Chapter 595: The War Ends
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The British returned Hong Kong Island, the Chinese National Defense Forces withdrew from Burma, and although the relationship between the two sides was tense, the handover was very smooth. The British kept a low profile, and no matter how much they denied it, by the end of the war, their country was at an absolute disadvantage. After the Chinese government determined the withdrawal of British troops from Hong Kong Island, the Wehrmacht, under the leadership of Cai Yi, began to return from Burma. British prisoners were also returned to the British government in batches. China also did not want to have a military confrontation with Britain over the issue of prisoners, and the Sino-British war came to an end.
If China's previous victory over the Japanese Army was a bit of a fluke, the situation is completely different now. After all, Japan is a newly rising capitalist country, and its influence in the world is limited, and there is still a big gap compared with the old empire of Britain.
The biggest consequence of the Sino-British war is that all countries in the world have to admit that China is a country that cannot be bullied arbitrarily. Originally, some countries wanted to use China's brutal behavior of forcibly recovering the concessions as an excuse to go to another war of aggression against China, but now they have to completely dispel this idea. Some small countries that originally wanted to respond to the ** alliance initiated by Britain also had to stop and completely abandon the idea of picking up bargains. Just kidding, at this time, China has just defeated Britain, and it is the prestige that is unparalleled for a while, if it offends China, although it will not be threatened by China in the West because of its own homeland, but the merchants of their country may not be so easy to gain a foothold in the vast land of the Far East. To put it bluntly, those small countries can only follow the big countries to pick up some cheap, if they are really remembered by a big country, then their lives will definitely not be easy. After all, even the big countries you are attached to may not harm your own interests for the sake of these small countries. There are no eternal enemies and no eternal friends between nations, only eternal interests. In the face of national interests, the covenant is not even as strong as a piece of paper.
After the armistice between China and Britain, the fastest reaction was not Japan, which was miserable, but the United States, which had already been prepared. As the so-called perspectives are different, the way of looking at problems is also different.
After the Sino-British War turned from a small-scale collision to a large-scale engagement, especially when the battlefield was held in the British colony of Burma, the US Government was keenly aware that Britain, the arrogant English bull, was going to suffer a big loss in the East -- the United States, which had personally participated in World War I, was still relatively clear about the combat effectiveness of the British Army, and Britain was, after all, an island country with a huge navy, and it was difficult for the war to be fought on British soil, which led to the fact that the British Army was not known for being strong from beginning to end. Often, in the early days of fighting abroad, the combat effectiveness is not strong, and the losses are not small. But Britain, as the world's largest power, is known as the empire on which the sun never sets, and the army is definitely not a soft-footed shrimp, if the strength of the world's army is divided. The German Army is the first in the world and is considered super-first-class. The British army, which experienced the baptism of World War I, was first-class at best. Through the objective evaluation of the war, in the Japanese-German War that took place in Qingdao, China, the Japanese Army defeated the German ** team and successfully obtained the control of Qingdao and Germany in the Pacific, and was in the limelight for a while. Although Japan has an absolute upper hand in terms of logistical supply and troop size because of the proximity to the mainland. However, the combat effectiveness shown by the Imperial Japanese Army was praised even by the German ** team as an opponent, and from this point of view, even if the Imperial Japanese Army was inferior to the German Army in terms of combat effectiveness, it was not far behind.
Judging from the current situation of the Sino-Japanese war, the Japanese Army was overwhelmed by the Chinese Army, and not only did it lose its troops, but it was unable to keep the colonies that it had worked so hard to occupy. From this point of view, the combat effectiveness of the Chinese National Defense Forces is even greater than that of the Imperial Japanese Army. From this point of view, the combat effectiveness of the Chinese Wehrmacht may be comparable to that of the German Army, or even stronger than that of the German Army. Just being on par with the German Army is not something that the British ** team can hold. In the western theater, the British ** team was chased around like a duck by the German ** team, if it were not for the many allies, the great power, and the local support, the British Entente could win the war. But now in the absence of local support in the Far East, Britain's fundamental combat effectiveness will only decline, and it is even more of an opponent of the squadron. In addition, the new combat power carefully introduced by the British was beaten back by China with more advanced combat power, which can be said to be a slap in the face of the British Empire. This resounding slap panicked the British, and morale naturally suffered. It can be said that from the beginning of the war, the squadron has already gained an advantage in all aspects and locked in the victory. ..., the Sino-British war, the British not only lost the war, but also lost face, his prestige was deeply hit, and it was difficult to maintain the authority of the world number one in the empire on which the sun never sets. It is foreseeable that because of this war, the decline of the British may be even earlier than the original time and space.
