Cheng Qianfan fell into thinking.
Hyōtaro Imamura did not disturb the student's thoughts. He looked at Kentaro Miyazaki expectantly.
For Imamura Hyoutarou who likes to be a teacher, every bit of progress and every outstanding performance by Miyazaki Kentaro is enough to give him a pleasant sense of accomplishment.
"Teacher." Cheng Qianfan looked at Hyōtaro Imamura and said thoughtfully, "England, France and Poland have an alliance. This is the basis of everything."
"It's just that neither the British nor the French seem ready to go to war with the Germans." Cheng Qianfan said, "The French's Maginot Line of Defense is more about defense. The British are separated from the European continent. In the English Channel, if they want to suppress Germany, they must rely on France, so British military operations must be based on the French army's strategy."
"The reality is that although they are not ready yet, Britain and France are forced to declare war on the Germans due to the pressure of the situation and international public opinion." He said with firm eyes.
"What else?" Hyōtaro Imamura looked at his students with encouraging eyes, "What else can you think of?"
…
what else?
Cheng Qianfan held his chin with his right hand and thought.
Suddenly, his eyes looked at the wall.
Cheng Qianfan's eyes flashed with inquiry and a hint of excitement, and he walked to the wall in a few steps.
There was a crash.
He pulled back the curtain and the walls were covered with maps.
Cheng Qianfan came to one of the maps.
This is a Japanese version of the Europa map. (PS1)
Cheng Qianfan looked at the map and was lost in thought. His fingers clicked here and there on the map.
Soon, his eyes stayed on Poland and the surrounding areas of this country, his eyes thoughtful.
"Here." Hyōtaro Imamura handed a map stick to Kentaro Miyazaki.
"To the southeast, the Germans have annexed Czechoslovakia and Austria, and their border with Poland has expanded several times." Cheng Qianfan clicked on the map with the map stick in his hand.
"To the northeast, the Germans will occupy the Polish Corridor as quickly as possible. In this case." He drew a virtual line between the Polish Corridor and East Prussia. "In the northeast, Germany has also achieved a complete encirclement of Poland."
"In this case, we will advance in two directions from the southeast and northeast." Cheng Qianfan chuckled, "Judging from the poor performance of the Poles in the past two days, they will not be able to stop the rapid advance of the German army."
"Britain and France had to declare war on Germany due to international public opinion and face. However, they were unwilling to actually go to war with Germany. The reason was very simple -" Cheng Qianfan drew a half circle on the map with great enthusiasm, and then pointed the map stick at East--
"Soviet Russia." He continued, "Although the Germans and the Soviet Russians signed a so-called secret peace treaty, Britain and France still looked forward to it. They looked forward to the Germans going all the way east."
Cheng Qianfan clicked on the border between Poland and Soviet Russia, "By occupying Poland, Germany will be directly bordering Soviet Russia."
After a pause, he continued, "Or, as the teacher judged, the Soviet Russians could not help but attack Poland, but, no matter what, Germany and the Soviet Russia bordered."
He looked at Hyotarō Imamura and said, "This is exactly why Britain and France have been tolerant of Germany's aggressiveness in Europe. They expect Germany to go east, and they expect the Germans and Soviet Russians to fight."
Cheng Qianfan chuckled, "Britain and France are happy to see us inform the Germans that they are ready to declare war on Germany. This is an attitude. They hope the Germans understand that declaring war is declaring war, and fighting is fighting. These are two different things."
The map stick pointed at Poland on the map, and Cheng Qianfan said with a serious expression, "If the Germans and the Soviets really start fighting at the border, Britain and France will not care about the destruction of Poland."
As he spoke, he put down the map stick and said in a contemptuous tone, "Poland was originally supported by Britain and France. In their view, the Poles should have been used to destroying the country and would not mind."
Hyōtaro Imamura laughed loudly and pointed at Kentaro Miyazaki. He, a student, spoke in a "vicious" way.
He was very satisfied with Kentaro Miyazaki's performance.
…
Hyōtaro Imamura is getting ready to go out.
Cheng Qianfan followed Imamura Hyoutarou to the living room downstairs.
"Teacher, please pay more attention to safety when going out so late." Cheng Qianfan said with concern.
"His Excellency, the Consul General, sent someone to pick me up." Hyōtaro Imamura said.
He looked at Kentaro Miyazaki and suddenly said, "You participated in the Sixth National Congress of the Kuomintang held by Wang Chuanhai. This is a very important experience for you."
Cheng Qianfan frowned, "Teacher, you mean that I might serve in Wang Qianhai's regime in the future?"
"Whether you want to serve in the Wang family's regime or not, it will be good for you to have a good relationship with the Wang family." Hyoutaro Imamura said, "I heard that Chu Mingyu has a good impression of you. How many of you?" Walk around with Chu Mingyu."
