Chapter 131: Swap
There was silence in the simple reception room, except for the heavy and painful breathing of Yamamoto Isoroku.
"General Yamamoto, Germany sincerely wants to make a deal with you. If it weren't for that aim, we wouldn't have come to this confidential room for a private meeting today. And the news that your country has two new types of weapons will soon spread around the world. Fang Yan poured hot water into the porcelain cup in front of him, and turned to a gentle tone to the person in front of him. At this moment, he has won more than 80% of the time with a certain certainty that the other party will definitely make corresponding compromises on this issue.
Yamamoto Fifty-six was angry in his heart, and he realized that the other party had already settled on himself today. After another difficult trade-off, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he spoke in a voice that almost popped out between his teeth: "Your country's ability to gather intelligence is truly awe-inspiring. What I want to know is, what technologies are you ready to use in exchange for our 20-year lead in the world for 93 oxygen torpedoes, and 91 armor-piercing shells? ”
Fang Yan finally showed a bright smile on his face again, but in Yamamoto's eyes, this handsome and resolute face seemed to be no different from a gluttonous and fierce evil ghost. With impeccable grace, he raised a slender finger and said: "First of all, your wish to get a carrier-based dive bomber will definitely come true. We can transfer to you the blueprints of the Go-388 fighter, which has just made its first flight, and is capable of not only carrying bombs for dive bombing, but also carrying torpedoes for low-altitude attacks. As you already know, this will be a model that the German Navy is ready to procure, so you can be 100% confident in its performance. ”
Hearing Fang Yan's assurance, Yamamoto Fifty-six's black face finally softened a little. As the young man said, he did make a lot of preparations before coming to Germany: and the Go-388, which made its first flight at the beginning of this year, is exactly the ideal model he wants. In the waiting of Yamamoto fifty-six. Fang Yan stretched out a second finger and said, "Secondly, we can also share the technology of aero engines with you." Our 1000 hp air-cooled engine is about to go into series production, and we believe that you will be able to use it. ”
Yamamoto Fifty-six took a deep breath, and the ugly look on his face still couldn't completely fade. The course of today's exchange and negotiation has undoubtedly greatly exceeded his original expectations: the other side does not know where to get the information. He had a deep understanding of two of the three top secrets of his own navy, which put him in an extremely disadvantageous position in the negotiations, and he was forced to put these two top secrets, which were originally never revealed, on the balance of the deal. Because the price paid was too great, Rao is Yamamoto Fifty-six also got what he wanted from the other party, and he still felt that his heart was dripping blood at the moment: especially the 93 oxygen torpedo. In the past, in order to develop this weapon, the Navy headquarters and the research and development team did not know how much effort and effort were spent, and there were not a few technicians who were disabled and died in the test because of the oxygen explosion. And now, the other party actually picked the peaches so easily, which made Yamamoto Fifty-six couldn't help but feel like a rage!
However. While Yamamoto Fifty-six was depressed, he also had a little luck, that is, the young man in front of him did not hold on to his own life. After getting his own concessions and compromises, the young man happily put away the fishing line and gave him what he wanted, and had no intention of continuing to sit firmly on the Diaoyu Tai in order to reap more benefits. If the threat of leaks is clung to, Yamamoto, who is asking himself, thinks that what he can get will shrink even further: at least the 1,000-horsepower engine will be replaced by a lesser-powered inferior item, in order to keep it a secret. I can only choose to accept it with patience. As soon as he thought about it, Yamamoto Fifty-six's heart finally became less uncomfortable. Although the other side is already familiar with the Western theory of negotiation. But he is not yet thirty years old, after all, he still has a pattern.
Seeing the other party's face gradually calming down, Fang Yan sighed lightly in his heart; It's not that he doesn't have the ability to do things absolutely, and the reason why he wants to give him everything he wants this time is completely out of consideration for the future battle situation.
Since there is a Franklin? Roosevelt represented a group of ambitious groups that intended to dominate the world, and it was simply impossible for the United States not to get involved in a war in Europe in the next few years; And the only thing that can balance the country's war machine is the Japanese Combined Fleet on the other side of the world. This army is armed with modern industrial technology and a fanatical bushido spirit. On the historical plane, it has waged a three-and-a-half-year game to the death with the United States; Although it was finally crushed by the United States, which was completed by the rioters, and there was no large warship to fight in the end of the war, it after all contained a large amount of American strength, so that the United States was never able to defend itself against the enemy in Europe.
