When Harry. Hopkins was taken aback when he saw the Russian Empress Anastasia, dressed in a red velvet court dress, holding the arm of the Chinese marshal Luo Yaoguo, in front of him. According to Hopkins' previous request, today's meeting should be a separate meeting between him and Luo Yaoguo, how could the other party bring a monarch from a country at war with the United States to attend!

"Hello!" The empress smiled at the somewhat stunned Hopkins, and took the initiative to reach out and shake him: "You must be blaming me, an uninvited guest, for disturbing your meeting with Marshal Luo Fuwen, right?" Please forgive my presumptuousness, Mr. Hopkins, for I do have very important matters to meet with you face to face. She said in an accentuated tone: "This matter has to do with how this war will end, and I think President Roosevelt must be very interested." ”

"Oh?" Hopkins raised his eyebrows and said lightly: "I heard that His Majesty was in Berlin two days ago, you should not be Mr. Hitler's representative today, right?" The Russian Empress's visit to Berlin was no secret, it was reported in German newspapers, and Hopkins naturally received a report on it from the American Embassy.

The Empress smiled and said, "Half of the truth is that I did bring the German Führer's peace conditions from Berlin, but I am not Hitler's representative, I am only doing my part for world peace." Mr. Hopkins, the war has been fought to such a point that the United States should be able to understand that the time has come to consider how to end the war with dignity rather than strive for an impossible victory. ”

"Did Mr. Hitler say these words?" Hopkins asked rhetorically.

The Empress smiled bitterly, "This is a fact. This war has been fought until now. The United States is at a clear disadvantage, and if it persists, it will only lose its wealth and human lives in vain, so it is better to end the war as soon as possible and retain more vitality for the future. Speaking of this, she sighed lightly: "Although Russia and the United States are nominally at war, Mr. Hopkins and President Roosevelt must also understand Russia's suffering, and we sincerely hope that the United States can preserve its vitality and become an important leading force in the post-war world." ”

"Then I really want to thank Her Majesty the Empress for her kindness on behalf of the American people." There was a hint of sarcasm in Hopkins' tone. "However, from the point of view of the United States, this war has just begun, and we are confident that we will drive the invaders out of the land of the Americas!"

The Empress was silent for a moment. Shaking his head, he said with some sadness: "Since you have already seen the power of the atomic bomb, why do you want to fight?" Is the false name of a victory more important than the lives of millions of people? ”

Hopkins smiled secretly in his heart, this Russian empress is really a good actor. If it weren't for the restoration of the Romanov dynasty, she could have gone to Hollywood to film, maybe she would have become popular, right? But bickering aside, Hitler's peace conditions should still be heard. Thinking of this, he looked at the empress with a straight face: "Your Majesty, then please tell me about Mr. Hitler's conditions." Of course, the United States did not rule out inviting Hitler's invading forces out of the Americas in a more conciliatory manner. ”

"Mr. Hitler's conditions may seem a bit harsh to the United States," said the Empress, paying attention to Hopkins' expression, and as she said harsh, Hopkins' eyebrows gradually twisted, and a hint of disappointment flashed in her eyes. "The German Führer demanded war reparations equal to the total amount of German reparations in World War I. demand that the United States cede the island of Puerto Rico and transfer rights and interests in the Panama Canal; In addition, they will cede the Hawaiian Islands to Japan and stop supporting the Free Britain movement in Canada."

Hopkins looked at Anastasia a little angrily when he heard this, and the empress's eyes were also full of helplessness, Hitler's request was indeed a bit excessive, almost like a lion's mouth.

The Empress cautiously said to Hopkins: "Mr. Hopkins, diplomatic negotiations were originally a process of mutual testing by both sides, constantly adjusting expectations and bids, and now that Mr. Hitler has put forward Germany's demand, I think the United States can also make its own bid, right?" As she spoke, she sighed again: "It's better to have a channel for negotiation than to close the door to peace talks, right?" ”

Hopkins was silent for a moment, then nodded stiffly: "I will take His Majesty's opinion." There was also Mr. Hitler's peace terms conveyed to Washington. As he spoke, he turned his gaze to Luo Yaoguo again.

Luo Yaoguo didn't speak, just silently listened to Anastasia's conversation with Hopkins, and he didn't know what the reply Hopkins brought. The Wehrmacht's plans to attack Hawaii were already on the way, and two days earlier, the Japanese defenders in Okinawa were under the threat that "China will use atomic bombs again." With tears in his eyes, he swore allegiance to Emperor Noshihito in Tokyo, and at the same time, it also marked the occupation of the Ryukyu Islands by China without a single bomb! Meanwhile. The Japanese troops in the Philippines and the Japanese East Indies had also boarded ships to help Emperor Takahito fight the civil war, and these two territories were now Chinese colonies.

