At the end of June, news finally came back from the submarine salvage site. The divers had removed some parts of the submarine, and also obtained the body of a sailor from the forecastle and brought it to the surface. From these parts and the body
From the looks of it, this was definitely a Japanese submarine, and more physical evidence was found on this body that proved he was a Japanese naval officer.
The next day, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the South China Sea Federation formally submitted a diplomatic note to the Japanese Consulate in the Federation, requesting the Japanese government to respond within 24 hours to the Japanese naval submarine's intrusion into the territorial waters of the South China Sea Federation and the sinking of a transport ship in federal waters.
Give a reasonable explanation.
The Japanese consul was still in the dark when he received the diplomatic note from the Federation. However, after seeing the physical evidence such as the submarine and the crew members' bodies provided by the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the consul had nothing to say and could only quickly send a message to the country.
, let this government ask the Navy whether it has ever sent a submarine into federally controlled waters.
In fact, you don’t need to ask about this kind of thing. Even if you ask, this government will not admit it. If you send naval warships into the territorial waters of neighboring countries and attack a transport ship in peacetime, how can this government admit it? If you
Admitted, what do you say when the other party asks you why you do this? You can't say that I just want to see if there are any loopholes in your coastal defense, and then use your ships to train my submarine force.
Therefore, the Japanese government had no choice but to lie in response to the call. It firmly denied that the Japanese Navy had ever sent submarines into federal territorial waters, but admitted that several Japanese Navy submarines were secretly driven out of the Japanese naval base by unidentified personnel.
, whereabouts unknown, rThis government is willing to make reasonable compensation for the losses suffered by the federation and guarantee that similar incidents will not happen again in the future.[
After receiving the reply from the consul of Japan, the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs quickly informed the consul of Japan that the federal government was very dissatisfied with the answer of the government of r. In view of the fact that the government of r did not have the sincerity to solve the problem, the federal government decided to start from today.
Since then, we have entered a state of war with this government.
When the federal diplomat handed the declaration of war signed by the federal president to the consul of Japan in person, the consul of Japan was dumbfounded. The two countries had just ended the war two years ago. How come they have entered a state of war again?
Although he is also very angry with the hardliners in Japan who are looking for trouble, he is even more angry with the federal government's response. If you have anything to do, you can just sit down and talk about it. Why do you start a war if something doesn't go your way? This federal government
Too bellicose.
No matter whether he is annoyed or angry, he can't change this fact. Now all he can do is to quickly notify the country of this declaration of war, and then pack up and return to the country, because as a belligerent country, he is no longer welcome here, and now there are people outside the consulate.
Surrounded by troops from the Federal Ministry of the Interior. He and all Japanese diplomats in the consulate will be boarded on the last ship bound for Japan within 8 hours.
The Southern Federation declares war on Japan!
Within an hour after the declaration of war was delivered to the Japanese consul, the news spread throughout the world through radio waves. Although European and American countries felt it was sudden, it was not surprising. According to their judgment, it would be possible in the shortest time.
Next year or the year after, a conflict will break out between Japan and the South China Sea Federation, because the South China Sea Federation has seriously hindered Japan's development space in East Asia. As long as Japan wants to become a world power, it must cooperate with the South China Sea Federation in East Asia.
An irreconcilable conflict has arisen. As for what caused the war between the two sides, it is no longer important. Two countries destined to become enemies will create reasons to fight even if there is no reason. Now they
What they are concerned about is whether r's government is ready for war, and what kind of help they can provide to r's government, so that r himself and the South China Sea Federation can fight more fiercely and be more evenly matched.
Is our government prepared for war? In fact, it shows that it is not, because their navy is not strong enough to confront the federal navy, and this island country will basically lose its navy once it loses.
It is tantamount to defeat. But from a spiritual point of view, our government has long been prepared for war. From the emperor to
From the Cabinet to the Military Department. In the past few years, our government has been kidnapped by the passionate military personnel and the conglomerates who control all of Japan's heavy industry and military industry. These people have long been clamoring to snatch East Asia from the South China Sea Federation.
When they came back, they were no longer satisfied with developing within Japan, and the small islands of Japan could not satisfy their desires.
On June 30, 1927, the South China Sea Federation declared war on Japan's government. The next day, on July 1, Japan's government did not show weakness and formally declared war on the South China Sea Federation. Within two days, the weather in the entire East Asia region changed.
It's dark, and the two countries, which had just been at peace for two years, are now at war with each other in the duel.
Judging from past examples, the South China Sea Federation belongs to the type of quick battle. They attacked French Indochina, attacked the Dutch East Indies, and attacked British Malaysia. They all launched attacks similar to sneak attacks.
First, the navy will be used to defeat the opponent's navy or suppress the opponent's navy, and then the navy will be used to cover the landfall of the army, and ultimately victory will be achieved.
Although the South China Sea Federation has not yet lost in these decades of war, many military experts in the world have pointed out the shortcomings of the federal army. That is, most of the wars the South China Sea Federation has experienced have been unequal. They have faced
Most of them are colonial armed forces led by a small number of regular troops. The combat effectiveness of these troops is very low. Therefore, these experts believe that the Federal Navy is a world-class defensive navy, but the Federal Army is relatively weak, and at most it is at the bottom of the world's second-rate navy.
level.
In fact, Liu Fu and officials of the Federal Ministry of Defense basically agree with this judgment. The only difference of opinion is the evaluation of the Federal Navy. The reason why the world's military experts believe that the Federal Navy is a defensive navy is because
The Federal Navy's fangs have not yet leaked out, or there is no chance to leak them out. After all, the Federal Navy is using a new tactic, a new tactic that has not been fully recognized by all countries in the world, so they cannot be reasonable.
Determine the true strength of the Federation Navy.
As for the federal army, in terms of weapons and equipment, it is definitely the best in the world. But in terms of strategy and tactics, even Liu Fu himself dare not say that it can really reach the second-rate level in the world. This does not mean that Liu Fu himself is modest.
But he really doesn't know that so far, the federal army has never really fought against the armies of world powers, let alone experienced the kind of big battles involving tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people. An army that has never fought in a big war,
How can an army without well-known generals become a powerful force in the world?
However, Liu Fu is not worried about this issue. In the national defense concept he designed for the South China Sea Federation, the federal army plays a follow-up and auxiliary role. In view of the location and geographical environment of the federal land, it is destined that the federation does not need to be very special all the time.
Instead of a strong army, a very strong navy is needed. Of course, if the navy
It is a great thing that both the army and the army can be very powerful. However, if you want to build a powerful army, whether it is a navy, an army, or an air force, it requires large-scale investment, both in terms of funds and personnel.
Equipment, training, etc. must be strengthened. To put it bluntly, you have to spend money, and you get what you pay for.
But Liu Fu didn't want to raise hundreds of thousands of army troops in the federation that were basically useless. Therefore, the military development of the federation has always been skewed. The navy received the most resources, the air force followed, and the army the least. This is from
This can be seen in the frequency of equipment development and replacement of various military services. So far, the Federal Navy has developed four generations of submarines, and the fifth generation is in the research and development stage; the Federal Air Force's aircraft have also begun to equip the third generation;
The state army is actually still using second-generation semi-automatic rifles, first-generation mortars, second-generation armored vehicles and second-generation tanks. Moreover, the number of heavy weapons is obviously insufficient. Only one division is fully mechanized and heavy mechanized.
Division, other units are only partially mechanized or lightly mechanized. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote at Qidian. Your monthly vote is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users please read it.)
