Expedition to Europe

From Foch's perspective, Lanfang's power on paper is indeed no match for Japan.

Japan had a fleet far superior to Lanfang, which was enough to offset Lanfang's land superiority. Foch was convinced of this.

"Ferdinand, regarding this issue, I will organize an exercise in a few days. You can participate, but the content of the exercise must be kept confidential. With the consent of the Lanfang Ministry of National Defense, it is not allowed to be disclosed to any person or force, even including Including the French Ministry of National Defense, can you do this?" Qin Zhiyuan started with the ugly words.

"What is it about?" Foch didn't know.

"As for aircraft and warships, I think this exercise will subvert your understanding and will also change the shape of future wars. Under the premise that Lanfang has gained enough advantages, I don't want the spread to be too serious." Qin Zhiyuan did not intend to hide too much. many.

"Qin, Lanfang and France are allies..." Foch bluntly expressed his dissatisfaction.

Although Foch is currently serving in the Lanfang army, he has not taken Lanfang nationality. Foch is still French, so he will naturally be grievances for the interests of France.

"I will remind you at the appropriate time, but not now..." Qin Zhiyuan weighed the pros and cons and decided to say more to prevent Foch from being distracted: "Japan does not need us to think too much, our future enemies will be more powerful, so "It's important to have reservations, not about France, but about the unknowns."

Qin Zhiyuan had spent time in Europe and was deeply impressed by the mutual penetration between European countries. If the French were told now that the battleship was coming to an end, it would be equivalent to telling the British.

Compared with the Japanese, the United Kingdom is an opponent more worthy of Qin Zhiyuan's attention.

Yes, although it may sound a little overestimating, the new Lan Fang regards the most powerful country on the planet as his opponent, or at least one of his potential opponents.

Having said that, as long as all countries living in this world want to make a difference, they are competitors with each other, and no one wants to stay out of it, including the United States, where the "Monroe Doctrine" is prevalent in America.

"Qin, your current state is not right. Your confidence is a bit too full. This is not a good thing. As a king, you should think more carefully." Foch still disagreed, and the worry in his eyes became stronger.

Well, Foch is a more polite way of saying it. What Foch really means is: Boy, don’t be too crazy, be careful to hit the wall!

"Wait until you finish watching the exercise, Ferdinand, I believe you will change your attitude." Qin Zhiyuan was indeed full of confidence.

Of course, this kind of confidence is based on a clear understanding of the direction of the future war. Qin Zhiyuan knows the development trend of the future war, so he rejects all detours and minimizes the time needed to catch up with Europe and the United States.

In Qin Zhiyuan's timetable, there is no place for the Japanese at all. In other words, the Japanese are not a threat in Qin Zhiyuan's eyes.

Since it was not considered a threat, it was necessary to launch a fierce counterattack against the Japanese and not give the Japanese much breathing room. So at noon that day, six Lanfang destroyers left their home port of Cam Ranh Bay and sailed towards the Strait of Malacca.

Ever since Qin Zhiyuan formed Cam Ranh Bay, the construction of Cam Ranh Bay has never stopped.

At present, workers are basically in place, and construction work is ongoing day and night. A small area has been cleared for Lanfang's destroyers and battleships to station.

As a result, Cam Ranh Bay successfully became the largest military port in Lanfang.

Although Lanfang was prepared to seize Japanese ships in revenge, the result was unexpected.

For three whole days, no Japanese ship, whether a cargo ship or a cruise ship, appeared in the Strait of Malacca. This situation was very unusual and proved that the Japanese seizure of the "Minnan" was deliberate.

At the same time, during these three days, Lanfang and Japan have been talking loudly and launching an all-round war of words.

Qin Zhiyuan was deeply impressed by the propaganda machine of the PLA in another time and space, so he became the Information Office at the beginning of the founding of the country. After Qin Zhiyuan was invited to return to Lanfang, the Information Office was upgraded to the Propaganda Department, Lance became the director of the Propaganda Department, and Philip became the editor-in-chief of "Daily News".

Lanfang's rhetoric was mainly carried out by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, supplemented by the Propaganda Department.

On the day when the Japanese warships seized the "Minnan", Foreign Minister Lu Zhengxiang, who had returned to Lanfang, immediately held a press conference to promptly report the situation to reporters from various countries in Coconut City, and then formally reported the illegal seizure of the "Minnan" by the Japanese warships. issued a protest to Japan.

However, this protest did not go smoothly because Lanfang and Japan had not yet formally established diplomatic relations, so the protest could only be forwarded through the French Ambassador to Japan, which virtually reduced efficiency.

By the time the protest letter was delivered to the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it was already the next morning.

