I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

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Yamamoto said, and said with emotion: "Especially in the past two or three years, and it is estimated that there will be at least five years in the future, the living standards of Japanese civilians will stagnate or even regress!"

Jiang Weiguo knew it well, but deliberately pretended not to know: "Why?"

Yamamoto smiled wryly: "Japan got the northern state (eastern North Asia and central North Asia), and the land has indeed increased greatly. The northern state is indeed a treasure land with rich resources and great potential, but almost all of them are undeveloped bitter cold wilderness. How can we gain anything without investment? Is it a matter of overnight to develop the northern state? It is estimated that the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Health and Welfare will continue to develop the northern state for about ten years before Japan can get enough returns from the northern state. Wealth feeds back to the Japanese mainland. Right now, the northern state is like a child waiting to be fed to Japan. It takes a lot of money and a lot of time to raise it slowly, and then it can return to the Japanese mainland.

In order to develop northern states, Japan's economy has become increasingly tight, and its finances are also stretched!"

Jiang Weiguo gloated in his heart, but he definitely didn't show it on the surface: "So, do you still regret getting such a huge new territory? Well, you don't want it, just give it back to us!"

Yamamoto smiled wryly again: "Of course not, the difficulty is only temporary! When Japan got Manchuria, Manchuria was still in a primitive state..." As he spoke, seeing Jiang Weiguo's face change, he realized that his remarks were inappropriate, and quickly raised his glass with a smile, "Of course we don't regret it, and we are very grateful to China. In fact, China and Japan have now bordered again. I believe that the relationship between China and Japan will become closer in the future, whether it is political, military, or economic.

Facts have proved that the integration of China and Japan is greatly beneficial to China and Japan!" This is the second time that China and Japan border each other. Before the September [-]th Incident, the Korean Peninsula had already belonged to Japan. After the [-]th Incident, the Northeast was supported by Japan as a puppet state, so China and Japan no longer border on land. At this time, China and Japan have a comprehensive land border in North Asia.

Jiang Weiguo smiled: "Yes, of course.

China and Japan are both distant relatives and close neighbors, so it is best to integrate into one body!" He sneered in his heart, of course they must integrate into one body, but Japan was merged into China and became China's Japanese province.

The two clink glasses again.

Jiang Weiguo put down his wine glass: "General Yamamoto, you came to Beiping specifically to find me, is it because you know that I have got these delicacies from mountains and seas, so you came to eat?"

Yamamoto understood what Jiang Weiguo meant, and said with a smile: "Yes, I just came here for dinner.

What's more, I haven't seen Lord Wei for a long time, and I miss Lord Wei very much!"

Jiang Weiguo narrowed his eyes: "Sure, I am very busy, and General Yamamoto, you are also very busy. Everyone is busy with official duties, how can we meet often? General Yamamoto, under the painstaking efforts of you and many of your colleagues, the Japanese Navy is now Surely it's not what it used to be?"

Yamamoto knew what Jiang Weiguo wanted to hear, so he nodded and said frankly to Jiang Weiguo: "After the Sino-Japanese peace talks and alliances, the Japanese navy officially embarked on a new development route. In the past, the Japanese navy valued battleships and despised aircraft carriers. After that, Japan The only focus of the Navy is the aircraft carrier.

At the beginning, many high-level officials with outdated ideas expressed strong opposition, but the big exercise I planned, "Aircraft Carrier Fleet vs. Battle Fleet", completely silenced those people. Coupled with the pressure from China and Germany, Japan The Navy has firmly embarked on the road of 'aircraft carrier first'.

Commander-in-Chief of the German Navy Raeder came to Japan three times to inspect the construction of the Japanese Navy, discussed with me many times, and was received by His Majesty the Emperor. Raeder said, "The Japanese Navy not only belongs to Japan, but also belongs to the entire alliance." Therefore, Japan cannot allow the Japanese navy to go on the wrong path, and allied countries such as Germany, China, and Italy do not allow the Japanese navy to be obsessed, which makes us deeply aware of the importance of this matter.

