Chapter 2305 Japanese II
"We all understand these, but the most critical problem is still unresolved. What the British provide us is far from enough. We need a large number of aero engines, aircraft, submarines, underwater audio devices, anti-submarine and escort equipment. We are We are going to war with the world's most powerful country and the country with the largest industry, if the British can't completely stand on our side, Germany and the United States can consume us to death simply by relying on consumption!" Terauchi Masaki was a little impatient Said.
"Terauchi-kun is right, we not only want to do business with the British, but also let the British continue to stand on our side, because during the war, what we need to do is not only ordinary military and commercial activities, but also Let the British help us maintain the smoothness of the sea transportation line, the German submarines are quite powerful, I can’t even imagine how long our merchant ships can last if the Germans are serious now!” Said Gonbei Yamamoto .
Historically, how many ships did Japan have at the end of the war? At the end of 1918, Japan had 2,865 merchant ships with a gross tonnage of 2.48 million tons. In this plane, the Japanese are much stronger, with a total tonnage of 4.5 million tons. But so what? The total tonnage sunk in the highest month of Germany's submarine war against Britain exceeded 800,000 tons! The tonnage of merchant ships killed by Germany's number one ace alone was nearly 500,000 tons! As far as Japanese merchant ships are concerned, the Japanese themselves are very pessimistic in the face of hundreds of German wolves!
Of course, considering the vastness of the Pacific Ocean and Germany's impossibility to do its best, in fact, the damage caused by submarines will not be as great as it was to Britain, but you must know that even Japan's current merchant ships are far from the size of the British Empire in its heyday. Bi, and the Japanese shipbuilding industry is also very weak, with an annual output of only 600,000 tons! If the Japanese are unlucky, the ships built in a year of hard work are not enough for the German and American navies to fight in a month... This is embarrassing!
Therefore, the Japanese navy represented by Gonbei Yamamoto has only two ways to deal with this almost unsolvable situation. On the one hand, it is to make concessions or even compensation, so that Germany can take it easy. On the other hand, it is to use the fleet of neutral countries for transportation. From the point of view of the war, Germany is relatively restrained in the neutral fleet. The British can persist until now, and the neutral fleet has contributed a lot! And the so-called neutral country is naturally the United Kingdom! So now Japan is eager to maintain the relationship between the Anglo-Japanese alliance.
But how to maintain it? If there is a common interest, then it is naturally easier to maintain, if not, then you can only use special means to coerce and lure! Among them, fanning the flames of the British colonies in the Far East is also one of the ways. After all, the Japanese only care about the result, not the process!
Of course, coercion and temptation must also be cautious. The Japanese are forcing the British to cooperate with them, rather than really trying to bring down the British colonial system in South and Southeast Asia, because if this result is really achieved, then the British and Japanese This result is a zero-sum result. As long as Xiyuanji Gongwang is still alive, he will never allow this to happen. Therefore, the current situation is that although the Japanese are in a hurry , but still did not act rashly, just wait and see what happens!
"The situation of the British may be very bad, we can even put forward more stringent requirements, such as the purchase of large warships." Yamamoto Gonbei thought for a while and said.
"Are you kidding? As the losers of the war, the Germans will definitely limit the armaments of the British Navy. I suspect that after the war, the British may not even have a single battleship equipped with a 15-inch main gun. We How could it be possible to buy warships from the British?" Terauchi Shouichi sneered.
"You guys don't understand the navy, so don't talk nonsense." Yamamoto Gonbei said unceremoniously.
"During the naval battle in the Norwegian Sea, some members of the Japanese Navy also accompanied the large fleet. In the report after the war, they all mentioned a problem, that is, this time the German Navy seems to be merciful."
"Be merciful? What do you mean? You mean that if the Germans are willing, they can kill all the large fleet?" Xiyuan Temple Gongwang frowned and said.
"I don't know if we can kill them all, but our people have mentioned in the report that at the end of the battle, the German navy did not pursue it with all its strength after gaining the advantage, and the heavy bomber force flying from Norway discovered the British fleet. No results have been achieved, which is very abnormal. Referring to the previous actions of the German Navy, such low-level mistakes should not have occurred!" Yamamoto Gonbei said.
"Then what is the reason for the Germans to do this?" Terauchi Shouichi asked.
"Maybe the Germans are unwilling to let the British collapse like this. After all, the British have accumulated too much. If the British collapse, then the Germans will definitely not benefit the most!" Kato Takaaki said.
"It seems that the actual situation is better than we imagined, and the contradiction between virtue and virtue is even greater than we expected. The Germans let the British go, in fact, so that Britain will not collapse, so as to completely rely on the United States. From the current situation From the looks of it, the British can still export weapons and supplies to us, largely because of Germany’s acquiescence.” Gongwang Xiyuansi quickly thought of the key point of the problem.
"That is to say, we hope to avoid a war with the Germans?" Gonbei Yamamoto said a little excitedly. Although the two countries are far apart, the might of the German army is based on the corpses of the Allied Powers. If possible, Japan will try its best to avoid war with Germany.
"It is impossible to avoid it completely. Although there are contradictions between virtues and virtues, they are still cooperative in the general direction. It is possible for the Germans to play some tricks in the dark, but in the open, we are still enemies. What's more, we are the Allies after all. Now, Britain, France and Russia are all down, there is no reason for the Germans to let us go. The Germans will not try their best to fight us, but they will definitely have a target, maybe the island of Guinea, maybe also count On other islands, the Germans must use victory and our blood to declare their strength and majesty to the world," Xiyuanji Gongwang said.
"Isn't it a very contradictory thing for the Germans to do this? If it is us, we have to face an enemy, then we will definitely do our best to defeat them, and we will use all means. And the Germans do it exactly Child's play." Temple Shouyi said.
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