Beiyang reactionaries

Just relying on China and Japan, or in other words, no one in China and Japan wants to be the first bird and offend the European and American powers.Therefore, both China and Japan hope that Germany will continue to make trouble in Europe, so as to contain Britain and France and give China and Japan more opportunities.Therefore, China and Japan are the most concerned about Germany.

On March 1937, 3, the German army entered Austria and took control of Austria that day.The Austrian Nazi Party warmly welcomed the arrival of German troops. On March 27, 1937, Hitler came to Vienna in person and signed the law of the annexation of Germany and Austria, and Austria became the Eastern Province of the German Third Reich.At the beginning, Britain, France and the United States condemned Germany for this behavior.

But only a few days later, Britain, France and the United States have recognized Germany's actions.The original embassy in Austria was changed to the embassy in Vienna.That is to say, they all recognize Austria as the Eastern Province of Germany.

The situation developed rapidly.

The "Great Wall Project" on the Chinese side also officially started at this time.

But at this stage, it is only the stage of theoretical data.Even up to now, Zhao Zhongyao and the others haven't had a complete plan.After the command group was established, the individual units began to move.

Zhao Zhongyao and the others will also start to form their technical team.Even if you form a team, most of the people in the team will not know what they are working on.Only a very small number of core technical personnel will be approved to know this plan.

Duan Xun is very cautious at this stage.

Therefore, the preparatory work in the early stage is the most basic work.But even for the most basic work, it has already mobilized a large number of departments.The army has already begun to select a security force for the nuclear weapon experiment base, and they have begun to look for a suitable place for the experiment.Of course the chosen army, apart from the army leaders, had no idea what their purpose was.All they know is that they are going on a secret mission.

It is not easy to find such an experimental base and provide them with food, drink, and housing, including the need for water and electricity.

This is the case for the military. The geological survey team sent by the Ministry of Energy has been conducting exploration for several months, trying to find uranium deposits.Even one of the geological survey teams has made a preliminary discovery, but it is still uncertain.

In addition to them, the data center established by the Bureau of Census Statistics gathered a large number of graduates who studied mathematics.These people began by collating the data of the Bureau of Census Statistics, and soon there were some new tasks.Many people don't know what they are asked to calculate, but just calculate according to the above requirements.These calculations are the data calculations of the atomic bomb.

These preliminary works have been fully rolled out.

At this time, Duan Xun and the Chinese government got news from Europe.Germany's actions were very swift and violent.In a few strokes, Austria was already controlled and then annexed.With the swallowing of Austria, Germany's strength is greatly enhanced.

But in the face of such a Germany, Britain and France are still making concessions.

"Prime Minister, there is an anti-war sentiment in Britain and France. From the British and French political circles down to ordinary people, they were all terrified by the last war. Especially in France, a whole generation was hurt by that war, and even It can be said that a whole generation of men died in that war, so such a tragic experience has been kept in their memory. In the past 20 years, these memories have not been wiped out, but made them fear the war. Therefore, the whole of Britain and France is filled with Anti-war public opinion. In order to avoid war, Britain and France will continue to meet Hitler's demands, and Hitler's move is a step-by-step retreat."

Yan Huiqing sighed.

War, this thing is terrible.Yan Huiqing was a diplomat in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, and he also had lingering fears about the First World War.During World War I, soldiers in Europe suffered heavy casualties, and Yan Huiqing was well aware of it.Especially in some battles, there are tens of thousands of casualties in a day.

China was a bystander during World War I.

But watching from the side is also frightening.Not to mention countries at war.It is completely understandable that the British and French people are unwilling to fight.The common people are just ordinary people, and they always see things in front of them.At this time, those politicians are needed. They should see farther and think more than ordinary people.It is a pity that British and French politicians completely succumb to domestic public opinion without the slightest foresight.

"Ah."

Duan Xun nodded.

After thinking for a while, he said: "Germany first formulated a new 'National Defense Law', then marched into the Rhine Demilitarized Zone, and this time swallowed Austria. Germany's strength is improving step by step, and its ambition is getting bigger and bigger. Let’s talk about what Hitler is looking for next?”

"Prime Minister, it should be this place."

Yan Huiqing pointed to the map.

"The Sudetenland."

"Yes."

Duan Xun nodded.

Dao: "Premier Yan is right. Hitler is currently forming a powerful Germanic country, and he wants to swallow all the places where Germanic peoples gather. Apart from Germany, the places where German-speaking peoples gather most are Austria and the Sudetenland region. Austria With a population of more than 800 million, there are nearly 400 million German-speaking people in the Sudetenland region. By swallowing these two places, the population of Germany has increased by more than 1200 million. What's more, whether it is Austria or the Sudetenland region, they are important European countries. industrial base. Swallowing these two places, Germany’s industrial strength has developed rapidly. Therefore, I also judge that Hitler will attack here next.”

Duan Xun drew a circle heavily on the map.

Although Hitler was a lunatic, he was not a complete lunatic.He is just very courageous and dares to take risks.In fact, everything he does is step-by-step, and he has a complete plan for the development of Germany.

Look at Germany's step by step, it looks very dangerous, but in fact every step is calculated.

Swallowing Austria has already made Germany's strength skyrocket.If the Sudetenland region is also swallowed, then Germany's strength will be further enhanced.The Sudetenland region was one of the industrial bases of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire, and now it is the land of Czechoslovakia.It's just that the main ethnic group here is German-speaking.