This large-scale renovation plan was officially launched in June of the previous year (1939). Up to now, it has lasted for two full years and will continue in the future. The first step of the plan is to dismantle the Yamato under construction, The battleship Musashi completely abolished the third ship Shinano and the fourth ship and all subsequent plans to design and build battleships. On this basis, the construction of four heavy aircraft carriers was started at the same time. On the basis of enhancements and improvements, the result is a larger displacement, more carrier-based aircraft, and more advanced technology (the full-load displacement of the Xianghe class is about 6 tons, and it can carry 4 carrier-based aircraft), the standard displacement reaches 30000 tons, and the full-load displacement More than 84 tons, can carry more than 37000 carrier-based aircraft!"

Jiang Weiguo smiled: "It's really four big guys!" He praised in his mouth, but he was ironic in his heart. The Japanese are like some Chinese in later generations. They pursue "the world's largest, the bigger the better" in everything they do, such as building battleships , the Japanese built the largest Yamato class in the world, which fully demonstrated the Japanese mentality of "small in size but big in heart", but the Yamato class battleships are useless. The super-large target made for the Americans is the same for the construction of aircraft carriers right now, either they don’t pay attention to it, or they build the world’s largest (the Yamato-class aircraft carrier built by the Japanese is actually not the largest aircraft carrier in the world at this time, the largest is the Lexington of the United States Dun class, with a displacement of up to 38700 tons/43400 tons).

"Relying on Japan's national power alone is actually not enough!" Yamamoto seemed very frank, "Without the great help of the Germans, our own construction is indeed insufficient.

The Germans provided us with a large amount of funds, special metals, technicians and tens of thousands of skilled and experienced shipbuilders. As you know, the German Navy basically does not develop surface warships, but concentrates on building submarines , so a large number of German shipbuilders can just come to Japan, and Italy, Italy has also provided us with a lot of shipbuilders!" Seeing Jiang Weiguo's face was a little unhappy, he quickly added, "Of course, it is also inseparable from China. With the great help of China, China has provided Japan with a large amount of oil, iron ore, and rare metals, and we all know it!"

Jiang Weiguo picked up a piece of roasted venison and put it in his mouth: "How are the four big guys doing?"

Yamamoto nodded: "It's going very smoothly. No. [-], No. [-], No. [-] will be fully completed by the end of this year, and No. [-] will be fully completed at the beginning of next year!"

Jiang Weiguo was a little surprised: "So fast?" He knew that it took a long time to build a heavy warship, at least three or four years, but he didn't expect that the four Japanese heavy aircraft carriers could be completed in more than two years.

Yamamoto smiled proudly: "There are three reasons for this speed, one is the high attention and full support of Japan and the entire allied countries, the other is sufficient financial resources, and the third is Japan's all-out efforts.

The Japanese Navy basically did not build other large warships. Half of the shipbuilders in Japan were concentrated to build these four heavy aircraft carriers. Wouldn't it be unhappy?Oh, these four heavy-duty aircraft carriers have been strictly kept secret by us, except for the shipbuilders and a few high-level executives from Japan, China, Germany and Italy, the outside world is completely unaware of their existence!" (The Xianghe-class aircraft carrier with a displacement of [-] tons One was built for a year and a half. Therefore, it is normal for the Japanese to go all out to build four Yamato-class aircraft carriers and it will take more than two years.

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"So, by the end of this year, the Japanese Navy will have 9 aircraft carriers, and by the beginning of next year, there will be 10 aircraft carriers?"

"yes.

The Japanese Navy originally had 4 aircraft carriers. Among them, the Fengxiang was sunk in Shanghai, the Longxiang was leased to the Chinese Navy, and the Akagi and Kaga were left. Subsequently, the Canglong and Hiryu were completed three years ago. Xianghe Both the No. 4 and Zuikaku are about to be completed, plus the 10 Yamato class ships that are about to be completed, by the beginning of next year, the Japanese Navy will have a full [-] aircraft carriers that can participate in the war!"

