Chapter 149: Japan Is Desperate (7)

Cole thought to himself: Fortunately, the training does not require dead people, otherwise this weapon would really be useless. But the Japanese are quite clever. Why haven't I heard of such a training method in Germany?

"Well..." Deputy Toyoda came over with a gloomy face, opened his mouth for a moment, said half a meaningless sentence and then suddenly stopped there. It took him a long time to squeeze out the next half of the sentence, "Now... …Sign up…how many patriots are there in the special attack team?”

"We have successfully trained more than ten team members. They are the seeds of the entire team. They have all mastered the skills of rocket control. I have to admit that it is much easier to get started than flying an airplane. The operation is also simple. Even I can fly it. "!" Onishi pointed to the special attack team members who wore "win" white cloths on their heads and wore navy uniforms and said, "Many of them are not suitable for flying planes, but they have a strong desire to stand up for the country, so they were selected." "

"Are they all voluntary?" Inoue Narumi asked.

"You can only participate after you voluntarily sign up and write an application form. Many people even bite their fingers and write in blood. If you don't have the courage to face death, you can't take on special attack missions."

Cole felt a sudden surge in his heart: he wrote a letter in blood and signed up to join the special attack team. The national personality of the Japanese is exactly what the head of state said - they can't resist being crazy.

"Onishi-kun, please make 100 of them first and deploy them in Bougainville and other places. They may need them." Deputy Toyoda asked with a solemn expression, "Can it be completed before the end of November?"

"So urgent?" Onishi Takijiro was a little surprised, "I'm afraid we won't be able to recruit and train so many team members."

"Then step up training. The situation is urgent. It is really impossible to go to the front line and recruit on the spot." Deputy Takeru Toyoda said, "Is it because you lack confidence in the new weapons? Or is it difficult to produce them?"

"That's not true. Production and training are not difficult. What is lacking now is time and personnel. You should know that the technology to perform this kind of task is second. The courage to face death and move forward is the first. Except for the front line Many soldiers and some of our senior generals are not ready for this, and their mentality has not been adjusted. "

"I haven't even adjusted my mentality." Toyoda Toyoda sighed, "This is the last resort. According to my opinion, it is best never to use this weapon, but many things are not subject to our will. Yes, the defensive pressure on the Nanyang Islands is too great... You should be ready first and wait for the order from the military headquarters - no one is allowed to use it without the clear order from me and Commander Fushimiguya, even if the team members apply for it themselves. "

"Understood." Onishi's own mentality was also very contradictory. He actually didn't really want to use this weapon, but as Cole said, it was all about winning. After thinking for a while, he finally nodded and agreed, and said with confidence: "I can't guarantee 100, but I will definitely do 30. It's time for the Americans to have a taste of the power. However, can you please give the rocket a name?" ?”

Deputy Toyoda said in a sad tone: "Let's call it Sakura - rocket launches and explosions are as colorful as cherry blossoms but wither quickly. This poignant beauty will remain in the world forever!"

When leaving the test site, both Inoue Narumi and Cole were silent, just thinking about their own thoughts: the contraction order on the southeast front seemed to have been definitely issued, and combined with the content of the afternoon negotiations, Japan's position was almost certain A definite change has occurred.

After getting on the plane, Cole originally thought he was flying back to Tokyo to attend a meeting. Unexpectedly, the Type 2 large boat turned a corner on the way and headed to the other side of Sado Island. At this time, the attaché of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told him that he would be on Sado Island in the afternoon. Diplomatic negotiations were held in the conference room of the secret naval base, and Foreign Minister Gu Zhengzhi was already waiting there in advance.

The negotiations were conducted in a tense atmosphere, and the Japanese side attached great importance to it. In addition to Foreign Minister Masayuki Koro, who was present in person, Army Vice Minister Shimomura Sada and Navy Vice Minister Narumi Inoue were also present. Since the negotiations were secret, no one except these three people and Cole were present. Others were present, and since Cole knew Japanese, translating was unnecessary. Only then did Cole understand why the negotiation venue was chosen in such a remote place. The Japanese side was completely keeping it secret. Since they were all old acquaintances, Gu Zhengshang did not exchange too many greetings and directly introduced the situation of India's independence to Cole:

After the 20th century, the Indian independence movement transformed from an armed war led by princes to a relatively peaceful national independence and autonomy movement led by the Congress Party. Later, serious differences arose due to disputes over the methods of struggle, and the Congress Party also split into two factions: one faction, headed by Gandhi and Nehru, always adhered to the political line of "non-violence and non-cooperation" and was regarded as a moderate; the other faction Led by Chandra Bose, they gradually shifted to the stance of carrying out armed struggle and were regarded as radicals. During World War I, in order to gain support from all over India, Britain made empty promises about Indian autonomy. This gave the moderates the upper hand in the Congress Party. However, with the victory of World War I, Britain's so-called autonomy and constitutional reform were nothing more than a change of colonial rule. With the advent of medicine, the moderates' ideas lost ground and the radicals began to gain the upper hand. In the process, Chandra Bose organized the Indian youth student organization-National Volunteer Army and served as the supreme commander. He advocated the use of armed struggle to resist the British colonists and achieve complete independence for India. As the economic crisis intensified from 1929 to 1933, the Indian subcontinent was arbitrarily exploited by the British as the main place to solve problems, and the conflicts became increasingly fierce. In 1938, Bose was elected as the chairman of the Congress Party, advocating a radical line and quarreling with moderates such as Gandhi. After fierce conflicts, he finally broke with the Congress Party and was secretly arrested by the British colonial authorities. In 1941, he escaped from Calcutta and fled to Moscow. He asked for support from the Soviet Union, but failed to move to Germany.

