Chapter 345 France Don’t Cry 30

When little Rudolf was hanging on a parachute and falling onto the battlefield filled with gunpowder, his father, Marshal Hessmann, was having a banquet in his manor with his wife Chloe, whose belly was already bulging and whose bust was unbelievably plump. He didn't know that his son had crashed yet. There were no mobile phones or the Internet in this era, and the transmission of information was very slow.

The visitors were Lieutenant General Hiroshi Oshima, who was re-appointed as the Japanese ambassador to Germany, and his wife and Minister Hess.

After returning to Japan, Hiroshi Oshima, a Japanese fan of Germany, first served as director of the Army Ministry. After the Abe Cabinet resigned in January 1941, the pro-British and American admiral Mitsumasa Yonai was replaced as prime minister. Naturally, he was unlucky as a fan of Germany. He lost the director's throne and was sent to Chiba Prefecture to serve as the principal of the Army Tank School. However, on April 20, his luck suddenly changed again. He was suddenly appointed as the ambassador to Germany and arrived in Berlin this afternoon.

However, he came at an unfortunate time. Hitler, Schleicher and Ribbentrop were not in Berlin. Instead, they went to Rome to negotiate the German-Italian alliance with Mussolini. So the person in charge of receiving him was Minister Hess. No one knew what the Japanese devil had said to Hess. In the evening, Hess personally called Hessman, hoping that the latter could receive the Japanese ambassador and his wife at the manor in Zossen - he also told Hessman that this was very important for winning over Japan, because the Japanese ambassador was an admirer of Marshal Hessman...

"Ambassador Oshima," Hessman asked directly about Japan's "national policy" at the dinner table, "Why don't you march to French Annam? What are you waiting for? Don't you want to liberate it?"

"Marshal, my empire is still a neutral country at present." Oshima Hiroshi smiled apologetically, "and..."

"And your Prime Minister Mitsumasa Yonai also said: The Japanese Navy was not established to go to war with the United States, but it is more suitable to deal with the German Navy!" Hessman said while cutting sausages with a knife and fork, with a look of indifference on his face.

Mitsumasa Yonai's words were in response to the army's proposal to the cabinet to establish a German-Japanese alliance - this seemed to mean breaking with Britain, the United States and France and choosing to go south as the direction of the expansion of the Japanese Empire. However, the Japanese army leaders were unwilling to give up the westward advance, and they still wanted to contain the Soviet Union through the German-Japanese alliance to create conditions for the westward advance.

After the full-scale battle on the Western Front in Europe on April 10, Britain and the United States stepped up their efforts to win over Japan, and even hinted that they could support Japan's free actions on the East Asian continent. Against this background, Mitsumasa Yonai publicly expressed his intention to use the navy to deal with Germany.

However, the development of things was beyond the Japanese's expectations. The Germans continued to play the role of Superman. The French Army, which was originally the object of worship of the Japanese Army, was defeated by the Germans within a week, and also defeated 300,000 Belgian troops and more than 200,000 British Expeditionary Force.

Now the Japanese Army began to rage again, accusing Mitsumasa Yonai, who came from the navy, of being a running dog of British and American imperialism and pushing the Japanese Empire into the sea of ​​fire. Mitsumasa Yonai, who was talking nonsense, was also dumbfounded, and quickly sent Hiroshi Oshima to Germany to serve as ambassador again, and explained Japan's true position to the German side.

"Marshal, Prime Minister Mine is not, he does not want to be an enemy of Germany, he is just under pressure from Britain and the United States..." Oshima Hiroshi said something that sounded very unconvincing.

Hersman and Rudolf Hess looked at each other and said coldly: "Japan and Germany are far apart, and there is no possibility of war at all. Britain and the United States just want you to go west to relieve their pressure in the direction of the Western Pacific.

For us in Germany, as long as the socialist comradeship and brotherhood with the Soviet Union can be maintained, there is no possibility of being defeated by Britain and the United States. Therefore, if you want to implement the westward route, then we must provide all necessary technical assistance to the Soviet Union. This has been our country's consistent national policy for more than 20 years."

The contradiction between the Soviet Union and Germany is actually very large, but in public, the two countries always appear very close. Especially after Germany made a decisive breakthrough on the Western Front, the Soviet Union's Pravda and TASS touted the "great victory of socialist Germany" every day, and clearly defined Germany's victory as a decisive victory of socialism over capitalism! It seems that the two socialist countries of the Soviet Union and Germany will soon go hand in hand to liberate all mankind.

