Chapter 378: China Enters the War
PS: There is something to do today, there is only one chapter......
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November 21, 2759 (1918), Hanjing, Great Hall of the People.
At 10 o'clock in the morning, in the Great Hall of the People in Hanjing, in his capacity as president of the People's Republic of China and supreme commander of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, he delivered a speech declaring war on Germany to the whole country.
“...... Since the outbreak of the war in Europe, our country has made a great deal of efforts for peace between the two sides, and we have repeatedly reiterated our hope that both sides will renounce the use of force and settle the dispute through negotiations......"
“...... In view of the inhumane attacks of the German Empire against our volunteer medical staff, it has been proved that the country has completely ignored international law, violated the most basic morality of mankind and completely deviated from the universally recognized conscience. In order to safeguard the safety of the lives of our people, to protect world peace, and to defend justice and justice in the world. On behalf of the Chinese people and the Government of the People's Republic of China, I would like to officially declare that with immediate effect, the People's Republic of China and Germany are in a state of war. Not only will we do everything in our power to defend our own people, but we will also work to restore peace to the world. We believe that no matter how long it takes, peace will surely come, and that justice and justice in the world will eventually win a complete victory!"
"Papapa......" applause, stormy applause resounded throughout the audience. As soon as he finished speaking, all the people in the hall gave a standing ovation and expressed their support for the leader and the government with warm applause.
Later, he announced the decision to join the Entente.
As soon as the news from China's side came out, the Entente responded strongly, and Britain, France, the United States, Japan, and other countries praised China's just behavior. The Allies have been hit in the face, but they are now in high spirits, and they have accepted the reality when they see that their diplomatic efforts have failed. At 3 p.m. that day, the Central Powers responded, and Austria-Hungary and Italy declared war on China. An hour later, Bulgaria, Turkey, Ukraine and other countries also declared war on China......
With the end of China, the last neutral top power was also involved in the war. From 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., the Kingdom of Siam, the People's Republic of Afghanistan, the Arab Socialist Republic, the Persian Socialist Republic, and the Republic of Nepal successively issued announcements announcing their accession to the Entente and declaring war on the Central Powers.
It was only at this time that it could be called a real "world war".
When he returned to the backyard of the presidential palace, he heard the harems, cough cough, I mean the confidential secretaries were gossiping.
This year is a high-yield year for Wendehei, and the harem is ...... Ahem, most of the girls in the secretariat have given birth or have children. In February, Gu Xiaoqing and Gu Xiaolan gave birth to a son and a daughter respectively, Gu Xiaoyuan in May, Rin Tosaka also gave birth to two daughters in July, Gu Xiaohong and Artoria gave birth to a son and a daughter in August, and Gu Xiaofei gave birth to a pair of twins Xiao Zhengtai in October, Gu Xiaojing and Gong Zisui, who have not yet given birth, also have big bellies, and the expected date of delivery is February to March next year.
Because of the large number of births and pregnancy leave, the workload of the Confidential Secretariat has increased considerably. But that's all the girls Mr. Wen has touched so far, and the other girls haven't touched either......
"Who are the people on that boat?" asked Gu Xiaojing, who had a big belly.
"There are pro-Western government buyers, there are old and young people who cherish the Manchu Dynasty, there are old and old people of various ethnic groups, there are also unstable elements in North Korea, Vietnam and other places, and all kinds of anti-system people, mainly these ...... who are unwilling to reform well"
"These people are all in the labor camp, right? How can they pretend to be medical workers and seamen?"
"The Ministry of Social Affairs of the Central Committee of the People's Republic of China has given them a name to various hospitals and clinics, and they have become regular medical staff. Some were attached to the shipping company, and the Ministry of Social Affairs rearranged the file for them, if you check it, many of them began to learn medical care skills during the labor camp, and some of them usually love to study on their own, but they also passed the professional exam, and some are even old Chinese medicine doctors for many years, hahahaha......" Gu Xiaoqingjiao said with a smile.
Gu Xiaofei said with an unhappy face: "Hey, it's all some scourges, it's cheap for them, but now they have become martyrs, and they have to build a monument for them, it's really ......"
"It's also a waste use, and it's nothing to give a little benefit, and they can't enjoy it anyway......"
"By the way, isn't that a problem? There are always people who know them, and don't you think it's strange that these anti-system guys would volunteer to go to Europe as volunteers?"
Gu Xiaolan said disapprerovingly: "What's so strange, wouldn't it be good to say that they were volunteered, is it the price for them to reduce their sentences......"
"Ahem...... "Wen Desi coughed dryly a few times, and said to the girls: "Don't say much about this matter, although it is nothing to be known, but it is not very good-looking on the face after all......"
"Oh, got it......" the girls replied in unison.
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After China declared war, the whole country was set into action. Governments at all levels in the country immediately responded to the call of the central government to mobilize, and industrial and agricultural production began to carry out a wartime system. Of course, because this is not someone else's door, but an expedition abroad, this mobilization process is not too exaggerated, and even the daily entertainment and daily necessities will not be affected. What makes people feel a little different is that the security procedures in various large cities and important areas have been significantly upgraded, and the number of military and police on duty has increased significantly. Counter-espionage and anti-sabotage efforts have also increased substantially, and many important facilities, institutions, and factories have begun to impose martial law.
