Age of Rebirth

As the chief of the general staff, Field Marshal Strong is the head of the German military. It is his duty to grasp and introduce the war situation in Asia. Moreover, the General Staff and the Independent Division Staff Office have always maintained close contact. .

All these situations were in the mind of Marshal Strong, so he stood up and said: "My heads of state, gentlemen, you can sum up the current Sino-Japanese war in one sentence, that is the situation of the Japanese, Absolutely not good, always on the verge of subjugation!"

"Since the head of state, your old Chinese friend, Vice Chairman Tang, commanded the Chinese army to launch an attack on the Japanese mainland, the Chinese army has been in full swing. It took more than three months to occupy Japan's Kyushu Island, Shikoku Island and Hokkaido one after another. , and occupied most of Japan's Honshu Island, and now, the Chinese army has surrounded the Japanese capital Tokyo with a huge force of nearly 300 million people!"

"After several large-scale decisive battles, the Japanese lost most of their troops and lost their minimum ability to resist. There were only less than 50 troops left in their army, and they were all shrunk to the urban area of ​​Tokyo. According to the judgment of the General Staff , if the Chinese army launches an attack on Tokyo, it can be conquered within a month, this is the current situation of the Sino-Japanese war in Asia!"

"Oh!" Hitler was surprised again. He didn't expect that his old friend from China would attack the Japanese mainland so smoothly. It took three months to beat the Japanese to the brink of subjugation. It was really hard. Believe me, it's even more shocking.

After pondering for a while, Hitler asked: "Strance, are you saying that the Japanese will perish at any time? There is no need for a long tug-of-war?"

"Yes. My head of state, the General Staff has indeed made such a judgment!" Strong said with emphasis.Dao: "This is the conclusion drawn by the General Staff based on the comparison of the existing forces, weapons and equipment of the Chinese and Japanese armies, as well as the situation on the battlefield. The current capital of Japan, Tokyo, is surrounded and blocked by the Chinese army from land to sky. Calculate the difference in weapons and equipment, but in terms of military strength, 50 people vs. 300 million people, the difference is too big, not in the same weight class!"

"For this reason, the Operation Department of the General Staff Headquarters also conducted tactics and results deduction on the battle of the Chinese army to encircle Tokyo. The Japanese capital, Tokyo, is now a Jedi. It only takes six to ten months for land, sea and air transportation to consume all the war materials and food reserves of the Japanese, starve to death or force them to surrender to the Japanese!"

Speech by Marshal Strong.Although there is no tendency, the meaning is obvious. The Japanese are now ripe melons, and they don't even need to touch them.A gust of wind can blow it down. After he sat down, Hitler and the party, government and military leaders.All fell into contemplation, Germany is now involved in the Sino-Japanese War.Is it worth it to step in and act as a middleman.Or can Tang Qiuli accept the peace terms offered by the Japanese?

On a deeper level, Germany acts as the middleman, what tangible benefits can it get? For Tang Qiuli, who has the Japanese archipelago at his fingertips, whether he accepts Germany as a middleman, if he refuses, it will not be a good thing for Germany, let alone lose face , It will also make the Chinese feel bad about Germany. Germany is not afraid, but is it worth offending Tang Qiuli for a Japan that is on the verge of extinction and can't offer any benefits?

After a long silence, the atmosphere in the Fuehrer's office was a bit oppressive. Hitler asked again: "Strance has finished his briefing. What's your opinion?"

Goebbels, the propaganda minister of the Nazi Party, got up and said: "My head of state, think about it differently. If you were Tang Qiuli, would you accept the Japanese offer of peace at this moment? Presumably everyone here, They all have a deep understanding of China's Vice Chairman Tang, is he a person who compromises easily? Besides, what is the benefit to us Germany of acting as this middleman?"

Goebbels is a politician, and the questions he raised are sharp and realistic. It is a typical politician's thinking. Thinking in another way, if you change it to Germany or your Excellency the Head of State, you only need a single blow to face it. The actual situation that Japan will be destroyed, and then the entire Japanese territory will be acquired. Will the Japanese accept the peace terms offered by the Japanese now?

Of course, it was Goebbels' identity and personal relationship with Hitler that made him dare to say such sharp words. Others might not dare. At the same time, he was not entirely out of respect for Tang Qiuli. And the unreserved favor of the Chinese, but from the perspective of German interests, who would do it if it is not beneficial and offends others?

In Hitler's heart, he was still concerned about the matter of acting as the intermediary for the Japanese to seek peace. On the one hand, he knew Tang Qiuli, he was a guy who would not compromise, and he did not let go of his established goal. The two met Many times, Tang Qiuli made no secret of his deep-rooted hatred for the Japanese, even during his honeymoon in Germany and Japan, he declared it many times.

