Chapter 184: Negotiations on Cooperation between German Diplomats and Hideki Tojo
At this time, Japan, because of the death of Yamamoto Isoroku, Koga was able to take up a new post as the new commander of the Combined Fleet. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
As soon as he took office, he was ready to burn three fires and wanted to fight a big decisive battle with the American army.
And really put into action, the battleship Yamato, the battleship Musashi, and the remaining aircraft carrier groups were also transferred to Tokyo Bay, and in full pomp, all the high-ranking officers of the combined fleet gathered at the battleship Yamato for an emergency meeting.
It's just that no matter how they discussed, discussed, or even disputed, their opinions were surprisingly unanimous, and they absolutely could not carry out the battle against the Japanese army that went north to support Attu Island.
The reason is very simple, because the Japanese army experienced the Battle of Midway and the Battle of Kuah; Their navy and aviation units suffered heavy losses and suffered a great loss of vitality.
As a result, most of the pilots in the current Japanese army's flight unit are recruits.
And these recruits don't have much combat experience, and they don't even have a lot of flying experience.
And what aircraft carriers rely on to fight, it is not yet relying on their carrier-based aircraft to conduct operations against the enemy.
In other words, if the Japanese army did not have carrier-based pilots to fight with carrier-based aircraft, then their aircraft carrier group would be nothing more than a pile of scrap metal.
Of course, they can also use the islands they occupy to build airfields and become an unsinkable aircraft carrier floating on the ocean; Because if this is done, then even if the US military sends a large number of fleets to attack. The U.S. military was only attacked by the Japanese planes, and they couldn't help the other side.
To put it simply, in addition to being passively beaten, the invading US troops have no way to quickly defeat the Japanese island airfield.
It's just that when the U.S. military adopted MacArthur's island-hopping tactics, the Japanese island's airfields did not play much role.
While Goering was on his way to Brazil, an emergency meeting of the Japanese Combined Fleet was hotly debated aboard the Yamato and the battleship Musashi.
It's just that what these high-ranking naval officials don't know is that Chen Yanlong put the famous diplomat Joachim? Feng? Ribbentrop was sent to Japan to negotiate cooperation with Hideki Tojo.
In addition to him, Chen Yanlong also put Shi Weilin? Feng? Krosik sent over to secretly meet with Emperor Hirohito of Japan.
The secret mission of the two of them was to obtain a large number of kamikaze fighters from Japan to assist the German pilots in air warfare against the troops of the British, American, Soviet and other allies, in order to seize air supremacy throughout Europe and on the Eastern Front.
Of course, this opportunity can also be taken so that the German pilots can get enough time to recuperate and train sufficiently, as well as to replenish the pilots with sufficient pilots.
Hideki Tojo's home, inside the living room.
Hideki Tojo was wearing a military uniform with a general's epaulettes and six medal ribbons, and three swords underneath.
As for the visiting diplomat Joachim? Feng? Ribbentrop, on the other hand, wore a striped gray suit and was in high spirits.
The two of them were in the more elaborately decorated living room, conducting interviews.
At the coffee table where the guests were entertained, Hideki Tojo's wife poured some tea for each of them, and then respectfully withdrew.
"Mr. Ribbentrop! You're very welcome to visit us! ”
Hideki Tojo smiled brightly and motioned to the other party with his hand for a tea ceremony.
"Thank you! Prime Minister Tojo! But it's not easy to get here! You can often encounter US fighter jets and carrier-based aircraft! If it weren't for the Führer's dispatch of a new type of fighter group to escort us, I'm afraid we would be very dangerous! ”
Ribbentrop took a gentle sip of tea and replied slowly.
"This ......"
Hearing this, Hideki Tojo was stunned for a moment, and the corners of his mouth twitched in embarrassment, and he was speechless for a while.
"I guess let's get back to business! Not much else! ”
Seeing this, Ribbentrop smiled slightly, eased the atmosphere and said.
"Alright! It seems that you Germans really like to speak straightforwardly! Don't even give anyone a little face! ”
Hideki Tojo came back to his senses, blushing a little and said with displeasure.
"Our head of state wants to exchange a batch of pilots with your country with the latest weapons and equipment! I think you should have seen the telegram that our Yuan first sent to you! Prime Minister Tojo! ”
Ribbentrop gets straight to the point.
Although his current style is not very similar to his usual diplomatic methods, the task given to him by Chen Yanlong is to ask him to complete the cooperation mission with the Japanese exchange pilot as quickly as possible.
So he no longer played any tricks with the Japanese, and had a showdown with them single-handedly.
Of course, the main reason was that Ribbentrop knew very well how advanced the weapons and equipment that Chen Yanlong gave him to trade with the Japanese.
For this reason, he was very confident that the Japanese would definitely compromise, unless they did not want to defeat the American army, so that the American army would not be able to find the north and be defeated!
"Hmmm! I have indeed read the telegram of your Führer! It's just that what I want to know is whether the weapons and equipment that your country wants to exchange with us are really advanced weapons and equipment, and can they win those weapons of the US military? ”
Hideki Tojo nodded, staring at Ribbentrop with a sharp gaze and said.
"Our Führer never lies, as for whether our weapons and equipment are good or not, didn't we already bring a few new fighters to you when we arrived here?"
Ribbentrop said confidently.
"But your fighters, our pilots and designers still have to study to know how well they perform!"
Hideki Tojo was silent for a moment, then smiled with a sly look.
"Then how much time do you need, our Führer can't wait too long! Because the war is very tense for us right now! We need to carry out a big counterattack on the troops of Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union and other countries as soon as possible! ”
Ribbentrop did not compromise at all, and said resolutely with the attitude of wanting to talk slowly.
"A week!"
Hideki Tojo was silent again.
"No! Up to two days! Absolutely not if there is more! If your country is not willing to cooperate with us, we will leave immediately! And I don't think the current situation on your front is too optimistic! According to the news in the British and American forces, we already know the losses of your country in the battles of Midway and Kuah. ”
"If your country still wants to continue to confront Britain and the United States alone to the end, and continue to be dominated by them in weapons and equipment, we have nothing to say! Please consider the pros and cons! Prime Minister Tojo! ”
Ribbentrop objected sharply and forcefully.
“……”
After hearing this, Hideki Tojo narrowed his eyes, and then stared at Ribbentrop with a threatening gaze like an eagle.
In the face of Hideki Tojo's increasingly frightening gaze, Ribbentrop looked back very calmly, not afraid at all, and at the same time did not feel the slightest desire to retreat.