The Japanese arms ship exploded, and the sound was shocking. Naturally, it attracted the attention of the British. They quickly found the body of Miura Jiro. No matter how stupid the British were, they knew that this was Japan reaching out to India.
I just don’t know what caused the excitement to kill Miura and others. I’m afraid the matter is very complicated.
However, no matter how complicated it is, the British have to express their position. Japan has already interfered with India, which is intolerable to the British. Although China has already interfered in Indian affairs, the British cannot find any real evidence. The two countries can only talk, and
Britain is on the weak side again and can only swallow its anger.
But now the situation is completely different. There are more than a dozen Japanese corpses placed here. This is the best evidence. Therefore, Chamberlain Zhengfu immediately passed the sanctions bill and launched economic sanctions against Japan, especially the oil embargo.
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At this time, Japan was also angry about the failure of the operation, but mere economic sanctions were of no effect at all. Japan had already occupied Indonesia and had a stable oil production area. It was not afraid of British sanctions at all, and Japan had already tasted it.
The benefits of expansion, especially after seeing the wealth of Nanyang, are hard to stop.
Indonesia is seven times larger than Japan, and the richness of its products is far greater than that of Japan. It has to be said that most of the areas controlled by Western colonial forces are very resource-rich areas, and Japan is hungry for resources like Japan.
A type of country has a fatal attraction, just like a drug. Once you take it, it is difficult to quit.
And this is not just the idea of the Japanese upper class, even ordinary Japanese people have joined in. Many members say that the people are innocent, but in fact there is nothing innocent. As far as the Japanese people are concerned, their army is expanding in front.
Later, people immigrated to do business and made huge profits.
After occupying Indonesia, the price of rice in Riben's country has been reduced by one-third, and the supply is also very sufficient. Riben, who has always been stingy, can eat rice and drink sake at will, which was simply unimaginable in the past.
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This huge war dividend caused the Japanese to fall into a kind of madness from top to bottom. The common people sent their children into the army and let the government turn them into expansion machines to occupy better territories and rob them.
More benefits will make life better in the country.
Japan's domestic media also changed their critical attitude towards the army after the Sino-Japanese War, and began to flatter and praise them in the most disgusting terms. Hirohito was also praised as the reincarnation of Meiji, and the image of the imperial army's invincibility was once again created.
In addition, the weakness of the United Kingdom also gave Japan sufficient confidence. Facing Japan's provocation, Ying Ke could only wield the economic stick, allowing Japan to see more and more clearly the United Kingdom's trump cards.
Britain didn't dare to go to war with Germany. How could it dare to go to East Asia and start a war with Japan? Therefore, Japan was even more emboldened. Of course, India temporarily lost the opportunity to get involved, and Japan set its sights on New Guinea.
New Guinea is the second largest island in the world after Greenland. The island is divided into two. The western half is in the territory of Indonesia and the eastern half is under the jurisdiction of Australia. This island is rich in resources.
, oil, natural gas, and most importantly, a large number of copper and gold mines, these are all things that make people salivate.
Riben has already occupied the western half, and now he naturally wants to take the whole island into his hands. Riben is like a restless child, looking at everything around him and wanting to occupy every piece of territory.
Don't stop.
Both the United States and Britain are sincerely disgusted by Japan's actions, but they are not willing to provoke the island country because the real tigers in Europe have risen. After Germany annexed Austria and Czechoslovakia, its strength expanded rapidly, especially the development of military industry.
Faster.
The output of arms and weapons has surpassed that of Britain and France, and now Germany has once again shown its greedy eyes. This time they are eyeing Poland. However, it is not easy to annex Poland. At least two layers of obstacles must be overcome. The first is Britain and France.
The second largest guarantee treaty for Poland was the Soviet Union.
Poland was located between the Soviet Union and Germany. If Germany occupied Poland, it would inevitably border the Soviet Union, which might lead to interference from the Soviet Union. The two-front war in World War I has always been a nightmare for Germany, so two-front wars must be avoided at all costs.
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Therefore, Germany must choose an opponent and a friend between Britain, France and the Soviet Union. After careful calculation, Hitler made Britain and France his first opponent. These two countries were so weak that they were simply vulnerable. After getting rid of them, he would
liquidation with the Soviet Union.
With this plan in mind, Hitler sent Foreign Minister Ribbentrop to contact the Soviet Union and do everything possible to reach a peace agreement and avoid falling into the nightmare of a two-front war.
At this time, the Soviet Union was also under a lot of pressure. This mainly came from China. A huge China, its strength became stronger every day, and the relationship between China and the construction industry was very close. If the two countries formed an alliance, plus a
Hateful Japan, the Soviet Union is bound to face the siege of many countries, and may even be in danger of national subjugation.
