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Chapter 842: World War II breaks out and Abe forms a cabinet

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    From early August to mid-September, nearly a month and a half, the Shandong Guerrilla Corps spent time establishing new units and enhancing their combat capabilities. The entire army was extremely busy from top to bottom.

    But after entering September, the whole world was in chaos. The war was no longer only in East Asia that attracted attention. Everyone's attention was focused on Europe.

    On the evening of August 31, a German SS trooper wearing Polish military uniforms pretended to be Polish troops and attacked Radio Gleiwitz on the German border. They insulted Germany in Polish on the radio and dropped several bodies wearing Polish military uniforms.  corpse.

    Then, all radio stations across Germany broadcast the news that "Germany was suddenly attacked by Poland", and a long-planned war broke out.

    Less than five hours later, at 4:45 in the morning on September 1, hundreds of German "Heinkel" -111 heavy bombers, under the cover of "Messerschmitt" -110 fighters,  Large-scale attacks were carried out on major Polish airports, naval bases, and targets such as Warsaw.

    This air strike was quite successful, destroying some Polish Air Force aircraft and seriously damaging the airport runway and aircraft factory.

    Then, the German ground forces launched a full-line attack from the north, west and southwest.

    At the same time, the German warship "Holstein" parked outside Danzig Port pretending to be on a friendly visit also suddenly opened fire on the Polish military base.

    The Polish army was caught off guard. 500 front-line aircraft were blown up at the airport before they could take off. Countless artillery pieces, cars and other baggage were destroyed before they could retreat. Transportation hubs and command centers were destroyed, and the troops fell into chaos.

    Taking advantage of the situation, the German army took armored troops and motorized troops as the vanguard and quickly broke through the Polish defense line from several major areas.

    Throughout the whole day of September 1st, no country in the world had reacted to Germany¡¯s sudden attack. Only the Polish army on the German-Polish border had become aware of the Germans¡¯ intentions.

    The next day, all the big countries in the world reported the news of Germany's invasion of Poland. Britain, France and other countries were in an uproar for a while. Germany actually launched such a large-scale war without saying anything. This made the two big countries look bad.  How to look good? Now not only the Poles are panicking, but Britain and France are also anxious.

    When the Polish ambassador to the UK quickly called the British government to report that Poland was under air attack.  Immediately, the British King drove to Downing Street to visit Prime Minister Chamberlain and decided to go to war against the leader of the Nazi rule.

    In fact, at this time, the British had no enthusiasm at all for participating in this war. They had not yet recovered from the cruelty of World War I.

    At the same time, the British still remember that their prime minister said to all the British people a year ago: "In my opinion, the smooth settlement of the Czechoslovakia problem is just a prelude to Europe's peace-seeking initiatives. This morning, I also had a conversation with German Chancellor Hitler  We had a conversation and this is the document we signed together."

    However, just a year later, Prime Minister Chamberlain's dream of maintaining peace during his term was shattered.

    More importantly, Britain and Poland were military allies at this time, and their Prime Minister Chamberlain promised to provide Poland with unconditional military assistance when Poland was attacked by Germany!

    Therefore, whether the British want it or not, they must go to war.

    At 9 a.m. on September 3, Britain issued an ultimatum to Germany, requiring Germany to provide an armistice guarantee before 11 a.m., otherwise Britain would declare war on Germany.

    At noon, France also issued a similar ultimatum to Germany, with a deadline of 5 p.m.!

    But Hitler ignored the ultimatums issued by Britain and France. As a result, Britain and France formally declared war on Germany one after another, and World War II broke out.

    Due to the lack of information, it was two days before the news reached China, and four days after it reached the Lunan Shandong Guerrilla Corps.

    At that time, Li Guoyao was inspecting the newly built Xiong'ershan Arsenal. When Ma Desheng sent him the latest news from Chongqing, Li Guoyao realized that the time had arrived in 1939.

    As a cheating person, Li Guoyao naturally knew the impact of the outbreak of World War II on China.

    ¡°It¡¯s just that during this period, he has been busy commanding operations and building the Xiong¡¯er Mountain base, so he forgot about it.

    When he heard the news, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief for no reason. In the end, the war could not be avoided, and it broke out on September 3.

    Although World War II was a disaster for all mankind, for China, which was in the midst of the crazy and brutal aggression of the Japanese army, the outbreak of World War II was a blessing.

