When they chose to support Wang Jingwei as the head of the puppet regime, the Japanese invaders also miscalculated his influence and appeal in the Shancheng government, believing that the formation of a new government by him, the number two in the Shancheng government, would trigger a chain effect.

The Japanese invaders were wishful thinking, hoping to lure all forces of the Yamashiro government through Wang Jingwei, especially those warlords who had contradictions with President Chiang, to follow him to surrender to Japan and help Japan destroy the Yamashiro government as soon as possible and end the war.

However, the Japanese invaders were completely wrong, and after Wang Jingwei, vice president of the Yamashiro government, publicly surrendered, his perverse treason was spurned by the vast majority of people, and in the end, only a small group of people such as Zhou Gaohai and Chen Gongbo followed him to defect.

It is true that Ying Zuo Zhenzhao has won more relaxed conditions for the Wang puppet government, but all the rights of the Wang puppet government, such as politics, military, economy, finance, etc., are controlled by the Japanese, and the reason for this situation cannot be completely pushed on the head of the puppet Wang puppet.

Let's put it this way, the Japanese aggressors and the Wang puppet government now have their own evil intentions and have no trust in each other, and the Japanese aggressors dislike that the Wang puppet government cannot support it alone, and they have dragged Japan back, and the Wang puppet government, in turn, has to blame the Japanese aggressors for holding on to power and not letting go, restricting its own development.

Up to now, the entire North China and South China regions are in the hands of the Japanese, and they have not yet been assigned to the Wang puppet government.

"Yes, it was decided to support Chairman Wang to form a new government, this is a national policy decided by the top level of the empire, not led by me, I am just implementing, in terms of the previous pattern, Chairman Wang is the most suitable person, is it possible that I want to support Wang Kemin or Liang Hongzhi? Don't talk about this, the matter of being transferred is a foregone conclusion, now let's talk about your problem. ”

"I just came back from Tokyo, since the outbreak of the Pacific War, the international intelligence organization behind you has not continued to provide valuable information to the empire, but the attitude of the military department and the cabinet is that they will not stop the cooperation, this relationship will continue, even if you can't provide intelligence for the time being, the empire will still provide you with a large amount of money every year to facilitate your actions." Kagesa said.

"I guess the military department wants to continue to keep in touch with me privately, so that when the mountains and rivers are exhausted in the future, right?" Han Lin asked.

"That's right, although you can no longer help the empire in terms of international intelligence, the status of the Yamashiro government is increasing day by day, especially when you serve as the deputy director of the second division of President Jiang's chamberlain, this is the status of a senior staff, through you, our Japanese empire can directly have a dialogue with President Jiang, and it is not needed for the time being, it does not mean that it will not be used in the future."

"Second, you have always maintained close contacts with the U.S. diplomatic and intelligence services, in other words, you can also act as a matchmaker, and at the moment, you are the only one who has the ability to maintain contact with each other, even if Japan and the United States are at war, it is crucial to maintain a channel of communication at any time."

"We have been good friends for many years, I have been greatly helped by you to get to this day, this time I handed over the hole card of the military department to you, and then, Captain Shinichi Nakajima of the Mei agency will continue to serve as a liaison, and then there is the army department member Imai Takeo Daisa, who will come to Shanghai, they will keep in touch with you on behalf of the military department, and your activities in the occupied areas will not be affected in any way." Kagesa said.

Although the level of the liaison has been reduced, the special identity that Han Lin needs to continue to be retained, which is enough for him.

"Kagesa-kun, before you leave, I have something to say to you, according to my analysis of the situation, you will not stay outside the customs for too long, you may be transferred to the front line at any time, in order to maintain the occupation of Southeast Asia, the elite of the Kwantung Army will be transferred to the southwest Pacific region one after another."

"The loss of four heavy aircraft carriers by the Japanese Navy's First Air Fleet at Midway Island is equivalent to the annihilation of the main force of ocean-going operations, and the initiative in the war between Japan and the United States has changed. The United States will soon launch a counteroffensive, and the war will develop in a direction that Japan does not want to see, and the battle of Guadalcanal is a very significant signal. Han Lin said.

"Han Jun, the victory or defeat of the war is not something that can be decided by one or two defeats, as long as the empire is given a buffer time, consolidating its occupation in Southeast Asia, and using local resources to make up for its shortcomings, this war will not be so easy to lose."

"When we chose to go to war with the United States, the top brass also knew that it was unlikely to defeat the United States, and what we wanted was to take advantage of the fact that the United States was fighting with Germany in Europe to create a predetermined situation in Southeast Asia and the Southwest Pacific, and the two sides would negotiate as the ultimate means to end the war." Kagesa said.

This is the plan of the Japanese, just as Isoroku Yamamoto once said before the attack on Pearl Harbor that he could only buy Japan a year, and then he could not guarantee what would develop into it.

Japan is still insisting on a war with the United States in order to take advantage of the United States' inability to take into account both Asia and the Southwest Pacific, quickly occupy and digest Southeast Asia, and use this as a bargaining chip to negotiate with the United States.

"You and I are old friends, don't say such self-deceptive words, Japan's strategy is very good, but it's just wishful thinking, the Americans won't give you this time! The short-term victory of the southward expansion plan can only maintain the advantage for one year at most, and in the future, it will fall into a completely passive situation due to the loss of sea and air supremacy. ”

"With the loss of four heavy aircraft carriers in the Combined Fleet, there is no initiative in ocean-going operations, and how many more are there that can be fought at present? Two heavy aircraft carriers and three light aircraft carriers! And the huge industrial manufacturing capacity of the United States can easily make one or two hundred aircraft carriers, what about Japan? How many aircraft carriers can be built? ”

"I don't need to say the importance of air supremacy, just take this year's data as a comparison, the United States will be able to produce 50,000 planes by the end of the year, and Japan is estimated to be unable to produce even 10,000 planes, but the United States' war potential has not yet been fully brought into play, and the number of planes can be doubled next year."

"Japan has a huge number of land forces, but the population base is not comparable to the United States, the production speed and quantity of weapons and equipment are even less than the United States, and as an island country with scarce resources, most of the war materials need to be imported from outside, and it has lost air and sea supremacy, what does this mean? Don't forget that Japan is also fighting on two fronts, and the attrition of the Chinese battlefield will also put Japan in a situation of material shortage. ”

"Japan's mainland area is not very large, it seriously lacks strategic depth, its industrial bases are all by the sea, and its disadvantages are very obvious, when the American terrific bomber formation bombs the entire Japanese mainland into ruins, the industrial facilities are completely destroyed, and the war potential is also exhausted with losses, and there are more land forces in China and Southeast Asia, so what's the use?"

"Ying Zuojun, we are all soldiers, we can only obey orders, and we are all small people who are soft-spoken, and we are powerless about the course of the war, what I mean by this is that I want you to at least have a preparation in your heart, don't deceive yourself to drill the horns." Han Lin said unceremoniously.

(End of chapter)