In the end, Edel failed to make the trip mentioned by the captain of the guard Horia. The external story was that he was a little uncomfortable, but the actual situation...
Edel sat in the office, looked at a piece of new information and said with some sigh. "I didn't expect to quit so soon."
That's right, what Edel took was a piece of intelligence from the Far East. Japan had just announced its withdrawal from the Washington Naval Treaty and the London Naval Treaty.
It should be noted here that the London Naval Treaty is a supplementary clause to the Washington Treaty. It is divided into two times. The first time is mainly aimed at further reducing the number of capital ships of the contracting countries.
The First London Naval Treaty; the treaty further reduced the number of capital ships of the three contracting countries, continued to freeze the construction of capital ships of each contracting country until 1936, and stipulated that capital ships over 20 years old could be refitted and performance improved.
The treaty stipulates the classification and quantity limits of cruisers. Cruisers with a standard displacement of more than 1,850 tons and no more than 10,000 tons are divided into two classes: cruisers with a main gun caliber exceeding 6.1 inches (Type A) and cruisers with a main gun caliber not exceeding 6.1 inches.
inch cruiser (type b).
The gross tonnage of type (a) cruisers in the United States shall not exceed 180,000 tons; the United Kingdom shall not exceed 146,000 tons; and Japan shall not exceed 108,000 tons. The gross tonnage of type (b) cruisers in the United States shall not exceed 143,000 tons; the United Kingdom shall not exceed 192,000 tons; and Japan
It shall not exceed 100,000 tons. The treaty also limits the total tonnage, displacement and main gun caliber of destroyers and submarines.
The main provisions of the Second London Naval Treaty are: The standard displacement of a capital ship shall not exceed 35,000 tons, and the caliber of its main guns shall not exceed 14 inches. The standard displacement of an aircraft carrier shall not exceed 23,000 tons, and the caliber of its guns shall not exceed 6.1 inches. The standard displacement of a standard cruiser shall not exceed
8,000 tons, and the gun caliber shall not exceed 6.1 inches, but any contracting country may build a cruiser with a displacement of 10,000 tons when it believes that its national security is affected.
Each signatory country shall not acquire or build submarines with a standard displacement exceeding 2,000 tons (2,032 metric tons) or equipped with naval guns with a caliber exceeding 5.1 inches (130 mm).
In addition to continuing to reduce the content of capital ships, the second treaty also stipulated aircraft carriers, cruisers, submarines, etc.
Therefore, the two London Naval Treaties and the Washington Naval Treaty caused all countries to stop the continued construction of naval ships, and also slowed down the upgrading of new naval technologies by the signatory countries.
However, this is a good time for non-signatory countries to catch up. However, limited by national strength and technology, only Romania is the only country that can really catch up.
Since the September 18 Incident, Japan has suffered unprecedented isolation in the international community. The isolation of the international community has further intensified Japan's hostility towards Britain and the United States, mainly due to the competition for interests in the Far East. The Yangtze River and Pearl River basin economic zones in the south have always been
They are all controlled by Britain and the United States, and Japan, which wants to monopolize its interests in China, has irreconcilable conflicts with them.
The Japanese Navy was the dominant force in the Far East and was very dissatisfied with the huge profits that Britain and the United States had seized. In addition, the young faction gradually began to control the military power, and the long-standing hostile attitude towards Britain and the United States expanded to the entire Japanese class.
Although there are differences within the Japanese military on whether to go north or south, its ideal of expanding its sphere of influence has not changed. Although the notorious *** circle has not been formally proposed at this time, there is still a lot of discussion within Japan.
Southeast Asia has always been salivating.
This is because the region contains rubber, oil and other strategic materials that Japan urgently needs. These materials have always been controlled by Britain, the United States, France and other countries. For Japan, Southeast Asia, which is so close at hand, is an irresistible temptation.
Therefore, under the influence of internal and external factors, Japan took the opportunity to announce its withdrawal from the Washington Treaty and the London Naval Treaty in December 1934.
The news announced by Japan shocked Britain, the United States and other countries. Among them, British Prime Minister Macdonald, US President Roosevelt and others gave speeches expressing regret for Japan's withdrawal from the naval treaty.
At this time, Britain, the United States and other countries were restrained in their rhetoric because they were hampered by economic constraints and also had the desire to draw Japan back into the treaty.
Only Edel knew that the Japanese could no longer join the naval treaty because relations with Germany were warming.
Germany's influence in Japan has always been very good, especially the army that learned from Germany, which highly respects Germany. In the navy that learned from Britain, Germany also has a lot of influence, and its most famous figure is
Kanji Kato.
The most outrageous thing about Kanji Kato was that he had private contact with the officers of the defeated German High Seas Fleet, and made a secret agreement first. That is, Germany would hand over submarine and other technologies to Japan, and secretly send a certain number of technical personnel to Japan. In return,
, Japan will return to Germany the technology donated by Germany and the results developed based on German technology after the abolition of the Treaty of Versailles.
After this secret agreement was spread back to China, it almost frightened Navy Minister Kato Tomosaburo to death. Kato Tomosaburo scolded Kato Kanji and destroyed the original secret agreement after returning it.
This was the beginning of the split among factions within the Japanese Navy. Kato Yusaburo was called Great Kato, and Kato Kanji was called Little Kato. The dispute between Big and Little Kato would run through the political struggle within the Japanese Navy, and broke out at the Washington Conference and the London Conference.
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After World War I, at the Paris Peace Conference, Japan received the mandate of German colonies and special interests in Shandong, China. However, Japan-Germany relations were not greatly affected because the Japanese did not abuse prisoners of war.
Some of the captured Germans even stayed in Japan after the war.
The famous Yoropo Cafe and Yoheim Western-style confectionery shop during the Taisho period were opened by Germans who were once captives. The German lifestyle also changed the Japanese diet to a certain extent, including the consumption of meat and fried foods.
The quantity has increased. This phenomenon made Japanese people generally have a favorable impression of the Germans, and the pro-German trend was once rampant.
After Teller came to power, he vigorously advocated racism, promoted democracy, and wanted to overthrow Britain and France to take revenge. At this time, the Japanese Army had launched the September 18th Incident, and the relationship between Japan and the United States and Britain deteriorated rapidly.
What further incited Japanese youths was the publication of the Japanese translation of Hitler's "Mein Kampf" in 1932. This version deleted the contempt for yellow people in the original book, especially Hitler's views on the Japanese, leaving only
Content that incites hatred and racism against the United States and the United Kingdom.
This made those Japanese racists who believed that Japan is the country of God and the Japanese are descendants of gods resonate with Hitler's communist thoughts, so "Mein Kampf" once became a must-read classic for young men in the Japanese army.
Therefore, it became inevitable for the relations between Japan and Germany to heat up. After Edel saw the news about Japan's withdrawal from the naval treaty, he immediately ordered the captain of the bodyguard Horia. "Let Admiral Lomodan come to Sofia. I have something to tell him."
