Tokyo, Japan.

"Comrade Yasuda, you're finally back. Chairman Takeda just called and asked you to go to Akasaka Rikyu to see him as soon as you arrive. Hiroshi Kato, the current NKVD who was waiting at the airport, dragged Yasuda into a car as soon as he saw Yasuo Yasuda, who was returning from China.

Yasuda looked back at a HE111V4 passenger plane imitated by China's First Central Aircraft Factory, and secretly sighed in his heart that when he left China to study in Moscow, China's industry was still so backward, but he did not expect that in just a dozen years, it would have been able to produce such an advanced aircraft, and Japan had completely lagged behind in this regard. "Is it the Soviet side that is aware of our deal with China? Or is it because of the battle plan? After retracting his gaze, he asked why Takeda was in a hurry to summon him.

"There are some, but mainly because the Z plan proposed by Yamamoto Isoroku on behalf of the Navy has caused great controversy within the party and the military department. Under the pretext of seizing war resources, Yamamoto wanted to attack the Anglo-Dutch colonies in the South Seas, and also wanted to join forces with the Soviet Union in India. In the past few days, Chairman Takeda has held an enlarged meeting of the political bureau for several days to discuss, but he has not been able to make up his mind for a long time, and Yamamoto has resigned to force the political bureau to adopt Plan Z before December! A wry smile appeared on the corner of Kato's lips. Since the death of Muto Nobuyoshi, the Japanese have relaxed their grip on the old officer class of the Japanese Red Army, and there is no general like Muto who has extremely high prestige in both the navy and the army and within the Japanese and Japanese Gs to serve as military leaders. So the tail of the old officers is cocked again, especially a few bigwigs in the Navy. He actually put forward a plan Z that ran counter to Takeda Heng's grand strategy of "United China and Britain to resist the United States", and even used his resignation to blackmail the Party Central Committee!

If the army general had done this, Takeda would have probably ordered the General Administration of National Security to take people. But it's not easy to switch to the navy. The navy is an extremely professional branch of the military, and it cannot be commanded by a group of revolutionary soldiers who have come out of the crash course, otherwise it will be a problem whether the combined fleet can go to war with the United States, and whether it can open the port! Besides, the navy is no better than the army, and there is hardly a wēixié to the Japanese regime, and this time the navy's plan Z is not completely unreasonable.

Their reason was primarily Japan's lack of resources to sustain a long war, especially oil! There is not enough oil. The Combined Fleet is just a bunch of lumps of iron nested in the harbor, and there is no way to fight at all. Therefore, Japan had to seize the oil fields of the Dutch East Indies and Borneo in order to sustain the war, and then it would inevitably clash with the British. Therefore, the strategy of "Heying" is not feasible!

"Capture the South Seas Colonies...... I'm afraid it must be implemented! Yasuda Yasuo did not seem surprised by the Navy's point of view, and faintly offered a supportive opinion. Then he turned the subject to Plan Z, and when he was in Nanking, he knew that a conflict between Japan and Britain was inevitable. Because China cannot supply oil to Japan. Moreover, China will not provide Japan with other war resources for free, and with Japan's current gold and foreign exchange reserves, it will not be able to buy much at all, and if it wants to maintain the war, it can only grab it. So what he is most concerned about now is how Yamamoto Isoroku is going to rob two opponents who are obviously stronger than Japan.

Speaking of Plan Z, Hiroshi Kato let out a long sigh, his face full of worry: "Yamamoto plans to sneak attack Pearl Harbor, the home port of the US Pacific Fleet!" The 10 aircraft carriers of the Combined Fleet are to be dispatched by late November at the latest. Arrived in Hawaiian waters at the end of November, and then raided with carrier-based aircraft. Strive to collapse all the capital ships and aircraft carriers of the Pacific Fleet that remain in their home ports. At the same time, all the capital ships were dispatched to seize the Philippines, Guam, Borneo, and Malaya, and possibly a decisive battle with the British Far East Fleet. ”

"It's really out of the way! But can our I-18 deal with U.S. fighters? ”

