The Rise of the Third Reich

"So... February 1st is the moment when the cooperation between the Empire of Japan and the German Empire is suspended?"

Hearing the question from Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo, Lieutenant General Hiroshi Oshima, who had just returned from Berlin, nodded with regret and said: "It is a temporary suspension of cooperation... because the Black Death has appeared in Lisbon, and now the whole of Europe has fallen into panic, it is said that the German Emperor and German Chancellor Hitler were very angry, so..."

"Hahaha," Hideki Tojo burst out laughing, interrupting Oshima Hiro, "I didn't expect that Europeans would be panicked because of our Japanese Empire."

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister..." Oshima Hiroshi looked at Tojo in confusion.

Tojo smiled and said: "There is no need to be nervous about the changes in Japan-Germany relations, because there are no permanent friends in the world. When we defeat the United States in the Second Battle of the Hawaiian Islands and win A decent peace. Japan and Germany are naturally rivals, not allies. Now that Japan can have a weapon that can threaten Germany, it will be very beneficial to Japan’s future hegemony in Greater East Asia and the Pacific Coast.”

As Prime Minister, Tojo naturally looked far ahead. He not only saw the upcoming Second Battle of Hawaii, but also saw postwar Japan-Germany relations.

In Tojo's view, Japan was not a vassal of Germany, but a first-class power on an equal footing with Germany. In the future world, Japan, Germany, the United States, and Italy (Rome) should keep pace with each other, rather than being dominated by German leaders.

Therefore, it is very advantageous for Japan to possess bacterial weapons that can pose a huge threat to Germany.

"Yes, doesn't Germany also have a uranium weapons program?" Takeo Yasuda, head of the Army Aviation Headquarters, also participated in today's meeting. He interjected, "And the Germans have probably concealed the phenomenon of nuclear fission for at least three years."

After confirming that the United States had learned about the phenomenon of nuclear fission and began to develop nuclear weapons, the Germans announced the phenomenon of nuclear fission in the first half of 1943. Subsequently, a large number of world-class physicists, including Japanese scientist Yoshio Nishina, realized that it was entirely possible to create nuclear weapons.

Moreover, as the phenomenon of nuclear fission became public, Japan gradually became aware of Germany's efforts to control Europe's top physicists and chemists since 1940.

Therefore, Takeo Yasuda, who is responsible for the development of Japan's secret weapons, also guessed that Germany was likely to have begun developing nuclear fission weapons long ago.

In order to allow Japan to keep up with the process of nuclear weapons research and development in a timely manner, Takeo Yasuda also made a request to Germany for assistance in nuclear weapons technology through Hiroshi Oshima, but Hessmann rejected it. Therefore, Japan's nuclear weapons program "Plan Ni", which is headed by Takeo Yasuda and Yoshio Nishina, is now progressing slowly, or it has come to a complete standstill.

"But now, after all, Japan still wants more from Germany!" Oshima Hiro said, "What if the empire falls into a bitter war in the Hawaiian Islands..."

"impossible!"

Ishihara, who is responsible for formulating the "Operation Czech No. 1" plan for the Army, said with a smile.

He was also summoned to the Prime Minister's residence by Hideki Tojo today - perhaps because there was no September 18, Ishihara's reputation was not enough to pose a threat to Tojo, and he did not dare to be too presumptuous in front of Tojo, so the relationship between the two was so-so. It can still be maintained.

Hearing that Oshima Hiroshi had doubts about "Operation Jie-1", Ishihara immediately interjected: "The Imperial Army has been deploying defenses in the Hawaiian Islands for two years, and has built a large number of defense facilities on each island and accumulated abundant supplies. 11 elite divisions, 1 mixed brigade, 8 tank brigades, 10 aviation divisions and 4 anti-aircraft artillery divisions were also deployed.

In addition, there is an area fleet of the Navy (Central Pacific Area Fleet) and the 8th Fleet, and the main force of the combined fleet can launch a large-scale attack at any time to deal a fatal blow to the invading U.S. fleet. "

The Japanese army spent a lot of money on the defense of the Hawaiian Islands. The number of army troops alone is as high as 280,000, and they have more than 800 tanks of various types (mainly T-34/76 and KV-1/ Type 76), more than 3,000 artillery pieces of various types (excluding naval security guns), and more than 2,000 aircraft (excluding suicide aircraft and missiles).

Moreover, the Japanese Military Ministry also appointed General Yamashita Tomobumi, who had made great achievements in the battle south, to serve as the commander of the Hawaiian Front to defend Hawaii, and unified command of the Japanese Army troops in the Hawaiian Islands, Christmas Island, Midway Island and other places - Christmas Island There is also a division on the island, and a regiment-level detachment is stationed on Midway. In other words, the actual strength of the Hawaiian Front Army exceeds 300,000!

In addition to the army, the Hawaiian Islands and neighboring Christmas Island and Midway Island also have the Japanese Navy's Central Pacific Fleet. Although this "fleet" does not have many large surface ships, it does have a large number of shore-based aviation and coastal artillery. There are nearly 700 aircraft of various types alone (excluding suicide aircraft and missiles)! It has as many as three to four hundred large-caliber coastal defense artillery pieces, and has also built a large number of coastal defense fortresses with armored turrets on Oahu, the core of the Hawaiian Islands.

