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The German attack on Poland was a full nineteen days earlier than history, mainly because of the total defeat of Britain in the East and the fact that China and the Soviet Union had become obsessed with the world political and military pattern after the Battle of Ahvaz. Later generations have made many comments about the mustache, but one thing must be treated fairly, he is one of the politicians who know how to use political chips the most, can influence the situation, and is the most able to steer the wind and steer the advantages and avoid the disadvantages.

The flames of Europa, completely ablaze in the rampant action of the mustache! The pattern of the world, the future of Asia, the independence movements of the peoples of the world, and so on, have all come to a turning point. In the face of the German army, which fell on deaf ears, and in the face of the alliance agreement with Poland, Britain and France had to declare war on Germany after the ultimatum came into effect, but they lacked confidence and had no intention of intervening at all, and even dreamed of letting the Soviet Union and Germany go to war first.

The passivity of Britain and France was severely criticized by the international community, and the French army had to mobilize about 40 divisions, including 1 armored division, 3 mechanized divisions, 78 artillery regiments and 40 tank battalions, on the seventh day of the Polish campaign, to launch an offensive in the Saarbrücken area. But in this unenterprising offensive, in the face of the weakness of the German army on the Western Front, hundreds of thousands of French troops penetrated only eight kilometers and ended after the Germans withdrew on their own initiative and occupied twenty villages without any resistance.

The flames of anger flowed in this shameful and hypocritical fake war, and the French would never have imagined that it was this senseless offensive that had prompted Germany to resolve this old European enemy! When Hitler learned of the Saar offensive, he completely abandoned the idea of destroying the Soviet Union first. It is better to obey the secret treaty and give half of Poland to the USSR than to slaughter the Gallic rooster for wine.

The situation on the European continent still perpetuates the inertia of history, and the so-called deterrence on the Western Front, which is as abhorrent as a clown, means the complete defeat of Chamberlain's appeasement. It also meant that the fall of France was inevitable.

At this time, the Far East seemed to have returned to more than 20 years ago, with representatives of Britain, France, Germany, the United States, and even Japan coming one after another, and all kinds of transactions and rumors were noisy. In the Battle of Ahvaz, the Wehrmacht's multi-arm cooperative combat capability left the world with a huge and complex problem! Whether it is Britain or France, or even Roosevelt on the other side of the Atlantic, it is very clear that peace between China and the Soviet Union is no longer possible! In the era of world war, the Red Soviet Union was chosen. Or choose an aggressive China in Asia and the Southwest Pacific?

As Yang Qiu's last term was approaching, the new generation of Kuomintang, led by Soong Ziwen, began to accumulate strength and took advantage of the gathering of European and American representatives in Beijing to demand an end to the war with the Soviet Union. Signed the Sino-Japanese peace treaty, continued to learn from the last European war, and made a fortune and gave priority to domestic development and people's livelihood.

Under such disturbances, Japanese Foreign Minister Hirota Hiroki secretly arrived in Port Arthur.

This former harbor has become an eternal pain in the hearts of Japan. The Yongzhen Mountains and Rivers Monument on the mountains in the distance was praised by the Japanese soldiers as a shame that must be washed away! Today's Port Arthur has long lost its former glory, because Port Arthur cannot freely enter and exit capital ships of more than 10,000 tons. The main base of the Beiyang Fleet has long been changed to Qingdao, where the water depth is better. Stationed here were detachments of destroyers and submarines of the Beiyang Fleet. A seaplane airport has been opened up on the Tiger Tail Peninsula to the west, and more than 20 world-renowned Feilian-1 Blue Swan seaplanes are tethered in the open sunshade hangar.

"Your Excellency, Foreign Minister, welcome to our country." At the wharf of the military port, Shi Zhaoji, vice foreign minister of the Republic of China, saw Hirota Hongyi disembarking. Hurried to meet it.

The attitude of the military towards Hirota Hongyi's visit was not very fond of it, so there were hardly any welcoming soldiers in the huge military port, except for the honor guards. The bane of the First Sino-Japanese War, the fierce battle in Xinhai, the confrontation between the two Sino-Japanese wars, and the long-term hostile propaganda between the governments of the two countries. This apathy has resulted in today.

