As a result of Reinhardt's involvement, history has become increasingly detached from its original trajectory.

For example, on June 22, the day Bock launched a general counterattack on all fronts, the Japanese Konoe government collapsed ahead of schedule and was replaced by a military cabinet headed by the fanatical and belligerent General Hideki Tojo.

In Berlin, Hiroshi Oshima, who was as belligerent as Hideki Tojo, hurriedly ran to Wilhelmstrasse to explain to the German government the significance of the good news.

Hiroshi Oshima, who is a diplomatic ambassador, claimed that Tojo's appointment as prime minister meant that Japan would draw closer to its allies and that negotiations in Washington would come to an end. Whether it was intentional or not, he did not tell the Germans what the cessation of negotiations would inevitably lead to, nor did he talk about the most important representative significance of Tojo's succession as prime minister—that is, unless the Washington talks ended with President Roosevelt's acceptance of Japan's freedom of action, the new Japanese government would be determined to go to war with the United States!

Originally, such a possibility had never appeared in Ribbentrop's mind.

However, since Reinhardt had mentioned it in advance, Ribbentrop also guessed Japan's intentions at this time.

On June 23, Yoshizaburo Raisu and his entourage formed a think tank for talks and arrived in Washington together with the Japanese envoy.

Kisaburo was also an envoy to Berlin, and he was somewhat pro-German.

Moreover, a large factor in his ascension was that Reinhardt killed Major General Umegawa, who had been suppressing him before. Therefore, Kiisaburo has a natural affection for Reinhardt, the German Führer.

On the other hand, on June 24 alone, Tokyo sent a "wind direction" code to Kichizaburo and his entourage - the east wind appeared!

Long before his departure, Kichizaburo was told that if the Japanese newscaster inserted the words "east wind, rain" in the Tokyo shortwave radio broadcast that the Japanese embassy listened to every day, it would mean that the Japanese government had decided to fight the United States.

Tokyo also informed Kichizaburo that it would immediately destroy all passwords and classified documents when it received an alert from the "wind direction".

On the evening of June 23, the day before the Japanese sent the telegram "Wind Direction," Ribbentrop suddenly received a request from Tokyo for Germany and Japan to sign a treaty stipulating that the two countries would not make peace with their common enemies alone.

This did not surprise Ribbentrop.

Although the Japanese did not specify what the common enemy was referring to, it was clear that this enemy would not be Britain, which was already on the verge of disintegration. Then, according to Reinhardt's prediction long ago, this enemy is probably the United States!

Ribbentrop hastened to reply to the Japanese side, and he agreed to this proposal "in principle".

The Japanese ambassador, who had been reassured a little, sent a telegram from Tokyo, telling Ribbentrop that Japan was going south with the aim of occupying the oil fields of Thailand and Dutch Borneo. Now, the Japanese government wants to know whether Germany will share the hardships with Japan in the event of a war that Japan has started.

This is a question that Japan has wanted to ask for many years. Although during this period, the Germans gave a lot of information about the United States and sent a lot of targeted technology to the Japanese Navy, but the Germans never explicitly nodded and agreed to anything on the possibility of a war between the United States and Japan.

Now, the Japanese government has to figure everything out.

Reinhardt's "old acquaintance" Hiroshi Oshima once again came to the German Foreign Office to ask Ribbentrop for confirmation.

Regarding the doubts of Hiroshi Oshima and even the entire Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ribbentrop did not hesitate this time.

"The relationship between Germany and the United States has long been broken down by the large supply of weapons to the enemy by the United States during the war between Britain and Germany. Serious irreconcilable differences and hatred have emerged between the two countries. ”

At this moment, Hiroshi Oshima, a short and sturdy Japanese ambassador, was immediately surprised and delighted when he heard this.

However, he also wanted to check that he understood correctly. After all, there must be no misunderstanding of such a thing.

He asked Ribbentrop: "Do you mean that a state of actual war is imminent between Germany and the United States?"

Ribbentrop hesitated. Then he changed to a smiling expression: "Yes, this is what our Führer himself told me." ”

Yes, Reinhardt told Ribbentrop personally, telling him that he must fool the Japanese to start a war against the United States with confidence and boldness, and that the Japanese should give it a go without worries and contain the United States as much as possible.

Therefore, what Ribbentrop is saying now is really what the Japanese want to hear the most: "As soon as Japan is at war with the United States, Germany will naturally enter the war immediately." Under these circumstances, it was absolutely impossible for Germany to make peace with the United States alone. The head of state has made up his mind on this issue, and I would like to reassure the Japanese side. “

Such a simple guarantee is exactly what the Japanese government has been looking forward to.

However, for Reinhardt, who has always regarded keeping his word as a bad habit, as long as the Japanese can die in front of the Americans, no matter how much he promises, he can boast of Haikou without pressure.

If there is any other guarantee you want to hear, just mention it, I will agree to it all!

Anyway, Reinhardt finally made up his mind to regret it, as long as he could instigate the Japanese to contain the United States for Germany, why not move his lips now?

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Japanese Admiralty.

After reading the spread out document, Nan Yunzhong gently closed it, revealing a smile that seemed to be nothing.

He leaned back in his chair triumphantly, his eyes narrowed in comfort.

"It seems that the good days of the United States are over!" Nagumo thought with some pride.

After a while, an officer in his office came in with a flattering smile in a well-dressed military uniform. This person is one of Nagumo Nakaichi's important henchmen, Soichiro Arima.

Arima walked up to Nagumo Zhongyi, and after saluting a standard military salute, he said with some pride: "General, everything you ordered has been done!" The soldiers are all ready to go, eager to try, just waiting for your Excellency General's order! ”

"Well done!" Nan Yunzhong lit a cigarette and said happily.

Seeing that Nagumo Nakaichi was in a good mood, Soichiro Arima couldn't help but take a few steps closer, approached Nagumo Nakaichi, picked up the lighter on the table, and respectfully lit the cigarette: "Your Excellency General, you are far-sighted, this battle will once again become a battle of national fortune that will determine the fate of our Great Japanese Empire." Once he wins, His Excellency the General's mighty and domineering spirit will surely be admired by 10,000 people and go down in history! ”

Nagumo Nakaichi was obviously very satisfied with Arima's words, and happily spit out a few smoke rings that he thought were beautiful and nodded, "For this battle, Yamamoto-kun has been planning for many days. Now, we have reliable information about the US military. ”

Speaking of this, Nagumo's tone paused: "It's time for the world to appreciate the true power of our Imperial Japanese Navy." ”

"Follow the instructions in the document and get our aircraft carrier fleet ready to go." Nagumo's eyes flickered, and he clenched his fists and said: "Let the Europeans see that it is not only the German Navy that can use aircraft carriers well!" ”