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Chapter 16: Declaring War on the Soviet Union (4)

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The development of the situation is as Zhao Zhenzhong said... After the Japanese army lost fourteen Zeros, although the two sides suffered losses in this battle, they were as excited as if they were injected with chicken blood, and shouted "eliminate the Chinese People's Party armed forces in one fell swoop", but the production of the Zero fighter made the Japanese have to endure the impulse.

In original history, although the Zero Type had a production of more than 11,000,000, from the time it participated in actual combat on the Chinese battlefield in the summer of 1940 to the end of 1941, Japan only produced about 300 Zero Types in a total of 1.5 years.

Although the unprecedented pressure brought by the People's Party Air Force on the Japanese army has prompted the Zero to be launched about half a year ahead of schedule, the construction of factory buildings, production lines, worker training and proficiency necessary for mass production all take time. In addition, the time required to produce the fighter itself, it is impossible for the Japanese to obtain more Zero before the beginning of autumn!

With the development of the international situation, compared with fighting hard with the People's Party’s armed forces is not worth the loss, the Southeast Asia area with rich resources can attract the attention of the Japanese base camp. In this case, even if the Zero service is available in batches, the Japanese base camp may not necessarily use it all to consume the People's Party’s armed forces.

Under the influence of various factors, since the failure of the air battle in mid-March, until before May, the Japanese army did not make any major moves on the Chinese battlefield. The People's Party has also stepped up various production and construction in its controlled areas and did not launch an offensive against the Japanese army. The domestic situation has been a rare ease for nearly two months.

In May, the Japanese invaders had just launched the Yichang battle in central China and launched a new year's "public security correction" battle in North China, but the situation in Europe had undergone a major change.

After Hitler jointly divided Poland with the Soviet Union last year, on the one hand, he cast a peace smoke screen on Britain and France to paralyze the other side; on the other hand, he secretly transferred his troops from the Eastern Front to the Western Front, and set his next important target as France. However, considering the blockade of the Maginot Line, Germany first wanted to solve small countries such as the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.

In theory, Hitler's previous behaviors and faces were completely exposed to the world. Moreover, Britain and France have declared war on Germany. These two countries should no longer have illusions about Hitler, but some people just took Hitler's delaying strategy!

British Prime Minister Chamberlain publicly delivered a speech in early April, claiming: "I feel that my confidence in victory is ten times higher than when the war began... I feel that during these seven months, our relative position with the enemy has been greatly enhanced than before.... Whatever the reason is, perhaps Hitler thinks that he can take everything he has seized without going through the war; maybe her various preparations are not very sufficient after all - but one thing is indeed undoubtedly, that is, Hitler missed the opportunity." And then determined that "the power that the enemy wants to continue to explore is already very limited."

But just one month later, the illusion of peace in Europe was shattered by the new German attack. On May 10, the German army launched an attack on the Netherlands and Belgium at the same time; on the 13th, the German army bypassed the Maginot Line and invaded France.

The Dutch army surrendered after less than a week of resistance, and France, known as the European army power, only resisted for one month. The capital Paris was occupied by the German army on June 14. After the Petan government was hastily formed on the 16th, it requested a ceasefire and surrender to Germany, and officially signed a surrender letter to Germany on the 22nd. The situation in Europe took a sharp turn and then spread to the world!

After Nomenhan's defeat and his "northward advance" was frustrated, the Japanese base camp had the intention to go south, and Germany's victory in Europe shocked the whole country. In the eyes of Japanese senior officials, the Netherlands and France's defeat, its colonies in Southeast Asia have become "borderless wasteland", and "Don't miss the bus" has become a buzzing slogan in Japan.

The argument that he demanded to form an alliance with Germany and Italy and then competed for the Pacific with Britain and the United States rose again under the clamor of the army. Even in order to achieve his goal, Toshiro resigned from his position as the Minister of the Army, forcing the collapse of Minuchi Mitsumasa Cabinet, which opposed the alliance between the Three Kingdoms. Konoe Fumi, who reorganized the cabinet, used the hardline Hideki Tojo as the Minister of the Army. While seeking to form a three-country alliance with Germany and Italy, he also began to prepare to march into Southeast Asia.

Because the Betan government, which had surrendered to Germany, still maintained diplomatic relations with Japan, the Japanese government and the Japanese base camp wanted to pass negotiations to force France to finally agree to the Japanese army's peaceful entry into French Indochina.

After the Betan government surrendered to Germany, the situation in France was enough to make it anxious and was unable to cope with the pressure Japan put on French Indochina. It could only retreat again and again according to the requests put forward by the Japanese side... First, on June 20, it agreed to Japan to send military surveillance missions to Hanoi to supervise the implementation of the embargo on China's materials. Then, under pressure from Japan, it agreed to the Japanese army to send 5,000 ground troops to the station on September 4, and agreed to the Japanese army to use three airports, including Laojie, Fushou, Yong'an, and other airports near the Chinese border.

