"There is one thing I don't quite understand, Marshal of the Reich...... Now, why should we rush to declare war on the United States? Why can't we make a secret agreement with Roosevelt to divide the world? As long as the United States is willing to suspend aid to Britain, Europe will be ours. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Then we will be able to concentrate our forces against the USSR, and after the defeat of the USSR, the world will also be ours Germany! ”

Berlin, inside the Chancellery. Adolph. Hitler was chatting leisurely with the visiting chief of the Reich General Staff, Hersmann.

"Leader, ...... you" Hersmann was stunned by Hitler's words, and Hitler resolutely declared war on the United States when Hitler had already started a war with the Soviet Union in Germany and the war situation was falling into an unfavorable situation.

And now, Germany is in a better position than it was historically. The British Royal Navy had been beaten half-dead, and Gibraltar had been occupied by the combined German and Spanish forces. The Mediterranean Sea is now the inner lake of Germany and Italy, the Middle East is Germany's oil depot, and Egypt and Syria are Germany's breadbaskets. France had already made up its mind to follow Germany, and now the French and Italian navies were conducting joint combat training, and as soon as the training was completed, they were going to rush out of Gibraltar to find trouble with the British Empire.

In such a situation, Hitler actually backed down on the issue of declaring war on the United States.

Hitler, who seemed to be in a good mood, smiled and said to Hersmann: "We Germany are a European country after all, and the first thing we need to establish is absolute leadership in Europe, not to touch the Americas or the Far East." Therefore, it is our core interest to defeat Britain and the Soviet Union, and as long as the United States is willing to abandon Britain and the Soviet Union, we can conclude a "non-aggression pact" with the United States. ”

"Leader, are you going to betray Japan, Germany's loyal friend?" Hersmann stared at Hitler with wide eyes.

Hitler shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "Japan just wants to use us Germany to dominate the Pacific...... And we have already given them a lot and do not owe anything to Japan. Why give up an opportunity for Japan to settle Britain without much bloodshed? If you feel sorry for Japan, we can give Japan more aid and let them drag the United States. ”

This Hitler's line of thought turned out to be like this, in his opinion, Germany and Britain were cousins or cousins, and the two sides were not life and death. It is not worth shedding too much blood to defeat the British, it is not good whether it is the Germans or the British who die.

And the reason why Britain is still resisting is actually instigated by the United States. If the United States is willing to abandon its position in support of Britain, Britain will immediately choose to surrender and lose half of it. In this way, Germany will be the undisputed boss of Europe, and will be able to concentrate its forces on fighting the Soviet Union. It is very possible for Germany to defeat the Soviet Union and restore Tsarist Russia if it unites the forces of all Europe.

"But the Americans will never give up their support for the British!" Hersman's tone was affirmative.

"If they are really stubborn," Hitler sneered, "then we will unite with Japan to defeat them!" But now we should give the Americans one last chance! We Germans have always been very reasonable, and we always have to give Roosevelt one last chance. ”

He looked at Hersman and said, "Marshal of the Reich, I intend to send Hess as my envoy to the United States to negotiate with President Roosevelt in person, and I think Roosevelt will seriously consider our peace proposal." ”

Hess to the United States? Hersman said to himself that it would be nice if he was detained by Roosevelt! But this is also just a matter of thinking, and now that Germany has not declared war, Roosevelt could not do this no matter how much he hated the Nazis.

"Hess couldn't convince Roosevelt, that's for sure." Hersman thought for a moment and said, "Now the Japanese are attacking Hawaii, and there's a good chance they're going to take it." This would completely change the balance of power between the United States and Japan, and Japan would most likely play a greater role in future wars. Japan will be the key to our victory over the United States, so it is time to give them more encouragement. If the Japanese knew that we were not going to declare war on the United States anytime soon, they would be frustrated, and perhaps their confidence in occupying the Hawaiian Islands would be shaken...... Leader, how are we going to explain this to the Japanese? ”

"It's too simple," Adolf said. Hitler smiled, "Actions are always more effective than verbal encouragement." Didn't the Navy always have a plan to break through to the Atlantic? I think it's time to do it, Hess can act with the High Seas Fleet, and when the time comes, just send a destroyer to Iceland...... And the operation to break into the Atlantic is also the best reason to delay the declaration of war, isn't it? The penetration of our navy into the Atlantic Ocean is the key to the establishment of a German-Japanese sea line of communication! ”

The "Breakthrough into the Atlantic" plan meant that the main force of the German High Seas Fleet would break into the Atlantic Ocean to join the combined Franco-Italian fleet.

