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Hitler frowned slightly, and glanced at Mussolini next to Jinwei. The Italian leader hurriedly sighed, shook his head and said, "Your Excellency Konoe, this condition may be a bit difficult... The Chinese also want Australia. Well, the Russian Empress has conveyed to me the meaning of Marshal Luo Yaoguo, as long as Japan surrenders East Australia, China can ensure that Japan will establish rule in India. Moreover, the German Head of State, I, and the Russian Empress can also guarantee this exchange.”

"Mr. Prime Minister, do you think this condition is acceptable?" Hitler looked at the guard peacefully.

Konoe Fumimaro shook his head and replied: "Japan doesn't want India. India's problems are too complicated. Religious issues, ethnic issues, and now there is a Communist Party issue. Japan can't handle them well. And India has too many people. It is impossible for 5000 million Japanese to digest [-] million Indians."

"That's it..." Hitler looked distressed, frowning as if thinking, but he was relieved in his heart.In fact, Mussolini and Hitler never got any proposal from the Russian Empress about India-for-Australia proposed by Luo Yaoguo.Now that he has figured out Japan's hole cards and knows that they will not give up Australia's interests even if they die, Hitler feels a little bit at the bottom of his heart.This so-called peace conference is absolutely impossible for China and Japan to reach peace, but this is not a bad thing for Germany.

"Your Excellency, Japan is Germany's most loyal ally. As long as China is willing to put aside the Sino-Japanese conflict for the time being, Japan will fully cooperate with Germany and Italy to attack the United States!" Konoe Fumimaro hurriedly proposed another plan. Dongao is now in the hands of Japan. As long as we can reach an agreement with China to "shelve disputes and jointly develop", we will actually have this territory in our hands. When Germany eliminates the United States, Japan will naturally be able to swallow Dongao completely with Germany's support. !

Hitler smiled slightly, walked a few steps in the garden with his hands behind his back, and said slowly: "If this is Japan's final condition, Germany can certainly support it, but... I think the possibility of China accepting this proposal is almost zero. They also seem to be determined to win Australia. If Japan cannot make substantive concessions on the Australia issue, in the end, a regrettable war will break out between China and Japan. I wonder if Japan is prepared for this? "

Konoe Fumimaro was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect Hitler to ask this question, and he didn't know what Hitler meant after that.He thought for a moment, and did not answer directly, but looked at Hitler with expectant eyes: "Your Excellency, our Japanese empire certainly does not want war, but we are not afraid of war. If the hope of peace is completely shattered, then the tens of millions of Japanese The people will fight at all costs! At the same time, we also hope that the friends of the Japanese Empire will stand with us at such a critical moment, and Japan will be forever grateful to them."

Hitler knew that Konoe Fumimaro was asking for help. He smiled and nodded noncommittally: "The German Empire never treats friends badly. In fact, we are very generous to our friends. Just look at the current situation in China. But the current situation Yes, the parties that are about to clash are both friends of the German Empire, and it is really difficult for us to choose." He looked up at Mussolini, "Mr. Leader, do you have any good suggestions? How should the German Empire Position yourself in the confrontation between Japan and China?"

Mussolini also frowned, as if it was hard to choose. After a while, he said slowly: "The German Empire and the Kingdom of Italy should not interfere in the affairs between China and Japan...but Japan is our war against the United States. Allies in China, it is necessary for us to provide assistance to allies so that they can better play a role in the war with the United States, and it should not damage our friendly relations with China."

Chapter 0918 China and Japan fight again (nine) opportunities

"Yes, the United States is our common enemy. In order to deal with the United States, the Japanese Empire needs the help of Germany and Italy." Konoe Fumimaro has already heard the meaning of Mussolini's words, and he also guessed that Mussolini Ni's statement must have been inspired by Hitler. It seems that Hitler also intended to use Japan to contain China. Thinking of this, Konoe seemed to see a life-saving straw and grabbed it without thinking.

Hitler nodded and smiled meaningfully: "Germany and Italy will try their best to mediate the conflict between China and Japan to ensure that the Axis powers can unite against the United States. By the way, Mr. Prime Minister, what kind of help do you Japan need?"

Hitler's answer seemed to give Konoe Fumimaro a reassurance, and he smiled lightly: "I think this issue should be discussed by military experts. The Japanese Army Minister General Nagata Tieshan is also in the delegation. Let him discuss a suitable aid plan with the generals of Germany and Italy. Your Excellency the Head of State, Your Excellency the Prime Minister, what do you think?"

Hitler and Mussolini exchanged glances, and agreed to Konoe Fumimaro's proposal, and asked Marshal Keitel and Marshal Balbo, who followed them to Tehran, to discuss with Nagata Tieshan.

