"So...... How is your country going to mediate the war between our empire and the United States, China, and Soviet Russia? ”

Hiroshi Oshima was silent for a long time, and after knowing that the German-Japanese alliance was irretrievable, he began to inquire about the German mediation method. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"With regard to peace," Hersman said, "we had an open and frank discussion with Comrade Zhou, the Chinese Premier and Foreign Minister who is visiting Europe." ”

The German Empire was actually one of the first two countries in the world to recognize the Chinese revolutionary government, and the two sides established diplomatic relations as early as 1928. Moreover, because the southern government at that time also practiced socialism, which was regarded as the same sect as national socialism, after the beginning of the Soviet-German honeymoon period, the leaders of both China and Germany were already comrades.

And this title, even after the Soviet-German war, did not change at all. Because Germany hoped that China would mediate the war between the Soviet Union and Germany, it still regarded China as a friend, and it was not until later that it met many Chinese internationalist fighters on the battlefield that the relationship between the two sides tended to be cold.

However, with Japan's defeat on the East Asian continent a foregone conclusion, Sino-German relations began to improve again. This is because China and the European Community, although practically out of reach, are neighbors on the map. On the map of the European Community, the state of the USSR does not exist, and the eastern part of Russia borders China! Therefore, after the Chinese and Soviet armies defeated the Japanese Army and retained their dominance of the East Asian continent, Germany had to draw a red line for China -- China and Soviet Russia could be comrades and brothers, but they could never merge! Moreover, the Chinese could not enter the vast lands of Soviet Russia in large numbers to support the construction of GC doctrine in the Soviet Union.

Otherwise, when the Russian Empire is unified in the future, there will suddenly be hundreds of millions of Chinese in the eastern part of Russia! That's a big head...... For Germany and the European Community now, it is better for the Chinese to feed the Slavic masters of Soviet Russia with food, not to let Soviet Russia collapse prematurely, and at the same time not to have hundreds of millions of Chinese run to the Russian territory controlled by Soviet Russia.

As for the option of aiding Japan to defeat China and the Soviet Union at any cost, it is not feasible at all. Not to mention whether Japan will die in a bacteriological weapons war -- this is a relatively high probability -- even if Germany helps Japan win the war at any cost. Japan will inevitably be strong when it takes the East Asian continent, while Soviet Russia will certainly not survive without China's support. At that time, the European Community will have to add tens of millions or even 100 million Slavic masters, which is completely self-inflicted!

That is why not long ago, the Chinese leader received a warm invitation from the European Community. The Chinese Chancellor and Foreign Minister is now visiting Europe and is affectionately referred to as "comrade" by the German government.

Hearing Hersman call the Chinese premier a "comrade", Hiroshi Oshima's face was so blue that he was about to turn black. He knew that this meant that Germany actually had a request from China, and Japan now had a request from Germany......

Hersman went on to say: "The Chinese believe that the Treaty of Shimonoseki signed in 1895 can now be annulled. ”

"It can't be!" Hiroshi Oshima roared. The Treaty of Shimonoseki involved not only the payment of 230 million taels of silver, but also the ownership of the Korean Peninsula and the island of Taiwan (and its affiliated islands).

If the treaty were to be annulled, Japan would have to pay China 230 million taels of silver, as well as return the island of Taiwan and its affiliated islands. In addition, Japan's rule over Korea will be highly controversial - because it was the Treaty of Shimonoseki that gave Korea "independent" status, and it can be said that the Treaty of Shimonoseki was the basis for the Japan-Korea Merger Treaty.

Hersman raised his wrist, pretended to look at the time, and said, "Then in 24 hours, 300 B-17s and B-29s loaded with plague, flea, anthrax spores, and napalm will arrive in Japan's major industrial cities...... This time, at least 1000 tons of bacteriological weapons will be dropped! ”

"The Japanese Empire will retaliate in the same way!" Hiroshi Oshima said tremblingly.

Hersman shook his head: "Chinese said that they are not afraid of germ warfare...... This time they are ready to kill 100 million people! Oshima-kun, in the era of bacteriological weapons, population is combat effectiveness! And now the bacteriological weapons used to attack Japan seem to have been invented by yourself, and you also used bacteriological weapons against the Americans and Chinese first, and their retaliatory actions now are completely reasonable and legal! ”

It is not for nothing that bacteriological weapons are called the atomic bombs of poor countries by later generations! It is much cheaper to produce than nuclear weapons, and the effect is ...... In fact, it is to fight for population and determination! If China traded 100 million deaths for 70 million deaths in Japan, then China still has more than 500 million people, and Japan has no one left.

