I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

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Although the Japanese side protested this many times, Jiang Weiguo never let go. He wanted to curb Japan's aircraft research capabilities.

Now that Type Zero has been developed, the German navy is not very interested, because the German navy does not engage in aircraft carriers. The Italian navy and the Chinese navy are very interested, and the Japanese navy must also be very interested. Since this joint research institute is located in China after all, Therefore, the Type Zero research data is controlled by China. The Chinese Navy and the Italian Navy can equip the Zero Type. If China does not give Japan relevant information, the Japanese Navy will not get it.

Jiang Weiguo and Yang Jie discussed with Yamamoto 56 and Hori Tikichi for more than an hour (Jiang Zuobin acted as an interpreter). The negotiation was very pleasant for both parties. Yamamoto was willing to lease the plane, but the specific terms and conditions of the lease still need further study.

Overall, Jiang Weiguo and the Japanese Navy leased bombers relatively smoothly.

After seeing off Yamamoto 56 and Hori Tikichi, Jiang Weiguo exclaimed: "It's really unexpected that I begged the Japanese!"

"A man can bend and stretch!" Yang Jie said with a smile, "The Japanese navy is easy to talk to. I'm worried about the Japanese army!"

At noon, when Jiang Weiguo was eating lunch in the room, Suzuki Kantaro came to visit.

Suzuki Kantaro was born in the Japanese military and later devoted himself to Japanese politics. At the age of 72, he is highly respected by the Japanese high-level and respected by Emperor Hirohito. He has gone through the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa generations.

Jiang Weiguo still had a good impression of Suzuki, and Suzuki gave him the impression that he was a kind-hearted old man.

"Little Mr. Jiang!" Suzuki greeted Jiang Weiguo with a smile, and then handed over an invitation letter.

"This is..." Jiang Weiguo accepted the golden invitation.

"This is an invitation letter from the emperor of our country to the old man!" Suzuki explained kindly, "The emperor of my country knows that you have come to Japan, and hopes to meet you in the imperial palace. There is no hurry, you are in Japan Go there if you have time during your stay!”

Jiang Weiguo's eyes widened: "Yu Ren wants to see me?"

"Little Mr. Jiang..." Suzuki looked at Jiang Weiguo with a smile, "I heard..." He paused, "Your mother is Japanese?"

Jiang Weiguo's expression changed suddenly, and he looked up at Suzuki.

"Oh, it's nothing!" Suzuki still had a kind smile on his face, "I'm talking too much, Mr. Jiang, don't mind!" After speaking, he said goodbye to Jiang Weiguo and left.

In the afternoon, Jiang Weiguo wanted to discuss with the high-level Japanese army, so he contacted Hayao Tada, the deputy chief of staff of the Japanese army, but Hayao Tada said that he was busy with business and had no time to come to the Imperial Hotel.

Jiang Weiguo had to swallow his anger, and personally went to the Ministry of Army with Yang Jie to visit.

"Yes!" Tada Jun nodded, and readily agreed to Jiang Weiguo's request, but he changed the subject immediately, "However, we also have conditions!"

Jiang Weiguo knew that the other party would definitely not say anything good, so he had to ask: "What conditions!"

Tada Hayao showed a smile that was obviously hidden in his smile: "The Japanese Army hopes to expand its army and create several tank divisions!"

Jiang Weiguo and Yang Jie suddenly changed color together.

Chapter 498 Visit to Japan (4)

The negotiation process between Jiang Weiguo and the Japanese Army is exactly like the negotiation between Pang Qingyun and He Kui in the later movie "Certificate of Fame". In the movie, Pang Qingyun finds He Kui and goes straight to the point: "Give me food and guns, and we will make a deal! "The reason why they are so naked is that both Pang and He know very well that the relationship between the two sides is bad. There is no friendship, only naked interests, and the same is true between Jiang Weiguo and the Japanese Army.