Moreover, even if Germany had secured its hegemony on the European continent after defeating France, the possibility of the Soviet Union challenging the powerful Germany again was almost zero under such circumstances. The Soviet Union's road to the west was blocked, so it seemed inevitable that it would turn its main attention to the east.

In this case, the Japanese Army naturally had many concerns about going west and north. Going south to seize the colonies of Britain and France, especially France in Indochina, seemed much easier.

"If Japan wants to implement a southward policy," Hessman put a piece of grilled sausage into his mouth with a fork, chewed a few bites and swallowed it, "then it's better to implement it quickly, because the fundamental purpose of the war between my German Empire and the French Republic is to establish a strong, united and prosperous European Community. Once France is willing to fight together with Germany, then French Indochina will be a territory of the European Community!"

Is it still possible? Oshima Hiroshi was stunned again and again. Hessman continued: "The Battle of France will definitely end before the end of May. If you want French Indochina, you'd better act immediately!"

"But, but...but the lifeline of my empire is currently under threat." Oshima Hiroshi looked embarrassed.

Hessmann shrugged: "There is not much time, you should make a decision as soon as possible." As he said that, he glanced at Rudolf Hess. Hess immediately took over the topic and said: "Our country can play some role in diplomacy and help you sign a non-aggression treaty with the Soviet Union."

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"Leader, Rome is Rome, the European Community is the European Community," said German Foreign Minister Ribbentrop, who also did not know that his son was sent to a field hospital by a French bullet. At this moment, he was talking to Italy in the Venetian Palace in Rome. People talk loudly.

“The European Community is in the north,” Ribbentrop said, “including the German Empire, the French Republic, the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Hungary, the Kingdom of Romania, the Kingdom of Bulgaria, Slovakia, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Nordic countries and parts of Yugoslavia. The Roman Empire was in the south, and most of the Mediterranean coast should be the territory of the Roman Empire! "

While listening to Ribbentrop's words, Mussolini looked at the triumphant Hitler and Schleicher next to him, feeling very uncomfortable in his heart.

France was still so arrogant on April 10 and was recognized as the world's number one army power (even if Germany defeated Poland, most people still believed that France's army was stronger than Germany), while the Italian army's recognized ranking was still After the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom. However, such an army power that Italy needs to look up to was completely defeated by Germany in just a few days (by April 18th and 19th, it was basically certain that France would be completely defeated). By the way, Germany is not fighting France one-on-one, but one against three. There are also Britain and Belgium on France's side!

"A new world hegemon was born just like this!" Mussolini thought with some frustration. "France (counting from the Kingdom of West Francia), which had been famous in Europe for almost 1,000 years, collapsed like this, and was destroyed by the German monster. It was defeated in a short period of time. Who else in the world can fight a land war with Germany?"

The Soviet Union may be able to do it, but looking at the Red Army's performance in Poland and Finland, it seems unreliable. Moreover, the Soviet Union is still Germany's traditional ally...

The United States may also be Germany's opponent, but if the United States fought Germany alone during the last world war, who would believe that the United States could win on the European continent?

As for the powerful Kingdom of Italy…

Mussolini sighed deeply in his heart. How dare Italy stand on the opposite side of Germany? If Germany defeats France and then deploys troops to attack Italy, it will be the end of itself as a leader.

Although he felt very uncomfortable in his heart, Mussolini's face was full of smiles. When Ribbentrop introduced the situation, he nodded frequently in agreement - how could he dare to say no? Italy may still be able to bargain with Germany before France is defeated. But now, Italy can only accept Germany's arrangement.

"Yes, Mr. Foreign Minister said that very well!" Mussolini replied in fluent German. "I completely agree with your point of view. The Roman Empire will develop along the Mediterranean coast, just like what happened in history."

"But Provence and Corsica belong to France." Hitler interrupted.

"Of course, Corsica and Provence both belong to France!" Mussolini quickly agreed. Although a few days ago he claimed that they belonged to Italy, the situation was completely different now.

"In order to protect the French fleet concentrated in Toulon, we need to deploy fighters and bombers in Rana." German Defense Minister Marshal Schleicher added, "In addition, we also hope that the Italian Navy can participate in the operation against the British as soon as possible. Come on."

Mussolini nodded repeatedly. He actually did not want Germany to get involved in the Mediterranean, but there were some things that were not up to him - Italy was just a peninsula, not an island.

"That's no problem at all," Mussolini said with a smile. "If the British Mediterranean Fleet doesn't leave quickly, the Italian and French navies will attack together to drive them away." He paused and then said: "Also , my African Legion is also ready and will soon occupy, no, liberate Egypt."