From Foch's perspective, Lanfang's power on paper was indeed no match for Japan.
Japan had a fleet far superior to Lanfang, which was enough to offset Lanfang's land superiority. Foch was convinced of this.
Ferdinand, regarding this issue, I will organize an exercise in a few days. You can participate, but the content of the exercise must be kept confidential. With the consent of the Lanfang Ministry of National Defense, it is not allowed to be disclosed to any person or force, even France.
Including the Ministry of National Defense, can you do this? Qin Zhiyuan first said the ugly things.
Foch didn't know what it was about.
Regarding aircraft and warships, I think this exercise will subvert your understanding and will also change the shape of future wars. Under the premise that Lanfang has gained enough advantages, I don't want the spread to be too serious. Qin Zhiyuan does not intend to hide too much.
Qin, Lanfang and French ally Foch expressed their dissatisfaction outspokenly.
Although Foch is currently serving in the Lanfang army, he has not acquired Lanfang nationality. Foch is still French, so he will naturally feel grievances for the interests of France.
At the appropriate time, I will remind you, but it is not now that Qin Zhiyuan weighs the gains and losses and decides to say more to avoid Foch's disloyalty: Japan does not need us to spend too much thought, our future enemies will be more powerful, so it is very important to have reservations
, not against France, but against those unknown factors.
Qin Zhiyuan had spent time in Europe and was deeply impressed by the mutual penetration between European countries. If the French were told now that the battleship was coming to an end, it would be equivalent to telling the British.
Compared with the Japanese, the United Kingdom is an opponent more worthy of Qin Zhiyuan's attention.
Yes, although it may sound a little overestimating, the newly born Lan Fang regards the most powerful country on the planet as his opponent, or at least one of his potential opponents.
Having said that, all countries living in this world, as long as they want to make a difference, are competitors with each other, and no one wants to stay out of it, including the United States, where the Monroe Doctrine is prevalent.
Qin, your current state is not right. Your confidence is a bit too full. This is not a good thing. As a king, you should think more carefully. Foch still disagrees, and the worry in his eyes is stronger.
Well, Foch is a more polite way of saying it. What Foch really means is: Boy, don’t be too crazy, be careful to hit the wall.
Wait until you finish watching the exercise, Ferdinand, I believe you will change your attitude. Qin Zhiyuan is indeed full of confidence.
Of course, this overwhelming confidence is based on a clear understanding of the direction of the future war. Qin Zhiyuan knew the development trend of the future war, so he rejected all detours and minimized the time needed to catch up with Europe and the United States.
In Qin Zhiyuan's timetable, there is no place for the Japanese at all. In other words, the Japanese are not a threat in Qin Zhiyuan's eyes.
Since it was not considered a threat, they should launch a fierce counterattack against the Japanese and not give the Japanese much breathing room. So at noon that day, six Lanfang destroyers left their home port of Cam Ranh Bay and sailed towards the Strait of Malacca.
Ever since Qin Zhiyuan formed Cam Ranh Bay, the pace of building Cam Ranh Bay has never stopped.
At present, workers are basically in place and construction work is going on day and night. A small area has been cleared for Lanfang's destroyers and battleships to station.
As a result, Cam Ranh Bay successfully became the largest military port in Lanfang.
Although Lanfang was prepared to seize Japanese ships in retaliation, the result was unexpected.
For three whole days, no Japanese ship appeared in the Strait of Malacca, neither a cargo ship nor a cruise ship. This situation was very unusual and proved that the Japanese seizure of the Minnan was deliberate.
At the same time, during these three days, Lanfang and Japan have been talking loudly and launching an all-round war of words.
Qin Zhiyuan was deeply impressed by the propaganda machine of another time and space pla, so he became the Information Office at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China. After Qin Zhiyuan was invited to return to Lanfang, the Information Office was upgraded to the Propaganda Department. Lance became the director of the Propaganda Department, and Philip served as the daily director. News Editor.
Lanfang's rhetoric was mainly carried out by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, supplemented by the Propaganda Department.
On the day when the Japanese warship seized the Minnan, Foreign Minister Lu Zhengxiang, who had returned to Lanfang, immediately held a press conference to promptly report the situation to reporters from various countries in Coconut City, and then officially informed the Japanese side of the illegal seizure of the Minnan by the Japanese warship. Issue a protest.
However, this protest did not go very smoothly because Lanfang and Japan had not yet formally established diplomatic relations, so the protest letter could only be forwarded through the French Ambassador to Japan, which virtually reduced efficiency.
By the time the protest letter was delivered to the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it was already the next morning.
