Chapter 537: Changes in Japan
In the original history, although Germany and Japan were allies, they were also in the same bed and dreamed of each other, each hoping that each other would attract firepower, and then pick up the bargain behind their backs, and now Germany has to do nothing more than this, so that China can attract the attention of the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union in the Asia-Pacific region.
And then Germany let go of its expansion in Europe, which is completely wishful thinking, and the Chinese government will definitely not give the Germans a surprise, after all, the risk is too great.
Wu Tong, the Minister of Defense on the side, also expressed his views: "President, Princes, now the war is in the final analysis a competition for production capacity, a competition for industrial workers, Germany is unique in the world in terms of middle and senior technicians, more than 500,000 people, the United States followed closely with nearly 500,000, but the quality is not comparable to Germany, Britain and France are about 200,000, as for the Soviet Union and Japan are about the same level, are about 100,000, we are less than 80,000, of course, due to the promotion of automated production lines, our production capacity is definitely not under the Soviet Union and Japan, In addition, China still has a large number of middle and low-level technicians, and human resources are also very abundant, even if we arm an army of 10 million, it will not affect military production in the slightest.
But we must pay attention to the fact that there is a huge gap between China and Germany and the United States, even a gap that cannot be crossed, if Germany integrates the whole of Europe, the number of technicians in Germany is bound to exceed one million, and Europe, as the birthplace of modern science, has the largest number of scientific research forces, with these advantages, Germany will be able to manufacture the most advanced weapons, and who will be Germany's opponent at that time! ”
Wu Tong's words undoubtedly reveal Germany's strength from another side, resources are very important in international competition, but talent is more important, and it is the foundation of everything, China and Germany have conducted in-depth talent exchanges, and have a thorough understanding of Germany's bottom line, so Wu Tong is more worried about making Germany bigger.
Qiao Yu also made a judgment in his heart, Germany's military science and technology are indeed superior, of course, Germany also has a fatal problem, that is, their enterprise organization and coordination ability is far inferior to that of the United States. Standardization and assembly lines, which are modern industrial tools, are not implemented deeply enough. Moreover, Germany pursued the performance of weapons excessively and neglected the pursuit of quantity, and in the end, no matter how powerful the Tiger tank was, it would drown in the steel torrent of the Soviet Union.
Of course, there is a more fatal factor that Germany cannot compete with the United States and the Soviet Union, that is, the problem of resources, especially the lack of oil and other energy resources, so that Germany does not have the ability to go crazy and violent troops. It is also surrounded by a hostile geopolitical environment, so there is little hope for this country.
"Everyone has also expressed their opinions, so I will also conclude that first, the cooperation with Germany should continue to be carried out, and we must obtain Germany's advanced technology as much as possible to nourish our industrial system; Second, an alliance with Germany is not advisable. But we must also note that Germany is already looking for allies on a global scale, which means that a new world war is approaching, and our country must determine its own way out; Third, according to the information revealed by the German Foreign Minister, Japan may also join the German alliance, which is a dangerous signal, and it is necessary to strengthen Japan's intelligence efforts! ”
Qiao Yu expressed his opinion, which was naturally the final word, although the military and the government also have many pro-German factions. But there is no place for it at this time. In fact, China and Germany have already embarked on a fork in the road, and of course China has always been very enthusiastic about military cooperation.
The Chinese military and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent special personnel to hold talks with Ribbentrop. Germany hopes that China will provide a full set of aircraft carrier technology, help Germany train a group of carrier-based pilots, and ideally sell a retired aircraft carrier to Germany.
China currently has four new large aircraft carriers, that is, the Yuanzi ship, and a larger Jingyuan is about to be launched, these five new aircraft carriers are the core combat strength of the Chinese Navy, and China also has a large four small and five modified aircraft carriers, of which the Chaoyong was sold to Siam, the Yangwei and Guangyi have been decommissioned, and only the Qiqi and Zhenhai are still in service.
This time, Germany set its sights on the Yangwei, a meritorious battleship in the Sino-Japanese naval war, with a displacement of less than 10,000 tons, but it was enough to help Germany train excellent aircraft carrier talents.
However, China gave Ribbentrop a better choice, that is, the starting point, China can sell the starting point to Germany, and China can provide modification technology, the starting point adopts an open bow, which is also the common practice of early modified aircraft carriers, that is, to place an all-through deck on the original hull, and the deck of the bow part is supported by pillars.
The ability of this structure to resist wind and waves is very poor, and the Japanese aircraft carrier has had the experience of being turned into a twist by the wind and waves, and the wind and waves in the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean are much larger than those in the Pacific Ocean, and the strength of the starting point is difficult to withstand the wind and waves in the Atlantic.
Moreover, the starting point has a full load displacement of more than 25,000 tons, and the number of carrier-based aircraft can reach eighty, which can already compete with British aircraft carriers, although the warships are a little older, but they can still participate in the war, and a combat aircraft carrier and a pure training ship are completely two concepts.