Before this, the Soviet Union also tried to form an alliance with Britain and France against Germany. However, the two countries were obviously unwilling to play with the Soviet Union. In desperation, the Soviet Union could only reach the "German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact" with Germany.
The polar bear unceremoniously showed his greed in this treaty, putting aside all the slogans he usually promoted, and reached a carve-up agreement, including not only Poland, but also the three Baltic countries, Romania, the Soviet Union and Germany according to approximately
There was a one-to-one exchange, and there was also a secret agreement, that is, once Germany was declared war by Britain and France because of its entry into Poland, the Soviet Union must strictly maintain neutrality.
The Soviet Union's attitude finally gave Hitler the final green light. Germany's expansion was unstoppable, and there was another thing that excited Hitler at this time, that is, the first German aircraft carrier had been launched. This aircraft carrier took nearly two years to complete.
Designed according to the Zhenyuan drawings provided by China, the displacement exceeds 28,000 tons.
During the construction, more than twenty German engineers died in the line of duty. It can be said that the speed of this warship is also bloody. However, without these sacrifices, I am afraid that the sacrifices will be greater in the future and even more unbearable.
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The launch of the new aircraft carrier gave Hitler great confidence. He personally named the aircraft carrier Bismarck to commemorate the former Prime Minister Bismarck, the great hero of the unification of Germany. This guy who should have become a battleship in history became an aircraft carrier.
His sister ship Tirpitz is also under intense construction and will soon be launched into the water.
Germany would soon be able to possess three aircraft carriers, which made Hitler's confidence unprecedented and gave him the confidence to launch the Polish campaign.
Poland's military strength is not weak. The standing army in peacetime amounts to 300,000. After full mobilization, the total military strength can reach 1.3 million. Although the equipment is outdated, Poland is still very determined to defend its country.
As long as it gets strong support from big countries, Poland can avoid the fate of collapse.
However, Poland is doomed to be unlucky. To the east are greedy polar bears, and Britain and France are rare trash allies. Coupled with the shocking entry of German military power, this country will soon be partitioned for the fourth time in history.
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In order to completely defeat Poland, Germany invested a total of 44 divisions, including 7 armored divisions, 4 light armored divisions, 4 motorized divisions, 1,939 aircraft, and 2,800 tanks, with a total strength of 887,000.
History was happening again. A group of German bombers roared towards Poland, targeting Polish troops, arsenals, airports, railways, roads and bridges. A few minutes later, Poland experienced the largest bombing in its history for the first time.
A taste of sudden death and destruction from the sky.
The large-scale use of air force is also one of the experiences Germany gained from China. Looking at all the previous battles in China, they all started on the basis of controlling air superiority. Since the emergence of aircraft, the battlefield has become three-dimensional and war has become more complex.
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The overall quality of the German people is the highest in this era, and the Nazi war eagles are also the sharpest. Under the indiscriminate bombing, Poland has no power to fight back. The newly mobilized soldiers were bombed by the Nazi air force before they could assemble.
It's all over the place.
At this time, tens of thousands of artillery were fired on the border, and artillery shells rained down on the Polish army positions. About an hour later, the German ground troops launched a full-line attack from the north, west, and southwest. At the same time, the German ground troops were anchored outside Danzig Port.
The German warship "Holstein" pretending to be on a friendly visit also suddenly opened fire on the Polish military base. The Polish military was caught off guard, and 500 front-line aircraft were blown up at the airport before they could take off.
Countless artillery pieces, cars and other baggage were destroyed before they had time to retreat, transportation hubs and command centers were destroyed, and the troops fell into chaos. The German army took advantage of the opportunity, with armored troops and motorized troops as the lead, and quickly broke through the Polish army from several major areas.
Line of defense.
The war showed a one-sided trend from the beginning. The Polish army was retreating steadily in the face of Germany's sharp offensive and was in a state of embarrassment. At this time, Britain and France could no longer sit idly by. They sent ultimatums to Germany respectively, and Germany
But they ignored this, and Britain and France had no choice but to declare war on Germany. A world war finally came.
The whole world was also shocked by the news of the declaration of war. China had long expected war and had formulated a complete set of plans for this. Although a large number of people in the country called for an alliance with Germany to join this war,
But Qiao Yu suppressed all these sounds.
It also solemnly declared that it would strictly observe neutrality and imposed an arms embargo on both warring parties. Important strategic materials were also restricted. Of course, this was just an attitude. China would never struggle with money. As long as it could make money, it would never let it go.
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However, China's statement is very important. It at least reassures the world that China will not get involved with Germany. This alone is enough to make the UK breathe a sigh of relief. They have greatly appreciated China's attitude, while the United States
The Soviet Union and the Soviet Union also breathed a sigh of relief at this time. Without the backing of a behemoth like China, Hitler would not be fatal no matter how ferocious he was.