I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

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After this episode, Jiang Weiguo, Yang Jie, and Jiang Zuobin discussed for a while, and then went to the third floor of the hotel for a banquet.

This dinner is equivalent to the welcome banquet given to Jiang Weiguo by the Japanese high-level officials, and it was personally prepared and hosted by Konoe Fumimaro. It can be seen that Konoe Fumimaro has put in a lot of effort. At the banquet, all kinds of delicacies, fine wines and fine wines are dazzling , there is also a band playing the violin to add to the fun, and the waiters are all slim and charming young ladies.

Jiang Weiguo looked at the banquet scene, and thought vulgarly in his mind: "I thought that the guards were going to invite me to eat women's bodies!"

Not many high-level Japanese officials attended the dinner, only Fummaro Konoe, Aoi Shigemitsu and 56 Yamamoto.

Konoe Fumimaro and Shigemitsu Aoi are the heads of the "pro-China faction" in Japanese politics, plus one is the prime minister and the other is the foreign minister. Naturally, it is necessary to attend. Yamamoto 56 represents the Japanese military. Although he is only the third figure in the Japanese navy (There are also the Minister of Military Command and the Minister of the Navy above him), but it is enough to represent the Japanese military, because the Japanese military seems to be the head of the Japanese Navy at this time, and Yamamoto 56 and Jiang Weiguo also have "some personal friendship."

Japan's high-level leaders will certainly not send too many people to welcome Jiang Weiguo. After all, the Sino-Japanese relationship is not so "friendly and friendly". They will not deliberately "flatter" the other party. When Jiang Weiguo came to Japan, if Japan sent a large number of high-level officials to welcome Jiang Weiguo, wouldn't it appear that Japan really wanted to get closer to China?Where do you put your face?So you can't be indifferent, but you can't be too enthusiastic.

"Mr. Jiang, welcome!" Konoe Wenmao walked towards Jiang Weiguo with a smile on his face while holding a glass of champagne.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, you are welcome!" Jiang Weiguo smiled and raised his wine glass to Konoe Wenmao.

The two clink glasses.

After chatting for a few words, Konoe Fumimaro began to draw out the theme intentionally or unintentionally: "Mr. Jiang, the current situation between Japan and China is really gratifying! Japan and China have been friendly countries and close neighbors separated by a strip of water for thousands of years, as the so-called 'distant relatives' It is not as good as a close neighbor'. The world situation has been in turmoil for years, wars continue, and Western powers are eyeing each other. Japan and China should unite as one.

The experience of the past few decades has also told us that the hostility between Japan and China is not only of no benefit to Japan and China, but also allows the Western powers to reap the benefits. Therefore, Japan and China should further strengthen this "Oriental Alliance" and jointly fight against the Western powers , isn't it? "

"Of course, of course!" Jiang Weiguo nodded with a smile, and thought to himself, "Having you Japanese as our Chinese neighbors, it's our bad luck for 5000 years!"

"Over the past few years, Japan and China have turned enemies into friends, which has initially benefited both countries greatly, and even saw infinite hope!" Konoe Fumimaro seemed filled with emotion, "We must maintain such a good situation. It is indeed an exaggeration to say that it will never change. Although this is my sincere wish, at the very least, with the efforts of our generation, the win-win situation of Japan-China friendship and hand in hand can be maintained for at least 300 years, or even longer !” He showed a high-spirited look.

"Three years is not bad!" Jiang Weiguo snickered, but he repeatedly echoed Konoe Fumimaro, "Of course, of course, China and Japan are not just neighbors, but relatives. It is definitely better for two relatives to unite against outsiders than to fight against each other.

You see, the current Soviet war is a very good start. China and Japan united with Germany and Italy to defeat the Soviet Union. The four countries, including Japan, will be able to allocate large tracts of new land in the vast territory of the Soviet Union.