After seeing off the guards, Hitler and Mussolini did not leave. They found a seat under a corridor in the palace garden and sat down. Hitler frowned tightly, as if he had something on his mind. Mussolini He tentatively asked: "My head of state, Wang Jingwei and Luo Yaoguo of China have arrived, should we meet them?"

"Of course we have to meet the Chinese," Hitler said flatly, "They will soon be the masters of the entire Eastern world. Even if we defeat the United States, it is best to avoid conflicts with China for quite a long time. Mr Mussolini, you go and talk to them first, preferably tonight."

Mussolini seemed to hear Japan's fate from Hitler's words. It seems that the head of state did not intend to give Japan real and effective help.It may also be that no matter how Germany helps Japan, it will not be able to restore Japan's fate of failure.

"Go and tell Luo Yaoguo that Germany and Italy will not be deeply involved in the issues between China and Japan, and can only be resolved by the two countries themselves," Hitler said again.

Mussolini smiled slightly, and already understood what Hitler meant. He wanted to tell Luo Yaoguo that Germany's help to Japan was only limited, and it did not mean that Germany wanted to completely break with China.

The Grand Palace where Hitler and Mussolini stayed was built by the Pahlavi Dynasty on the outskirts of Tehran.Luo Yaoguo and Wang Jingwei were arranged in the Rose Palace in the center of Tehran. This is an ancient palace, but now it has been renovated and has become Anastasinia's palace in Persia.The queen arranged Luo Yaoguo into her palace, as if she wanted to show Hitler the special relationship between her and Luo Yaoguo.

In fact, the relationship between Russia and Germany is somewhat similar to the relationship between China and Japan, but the figure of the Russian empress is much softer than that of the Japanese emperor.Bow your head when you should, and give up your smiling face when you should, even if you are in bed... But you are also shrewd in your calculations, and you will never be foolishly used as a weapon by others.

When Mussolini drove around the narrow and crowded streets of Tehran for a long time, it was already past 9 o'clock in the evening when he arrived at the Rose Palace in the city center.At this moment, Luo Yaoguo, who was exhausted from the journey, was already lying on Her Majesty's French-style bed, half-closed his eyes, listening to a naked Russian empress introduce the undercurrent of the current European situation.The international politics in Europe has always been very complicated, even Luo Yaoguo, a time traveler, doesn't know much about it, so he can only let this queen who knows European international politics like the back of his hand to make up for him.

The current situation in Europe, on the whole, is one superpower and many powers, and Germany is naturally the superpower in Europe.Russia, Italy, the United Kingdom, France, Poland and other countries are all powerful countries.Under the powerful countries, there are a large number of independent countries such as Sweden, Norway, Finland, Spain, Yugoslavia, Greece, the Netherlands, Belgium, Hungary, and Romania.Now this group of "powerful countries" and "independent countries" seem to serve Hitler as their master on the surface, but they have their own little calculations in private, and no one is really willing to be Germany's servant.

But for this expedition to the United States, almost all European countries "strongly agree", France readily handed over its fleet to Germany, and Italy followed the pace of the head of state to send a large army!On the one hand, Russia agreed with Germany to recruit "volunteers" in its territory, and on the other hand, it also sold a large amount of strategic resources to Germany.Even the United Kingdom (mainland), which is close to the United Kingdom, provided Germany with a large number of merchant ships to help them transport their troops... Hitler was also full of ambition for this, and he wanted to conquer the Americas.

However, many senior generals in the German army are worried about this future war.In their view, the situation around Germany was not stable, and several powerful countries including Russia, France, the United Kingdom, and Poland were unwilling to let Germany "rule" them.If Germany suffers a major setback in the Americas, these countries are likely to turn back!

Therefore, Germany must maintain a strong force in its territory while expeditioning to the Americas.At the same time, they also suggested that it is best to use as many "allied forces" as possible in this German expedition, and European countries including Russia, France, and the United Kingdom should be required to declare war on the United States and send troops to help.

The Russian Empress also told Luo Yaoguo that she had immediately agreed to Germany's request. The Russian Empire would join Germany in declaring war on the United States and send a certain number of expeditionary troops to participate in the war.Of course, at the same time, she will also pray to Almighty Christ, so that the Germans will suffer an unprecedented defeat in the Americas... preferably like Napoleon's army in Russia!

But when Luo Yaoguo asked whether the Russian Empire would join the anti-fascist camp if Hitler's expeditionary force was really defeated by the United States, the Queen's answer was no!

