I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

"Is it a Japanese or German submarine?" Jiang Weiguo lit a cigarette.

"Brother Wei, with all due respect!" Ouyang Sihai frowned, "There is no need for the Japanese to sneak a submarine near Jeju Island, let alone for the Germans.

This situation... It seems that it is not big or small, maybe it is just a false alarm, we are mediocre, maybe there is some conspiracy inside story.

Anyway, be careful.

If there is a situation, I will take you back to China immediately!"

"I know, thanks!" Jiang Weiguo smiled and patted Ouyang Sihai on the shoulder.

At 12:7 a.m. the next day, on December [-], the Japanese occupied Jeju Island in South Korea, Samki Village, the largest house in the village.

The three-party talks between Germany, China and Japan officially started.

A round table has been placed in the center of the living room of the house. The table is covered with a beige blanket, and several pots of bonsai flowers are placed in the middle.

The warm and warm sunshine of East Asian winter quietly shines into the room, making the room extremely bright.

At [-]:[-], representatives from the three countries entered the living room at the same time.

Jiang Weiguo, Yang Jie, and Jiang Baili are all high-spirited and full of energy. They are related to the dignity of the country. They must maintain a good look and demeanor.

After the three of them entered the room, they saw a palm-sized red flag with blue sky, white sun and ground on the west side of the round table, so they sat down on the west side of the round table.

Just to the east of the round table is a palm-sized sun flag, and to the north is a palm-sized "Swastika" black, red and white tricolor flag.

When the three of Jiang Weiguo were seated, the German and Japanese representatives were also seated. Like the Chinese side, there were also three German and Japanese representatives. The German representatives were Marshal Werner von Blomburg, the current German Minister of Defense and Commander-in-Chief of the National Defense Forces. , Joachim von Ribbentrop, who was officially appointed by Hitler as the German Foreign Minister at the beginning of this year, and Karl Haushofer, the president of the German Academy of Sciences.

These three people have different positions on the "Eastern Issue". Hofer can speak both Chinese and Japanese, and is proficient in Chinese and Japanese culture.

The flag of Germany is in the north, because Germany is the "host", and the flags of China and Japan are in the west and east, because China is to the west of Japan, and Japan is to the east of China.

The Japanese representatives are Lieutenant General Yoshijiro Umezu, Minister of the Army, Admiral Shiro Kawako, Minister of the Navy, and Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro.

The arrangement of these three people as representatives in the Tokyo base camp has a certain meaning. The minister of the army is the minister of land, and the minister of the navy is the minister of the sea. In addition to the prime minister, the Japanese side sent "three ministers" to participate in the meeting. It must be said that the rank is very high.

Umezu Yoshijiro has been in charge of Japan's aggression against China. He once forced He Yingqin to sign the "He Mei Agreement". He knows China very well and can be said to be half a "China hand". The first Sinologist", and most importantly, Oikawa Koshiro is one of the top "German-friendly faction" in the Japanese Navy.

Among the Japanese army and navy, the army has always admired Germany very much, because the Japanese army was established based on the German army. The various advantages, strong combat effectiveness, and brilliant record of the German army have made the Japanese army quite envious. The Japanese navy is different. The Japanese navy was established on the basis of the British navy. The British navy has always been the nemesis of the German navy. The Japanese navy realized that after the German-Japanese alliance, the German navy is weak and difficult to help. The Japanese navy was dealing with the American and British navies, which were stronger than the Japanese navy, so the Japanese navy has never supported the "German-Japanese alliance". However, there are opponents in the Japanese army who support the German-Japanese alliance, and there are also supporters in the Japanese navy who oppose the German-Japanese alliance. Oikawa Koshiro is one of them.

On the other hand, Umezu Yoshijiro, who represented the Japanese Army, was a lieutenant general, and Oikawa Koshiro, who represented the Japanese Navy, was a general, implicitly implying that the Japanese Navy had a higher say in this meeting than the Japanese Army.

As for Konoe Fumimaro, originally, his position as prime minister was already a little unstable, because he completely obeyed the military during the war, and he blamed the military a lot, which caused a lot of negative reactions, but Fumimaro Konoe has never supported Japan's full-scale invasion of China, and he presided over Japan's work of inducing China to surrender during the war. Therefore, after the Sino-Japanese peace talks and armistice, because of Japan's unprecedented casualties and heavy losses, Emperor Hirohito strongly supported Japan before the war. The high-level officials who invaded China were disgusted. Konoe Fumimaro was regarded by Hirohito as a "perceived person" because he did not support Japan's invasion of China, and then he was praised by Hirohito, so he regained his position as prime minister.