Hirota Hiroki was not dissatisfied, he came this time to visit secretly. That's why it's better to use secrecy in military ports. There was not much that could be done about the hatred and hostility between the two countries, and the special Sino-Japanese relationship established by Ito's generation had long been completely destroyed by the nationalists led by Yang Qiu. This vendetta has been entangled for decades, and a public visit would have led the Beijing government to reject any promises. But he didn't see Gu Weijun, who said that he would come to greet him in person, which made him frown slightly.

Shi Zhaoji is such a smart person, he immediately stepped forward: "Your Excellency, Foreign Minister." Foreign Minister Gu is temporarily going to accompany Iran's Shah Pahlavi back to China, so I asked me to convey his apologies on my behalf. He said that your visit is a very important matter between our two countries, so he regrets that he cannot receive you in person. But you can rest assured that both the President and the Prime Minister have already made arrangements to meet with you in advance. ”

Hirota Hiroki smiled and said that it didn't matter, but he secretly pondered what he had just said in his heart. With Yang Qiu's third term approaching, there have been recent rumors that Gu Weijun will be the second prime minister of his term. At this time, arranging for a prospective prime minister who is familiar with Britain and the United States to go to the intricate Persian Gulf, does it mean that Yang Qiu began to draw closer to Britain and France? As the smoke of Europa grows thicker, does he want to take advantage of the period of the Anglo-French fake war to accelerate the integration of the Persian Gulf and the Arab world? The victory in the Battle of Ahvaz not only wiped out all the Soviet troops near the coast of the Persian Gulf in Iran, gave the Wehrmacht a base to advance, but also gave Pahlavi, the young king, a place to recruit troops. If Pahlavi could reconcile with the local religious leaders upon his return, he would be able to quickly dismantle the Soviet garrison.

And how will the USSR respond at that time? Will the double-headed eagle think about Europe or Asia first? If there is a truce between China and the Soviet Union, then I am afraid it will be a disaster for Japan! The geographical location of the Philippines is too critical, and with Yang Qiu's skill and ability, he will never sit idly by if he is free. But if China and the Soviet Union went to war in an all-out way, then even if Yang Qiu wanted to fight again, he would have to consider how much attrition and destruction would be caused by the two-front battle. After all, after possessing the Philippines, the Japanese Navy will be able to use the Ryukyus and Manila as bases to flank the entire coast of China.

Did Gu Weijun's visit bring back the news of continuing the war with the Soviet Union, or did he bring back the reconciliation between China and the Soviet Union? The military department has made all the courage and determination to occupy the Philippines, and is even willing to accept some compromises and concessions in exchange for two to three years to fully digest the occupied territory in Nanyang. But if he fails on this trip, Japan's future will be much more difficult.

Thinking of this, his heart was slightly depressed. It's been less than thirty years. Yang Qiu had already brought China from backwardness to the ranks of emerging world powers, and while Japan's eyes were still on the wealth, population, and resources of the South Seas, he had quietly begun to outline a new order in the Persian Gulf, Central Asia, and even India under Chinese control. Living in the same era with such a world strongman may be the greatest sorrow of his generation, right? Hirota Hiroki sighed in his heart, he once wanted to propose to the prime minister and the military department, and even thought of writing to the emperor to cede half of the interests of Nanyang to China in exchange for alliance and mutual trust, but in the end he gave up. Because he found that the military department and Japanese society are like undomesticated wild horses. Anyone who stands in front of it to stop it from running will eventually be kicked to death.

Therefore, he didn't want to reach an agreement, and even hoped that Yang Qiu would take the initiative to refuse, because the more he refused, the more Yang Qiu's attitude was explained, and it could also make the military department more sober. But if an agreement is reached to swallow the Philippines, I am afraid that no one will be able to control this wild horse.

"Foreign Minister Hirota, what kind of issues do you hope to achieve this time?" Shi Zhaoji interrupted Hirota's thoughts. Japan's foreign minister's visit this time has caused quite a stir in Beijing's top leadership.

