844 landed in the Eight Central American Federations

Panama City, 9 March 1939. ~~

Thundered......

Another volley of shells, whistling from the direction of the bay, landed on the street near the embassy district in Panama City.

In the northern part of the embassy district, in the Imperial German Embassy in Panama, Barettia, President of the Republic of Panama, stood by the window, watching everything that was happening in the distance, his bones trembling.

It seemed that countless fires exploded at the same moment, and the dust and smoke gathered into columns, and rows of air rose high, and the diffused air swept through the streets like a hurricane, and in an instant, houses, fences, telephone poles, cars on the side of the road, and the road itself were like being smashed by the enraged Thor with a giant hammer, and suddenly turned into rubble.

President Barretia couldn't imagine what hatred these Orientals from across the Pacific had for this Panama City. Although there is a strategically important canal next to the city, this is not a reason for the Japanese to destroy the city with their naval guns and aircraft, right?

Also, what does this damn war have to do with the Panamanians? Why was it that both Costa Rica and Nicaraguan were able to declare their capitals "undefended" to avoid unnecessary loss of civilians and wealth, while Panama City had to be destroyed in this war between Japan and the United States? My God! Save Panama City!

God also seemed to be powerless against the Japanese shells, rows of shells were still raining down, as large as 203mm heavy cruiser main gun shells, as small as 70mm infantry artillery shells, there were hundreds of shells every minute, turning Panama City, which was no more than a dozen square kilometers in circumference, into a sea of fire. The embassy district, located on the high ground north of the city, seems to be an island in a sea of fire, and no one knows when the fire will engulf it.

"Mr. President, rest assured that the Japanese shells will not fall on the German Embassy."

A tall, middle-aged man with a beautiful curved face and a neatly trimmed Prussian mustache walked into the small drawing-room, nodded at President Barretia, and then went to the windowsill and closed the curtains, as if to make President Barretia forget the fact that his capital had been turned into a sea of fire.

This man was the Ambassador of the German Empire to the Republic of Panama, von Von Ferguson. Heisenberg.

"Mr. Ambassador, didn't you say that the Americans and the Japanese have begun negotiations? But why are they still at war in my capital? Barretia asked, sitting on a couch, a little irritated.

Ambassador Heisenberg shrugged his shoulders and, instead of answering the other side directly, switched the subject. "Our head of state believes that Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and other countries are innocent victims in this Japan-US war because of the division of Central American countries," he said. If the seven Central American countries can be unified and become a regional power, will the Americans still dare to seize the canal that should belong to you? Will Japan still invade your country with impunity? ”

"Mr. Ambassador, do you think that we, the Central American countries, do not want to unite as one? We were one during the Spanish Empire, but now it is too difficult to unify. ”

This is a bit insincere, it is better to be a jī head than a phoenix tail, but it is the consensus of those in power, and Barretia is certainly no exception. At the moment, however, he could see that Germany was very keen on a unified Central America. Barretia, who was still counting on the Germans to help keep the presidency, certainly did not dare to go against the wishes of the other party, so he had to make a few perfunctory remarks.

Ambassador Heisenberg shook his head lightly and said, "Will the reunification of the Central American countries be more difficult than the unification of Germany?" On behalf of the Führer, Mr. President, I can assure you that the German Empire will help you to achieve this aspiration as long as you are determined to bring about the unification of Central America. It is also possible to support you in becoming the first president of the Central American Federation! ”

Barretia was shocked in his heart, Heisenberg had come to a showdown with him on behalf of Hitler! The president of a Central American federation is still dictatorial! However, there is no such thing as a free lunch, and the Germans will not give themselves a Central American federation for no reason, if they become the president of this Central American federation, they will only be afraid to obey the will of Germany in the future, but Central America has always been the traditional sphere of influence of the United States...... Barretia hesitated in his heart, but since the German Führer had already made up his mind, if he didn't agree, the consequences might not be so easy to bear, right? At the moment, the Triple Alliance of China, Germany and Japan seems to have the upper hand in the world war.

"Alright! On behalf of the Central American people, I thank the German Head of State for his help. Barretia thought for a long time and agreed. After saying that, he looked at the window that was blocked by the curtains, and said tentatively: "It's just that the Japanese side will support Germany's claim?" ”

Hearing this, a hint of mockery appeared on the corner of Heisenberg's mouth, and he sneered: "The Japanese have no choice but to support the claims of the German Empire!" ”

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"Lieutenant General, our people can't find that President Barretia, there is no shadow of him anywhere! Moreover, the Panamanian army refused to listen to orders, and as soon as the Japanese came, they ran away. In addition, Rear Admiral Joyce reported that about 5,000 Japanese troops landed in the Bay of Panama, they had the cover of naval guns and aircraft, and our men could not hold out for long! Maj. Gen. Joyce suggested that the 'Flood Plan' be activated as soon as possible. ”

It was Major General Short who spoke, and at this moment he had been transferred to a temporary headquarters north of Panama City with Fredendor, commander of the US 2nd Army.