Moreover, "100 million deaths" or something is just a sign of determination, with the current population distribution of China, if you have to fight germ warfare with Japan, the Japanese will definitely die more than Chinese! About a fraction of the Chinese population can redeem the Japanese twice.

"But ......" Hiroshi Oshima's mouth can't be hard, no matter how hard the Japanese are, that is, 100 million total jade pieces, in fact, they don't have 100 million people at all. And the Chinese leader said that they died 100 million and 500 million more, and that is really someone!

If you want to fight for bacteriological weapons, Japan will definitely be defeated! And...... These damn bacteriological weapons were invented by the Japanese themselves, and they were the first to use them!

"Mr. Oshima," Adolf said. Hitler sympathetically said, "We will not watch Japan perish under the attack of bacteriological weapons, so ...... As long as you are willing to achieve a cease-fire on the basis of abrogating the "Treaty of Shimonoseki" and withdrawing from Russia's Sakhalin Island (Sakhalin Island), and agree to the general principle of returning 230 million taels of silver and sovereignty over Korea and Taiwan, you can still find a solution to the specific problem through formal peace talks.

Only if the two sides cease fire first will it be possible to discuss these issues! Otherwise, bacteriological weapons are thrown around, or it will be a long time before there will be no human beings on the Japanese mainland. ”

"Yes," Hersman also helped on the side, "even if the treaty is abolished, it does not mean that the Chinese can immediately take back Taiwan's governance and compensation, they do not have a navy, it is impossible to cross the sea to attack Taiwan, at most send a few police (or tens of thousands of police) into Taiwan." As for the return of the indemnity...... You don't have money, what can they do? ”

He did not mention the Korean Peninsula, because the Japanese Kwantung Army could not stop the Red Army at all, and the Korean Peninsula was about to fall into the hands of the Chinese and Soviet armies.

Moreover, Hersman did not think that Japan and China and the Soviet Union could achieve anything through peace negotiations -- it was nothing more than the continuation of military confrontation after the cease-fire, as was the case on the Korean Peninsula in history.

"Did the Chinese agree?" Hiroshi Oshima was silent for a while, knowing that there was nothing Japan could do now.

"Agreed in principle," Hirschman said, "but they also put forward two additional conditions: first, during the cease-fire period, all of China's foreign trade and transportation will not be interfered with by the Japanese side; Second, during the cease-fire period, the Korean Peninsula and the island of Taiwan should be autonomous and demilitarized. ”

"Autonomy and demilitarization?" Hiroshi Oshima frowned and asked, "Is autonomy complete autonomy?" ”

"Of course not," Hirschman smiled, "autonomy is not independence. Moreover, demilitarization is limited to the regular army, and civilian police and militias can still exist. ”

Theoretically, there is no doubt that sovereignty over Taiwan and its affiliated islands should be returned to China after the abrogation of the Treaty of Shimonoseki. However, there were obstacles under international law to the ownership of the Korean peninsula. Because the Kingdom of Korea was a vassal of the Qing Empire before the Treaty of Shimonoseki, not the territory of the Qing Empire. Moreover, the legal basis for Japan's annexation of Korea was the "Japan-Korea Merger Treaty", which was not signed between the Qing Dynasty and Japan, so China had no right to propose its abrogation.

Of course, in the face of absolute force, treaties and international law are waste paper. However, China and Japan now have no absolute force to subdue each other, except for the extreme method of fighting bacteriological weapons.

Therefore, now only a ceasefire between China and the Soviet Union and Japan can be achieved, and the ownership of the Korean Peninsula and Taiwan must be negotiated later. Under these circumstances, it is impossible for the Korean Peninsula to establish an independent state immediately, and it can only be entrusted by China and the Soviet Union, and autonomy can only be autonomy under trusteeship.

The situation is similar on the island of Taiwan, where sovereignty is not disputed, but governance is disputed. Because China and the Soviet Union did not have a strong navy, they could not fight! At most, tens of thousands of people's police and party representatives will be sent over......

The situation in which China and the Soviet Union and Japan have been mired in long-term confrontation and marathon negotiations over the Taiwan and Korean Peninsula issues is the situation that Germany is most happy to see.

