Chapter 964: The Lincoln Incident

The surrender of the French made the British unable to sit still, and the Americans also could not sit still!

The whole world was shocked by the fierce German offensive, and they could not imagine that France, which had once been invincible, had no ability to resist the German attack.

Once France surrendered, it would be natural that Germany's next target would be Britain.

The day after France's surrender, U.S. President Conwell S. Pitt submitted a request to Congress to send troops to aid the war effort in Europe.

And in the United States, under the influence of Mr. President, the call for sending troops is getting louder and louder. After all, with the assistance of the United States, Europe won the First World War, and this allowed the United States to profit a lot from it!

Now, new opportunities have appeared in front of the Americans. Sending troops to Europe will once again give the United States, which has only just recovered from the economic crisis, a greater chance.

Such cries are ringing everywhere in the United States. It is clear that while influencing the Americans, President Pitt himself has been influenced by the Americans.

Then, an incident quickly became the catalyst.

On June 29, 1940, the American cargo merchant ship "Lincoln".

The American-flagged merchant ship did not worry too much about its own safety, and in the eyes of it and its captain, the American-flagged vessel was completely safe to sail on the sea.

However, a huge threat is creeping up on the Lincoln

Captain Maxon stood on the deck of the Lincoln, looking out at the blue sea with his beloved pipe in his mouth.

At the end of this transportation mission, it is time for me to retire with honor, and the money I have earned at sea for most of my life is enough to support my own retirement.

It's time to spend time with your wife and children. God, who has seven children himself, has indeed failed to fulfill his responsibilities as a husband and father for so many years.

First mate Blom was an American of German descent, and from the bottom of his heart he was extremely opposed to the war. Renewing the war brings people nothing but harm, only harm.

However, he was just a sailor, and he couldn't do anything about it.

Captain Maxon is about to retire, and he is a good man, treating himself as a father treats his son. Even before, he sold the "Lincoln" to himself at a very low price, and this ship could run for at least ten years!

"I will be home in two days, and then I will be able to retire with honor." Maxon said with gusto.

While they were chatting there, there was a sudden "boom", and the "Lincoln" shook violently, followed by another "boom", and the "Lincoln" was instantly torn into two parts.

On June 29, 1940, the American merchant ship "Lincoln" was attacked and sunk, and only six people on board survived, and the soon-to-be-retired Captain Markson could never complete his retirement dream, while First Officer Blom narrowly escaped

The attack on the USS Lincoln shocked the United States and shocked the world. Almost all of them pointed the finger at Germany, but the Germans flatly denied it, refusing to admit that they had attacked the Lincoln.

However, the survivors of Blom and the "Lincoln", who were rescued by the British ** ship and successfully escaped the danger of their lives, unanimously testified that the Germans had carefully planned the attack.

The United States is outraged, outright outraged!

Raid! Despicable and shameless attack! Nothing angers the Americans more than that! Originally, the call for the United States to join the war has been raised one after another, and after the attack on the "Lincoln," the call for joining the war has resounded throughout the country.

On June 30, U.S. President Conwell S. Pitt delivered his famous speech. The general meaning of the speech is that the United States has been attacked, the dignity of Americans has been challenged, Americans' property at sea has been nakedly destroyed, and the United States can no longer be so silent. …,

Clearly, this speech inspired the vast majority of people in the United States to join the war.

The call for "send troops to Europe and defeat those Germans" has become unstoppable.

Now that entering the war has become an inevitable choice for the United States!

On July 1, 1940, the U.S. Congress unanimously passed the War Act, which meant that the United States officially entered the war on this day! On the same day, the United States declared war on Germany!

The United States is boiling, the American people are boiling!

Britain is boiling, France after the defeat is boiling, the whole world is boiling!

The Germans foretold that a fierce enemy had appeared! During the First World War, it was the entry of the United States into the war that caused the final end of the war.

And now, this behemoth has reappeared

At the same time that the United States announced its entry into the war, China began to act. Of course, the affairs of the United States, Britain, Germany, and France had nothing to do with them, and on July 2 the Chinese Defense Forces resumed their long-interrupted offensive against the Bolshevik regime entrenched in Moscow!

Russia has been in turmoil for many years.

