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"Your intelligence is inaccurate, the Russians don't just have 200 TB-2 heavy bombers that can bomb Tokyo, they actually have more TB-2s. Because Juncker's J.28 large transport aircraft was developed in cooperation with the USSR General Administration of Civil Aviation. The Soviets' aircraft factory also had a J.28 production line, a full set of German equipment, very advanced!

In addition, although they can't produce 880 hp engines, they have already purchased 1,000 units, and they have also ordered BMW's upcoming (and unfinalized) 14-cylinder air-cooled engine, which has more than 1,200 hp and can further increase the TB-2's speed and bomb load......"

At the naval club in Yokosuka, Hersman was speaking in English to scare little Japan, who was scaring both the Japanese army elite and their navy elite.

There were two army officers who came to Yokosuka to greet the "German friends", one of whom was Karl Brown. Haushofer's student while teaching at the Japanese Army University. Major General Sugiyama Moto, director of the Military Affairs Bureau of the Japanese Army Ministry, with a large, square face and two very small eyes, was one of the few generals in the Japanese Army who had a deep understanding of the role of the air force, and once served as the captain of the aviation brigade and the first chief of the aviation section of the Military Affairs Bureau.

The other Japanese army officer was a thin man, wearing a pair of small round glasses and a mustache. He is also a well-known figure named Nagata Tetsuyama, and his military rank is Dazuo. He is the leading brother of the famous ruling faction in Japanese history, and the mastermind behind the 9/18 incident. He is currently the head of the Mobilization Division of the Ministry of War Maintenance.

The Japanese navy also sent two admirals to meet Hersman and Karl. Haushofer. One of them was Rear Admiral Takahashi Miyoshi, Deputy Chief of the Command Department of the Japanese Navy. He is not good-looking, a bit like a humanoid mouse, and he is not too famous in history. At least compared to the good-looking Japanese Navy Commander who accompanied him, he was a little-known figure - this Navy Commander's name was Yamamoto Isoroku!

"1200 hp? How did you sell such an advanced engine to the USSR? Aren't you afraid of setting yourself on fire? ”

Yamamoto Fifty-six suddenly spoke, interrupting Hersman's words. He should not have been present at today's talks, as he was now the captain of a cruiser. And the cruiser was moored exactly at the Yokosuka military port. He witnessed huge Do-X planes falling from the sky on his own cruiser. Then I went to inquire about the origin of this large plane, learned that a delegation of the German military was coming to visit, and there was a possibility of discussing the issue of technical cooperation. Only then did I find Major General Takahashi Miyoshi and get the opportunity to attend the talks.

"We have to give," Hersman said with a slight smile as he glanced at Yamamoto, "because we need Soviet oil, timber, grain, and all kinds of non-ferrous metals." That is the key factor for us in Germany to be able to implement the Keynes Plan and to enable the economy to develop. ”

He is telling the big truth, there are no Soviet raw materials. Germany was simply not in a position to meet its obligations to deliver reparations under the Keynes Plan. Moreover, the German economy itself was consuming more and more raw materials, and without a steady supply of cheap raw materials from the Soviet Union, Germany would have to use gold and foreign exchange to buy them, which would have led to a large outflow of capital from Germany - since Germany did not have the right to issue currency, the consequence of such an outflow would be severe deflation.

"Mr. Colonel," asked Nagata Tetsuyama, frowning, "can I understand that your German economy is actually very dependent on the Soviet Union......

Hersman glanced at him. Nodding earnestly, "Yes!" Then he was silent. In a helpless tone, he said, "This is the result of the Treaty of Versailles, and if the Soviet Union interrupts the supply of raw materials, the German economy will collapse in a few months." ”

The strategic reserve of vital raw materials has been in place for a long time, but the Keynesian Plan has only been in place for more than four years, after Germany was suffering from a severe economic crisis. There is simply no capacity for reserves. As a result, the stockpiles are still too small and can only be consumed for a maximum of 10 months during the peacekeeping period.

"Nagata Daisa," Hirschman continued, "so our cooperation must be acceptable to the Soviet Union!" If the situation came to the point where we had to choose between Japan and the Soviet Union, then we had to choose the Soviet Union...... I am not referring to the possibility of a war between Germany and Japan. Rather, it means that we cannot have any technical exchanges and cooperation with you, and we must also provide the Soviet Union with advanced aircraft engines, aluminum alloy materials, and high-quality aviation fuel until they defeat you. ”

In other words, Germany's powerful aviation industry will become the arsenal of the Soviet Union in the event of a conflict between Japan and the Soviet Union!

Nagata Tetsuyama and Sugiyama Moto's faces turned gloomy when they heard this. The changes that are taking place in China have made Japan see the possibility of losing its interests in China. For a Japanese military leader like Nagata Tetsuyama, who regarded Manchuria and Mongolia as Japan's lifeline, the use of military means was almost an inevitable choice.