Therefore, no matter how much Fang Yan hated the mad war creed of this nation. However, under the compulsion of the situation, he must also make corresponding judgments and decisions from a realistic perspective. Historically, one of the technologies that Japan lacked the most during the Pacific War was the high-power aero engine: this directly led to the performance of their fighters being thrown out by the United States for several streets, and due to the loss of air supremacy, the collapse of the entire war situation was greatly exacerbated.
If it can fill the gaps in this area for the Japanese navy, then the United States will inevitably have to pay a heavier price in the Pacific, and the power to throw itself on the European side will be reduced. For Germany, whose overall national strength is far inferior to that of the United States, this is undoubtedly a key overall situation that will determine its own destiny. Like Roosevelt's creed, who was also a pragmatist, Fang Yan didn't mind shaking his hands dirty; What reason should they refuse to provide technology to the Japanese Navy and let them fight the United States with their lives and blood?
In addition, what made Fang Yan feel a little comforted was that his technology output only worked on the Japanese Navy, and had nothing to do with the Japanese Army's herd of red deer. Today, the country's army and navy are full of mutual antagonism and contempt, and the two sides are not only at odds with each other on the strategic picture, but also do not even share technological subsystems. Even if Fang Yan provided these technologies to the Japanese Navy, their final use would almost completely fall to the United States and Britain, without causing obvious damage to the ancient continental country in the West.
"General Yamamoto, I would like you to keep the content of our conversation today strictly confidential. In fact, even in the entire German Navy, only a handful of people know that your country has oxygen torpedoes and special armor-piercing shells, and if you leak this information, I can hardly guarantee that everyone is as tight-mouthed as I am. After negotiating the specific details of technology transfer, Fang Yanyun smiled lightly at Yamamoto Fifty-six. Since this realization came entirely from the memories of the traveler, he had to silence the Japanese in front of him for the sake of this meeting forever; Only in this way can he have a reasonable explanation in front of Raeder.
Yamamoto nodded slowly. He no longer cared how many people on the German side knew his secrets, and the only thought in his mind at the moment was to return home and thoroughly investigate all the people and processes that might lead to the leak. He paused and said, "Then I will only contact you for this matter, and it will continue until the cooperation is signed." ”
Three days later, when Fang Yan reported to Raeder in a carefully worded official document that he had obtained from the Japanese the complete technology transfer of oxygen torpedoes and special armor-piercing projectiles that could greatly optimize underwater ballistics, Raeder's eyes almost fell out in shock. He looked up and down again with ghostly eyes, the young man who had known him for almost 12 years and whose temperament had become too mature and strong, and his expression was full of confusion and confusion. He really couldn't understand how the other party had managed to get such a top-secret and terrifying thing from the Japanese; The Type 91 armor-piercing projectile is not enough, the outstanding performance of the 93 torpedo makes him himself tremble in shock at first glance, this is simply a unique technology that cannot be transferred to other countries! Rao is rigorous and just like Raeder, and at this time, he couldn't help but open his mind to speculate: how much money did Fang Yan stuff in, or did the Japanese lieutenant general have a habit of publicizing it, and Fang Yan chose to dedicate himself for the interests of the country?
Fang Yan couldn't have imagined that Raeder would have such strange thoughts. After prevaricating with his own elaborate plot, he immediately proposed to shrink the ship's torpedo for submarine-launched airdrops; To this, Raeder agreed on the spot. Soon, the matter of this technology exchange was finalized. Yamamoto Fifty-six seemed to have no intention of staying in Germany any longer, and after signing the sign, he boarded a cruise ship to Japan on the same day; And this also made Fang Yan breathe a sigh of relief, the truth of this matter will only be buried in his memory forever.
Just as Fang Yan was relaxing in his business and preparing to enjoy an upcoming Olympic Games on his doorstep, an order from the Ministry of Defense made his plan come to naught. Just a few days earlier, on 17 July, a massive anti-government rebellion had erupted in Spain, which soon escalated into a civil war between the right-wing National Army and the left-wing Republican Army. Due to political and military considerations, Hitler decided to support the Nationalist Army with actual force; As an important pillar of the German armed forces, the navy was undoubtedly entrusted with a corresponding task. (To be continued.) )