China and the United States took action together to freeze Japanese assets. This was an unbearable loss for Japan. As an island country, Japan must have a considerable amount of overseas assets to support domestic economic operations. Initially, Japan's overseas assets were mainly in
China. Qiao Yu recovered all these assets after the Sino-Japanese War. In addition, he also imposed strict restrictions on any Japanese capital and resolutely refused to allow them to enter the Chinese market.
Of course, as a neighboring country, China cannot completely ban the entry of Japanese capital, but it has also imposed maximum restrictions. Therefore, Japan has focused its overseas asset expansion on the United States, especially taking advantage of the Great Depression to acquire a number of assets in the United States.
Enterprises. In addition, Japanese bureaucrats and chaebols are constantly reaping benefits. They dare not keep their funds at home, and many of them have deposited them in the United States.
Under such conditions, the United States' announcement to freeze Japan's assets undoubtedly moved Japan's political agenda. Prime Minister Hideki Tojo frequently protested to the United States, and major figures in Japan's military, political, and business circles were also discussing countermeasures.
Emperor Hirohito could not sit still at this time. He found Prime Minister Hideki Tojo in the palace and wanted to ask his opinion. After Japan's Meiji Restoration, although the system of the emperor not intervening in political affairs was established, everyone knew that the emperor
He is still the supreme ruler of this country.
When all the Japanese soldiers shouted the slogan "Fight for the Emperor" and went into the invasion, to say that the Emperor was innocent at this time is undoubtedly telling a joke.
Moreover, Hirohito had long broken the tradition. He wanted to control all power in his own hands, especially after occupying the Dutch East Indies. Hirohito's prestige and power were getting higher and higher, and Tojo, the prime minister, had to crawl at Hirohito's feet.
.like a pug.
"Prime Minister, German allies have swept through Western Europe and defeated France, which is known as the world's largest army. It has set an example for the empire. The empire cannot lag behind others. As an ally, it should help Germany share the pressure. The United States and China are also pressing forward step by step.
, actually freezing the empire’s assets. This is a blatant provocation to the empire, what does the Prime Minister think?”
"Your Majesty, it was the minister who mishandled the situation and failed to prevent the two countries from freezing their property, causing the empire to suffer losses!"
"Both China and the United States regard the empire as an opponent. It is expected to act like this. Prime Minister, what you need now is to come up with a solution and give an explanation to the people of the world!"
"What your Majesty taught you is that Wei Chen believes that war is the only way to go at present. He should follow Germany's example and quickly defeat China and the United States. By seizing hegemony in the Pacific region, the empire can get rid of the current disadvantageous situation!"
Hirohito waved his hand, "I know this truth very well. I want to know what your war plan is. China and the United States are both behemoths. It is very difficult for the empire to defeat one. Now we challenge two together. The difficulty is unimaginable.
Yes, so we must pay attention to strategy and choose the right time. If we make a slight mistake, we will be doomed. Tojo-kun, do you know the pressure on my shoulders?"
As soon as Tojo heard the hint of desolation in Hirohito's words, he hurriedly bowed to the ground and knelt on the ground in fear, saying: "Your Majesty, you honor me and honor me, and you are concerned about your humiliation. I must be heartbroken for your majesty.
Dedicate one's life to one's life. The military has formulated a set of combat plans, the core of which is to defeat them one by one, make quick decisions, break the maritime intensification between China and the United States in the shortest possible time, and then annex Southeast Asia and other places, including Australia and India, as quickly as possible.
Use the resources in these areas to supply the empire with long-term operations."
"Prime Minister, isn't there a contradiction in what you said? If you want a quick victory, why are you preparing for a protracted war?"
"Your Majesty, this is not contradictory at all. Now the empire has two main enemies, one is China and the other is the United States. Under Qiao Yu's rule, China has a very serious anti-Japanese tendency, is the most vigilant against the empire, and has a large population.
There are many and rich resources, and the most important industrial areas are in the southwest and central part. If you want to defeat China, you must adopt a protracted combat mode. Even if you can defeat China's navy in a short time, you cannot destroy China's army!"
"Well, what the Prime Minister said makes sense. China is a very tenacious country with a profound historical heritage. It is very difficult to make China surrender easily. I very much agree with your judgment. It can be seen that the Prime Minister has great feelings for China.
His observations are very attentive!”
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty!" Hideki Tojo actually looked down on China from the bottom of his heart. He believed that China won the Sino-Japanese War by luck. Now Japan has attached great importance to the construction of naval aviation. As long as the war starts again, Japan will definitely win.
Of course Tojo had to admit that even if he could defeat China, Japan would be in a lose-lose situation at best. The battle plan he was telling Hirohito was drawn up by a group of China experts such as Kanji Ishihara and Ningji Okamura.
"Your Majesty, our quick resolution is aimed at the United States. The United States is a so-called democratic country. Everything has to be debated in Congress and has no ability to make decisions. This kind of government has no combat effectiveness at all. Germany can easily defeat France.
