"Head of the People's Republic of China, good news, good news, those 32 train cannons were sold, and the Japanese wanted them all!"

Keitel walked into the head of state's office with a spring breeze and seemed very happy. It took a lot of effort to clean up the pile of goods. According to the General Staff's idea, train guns from Poland and Soviet Union should be given priority, because it is troublesome to find accessories after they break it. However, train guns from Germany and the French can be slowed down, at least for the time being. Although 100 million marks are not much, since Germany is going to gradually recover war bonds, stabilize the currency value and prepare conditions for the issuance of the euro, of course, it is possible to make a little bit.

But Hoffman looked even more profoundly, saying: "It seems that the idea of ​​moving north has been curbed?"

"Kor also sent a telegram, and Hori Teiki made another request to purchase an additional 500,000 tons of C3 aviation fuel, and tentatively asked whether rocket technology could be obtained."

Hoffman did not directly say it was OK or bad, but only spoke in a conditioned reflex: "It seems that the Japanese have made big moves?"

Because the Japanese joint fleet is so powerful than the same period in history, the navy has a higher voice and attaches great importance to energy supply, which has greatly improved and optimized the entire guarantee system. One lieutenant general and two major generals were even selected to take charge of this work.

For example, Japan has never given up refining attempts in coal seam shale oil in Manchuria. However, due to the lack of technology, the refined oil often blocks the nozzle of the warship boiler, and needs to be cleaned with sulfuric acid and loses 10%. In the past, the military has refused to agree and would rather have a fault before it breaks down, but after Hori Teiki took power, the 10% loss was sustained;

For example, Japan has been trying to develop coal-to-oil technology, but Japan has poor synthesis technology. The gasoline synthesized with the best coal cannot be used for engines and can only burn boilers. This will not be worth the cost. However, after the introduction of German coal-to-oil technology, although the overall scale remains unchanged, the conversion of this batch of coal-sea shale oil into low-quality gasoline, which is not a problem for supplying cars, motorcycles, etc. The expansion here in one year will be nearly 1 million tons of crude oil. Although the capacity is not as good as that of Germany's local nearly 10 million tons, it is also an unprecedented achievement.

For example, the highest output of Borneo's crude oil was restored to 75% before the war after Japan took over in history, and the refining facilities were seriously damaged. In addition, the transport ships were repeatedly knocked off by American submarines or aircraft, which forced the Japanese Navy to use unrefined high-quality fuel directly as heavy oil many times, which was a huge waste. However, the situation has improved greatly. With the help of European engineering teams, by the spring of 1944, Borneo oil fields basically returned to historical output, and the refining facilities were also restored to a scale of 500,000 tons. After the Navy established various war zones, the escort formations and anti-submarine aircraft density exceeded ten times more than history. Keno Kurita was in charge of all transportation troops, with a loss rate of less than 15%, which was much higher than the same period in history.

In addition, the imported refined oil directly from the Middle East was directly supplied to the Indian battlefield and snatched North Sakhalin Island from Stalin. By June 1944, Japan's annual crude oil revenue on the books finally exceeded 10 million tons.

But it is not enough to have oil alone. Japan's backward refining technology and additives (tetraethyl lead) level have always been insufficient for Japan's high-quality aviation fuel. Not to mention the small quantity, but the performance is very unstable. In the early days of using Zero, aviation gasoline could barely cope with it. With a large number of German aircraft in service, the demand for high-performance aviation fuel is increasing. For the same aircraft, Japanese fuel and German fuel are completely different. According to the temper of the Japanese military headquarters in the past, it might be just right, but Hori Teiki only wanted to give the troops the best equipment, so he spared no effort to import higher B4 fuel and high-quality C3 fuel, especially the latest generation of improved C3 fuel has exceeded the US No. 100/130 fuel, and is weaker than No. 115/145 fuel. The performance is between the two, which is even more urgently needed by Japan.

Since C3 fuel must be produced locally in Germany, it is relatively inconvenient to supply, and Germany itself also has strong demand for high-performance aviation fuel. Therefore, except for a batch taken away by the Joint Fleet during Europe, Japan has only successively obtained 100,000 tons, but the cumulative total of more than 500,000 tons before and after B4.

But now Hori Teki proposed to ask for 1 million tons in one breath, and Hoffman immediately thought that Japan's big move was definitely not a second expedition, because if there was no need to mention fuel at all, Germany would guarantee the supply.

Keitel smiled: "You are right. Marshal Horitiki was calming down the Indian Ocean order and taking down the Russian islands, preparing to launch a big attack into the depths of the Pacific Ocean. Midway Island, Hawaii and even the west coast were all his targets!"

Hoffman nodded: "Fortunately he didn't say he wanted to attack Australia and New Zealand."

Kettle was stunned: "I thought you would criticize him for being whimsical, even if he beats Australia and New Zealand, it is more reliable than hitting the West Coast."

"No, you are wrong. You can't force the United States to seek peace by fighting Australia and New Zealand. You can force the United States to fight Hawaii and the West Coast." Hoffman smiled, "How long does it take to get 500,000 tons?"

