Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Story of the Chaebol

A month passed quickly, and the deadline for Nanhua to declare war was approaching.

Right now everyone in the Nanhua Empire is actively preparing for war, but at this moment, bad news came from Nanhua's ally, the Chou Kingdom.

That is, the Ugly Country’s naval base in Honolulu was attacked by the Japanese navy.

What was different from the original history was that this time the Japanese fleet was larger and they chose a better time, so after the battle, the Ugly Pacific Fleet was basically wiped out, and the Japanese went all out and occupied the entire Honolulu.

"Your Majesty, the Ugly Country has declared war on the devils!"

"I don't know what the top brass in the Ugly Country's army are doing. They were clearly warned, but they were still able to be ambushed by the Japanese. I don't know if they are too useless or the Japanese are too powerful."

Although Sun Tong hoped that the Japanese could severely weaken the Ugly Country, he did not want any major problems to occur to the Ugly Country's Pacific Fleet.

After all, declaring war is one thing, but given the current situation of the Ugly Country, they cannot provide any help to South China on the Pacific battlefield. They may even become the party that holds South China back.

Next, Nanhua will not only have to provide reinforcements to the European battlefield, but also have to fight against the Japanese alone in Asia, although Sun Tong has prepared enough backup plans for Nanhua.

But now is not the time for Nanhua to take out these big killer weapons. Take nuclear weapons for example. Nanhua just completed the test explosion a month ago. Needless to say, the power of this thing is powerful, but the question is, can Nanhua really take it out directly?

Yes, with South China's national strength and financial resources, it is not difficult to produce nuclear weapons on a large scale.

But what should we do after the Japanese are nuked?

You have to know that if South China can make nuclear bombs, then the ugly country and the Russian bear can also make them. A short-term lead is not enough for South China to dominate the world.

Therefore, South China must continue to make use of the Franco-Spanish alliance, even if it means paying a higher price in casualties.

"Your Majesty, what should we do next?"

"No need to wait. Since our allies have already jumped out, we must follow suit. Send the African Expeditionary Corps to North Africa as soon as possible. What we need to do next is to help our allies win the North African battlefield first."

“What about Asia?”

"Continue to send more troops to the Malay Peninsula, especially to the Myeik and Thonburi lines. Arrange the Third Corps, the Fifteenth Corps, the Twenty-ninth Corps, and the Thirty-third Corps to garrison in the towns along this line. Their only mission is to keep an eye on the Japanese in the north and not let any of them go south."

"What about the commander of the frontline troops?"

"Let the commander of the Third Army, Smollett Hiddlen, take charge. He was originally a popular candidate for the deputy chief of the army, so his qualifications are definitely not a problem."

As Nanhua's business grows bigger, the Nanhua Empire now has many factions not only in the civil service, but also in the military.

There are currently four major factions in the army. The first is the Yuancong faction, also known as the veteran faction. The people who make up this faction are basically the group of people who followed Sun Tong the earliest. The members of this faction are not distinguished by bloodline, they only look at the time the members have followed Sun Tong.

The method to distinguish the members of the Yuancong faction is very simple. Anyone who followed Sun Tong before he established Xihua is considered a member of the Yuancong faction.

Precisely because this group of people are senior enough and have made great contributions, the Yuancong faction is definitely the strongest in Nanhua today. However, each of these people holds a high position of power, so they usually do not participate in the struggles between other factions. To be honest, this group of people is more like a group of spectators.

The three factions under the Yuancong faction are the local faction, the European and American faction, and the Chinese faction.

As the name suggests, the localists are the group of people who originally lived on the existing territory of South China. This group is also a mixture of white people and Chinese. Because everyone used to live together, after entering the military and political circles, they are more able to unite when facing other outsiders.

However, the strength of this faction is much weaker than the other two factions.

The fight between the Chinese faction and the European and American faction at the back was the most brutal, but while fighting each other, these two factions looked down on the local faction. Most of the members of the Chinese faction chose to follow Sun Tong after the establishment of the Western China Kingdom. This faction had a large number of members, and although there were not many people in high positions, relying on their influence at the middle and lower levels, this faction was still quite powerful.

As for the European and American faction, the number of members in this faction is relatively small. The total number of white people living in South China is only about 8 million. Because South China's attitude towards them is relatively good, most of these people have now integrated into South China's social environment.

However, although the white population base in South China is small, most of them have received education after all, so many of them have entered the government and the military, especially the companies founded by Sun Tong in Chou Country. Now, the old employees of these companies have basically entered the military and political circles of South China.

The reason why this faction and the Chinese faction have always been at odds is that the biggest contradiction between the two sides is that the Chinese faction always advocates purifying the racial composition of the South China Empire and hopes to move all the white people in the country back to European and American countries.

The European and American groups certainly could not tolerate such unscrupulous slogans put forward by the Chinese group. You have to know that many of them have lived in Southeast Asia and Africa for several generations. It can be said that apart from their appearance, they no longer have much connection with Europe.

Now the Chinese faction actually wants to drive them out of their hometown. If they don't fight the Chinese faction to the end, they will have lived their lives in vain.