"So the Indian independence leader is now in Germany?"

"Exactly, the empire sent a telegram six months ago inviting him to return to Asia and launch an independence movement. The other party has agreed, but has not been able to make the trip. Our country believes that your country has different considerations on this, so..."

Cole immediately agreed: "No problem at all. I will return to Germany in two days to report to the head of state. Next time, I will directly let the independent leader fly to your country on a plane. Your country can directly negotiate with this leader about the results." As long as it does not harm the interests of the German and Italian allies, we will jointly recognize it.”

Several people on the Japanese side exchanged glances and nodded slightly. Cole knew in his mind that the Japanese seemed to have taken a liking to Bose's qualifications and energy and were ready to support him as a puppet. He had no objection to this - Huo Fuman had made it clear to him before he came that Germany's hand would definitely not reach as far as India. Therefore, Japan might as well agree to Japan's demands and conditions on the Indian issue as long as they were not too outrageous.

Gu Zhengzhi was secretly happy. It seemed that Germany would at least not boycott Japan on the issue of Indian political power. He continued:

Encouraged by the war in Southeast Asia, the situation in India worsened in March this year. London sent Lord Privy Seal Cripps to India to mediate and convened an Anglo-Indian meeting. However, the "Indian Dominion Plan" proposed by the British met with fierce opposition from India. , on April 11, the Congress Party and the Christian Alliance unanimously rejected the plan, and the US special envoy to India, Louis Johnson, also failed in Nehru's work. On June 10, anti-British riots broke out in Sindh in northwest India. On the 15th of the same month, the Indian Independence Congress was held in Bangkok. Gandhi's idea of ​​not cooperating with the British was popular throughout India. On August 9, Gandhi, Nehru, Azad When 20 Congress leaders were arrested by the British military police, the development of the anti-British movement was further accelerated...

Gu Zhengzhi said: "The original goal of the Three Kingdoms Alliance was to first force Britain to surrender as soon as possible. This was also an important policy for Japan to guide the war. However, as Germany's attention turned to Russia, this goal shifted. If your country wants to promote a new strategy , it is necessary to withdraw strength from the Eastern Front and increase pressure on Britain - in order to force Britain to surrender, our country hopes that Germany will continue to blockade Britain and land on the British mainland. "

Cole understood what Gu Zhengzhi meant, and Japan hinted whether the Soviet Union and Germany could make peace so that Germany could withdraw as soon as possible and do its best to deal with Britain. However, since the other party did not say it clearly, he was happy to pretend to be confused. After thinking about it, he replied: "Eastern The issue is very complex. In addition to reducing Britain's will to fight for a long time, the war on the Eastern Front was also an implementation of the "International Agreement between Germany, Italy and Japan". Of course we recognize your country's desire to deal with Britain with all its strength, but this is This desire is not easily achieved. In view of the current imbalance in the naval power between Britain and Germany, our country is temporarily unable to adopt this approach. After the intervention of the United States, the maritime superiority of Britain and the United States has become more obvious, and our country has fallen into a resource blockade and maritime encirclement. Without sufficient resources and supplies from the Eastern Front, our country will lack the ability to fight for a long time."

Shimomura was determined not to give up and added: "Our country believes that it is currently necessary to directly link the forces of Japan, Germany and Italy, which constitute various war situations in Asia and Europe, so as to strive for the most valuable, weakest ruling power in Britain, and the most sensitive after loss. The place where pain comes into play is undoubtedly India, where the fate and future status of Britain will be directly affected."

"Can I understand that in the future, Japan will completely withdraw its troops from the Chinese battlefield in order to concentrate on advancing into India and defeating the British, especially the most powerful Kwantung Army and the largest Chinese dispatched troops to carry out the Indian Ocean strategy?"

This rebuttal hit the Japanese Army's weakness: Don't you want me to make peace with the Soviet Union and concentrate on dealing with the United Kingdom? Then do you agree to do the same thing on the China issue? This is obviously something the Japanese Army is unwilling to do or temporarily unable to do. In turn, Japan has also lost the legitimacy to ask Soviet Union to make peace. Shimomura Sada was speechless but speechless. .

Inoue Narumi was holding back his laughter. He had already experienced Cole's sharp teeth in the morning confrontation, and now it was finally Shimomura Sada's turn to feel it all.