"No...... We do not have a vaccine against pneumonic plague. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

Hiroshi Oshima's answer surprised Hersman, he looked at Hiroshi Oshima and roared on the spot: "Lieutenant General Oshima, you're not joking, are you?" Your Unit 731 has been conducting human experiments for so many years, killing at least tens of thousands of people, and there is no vaccine? What are you doing without a vaccine? Can it take so many people to multiply bacteria? ”

"There really is no ......" Hiroshi Oshima looked aggrieved, but he was greatly surprised in his heart - Unit 731 is the biggest secret of the Japanese Army, and they are engaged in human experiments, which is a secret among secrets......

"You're lying to me, you Japanese are lying to me!" Hersmann slammed the table, "Do you think we don't have biologists in Germany, no bacteria experts?" In fact, our German biologists and medical experts are among the best in the world...... I've asked up to 10 Bell N Prize winners in biology and medicine, and each of them thinks that the purpose of your experiments on live people is to reduce the toxicity of vaccines and test specific drugs! ”

Theoretically, it is not necessary to conduct frequent live experiments to manufacture bacteriological weapons, and in fact, the production of bacteriological weapons, including plague, anthrax, and cholera, is based on "mature technology", which can be produced in large quantities by any powerful country without paying a lot of human lives for this at all.

But to produce a truly useful vaccine, repeated human trials are inevitable, especially against the plague, and failure of the test could result in death or injury – at least a bunch of European biology and medical experts who have won dynamite awards have said.

And Hirschmann, of course, believed it, because he knew that in another time and space, those criminally responsible experts of Unit 731 were sheltered by the United States, and there must be a reason for this, and the biggest reason was that they had the plague vaccine that the Americans needed!

Because it is not difficult for the bacteria themselves to replicate, the Americans have a way to obtain samples of plague, anthrax, cholera, typhoid fever and other bacteria owned by 731. Because Unit 731 has used bacteriological weapons on the Chinese battlefield, as long as it is used, samples will be collected, and samples can be replicated if they are available. And what Americans can't get is a vaccine!

So Hersmann was very sure that Japan must have the vaccine, but he refused to give it to Germany. Because the Japanese also knew that the germs they put in the United States would definitely spread to Europe, and Germany would distribute the vaccine everywhere at that time, and it was inevitable that it would be obtained by American agents, and the pharmaceutical technology of the United States was much higher than that of Japan, and most of the samples obtained would make a large number of vaccines to combat the plague......

"Your Excellency the Imperial Marshal, we really don't." Hiroshi Oshima continued to talk nonsense with his eyes open -- in fact, he didn't know that he was talking nonsense, although he knew about the existence of Unit 731 and knew that this special unit was engaged in bacteriological weapons research, but where would he know the specific situation?

With a wave of his hand, Hersman said to Hiroshi Oshima in a very unceremonious tone: "Lieutenant General, you have just made a serious mistake, which is not to drop bacteriological weapons on the United States, but to put your real and only ally Germany, who can be relied on, under the threat of the Black Death. And as soon as the Black Death spreads in Europe because of you Japanese, your alliance with Germany will break immediately! Now please go back to Tokyo and talk to Hideki Tojo, if he really wants to go his own way, then there is no one left to save Japan! ”

……

"How? Reich Marshal, did the Japanese agree to provide vaccines? ”

Immediately after his meeting with Hiroshi Oshima, Hersmann went to the Chancellery in Berlin to meet Hitler, who was waiting for news.

Hearing Hitler's question, Hersmann just smiled coldly: "No, the vaccine is the killer weapon of the Japanese!" If it weren't for the exclusive mastery of vaccines, how could they dare to use plague weapons with impunity? ”

What Hersman is talking about is actually common sense in the use of bacteriological weapons -- in the absence of a vaccine or a specific drug, rashly using bacteriological weapons against a country with very advanced medicine is an out-and-out search for death. Because the opponent will soon copy the same bacteriological weapon for counterattack. And countries that have vaccines, while using bacteriological weapons, will also do everything possible to control the outflow of vaccines, because the vaccines themselves are also not difficult to replicate.