Jiang Weiguo looked at Yamamoto maliciously and thought to himself: According to the original history, this guy attacked Pearl Harbor in December this year and used 12 aircraft carriers at that time. Now, this guy will have 6 aircraft carriers in December this year, and how many more? There are still 12 heavy-duty aircraft carriers, and their strength has greatly increased!It is absolutely possible to sneak attack as scheduled or even ahead of time... Jiang Weiguo secretly thought: Do you want to encourage him?

"Second son?" Yamamoto was a little surprised to see that Jiang Weiguo didn't speak.

"Oh, congratulations!" Jiang Weiguo laughed dryly, "Where are the other warships of the Japanese Navy?"

Yamamoto said: "Basically there is no increase, not one large warship, and the number of small and medium-sized warships is relatively small, but we have modified many warships!"

"Remodeling?"

"Yes, transformation. The Japanese navy has been busy with these two things for the past two years. One is to build aircraft carriers, and the other is to transform existing warships!" Yamamoto looked very excited, "The Japanese navy now uses aircraft carriers as the main force, and battleships are the second. , Then, other warships will play the role of protecting the aircraft carrier. Naturally, the anti-aircraft firepower of cruisers and destroyers will be enhanced, as well as anti-submarine capabilities. Responsible for protecting the aircraft carrier, the aircraft carrier is responsible for the daytime, and the battleship is responsible for providing artillery reinforcements at night and in close combat. After all, it is difficult for carrier-based aircraft to fight at night. Our light cruisers and destroyers will be divided into two types. One uses torpedoes as weapons to assist battleships. Combat, one uses anti-aircraft guns and depth charges as weapons to protect the aircraft carrier, and heavy cruisers are in between, or combine battleships to fight with naval guns, bombard enemy land forces, or use torpedoes to lead light cruisers and destroyers to fight against the enemy. The Fang fleet launched a surface battle..." He talked eloquently, very excitedly.

Jiang Weiguo admired Yamamoto very much. This person has obviously "integrated" since he got the "guidance".

It took Yamamoto a long time to realize that his thoughts had fallen into other topics, so he hurriedly returned to the topic: "Second son, the war in the Soviet Union has come to an end, what is China going to do next?"

Chewing his food, Jiang Weiguo said meaningfully: "Although the Soviet Union's war has come to an end, the Soviet Union has not yet perished! In addition, there are many voices in our country's top management, who think that China should 'stop here'!"

"That's it?" Yamamoto squinted at Jiang Weiguo, with no surprise in his expression, only a kind of subtlety.

"Yes!" Jiang Weiguo smiled, "Either, find an excuse to resume the war against the Soviet Union, or, stop here.

The former is sure to win, and the latter, you can accept it as soon as you see it. For China, both ways are sure to make money without losing money, right? "

Yamamoto also smiled: "Yes! To resume the war against the Soviet Union, China has absolutely no possibility of failure. It is a war that can be fought and won if it wants to fight. It is also very reasonable to stop here. China's current territory Number one in the world, that’s enough!” He changed the subject, “It’s really a coincidence that many people in the top ranks of Japan think that Japan should also ‘stop here’!”

"Oh?" Jiang Weiguo's heart skipped a beat.

After thinking for a while, Jiang Weiguo immediately understood that the information revealed by Yamamoto was indeed very possible.

Why did the Japanese launch wars of foreign aggression in history?It is to obtain land and resources, but now, haven't the Japanese already obtained it?In addition to the four mainland islands, the Korean Peninsula, the Ryukyu Islands, and the Taiwan Islands, the Japanese now own more than half of North Asia (including Sakhalin Island for the time being), with rich resources and a vast territory of more than 770 million square kilometers. Isn't that enough for the Japanese?Yes, the Japanese can withdraw now, withdraw from the allied countries, not participate in the next war, and make a profit without losing money.

"However, that kind of voice is not mainstream!" Yamamoto changed the topic again, "The vast majority of Japanese high-level officials still firmly support the continued struggle with China, Germany, and Italy.

It's just that we are a little confused at the moment, wondering what the next step of the alliance is?When did it start again?Speaking of which, second son, the territory of the Soviet Union is indeed very vast, and the colonies of Britain and France are also very vast. Is it true that China really intends to stop like this?You know, the eastern colonies of the British, French, and Dutch are all under the noses of China, and of course, under the noses of Japan.

