The meeting lasted for an hour and a half, and the officers present reached a consensus, at least the attitude of the Army Command was clear, and in view of the consistent behavior of the Navy and the Air Force in looking at Xu Jun as the leader, I think there would be no other thoughts about the Führer's decision. Only a few preliminary response plans were discussed, as the detailed report from Blumberg had not yet been handed in, and it was impossible to develop a further detailed plan without knowing the specifics of the incident.

It should be certain that judging from the scale of this incident, it should not be a planned invasion, but only a border conflict, whether it was premeditated or not is not clear, the problem is that four countries are involved, the location of the conflict is in the territory of the French Indochina Federation, the conflict is provoked by the Japanese army occupying Chinese territory, and the French colonial forces and the German SS are the initiators of the counterattack. The small Tongdeng conflict involves the four forces of China, Japan, Germany and France, and they can all get together a table of mahjong.

Another thing that needs to be noted in particular is that the conflict between Japan and the Western powers over the territory of a third country that had become a colony is reminiscent of the Russo-Japanese War of that year, when Japan won the victory by relying on its geographical advantages, but lost its due dividends due to the pressure of the world powers at that time, and finally made the Japanese realize the nature of the European imperialists and began to move forward towards the road of militarism.

At that time, because of the strength of the European powers, Japan had to bow its head in front of the strong in the face of pressure, but at present, the war in Europe has just ended, and most of the military strength of European countries has been seriously weakened.

However, no matter what the reaction of the Japanese is, Xu Jun will not change the decision he has made, this is not because of his willfulness, but because the current situation forces him to show a tough attitude. This is not a simple diplomatic issue, which involves the implementation of a large number of follow-up plans and the completion of strategic ideas. The progress of the entire program must not be affected by the mere relations between Japan and Germany.

This is a major strategy related to the life and death of Germany and even the whole nation, Xu Jun has finally come to this point, has completely lost the possibility of retreat, in front of him can only move forward, carrying the responsibility and dream of the whole country to continue to move forward, until the day of final victory or destruction comes.

The German navy was very efficient, and immediately after receiving a call from Colonel Phil, an order was given to all the German ships operating off the coast of Africa, fifteen surface vessels, including two camouflaged assault ships, and six ocean-going submarines, all of which were now sailing at full speed toward Singapore. This would be a public response from Germany's first step. Next, the Air Force's fighter squadron will also begin to move to the northern part of French Indochina, and will participate in patrol operations into the airspace north of French Indochina, and at the same time order the special mission to begin liaison with the Chinese side to establish an air transport channel from French Indochina to the Chinese mainland in advance, so that the members of the mission can maneuver back and forth between the two places.

After the meeting, it was almost time for lunch, and Xu Jun left Brauchitsch and Halder to lunch together, and the two senior German generals looked flattered, and Xu Jun knew that they were only using this attitude to declare their personal loyalty.

"Petain just found out about it." Xu Jun unwrapped the napkin that was rolled and placed on the side of the plate.

"My Führer. I'm not surprised at all, that's how efficient they are. Halder said to Xu Jun happily, and an attendant stood beside the chief of staff, pouring golden white wine into the glass in his hand.

"Pétain also wanted to test my attitude. After hearing my affirmative answer, I could hear that he was visibly relieved. Xu Jun picked up the knife and fork and began to cut the food.

Today's lunch was French pan-fried cod, and the ingredients were very delicious. The chef also took a lot of pains to fry the cod fillet until golden brown with fresh lemon juice and garnished with mint leaves.

"My Führer. When are the French ready to protest to Japan? Franz, can you hand me the salt, thank you. Taking the salt shaker handed by Halder, Brauchitsch sprinkled a few grains of sea salt on the cod fillet, then scooped the meat from a fork and put it in his mouth.

"Pétain said it would be best to be consistent with our diplomatic actions, what a cunning old fox. In fact, he had long been anxious to protest against the authority and reputation of the country, and now the French could no longer tolerate the loss of their country's honor, especially against the Japanese, whom they had always despised. ”

"Without the support of Germany, those arrogant Gallic chickens could only cry a few times, where would they still have the strength and courage to confront the Japanese army." Halder put down his knife and fork, took a sip from his wine glass.

"Without your foresight, the French would have had only eighteen infantry battalions in French Indochina at this time, and that would have to defend the entire territory and the intricate borders, and their scattered forces would not have been able to resist Japanese military provocations." Brauchitsch complimented.

"The foresight of the Führer has always been my greatest admiration, and my Führer, the actions of Marshal Brumberg's special envoy this time will certainly attract the attention of the Japanese side, whether it will have an impact on our plans, and I fear that their trip to China will be obstructed by the Japanese army." Halder voiced his concerns.

"When did Germany need the consent of the Japanese for its diplomatic actions, and besides, they did not have the courage to provoke Germany head-on, and they still needed to buy the resources and equipment they urgently needed from Europe."

