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Time passed day by day, and the war of the Chinese Empire against Japan also entered its final moment. Although Japan seems to be aware of the approaching war, the twenty divisions of the Japanese Army have entered the highest state of combat readiness. In addition, in the event of a war, they could arm twenty divisions in the shortest possible time. All the capital ships of the Japanese Navy were also assembled at the Sasebo Military Port. The number of capital ships of the Japanese Navy is already small, and if they are used in a scattered manner, they will only be broken by the Chinese Navy in the end.

In order to speed up the construction of the 'Yamato-class' battleships, the Japanese Navy has adopted a three-shift method to speed up the progress. But even then, if you want to complete the construction, you will have to wait until the end of November. And will the Chinese Empire give Japan so much time? The answer is undoubtedly no.

Britain and the United States protested to China, and the Chinese Empire openly stated that it would not start a war, but who can say whether the Chinese Empire would eventually do so? After all, the Chinese Empire is very resolute in safeguarding national security and interests. Even the British and Americans did not want to let the Chinese empire retreat.

Britain and the United States are naturally unwilling to lose Japan's pawn in this way, so on the one hand, they express their concern about the situation in East Asia and hope to be able to stop China. On the other hand, it desperately armed Japan and sent a large amount of weapons and equipment to Japan. So that after the outbreak of war, even if the Chinese Empire blockaded the coastal waters of Japan, Japan would still be able to hold on. After all, if the Chinese Empire can shed more blood in Japan, or even turn Japan into a quagmire of war. That's certainly what they want to see.

Once the Chinese Empire is deeply mired in the war of Japan, and loses a lot of national strength here, Britain and the United States may have a chance to defeat China in one fell swoop. After all, Japan is not a small country, but a large country with a population of more than 56 million. The Japanese are also extremely good at using military force. Once Japan is defeated, or on the verge of extinction, they will definitely burst out with even greater combat power. It is definitely not impossible to arm millions of troops and fight the Chinese empire to the death. Therefore, it was not so easy for the Chinese Empire to defeat Japan. Even if Japan is defeated in the end, it will definitely pay an unimaginable price. This is undoubtedly very beneficial to Britain and the United States, and it is exactly what they want to see.

But. As time passed, the Chinese Empire did not wage war against Japan. This makes the Japanese a little confused? Could it be that their guess was wrong, and that the Chinese Empire really had no ambitions to wage war against Japan? If that's the case, it's a great thing for Japan. After the Japanese Navy's 'Yamato-class' battleships are completed and put into service, Japan's security will be guaranteed to a certain extent. If it can be delayed for another year, and when the Japanese Navy's Amagi-class battle cruisers are also put into service, then the Japanese Navy will have the strength to compete with the Chinese Navy. When the time comes. It's not that they are worried about being invaded by China, but how they plan to invade China. Defeat China.

Britain and the United States and other countries are also watching and speculating about what is going on. However, judging from the various circumstances reflected, the Chinese Empire had the ambition to go to war against Japan! Could it be that the Chinese Empire is still waiting for some time?

If he could, Emperor Wu Haoxuan could tell the Western powers very clearly. That's right. Empires are waiting for their time. Soon after, an earthquake measuring 8.1 on the Richter scale struck Japan. The entire earthquake almost flattened the Kanto region of Japan, causing more than 250,000 casualties and more than 2 million people being left homeless. The direct property damage exceeded 6.5 billion yen. This is for Japan. Undoubtedly a heavy blow. If the Chinese Empire took this opportunity to wage war against Japan, it would certainly be able to defeat Japan in one fell swoop.

Of course, in order to avoid giving the international community the impression that the Chinese Empire is a country that has fallen into a rock, the Chinese Empire will start a war against Japan half a month before the earthquake, even in mid-August. In this way, the Imperial Navy will also be able to seize the time and take the first step to deal with the Japanese Navy. By that time, the Imperial Army had already landed in Japan. Even if something happens in Japan, it will undoubtedly have nothing to do with the empire. What's more, since the war has already begun, it is impossible to end it just because of the earthquake in Japan. Unless, the Japanese are willing to lay down their arms and surrender unconditionally to the Empire.

At the outbreak of war, the Empire also needed an excellent excuse. The Empire's Military Intelligence is responsible for finding this excuse for the Empire. Thus, as the time approached, the Empire* Military Intelligence Agency was already active.

Tanegashima, a small island in the southern part of the Japanese island of Kyushu. Warm currents pass through here, and warm currents bring a large amount of plankton from the warm seas, making this area of the sea very rich in fishery resources. It's just that when Japan was strong, this sea area was completely controlled by Japan. Except for Japanese fishing boats, no other fishing boat wants to fish here.

