In addition to putting down the shelf of a naval power and requesting the German Far East Fleet to send instructors to instruct the Japanese Navy on submarines and anti-submarine tactics, Emperor Takahito, who had "studied" in China, paid attention to the threat of American submarines earlier than those senior admirals of the Admiralty, and asked the Admiralty to increase the construction of anti-submarine ships. It was too late to build a new large shipyard in a short period of time, so Chongren had no choice but to place an order with the Chinese government, which was the only possible way to help, although the Chinese side offered a lot of money, and Japan still needed to take one-third of the total price in advance, and at the same time needed to send some Jishu personnel to provide guidance, but in addition to being able to respond to emergencies, it could also win over China, at least prevent it from joining the allies, which could be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.

The Chinese government did not intend to participate in the war between Japan and the United States, so it was naturally happy to take this opportunity to further upgrade the level of China's shipbuilding industry, so it agreed to transfer six 10,000-ton container ships (the size and speed are slightly larger than the Liberty wheel, so the performance of the converted escort aircraft carrier is slightly stronger than that of the Casablanca-class escort aircraft carrier of the United States). It was also agreed to build two batches of 12 frigates with a standard displacement of 1,500 tons for Japan, which would be delivered by July 1943, and the two governments also agreed that they could cooperate further if the situation permitted.

Although the Chinese government has said that it can also take orders from its allies, its strict neutrality is clear. But because Japan was closer to China and essentially cut off the allies from direct shipping to China's coast, it was objectively more advantageous to the Axis powers. The US Government is naturally very dissatisfied with this, but they are unwilling to offer favorable conditions that are sufficient for the Chinese Government to agree to join the alliance, and now that direct trade between the United States and China has been completely cut off by the Japanese army, it is relatively easy to make only Japan's money, so the Chinese Government is naturally unwilling to accept the US demand and become an enemy of Japan. And the allies are now in an unfavorable war situation, so naturally they don't dare to push too hard, so even if Roosevelt hates it in his heart, he can't do anything with China. However, I thought that the United States was originally going to reap the benefits during World War II, but now the United States is forced to go shirtless in advance, and the Chinese have made a profit. Roosevelt still couldn't help but feel some inexplicable bitterness in his heart

Nonetheless, the U.S. government used the German army's crimes against humanity in Europe to exert considerable public pressure on the Chinese government, and it also had some effect in inciting anti-German foreign employees in China to riot (although China suffered much less damage in 1942 than in 1941 because of the lessons learned). ）。 At the same time, the successive victories of the Japanese army in the Pacific also aroused the alarm of the Chinese government. As a result, the attitude of the Chinese government has changed somewhat from the beginning.

In order to create a good international image of the new Chinese government. In order to prevent Japan from becoming a threat to China again, Zhou Gong, on behalf of the Chinese government, publicly stated that he would only build hulls for Japan (the fee naturally dropped accordingly, but the delivery deadline was also brought forward by three months). ）。 At the same time, except for the military attaché of the embassy and a small number of armed personnel required for security, all German and Japanese military personnel in China must leave China by June 30, 1942, which means that the total number of German soldiers in China has reached more than 50,000 (see below for details), which is also beyond the limit of what the Chinese government can tolerate.

Therefore, in early May 1942, the two Hindenburg-class battleships were completed (in fact, they were not completely completed at this time, and the first sea trial of the two battleships was completed after arriving in Japan. After that, the Chinese government explicitly demanded that the German Far East Fleet and military observers leave the country within a time limit, and of course if they were non-military personnel (military personnel who chose to retire were also allowed), the Chinese government still welcomed them to stay in China and make contributions.

While the U.S. government was relieved to learn about it, it was also shocked by the early completion of the Hindenburg-class battleships, although their specific performance parameters are not yet known, but even a simple enlargement of the Bismarck-class battleships is no longer to be taken lightly. Although the U.S. government also knew that China was able to build such a giant ship because of the all-round support of Germany's Jishu equipment and personnel, but even so, a country with almost no foundation for building ships could actually build such a huge ship, and the speed exceeded his expectations, Roosevelt still couldn't help but be deeply shocked in his heart, if it weren't for the fact that he couldn't spare his hands now, he was even ready to find a way to contain China's development now (the Chinese government is not unaware of the benefits of Taoguang Yanghui, However, if you want to seize the rare development opportunity of World War II, you can't keep your eyes on it, you can only choose one of the two. ), nip the danger in the bud in advance

However, Roosevelt, considering the grim situation of World War II, finally had to succumb to the needs of reality, not only publicly praised the Chinese government's practice of expelling German and Japanese military personnel, but also publicly recognized for the first time China's 200-nautical-mile territorial sea boundary, and the United States took the lead, Britain and other allies also recognized one after another, and the Axis camp has long recognized that China's claim for territorial waters has finally been widely recognized by the international community, and the Chinese government will have the support of international law when it protects its maritime interests in the future. Although if the strength is strong enough to the United States in later generations, it can be thrown away like toilet paper, but before that, eating is still very important

Eliminating the risk of China's entry into the axis, and objectively reducing China's support for Japan and Germany as much as possible, this is undoubtedly a victory for US diplomacy, but this is far from quenching the thirst of the US military in the Solomon Islands. After the end of the Battle of Ireland, the main force of the US Navy's Atlantic Fleet under Nimitz's personal command made a non-stop long drive around Cape Horn after joining up with some domestic ships, but it was not in time after all. When the fleet was about to arrive in Samoa, it received the bad news that the Battle of the Solomon Islands had finally failed.

Although the failure of the rescue effort made the fleet frustrated, everyone also knew that the defenders of the Solomon Islands could not be blamed, and it was a miracle in the history of the US military that they were able to hold out under the enemy's absolute sea and air superiority, and the fact that more than 20,000 people fought to less than 8,000 before surrendering to the Japanese army is enough to show the tenacity of their resistance. (To be continued......)