Before the war between China and Japan, the Japanese army was strong and powerful, and it had a decisive voice and influence in the Japanese military circles and the entire Japanese military and political leadership. After the Sino-Japanese armistice, the situation of the Japanese army can only be described as declining. First of all, the loss of soldiers and generals on the Sino-Japanese battlefield caused heavy casualties, which was already disgraceful, and secondly, it offended Emperor Hirohito, which made Emperor Hirohito displeased (Hirohito did not forget that the February [-]th Incident was launched by the Japanese Army, the September [-]th Incident and the July [-]th Incident The incident was also initiated by the Japanese army without telling him), and secondly, with the changes in the pattern and political wind in East Asia, the status of the Japanese army has become increasingly weak, and the right to speak and influence have been replaced by the Japanese navy. Focusing only on the Japanese navy made the Japanese army a second-rate role that was ignored. This naturally made the Japanese army executives feel extremely unwilling, but the defeated generals were not brave enough to speak out. He is no longer as arrogant and domineering as before.

The high-level Japanese army deeply remembers that the "source" of all this is Jiang Weiguo.

Right now, Jiang Weiguo came to ask for something from himself. How can the top Japanese army have any reason to be polite to Jiang Weiguo and give Jiang Weiguo a good look?

As a high-level representative of the Japanese Army, Tada Hayao refused to give up an inch in the negotiations, and mainly put forward four requirements:

First, the Japanese Army expanded its army again, creating 8 new divisions, including 3 tank divisions (tank divisions/armored divisions);

Second, China and Germany provided the Japanese Army with a complete set of design drawings of the No. [-] tank (Leopard tank) and a set of production lines (according to the internal agreement of the Allied countries, in order to appease the Japanese Army, Germany provided Japan with the No. [-], No. [-], No. [-], No. [-] One set of design drawings and corresponding production lines of tanks, and no design drawings and production lines of No. [-] tanks), and if Germany provides China with design drawings and production lines of new tanks again in the future, the Japanese Army has the right to obtain them;

Third, China and Germany provided the Japanese Army with a complete set of design drawings and corresponding production lines for the bf-109 fighter jet, ju-87 dive bomber, ju-88 medium bomber, and "Panda" strategic bomber (these types of aircraft are all Land combat aircraft, the Japanese navy does not need it, Germany did not provide it to the Japanese navy), used for the Japanese army to expand the army aviation unit, and if Germany provides China with new aircraft design drawings and production lines again, the Japanese army has the right to obtain it;

Fourth, China provides 10% of China's oil production to the Japanese Army every month free of charge.

According to the internal agreement of the allied countries, the Japanese army is not allowed to expand its army, and the Japanese government is not allowed to allow or support the expansion of the Japanese army. Once this behavior occurs, Japan will be expelled from the allied countries. Therefore, if Japan wants to expand its army, it must obtain the approval of the other four major countries of the allied state. It is unanimously agreed that Italy does not matter. If Germany agrees, it agrees, and if Germany opposes it, it opposes. Germany is mainly based on China's wishes, so the expansion of the Japanese army needs China's permission.

This status quo is no less than putting a magic spell on the Japanese Army, which makes the Japanese Army feel helpless and annoyed, so once the opportunity is given, the Japanese Army wants to expand its army again in every possible way.

After listening to Jun Tada's exorbitant asking price and the conditions to make things worse, Jiang Weiguo almost exploded with anger, and Yang Jie was also so angry that his face turned pale.

Although he was so angry that he wanted to beat people on the spot or just throw away his sleeves and leave, Jiang Weiguo had to swallow his anger. He suppressed his anger: "General Tada, the conditions you offered are too harsh, right? And there is no need at all! I hope you can Listen to your basis and reasons for these conditions!" He swore in his heart: "Damn it! When China and Japan go to war again, I will not be a man if I don't beat your Japanese army into a scumbag again!"

The appearance of Jiang Weiguo and Yang Jie trembling with anger is undoubtedly a kind of enjoyment in Tada Hayao's view. He seemed unhurried and modest and said: "Of course! Although the expansion of the Japanese Army is Japan's own business, after all, Japan Already in alliance with Germany, China, and Italy, we are willing to open up our reasons to our Chinese friends.

