March 1931 AD. Tokyo, Japan.

Ueno Park's cherry blossoms bloom briefly and brilliantly, drowning Tokyo's largest park, which covers an area of 525,000 square meters, into a sea of pale pink flowers. In spring, we walked slowly into the fields of red Japan, and the dry branches of the trees spat out new green leaves, shivering in the cold spring breeze. The citizens of Tokyo in the streets have shed their heavy winter clothes and changed into new kimonos, busy in the spring sun, but if you look closely, you will find that the colors of these kimonos are unusually monotonous, with only ugly earthy yellows and grays......

"The splendor of Soviet Japan will probably be as beautiful and brilliant as this cherry blossom, right?" Takeda Heng looked at the sea of flowers in Ueno Park and was silent for a while, and then suddenly sighed and said: "Comrade Trotsky's general plan for the liberation of all mankind has been drawn up, codenamed the Paris Commune Plan. The task assigned to us Soviet Japan is quite onerous, and it is time for us to draw up our battle plan according to the requirements of the Paris Commune plan. Moreover, Comrade Trotsky believed that the army of the proletariat should have a unified command and that a universal proletarian command should be established......"

The Paris Commune was the first proletarian power in the world, with which Trotsky gave name to his project for the liberation of all mankind. And Soviet Japan, as the second oldest in the GC camp, naturally had to fulfill its due obligations. However, Trotsky's demands were very high, almost overdrawing Japan's national strength to the limit, and he also put forward the idea of forming a General Command of the World Revolution to unify the command of the Soviet Union, Japan, Poland, Persia, and other leading forces.

Takeda Heng and Muto Nobuyoshi walked slowly on the mountain road, and more than ten steps behind them were more than a dozen cadres of the Japanese Central Security Bureau silently following.

"Shin-hyung, haven't you noticed that Japan is really monotonous now." Muto Nobuyoshi shrunk his hands in the wide kimono, and said in a somewhat emotional tone: "I wonder when the colorful Japan of the past will be able to reappear?"

Takeda had certainly noticed this, and the visitors who came and went in the park were dressed in the same gray or earthy yellow kimono – the national uniform of the Japanese Soviet government. The reason for this is not that there is a problem with Takeda's aesthetics, but that the means of living in Japan are too scarce at the moment. It can only provide the most basic needs of the people.

In recent years, the Japanese Soviet government has spared no expense in developing heavy industry, and the steel, petroleum, coal, shipbuilding, and chemical industries have all achieved relatively high growth, but the light industry that can be used to improve the people's living standards has been declining due to lack of input and poor management. Moreover, the development of agriculture was also very unsatisfactory, although the Japanese did not follow the example of the Soviet Union in carrying out agricultural collectivization in the country, but because there was a lack of sufficient light industrial products to exchange with the peasants, the peasants were not very willing to exchange the grain they had worked so hard to grow for useless paper money, so the sown area of grain was also shrinking. As a result, the amount of public grain handed over has also declined year after year. Now, in order to prepare for the war, the Japanese Soviet government had to use extremely valuable foreign exchange to import a batch of wheat from the United States.

However, what worries Takeda Heng and other high-ranking Japanese leaders the most is that the officers of the Japanese Red Army have also begun to complain about the monotonous and scarce life in Japan at present, and many people have begun to miss the good old days before the revolution, especially before the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War - this is a rather dangerous signal!

