In addition to the three main conditions, a number of articles were written about post-war cooperation and joint opposition to the Bolsheviks. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"The actual condition is that Japan, Germany, and the United States will reach a compromise on the basis of dividing up the colonies and dominions of the British Empire," Horiki explained...... As a negotiating tactic, the empire could return the Philippines if necessary. ”

"Is this your opinion or the German opinion?"

"Strictly speaking, it is a common idea between the two sides, and before leaving Europe, I had an in-depth meeting with the German head of state and talked about the next strategic plan and the way out for the future political settlement......" Horikichi looked at Yamamoto Isoroku, "You have been a military attache in the United States, you don't really believe that we can overthrow the United States, do you?" ”

"It's impossible." Yamamoto shook his head with a wry smile, "I thought so before the war, and I still think so after the victory in Pearl Harbor, I was optimistic that the advantage period was only 6-12 months, and now that I am tossed by you, I may have more time to support." ”

"I'm not so optimistic, don't look at the Panama Canal paralysis, Cape Horn can't get through because the Germans occupied the Falklands, but our advantage period is 12 months - in 12 months, the U.S. military will definitely open Cape Horn, unless the Germans can be a little stronger, maybe 6-12 months more, we must seize this time to quickly eat India." Horikichi smiled very much, "The German side is also in this sense, they are in a much better situation than us, but the Soviet Union and Britain have not yet finally surrendered, so the Führer is still a little worried, he is satisfied with the current situation on the Eastern Front, Europe, Africa and the Middle East, he thinks that the German goal has basically been achieved, and he wants to end the war as soon as possible." ”

"But he went to hit the Falklands again, and he even put his hand into South America!" Yamamoto asked suspiciously, "This is clearly a posture of going to do a big job, how can you stop it quickly?" ”

"That's just a strategy to force the Americans, just like if I go to New York, it's only to intimidate, you don't think I really want to fight the United States to the death, do you?" Horikichi looked rare and strange, and laughed, "When the empire occupies India and Southeast Asia, and occupies half of the economic priority in the direction of China, and has a population of 3-500 million in 100-200 years of colonial development, it will be a first-class power in the world, and the world hegemon will not dare to think that it will be possible to compete with the United States and Germany." ”

"But they can't listen to this, what's the use of me agreeing?" Yamamoto Fifty-six said in a worried tone, "Since you went to Europe and Yamashita Fengfu went to India, the country has become so fanatical that it is boundless, and as soon as you open your mouth, you will be the first in the world of the imperial army, invincible on land and sea!" There are also dizzy people who think that when India is finished, they will defeat China with two bread clamps, and it is better to take advantage of the decline of the Soviet Union to eat the Far East and Siberia of Soviet Russia. ”

"It's going to be a death!" Horikichi was speechless, "What is this?" Living in a dream that never wakes up? ”

"This virtue in China has not changed at all over the years, and many times it is more difficult to fight than to be able to fight."

"Do you want me to fight a few defeats to sober them up?"

"What nonsense?" Yamamoto Fifty-six glared at him, "But why do you still advocate returning the Philippines?" If India is taken, the Philippines will be on the main channel between the mainland and India, how dangerous will it be? ”

"On the one hand, the Philippines is one of the few colonies of the United States in the Far East, so that the United States can be reassured, and it can also remind us that we can maintain our passion and fighting spirit when the enemy is eyeing the enemy, and it is not easy to ......suffer from internal friction," Horiyoshi explained, whoever likes it, let him stay. ”

"You've got the courage."

"I'm not alone, Chiaki Matsuda came to visit me two days ago, and he thinks that India is the century-old foundation of the empire compared to China, and it is easier to form a union with Germany and Italy."

"It's Matsuda-kun, and honestly, I owe him an apology."

Chiaki Matsuda was a former naval attaché at the embassy in the United States, a well-known American expert, who was listed as a dangerous element within the Navy because of his support for national reform, and was incorporated into the reserve after 226 because of his sympathy for the rebellion. Later, the General Warfare Research Institute was established in Tokyo, whose main function was to set up a mock cabinet to discuss possible problems in Japan's political, economic, diplomatic, and military aspects in the future, especially in the relations between the United States and Japan, and to submit the results of the study to the Konoe Fumiro Cabinet. Matsuda was reactivated because he was familiar with the situation in the United States, and he proposed to conduct scientific research by using the method of the exercises on the map, and the results of the exercises were almost like historical facts, and later submitted a study entitled "Japan and the United States must never go to war", but it was also rejected by the top management and put on the shelf, so he had to transfer to the fleet.

