PS: This chapter is from yesterday, yesterday the child had a fever and was delayed......

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Republic 2783 (1942) April 23, late.

April was a busy day, and on the 17th, the results of the new national elections in France came out, and Napoleon VI, also known as Louis Napoleon, became the president of France. On the 21st, the French parliament amended the constitution, ending the republican system, and the Third Republic officially ended. Subsequently, they announced that the state system was - the imperial system.

Subsequently, Napoleon VI was elected Emperor of the French Empire by the Diet. That's right, the election of the emperor, which is also characteristic of the Napoleonic dynasty, a practice that is unique in the whole world.

Wen Desi looked at the information in his hand and couldn't help laughing: "France is here to elect the emperor again this time, and it really deserves to be French, it is still the same formula, and it is still a familiar taste!"

"Mr. Wen, I have received a notice from the French Embassy that the French Emperor Napoleon VI will hold a coronation ceremony at the Palace of Versailles in Paris on May 10, and I now invite my country to participate. Gu Weijun reported to Wen Desi.

"Hahaha, this guy is okay, he's very fast. But at this time, I don't have time to go. Let's just work hard for Lao Tao and Lao Ka to go on a trip......" Wen Desi smiled and designated Vice President Tao Chengzhang and Foreign Minister Cavour to participate.

China sent a vice president to participate, which is already a great face-saving for France. You must know that now is the time of world war, how can the heads of state and heads of state of the great powers run around?

Therefore, this coronation of Napoleon VI will not be attended by too many important foreign figures. The most that the major powers can do is to send a deputy to the central government, which is already to save face, and the British and American camps are very unhappy that the French are selling their teammates, and it is estimated that the most they can do is to go to a foreign minister, and even let the local ambassador attend is not impossible.

"Mr. Wen, just now, at 12 noon local time, Japan declared war on South Africa......" Gu Xiaolu hurriedly ran in to report.

Everyone looked at each other, and they all showed expressions that were indeed the same. It has not been a day or two that Japan has coveted the fertile land of South Africa, and it is already the limit of their patience to endure until now. A few years ago, it was because Japan was going to make a big move, and it was too much to do but not enough to do it, and there was also the United States to contain them, and the Japanese were not fools, and the United States had more than five times its national strength, so it was really a very unwise choice to provoke such an opponent.

But now it's different, the move is over, and the world situation is changing. The Yankees now have three main battlefields, Britain, North Africa and Central Africa, and the two strong opponents of the Soviet Union and Germany.

Although it is a bit too much to say that the former Earth overlord is a weak chicken, this "weak chicken" is only the standard of the big hooligan. From the perspective of the whole world, Britain is certainly not a weak chicken, no matter how much they decline, it is still a big hooligan, casually beating those little fart countries. But in the circles of the top powers, it seems to be a little weak.

The tragic First World has drained the blood of the British Empire and killed a whole generation. And after the First World War, Britain spent the next 20 years in the turbulent colonial independence movement, not to mention how sour the smell of exhaustion was. Britain, which had shed all its blood in World War I, had no choice but to cut its flesh and unleash a great deal of power to the United States and allow independence for some colonies.

Of course, it was not only Britain that was unlucky, but also France, Portugal, Belgium and other old European colonial countries, all of which suffered heavy losses and suffered great losses in strength during the "colonial independence movement" in the twenties and thirties. Anyway, before the outbreak of World War II, although Britain's national strength was still in the top five in the world, it was far behind the four latecomer powers of China, the United States, Germany and the Soviet Union.

Therefore, now the United States must devote most of its energy to Germany and the Soviet Union, and can no longer control South Africa, which is not its own territory.

For Japan, now is undoubtedly the best time, and if the old opponent is unable to take care of it and not take a hard bite, is it still Japanese?

"However, the Japanese used a clumsy excuse this time, claiming that South Africa had kidnapped their officers in order to steal their secrets...... Gu Xiaolu said with a strange expression. She also knows the history of the original time and space, and when she sees this familiar style of painting, she really can't laugh or cry.

"Oh......" Wen Deji took the situation with some curiosity.

Looking at it, his face was embarrassed.

"This ...... It's really Japanese, it's still the same recipe, it's still a familiar taste!"

This is the second time he has said this.

"Won't they think of some other excuse?"

