Imperial Overlord

A day later, on August 7, two important officials from the German Foreign Ministry and the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Shigeru Togo and Sadajiro Toyoda, were discussing cooperation with German Foreign Minister Ribbentrop. .

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Togo Shigeru is a European expert. He even married a German daughter-in-law and was a famous Japanese diplomat.

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This person can be said to be a good diplomat. When he was the ambassador to Germany, he almost brought about Japan's entry into the Axis powers. If Li Le hadn't stopped him, he would have really succeeded.

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In addition, when he was still serving as ambassador to the Soviet Union, he cut off Soviet aid to China. In this respect, he is a very cunning diplomat.

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And another person is very interesting, he is Japan's foreign minister, that is, the current "foreign minister". And he has a background in the Navy and is a soldier. He is the Japanese Foreign Minister Zhenjiro Toyoda who just took office.

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The Minister of Foreign Affairs visited Germany in person, which shows how much the Japanese side attaches great importance to this time. Along with Toyoda Sadajiro came a whole submarine worth of precious metals.

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"Your Excellencies! We know Japan's difficulties, but we also have ours." Ribbentrop shook his head and refused Toyoda's request.

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Just now, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs once again asked Germany to support Japan's latest aircraft and the most elite pilots.

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It is a pity that Ribbentrop rejected this request again: "Mr. Dongxiang, the Führer has made it clear that any form of pilot loan is not allowed. We cannot go against the Führer's will, I'm very sorry!"

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"This... okay! I really hope that the head of state can take into account the friendship between your two countries and reconsider the alliance." Dongxiang, who came to borrow on behalf of the army, did not get the answer he wanted, and wrote on his face full of disappointment.

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He has never seen such a firm national leader. Even at the national level, two hundred pilots are not a big deal, but the head of state still stubbornly rejected Japan's request.

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"Of course, the friendship between the Führer and your country is the same as it has always been! So the Führer decided that we can cooperate on the naval side." Ribbentrop did not close the door to cooperation. On the contrary, he opened the door wide. more open.

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"With the approval of the head of state, we can sell 20 destroyers to Japan for a fee!" He smiled and looked at Marshal Redel, who was beside him, and said.

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When Marshal Rader heard this, the smile on his face became even better. Those destroyers are all outdated junk, and it's a good thing to throw them to Japan in exchange for steel and other materials.

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Germany cannot digest all the British naval heritage in a short period of time, so it is absolutely in Germany's own interest to sell a batch of warships.

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What's more, the German Navy doesn't need so many destroyers at all. What they urgently need are submarines and aircraft carriers that can conquer the ocean.

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"That's right, the 20 anti-submarine destroyers are all good things that the British Navy has used, and they are definitely worth the money!" Marshal Redel rubbed his palms, smiling like a businessman.

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Sitting across from him, the corners of Toyoda's mouth twitched twice, and he smiled unnaturally: "Our country...the navy...is not short of destroyers..."

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"No shortage? What a joke." Redel waved his hand and said after hearing what Toyota's foreign minister said, "Would you like to show you the information we got from the United States about your country's adverse anti-submarine warfare. Look?"

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Hearing this, Toyoda Sadajiro's face turned pale, and he finally shook his head dejectedly, indicating that he didn't need to look at those data.

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He is an active-duty navy soldier, and naturally he has heard that the submarines of the US Navy have a terrible record in the Philippine waters and the Malayan waters.

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These **** American submarines sank countless Japanese transport ships and almost paralyzed the industrial supply lines in Japan.

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In fact, only a small part of the gold and rare metals, fuel oil and other resources looted from Nanyang can be shipped back to Japan, which also affects Japan's industrial mobilization.

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"We have reliable information that you are in urgent need of anti-submarine destroyers. We can help, 20 destroyers, and the fee is very cheap..." Rader is in a good mood now, and the smile on his face makes him look like Santa Claus.

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You must know that these ships are all obsolete goods from the United States. They are still slow and do not have any advanced equipment. They can only be used as second-tier ships.

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Originally, it was the Yankees who deceived the British, but now it was taken by the Germans and tricked the Japanese once.

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"Okay! We bought it!" Even though he gritted his teeth with hatred, Toyoda Sadajiro finally nodded and agreed to such a humiliating purchase agreement.

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Because he knew that this was the premise of the price offered by the Germans, and if he didn't accept it, there would be nothing to talk about.

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"Okay! Mr. Toyota really sees it through!" Ribbentrop took over the conversation from Raidl and continued: "In addition, the Fuhrer promised to export the advanced aero-engines used in the me109 fighter jets, although the price is not cheap, but performance……"

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"We need to import design drawings and production techniques! As for the engine, we can buy 30 units..." Dongxiang Maode heard that the Germans wanted to make money again, and hurriedly said.

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"No! No no! Mr. Dongxiang, you are still in a hurry!" Ribbentrop waved his hand and interrupted him: "The Fuhrer's order is... We must purchase at least 1,500 engines before we can sell them. Technical drawings!"

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"What are you kidding?" Dongxiang Maode heard the number and stood up from the sofa in fright: "1,500 engines, all the engines you produce in a year, do you want to buy them for us?"

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In fact, Li Le mentioned that the number of 1,000 engines was very unscientific. After the meeting, Speer met the Fuhrer alone and told the Fuhrer that this was an impossible number.

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Even if Japan really wants to buy so many engines, Germany's production capacity cannot produce enough engines for Japan on the premise of guaranteeing the production of engines for its own use.

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Therefore, the actual number Ribbentrop got was a compromise figure of 500 units. And from the beginning, Germany was ready to recharge with old aero engines.