.Chapter 423: Pulling a stick under your nose

In the waters outside Hong Kong, several Japanese warships are anchored there...

Although they were only anchored there, the existence of these Japanese warships itself has greatly damaged the morale of Hong Kong military and civilians. Fortunately, these Japanese warships did not do anything out of order for such a long time, so there was no chaos in Hong Kong.

Then…

"You must remember, don't hit it!"

In Cambridge, a colonel Osugisugi faced his men.

Just now, Yuichi Osugi received an order from Tokyo to fire a few shots to scare the British living in Hong Kong. But there was one Yuichi Osugi that must be understood, that is, you must not really hit the shells onto Hong Kong land.

Now it is not the later generations. The naval guns in later generations are all automated, but now they all rely on the gunner's personal experience and skills, so Osugi Moriichi naturally has to give him some instructions carefully.

After hearing the order, Osugi Mochi's subordinates nodded and said, although they looked a little unhappy when they heard the order.

"Please rest assured."

Of course, Osugi Moriichi understood why his subordinates were unhappy, because this military operation was not to attack an outpost for occupying Hong Kong, but to cooperate with the intentions of the Chinese.

Even the order to fire just now was just a scene to cooperate with the Chinese.

Although the navy is not like the army, it is more rational and understands the importance of China to Japan. However, the Great Japanese Empire needs to act according to people's expressions, which makes Osugi Moriichi a little unhappy...

However, what if you are unhappy? Although Japan has already occupied almost all of Indochina, even the South Ocean Islands have occupied a considerable portion. But not to mention that Japan needs China to deal with the United States, which has suspended the supply of oil and steel to Japan, half of the supplies needed by the Japanese army during its operations in Southeast Asia are supplied by China———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

However, no matter what, Japan now cannot offend China.

Therefore, even if the Chinese government asks Japan to do something they are not happy to do, the Japanese government will not be able to refuse.

So they sent warships to Hong Kong, so they cooperated in a play according to the requirements of the Chinese government...

"boom!!!"

Two 203mm shells landed on the water not far from the shore, raising a water column dozens of meters high, which made Hong Kong residents not far from the shore scream.

Although the distance was too far, the Japanese could not hear the screams from Hong Kong, but seeing two shells landed on the water not far from Hong Kong, the Japanese officers and soldiers on the warship still felt a sense of pleasure.

Since two shots have already come, I naturally don’t mind coming two shots.

But if the distance between the two shots just now meets the requirements, then the distance between the two shots is somewhat closer.

Seeing that the two shells landed only more than ten meters away from the shore, Osugi Moriichi, who was already happy, was so scared that he was sweating coldly. Although Osugi Moriichi was a colonel-level officer, he still knew very well that if he really wanted to hit the shells onto the shore, he would definitely be blamed by the military headquarters, so he hurriedly said.

"Hurry, tell me below, let them aim a little, and don't really hit it!"

"clear…"

In fact, it was not just Mochi Osugi, but the people below were also scared and sweated.

After all, the Navy is not an army, so after receiving the order from Osugi Moriichi, the gunners below carefully adjusted the data after nodding.

In fact, it is not a big deal for these gunners. There is an important difference between naval guns and infantry guns, that is, the infantry guns set up on land will be very stable unless an earthquake occurs. As for naval guns, since the sea surface itself is undulating, the warships will naturally follow the same. In addition, the recoil after the naval gun fire will cause the warship to shake...

It is indeed a very difficult thing to knock the cannon right.

After all, the Japanese Navy is a world-class navy after all. After being much more cautious, although the launch frequency has been reduced a lot, it has become much more accurate.

Especially after more than a dozen warships along the coastline opened fire together, although a single shell did not fall on the coastline of Hong Kong, the deafening roar from the sea still made the whole Hong Kong people panic.

At this time, even the Chinese, who were originally confident, became panicked.

Although they believe that even if the Japanese army occupied Hong Kong, they would not dare to do anything to them, but the Japanese did not dare to do so, which does not mean that Japanese artillery shells would not dare to do anything to them...

If the Bodhisattva really doesn't bless you and get a few shells to fall on your head, it would be too late to say anything.

Of course, many people have seen something from the Japanese's "hit but not hit", but Hong Kong is a big city with hundreds of thousands of people after all. Even if someone sees it, it cannot stop the panic...

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Just as the Japanese were scaring people there, the British were almost giving in.

In fact, it is not enough to not give in. Indeed, the more than ten Japanese warships are really nothing, especially when the leader is just a heavy patrol, and the rest are either light patrols or destroyers.

For this kind of fleet of average size, the British Empire, which still has the world's largest navy, still doesn't take it seriously———————If the British had not piled all the main battleships in the Atlantic to deal with the Germans...

Although the German fleet was not as good as the United Kingdom, Europe was the main battlefield after all, and almost all the main battleships were concentrated in the Atlantic Ocean and other places, there were very few British ships still staying in Europe.

Moreover, these warships have to fight against the Japanese in Southeast Asia and cooperate with Australia's defense mission. In addition, Hong Kong is under the nose of the Japanese, so under such circumstances, there are naturally no fleets that can fight against the Japanese in the waters near Hong Kong...