You must know that Stalin was very annoyed by the defeat of the Battle of Ahvaz, especially the final mass surrender of the Soviet army, and he was so angry that he immediately ordered the arrest of Lieutenant General Konev, the commander of the Front, and just yesterday he was publicly shot on charges of ineffective command and collusion with the enemy to betray the country. Together with the officers of the Persian Front, as many as seventeen were shot! And sent his henchman Pavlov to take over the post of commander. The continued increase of troops from the Caucasus to Tehran, especially the shipment of a large number of anti-aircraft weapons, shows that Stalin is determined not to reconcile and withdraw from Iran, so there must be a big war in the Persian Gulf region.

That's why. The high-level leaders led by Wang Zhengting hoped to sign a peace treaty with Japan and temporarily put aside the southern front and go all out to the northwest, after all, comprehensive combat readiness actually began gradually at the end of 38, including Type 36 tanks. Dual-electric fighters and so on were also mass-produced at the beginning of 39, so it was necessary to accumulate the ability to fight on two fronts. It's going to take a while. The most important thing is that domestic public opinion has not been mobilized, although the victory of the Battle of Ahvaz has made many fewer people question the Persian Gulf, but both the northwest and Persia are too far away from the interior, and the people who have been peaceful for decades cannot feel the pain at all, which has created a situation in which the government shouts and fights, but the people hesitate. Even the military led by Song Ziqing and Yue Peng was very resolute this time, that is, they would rather sacrifice Nanyang temporarily, but they must continue the war with the Soviet Union and force Britain and France to make a clear statement on the choice between China and the Soviet Union!

Because the military believed that if Britain and France believed that the German threat was higher than the GC threat, then continuing to stalemate with the Soviet army would cause Britain and France to turn to the Soviet Union, which would not be conducive to the realization of a diplomatic situation in which the Soviet Union would be driven back to Europe and a new Asian order with China as the core, so they believed that only by completely sweeping away the Soviet troops in Central Asia and Northwest China could Britain and France not dare to make this choice easily.

Of course, Hirota Hiroki did not know about the huge plan of the Asian League, which was still lurking underwater, and did not hide his intention: "Mr. Vice Foreign Minister, the goal of my visit this time is very clear, that is, I hope to meet with President Yang Qiu and promote the lifting of hostilities between our two countries as much as possible. You should be aware of how deeply the perfidy behavior of the Europeans and Americans has hurt your country and the peoples of Asia after the last European war, and that at a time of great change in this world, we should end our disputes and run Asia together, and we cannot let them come back. ”

Shi Zhaoji nodded: "Your Excellency the Foreign Minister is very right. The president has been having a headache lately. The Soviet Union's aggressive eye on our country and the territories of Asia is intolerable, and Stalin has ordered another increase in troops to Persia, and at this time our pressure is very great! After he deliberately used an accent to remind Persia that there was another fight, Hirota Hiroki immediately said, "Your Excellency is right. The Government of Japan is also very understanding of your country's temporary difficulties. Both Prime Minister Fumihiro Konoe and the Emperor have clearly informed Admiral Yamashita that he should pick up the sunken ship and clear the strait as soon as possible, so that your country can send more troops to Persia and defeat the Soviet Union and the Anglo-American ambitions. ”

Hearing this last sentence, Shi Zhaoji smiled secretly in his heart, and deliberately pretended to be very grateful: "I only now believe that Your Excellency the Foreign Minister really came with sincerity this time, and I believe that our two countries will definitely reach an agreement that satisfies everyone." Hirota Hongyi also laughed and talked a few words, but whether he wanted Yang Qiu to refuse the agreement or really wanted to reach an agreement, I'm afraid only God knows.

Hirota Hiroki took a seaplane to Beijing. Yang Qiu was also busy in the Presidential Palace.

