Chapter 83: The Showa Restoration (5)
"You're saying that Cole reports that Japan is having a heated debate about Horikichi's package?"
"Yes, in addition to the package, there are all kinds of rumors, the most boiling one is that Japan is going north."
"Going north?" Hoffman's eyes tightened, "What other evidence is there?" ”
"Yes. Vlasov sent a telegram here that Japan had close contact with them......"
Hoffman tapped on the table: Horikichi had read the package, and he didn't have many opinions, but the rules were all important, and the content was very clear, which proved that this matter was by no means a fraud, and Japan's mind was not on the war, nor on how to end the war, but on what would happen after the war.
However, from the perspective of a politician, he has to admire Horiyoshi for grasping the timing very well, such a political skill is something he can't learn, in fact, Hoffman's own political methods can only be said to be average, without the advantage of the Führer's tiger skin and traverser, to ensure that he stands out from the crowd, in the final analysis, he Hofmann is not a politician, just a scholar, but others are different, they are decades old fritters in the officialdom, and they have already had a set of mature experience, he secretly asked himself, If he can do a better job in Horikichi's position, the conclusion is obviously negative.
Of course, it was obvious that he had contact with Vlasov and hoped to flank the Red Army together, but Japan may have forgotten two things: first, Soviet-German peace and two Russias were Germany's basic national policies, which Japan would not allow to undermine; Second, Vlasov could tolerate Germany, but not Japan, a Russian nationalist himself, and Japan's secret contacts from day one meant failure.
"It seems that we let Japan continue to consume with the United States is a bit of a shame?"
"It's not the most important thing to see through or not, the key is how Japan moves next." Keitel was relieved, "In fact, everyone wants to take themselves out and let others continue to consume with the United States, so there is no question of whether you can see through it or not, it just depends on whether you have the ability or not, and now it is obvious that we have a first-mover advantage." Of course, the attitude of the United States is also very ambiguous, and the fact that it is still gritting its teeth and insisting on it to this extent shows that the pressure we exert is not enough. ”
Hoffman nodded, if he hadn't ordered the attack on Venezuela, the Americans might not have pulled out the rockets that had been rushed into battle and used them - the purpose of the Americans was not to retake Panama, but to show their strength outside the battlefield, and to use the huge potential and terrible attrition capacity of the United States to add points to the negotiating table for themselves.
Hoffman said with a smile: "We don't want to interfere in Japan's internal affairs, but one thing needs to be clear, we neither agree with Japan to eliminate East Russia, nor do we agree with Japan eating Australia." ”
Yodel was shocked: "Do you approve of Japan going north?" ”
"If you don't go north, you can't do it, if you don't go north, you will go south to fight Australia and New Zealand, anyway, the Japanese won't go to the west coast, there is no doubt about this."
Speaking of which, Hoffman also had a headache, he wanted to deploy Japan and the United States to start a war, but he couldn't use his strength - the Americans' ships were pressed on the east coast by themselves, and they ordered to attack the major shipyards, and now after Japan took Hawaii, it was equivalent to the power that the German family was suppressing, and Japan could calmly sort out the interior, and he would not give it to the other party anyway.
"So, we can push Japan north and achieve limited goals......," Hoffman smiled slightly, "Ishihara made more requests for assistance, telling him that he could agree, but those few territories had to be delivered." ”
Several high-ranking officials looked at Hoffman with helpless eyes, and the Führer also played a set of tricks, using an Indochina issue to block many of Japan's demands. In fact, they all know that it doesn't matter if Japan owes money or not, Germany has already made enough money through double pricing and precious metal transfers in the early stage, and the latter part is purely net profits and other harvests, but the Führer is willing to collect debts, and they don't agree with it.
"Let Cole add a little more fire, and I don't believe that such a heated argument can still be reconciled to this day."
"What fire?"
"Give the Odd Man of the High Castle to the Japanese!"
"This ...... What is the draft? ”
"Draft 20." Hoffman smiled, "I don't know if I can fish out of Japan." ”
The so-called fishing is well known to everyone, and the use of this plan has cut off many leaked US spies and the domestic responses of various European countries, but the head of state still sends the plan out one by one, and he will not give up until he catches the fish......
ps:This is actually an update on the 10th.,But the computer has a little problem.,So the time looks like it's the 11th.,This means that I can't push it anymore.,It's a bit of a game.,And the number of words is a little less.,But 11、12 I'll release the update together.,Sorry!
(End of chapter)