In addition, the 8th Fleet, which has been stationed in the South Pacific for a long time, was also transferred to the Hawaiian Islands and became the "garrison fleet" of the Hawaiian Islands.

In addition to the conventional navy and army, the Japanese navy and army also deployed the real trump card on Oahu - 1,000 suicide aircraft modified from Zero and Falcon aircraft.

"...more than 300,000 defenders, thousands of cannons, more than 800 tanks, more than 2,700 combat aircraft, and more than 1,000 special attack aircraft!" Ishihara Kanji was very excited after introducing the defense situation of the Hawaiian Islands. He affirmed to Oshima Hiro, "Even if the combined fleet is not considered, the defense of the Hawaiian Islands is enough to withstand the attack of the entire U.S. Navy and millions of U.S. Army troops!"

"Don't consider the combined fleet?" Oshima Hiro seemed to have heard the key, and he glanced at Tojo Hideki. Tojo smiled and said: "Ishihara-kun, tell Oshima-kun, Oshima-kun is not an outsider."

"Hai." Ishihara Wanji nodded and said: "The purpose of the Jie-1 operation is not to sink many American ships, but to kill a large number of American troops. Therefore, the main force of the combined fleet will be hidden in the early stage of the decisive battle. Danguan Bay anchorage... Therefore, the initial operations will be carried out by the Hawaiian Front and the Central Pacific Fleet and the 8th Fleet. "

Ishihara has always advocated killing a large number of U.S. troops. In his opinion, no matter how many U.S. ships the navy attacks, it is in vain. Because the American man-made ones will definitely sink faster than the Japanese navy!

If Japan sinks one American ship, the United States will build ten or eight more, and there will be no way to finish them all!

Moreover, the Japanese navy is now mainly engaged in sea and air wars, fighting for aircraft and pilots. In the final analysis, it is fighting for oil. The United States has dozens of times more oil than Japan. How can it possibly survive?

Therefore, when the army and navy jointly formulated the "Operation Czech No. 1" plan, Ishihara Kanji put forward the two principles of "first go all out, then join the ship" and "lure the enemy to the island".

To put it simply, the main force of the combined fleet and the "Silver Reaper" missiles, which are regarded as the trump card, will not be moved for the time being, and they will only rely on aircraft and suicide planes on the Hawaiian Islands to fight against the Americans. Seeing that the fight is almost over, let the Americans land again - only if the Americans land can it be possible to kill a large number of people!

If they use the United Fleet and the "Silver Death" to defeat the U.S. Pacific Fleet right from the start, the U.S. will lose a few ships, and it might be similar to the Battle of Christmas Island... The Americans sunk many ships, and the Japanese killed many elites. pilot!

The United States, which has sunk many ships, will be resurrected with full health in a few months. Even if it does not have a fleet of aircraft carriers, it can still fight Japan with escort aircraft carriers.

And Japan, with all its elite pilots dead, is really going to die... If the planes are not as good as people and the pilots are not as good as people, how can they fight a war?

Therefore, when Kanji Ishihara revised the "Operation Czech-1" plan after Christmas Island, he simply proposed to allow the United States to land!

Let hundreds of thousands of Americans land on the island first, so that the invincible Imperial Japanese Army can kill them in large numbers. While waiting for the fierce battle on the island to reach its climax, the main force of the Combined Fleet and the "Silver Reaper" missiles were suddenly dispatched. They did not seek to completely annihilate their opponents (Ishihara Kanji believed that the Combined Fleet did not have the strength to completely wipe out the U.S. Pacific Fleet), but only sought to use Yamato. -class battleships and "Silver Reaper" missiles can drive away the main force of the U.S. Pacific Fleet from the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands.

The US military who landed on the island in this way is a turtle in the urn!

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"Mr. President, as of 6 pm yesterday, we have confirmed 223 more cases of plague, including 53 cases of pneumonic plague. The total number of patients who died of pneumonic plague, cholera and anthrax has increased to 4,216!"

Before the start of the White House military conference on January 25, Senator Truman, the newly appointed director of the United States Commission on Epidemic Prevention and Control, first reported to the President of the United States on the development of the plague epidemic - the United States Commission on Epidemic Prevention and Control was a temporary department, nominally Affiliated to Congress, not the government. Senator Truman was appointed by Roosevelt as the director of this committee. It was obvious that President Roosevelt was deliberately cultivating this junior member of the Democratic Party.

"In addition," Truman reported again, "the epidemic continues to spread. Oregon and Iowa reported their first cases of plague yesterday afternoon. New epidemics have been reported in Mexico, Guatemala and Haiti, and Vancouver, Canada, has also reported The first cases of plague were reported in Europe, both in Spain and in Sardinia, Italy.”

Roosevelt nodded, took over this heavy topic, and said: "Gentlemen, the Black Death is spreading... If we cannot occupy the Hawaiian Islands in time, countless bomb balloons containing plague fleas will fly to the United States. If If one of them lands in New York or Chicago, the consequences will be disastrous."