"President, this is the economic report for the first half of the year. Minister Pei said that the country's industrial and commercial enterprises will be able to fully switch to the war readiness system by next month at the latest. He also said that the current mobilization is not large, and there is no way to analyze the extent of the damage to people's livelihood and economy. In addition, the Ministry of Finance's latest issuance of 5 billion special war treasury bonds has been much slower than expected, and Minister Pei analyzed that this is because the people's awareness of the war is not deep enough, and they are afraid that there will be problems with the benefits of war bonds. So. ”

After Gu Yuwen put the economic report on the table, Yang Qiu didn't read it immediately, and when he heard that the national debt was not smooth, he slightly twisted his eyebrows, and interrupted: "Put it first." After speaking, he looked up at Wang Zhengting and Song Ziqing, who came to discuss relations with Japan on the other side: "Has Hirota Hongyi arrived?" ”

"It's already in Lushun." Wang Zhengting noticed Yang Qiu's subtle movements when Gu Yuwen said that the war debt was not going well. "President, although the northwest and Persia are farther away, the patriotic enthusiasm of the people is still very high, and I believe that it will be straightened out soon." ”

"It's common sense that people are always inert." Song Ziqing smiled and said: "We can't look at the problem from the perspective of ordinary people, because war never shifts by human will. Japan's desire to move the Philippines is already very obvious. The Soviet side was no longer able to reconcile. Stalin is not moving now because he is not sure whether Germany will fulfill the secret treaty, and if Germany is willing to divide half of Poland, I am afraid he will launch it with all his might! That's why I propose to sign a treaty with Japan, but this treaty should be a secret treaty. It cannot be disclosed. ”

"Will Japan agree?" Wang Zhengting was a little worried. After all, the secret covenant thing, to put it bluntly, is the same as waste paper because there is no supervision.

Song Ziqing touched his knees and sorted out all his strategic ideas. He said: "After two failures, Japan's current mentality is to be afraid of us and avoid us. Especially the superiority of our Air Force. They are more afraid. Therefore, when Nagata Tieshan made a plan to go south, he deliberately bypassed the Philippines and took the Rabaul route. But the psychology of the Japanese nation is very problematic, and after being afraid and worried for a long time, it will eventually burst out one day like a spring! This can be seen from the fact that they are in a hurry to fight the Philippines. As long as the Philippines is taken, it will inevitably stimulate Japan's right-wing forces and boost their arrogance. When the time comes, the Japanese military headquarters will become a brute bull that no one can control.

This time, what we need to do is to thoroughly arouse the Japanese right-wing forces, let them help the entire people into the chariot, and then completely wipe out the entire right-wing! Let them always remember what happened to us as an enemy! So, I suggest that I make a concession on the Philippine issue, otherwise Japan will remain vigilant at all!

And letting go of the Philippines can buy us at least a year. If Germany really tears up the secret treaty and fights the Soviet Union within a year, then we will stop the truce after at least grabbing the east of the Caspian Sea before he can make a move, turn around and defeat Japan, and sit back and watch Europe decide the winner. If Germany were to fight France, we would also have to establish superiority in Kazakhstan and Central Asia before Hitler could do so, so that the Soviet Union would no longer be able to deal with Germany, and Stalin would have to make peace with Hitler. I think that he will cede Balkan and Turkish interests and make sure that forces are concentrated against us. If Hitler had been smart, he would have picked up Britain and France first and sat back and watched us and the Soviet Union split the winner, or at least he would have to wait for a great deal of attrition before making a decision. Because a Soviet Union with no strength did not pose much threat to him, on the contrary, Stalin would be worried about the flanking attack and desperately provide strategic resources to Germany to show goodwill, which solved the big problem of Germany's shortage of resources! And the presence of the USSR could ensure that there was no need to border us and not have to worry about our strength. He must know for sure that without the Soviet Union, we would be in a situation where we would be caught in the middle of him with Britain, the United States and France!

So Hitler could afford to wait, and he could also take the opportunity to develop into Africa, the Balkans, and even the Persian Gulf. But Britain and France could not afford to wait, and once Germany won a major victory on the Western Front, Britain would inevitably pull us and the United States into the water. Roosevelt actually already showed signs of being ready to intervene, otherwise he would not have increased the number of troops, and he was now hesitating whether to go to the Pacific or the Atlantic. Japan is now between us and the United States, which seems to be unfavorable to China's coastal defense, but in fact it is also very unfavorable to the United States. Unless Japan is too afraid of us and surrenders on its own initiative without firing a single shot, it will take a year to fight from the United States. Roosevelt would definitely be worried that he would be robbed of the fruits of victory by us who were closer, so he would actively withdraw from the Philippines and let us fight Japan first!

