Age of Rebirth

"The latest important information!" Tang Qiuli's eyes jumped, and he said, "What's the specific content of the information?"

"According to the intelligence agents lurking in Tokyo, three days ago, Emperor Hirohito of Japan called a meeting of important members of the base camp. The content of the meeting was to ask us for peace!" Zhao Yuhe said, and handed the telegram to Tang Qiuli.

After receiving the telegram and reading it carefully, Tang Qiuli had a mocking sneer on the corner of his mouth, and said: "This time Hiroren is willing to cut his flesh, Kyushu Island, Shikoku Island and Hokkaido, Hawaii Islands and Ryukyu Islands, all overseas islands, Canceling the army and losing money, the Japanese made a lot of money, bleeding profusely! Oh, and the Germans were hired as intermediaries!"

"The Japanese have a high fever now. Do the Ryukyu Islands, the Hawaiian Islands, and other overseas islands still need to be included in the scope of the ceded territory? Now they are under our control, and they are no longer our own. The Japanese are also embarrassed. Use it as a bargaining chip? How ridiculous!"

"Master, what do you think of this piece of information that is absolutely top secret?" Zhao Yuhe wanted to know the attitude of the master. Judging from the content of the information, the price the Japanese paid for begging for peace is definitely worthy of the name. The cost is huge, and the conditions offered are very attractive. The three of the Japanese archipelago is ceded, the army is cancelled, and the war indemnity is added. People are not excited?

"What do you think? The conditions offered are not enough to attract me!" Tang Qiuli smiled lightly, handed the telegram to Zhao Yuhe, and said, "How can such confidential information be obtained easily? I am not doubting the intelligence department's ability, but judging The information we are seeing now. The content is absolutely true, but it is also a trick of the Japanese. It is very likely that it was leaked on purpose!"

"The purpose is nothing more than a plan to delay the attack. The key point of the intelligence content is to ask the Germans to act as intermediaries. The Japanese present a difficult problem for Hitler. They need more time to wait for the Germans' reply."

"If we launch a general attack on Tokyo while waiting for the reply from the Germans, with the current situation, we can occupy Tokyo in less than a month. Once the battle starts. Even if the Germans come forward, we will not be able to stop. The Japanese are afraid of this, so they deliberately let the wind out!"

Zhao Yuhe suddenly realized, and said: "Master, shall we launch a general attack on Tokyo before the Germans show up, so as to avoid accidents?"

"No rush!" Tang Qiuli's smile grew stronger.Said: "What's in the bag, sooner or later, will have little effect on our plan to occupy the entire territory of Japan. The troops only need to tighten the encirclement of Tokyo. In addition, I also want to see what Hitler is fighting idea?"

Reichstag, Berlin, Germany.In the Fuehrer's Office, Hitler stood in front of a military map of the North American continent for a long time.Silence, August [-].Your Excellency the Führer is not in a happy mood.

The South American Army Group commanded by Rommel lasted more than a year to attack the coalition forces of the United States and Canada. At the beginning, the attack on the city was overwhelming, and soon occupied the western and southwestern regions of the United States. The Japanese squeezed out of the North American battlefield, and then Rommel's troops compressed the combined forces of the United States and Canada in the northeastern and eastern regions of the United States from three directions.

The situation of the German army on the North American battlefield is very good. According to Hitler's prediction, the North American war can be ended by the end of this year. The rest is Germany's exclusive enjoyment of the North American war. As for it is still stranded in the western United States , and the Chinese army in Central America, just throwing out some leftovers is enough for Tang Qiuli to eat to his heart's content.

The desire is full, but the reality is skinny. Since the beginning of May, Rommel has launched a fierce attack from the western and southeastern regions of the United States to the northeastern and eastern regions of the United States with an army of more than 400 million. From Bismarck and Peel in the central part to Lincoln and Jefferson City in the middle, and then to Nashville and Atlanta in the southeast, there were rumbles of cannons and smoke everywhere.

The attack of the German army was absolutely ferocious. Rommel's determination was great, but the resistance of the coalition forces of the United States and Canada was very tenacious. The German army has been on the offensive for three months, but has never been able to achieve a practical breakthrough in any direction , On the front thousands of kilometers long, the German army and the US-Canadian coalition forces formed a stalemate. The German army could not break through, and the US-Canadian coalition forces could not repel the German army.

All senior German generals, including Hitler, the head of state of Germany, and Marshal Rommel, the commander of the South American Army Group, did not expect that the U.S.-Canadian coalition forces would have such resilience after shrinking forces, and the U.S. would burst out with such a strong background and national strength. More and more troops were fighting, and new weapons and equipment were constantly put on the battlefield, which curbed the large-scale German attack.

