Chapter 221: There is no choice

Johnson couldn't hold back his excitement and told Hurley: "China has deployed an air force fighter wing, a naval aviation fighter wing, and a naval air force lightning strike wing in India. Just before I came, all of these planes had been dispatched, and the purpose of such a large-scale sortie was to annihilate the task force of the Japanese army. We want one more ally, the Chinese finally can't stand it, Israeli ambitions, he will definitely not let Ben seize India and threaten his country from the southwest. ”

The two didn't need to wait at all, and as soon as they arrived, they were taken into the office by the guard officer and met President Fang Da.

"Two distinguished ambassadors, I would like to tell you that it is 1 p.m., just before 12 a.m., the Chinese Air Force has inflicted heavy damage on the Task Force in the Bay of Bengal, visually sinking two aircraft carriers, one cruiser, and 10 transport ships. Our losses amounted to 55 aircraft. Here I mention yì, a silent tribute to those soldiers who fought bravely and died! ”

Fang Jianxiong said and faced the window in the southwest, bowing his head in silence for three minutes. After finishing, Fang Jianxiong put away Yan Sù's expression and said with a smile: "Okay, now it's time for us to talk about something pleasant." After deliberation and approval by the National Assembly, the Republic of China will formally declare war on Yue tomorrow morning, that is, at 8 a.m. on March 4, 1941, and join the British, American, and Chinese Triple Alliance. ”

Although they had already guessed the result, there was still a big difference between them and Fang Jianxiong's personal confession. The two ambassadors couldn't hide their excitement, looked at each other, couldn't help but hug each other excitedly, and slapped each other's backs vigorously. It was not easy, and the Chinese side finally relented. This difficult guy has finally made a move!

Fang Jianxiong smiled and looked at their excited looks, and after they all calmed down, he said unhurriedly: "Our army will ensure the security of India, but opening up two battlefields at the same time, the biggest problem of our army is logistics supply." Please be sure to tell President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill that China is fighting against the Soviet Union alone, and the daily consumption of materials is in the tens of millions. We need raw materials for military production, especially B-29 bombers, as long as there are enough bombers and bombs, I am confident that I will bomb this back to the Stone Age! ”

"There is no problem, I will report to the country, and please take your telecommunications room for use." The two ambassadors spoke in unison, and they couldn't wait to rush out of the office and rush to Fang Jianxiong's exclusive telecommunications office. Fang Jianxiong gradually put away the smile on his face, and sighed imperceptibly, China's geography is too embarrassing, and there are two ambitious industrial countries around him.

Washington, it was already night, like a whirlwind, Hopkins rushed into the corridor of the quiet presidential office, rushed into the conference room without knocking on the door, and when the people in the meeting looked stunned, Hopkins raised the telegram in his hand: "Yanjing is calling!" President Fang Jianxiong of the Republic of China summoned the ambassadors of the United States and Britain at the same time to formally inform the two countries that at 8 a.m. China time, China's political axe will officially declare war on Yue. At that time, President Fang Jianxiong will give a speech to the National Assembly to explain his intention to declare war. ”

Roosevelt closed his eyes and threw his head back, and the others jumped uncontrollably, cheering loudly. After a long time, the excitement gradually subsided, Roosevelt read it carefully with the telegram in his hand, and after repeating it over and over again, he nodded and said: "Promise him, give him 500 B-29 bombers, give him enough napalm, give him enough aviation aluminum for the production of fighters, and tell Ambassador Sù Hurley that the United States needs China's new fighter jets, and the United States especially needs Chinese sonar technology." ”

The gloom after the defeat of the Pacific Fleet was swept away, and the Chinese inflicted heavy damage on the Navy, with only three hundred planes and a pitiful British plane. The next battle can be imagined, as long as there are Chinese to fight, India will not lose, Australia is safe. I can't take care of it anymore.

With China's entry into the war, the United States can concentrate on dealing with Germany and Italy, and the Pacific Fleet has time to survive. The entire pattern of world wars will undergo a heavy shift. The only regret was that Roosevelt was worried that not declaring war on the Soviet Union would make Fang Jianxiong unhappy, so he took some measures that were not conducive to the war.