Therefore, the situation in which Britain is alone is the most beneficial to our country! When the time comes, as long as we take out the Su Demi Covenant. To create the illusion of a fait accompli, then Roosevelt would have to first make sure that Britain did not fall, and then desperately build up his strength in the Pacific to make it possible for us to engage Japan in any way. After we have fought almost the battle, we can return to the Southwest Pacific under the pretext of the US-Philippine Protection Treaty. So Yue Peng and I agreed that Japan would only need to ensure a year's shipping capacity. Moreover, there are signs that the Japanese Navy is already making plans against us, so it is certainly willing to sign secret treaties of little value. When you save it, you have to make excuses. ”

Yang Qiu listened quietly to the analysis, in fact, Song Ziqing's words were similar to his thoughts, the more difficult Britain is, the greater his interests. Once the Soviet-German secret treaty is made public by itself, and the actual evidence of the Katyn tragedy is produced, then the civil basis for Britain and the United States to support the Soviet Union will be gone. For countries with a system like the United States. The most hated thing is the massacre! Once the American people were misled by the massacre of the Soviet Union and the Soviet-German secret treaty, then Roosevelt could not do anything against the sky, so unless he simply closed his eyes, he had to save Britain first.

Because if Britain finally felt that the cost of resistance was too great and surrendered, Spain and other countries would definitely immediately fall to Germany, and this situation would really occur, even if Roosevelt could survive until the Soviet-German war finally began. And what's the use? In the absence of landings and British bases, alone across the ocean to fight any of the Soviet-German countries?

So he thought about it again before tapping lightly on the table: "What does Britain want?" ”

"Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain would like to return to our last alliance. They are willing to give us command of the Southwest Pacific Theater, but the Persian side is still not relenting. In addition, he also wants to buy a batch of Type 31 and 36 tanks and bombers, and hints that he wants us to stop our offensive in Iran. Use political means to solve problems. ”

"The eyes are really sharp." Song Ziqing smiled in surprise, he didn't expect the tanks to take a fancy to him.

"Both worried about Germany. I don't want to weaken the USSR too much, but I want us and Germany to hit Moscow first. Hehe, Britain is really decaying, but I don't know that the more like this snake and rat, the more thankless it is. The speed of decline of the British Empire made Wang Zhengting also full of emotion.

"The export version of the Type 31 tank can be sold, bombers." Yang Qiu thought for a while and asked, "Ziqing, does the Air Force intend to eliminate all the H-6?" ”

"Yes, there is this idea. Because Ba Yuzao lacked experience in military aircraft when designing the H-6, and reduced part of the protective weight to complete the range index, the strength of the fuselage was not as strong as that of the H-5 and H-7. Moreover, they have too many large aircraft models in their hands, and after the production rights of Yun-6 were ceded to Thor, they still have four lines of Yun-8, Yun-10, H-6, and H-7 in their hands, and they have recently been developing H-8 and new transport aircraft, which is really too busy. The Air Force means that after the Meteor company's H-5 is replaced with a 1600-horsepower engine, the performance and bomb load have been improved a lot, and there is no need to continue to equip two medium-range bombers to waste production capacity. Song Ziqing nodded and introduced: "We have about 1,300 H-6s in our hands, of which 300 have been handed over to the aviation school, and the rest can be sold if the UK is willing to ask for it." ”

"Will this leak engine technology?" Wang Zhengting does not understand technology, but he also knows that in order to develop aero engines and other technologies, the state and several aircraft companies have invested more than 10,000 technicians since 1920, and it has cost hundreds of millions of yuan to get ahead of the curve, so he is more worried about leaks.

"Not really. Qiu Heng also told me a few days ago that the Aerospace Administration's turbojet and turboprop engines have made great breakthroughs, and Wang Zhu has started new installation experiments, and the results are very good. ”

After hearing about the breakthrough in jet technology, Yang Qiu was also very happy and said, "Then sell it." With such a big input, it's time to output. However, the price should not be too low, although it is a used aircraft, it will take time for the UK to manufacture it itself. And we can't always keep an eye on the money, now Saudi Arabia and Iran in the Persian Gulf are pinched in the palm of our hands, and the sheikhs of Oman and Qatar on the side have little effect on the UK, so you might as well ask for a price on these. Didn't Gu Weijun escort Pahlavi back to Ahvash? Don't be idle when you go, and try to get as many of these chiefs as you can. ”

"President."