As for the Japanese shelling Hong Kong, Churchill and others could certainly see what was inside, but it was an indisputable fact that they could not divide their troops to protect Hong Kong.

What's more, after the launch of the "Exchange Act", although many conservatives opposed it and believed that it was an insult to the British Empire, there were also many pragmatic British officials. This bill was very important to the UK...

Battle of Britain…

In World War II, this is also a very famous air battle...

In this air battle, due to the outstanding performance of the Royal Air Force, the British finally defended the airspace above Britain.

Just defending it, but it doesn't mean they can continue to defend...

In the Battle of Britain, although the Germans suffered greater losses than the British, after integrating almost the entire European territory, the Germans had no way out, whether the base or supplementary ability was far stronger than the British.

On the contrary, what about the British? Although they are more beautiful than the Germans in terms of combat performance, the British are far less than the Germans in terms of aircraft and pilots. In addition, the number of aircraft produced locally is far less than that in the battle of Britain...

If the air battle continues, it will probably not take long for the British to have no planes available.

So in this case, the British need planes and more planes.

However, with extremely low local productivity, the British now have only one way to purchase from abroad. Although the British believe that the two types of aircraft "Hurricane" and "Spraying Fire" are definitely the top level of this period, they also admit that the British are so arrogant, because the main fighter aircraft equipped by the National Defense Forces are only at this level, at most they will be strong in the front line.

There is no way to be strong, because if you are strong, you can only wait for the jet to come out before talking about it...

After all, the performance of piston aircraft is also limiting, especially during World War II...

Although the British believed that the two aircraft "Hurricane" and "Firebreathing" were definitely the top level of this period, when the local production capacity was extremely low, the British could only purchase aircraft from other countries.

Purchase aircraft from other countries...

Currently, the only countries that can produce top aircraft are Germany, the United States, China, and Japan, which are the same. However, Germany and Japan are enemies, and the British do not like Russian goods, so the only countries that can be purchased are China and the United States.

Originally, there was nothing wrong with buying outside, after all, the British had already done it once during the war.

The problem is...

funds…

During World War I, the British lost too much. After more than twenty years, they finally took a breath, and now there is another World War II...

The capital accumulated by the British in the past twenty years has been given to the Chinese and Americans in the early stages of the war. At this point, the British really can't even get a penny.

For this reason, the British also thought of following the Japanese and using supplies to the Chinese.

After all, although the British had no money, as a great country with colonies all over the world, there were still many materials and other things...

However, when he heard the British suggestion, Gu Weijun just glanced at the British diplomat with contempt.

"It's okay if the Japanese are poor and useless, why do you British learn this too..."

In fact, if you don’t have other ideas in your mind, as a qualified arms dealer, it’s not impossible to let the British use resources to exchange equipment. The key is that Yan Guang has ideas in his mind and has big ideas...

Therefore, if the British were allowed to use resources to exchange equipment, Yan Guang's idea would not be realized...

After hearing Gu Weijun's words, the British also felt quite embarrassed. After all, the British Empire made the same as the Japanese...

However, there was no way. This was when the Germans were at their peak, and the British were forced to do nothing...

In fact, what the British lack most is not aircraft, because in the UK, there are as few aircraft as pilots, so many times there are aircraft, and the British cannot find enough pilots.

Although the operation of the aircraft during this period was relatively simple, driving an aircraft was not a bicycle after all, and there were also various formations that required a certain degree of professionalism during the air combat.

So if there are not enough pilots, it will be useless even if you give enough planes to the British.

The British are currently contacting Americans, hoping that Americans can provide a certain number of pilots. The negotiation is currently underway. As for whether it can be...

Leave it to fate...

So the British currently lack aircraft, but what they lack the most is not aircraft, but anti-aircraft guns...

Anti-aircraft guns that can stop the Germans...

At present, the production of anti-aircraft guns in the UK is still very objective, but the production of large-caliber anti-aircraft guns is only more than 50 per month. If there are more than 50 anti-aircraft guns, it would be fine if they defend Hong Kong, but they need to defend the entire UK...

Therefore, more than 50 large-caliber anti-aircraft guns per month are simply a drop in the bucket. In addition, the training of artillery is much easier for pilots, so the British urgently need a sufficient number of anti-aircraft guns.

Then…

The British agreed to the National Socialist Government's requirement on the Exchange Act...

That is, Hong Kong will be returned to China unconditionally...

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After learning that the British agreed to the conditions, Gu Weijun and others were also overjoyed.

Although Song Dinghan and others have already decided to take Britain and believe that Britain needs external support now, Britain is not just China, but also an ally in the last World War.

So it is still a difficult thing to say whether the British can agree to the conditions in the end.

Fortunately, now that things have come to an end, Song Dinghan and the others can breathe a sigh of relief, otherwise, they can only ask the Japanese to seize Hong Kong first and then return it to China.

Although it is very convenient to do this, please ask the Japanese to owe favors after all, and this favor must be paid back. Therefore, it is better to ask less Japanese to ask less...
To be continued...