    Yes, you heard me right, it¡¯s the gospel!

    "If the world war had not broken out, the eyes of Britain, France and other countries would not have stayed on China for even a minute. They would still have shamelessly implemented appeasement in connivance with Japan and looked down upon the suffering Chinese people.

    It can be said that before the outbreak of World War II, China was a country fighting fascist forces, but after the outbreak of World War II, China had allies.

    Secondly, Britain, France, the Netherlands and other countries had no time to look eastward, which gave Japan the opportunity. It was precisely because of this bottomless temptation that Japan, which was focused on attacking China, gradually divided its forces southward, and then walked step by step towards the abyss of destruction.

    If World War II had not broken out, Japan might not have been so crazy as to invade the entire Southeast Asia, given the strong power of Britain, France and other Western powers.

    Extrapolating further, when five to six million Japanese troops all pour into the Chinese battlefield, the consequences will be really unimaginable.

    Therefore, Germany attacked Poland and Britain and France declared war on Germany. This is indeed good news for China as a whole.

    Of course, the same is true for the current Japanese army!

    When the news that Britain and France declared war on Germany reached Tokyo, the Japanese people were very excited. Once Europe went to war, no country would intervene to interfere with their invasion of China.

    ¡°If this war is like the previous war from 1914 to 1918, if it lasts for three or four years, by the time the Europeans react, they will have already annexed China.

    As a result, a large number of Japanese people took to the streets, and the excitement was comparable to that of the Chinese New Year.

    At the same time, the Japanese government also hurriedly met with senior officials at the base camp to discuss possible problems that may arise next.

    Subsequently, Japan made a decision that Army General Nobuyuki Abe would form the cabinet and become the 36th Cabinet of Japan.

    Abe Nobuyuki is a native of Ishikawa Prefecture, the eldest son of Kanazawa Domain's lord Abe Nobuyuki, and graduated from the 9th class of Rokushi.  His classmates at the same time defeated six army generals, including Shigeru Honjo, Nobuyuki Abe, Jinzaburo Masaki, Sadao Araki, Iwane Matsui, and Senyuki Hayashi, but in comparison, he was the best at mixing things up.

    When he was attending the Fourth High School, Japan defeated the Qing Dynasty in the Sino-Japanese War, so he took the military as his ambition. He dropped out of school and went to the Army Military Academy. After the Russo-Japanese War, he graduated as a saber corps member.  In the 19th period of the mainland, he followed Kazunari Ugaki in the army and prospered.

    In 1930, when Ugaki fell ill and was hospitalized, he, who was the Army Undersecretary at the time, acted as minister for several months, and he became addicted to being a minister.  However, he had little to do with the struggle between the Imperial Faction and the Ruling Faction, but because he belonged to the Ugaki Faction, he did not escape the fate of retiring from active service after the "February 26" incident.

    A few days ago, due to changes in the situation in Europe, the cabinet of Kiichiro Hiranuma collapsed.  Abe accepted the appointment and became prime minister on the recommendation of Saionji Konobo, Konoe Fumimaro, Hirota Koki, Ugaki Kazunari and others.

    Emperor Showa placed great hopes on Abe, believing that he had a careful mind and a stable personality. He was related by marriage to Koichi Kido, and was a sworn brother to Narumi Inoue, who was on the non-expansionist side of the Navy. He was the Chief of the Operations Section of the Army General Staff who had just stepped down.  Masazumi Inada is his son-in-law.  He can control the army and at the same time maintain good relations with the navy to solve the incident in China.

    And Abe did not disappoint Emperor Showa. After taking power, he immediately discussed with the base camp and made extensive adjustments to the combat troops and senior officials on the current Chinese battlefield.

    The first to be adjusted was the North China Front Army, which had been ineffective in fighting during this period. Both the commander and chief of staff were transferred. General Gen. Sugiyama was transferred back to the country to serve as military counselor, while chief of staff Naosaburo Okabe was transferred to the Kwantung Army.

    In addition, the head of the intelligence department, Major General Kita Makoichi, was also transferred back to the country. However, unlike the previous two people, Kita Makoto was directly dismissed from his post and returned to the country for investigation.

    Lieutenant General Tada Shun, who served in the Kwantung Army, was appointed as the new commander of the North China Front. Yamashita Tomofumi, the former commander of the Chinese Garrison Army Brigade, was appointed as the chief of staff. The two partnered to take charge of the North China Front.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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