"Is there really no room for manoeuvre?!" In Tokyo, the Prime Minister's Office Satonomiya once again came to the office of Konoe Bun Sharpening Knife.

This time, his expression was even more ugly than the last time. There is no doubt that Konoe Bunma has definitely not brought him good news.

"Your Royal Highness, if there is any hope for ul, I believe Matsuoka will make % of his efforts......" Konoe Fumima smiled bitterly and whispered to the unsightly Kanin Palace in front of him.

"However, the current situation is that we don't even have hope for UL. The Americans have directly cut off all communication channels, and Matsuoka is even now even US Secretary of State Cordell. Hull can't even see ......."

"These damn white-skinned pigs! What do they think they are good stuff?! Dictate to the Empire and restrict us in every way! Damn horse manure! Bastard!! ”

Kanin Gong yelled in Konoe Fumima's office, which was the only way he could vent now. In fact, at the beginning of the hostility between Rì and the three eastern provinces, US capital gradually withdrew from Rì.

By the time the Wehrmacht sent troops to Tianjin, all the American capital had left the land. At that time, Konoe Fumima and the others sensed that something was wrong, but they did not dare to stop these actions.

In the final analysis, the United States can show the rì face sè, but the rì book is not qualified to show the American face sè at all. Unless, rì was going to turn his face. But at that time, the whole country was not prepared for this, and no one dared to propose to turn the other cheek with the United States.

At most, it was the radical officers in the military department who were constantly deducing the matter.

"Your Royal Highness, I hope that the military department can prepare early・・・・・・" After being silent for a while, Konoe Fumima sighed: "Now, the empire has little room for maneuver. We have limited options, so it's better to plan early......"

Xianyuan Gong nodded, pinched the document given to him by the guards and walked out of the office slowly.

After that, a secret discussion was held in the military department. The discussion was strictly confined to the military department, with participants including current senior staff officers of the Navy and Army and active duty radical officers.

Just as the secret discussions were taking place in Rìben and the Battle of Nanjing and Shandong, the shocking news broke out in Europe!

On August 5, 1938, the Wehrmacht launched an attack in three directions: north, south, and west, and surrounded the main Polish forces assembled in the border area by means of two flanks. Since then, the prelude to the European war has slowly begun.

In fact, Hitler's idea, or Germany's idea, had already been understood by Britain and France. It's just that they don't quite believe that Hitler dared to start a war against Poland after losing the supply of resources.

Britain and France were not stupid, they were using the Soviet Union to contain Germany while trying to appease the restless Hitler. First, they had the British-Polish Treaty of Security Guarantees between Poland and Great Britain incorporated into the 1921 Treaty of Alliance between France and Poland, which intended Britain to join the military alliance between France and Poland and reaffirm that they would defend Poland's territorial integrity and national status.

This is a big stick, on the one hand, to deter Hitler and make him scruples. Of course, carrots will also be given.

At the same time as the signing of the security treaty with Poland, Poland, under the coercion of British command, at the same time hinted to Berlin that they were willing to resume negotiations on the Danzig and the corridor.

This has to be said to hit the hearts of Hitler and the rest of the German generals. But at the same time, Hitler still hoped to be able to declare the return of Germany with a series of wars.

He needed a victory to show everyone that Germany was strong. Therefore, he sent Ribbentrop to mediate between the nations. At the same time, a plan of attack was developed.

Hitler now wanted a real war, so he intended to avoid the problems of Western intervention in Czechoslovakia, and to divide relations between Poland and the West, so he put forward a proviso: the Polish plenipotentiaries who came to Poland had to arrive in Berlin within one day to sign an agreement.

But apparently the Poles could not catch up. In the early hours of August 1938, Ribbentrop read out the sixteen demands of Germany to the British ambassador. When Henderson asked for a copy of the document to be forwarded to Poland, Ribbentrop refused on the grounds that "the Polish delegates had not arrived before midnight." ”

When the Polish ambassador Joseph. When Lipski arrived in Berlin at noon to see Ribbentrop, he said that Poland was now willing to consider negotiations with Germany, but he also admitted that he did not have full authority to sign any agreement, and Ribbentrop drove him away.

