The Rise of the Third Reich

Tokyo, Akasaka Imperial Palace.

This is a Western-style palace built after the Palace of Versailles. It was completed in 1913 and is adjacent to the ancient Tokyo Imperial Palace. Because it is nominally the East Palace Palace built for the Crown Prince, Hirohito is the first generation owner here (Emperor Taisho is Ascended to the throne in 1912). He has lived in this beautiful Western-style palace for a long time and likes this Western-style luxury and comfort very much.

Therefore, after he ascended the throne and became the Empress of Heaven, he often stayed in this vacant palace (Crown Prince Akihito was born in 1933 and is only 9 years old this year, not yet old enough to move into the East Palace Palace). It is also more convenient to enter and exit here. He met with his close ministers in a Western-style palace.

His Majesty the Showa Emperor of Japan is probably the most powerful emperor in the past thousand years since the rise of the samurai family, and the real living god of the Japanese Empire. However, the gods in this world are also gods, so they naturally have to maintain some sense of mystery. They also have to talk attentively in the imperial meetings and tell some "myths" that are difficult for others to understand. Only in this way can the shameless navy and army's big red deer be persuaded. They were in awe.

However, Hirohito cannot really govern the country by relying on "myths" that others can't quite understand. If the stupid big deer below understand the wrong meaning, the good situation of militarism will be ruined.

So Hirohito sometimes speaks human words, but not just anyone is qualified to listen. Historically, apart from his wife, children, and the servants who helped him empty the toilet and wipe his butt, the only people who could be sure to listen to his human words were the Interior Minister Kido Koichi and the Army's Prince Miyatou Kanin Miyazaishihito. , the mastermind behind the Navy, Prince Fushimi Miyahiro, and the later Japanese Emperor and American five-star general MacArthur.

The Emperor is still in Brisbane, Australia today, thinking about how to capture Hirohito and hang him alive, while the few remaining masters who can listen to Hirohito's human words are now gathered in the conference room of the Akasaka Palace." Listen to people's words in Cai Luan Room.

"...the army and navy have reached a consensus, which is to rely on Japan's own national strength to resist the United States in the east, resist Chilu in the north, contain China in the west, control the barbarians in the south, and strive to control Malacca to the west, Hawaii to the east, Australia to the north, and Chilu to the south. The land in the south, except China itself, will be built into the imperial paradise of common prosperity in Greater East Asia.”

"Except China itself?" The emperor, wearing a Western military uniform, interrupted Prince Kanin Gong Zaihito's report. "Should the Manchuria issue be resolved in this war?"

"Your Majesty," Prince Fushimi Gong Hirokyo took the question and replied, "Now we need to seek peace with the United States through naked dew, so that all living beings can be saved from destruction, billions of people can live in peace, and the fertile soil of Nanyang can be developed. Therefore, it is not appropriate to solve it at this time. "The Manchurian Question."

To solve the Manchuria issue would definitely trigger a new war, and it would also be a threat to the Soviet Union's back. Not to mention whether Japan's national strength can bear the burden of two wars at the same time, simply increasing the suspicion between Japan and the Soviet Union will always be more harmful than gain. Therefore, the opinion of the Japanese military headquarters is that the Kwantung Army will not move - it will not make large-scale transfers or take the initiative, but will wait and see what happens. As long as Japan can successfully end the war with the United States in the Pacific, then nothing else will matter.

"Oh." The emperor was slightly disappointed, and then asked, "So how is the harmony with Mi going?"

"The Prime Minister has appointed former Foreign Minister Matsuoka Yosuke as a special envoy to go to Moscow to meet with Chiro leaders Stalin, Molotov and others. It is expected that certain results can be achieved." Kanin Palace replied, "However, the completion of the comprehensive agreement has yet to be completed. Thanks to the struggle of the navy and army, if we can achieve another glorious victory in the Pacific, the United States will not have the courage to fight again. After all...Germany is the United States' number one enemy!"

"Will we ask our country to send troops to go to war with Germany?" Emperor Hirohito didn't know what he was thinking. He suddenly raised such a nonsensical question, which made both Hanin Palace and Fushimi Palace a little dumbfounded.

"Probably not." Kanin Palace did not dare to laugh at the emperor, so he could only reply seriously, "And our country only wants to withdraw from the war with dignity and preserve the results of the march south, and nothing else."

"Oh." The emperor nodded, without saying anything, he stood up and walked out the door.

Kido Koichi, who had been silent just now, said loudly: "His Majesty the Emperor, take off, all the officials will send you off!" Then he ran away after the Emperor like a follower.

The only two old men left in the room were Prince Hanin Gong Zaijin and Prince Fushimi Gong Hirokyo. You look at me and I look at you. This time the emperor didn't say anything precise, and he probably didn't know what to do. It seemed like the Empire of Japan was fighting a war that didn't know how it would end?

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Just when Kanin Palace, Fushimi Palace and their living god Emperor had no idea how to end the war and defend the fruits of militarism's victory, the special envoy Matsuoka Yoyo who was sent to Moscow by Tojo Hideki had a deep understanding in his heart. There is a bottom.