To be honest, the Japanese army, especially the Japanese navy, is very eager to play its own strength and responsibility!"

Jiang Weiguo ate slowly, his mind was full of thoughts, and he immediately realized one thing: the Japanese could just accept it right now, but the Japanese would not do that!There are three reasons. First, the Japanese withdrawing from the Allied Powers now is tantamount to betraying China and Germany. China and Germany are furious and will settle accounts against Japan after the autumn. The Japanese can still comfortably sit on a territory of more than 700 million square kilometers and close the door Have a comfortable life?It's no wonder that China and Germany didn't smash the gate of Japan!China and Germany may have nothing to do with Japan for the time being, but can Japan's territory in North Asia and the Korean Peninsula be preserved?Perhaps, if the Japanese were smarter, smarter, more ruthless, and more decisive, not only quit the alliance, but also betrayed the alliance, directly took refuge in the United States, Britain and France, and used the United States, Britain and France as their backing to fight against China and Germany, then China and Germany would take Japan even more There is no way, but the Japanese would not do this, why?Because the Japanese are greedy for the territory of the United States, Britain and France, the Japanese now have a big appetite, lack of greed, and their ambitions have skyrocketed. They have eaten half of the Soviet Union, and they want to stuff the large territories of the United States, Britain and France into their mouths.

Withdrawing from the Allied Powers is tantamount to seeking death. China and Germany will definitely retaliate, betray the Allied Powers, and take refuge in the United States, Britain and France. The United States, Britain, France, and the Soviet Union were happy to fight with China and Germany before, and now they must be happy with China and Germany to fight with Japan. Third, even if the United States, Britain, France, and Japan go to war with China and Germany, will Japan eventually gain more than what Japan gained by joining the Allied Powers?No one can guarantee.

Therefore, Japan will continue to "mix" with China and Germany. At this time, Japan is an upstart, and its desire has been greatly increased by the stimulation of half of North Asia that it has already acquired. As a result, it has become more and more eager to covet the territory of the United States, Britain and France. .

This is actually determined by the national characteristics of the Japanese. The Japanese will not accept what is good, they will only make progress. Yamamoto himself is a gambler. After winning 500 million, he will not think of stopping here, but thinking of winning. 1000 million.

"Our country's Hong Kong is in the hands of the British, and our country's Guangzhou Bay (Zhanjiang) is also in the hands of the French!" Jiang Weiguo said unhurriedly, "Today's China is getting stronger and stronger, how could this happen? Woolen cloth?"

Yamamoto understood Jiang Weiguo's meaning: "Since China and Japan are allies, they naturally share the same hatred and help each other. If a conflict breaks out between China and Britain and France, Japan will definitely be China's loyal helper. However, I am worried about the attitude of the United States.

I have been to the United States to study and know how advanced and powerful the United States is. There are as many chimneys in American factories as there are forests in Japan!"

Jiang Weiguo also understood what Yamamoto meant: "General Yamamoto, if Japan is one-on-one with the United States, will Japan be the opponent of the United States?"

Yamamoto shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Of course not!"

"What about Japan plus China, Germany and Italy?"

"It should be a tie!" Yamamoto has long thought about this issue. "The four countries of Japan, China, Germany and Italy have already controlled most of the Eurasian continent. If the U.S. military goes to fight on the Eurasian continent, it will definitely be difficult and stagnant. optimism!"

"It is the responsibility of the Japanese navy to deal with the U.S. military in the Pacific!" Jiang Weiguo asked calmly, "I would like to ask, if the Japanese navy has already figured out how to fight if the Japan-US Pacific War breaks out?"

Yamamoto hesitated for a moment. After all, what Jiang Weiguo asked was the high-level secrets of the Japanese Navy, but after thinking about it for a while, he felt that it was unnecessary to keep Jiang Weiguo secret. What's more, Jiang Weiguo "has a very deep mind and a very long strategic vision." He might have known about the Japanese navy's little abacus, so after Yamamoto calmed down, he said frankly: "There are two main coping strategies. One is to fight steadily and steadily. One is preemptive strikes!"

