Chapter 752 Impossible Conditions

Hitler was really unwilling to dismantle the British Empire. In fact, most Germans had the same idea as Hitler. There are really few Germans who are as determined as Hessmann to dismantle the British Empire.

But Hessman would not stand up for the Japanese - he was not reincarnated as a Japanese devil.

"Also," Hitler added, "Japan still needs to give up Hawaii and the Aleutian Islands, and these two islands must be returned to the United States. Only in this way can peace be restored between Japan and the United States."

It seems that Hitler has no intention of leaving Japan alone. Hessmann said to himself: This guy is quite kind to his allies, but I don’t know if Japan will appreciate it.

"The Japanese should accept it," said Admiral Redl, who still knew something about the war in the Pacific. "They have got enough...the whole of Southeast Asia is their territory, which is rich in oil, rice, and non-ferrous metals. , various spices and rubber, it is very good territory, and they are still fighting a war that they simply cannot afford.”

"Yes, they can't defeat the United States," Hitler nodded. "Their advantage is only temporary. If we hadn't contained most of the United States' power, Japan would have lost the war long ago. So let them hand over Hawaii. It is also in their best interest to negotiate peace with the Aleutian Islands. After all, we cannot continue fighting the United States for the sake of Japan’s interests.”

It was obvious that Hitler was not only planning to make peace with Britain, but also with the United States.

He looked at Hessman, "Marshal of the Empire, I think you agree with me, right?"

Hessman nodded and said: "Of course, we do not have the strength to conquer the mainland of the United States. This is a war we cannot afford."

Although Germany may have the trump card of atomic bombs by 1944, since it is not easy for V2 rockets to turn into intercontinental missiles, Germany does not actually have a particularly good tool for dropping atomic bombs.

If you use a long-range bomber like the Me264 to take off from the Azores, you may be able to win over the United States, but the American P47 is not easy to deal with - the P47 is equipped with a turbocharger and an 18-cylinder air-cooled engine, and its high-altitude performance is definitely not as high as that of the He219. Down. Unless it is escorted by jet aircraft, it is impossible for Me264 to break into the sky above major cities in the United States.

Therefore, it is very difficult for Germany to attack the United States. If it cannot threaten the United States, the war with the United States will continue endlessly.

Hitler said slowly: "As long as the Americans are willing to withdraw from Europe and Australia and negotiate peace with Japan, we will no longer need to intervene in South America."

This... seems to be okay. Hersman was thinking that according to the plan proposed by Hitler, the European Community with Germany, France, Britain, and possibly Italy as its core would not only control most of Europe, but also control Africa, Australia, India, and other countries. The oil-rich Middle East.

Japan will control the entire Southeast Asia and half of the Pacific, while continuing to cling to the European Community headed by Germany.

The Soviet Union would be severely weakened but still able to survive interdependently with their East Asian allies, while the United States would own the other half of the Pacific and continue to control North and South America. The United States and the Soviet Union will most likely continue to join forces in the future to jointly fight against the European + Japanese alliance.

Of course, the future confrontation between Europe and Japan and the United States and the Soviet Union will not be the Third World War, but a long-term Cold War!

Just when everyone in the war room of the headquarters was smiling like a winner, they were discussing how to end the war successfully. Natalie Lesinskaya, director of the Institute of Policy Research of the Ministry of Defense (formerly the Army Policy Institute), suddenly walked in quickly, came to Hessman's side, and reported in a low voice: "Your Excellency, I just received the news that Stalin appointed Mrs. Kollontai is the ambassador to Switzerland."

Hersman waved to Natalie and asked her to leave the war room, and then smiled and said to Hitler, Kesselring, Raeder and others: "Stalin appointed Mrs. Kollontai as the Soviet ambassador to Switzerland. I think she is He came to hold secret peace talks with us on behalf of Stalin.”

"Reichsmarschall, do you think the peace talks will succeed?" Hitler asked.

Hersman thought for a while and said: "Our demands are very high, so the peace talks will not succeed quickly. But as long as we can integrate the United Kingdom into the framework of the European Community and sign an armistice treaty with the United States, we will also occupy a pole position on the battlefield. If there is a huge advantage, then the Soviet Union can only accept a humiliating peace.”

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"Baga!"

"Unacceptable!"

"This is betraying the interests of the empire!"

"The Imperial Army must never return the Hawaiian Islands, which they won through hard-fought battles, to the United States!"

The discussion on the peace issue at the German High Command meeting finally turned into a diplomatic memorandum, which was personally delivered by Count Carl von Haushofer, the German Ambassador to the Japanese Empire (who was Chloe’s teacher at the University of Munich). To Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo.

When Tojo informed the audience of the contents of this diplomatic memorandum at the base camp meeting, it immediately caused an uproar.

Mr. Hitler's kindness finally allowed the Japanese army and navy to achieve a rare agreement! The deputy secretaries of the army and navy who attended the meeting all unanimously expressed their opposition.