When the squadron was on the verge of completely annihilating the Bolshevik regime, it stopped the offensive under various pretexts. Only a large number of permanent military bases were built all over Russia, and a large number of agreements were signed with the White Russian real power.

The Chinese exchange weapons and equipment funds for the right to exploit resources under the control of the real power.

There are many warlords large and small in Russia, but none of them have the ability to unify the whole of Russia. They joined forces, and they attacked each other, much like China during the warlord war.

The only difference is that they lack a Wang Hengyue-like figure to complete the unification of Russia.

And the scuffle between Russian warlords has also given the Moscow regime a respite. They were about to collapse, but miraculously survived.

While Moscow was recovering, it also organized several major battles in an attempt to defeat the White Guards once and for all, but at this time the White Guards reunited and thwarted the Bolshevik counteroffensive.

For almost two decades, Russia has been in the midst of this terrible civil strife. Tens of thousands of Russians have lost their homes, and tens of thousands of Russians have been displaced.

The war has brought great suffering to Russia, and all this has nothing to do with China. What China needs to do is to stabilize the occupied areas of Russia as much as possible and bring Russian supplies back to China as much as possible.

Of course, the Chinese also recruited a large number of Russians and organized a "Russian Legion", commanded by the Chinese, numbering more than two hundred thousand.

After the United States declared war, the Chinese suddenly resumed their offensive in Russia without warning, and this war was first launched by the "Russian Legion".

Subsequently, Chiang Kai-shek, the plenipotentiary of the Chinese government, convened the famous "July Conference" of the powerful Russian factions, at which Chiang Kai-shek, on behalf of the Chinese government, urged the powerful Russian factions to temporarily stop the war between themselves and devote all their energies to the encirclement and suppression of Moscow.

This proposal was agreed to by almost all powerful factions. After all, the Bolsheviks were their worst enemies more than their contradictions. If it had been possible before, Moscow would have fallen long ago.

Now, the Chinese government, which has been silent until now, has finally agreed to send troops to Moscow, which is undoubtedly huge news.

The successful convening of the "July Conference" heralded the imminent end of Moscow

On July 10, the "Battle of Zhilyovo" broke out. In the battle, the Bolsheviks committed more than 400,000 troops, and on the side of the Russian White Guard Union, 600,000 troops. …,

Millions of people fought on the battlefield of Zhilyovo.

Another theater of the world war opened up. But to be more precise, this is still a civil war in Russia.

What is helpless is that despite the superiority in numbers and the weapons and equipment provided by the Chinese side, due to their own evil intentions, they cannot fight in a unified and coordinated manner, and instead fail on the battlefield one after another.

On July 15, the Russian Red Army concentrated its main forces and launched a fierce attack on the White Guard Alliance. Under the fierce offensive of the Red Army, the White Guards suffered the heaviest defeat since the formation of the alliance!

More than 100,000 people were killed or missing, and 200,000 were taken prisoner. Moscow's leader, Joseph Stalin, declared it the greatest victory of the Bolshevik government.

The defeat of Zhivolyo further confused the already shaky organization of the White Guard Alliance.

And Wang Hengyue, who was far away in Nanjing, was also a little helpless, although he did not expect these people to break Moscow, but in his imagination, at least they could kill and injure a large number of Red Army troops in the Zhiliaovo area.

However, the combat effectiveness of the White Guards was low, and the contradictions between them surprised him.

The Red Army, which won the victory in the "Battle of Zhilyovo", took advantage of the situation to launch an offensive and regained some land one after another. By this time, the Chinese had to send troops, despite their reluctance.

The Chinese government rejected the German request to send troops together to encircle and suppress Russia, and quickly blocked the Red Army with the strength of two corps. And with the heaviest bombardment by a huge fleet of air planes.

The air strikes were effective, and the Red Army, lacking air cover, suffered heavy losses under the bombardment of the planes, and had to retreat back to the Zhilyovo area to hold on.

And this also gives the Chinese side the opportunity to adjust calmly.

On July 20, the President of the Republic of China, Wang Hengyue, issued a battle order, requiring the troops to attack on all fronts and end all the fighting in Russia before the arrival of winter.

In later history, this also shows that China unofficially joined the world war!

What form the war will take, no one can predict!

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