Soon German broadcasts announced that Poland had vetoed the German proposal, and therefore the negotiations were terminated. At 4 p.m., Hitler and the German generals decided to start the attack at 4:45 a.m. the next morning!

At this time, the German army had 6 armored divisions, 4 light divisions and 4 motorized infantry divisions, and these motorized units were collectively called "fast troops" by the Germans!

The formation of these armored divisions was due to the fact that in the previous battles of Korea and the Wehrmacht, the officers of the German Army saw the huge offensive power of the tank, so they changed their minds.

The most terrifying thing is that up to half of these tanks are Tiger A tanks jointly developed by China and Germany with drawings provided by the three eastern provinces! Although this Tiger with Christie's suspension and now equipped with the Tiger B with a caliber of 1BM, the BM caliber artillery of the original Tiger A was enough for the Polish army to drink a pot.

The Luftwaffe was also far more powerful than the Polish Air Force, and their role was primarily to provide tactical support and assist the ground forces in their offensive.

The Germans used a total of 29 aircraft in the German-Polish war, including 771 fighters, 408 destroyers, 336 dive bombers, and 1180 bombers, of which more than 200 were used for reconnaissance missions.

In addition to the 771 Tiger Shark A, Germany also sent its own HE111 and DA17 bombers to the battlefield. At this time, most of the German air force had been trained by the Soviet Civil War, and it could be said that it was the most experienced air force in the whole of Europe.

Not to mention the rest of the infantry, Krupp's artillery, Tiger assault rifles... Wait a long time ago. Even with machine guns, a German infantry division was much better equipped than the Polish army - 735 light machine guns! And the Polish infantry divisions were armed with only 326 units.

Even in terms of military strength, Germany was far superior to Poland. The Polish Army, which had 30 infantry divisions, 14 cavalry brigades, and 11 national militia units before the war, could have reached 1.35 million soldiers if fully mobilized, but by August 6 it had mobilized just about 10,000 soldiers.

The German troops responsible for the attack, Army Group South under the command of General Lendest, alone, had 26 divisions and about 880,000 people, of which 10 divisions were fast troops! Not only that′ they were supported by the 1st Air Fleet of Admiral Kesselring Aviation.

At the same time, Slovakia also sent the "Belnolac Army", consisting of three infantry divisions and one mobile corps, to carry out auxiliary attacks from the north of the country.

And by Fedor. Feng. Army Group North under the command of General Pock had 16 divisions and about 630,000 men, of which 5 divisions were rapid troops.

At the same time, Army Group North was also supported by Alexander. Support of the PHM Air Fleet under the command of Admiral Rohr Aviation.

Under this strategic posture, the results of Polish resistance can be imagined.

"Kerala ・・・・・・" on the border of Germany and Poland, up to more than one tank galloped on the battlefield! Poland, on the other hand, pitifully mobilized its own ZTP tanks, which were only more than 130 units, to rush to the battlefield.

If in the past history, the ZTP tank was also a good tank. It has 17mm armor and a 37mm Pofos anti-tank gun.

But now against the Tiger, this tank is completely inadequate. The same is true for the Air Force, the Polish Air Force has about 1 aircraft, which sounds like a lot, but out of 1900, 650 are training aircraft.

The other 700 were obsolete aircraft of all kinds, or useless at the outbreak of war, and the real front-line strength was 392, including 1 fighter, 114 reconnaissance fighters, medium bombers, and 84 reconnaissance aircraft.

As the main force, there are 128 "PZLP11" and "PZLP", but compared with the Tiger Shark equipped by the Luftwaffe, these two fighters are simply the difference between Audi A Jiangnan Alto.

So, unsurprisingly, Poland was crushed.

"Boom, boom, boom......" Under the roar of artillery, the Germans proudly entered Polish territory. The battle began on August 5, and by the time of August 10, it was only five days before the Polish army was defeated and collapsed, and 60,000 men were defeated and captured.