Matsuoka is now holding the arm of Stalin, the fatherly leader of the Soviet Union, affectionately. The two elderly men are holding hands like this, standing side by side in a luxuriously furnished hall in the Kremlin for people to take pictures.

Both of them had smiles on their faces, and they seemed very satisfied with the meeting that had just ended.

Before the talks just started, the fatherly leader Stalin warmly hugged his old acquaintance Matsuoka and said happily: "You and I are both Asians."

Matsuoka Yosuke said to Stalin in a respectful tone: "Now, the era of Europeans has ended, and it was ruined by their fratricide. The future belongs to Asia and America, but our Asian population is far greater than America, so it will eventually belong to Asia. As long as Japan and the Soviet Union, the two Asian powers, can unite, there will be no enemy that cannot be defeated. Europeans can't do it, and Americans can't do it either!" In the subsequent talks, Matsuoka Yosuke told Stalin: "The purpose of Japan's war is to liberate Asian compatriots enslaved by Europeans. This goal has been largely achieved. Only India is still under the brutal rule of European colonists. However, Japan's national strength is limited and it is unable to liberate India, so it now wants to cease fire with the United States and hopes that the Soviet Union can help it. In return, Japan is willing to make concessions to the Soviet Union on the issue of South Sakhalin." The Sakhalin issue is a small problem between Japan and the Soviet Union, which originated from Japan's interference in the Russian civil war. Half of Sakhalin was the spoils of Japan's expedition to Siberia, and the Soviet Union was resentful of this and had always wanted to take it back. This time, Matsuoka Yosuke got a promise from Tojo that he could discuss the ownership of South Sakhalin with the Soviet Union - after all, Japan had gained enough in the South Pacific, and half of Sakhalin was nothing.

Stalin immediately gave a very positive answer to Matsuoka's request: "The Soviet Union certainly hopes to see the restoration of prosperity and stability in the Pacific region. This is in the interests of the Soviet Union and the whole world, and is also in line with the overall situation of the world's anti-fascist and anti-Nazi war. Therefore, the Soviet Union will definitely promote peace talks between Japan and the United States. After today's meeting is over, I will immediately send Comrade Bulganin and Comrade Litvinov in the United States to the White House to tell Roosevelt in person about your request and my support."

Now the Soviet Union has to go all out to fight Germany on the Western Front, and it needs to draw its main force from the Far East. Therefore, the Far East is empty of troops, and it is most afraid that Japan will take the opportunity to attack. Therefore, Matsuoka Yosuke's visit is exactly what Stalin wants - no matter whether the United States and Japan can reach an agreement, as long as the Soviet Union can mediate, then Japan will not attack the Soviet Union from behind, and will not allow the German commerce-breaking fleet to mess up in the North Pacific.

So Stalin then raised the issue of the safety of the Soviet Union's North Pacific lifeline.

"Comrade General Secretary," Matsuoka Yosuke knew that Stalin would raise such a question, "We have already made arrangements for this matter, which can ensure that the German Far East Fleet will not be able to conduct North Pacific commerce in the next few months."

The Japanese method is actually very simple. They used the excuse that the Pacific war was tight and the United States might launch an attack, and asked Germany to let the European Combined Fleet's Far East Squadron garrison the Hawaiian Islands.

After receiving the Japanese request, the German Wehrmacht General Staff actually held a meeting to study the matter seriously.

"Is it possible that the Americans will launch an attack immediately?" Hersman was also a little confused about the situation. Although he was a little annoyed that the Japanese said "no", Japan was an ally after all, and he still had to help at a critical moment.

"It is possible," replied Vice Admiral Galen, who was in charge of military intelligence. "Although the Panama Canal is temporarily closed, the Americans still have a certain number of aircraft carriers in the Pacific. The total number of Yorktown-class, Independence-class, Ranger-class and Wasp-class aircraft carriers that can serve as fleet aircraft carriers is about 7-8, and the number of Borg-class escort aircraft carriers is more than 10."

The rich are the rich! Hersman shook his head and said, "Then let the Far East Fleet stay in the Hawaiian Islands temporarily and cooperate with the Japanese in the war."

"Your Excellency the Imperial Marshal," Vice Admiral Galen said again, "We just got intelligence that Japan sent a special envoy to Moscow, the former Foreign Minister Matsuoka Yosuke."

"Matsuoka Yosuke went to Moscow?" Hersman thought about it and smiled coldly, "The Japanese want to make a separate peace with the United States through the Soviet Union!"

"Separate peace?" The brows of the Navy Commander-in-Chief Raeder who was present immediately twisted, "Imperial Marshal, is this confirmed news?"

Of course it is confirmed, it's all written in history books! A group of Japanese "Showa Staff" flirted with Moscow at the end of World War II and regarded the loving father as a life-saving straw. If it were not for Mr. Truman's conscience and dropping two atomic bombs to save Japan, the Red Army soldiers might have come to Tokyo to arrest anti-G lives.