Yang Qiugang came up with the idea of plane trading, and Gu Yuwen next to him reminded loudly: "I think we can't just focus on the Persian Gulf!" If Minister Song's inference just now is correct, then Egypt and Syria can go and contact it first. ”

"Egypt? Yuwen, it's the Mediterranean. Britain is watching the Suez Canal very closely, the Mediterranean Fleet is in Alexandria, will not. Wang Zhengting was a little worried.

After several years of experience, Gu Yuwen is no longer the economic genius who blushed back then, on the contrary, he has gradually shown a high talent in politics and national strategy. And he prefers to solve problems by means of infiltration and peaceful evolution, so he immediately said: "The Prime Minister's concerns are not necessary. We are not going to occupy it militarily, but to solve the local economic problems. I've studied the economy of the Middle East and North Africa, and Egypt has had three years of bumper cotton harvests, resulting in a very serious backlog. Now that war has broken out, it will inevitably lead to serious unsalable, and the local cotton farmers and the self-government must be in a hurry, so it is better to start from this aspect. First, it can solve the demand for cotton from the country and the army after the armament, and secondly, it can also leave a good impression on the Egyptian Hassan Sabri Autonomous Government. After all, Ahvaz's strength not only makes Britain and France see our strength, but also makes many countries and regions worry about us, so we should take the initiative to resolve these problems, and we can't always make people think that we like to talk with cannons.

Also, there is a very serious thing! I reviewed agricultural records in the Middle East and North Africa with Director Yan of the Strategic Intelligence Service and found that there was an average of one severe locust plague every 123 years. The most recent locust outbreak was likely in 40 or 41 years. Judging from historical records, each locust plague will lead to a large-scale reduction in grain production, and even more than half of it is even more than half in severe cases! Although China has entered war readiness and the withdrawal of a large number of young laborers will affect grain production, China's large population base ensures that there are sufficient human resources. Moreover, since 1929, the president has ordered vigorous dredging of rivers, and in the past ten years, the flood discharge capacity of major rivers such as the Yellow River and the Yangtze River has been several times higher than that of the previous Qing, and the reclamation of lakes and fields in the Poyang Lake basin has been prohibited. Together with the vigorous promotion of walk-behind tractors and the promotion of new seeds, it has been possible to make a slight surplus while meeting the country's food needs. Therefore, I suggest that we make preparations for providing food disaster relief to the countries in the Persian Gulf region as soon as possible, because if Europe and the United States are too busy to take care of themselves, but we can provide large-scale food aid and disaster relief, it will play a very big role in promoting the establishment of the Persian Gulf and the Asian League after the war! Its significance is no less than sending ten legions to the locality! ”

"Well said! Yuwen, now even I can't see how capable you are. After listening to Gu Yuwen's words, Wang Zhengting's eyes also lit up, and he praised: "President, I think this matter should be prepared as soon as possible." ”

The prime minister's praise made Gu Yuwen scratch his head habitually, and said with a shy smile: "The prime minister is too complimentary, this is Yuwen's job." However, to do this well, the military needs to open the road from Afghanistan to Mashhad, Iran, as soon as possible, so as not to open the sea route before it is opened, and good things will become bad things. ”

"Herat does matter! If you take it here, the road will be able to connect directly to Mashhad and connect to the Northern Railway of Iran. Although the capacity is less, it is always better than the plane. Still. Wang Zhengting spread out his hands and looked at Song Ziqing helplessly: "If Tratt moves, I'm afraid of the northwest." ”

"I think it's better to play before England, France and Germany make a choice. And I think that the Soviet troops here in Tratt should be put to good use. Didn't Nehru always have secret cooperation with the Soviet Union? If our army can block the way for the Soviet army to withdraw to Turkmenistan and northern Iran, deliberately open Kandahar for them to break through to the west, and then let the Muslim League open the passage, this defeat will definitely make Nehru very happy. Gu Yuwen smiled, but the smile made people feel heartless.

200,000 Soviet troops, even if only 50,000 can successfully break through to India, I'm afraid Nehru will also increase his strength and turn the South Asian subcontinent upside down, right?!