"Oh?" Jiang Weiguo smiled, as he expected.

Yamamoto said: "Slow and steady is to start a war with the U.S. military in an upright manner, and preemptive strikes are to inflict maximum heavy damage on the U.S. military in a very short period of time at the beginning of the war.

The disadvantage of steady and steady action is obvious. They are too passive and will be beaten. If the U.S. military uses the Philippine Islands as its front-line base, then the U.S. military will be directly at the door of China and Japan, and both China and Japan will be seriously threatened. The disadvantages of preemptive strikes are also obvious. ,Too far.

It is meaningless to attack the Philippines, and the impact on the U.S. military is too small. If you attack..." He paused, "If you attack the continental United States, you will be separated by more than 1 kilometers of the Pacific Ocean. It is beyond reach!"

"Isn't there still Hawaii?" Jiang Weiguo said Yamamoto's temporary rephrasing, "That's the home of the US Pacific Fleet, and a sneak attack came... Ah, it was a surprise attack, a surprise attack. The US Pacific Fleet was completely wiped out when it started the war. , Next, the entire Pacific Ocean is dominated by the Japanese navy. Even if the United States has a strong national strength and a super-developed industry, it will take at least a year and a half to slow down? Build an iron wall in the Pacific Ocean to protect the Japanese mainland? If it is done well, the Japanese navy will directly capture Hawaii, and it will be truly invincible!"

Yamamoto stared at Jiang Weiguo with wide eyes, and Jiang Weiguo ate with a smile.

After a while, Yamamoto sighed faintly: "Mr. Jiang, you are really amazing.

Yes, we have studied and studied, and we have to admit that if the weak Japanese navy wants to defeat the powerful US navy, the first step is to attack Hawaii!"

This lunch was also a meeting between Jiang Weiguo and Yamamoto.

Through the information revealed by Yamamoto's openness and obliqueness, Jiang Weiguo vaguely understood the thoughts of the Japanese navy, the entire Japanese military, and the top Japanese leaders: the Japanese want to go to war.

The polite words of the Japanese are of course nonsense. There are four reasons why the Japanese want to go to war:

First, lack of money.

Yes, since the Sino-Japanese armistice, the formation of the Allied Powers camp and the end of the Far East War, Japan has not fought wars. However, Japan’s military expenditures are still high, because the Japanese Navy needs to expand, and Japan saves money by not fighting [-]. The reduced military expenditure of the Japanese Army was used for the expansion of the Japanese Navy, so Japan’s military expenditure remained the same. In addition, Japan successively obtained the eastern part of North Asia and the central part of North Asia. In order to develop the local area, it must invest a lot of money Financial resources and materials. At the same time, Japan lost Northeast China, which has been in business for nine years, and the capital and resources invested are useless. As a result, Japan’s economy in recent years has not been as good as before. Under such circumstances, the Japanese directly want to go to war. Looting the wealth of other countries, robbing money to get out of trouble;

Second, jealousy.

China has made a lot of money and made a lot of money through the Soviet Union's war. The Japanese are very jealous of the trains that continue to drive from the Soviet Union to China and are full of machine gold and silver. Naturally, the Japanese turn their attention to the more lucrative The British, the French, the Dutch, and the Americans, as we all know, rob money faster than making money. The Japanese are not a kind and peaceful nation. Seeing that China has made a lot of money through war, The Japanese naturally wanted to follow suit;

Third, underestimate the enemy.

The Soviet Union was originally a major and powerful country in the world. Its national strength was second to the United States, surpassed France and Italy, and stood shoulder to shoulder with Germany and the United Kingdom. However, only one year after the outbreak of the Soviet War, the Soviet Union collapsed. The price paid was not heavy, and the victory won by China and Germany was a triumphant victory, not a tragic victory. This led the Japanese to think that the Soviet Union was nothing more than that. Then, the United States, Britain and France are actually the same. , not to mention, behind Japan there are countries such as China, Germany and Italy as allies, what are you afraid of?Therefore, on the one hand, the Japanese underestimated the strength of the United States, Britain and France;

Fourth, worry.

