1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

"Automatic...rifle?"

"You can simply think of it as a machine gun that fires rifle bullets." "Isn't that... a machine gun?"

"So you..." Fujiwara Kanemi shook his head: "Keep watching!"

"..."

After both sides showed off their equipment, the confrontation soon began.

As soon as the confrontation began, all the Japanese high-ranking officials present, regardless of whether they understood military affairs or not, frowned.

Although it was an "exercise", it was clear that the organizers of the exercise had simulated the actual battlefield as much as possible. Even the blank bullets were loaded with red marking powder. Once hit, the soldiers would be "killed" immediately.

Then, the 4th Division was "massacred"—first, they were pinned down by the enemy's intensive firepower. By the time they wanted to fight back, the enemy had already approached and even rushed into their positions...

Needless to say, the outcome of a pull-and-fire "Type 38" rifle facing a machine gun that could fire a whole volley of bullets in seconds at close range is unpredictable.

Bayonet fight?

If you have a gun but don't use it, who would be so stupid as to fight you with a bayonet?

Soon, the 4th Division was completely wiped out, while the 386th Brigade suffered minimal casualties. Araki Sadao and other high-ranking army officers all looked grim.

Outsiders might laugh at the 4th Division's combat effectiveness, but they recognized it internally, at least at the level of an ordinary Type A division.

However, the Type A Division was completely defeated in a head-on clash by the "386th Brigade," which had been established for less than a year and had equal or even fewer troops than them...

"See? This is the way your army is best at fighting and what they are most accustomed to, and this is the result?"

Fujiwara Kanezane sneered:

"Fortunately, this is the Fourth Division, so they're more flexible in combat. If it were the Second Division, the disaster-stricken area would be cut in half!"

"Your Highness, this is unfair! Their firepower..."

"Fair? When the enemy uses this kind of equipment, firepower, and tactics to kill you, will they talk about fairness with you?!"

"Can..."

"Alright! Keep watching!"

The following exercise footage was filmed from the air. It was unknown how the photographer did it, but soon no one paid attention to it.

Because everyone could clearly see that teams of various types of tanks, armored vehicles and cars (mostly captured from the Northeast Army) appeared.

This unit did not directly attack the fortified position in front of them as Araki Sadao had expected. Instead, they sent a small number of troops to draw fire while the main force moved to the sides, cutting off the retreat of the army with lightning speed...

You don't need to watch the rest of the story.

(These days, not only Japan, but also Britain, the United States, France and other countries still define tanks as "strong mobile fortresses for assaulting trenches")

Fujiwara no Kanezane thought that the army would understand his meaning after seeing this, but he never expected Araki Sadan to be surprised and puzzled.

"Your Highness, besides the large number of armored troops, is there any other trick to this exercise?"

Damn it, he's the army chief who said, "If we have three million bamboo spears, the foreign powers won't be a threat." What a fool!

Well, only if this kind of idiot with a rusty brain and a cowardly fool like Okaku Tsuneo continue to sit in the position of Minister of Army and Navy, his plan can go more smoothly.

"Can't you see?"

Fujiwara Kanezane shouted loudly:

"This is just an exercise. Imagine if an army division or more were surrounded and the enemy used tanks and armored vehicles to cut off their retreat from both sides. How long do you think they could hold out?"

"this..."

Araki Sadao wanted to refute the claim that "the army has the spirit of the emperor and is fearless", but Fujiwara no Kanezane did not give him much opportunity to speak:

"I know you want to fight to the death to inflict such and such damage on the enemy, but you don't even have anti-tank weapons. With a lack of supplies, how can you inflict casualties on the enemy for days?"

"What? Heavy machine gun bullets can penetrate tanks? Those are our little Japanese tanks! Do you think the tanks of the great powers are as shabby as ours?"

"Asking soldiers to defend themselves against explosive packs? Haha... I won't even mention the effect. How many well-trained soldiers and equipment does Japan have for you to squander like this?"

"To risk the precious lives of soldiers against cheap steel readily available in the United States—even the Zulus wouldn't do that when facing the British!"

"Araki! It's fine if you can't govern the place. I'm helping your army clean up the mess in Northeast China, but do you even know how to fight? If you can't, get out of here and let someone else do it!"

If any other member of the royal family had criticized him like this, Araki Sadao would have been furious, but facing Fujiwara Kanezane, he simply didn't have the courage to respond.