When the head maid of the royal palace announced Mussolini's arrival, Luo Yaoguo was almost bewildered by the intricate European and international politics, and almost began to sympathize with Hitler.If China is now accompanied by a jackal (referring to Japan), then Germany is surrounded by a group of things that don't know whether they are foxes or lions.China only needs to spend a little effort to kill the wolves, while Germany can only show mercy to those so-called fascist slave countries. Although it can maintain its rule, it cannot completely eliminate hidden dangers.

If Germany suffers a big loss in the Americas this time, it will be the turn of the Americans to poach the corners of Europe next!In this regard, the United States, which also belongs to Western civilization, has a way compared to China!For many years to come, Germany's main energy will probably be on maintaining European hegemony...and the United States may replace Germany in the future and become China's number one external threat!

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The meeting place with Mussolini was not in the main halls of the Rose Palace, but in a small living room full of Persian style connected to Anastasinia's bedroom.The host and guest sat down around a carved coffee table, and the queen asked the maid to bring Indian black tea.Mussolini lowered his head and took a sip of his tea. At the same time, he glanced at the two people opposite him from the corner of his eye. Knowing that he had become a villain, he smiled slightly and got straight to the point.

"Mr. Hitler, the head of state of Germany, and I just met with Mr. Fumimaro Konoe, the prime minister of Japan, and learned about some of the differences that have occurred between China and Japan recently... It seems that the current situation in the Eastern world is not calm, and has even reached The war is on the verge of breaking out. In this regard, the German capital and I are very worried. After all, the United States, the main enemy that threatens world peace, has not been eradicated, and Japan happens to be our common anti-American ally with Germany. If the anti-American war is won before A war between China and Japan will put us and Germany in a very embarrassing situation. Perhaps China and Japan can temporarily put aside their disputes and wait until the United States is eliminated before trying to find a solution."

After saying this, Mussolini winked at Anastasinia I, and the empress immediately understood, smiled at Luo Yaoguo, and said, "Yes, our Russian Empire will also follow Your Excellency to participate From this perspective, we are also allies with Japan. If China and Japan go to war, we Russia really don’t know whose side we should stand on.”

Luo Yaoguo took a sip of his coffee, and smiled at the Queen: "Which side Her Majesty will stand on will of course depend on Russia's national interests. The so-called allies are just partners formed for the sake of interests. If Your Majesty feels that she is on the side of Japan It is in Russia's interest there, and I can only express my deep regret."

Hearing this, Mussolini's expression changed slightly. Of course, he knew that Luo Yaoguo's words were aimed at the Russian Empress on the surface, but they were actually aimed at Germany and Italy.Even if Germany and Italy side with Japan, it will not change China's determination!

Mussolini frowned slightly, and was pondering what to say next, when the sweet voice of the Russian Empress sounded again, the Empress smiled lightly, and said: "Of course the Russian Empire must show support to Japan to a certain extent... … After all, we and Japan are allies against the United States, but this does not mean that we will stand on Japan’s side to fight against China. After all, the conflict between China and Japan has little to do with us, and it should mainly be resolved by China and Japan .The support we provide to Japan is mainly for the needs of the war against the United States.”

As soon as the Queen's words came out, Mussolini couldn't help giving a thumbs up in his heart. This woman really knew something, and she knew that she, the Italian leader, had some words that were difficult to say. If she said them, she would offend Luo Yaoguo. So I spoke out for myself.But this also seemed to show that the relationship between her and Luo Yaoguo was extraordinary.

Luo Yaoguo did not answer right away, but frowned and thought for a long time. The room was silent. After a while, he snorted coldly: "The war between China and Japan is inevitable, and it will break out soon! If If Her Majesty the Empress insists on providing assistance to Japan, then Sino-Russian relations will inevitably be affected a little bit."

Mussolini obviously got the answer he wanted. He smiled lightly, with a somewhat regretful expression on his face: "The attitudes of Germany and Italy towards the Sino-Japanese conflict are the same as those of Her Majesty's Russia. China and Japan should solve the problem, and other countries cannot play a decisive role, and should not get too involved in the conflict." He looked at Luo Yaoguo solemnly and said, "Italy hopes to maintain its friendship with China, but we will provide some I hope that the Marshal can understand this."

Mussolini had almost made it clear to Luo Yaoguo that Italy would always give something to Japan in order to deal with Germany.However, Italy will not give anything good, and I hope this will not damage the Sino-Italian friendship.Luo Yaoguo grimaced and sneered a few times: "Since that's the case, China will have to wait and see. Time will tell who is the real friend."

As a politician, Luo Yaoguo has of course learned a little bit of performing arts. Although he has a straight face, he is still satisfied with the result in his heart.It is completely understandable for Hitler and Mussolini to give little Japan some assistance and let them create more troubles for China. After all, China has done a lot of such things!

