For the Chinese people, the Second World War had already begun, that is, September 18, 1931!
But for the rest of the world, the real start of World War II was May 10, 1940.
On this day, the German army, which had been delaying it since last year, finally took action. With an order from Mustache, the German army invested a total of 136 divisions in accordance with the revised "Manstein Plan", including 10 armored divisions and 4 armored divisions. Motorized Infantry Division.
First, the 17 divisions of Army Group C attacked the Maginot Line head-on, and the 28 divisions of Army Group B attacked the Netherlands and Belgium, attracting the main force of the British and French coalition forces. Then, the 64 divisions of the main Army Group A broke through the French defense line between Namur and Sedan, trying to get around to the British and French coalition forces.
The start of the fight attracted the world's attention to Europe.
By May 20, the German Second Armored Division reached the Atlantic coast, and the British and French forces were completely surrounded, and then retreated to the Dunkirk area.
The whole world was dumbfounded. Is Germany too strong, or is Britain and France too weak?
In fact, speaking of it, these countries that have been beaten are all at fault.
First of all, the two European hooligans, the British and the French, whose ancestors betrayed their teammates, had no intention of actually fighting Germany from the beginning. The blood shed in the First World War has not been done yet, so how about fighting again?
Therefore, they have always had an appeasing attitude towards Germany's expansion in recent years, hoping that the mustache's appetite can be satisfied soon.
But they never expected that Mustache was a lunatic no less than William II.
That's really brave!
Then there is the Maginot Line in France. This thing was not built until it reached the Sedan area. It was originally intended to be built all the way to the Atlantic Ocean, but the Belgian government at the time did not allow it.
At that time, Belgium said: I have the Liege Fortress, which is enough to resist Germany. Why are you building a defense line behind my butt and deploying heavy troops? What do you want to do?
The most important thing is that Britain also supported Belgium at that time.
Looking at the map, if the United Kingdom is regarded as a barren tree, then Belgium and the Netherlands are like the two eggs of this barren tree.
There is a thorn on the side of the balls, can a British guy be willing?
France took into account the tenacious combat effectiveness displayed by the Belgians in the Battle of Liege during World War I, and the Ardennes region was densely forested and mechanized troops could not pass through, so they thought that would be fine, then you should guard the north, the German-French border. I watched, using one move for absolute defense, I no longer had to worry about the invasion of German lunatics.
But who would have thought that the French guy thought he had trapped Susanoo, but the mustache directly hit him with a move called Flying Thunder God and a thousand-year kill!
The Germans equipped the tank with a bulldozer shovel and drove it directly through the forest in the Ardennes!
As for the Netherlands, its geographical location is simply too handsome, and there is a natural harbor in Amsterdam. If you conquer this place, you can directly use it as your naval homeport, thereby threatening the United Kingdom. In addition, he claims to be neutral, but he is willing to be the loyal brother of Opium Cow. If not, who can he beat?
And by June, seeing that the remaining troops in France were about to be wiped out by the Germans, Mussolini also jumped out to take advantage of the situation, directly declared war on France, and at the same time prepared to invade the French colonies in North Africa.
There is a war in Europe, and the happiest person is Luo Zizi from the United States.
Although the United States has initially overcome the economic crisis in recent years, the sequelae are still considerable.
Great war, good business!
I still remember that in a certain movie, Fatty Qiu squatted in the toilet and called Luo Zizi, begging the United States to provide more material aid, but Luo Zizi said a lot, and the core idea was to collect money.
After World War II in the original time and space, the official U.S. gold reserve reached 21,682 tons. Where did it come from? Of course it was saved from two world wars! This also directly contributed to its post-war monetary dominance.
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Looking at Asia, the Chongqing government is having an even tougher time. When the little devil saw the British guy being rubbed on the floor by Germany, he threatened the British to block the Burma Highway, or else he would send troops to block it.
At the same time, Tojo Hideki invited the German ambassador to Japan in advance to discuss alliance matters. After Italy got the news, he also followed closely to join.
And when Konoe Fumimaro came back to power to form a cabinet in July and appointed Hideki Tojo as Prime Minister, it accelerated the negotiation process this time.
By July 30, the Tripartite Alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan was born more than a month earlier than it was in September in the original time and space.
The reason why the time was advanced is because Japan suffered heavy defeats in Changsha and Shanxi in the past year and suffered heavy losses. They felt that they were no longer able to launch a large-scale offensive against China, so they wanted to open up other battlefields.
For example, entering from Southeast Asia and entering Myanmar can steal the Chongqing government's escape route and obtain the resource producing areas in Southeast Asia.
But this plan requires a strong ally in Europe that can contain the forces of Britain and the United States.
Now that he discovered that the Germans were so powerful, Tojo almost had an orgasm on the spot.
When the British learned the news, they were furious.
After the Dunkirk evacuation, Fatty Qiu felt that he could keep the Germans out of the country with the help of the navy, and he also had about 100,000 Gallic chicken cannon fodder, which gave him confidence again.
Zinima is a chicken on his own feet, why are you playing with me? I just promised you to block the Burma Highway, why are you hanging on the back foot with Hans?
Otherwise, they didn't want to call the British cheap. That's it. They didn't plan to declare war on Japan for fear of completely angering Japan, so they just reopened the Burma Highway in protest.
In this regard, the Konoe Fumimaro cabinet also announced in a high-profile manner that it would expand the new East Asian order to the colonies of Britain, France, Portugal, the Netherlands and other countries to build the so-called "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere".
When the Americans heard this, they became angry.
Ouch, what the fuck? Southeast Asia also has my interests. The Philippines is my colony. Your domestic steel-making and oil-refining factories all depend on the scrap steel and crude oil I provide. Are you baring your teeth at me?
Besides, even though you have the equipment advantage, you have suffered several defeats in a row on the Chinese battlefield. Who are you trying to bluff here? That mustache gives you courage. Do you think he can travel from Europe to Asia to help you?
Then, the United States cut off the supply of raw materials to Japan, hoping to make it a long memory.
This is several months earlier than the original time and space.
The Americans spoke very lofty words, saying that they wanted Japan to give up its aggression against China and its idea of invading Southeast Asia. But what he actually means is: I plan to quietly make war fortune. You kid, use your tricks to show your highlights. Don't force me to do it.
In fact, U.S. officials have imposed an embargo on Japan, but some of their private companies are still smuggling raw materials to Japan, but the volume is far less than the previous bulk trade between the two countries.
This actually reflects what Americans mean.
But what a crazy kid! He directly came to negotiate with the Americans and forcefully demanded that the United States stop unfair treatment and stop aid to China.
Will Americans hate him? of course not!
Then, Japan found the Vichy French regime supported by Germany and asked its troops to enter northern French Indochina (Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and other countries), and Vichy France agreed.
When Americans see you, are you so little Japanese? Are you serious? Okay, I will freeze all your assets in the United States!
Since then, relations between the United States and Japan have dropped to a freezing point.
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As for China, our party's senior officials are now surprised by Liu Yu's accurate prediction. At that time, Liu Yu only told his third uncle and his parents when he went to Yan'an, but there were occasional small-scale meetings between senior officials. When the time comes, we will naturally discuss this prediction.
Now that Liu Yu's prediction is completely accurate, it is time to consider what he said later, to end the Anti-Japanese War as soon as possible, then unify the country, and then create a bright future for the new China.
From May 10, when the news of the German war was received, to September 1, in four months, the entire Eighth Route Army was gearing up, preparing to give the little devil a hard blow.
