Chapter 635： Naval holiday ends

The itinerary mentioned by the head of the guard, Horia, eventually Edel did not make it. The external rhetoric is that he is a little uncomfortable, but the actual situation...

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

Yes, what Edel took was a piece of information from the Far East. Japan just announced its withdrawal from the Washington Naval Treaty and the London Naval Treaty.

It needs to be clarified here that the London Naval Treaty is a supplementary clause to the Washington Treaty. It was divided into two times. The first was mainly for the further reduction of the number of capital ships of the contracting states.

The first London Naval Treaty; the treaty further reduced the number of battleships of the three contracting countries, continued to freeze the construction of battleships of the contracting states until 1936, and stipulated that battleships over 20 years old could be modified and improved in performance.

The treaty stipulates the classification and number of cruisers. The cruisers with a standard displacement of more than 1,850 tons and no more than 10,000 tons are classified into two levels: cruisers with a main gun caliber over 61 inches (Type A) and a main gun with a caliber no more than 61 Inch cruiser (Type B).

The total tonnage of    (Type a) cruisers cannot 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) The total tonnage of cruisers cannot exceed 1.43 million tons in the United States; the United Kingdom cannot exceed 1.92 million tons; and Japan cannot exceed 100,000 tons. The treaty also imposed restrictions on the total tonnage, displacement, and caliber of the main guns of destroyers and submarines.

The main provisions of the Second London Naval Treaty: The standard displacement of capital ships shall not exceed 35,000 tons, and the caliber of the main guns shall not exceed 14 inches. The standard displacement of an aircraft carrier must not exceed 23,000 tons, and the caliber of the artillery must not exceed 61 inches. The standard displacement of a standard cruiser shall not exceed 8,000 tons, and the caliber of the artillery shall not exceed 61 inches. However, any contracting State may build a cruiser with a displacement of 10,000 tons if its national security is affected.

The signatory countries are not allowed to obtain or build submarines with a standard displacement exceeding 2,000 tons (2,032 metric tons) or equipped with naval guns with a caliber exceeding 51 inches (130).

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

So these two London Naval Treaties and Washington Naval Treaties have allowed countries to stop the continued construction of naval vessels, and at the same time slowed down the upgrading of new naval technologies by the signatories.

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

Since the 918 Incident, Japan has suffered unprecedented isolation in the international arena. The isolation of the international community has further aggravated Japan's hostility towards the United Kingdom and the United States, mainly due to the competition for interests in the Far East. The economic zones of the Yangtze and Pearl River basins in the south have always been dominated by Britain and the United States, and Japan, which wants to monopolize its interests in China, has an irreconcilable contradiction.

While the Japanese navy is the only one in the Far East, it is very dissatisfied with the great interests of Britain and the United States. In addition, the young and strong faction gradually began to control the military power, and the attitude of hostility towards the United Kingdom and the United States has been extended to the entire Japanese class.

Although the army and navy within the Japanese military have different opinions about going north and going south, their ideal of expanding the sphere of influence has not been changed. At this time, although the notorious circle has not been formally proposed, it has been coveting Southeast Asia within Japan.

Because the area has strategic materials such as rubber and oil that Japan urgently needs. These materials have always been controlled by countries such as Britain, the United States and France. As far as Japan is concerned, Southeast Asia, which is close at hand, is an irresistible temptation.

So 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, the United States and other countries. Among them, British Prime Minister MacDonald, American President Roosevelt and others all delivered speeches expressing regret about Japan's withdrawal from the naval treaty.

At this time, the United Kingdom and the United States and other countries were dragged down by the economy, and they also wanted to bring Japan back to the treaty, so they were more restrained in their words.

Only Edel knew that the Japanese could no longer join the naval treaty because its relationship with Germany was heating up.

Germany's influence in Japan has always been very good, especially the German army is highly respected by Germany. In studying the British navy, Germany also has a lot of influence. Its most famous figure is Kanji Kato.

The most extraordinary thing about Kanji Kato was to contact the defeated German High Seas Fleet officer in private, and then he made a secret agreement. That is, Germany handed over technologies such as submarines to Japan, and secretly sent a certain number of technicians to Japan. In return, after the abolition of the "Versailles Peace Treaty", Japan will return to Germany the technology presented by Germany and the results developed on the basis of German technology.

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

This is the beginning of the division of factions within the Japanese Navy. Yusaburo Kato is called Da Kato, and Kanji Kato is called Kato Kato. The dispute between Kato and Kato will run through the political struggle within the Japanese navy and will erupt at the Washington and London meetings.

After the First World War, at the Paris Peace Conference, Japan obtained the mandate of the German colony and the special interests of Shandong, China. However, the relationship between Japan and Germany was not greatly affected because the Japanese did not engage in prisoner abuse on the issue of prisoners of war. Some of the captured Germans even stayed in Japan after the end of the war The famous Yuluopu cafe in the Taisho period, and the Juchim Western-style snack shop was opened by the captured Germans. Germany People's lifestyle has also changed the Japanese diet to a certain extent, and the consumption of meat and fried food has increased. This phenomenon made the Japanese people generally have a good impression of the Germans, and the pro-Germanism was once rampant.

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

Germany and Japan have a common enemy. With the addition of the two vanguards, the ambassador to Germany, Wuzhakojiko, and the military attache to Germany, Hiroshi Oshima, the relationship between Japan and Germany has naturally increased rapidly.

What incited the young Japanese faction even more was the publication of the Japanese translation of Hitler's "My Struggle" in 1932. This edition deleted the contempt for the yellow race in the original book, especially Hitler's views on the Japanese, leaving only content that incited hatred and racism towards the United States and Britain.

This resonated with Hitler’s thinking among Japanese racists who believed that Japan was the kingdom of God and that the Japanese were descendants of the gods, so "My Struggle" became a must-read classic for the young Japanese army.

So the warming of the relationship between Japan and Germany became inevitable, and after watching the news of Japan's withdrawal from the naval treaty, Edel immediately ordered the chief of guard Horia. "Let Romodan come to Sophia, I need to tell him something."

Next, Edel needs to consider the enhancement of the Navy.