this anti-aircraft gun, and it was on this occasion that the Japanese introduced the technology for the production of 88-mm anti-aircraft guns from the Germans ...

The current Type 99 88-mm anti-aircraft gun. It is the result of this introduction.

In fact, in history, Japan also had a Type 99 88 mm anti-aircraft gun, but this kind of anti-aircraft gun was captured from the Kuomintang troops at that time, and was named the Type 99 anti-aircraft gun after the capture - _ -!...,According to the calculations of the Japanese, if the 88 mm gun is used by anti-tanks, there is no problem in leveling all the tanks in the world within the effective range. This is one of the reasons why Hideki Tojo is confident.

In addition, during World War I, China and Japan had two conflicts, one in the Battle of Shandong and the other in the Sakhalin conflict, in both conflicts, in which Japan was defeated.

It is for this reason that it is also possible. Relations between the two countries were tense at the time, especially after the Kanto earthquake, and the "Tokyo Massacre" at that time shocked the world...

It was precisely because of the fear that China might attack Korea that the Japanese built a large number of fortifications in the north of Korea after that. Although relations between the two countries eased much in the following years, the fortifications in Korea have always been strengthened rather than weakened, after all, the top of the Japanese government has never relaxed its vigilance against China.

This is another reason why Hideki Tojo is reassured, the terrain is mountainous and not suitable for tank use. With strong fortifications and anti-tank weapons such as 88mm anti-aircraft guns, Hideki Tojo is still very confident in his troops...

"If that's the case, we're confident..."

Hearing Hideki Tojo's words, although several army generals nearby were muttering something like bushido there with disdain, the army general who had just spoken nodded with a smile.

Ultimately. After all, not every army is horse manure, although it is true that there are fewer normal people in the Japanese army ...

"Okay, now that you've made a decision..."

When he said this, Hideki Tojo glanced at everyone present.

"Then enter a state of combat readiness as soon as possible, especially in the North Korean troops, and be sure to block the pace of the Chinese." They must not be allowed to disturb the peace of His Majesty the Emperor! ”

"Yes!!"

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"Remember, even if you lower some of the requirements, you must make an agreement with the Americans, the British, and the Russians as soon as possible..."

It was when the meeting was still going on in Japan because of the warning from the Thais. The same is true for Beijing.

For Yan Guang, now the only way to recover losses is to finalize an agreement with the allies and Russia before the allies know about this matter.

You must know that Yan Guang was originally going to make a good deal on the allies and the Russians, after all, this opportunity is really not in vain, and if it is not used, it will really be wasted.

Only now...

Now that the Japanese have learned about their plans in advance. That would be tantamount to turning against the Axis powers, even if he did not ally with the Allies and Russia at this time. I also have to work against the Axis powers, and in this case, the Allies will sign a treaty with them, so there is a ghost...

So...

Everything must be done as soon as possible...

After receiving Yan Guang's order, although the officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not know what was happening, they still accelerated their contacts with the Allies and Russia according to Yan Guang's order.

After lowering a considerable number of conditions, this contact achieved many results, but the Allies and the Russians were also curious about what caused the Chinese to lower the conditions, knowing that the conditions proposed by the original national government were harsh conditions such as the cession of Hawaii or Suez...

In any case, lowering the conditions on the part of the Nationalist government was always a good thing for the Allies and the Russians.

On the other hand, Germany, which was facing Moscow's onslaught, and Italy, which was cooperating with the war, also learned about it. For Hitler, seeing Moscow was like a building about to collapse, but no matter how much he hit it with a sledgehammer, it just didn't collapse, which annoyed Hitler.

Of course, what annoyed Hitler more was the support of the Communist government for the Russians, and in fact the Russians would not have been able to hold out at all if it had not been for the support of the Nationalist government. Of course, without the support of the Communist government for Germany, I am afraid that the Germans would have been defeated by the Russian counter-offensive by now...

However, Hitler did not know this, so he was only annoyed by the support of the Nationalist government for Russia, and this information from the Japanese ignited the anger in Hitler's chest. In addition, Hitler's recent victories made him much more complacent, believing that he could pacify Russia even without China's support.

So after seeing this information, Hitler just angrily said to his generals.

"Declare war, declare war, this time we must teach these Chinese profiteers a hard lesson!!"

That's right, profiteers, for Hitler and quite a few Germans, the Chinese who resold arms at both ends were a bunch of damned, hateful profiteers!