Chapter 1039 Mongolia, Southern Song and Jin

In the early morning of June 5, the lights in the official residence of the Japanese Prime Minister were on. The cabinet meeting room was filled with high-ranking officials wearing army and navy uniforms. Staff officers came in and out, constantly sending in the front-line war reports they had just received.

"The Americans used mustard gas bombs!" Lieutenant General Ishihara Kanji, deputy chief of the Army General Staff, looked at the telegram copy sent by the staff and immediately shouted. "This shows that the Americans are going to fight to the death. This behemoth is going to fight us to the death... Unless the Empire is willing to make peace with the United States before the Soviet Union completely collapses, the Empire will fall into a real bitter battle!"

And the Deputy Chief of the Navy General Staff, Ito Seiichi, also shouted: "More than a hundred American B-29s have dropped terrible incendiary bombs on the Palembang oil field and refinery. Now the entire refinery has turned into a sea of ​​fire, and the oil field has also suffered a lot of losses... It seems that the Americans have made the greatest determination to fight to the death with the Empire before the Soviet Union collapses."

The two deputy chiefs of the Army and Navy now use the same tone and say the same conclusion.

Although neither of them said that the current war was meaningless, judging from their expressions and the tone of their voices, it was obvious that they didn't want to fight anymore.

Prime Minister Hideki Tojo just glanced at them coldly. In fact, he didn't want to fight the United States anymore. But how to explain to the Germans? Germany is not the same as before (before June 1st). They have nuclear fission bombs that are said to be very powerful... If Japan ignores Germany's opposition and makes a separate peace with the United States, and at the same time invades Russia's Far East, who knows if it will anger Hitler and Hessmann and make Japan a dozen atomic bombs to taste?

It would be fine if everyone present was blown to death, because everyone is a loyal minister and will definitely become a god after death. But if the Emperor is blown to death, everyone will be the eternal sinner of the Empire.

Ishihara Kanji looked at Tojo Hideki's expressionless face and knew that the Prime Minister was worried about Germany's reaction. He fully understood this, because Japan now not only had to make peace with the United States, but also had to take over the Soviet Far East. Only in this way can Japan win an external environment where it can rest and recuperate.

However, the two things Japan must do now violate Germany's interests, and may really cause Japan and Germany to fall out.

Once Japan and Germany fall out, the Soviet Far East may not be taken, and Japan may be hit by an atomic bomb...

"Prime Minister, now the German Empire needs Japan more than Japan needs the German Empire." Ishihara Kanji said carefully, "and the relationship between the Japanese Empire and the German Empire is similar to the former Mongolia and the Song Dynasty, and the United States is the Great Jin Dynasty dominating the Central Plains."

Tojo Hideki glanced at Ishihara Kanji. This genius staff officer actually used the allusion of the Southern Song Dynasty in China's former alliance with Mongolia to destroy the Jin Dynasty to describe the current relationship between Japan, Germany and the United States. Does he think that Germany will attack Japan after defeating the United States?

"We must be on guard against others," Ishihara Kanji said. "Even if we have to continue fighting the United States, the Empire should get enough compensation from the Germans to accumulate capital to resist the eastward advance of Europe after the war."

"Compensation?" Tojo asked, "What kind of compensation?"

"Heisenberg device!" Ishihara Kanji said firmly, "The Empire must have nuclear fission weapons to ensure that it can compete with Europe and the United States after the war. If Germany treats our Empire sincerely, then it should provide the relevant technology for manufacturing Heisenberg devices."

Japan does not have the question of whether to build an atomic bomb now, but only the question of when it can build an atomic bomb.

However, Takeo Yasuda, who was in charge of this matter, told Hideki Tojo after a discussion with Japanese nuclear expert Yoshio Nishina: If Japan does not get technical assistance from Germany, it will take at least 15-20 years to independently manufacture a nuclear fission bomb.

And 15-20 years is too long for Japan, so many people in the Japanese military immediately thought of asking Germany for help.

But how could Germany be willing to share its trump card with Japan?

"We should at least give it a try." Army Chief of Staff Sugiyama Motoya said to Tojo, "If the Germans reject our request, then Japan should also be reserved in future cooperation."

"Reservation means...making peace with the United States alone?" Tojo asked.

Yamamoto Isoroku took over Tojo's question: "Prime Minister, if Germany is unwilling to provide the Heisenberg device, then the longer they fight the United States, the more beneficial it will be for our empire... Our empire can take advantage of the opportunity to seize the Soviet Far East and develop nuclear fission weapons on its own."

It seems that the Japanese Army and Navy have really reached an agreement on the development of atomic bombs and peace with the United States this time.

"But it will take at least 15 years for Japan to develop nuclear fission weapons on its own!" Tojo Hideki frowned bitterly, "The war between the United States and Germany will not last 15 years anyway, right?"

