I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

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Chapter 516 The arrival of winter (1)

This Christmas in Germany can be said to be joyous for the whole country, and six days later, the New Year's Day in China is also joyous for the whole country.

In the snowflakes, 1941 came, and history opened a new page.

The festivals in wartime are naturally very different from those in peacetime. Festivals in peacetime are "tepid", and the festive atmosphere will not be disturbed. In wartime, the battle reports from the front line are the flavoring agent of the festival. When good news comes from the front line, the festive atmosphere will naturally be even more intense. If bad news comes from the front line, the festive atmosphere will naturally be cast in a heavy shadow.

For the vast majority of grassroots people in Germany and China, they have enough reasons to sing, dance, and drink toasts this Christmas or New Year's Day, because they know that their own troops are winning many battles on the distant Soviet battlefield, There is nothing better than this to push the festive atmosphere of the festival to a new climax.

Berlin, Wuhan, Vienna, Beiping, Hamburg, Shanghai, Munich, Qingdao, Cologne, Taiyuan, Leipzig, Jinan... and even Kiev, all fell into deep jubilation and celebration.

During the day, firecrackers and firecrackers are deafening and resounding across the earth. At night, fireworks and fireworks shine in the sky one after another. The crowds of parades and celebrations converge into a long winding queue. During the day, they wave flags and gather into an ocean all over the mountains. At night, they wave torches. The night sky was reflected as bright as day, and the sound of various slogans was even more earth-shattering.

Victory is utterly intoxicating.

On the night of New Year's Day, Jiang Weiguo had no intention of going to work, and went out to "visit privately and have fun with the people". When he walked to the streets of Beiping, he suddenly felt as if he had passed away. It is brightly lit and full of people. Although the Chinese New Year is still more than 20 days away, the festive atmosphere that fills the city at this time is as if the Spring Festival is coming early or even stronger. The colorful flags are dazzling, the banners and slogans stretch like clouds, gongs and drums, lion and dragon dances, guests gather in restaurants and teahouses, the streets and alleys are overcrowded, and there are bustling scenes everywhere, showing a thriving and thriving vitality. There are many shops, and the goods and goods from all over the world and overseas are so many and rich that it is dizzying.

Jiang Weiguo was very relieved. The country that was riddled with holes was finally on the right track of rapid development. There were no internal or external troubles. The economy was stimulated by the war and became more and more prosperous. Of course, it was a victory. war.

To fight a war is to steal money, and to win a war is to successfully grab the wealth of other countries, which can naturally feed back the domestic economy.

Looking up, everyone is smiling, every family is beaming, and the whole city is in joy.

Jiang Weiguo strolled past a restaurant, and heard all kinds of high-spirited and eloquent discussions coming from inside, all the guests were full of red faces and high spirits:

"Boss Wang, are you back from Outer Northeast? How's it going? Have you made a fortune?"

"Where to make a fortune! The outer northeast is indeed full of forests and minerals, and there are few people, so there must be many opportunities to make a fortune, but you must be able to endure hardships! Tens of degrees below zero are really life-threatening! The workers are miserable. Yan, tell me to raise my salary!"

"Yes, yes, I also plan to open a branch factory in the outer northeast. I heard that the government has just discovered a huge iron mine there. What a great opportunity!"

"Tell me, how long will it be before the end of the Soviet Union? I estimate that it will be fully victorious next summer!"

"I feel the same way. It's winter and we can't fight anymore, but the national army and the German army are resting. When the spring is warm and the flowers bloom, the national army and the German army will work together. The Soviet Union is doomed!"

"That's right! The Soviet Union has already been beaten to death by the national army and the German army. Next summer will be the end of the Soviet Union!"

"After defeating the Soviet Union, our country will be even better! If you lose a battle, you need to cede land and pay compensation, and if you win a battle, you will get rich!"

Jiang Weiguo was listening, when a parade came across the street, all young people, probably college students.

On the faces of these college students, Jiang Weiguo saw the youthful vigor and an almost fanatical excitement, and the thunderous slogans echoed over the team:

"The Soviet Union must be defeated! China must win!"

"Destroy the Soviet Union! Recover the territory! Complete national humiliation!"

"Long live Generalissimo Jiang! Long live the second son! Long live the national army!"