"The marshal is quite right in saying that the mission of the special mission involves the interests of Germany itself, and we do not need to take care of the ideas of the Japanese." Xu Jun tore a piece of white bread, dipped it in the sauce dipped in the fish, and put it in his mouth.

At this time, Japan had a lot of trade with Europe, and Japanese products were known for their shoddy production and poor quality, and domestic industrial products could not open the European market at all, except for locally produced raw materials. In the eyes of Europeans, these products are inferior goods with backward design and rough workmanship, but in backward China, they have become high-grade Oriental products with cheap prices and advanced design, and the dumping of Japanese goods has had a great impact on China's domestic national manufacturing industry and commerce, which were just in their infancy.

Conflicting interests forced Chinese businessmen to launch a counterattack, and Japan's wanton meddling in China's affairs during the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China and committing numerous atrocities against China, the Chinese people have long accumulated too many negative emotions about this greedy and brutal neighbor, and a little spark can ignite the people's monstrous patriotic enthusiasm. Not to mention that there is someone behind the scenes. At that time, the Japanese were most afraid to hear the phrase that they would boycott Japanese products, and every time China set off such a trend, the Japanese economy would immediately fall to the ground.

In addition to its own strategic purpose, the Japanese army provoked a war of aggression against China, and there was no vigorous instigation from the major chaebols behind the scenes, and the Japanese businessmen wanted to forcibly occupy the Chinese market by force, and they could dump their cheap goods on China without scrupulousness. However, market share is limited, and Japan's dumping will affect not only China's manufacturing industry, but also a large amount of foreign capital invested in China, especially European trading houses. The Japanese forcibly squeezed out of the market in the occupied areas of Japan by various means, and the transnational business giants of Europe have long been dissatisfied with Japan's insatiable and ugly appearance, but they are suffering from the fact that most of the armed forces in Europe are contained in their own territory, and they are somewhat beyond the reach of the far East.

So is it time for Europe to be able to free up? Xu Jun's answer is no, Europe itself still has a lot of things to solve, and stabilizing the situation in the defeated countries alone is not a matter that can be settled in a month or two. In the minds of the people of Europe, the war was over and people were looking forward to the restoration of the peace and tranquility they had before the war.

Only a few politicians are fresh enough to recognize that the threat is not over, but is slowly accumulating. Therefore, in the short term, the domestic policies of various countries can only choose to conform to the will of the people. At this time, the need for social stability and re-establishment of order must not exert too much pressure on the people, which will inevitably shake the people's will.

So how to re-realize that the threat of war has not disappeared without causing panic commotion. This will be an extremely difficult task for the propaganda media of national governments. The conflict that erupted in Asia at this time was a good subject, and of course it should be used in its entirety. Germany can also use this as a justification to speed up the process of integrating the military-industrial production systems of European countries.

At the same time, the French Army also has sufficient reasons to rearm and expand, and the integration plan of the European joint forces can also be put on the table for everyone to discuss. There is no need to worry about the disgust in the hearts of the people of various countries. Because the previous wars were fought so fiercely, the anti-war voices in European countries are now rising and war-weariness is pervasive, and thousands of war-victims' families have become staunch pacifists. The hawkish politicians who were hard-line before the war were all liquidated by the people. For example, former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and French Prime Minister Renaud have been distorted and scandalized by the media as bloodthirsty warmongers and madmen who provoke wars for their own personal gain, and have been spurned and hated by the people of the two countries.

Xu Jun took the opportunity to rekindle the common hatred of Europeans, after all, Southeast Asia is not only inhabited by the French, but almost all European countries have immigrants there. For example, Britain is currently the country that is most concerned about the situation in Asia, especially after the defeat of the war, India, the crown jewel of the Empress, its resources and wealth and huge manpower, have played a pivotal role in Britain's domestic recovery and construction, once they find that the situation in Asia is unstable, the British will be the first to jump out and ask for more troops there.

As for the large number of British colonies and dominions, it turned out that none of them could be relied on except for Australia and India at the critical time. In particular, Canada, on the other side of the strait, even wanted to fish in troubled waters and annex British assets in the Americas, but it turned out that Britain and Germany had signed a treaty of alliance, and they immediately stopped doing anything, and crawled back to the suzerainty without saying a word, kneeling and licking, which disgusted the British parliamentarians, and they wanted to kick the Canadian envoy out of the hall of Westminster Palace.

Because the suzerainty had full power to declare war and make peace, after Britain surrendered, a bunch of British Dominions who followed the declaration of war also proposed an armistice to Germany. Australia persevered to the end, and when they were surprised to find that only Australia in the world was still at war with Germany, the kangaroos, who were always slow in thinking, found that they had been pitted by the suzerainty again, but in the future, this became the subject of Australians showing off to outsiders.

Now proud Australians will not know that the German Führer has set his sights on this vast and resource-rich British Dominion, and Australia's geographical location determines that if you want to defend Southeast Asia, it is an excellent rear base, and if the situation in Southeast Asia gets out of control, it can also become the best safe haven.

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