However, with Japan's repeated defeats by the Empire, it was no longer possible for Japan to fully control the seas. Fishing boats from the Ryukyu Kingdom also began to fish in this area. Although Japan did not take the Ryukyu Kingdom seriously at all, the Ryukyuan people were even the object of their enslavement for a time. However, now with the support of the Chinese Empire, the Ryukyuan people have also become arrogant.

Although the Ryukyu Kingdom was a small country, the population of the whole country was only a few tens of thousands. However, location is very important. The port of Naha became the home port of the Imperial Navy's Pacific Fleet. This made the Ryukyu Kingdom an important state among all the vassal states of the empire.

On August 13, the Yellow Emperor era, the weather was very hot. Fifty nautical miles southwest of Tanegashima Island, several Japanese fishing boats are fishing here. Due to Japan's large population and scarce arable land, fishing is an important source of food for Japan.

Because of the frenzied expansion of armaments, Japan's financial pressure is very great. As a last resort, the Japanese government can only plunder the wealth of the Japanese people by raising food prices in order to support Japan's military development. As a result, the Japanese are miserable and often have to invest all their income in the purchase of food. And, even so, there are still many people who are hungry.

For Japanese fishermen, if you want your family not to go hungry. All they had to do was catch as many fish as they could. However, competition from fishermen from the Ryukyus has led to fewer and fewer fish being caught by Japanese fishermen. This also made the Japanese fishermen hate the Ryukyuan people to death.

No, the Japanese fishing boat, which was originally fishing in this area, soon discovered that a fishing boat from the Ryukyu Kingdom had entered this sea area and was casting its net to catch fish in the sea. This made these Japanese fishermen grit their teeth with hatred one by one.

"Yaga, damn the Ryukyuanians, they dare to come and snatch our fish. It's a sin that deserves death! A middle-aged fisherman stared angrily at a Ryukyu fishing boat not far away. If anger could have ignited something, perhaps the Ryukyu fishing boat would have been on fire.

"Komura-kun, there is no way to do this. There are people who support them, and the Ryukyuan people are getting more and more bold. Another Japanese fisherman said. After Japan's defeat in the war, these fishermen undoubtedly had the most intuitive feelings.

In the face of the intruding Ryukyu fishing boats, the Japanese fishermen gritted their teeth with hatred, but there was nothing they could do.

Subsequently, this Ryukyu fishing boat did something that made the Japanese even more angry. After catching a few random nets, they sailed closer to the Japanese fishing boats. This is clearly a blatant attempt to snatch their fish! These Japanese fishermen are not good at stubble, so where can they endure it at this time?

"Baga Ya Road! Damn the Ryukyuanians, they are blatantly robbing us of our fish. Let's get on the fishing boat and drive away the Ryukyuan people! A Japanese fisherman yelled.

"Yes, get rid of these Ryukyuans. Otherwise, they will run out of fish. Other Japanese fishermen responded.

Subsequently, these fishing boats rushed towards the Ryukyu fishing boats. The fishermen stood at the bow of the boat and shouted insults at the Ryukyu fishermen, demanding that they get out of the way or kill them.

However, the Ryukyu fishermen on the boat were unmoved, and continued to catch fish in the nets, which made the Japanese fishermen even more angry. Some radical Japanese fishermen even began to ram the Ryukyu fishing boats with their fishing boats, trying to force the Ryukyu fishing boats to leave.

However, something happened that left the Japanese fishermen dumbfounded. After the Ryukyu fishing boat was hit, it actually began to sink. This made these Japanese fishermen stunned, how could this Ryukyu fishing boat be so untouched! However, if you kill the Ryukyuan, you may be in big trouble. As a result, the Japanese fishing boats immediately fled. Even the Ryukyu fishermen who fell into the water were not rescued.

At this time, from the southern seas, a destroyer of the Chinese Navy came. The destroyer rescued the Ryukyu fishermen who had fallen overboard, and then quickly reported to the port of Naha.

In fact, this is simply a good play written and directed by the Empire* Military Intelligence Agency. The people on that Ryukyu fishing boat were all agents of the Imperial* Military Intelligence Agency. And the destroyer had long been ambushed in the nearby waters, waiting for the Japanese fishing boat to ram the Ryukyu fishing boat. After the Japanese fishing boat collided, the agents on board opened the mechanism that had been prepared long ago, and the sea water poured into the fishing boat, causing the fishing boat to sink quickly.

And this gave the empire an excuse to go to war with Japan.

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