King Minoruhiko of Higashikurenomiya complained: "Hori-kun, why is this here, why is this ......"

"Yes, please don't say this kind of thing in the future, it hurts morale. "Writing, fun, and www.biquge.info" Tada said, "It seems that we can't hold on to the defeat, but obviously we have the upper hand!" Delhi can be taken in these two days, and if the territory of Northwest India is willing to give up, the Indian war situation can be ended this month. The construction of the army and navy is in full swing, a large number of new planes and combat vehicles are in service, the strength of mecha has been strengthened as never before, the local economy is thriving, the people's lives are stable, and employment and production are in a state of prosperity...... Germany and other European allies are still okay, with new planes, new tanks, aviation fuel, train guns, and even new jet and rocket technology. This is the best situation after the start of the war! ”

If it weren't for Horiyoshi's great achievements and the fact that he had been fighting all the time, he would have been labeled as "shaking and compromising and betraying the country to seek peace".

Horikichi said bitterly: "If peace is negotiated on this condition, you don't have to take responsibility. When the time comes, you elect me as the prime minister, I will sign, and then you will send someone to 'punish the thief'!" ”

Everyone brushed and changed color.

Minoru Higashikuremiya, who is the prime minister, stood up and said in a round game: "Everyone admires Hori-kun's foresight, but as Tada-kun said, the situation has not yet reached this point, so there is no need to be so pessimistic...... Although we talked, the right to garrison troops in the Philippines and Chinese mainland could be put up -- this was also the bottom line that we could tolerate at first, but reparations, apologies, and so on, don't say it until the last resort, now that the Axis allies have won successive victories, our army has achieved fruitful results, and the people's morale has always been very high, and it will take time to change concepts. Besides, Hori-kun has always said that only those who can fight can make peace, and I see that the navy's operations will be prepared as usual, and the country will fully support it, and the landing force and the army can also support more, so we must not be affected by diplomacy. ”

Ishihara also said: "In the attack on Midway, the army decided to support the 2nd Guards Division, which could be boarded and departed directly from the mainland. The division commander, Lieutenant General Tadamichi Kuribayashi, is one of the few American experts in our army; If the Navy decides to fight Hawaii in the next stage, we can send out 5 more divisions! At that time, India will also be drawn, and some will be troops. ”

The current 2nd Guards Division is not the size and establishment of history, it is equipped with a chariot wing (the wing commander is required to be assigned to Osa, but because of Kuribayashi Tadamichi's insistence and recommendation, in the end, Nishitakeichi, who is also an American general and 1932 Los Angeles Olympics equestrian gold medalist, served as the wing commander), and the 2nd Guards Division is closer to the German Type 1943 Panzergrenadier Division in terms of organization, with slightly less heavy equipment but one more wing of infantry. It is mainly equipped with a new Type 4 tank produced by Japan -- Chito.

The Type 4 tank is a new tank that Japan has been developing, and the project was officially established in September 42, which is Japan's first real medium tank, but the progress has not been fast, but in the later period, with the help of German technical experts, the progress has advanced by leaps and bounds.

The Type 4 is said to be a new tank, but anyone who has seen it will recognize that this is actually a Japanese facelifted version of the T-34 model. The chassis is a T-34 chassis, and the turret is the No. 4 turret originally planned by Japan, but the frontal thickness is thickened to 70mm. Initially, it was intended to use the newly developed Type 4 75mm tank gun (an improvement from the 75mm anti-aircraft gun of the Swedish company Bofors), but later it was unable to keep up with the rhythm for the time being, so it directly used the 75mm/L48 tank gun on the No. 4 tank. In order to improve the armor-piercing effect, it also imitated Germany to equip the troops with tungsten core bullets, because Japan is not short of tungsten, so the proportion is relatively high, and each vehicle has one-third of tungsten core bullets

Unlike the T-34 gun, which was deployed in the front, the Chito turret was rear, with a more balanced weight distribution, and then the turret was changed to a five-man crew, and a radio and sight imported from Germany were installed. The overall weight is 26.4 tons, the maximum speed is 42 km/h, and the single refueling trip is 300 km.

It is said that it is made in China, but in fact, Japan has slightly changed the design, and has integrated the respective advantages of the No. 4 tank and the T-34 tank, which is neither comparable to the Leopard, nor the T-43/85, or even the T-43/76 barely. The core components inside, such as the B2 diesel engine and the tank gun, cannot be produced in-house, so they can only use the original product as it is.

However, Japan's idea of excellence in production has been carried out, and the armor is much stronger than that of the Soviet Union, the turret is much better than that of the T-34, and the gearbox has been improved. In addition, the large layout has not been adjusted, and there is not much trouble after the successful trial production, and the performance is relatively stable. Due to the small size and turret of the Japanese soldiers, the turret was redesigned, and the T-34's four-man crew was changed to a five-man crew. Therefore, the German side believes that the overall performance is better than the original T-34/76, basically the same as the No. 4H, and will not fall behind in the competition with Sherman - if Japan can solve the problem of engine and tank gun production, it can become the main equipment.