Your Excellency, Prime Minister Konoe, who has been unswervingly determined and spared no effort to promote the Sino-Japanese alliance, will surely become a great historical figure who will change the history of Japan and make Japan achieve a major progress no less than the Meiji Restoration!"

"Where, where!" Konoe Fumimaro smiled all over his face, his mouth was modest, but he was actually elated.

"Where is it, it deserves its name!" Jiang Weiguo continued to praise Konoe Fumimaro, "Look, if the Meiji Restoration was to renew Japan spiritually, then the Sino-Japanese alliance promoted by you, Prime Minister Konoe, is to make Japan Materially soared into the sky.

Japan is a rising power, but the Japanese mainland is too small. If Japan wants to become a world-class empire, it must have territories like the Soviet Union and the United States or colonies like the United Kingdom and France. In the past, those idiots in the top management of Japan How stupid it is to put Japan's goal of expanding its territory on China!When a person has no money, he should join forces with his relatives to rob other people's money. How can he rob his own relatives?Fortunately, you, Prime Minister Konoe, turned the tide and made Japan finally embark on a real, correct and sustainable development path.

Among other things, the Soviet Union alone, the Soviet Union's territory of more than 2000 million square kilometers, at least it can give Japan 400 million!How much is it in Japan? Only 37!Those pioneers in Japan, though commendable in spirit, were as stupid as pigs. They worked so hard to swallow North Korea, but only 20, and you, Prime Minister Konoe, expanded Japan's territory by a full ten times!How magnificent!The most ingenious thing is that in the arduous war to eliminate the Soviet Union, Japan did not dispatch a single soldier, but harvested a huge amount of territory. Isn't this the wisdom of Prime Minister Konoe?Of course, I am definitely not mocking you, because China has also benefited a lot from this Sino-Japanese alliance, and China and Japan are also big winners! "

Konoe Fumimaro laughed so hard that he could barely close his mouth from ear to ear.

Jiang Weiguo began to turn to the main topic: "Prime Minister Konoe, you also know that China and Japan are already a relationship that both prospers and loses. Although we used to fight each other, now, you must expect us to win on the Soviet battlefield, right? "

"Of course!" Konoe Fumimaro nodded repeatedly.

Jiang Weiguo sighed softly, with a look of worry on his face: "China and Japan are allies now, Prime Minister Konoe, I also hope to be friends with you.

Friends, you must compare your heart with your heart and exchange your heart for your heart.

Prime Minister Konoe, I will tell you the truth, we are actually facing great difficulties on the Soviet battlefield, and we have to pin our hopes on our Japanese friends.

If this problem is not resolved, we may lose the battlefield, China’s gains outweigh the losses, and Japan will also draw water from a bamboo basket!”

"Oh?" Konoe Wenmao immediately looked concerned, "Mr. Xiao Jiang, I hope to tell you the truth.

If Japan can help, we are obliged!"

"Prime Minister Konoe understands righteousness so deeply, it is really impressive. If your country's military, especially your country's high-level army, also has your far-sighted vision and the mind and courage to ignore previous suspicions, things will be easier!" Jiang Weiguo once again Sighing, "On the Soviet battlefield, our army fought well, but it was all bought with blood. It lasted for a while, but it couldn't last long! The Soviet Union is a big industrial country, and China is still an agricultural country. Heavy weapons are not as good as the Soviet army, especially artillery and bombers.

Our army urgently needs more and better artillery and bombers, but your army just has a lot of surplus.

It's a pity that the senior officials of your country's army are still worried about the previous Sino-Japanese war and are unwilling to provide it to us.

Oh, we are not greedy, or want to embezzle the property of the Japanese army with ill intentions, we hope to borrow or buy or exchange with your army, alas, but they..." He sighed long.

Fumimaro Konoe understood immediately: "Mr. Jiang, I understand what you mean!"

"Prime Minister Konoe, the victory of the Chinese army on the Soviet battlefield is also beneficial to Japan?"