Roosevelt's worries were not unfounded, and at six o'clock in the morning, a knock on the door woke Roosevelt from his slumber, and a telegram from Yanjing was placed on the table. "Dear President Franklin, I can understand your concerns, and please understand my difficulties. In view of the fact that Sino-German relations have always been good, China will not declare war on Germany and Italy, and will not form a written alliance with Britain and the United States, but will only limit China to declaring war on the Soviet Union and against China. ”

Roosevelt sighed heavily, rubbed his head vigorously, and said, "Damn it! Is there any way to convince him to form an alliance, it should be six o'clock in the afternoon Chinese time, and he must be persuaded to form an alliance before the middle of the night comes. ”

Roosevelt asked for a cup of strong coffee, wiped his face with a wet towel casually, and wrote a long telegram in his own handwriting, which he handed to the people below to send out. An hour later, a telegram appeared in front of Fang Jianxiong.

"Dear Fang, your friend Roosevelt salutes you on the other side of the distant ocean. As for the United States not to declare war on the Soviet Union for the time being, it is mainly based on the consideration of dividing Soviet-German relations. I always believed that there should be a truce between China and the Soviet Union so that China could focus on the war in the Pacific. The U.S. political axe was willing to mediate relations between China and the Soviet Union, even if there was a tacit understanding between the Soviet Union and Germany and secret deals. The détente between China and the Soviet Union was beneficial to the entire free world. Considering that your country is in a two-front war, the United States can increase its assistance to China,......。 ”

Roosevelt promised many benefits, in short, he wanted China to form an alliance with Britain and the United States, while the United States and Britain did not declare war on the Soviet Union for the time being, and the purpose was naturally to force Germany not to fight on the western front in Africa and Europe with all its might. Without the containment of the Soviet Union, it would have been difficult to predict the consequences of the landing of the United States, Britain and the United States in Europe, and the price to be paid would have been very huge.

Fang Jianxiong knew that Roosevelt was right, but a powerful Soviet Union was too much of a threat to China after the war. Fang Jianxiong will not consider this result! As for the book, fundamentally speaking, the book does not feel the foundation of the so-called world domination. The greatest threat to China's national security has always come from the northern continent.

Fang Jianxiong called a group of people to a meeting and took out Roosevelt's telegram to show everyone, this is not the time to be arbitrary.

"Foreign devils are really not a good thing, we have repeatedly stated before that once the United States does not declare war on the Soviet Union, China will not declare war on Germany and Italy. Unexpectedly, Roosevelt still wanted to convince us. This clearly shows that China's interests will be sacrificed to achieve the goal of reducing the pressure on the United States and Britain in Europe. Foreign Minister Wang Chonghui slammed the table angrily, it's not that he can't hold his breath, he must have an attitude at this time. In fact, he said nonsense, and did not put forward any opinions on the construction of surnames at all. Such a big thing, even if it is **, Wang Chonghui does not dare to express his position lightly.

"Looking at this issue from the perspective of the United States, I think that the United States is asking China at this time is not as simple as containing the original price. China has a sufficient population, as long as there are enough supplies, and the potential for war is so great that no country dares to take it lightly. Roosevelt's intentions were clear, but judging from the current war situation, China did not declare war on Germany and Italy, forcing the Soviet Union to take into account the Western Front, which was the most in China's interests. Yang Yongtai relied on his descendants and spoke very directly.

"This matter is not trivial, you should be cautious!" Lin Sen also said a word of nonsense.

"President, the war between China and China is already on the line, and once the material aid from the United States is lost because of the non-declaration of war on Germany and Italy, the next national finances will be difficult. I don't know when this war will end. Gu Weijun has a different attitude, his identity is not taboo, just say it.

This will open more and more, and soon two opposing factions will appear, one is the civilian faction headed by Gu Weijun, advocating accepting the conditions of the United States, forming an alliance and declaring war on Germany and Italy, the reason is very strong, without the material assistance of the United States, China is too difficult to fight on two fronts.

The other faction is represented by the military, led by Xu Shuzheng, with Leng Yu and Xu Chongzhi as accomplices, advocating not to declare war on Germany and Italy. The reason was also strong and strong, as long as war was not declared on Germany, the Soviet Union must always be vigilant on the Western Front. Once Germany is forced onto the path of alliance with the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union will inevitably go all out to fight against China, and how many soldiers and how many materials will be needed at that time?