In this way, the main forces of the Chinese Navy were freed up for an expedition to Hawaii. This morning, the Admiralty also produced a report on the formation of the Pacific Fleet, the Indian Ocean Fleet, and the Home Fleet, calling for the reorganization of the South Ocean Fleet into the Pacific Fleet, the Western Ocean Fleet into the Indian Ocean Fleet, and the North Ocean Fleet into the Home Fleet. In this reorganization plan, most of the capital ships of the Chinese Navy have been assigned to the Pacific Fleet, and Pearl Harbor has been planned as the home port of a sub-fleet under the Pacific Fleet. Obviously, the Navy has already sharpened its knives and is only waiting for the American side to agree to lease Pearl Harbor, and then it will go to slaughter Hirohito, a water dog!

"Anas, it must have been hard to fly back and forth between Berlin and Wuhan these days, right?" Luo Yaoguo understood what Hopkins meant, and it was inconvenient for the Russian Empress to participate in the following talks. When the empress heard Luo Yaoguo's words, she really showed a tired look, yawned, smiled apologetically at Hopkins, and then said that she was tired from the journey, and got up and left the living room.

After the Empress of Russia left for a while. Hopkins said to Luo Yaoguo with a solemn face: "Mr. President has agreed in principle to China after helping the United States recover the Hawaiian Islands. However, the 50-year period of the Lend-Lease Naval Base cannot be accepted, and the Chinese Navy can only use Pearl Harbor for 30 years at most, and it must also guarantee in the Lend-Lease Agreement that it will not deploy atomic weapons at Pearl Harbor. The United States also demanded the signing of a Pacific Security Treaty with China, in which China pledged to prevent the penetration of German military forces into the Pacific region. In addition, China and the United States should agree on a specific treaty on free trade and investment facilitation. The United States hopes to be able to establish a trans-Pacific free trade area after the end of the war."

Hearing Hopkins' proposal for a "free trade zone", Luo Yaoguo breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. As a traveler, he certainly knows that the Chinese will not suffer anything in "real free trade", although at the moment the United States is still the world's factory. But China's industry has long passed its infancy in need of protection, and as soon as this war is over, it will be time for them to accept the brutal competition of the market economy!

Besides, in Luo Yaoguo's original post-war layout. It is planned that the United States and Germany will share China's huge domestic market and rich resources! This is not because of the family background of our generalissimo Luo's "comprador bourgeoisie" (Zhongg's evaluation), but because China's gains in this world war have been so great that the two powers, the United States and Germany, are blushing, and it is very necessary to appropriately show some benefits to let these two countries, especially the United States, which has lost its traditional sphere of influence, share the profits.

"The conditions of the United States, we can accept in principle." Luo Yaoguo's expression was obviously relaxed, he smiled slightly, and said: "However, on trade issues, I, the chief of the general staff, can't do it for me, and the specific negotiations will still be negotiated between my country's Minister of Commerce Kong Xiangxi and Your Excellency now." What I still want to know is, is the U.S. team ready to participate in the operation to recover the Hawaiian Islands? If you participate. When will they be able to dispatch? ”

"The Hawaiian Islands are U.S. territory, and of course the U.S. military will participate in the military operation to recover Hawaii." "Admiral Nimitz, commander of the Pacific Fleet, and Vice Admiral Stilwell of the Army will come to China later to discuss joint operations with His Excellency the Marshal," Hopkins said. ”

Kengoro Itofu was packing his belongings there with a gloomy face, and his brief "vacation life" in Hawaii came to an end with a decree. The order was issued directly by the Naval Command Department, and he was appointed as the chief of the "kamikaze special attack corps". But he knew that this was tantamount to a death sentence, and he, the chief captain, was directly named by His Majesty the Emperor, so there was no room for turning around! You can only use the last day or two to tidy up your chores. Say goodbye to your loved ones, and then you have to board a plane to Dutch Suriname, South America. Germany now took full control of Dutch Suriname and French Guiana, and had established bases there to secretly train Japanese kamikaze fighters to fly German fighters. Hefu and his more than 500 team members will receive two months of special training there, and then they will embark on the journey to death!

His wife, Acai, was holding her son Shori Maru behind him, watching the pillars of the family slowly pack their belongings. His eyes were full of tears, but he couldn't hold back the tears.

Kengoro Hetofu turned around slowly. looked at this Japanese who loved him deeply, and probably the only one he really liked, and bowed slightly.

"Ah Cai, you have been living under the care of your father and me for more than 20 years, so you have a weak personality. But this is the time to cheer you up! After I'm gone, you still have to live a good life, and Shori Maru will ask you! As he spoke, he took out two envelopes and handed them to his wife.

