"Are you worried that Japan will not be able to sustain itself by declaring war on Great Britain, France, and the United States at the same time?" Cheng Gong pondered for a while, and then pondered Hitler's thoughts, and asked thoughtfully: "Do you want me to eat the Philippines?" ”

"Yes!" Hitler nodded very decisively and replied, "I can help you tell Hirohito to let Japan give up the Philippines." ”

You wilted mustache! It's really not going to drag Lao Tzu into the Axis camp and not giving up!

Cheng Gong muttered to himself in his heart, but said quietly on his face:

"Yuan Xiansheng, I think, don't hurt the brotherhood between you and me and Hirohito for the sake of a small Philippines. With Japan's existing industrial capacity, as long as it controls Southeast Asia, with the rich mineral resources in these regions, it is enough to support Japan's industrial production capacity to a higher level.

Since I have approved the "Japan-East Non-Aggression Pact" drawn up by Hirohito himself, I should strictly follow the provisions of the treaty to clarify the boundaries of the spheres of influence between Japan and Tohui. This world is very big, and we really don't need to make everyone unhappy because of such a palm-sized place as the Philippines. Besides, Japan has suffered a lot of losses at our hands, and the Philippines has the right to compensate them for it. ”

"In order to avoid a multi-front war with Japan, Mr. King, I believe that your country has an obligation to contain the US Pacific Fleet!" Hitler's eyes were particularly solemn and he said: "Because once Japan takes the Philippines, the Americans will never sit idly by." ”

"What if Japan lets the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet destroy the U.S. Pacific Fleet before making a move on the Philippines?"

Old God Cheng Gong said with a smile on the ground: "Whether it is for Japan or our country, the US Pacific Fleet is an unsafe hidden danger. Therefore, I believe that this potential threat must be completely wiped out from the Pacific Ocean before going to war! ”

"You're saying let Japan take Hawaii first?" Hitler asked with a gleam in his eyes.

"Not only to take Hawaii, but also to blow up the Panama Canal!" Cheng Gong nodded confidently and said: "All US military ships on the West Coast must all be sunk or captured. If the time is ripe and let the Japanese Army land on the west coast of the United States, it is not impossible to do so! ”

"Landing on the mainland of the United States, will the Japanese battle line be stretched too long?" Hitler calmly asked: "With such a long transport supply line, can the Japanese afford it?" Unless your country can support Japan's transportation capacity, even if the Japanese Army can successfully land on the west coast of the United States, it will not be able to defend it! ”

Hey! The little devil can't keep it, it's my!

Of course, Cheng Gong could not say this to Hitler, and his face showed an unshirkable righteousness, and he resolutely said: "I will not only provide capacity support to Japan, but also ensure that the entire route from Tokyo to San Francisco will not be disturbed in any way!" Our industrial base on Paradise Island can be opened to supply Japan with all kinds of military and civilian supplies. Of course, the premise is that Hirohito has to agree to pay. ”

Hitler was still deeply assured of Donghui's ocean-going shipping capabilities.

It can be said that since the day of the founding of Donghui, transporting immigrants from China and transporting materials from all over the world has become a norm in Donghui's shipping industry.

In this process, a 10,000-ton general cargo ship named "Free Wheel" designed and manufactured by Donghui Tianpan Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Group is called the masterpiece of human assembly line industry by the shipbuilding industry of all countries in the world!

Donghui Tianpan Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Group has invented the world's leading advanced shipbuilding technologies such as flat ground shipbuilding, sectional shipbuilding, general section shipbuilding, and giant general section shipbuilding, and has created a new process for large-scale production of ships with prefabricated components and equipment.

The high-strength and easy-to-weld series of special ship steel developed by Donghui Nanhua Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd. has made all shipyards around the world gradually abandon riveting technology and change to welding technology for shipbuilding.

After the optimized design of the "free wheel" 10,000-ton ocean-going general cargo ship, with a double-deck design, there are 4 to 6 cargo holds, each cargo hold has a cargo hatch on the deck, and the cargo hatch is equipped with a lifting rod that can lift 5 to 20 tons on both sides, and some special requirements of the ship also have a standby heavy boom for lifting heavy cargo, with a lifting capacity of 60 to 150 tons.

Each freewheel is equipped with a swivel cargo crane to improve loading and unloading efficiency. The use of a high-power oil-fired boiler steam turbine makes it possible to achieve a maximum speed of 18 knots for freewheels with a maximum full load displacement of 15,000 tons.

The first freeship took 40 days from the installation of the keel to the delivery. Three months later, a 10,000-ton freeship set a world record for 24 days.

Today, Donghui has received orders for a total of 2,850 free ships from all over the world, which are built by 20 shipyards under the jurisdiction of 15 shipbuilding companies in Dingnan and Zhennan provinces.

With a total weight of more than 2,500 tons, 250,000 prefabricated elements can be transported from various production plants in Dinh Nam and Zhennan provinces to the slipway of the shipyard for welding and assembly within 15 days. The record for the fastest assembly is currently held by Tenpan Shipbuilding Group:

The keel of a freeship named the Victory began to be laid on the slipway at 12:01 a.m. on November 8, 1938, and 250,000 parts weighing more than 2,500 tons were assembled in four days, 15 hours and 29 minutes. After it was launched on November 12, 1938, there were parts of the ship where the paint had not yet dried!

It can be said that Donghui's current heavy industry industry is the most developed shipbuilding. In addition to general cargo ships, there are container ships, ro-ro ships, passenger and cargo ships, liquid cargo ships, oil tankers and other types of ships for different purposes.

No one knows why Cheng Gong identified shipbuilding as Donghui's current pillar industry of heavy industry.

However, Hitler now somewhat admired Cheng Gong's superhuman foresight.

Obviously, this cunning little fox had foreseen the inevitability of a new round of world war. As soon as war broke out, ocean shipping would inevitably become a key industry on which all the belligerent countries depended.

If Cheng Gong can really provide the Japanese government with no less than 1,000 free ships to and from Tokyo-Hawaii-San Francisco, plus the Donghui Navy escort, the Japanese Army's plan to land on the US mainland is indeed worthy of serious consideration.

As long as Donghui could participate in the grand plan of Japan's landing on the US mainland, Hitler believed that the United States would inevitably regard Donghui as a hostile power on an equal footing basis with Japan. Regardless of whether Toki joined the Tokyo-Berlin-Rome axis or not, Toki was able to constantly cause trouble for the United States, and Hitler was very satisfied.

As for whether the United States will declare war on Donghui, it depends on how the world pattern will change after the outbreak of war.

From his previous conversations with Cheng Gong, Hitler vaguely guessed that Cheng Gong did not seem to have the ambition to dominate the world, and he positioned Donghui's territory as a clear lock in the entire Oceania. This was undoubtedly very advantageous for the ambitious Hitler.

Hitler had many private conversations with Hirohito, and Hirohito expressed his concern about whether Cheng Gong would infringe on Japan's interests. Hitler also said that he did not want Cheng Gong to intervene in the war in Europe.

Now that Cheng Gong has made it clear that he will strictly abide by the stipulations of the "Japan-East Non-Aggression Pact" and established that Donghui's sphere of influence is in part of South Asia north of Oceania, Hitler can finally put his heart in his stomach.

As if he was worried that Cheng Gong would suddenly repent, Hitler didn't care whether Cheng Gong agreed or not, and directly pulled Hirohito into the discussion group.

(To be continued.) )