"According to the intelligence provided by the Soviet Union, it can be dealt with, although the United States has strong industrial strength, but the war preparations are very inadequate, and their latest naval carrier-based aircraft is the F2A 'Buffalo' type, and the latest army fighter is the P26 'toy gun'. From the analysis of the numbers of these two fighters, their performance should be on par with the German Fokker D.21, which is already a lot behind our Yi-18. ”

"That's great! With advanced fighters, air supremacy in the Pacific theater can be guaranteed, so that the success of Plan Z is guaranteed! Although Yasuda was full of confidence in his mouth, he did not believe in his heart that Soviet fighters could defeat American fighters. Based on the experience he gained over the years in the USSR, the paper count of Soviet weapons and the actual combat effect are not at all the same thing! Otherwise, how could T28 not be able to defeat the pursuers?

"Being able to seize air supremacy is also temporary, we have a total of more than 900 I-18s, and the imitation work has just begun, and it will not be until June next year at the earliest that a domestically produced I-18 will roll off the assembly line. Can 900 planes support 6 months of war in the Pacific? Yasuda-kun, on the issue of exporting weapons, the Chinese really have no room for negotiation? Hiroshi Kato's words made Yasuda Yasuo frown, China is indeed very difficult on the issue of exporting advanced weapons to Japan, after all, they do not want the United States to provide advanced weapons and technology to the Soviet Union, so they cannot go too far on this issue.

However, it is a critical moment before the war between Japan and the United States, and it is better not to discourage them, and Japan has no shortage of fighter jets for the time being. So Yasuda thought for a while and said: "The Chinese have already promised to secretly provide us with weapon technology, and with the technology they provide, we should be able to complete the imitation of the I-18 ahead of schedule, right?" As for the purchase of ready-made weapons and equipment, I don't think there is any need, first, it is too expensive, and we have too little foreign exchange and gold in our hands to buy much; Second, China's aviation industry was developed with the help of Germany, and it is all about German technology and German standards, which is too precise, too troublesome to maintain and operate, and not very practical. ”

Kato Hiroshi nodded, after the victory of the revolution, the scale of Japan's heavy industry rose rapidly, but it followed the Soviet-style path, focusing only on output and not quality. The things that were made were stupid and coarse in the Soviet style, and there was no longer the sophistication that existed before the victory of the revolution. "It's true that things that are too sophisticated are not necessarily practical on the battlefield, and the lack of quantity can't cope with the consumption on the battlefield. Yasuda-kun. Do you think there is a way to buy a batch of machines and equipment secretly through China? Their machine industry has also developed rapidly in recent years, right? ”

"Of course, there is no problem in purchasing the machine, and when the Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty comes into effect, the state of war will naturally be lifted. But...... Do we have that much money in our hands? ”

"If we can reopen the special trade between China and Japan...... Hiroshi Kato stopped halfway through his words, and looked at Yasuda fixedly. The so-called special trade, which refers to human trafficking and pimping abroad, was a financial route opened up for the Japanese when Yasuda presided over the Japanese NKVD. However, since the Korean War last year, the special trade between China and Japan has been completely stopped, and after the war with Britain began in July last year. Japan's special trade in the South Seas region also ceased completely.

Yasuo Yasuda thought for a moment and replied, "I'm afraid it's a bit difficult, now China is practicing a wartime economy. Most of the cities in the big cities are sluggish...... Moreover, after the Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty came into force, the original Japan-China Treaty of Cooperation also became invalid. After that, Chinese women who go to China cannot obtain Chinese citizenship and enter the country illegally. However, the South Seas have always been rich, and we can loot the wealth of the South Seas to sustain the war. ”

Of course, Hiroshi Kato knew that Nanyang was rich. But it was impossible for the NKVD to take the lead in the looting of the South Seas colonies. Isn't the credit and oil and water in this all from the Navy and Army? Yasuda seemed to suddenly think of something, and asked Kato: "Is there a plan in Plan Z to control the Nanyang occupation zone?" ”