The essence of the powerful Austro-Hungarian Empire was in Austria and Czechoslovakia.To swallow these two places is to swallow the most important things of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

"Czechoslovakia is a new independent country supported by Britain and France after the last war. There is also a military alliance between France and Czechoslovakia, including the 'French-Soviet Mutual Assistance Treaty' signed by France and the Soviet Union. Czechoslovakia attacks, then France will go to war against Germany. At the same time, the Soviet Union will help France. But although there is such a clause, I am sure that Britain and France will object at first, but soon the two countries will still compromise as before. The idea that Britain and France want to maintain peace has already been figured out by Hitler. So I think the Sudetenland will fall into German hands within half a year, within half a year."

Duan Xun made a judgment with certainty.

The people below all frowned.Because everyone felt the coming of war.Germany's ambitions are really getting bigger and bigger, and its strength is steadily rising.If even the Sudetenland region is swallowed up, Germany's industrial strength will already far exceed that of Britain and France.

"Once the Sudetenland region falls into the hands of Germany, the entire Czechoslovakia will be exposed to the German army. The Sudetenland region is more important than Austria, and it is unbearable for Britain, France and the Soviet Union."

Dai Kan looked at the map and spoke.

The Sudetenland is a large area in northern Czechoslovakia.This area lies to the south of the mountains that divide Germany and Czechoslovakia, and also includes the Czechoslovakian frontier.Losing this region meant that Czechoslovakia lost its security and ceased to be an independent state in European politics.At that time, Germany can handle Czechoslovakia as much as Germany wants.Everything in Czechoslovakia is out of their hands.

Dai Kan doubted Duan Xun's opinion.

The Sudetenland region is gone, and Czechoslovakia is completely in the hands of Germany.But Czechoslovakia is an important ally of France. Can France lose Czechoslovakia?France must be strongly opposed to Germany's takeover of the Sudetenland region.Moreover, with the alliance between France and Czechoslovakia and the treaty with the Soviet Union, once problems arise between Germany and Czechoslovakia, France and the Soviet Union will inevitably support Czechoslovakia.As for the United Kingdom, it is definitely unwilling to see France and the Soviet Union really get close.Therefore, Britain will try its best to avoid conflicts between Germany and Czechoslovakia.

Not to mention the Soviet Union.

The Soviet Union directly bordered Czechoslovakia.Once Germany controls Czechoslovakia, Germany directly threatens the Soviet Union.For the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia and Poland are the barriers of their land.

Czechoslovakia is not Austria.

The most violent reaction to Austria is Italy, because Austria and Italy border.So when Italy supported Germany, Germany annexed Austria without much problem.However, Czechoslovakia is more important than Austria, and Britain, France and the Soviet Union will all oppose it.

When Duan Xun heard Dai Kan's doubts, he immediately explained: "Britain and France's strategy of diverting disasters to the east must be self-defeating in the end. If Germany wants to take the Sudetenland region forcefully, Britain and France will never confront Germany head-on. And Czechoslovakia directly borders the Soviet Union, and Britain and France are eager for a conflict between Germany and the Soviet Union. Therefore, they will inevitably compromise in the end, and they will also encourage Germany to target the Soviet Union. It is a pity that they are breeding tigers, and they must be back to them.”

"The Prime Minister means that Germany will not rashly go to war with the Soviet Union, but will turn around and go to war with Britain and France?"

"Correct."

Duan Xun nodded.

Said: "Britain and France have been compromising, but they have not seriously prepared. On the contrary, the Soviet Union on the opposite side has been developing its armaments in the past few years. As long as Germany is smart, it will not attack the Soviet Union as stipulated by Britain and France. Turning around and attacking without preparation Britain and France, in the art of war, are surprised. In any case, as Germany swallows Austria, Germany will provoke war faster and faster, and the days of peace are coming to an end.”

The days of peace are numbered.

The development of the situation even exceeded Duan Xun's expectations.In other words, the rise of China has a growing impact on the world.Of course, this has a lot to do with China being a big country. Every move of a big country like China affects the world.

Just look at Japan.

With China's support, Japan now does not need to act on the face of the United States as it did in history.China can support all the resources Japan needs.The same is true for Germany. The two sides have cooperated since the end of World War I.There was a lot of cooperation in terms of economy and military. As a result, when Hitler became Chancellor of Germany, the situation in Germany was very good.Including military preparations, they are far better than in history.

Duan Xun looked at everyone and said: "The war is getting closer and closer. I think it will be two years. The war will inevitably break out. Everyone must cheer up."

"Prime Minister, the Northern Tank Factory has started producing tanks."

When the war came, Duan Xun was most concerned about the construction of the army.When war breaks out, there will be no such thing, and then the competition will be about comprehensive national strength, and the competition will be about military strength.

Currently, China's biggest advantage is its population.At present, the second census is in full swing, but no matter what the result is, there is no doubt that China has a huge population.When Duan Xun was in Sichuan, he began to pay attention to the training of reserve soldiers.In the past 20 years, there have been nearly 300 million people who have retired from field troops across the country, and these people do not include those warlord troops that were disbanded by Duan Xun during the war.

These were all retired from regular field troops, and all were retired from Duan Xun's regular army.These retired veterans account for more than 300 million people.