This is the best proof. In addition, the United States is a country of immigrants. Most of the people have no national awareness. It is not very difficult to deal with such a country. The key is to prevent the United States from mobilizing its industrial potential. Therefore, the empire can completely mobilize the United States first.
Destroy the Pacific Fleet, then surround the west coast of the United States, forcing them to sign a city-wide alliance, and the empire will be able to get rid of the current embarrassing situation!"
Hirohito nodded frequently as he listened to Hideki Tojo's story. Indeed, compared to China, the United States seemed to have more opportunities to take advantage of. If we could follow Tojo's vision and defeat the United States first, and then concentrate all resources on a decisive battle with China,
Of course, the most ideal thing is that Germany can destroy all enemies in Europe at this time. With the invincible Germany behind it, Japan will be more courageous.
In Hirohito's opinion, Tojo's plan is the most suitable, but to be honest, it is just wishful thinking. Is the United States a country that can be easily eliminated? If it can deal with the United States so easily, Hitler will not tolerate it in every possible way.
Already.
Can Germany really easily occupy the entire Europe? Will China allow Japan to defeat the United States? It can be said that Japan's combat vision is completely based on wishful thinking. Of course, it must be admitted that this is Japan's only possible chance to win.
Japan still has expansion ambitions.
It is too difficult for these little fools to accept the fact that Japan will never become a big country. They can only think of their enemies as weak and stupid as possible.
"Prime Minister, now the empire's navy only has four large aircraft carriers. Can it defeat China and the United States?"
Hirohito affirmed Tojo's strategic vision in general. What needs to be considered now is Japan's strength. At this time, Tojo's face twitched unconsciously. Japan's combined fleet has no advantage compared with China and the United States.
, China has eight large aircraft carriers, while the United States has 12 large aircraft carriers nationwide, including six in the Pacific Theater. Neither of them can be easily matched by Japan.
"Your Majesty, although the Imperial Navy is still a little weak, the large aircraft carriers Shinano and Taiho will be launched within two months. In addition, the Empire has built the largest aircraft carrier of the first class, with a displacement of more than 60,000 tons, named
The Yamato can be launched within a year. These three aircraft carriers are the crystallization of the essence of Imperial shipbuilding, and they can definitely compete with one!"
The Japanese government is sharply preparing to join the war, and China is also accelerating its preparations. The main equipment of the navy, army and air force has begun to be tested and replaced a few years ago. Now the Chinese army is in a very high state of combat readiness. In addition, China
The army has begun to expand again, and these are being carried out in an orderly manner.
Qiao Yu left Beijing again and secretly went to Ryukyu Island to inspect. As China's maritime gateway, Ryukyu has invested heavily since it came into China's hands, expanding military ports and airports, and excavating a large number of underground warehouses.
China has hoarded ammunition and food, and built a large number of air defense facilities on the islands.
What Qiao Yu wants to inspect this time is China's newly equipped radar. In the original history, it is difficult to say who invented radar first, but it is generally recognized that the earliest radars put into actual combat were British radars. These radars played an important role in the British Air War.
It played a huge role in helping Britain discover Germany's huge aircraft fleet in advance, and the Royal Air Force was able to respond early, greatly improving the combat effectiveness of the aircraft.
It is impossible for Qiao Yu not to be prepared for this kind of revolutionary equipment. In fact, the Chinese military had already begun research in this area long before Qiao Yu gave the order. The main response was to aircraft in the air, which China frequently used in wars.
When planes bomb others, they are naturally most worried about being copied by others, so there is an urgent need for equipment that can detect metal targets in the air.
In 1922, Marconi, the famous father of radio, proposed a brand-new concept, which was to emit radio waves and then detect the position of ships by using their echoes when visibility was extremely low.
This idea attracted the attention of China's military industry. After a period of technological accumulation, China developed the first military radar in 1935, which used a wavelength of 16 centimeters. However, the detection range did not meet the needs, and electromagnetic waves
It is not stable enough, and the Chinese military does not have large-scale equipment.
Just three years later, China developed a new type of radar, which used a ten-centimeter wavelength magnetic probe and could detect convoy convoys at a distance of 64.4 kilometers and submarines on the surface of the water at a distance of 19.3 kilometers.
Aircraft in the sky also have good reconnaissance capabilities.
At present, China has developed a new type of radar with better performance based on this, which can detect the periscope of a submarine above the water at a distance of more than 4,000 meters. This is a great progress. You must know that the Japanese navy has been re-established. In addition to
In addition to being wary of planes in the sky, you must also be wary of assassins underwater.
When a new type of relatively stable radar appeared, Qiao Yu had already ordered the construction of radar networks in coastal areas. The Ryukyu Islands, which are at the strategic forefront, were naturally the first areas to be equipped. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome
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