The United States Ambassador, on behalf of the Government of the United States, proposed to the Chinese Government the return of all the concessions of the United States of America in China. And trade with China based on the principle of peace and mutual benefit.
The Chinese Government naturally welcomed the goodwill of the Americans, and Li Yuanhong, president of the Republic of China, personally received the US ambassador, and it can be said that the two sides signed an order for the return of the lend-lease without going through any negotiations. The British saw only the loss of colonies in the Far East, while the Americans saw the great business opportunities in the Far East. After all, the biggest change in the world situation after World War I is Asia apart from Europe. Most of the other continents were colonized by Britain and France, and it was very difficult for Americans to do business and trade. The current United States is still just a young man who spends money everywhere and infiltrates capital, and is far from having the face of the world's No. 1 boss after World War II.
When the news of the Sino-British armistice reached France, French Prime Minister Clemenceau immediately ordered the cessation of the transfer of troops to the Far East and transferred some of the nearly 200,000 French troops gathered in Vietnam to other Asian colonies. Clemenceau, the old fox, has clearly understood from the battle report that Britain is not an opponent, and France, which is currently in ruins of war, is even worse.
At the same time, Clemenceau also telegraphed to the French ambassador to China and the Chinese government to express goodwill, after all, the British concessions and other unequal rights and interests usurped in China were forcefully recovered by the Chinese government. The Americans grasped the timing very well, and automatically sent it away as a favor when China did not have a free hand. At present, only France still has a concession in China. If France is not interested, China has cleaned up little Japan, and the next step to deal with is definitely France. France has more interests in Africa and less in the Far East, and with its current situation, France has no capital to confront China. Therefore, whether France wants it or not, the resumption of friendly relations with China at this time will be extremely useful to France's interests.
China and Japan are fighting to the death, with more than a million troops on both sides. What a market this will generate. Compared with Japan, Western countries are more concerned about the Chinese market.
Japan is an island nation, and it is a resource-poor island nation. Although its industrial base is complete, its industrial structure is dominated by processing trade, and in the turbulent international market in the past two years, not only has it not achieved great benefits, but has suffered heavy losses, and the government's financial deficit has been extremely large. Even if Japan borrows money from Western countries, Western countries will have to think about what the Japanese can come up with to guarantee it. Of course, judging from the current situation, it is really unlikely that Japan will break into China's mainland, and it is naturally impossible for Western countries to benefit from Japan's invasion of China. As a result, it is uncertain when any country will be able to recover the loans from Japan. Moreover, Japan has its own complete military industrial system, and the development of domestic industry requires more raw materials. Naturally, the value of these things is far less than that of selling finished industrial products.
But China is different. China's situation can be said to be the opposite of Japan's, which has a vast territory and is one of the largest countries in the world. The country is rich in natural resources other than oil, and China is also a place that Western countries have coveted to turn into a colony entirely. It's just that the succession of countless revolutionary martyrs in modern China has made it impossible for Western countries to realize their wolf ambitions.
China's National Defense Force is a force full of miracles for Western countries, rising in the bitter cold land of Northeast China in just two or three years, and the most shocking thing for Western countries is that this force has been performing very well since the moment of its rise. Whether it was in the face of the oppression of the Beiyang government that was in full swing at that time. It was the war of aggression against China launched by Japan later, and this force not only completely resisted it, but also took advantage of the war to develop geometrically. Now it has the ability to respond to attacks from two world powers at the same time. In the squadron, there are many world-class aircraft, combat vehicles, and battleships. If it weren't for the fact that these weapons were all produced by China, I am afraid that Western countries would think that China is backed by a world power.
However, these advanced weapons cannot hide China's backwardness in some aspects. The development of China's military industry did not develop step by step from the foundation, but was plundered from Western countries with the help of the tide of the First World War. It takes time for these things to digest and absorb. However, China's national defense forces have been expanding their strength in the past two years, and military production is far from keeping up with the speed of military expansion, and this has led to a big difference in weapons and equipment in China's national defense forces. The troops at the forefront of the battle are well equipped and have sufficient logistical support, just like the Shenyang Military Region and the Southwest Military Region. The weapons and equipment of other non-belligerent military regions are much backward. Even weapons produced during the Manchu dynasty were still used in many places. This news represents a huge business opportunity for Western countries. If the scale of the Sino-Japanese war continues to expand, more troops will inevitably participate in the exhibition, and China will need more weapons and equipment, which it cannot produce at home, so it can only buy from the world market. Western countries have confidence in their own weapons and equipment that were useless and cheap and well-performing accumulated in World War I. As long as it can impress the Chinese government, the order ratio will continue to flow in the future.