In fact, the purpose of these points is the same, they are all to make the Japanese army stronger.

Although the ongoing Soviet war does not require the Japanese army to participate in the war, water is unpredictable and soldiers are unpredictable. If the Soviet Union suddenly returns to light or the United States, Britain and France strongly support the Soviet Union or even the United States, Britain and France directly participate in the war, the German and Chinese armies may not be able to support it alone. Japan It is very necessary for the army to participate in the war. However, the Japanese army now only has nine divisions, and its strength is too weak. Once the situation changes suddenly and the Japanese army needs to participate in the battle, the Japanese army will inevitably be caught off guard. How can it be delayed then?Wouldn't it be logical for the Japanese army to expand its army on a large scale now, and to join the war as soon as it is needed? There was a mocking smile on the corner of his mouth, and a sly look in his eyes.

"No need at all!" Jiang Weiguo said coldly and stiffly, "Your consideration is completely superfluous. The German army, the Chinese army, the Italian army, the Hungarian army, and the Spanish army are enough. What's more, Romania China, Poland, Finland, Bulgaria and other countries are also preparing to send troops together with Germany, without the participation of the Japanese army, the Allied Powers will be more than enough to destroy the Soviet Union!"

Tada Jun smiled softly: "In this case, why do you still ask the Japanese Army for artillery assistance? Second son Jiang, your appetite is really big, and you ask for 5000 artillery pieces at once (including mortars, excluding bombs) Cannons), among them, you need more than 1000 large-caliber artillery pieces, and you want so many. From this we can see two points, one is that your country’s army is actually difficult to support on the Soviet battlefield, and the other is that it is also difficult for your country’s allies such as Germany to assist your country , Second Young Master Jiang, am I right?"

Jiang Weiguo sullenly.

With a straight face, Yang Jie said in a deep voice: "General Tada, we are not contradicting ourselves, the artillery that your side aids us is not a quick help, but a icing on the cake.

We could have won the Soviet war without the participation of the Japanese Army, and without the artillery provided by the Japanese Army to assist us. However, we only open our mouths to you in order to achieve an early victory.

Could it be that the Japanese Army did not want the Soviet Union to end the war with the Allied Powers as soon as possible? "

Tada Hayao smiled again: "Of course not. Japan and China are now in the same spirit. Why would we not want to see China win as soon as possible? It's just that we have helped you, and it is only natural for you to repay us.

You want us to bring out a large number of artillery to aid you, and we give it to you because we trust you. Conversely, when we make reasonable demands, you push back and forth. Don’t you trust us?Your attitude is really hard for us to accept.

I would like to remind you that Japan and China are now allies, and the Japanese army and the Chinese army are also allies. Isn't it a good thing that the allied army is stronger?Why do you not want to see a stronger Japanese army? "

Yang Jie retorted: "Each member state of the alliance has its own responsibilities. Germany focuses on the development of the army and air force, and China does the same. Japan and Italy focus on the development of the navy. The responsibility of the Japanese army is to have a strong navy. If the Japanese army If you want to be strong, it will inevitably consume the funds and resources originally provided to the Japanese Navy and affect the expansion of the Japanese Navy. Doesn’t the Japanese Army’s move run counter to this purpose?”

Tada Hayao smiled, and said stingingly: "Of course, we will definitely not violate the purpose of the division of labor within the Allied countries.

It's just that we don't really ask for much. The Chinese army currently has a full 500 million troops. Even if the Japanese army is only a supporting role, it is not too much to have hundreds of thousands of troops, right?Eight new divisions were built again, and the Japanese Army had a total of 8 divisions, with a total strength of only more than 17.

After this war, Japan will be allocated a large area of ​​territory that originally belonged to the Soviet Union, and Japan's territory will increase several times. Naturally, the Japanese Army needs more troops to guard Japan's land. Isn't this a matter of course? "

Jiang Weiguo held back his anger and humiliation, and said with difficulty: "Your request is indeed reasonable, but it is too much, can you reduce it?"