This was the first national mobilization since the founding of New China, and in the past, only the Sino-Japanese War carried out partial mobilization in the coastal and northeastern areas, and even less in the fight against France, the Netherlands, and Red Russia. In fact, Wen Desi and other high-level officials are only using this national mobilization as a drill to test the effectiveness of the emergency response mechanism they have established, and they can also take a look at the organizational ability of local officials and the response of society.
Of course, compared with peacetime, the biggest difference in China at this time is that it is expanding its armed forces on a large scale, and the former reserve forces and the National Guard are rapidly reorganized and turned into active forces, and the troops that were originally lacking have also begun to be replenished to full strength.
At present, the regular army of the Chinese Army already has 25 divisions of the first type (67. 50 thousand), 40 B divisions (720,000), 40 mixed brigades (410,000), 12 heavy artillery brigades (8. 40 thousand), 6 chariot brigades (40 thousand), 6 cavalry brigades (40 thousand), 13 army aviation brigades (5. 20,000), 28 garrison brigades (140,000), and hundreds of independent regimental and battalion-level garrisons and specialized units. In addition, there are more than 30 second-line troops such as joint logistics brigades and engineering brigades. The total number of troops has reached 3 million, and according to the current expansion plan, the number of Division A will remain unchanged, while the number of Division B and mixed brigades will be expanded to 80, and the number of Army Aviation Brigade will be expanded to 20, and so on, and the total strength of the army will be expanded to 5.5 million. The Air Force will be expanded to 500,000 and the Navy will target 700,000.
As part of the construction of the reserves, several "folk clubs" also began to recruit more members and organize more events. By the way, in addition to the original four major clubs such as shooting, driving, navigation, and aviation, there has been an "martial arts club" in the past two years, and this club is mainly engaged in learning and exchanging martial arts, technical strikes, and cold weapons from various countries, and its members are mainly martial arts and cold weapon enthusiasts.
Of course, China will not wait until the expansion is complete, and the first army is already on the Turkish border at this time, which is the eight divisions originally stationed in the Gulf Territory. Of course, a Gulf Territory does not need so many troops, and there are not so many inhabitants in that place. Originally, there was only one infantry division and a mixed brigade stationed here, and the other units stayed by the way after participating in the "Red Flag Military Exercise" of the People's Revolutionary Federation last year.
After the "Langyue Incident," these eight divisions of Chinese troops and the armies of the two younger brothers of Arabia and Persia strengthened their vigilance on the border between the two countries and Turkey. Immediately after the declaration of war, Arabs and Persia also began to mobilize their entire populations and moved most of their original main forces to the border. After the declaration of war, China sent 15 additional divisions and 23 brigades to the Middle East and nine divisions and seven brigades to Africa.
At the same time, four air divisions of the Chinese Air Force have also been transferred to the Middle East and Africa.
Compared with the Air Force and the Army, the "sincerity" of the Navy's participation in the war is much higher. Of the 17 capital ships that existed, except for the Li Jing and Tian Sui Tho, which were commissioned only this year, they stayed at home for training, and the Hanoi, which was relegated to the second line as a training ship, and the remaining 14 ships all participated in the war. Of the nine existing aircraft carriers, except for the Sui Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty, which had just been commissioned, and the Yu Dynasty, which were also training ships, the remaining six were all involved in the war.
According to the plan, in this war, the Chinese army and air force will be mainly responsible for the Middle East and African theaters, and the Chinese navy will be different, because the Allied navy now has a slight upper hand, and the navy of the Allied countries will not even be able to come to the Indian Ocean at all. So the main battlefield of the Navy is Europe, to be precise in the Mediterranean.
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At this time, in the South China Sea, an unprecedented fleet is heading in the direction of the Strait of Malacca. This is the Chinese European Dispatch Fleet, which is mainly composed of the Pacific Task Force and the elite generals of the major fleets. It consists of 14 capital ships, 6 regular aircraft carriers, 8 heavy cruisers, 20 light cruisers, 36 destroyers, 12 frigates, 24 submarines, and 38 auxiliary ships.
They were followed by a convoy of more than 200 transports, which was carrying troops and supplies to Djibouti. They are hitchhikers, and the Chinese European fleet will give them a ride.
In the conference room of the Sun Wu, the flagship of the Chinese Fleet to Europe, the main officers of the fleet were meeting here at this time.
"Our main task this time is to form the Allied Combined Mediterranean Fleet with the British and French Mediterranean Fleets......," said Fleet Commander Gao Yujie, "Our main enemy is the Allied Navy's fleet in the Mediterranean. Austria-Hungary and Turkey had poor navies, but Italy was an old naval power, and although their land forces were not good, their navy was really not weak. We are fighting away from home this time, and comrades must not be careless about the enemy......"