"Father, the current difficulties are only temporary. It is the price that must be paid for the bright future of Japan, and when we conquer the South Seas, Australia and New Zealand, we will be fine, my father, let us work together for a prosperous and powerful new Japan. ”

Takeda's tone was extremely sincere, he and Japan had long been tied to Trotsky's GC chariot. At present, Japan's annual steel production capacity is as high as 6.5 million tons, after seven years of rapid expansion. The size of the Japanese Navy has also greatly expanded, already has 455 warships, with a total tonnage of more than 1.4 million tons, and the Japanese Army has also been cold on a large scale since last year, and now the total strength has exceeded 1.2 million, and more than 800,000 recruits are being trained, and even a tank division equivalent to the Soviet Tank Army has been formed! However, the consequences of this kind of war in disregard of national strength to develop heavy industry and expand armaments are also very severe, due to the heavy pressure of military spending and heavy industry construction costs. The government's fiscal deficit has soared again and again, and it can only rely on printing and distributing paper money to quench its thirst, but the supply of consumer goods and agricultural products is extremely scarce, and the rations of the residents have been reduced again and again. Despite the strong suppression of the NKVD, discontent continued to emerge. Recently, even the hearts of the people within the army have begun to fluctuate.

However, everyone knows that as soon as the world war breaks out and the Japanese Red Army begins to march to the South Seas and the mainland, all dissatisfaction will be dissipated. All the Japanese will unite around the Soviet Government and continue the cause of Japanese militarism under the red flag.

"Shin-hyung, I understand your thoughts, and now that Japan has reached the time of a last battle, I and the entire army will support you. But ......" Although Muto Nobuyoshi wanted to speak and stopped, his solemn look revealed his true thoughts. Japan has to fight this war, there is no way out if it does not fight Japan's GCD, there is no way out for the Japanese army and navy, and there is no way out for all the Japanese people, if they don't want to be trapped on these few small islands with few resources, then they can only fight out! However, military problems can by no means be solved by wishful thinking; although Japan has been preparing for war at any cost in recent years, the combat strength it has now reserves is still very limited, and it may be okay to deal with a war with a quick victory, and if the war is fought into a protracted war, then Japan will not be able to support it at all.

Two girls in kimonos with red scarves around their necks walked hand in hand on the path, their white and tender little faces were filled with happy smiles, and when they saw Takeda Heng and Muto Nobuyoshi, they saluted the Young Pioneers from a distance. Japan is now a Soviet country, and all children between the ages of 6 and 14 are required to join the Japanese GC Youth Pioneers, and those over the age of 14 can join the Japan GC Youth League, and those over the age of 16 can participate in the Japan GCD. However, not just any Japanese Young Pioneer can "meet" people like Takeda Heng and Muto Nobuyoshi. These two girls with the "captain" mark pinned to their arms must have been specially arranged here by the cadres of the Central Security Bureau.

After saluting, the two little girls bowed again in the traditional Japanese salute, and then took broken steps, lowered their heads and walked away quickly, Takeda Heng didn't know if he remembered his son who was far away in the Soviet Union. Looking at the two cute little girls, but with a long sigh, Muto Nobuyoshi's voice sounded behind him: "In order to build Japan's heavy industry, many such girls have been sacrificed, and now the NKVD has begun to call on them to become military prostitutes, and when the world revolution is victorious in the future, let's erect a monument to Japanese girls here in Ueno Park."

Takeda smiled bitterly and sighed. How can a monument be erected for such a shameful thing? Not a word will be recorded in the history books of the future. The premise, of course, is that the world revolution can be victorious......

"Father, as long as you can win, these sacrifices are worth it," Takeda Heng's eyes chased the backs of the two girls: "Now that the horn of the world revolution is about to sound, it is the time for our generation to exert their bravery and open up a living space for future generations." These small costs should not be taken into account. Father, you are the most outstanding military strategist in all of Japan, and you can only be responsible for drawing up the overall battle plan and leading and directing the operations in East Asia and the South Seas. ”

Muto Nobuyoshi's gaze turned to his son-in-law, his face was expressionless, he frowned and thought for a long time, and finally nodded heavily: "Since you believe in me, an old man." Then I can take on this task, but I have one condition, Japan's national strength is limited, and we must use it carefully, and we must not let the Russians treat us as worthless cannon fodder consumption! In other words, Japan's overall battle plan could never be drawn up according to the demands of the Russians, let alone allow Trotsky to command our troops in a unified manner. Shin-hyung, can you agree to these conditions of mine?"