Hayao Tada still had a smile on his face, but his tone was aggressive: "These conditions proposed by us have been thought over and over again, and have considered your ability to bear, so these conditions are the bottom line, and a word cannot be changed!"

Jiang Weiguo couldn't bear it anymore, got up abruptly, shook his sleeves and left, Yang Jie didn't dissuade him, and left with Jiang Weiguo indignantly, because they could see that Tada Jun didn't give him any room for bargaining.

"Damn it! These sons of bitches!" After leaving the house, Jiang Weiguo became angrier as he thought about it, "These bastards!"

"There is no way for a villain to succeed!" Yang Jie was also full of emotion, and he comforted Jiang Weiguo, "For our army to shed less blood on the Soviet battlefield, alas, bear with it!"

Jiang Weiguo sullenly picked up a cigarette: "Of course! If it wasn't for the sacrifice of my brothers, I wouldn't have come to beg these fucking Japanese!" He really couldn't help it, if it wasn't for him The Nanjing Army fell into such a predicament, and 1 of them would not come to be condescending to the Japanese.

For his own army, for his own country, Jiang Weiguo was forced to bow his head to the Japanese. This was the first time, and he secretly swore that it was the only time.

When Jiang Weiguo and Yang Jie left, they didn't notice that there was a pair of eyes staring at them closely behind them. Then, the owner of the eyes walked to the door of Tada Jun's office and pushed the door open.

Tada Hayao, who was talking to Japanese Army Minister Yoshijiro Umezu on the phone in the office, was startled when he saw the man who pushed the door in. He hurriedly greeted Yoshijiro Umezu and hung up the phone.

"Why did you come to me?" Tada Jun was shocked and nervous.

The person who came in was a woman, over thirty years old, still charming and swaying, exuding a kind of deliberate charm all over her body.

"Why can't I go to my adoptive father's office?" The woman looked at Tada Jun with a smile.

Tada Hayao's face was slightly annoyed: "Don't talk nonsense!"

"Ah, what are you talking about?" The woman pretended to be angry, "Eight years ago, you served as the highest adviser of the Manchukuo as the army chief, didn't you recognize me as a righteous daughter? I remember very clearly, that was when you were The day I was promoted to Major General!"

Tada Hayao lowered his face: "This is Japan, not Manchuria. Why did you suddenly come to Japan from Manchuria?"

The woman deliberately avoided the question: "Father, who were the two guests you met with just now? The younger one is in his twenties, the older one is about 50 years old, um... the older one has only one arm, is it Isn't it Yang Jie, the deputy chief of staff of the Chinese army? As for the young man next to him, I guess...Jiang Weiguo?" She giggled, "My God! Jiang Weiguo will come to Japan! He's so brave!"

Tada Hayao became more and more surprised: "How do you know?"

"Father, where does Jiang Weiguo live?" The woman looked at Hayao Tada with a strange meaning in her eyes and expression.

"Don't ask too much!" Tada Hayao seemed to realize something, "This is none of your business!"

"I know, I'm just asking casually!" The woman showed a nonchalant look.

The negotiation with the Japanese navy was basically a matter of course, while the negotiation with the Japanese army was out-and-out seeking skin from a tiger. Jiang Weiguo hated the Japanese army so much, but he had nothing to do with the other party. The other party hated Jiang Weiguo to the core. When Jiang Weiguo needed their help, he gave them a helping hand. The most important thing was that Jiang Weiguo did not have a suitable bargaining chip in his hand to trade with the Japanese Army.

Because he really didn't want to see the face of Tada Hayao and the entire Japanese army's senior officials, Jiang Weiguo did not continue to negotiate with the Japanese army's senior officials. This matter was handed over to Yang Jie and Jiang Zuobin.

In an unresolved depression, Jiang Weiguo received two pieces of good news, which could barely relieve him a little.

