Chapter 802: It's Not Just the Japanese
"It has to be! The Germans are too strong! Meng Xiang sighed in his heart
The Germans were the core rebels who could start two world wars in a row, and their strength was unquestionable.
Previously, in order to suppress the rapid momentum of the Germans, Meng Xiang sat back and watched the oil crisis of the Germans. But as soon as the problems of oil and logistics were solved, the powerful offensive of German tanks, which gradually integrated the vast industrial system of Europe, was immediately revealed.
Fighting was raging outside Stalingrad and London, and there was also gunfire on the Atlantic and on European land, but the Germans were still strong against the three great powers of Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union at the same time.
Without the defeat of Moscow, the veterans of the German army, who had fought all over Europe, had been forged into the sharpest spear in the world.
This made Meng Xiang also worried.
He did not know what the future of the Germans and the attitude of China would be, but he knew that the conflict of national interests would turn any close ally into an enemy.
If it is said that when China was weak before, it needed a strong Germany to help attract firepower, but as China became stronger and stronger, it did not need a too strong ally.
In many cases, there is only one peach of interest, and there can only be one leader, and there is also a high and low level in exchanges between countries.
Obviously, Meng Xiang is not willing to be a younger brother in Huaxia.
Germany, which occupies all of Europe, is now afraid even for the Americans.
The Americans have never been the behemoths of later generations, and they are not willing to pay too much for the cost of war.
Not to mention the current trend of compromise in the United States to negotiate peace with Germany and win the European market, even among those who are tough against Germany for the sake of European interests, there are still many who oppose the two-front war. The Germans were too strong, and even if the Americans entered the war, they needed to fight them with twelve points of energy.
If the Germans had won the war on both the eastern and western fronts and had defeated the British and Russians at the front, the Americans would have to retreat in Europe.
Perhaps they will shift their main efforts to Asia, and although they will cripple the Japanese, they will inevitably squeeze the space for China's future development in Asia.
If Germany is allowed to successfully occupy the Baku oil fields, I am afraid that the Germans who have eliminated the energy crisis will be difficult to control again, and the resulting series of changes will be out of Meng Xiang's grasp.
"It's a bit unauthentic, but balance is the most important thing." Meng Xiang has not yet been trained into a qualified politician or politician, and he still has a little guilt in his heart for dragging the Germans back, but he was immediately erased by the excuse that the two countries are not formal allies made up by himself, and a thought in Meng Xiang's heart for the rejuvenation of China can already suppress all the waves.
As a result, Meng Xiang acquiesced to the secret treaty proposal put forward by the Russians, saving Stalin some face.
Even with the secret treaty, the Russians still refused to sign the treaty of land cession and compensation.
Being able to respect the independence of the Siberian Far East and other places, respect their free choice, and directly push these fat out of the door and let the Chinese slow and rational picking, this kind of hiding the ears and stealing the bell was already Stalin's biggest concession.
If there really is an explicit agreement on land cession, I am afraid that Stalin's regime will collapse internally at any time without the pressure of the Germans.
In history, the victory of Soviet Russia suppressed all commotion and finally achieved the majesty of Stalin. But now under the repeated failures, Lao Si's life is not better than that of Lao Jiang at the beginning. Meng enjoyed the Germans' sprint and crushed the Russians, and it was really not suitable to crush them now.
The talks between the two sides may be able to hide from the lower-class common people in Soviet Russia, but they cannot hide from the eyes and ears of Britain and the United States. Meng Xiang also consciously let Yingmei understand the goodwill revealed by Huaxia.
Seeing that the rapid German offensive at Stalingrad was about to knock the Russians unconscious, Meng Xiang also began to shrink the offensive in Central Asia.
Zhang Zizhong's army stopped near the Aral Sea, and recently even sporadic battles with the Russians ceased, allowing the Russians to transfer some of their Central Asian troops to the west coast of the Caspian Sea to relieve Stalingrad.
These acts of goodwill made Britain and the United States rejoice that their mediation plan has once again contributed to world peace, and of course they have also turned a blind eye to some of the transactions involving sensitive materials in China from Britain and the United States.
Without Huaxia's suppression of Soviet Russia in the north, Huaxia was once again a neutral, and even fought against Japan in the Indochina Peninsula, which should be leaning towards the side of the Allies.
"Have you forgotten the friendship between our two countries?" Although Huaxia fulfilled its duty of reminder as an unofficial ally, the Germans were still unhappy.
At this time, Germany was in the midst of a spring breeze, and if it weren't for the suspicion that the copycat company and China were more close, maybe the Germans would have condemned it.
"We have gained the territory we lost, and our people have begun to cry out for the path to peace." Yan Xishan's words of the people's will blocked half of the accusations of the Germans.
