Hitler was genuinely reluctant to dismantle the British Empire, and in fact most Germans thought the same way as Hitler. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThere are really few Germans like Hersmann who are bent on tearing up the British Empire.

But Hersman wasn't going to stand out for the sake of the Japanese - he wasn't a Japanese devil reincarnated.

"And," Hitler added, "Japan also needs to give up Hawaii and the Aleutian Islands, which must be returned to the United States." Only in this way will it be possible to restore peace between Japan and the United States. ”

It seems that Hitler had no intention of leaving Japan alone. Hesman said: This guy is relatively kind to his allies, but I don't know if Japan will appreciate it.

"The Japanese should have accepted it," Marshal Raeder still knew something about war in the Pacific, "and they got enough...... The whole of Southeast Asia is their territory, which is rich in oil, rice, non-ferrous metals, spices and rubber, it is a very good territory, and they are still fighting a war that they simply cannot afford. ”

"That's right, they can't beat the United States," Hitler nodded, "their advantage is only temporary, and if we hadn't contained most of America's forces, Japan would have lost the war long ago." Therefore, it is also in their best interest to have them surrender Hawaii and the Aleutian Islands to negotiate peace, after all, we cannot fight with the United States endlessly for the sake of Japan's interests. ”

It is clear that Hitler was not only prepared to make peace with Britain, but also with the United States.

He looked at Hersman, "Imperial Marshal, I think you agree with me too, right?" ”

Hersman nodded and said, "Of course, we don't have the strength to conquer the American mainland, and this is a war we can't afford." ”

Although Germany may have the trump card of the atomic bomb by 1944, it is not so easy to turn the V2 rocket into an intercontinental missile, so Germany actually does not have a particularly good tool to drop the atomic bomb.

If a long-range bomber like the ME264 takes off from the Azores, it may be able to get the United States, but the American P47 is not easy to deal with - the P47 is equipped with a turbocharger and an 18-cylinder air-cooled engine, and the high-altitude performance is certainly not under the HE219. Unless there is a jet escort, it is impossible for ME264 to break into the skies over a major city in the continental United States.

Therefore, it is very difficult for Germany to attack the American mainland, and if it cannot threaten the American mainland, then the war with the United States will be endless.

Hitler said slowly: "As long as the Americans are willing to withdraw from Europe and Australia, and at the same time negotiate peace with Japan, we will no longer need to meddle in South America." ”

Such...... It seems to be okay too. Hersmann calculated in his heart that, according to Hitler's proposal, the European Community, with Germany, France, Britain, and possibly Italy in the future, would not only control most of Europe, but also control Africa, Australia, India, and the oil-rich Middle East.

Japan, on the other hand, will control all of Southeast Asia and half of the Pacific, while continuing to cling to the thighs of the German-led European Community.

The Soviet Union would be severely weakened but would still be able to survive on each other with its East Asian allies, while the United States would own the other half of the Pacific and continue to control North and South America. The United States and the Soviet Union will most likely continue to join forces in the future to jointly counter the European + Japanese alliance.

Of course, the future pattern of confrontation between Europe and Japan and the United States and the Soviet Union will not be a third world war, but a long-term cold war!

Just when everyone in the war room of the headquarters was smiling with the victor on their faces, discussing how to end the war victoriously. Natalie Brown, director of the Department of Defense Policy Institute (formerly the Army Policy Council). Lesinskaya suddenly walked in quickly, came to Hersmann's side, and reported in a low voice: "Your Excellency, I have just received news that Stalin has appointed Mrs. Kollentai as ambassador to Switzerland. ”

Hersmann waved at Natalie to leave the war room, and then smiled and said to Hitler, Kesselring, Raeder, and others: "Stalin has appointed Mrs. Kollentai as the Soviet ambassador to Switzerland, and I think she is here to negotiate with us secretly on Stalin's behalf." ”

"Marshal of the Reich, do you think the peace talks will be successful?" Hitler asked.

Hersman thought for a moment and said, "We are very demanding, so the peace talks will not be successful anytime soon." But as long as we can bring Britain into the framework of the European Community, sign an armistice with the United States, and have a great advantage on the battlefield, then the Soviet Union can only accept a humiliating peace. ”

……

"Baga!"

"Unacceptable!"

"This is betraying the interests of the Empire!"

"The Imperial Army must not return the hard-fought Hawaiian Islands to the United States!"

The discussion of the peace at the meeting of the German High Command was eventually turned into a diplomatic memorandum by the German Imperial Ambassador to the Imperial Japan, Karl Brown. Feng. Count Haushofer (Chloe's teacher at the University of Munich) personally delivered it to Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo.

Tojo informed the congregation of the contents of this diplomatic memorandum at the headquarters meeting, which immediately caused an uproar.

Mr. Hitler's kindness finally made the Japanese army and navy unanimous! The undersecretaries of the army and navy who attended the meeting all unanimously expressed their opposition.