But now it seems that the tank gun will be able to tackle the problem in another 1 year, and the B2 engine will always be unable to keep up with the level of imitation in the short term, and the engine (whether aviation or vehicle engine) has now become a big problem in Japan - imitation can be imitated, and the performance of imitation is too different from the original, to the point of unbearable, so that it continues to be imported. If this problem is not solved, we will never dare to say that localization has succeeded.

Now, with a variety of parts, Japan's "production" (assembly) is very fast, with production exceeding 150 units per month, and it is expected to reach 200 units per month in half a year. The 2nd Guards Division is the second batch to be reequipped, equipped with a total of more than 80 Chito, while the 1st Guards Division, where Takeda is located, is the first batch of troops to be reequipped, with more than 160 vehicles in place (more than 240 vehicles at full strength), so the 1st Guards Division is positioned as a chariot division.

Hearing that Ishihara said the same, Horikichi nodded with a wry smile: "Then thank you very much." ”

Then there was no more silence.

"Come on, drink and go, drink and go...... Drink a glass for the victory in the Battle of Sakhalin......" King Minoru Higashikuremiya could see that everyone's interest was not very high, so he cheered everyone up, "The empire is still good, and it will be even more powerful when I bring back rockets and jets in August - the United States doesn't have this thing!" ”

While Horikichi was bitterly admonishing everyone, little Chiano was also bitterly persuading his father Ciano Sr. and Count Capri in the study.

"Father, this is the case, the Führer has reached the point where he can no longer bear it, and if this development continues, Italy will be destroyed."

"I knew, I knew......" sighed Count Capry, "Hitler was unreliable. ”

"This is not a question of reliability or unreliability, but can you tolerate it from the Führer's position and perspective? The Führer spared no effort to export industry, technology, and equipment to Italy in order to enable Italy to better cooperate with Germany, and not to be used by some people as capital to fight against Germany. What's more, the Führer really did not thin on Italy. Assault gun No. 3, given; The BF-109 production line, gave; The production line of the fourth tank, also grieving; Even the Tiger tanks and jets coveted by the leader have been given, but we can't pick them up for the time being, but we can take our time in the future. In terms of materials, crude oil, coal, minerals, everything that can help us coordinate has been coordinated, and we have not been treated badly on the turf, and the territory that the leader wants has been obtained, and even Serbia, which he did not expect, was given to us by the Führer. ”

"To put it mildly, what happened to us? In fact, the territory was all fought by the Germans, our navy and air force barely made some efforts, and the army was basically a joke in North Africa, and its performance on the Eastern Front was average. Ziano said bitterly: "The head of state has given Italy the second voting right to vote in the future of the European Union, although Britain and France are defeated countries, but in all fairness, Italy can't beat any of them alone, and the current status is not enough to press on Britain and France?" Still want to grab the position of Führer? If the leader complains in private, he actually puts his hand in the Führer's pocket and wants to take the state of São Paulo, I don't have the face to open my mouth in Berlin......"

"The Führer directly expressed his dissatisfaction with the leader?"

"Yes, he complains that the leader only cares about pleasure and women, and does not do his business at all, and the impact is very bad...... In the end, I said, 'I hope our father and son will help the leader take responsibility more,' and the cold sweat on my back was dripping down at that time......"

Ziano is no exaggeration to describe how it felt: "I felt as if I were standing in front of a great beast that had devoured Schleicher, devoured Rohm, Goering and more than a dozen generals and marshals......

Old Chiano didn't say a word, only patted the armrests of the sofa, and sighed incessantly: After so many years of old friends, he still doesn't know what Mussolini is like? This is his usual style. That is, after Goering's death, he suddenly sobered up for a while, vigorously welcomed Germany's various conditions and projects, and cooperated with the handover of the navy.

"And, now that the Eastern Front is over, and millions of German troops are going home, what if ......," Ziano gestured from north to south, "who do you think will help us?" It's good not to look at jokes. ”

Old Ziano nodded, this was what he was most afraid of, but he also had concerns: what if it was just a misunderstanding? What if Mussolini's influence is too bad, and his father and son become scapegoats? What if Hitler was looking for an excuse to make a move against Italy?

"He's my friend, or your father-in-law, and he's put you in such a high position as the successor...... I ......"

"I don't want him to die, he can still eat, drink and be merry when he retires...... Doesn't he like that? ”

The telephone rang suddenly, and the butler reported that he was looking for the Earl, and the old Ciano took it and only said a few words, and his expression became nervous, and he hurriedly said: "Good, good, where, where, welcome, welcome." Then he quickly hung up

Little Ziano saw that his face was not right and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Old Ciano sat down on the sofa and squeezed out a sentence in pain: "Marshal Albert Kesselring will come tomorrow and visit me by name." ”

Italy's D-Day, it's near......