"Of course!" Fumimaro Konoe raised his face, "Those short-sighted high-ranking army officers! It's unreasonable! They used to be arrogant and arrogant, and they repeatedly made decisions without authorization, and pushed Japan and China into the quagmire of war many times. It is already unforgivable to launch a coup d'état that threatens the government and even the emperor's subordinates, but now, they want to disregard Japan's interests because of their own self-interest, and ruin the overall situation of the Japan-China alliance!" He took a deep breath, looked at Jiang Weiguo, "Xiao Jiang Sir, don't worry, the narrow and selfish approach of the top Japanese army conflicts with the interests of Japan, I will not sit idly by! I will do my best to help you!"

"So, thank you very much, Prime Minister Konoe!" Jiang Weiguo was moved and grateful, and he smiled in his heart, "This Konoe Fumimaro is really an innocent guy! After all, he is the Prime Minister of Japan, and he is still with Hirohito. With a little friendship, with his help, things will be much easier!"

Jiang Weiguo then raised his wine glass and walked towards Shigemitsu Aoi, intentionally or unintentionally raising the issue of "delivering the territory of the occupied area".

Right now, the Nanjing army has conquered cities and plundered thousands of miles of land in the Soviet Union, and has already mastered a large area of ​​​​the Soviet Union, and it is a matter of course for it to exchange territories with Japan.

Sure enough, after hearing this wonderful proposal, Mamoru Shigemitsu was overjoyed, but Jiang Weiguo was not just playing Lei Feng, he hinted at the problem of the Nanjing Army's heavy weapons, and Mamoru Shigemitsu repeatedly promised to do his best to help.

"Little Mr. Jiang!" A refreshing voice came from the side, and Yamamoto 56 walked towards Jiang Weiguo with a friendly smile while holding a wine glass.

"General Yamamoto, we meet again!" Jiang Weiguo smiled and raised his wine glass to clink with Yamamoto 56.

Yamamoto 56 had heard about Jiang Weiguo's intentions for a long time, and the two of them knew each other, so they talked about other topics.

"If the Allied Powers really go to war with Britain, France, or even the United States, how will the war be fought?" Yamamoto seemed meaningful. "I have thought about this question over and over again. Among the three countries, the United States is the strongest. If we only go to war with Britain and France at the beginning, The United States stands on the sidelines, and its strength is unscathed. When the United States participates in the war, we will be at a disadvantage; if we attack the United States from the beginning to prevent future disasters, although it can severely damage the US, Britain and France camps, it will drag the United States into it at the beginning of the war. This is against the purpose of our war!" He sighed, "What a contradiction!"

"Then when Britain and France are about to lose their hold and the United States shows a strong will to join the war, they will be hit hard!" Jiang Weiguo has also thought about this issue. The United States may not intervene when the Allied Powers attack and destroy the Soviet Union. When the Allied Powers attack Britain and France and are about to defeat Britain and France, it is extremely difficult for the United States not to intervene. First of all, the United States is unwilling to sit back and watch Germany, China, Japan and Italy continue to grow stronger. Second, the Soviet Union, Britain, and France are all finished. The United States is alone. I have to be afraid, because the United States cannot guarantee whether the Allies will accept it as soon as it is good or make persistent efforts to attack the United States after defeating the Soviet Union, Britain and France.

America's entry into the war was almost inevitable.

"I think so too. In fact, we can only do this!" Yamamoto nodded, "However, what do you think can be done to deal the greatest blow to the United States at the beginning of the war?"

Jiang Weiguo squinted at Yamamoto: "Of course it is the most vital and important place in the United States to attack!"

Yamamoto smiled and looked at Jiang Weiguo: "Where?"

Jiang Weiguo also smiled: "General Yamamoto, I believe you already know it in your heart, why ask me deliberately?"

"Oh?" Yamamoto raised his eyebrows slightly, and looked at Jiang Weiguo with a strange look.

Waving to let Liu Fengling, who was in charge of the translation, take a few steps away, Jiang Weiguo looked at Yamamoto and moved his lips: "hawaii!"

