Japan has always had great expectations for establishing a German-Japanese alliance. The one who is most enthusiastic about this idea is the power of the Japanese army. On the contrary, the Japanese navy has always opposed it, representing a group of warlords who have been studying in Britain and the United States.

After Germany defeated Britain and France, the calls for establishing alliances in the army became louder and louder. The Japanese seemed to see hope of dominating Asia. They believed that as long as they gained the support of the Third Reich, Japan could expel all the traditional European colonial forces from Asia without any scruples.

These rich Asian colonies have long made Japan prosper. As long as they occupy the British, French and Dutch colonies with rich metal and oil resources, Japan can continue this difficult Chinese war and ultimately create an "Asian Asia" with the Japanese occupying absolute dominance.

The so-called Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Circle has already appeared in Japan, but it has not been officially publicly promoted, because Japan also knows that such remarks will inevitably stimulate many Western powers and even cause a rebound in the entire white society. Japan is not ready to challenge all powerful enemies, and can only keep a low profile and lower its status. After accumulating enough strength, it will give the strong enemy a thunder blow, and then in one go, it will drive the enemy to hell.

Japan's plan to advance southwardly was officially put on the table after the German army landed in Britain in early September. The scheduled South Asian strategy troops have begun to gather in the coastal areas of Shanghai and Zhejiang. The army even gathered a group of staff officers to send them to Taiwan Island, where they carried out research and experiments on combat in tropical areas in the tropical rainforest.

The Japanese cabinet estimated that it would take about a year to complete all the preparations. It would take a lot of effort to reserve the military supplies needed for this battle. With the mobilization of troops, the replenishment of troops, the adaptive tactical training of the local environment, joint combat exercises of the army and the navy, etc., all of them have come down, and the preparation time is actually very fast now.

The problem is that most of Japan's current plans are set on the background of Germany's comprehensive strategy of Japan. Japan hopes that after the war begins, Germany will restrain the hostile forces of Europe and America for Japan.

If Japan loses German support, these actions are equivalent to challenging the entire Western white world. Even the craziest Japanese staff officers dare not make such a decision.

Therefore, Germany's every move has affected Japan's subsequent national strategy, and Japanese military and political officials are frustrated by the incident of Germany's sudden dispatch of an envoy to China.

Germany obviously did not follow the path that Japan originally expected. The German head of state seemed to suddenly become interested in Asia, which was not a happy news for Japan. Germany was extending its tentacles to Asian colonies in various European countries. Japan's intelligence agencies found traces of German armed forces throughout Asia, and these signs made Japan's attitude towards Germany a little doubt.

Is Germany ready to be an enemy of Japan? In theory, this should not be the case. Japan and Germany have always maintained close and good relations. In addition to the conflicts caused by several unexpected events in recent times, there has never been a blushing incident before. Countless Japanese army officers have gone to Germany to study military affairs. Germany's heroes and generals are also worshipped by Japanese soldiers. The Japanese regard Germany as a good teacher and friend far away in a foreign land. This is the intention that the subjects from all over the country have always adhered to.

Is Germany going to abandon Japan? This problem flashed in many people's minds. When they thought about the consequences carefully, they couldn't help but shudder. Germany has controlled most of Europe, and France and Britain have become allies with it. Once Germany turns to being enemies with Japan, what Japan has to face will definitely not be a single power, or perhaps a whole European coalition.

The Japanese navy can ensure that it can resist its opponents outside Asia in a short period of time, but no one can tell how long this situation can last. Don’t forget that Japan has two powerful enemies, eyeing this small island country at both ends of the Pacific.

Although the Soviet Union in the north intends to reconcile with Japan, the Japanese are well aware of the character of the Russian nation and must not trust it. They must always be vigilant about this giant beast. The army has long been awakened. No matter what happens, the border defense between North Korea and Manchuria cannot be relaxed at all times.

Another powerful enemy is America, far away from the ocean. Japan has long seen the true face of this country that claims to be free. While speaking on the declaration of opposition to the war, it has continuously delivered Japan's urgently needed strategic materials to Japan. At least 30% of the results and resources seized by Japanese soldiers in China were lost in the pockets of those greedy American chaebols.

There is no justice in this world where the strong prey on the weak. Capitalists and chaebols only have eternal interests in their eyes. If they can obtain enough profits, they can even trade with demons, even if they need to sell their own souls.

Many people in Japan hold an idea that almost all powerful countries in Western history have been able to rise rapidly through war and plunder. Japan is just advancing the consistent path of Western powers. Now you cruel imperialists have taken off their bloody cloaks and pretended to be gentlemen's faces, and began to accuse Japan of launching a war of aggression, but they didn't think that what Japan is doing now is actually what they did back then.

This kind of remark is very concealed. It has a market in some people with simple thinking. It seems to make sense, but in fact it is a trick of changing concepts to excuse the war crimes he committed. To put it bluntly, a small robber was suppressed by a group of big robbers, and the Japanese actually felt that they were very wronged.

The United States' attitude towards the Sino-Japanese War has been volatile, which has a lot to do with its domestic political struggle. Roosevelt's new policy did not make the US economy improve much. The domestic isolationist thought once dominated. Americans believed that anything that happened outside the country had nothing to do with the United States and refused to intervene in any foreign conflict. In their opinion, the most important thing at the moment is to reorganize the country's economy. It is better to do more business than to have that leisure.