Now that we have basically figured out the attitudes of Germany and Italy in the Sino-Japanese War, the last obstacle to the war has been cleared.Now we are waiting for Song Ziwen, Vice President of the Executive Yuan who is on a secret visit to the United States, to sign three important agreements with the United States, including "financial loans", "lease of machinery and equipment", and "Sino-US military technology cooperation agreement", and the Sino-Japanese war can begin up!

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Just when Mussolini went to the Rose Palace to test China's cards.Konoe Fumimaro also returned to the Japanese embassy in Persia where he was staying, and called Nagata Tieshan, Matsuoka Yosuke and others to discuss the situation.Nagata Tetsuyama was a little frustrated. Shortly after Konoe Fumimaro's talks with Hitler ended, the German Marshal Keitel hurried to the Japanese embassy to meet with Nagata Tetsuyama.

After the two parties exchanged pleasantries, Keitel took out a long-prepared list and handed it to Nagata. It was a list of materials that Germany and Italy were going to provide to Japan. It was only a thin two-page paper. Listed some aid projects, such as providing 50 tons of oil via South American routes, 500 No. 300 assault guns G, 109 Bf-3000 fighter jets, 10 Iron Fist anti-tank grenade launchers (I don’t know how to use them?), 1 tons of special steel, [-] tons of aluminum... All these aid materials can only be transported to Hawaii by German freighters, and Japan has to find a way to transport the remaining thousands of nautical miles.

But that's not the biggest disappointment.What made Nagata Tieshan vomit blood the most was that Marshal Keitel very regretfully informed him before leaving that due to technical reasons, Germany was temporarily unable to fulfill the agreement to provide enriched uranium to Japan!Nagata didn't know that the reason why the Germans did this was because they had heard the news that China had successfully tested the atomic bomb!Under such circumstances, they are naturally unwilling to challenge China's bottom line on the issue of "nuclear proliferation".

"I didn't expect the Germans to shrink back on the issue of aid! They only gave such a little thing, Nagata-kun, should we reconsider the issue of going to war?" Konoe Fumimaro was a little uncertain, so he asked Nagata Tieshan Views.

Nagata Tieshan shook his head, and said with a gloomy face: "The war between China and Japan is inevitable. Even if Germany doesn't give anything, we have to bite the bullet and fight! Because if we don't go to war, the Chinese will go to war! Now There is still a chance of success in the adventurous surprise attack, otherwise there will be no way out."

"Then when should we do it?" Konoe Fumimaro gritted his teeth and finally made up his mind.

"The sooner the better!" Nagata Tieshan took a deep breath and replied: "Your Excellency, please generate electricity for the country, and let them start the special No. [-] combat plan! The combined fleet can now depart from Wujun Port."

为了执行这次的“特一号作战计划”日本联合舰队主力在10月2日就秘密返回了吴军港。并且还编成了两支专门用于偷袭湛江军港的航空舰队，第10航空舰队和第11航空舰队。其中第10航空舰队拥有赤城、加贺、飞龙、神龙、瑞鹤、翔鹤等六艘大型航空母舰；第11航空舰队则由龙骧、瑞凤、祥凤、龙凤、大鹰、云鹰、冲鹰等七艘轻型航空母舰为主力所组成；此战日本总共出动13艘航母，拥有舰载机近600架，其中神风特攻飞机更是多达500架。

At the same time, Commander Yamamoto 56 of the Joint Fleet also secretly deployed 500 kamikaze aircraft at five military airports on Luzon Island. Unprecedented surprise attack!

"Your Excellency, the negotiations are not over yet. If we reach an agreement with China that is beneficial to Japan in the negotiations tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, should we attack..." Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka asked a question at this time.

"Then stop it!" Nagata Tieshan waved his hand impatiently, and explained: "Even if the fleet receives the order now, it will not be possible to set off until tomorrow night, and it has to go around in circles to reach the combat area as soon as possible." It will be October 10th. By then, the Tehran meeting should be over. If we cannot reach an agreement that satisfies us, we will go to war immediately, and we must act first!"

"Then we still have to pretend to make concessions at the meeting tomorrow and the day after tomorrow to confuse China?" Matsuoka Yosuke asked again.

"Of course." Konoe Fumimaro said in a deep voice: "The strength of the empire and China is very different, and it is necessary to use a little diplomatic deceit."

Matsuoka frowned, thought for a moment, and said in a low voice: "Your Excellency, what I mean is that we may start the negotiation process. It is best not to reach an agreement in the negotiations tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, lest the other party become suspicious. The lower officials can stay in Tehran to continue negotiating with the Chinese..."

Chapter 0919 Sino-Japanese War ([-]) China's Weakness

North Korea's Pyongyang, Japan's Kwantung Army headquarters.