It is true that Germany has helped China a lot, but it has a very clear purpose and a little experimental nature, and even the German colonization of China is also unforgettable
In later generations, the Germans abandoned Lao Chiang for the sake of the Japanese as an ally, which also made Meng Xiang secretly warn. However, in this time and space, the sweetness of Germany and China is built on the strong foundation of China. Huaxia is also constantly benefiting from the Germans, so that Meng Xiang will not easily give up his friendship with the Germans.
"Our war with the Japanese is only our personal vendetta, and we will not lean on the side of the Allies!" This very affirmative sentence from Meng Xiang to Lao Xi, as well as Huaxia's subsequent large order of one billion marks for civilian products, suddenly settled the remaining dissatisfaction of the Germans.
The Germans can't blame too much, China is not Italy that is now more and more like a little brother. They have always maintained an independent relationship between the two countries, which is only good for the Germans.
"We may have to wait!" Lao Xi sighed, "I believe that Meng's ambitions are not only in the north, maybe their temptation in the south is not only facing the Japanese." ”
"Seeing that we have gained a firm foothold in the Indochina Peninsula, the Americans are even more emboldened!" Meng Xiang has always welcomed the Americans' intervention in the situation in the south.
After the Republic Company controlled by Mengxiang in the United States began to provide P78 Thunderbolt fighters to the U.S. military, another shadow company also launched the FGF3 series of Hellcat fighters in advance with Grumman. Even Moneywater Company, a subsidiary of the American Aviation Manufacturing Corporation, has directly launched the FR|Corsair carrier-based aircraft under the impetus of the Shadow Company.
Although this carrier-based aircraft, which has a speed of more than 400 miles per hour, is criticized for its long nose when taking off and landing, it is very popular with the Marine Corps.
The beginning of a series of fighter jets that are more powerful than the Wildcat has also boosted the confidence of the Americans.
With the end of October, two Montana-class superships entered the South Pacific, and the Americans were ready to strike at the Japanese again.
Because on the Australian mainland, the Japanese army had already attacked the Darling River. With the slaughter along the way, he swept through the cities of Roto and Oranye, and attacked the vicinity of Canberra.
If it weren't for the desperate resistance of the Allies in the Australian Mountains, the new capital of Australia, which was only built in 27 years, would have been in flames.
But people in Canberra have begun to flee in panic. The Japanese army burned and looted all the way in the name of revenge of the natives, and finally leaked the Chinese network of the vanguard army against the dragon. But the killing along the way scared the white people in Australia.
They had no confidence in the Allies holding Canberra, and even doubted that the Allies would be able to hold Melbourne in the rear and Sydney by the sea.
Under the pressure of the Japanese South Pacific Fleet, the port of Coffs also fell.
With this place of residence, the Japanese Navy is afraid that it will be difficult to block the Japanese attack on Melbourne and Sydney by relying on the Great Dividing Range and the Murray River in the future.
People began to flee Australia for the Americas, whether in tranquil North America or chaotic South America, or even neighboring New Zealand, than to die in the revenge massacres of indiscriminate natives after being captured by the Japanese.
For the sake of their homeland, many civilians also stood up against the Japanese.
The number of Australian troops surged, reaching 500,000 at the peak, and with the reinforcements of Britain and the United States and other countries, the number of Allied troops exceeded 600,000 at the peak.
However, the main force of the Australian army in Southeast Asia, North Africa, the Middle East, and even the British mainland lost too much, coupled with the contempt for the Japanese at the beginning, resulting in nearly 200,000 Australian troops killed or taken prisoner.
The loss of elite troops, the immaturity of the recruits, made the losses of the Australian army even greater in the following war.
After slowing down the Indian raids, the Japanese quickly amassed 600,000 troops in Australia. After helping to solve a lot of weapons at the base, the Japanese army used a ferocious attack, and after paying the price of more than 200,000 casualties, it also broke the last vestige of confidence of the Australians.
At this time, the number of Australian troops was less than 200,000, and they could only maintain the last ground.
They are in dire need of assistance.
When the British were too busy to take care of themselves, Australian Prime Minister Curtin completely turned to the United States.
In order to appease the new little brother, even if they are not in a hurry to recover Southeast Asia, the Americans need to make a little sign to stabilize the situation in Australia.
More than 50,000 U.S. troops from three divisions passed through the Panama Canal and arrived in the South Pacific at about the same time as the battleships Montana.
However, it is clear that the Americans have no intention of using the Army to achieve a victory.
They know that compared with the world's second- and third-rate armies that have only been trained for half a year, their advantage is always the navy.
"Let's defeat the Japanese and become the true overlord of the Pacific!" Nimitz, who received a secret telegram from Washington, was again in high spirits. To be continued.