After all, let's not talk about "cleaning up the mess" first. He just personally commanded a small group of people and won a victory that shocked the whole world at an unimaginably low cost.

"...In future wars, who will still fight positional warfare? It's all about mobile warfare! Annihilation warfare! Blitzkrieg! What can be resolved with artillery fire will never be resolved at the cost of a soldier's life!"

"Spending vast sums of money to maintain a bunch of infantry who will be easily killed by the enemy on the battlefield, while claiming to be on par with the European and American devils, but not using precious money and expertise to improve the actual strength of the army!"

"You still have the nerve to say you're going to attack Europe and America? You can't even defeat the Russians! As for making the Imperial Japanese Army invincible, that's just wishful thinking!"

(Note: In those days, because of the victory of the Russo-Japanese War and the experience of intervening in the Soviet Union and reaching southern Siberia, the Japanese had a kind of confidence in the Soviet Union.)

"If you could build two more armored divisions or equip them with a few more heavy artillery pieces or machine guns, I'd consider it a great effort! Did you equip them? How many did you equip? Idiot!"

After spouting off all sorts of military jargon for a full half hour, Fujiwara Kanezane roared and threw a document in front of Arawa Sadao:

"I'm going to the United States soon. During this time, everyone in the Army should study this plan carefully! Think carefully about how to fight future wars!"

"Come to me when you've thought it through. I'll personally take you to the Emperor to ask for a budget! If there's no budget, I'll provide it! If you still can't figure it out, I'll allow you to declare war on the Soviet Union and see who's right and who's wrong!"

After saying this, he left everyone behind and took his maids with him out of the silent meeting place. All the other senior executives except Araki bowed respectfully to him and said goodbye, with more respect than they would to the emperor.

It wasn't until everyone had left that Araki Sadao, having come to his senses, picked up the manuscript from the table. The title was in German, and translated to:

The Schlieffen Plan.

396 triggers a major bomb for the Federal Reserve

after one day.

"...Thank you, Your Highness, for your consideration of the country."

"Your Excellency Saito and Your Excellency Takahashi, your words are too polite. I am favored by Your Majesty, work for the government, and am supported by the people. If I don't think about Your Majesty, the country, and the people, who should I think about?"

Fujiwara Kanezane smiled and said:

"After I leave, I hope you two will help His Majesty stabilize the government. If anything unexpected happens, please hold on until the final outcome is reached in the United States."

Saito, the "Central Prime Minister"

Takahashi is a "calculating" person; Okaku is a "timid" person; Araki is a "brainless" person...

Ah, the country is really thriving.

This way, after I leave, there shouldn't be any major problems. At least, that idiot Araki shouldn't do something like "226" at this time, right?".."

I really never forget Your Majesty...

How did the Fujiwara Kita clan produce such a future head of the family?

Never mind. It has nothing to do with me. It's all an internal matter of the Fujiwara clan. "Your Highness, please rest assured. We will lead our ministers to do our utmost and will not dare to disobey." Saito Sane expressed his obedience. Takahashi Korekiyo also patted his chest and said:

"Your Highness, rest assured. You have already solved our biggest problem. If this still doesn't work, we will commit seppuku to apologize."

To be honest, they were really grateful to Fujiwara Kanezane.

If this person had not kept his promise and taken the initiative to stand up at the meeting to attract most of the firepower, they really would not have dared to be so cruel to the army;

Of course, even if Fujiwara no Kanezane broke his promise, they would still attack the army, but it's safer to have someone to hold the line!

“Well, then…”

Just as Fujiwara no Kanezane was about to give a few more instructions, someone knocked on the door hurriedly: "Mr. Takahashi! Mr. Takahashi! Please come out! It's urgent! It's urgent!"

Several people frowned. What happened?

Don't you know I'm talking to His Highness? You have no manners at all!

Takahashi Korekiyo nodded apologetically to Fujiwara Kanezane, stood up, opened the door, and shouted:

"What's going on?"

"Sir! This is American intelligence!" "What kind of intelligence could the United States have that's worth your..."

Takahashi Korekiyo angrily took the manuscript handed to him by his panicked subordinate. He almost lost his balance after just one glance. Fortunately, Fujiwara Kanezane behind him helped him up.

"Mr. Takahashi, what's wrong?"

"Palace...Palace palace palace..."

Takahashi Korekiyo trembled as he handed the manuscript to Fujiwara Kanezane. Fujiwara Kanezane glanced at it, his expression surprisingly calm.