"Hai." Cheng Qianfan quickly agreed. He joked, "Next time I can bring two rabbits to Chu Mingyu to discuss academic issues."
Hyōtaro Imamura laughed.
Outside the yard, car lights pierced the night, and the sound of a car motor could be heard faintly.
"Counsellor, the car is here." Kogoro Imamura came in and reported.
…
"Are you and Zhang Xiaolin having a conflict again?" Imamura Hyōtaro suddenly asked casually as he walked.
"Zhang Xiaolin's men are suspected to be involved with the military commander." Cheng Qianfan explained.
"Military commander?" Hyōtaro Imamura asked.
"They were arrested by the Secret Service Headquarters. It is said that they involved military commanders Xiao Mian and Sheng Shuyu." Cheng Qianfan said, and he smiled, "It's just Zhang Xiaolin. I don't need the teacher to help me."
He understood that this was Teacher Imamura's reward for him, a student who had been quite motivated and performed well recently. He clicked this topic to tell him that he was the teacher for everything.
Hyōtaro Imamura chuckled and said nothing more. He was not very interested in military unification.
A car was already waiting at the gate.
Just as Cheng Qianfan was about to step forward and open the door, he saw a man getting out of the passenger seat, coming around from behind the car and opening the door.
"Eguchi-kun?" Cheng Qianfan glanced at this person, his eyes lit up, and he cried out in surprise.
"Cheng Sang?" Eguchi Ying was also stunned for a moment when he saw Cheng Qianfan, and then greeted him warmly.
Hyōtaro Imamura got into the car, and Cheng Qianfan handed over Imamura's briefcase.
"When did Eguchi-kun return to Shanghai?" Cheng Qianfan asked Eguchi Hideya, "Did you come back alone?"
Eguchi Hideya had previously served briefly in the Military Attaché Office of the General Staff Headquarters in Shanghai.
Cheng Qianfan once helped Eguchi Hideya win over greedy Li Li with expensive large yellow croaker.
Later, Eguchi Hide also suddenly left Shanghai, and it was said that he had another appointment.
"I just came back last month, and my wife also went back to Shanghai with me." Eguchi Hideya said, "I still have something to do today, and I will definitely invite Cheng Sang to a party another day."
"I'll be the host, I'll be the host!" Cheng Qianfan smiled heartily.
Standing respectfully on the side of the road, watching Hyoutaro Imamura's car drive away, Cheng Qianfan took out a cigarette from his body, lit it, and took a puff.
He was lost in thought.
"What are you thinking about?" A voice sounded from behind Cheng Qianfan.
Cheng Qianfan breathed a sigh of relief. He was pretending to be just to attract Imamura Kogoro to talk.
"Nothing." Cheng Qianfan seemed to be panicked for a moment, but he quickly covered it up. He asked Imamura Kogoro, "Normally, Hojo-kun is responsible for the teacher's safety guard. Why is it Eguchi-kun today?"
"Eguchi was sent by Mr. Iwai to pick up the counselor." Imamura Kogoro said.
He took a deep look at Kentaro Miyazaki and said, "It is said that Mr. Iwai admires Eguchi Hideya very much."
"That's right." Cheng Qianfan nodded.
Imamura Kogoro seemed to be hesitant. He hesitated to speak and looked at Miyazaki Kentaro.
"Uncle Kogoro, what's wrong?" Cheng Qianfan felt a little uncomfortable when Kogoro Imamura looked at him.
"Kentaro, you seem very happy to see Eguchi returning to Shanghai." Kogoro Imamura said.
"Although I don't have much contact with Eguchi-kun, I have a very good impression of him." Cheng Qianfan said with a smile, "I like friends like Eguchi."
"You like women from Eguchi, right?" Imamura Kogoro suddenly lowered his voice and said.
Cheng Qianfan happened to put the cigarette in his hand into his mouth. As soon as he took a puff, he choked and coughed repeatedly.
"Ahem, cough, cough." The cigarette in his hand was shaking and the ash fell, "Uncle Kogoro, where do you start with these words?"
Imamura Kogoro looked at him with a smile.
"Uncle Kogoro, you are trying to taint someone's innocence." Cheng Qianfan protested, "You misunderstood me."
"Kentaro, I warned you." Imamura Kogoro chuckled, "Eguchi women are not easy to touch."
When Miyazaki saw Eguchi Hideya, his eyes lit up. He watched clearly from the sidelines and was still surprised when Miyazaki and Eguchi had such a good relationship.
Then I heard Miyazaki Kentaro asking Eguchi if he returned to Shanghai alone.
Imamura Kogoro then understood what this guy was hiding in his heart:
He had met Eguchi Hideya's wife Yuki Naiko, who was a very beautiful woman.
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