The conditions for the implementation of this plan are now fully ripe, and the British home fleet, having suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Shetland, is still licking its wounds. And the main force of the US Atlantic Fleet is probably now busy moving to the Pacific Ocean to rescue Oahu. There is simply no concern about playing "freedom of navigation" in the North Atlantic. Therefore, Germany's 2 Bismarck-class, 1 Scharnhorst-class, 2 Seydlitz-class and 3 P-class armored ships could swagger through the Danish Channel and then go to Gibraltar to join the combined Italian and French fleet.

And after the completion of the division, two "Seydlitz" class aircraft carriers will become the key to breaking through the Red Sea. With the protection of aircraft carriers, Italian battleships were able to penetrate into the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea, supporting the army in opening up the Persian Gulf-Suez sea line of communication.

In addition, the breakthrough of the German-Italian fleet into the Indian Ocean is also an important step in opening up the German-Japanese sea line of communication! The opening of the German-Japanese sea line of communication was also a prerequisite for Japan to receive a large amount of aid from Germany.

The acquisition of German weapons and equipment is the key to Japan's ability to hold the Hawaiian Islands and block the United States in the eastern Pacific in the future. Therefore, it is completely justified that Germany will not declare war on the United States for the time being, and Hitler is a particularly foolish person. Therefore, Hersman did not insist any longer, and immediately after leaving the Chancellery, he convened a meeting of the leaders of the navy and air force to arrange the operation of the high seas fleet to break through the Atlantic.

At the same time, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt also learned that Hitler would send Minister Hess to the United States as a secret envoy.

"Mr. President, we can refuse Hess's visit." U.S. Secretary of State Hull told Roosevelt in a very solemn tone, "As long as we reject Hull, and reaffirm our policy of support for Britain, the Germans will most likely declare war." ”

"Then their high seas fleet will come and attack the islands in the Atlantic and Caribbean Seas," Secretary of the Navy Knox said to Roosevelt worriedly. "President, now we must transfer the main forces of the Atlantic Fleet to the Pacific Ocean to rescue Hawaii. And the British Royal Navy has lost the ability to control the Atlantic, and if we declare war on Germany now, Germany will probably become the master of the Atlantic......"

Because the Japanese aircraft carrier was stranded near the Hawaiian Islands, and air raids were carried out for several days. The U.S. Naval Operations Department has already made a judgment that the Japanese are going to capture Hawaii! Based on this judgment, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Stark has officially proposed that the main forces of the Atlantic Fleet be transferred to the Pacific Ocean for reinforcements in Hawaii. In this case, an immediate declaration of war on Germany was not a particularly sensible option.

Secretary of the Navy Knox said, "President, we should wait until the end of the Hawaiian campaign to reconsider the issue of declaring war on Germany." ”

"But Germany will continue to launch a military offensive, but the direction will shift from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean." Roosevelt frowned, and he said, "They're going to open up the Indian Ocean shipping line very quickly, and they're going to join up with the Japanese devils who have occupied Southeast Asia, and that's a very bad situation either." ”

Once Japan and Germany meet in the Indian Ocean, the two countries will be able to communicate with each other, and the resource bottleneck stuck in the necks of Japan and Germany will disappear. Moreover, India will also be occupied by Germany and Japan!

"It's better than them immediately occupying islands in the Atlantic and Caribbean Seas." "We need time to strengthen our presence on Iceland, the Azores, the Bahamas and a number of important islands in the Caribbean Sea," Navy Secretary Knox said. ”

Before Hawaii was attacked by the Japanese, the Americans had only deployed a relatively large number of troops in Iceland. There were not many troops in the Azores, let alone Bermuda and the Caribbean islands, which were close to the US mainland. Because no one thought that one day, the mighty Atlantic Fleet would transfer its main forces to the Pacific to deal with the Japanese.

"Well," Roosevelt knew he couldn't refuse Hess, because there were people in his cabinet who thought Hess should be allowed to come to the United States, let alone the congressmen who were not in favor of a war with Germany. "Let Hess come, but...... There will be no agreement, we cannot abandon Britain, and even more so we cannot tolerate Germany becoming the hegemon of the Old Continent! ”

Hull nodded and said, "Of course, we can't compromise with Germany...... Unless they are willing to completely abandon the line of aggression. ”

Roosevelt looked at Secretary of the Navy Noske again, "Since we are not at war with Germany for the time being, then the Atlantic Fleet will be able to enter the Pacific Ocean...... I don't think there will be any accidents in the Hawaii war, right? ”

Nosk's brow furrowed, he didn't dare pack the ticket. Because the Atlantic Fleet is transferred from the east coast of the United States to the west coast for a distance of more than 5,000 nautical miles, it will take at least 14-15 days to arrive. Then you have to resupply and rest for a few days before you can get to Hawaii, which is more than 2,000 nautical miles and has to walk for another six days. It will take 25 days to add a piece before and after, and it is difficult to say whether Hawaii will be able to hold out until that time. (To be continued.) )