On the other hand, if the Japanese are destroyed, then in Asia and even the Pacific region, there will be a dominant China, will it threaten Germany's future global interests, or even compete with Germany on a global scale, Keeping the Honshu Island of the Japanese, with the national nature of the Japanese, would certainly not be willing to endure such humiliation. This is at least a restraint on Tang Qiuli.

However, Hitler had no idea. His old Chinese friend was not a fuel-efficient lamp, but he still wanted to hope that leaving an inflamed wound from time to time on Tang Qiuli's future Asian map would be good for Germany. , At the same time, he also wanted to hear the opinions of his subordinates!

But what Goebbels said shocked all the German party, government and military leaders, including Hitler, and then woke up. Goebbels' words definitely touched the core problem, and the Japanese did not stand up There is no possibility that Germany will get any benefits, and Tang Qiuli will not accept the Japanese's summation, it's as simple as that!

In addition, there is a question of whether it is worth it to see Tang Qiuli, one of the giants in the world today, who has a vast territory and a powerful army, and is known for his toughness, for a desperate Japan?

Hitler smiled, and the mood of worrying about gains and losses disappeared immediately. He glanced at Goebbels appreciatively and said, "There is no need to discuss, Ribbentrop, you give the Japanese a clear answer. Germany has no intention of intervening in Asia. After the war between the two countries, all the Japanese sent similar telegrams, and they all responded like this!"

"Strance, your general staff can let Tang Qiuli know Germany's attitude through the channel of reporting the battle situation between the two sides. Well, don't affect our emotions because of the Japanese affairs. It happens that you are all here, then Let's study what happened on the North American battlefield!"

Japan's Honshu Island, Tokyo, outside the Emperor's Palace, although the gunfire around Tokyo has not sounded for a few days, and the planes of the China Independent Division have not been seen roaring in the sky, but Tokyo is still full of panic and fear. , The army of the China Independent Division besieged the city, and the millions of China soldiers outside the city, like a thick cloud, weighed on the hearts of the Japanese all the time.

The whole city of Tokyo was filled with breathless heaviness. The car of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Kagesa Haruaki, parked outside the imperial palace. The guards of the imperial palace noticed that the foreign minister of the empire stepped out of the car, with erratic footsteps. With dull eyes and a pale face, the whole person seemed to have lost his soul, wandering into the palace like a walking dead.

In the palace full of luxury, Emperor Hirohito wrung his fingers and waited for the Germans' reply like years. He was so anxious that his heart was fried. For more than a day, millions of soldiers of the Independent Division of China did not hear the sound of artillery in the palace, but this stability is too fragile, too fragile to withstand a single blow.

Hirohito kept comforting himself and had to be patient, "After all, for the German head of state, Hitler, this is also a difficult decision! Give the Germans time to think about it!" Now Japan puts all its hopes on Germany. This is not what Hirohito wants to see, but there is no other way.

Hirohito unconsciously walked on the thick carpet, sometimes frowning, sometimes sighing, looking at this uncomfortable, the head of the palace guard came in lightly, and said: "Your Majesty, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kagesa Shingaki, please see me!"

"Kagesa Tetsuaki is here! The Germans have an answer!" Emperor Hirohito blushed with excitement on his pale and haggard face, and his eyes shone with hope. It was as if a small window had opened in his heart, pushing the clouds away. Seeing the feeling of the moon, he urged the guards repeatedly: "Quick! Hurry up and announce Yingzuo Aiqing to see you!"

Ying Zuo Zhen Zhao came, bowed and saluted blankly, looked up at His Majesty the Emperor whose eyes were full of hope, moved his lips a few times, he didn't know how to say the answer of the Germans to His Majesty the Emperor who was like a life-saving straw at this time ?

Hirohito, who was full of enthusiasm and full of hopeless feelings, didn't notice the minister of foreign affairs of the empire, who was in a state of despair, but his eyes lit up, and he asked eagerly: "Mr. Yingzuo, the German replied. , Hitler agreed to my request!"

Yingzuo Zhenzhao was so sad that he was about to cry. The person in front of him was His Majesty the Emperor whom he had always known and had met in two or three days. His mouth was as bitter as Coptis chinensis after chewing. Huddled into a ball, with a hoarse voice, he replied bravely: "Your Majesty, forgive me for your incompetence. The Germans refuse to serve as intermediaries for peace with China's American Tang Qiuli!"

"What?" Hiroto didn't seem to understand what Kagezuo Zhenzhao said, and asked, "Kagezuo Aiqing, what did you just say?"

"My subject said that the Germans replied by telegram that Hitler, the head of state of Germany, has no intention of intervening in the war between China and Japan in Asia!" Kagesa Shingaki also went all out, and he couldn't die if he fainted. This result must be known to His Majesty the Emperor sooner or later. Repeated word by word.

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