The first good news was from Yu Dawei, who excitedly told Jiang Weiguo in the telegram that Germany had formally successfully developed an infantry anti-tank weapon named "Iron Fist" (that is, the historical Iron Fist anti-tank rocket launcher). An inexpensive gunpowder-propelled recoilless anti-tank grenade launcher, essentially a small pre-loaded recoilless gun rather than a rocket launcher, that gave infantry the ability to destroy enemy tanks.

As we all know, it is very difficult for infantry to fight tanks. Although anti-tank guns (soldiers using anti-tank guns are not actually infantry, but anti-tank artillery), cluster grenades, explosive kits, and incendiary bottles can also be used to fight tanks, but too much Dangerous, it is completely exchanging the lives of several infantry soldiers for enemy tanks. Now with the Iron Fist, the situation is easier. The Iron Fist is not as heavy as an anti-tank gun and requires joint control by multiple people. Strong, infantry using it is much less dangerous than using cluster grenades, explosives and Molotov cocktails (soldiers using Iron Fist are still infantry, anti-tank infantry). It can be said that Iron Fist is a major invention with certain epoch-making significance (The Iron Fist was originally invented in 1943. Because Jiang Weiguo reminded Hitler early, the German military industry department carried out research in this area early. The technology is not complicated, and it is already available and mature. What is lacking is only ideas. History The German army was forced to invent the iron fist to make up for the shortage of German tanks because the Soviet tanks were fighting more and more.

).

Yu Dawei added in the telegram: After Germany invented the Iron Fist, considering that the Chinese army is much less than the German army because of tanks and anti-tank guns, and the speed of China's military industry producing tanks and anti-tank guns is also much lower than that of the German military industry, the Iron Fist is An infantry light weapon, but it can effectively fight tanks, so the Chinese army needs iron fists more than the German army, so Germany generously donated ten sets of iron fist production lines and all design drawings to China, and it is expected to arrive within a month, in November , China's local arsenal can produce Tekken in batches.

"Sure enough, Lao Xi is interesting enough!" Jiang Weiguo sighed with emotion.

Equipped with large-scale iron fists, the Nanjing army will definitely increase its chances of winning in the face of the Soviet army's surging iron flow.

Jiang Weiguo definitely hoped that his army would use tank groups, anti-tank artillery groups, and bomber groups to deal with the Soviet tank groups, but the Nanjing Army did not have the capital, and it was definitely better to have an iron fist than none.

The second piece of good news came from Germany, and it was about the Battle of Kiev.

The German-Soviet-Kiev battle lasted for four and a half months from June 6 to this time. The scale was astonishing. The Soviet army successively invested more than 1 million troops in the battle, the German army successively invested 180 million troops in the battle, and hundreds of thousands of Italian troops participated in the battle. , the Spanish Army, the Hungarian Army, the Romanian Army, the Polish Army, and the Finnish Army have assisted in the battle. Up to now, the situation has completely fallen to the German Army. The Soviet Army has killed 150 million people, and the remaining 50 Thousands of people were surrounded by the German army and the German friendly forces in a large encirclement circle with an area of ​​up to 30 square kilometers, completely helpless.

The German army surrounding the Soviet army began the final battle of gathering and annihilating.

There was no suspense in the ensuing battle, the Soviet army could not break through, and there was no large-scale reinforcement to rescue the siege. The war was that the German army ate up the Soviet army one by one, and the Soviet army surrendered piece by piece.

However, encircling more than 100 million Soviet troops is enough for the German army to be busy for a while. It is conservatively estimated that if there are no major accidents, it will only take half a month to 20 days for the Soviet army in the encirclement to completely collapse.

Jiang Weiguo did the math. The German army will completely eliminate the Soviet army. It is estimated that it will be the end of October. The time is a little tight. The rainy season is coming. One month later, the winter in Russia is coming soon. The German army will invade the Caucasus before December. Seize the Baku oil field zone.

Hope all goes well.

Jiang Weiguo thought to himself.