"Damn the Japanese!" When Hitler heard Hersmann's reply, he immediately became angry, "These bastards have betrayed Germany, they are the enemies of Germany!" He stood up, walked briskly around the spacious and luxurious office, and waved his fists, "Reich Marshal, we should deliver an ultimatum to Japan, if they don't hand over the vaccines, then they are enemies of Germany!" There is no doubt that all of Europe will be the enemy of Japan! ”

Hersmann said in his heart: "If Roosevelt heard Hitler's words now, he would have fallen in love with this mustache!" ”

"Mr. Chancellor," Hersman said with a smile at Hitler, who was getting angry, "and it's not that serious. ”

"What does it mean that it's not that serious?" Hitler asked, "Do you think that the Black Death could not have spread from the Americas to Europe?" ”

"The risk is manageable, it's not the Middle Ages after all, and we're not completely helpless against the plague, there are already some vaccines and medicines available." "And we can also block traffic between European and U.S.-controlled areas." ”

By U.S.-controlled territory, Hersman refers to all of North America plus South America as Panama (half of the country is in South America), Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and all of the Caribbean countries.

These countries, including the United States, have not completely disrupted their trade with Europe. Because there are still so many neutral countries in Europe, such as Portugal, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Turkey, Sweden, and so on. Almost all of the oil from these neutral European countries is imported from U.S.-controlled territory, with no less than 400,000 tons of oil imported each month.

The main reason why these neutral countries consume so much oil is that many merchant ships of the European Community and the Roman Empire carried the flag of neutral countries for transoceanic trade, importing food and mineral products needed by Europe from neutral countries around the world (such as Brazil, Argentina, Chile, etc.).

Of course, these European neutral ships will also transport the resources that the United States needs to the neutral countries in South America, and then ship them to the United States by ships flying the flags of South American countries...... In fact, it is the warring parties that use these neutral countries to communicate with each other.

And once the communication and trade between Europe and the US-controlled zone are blocked, then this "gray trade" between the warring parties will no longer be sustainable.

"Damn it!" Hitler gritted his teeth, "Reich Marshal, do you know how much damage a complete interruption of trade can cause?" ”

"It won't be interrupted for long," Hersman smiled, "and in a few months, everything will be back to normal." ”

"In a few months, the Japanese will be able to defeat the Yankees?" Hitler asked with some skepticism.

"It's also possible that the Americans captured the Hawaiian Islands, making it difficult for the Japanese to continue to release plague germs into the United States." "It doesn't hurt us to win either of the U.S. and Japan," Hirschman said, "so we can't be too unfriendly to Japan now......

As Hersmann spoke, a telephone on Hitler's desk suddenly rang. Hitler picked up the earpiece and put it to his ear, and the voice of Foreign Minister Ribbentrop came from inside.

"My leader, I just got an urgent telegram from the embassy in Lisbon that the Black Death has spread to Portugal!"

Hitler put down the phone and said to Hersmann with a solemn expression: "Reich Marshal, we are one step late...... The Black Death has spread to Europe! We must make it clear that we will immediately suspend all military cooperation projects with Japan, withdraw all technical experts and military missions in Japan, and expel the Japanese military delegation in Berlin! ”

Although Hirschman was surprised by the rapid spread of the plague, he did not push the matter into conspiracy theories, but tacitly blamed Japan as the culprit. However, he also knew that Germany still needed Japan as a friend, and that Japan's use of bacteriological weapons against the United States was actually beneficial to Germany...... Because in the coming months, the United States will have to fight a bloody battle with Japan in the Hawaiian Islands, and in order to ensure victory, the main force of the American Atlantic Fleet will most likely be transferred to the Pacific theater.

In this way, Germany will be able to regain the initiative in the Atlantic and even have a chance to open up the situation in South America!

"Prime Minister, we don't really want to break with Japan, do we?" Hersmann hurriedly said to Hitler, "In order to gain an advantageous position in the Atlantic and South America, we now need Japan to attract the hatred of the United States." ”

Hitler glanced at Hersmann, as if regaining some calm, "Reich Marshal, the behavior of the Japanese is unforgivable...... This is the position of the whole of Europe, so a temporary interruption of cooperation is necessary, this is political correctness! ”

Hearing Hitler say this, Hersmann breathed a sigh of relief, and he asked: "When will we temporarily suspend cooperation with Japan?" ”

"From February 1st." Hitler replied. "From February 1, we will not help Japan until Japan gives Germany a satisfactory answer on the question of the Black Death."

This meant that Hersman had less than a month to provide assistance to Japan - which should be sufficient for the upcoming Second Hawaiian Islands Campaign.

As for the situation after the Second Battle of the Hawaiian Islands, it will depend on what kind of outcome the Japanese can achieve. If the Japanese could really deliver a devastating blow to the main forces of the U.S. Pacific Fleet in the Second Battle of the Hawaiian Islands, as they have repeatedly claimed, then the world war would have almost come to an end......