Long-term isolationism has allowed the United States to avoid international disputes, concentrate on economic development, and become a well-deserved industrial hegemon. However, it has also caused the United States to suffer serious neglect in other aspects, the most important one being intelligence.
The Philippines is a colony of the United States, but Japan has been conducting espionage activities on this colony and collecting all kinds of information. The U.S. intelligence agencies have not noticed it at all. If it were not for this sudden assassination operation, if it were not for MacArthur's decisive action, the U.S. government would still have
Japan's spy agency could not be discovered.
Seeing the news coming from Manila, Roosevelt was deeply shocked. Japan's understanding of the Philippines may not be as good as that of the United States. If the two sides went to war, the United States would lose this colony in an instant. This was something Roosevelt could not do no matter what.
tolerated.
He immediately ordered MacArthur to conduct a thorough investigation and conduct a comprehensive investigation throughout the Philippines. All Japanese intelligence agencies must be found and eradicated completely, leaving no trace behind.
After MacArthur received the authorization, he was immediately elated. Although his back was still hurting at this time, he felt it was worth it. What he liked most was to be in the limelight. This time, with his acumen and determination, the United States
After discovering major security risks, do the domestic bureaucrats still dare to look down upon themselves?
Most reporters who are keen on news and gossip will praise themselves even more. Incompetent intelligence officers, brave and fearless generals, the evil Japanese government, and if there is a beautiful woman, they can all be made into movies, and they are the well-deserved protagonists.
As an excellent actor, MacArthur also had considerable abilities. He immediately drew a group of capable personnel from the army and added the Philippine police to form a huge investigation team.
MacArthur's method was very simple, which was to target Japanese institutions and businessmen, including people who had dealings with Japan. As long as they had anything to do with Japan, they could not escape MacArthur's investigation. He no longer wanted to simply investigate the assassination case.
Already.
His attention has been focused on espionage cases that deserve more attention, and MacArthur holds regular press conferences to report the latest developments in the case. Whenever he appears in front of reporters neatly dressed, MacArthur is in high spirits.
Talk freely.
Japan had already secretly dispatched manpower in the Philippines, and the scale was quite large. As long as you investigated carefully, it was not difficult to find clues. Soon MacArthur obtained a large amount of evidence. Of course, a large number of unjust, false, and wrongful convictions also occurred during this process.
, but Mike no longer cares about this.
He held a thick stack of documents and placed them in front of many reporters.
"Journalists, how much are these things? No, not much at all! Let me tell you, our young men actually found enough materials to fill at least three rooms. There are hundreds of people imprisoned in our cells.
, these people are spies sent to the Philippines by that evil country. They are threatening the security of the United States."
As he spoke, MacArthur deliberately rubbed his forehead, "Which country is it? I forgot the name!"
The underground reporters snickered again. Can this be forgotten? At this moment, one of Mike's assistants took out a crumpled Japanese flag from behind and gave the instructions to MacArthur.
"That's right, it's that thing!"
MacArthur's performance immediately attracted cheers from all the reporters. There will never be a shortage of news with this general. Now that the European battlefield has begun, all kinds of news are overwhelming. However, the American people are already tired of it, and they even have feelings in their hearts.
Tired of it.
The last time the United States sent its young people to Europe to win the war for Britain and France, they were teased mercilessly by Britain and France. The United States had nothing to do with them when they divided the benefits. This was a huge betrayal in the eyes of ordinary people.
, Americans must never do such stupid things again.
Of course, Roosevelt had a completely different view on this trend of thought. When the international situation changes suddenly, the United States must grasp the changes of the times and cannot listen to the ideas of ordinary people.
The difference between elite politics and mass politics lies in this. People are more concerned about immediate gains and losses, while elite politicians often take a longer-term view and understand the changes of the times better. The United States must now give up isolationism and intervene in wars at the appropriate time.
The entire Western political world at this time was different from the era when populism was popular in later generations. It was an era of real politicians. Roosevelt had long noticed the need to intervene in Europe, but it was very troublesome to convince the people.
At this time, Roosevelt even began to envy dictators like Hitler, who could decide everything with just one sentence. When Roosevelt was distressed, the espionage case in the Philippines broke out, and Roosevelt suddenly felt enlightened.
In the past, I had completely misunderstood. Fascist countries were not only Germany, but also Japan. There were a considerable number of Germans in the United States. They would not be willing to go to war with Germany. However, there were not many Japanese in the United States. They could be ignored. This made the people
Generating a dislike for Japan and then hating the entire fascist group can also achieve the goal.