But the Soviet Union is now behaving surprisingly tough! It seems that they are ready to use the means of war to protect the Wuhan Nationalist Government that they have "fostered".

Originally, the Nagata faction hoped to cooperate with Germany to obtain advanced fighter jets to counter the threat of Soviet bombers. In the opinion of Nagata and others, this is not much difficult. Japan could buy German engines and fighter designs in gold dollars, and then assemble the fighter on Japanese soil.

But no one expected that the deputy head of the military delegation sent by Germany would tell them bluntly at the beginning of the meeting that Germany would support the Soviet Union in the conflict between Japan and the Soviet Union!

This is not a joke, a Soviet Union has already made it difficult for Japan to deal with, and Germany must be added. That's not even hundreds or thousands of TB-2s that come to Tokyo every day to drop bombs.

"But the Soviet Union is a Bolshevist country!" Yamamoto frowned and said, "Will the Western world allow it to spread Bolshevism to Asia?" ”

"Yamamoto Daisa," Hersman smiled a little sarcastically, "you should go and tell the Americans that without them, Soviet power would have ceased to exist long ago." ”

Yamamoto was speechless for a moment. He knew what Hersmann was talking about—if it weren't for the "relief committees" organized by the Americans a few years ago to aid the Soviet Union with a large amount of food, the Bolshevik rule might have ended long ago. Moreover, while the Americans came to the relief of the USSR, they also put pressure on Japan to force the withdrawal of Japanese troops from Siberia and the Soviet Far East.

"Is there really no room for cooperation between Germany and Japan?" Rear Admiral Takahashi Miyoshi, Deputy Director of the Military Command Department of the Japanese Navy, asked.

"Of course there's room for cooperation," Hersman grinned, emphasizing the word "yes." "As long as there is no conflict between Japan and the Soviet Union, we will be able to export to you technology and machinery and equipment in aviation, shipbuilding, steel, machinery, chemical industry, and other fields. And we can also accept silk and soybeans from Northeast China as payment. ”

Soybeans are an important industrial raw material, as well as food and feed, which is very much needed in Germany. Although silk is not as important as soybeans, it is also consumed in Germany. Now Hersman allowed Japan to pay the bill in these two ways, mainly because of two reasons: first, he believed that Japan's special rights and interests in Northeast China could be maintained for a long time, because the Soviet Union's support for the Wuhan government was actually limited; Second, he believes that there is a huge space for German-Japanese cooperation, to the point that Japan's gold and foreign exchange reserves are not enough to make payments.

Nagata Tetsuyama and Yamamoto Fifty-six also heard the meaning of Hessman's words. Nagata asked: "Mr. Colonel, do you think that the troops of the Wuhan Nationalist Government will not occupy Manchuria in the short term?" ”

"No," Hersman replied in the affirmative. "But that's sooner or later! Either you decide tomorrow to send more troops to Shanghai...... In that case, General Haushofer and I immediately went to Moscow to talk about a big deal, and we had to give whatever plane Stalin wanted! Either you give up your plans to attack, because over time, the Wuhan government will complete the integration of the 200 million people, and will upgrade their Hanyang Iron Works and Arsenal, and the Soviets will help them do that. ”

Hersman is threatening the Japanese!

However, this threat is also for the sake of the Japanese, and if the vast South Seas and Australia are not seized, what can they do if they nest in East Asia and China? Moreover, the current Wuhan Nationalist Government is not the historical Nanjing Nationalist Government.

Historically, the Nationalist government in Nanjing not only did not have a large grassroots and was incapable of implementing land reform and industrialization, but it was also very diplomatically isolated. There will simply not be a single Soviet aircraft carrier and a Soviet battleship coming from the Black Sea to support it!

If such a maritime force were to remain on the Huangpu River in Shanghai, the naval power of any great power in the Far East, except for the Japanese Navy, would not be enough to confront it. Moreover, Germany in this time and space, because of the increasing demand for Soviet raw materials (among which there was also a reason for storing war materials), also had to support the Soviet Union in the event of a conflict between the Soviet Union and Japan.

"Colonel, are you sure that the Wuhan Nationalist Government will not invade the North Branch in the short term?" Nagata Tieshan slowed his tone and stared at Hersman with burning eyes, "Is this your personal opinion, or is it the message that the Wuhan National Government has conveyed through you?" ”

Hersman and Carl beside him. Haushofer glanced at each other, and Haushofer smiled, "This is just one of our peace proposals...... You may be able to reach an agreement with the Wuhan government for several years that will allow you to maintain peace with the Wuhan government and the Soviet Union. From what we know about the Soviet Union, such a peace is also something they are willing to accept. In this way, we can cooperate with each other. “

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