Kato shook his head, and Yasuda continued: "Nanyang is a good place to make money, with very rich mineral resources, fertile land, and extremely developed commerce. However, in addition to the hands of the Western colonizers, the industry and commerce there were also in the hands of the Chinese capitalists, all of whom had Chinese nationality...... If we are going to carry out a socialist transformation of the Nanyang economy. The Chinese can't make a turn against us, and the good Nanyang economy will also be destroyed! ”

"Yasuda-kun. What do you mean...... Taking the capitalist road in Nanyang? But after all, we are a socialist country, how can we allow the Chinese capitalists in Nanyang to continue to exploit the working people? And the Soviet side is not easy to explain. ”

Yasuda glanced at Kato coldly: "The regime is almost gone, and you can still take care of the doctrine?" He leaned over to Kato and lowered his voice: "Don't Kato-kun know how much oil and water the British and Dutch get from Malaya and the Dutch East Indies every year?" And most of that oil and water did not go into the British and Dutch treasuries, but into private pockets...... Which of those colonial officials was not a wealthy man? Even if you don't become an official, the money in your pocket is enough to squander three lifetimes!

Moreover, the present situation is not conducive to the world revolution, and it is even more unpredictable whether we will go to war with the United States! Don't you and I plan for the future? This time, I met a lot of Japanese people who have been in exile for 24 years in China...... All of them have become Chinese citizens, have not been discriminated against, have the same rights and obligations as other Chinese, and have their own political parties, and many have made a fortune in China. At present, one of the four major chaebols in China is the Japanese chaebol...... I heard that those chaebols had more money than they did when they were in Japan before the Japanese Revolution! ”

This one...... Do you want to leave a way back? Yasuda's words have been said so explicitly, how can Kato Hiroshi still not understand. To tell the truth, there are really not many people who are optimistic about the first war between Japan and the United States, and even Yamamoto Isoroku, who put forward the Z plan, frankly said at the enlarged meeting of the Japanese political bureau that the possibility of Japan defeating the United States is close to zero, and the only chance is that the international situation will change in Japan's favor, or the Soviet Union will defeat China and Germany, or China and Germany will go to war with Britain, the United States and France because of the Soviet Union's post-war disposition. In short, a change in the situation is not something that Japan can control. If these changes do not occur, or if they do not develop as Japan's wishful thinking, the red country of Japan's GCD will be difficult to protect! At that time, where will the vast number of Japanese GC fighters, especially the high-level cadres of the Japanese G, go?

Stay at home and lead the Japanese working people to fight guerrillas? I'm afraid this is a bit wishful thinking. Since the Japanese GCD came to power, it has really not brought any benefits to the common people, and it does not have the same foundation as the Imperial Family. It would have been a miracle that if this war of foreign expansion had completely failed, tens of millions of Japanese people would not have risen up to launch a counterrevolutionary uprising. If the Japanese really had a choice, it would be impossible for them to fight this war without any chance of winning. But at the same time as taking risks. It seems that it is also a good choice to plan another way out.

Thinking of this, Hiroshi Kato let out a long breath. With a relaxed expression that he hadn't seen for a long time, he replied in a low voice, "Yasuda-kun, I understand what you mean." However, this cannot be said directly to Chairman Takeda, let's meet Mrs. Lan first, don't look at the chairman There are many Russian women around him, but Mrs. Lan's status is still unshakable. As long as you talk to Madame, this matter will be successful! In this way, we will have no worries when we go to war with the United States! ”

Yasuda nodded.

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Just when Yasuo Yasuda and Hiroshi Kato were busy relieving thousands of Japanese GCD cadres from worries. Chang Ruiqing is busy in the prime minister's office in Tangshan, Nanjing.

"Prime Minister, this is the fiscal revenue and expenditure report for the third quarter of this year. Minister Liao of the Ministry of Finance said that due to the resumption of trade between China and the United States. Government revenues in the third quarter of this year were much better than in the same period last year. In addition, the Ministry of Finance's latest issuance of 2 billion yuan of long-term war treasury bonds is also very good, and it is estimated that the issuance plan can be exceeded. Mainly due to the large purchase of Nanyang Capital......"