After having this idea, the American media began to point its finger at Japan, and news about the Philippines became hot news material. MacArthur also fully satisfied his desire for expression, and now his photos frequently appear in newspapers.
After obtaining a large amount of evidence, the U.S. government also formally criticized Japan, demanding that Japan apologize to the United States and promise not to steal information that is detrimental to the United States in the future.
At this time, the most depressing person in this operation is the Japanese government. They have simply suffered an unreasonable disaster. Although Japan has long been prepared to attack the Philippines, challenging the United States is not a trivial matter. Everyone in Japan is also waiting.
They prefer that there be light in the European direction first, and then take action.
However, the sudden assassination completely disrupted Japan's pace, and the crazy manhunt that followed caused heavy losses to Japan's intelligence agencies in the Philippines. A large amount of confidential information fell into the hands of the Americans. As a result, the United States' resentment towards Japan has reached its extreme.
The U.S. government has begun to put full pressure on Japan to apologize to the United States and promise not to take espionage operations again. How could the Japanese government admit such a thing so easily? All countries are doing this by sending intelligence personnel to other countries, but Japan was caught by others.
He got the handle and became very passive.
Of course, this kind of thing cannot be acknowledged, and Japan can only live with it. In addition, the Japanese media also mobilized. They accused the United States of ignoring the law, randomly arresting innocent Japanese businessmen in Manila, persecuting Japanese expatriates, violating international justice, and it is an act of hegemony.
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Japan has been expelled from the League of Nations due to its occupation of the Dutch East Indies. Now Japan can only ask its two allies, Germany and Italy, to help it jointly condemn the United States.
At this time, Germany is planning to attack its old rival France. Of course, before fighting France, it must also deal with the eyesore of Norway. Norway is located in Northern Europe and has a long coastline. It is a key link in the Atlantic Ocean. At the same time, Norway has rich
Iron ore is an urgently needed nutrient for the German military industry.
Since the establishment of a navy with aircraft carriers as its core, Hitler's confidence has skyrocketed. The small country of Norway is not a problem at all. Even France can be easily crushed. What really makes Hitler afraid is the huge Russia in the east and the country on the other side of the Atlantic.
U.S.
Both countries have huge war potential, but in Hitler's view, Germany's war machine was sharp enough and he could conquer all of Europe before the United States mobilized.
Now that Japan and the United States are making trouble, it can attract the attention of the United States, so Germany is also happy to see it happen. However, Hitler is also very careful not to anger the United States, so he only calls on the two countries to negotiate peacefully.
This kind of frivolous thing has no deterrent effect on anyone. The contradiction between the United States and Japan is getting more and more serious, while China has always stayed out of the matter and watched the storm with a smile.
The mastermind behind this assassination operation was naturally China. MacArthur was able to collect a lot of Japanese intelligence because China secretly provided help and guidance. A small bomb played a huge role in successfully provoking a war between the United States and Japan.
Qiao Yu was very satisfied with the effect.
Japan created obstacles for China in Siam, and China, in turn, slapped it back in the Philippines, even harder and more insidiously.
Japan's attention has been drawn to the United States, and Siam's democratic parties have lost valuable foreign aid. They face a triple strangulation by government troops, canal security companies, and the Chinese army.
Just after the Chinese aircraft carriers Zhiyuan and Ningyuan arrived in Siam, King Rama VII formally made a request for troops to assist in the suppression, and took the initiative to hand over the military power of Siam to Chinese command. There is no doubt that this was a surrender to China.
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A large-scale demonstration in Siam triggered a riot, which lasted only two or three days, but caused serious damage. A large number of Chinese business institutions were attacked, and China's banking and other systems were also affected. The thugs smashed, looted and burned indiscriminately.
The social order in Siam completely collapsed.
The time for China to intervene has basically matured. In addition to King Rama VII's request, the Chinese government immediately decided to form a Siam task force to help Siam quell the chaos and resolve the humanitarian crisis!
Just when China was taking action against Siam, U.S. President Roosevelt also sent a secret message to Qiao Yu. According to the last agreement reached by the two heads of state, the two countries were obliged to jointly maintain peace in the Asia-Pacific. This time, Japan was engaging in spies in the Philippines.
Activities are naturally destroying peace.
Roosevelt hoped that China and the United States could adopt a common stance and impose strict economic sanctions on Japan to completely restrict this rogue country.