Such a result has basically achieved the intention of the Japanese base camp to march into French Indochina. In theory, Japan should have met, but the 5th Japanese division, which had arrived at Zhennan Pass, was very impatient with the long-term negotiations. In France, when the two sides of the Japanese were negotiating on the exact time of the Japanese army's arrival, they attacked the two wings of Zhennan Pass in a roundabout way, and entered Vietnam after fighting.

The base camp wanted to enter peacefully, but the front troops staged a full military campaign when an agreement was reached! This not only broke Japan's original wishful thinking, but also made the international community further recognize its ugly face.

In order to save the influence, Emperor Hirohito ordered the responsibilities of the relevant persons to be investigated. This led to the removal of the positions from the Chief of Staff Prince Zairen, including Deputy Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Shigeru Sawada, Minister of Operations Major General Kyoji Tokunaga, Chairman of the Supervisory Committee in Vietnam, Lieutenant General Nishihara Ichisto, Commander of the South China Front Army Lieutenant General Riki Ando and relevant staff, and the 5th Division Commander Akito Nakamura were successively dismissed. Affected by this, a revolving lantern-like change began between the Japanese base camp and the external troops.

In response to the threat posed by the Japanese army's force to the Southeast Asian region by French Indochina, the United States announced that it would stop selling strategic materials to Japan from October 16. The United Kingdom also announced that it would resume transportation from Myanmar Railway to Yunnan, my country from October 18, and provide strategic materials for the Chiang Kai-shek government.

Later, Britain and the United States and the Dutch government in exile strengthened their defense and combat preparations against the Japanese army in Southeast Asia. Although Lan Fang, as a sovereign state in the southern belt, was invited to participate in the relevant meetings, he failed to reach an agreement because he had major differences in the division of ownership of some islands in East India with the Netherlands on the Dutch and the sea area. However, Lan Fang took this opportunity to express his attitude of jointly maintaining peace and stability with Britain and the United States in the South China Sea, laying the foundation for future cooperation.

Although Zhao Zhenzhong has paid attention to what happened in Southeast Asia, he has not cared too much about it. After all, the Japanese will not enter Southeast Asia before they break up with the Americans, nor will they threaten Shannan controlled by the People's Party.

From the beginning of spring to the beginning of autumn, Zhao Zhenzhong's attention was not only on the development and construction of the control area, but also on the layout of the surrounding areas of Shannan and preparations for the Soviet Union.

With the support of the People's Party, the Muslim Alliance led by Jinnah and the newly formed Forward Party of Boss are launching an anti-British colonial rule movement seeking national liberation and the country's highest state on the grounds that the British and Indian governor disregarded Indian public opinion and dragged hundreds of millions of Indian people into the quagmire of war. These two parties are not "non-violent and non-cooperation" like the Congress party, but relying on the gun in their hands to speak.

Muslims have developed armed forces in Punjab, northwestern border province, Sindh and other places in the eastern part of the western region of Bangladesh. They are all properly trained troops. This armed force alone is basically the same as the forces of the British and Indian authorities in terms of quantity.

With his influence among young Hindu believers and weapons and equipment supported by the People's Party, Boss also raised nearly 30,000 people in the fall of 1940s and was engaged in the Kolkata area in southwestern Bangladesh province and southern Bihar province, Odisha province and British-Indian authorities.

The vigorous anti-British movement in India not only made the "non-violent non-cooperation" advocated by Gandhi, but also made the British-Indian Governor Victor Hope frustrated. Victor Hope also hoped that Gandhi's Congress party would ease the situation through the party, but how could it be said that the violent gate would be closed?

Moreover, the Congress Party led by Gandhi still has a lot of influence on middle-aged and elderly Hindus, but its influence on young people is not as good as that of Boss's Forward Party, and its influence on Muslims is almost no longer affected.

The situation in Britain and India is becoming increasingly fierce, but Zhao Zhenzhong took the opportunity to add another fire to Britain and Myanmar.

As a close neighbor of India and also under the colonial oppression of the British, the Burmese people have many fighters who dare to fight. Aung San, who was twenty-five years old at the time, was one of the representative members.

Although she is not old, Aung San is already the general secretary of the Deqin Party, the anti-British organization in Myanmar. She has participated in the anti-British movement for more than two years and has even been arrested by the British.

After the outbreak of World War II, the Deqin Party joined forces with other parties and groups to establish the Liberty Alliance - the Myanmar Way Out Association, and carried out anti-British propaganda in various places. Aung San became the secretary-general of the association, and later was responsible for liaison with foreign countries to seek foreign aid to support Myanmar's national liberation and national **.

