"Führer, good news, good news, those 32 train guns are sold, and the Japanese want them all!"

Keitel walked into the Führer's office with a smile on his face, looking very happy. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 It took a lot of effort to clean up this pile of goods, according to the idea of the General Staff, the Polish and Soviet train guns should be given priority, because it was very troublesome to find spare parts after they broke down, but the train guns produced by the Germans and the French could be slowed down, at least for the time being. 100 million marks is not much, but since Germany wants to gradually recover its war bonds, stabilize the value of the currency, and prepare the conditions for the issuance of the euro, it will certainly be able to get a little bit of it.

But Hoffman saw it even further, saying, "It seems that the idea of going north has been curbed? ”

Kohl also sent a telegram to Hori, and Horiyoshi made another request to purchase an additional 500,000 tons of C3 aviation fuel, and tentatively asked whether he could obtain rocket technology.

Hoffman didn't directly say whether it was good or bad, but only reflexively said: "It seems that the Japanese have made a big move?" ”

Because Japan's combined fleet is more bullish than in the same period in history, the navy has a higher voice and attaches great importance to energy supply, so that the entire support system has been greatly improved and optimized, and even one lieutenant general and two rear admirals have been selected separately to take charge of this work.

For example, the coal seam shale oil in Manchuria, Japan has never given up the refining attempt, but due to the poor technology, the refined oil often blocks the boiler nozzle of the warship, and it needs to be cleaned with sulfuric acid and loses 10%, in the past, the military has been unwilling to agree, and would rather have a failure, but after Horiyoshi took power, 10% of the loss was carried down;

Another example is coal-to-liquid technology, which Japan has been trying to develop and develop, but Japan's synthesis technology is poor, and the gasoline synthesized from the best coal cannot be used in engines and can only be used in boilers, so the gains outweigh the losses. However, after the introduction of German coal-to-liquid technology, although the overall scale remains unchanged, this batch of coal seam shale oil is all converted into low-quality gasoline, which is not a problem to supply cars and motorcycles, and the annual expansion here is nearly 1 million tons of crude oil, which is not as good as Germany's local capacity of nearly 10 million tons, but it is also an unprecedented achievement.

Another example is Borneo's crude oil, historically after Japan took over, the maximum production was only restored to 75% of the pre-war level, and the oil refining facilities were seriously damaged, coupled with the fact that the transport ships were repeatedly knocked out by American submarines or aircraft, forcing the Japanese Navy to use unrefined high-quality fuel oil directly as heavy oil - this is a great waste, but now the situation has changed greatly, with the help of the European engineering team, by the spring of 1944, the Borneo oil fields were basically restored to historical production, and the oil refining facilities were repaired to the level of 500,000 tons. After the Navy set up major theaters, the density of escort formations and anti-submarine aircraft exceeded 10 times that of history, and Keno Kurita commanded all transport units, and the loss rate was less than 15 percent, which was much higher than that of the same period in history.

Coupled with the direct import of refined oil products from the Middle East to supply the Indian battlefield, and the seizure of North Sakhalin from Stalin, by June 1944, Japan's annual income from crude oil on its books finally exceeded 10 million tons.

However, oil alone is not enough, Japan's backward refining technology and additive (tetraethyl lead) level has made Japan's high-quality jet fuel has been insufficient, not to mention the quantity, and the performance is very unstable. Aviation gasoline was barely enough in the early days of the Zero, but as a large number of German-made aircraft entered service, the demand for high-performance jet fuel grew. For the same aircraft, Japanese fuel and German fuel are completely different performances. According to the temper of the Japanese military department in the past, maybe it would be improvized, but Horiyoshi only wanted to give the troops the best equipment, so he spared no effort to spend money on importing higher B4 fuel and high-quality C3 fuel, especially the latest generation of improved C3 fuel has surpassed the American 100/130 fuel, and is weaker than the 115/145 fuel, the performance is between the two, and it is more urgently needed by Japan.

Since C3 fuel must be produced in Germany, the supply is relatively inconvenient, and Germany itself has a strong demand for high-performance aviation fuel, so except for a batch taken by the Combined Fleet in Europe, Japan has only received 100,000 tons one after another, but the cumulative amount of B4 has exceeded 500,000 tons.

But now that Horiyoshi had asked for 1 million tons, Hoffmann immediately thought that Japan had made a big move—it was by no means a second expedition to the west, because if there was no need to mention fuel at all, Germany would guarantee supplies.

Keitel smiled: "You're right, Marshal Horikichi is preparing to launch a large-scale attack into the depths of the Pacific Ocean after stabilizing the order in the Indian Ocean and taking the Russian islands, and Midway, Hawaii, and even the West Coast are all his targets!" ”

Hoffman nodded: "It's good that he didn't say he was going to attack Australia and New Zealand." ”

Keitel was stunned: "I thought you would criticize him for being whimsical, even if it is more reliable to play Australia and New Zealand than to play the West Coast." ”

"No, you're wrong. Fighting Australia and New Zealand cannot force the United States to sue for peace, and only by fighting Hawaii and the West Coast can the United States be forced to make peace. Hoffman smiled, "How long does it take to get 500,000 tons?" ”

"He wants to get the first batch of 100,000 tons before the end of July, and he hopes to get 100,000 tons every two months after that, Cole speculates that Japan will attack in mid-August, because by then the newly built battleship Shinano, the aircraft carrier Yunlong, and the modified aircraft carrier Bayar will all form combat effectiveness -- they have just been delivered to the troops, and if Japan hurrys, the Amagi aircraft carrier delivered early next month may also catch up."

