Chapter 999 Cairo Declaration (Supplement, 4200 Votes Plus Additional Update)

"Führer, do you really plan to attack Australia and New Zealand?" Keitel asked tentatively, "Isn't letting the United States keep Australia and New Zealand the prerequisite and basis for negotiating peace with the United States? Japan's move is obviously meant to drag us down. You can't be fooled. ah."

Hoffman shook his head: "But the Americans still refuse to make peace today."

"I don't know what they are fighting for?" Keitel felt strange. The United States obviously lost this battle in South America. When Machar's main fleet and Rommel's reinforcements arrive, what room will the U.S. military have to struggle? You must know that in addition to reinforcements in August, Germany can also increase its troops again in October. The Yuan Dynasty said that in the future, the American Republic will need more than 500,000 troops to gain a foothold in the Americas. Now the Republic has a total population of 3 million. How can it be filled without drawing large troops from the mainland?

"The Americans are dying, so we must put more pressure on them." Hoffman said solemnly, "South America taught Truman a lesson. Australia and New Zealand did not trigger it. If the US military is still stubborn, they will continue to send troops to fight. Anyway, the Eastern Front After the war, there will be more troops. For the sake of the next generation of Germany, it is natural for our generation to work harder and sacrifice more."

"Führer, I think your move is very clever, and you can keep the London government firmly in your hands." Cole interjected, "I have a little immature idea. If you really plan to march to Australia and New Zealand, you might as well Let the British take the front seat and let us entrust the rule so that we can indirectly control it. The Royal Navy will never be able to support a fleet that can compete with Japan and the United States in Asia. Without the support of the European Union and Germany, the UK will not be able to win Australia. new."

Hoffman asked Keitel, "What do you think?"

"General Cole's opinion was good. He asked the British to come forward, but Truman didn't do anything."

Hoffman smiled slightly: "Cole's suggestion is good, I think it is very mature. Do you know what Australia has the most?"

Sheep? kangaroo? The two shook their heads, not knowing why.

"Iron ore!" Hoffman laughed. "We have already controlled the world's oil production center. In the future, we will control the two major iron ore centers of Australia and Brazil. What do you think?"

The two suddenly realized that although the world's iron ore resources are much more widely distributed than oil resources, iron ore is also the core of modern industry. From now on, Germany will have both oil and iron ore. As long as the price of raw materials is slightly increased, a lot of money will flow in, and the world will Will Germany not have the final say on the economy by then?

"When the world economy develops to a stage that does not rely on iron ore or oil mines, we will no longer be able to see it." Hoffman smiled slightly, "It is said to be a thousand-year empire, but in fact I only see 50-60 years."

Keitel flattered: "The Führer is the builder of this thousand-year empire and the founder of the German renaissance. Your glory is enough to shine for thousands of years, and it will be with the sun and the moon."

Mr. Chief of General Staff's flattery skills have improved so much recently that even Cole started laughing.

Hoffman laughed at this, but did not expose it. Anyone who only regards Keitel as a flatterer has really been deceived.

He encouraged Cole: "Work hard. After the last period in Japan, go to the American Republic. I have reserved the position of deputy prime minister and foreign minister for you. You will practice for a few years. After you are 50 years old, you can return to China and become the foreign minister or even deputy minister." Prime Minister, Comrade Ribbentrop and I will always retire..."

This promise is still very heavy, and it is equivalent to appointing the successor of the second-generation foreign minister Cole. He was overjoyed, but did not show it at all on his face. He said steadily: "Please rest assured, head of state, I will promote and deepen the Japan-US confrontation step by step, and integrate it for you." Europe, build strength and buy time.”

In the evening of the same day, Cole talked secretly with Horikichi for several hours. After the end, Horikichi personally sent him to the door - it was a great courtesy for a marshal to send a major general.

"Is it settled?"

"It's done."

"How many conditions did you agree to?"

"Basically all agreed, some clauses were modified, and a few new requirements were put forward."

"Please tell me, Hori-kun."

First, after Germany acquires the Guinea region, if Germany and the United States are neutral at that time, Germany will detain the intruding U.S. troops, but will not hand them over to us, and return them directly to the United States at an appropriate time.

Second, Germany said it was short of 10 million tons of special steel and could not provide it. It only provided 3 million tons and added 500 No. 4 vehicles, an Axis-class aircraft carrier and two destroyers to make up for it;

Third, the 10 million tons of petroleum products is lowered to 5 million tons;

First, after the German army entered New Guinea, wartime food and other agricultural and sideline products were provided free of charge by our country, calculated based on the standard of 100,000 German troops;

Second, if the German army dispatches a fleet, it can pass and supply at will in the ports and islands controlled by our army, provided that it is notified in advance, and the payment will be calculated separately;

Third, our army will provide submarine bases for the German army in Southeast Asia. Singapore, Manado, and Truk are initially selected. If Hawaii is occupied by our army in the future, the island will also need to provide submarine bases.

After hearing these requests, several people became confused. At first, they thought that Germany had fully agreed to the conditions proposed by Japan, which in their view were almost astronomical. They were overjoyed and felt that they had made a lot of money. However, as soon as the following conditions came out , King Higashikata Minuhiko was dumbfounded, and turned his inquiry to Tada Shun.

