Chapter 746 The Russians will get involved

"Say no more!" Hideki Tojo let out a loud cry and sat up on his knees.

He stared straight at Shunroku Hata and snorted coldly: "If you don't go south, where is the way out for our empire?" ”

"Without the oil of Southeast Asia, how can the warships of our empire sail to the Pacific? Without fuel, we can't even start tanks, how can we fight the tank units of the vanguard army? Our army may be able to shrink back to Manchuria and hold off the vanguard attack, but so what? And then sit back and watch the people of China become stronger and stronger, and exhaust our national strength? Hideki Tojo's voice grew louder and louder, as if he was about to spew out all his dissatisfaction.

Although the Japanese attack to the south went smoothly, the huge military expenditure also disturbed Hideki Tojo's sleep. He finally realized the difficulties of being a family member.

He now knows a little about the foundation of Japan's national strength, no wonder Konoe Fumiro withdrew, if it were not for the support of the wealth obtained by going south, I am afraid that Japan's economy would have collapsed half a year ago.

"There is no room for two great powers in East Asia! How many years of hatred can be easily reconciled? Would you believe that the people of China forgot about the series of killings not so long ago? It would be nice if someone else was in power, but the vanguard hated us very much. If we are trapped in East Asia, we will be in a situation of life and death. Even if the empire can block the attack of the vanguard army, it will inevitably be greatly damaged and taken advantage of by others! Tojo sat down and continued.

Who in the top echelons of Japan could not know the Vanguard Army's peeping into the puppet Manchurians and its hostility to Japan? But what can be done?

Taking advantage of the time when China was going to war with Soviet Russia, he chose to go south to obtain resources and wealth, strengthen himself, and still have the hope of rebuilding his strength. I only know that retreating to face China, a huge country rooted in the hearts of the Japanese for thousands of years, will end up slowly declining, or being colonized by China or other forces when it is weak. Which of the Russians or the Americans is a good person?

One is a new hope, the other is the inevitable result of decline, how can the Japanese, who have been reaping excess benefits from gambling on the fortunes of the country, be unwilling to gamble?

"I thought that the center of gravity of the vanguard army at this time was in Soviet Russia, and maybe they would come to us for trouble after peace talks with Soviet Russia, but I didn't expect them to come so quickly!" Hideki Tojo said fiercely, "Since they have chosen to destroy the balance of the Far East, don't blame us for being polite." ”

He glanced at everyone and said proudly: "You all know that there are not only us and China in the Far East, but also the Russians!" ”

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"Unreasonable!" After hearing about the war between China and Japan, Lao Xi scratched his scalp in frustration.

Both sides were invisible allies of the Germans, and Lao Xi had always wanted them to be unanimous with the outside world. But now the war between them can only be cheap Anglo-American and Soviet-Russian.

"As far as I know, the place that caused their dispute was originally the territory of the Huaxia people. We once recognized the puppet state, but then we canceled it because of the strong demand of the vanguard. The army commander Brauchitsch, who was recruited by Lao Xi to staff on the development of the war between the two sides, couldn't help but say next to him that he was not dismissed because of the defeat in the war against the Soviet Union, but because Huaxia's operations on the eastern front of Soviet Russia contained part of the forces of Soviet Russia, and he had a better impression of Huaxia in comparison.

"I know! I'm talking about the Japanese. Their greed prevented them from accepting our mediation, which led to this situation. Did the Japanese think they could hold off the Chinese attack? You must know that the army of the Chinese is second only to ours, and the Japanese army, there are not even many tanks, they are already outdated! Lao Xi put his hand on his forehead and sighed, "I hope they won't make too much trouble." ”

"That's right!" Lao Xi suddenly asked again, "What will happen if the Soviet Russian army also intervenes?" ”

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"The Chinese Vanguard Army has finally started a war with the Japanese again!" Roosevelt picked up the coffee on the table with a smile in satisfaction.

"Well, this solves the two of our big troubles at once." Leahy, who was next to him, nodded.

"Then how long do you think they can fight there, and who will emerge victorious?" Roosevelt took a sip of his bitter coffee and asked his military thinker with a smile.

"If you don't take into account other external factors, the Chinese will win! This war may last more than half a year, and it may take a year or more for the Chinese to stabilize Manchuria! Leahy cautiously voiced the opinion of the Staff Committee.

"External factors? You mean the Russians? Roosevelt froze as he held his coffee cup, thoughtful.