"Here are five thousand marks, which I saved up from my last time I worked in Germany, and one that was written to a friend of mine in Germany, Hannah. Miss Lech's uh, Acai, don't look at me like that, this Miss Leitch and I are purely a friendship forged in battle, nothing else. ”

Kengoro Liver Fu coughed and continued with a solemn face: "I have discussed with my father and won a place for you to study in Germany. You took Masahimaru with you, and when you arrived in Germany, you took my letter to Miss Leich and asked her to help you find a decent job in Germany. She was a senior pilot in the Luftwaffe and had many acquaintances in the German upper echelons. She takes care of it. Your life in Germany will be a little easier. ”

"Husband, what do you mean" Liver Fucai seemed to hear something from her husband's mouth, and looked at her husband with tears in her eyes.

Liver Fu frowned slightly, thought about it and whispered to his wife: "Isn't the current situation obvious?" The Japanese Empire is over, and even the situation here in Hawaii will not last long, the navy is in a terrible state now, there is not a single large aircraft carrier available, there is a shortage of pilots, and we are sent to help the Germans as cannon fodder! When the Chinese call, I'm afraid that I won't even have the ability to cover everyone's escape, so you must take the Shori Maru and leave as soon as possible. Leave this land of right and wrong and go to live in Europe. Don't go back to Japan again, understand? ”

"Can you never go back to Japan again?" Liver Fucai looked at her husband and muttered.

"Yes, never going back to Japan. Because there is no place for you in Japan. Liver Fu smiled bitterly, took one last look at his son Shori Pill and his wife Ah Cai, and then left the small house without looking back

At this time, in the Emperor's palace in Honolulu, there were two His Royal Highnesses who had arrived secretly. Their arrival was kept so secret that none of the important people in Hawaii were alarmed. These two are Prince Zaihito Kanin and King Morimasa Imotonomiya who arrived in Hawaii on an FW-200 transport plane from the Japanese mainland. Since the coup d'état in Tokyo on February 15, the situation in mainland Japan has been maintained by the encouragement of the two of them, although they have not been able to organize the "Qinwang Army" in time to quell the rebellion entrenched in Tokyo, but it has finally made most of the troops and territory in Japan on the side of Hirohito, which is really a great contribution.

Two Royal Highnesses of the Princes. Now they are all in the war room inside the palace, and they are talking in a low voice with Nishio Terera, who is the chief of staff of the army, about the situation in Japan. To tell the truth, the Japanese top brass here in Hawaii no longer have any illusions about the situation at home, and after taking office, Nishio Terazo, chief of staff, has also focused on the withdrawal of the "New Japanese Front" and the deployment of the Hawaiian Islands, and has never cared at all about the affairs of the Home Defense Army. Therefore, when he heard that the local side "really" still had nearly 2 million troops and planned to counterattack Tokyo, he was also surprised. And he also had great doubts about the current "Japanese policy" of the Chinese, why did they not land on the Japanese mainland on a large scale? Why not use their powerful air power to bombard the forces that support Emperor Hirohito? Didn't they support the puppet emperor of Chongren? Why did they take a seemingly neutral stance in the current "Japanese Civil War"?

While the three of them were talking in a low voice, a melodious voice of "His Majesty the Emperor has arrived" came over. The three of them immediately stood respectfully and bowed in the direction of the gate. Emperor Hirohito soon appeared at the door, next to Koichi Kido, who was the prime minister, anyway, the cabinet of the Japanese Empire now has no government affairs to deal with, and His Excellency the prime minister follows the emperor's ass all day long. It's like a minister of the Imperial Household.

Seeing the two hard-working princes, Hirohito's gloomy face showed a little smile: "Xianyuan Palace." Rihongu, please take a seat. I asked you to come to Hawaii secretly this time to hear a direct report on the country. Is it possible to launch a counteroffensive against Tokyo at home? The world war should change in favor of the empire by the end of June, and it is hoped that Tokyo can be recovered by then, which is very important for the empire's position in the post-war period. ”

Kanin Palace and Rihongu were stunned when they heard this, the two glanced at each other, and Kanin Palace replied: "Your Majesty, the situation in the country is like this, most of the divisions and places in the country are still under the control of the General Defense Army, and the puppet emperor's side only controls Tokyo Prefecture, Kanagawa Prefecture, Chiba Prefecture, Saitama Prefecture and Yamanashi Prefecture, in addition to the southwestern part of Niigata Prefecture and the northern part of Nagano Prefecture are also hung with the banner of the Puppet Emperor of Chongren"

"What do you mean by hanging the banner of the Chongren Puppet Emperor?" Hirohito asked with a frown.