Jiang Weiguo laughed dumbfounded when he heard this. He found that young people are young people, especially impulsive, and are easily agitated or incited, and then say or do passionate things.

It's fine to shout "Long live Chiang Kai-shek" and "Long live the national army", but they all shouted "Long live the second son". Zhang belonged to Jiang Weiguo.

"Weiguo, you are really admired by everyone now!" Jiang Jingguo, who was beside Jiang Weiguo, said with a smile.

"Brother was joking, students are impulsive!" Jiang Weiguo smiled wryly and shook his head. He inadvertently glanced at Jiang Jingguo, and couldn't help but move, because he seemed to see a very subtle look on Jiang Jingguo's face, but a little fleeting.

Jiang Weiguo withdrew his gaze, and then changed the subject: "The common people don't see far and don't think too much, so they are always more optimistic than the leaders!"

"Yes!" Jiang Jingguo nodded. "The common people are too optimistic. They think that after this winter, the national army and the German army will start a big war together, and the world will be settled in one battle!"

"It's not that easy!" Jiang Weiguo became more and more emotional.

The first stage of the Soviet War has ended. Although Germany and China have achieved brilliant results and fruitful results, they have not actually achieved their intended goals.

In the combat plan formulated by the Allied Powers before the war, the first phase of the German mission was to "destroy the main force of the Soviet army in Eastern Europe and capture the Baku oil fields." If it were not for the Nanjing Army crossing the lake to raid Baku, the possibility of the German army taking Baku by itself is very low. Moreover, the Allied Powers had estimated before the war that when the German army approached the city of Baku, the Soviet army was extremely likely to Possibly destroying the Baku oil fields in the event of a fall, what the Confederates need is not a razed Baku, but a complete or roughly complete Baku, making it a war oil depot for the Confederacy, Baku is like a It is very difficult to capture the fragile crystal ball intact. Therefore, the high-level German army had already planned to use airborne troops to capture Baku before the war. The reason why the airborne troops can be dispatched quickly-the German airborne troops have long been ready.

With the arrival of winter, the Soviet Union, Germany, and China, which were all exhausted from fighting, were forced to cease fighting. The three parties knew that they must pay close attention to the winter to rest and supplement, and then start the next year's war. At this time, the situation of the Soviet war is like this The Nanjing Army controls more than [-]% of Central Asia (except the northwest of Kazakhstan), the southern part of the Caspian Sea, the eastern part of North Asia (which has been transferred to Japan), most of the central part of North Asia and a small part of the western part of North Asia (because North Asia With the existence of the four cities, the Nanjing army can only control most of central North Asia and a small part of western North Asia); the area controlled by the German army is roughly in the west of the straight line where "the three cities of Leningrad, Moscow, and Stalingrad form a straight line". It occupies about half of the territory of Eastern Europe of the Soviet Union. The German army did not invade Leningrad, but formed a comprehensive siege of Leningrad. The German army did not invade Moscow, and confronted the Soviet army on the outskirts of Moscow. The German army invaded Stalingrad. Occupying more than [-]% of the urban area, unable to continue to advance.

Baku is undoubtedly the biggest "sensitive point" on the Soviet battlefield at this time. At present, China, Germany and the Soviet Union are "tripartitely divided". Since Baku is the largest and most important oil field in the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union is unwilling to destroy it. Germany also longed for it, and finally formed such a weird situation: the Nanjing Army, the German Army and the Soviet Army are close at hand, but they do not interfere with each other.

The focus of the three parties here is of course the 2200-square-kilometer oil field in Baku. According to the wartime agreement concluded by the three parties, the northern part of the oil field, which accounts for 50% of the total area of ​​the oil field, belongs to the Soviet army, and the southwestern part of the oil field, which accounts for 25% of the total area of ​​the oil field, belongs to the Soviet army. 25% of the area belonged to the German army, and the southeast of the oil field, which accounted for [-]% of the total area of ​​the oil field, belonged to the Nanjing Army.

In the extreme reluctance and resentment of the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union, China and Germany "shared" this large oil field that originally belonged entirely to the Soviet Union.