Before the Battle of Midway, there had been a war game on the Yamato, Matsuda was the commander-in-chief of the Red side because of the "American expert", he relied on land-based aircraft with a better range than the Japanese to search, grasp the battlefield situation, and dealt a heavy blow to the blue side in the exercise on the map, sinking three aircraft carriers, although the Golden Kamen Ugaki Entanglement was worried about affecting morale and revised the results of the exercise, but in the end the Battle of Midway Japan lost almost 4 aircraft carriers according to this deduction process. Ugaki's modification of the wargame deduction result was acquiesced by Yamamoto, so the latter will have the statement of apology, but Yamamoto is more face-saving, and he didn't say much if he lost in the end, let alone banished the golden mask of modifying the results of the exercise on the first day of his tenure like Horikichi. Now let's use this excuse to apologize, and that's what Horikichi conveys.

The outside world commented that the two commanders of the Combined Fleet thought that they had a quirky brain: Yamamoto's chief brainchild was a stinking and unbathing Kamesen, who had been sent away by Horikiji; Horikichi's chief think-tank is Matsuda's "non-nationals" who are full of "can't" arguments. However, no one thinks so about the combined fleet, the Kamesen and the golden mask are incompatible, Ugaki is entangled in the combined fleet is basically a decoration, and the iron triangle between Kusaka Ren (chief of staff), Matsuda Chiaki (confidant think tank) and Yamamoto Koo (former staff officer) is well coordinated, usually Hori Kiti strategic concept and campaign direction, Matsuda Chiaki forms the campaign strategy and objectives, Yamamoto Koo decomposes it into specific military steps, and then Kusaka any comprehensive coordination to ensure that the deployment and execution are in place.

Most of the time, the chief of staff of Caolu doesn't need to think about the details, he just needs to coordinate the personnel, echelon, and materials, be a big housekeeper in peace and stability, and by the way, do the ideological work and it's over, this situation not only makes him feel comfortable and calm, the whole system is also accepted by the combined fleet, compared to the stinky, full of quirks, everyone is more willing to deal with Matsuda non-nationals, even the aviation staff officer Minoru Genda, who has always been above the top, is respectful and sincere when he meets Matsuda Chiaki.

After pondering for a moment, Yamamoto Fifty-six said: "This report must not be put forward like this, otherwise the government and the opposition will definitely be chaotic, and the sensation caused by your reform plan will be even greater." ”

"I know that, so I'll show you first. In addition, the German-Italian allies also proposed to convene a coordination meeting of the heads of state of the three countries in the early spring of next year, initially in Cairo, Egypt, in the hope that the Axis camp could further coordinate its positions, unify its goals, and issue the "Cairo Declaration." ”

Yamamoto Fifty-six grabbed the little hair on his head in distress and sighed, "I agree with what you say, but what's the use of just agreeing?" The situation is better than I expected, but everything is in vain, and if there is a mistake, everything will be in the mirror. ”

"To win the support of the army as much as possible, Vice Minister Ishihara is a clear person, and His Royal Highness the Chief of Staff is much wiser than the one on our side."

"Then we have to transfer more benefits to the army, but military spending is limited, and if the army takes a little more, the navy will be more difficult."

"I have thought about this, the Führer hopes to launch the second combined fleet expedition to the west this winter and next spring, and the army's heavy equipment will not be produced by itself, just buy it from Germany, and then it will be on the head of the combined fleet, and this time we will bring more tanks than Japan has ever produced? As for the aircraft, it is not difficult to get a batch of advanced aircraft, the Germans not only handed us all the drawings of the newly used aircraft, but even said that the latest jets can also be sold to us, and the technology can be discussed, but if we can't build the key components ourselves, isn't it blind? Horiyoshi waved his hand heroically, "If you have the effort, you should build a few more aircraft carriers and train more pilots and aviation officers, this is the way to make a lot of money." Hurry up to discuss and win development opportunities, and mention science and technology, industry, and technology again, and this small Japanese company will really enter the house. ”

The rhythm was suddenly brought into the business economy, and Yamamoto Isoroku, who didn't know how to answer, immediately became messy, so he had to change the topic: "I don't know what to do at the discussion meeting on the second amendment of the plan tomorrow......

After the Battle of Midway, the Japanese Navy was forced to implement the plan centered on the construction of aircraft carriers because of the sharp loss of aircraft carriers.

"What else can I do, noisy, there is no ...... that doesn't quarrel in the empire," Horikichi sneered, "There are only two situations where there is no noise, one is that one faction will kill the other faction all; The other is that when a catastrophe is coming, there is no time to quarrel when life and death are at stake. ”

Sure enough, at the second day of the meeting, after the first few opinions were quickly adopted, a heated argument began. (To be continued.) )