On the air side, Poland was destroyed almost all of its combat strength - more than 500 fighters were shot down. All the main forces were lost. In contrast, the German side did not suffer as much as it had historically lost.

Just more than 130 warplanes were destroyed, and 100 and 20 were killed. Most of these planes were killed by Polish anti-aircraft fire, and the Polish Air Force fought no more than 50 aircraft.

On 11 August, most of the forces of the Poznan Army Group and the Pomocha Army Group were wiped out. At the end of the battle, 120,000 Polish troops were captured.

And on August 9, the day of the war, the Soviet side also began its own war against Poland.

Originally, the Soviet Union did not know when the German army would start the war against Poland, but when the invasion began on August 5, the rapid attack of the German army was far beyond the Soviet Union's expectations!

The Soviet Union, which still had the same tactical thinking, originally thought that the war would evolve into a positional war like a major war, but it did not expect Poland to be so vulnerable.

In order to obtain the benefits stated at the time of negotiation, the Soviet Union needed to invade Poland in the near future.

In fact, in addition to this, the Soviet Union was also considering three things:

1. The reaction of the West to the invasion of Poland by Germany; 2. Although the Tiger of the Three Eastern Provinces sent most of his troops to the Guannai to fight the Rì Army, it is not known whether he would have any thoughts about the Soviet Union again; Third, because of the previous war against the Soviet Union, the efficiency of its troop mobilization has decreased, and it has taken time to prepare for battle.

In the end, the Soviet army gathered the forces of two fronts, namely:

by Michael Khair. The Belorussian Front, commanded by Colonel-General Kovalev, was responsible for the occupation of Polish territory from Blitzt-Litovsk to the Lithuanian border.

The other is led by Semyon. The Ukrainian Front under the command of Colonel-General Timoshenko. It was responsible for the occupation of all areas south of Blizt-Litovsk, including a mechanized "12th Army" in the southernmost part of the deployment, which was responsible for preventing the Polish retreat to Romania and Hungary.

The forces of the two fronts consist of 25 infantry divisions, 16 cavalry divisions and 12 tank brigades, totaling 460,000 men, 3,739 tanks, 380 armored vehicles and combat aircraft.

At the same time, the commander-in-chief of the armies of the two fronts was commanded by Marshal Tukhachevsky, who was known as the "Napoleon of the Red Army".

In order to be able to obtain the maximum benefits, the Soviet side began full-fledged cooperation for the first time after the merger.

Of course, the British and French sides were not unresponsive to Germany's actions. After the German invasion began on August 6, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain still tried to mediate the war in Poland and France even invited Italian Prime Minister Bennito to do so. Mussolini came to preside.

After the German war against Poland, under intense pressure from the members of the Parliament, Chamberlain informed Germany at 9 a.m. on 7 August: "Britain will declare war on Germany unless military operations are ceased immediately and the withdrawal of troops begins at 11 a.m. on the same day." ”

However, the British ambassador to Germany was already past the British time limit when it was handed over to Hitler. At 11 a.m. on August 8, the British request did not receive any response from Germany. Subsequently, Britain declared that Britain and Germany had officially entered a state of war! At 5 p.m., France also declared war on Germany!

"Hey, hey・・・・・・ it's finally a fight!" Tu Menghu put down the messy telegrams and various telegrams one by one in the conference room of Běijīng, and said with emotion: "I've waited too long......"

Yan Zhengqing, Lin Sen and the others in the conference room smiled slightly but didn't say anything. Oh, yes! If you European countries don't fight, you're sure to make trouble for us.

Only when you fight, can we breathe a sigh of relief・・・・・・

"Commander-in-Chief, how do you know that a major war will break out in Europe in the near future?!" Lin Sen looked at Tu Menghu with some confusion and asked, "When you proposed to take back the concession from China and France, we felt a little risky. But when you say that you won't risk it anytime soon, you obviously see through the imminent war in Europe. What I want to know is, how do you judge. ”

This is also a thing that everyone present is extremely puzzled, admittedly! Everyone wants to take back the concession. But now that the United Zhèngfǔ is at war with the rì army, it is obviously unwise to offend Europe at this time.