In the area controlled by the Soviet army, the Soviet army deployed elite heavy troops and deployed hundreds of artillery pieces. There were several Soviet airports within 180 to 100 kilometers north of the oil field, and hundreds of bombers were deployed; in the area controlled by the German army, the German army Also, the German airfield is not located in Baku, but there are hundreds of bombers on the Crimean Peninsula of Ukraine across the Black Sea to the west of Baku; in the area controlled by the Nanjing Army, the Nanjing Army is naturally the same, deploying a division (the [-]th Division) ) and a self-propelled heavy artillery regiment, and deployed more than [-] bombers at the Turkmenbashi Port Airport on the east side of the Caspian Sea in Baku. In this way, the three parties formed a mutual restraint balance. Destroy the entire oil field with a group of artillery and bombers, blow up Baku into a sea of ​​​​flames, burn all jade and rocks, and die together. In the end, no one will get a drop of oil.

According to the wartime agreement, the three parties promised to "not actively attack each other" and at the same time promised "not to actively attack each other's oil transportation lines". China's oil transportation routes are all waterways. Germany uses ships to transport Baku oil to Ukraine and Germany through the Black Sea. China also uses ships to transport Baku oil to Central Asia and China through the Caspian Sea. While attacking the oil trains of the Soviet army, the Soviet army did not attack the oil transport ships of the German Nanjing Army, so "living in peace and everyone is happy."

At this time, the Baku Oilfield produced more than 2000 million tons of oil per year and over 170 million tons of oil per month. During the battle between the Sino-German coalition forces and the Soviet army for Baku, the Baku Oilfield itself and local oil production facilities were damaged to some extent. It is not particularly serious, because the armies of the three parties did not use artillery groups or aircraft groups for large-scale bombing or bombing, and the degree of damage can be repaired (the three parties want to restore production in the Baku oil field as soon as possible, so naturally spare no effort to repair it), conservative estimates, In the first month of 1941, the Baku Oilfield could still produce about 140 million tons of oil, of which about 70 tons belonged to the Soviet Union, about 30 tons belonged to Germany, and about 40 tons belonged to China (Jiang Weiguo took the initiative to distribute the oil field to Hitler, and Hitler was very moved, so he mobilized German technicians and related equipment to help China repair the oil field and made some concessions on oil production. Although Germany is more oil-short than China, this is not contradictory, because China can Take out part of your share of oil and sell it cheaply to Germany).

Needless to say, getting half of Baku and basically intact half of Baku is a big victory for the coalition, half of Baku, plus Romanian oil fields, several oil fields in China that are increasingly exploited, and Iran. oil fields, the oil shortage problem of the Allied Powers fighting against the Soviet Union has been greatly resolved.

Although there were flaws in the ointment, it is certain that the first phase of the Allied Powers' war against the Soviet Union was a great success.

The winter in Russia will probably last until March 1941 (the temperature in Russia will probably not return to above zero until April), and it will be difficult to fight during these three months, so the Soviet Union, Germany, and China will all stand still together. In fact, the three countries all need time to take a good rest and supplement for the next stage of operations, and to finish the aftermath of the first stage of operations.

After the end of the first phase of combat (for Germany and the Soviet Union, the first phase lasted more than eight months, and for China, the first phase lasted for more than five months), the things that need to be dealt with can be called overwhelming and vast. What matters is the casualties of the troops.

Jiang Weiguo is most concerned about the casualties of the troops. According to accurate statistics, the Nanjing Army lost a total of about 28 people in the first phase of the battle. About 10 people, about 18 wounded and sick, and thousands of captured and missing (including those who may be captured but cannot be determined for the time being); about 1.5 casualties of the Yellow Russian Army, and casualties of the four Central Asian countries About 2 people, the Iranian army suffered about 15 casualties; the German army lost more personnel than the Nanjing army. According to the information provided by the high-level German army, the German army lost a total of about 90 personnel, of which about 25 died. Italy, Spain, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Poland, Finland and other German vassal states lost a total of about 30 people; the entire Allied countries lost a total of about 160 million people (including soldiers and civilians, but the number of civilian casualties was not large, and military casualties accounted for 90% of the losses. above.