Perhaps the behavior of each nation has its own characteristics, for example, the emperor of France always likes to play the trick of electing to power, taking one, taking three and now taking six. And the Japanese also like to play this trick of "looking for the missing" as an excuse for going to war, this is not only the "77 Incident" in the original time and space, they played it in the Tang Dynasty, it was played against North Korea, and then the Ming Dynasty also played it against North Korea.

Similarly, the Germans have a hobby of "making soap from the things they hate", and in World War II, they made the Jews they hated into "kosher soap", and in the century, they continued to make "crab soap" from hairy crabs they hated......

Xin Jie smiled: "Mr. Wen, don't say it." That Tsuji staff officer's bitter trick is still quite similar, he himself has broken his legs, hahaha......"

"This is really not a bitter ploy, Staff Officer Tsuji is unaware, the Japanese operation is very secretive, and a middle-level officer like him is unaware. He was used as a gun, to hide the enemy, first of all, to hide his own people, they did a good job in this step, so several parties involved in the 'Komatiput kidnapping case' this time are all performing in their true colors......" Huo Jinsi smiled: "To be honest, Japan's script this time is okay, although it still seems stiff, but it is much better than before." ”

"Hahahaha......" everyone laughed.

Indeed, it is probably because socialist New Japan purged a large number of old officers, and many of the new generation of officers promoted, especially staff officers, were studied in China or taught by Chinese instructors. Therefore, their plan is not as central as the Showa staff officer of the original time and space, and it is much more rigorous.

For example, this time, they first concocted a fake secret that did not exist, and asked Masanobu Tsuji to carry it with him, so that he could infiltrate Komatiput to connect with an informant who did not exist, and inform him that this operation was important. The unwitting staff officer Tsuji went over in a hurry, and then immediately notified the South African intelligence department through an informant, so the staff officer Tsuji was tragic, and after being caught by the South Africans, XXOO had a cool ......

His escape was a complete accident, but it also made the scene more realistic.

As for the flaws, there is no need to worry at all, there are definitely flaws in this kind of thing, but what Japan wants now is just an excuse, and it doesn't matter if it's really true when South Africa finds out the flaws. Just like the "big killer" that the United States found in Iraq in the original time and space, it doesn't matter whether they found a "big killer" or "washing powder".

Japan is a small country with many earthquakes, volcanoes, and typhoons, so it's a very difficult place. Therefore, their desire to expand their living space is extremely strong. On this plane, due to the existence of Moon Dehei, the China and North Korea they initially set are no longer realistic, and even Southeast Asia has no chance.

By the time of World War I, due to the development of the war situation, Britain and France were eager to catch cannon fodder, and finally gave them the opportunity to expand in Africa. The old Japanese Empire finally acquired Portuguese East Africa as the first African territory by selling their lives to Britain and France, selling their lives and meat, and finally obtaining Portuguese East Africa as the first African territory. Later, they acquired Rhodesia and Malawi from the British, expanding their African territory six times the size of their homeland.

However, this vast and fertile territory did not satisfy Japan, but stimulated their desires, making Japan's appetite for territory seem to be more greedy. This has nothing to do with what political system they adopt or what form of consciousness they accept, everything is interests.

Although the new Japanese government is also ambitious, they are different from the old Japanese red deer, even if they think about it in their hearts, they are very cautious in their actions. Instead of directly targeting the three West African states of the United States and the German-backed East Africa, Japan first targeted the weaker British and French colonies, with South Africa as their number one target.

By last year, Japan's relocation work was basically over, production in western Japan had fully resumed, and with the support of China, they now have an overwhelming advantage in southern Africa. The only competitor is the United States, but because it wants to compete with the Soviet Union and Germany in Europe, North Africa and other places, it has no time to take care of Japan's expansion.

Under such circumstances, the Japanese have forged ahead with an iron heart, regardless of whether there is a sea of swords and fires or a precipice.

The Japanese were determined to fight. However, military action is not an overnight affair, and it often has to be weighed up countless times. After all, war is a last resort, and no one wants to go to war if the benefits that can be obtained through negotiation can be used.

In July last year, the Japanese also tried to negotiate with South Africa on issues such as the border dispute in South Africa and Japan's rights and interests in South Africa.

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoyo Matsuoka put forward a series of harsh demands to South African Ambassador to Japan Keitel, including not only demanding that South Africa cede large tracts of "disputed land," but also demanding that South Africa open up immigration to Japan, as well as establish military bases and special rights and interests.

Such an impudent request naturally made the South African government very angry.