Yamamoto's heart was shocked suddenly, and his face obviously became unnatural.

蒋纬国笑而不语地看着山本，心里暗想：“山本56是在这个时候就自然地产生了偷袭珍珠港的念头，还是因为我改变历史而提前产生了呢？”（此时书中的时间是1940年10月，原先历史上山本56是在1941年1月第一次提出了偷袭珍珠港的计划。

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"Mr. Xiao Jiang, you are really a powerful person!" Yamamoto shook the wine glass in his hand lightly, his eyes were a little misty.

"Of course!" Jiang Weiguo was not humble either, and took a sip of champagne with a mysterious smile.

The next morning, in the reception room on the tenth floor of the Imperial Hotel where Jiang Weiguo stayed, Jiang Weiguo met Yamamoto 56 again.

Yamamoto was invited by Jiang Weiguo. At the same time, his classmate and friend, Vice Admiral Hori Tikichi, who was in charge of the construction of large warships of the Japanese Navy at this time, came with him.

Jiang Weiguo doesn't like talking around the bush and those meaningless bureaucratic articles, so he cut straight to the point: "General Yamamoto, General Horitori, let's talk straight if we have something to say! We want to make a deal with your Japanese navy that is beneficial to both parties! "

Jiang Weiguo's cheerful attitude surprised Yamamoto and Horti.

"Mr. Jiang, the deal you are talking about is..." Yamamoto asked knowingly.

"We urgently need bombers. We don't need light ones. We need medium or heavy ones!" Jiang Weiguo went straight to the point, "Your Japanese navy has many bombers. If I remember correctly, your Japanese navy's bombers are currently mainly Type [-]. We will This kind!" (The Type [-] bomber of the Japanese Navy, also known as the "Type [-] Land Attack Aircraft", is the main bomber equipped by the Japanese Navy at this time. Although the subsequent Type [-] and Type [-] have been born or have been developed, but The number of ninety-six types is the largest.

The overall performance of the bomber is still good, with a maximum range of 4000 kilometers, can carry 1 torpedo or 800 kg bomb, and has 7 crew members.

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Yamamoto showed an unsurprising expression: "Now Japan and China share weal and woe, and if you win the battle, we will also benefit. Of course, we will support you vigorously.

First of all, Mr. Jiang, how many planes do you need? "

"One thousand!" Jiang Weiguo was not polite, "One thousand Type [-] bombers, plus enough Japanese pilots who can skillfully fly these Japanese bombers, after all, we don't have time to train Chinese pilots who fly Japanese bombers. And fuel is not important, we have our own!"

Yamamoto and Horite showed surprised expressions together.

Horie said in amazement: "This is almost the vast majority of the Type [-] owned by the Japanese Navy!"

"Idle is idle, why not use it?"

Yamamoto asked: "Are you buying or renting?"

Jiang Weiguo smiled and shook his head: "It's definitely not a purchase. You are definitely not willing to buy so many bombers from you all at once. In fact, we don't have so much money, so we can only lease them.

I hope you can see the current situation where China and Japan are all prosperous and all are hurting, and you can bid a little lower, and we can use items instead!"

Yamamoto looked at Jiang Weiguo: "The main things that the Japanese Navy lacks are time, funds, raw materials, technical personnel, and oil. What you can give us can only be industrial raw materials and oil!"

"Don't forget!" Jiang Weiguo reminded, "We still have the Pacific Fleet of the Soviet Navy in our hands.

These Soviet ships belong to us, and we can use them to repay the debt. In addition, you wronged us in this matter last time, shouldn't you make up for it? ’ He gave a slick smile.

Yang Jie added next to him: "On the Soviet battlefield, due to our air force's vigorous development of fighter jets and the excellent quality of fighter jets, although the number may not necessarily exceed the Soviet army, it is still possible to control the air or take the initiative in the air. Therefore, your bombers We will not suffer too much danger and loss on the Soviet battlefield. If there is a loss, whether it is a bomber or a pilot, we are willing to pay compensation.