In fact, several 10 of the lost personnel were injured and sick, and they can recover. Therefore, the real deaths and the serious injuries, serious illnesses and disabilities that led to later deaths should be about 100 million); however, the Allied countries Compared with the Soviet Union, the loss of personnel is completely insignificant. The Allied countries could not obtain the detailed figures of the Soviet personnel losses. Six to seven times, because the Soviet Union used the method of "all people are soldiers" in the late stage of the first stage of operations, the Soviet military and civilian boundaries are very blurred, and it is difficult to accurately judge the losses of the Soviet army and Soviet civilians. If it is roughly estimated, the Soviet regular army ( Excluding civilians who were temporarily added to the Soviet army) the loss of about 1000 million people, the word "loss" covers many factors such as death, injury, disability, illness, capture, surrender, etc., the loss of Soviet civilians is about 400 million people, " The term "loss" covers many factors such as death, injury, disability, illness, hunger, etc. This kind of retaliation against the Russians, the behavior of the German army against the Ukrainian army, and the behavior of the Nanjing army against the Kazakh army all turned a blind eye; this data does not include captured and surrendered, because captured and The Soviet civilians who surrendered are completely confused with the Soviet civilians in the area occupied by the Allied forces, and can be classified as one category). In addition, the war also caused tens of millions of Soviet civilians to be displaced and leave their homes (Ukrainian civilians, Kazakh civilians, etc. Civilians from non-Russian countries of the Soviet Union are not counted), and the proportion of the Soviet Union's casualties is very large, and the Soviet Union is in short supply. The medical resources of the Soviet Union were used to rescue the Soviet military and civilian prisoners who fell into their own hands, so the Soviet Union lost 600 million people, and the number of deaths is estimated to be 1000 million or more.

In addition to the huge loss of personnel, the property loss of the Soviet Union was also countless and staggering.

There was a stark contrast between the two warring parties: the people of the Allied States were busy celebrating with beating gongs and drums, while the people of the Soviet Union were busy mourning and mourning the dead.

Not only that, the material life of the two peoples has also shown a difference: the people of the Soviet Union, in order to support the war, cut down on food and clothing, suffered from hunger and cold, while the people of the Allied countries, especially the people of Germany and China, which benefited the most, fully enjoyed their own troops from foreign countries. With the plundered wealth and resources, people have enough food and clothing to live and work in peace and contentment.

The financial department of the national government had already calculated China's economic growth data in 1940 excitedly. Jiang Weiguo was very interested in it. He specially asked for a copy, but he couldn't understand those complicated and cumbersome data, so he asked Liu Dajun (One of the four major economists in the Republic of China) made him the most intuitive gdp statistical report form, and a series of gratifying data made him laugh from ear to ear.

Jiang Weiguo remembered that last year (1939), China's gdp was almost 80 billion US dollars, but this year it has reached 100 billion US dollars, and the progress cannot but be described as rapid.

"Too fast!" Jiang Weiguo couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"Of course soon!" Liu Dajun said with a smile, "In the past, our country had internal and external troubles and turmoil, but now the world is peaceful and the country is peaceful and the people are peaceful. A stable social environment is the fundamental foundation of economic development. If warlords fight like before, on the one hand , war is a huge waste of wealth. On the one hand, if you fight all day long, how can farmers farm with peace of mind? How can workers work with peace of mind? Mature crops cannot be harvested, factories and equipment are destroyed by war, it is strange that the economy can develop , anyway, civil war definitely does more harm than good. Although our country is still at war, the war is in other countries, and the national army has been victorious in successive battles. In this country, the war also stimulates economic development, coupled with a series of effective policies promulgated by the central government, and the great assistance from overseas parties, our country's economy is naturally thriving!" He explained, "Second son, look at agriculture, The population is no longer fleeing from famine, the land has been managed to the maximum extent, and the agricultural and grain production must have increased greatly, as well as industry, the same is true, and it has embarked on a normal path, and the future will be easier!"

Jiang Weiguo nodded again and again, and asked again: "How much is Germany? And Japan?"

Liu Dajun thought for a while: "Germany last year was 450 billion US dollars, and this year it has exceeded 500 billion. Japan seems to be 120 billion last year, but this year it has dropped to 100 billion!"

Jiang Weiguo is well aware of the reasons. The situation in Germany is the same as that in China. It wins wars abroad and plunders the wealth of other countries. In addition, the war stimulates the homeland. Naturally, the economy is booming. As for Japan, the relationship with China is a trade-off. , Japan lost most of the Northeast, which was a huge blow to Japan's economy (in the middle of World War II, the Northeast's gdp has surpassed that of Japan), although Japan has gained East Siberia, but it will take some time to digest, so the total economic volume Naturally, there has been some decline. However, Japan is not fighting a war now, and there is no huge war expenditure, so the decline in its total economic output has little impact on its military and people's livelihood.

