The Third Reich in Desperation

In addition to selling equipment to the Japanese army to fight the Soviet Union, the German also provided China with weapons to fight Japan.

Not authentic...

The army is okay. After all, when the army went north, it was favored by the Germans and got a large number of Iron Fist rocket launchers, which played a big role in fighting the Soviet armored forces.

But on the navy side, because the equipment acquired by the Germans has not been used much, the influence on the Germans has become worse and worse with Reinhardt's various behaviors.

Just when the navy was preparing to confront the army red deer in the matter of choosing an ally, the "goodwill" of the Germans was sent to the Japanese Navy Ministry.

The so-called whatever you want, the Japanese navy just eager to try and have the idea of ​​going south to kick Britain and the United States, the Germans sent over a piece of precious information about Pearl Harbor.

Of course, Japan also has its own investigation and intelligence analysis on Pearl Harbor, but compared with the intelligence analysis sent by the Germans, it is simply a pile of waste paper!

It wasn't that Reinhardt took a piece of information casually, and made these commanders of the Japanese Navy Ministry nod their heads to believe it.Indeed, this information is too authentic!

The information about Pearl Harbor obtained by Japan itself was almost confirmed in the information sent by the Germans.And the vague information in the hands of the Japanese army has also been clarified and refined in the information sent by the Germans.

What moved the Japanese Navy Department most was that, based on the information sent by the German army, it also formulated a feasible attack plan for Japan: focusing on attacking the US Navy's oil base at Pearl Harbor.

According to the information obtained by the Germans, the US military has stored a full 400 million tons of heavy oil at Pearl Harbor!Such a huge reserve requires a sufficient area, and such an area cannot be strictly fortified.

As long as the Japanese air force can concentrate on attacking the oil storage area... That's a full 400 million tons of heavy oil!The oil depot that burned violently and exploded could completely destroy the Pearl Harbor Naval Base in the United States.In a few years, Pearl Harbor will no longer be able to be used as a base for the United States to dominate the Pacific Ocean.

Coincidentally, the Germans just obtained the area where the U.S. military concentrated on storing heavy oil at Pearl Harbor, and sold all the information about Pearl Harbor to the Japanese Navy Ministry at a very low price.

Germany only asked for equipment the size of a Japanese infantry regiment, and asked Japan to send it to Vietnam and hand it over to the French colonial army there.Then, Vichy France purchased this batch of weapons and equipment from Germany to strengthen their Vietnam defense forces.In other words, Japan was involved in an indirect transaction.

The explanation given by the Germans is that the advantage of such a transaction is that Japan does not need to send the rewards for buying intelligence all the way to Germany.It only needs to be handed over to Vietnam controlled by the German ally Vichy France.

Then, the Germans can also go to pay from Vichy France nearby.

Just the equipment of a Japanese infantry regiment, in exchange for such a precious piece of information, this is almost a free gift!

How could the Japanese Navy Department fail to see the good intentions released by the German side? They subconsciously understood that Germany was offering compensation to Japan for the matter of sending supplies to China.

And this compensation, the Japanese Navy Ministry likes it very much!

It's rare for the Germans to see the equipment of the Army Red Deer, what, the equipment of a regiment?How can you be so petty?Hurry up and follow the standard configuration of a Type B division, and generously send the weapons and equipment to others!

Originally, the Japanese were trading with the Germans with the mentality of exchanging one regiment's equipment for one piece of information, even if the value of the information was limited, they would not suffer a loss.

As a result, now it seems that this kind of transaction is a bloody profit!

Therefore, the Japanese side happily raised a standard weaponry and equipment for the Vietnamese French Army for a Class B division, and then sent it over.

Immediately afterwards, the French army in Vietnam also happily accepted this batch of equipment, and then packed them respectfully according to the greetings that Petain had made in advance, and delivered them to the Chinese through the Yunnan-Vietnam Highway.

The weapons and equipment of a whole Type B division were given to the enemy. When the Japanese army reacts and encounters them in the future, it must be very lively.

It is not that they are too stupid to make the island country increase the price so happily to send weapons. It is really the sincerity of the Germans and the preciousness of this information, which really moved the Japanese military!

Although Yamamoto 56, who had always wanted to attack Pearl Harbor, had the idea of ​​​​surprisingly attacking Pearl Harbor after receiving information about Pearl Harbor collected by his country.

However, because the Japanese army never paid attention to the tradition of logistics supplies, Yamamoto, who was affected, did not pay attention to the oil depot at all.

The offensive plan he conceived has always been making a fuss about the ports and airports in Pearl Harbor, without considering those logistical facilities at all.

