The Chinese Empire was not surprised by the declaration of war between the United States and Japan, after all, the Military Intelligence Bureau of the Chinese Empire had received the news in advance, and after the two countries declared war on February 14, the Chinese Empire also officially declared war on the United States and Japan at 5 o'clock in the afternoon of the same day.

The Chinese Empire's Secret Service and the Military Intelligence Bureau had joined forces long before the declaration of war to put Lin Daxin in the United States for a large sum of money.17 600 million US dollars of funds and a large number of gold, diamonds and other valuables were successfully transferred from the United States back to the Chinese Empire, and the US government also left such a big hole as the US-China Bank, and the Chinese employees of Lin Daxin's American enterprises were also evacuated from the United States in batches, but Lin Daxin's industries in the United States are worth more than 10 billion US dollars, and in general, Lin Daxin has suffered a very big loss this time.

Although the Chinese Empire had long been prepared for the United States to declare war, it did not expect the United States to do so desperately this time, even the ordinary Chinese living in the United States did not let go, and after the declaration of war, they wantonly arrested Chinese and threw them into the concentration camps established by the United States, and when the American people marched against the Chinese Empire, many Chinese shops were smashed and looted, many Chinese were beaten, and even dozens of Chinese were beaten to death.

This made the emperor of the Chinese Empire, Lin Daxin's teeth itch, and he couldn't wait to immediately wave his troops to the United States across the Pacific, but now the enemy of the Chinese Empire is not only the United States, Lin Daxin can't put the millions of troops of the Royal Army of the Chinese Empire and the six main fleets of the Royal Army of the Chinese Empire into the United States, after all, there are strong enemies such as the Entente, the Allies and Japan, but it can't make the United States feel better, so Lin Daxin approved the battle plan for Alaska that the Ministry of Defense has long formulated. Prepare to take Alaska from the United States.

Alaska is not a barren country today, there are many large oil fields and gold mines now. It's all Lin Daxin's industry, and it's just time to get it back this time. You don't have to pay taxes to the U.S. government anymore.

In the Qianqing Palace in the Forbidden City in Beijing, after Lin Daxin approved the Defense Department's operational plan for Alaska, Lin Daxin continued to say to Wu Peifu, minister of national defense, and Jiang Hui, vice minister in charge of the navy of the Ministry of National Defense: "The second joint expeditionary fleet composed of the Entente countries, the allies, and the US Atlantic Fleet this time is no worse than the first joint expeditionary fleet in terms of scale, and at the same time, on the other side, we have to guard against the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy and the US Pacific Fleet. On the front line of the Ural Mountains in the Russian theater, the enemy's army has increased by 2.3 million troops this time, and in the Indian theater, the enemy has also increased the enemy's elite army by 500,000, and there are still more than 4 million Japanese troops in Japan. Our army should also be prepared for a big battle. ”

Wu Peifu and Jiang Hui both nodded solemnly, after all, there are more enemies than the United States and Japan this time, and the military strength of these two countries should definitely not be underestimated, although the navy, land and air forces of the Chinese Empire are still confident that they can defeat the combined forces of the nine countries, but anything can happen on the battlefield, and the combined strength of the nine countries is really very strong, and the next war will be very difficult.

Lin Daxin said to Prime Minister Wang Yan: "Cousin, the logistics and supplies of all units must keep up, especially the troops on the front line of the Ural Mountains in the Russian War. There must not be a situation where large-caliber artillery could not even fire a few shells, as was the case in the Battle of Ufa. ”

Wang Yan also nodded solemnly and said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, our Chinese Empire is now very well prepared with all kinds of war materials, and has sent a large number of supplies to the front lines. For example, although the front line in the Ural Mountains cannot rely on railways to transport war materials, we have prepared enough airships, transport planes, trucks, and horse-drawn carriages to deliver all kinds of war materials to the troops on the front line of the Ural Mountains day and night. ”

Lin Daxin nodded with satisfaction. He immediately asked Li Kun, director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, "Is there any new situation in Japan?" ”

Li Kun replied: "Tell the emperor that Japan will not only carry out conscription after the declaration of war. There was no other big move, and he still made a posture of defending Japan's Mishima. However, the Japanese people are very supportive of this war, according to the news we sent back from the Japanese intelligence officers, the recruitment points in various parts of Japan have reached the level of overcrowding, although Japan has not yet formed a new army standing division, but Japan has begun to form some garrison brigades, and the self-defense forces that appeared in the last war, Japan has also reorganized. ”

In the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan, Japan's Meiji Emperor, Prime Minister Saionji Kobo, Foreign Minister Yoshimoto Yubayashi, War Minister Katsura Taro, and Navy Minister Togo Heihachiro all gathered here at this time.