Among the three Japanese representatives, Konoe Fumimaro supports the German-Chinese-Japanese alliance (because it can avoid another war between China and Japan), Oikawa Koshiro supports the German-Japanese alliance, and has no objection to China joining this alliance, and Umezu Yoshijiro supports the German-Japanese alliance. The Sino-Japanese alliance, because he is a very shrewd person, knowing that this alliance can bring great benefits to Japan.

Regarding the "Germany, China and Japan Triple Alliance" that the Germans tried their best to bring together, the Japanese top management is roughly divided into three factions:

The first faction thinks that the reason why the Germans want China and Japan to join forces with Germany is because the Germans want to fight another world war. If Japan joins Germany in a world war, it might end up getting burned, so it should be rejected, and after a few years of rest, Accept it as soon as it is good or invade China again. However, this group of people is worried that after Japan refuses to ally with Germany, Germany will completely ally with China. Just accept it, and China, which has breathed its breath, is likely to take the initiative to fight back against Japan, so Japan will be caught in a dilemma.

There are not many people of this faction in the top ranks of Japan;

The second faction believes that Japan should strengthen its relationship with Germany, start a German-Japanese alliance, let Germany abandon China, join forces with Japan, and support Japan to accept as soon as it is good or invade China again. Japan stands together, whether it is good for Japan to accept it or invade China again, it is easy to do. However, this group of people knows that this idea is very difficult. Germany's Eastern policy is "pro-China and sparse Japan" The feasibility of abandoning China and joining forces with Japan is indeed not optimistic.

There are not many people of this faction in the top ranks of Japan;

The third faction supports the alliance of Germany, China and Japan, and the three countries join forces to fight against the United States, Britain, France and the Soviet Union. This faction has a relatively large number of people in the Japanese high-level. Invasion of China, one group intends to abandon the occupied areas in China after the war, and completely turn the enemy into a friend with China, and the other group intends to wait and see what happens after the war. If China takes the initiative to launch a counterattack against Japan, it will invade China again. If China gives up If Japan occupies the territory in China, it will live in peace with China.

Just as there are endless debates at the top of China, there are also endless debates at the top of Japan.

Generally speaking, Umezu Yoshijiro belongs to the third faction, and is the "third small faction" in the third faction. He intends to use China, but he is unwilling to give up Japan's existing occupied areas in China at this time; Kawakoshiro also belongs to the The third faction, but it is more ambiguous which small faction it belongs to; Konoe Fumimaro also belongs to the third faction, but he is vacillating between the second and third factions of the third faction.

The German staff attending the meeting looked radiant and personable, the Chinese staff looked arrogant and looked down on the Japanese, and the Japanese staff had different expressions. Umezu Yoshijiro was expressionless, and Kawakoshiro looked at the German staff with a smile, slightly avoiding the eyes. When the Chinese personnel were opened, Fumimaro Konoe smiled all over his face, smiling at both the German personnel and the Chinese personnel.

Without hesitation, Jiang Weiguo lit a cigarette and puffed out the smoke. He slowly exhaled a puff of smoke and sprayed it at the Japanese on the opposite side.

Umezu Yoshijiro was unmoved, with disgust on his face, Oikawa Koshiro didn't care, Konoe Fumimaro smiled and reached out to fan the air.

"Gentlemen!" Haushofer started the meeting with a radiant face, "Today, at this time, is a moment destined to be recorded in history! It is no exaggeration to say that the whole world will suffer because of this moment today." First of all, on behalf of Germany and Hitler, I would like to express my most sincere thanks to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek of China and His Majesty Emperor Hirohito of Japan, and also to all of you.

It is really not easy for us from three big countries to sit together, and we have every reason to be proud of the great progress and achievements we have achieved through hardships!" He said the truth, Because what Germany desires most is the war ally that both China and Japan call Germany. Now, this strategic vision has finally taken a very meaningful and important first step, which has to make Germany feel excited.

In fact, Haushofer was the one who put forward the idea of ​​the "Germany, China and Japan Triple Alliance" among high-level German officials. After hearing his idea, Hitler was deeply enlightened and strongly supported it.