However, the Germans came and told the Japanese army base quite interestingly: In fact, bombing the oil depot can get more results, enough for Japan to completely destroy Pearl Harbor, an important naval base of the US military!

The Germans are so cool!Not to mention the information sent, it also came with such an excellent combat policy tailored for the Japanese army.

Thinking of this, the admirals headed by Yamamoto 56 and Horitaki all admitted that many of their admirals had mistaken Germany and Reinhard before.

It is no exaggeration to say that the intelligence sent by Germany this time is a timely help!For the Japanese navy, which is eager to overthrow the US Pacific Fleet, there is nothing more grateful for them than the intelligence and operational suggestions sent by Germany.

Although they have also formulated a simulated attack plan on Pearl Harbor, even a fanatical gambler like Yamamoto 56 admits that it is really difficult to completely destroy the pier and shipyard of Pearl Harbor and paralyze the operation here. arrive.

Even if the Japanese Admiralty set all the conditions and factors to the most favorable level for them, in the previous three simulated offensive games, they never completely destroyed Pearl Harbor and its garrison.

Fortunately, there are intelligence and reminders from German friends.

"It seems that God is helping us to win the first war with the United States!" Holding the original intelligence document sent by the Germans in his hand, Yamamoto 56 hurried all the way to the office of the Secretary of the Navy excitedly. .

Text 689 Withdrawal from the war

Contrary to the Japanese's enthusiastic hope of expanding the scale of the war, Britain's interim Prime Minister, the Duke of Gott, is now thinking about how to withdraw from the war as soon as possible.

After coming to Northern Ireland, Gott did not start to relax because of the short-term security.

On the contrary, he immediately inspected the military defense situation of Northern Ireland and gave instructions one by one.As a result, he found that the defense situation here was a complete mess!

Compared with the original defense of the English Channel, today's defense of the Irish Sea has hardly made any reassuring changes.

Since there was no plan to fight in Northern Ireland, the military strength and material reserves here are a mess.With the transfer of a large number of British troops from Great Britain to the island of Ireland, the situation here is even more chaotic.

Gott walked out of his prime minister's office, planning to take a short walk in Belfast, the new British capital, as a way to relax.

He walked through the corridor of the government office building, walked down the stairs step by step, and then walked straight to the gate.

I have to say that everything here is very different from the London Ministry of Defense building a few days ago.There is no complete office building after the bombing, and there are orderly office workers.Everyone doesn't have to worry about the air defense alarm that may sound at any time. After all, the Germans have never bombed the island of Ireland so far.

Gott walked to the gate on the first floor of the office building, where a team of neatly dressed guards stood at attention with guns on duty.

"What a military look. When I was in London, I haven't seen a guard with no ashes on his uniform for a long time." Gott said to himself easily.

"Prime Minister!" The soldiers on duty saw Duke Gort coming out, and greeted him standing at attention.

Needless to say, these soldiers should have been troops who had stayed in Northern Ireland, and they had probably been under the jurisdiction of the Northern Ireland branch before.

Gort has many identities: Duke, Commander, Prime Minister.There is nothing to say about the status of the duke, which was recently conferred by the royal family.

And if it was the troops that Gott brought back from London and recruited by the British Isle, under normal circumstances, the officers and soldiers would call Gott the "commander".

Only these garrison soldiers recruited on the island of Ireland will be more inclined to the title of interim prime minister in the name of Gott.

"Thank you, I thank you for everything you have done for Britain." Gott looked at these Northern Irish soldiers, and suddenly felt moved. The withdrawn army and the garrison in Northern Ireland can be reorganized into a powerful force. The British Empire is probably declared dead by now.

The defense of London, at the last moment, was still chosen by Gott to give up.It's not that he doesn't want to fight, but that half of the London area on the north bank of the Thames has also been turned into ruins, which is really unacceptable.

The wars have been fought like this, and Churchill, who is the most enthusiastic about war, is already in a semi-mad state.In the entire UK, it is estimated that less than [-]% of people still want to continue the war.

"I'm going for a walk, you don't have to follow." Gott said goodbye to the team of soldiers on duty, and walked up the Belfast road alone.

Different from the London street scene he was familiar with a few days ago, everything here is too peaceful.

Although they know that the war is coming, there are still many pedestrians and civilians on the road, continuing to work hard to maintain their normal lives.

Perhaps thanks to the aircraft of the Allies, the island of Ireland, which is of relatively small strategic importance, was not bombed once.The people here, at least according to their original appearance, live a little bit like normal people.