If he hadn't thought of the pain of so many disabled soldiers, fallen soldiers and their families, Jiang Weiguo would really have imagined saying with emotion like a militarist who regards human life as nothing: "War is really good!"

The easternmost point in central Eastern Europe, on the east bank of the Volga River and the west foot of the Ural Mountains, is the No.13 largest city in Russia, Molotov.

This city, originally named Perm but renamed after the Soviet Union's foreign minister Molotov before the Soviet war, is now the actual wartime capital of the Soviet Union. The mountain was transferred here, and the top Soviet leaders who came here included the supreme leader Stalin himself.

In fact, Stalin is no longer in Moscow. Stalin, who is in Moscow where "the emperor guards the gate and the king dies", is just a stand-in.

Moscow was approached by the German army, crumbling, and in danger. From the perspective of the security of the country's leaders, Stalin should not have stayed there, especially when the Red Square parade was attacked by German strategic bombers, which further stimulated Stalin's death. He was forced to leave, but he also knew that the Soviet army and the Soviet people needed the confidence to win from him, so he arranged for a double in Moscow to show up from time to time, so as to show that "the supreme leader is still in Moscow" and "Moscow will not fall" The Soviet Union will definitely win" to boost morale and inspire people, but Stalin and other high-level Soviet officials knew that Moscow was already very insecure and might fall. Prepare to move the capital.

At the beginning, the wartime capital of the Soviet Union was set at Kuibyshev (Samara), but Kuibyshev was too close to Central Asia and was threatened by the Nanjing Army, so it was finally set at Molotov.

It is worth mentioning that both Molotov and Kuibyshev are located on the east bank of the Volga River. It can be said that in the hearts of the Soviet high-level officials, the worst plan is: the Soviet army retreats to the east of the Volga River and west of the Ural Mountains , Relying on this last piece of land "to the east of the river and to the west of the mountains" to carry out the final resistance.

In an office full of books and documents, Stalin is summoning several high-ranking Soviet troops to start a decision-making meeting with few participants but of great significance.

"Comrades, our time is running out!" Stalin said in an old and dry voice, "this winter is our last respite.

After this winter, we will face the final decisive battle with the Germans and Chinese!"

The hearts of several high-ranking Soviet troops in the office were as heavy as if they were being weighed down by a boulder.

"Yes, Comrade Stalin!" said Zhukov, who had just been promoted to commander of the Moscow Special Military District. "We have no way out!"

Stalin looked at Zhukov: "Comrade Zhukov, do you still insist on your plan?"

Zhukov nodded solemnly: "Yes, Comrade Stalin, I can say without exaggeration that this is our last chance!" He said with a heavy tone, "We have no choice.

This winter is ours, as well as the Germans and Chinese.

We, the Germans, and the Chinese all know very well that after this winter, we will use this winter to rest and supplement, and the final battle will begin.

Comrade Stalin, we are no longer capable of fighting on two fronts, therefore, the only way is to strike first!In this way, the effect of breaking down one by one is achieved!If we continue to fight on two fronts, we will definitely lose! "

Stalin's expression and gaze moved slightly, but he did not speak.

Zhukov took a deep breath, and his voice was as calm as a bell: "We must take the initiative to launch a major counter-offensive this winter! Destroy the Chinese in one fell swoop! Annihilate or severely damage the main force of the Chinese army! Force the Chinese to withdraw from the war! This will relieve us of the enemy, who has always The extremely unfavorable situation of fighting on two fronts, and then concentrate our forces against the Germans! Comrade Stalin, this is our last and only hope!"

Chapter 517 The arrival of winter (2)

Ten days before the Spring Festival, Jiang Weiguo returned to Wuhan from Beiping. It was just a matter of going home for the New Year. The more important reason was that he had too many major events to report to Chiang Kai-shek, and too many major decisions required Chiang Kai-shek to give orders. After all, China It's not his Jiang Weiguo's, but his father Chiang Kai-shek's. No matter how much Jiang Weiguo has Chiang Kai-shek's trust, he can't do anything arrogant.