Nobuyoshi Muto finally agreed to lead the way as the wartime commander-in-chief of the Japanese Red Army. Takeda Heng breathed a sigh of relief. Bring the Japanese Red Army under the unified command of the Soviet Union. He also did not approve of it, although Trotsky made a request, but the tone was not resolute, and it was obvious that there was room for maneuver, but since the joint operation was a joint operation, it was still necessary to cooperate with each other.

"I think we may have misunderstood Comrade Trotsky...... "he said thoughtfully, "he probably meant that the Soviet Union cooperated with the Japanese and the Japanese in the battle, not that we should hand over the command of the Japanese Red Army." Of course. There is nothing wrong with the creation of a nominal universal general command of the Red Army, with Comrade Trotsky as the nominal commander-in-chief. After all, our enemies are very strong, and we must use our strength wisely to achieve the final victory. ”

Muto Nobuyoshi did not answer immediately, and there was some truth in Takeda's words. The enemy of the world revolution is the entire capitalist camp. Britain, the United States, China, Germany, and France are all industrial and military powers, and their overall strength far exceeds that of the Soviet Union, Japan, Poland and other countries. However, their weakness is that they are fighting on their own, without unified command and cooperation, and if Su Ribo is like them, then the final victory probably still belongs to the stronger capitalist camp.

"Coordination is necessary, but even between allies, there is a bargain, and we can't say anything to the Soviets, we will unconditionally recruit it."

Muto Nobuyoshi replied after a long silence.

"Yes, I will immediately send Yasuda Yasuo to Moscow to negotiate with Trotsky." Takeda thought about it, and he also pushed the boat to ask Yasuo Yasuda to go to Moscow, the head of the secret service had been in the NKVD for a long time, and it was time to move him to a nest, and finally stay in Trotsky's proletarian command as a nominal deputy commander......

"Let Yasuda Yasuo go to Moscow?" Muto Nobuyoshi was silent for a while, and then shook his head slightly: "After all, he doesn't understand military affairs, is it appropriate for him to go to Moscow?"

Takeda Heng pursed his lips and was silent for a while before he said: "It's good if you don't know the military, we can use the guò telegraph to command remotely."

"Shin-hyung, don't you believe Yasuda anymore? If that's the case, it's better to ......," Muto whispered tentatively.

"No," Takeda shook his head, "Comrade Yasuda can be trusted, let him go to Moscow for a few years, and when the revolution is victorious, he can also be allowed to come back and be the deputy chairman of the People's Commissariat, he has this talent." ”

Muto Nobuyoshi nodded silently, the matter between Takeda and Yasuda is a power struggle between the top level of the Japanese G, and Muto Nobuyoshi doesn't know much about it and doesn't want to participate.

"Father," said Takeda Heng, turning the subject back to military affairs, "Comrade Trotsky has asked us to launch an attack on North Korea and the Dutch East Indies and Borneo at the same time, do you think we can accomplish this task?"

Muto Nobuyoshi walked slowly along the path with his hands behind his back, and Takeda followed him. Muto looked at the large field of cherry blossoms in full bloom in front of him, sighed, and said, "The task is too heavy...... And we started a little early. ”

The general outline of the East Asian and South Seas part of the Paris Commune's plan was sent to the Japanese Revolutionary Military Council on March 1, 1931, and copies have already been seen by Takeda Heng, Muto Nobuyoshi, and Masaki Shizaburo.

"Comrade Trotsky's vision was to attract the main forces of the British navy to the South Seas, which was the key to the victory of the revolution in Europe, the Middle East, India and North Africa."

"Xinheng, according to Trotsky's arrangement, we are under too much pressure and our troops are not enough to make ends meet. The battlefield was too large to face both the Chinese army and the British navy, stretching from North Korea to Singapore. And this after we received six Soviet battleships, both Britain and China have increased their vigilance, the number of capital ships of the British Far Eastern Fleet has already reached six, and the Chinese Navy also has six capital ships. The sum of the two has already surpassed ten capital ships of the Navy.