"Okay! Start the flood plan, destroy this hapless canal, and leave nothing to the Japanese! Walter, hurry up and arrange it. Fredendor just nodded in agreement with his chief of staff, at this time the commander of the US 2nd Army seemed to have completely collapsed, his face was like ashes, his eyes were distracted, and his body trembled slightly, all of which told everyone that this former US Army jīng Ying was actually a useless embroidered huā pillow. Since the beginning of the war, no correct judgment has ever been made, and now the ability to make a judgment has been completely lost.

"Lieutenant General, Panama City will definitely not be able to hold it, let's withdraw to the San Lorenzo Fortress!" "There is a series of forts, fortresses and walls built by the Spaniards around the bay of Liméng. As long as we stick there, the Japanese won't be able to use the Panama Canal even if they fix it! And it is close to the Caribbean, the Japanese do not have a navy there, and our Atlantic fleet can support us at any time. We are there to resist the Japanese! ”

"Fortress of San Lorenzo...... Right! Right! Right! We'll go there, go now! ”

As soon as he was reminded by Major General Short, Fredendoll remembered that the US military in Panama was not finally finished! Because the U.S. military also has the San Lorenzo defense system, which is the largest fortress complex on the Caribbean coast, including the castle of San Philippe de Sotomayor, the fortress of San Jerromino, the castle of Santiago de la Gerglia, the fortress of Santiago, the fortress of Farnesio, and a large number of fortress defense systems established between the 16th and 18th centuries.

Regardless of the fact that these forts have long since passed, they look more like monuments than fortifications. However, the terrain is treacherous, surrounded by rainforests and lakes. Moreover, it is close to the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal, which is convenient for the United States to supply, and at the same time, the battleships of the Atlantic Fleet can provide fire support to the American troops who are entrenched in the fortress system of San Lorenzo at any time. But the battleships of the Japanese Combined Fleet could not reach there, and as long as the Japanese could not deal with the battleships of the Atlantic Fleet, the fortress of San Lorenzo would never fall.

If the Japanese wanted to rely on the infantry to capture this series of fortresses with blood, it would become a huge wrenching machine, and the last drop of blood would be shed for the Japanese! However, if Japan ignores the San Lorenzo Fortress, then in the future, when the United States completes its war mobilization and begins a counteroffensive, the San Lorenzo Fortress will become a bridgehead for the US troops to land in Central America.

……

On the night of March 9.

USS Oshima landing ship.

"Lieutenant General, the Americans' troops are beginning to retreat, and Muto Daisa reports that they have captured most of Panama City! In addition, the 16th Division had broken through the defenses of the US 3rd Division and advanced to the west bank of the Panama Canal. ”

Ishihara walked into the bridge in high spirits, only to find a white man dressed in a German suit with the rank of major, who had boarded the warship at some point, and was talking in German in a whisper with Lieutenant General Yamashita Fumi.

"Yes! I didn't expect our 102nd Division to capture Panama City so quickly, that is to defeat 15,000 with 5,000 men! Lieutenant General Ishihara, you did a great job! Yamashita took Ishihara's report, glanced at it, and said it out loud in German.

"Congratulations to both of you, and on behalf of the German Empire, I congratulate the Empire of Japan on its victory." The German major smiled at Ishihara and introduced himself: "Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, I am the military attache of the Imperial German Embassy in Panama. Major Swabia, now I am here to negotiate with your army as the representative of the President of the Republic of Panama, Barretia. ”

"Negotiations?" Ishihara frowned, glanced at Yamashita Fengfumi, Yamashita smiled and explained: "President Barretia is very grateful to the Imperial Japanese Army for helping the Panamanian people expel the American invaders!" In the future, we hope to continue to cooperate with Japan and Germany to completely expel the American aggressors from Central America and establish a happy land of coexistence and co-prosperity in the Central American Federation. ”

"Establishment of the Central American Federation!?" Ishihara's face was slightly sinking, Japan almost lost its wealth for this expedition to the Americas, and it was not easy to lay some territory, but you Germans came to make a horizontal bar, what kind of Central American federation are you going to do! All of you Central American countries are united, so what can Japan get by working hard for half a day?

Major Swabia didn't pay any attention to Ishihara's face, but just smiled and said: "Yes, Lieutenant General Ishihara, the head of our country also means this, and has already passed the German Empire's ambassador in Tokyo, von . Mr. Dixon conveyed this to your national government. I am sure that you will soon be instructed from your home base, and I am here in the hope that President Barretia can be restored to power as soon as possible and order can be restored in Panama City. ”

Hearing this, Ishihara's face turned even more blue. On the question of the establishment of the Central American Federation, it seems that Hitler had no intention of consulting Japan at all, but wanted to impose his will on Japan, and completely claim to be the suzerainty of Japan! I don't know how the country will deal with these arrogant Germans?

……

Tokyo, Japan, Prime Minister's Office.