In fact, General Yamamoto, you know that the combat effectiveness of the army is not achieved by training, but by combat.

The Japanese navy needs to increase its scale and combat effectiveness, but the Japanese navy is not fighting a war right now. If you send your bombers and pilots to the Soviet battlefield, wouldn’t it kill two birds with one stone?Isn't it a good thing for the Japanese navy to train troops through actual combat to obtain a large number of pilots with rich actual combat experience? "

"Yes!" Horite nodded again and again, he looked at Yamamoto, "Yamamoto-kun, this is indeed a good thing.

We used the Soviet battlefield to hone a large number of excellent pilots with actual combat experience through actual combat, and there is nothing more valuable than this!"

Yamamoto nodded gently. He didn't object to Jiang Weiguo's request. The Japanese navy didn't suffer from this deal, and he could get a lot of benefits, which made him no longer have any reason to object. "Open your mouth" was taken aback, because Jiang Weiguo wanted a thousand bombers in one go.

After pondering for a while, Yamamoto said: "I personally support this proposal that is beneficial to both Japan and China, but I still need the permission of the Minister of the Military Command, the Minister of the Navy, and His Majesty the Emperor. Let's discuss this!"

Jiang Weiguo laughed: "Then please, General Yamamoto, and General Horti.

Oh, by the way, we can also give the Japanese Navy a special gift when it is done!"

"What gift?" Yamamoto asked in surprise.

"Your new carrier-based fighter!" Jiang Weiguo smiled, "During the Sino-Japanese War, my intelligence department kidnapped seven or eight of your best Japanese aircraft designers. Aircraft experts gathered together to develop aircraft, including those seven or eight Japanese aircraft designers who were reluctantly brought to China by us.

So far, they have successfully designed a very good carrier-based fighter for the Japanese Navy. It has fast speed, long range, powerful firepower, and high maneuverability. Name it 'Type Zero'!" He handed over a document, "This is the information on the Type Zero aircraft, please have a look!"

Yamamoto and Horiti took it over and browsed it, and they couldn't help but be overjoyed: "Such an excellent aircraft, fully equipped by the Japanese Navy is really even more powerful!"

"Of course!" Jiang Weiguo said unhurriedly, "After the Japanese Navy is willing to lease our bombers, all the design drawings of the Zero Type can be handed over to your aircraft company and aircraft factory, and you can mass-produce them!"

Yamamoto's heart moved, and he heard the meaning of "threat" in Jiang Weiguo's words.

The Japanese navy does not lease bombers to the Chinese army, and Jiang Weiguo will certainly not hand over the design drawings of this Zero aircraft to the Japanese.

"Of course, of course, I'm looking forward to it!" Yamamoto laughed, he understood.

During the Sino-Japanese War, Jiang Weiguo, in order to prevent the Japanese from designing advanced aircraft such as the Zero to deal with China, therefore sent agents of the Maritime Bureau into Japan to kidnap seven or eight of Japan's best aircraft experts represented by Horikoshi Jiro ( You can’t kidnap too many people. First, you can’t kidnap dozens or even hundreds of them. Although Jiang Weiguo really wants to wipe out Japan’s high-level scientific and technological talents, secondly, kidnapping the elites is enough to cause a major blow.) Sino-Japanese peace talks After the armistice, Jiang Weiguo did not return these Japanese aircraft experts to Japan. Instead, he adopted a compromise method and established a "Joint Aircraft Research Institute" in Qingdao, transferred a group of Chinese aircraft experts, and invited a group of German and Italian experts. Aircraft experts, together with Japanese aircraft experts such as Horikoshi Jiro, jointly developed a new type of aircraft.

Among the experts from the four countries, the experts from China, Germany and Italy are free to come and go, while the Japanese experts have no personal freedom, but they are not strictly imprisoned. Their families are allowed to visit or live together, and they are allowed to travel in China for a short period of time.