Therefore, we cannot start a war with China and Britain at the same time, and it is best not to provoke either of them, and only seize most of the East Indies, but not Sumatra. The British will intervene in our quest for the East Indies, but from what I know of the British Empire, they will not choose to go to war lightly. Rather, it will use deterrence to force us to make concessions, and the specific deterrent method is likely to be to mobilize the main force of the British Navy to Singapore. ”

Takeda hesitated for a moment, this adjustment was too great, and Trotsky was afraid that it would be difficult for him to accept. Muto Nobuyoshi saw his hesitation and asked with a sneer, "What?" Didn't you just say that you were going to send Yasuo Yasuda to Moscow to negotiate with Trotsky? Don't dare to bargain with Trotsky now?"

"It is very dangerous to capture the Dutch East Indies under the noses of the British Far East Fleet and the Chinese Navy, my father." Takeda Heng pondered and said: "And the oil in the South Seas is concentrated in Sumatra and Brunei, the British territory of Borneo, and if we don't seize there, I'm afraid there will be no way to get enough oil to sustain the war."

Muto Nobuyoshi smiled dumbly: "The oil of Borneo and Sumatra is far water. Can't quench your thirst. The Soviet Union is the world's second largest oil producer, and Persia produces very high oil, so let Trotsky provide us with 10 million tons of oil by the end of June next year...... We now have 6 million tons of oil in reserve, and the Kata Island oil field can still produce 8 to 900,000 tons a year, and Japan's annual oil consumption during the war is estimated to be about 4 to 5 million tons. As long as 10 million tons are in reserve, it will be enough for us to sustain the war for several years. ”

"Having said that, the oil of Brunei and Sumatra will still be seized, and there is no way to avoid a war with China and Britain."

"Rice must be eaten in one bite, and one battle after another. The territory of the Dutch East Indies is not small. You can't swallow it for three or five months. And there is a Philippines in the middle from the Dutch East Indies to the Japanese mainland...... There are also Chinese behind their backs. If we rashly go to war with China and Britain, we will not be able to secure our logistical lines of communication. The Chinese have at least a hundred submarines and six 25,000-ton battle cruisers, although they can't defeat our 'Akagi', 'Kaga', and 'Tosa', but they are more than enough to break diplomatic relations. According to intelligence, these six battlecruisers were faster than all our capital ships! ”

Takeda Heng thought for a moment, nodded and admitted that Muto Nobuyoshi's encouragement was reasonable, and it was estimated that the old man had already won the opinion of the navy. Soviet military experts were invincible in land warfare, but naval warfare was something they did not understand. They only knew that Japan's 10 capital ships were stronger than China's 6 capital ships, but they did not expect that the Chinese could use their higher speed to break the Japanese army's transportation lines at sea.

"But if we don't take the initiative to provoke China, they will watch us swallow the Dutch East Indies in one gulp?" Takeda Heng said suspiciously.

Muto Nobuyoshi nodded slightly, sighed softly, and said, "Yes, because for the Chinese, it is good to be able to participate in the war one day later." They have placed orders of at least a billion dollars in the United States, ordered a large number of machines and equipment, and they will definitely find a way to avoid war before these things are shipped to China. ”

Takeda Heng was silent for a long time, and only after a long time did he protest: "But let the Chinese get this noisy equipment, won't it be more difficult for us to defeat them in the future?"

"Who says we have to defeat China?" A hint of ridicule appeared on the corner of Muto Nobuyoshi's mouth, and he whispered, "Buying has always been part of the war strategy!" And we, Soviet Japan, are the ones who can be bought! (To be continued.) You are welcome to come to the Biquge www.biquge.info to vote for recommendations and monthly passes. For mobile phone users, please go to read