The Japanese side also immediately held a press conference, saying that this was just a routine inspection by the Navy because the Navy Department received relevant intelligence that day, which was enough to prove that the "Minnan" had committed smuggling in Japanese waters. However, when asked about the specific reason At that time, Japan refused to disclose more information on the grounds that the investigation had not yet concluded.

It seems that Lan Fang has no other choice but to go to war against Japan's rude behavior. War is obviously the last resort and will not be implemented unless it is absolutely necessary.

Just when the Japanese thought they had a plan, Lanfang had launched an all-round news war against the Japanese.

In addition to the Japanese media, media from all over the world have shown great concern about this incident. They used guiding words to report this incident in a seemingly fair and "neutral" position. Some media also intentionally or unintentionally attached a comparison of the naval strength of Lan Fang and Japan, which gave people a feeling that the Japanese were bullying others.

Among them, the wording of the Times was the most severe. The Times used the headline "Who are the accomplices of those dwarfs?" on the front page, opening a group ridicule mode for the current government, sarcastically scolding the current government. The article bluntly said that if the current government does not dissolve the "alliance relationship" with the Japanese, then the great British Empire will become an accomplice of the Japanese and will become an ignominious party in this farce.

At this time, it had just ended in Europe for less than a year. Many Europeans had a good impression of the Foreign Legion composed of Chinese, and they had no good impression of the Japanese soldiers who were frequently involved in scandals. In addition, the exposure of the "Japanese Dig" a while ago made public opinion even more one-sided in favor of Lan Fang, placing Japan on the side of despicable villains.

The British government has also been racking its brains for the Japanese over the past year. Lloyd George once tried to maintain relations with the Japanese, but now it seems that the general trend is irreversible, so the British Parliament passed the "termination of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance" motion at the fastest speed, officially announcing that the alliance between Britain and Japan has expired.

Of course, although the "alliance" has expired, it does not mean that the British will be enemies with the Japanese. In fact, on the day when the British announced the termination of the "alliance" with the Japanese, the British Parliament announced that it would provide Japan with a loan of about 50 million pounds for Japan to purchase materials from Britain.

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This is not good news for Lan Fang. Fortunately, Lan Fang and Japan have not yet gone to war, otherwise the British behavior would be equivalent to aiding the enemy for Lan Fang, which would cause a rift in the "friendly" relationship between Lan Fang and Britain.

The British decisively terminated the "Anglo-Japanese Alliance", which I am afraid even the Japanese did not expect. Who said that talking nonsense is useless? It is useless only because the degree of recognition is not enough. When a country widely recognized by Western society talks nonsense, it still has a considerable effect.

While talking nonsense, Lan Fang also commissioned France, the United States, and Britain to mediate. Regardless of whether there will be a war next, get the people out first.

At the same time, the public opinion war against Japan is also underway. This is not based on the "Minnan" ship, but centered on "Japan has been abandoned by the whole world" and began to attack the Japanese government.

This is another heavy bomb for Japan.

In fact, small countries like Japan, their citizens are sensitive and inferior.

If Japan and the Republic of China were on the brink of war, when Japan's national strength was superior, it would naturally be full of confidence. They would do their best to show their superiority, all kinds of map cannons, and all kinds of bottom lines to express their optimism.

But when the Japanese face Western countries, the people of this country are also extremely inferior. They are so inferior that they can't raise any emotions of confrontation. They will wholeheartedly be grandsons to prove that they have the ability to be grandsons.

So when the news that Japan was abandoned by the whole world began to spread in Japan, it happened that Britain announced the termination of the "alliance relationship" with Japan, so all Japanese became message spreaders, and this news spread throughout Japan in a very short time.

As the saying goes, three people make a tiger. When all Japanese are talking about this news, "rumors" are no longer just rumors.

What many Japanese cannot accept in particular is that Lan Fang is just a new country dominated by Chinese. Just for such a country, Western countries actually collectively abandoned Japan. This is incredible.

You know, after a series of victories in the Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War, many Japanese believed that they had already left the level of Asian countries and began to join the ranks of Western powers. Now, just for Lan Fang, they were collectively abandoned by Western powers, which made the Japanese feel that their newly established self-esteem was particularly damaged.

So when the Japanese had nowhere to vent their anger, the Japanese government became the punching bag.

The government must take most of the responsibility for this situation. The prime minister must resign, right? The cabinet must be reorganized, right? Isn't there anyone in the Navy who should come out to explain why the "Minnan" was detained in the first place?

In mid-September, the Japanese government, which was trapped internally and externally, announced the release of the crew of the "Minnan" who had been detained for ten days.

And just when the Japanese government announced the release of the crew of the "Minnan", Lan Fang began a vigorous mass production campaign.