Hitler knew that Rommel knew that his plan to end the North American War before the end of this year might fail. Hitler had no choice but to order Rommel to suspend the attack on the northeastern and eastern regions of the United States and maintain the current battlefield situation. It is thinking every day, the way to break the deadlock, and seek the best strategy to defeat the enemy.

Germany's current military strength is obviously unable to achieve the established strategic goals. For this reason, Rommel has sent 200 million additional reinforcements, but it still cannot break the deadlock. The North American War has involved all the attention of the Head of State. The degree of attention to the Sino-Japanese War in distant Asia is very indifferent.

The car of German Foreign Minister Ribbentrop stopped in front of the parliament building. The minister hurried into the building. An SS officer knocked lightly on the door of the head of state's office, "Come in!" There was a slightly sharp sound.

The SS officer opened the door and came in, reporting: "My Führer, the guard room has called, and Foreign Minister Ribbentrop asked to see him!"

"Ribbentrop?" Hitler was taken aback, what is this guy doing here?The current German Foreign Office has almost nothing to do. There are still a few countries left on the earth. Where is there any foreign affairs?

"Please come in!" Hitler told the SS officer. Although he couldn't figure out and was not interested in Ribbentrop's intentions, it was better to meet this loyal subordinate despite his mediocre abilities. , the way to control the next!

Ribbentrop walked into the head of state's office with a straight suit and brisk steps. Looking up, the little man in awe said respectfully, "My head of state, I'm very sorry to bother you!"

"Oh! Dear Ribbentrop, I am very happy to have you here!" Hitler said enthusiastically in his usual exaggerated tone: "Please sit down, I don't know my foreign minister, what good news do you have for me?" ?”

What Hitler said was definitely not an exaggeration. Except for the things on the North American battlefield that made him unhappy, he had nothing to worry about in the diplomatic field.

"My head of state, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has just received a telegram from Emperor Hirohito of Japan personally to you!" Ribbentrop replied.

"Japanese?" Hitler was taken aback, and suddenly remembered the things in Asia. His old Chinese friend Tang Qiuli was attacking the Japanese mainland. At this time, what did the Japanese Emperor Hirohito send a telegram to him? Immediately he gathered his energy and said, "What's the content of the telegram?"

Ribbentrop replied: "Emperor Hirohito of Japan is going to seek peace with Tang Qiuli of China. He wants to ask you, the head of state, to be an intermediary to match and supervise this matter. The Japanese offer is to cede Kyushu. Island, Shikoku Island and Hokkaido, as well as the Ryukyu Islands and Hawaii Islands and all overseas islands, Japan will cancel the army and compensate huge war military expenses, and only keep Honshu Island!"

"What?" Hitler yelled in surprise, and he couldn't help being surprised. The price the Japanese paid was too high for peace, and even he was moved. His old Chinese friend pushed the Japanese to this point. , In recent months, what exactly happened in the Asian war?

"Ribbentrop, you stay!" Hitler said, and then, he rang the electric bell, and ordered to the secretary who heard the sound: "Notify all members of the High Command, and call an emergency meeting immediately!"

More than 30 minutes later, the cars of the German party, government and military leaders appeared in front of the parliament building one after another. As they hurried to the head of state's office, they secretly guessed that there was no reason for no reason, and nothing major happened. What's the first emergency meeting?

After the bigwigs gathered, Hitler asked Ribbentrop to read the telegram sent to him by Emperor Hirohito of Japan in public, and then said: "Today you are called to a meeting, and the only thing is to discuss it. The Japanese want to talk to you. The Chinese seek peace and ask Germany to act as an intermediary, what is our German attitude towards this matter?"

The bosses are all silent and have their own thoughts. Since the Japanese were kicked out on the North American battlefield, the so-called "German-Japanese alliance" has survived in name only. The life and death of the Japanese has nothing to do with Germany. It is not an area that Germany is focusing on. The North American war has become a stalemate, which has involved most of Germany's energy. It is better not to intervene in extra-complicated matters. .

What's more, these bigwigs in Germany also have a very bad impression of the Japanese. However, Your Excellency the Head of State has not yet expressed his opinion. Who knows what this energetic and unreasonable head of state thinks, and he has not figured out what the head of state is. Before attitude, it is better to keep silent!

"Dear Strong, recently, I have devoted all my energy to the North American battlefield. I don't know much about what happened in Asia. You can mainly introduce the basic situation of the Sino-Japanese war in Asia at present! Keep it simple! "Hitler called his name, and he pointed to Marshal Strong, the chief of the German General Staff.

(to be continued) (to be continued...)