In March 1940, Aung San went to India to learn about the situation of the National Assembly. It was this action that allowed Aung San to see the situation of the anti-British struggle in India and tried to meet with Boss.

Although Boss did not mention support from the People's Party to Aung San, he told him that "the enemy of the enemy is a friend" and "the British have the enemy of the People's Party in Shannan." After understanding Aung San returned to Myanmar and reached an agreement with the leaders of the Outlet Association, he rushed to Chittagong in July 1940 to seek help from the People's Party.

Zhao Zhenzhong was not surprised by Aung San's request for help. In history, after failing to contact ** for 40 years, Aung San accepted the invitation from the Japanese and went to Japan to seek help. Later, Aung San even organized a team to assist the Japanese army in occupying Myanmar and was awarded the rank of major general by the Japanese army. Now, the British enemy of the People's Party is close, and Aung San has no reason to go far.

With the experience of negotiating with Boss last time, Zhao Zhenzhong handed over the matter of receiving Aung San and signing a contract with him to Lin Chenglou and Chen Zhiyuan. However, because of the issue of China-Myanmar border, the People's Party's treatment of Aung San is different from that of Jinnah and Boss.

Zhao Zhenzhong clearly instructed: "We support the Myanmar people's anti-British colonial rule movement, but Britain cut off the Chinese late Qing government through an unequal treaty. Lashio in northern Myanmar, which is now ruled by the British and Myanmar authorities, and Menga, Jingdong and other places in the northeast, must be clearly returned to China! We oppose colonial rule and will not engage in colonial expansion, but the territory that originally belonged to our country must be taken back! This is our party's basic position on the Myanmar issue!"

The position of the People's Party made Aung San very embarrassed. Logically speaking, there is no reason to prevent China from taking back the Chinese territory occupied by the British, but Aung San knew that if he agreed to the People's Party, the Deqin Party and the Myanmar Way Out Association would be no longer far from being divided.

"I personally understand your party's requirements, but due to historical reasons, Lashio, Menga, Jingdong and other places have been included in the Myanmar government management for more than half a century. The lives of the people in these areas have been integrated into the whole of Myanmar. Raskingly raising the border issue will cause great trouble to the people and will also cause new border issues." During the negotiations with Lin Chenglou and Chen Zhiyuan, Aung San carefully tentatively said, "Do you put the territorial issue aside first and then resolve it after we overthrow the British colonial rule? Moreover, your side also occupies some territories in northern, western, and southwest Myanmar. In terms of area, it is not less than Lashio, Menga, and Jingdong."

"The Lashio, Jingdong, Menga and other places we advocate were originally our territory, but were only occupied by the British through unequal treaties. These territories are still under the rule of the British, and we were originally planning to take them back by force. Now we are informing you that you are just asking you to recognize this reality, not to negotiate with you on the territorial issue!" Chen Zhiyuan shook his head and said in doubt, "As for the western Myanmar that our army now controls, some areas in the southwestern areas were seized from the British, and most of them are sparsely populated and desolate areas. And I believe that even if we give local people the opportunity to self-determination in the future, they will choose to stand on our side!"

Aung San once heard that the People's Party has transferred a large number of people from mainland China to Shannan to resettlement, many of which are placed in the Myanmar area occupied by the People's Army. With the increase in the number of people transferred and resettled, the results of local people's self-determination in the future can be imagined.

"It seems we have no choice?" Aung San asked bitterly. You can disagree. We will take back those territories from the British in the future!" Chen Zhiyuan said with a tough attitude.

"In fact, you don't have to make things difficult for you. Not to mention it, since the Ming and Qing dynasties, Myanmar has been a vassal state in China for hundreds of years, and the Chinese government has not treated Myanmar too harshly. We take back our inherent territory and give you practical help. This is a good thing for each other. At least, with our help, you can drive away the British and realize the real *** of Myanmar." Lin Chenglou sang red and said to Aung San, "Our party, our army has fought with the Soviets, British and Japanese in recent years, but has never failed. Our help is reliable! Moreover, we will not interfere in your internal affairs!"

"The territorial issue is too serious. Please give me a month. I need to negotiate with comrades in China." Facing Lin Chenglou, Chen Zhiyuan's completely different attitude, Aung San did not agree immediately, but instead requested a suspension of negotiations.

After Aung San passed the problems encountered in the negotiations and the People's Party promised to provide specific help to send back to Myanmar, the Deqin Party and the Myanmar Way Out Association had a debate.

On the one hand, there is a practical help available at present. As long as you agree with the requirements of the People's Party and sign the agreement, the relevant weapons and equipment will be within your reach; on the other hand, the territorial issues that will be faced in the future are related to sovereignty. After fighting, the immediate interests will eventually gain the upper hand.