Zhang Junmai put the report just sent by the Ministry of Finance on the table. Chang Ruiqing looked at it, signed it at the end of the report, and then handed it back to Zhang Junmai and said: "Mr. Zhongkai has done a good job, Junmao, tell him for me that if you want to speed up the formulation of tax methods for inheritance tax, special consumption tax and windfall tax, you must submit it to the parliament for a vote within the year." After speaking, he turned his head to look at Wang Jingwei, who walked into the office to discuss the adjustment of relations with the United States and Japan, and Gu Weijun, the Chinese ambassador to the United States who returned to China to report on his work: "Zhaoming." Has the Sino-Japanese peace treaty been told to Mr. Sù Shaochuan? ”

"I already know." Wang Jingwei noticed the faint worried expression on Chang Ruiqing's face, and smiled: "Prime Minister." Roosevelt did not take Japan seriously at all, and our reconciliation with Japan may have played into his hands, and if there was no peace treaty, how could Japan dare to fight against the United States? If Japan did not dare to do so, Roosevelt might have had to go to great lengths to bring the United States into the war, so there is no need to worry about the rupture of our relations with the United States now. ”

"In fact, the Americans had no intention of immediately defeating Japan and occupying it." Gu Weijun smiled and said, "We can't look at the United States with China's thinking, because Roosevelt has very little power. Their Congress was so strict with government spending that it would have been impossible for Roosevelt to dramatically increase military spending without entering a wartime state. At present, the US newspapers have analyzed that President Roosevelt's policy of oppression against Japan was aimed at allowing the United States to enter wartime, and the main purpose of allowing the United States to enter wartime was to use huge military expenditures to stimulate the economy and stimulate employment, and defeating Japan and encroaching on the western Pacific was only a secondary purpose. ”

"Does public opinion in the United States support Roosevelt's policy of repression against Japan?" Chang Ruiqing asked with some confusion. Although he was familiar with the original history of World War II, he really couldn't understand the thoughts of the American people at that time.

Gu Weijun touched his mustache, considered the wording, and said: "Although American public opinion shouts about isolationism all day long, it seems that it is very afraid of war, but in fact, this is a misunderstanding by the outside world. In fact, the Americans were very belligerent, no less than the Germans and Russians. However, they are also very shrewd and do not want to fight a loss-making war. In the last world war, they suffered 300,000 casualties, and in the end they did not reap much benefit (of course, not counting the previous war money), so they felt that they had lost money, so they would stay away from the war in Europe. However, Japan and the United States were not afraid, so they did not have much opposition to Roosevelt's policy of oppression against Japan, which enabled Roosevelt to promote this policy step by step to this day. If Japan still endures this time, then Roosevelt will certainly be able to further launch a policy of oppression against Japan, because the public opinion in the United States actually supports him. ”

"What if Japan, which the United States worked so hard to defeat, is finally annexed by us? Will Americans still support him as president? Chang Ruiqing tapped lightly on the table and asked rhetorically.

Gu Weijun was stunned when he heard this, he was not a Japanese-minded faction, and he had never been very optimistic about the annexation of Japan. Wang Jingwei, who was next to him, replied with a smile: "If we really get to that point, the Americans will definitely be dissatisfied with us, so we must let the United States and Japan lose both in this war, so that we can complete the Japan-China alliance and eliminate the potential disaster of Japan forever." ”

"Japan-China Cooperation? Can it really be done? Gu Weijun shook his head suspiciously. Prime Minister, with all due respect, I can't think of a way to achieve a union, and now even the Japan-China Treaty has been abrogated......"

"Japan-China Hebang will definitely be able to do it!" Chang Ruiqing nodded emphatically and sneered: "But it's not by virtue of a treaty, but by force to conquer!" The Japanese have always obeyed the strong, and the only way to get them to follow us is to completely defeat them and completely occupy Japan! ”