Yang Jie and Jiang Baili nodded slightly, and Jiang Weiguo puffed out a puff of smoke.

Konoe Fumimaro and Oikawa Koshiro nodded with a smile, Umezu Yoshijiro still had a poker face.

Haushofer looked at the representatives of China and Japan with a smile, and continued to speak in a loud and authentic voice: "Although I no longer wear military uniforms, I am used to the efficient style of soldiers. Among the Chinese and Japanese friends, except for Prime Minister Konoe, the rest The five are also soldiers.

It is very difficult for the three of us to sit together in this meeting. The time spent sitting together is very precious. Naturally, such a precious world cannot be used for small talk and nonsense.

Guys, let's cut to the chase! He put away his smile and put on a solemn expression, "China and Japan are both world-class powers and the two main rulers of the East. Both China and Japan are friends of Germany. As friends, we are extremely unwilling to see Our two friends had a big fight.

In fact, China and Japan share the same origin, culture, and race. They should be brothers and neighbors, and they should not fight each other.

After all, both China and Japan are of the yellow race in East Asia. If one family fights each other, it will only benefit outsiders.

The United States and Britain hope that you will lose both, so that they can control you and turn you into their colony. The Soviet Union also wants to, and implements a red policy against you while you are killing each other.

They are all sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight. How can Chinese and Japanese friends not understand this? "

The three of Jiang Weiguo and the three of Konoe Wenmao maintained a calm expression.

What Haushofer said is the truth, but it is a meaningless truth. Of course China and Japan understand this truth, but China and Japan cannot stop fighting.

Haushofer has carefully studied the history of China and Japan, so he is well aware of the contradictions, conflicts, grievances, and hatred between China and Japan. Therefore, he has already prepared a draft and said calmly: "We don't need to deceive ourselves. There are almost irreconcilable contradictions between Japan and Japan. As long as the contradictions can be resolved, China and Japan can truly change from enemies to friends.

What is the contradiction?It is the interest, and it is the "living space" proposed by Hitler's head of state.

Japan has a small land and poor resources, so it urgently needs to acquire a vast continental territory. China is adjacent to Japan, and China has a large land and abundant resources, so it has become the goal of Japan to expand its own living space. Although China’s demand for living space is not as strong as Japan’s, but China has been repeatedly invaded by foreign enemies including Japan, lost a large area of ​​land, and suffered huge losses. China must want to regain those lost lands.

So, here comes the question, China wants to regain lost ground and expand its territory, while Japan wants to acquire more land, can the two really not coexist? He stood up, looking very excited and authentic, "Of course the answer is no!"Friends, the world is not just China and Japan, the world is very big!Very big!Why don't China and Japan look beyond the East Asian pattern and look at the world?Especially Japanese friends.

Just ask, does Japan have to acquire Chinese land?Can't you see that besides China, there is a very, very vast land?Soviet Union!Southeast Asia!India!Australia!Africa!North America!South America!Such a huge amount of land is how many times that of China?If Japan keeps its eyes fixed on China all the time, it would be looking too far from the well.

China is Japan's neighbor, and Japan turned its neighbor into an enemy, what a mistake!If China, a neighbor, is Japan's close comrade-in-arms, and China and Japan work together to form an alliance, which country in the world would dare to oppose this Sino-Japanese alliance?The Soviet Union did not dare, and neither did the United States!It can be seen from this that what a major mistake Japan has made in its China policy!Only staring at China, but ignoring the wider and vaster world!Gentlemen, let me be blunt. If China and Japan jointly defeat the Soviet Union and carve up the Soviet Union, will China and Japan still have the problem of insufficient living space, mutual competition, mutual hostility, and mutual attack?of course not!Carve up the Soviet Union, and China and Japan can become big countries with vast land!China will go to a higher level, and Japan will also have a vast territory!Excuse me, isn't it? "

"Yes! Yes!" Konoe Fumimaro nodded happily, and at the same time looked at Umezu Yoshijiro and Oikawa Koshiro beside him, with a look of hope for approval.