"Before the end of July, he wants to get the first batch of 100,000 tons, and hopes to get 100,000 tons every two months. Kerr speculates that Japan will launch an attack in mid-August because the newly built Shinobi battleship, the Yunlong aircraft carrier, and the modified Beyan aircraft carrier will all form combat effectiveness. They have just delivered the troops. If Japan catches the point, the Tiancheng aircraft carrier delivered at the beginning of next month may also catch up."

Hoffman knew about the tragic experience of Shinobe's transformation into an aircraft carrier. After turning into a super battleship according to the original trajectory, he wondered if his fate would be better.

"Does there still battleships on their ship platform?"

"No." Keitel smiled and denied, "The guy who advocated the construction of battleships was cracked. Now there are only aircraft carriers. In addition to a bunch of Yunlong class, two new axial class have been started this year. It is said that the third one will be started next week. Of course, it is incomparable to us. We have started 8 ships..."

Hoffman pondered for a moment: "Give him 150,000 tons at the end of July, and the remaining delivery frequency remains unchanged, and all delivery is completed by the end of the year."

"Do you want to increase the price?"

"No." Hoffman shook his head, "Give him a 15% discount if the amount is large."

Kettle was surprised that Japan did not intend to fulfill the initial gentleman's agreement to carry out the Second Western Expedition and instead made small moves. He thought the head of state would be unhappy, but it seemed that he had thought it was wrong.

“About the reservation of Northwest India for Britain…”

Hoffman interrupted him: "Can be called Pakistan."

"Yes, Pakistan's affairs were also communicated with the Japanese side. The army was reluctant, but Marshal Horitiki said he could discuss it, but at least when the Delhi battle was over, the UK would not be in a hurry to speak when it formally asked for peace. He took the initiative to propose that it could be discussed at the Cairo meeting in August. Cole believes that there is room for negotiation, and of course he will definitely give the Japanese benefits."

As soon as Kohl mentioned this, the Japanese top leaders caused a stir. Before the military could say anything, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Minister Masayuki jumped up and thought that Germany was getting too far too far: when he said that India would belong to Japan, why did he just listen to it? The Soviet issue made Japan take the initiative to move north to restrain Stalin. After a few months, he even signed a ceasefire agreement. He thought that he could not sit idly by and let Germany engage in "over-top diplomacy". After hearing that Britain intended to seek peace, this complaint was even more exciting.

But the military leaders were very serious: the Soviet Union fell down and Britain begged for mercy, which means that the European war was about to end soon. At this time, Germany did not lack anything and did not owe Japan anything. Instead, it might betray Japan to accelerate peace with the United States. Especially after Roosevelt passed away, after the United States issued the three principles of peace against Germany, everyone felt more urgent and nervous about Germany's actions, fearing that Berlin would send a telegram tomorrow saying that the head of state's Axis Treaty was not very good. Everyone knew that the credibility of the head of state was not very good.

Originally, the base camp still had an indifferent attitude towards the Cairo meeting, but the current situation has become a must, and it must be humble. After a fierce quarrel, everyone reached an agreement: keep a low profile as much as possible, keep close relations with Germany, increase material and technology procurement efforts, and deliver another debt in August (200 tons of gold, 350 tons of silver). At the same time, after the German head of state gave birth to Kohler, he had not given a decent gift, so he had to prepare extra carefully this time. In short, both politics, economy, diplomacy, interests and personal feelings must be impeccable.

In order to test Germany's attitude, Horitiki made a request to buy bulk materials with his unique shrewdness, which was to buy shortages of goods, and to buy peace of mind and peace of mind.

"Please rest assured Marshal Hori Teiki, the friendship between Japan and Germany is unbreakable. We will fight with the Americans to the end, well... at least support Japan to the end!" Hoffman smiled slightly, "So even the me-262 Jets and V2 Rocket technology gave him two dozen physical objects, and the total price was only 400 million marks."

"Ha..." Kettle almost burst out: 3 days ago, the second-generation jet Ta-183 had officially passed the verification and was set to be mass-produced from August, and the me-262 was ready to cut orders. As for v2, the full set of technology, physical objects and step-by-step teaching, Japan could not make it within two years. Of course, this is to sell it to Japan. If it were sold to the United States, the head of state would probably not be willing to give up 1.4 billion.

After receiving the German side's return, the Tokyo Base Camp breathed a sigh of relief again: It would be good to have this attitude. Some people thought it was expensive and wanted to bargain, but both Ishihara and Iroku Yamamoto expressed opposition and clearly responded to Berlin, "Northwest India is easy to discuss, and we have great sincerity. Please negotiate with Germany for peace in Britain." All the materials and technologies mentioned were bought at the prices given by Germany and shipped back as soon as possible.

Hori Teiki didn't say anything, as if he was thinking about something. Finally, everyone looked at him and asked him to say a few words.

"Please communicate with the US secretly through Switzerland or Sweden channels to see if we can reach an understanding. We can agree to return the troops to the Philippines and withdraw troops from mainland China at the same time. We need to apologize and negotiate compensation."

"Hokikun?"

"There must be a clear reply before August 15th. OK, both sides will sit down and sign the agreement; no..." Hori Teiki waved his hand and sighed deeply, his voice lowered an octave, "I'm the only one who goes out to fight!"
Chapter completed!