If Europe gives Rìben a break and leaks oil, steel and other resources, it will be enough for the Wehrmacht to drink a pot. However, Tu Menghu insisted on the resumption of the concession at the meeting, and asserted that there will be great changes in Europe in the near future!

Everyone was curious as to where the commander-in-chief's judgment came from.

"Quite simply, I didn't give Hitler so many benefits in vain." Tu Menghu shrugged his shoulders and smiled, "From the first time I saw that mustache in Germany, I knew that he was not a person who was willing to be lonely. ”

"When he was still in prison, he thought about pushing France. What do you think he would do if he had become the Führer of Germany and had millions of troops, advanced tanks and planes?! ”

He will put his ideas into action without question! Everyone had such an idea in their hearts, and those old commanders of the three eastern provinces who knew that Tu Qianjun had matched the mustache with him when he was in Germany and let him contact Juncker were a chill!

How far does this have to be calculated to have such a layout?!

"I matched him in Germany, but in fact, I just did it." Looking at everyone's eyes, Tu Menghu smiled and said, "First of all, I have limited influence on the Junkers. He was able to secure the full support of Juncker and the German royal family, and that was his own ability. At least I can't do that.

The crowd nodded, and it was. All Tu Menghu can do in Germany is matchmaking. Juncker and the German royal family, he really did not have the ability to influence at the time. At that time, Tu Menghu was just a local warlord in China, and it was a joke to say that he wanted to influence the German royal family and the Junker aristocracy!

"But let me note that just giving him a chance to make contact with Hitler as a person can hold up a platform. It even balanced Juncker's power so that the German imperial family could not control him. I have to say that this person's methods are extremely clever. ”

Tu Menghu paused, and said to everyone: "I once told him about the problem of separating the Soviet Union, but he quickly put it into action. It can be said that he played a major role in the outbreak of the civil war in the Soviet Union. We made a lot of money by following him. ”

The crowd laughed, indeed! The recovery of Vladivostok and other regions was simply impossible to achieve without a civil war in the USSR. Moreover, the civil war in the Soviet Union also allowed the three eastern provinces to recover those relics left in the Soviet Union, while earning a lot of resources and gold.

Of course, Germany did not lose either. They supported Trotsky and earned more than the three eastern provinces. Not only has a huge amount of resources been accumulated, but a large number of skilled workers have also been trained through the export of weapons.

At the same time, most of the current Germans have been trained on the battlefields of the Soviet Civil War. As far as Europe is concerned, it is really impossible to find a team with more practical experience than the Zhide ** team.

The civil war in the Soviet Union benefited Germany and the three eastern provinces. It was only the USSR itself that was to lose.

"Trust me! It will not be long before the British and French will find ourselves to propose the return of the concession. Tu Menghu shrugged his shoulders at everyone and said, "They don't have time to pay attention to China now." ”

There are ghosts when you are free! After Poland was destroyed, Germany's next target was undoubtedly France and its allies. The French, who were not much smarter than pigs, still put their hopes on the Maginot Line, not knowing that the Germans simply ignored this line.

went around directly and stabbed the British and French forces in the back. When the time comes, the whole of Europe will be in chaos. When the time comes, let alone China, the other colonies of Britain and France will have to choose to give up.

"Commander-in-Chief, do you think we should make a statement now?!" Zhang Yao, the minister of justice, was an honest man, and he hesitated whether he wanted to make a statement.

"What do you do?! It's best not to take a stand. Lin Sen, the old fox, was much more sober than him, and said with a smile: "If we don't express our position, others will try their best to slap us." If you want to make a statement, it will be troublesome to re-select the team when the time comes. "To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (qdhan.cwm) to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, your support is my biggest motivation. ps: I accompanied my wife to do prenatal checkups, and when I came back, I had to work hard to get a birth permit'・・・・・ Nima! Why is it so troublesome to have a baby this year...... All kinds of proofs, all kinds of running ......