"So!" Haushofer said excitedly, "China and Japan should turn hostility into friendship! They should join forces! Alliance! And Germany! The three countries together form a powerful group! The Soviet Union occupies more than 2200 square meters in Eastern Europe, North Asia, and Central Asia. Ten thousand square kilometers of land; the United Kingdom, the mainland is only a tiny place, but it has colonies all over the world with an area of ​​more than 3000 million square kilometers! The same is true for France! There are also the Netherlands and Belgium! Gentlemen, these countries occupy Most of the land in the world has been around for a long time! It is time to change people! Germany, China, Japan, and the Triple Alliance have the power to challenge, defeat, subvert, and conquer them! The world should no longer be dominated by them! My friends, why don't we be bolder? Why don't we take a longer view? Why don't we aim a little bigger?"

Marshal Blomberg smiled and said: "Gentlemen, the alliance between Germany, China and Japan is limited by the world structure on the one hand. The United States is not a friend of Germany, nor is it a friend of China and Japan; the Soviet Union is Germany, China and Japan. , Japan's common enemy; Britain and France, the same situation as the United States.

Germany's friends can only be China and Japan, China's friends can only be Germany and Japan, and Japan's friends can only be Germany and China.

Gentlemen, God wants us to be one family, why don't we?Germany has a strong army and air force, a strong industrial base, and advanced science and technology. China has a vast territory, rich resources, and the world's largest population. The Chinese army is also very effective. Japan has the world's third largest The navy, a well-developed shipbuilding industry, and the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army are also excellent.

Our three countries can learn from each other's strengths and complement each other's weaknesses to form a perfect, unbreakable, and indestructible alliance group!Let's fight together to obtain a vast living space, build a new order of the world, and have the right to dominate the world! "

Umezu Yoshijiro said indifferently: "I don't know what the 'New World Order' in Hitler's mind is like? Can you tell me?"

"Of course!" Ribbentrop said with a smile on his face, "After Germany, China and Japan jointly defeated the Soviet Union, the Eastern Europe of the Soviet Union belonged to Germany, and the Central and North Asia of the Soviet Union were divided between China and Japan; The colonies in Africa and the Middle East belonged to Germany, while South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Australia were divided between China and Japan.

Friends, adding up the above areas, the total area of ​​the new territory belonging to China and Japan exceeds 3800 million square kilometers.

I believe that after China and Japan carve up the above areas, there will never be any more contradictions and conflicts on the issue of living space, because China and Japan will obtain absolutely enough living space just like Germany!"

Yang Jie and Jiang Baili looked at each other, exchanging complicated gazes, Konoe Fumimo became more and more overjoyed, looked at Umezu Yoshijirou and Okawakoshiro with excited and expectant eyes, and Okawakoshirou's eyes moved, obviously greatly moved, Umezu Yoshijiro His brows were furrowed, and he fell into eager thinking.

Jiang Weiguo threw away the cigarette he had smoked, lit a new one, and said unhurriedly: "How can we cooperate with Japan when Japan is occupying a full 180 million square kilometers of land in our country at this time?" He squinted, Looking at the Japanese across the way.

Section 389 Tripartite Talks (4)

As soon as Jiang Weiguo's sharp words came out, the slight "friendly atmosphere" that had appeared at the meeting site suddenly disappeared, and the air suddenly became cold.

Both Yang Jie and Jiang Baili had sullen faces, and Jiang Weiguo smiled, but his expression was aggressive.

Among the Japanese staff, the smile on Konoe Fumimaro's face suddenly froze, and turned into a forced smile mixed with embarrassment, embarrassment, anxiety, haste, and anxiety. Umezu Yoshijiro looked at Jiang Weiguo coldly, and Oikawa Koshiro frowned Frowning, seems to be lost in thought.

Marshal Blomberg nodded empathetically: "Yes, this is indeed very unfair to the Chinese side, and it really makes the Chinese side very embarrassed!" He is a pro-China faction, so he is facing China on this matter, and his attitude is obviously helping the Chinese side. Chinese speak.

Ribbentrop smiled, and said in a dry tone: "Yes, it is indeed psychologically unacceptable for China to cooperate with Japan under such circumstances, but, as Dean Haushofer said just now , we all have to take a long-term view, right? China now has 180 million square kilometers of territory controlled by Japan, but if China cooperates with Japan, it will not take too long for China to gain several or even a dozen A new territory of 180 million square kilometers. At that time, according to the treaty of the Sino-Japanese Armistice, China can redeem the 180 million square kilometers of land by exchanging the new territory with Japan..."

"Mr. Ribbentrop!" Jiang Weiguo said coldly, "Excuse me, what is the territory of Germany?"