"Five years is enough." Yamamoto Isoroku said, "Although five years is not enough for the Empire to produce nuclear fission bombs, the United States and Germany have been fighting for so long, and Germany must be seriously injured. Without ten years of recuperation, it is impossible to continue to expand. My Empire can use this time to go all out to produce nuclear fission bombs. Only in this way can we compete with Germany in the future. So..."

Yamamoto was interrupted by an officer from the Army Ministry who suddenly broke in before he finished speaking. The man ran in, his military boots knocked on the floor, and he shouted a report before he stood firm.

"...The General Defense Forces Headquarters reported that the coastal areas of Fukuoka, Kochi, Aichi, Shizuoka and Miyagi Prefectures were attacked by enemy rocket launchers! The enemy used white phosphorus incendiary bombs and mustard gas bombs, causing a large number of Casualties and serious fires!”

There was sudden silence in the conference room, and all the big shots were stunned by the news. After a while, several army and navy generals jumped up, and the chairs rattled.

"American aircraft carrier! The American aircraft carrier must have arrived on the coast of Japan, but your navy didn't notice it. It's so incompetent!"

A major general in the army didn't know if he was anxious because his homeland was being attacked, but he immediately accused the navy. Although it is well known that the Japanese army and navy are at odds, most of the time during the base camp meeting the two sides were in harmony.

"It's not the Navy's fault!" Ito Seiichi, deputy director of the Navy's Military Command Department, also had a fiery temper. He didn't buy the Army's fault at all. He glared and said angrily, "The Navy does not have enough reconnaissance aircraft, and there are too many battlefields to consider. Much, this is..."

At this point, Ito Zhengichi suddenly realized that something was wrong. Instead of saying anything further, he glanced at the Army Lieutenant Colonel who reported the news: "Fukuoka Prefecture was also attacked by rockets?"

"Yes."

"Are you sure?" Ito asked again.

"Sure!"

"Baga!" Ito cursed, "It was not done by American planes! It is impossible for American planes to fly near Fukuoka Prefecture on the coast of Tsushima Strait without being noticed, and American carrier-based aircraft No such voyage is possible."

"It wasn't American planes that did it. Could it be that American ships were firing rockets?" Army Chief Gen. Sugiyama looked at Ito in a daze and asked.

"It can't be a ship..." Ito rolled his eyes, "Maybe... maybe it's an American submarine!"

"Submarine?" Hideki Tojo was stunned again and again, "A submarine can also launch rockets?"

"Prime Minister," Ishihara Wanji interjected, "Since we can think of putting airplanes on submarines, it's not surprising that the Americans think of putting rocket launchers on them. But..." Ishihara glanced at several people in white military uniforms in the conference room. The naval general said, "But the Americans' method seems to be better than ours!"

After hearing Ishihara's words, Yamamoto Isoroku's face felt a little warm. He now has the same view. The I-400 submarine with an underwater displacement of 6,560 tons is really expensive to build, but its function is nothing more than a sneak attack. Installing rocket launchers on ordinary ocean-going submarines like the Americans can also have the effect of sneak attacks, and the cost is much cheaper.

But Ito Zhengyi's face turned a little ugly. He frowned and said: "The Americans will definitely launch more attacks. After all, Japan is an island country. The coastline is too long and there are too many coastal towns. And the navy's There are too few destroyers and not enough anti-submarine reconnaissance aircraft..."

Japan's mainland coastline is about 30,000 kilometers, and now North Korea, South Sakhalin Island, Taiwan Island and the Kanto Prefecture Concession are added, and the total length is probably 40,000 kilometers. How could Japan's few destroyers and anti-submarine patrol aircraft be able to prevent it?

Moreover, Japan's destroyers still have to fight and escort, so how can they be used to protect the mainland coastline?

Just when the navy leaders in the conference room felt that the matter was troublesome, Ishihara Wanji suddenly interjected another sentence, which immediately frightened everyone.

Ishihara said: "Will the Americans use rocket launchers on submarines to release bacterial weapons?"

Definitely! Everyone immediately came up with exactly the same answer in their hearts.

The Americans now even use mustard gas, so why should they worry about using bacterial weapons? And the Americans definitely have bacterial weapons. Even if they didn't have them before, they can now just multiply the bacteria dropped by Japan.

Maybe the Americans have already used bacterial weapons against Oahu and Japan, but bacterial weapons have an incubation period, and those infected will not get sick so quickly! This bacterial weapon may not pose much of a threat to the Imperial Army on Oahu. After all, the troops stationed in Hawaii have considered the issue of retaliation from bacterial weapons and therefore have a large stockpile of anthrax vaccines and plague vaccines.

However, Japan does not have enough vaccines in stock to vaccinate the entire population. Once the Americans use bacterial weapons in disregard of international justice, the consequences may be quite serious!