"Mr. Prime Minister, Japan is separated from Central America by a Pacific Ocean, and Japan's maritime capacity is quite limited. Therefore, there is no way for you Japanese to commit too many troops to Central America! And with the completion of the mobilization of the United States, they will soon launch a counterattack! Japan's military power in Central America would then be devastated, unless Japan could form an alliance with the peoples of Central America before that time and obtain their assistance to take part in the war against the United States. In order to win the support of the Central American people, our head of state believes that the only feasible way for Germany and Japan to help the Central American countries to establish a Central American federation that is strong enough to resist the threat of US aggression and expansion. I hope that the Imperial Government of Japan will support this plan......"

"If Japan can agree to the Führer's plan, then Germany will provide sufficient help for the logistical supply of Japan's ground forces in Central America. Moreover, Germany will be able to provide a total of 1,000 BF-109T fighters and JU87C dive bombers to Japan. In addition, the Luftwaffe could develop a super-suicide bomb specifically for Japan. With such flying bombs, Japan will be able to completely drive the US and British navies out of the Pacific Ocean! ”

It was none other than the German ambassador to Japan, von Murray, who spoke. Dixon, in the past two days, has held several rounds of consultations with the Japanese side to win their support for Germany's proposal to establish a Central American federation. Although in Hitler's view, Japan was not an equal ally of the German Empire at all, but because Germany's armed forces were not yet inseparable from the European continent, it was difficult to come up with a little advantage to win over this unreliable Asian brother.

About the Japan-US negotiations. Dixon had also been instructed by Hitler. The Führer did not believe that the United States would cede the Hawaiian Islands at all, and he felt that Roosevelt's secret conditions were a trap for the purpose of either delaying the Japanese offensive or driving a wedge between the Sino-Japanese and German Triple Alliance. In short, they are all worthless carving insect skills, and only real imbeciles will be deceived. Therefore, Hitler simply asked Dixon to kindly remind Japan, and Germany would not offer Japan any additional benefits for this.

Naturally, the Japanese side did not dare to slack off in negotiations with Germany. Not only did Prime Minister Fumi Konoe personally go out, but the army and navy also sent two ministers, Tetsuyama Nagata and Eisuke Yamamoto.

To be honest, the three leaders of the Japanese Empire were also a little confused about the current turbulent international situation. On the European continent, Germany and Britain and France have been in a standoff since the election campaign on November 6 last year. If there was nothing greasy in it, it was to kill Emperor Hirohito, they wouldn't believe it! In Asia, the behavior of Chinese is also intriguing, as they robbed the British colonies in Southeast Asia while besieging French Indochina without attacking it...... Could it be that there is a possibility of compromise between China and Germany and France? What makes people unclear is the olive branch that the United States threw out in the face of the imminent collapse of Latin American rule.

In the past two days, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoyo Matsuoka has rushed to Petersburg to meet with the US envoy Harry. Hopkins met. And the mediator in this negotiation is precisely the lover of the Chinese Marshal Luo Yaoguo, the Russian NV Emperor Anastasia! Moreover, the Chinese side has been pretending to be deaf and dumb in the negotiations between Japan and the United States! What role does this Luo Yaoguo play in it?

And now, the German side has thrown out a "Central American Federation" that Japan wants to accept. However, China, which has always maintained a high degree of consistency with Germany, was absent from this negotiation......

This international situation is really complicated and a little too much, and the three top figures of the Japanese Empire are a little bit incomprehensible! But if you don't understand, you don't understand. The three Japanese devils didn't sleep all night last night, and they finally discussed a way to deal with it. It's just that there is nǎi is Niang, let's see which one of Germany and the United States bids higher! Anyway, no matter how powerful Germany is, it is still in Europe, and it can't beat Japan from so far away!

With the principle of this negotiation set, the following is the mén math problem.

As soon as the Germans' "offer" came out, the three "mathematicians" began to make small calculations in their hearts. First of all, Germany contracted the cost of Japan's ground forces in Central America! According to the plan of the base camp, the Japanese army in Central America will reach at least 150,000 in the future, and these people will eat and use German in the future. Secondly, give another 1000 BF-109T and Ju-87C, these two aircraft are good things! With them, the next battle with Britain and the United States will not have to be so difficult. Finally, the Germans also promised to develop a "suicide bomb" for the Japanese specialty, uh, what is this? Isn't it amazing?

The three Japanese looked at each other, and finally Eisuke Yamamoto, who knew a little about aviation, asked: "Mr. Ambassador, may I ask what kind of weapon is the suicide bomb you just mentioned?" ”

"That'......" Feng. Dixon frowned slightly, "To be honest, I don't know much either. It is only known that on the basis of an aircraft engine secretly developed by China and Germany, a one-time unmanned aircraft or flying bomb that can fly at a speed of more than 640 kilometers per hour was developed. However, the project has just been approved and is estimated to be developed in a year. ”

"A bomb flying at a speed of 640 kilometers per hour! Is it possible to use a pilot to fly this kind of thing? A hint of ecstasy flashed on Eisuke Yamamoto's face, and he hurriedly asked.

"There should be no problem." Dixon took out a stack of documents from his purse and handed it to Yamamoto. "Mr. Chancellor, because I came in a hurry, I only have this incomplete information. If this negotiation is successful, perhaps your country's technicians can participate in the development of such a flying bomb. ”

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