The Japanese side also immediately held a press conference, saying that this was just a routine inspection by the Navy, because the Navy Department received relevant intelligence that day, which was enough to prove that the Minnan had committed smuggling in Japanese waters. However, when asked about the specific reason, Japan declined to disclose more information, citing the fact that the investigation has not yet concluded.
It seemed that Lan Fang had no other choice but to go to war against Japan's rude behavior, and going to war was obviously the last resort and would not be implemented unless absolutely necessary.
Just when the Japanese thought they had a trick, Lan Fang had already launched an all-round news war against the Japanese.
In addition to the Japanese media, media from various countries have expressed great concern about this matter. They reported the matter from a neutral position with oriented words, seemingly impartially, and some media even intentionally or unintentionally included The comparison of naval strength between Lanfang and Japan gives people the feeling that the Japanese are bullying others.
Among them, The Times had the harshest words. The Times started a group mocking mode against the current government with the headline on its front page: Who are the accomplices of those little dwarfs? To put it bluntly, if the current government does not terminate its alliance with the Japanese, then the great British Empire will become an accomplice of the Japanese and become a disgraceful party in this farce.
At this time, Europe had just ended less than a year ago. Many people in Europe had a good impression of the Foreign Legion composed of Chinese people, but they had no good impression of the scandal-prone Japanese soldiers. Coupled with the big exposure of Japan's scandal a while ago, The current public opinion is even more one-sided in favor of Lan Fang, placing Japan on the side of the despicable and shameless villain.
The British government has also been troubled by the Japanese this year. Lloyd George tried to maintain relations with the Japanese, but now it seems that the trend is irreversible, so the British Parliament passed the decision to terminate the Anglo-Japanese alliance as quickly as possible. motion to formally declare the alliance between Britain and Japan to be dead.
Of course, although the alliance is dead, it does not mean that the British will become enemies of the Japanese. In fact, on the day when the British announced the termination of the alliance with the Japanese, the British Parliament announced that it would provide Japan with an investment of approximately 50 million pounds.
Loan for Japan to purchase supplies from Britain.
This is not good news for Lanfang. Fortunately, Lanfang and Japan have not yet gone to war. Otherwise, this behavior of the British would be tantamount to staking the enemy for Lanfang, which would lead to rifts in the friendly relations between Lanfang and the United Kingdom.
The British decisively terminated the Anglo-Japanese alliance. I am afraid that even the Japanese did not think of it. Who said that gossip is useless? It is useless only because the level of recognition is not enough. When a country is widely recognized by Western society, the role of gossip is useless.
Still quite big.
While Lan Fang was quarreling, he was also entrusting France, the United States and the United Kingdom to mediate. Regardless of whether there would be a war next, he had to get the people out first.
At the same time, a public opinion war in Japan was also going on. This one was not centered on the Minnan, but centered on the fact that Japan had been abandoned by the world, and began to attack the Japanese government.
This is another bombshell for Japan.
In fact, in small countries like Japan, their citizens are sensitive and have low self-esteem.
If Japan and the Republic of China are on the verge of war, when Japan's national power dominates, they will naturally be full of confidence. They will do their best to show off their superiority, map cannons, and have no bottom line to express their optimism.
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But when the Japanese face Western countries, the people in this country also have extremely low self-esteem. They will be so inferior that they cannot raise any confrontational emotions. They will wholeheartedly serve as grandsons to others and prove that they have the ability to be grandsons.
So when the news that Japan had been abandoned by the world began to spread in Japan, it coincided with Britain's announcement to terminate its alliance with Japan, so all the Japanese became message communicators, and the news spread throughout Japan in a short period of time.
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It is said that three people make a tiger. When all the Japanese people are talking about this news, the rumors are no longer just rumors.
What is particularly unacceptable to many Japanese is that Lanfang is just a new country dominated by Chinese people. Just for such a country, Western countries have collectively abandoned Japan. This is simply unbelievable.
You know, after a series of victories in the Sino-Japanese War of Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War, many Japanese people believed that they had broken away from the level of Asian countries and began to join the ranks of Western powers. But now they are being conquered by the West just for the sake of Lanfang.
The collective abandonment of the great powers made the Japanese feel that their newly established self-esteem was particularly damaged.
So when the Japanese have nowhere to vent their anger, the Japanese government becomes a punching bag.
When this situation arises, the government will definitely bear most of the responsibility. The prime minister will resign no matter what, and the cabinet will be reorganized no matter what. Isn't there someone from the Navy who should come out and explain why the Minnan was seized in the first place?
In mid-September, the Japanese government, which was beleaguered internally and externally, announced the release of the crew of the Minnan who had been detained for ten days.
Just when the Japanese government announced the release of the crew of the Minnan, Lanfang began a vigorous mass production movement.