Hoffman knew the tragic experience of the Shinano after it was converted into an aircraft carrier, and this time after it became a super battleship according to its original trajectory, he didn't know if his fate would be better.

"Do they still have battleships on their slipway?"

"Nope." Keitel denied with a smile, "The guy who advocates the construction of battleships has been clicked, now there are only aircraft carriers, in addition to a bunch of Yunlong class, this year there are 2 new Axis class, and it is said that the third will be started next week." Of course, we can't compare with us, we have 8 ships in construction......"

Hoffman pondered for a moment: "Give him 150,000 tons at the end of July, and the frequency of delivery of the remaining part will remain unchanged, and all deliveries will be completed by the end of the year." ”

"Do you want to increase the price?"

"Nope." Hoffman shook his head, "Give him a 95% discount for a large amount." ”

Keitel was surprised that Japan did not intend to fulfill the original gentleman's agreement to carry out the Second Western Expedition but made small moves, and he thought that the Führer would be unhappy, but it seemed that he was still wrong.

"On the Reservation of the Northwest Indian ...... for Great Britain"

Hoffman interrupted him: "It can be called Pakistan. ”

"Yes, Pakistan has also communicated with the Japanese side. The Army was reluctant, but Marshal Hori said that it could be discussed, but at least when the Battle of Delhi was over and Britain formally sued for peace, he offered to discuss it at the Cairo Conference in August. Cole thought that there was room for negotiation, and of course it was necessary to give the Japanese benefits. ”

As soon as Kohl raised this matter, the Japanese top level set off an uproar, and before the military could say anything, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Minister Gu Masayuki jumped up, thinking that Germany was getting more and more excessive: Why did you intervene when you said that India would belong to Japan? The Soviet problem made Japan put on a posture of northward expansion to contain Stalin, and within a few months of turning around, even the armistice agreement was signed. He believes that we cannot sit idly by and allow Germany to engage in "overstepping diplomacy." After hearing that Britain intended to sue for peace, this kind of complaint boiled even more.

But the faces of several military leaders were very solemn: the Soviet Union was lying down and Britain was begging for mercy, which meant that the war in Europe would soon be over. At this time, Germany did not lack or owe Japan anything, but on the contrary, it was possible to betray Japan in order to speed up the realization of peace with the United States, especially after the death of Roosevelt and the promulgation of the Three Principles of Peace with Germany, everyone felt more urgent, and they were very nervous about Germany's actions, and they were deeply afraid that tomorrow Berlin would send a telegram saying that the "Triple Axis" treaty would be terminated -- the Führer's credibility was not very good, and everyone knew very well.

After a heated quarrel, everyone agreed to keep a low profile as much as possible, to maintain close relations with Germany, to increase the procurement of materials and technology, to pay another arrears (200 tons of gold, 350 tons of silver) in August, and to prepare a decent gift after the birth of Kohler. All in all, the German side must be impeccable in politics, economics, diplomacy, interests, and personal feelings.

In order to test the attitude of Germany, Horikichi made a request for the purchase of large quantities of goods with the shrewdness of a merchant -- not only to buy goods in short supply, but also to buy peace of mind and peace of mind.

"Please rest assured Marshal Horiyoshi, the Japanese-German friendship is unbreakable, and we will fight the Americans to the end, eh...... At least support Japan to fight to the end! Hoffman smiled slightly, "So even the Me-262 jet and V2 rocket technology were given to him, and then two dozen in kind were given to each of them, and the total price was only 400 million marks." ”

"Harry ......" Keitel almost laughed out loud: 3 days ago, the second-generation jet Ta-183 has been officially verified and finalized, ready to start mass production in August, and the Me-262 is ready to cut orders. As for V2, Japan can't get it in 2 years, with a full set of technology plus physical objects and hands-on teaching. Of course, this is also selling Japan, and if it is sold to the United States, the head of state may not be willing to give up 1.4 billion.

After receiving the return from the German side, the Tokyo base camp breathed a sigh of relief again: it would be good to have this gesture. Some people wanted to bargain because it was too expensive, but both Ishihara and Yamamoto Isoroku expressed their opposition on behalf of the army and navy, and clearly replied to Berlin, "Northwest India is easy to discuss, and our side has great sincerity, and we ask Germany to negotiate peace with Britain." All the materials and technologies mentioned were bought at the price given by Germany and shipped back as soon as possible.

Horikichi remained silent, as if thinking about something, and finally everyone looked at him and asked him to say a few words.

"Please ask the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to communicate secretly with the US side again through the channels of Switzerland or Sweden to see if we can reach an understanding, so that we can agree to return the Philippines and withdraw troops from Chinese mainland at the same time, and we can also negotiate an apology and compensation."

"Hori-kun?"

"There must be a clear answer before August 15, okay, the two sides will sit down and sign the agreement; No......" Horikichi waved his hand, sighed deeply, and lowered his voice an octave, "Only I'm going out to fight!" ”