This means that the two giants of the Greater East Asian civilization will be hostile to each other for a long time, and will not be able to unite to revitalize their own civilization.

In addition, the United States will also face the dilemma of choosing sides between China and Japan in the future. If the United States continues its current pro-China line, Japan will cling to Europe's thighs and act as a vicious dog in the Pacific. Militarily isolated from the Soviet Union, the United States, and Australia. On the contrary, if the United States is pro-Japanese, then China will throw itself into the arms of Europe. When the time comes, will it not be easy to crush the US-Japan-Australia alliance when the world island is united?

"In addition, we intend to mediate the war between the United States and Japan." Adolph. Hitler changed the subject -- he knew that Japan did not have the capital to disobey Germany at present, and that Japan could only accept Germany's arrangements for East Asia.

Hitler said: "The United States and Japan must cease fire!" Because only in this way can we limit the naval power of the United States in the EC-US Peace Treaty. ”

The EC-US peace treaty under discussion will not only force the United States to lose money, but also limit its military power, especially naval power.

"Oh, how do you intend to limit the naval armament of the United States?" Hiroshi Oshima immediately became interested, although he was a big red deer of the Japanese army, but the issue of limiting the armament of the navy was also very important to him. Because the Japanese Empire used all these two funds to build warships, the army could only reduce its spending.

German Defense Minister Schleicher took up the question and replied: "We plan to attach an arms limitation treaty to the EC-US Peace Treaty, which will limit not only the development of the US navy, but also the development of jet fighters and atomic weapons...... Before 1955, the United States was not allowed to develop jet aircraft, and it was also prohibited from developing atomic bombs.

"As for the Navy," Hirschman continued, "the United States cannot exceed 500,000 tons of total tonnage of combat ships of the surface fleet, and it is not allowed to have large ships with a displacement of more than 15,000 tons, and it is not allowed to have aircraft carriers, aircraft-carrying battleships, aircraft-carrying cruisers, and battleships." ”

This restriction is actually quite relaxed. Because the Great General Staff of Germany, headed by Hersmann, believed that the time for large surface ships to dominate the seas was actually over. It's not that large surface ships are useless, it's just that they can't be used as a weapon in a decisive battle between major powers, and can only be used to bully weak countries.

The struggle between the great powers will still rely on nuclear weapons in the future! No matter how strong an aircraft carrier fleet is, a nuclear bomb with a yield of 200,000 tons will explode under water and be extinguished.

So there is no problem at all with ballistic missiles hitting aircraft carriers, the question is just what warhead to use?

Therefore, the Germans themselves (the United States of Europe) did not intend to devote too many resources to building an overly large naval surface fleet. As long as there are about 10 aircraft carrier battle groups to put on a show and scare small countries.

"So...... How many tons of naval surface ships is your country, oh, supposed to be the future United States of Europe, ready to have? Hiroshi Oshima asked tentatively.

Although Hitler and Hersmann had not yet mentioned it, he had already anticipated a global Treaty on the Limitation of Naval Armaments to control the strength of the navies and allow the United States of Europe to maintain hegemony at a lower cost.

"1.5 million tons," Hirschman replied, "after the peace treaty is signed, the European Community Navy will be reduced and reorganized, and most of the older ships will be eliminated that are not adapted to combat in the missile age." It will also rebuild a number of new ships with missiles and carrier-based jets as its main weapons. ”

The obsolescence of old ships and the need to rebuild new ships are not good news for Japan, a traditional maritime power.

"So," Hersman said, glancing at Hiroshi Oshima, whose face was again embarrassed, "we intend to conclude later, a naval arms treaty to which all the major nations of the world are parties. Certain restrictions are imposed on the naval armaments of various countries...... Of course, apart from the United States, the rest of the countries need to be limited only to missile ships and aircraft carriers, aircraft-carrying cruisers and aircraft-carrying battleships that use missiles as their main means of warfare. Most of the older ships have no combat value, so there is no need for restrictions. ”

Is that worthless? Hiroshi Oshima thought to himself: Now Yamamoto Fifty-six has another reason to change the equipment of the shameless navy! The Germans had 1.5 million tons of "new naval ships", so why did the Japanese Empire have to build 1 million tons? And these are not traditional artillery-type ships, but missile ships, and the cost of research and development alone is astronomical......