"Sir, Japan has abandoned the gold standard. Don't panic... Come, take a deep breath..."

“..Huh…Huh…Huh…..”

Takahashi Korekiyo breathed hard several times before finally calming down. Looking at Fujiwara Kanezane's calm demeanor, he felt admiration for him and said with a wry smile:

"Your Highness, something terrible is about to happen in the world."

"Haha, is the sky really going to fall?" Fujiwara Kanezane laughed in his heart.

Humph, after all this time, it finally exploded.

"Hey yo do..."

UMP9, who hadn't appeared in over two hundred chapters and was probably completely forgotten by readers, looked at the neatly arranged gold, wiped the non-existent sweat from her head, and nodded with satisfaction.

"Now, the Commander and Sister Riva will probably praise me when they meet me, right?"

"Hehe... what are you praising?" "Ah! Sister Chuntian!"

Hearing the voice behind him, UMP9 turned around, and with a smile, he pounced on him, nuzzling his chest. Chuntian didn't get angry, but hugged UMP9 and said lovingly:

"Alright, alright, thank you for your hard work. When the commander comes back, you can go back with him!"

"Hehe, Sister Chuntian is the best..."

In addition to gold, this underground fortress that once belonged to a big capitalist is filled with the smell of tangerines.

The two figures laughed for a while, and then UMP9 asked:

"Sister Chuntian, what should I do next?" "Of course, to break this big news!" Chuntian's eyes were full of expectant smiles.

During the months she was left in the United States by the Commander, she and UMP9 had only three main missions:

1. Become president; 2. Kill people;

3. Steal...rob...rob...forget it, revolutionize finance.

There is nothing much to say about being president and killing people. Deifying the Springfield President, eliminating rebels, and forcing those who are destined to rebel into a dead end.

The key is "revolutionary finance".

Robbing a bank, which may win the cheers of the people but is too inefficient, is of course not a good idea, so the main goal is to get gold, and mainly to get the gold from the Federal Reserve.

The commander said that the Federal Reserve must be abolished or completely controlled by the people, otherwise it will be useless no matter who becomes the president.

Hot Knowledge 1: The United States is still a gold standard country at this time;

Hot Knowledge 2: The Federal Reserve assumes the responsibilities of the U.S. central bank;

Hot Fact 3: The Federal Reserve was established and operated by the US government in 1912, after the 1907 banking crisis deliberately created by Wall Street.

Hot Fact 4: The Federal Reserve is not owned by the US government. Instead, it is held and controlled by numerous private banks, including the Rothschild Bank. It is completely self-sufficient and does not require any financial funding.

Hot Fact 5: The Federal Reserve has 12 regional reserve banks, all of which are privately controlled and have considerable independent financial powers, including almost completely independent currency issuance.

Hot Knowledge 6: The Federal Reserve can exploit the interests of the American people and the world through its unrestrained private credit monopoly and control the US government to formulate various policies that benefit capital;

Hot Knowledge 7: Although the Federal Reserve needs the approval of the U.S. Treasury Department to print money, every Treasury Secretary since the establishment of the Federal Reserve is almost always Jewish or has a very close relationship with the Federal Reserve.

Incidentally, as to the question of whether the Federal Reserve is private, Americans themselves have already reached a very clear conclusion – it is absolutely private;

However, on the Chinese internet, there are a bunch of fools who bring their own dry food and those who are worried about receiving dog food, who are trying to defend the Federal Reserve. The reasons include but are not limited to:

"Although the Federal Reserve is privately controlled, shareholders cannot receive dividends and have no voting rights";

"The Federal Reserve has a dual-class share structure and is actually a government agency, which makes it prone to criticism."

"The Federal Reserve's function is macroeconomic regulation, a responsibility that private individuals cannot assume"; "In capitalist countries, the opposite of private ownership is not state ownership, but public listing"; "94% of the Federal Reserve's profits belong to the US government, not private individuals"; "The Federal Reserve's printing of money must be approved by the Treasury and the National Treasury."

"The Chairman of the Federal Reserve is appointed by the President of the United States."

"Pure conspiracy theory"...

It's so funny. I won't even mention how some people deliberately confuse the difference between the "Federal Reserve Bank and the Federal Reserve Board", as if the United States is not a country that belongs to private individuals.

All I can say is that some of the money the Federal Reserve spends every year to brainwash the world into believing that "the Federal Reserve is not a private institution" is indeed well spent.