The latter waved his hands repeatedly: "Your Highness, don't look at me. This is the navy's territory. How dare I make my own decisions?"

"Germany's mentality to intervene in the Pacific is obvious." Horikichi sighed, "If the United States agreed to reconciliation, Japan and the United States could have worked together to squeeze out German power, but the United States refused to let go, and our military was in a difficult situation. The situation of long-term consumption is unfavorable, and German forces have to be brought in as Austria's aid. Germany is both a fleet supply and a submarine base. To put it bluntly, it wants to infiltrate forcefully. "

King Higashikata Minuhiko nodded and understood. This was also where he had the most doubts.

"My opinion is to agree, and don't bargain anymore. Germany is still very sincere. Now we are asking Germany to cooperate, not Germany asking us to cooperate." Horikichi said sadly, "I made a mistake on one thing. It was a big mistake - in March, I rejected Germany's request for a second western expedition by the combined fleet. I originally agreed to Germany at that time, but now I have obtained many conditions directly, so there is no need to be so passive. "

"Hori-kun, you don't have to blame yourself. Delaying the second Western Expedition was a unanimously discussed strategy at the base camp, in order to provide assistance to Germany in an emergency. The icing on the cake is not the icing on the cake, but the deep friendship and friendship. Unexpectedly, Ozawa-kun fought a big battle in the Atlantic Ocean. Victory, directly killed the Royal Navy, and once the Battle of Iceland was won, the situation took a turn for the worse, and Germany won all of a sudden." King Higashino Miyazaki smiled bitterly, "I don't know how to evaluate this matter, sometimes Ozawa-kun. Being too aggressive can also cause bad things.”

Horikichi originally judged that Germany would encounter strong challenges from Britain and the United States in the maritime campaign between March and May, and then the combined fleet would offer support at a high price. Unexpectedly, Ozawa not only won the encounter, but also won it with almost no damage, and directly suffered a loss. The entire main force of the Royal Navy was lost. This outcome was so unexpected that the elite staff officers at the base camp all had their glasses shattered. They believed that he was the third most capable commander after Horikichi and Tsukahara - the top three commanders of the world's navy. All in Japan! Among the top five in the world, Japan has four!

Army staff like to rank troops, and naval staff like to rank commanders: in their minds, Nimitz ranks fourth, Yamamoto Isoroku ranks fifth (mainly because Midway lost the ranking), and now Crane Krank has won two battles in the South Atlantic in a row, and they think he can be ranked sixth. Some people even think that Krank can surpass Governor Yamamoto.

"It's always good to be able to fight. The United Fleet needs more Ozawas to emerge. Tsunoda is also good, but a little impatient." Horikichi changed the topic, "Today we tested Cole and asked if Germany can support us in winning the war." If you help the empire capture Hawaii, not only will you give away the three islands, but you will also give away half of New Guinea to the west. "

"This is a good condition." Shun Tada suddenly became interested, "The Army is willing to provide 200,000 troops to attack Hawaii!"

"But Germany's attitude is very ambiguous. It only says that Hawaii is the mainland of the United States, which is not conducive to the final peace. If it does not fight to the death, Japan will always suffer, and it will also affect the Japan-US peace talks. Even if they really occupy Hawaii, they will have to spit it out in the future Japan-US peace talks. Why bother? ?”

"If you want to give it back, that won't work. The Army cannot die in vain." Shun Tada suddenly lost interest.

"Prime Minister Lu, you can't look at the problem this way. We should send troops anyway." King Higashikata Minuhiko said dissatisfied, "We were ready to hand over the Philippines for the sake of peace between Japan and the United States. Did the people in the Philippines die in vain? We handed it back Did they die in vain in the Chinese-occupied areas? We can’t simply think like this. If Germany fought in Russia for three years and finally didn’t occupy any land, why didn’t the German people rise up against the Führer? "

"Yes, I am puzzled by this question. If you can't eat naked dew, you can always eat white dew, right? Even if you don't eat white dew, you can always eat Ukrainian dew, right?"

"What are you eating for? To turn the Slavs into Germans? Is this possible?" King Higashikata Miyazaki rolled his eyes at him, "Now the countries in the East are grateful to the head of state and support them extremely. Eating them has caused wars everywhere. It’s still not clear how to settle the account? I envy the German people and officers and soldiers for their sense of justice. If it were to replace you, the Red Deer Army would probably be punished by heaven.”

Hearing the Prime Minister keep talking about Army Red Deer, Shun Tada, who was not happy, immediately retorted: "Your Highness, you are also in the Army..."

Prince Dong Jiure Gong Minyan blushed and immediately fell silent.

"Okay, okay. You two, do you agree to this condition?"

"Hori-kun's opinion is my opinion."

Shun Tada also said: "Hori-kun's opinion is the opinion of the army. Oh, the allocation of tanks should be 82 tanks, 8 for the army, 2 for the navy, and the other half. All warships belong to the navy, and all railway guns belong to the army."

"make a deal!"

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