"Huh?" Ribbentrop looked at Jiang Weiguo with some surprise.

"Mr. Ribbentrop, let me ask you..." Jiang Weiguo looked at Ribbentrop, "What is the territory of Germany?"

Ribbentrop seemed to realize something, and he said reluctantly: "More than 63 square kilometers (including the German mainland, Austria that was incorporated into Germany, and the Sudeten area that originally belonged to Czechoslovakia that was annexed by Germany)!"

Jiang Weiguo snorted coldly: "More than 63 square kilometers!" He suddenly changed his face, and his voice was sharp, "But the Japanese invaded our country's territory area of ​​nearly three 63 square kilometers! Nearly three times the size of Germany! Even more, nearly five The area of ​​the mainland of Japan (the area of ​​the four islands of Japan is about 37.8 square kilometers)! Such a vast land can be solved by saying "take a long-term view"? It is simply tolerable and unbearable! The national territory is sacred. Violation! Mr. Ribbentrop, why did Hitler abolish the "Locarno Convention" in March 1936 at the risk of war with Britain, France and other countries? Because the Rhine Demilitarized Zone is German territory! But Britain, France and other countries German troops are not allowed to be stationed in the Rhine region of Germany! This is a great shame for Germany! It is a national humiliation for Germany! Therefore, Hitler would rather risk a huge risk than completely wash away the national humiliation!" He stood up abruptly, his expression was full of anger , "The Rhineland region is only 3 square kilometers, and Germany can't bear it. Now, our German friends actually want us to endure a full 3 million square kilometers of Chinese land being occupied by Japan! May I ask, is there such a reason in the world? Do not do unto others! How can German friends let us bear such a great national humiliation and cooperate with the Japanese? Mr. Ribbentrop! I am very willing to be friends with you, but you must first get through my Crotch! Then we will be friends again! I promise to treat you as a true friend! Are you willing?" Jiang Weiguo's eyes shot into flames.

Ribbentrop immediately showed an angry look on his face, but then he was a little dumb and depressed.

Umezu Yoshijiro said in a deep voice: "Every territory and territory of the Great Japanese Empire was bought with blood! If you want to take it away, you can only exchange it with blood!"

Jiang Weiguo sneered: "Okay! Just hit, who is afraid of whom? Blood? We will let you Japanese drown in the sea of ​​blood! And it is the blood that flows from your body!"

Umezu Yoshijiro was furious, but he is not a violent person, so he snorted coldly and did not engage in a verbal dispute with Jiang Weiguo.

"Everyone! Everyone!" Haushofer hurriedly smoothed things over, "Please calm down! Our meeting today is to solve problems, and we need to be calm. If we don't give in to each other, how can we solve the problem? Chinese friends, please be rational, maybe, The proposals we make next can allow China to make up for it to some extent!"

Jiang Weiguo sat down angrily.

Yang Jie and Jiang Baili looked at Jiang Weiguo, and they both showed approval.

The two did not think that Jiang Weiguo was impulsive just now, because there cannot be any compromise on the territorial issue. The country's territory is sacred and inviolable, and it must not give up an inch of land.

Jiang Weiguo's anger and toughness are sincere, but his purpose has another meaning.

Before participating in this meeting, Jiang Weiguo had repeated discussions with Yang Jie, Jiang Baili, Chiang Kai-shek, He Yingqin, Chen Cheng, Xu Yongchang and other high-level officials. The facts are obvious. China is now occupied by Japan in eight provinces and three cities, and wants to get it back through war. , China does not yet have this capability, and it is obviously impossible to get it back through negotiations and this tripartite meeting.

The Japanese clamored a long time ago that "Manchuria is Japan's lifeline" and "Japan needs Manchuria more than China." Therefore, controlling the four northeastern provinces is the bottom line of the Japanese, and it is impossible to make concessions. It is impossible to force the Japanese to give up the eight provinces and three cities or the four northeastern provinces.

The three-party talks are an opportunity for China, but China is also walking a tightrope. China relies on Germany, needs Germany, and cannot lose Germany. Therefore, China must "listen to Germany" to a certain extent. The Germans also know the bottom line of the Japanese. They will push Japan into a dead end with no choice with China, so the Germans will not help China get back all the lost ground from Japan, especially the Northeast, whether it is negotiation, diplomatic mediation, political pressure or force.