Many people with real foresight and brains in the senior management of Japan have already developed a sense of crisis. They have seen that China's national power has greatly increased after the end of the Soviet War. Although Japan also greatly increased its territory, its national power has not increased much. Millions of square kilometers of new land that needs investment and development, and at the same time lost the rich and prosperous Northeast China that has been painstakingly managed for nine years, making it take at least five years for Japan to recover. At the same time, China is in full swing. The war between the United States, Britain and France has been dragged on for several years, and by then Japan will be the main force in the war surpassing China. Then, China has been developing at a high speed. Japan has not slowed down at first, but will fight again. After the war, it will slow down again. , will inevitably be left behind by China in the national power development competition with China. At that time, China will be strong and Japan will be weak, and as time goes by, the gap in national power between Japan and China will become larger and larger. In other words, it is naturally not a good thing, so Japan must hurry up and go to war, seize the time, plunder wealth and enrich its national strength.

In addition, the Japanese are a warlike race that likes to plunder other countries. Seeing that Germany and China are making a lot of money and riches, how can the Japanese have any reason to sit still at this time?It must be irresistible.

After sending Yamamoto away, Jiang Weiguo fell into long thoughts.

Chapter 580 Digesting the Victory

In July, the wind is flowing, the wind is sunny, and a certain plain in the south of West Siberia, the former Soviet Union, has been included in the Chinese territory.

At the edge of the plain, tens of thousands of people gathered together in an orderly manner. There was a lot of noise and excitement. These people were all dressed as civilians. There were men and women, old and young. , supporting the old and bringing the young, the whole family came here together, the crowd gathered as a family, and all lived in tents, thousands of tents were neatly blooming everywhere, and there were big bags piled up near each tent. Xiaobao's salute belongings, and a lot of bicycles.

It is not difficult to see from the expressions that these civilians are not refugees. The young people are high-spirited, the elderly are peaceful and leisurely, and the children are playing. In fact, these civilians are all Chinese, and the laughter and laughter floating on the scene are also in Chinese.

While everyone was waiting, the crowd stirred up like a shaking blanket, and someone shouted excitedly: "Look! The Second Young Master is here!" "It's really the Second Young Master!" "It's the Second Young Master!" Originally The crowd that kept order suddenly lost control, and everyone flocked to the place where Jiang Weiguo appeared.

Jiang Weiguo, who came by car, was immediately flustered by the enthusiasm of the people. In fact, he didn't come here specially to inspect or give any important instructions. He just passed by here. They were all very excited and flocked to Jiang Weiguo.

Some soldiers and government officials at the scene also hurried over to protect and welcome Jiang Weiguo.

Jiang Weiguo's car suddenly became the eye of the typhoon, attracting tens of thousands of people to surround it airtightly.

"Long live the second son!" The originally noisy and chaotic shouts converged into a unified cheer in a short period of time, resounding like a landslide and tsunami, resounding through the sky.

In the car, Jiang Weiguo saw that the faces of compatriots filled with excitement, joy, excitement, gratitude, and gratitude were densely packed outside. If the guards were not desperately forming a human wall outside the car, these extremely excited and enthusiastic people would not be able to do it. So it will overturn Jiang Weiguo's car.

"Long live the second son! Long live! Long live!"

Hearing the thunderous cheers, Jiang Weiguo was very intoxicated. He thought proudly to himself: "I am really respected by all people and supported by all people..." He was proud, and then had a cold war, realizing that his thoughts were a little bit Dangerous, he hurriedly restrained the sense of vanity that had inflated in his heart before he knew it, then got out of the car, climbed on the roof of the car, raised his hands and pressed down, signaling the people to be quiet.

Seeing Jiang Weiguo appearing in his sight, the people who saw Jiang Weiguo with their own eyes all chanted long live more and more fanatically. The shouts of long live on the scene were overwhelming. However, following Jiang Weiguo's gesture, the crowd fell silent one after another. , countless pairs of eyes full of expectation, excitement, gratitude and tears looked at Jiang Weiguo together.

Jiang Weiguo motioned to a government official beside the car, and the officer and soldier knowingly handed over the tweeter to Jiang Weiguo.