Emperor Meiji said to Foreign Minister Yoshimoto Tomobayashi, who had just returned to Japan by plane: "Thank you for your hard work, Yoshimoto-kun, our Great Japanese Empire can wage war against the Chinese Empire together with the Entente Powers, the Central Powers, and the United States this time, and we will definitely be able to make the Great Japanese Empire a shame, and return the shame that Lin Daxin imposed on our Great Japanese Empire to the Chinese Empire!" ”

Yoshimoto Yubayashi nodded and said, "Your Majesty the Emperor is wise, this time our nine world powers are united, and the Chinese Empire is in a catastrophe. ”

Emperor Meiji said in a deep voice to several important Japanese ministers: "This time, our Great Japanese Empire has joined this war, and we are betting on the fortune of the country, and we will never allow defeat, so I hope that all of you and this Emperor will fight to the end for the rise of the Great Japanese Empire!" ”

Several Japanese ministers shouted in unison: "Hey! ”

Emperor Meiji continued: "But just like Yoshimoto-kun said, this time our Great Japanese Empire, together with the Entente Britain, France, and Russia, the Allied Powers, Germany, Italy, Austria, and Turkey, and the United States on the other side of the Pacific, will definitely defeat the Chinese Empire!" We, the Great Japanese Empire, will surely wash away all the previous shame! ”

"Long live His Majesty the Emperor! Long live the Great Japanese Empire! Several Japanese ministers shouted in unison.

Emperor Meiji then asked Prime Minister Saionji Kotozo, "After the declaration of war, what did the Chinese Empire do towards our Great Japanese Empire?" ”

Prime Minister Seonji said, "Your Majesty, since the declaration of war, the Fifth Fleet of the Imperial Chinese Navy has entered the naval base in the port of Busan. The Sixth Fleet also entered the naval base in the port of Vladivostok, and the Fifth and Sixth Fleets of the Imperial Chinese Navy had a total of 13 dreadnought battleships and 12 all-steel battleships. There are also a large number of other types of warships, as well as the Hakodate Port garrison fleet in the North Island Province. It has also been strengthened, and according to our intelligence, the Hakodate Port garrison fleet currently has 6 all-steel battleships and 4 ironclad battleships, as well as dozens of warships of other types. ”

After a pause, Xiyuan Temple Gongwang continued: "In the Far Eastern Province, Beidao Province and Yalu River Province of the Chinese Empire, the Second Guards, the Seventh Guards Army, the Eighth Guards Army, the Sixteenth Field Army, the Seventeenth Field Army and the Eighteenth Field Army of the Chinese Imperial Army have appeared, the number of the six main armies, plus the garrisons of several provinces of the Chinese Empire around our Great Japanese Empire, the Chinese Empire has deployed more than one million army units around our Great Japanese Empire, And it is very likely that the Chinese Empire will also increase troops around our Great Japanese Empire, but only for a short time. The Chinese Empire should not attack our Imperial Japanese mainland. ”

The Japanese knew that the Chinese Empire would not be able to attack the Japanese mainland without defeating the second joint expeditionary fleet.

Emperor Meiji turned to the Minister of the Navy, Heihachiro Togo, and the Minister of War, Katsura Taro, and asked, "What is the current situation of our navy and army of the Great Japanese Empire?" ”

Admiral Minister Heihachiro Togo said: "At present, the main forces of our Navy's Combined Fleet have gathered in Tokyo Bay, ready to wait for the convergence with the US Navy's Pacific Fleet, and then launch a harassing attack on the coastal cities of the Chinese Empire. to accompany the second Combined Expeditionary Fleet. ”

War Minister Katsura Taro said: "Our 96 standing heavy divisions and 40 standing light divisions of the Great Japanese Empire are ready for war, and half of the standing divisions have entered the coastal port cities to prepare for the landing of the Chinese Imperial Army, in addition to the orders of His Majesty the Emperor. The garrison brigades that began to be formed were progressing very smoothly, and the recruitment points in various places were full. The people of the Empire of Japan were very supportive of this war, and the Self-Defense Forces in various places began to be reorganized. And the number is developing very rapidly, according to incomplete statistics. At present, there are more than 5 million self-defense forces in various parts of the Japanese Empire, but unfortunately we do not have enough weapons to arm these self-defense forces, and the weapons of the self-defense forces are still mainly cold weapons. ”

