Romanian Eagle

The itinerary that the captain of the guard Horiya said, Edel did not make it in the end. The external rhetoric is that he is a little uncomfortable, but the actual situation...

Edel sat in the office, looking at a new piece of information and said with a little sigh. "I didn't expect to leave so soon."

That's right, Edel got a piece of intelligence from the Far East, and just now Japan announced its withdrawal from the Washington Naval Treaty and the London Naval Treaty.

It should be noted here that the London Naval Treaty is a supplement to the Washington Treaty. It is divided into two, the first is mainly for the further reduction of the number of capital ships of the contracting countries.

The first London Naval Treaty; the treaty further reduced the number of capital ships of the three contracting countries, continued to freeze the construction of capital ships of each contracting party until 1936, and agreed that capital ships over 20 years old can be refitted and improved in performance.

The treaty stipulates the classification and quantity of cruisers. The classification of cruisers with a standard displacement of more than 1,850 tons and no more than 10,000 tons is divided into two classes: cruisers with a main gun caliber of more than 61 inches (Type A) and a main gun caliber of no more than 61 inches. inch cruiser (Type B).

(Type A) Cruiser gross tonnage must not exceed 180,000 tons in the United States; 1.46 million tons in the United Kingdom; and 1.08 million tons in Japan. (Type b) Cruiser gross tonnage must not exceed 1.43 million tons in the United States; 1.92 million tons in the United Kingdom; and 100,000 tons in Japan. The treaty also restricted the combined tonnage, displacement and main gun caliber of destroyers and submarines.

The Second London Naval Treaty mainly stipulates that the standard displacement of capital ships shall not exceed 35,000 tons, and the caliber of main guns shall not exceed 14 inches. The standard displacement of an aircraft carrier must not exceed 23,000 tons, and the gun caliber must not exceed 61 inches. Standard cruisers must have a standard displacement of no more than 8,000 tons and a gun caliber of no more than 61 inches, but any Contracting State may build a cruiser with a displacement of 10,000 tons if it believes that its national security is affected.

Signatories may not acquire or build submarines with a standard displacement exceeding 2,000 tons (2,032 metric tons) or with guns exceeding 51 inches (130) caliber.

In addition to continuing to reduce the content of capital ships, the second treaty also provides for aircraft carriers, cruisers, submarines, etc.

Therefore, the two London Naval Treaties and the Washington Naval Treaties stopped countries from continuing to build naval ships, and at the same time slowed down the renewal of new naval technologies by the signatories.

However, this is a good time for non-signatory countries to catch up, but limited by national strength and technology, only Romania is the only country that can really catch up.

Since the 918 Incident, Japan has been isolated in an unprecedented way in the world. The isolation of the international community further exacerbated Japan's hostility to Britain and the United States, mainly due to the interests of the Far East. The economic zone of the Yangtze River and Pearl River basins in the south has always been dominated by the United Kingdom and the United States, and Japan, which wants to monopolize its interests in China, has irreconcilable contradictions with it.

However, the Japanese navy is dominant in the Far East, and is very dissatisfied with the interests of the United Kingdom and the United States. In addition, the young soldiers gradually began to control the military forces, and their hostile attitude towards the United Kingdom and the United States has been extended to the entire Japanese class.

Although there are differences between the army and navy of the Japanese military about going north and going south, its ideal of expanding its sphere of influence has not been changed.

At this time, although the notorious circle has not been officially proposed, Southeast Asia has been coveted within Japan.

Because the region has strategic materials such as rubber and oil that Japan urgently needs. For a long time, these materials have been controlled by countries such as Britain, the United States and France. For Japan, the proximity of Southeast Asia is simply an irresistible temptation.

Therefore, under the influence of internal and external factors, in December 1934, Japan took the opportunity to announce its withdrawal from the Washington Treaty and the London Naval Treaty.

The news announced by Japan surprised Britain and the United States and other countries. Among them, British Prime Minister MacDonald, US President Roosevelt and others delivered speeches, expressing regret for Japan's withdrawal from the Naval Treaty.

At this time, countries such as the United Kingdom and the United States were more restrained in their words because they were dragged down by the economy, and they also held the desire to bring Japan back to the treaty.

Only Edel knew that it was impossible for the Japanese to join the Naval Treaty again, as relations with Germany were heating up.

Germany's influence in Japan has always been very good, especially the army under the division of Germany is highly respected for Germany. In the study of the British navy, Germany also has a lot of influence, and its most famous figure is Kanji Kato.

The most extraordinary thing about Kato Kanji was that he personally contacted the defeated officer of the German High Seas Fleet, and made a secret agreement after beheading him. That is, Germany handed over technologies such as submarines to Japan, and secretly dispatched a certain number of technicians to Japan. In return, Japan will return the technology donated by Germany and the results developed on the basis of German technology to Germany after the abolition of the Treaty of Versailles.

After this secret agreement was passed back to China, it almost scared the Navy Minister Kato Yuzaburo to death. Kato Yuzaburo scolded Kato Kanji, and destroyed the secret contract after returning it.

This was the beginning of a factional split within the Japanese navy. Kato Yuzaburo is known as the big Kato, Kato Kanji is known as the small Kato, the battle between the big and small Kato will run through the political struggle within the Japanese Navy, and will break out at the Washington Conference and the London Conference.

After the First World War, at the Paris Peace Conference, Japan obtained the mandate of the German colonies and the special interests of Shandong, China, but the relationship between Japan and Germany was not greatly affected, because the Japanese did not abuse prisoners on the issue of prisoners of war. Some of the captured Germans even stayed in Japan after the war.

The famous Youluopu Cafe in the Taisho period and the western-style snack shop in Juheim were opened by Germans who were once captured. The Germans' way of life has also changed the Japanese diet to a certain extent, and the consumption of meat and fried food. quantity has increased. This phenomenon made the Japanese people generally have a favorable impression of the Germans, and the pro-German style was once rampant.

After Teller came to power, he vigorously advocated racism, promoted it, and wanted to overthrow Britain and France for revenge. At this time, the Japanese Army had launched the September 18 Incident, and the relationship between Japan and the United States and Britain deteriorated rapidly.

Germany and Japan have a common enemy, and together with the two pioneers, the ambassador to Germany, Kouji, and the military attache, Hiroshi Oshima, Japan-Germany relations naturally heat up rapidly.

Even more inciting the young warriors in Japan was the publication of the Japanese translation of Hitler's Mein Kampf in 1932. This version removes the contempt for the yellow race from the original book, especially Hitler's views on the Japanese, and only leaves content that incites hatred and racism against the United States and Britain.

This made those Japanese racists who believed that Japan was a kingdom of gods and the Japanese were descendants of gods resonated with Hitler's thoughts, so "Mein Kampf" once became a must-read classic for young soldiers in the Japanese army.

Therefore, the warming of the relationship between Japan and Germany has become inevitable, and Edel immediately instructed Horiya, the captain of the bodyguard, after seeing the news of Japan's withdrawal from the naval treaty. "Let Admiral Lomodan come to Sofia, I have something to instruct him."    Next, Edel needs to consider the enhancement of the navy.