Hideki Tojo frowned, and glanced at the Admiralty Minister Yamamoto Isoroku who was sitting still—as soon as this great hero arrived in Tokyo, Shitaro Shimada really obediently went to serve as a military counselor. Then the navy naturally recommended Yamamoto as the minister, and Hideki Tojo certainly did not dare to refuse a number one hero like Yamamoto to join the cabinet.

And after Yamamoto 56 became a minister, of course, he was not as easy to talk as Shigetaro Shimada, and he did not find trouble with Tojo in the budget and resource allocation of Showa 18.

"Yamamoto-kun," and when the group of vice-ministers finished shouting, Hideki Tojo asked Yamamoto, "Can the Hawaiian Islands give up?" ”

This is a kick to Yamamoto Isoroku.

"Of course not!" Yamamoto Isoroku replied categorically, "The Hawaiian Islands are unsinkable aircraft carriers, and one Oahu island is equivalent to at least 10 Taiho-class aircraft carriers. How can such a strategic location be abandoned? ”

"So...... Is the Navy opposed to peace with the United States? Hideki Tojo asked again.

"No objection." Yamamoto Fifty-six had a solemn face, "According to reliable intelligence, the first Essex-class aircraft carrier of the United States has been commissioned a few days ago...... Construction of the aircraft carrier began on April 28, 1941 at the Newport News shipyard in the United States, and it took only 19 months to complete the service. This is a large aircraft carrier with a full load displacement of more than 35,000 tons, similar to our Dafeng-class. Just 19 months...... Such a speed is terrible!

Therefore, if the peace negotiations with the United States can be successful, it will be quite beneficial to the empire. But the Hawaiian Islands must not be returned to the United States, because the Hawaiian Islands are the strongest barrier for the Empire to resist the powerful American aircraft carrier forces that will emerge in the future. If it is lost, the insufficient number of Dafeng-class aircraft carriers alone will not be able to withstand dozens of Essex-class aircraft carriers in any case. ”

By the way, the lead ship of the Japanese Taiho-class, the Daiho, was started on July 10, 1941 at the Kawasaki Shipyard in Kobe, more than two months later than the start date of the Essex, but now the hull is not completed, let alone in service or something. According to the plan, the large aircraft carrier, which had a full load displacement similar to that of Essex, would not be completed until March 1944.

As for the four additional Taiho-class aircraft carriers that Japan built after the Battle of Hawaii, not even one has started construction (two are planned to start after the launch of the Taiho). The Yunlong-class aircraft carrier, with a tonnage of only more than 22,000 tons, plans to build 15 ships, and now only the three ships of Yunlong, Amagi, and Katsuragi have started, and these three aircraft carriers will not be completed until 1944.

By that time, the Essex-class aircraft carriers of the Americans will probably come out in droves!

And the biggest problem facing the Japanese Navy now is not the lack of aircraft carriers, but the disconnection of new types of carrier-based aircraft.

The Thunderbolt fighter developed after the Zero fighter did not meet the requirements of the Navy at all, and the project of the new "Seventeen Test Ship Battles" had just begun, and it would be good if it could be put into production in 44 years, and it was impossible to count on it at the moment.

As for the impossibility of importing from Germany, several FW-190T and Fokker Zero D, after being tested by test pilots of the Japanese Navy, were considered to be inferior in performance to Japan's own Zero Type 22.

The FW-190T is a model that focuses on medium and high altitudes, and takes the route of "one hit and leave", and the combat performance at medium and low altitudes is very poor, of course, it cannot enter the eyes of Japanese pilots.

The Fokker Zero D has become a little bulky after strengthening the firepower, armor and body structure (of course, compared with the Zero Type 22), and the grappling performance is indeed inferior to the Zero Type 22, with the help of a high-horsepower engine and a solid fuselage, its climb is comparable to that of the Type 22, and the dive ability is far greater than that of the Type Zero 22. However, there is still no value in introducing it on a large scale.

In desperation, the Japanese Navy could only learn the tactics of "high and low matching" from the Germans, and find a high-altitude partner for their precious zero battle. And the ideal model they found was actually the Japanese Army's Ki84 (Type 4 "Hurricane") fighter.

This KI84 fighter is still under development, and it has reached the end of its development work. This aircraft has the characteristics of high horsepower, high speed, and the possibility of adding a turbocharger, making it an ideal high-altitude fighter.

But the Blast is a "heavy aircraft", and it is impossible to convert it into a carrier-based aircraft. It can only be deployed as a shore-based aircraft in the Hawaiian Islands to cooperate with the Zero to resist the US counteroffensive -- this is actually taking the route of fighting the sea by land.

To this end, Yamamoto also plans to mass-produce the "deep mountain" long-range bomber that he was once ready to abandon, and he intends to have this four-engine heavy bomber carry remote-controlled gliding bombs imported from Germany, attack under the cover of the KI84 and Zero 22, and spread a huge defense network in the central Pacific Ocean based in Hawaii.

Therefore, the Hawaiian Islands are now at the heart of Japan's absolute defense circle! (To be continued.) )