After Japan declared war on the Chinese Empire, Emperor Meiji ordered the formation of 100 garrison brigades, each brigade will be equipped with 10,000 people, Emperor Meiji considered that if the standing divisions were put into the battle to attack the territory of the Chinese Empire, Japan would also have 1 million garrison troops that could be used to defend the mainland, and if necessary, even the 100 garrison brigades could be used as the skeleton to form 100 standing light divisions again.

Japan's Self-Defense Forces are the product of the war a few years ago, when Japan organized nearly 10 million Self-Defense Forces in order to resist the attack of the Dingbei Army under Lin Daxin's command on the Japanese mainland, at that time, most of the men over 14 years old and under 50 years old in Japan participated in the Self-Defense Forces, these Self-Defense Forces were equipped with cold weapons, and cooperated with the regular army of the Japanese Army and the Dingbei Army armed to the teeth launched a bloody battle, and finally Lin Daxin was able to let go of the three big islands in the Japanese mainland, so that Japan continued to survive as a country, Japan's nearly 10 million Self-Defense Forces, It was also indispensable, but after the end of the last war, Japan's Self-Defense Forces were disbanded.

Emperor Meiji nodded and said: "This time the Americans gave us another $50 million loan, and a considerable part of it was directly converted into dollars and shipped to us, but these weapons are only barely enough to equip 100 garrison brigades, and the weapons of the Self-Defense Forces can only be temporarily equipped with cold weapons, but those old single-shot rifles in our warehouse can be issued to the Self-Defense Forces in various places, in addition, Xionji-kun, you contact the Americans, try to send us more weapons and equipment and ammunition for the Japanese Empire, In order to expand the 100 standing light divisions and regiments and the Self-Defense Forces in various localities in the future, we need a large amount of weapons and ammunition. ”

Prime Minister Saionji Gongwang hesitated for a moment, and said worriedly: "Your Majesty the Emperor, this time we will expand 100 garrison brigades, although because of the loans given by the Americans, there is no need to consider the problem of funds, but these 100 garrison brigades need at least 1 million Japanese young men, if in the future, if these 100 garrison brigades are expanded to 100 standing light divisions, then we will have to requisition 2 million Japanese young men, and our Japanese labor force is already facing a serious shortage. There are not even enough workers working in factories, and there is also the formation of the Self-Defense Forces, and although the members of the Self-Defense Forces can still participate in labor, after all, participating in the training of the Self-Defense Forces will delay a lot of time, and it will have a great impact on the production of our Great Japanese Empire. ”

At this time, Japan, after several wars with Lin Daxin, each time ended in defeat, not only lost a lot of territory, in each war, the loss of population is also very amazing, especially a few years ago in the war, Lin Daxin's army has hit the Japanese mainland, causing heavy casualties to Japan, millions of people died in the war, making the current total population of Japan only a little more than 50 million.

Japan's current army and navy have more than 4.7 million personnel, and if you get out 100 garrison brigades, it will be another 1 million people, and the personnel of these armies are all young Japanese men, which has caused a shortage of labor in Japan, not to mention that in the future, Emperor Meiji is also preparing to expand 100 garrison brigades and regiments into 100 standing light divisions, and there will be problems with the source of troops.

Emperor Meiji also knew about this situation, but for this war against the Chinese Empire, Japan has been preparing for several years, and now that war has been declared, there is no turning back, Emperor Meiji said in a deep voice: "If there is not enough labor, women can fill it, and the women of our Great Japanese Empire can hold up half the sky, and we can organize women to farm in the fields, work in factories, mine mines, and even the Self-Defense Forces should recruit women for training!" Although our Imperial Japanese Empire has the confidence that this war will be won, we must also be prepared for the worst, and the Self-Defense Forces must continue to expand, so that all men over the age of 13 and under the age of 70, as well as women in good health, must join the Self-Defense Forces for military training, and the 5 million Self-Defense Forces are too few, and the Emperor needs 10 million or even 20 million Self-Defense Forces to defend the Japanese mainland and deter the Chinese Empire. (To be continued.) )