Conquer China as Japan: Hearts of Iron IV Tutorial

Hey guys, in today's video I will show you how to conquer china as japan in hoi4/hearts of iron iv. This is a guide for the by blood alone update and it allows you to conquer china before 1939 making it a great opening strategy as japan to then go on to conquer Asia. I believe that this guide should work for pretty much anyone from pro players to relatively new players. I tried to make it as simple but effective as I could so if this video helps you why not leave me a like and a subscription as a show of your support!
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[bastykino]

Instructions unclear, i am in a tribunal for having committed war crimes

[Dexalium]

Literally capped China near the end of 1937 before anschluss even happened, great guide!

[MrAnimations]

I’m looking at this to see if I wanna play the game it just looks harder and more complicated now

[kensuketaylor]

You can also just keep your troops at the Beijing border and the quingdao peninsula for some time and level the adaptive terrain trait for a field marshal.

Also in the current patch, if you declare war on other Asian powers, I.e., Tibet, Iran, etc., they will join the Chinese United Front and you can get all them at once when capitulate China!

[thegameport]

It definitely worked i capped China in January 38. I couldn't capture Qingdao but a quick Beijing breakthrough made up for it

[xzxchx]

honestly love your videos. straightforward and easy to comprehend. i remember back thinking getting 'the people have stood up' achievement would be hard, watched your vids and it only took my second game lol

[jaysmolak]

i struggled to play the ussr ana japan but now that i've seen ur videos it helped a lot
short and straight to the point.

[MrLolMatheusLol]

I'm always struggle to capitulate China fast as possible, i'll try your method, thanks :)

[theycallmeraf]

just got the game and your videos are helping alot, thank you for your efforts

[parkerpeter]

For if you wish to attack countries that actually have airforce after beating China, if you have By Blood Alone, at the start of the game you can research Survivability Studies and make a plane with 2 1x cannon 1s, 1x Engine II, armor plate, and (optionally if you have a lack of rubber) 1 self-sealing fuel tank, this design will act as cannon fodder and quickly chew through any allied airforce assuming you have enough (have been making them since the start of the game)

[sandercohen]

I tried japan for the first time yesterday. I did quite well at first, but soon found myself unable to advance past yangtze river in the north, and the mountain range on the southern coast, as i got further away from my ports. This is where i took most of my casualties. In the end i was able to capitulate china, but i was very stretched on manpower, and i never really felt in control, so i came here looking for a frame of reference.

Now i think i know why... i had no idea that you could reduce the 50% attack penalty vs china by pressing a silly button, but in hindsight, im pretty proud of what i acheived. I realized they have very few factories, and an enormous army, so i just bombed their industry into smitherines using a cas/bomber hybrid plane i designed, initially with mainly long-range cas in mind.

[shqiptare-nigeriagaminghd]

Thx for the tutorial tried your strategies in an online game and by the end of 1940 i had all the resources i needed and 90 mils

[prodbyazusa]

Wow this strat is pretty effective. Just tested in a mp game. Thanks!❤

[Shmekel-nw]

I beat them November 4th of 37, thanks man you have the best tutorials

[monkeyslav]

I have watched 30 min videos that failed while your 9 min video worked even though I took some "liberties" when it came to your strategy. Thank you

[juliusceaser]

I always ever lose to China, but after watching your video, it seems stupidly easy, so I will try it out now!

[ExtradaemonYT]

Best video on the topic I've seen, cheers!

[starplatignome]

9/12 of my divisions didnt execute naval invasion and i got destroyed
10/10

[dhanushsuryaa]

I love the way you make videos. Loads of support ❤❤

[LittlemanNLL]

Love the video, I wouldn't mind if it was more 20min length and more explanation along the way on what research to pick etc