After all, although the territorial problem is serious, it is a future event. There may be a chance to ease it, and the aid of the People's Party is real! Of course, there are also some people who are angry that everyone sells out their territorial interests and choose to withdraw from the association. This is a headache for Aung San and others, and it has nothing to do with the People's Party.

On August 31, Lin Chenglou and Chen Zhiyuan signed the memorandum on the China-Myanmar issue on behalf of the People's Party, the People's Army, Aung San, and the Myanmar Way Output Association. Subsequently, the People's Army provided radio stations, medicines, 5,000 rifles, 200 light machine guns and other materials to the Deqin party members through the northern Myanmar controlled area.

Myanmar's anti-British fire was ignited!

After completing the layout of the surrounding area of ​​Shannan, Zhao Zhenzhong and Zhou Mingyuan used synthetic technology to create a video titled "Soviet Story" in the second half of 1940, and produced copies of two Chinese and English versions.

Part of the material of the video was copied by Zhou Mingyuan from the database on the ship at the Dazhushan underground base, and part of it was taken by Li Wenyong and others with Lord in Europe.

Unlike the "Soviet Story" that appeared later in life, Zhao and Zhou version deleted the character interviews, but instead revealed the past and subsequent journey from the Soviet Union to the Soviet Union through historical video materials and narration commentary. It also added the late stage of World War I, where Germany supported Lenin to weaken Tsarist Russia, and Stalin sent people to hunt down Trotsky.

The whole film starts from the late World War I when Germany supports Lenin to launch civil unrest and weakens Tsarist Russia. In August 1940, Trotsky was assassinated in Mexico. The Soviet-Polish war since the founding of the Soviet Union, sent troops to Mongolia to split China, the Middle East Road incident, the wartime ** policy and collectivization movement, the anti-counterfeiting, the division of Poland with Germany, the invasion of Finland, the annexation of the three Baltic countries, etc., the Katyn tragedy, the influence of the Communist International to the French Communist Party welcomes the German army into Paris, and the fig leaf of the socialist revolutionary holy land that the Soviet Union has always claimed to have completely tore off the image of a socialist militarized empire before the world.

After more than 200 copies of the video were secretly sent to the United States, they were sent to theaters and newspapers in major cities in the United States in anonymous manner before Christmas 40 years ago. Once disclosed, it caused an unprecedented sensation! In addition, countless copies were produced by American media and spread from the United States to all parts of the world.

Although the European war launched by Hitler continued, "Soviet Story" caused a sensation around the world, especially as some events were confirmed and some inside stories were revealed. Questions and condemnations about the Soviet Union and even the U.S. were widely spread in Western countries, and the Soviet Union was unprecedentedly isolated in the international community!

However, as long as there is a benefit, even if you know that it is a devil, someone will probably trade with him. Especially when both traders are devils, trading looks even more scruples.

From the end of 1940 to the spring of 1941, just when Stalin and Hitler roared to strictly investigate photographers and those who leaked the contents of the secret subsidiary protocol to the Soviet Union and Germany's Treaty of Non-aggression, the Japanese came to the Soviet Union and concluded the Soviet-Japan-Neutral Treaty on April 13.

On the day of signing the contract, the Soviet and Japanese sides issued a joint statement: "...The Soviet Union guarantees respect for the territorial integrity and inviolability of the Manchukuo, and Japan guarantees respect for the territorial integrity and inviolability of the Mongolian People's Republic..."

This content not only violates the content of the Sino-Soviet Non-aggression Treaty signed by the Soviet Union with Chiang Kai-shek!

After the news came out, Wang Chonghui, Foreign Minister of the National Government, issued a public statement on the 14th, saying that "it will never recognize any agreements between third countries that obstruct China's territorial and administrative integrity. The Soviet-Japan joint declaration is absolutely invalid to China!"

U.S. Secretary of State Hull also issued a statement on the same day, saying that "U.S. policy will not be changed due to the Soviet-Japan agreement."

The most intense reaction was the People's Party. Northwest Radio issued a government authorization statement for the People's Party: "The Soviet-Japan Neutral Treaty should have nothing to do with China in terms of its content. However, the treaty concluded by the Soviet and Japanese countries is a blatant trampling on China's sovereignty and dignity and territorial integrity!

The so-called "Soviet-Japan Neutral Treaty" is essentially the joint division of Chinese territory between the Soviet empire lords and Japanese imperialists! It is a new stage for the great powers to divide China! One Manchuria and the other Outer Mongolia, almost one-third of China's territory has been gone!

As a member of China, the People's Party government and its armed forces vow to defend the country's territorial and sovereignty integrity! For any invader who dares to covet our territory, we will fight to the end at all costs!

Since the War of Resistance Against Japan, our army has won victories against Japan again and again! If we can defeat the Japanese invaders, we can defeat the Soviet invaders and regain the occupied territory!

From now on, the People's Party government and all its armed forces will be in a state of war with the Soviet Empire!"


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