Hideki Tojo frowned and glanced at the Navy Minister, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, who was sitting still. As soon as this great hero arrived in Tokyo, Shimada Shigetaro really went to be a military counselor. Then the Navy naturally recommended Yamamoto to be the minister, and Tojo Hideki certainly did not dare to refuse such a great hero as Yamamoto to join the cabinet.

After Yamamoto Isoroku became the minister, he was certainly not as easy to talk to as Shimada Shigetaro. He did not make a lot of trouble for Tojo on the budget and resource allocation issues in Showa 18.

"Yamamoto-kun," Tojo Hideki asked Yamamoto after a group of vice ministers finished shouting, "Can the Hawaiian Islands be given up?"

This was kicking the ball to Yamamoto Isoroku.

"Of course not!" Yamamoto Isoroku answered decisively, "The Hawaiian Islands are unsinkable aircraft carriers. One Oahu Island is at least equivalent to 10 Taiho-class aircraft carriers. How can such a strategic location be given up?"

"So... does the Navy oppose peace talks with the United States?" Tojo Hideki asked again.

"No objection." Yamamoto Isoroku's face was solemn. "According to reliable intelligence, the first Essex-class aircraft carrier of the United States has been put into service a few days ago... This aircraft carrier was built at the Newport News Shipyard in the United States on April 28, 1941, and it was completed and put into service in just 19 months. This is a large aircraft carrier with a full load displacement of more than 35,000 tons, similar to our Taiho-class. Only 19 months... Such a speed is really terrible!

So if the peace talks with the United States are successful, it will be quite beneficial to the Empire. But the Hawaiian Islands must not be returned to the United States, because the Hawaiian Islands are the Empire's strongest barrier against the powerful American aircraft carrier forces that will appear in the future. If lost, the Taiho-class with insufficient numbers alone will not be able to withstand dozens of Essex-class aircraft carriers in any way."

By the way, the first ship of the Japanese Taiho-class, the Taiho, was started on July 10, 1941 at the Kawasaki Shipyard in Kobe, more than two months later than the start date of the Essex, but the hull is not even completed now, let alone put into service. According to the plan, this large aircraft carrier, which has a full load displacement similar to that of the Essex, will not be completed and put into service until March 1944.

As for the four Taiho-class aircraft carriers that Japan built after the Battle of Hawaii, not even one has started construction (it is planned to start construction of two after the Taiho is launched). The Yunlong-class aircraft carrier, which has a tonnage of only more than 22,000 tons, is planned to be built 15 ships. Now only the Yunlong, Amagi, and Katsuragi have started construction, and these three aircraft carriers will not be completed until 1944.

By then, the American Essex-class aircraft carriers may be launched in groups!

Moreover, the biggest problem facing the Japanese Navy now is not the lack of aircraft carriers, but the gap in new carrier-based aircraft models.

The Raiden fighter developed after the Zero fighter does not meet the requirements of the Navy at all, and the new "Seventeenth Test Ship War" project has just begun. It would be good if it can be put into production within 44 years, but it is not expected at all at the moment.

As for importing from Germany, it was impossible. After being tested by Japanese naval test pilots, several Fw-190Ts and Fokker Zero Ds were considered to be inferior to Japan's own Zero 22.

The Fw-190T is a medium- and high-altitude aircraft, and it takes the route of "hit and go". Its medium- and low-altitude combat performance is very poor, and of course it is not in the eyes of Japanese pilots.

The Fokker Zero D became a bit bulky after strengthening its firepower, armor and body structure (of course, compared with the Zero 22). Its dogfighting performance is indeed not as good as the Zero 22. With the help of a high-horsepower engine and a sturdy fuselage, its climbing ability is comparable to the 22, and its diving ability is far superior to the Zero 22. However, it is still not worth introducing on a large scale.

In desperation, the Japanese Navy could only learn the "high-low matching" tactics from the Germans and look for a high-altitude partner for their precious Zero fighter. And the more ideal model they found was the Japanese Army's Ki84 (four-type "hurricane") fighter.

This Ki84 fighter is a model that is still under development and has reached the end of its development. This aircraft has the characteristics of high horsepower and high speed, and it is also possible to install a turbocharger, making it an ideal high-altitude fighter.

However, the Hayate is a "heavy aircraft" and it is impossible to convert it into a carrier-based aircraft. It can only be deployed as a shore-based aircraft in the Hawaiian Islands and cooperate with the Zero to fight against the US counterattack - this is actually the route of using land to resist the sea.

For this reason, Yamamoto also planned to mass-produce the "Deep Mountain" long-range bomber that he was about to abandon. He planned to let this four-engine heavy bomber carry remote-controlled glide bombs imported from Germany, attack under the cover of Ki84 and Zero 22, and use Hawaii as a base to open a huge defense network in the central Pacific.

Therefore, the Hawaiian Islands are now the core of Japan's absolute national defense circle!