When Ribbentrop learned of China's generosity, he went crazy with joy and hurriedly reported the news to Berlin, and Hitler gathered his cronies and dignitaries overnight to discuss the matter.
China is so generous is not unconditional, but has many technical requirements, such as Germany to provide China with the core technology of six machine tools; Germany also wants to send technicians to help China build a 10,000-ton forging press; In addition, there are more than 20 items such as electronic technology.
One of the most important is the forging press, which is a well-deserved national important weapon, China has long begun this research, and obtained a large number of materials through the Jews, but due to China's lack of technical reserves, in the end only a 5,000-ton forging press was built.
As for the 10,000-ton level, it is still difficult to reach China's technical level, the technical requirements of this kind of thing are too high, the United States and the Soviet Union did not have it before World War II, China has to rely on German technology if it wants to build, in Qiao Yu's view, technology is far more important than weapons, how many weapons on the battlefield are consumables, and with technology, there is the ability of continuous production, and there is a steady stream of supplements.
It would be very cost-effective to exchange an aircraft carrier for these, and of course Germany would have to pay $200 million to buy the Start as part of the agreement after the exchange of these technologies. Buy an old ship at such a price. It's a bit expensive anyway, but the German top brass is very happy at this time.
"Honorable Führer, the Navy believes that no matter how much money is spent, the starting point must be obtained, as long as Germany has an aircraft carrier, the English Channel will no longer be a natural danger, and our shore-based aircraft and carrier-based aircraft will be able to control the sea. It will be very easy to land on the British Isles, and we will be able to blockade the Baltic Sea with aircraft carriers, and even bomb Leningrad, which will be of great value to Germany! ”
Dönitz briefly imagined the purpose of the aircraft carrier, and Hitler did have an unusual sensitivity to technology, or rather an innate talent. He also quickly realized the value of aircraft carriers, but then Hitler also had a question.
"Aircraft carriers are so important, the despicable British, will definitely prevent Germany from having them, do you have any good solutions?"
Hitler has made up his mind to get his hands on the starting point, but this is currently the most powerful weapon in the world, and the trade will definitely attract fierce opposition from the great powers, you must know that this is still Europe, it is the doorstep of Britain and France, and neither Germany nor China has the ability to do whatever it wants.
"Führer. Can we use the pretext of inviting Chinese aircraft carriers to visit? Get the starting number! Propaganda Minister Goebbels came up with an idea, and Goering and others present were also thinking about it. This seems to be a good way, as long as the warship arrives in Germany, Britain has no choice, but in doing so, it is undoubtedly blatantly deceiving the world, can Britain and France sit idly by?
Germany is racking its brains for aircraft carriers, and China is also worried about its evil neighbor Japan, a country that is aggressive and ambitious.
China swallowed the three Indochinese countries in one gulp, and the stimulus to Japan is very huge, and their logic is very simple, that is, if China can expand, we can also expand, and we also want colonies, and we don't look at our own weight!
Japan chose a circle, or set its sights on the Netherlands, this country is the weakest among all parties in the South Seas, just suitable for Japan to start, for this emperor specially wrote a personal letter to Qiao Yu, who knew that China was resolutely opposed, and even did not hesitate to use economic sanctions to make Japan give up the idea of aggression.
This is a great shock to the Japanese government and the opposition, the patriarch Xionji even said that this is the people of China suppressing Japan, the central dynasty has been suppressing Japan for thousands of years, this is a humiliation to Japan, Japan must expand its territory, to ensure complete economic independence, only in this way can Japan become a real power, no need to look at anyone's eyes.
Speaking of which, this is the sorrow of the widows of small countries, who will never empathize, never know how to be grateful to Dade, but on the contrary, it is as if the whole world is sorry for them.
In recent years, Japan has emigrated more than 4 million people to Borneo, and has obtained huge benefits, so that Japan's national strength has been restored, and now the ambition of aggression has been rekindled in Japan, and Japan has stationed two large aircraft carriers Soryu and Flying Dragon to Saipan.
This is an island that Japan acquired from Germany after World War I, and it is close to Guam, which is under the jurisdiction of the United States, but at this time Guam was not valued by the United States, because Guam was not only far from the mainland of the United States, but also located in the middle of the islands controlled by Japan, and the security was very poor, and the United States only had a small number of troops stationed there.
Japan's purpose in sending troops to Saipan was very simple, that is, to further deal with the Netherlands, and if it went south from the coast of China, it would inevitably meet with China's resistance and opposition, and now by taking the southeast route, it would be able to avoid China.
The Japanese government has also used newspapers to report on the crimes committed by the Netherlands in the South Seas, and even brought out all kinds of anti-China examples, and the Japanese government is trying to use this method to pull China into the water, we are not only fighting for ourselves, but also for the sake of the Chinese, can your government still stop Japan's actions!
For this trend of the Japanese media, China is very clear, Japan is the king of the scales, iron-hearted, China simply remained silent, and then wait and see what happens, Qiao Yu does not believe that the United States can still sit firmly on the Diaoyutai, Roosevelt, the old fox, should take action! (To be continued.) )