In addition to his guards, adjutants, and entourages, Jiang Weiguo returned to Wuhan with his brother Jiang Jingguo and Jiang Weiguo's other six sworn brothers.

Among the ten brothers, the third brother, Dai Anguo, has been in Germany for a long time, the ninth brother, Jin Dingguo, has been in Southeast Asia for a long time, and the other eight are all in China, all in the north of Jiang Weiguo. However, Dai Anguo and Jin Dingguo also returned to China at the same time. The family was reunited for the New Year. On the other hand, the six brothers including Jiang Weiguo and Jiang Jingguo missed them very much and hoped that they would have a good reunion when they returned home.

The ten brothers with Jiang Jingguo as the boss and Jiang Weiguo as the core are generally young in age. The eldest Jiang Jingguo is 30 years old this year, and the youngest ten is Zhang Jizheng. , so they cannot hold high positions right now. However, although their positions are not high, they are all in key departments, serving as alternate members, secretaries, assistants and other positions similar to deputies. In fact, everyone knows that Jiang Weiguo's The sworn brothers are all the closest and most trusted people of Jiang Weiguo. They are the "supervisors" placed by Jiang Weiguo, which are equivalent to Jiang Weiguo's agent, such as Jiang Jingguo. Among the committee members, Jiang Jingguo is the youngest, and he is not the chairman of the committee, but everyone knows that Jiang Jingguo has the most weight and the highest voice in the committee.

Facts have proved that none of Jiang Weiguo's sworn brothers failed to live up to Jiang Weiguo's trust. Like Jiang Weiguo, they are full of ideals, beliefs, and ambitions, and they have the blood and justice unique to young people. A grain of sand, they are like a stream of clear spring in the officialdom. Although the officialdom is a jar of muddy water, not only has their clear spring not been assimilated by pollution, but it has continuously diluted the original muddy water in the officialdom, because they have Jiang Weiguo This backing is so powerful that it is invincible.

In addition, Jiang Weiguo returned to Wuhan with a special person: his Japanese girlfriend Junko.

Although Jiang Weiguo didn't want to do this, he had to do it. He "brought Chunzi home to meet his parents to celebrate the New Year together", the meaning couldn't be clearer. In the eyes of outsiders, Chunzi would be Jiang Weiguo's future "regular wife", The justifiable "Second Madame Jiang", it is obvious that Jiang Weiguo's purpose of doing this is to "make the Japanese feel more at ease", so as to "closer the friendly relationship between China and Japan" and prove that he himself is a "pro-Japanese faction".

Considering national interests, Jiang Weiguo had to do this.

Jiang Weiguo and his party did not take the plane back to Wuhan, but took the train, naturally for the sake of safety.

The train went south all the way, and everyone talked and laughed happily all the way, but they didn't feel tired.

Although they are all sons of the rich and powerful, Jiang Weiguo, Jiang Jingguo and others talk about state affairs rather than romance. This is also the value of the ten brothers. They are not the kind of dudes, they are all true pillars with a high sense of responsibility for the country .

"Old eight (starling), when do you think this Soviet war will end?" All the brothers are most concerned about this matter, and Jiang Weiguo is naturally the best able to answer this question.

The most helpless thing for Jiang Weiguo is his two titles with the word "brother", one is Wei Ge and the other is starling, both of which have serious ambiguity, but he can only acquiesce.

"Next year!" Jiang Weiguo shrugged, "If there are no major accidents, the Soviet Union will definitely be wiped out within next year!"

Yu Wangde said: "Weiguo, the 'too big accident' you mentioned refers to the US, Britain and France aiding the Soviet Union, right?"

Jiang Weiguo nodded: "Yes, but this possibility is getting lower and lower. In the early stage of the war, the United States, Britain and France sat on the mountain and watched the tigers fight, hoping that we, Germany and the Soviet Union would lose out. Even if Fa realizes that there is no other way to help the Soviet Union, even if some assistance is given to the Soviet Union through some channels, it will be a drop in the bucket!"

"It seems that we will win this war!" Wang Wenying was very excited.

"I am more concerned about the ending after the war!" Sun Zhiping said, "The most troublesome thing is that we have to share the results of the war with the Japanese.