Xianyuan Palace's face was very serious, and he exchanged glances with Rihongong for a moment, and then said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Weichen means that the forces that control the southwestern part of Niigata Prefecture and the northern part of Nagano Prefecture Although they ostensibly respect the Chongren Puppet Emperor, they are actually a ** force!" According to the report received by the General Defense Army Command, it is very likely that this force is the Japanese People's Liberation Army controlled by the Japanese GCD! ”

"What!" Emperor Hirohito stood up suddenly, and a trace of iron blue flashed on his face: "Then the puppet emperor of Chongren won't expose them?" Don't you issue an edict against these rebels? ”

Xianyuan Palace shook his head and replied: "Your Majesty, at present, both the General Defense Army and the Chongren Puppet Emperor are focusing on each other, and they can only focus on the strength of this suspected GC army in the Northern Continent."

The muscles on Hirohito's face twitched, and he gritted his teeth and interrupted Kanin Palace's words: "Bastard! Chongren is stupid, are you also stupid? Don't I still have an army of 2 million in the country? Why can't some people be sent out to encircle and suppress the GC army! Don't you know the danger that the GC Army is doing to the Empire? ”

"Your Majesty, but" both princes stood up, their faces aggrieved.

"But what!" Hirohito glared at the two of them fiercely, lowered his voice and said, "The conflict between me and Chongren is a family matter, no matter who wins or loses, the national system will not change!" But if the GCD had allowed them to seize Japan, there would be no emperor, no empire! Don't you understand? ”

"Your Majesty, is it necessary to counterattack Tokyo?" said Kanin Palace, cautiously tentatively.

"As planned!" Hirohito replied.

"But we don't have enough troops." Xianyuan Palace said again.

"How can it be insufficient? You're going to use 2 million troops to counterattack Tokyo? The emperor asked.

Xianyuan Palace shook his head and said, "Not so much, but Western Japan also needs troops to stay in case the Chinese army takes advantage of the weakness." ”

Hirohito snorted coldly, and said to the Kanyuan Palace word by word: "Then let Western Japan be empty, the Shina Army is going to land, and the troops of the General Defense Army can hold it?" In short, these GCDs must not be allowed to gain a foothold on Japanese soil! ”

At the same time, off the coast of Naoetsu Port in Hokuriku, Japan, a fleet of dozens of steamers flying red flags was flooding to transport military supplies. Small boats sent groups of officers and soldiers with plaster flags and red armbands wrapped around their arms to the small pier in Naoetsu.

Most of the troops who came ashore quickly formed under the organization of the officers, and then marched to the mountains to the west, while a small part worked like crazy, carrying boxes of supplies from small boats to the open space outside the docks. Gu Shunzhang, an adviser to GC International, and Nosaka Sanzo, the leader of Japan and G, were also in Naoetsu Port and personally commanded the army to land.

The two of them didn't know how long they had been up, their eyes were red, and they were sitting on top of a pile of wooden boxes, listening to the staff officer's report.

"Chief, on March 1, the main forces of our First Army Corps (Japanese People's Liberation Army) can all go ashore and march to the preset positions of Heihime Mountain and Star Mountain!"

Nosaka Sanzo nodded with satisfaction, a regiment of nearly 20,000 troops (mainly Korean internationalist fighters) can be transported ashore in two days, even the Chinese Defense Forces can't do this speed, right? From this point of view, the Japanese People's Liberation Army does have the appearance of some elite divisions.

Gu Shunzhang was still worried: "What about the Second Legion?" Why haven't they arrived yet? ”

Nosaka Sanzo looked at Gu Shunzhang and explained: "The First Army has been formed for a long time, and the training equipment and political and ideological conditions are relatively ideal, so I came here first. The Second Army Corps was recruited from Japanese prisoners in Korea, and the weapons and equipment had not yet been assembled, and the ideological education work had just begun, so it was decided organizationally"

Gu Shunzhang waved his hand and interrupted Nosaka's words: "Comrade Jin Wuting (Takeda Hushan) has less than 10,000 people in his hands, plus 20,000 in the first legion, and now we only have a total of 30,000 soldiers. But what about the enemy? Kyoto claims to have an army of 2 million, and there are hundreds of thousands of people in Tokyo, no matter which side it is, a little finger can crush us to death! Comrade Nosaka, do you think I, the general adviser, can not be in a hurry? ”

"So what? We only have this strength now, and even if the Second Army arrives, it will only be 40,000 people! ”

Gu Shunzhang blinked tiredly: "Ask GC International for help, ask them to send more internationalist fighters over, and at the same time try to unite one of the two Japanese emperors, if only they could get an official name." ”