The United States actually did not involve much interest in China. It entered the Chinese market too late, and it was not as deep-rooted as the old imperialists, so it kept shouting that it would be open to the door and share the benefits. In fact, it was because it was jealous that most of the share of the Chinese market was occupied by other European powers.

American capital has been cruising on the edge of the circle of interests in the Republic of China and has not established much real economy on this land. Most of the time, it only does some raw material import and export trade in the gap between Britain and France. In the eyes of the American chaebol, China does not have much interest worthy of their attention.

From the opening of China's door until 1940, the total investment of the United States in China was only 1.11 billion US dollars, while his investment in Japan exceeded 1.7 billion US dollars during the same period. Compared with China, which has been divided by the capital of the great powers, Japan's independent market is more popular with American capital.

More importantly, the United States does not have much interest in developing the Far East market with backward economic output. They just regard this as the source of raw materials for production. At this time, the majority of the U.S. trade was with Europe. Fifty percent of the U.S. exports were sold to European countries. Compared with the Asian market, which only accounts for 12% of foreign trade exports, the trade interests of Europe made Americans more concerned. This is also a major reason why the U.S. would choose the strategy of first Europe and then Asia in history.

Now, Japan's strong rise in Asia has aroused the vigilance of the US officials. The country's industrialization is getting higher and higher, and exported products have begun to seize the share of the United States. The practice of dominating the Chinese market has seriously infringed on the interests of American businessmen. No matter how small the mosquito is, it is a piece of meat. Coupled with the superiority of the white race, it is squeezed out of the market by a group of Asian yellow skins, which really makes them feel a little unacceptable.

The United States' attitude towards Japan is getting colder rapidly. One is that the United States found that Japan's oil and water had almost been drained. The wartime economy damaged normal commercial activities very seriously. The economy showed signs of a decline. The United States found that its products were difficult to enter the Japanese market. Originally, Japan was the largest source of raw silk for the United States, and its exports accounted for more than 90% of the total imported raw silk from the United States. However, as the war continued, the export volume of Japanese textile raw materials began to decline rapidly. American manufacturers had to start looking for other sources of raw materials. Japan was no longer so important to the United States.

Another reason is that due to the end of the European war, the United States' threats in the Atlantic direction are increasing day by day. The US government is considering turning the national defense focus to the east coast line. The corresponding defensive power on the west coast will inevitably be weakened in a short period of time. Therefore, in order to maintain the national security of the United States in the Pacific direction, the United States believes that it is necessary to hit Japan in advance and to destroy Japan's arrogance when the current situation is still under control.

This island country currently has the second largest navy in the world, and has always used the US Navy as its ultimate imaginary enemy for many years. If he takes advantage of the decline of the US defense in the Asia-Pacific region, if he makes some small moves, it will inevitably pose a serious threat to the US national security.

At this time, the Americans were very glad that the Japanese Empire had an insecurity that could not be hidden, that is, the island was poor and 90% of the raw materials and energy needed to be imported from abroad. According to the information currently available to the Americans, the country's strategic reserves have been consumed. Now we only need to cut off its source of resources and do not worry that it will not submit. Because if there is no fuel, no matter how powerful the giant ship is, it will be just a piece of scrap iron floating on the sea.

The international situation facing Japan is already very serious. If Germany changes its diplomatic attitude towards Japan at the critical moment when the United States begins to put pressure on Japan, it will be a completely unbearable impact on Japan. The Japanese have never forgotten the humiliation of the Three Kingdoms when they intervened and returned the Jiaodong Peninsula. Could this scene be restored to them now?

The Japanese cabinet is looking forward to Hiroshima who can learn the other party's true intentions from the Germans during this trip. At this time, even if it is just a verbal guarantee from the head of state, it can make the hearts of panicked people in the country calm down again.

Even if the independent country temporarily maintains friendship and harmony with Japan, it only takes a year and a half to give Japan a chance to breathe. After the empire accumulates enough strength to capture the South Asian resources and obtain stable war resources, winning the China War will no longer be a problem. At that time, the great Japanese Empire, which owns the entire Asia, will not be afraid of any enemy threats, even if the opponent is an invincible independent country.

"Germany will not change the neutral policy held by the Sino-Japanese War. Your country does not have to worry about this at all. If Germany makes any policy changes, it will definitely notify your country in advance." Xu Jun replied with a smile.

"I believe that the Japanese Cabinet and His Majesty the Emperor will be very happy to hear this news. Japan will never forget its friendship with the German Empire. If possible, our country hopes to invite Marshal Brenberg to visit Japan after completing his mission in China. We are very much looking forward to the visit of the Marshal. I promise that the German mission will be received at the highest level." Hiroshima Oshima was overjoyed after being recognized by Xu Jun, but he finally remembered his mission and quickly proposed an invitation to visit the Brenberg mission.

"This may require some communication with the marshal. I personally don't think there is a big problem. After all, Japan is very close to China. I believe Marshal Brenberg will definitely look forward to a trip to Japan. If it weren't for the busy affairs in Germany now, I would have wanted to go to Japan for a personal visit. I have heard from your subordinates who have been to your country that the scenery there is great and the food is delicious." Xu Jun had a rare interest with the Japanese ambassador.

"On behalf of the Government of the Imperial Japanese government, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the Head of State. I will convey the friendship of the Head of State to Japan. All Japanese citizens will be proud and happy to be able to receive praise from the Head of State." Hiroshima stood up and looked excited, bowing deeply to Xu Jun.

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