Chapter 1,276 Transactions Between Britain and Japan 2

Chapter 1276 Transactions between Britain and Japan 2

"This is normal. In a small establishment, everyone has simple rifles, machine guns, and mortars. Although there are differences in equipment levels, they are more or less on the same level. As the scale increases, when heavy artillery, tanks, After armored vehicles are added to it, the situation is completely different. Second-rate countries simply cannot equip these combat power multipliers in large quantities!" Fisher nodded.

"So what about the top brass of the Japanese Army?" Fisher thought for a while and asked.

"The level of generals in their European Expeditionary Force is better than that of mid-level officers. The latter gives people an inexplicable sense of arrogance and is very vain. But the high-level officers are better, at least they can officially distinguish themselves from the world's first-class level. And they have the desire to change. They work hard to learn from various experiences and battle cases on the battlefield, and have also done some research on new technological equipment. However, due to problems with the country's heritage, it may not be easy for them to promote these in their own country." Wallen Lieutenant General Ding said.

"It seems that the Japanese were very cruel in their treatment of prisoners?" Sir Fisher asked.

"That's right. They regard the killing of unarmed people as an honor. This is a very barbaric act. I admit that both armies kill prisoners, but only the Japanese are responsible for large-scale massacres. However, Those guys have already suffered retribution. It is said that the German 9th Army, which is opposite the Japanese Army, has issued an order that the entire army will not accept the surrender of the Japanese army," Valentine said.

"So what is your assessment of the overall combat effectiveness of the Japanese?" Sir Fisher asked.

"If you look at the division-level scale, the combat effectiveness should be stronger than the same number of Russian and Austro-Hungarian armies. Of course, this is limited to the current batch. The newly recruited troops from Japan are not as good as the Russian army, because the previous Many of the grassroots officers participated in the Russo-Japanese War. The new ones are basically new recruits. They can't even use the machine guns in their hands. Let alone how to save their lives in the trenches," Valentine said. .

"But at least they are much stronger than the Turks, right? We won't encounter many strong enemies in the Balkans." Sir Fisher said.

"The premise is that the Bavarian Army does not go south." Valentine said. "If we want to capture Constantinople quickly, it's best to do it on land and sea at the same time, and it's best to deploy some elite British and French troops to provide artillery and armored units. Then the Japanese provide infantry."

"Very good." Fisher nodded, and then stopped talking. He now has to consider his naval issues and how to use the limited chips in his hands to obtain more benefits. Based on the current situation in the Mediterranean-Black Sea, The Allied Mediterranean Fleet has been severely damaged. According to Royal Navy estimates, they have no more than 2 capital ships at most. In this case, the French fleet can easily complete the suppression task, even considering that it will take some time to launch the battle.

Then the Allies can only use three super-dreadnoughts. Therefore, it is actually unnecessary to continue to retain two Fuso-class battleships in the Mediterranean. It might be better to replace these two Fuso with other warships.

The Japanese government still attaches great importance to the arrival of the British delegation. After the British delegation arrived at Nagasaki Port, Japanese Prime Minister Katsura Taro and Saionji Komochi received the British delegation. After a brief chat, General Valentine put forward the British government's suggestions and requirements.

"Are you asking us to provide four additional divisions for the future Balkan battlefield?" Katsura Taro said softly. "If I remember correctly, one of our divisions has 25,000 people, and four divisions have 100,000 people. According to the current establishment of French divisions, the strength of these four divisions is equivalent to 8 French divisions. This number A lot.” (The French division establishment before the war was 14,000 people. As the war continued, the French division establishment was reduced to about 12,000 people!)

"If I remember correctly, even excluding this time, we have invested a total of 180,000 people on the European battlefield. So far, there are still 4 divisions fighting on the European battlefield. Our troops are even larger than the Belgian Army Nothing less." Gongwang of Xiyuan Temple on the side said with tacit understanding.

"Haha, are you starting to rip off now?" General Valentine sneered in his heart, but one thing is right, the Japanese Army is really the third largest Army on the Western Front! After all, the Belgians only have 6 divisions! And the establishment is much smaller than the Japanese divisions. Of course, there is no comparison between the so-called third largest army and the investment from Britain and France. However, a total of 180,000 troops have been dispatched, which is not easy for Japan, a maritime country, especially after it has just occupied part of the Dutch East Indies! There are still garrisons left in many places.

"However, as a war that determines the destiny of the country, this investment is far from enough." Before General Valentine could answer, Fisher said on the side.

"Is it a war that determines the destiny of the country? This is indeed the case for Britain and France." Katsura Taro said calmly. And this attitude makes the British very unhappy!

"Isn't it for Japan?" Sir Fisher said with a surprised expression. "Where does your Excellency come from to think that if we fail, then you will be spared? Is this idea too naive? Even the first-class powers in the world like Britain and Germany need allies, not to mention that national strength can only Is Japan a third-rate country? Americans are very strong, right? But what about before? The United States, which pursues isolationism, has encountered obstacles everywhere in the world. Outside of the Americas, it has no influence at all!"

"However, Germany has no interest in the Far East, right? Otherwise, they would not be able to sell the very important Pacific Islands to the United States. They have now automatically withdrawn from the competition in the Far East." Saionji Komō didn't mind Fisher. It's ironic, because the latter is right. If you look at it purely from the perspective of national strength and industry, Japan is really at the third-rate level! The first-rate ones are naturally England and Germany, and the second-rate ones are France, eh. That’s right!

"That was before. If Germany won, the whole of Europe would tremble under the iron heel of the Germans. And Germany would eventually become a world power, and they would expand their bodies around. Just like the Kaiser said, Germany will Fight for more land with swords for plowshares. Even if they have no plans to dominate the Far East, they certainly don’t mind getting a colony." Sir Fisher said.

"Especially when the colony is not difficult to obtain and is large. For example, Kalimantan!"

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