"Yes!" Leahy pushed his forehead and said, "Although the Russians have now signed an alliance with us to declare war on Germany, their attitude towards Japan is still limited to that neutrality treaty. However, they may be unanimous in their fight against Huaxia. Of course, I think the Russians will also take into account our aid and hostility towards the Japanese, and will restrain somewhat. It is unlikely that they will go directly to the war! ”

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"I think they'll come!" Meng Xiang lowered his head and pondered for a moment before he said slowly.

"The war in Europe for the Russians is not good, and I heard that the German vanguard team has reached the Red Square in Moscow and has reached the feet of the Kremlin, does Stalin dare to provoke us again? Isn't he afraid that we will cross the Ural Mountains and take him into an army? Fan Chong shook his head slightly, as if he did not believe Stalin's irrational behavior, "Besides, aren't they worried about the reaction of the Americans?" ”

"The Americans are happy, as soon as our side starts fighting, the batch of machinery and supplies they promised has already set sail. As a result, our output of chemical fertilizers and pharmaceutical electronics this year can be greatly increased. Zhou Bai next to him said with a smile.

"There are no strings attached to this batch of machines, right? Last time, in order to compete for orders for armaments and materials in Europe, they resorted to all kinds of means, and even set up a set in the document. This time it's a good thing, the Americans are not a good thing either! Ren Yan Xishan is cunning, but he lacks some knowledge of international law and international trade, he still suffered a loss from the Americans last time, and this time he couldn't help but remind.

"That time was free commercial competition, and this involved national security interests, and Americans still had a sense of proportion!" Zhou Bai obviously didn't care much about this.

"No matter what, be prepared!" Meng Xiang said indifferently, "In the face of huge interests, anything can happen. ”

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"We need to fight the invading Chinese together with the Japanese!" Zhukov stated his pro-Japanese views at the Supreme Military Conference in the city of Gorky. He already sensed the crisis in the Far East.

"If we intervene directly, I'm afraid that the assistance of the Americans will be greatly reduced!" Molotov received a reminder from the Americans, so at this meeting he shook out the opinion of the Americans, "Our center of gravity is Europe!" ”

He has already hinted very clearly, at this time, the industrial system of Soviet Russia is very bad, the control of the Soviet Russians is less than half of the past production capacity, the rest is either occupied by the Germans or occupied by the Chinese, and there are still some far away in the Far East and Central Asia that cannot support Europe. Without the support of the industrial system, the Soviet army could not even equip basic rifles, and at this time British and American assistance became a vital support.

But if the Japanese are mixed up with Britain and the United States, who have become enemies, I am afraid that Britain and the United States will prevaricate and make the Soviet Russians uncomfortable for a long time. You know, by this time the new spring offensive of the Germans had been launched.

It was during this attack that Moscow became more and more dangerous, and the supreme military meeting was moved to the city of Gorky, 400 kilometers to the east.

"What happens if a table balanced by three eggs is missing a fulcrum?" Stalin snorted dissatisfiedly at Molotov.

The successive defeats of Germany, especially his evacuation of Moscow, had a great impact on him, who had declared that he had sworn to hold on to Moscow, which was enough to annoy Stalin, and Molotov's words touched his sensitive self-esteem, and he couldn't help but be annoyed: "Without the control of the Japanese, will the greedy Chinese stop on the banks of the Amur River?" No! We will directly confront the Chinese. Will we make the Far East another Siberia? ”

It is normal to lose one after another in front of Germany, the old empire that swept through Europe, but the loss of Siberia in the hands of the former third-rate country Huaxia has made him ashamed, and if he loses the Far East again, I am afraid that his incompetence will be nailed to the annals of Soviet Russia. Even his majesty could not erase this shame, and he was unwilling to use the blood of the entire Red Empire to cleanse.

He glared at Molotov, who felt aggrieved, waved his arm and said: "The aid of Britain and the United States was paid by our fighters for the blood of defending world peace, and in exchange for our exploits in resisting fascism. Without our efforts, not to mention Britain and the United States, even the whole world would probably fall into the tyranny of fascism. Now it is not that we need the assistance of Britain and the United States, it is that they need us to fight together for world peace! ”

He paused for a moment, waiting for the fierce applause below to cease for a while, and then said: "Every inch of the new world we have opened up for internationalism is sprinkled with our glory, sacrosanct, not the Germans, nor the Chinese, we will not compromise or make concessions. We are not afraid of war, because we hold the truth and the hope of building a new world! We should carry forward the spirit of internationalism, just like the international column in Spain, and go there together to help the people there to resist the tyranny of the Chinese fascists! ”

In the midst of another burst of applause, Stalin waved his arms and pointed in the direction of the puppet Manchurians.

On April 20, under the eyebrows of Japan and Soviet Russia, 200,000 Soviet Russian puppet Manchurian volunteers entered the northeast.

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