There were two people who didn't speak for a long time, and listened to everyone's debate very quietly, these two were Jiang Fangzhen and Fang Jianxiong.

The two sides quarreled for more than an hour, and the two listened quietly for more than an hour. In the end, it may be that their mouths are dry, Fang Jianxiong and Jiang Fangzhen looked at each other and smiled, Jiang Fangzhen coughed knowingly and said, "I'll say a few words." "Shut up.

"First of all, let me talk about the Soviet Union, the Sino-Soviet war is not just an immediate war, but a matter of national security and development for the next fifty years. China's greatest threat has always come from the north. Today's world has entered the industrial age, and there are only three countries that really have the ability to lead the world order after the war, China, the United States and the Soviet Union! In other words, the contradictions between us and the Soviet Union are almost irreconcilable, unless China gives up striving for greater living space, do you think this choice is realistic? Hehe, if no one speaks, then it is considered a tacit acquiescence. Next, let's talk about the book, which is a small country with poor war resources, and the war potential is actually insufficient. Since the Meiji Restoration, with the help of the indemnity of 200 million taels of silver from the First Sino-Japanese War, he has had an opportunity for rapid development. Subsequently, taking advantage of Britain's mentality of containing the eastward expansion of Tsarist Russia, he agreed to the Russo-Russian War by borrowing. It can be said that he has been walking a tightrope from beginning to end, and it can also be said that he has never had a choice but to gamble on the fortunes of the country. Since the Republic of China raised its troops, it took advantage of the mentality of the great powers to contain the capital, and the First Battle of Qingdao laid the foundation for the strength of the Republic of China. After the reunification of the country, financial and material resources were concentrated to run industries on a large scale, and the rapid development of the past 30 years has actually widened the gap in strength between China and China. This is the advantage of a great power! As long as the country is unified and united, it will be difficult for small countries to take advantage of large countries. In other words, I don't think the threat of this book is actually big, as long as it is dispersed for three or five years, it will be difficult for this to be supported, and bankruptcy is inevitable. Okay, I'll just say this, and the right to throw bricks and lead the way. ”

Jiang Fangzhen's words are very clear, the Soviet Union is the great enemy, and it is only a minor trouble. This analysis is very reasonable, if history is still like a parallel time and space, Beiyang and the Kuomintang took turns to rule China in name, but in essence it was warlord division and endless wars. Then it is inevitable that the book will invade China on a large scale in parallel history, and it will be able to sweep through China with no more than 2 million troops.

Fang Jianxiong agreed with Jiang Fangzhen's words, but he was even more vigilant against his own ambitions. In parallel history, as a defeated country, it has repeatedly relied on the support of the United States to make trouble with China, and right-leaning forces have become very uproarious.

Therefore, it is unrealistic to expect to achieve long-term good Sino-Japanese relations by developing friendly relations with China, and not only China, but also the small countries around China, except for Pakistan, whose own interests are closely related to China, which other country is not a white-eyed wolf? What country does not only know the fear of power but does not have the intention of virtue.

"Baili said very well, we are sitting in the current position, and our eyes must look fifty years and one hundred years from now. Even if you can't see it, you should first think about the direction in which the world will develop in the future. It is said that it is small, but it has the heart to swallow the sky. Soviet Russia has always had the meaning of dominating the world, and both of them are the great enemies of the Republic of China. Yes, when its military strength is completely and cleanly wiped out, the garrison after the war is called the original, so as to suppress the spirit of resistance. For the Soviet Union, it is unrealistic to want to destroy the Soviet Union, but it must be dealt a heavy blow. In the future, before China and Europe, there must be a buffer area, and I think that after the Soviet Union was hit hard, a smaller Russia could be supported as a buffer between China and Europe. In other words, whether or not China declares war on Germany and Italy, China must defeat these two opponents. And to defeat these two opponents, the most important thing is the speed of replenishment of strategic materials. We are not short of people, but of money and materials needed for the war. With these things, the United States can alleviate the pressure on China to a certain extent. However, we cannot simply count on the United States, which is not a charity, and when it comes to the ambition to dominate the world, the United States is the number one today. The mutual checks and balances between China and the United States are an inevitable pattern after the war. In summary, I am inclined to accept the conditions of the United States, but I must ask for more assistance. ”

With a 12-hour time difference, it's already 11 o'clock at night in China and 11 a.m. in the United States (I'm not mistaken?). If it's wrong, it's wrong, hehe! ）。 Roosevelt, who had always been in poor spirits, kept drinking coffee to refresh himself, and kept urging China to answer.

Finally, a telegram was placed in front of Roosevelt, and US Ambassador Hurley was called into the presidential palace overnight, and without even waiting to leave, he borrowed the telegram from the presidential palace again and reported the good news to Roosevelt. "In principle, China understands the situation of the United States, but we also ask the United States to understand China's difficulties. On the basis of the original aid, the amount of aid will be increased by 20 percent. ”

Roosevelt breathed a sigh of relief, China is too important to the United States. If Roosevelt had not calculated that China would not give up the war to achieve the goal of striking at the Soviet Union and the Soviet Union, and then dominate the region, he would not have lightly expressed that he would not declare war on the Soviet Union. Because that would anger China. And China's military strength, once China falls into the German camp, then whether the Soviet Union under the attack of China and Germany can hold out for a year is a question mark, what is the point of such an ally to come? Reality has proven that China's military strength is far superior to that of the Soviet Union and the Soviet Union, and its flaw is nothing more than that it may not be as good as the United States in its ability to insist on war. Once China and Germany and Italy say that they have an alliance, will they still be afraid of the aftermath? Millions of troops are scattered into the Pacific and Indian Oceans, and the security of the United States is really going to be in question.

Many years later, there were two surnames in the world for the battle that took place in the Bay of Bengal. One is that the whole world, except for the book, is named a wonderful battle in a just war. The British, with the help of a number of Chinese volunteers, succeeded in inflicting heavy damage on the Task Force Ben by relying solely on shore-based air power.

Another viewpoint is that only the family is insisting on and has written it into a textbook, saying that the Bay of Bengal tragedy was a product deliberately created by the Chinese Air Force and that China was fighting a secret war against the Chinese Air Force. Only the Chinese Air Force actually participated in the war, and the British were nothing more than soy sauce. This argument is very interesting, roughly speaking, Lao Tzu can't beat China, and he can't beat Britain? Anyway, life and death do not admit that Britain has achieved a great victory in the Bay of Bengal.

President Fangda, who has always been correct, is once again correct in grasping the mentality of the book. Even in the history of parallel time and space, the book has always been poor. Saving some belongings all depends on frugality, women selling x, and plundering China. Although this time and space occupied a place in the Far East, it also got a lot of oil, and iron ore was also found in the Far East. But the life is still tight, and it is not even as good as the parallel history of being able to wantonly plunder strategic materials from northeast China.

It is said that the navy has a tradition of cherishing ships, and every warship is a treasure, not to mention that two aircraft carriers have been sunk. After receiving the news from the Bay of Bengal, the navy went crazy. The army was a little better, but the fact that 10 transport ships were sunk and a large amount of supplies and equipment sank to the bottom of the sea also put the army in a state of misery.

At this time, if Fang Jianxiong stood in front of Prime Minister Konoe Fumi, this guy would designate to cut it with a knife. It's a pity that Fang Jianxiong is far away in Yanjing, and Konoe Fumiji doesn't have the habit of carrying a knife, but Mitsumasa Yonechi pulled out a knife, and after a bang, he cut a table in half! Well, the knife is good!

The trip to India is undoubtedly a failure, and the war against China is imminent, and whoever dares to say anything about peace at this time will definitely be reciprocated by these ministers in the cabinet with an old fist and a bruised nose and swollen face to vent their anger!

It is impossible to fight a war, how to fight it? That's a problem! The reality in front of Yue Ben is that 18 of the top 20 main divisions are now in Nanyang. The Korean and Far Eastern armies are all B divisions, not to mention that they are still inferior to China in terms of troops, so I will not talk about the issue of equipment, and I am embarrassed to say it. (To be continued.) )