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Chapter 917: A Lifetime Dream (2)

On the day of the German-Japanese summit meeting, in the spacious and bright senior officer conference room of the German battle cruiser "Brandenburg", seven people sat clearly in the camp: German Emperor William Serena William, King Joachim of Ireland and Wales, Marshal Ludwig Beck, German Chief of Staff of German Army, 4 German Japanese translators sat on the side by the window, the new Japanese Emperor Xuanren, Irzu Mijiro of the Imperial Chief of Staff, and 3 Japanese German translators sat on the side near the bulkhead. It is interesting that the German translators sat behind the German Emperor William of German and Marshal Baker of German General Staff. The "double crown champion" Joachim I, who was invited, sat alone on the right hand of German Emperor Serena William of German. Obviously, the German translators could not hear the voice of German translators.

After the meeting began, both sides said a few simple words and got to the point in a simple and efficient manner. As the number one beneficiary of the Tokyo explosion, Emperor Xuanren never mentioned the bizarre event that had not been concluded so far. He praised the positive contributions made by the German Empire to maintain the world order, expressed sincere gratitude for Germany's support for Japan's return to the League of Nations, and explained the Japanese position and demands for the new Asia-Pacific pattern of peace, equality and mutual assistance after the US-Japan armistice. They eagerly hope that European countries will provide Asian countries with unreserved support in economic, technological and other aspects, so that Asian people can receive the benefits of modern civilization as soon as possible...

These are all contents that the German and Japanese diplomatic representatives repeatedly discussed and finally agreed during the early negotiations. Without the consent of relevant countries or the League of Nations Conference, the two countries that dominated Europe and Asia have set a future world pattern. Of course, the trajectory of history cannot be completely operated according to the will of one or two people. The Germans nominally dominate Europe, Africa and the Middle East, but the Western allies they dominated were expedient military alliances from the beginning. Except for a few countries that relied on Germany, other countries always had their own thoughts and did their own things. When the Germans were infinity, they were at most disobedient and made various small moves openly and secretly. Once the situation of the Germans changes, it is difficult to guarantee that they would not stab the knife in the back.

As for Japan, it almost dominated the Western Pacific coast during its peak period, but in just a few years it lost Japan, which was like a samurai who had broken his arms. You should know that during the Japanese occupation, the industry and economy of Northeast China were further enriched and developed based on the painstaking management of the Fengtian warlords. In the early 1940s, the industrial scale of the entire Northeast China reached three quarters of the Japanese mainland. The output of steel, coal and machinery far exceeded the sum of Southeast Asia and South Asia under the Japanese occupation. Here is Changchun, which is a "New Beijing" for urban construction, and the degree of modernization is comparable to that of Washington. Harbin is called a sister city with Paris because of its prosperity, and there is also the world-famous "East".

Ruhr "Shenyang, it is not difficult to understand why the Japanese army issued **** four times to block the strong Soviet army at all costs. The Philippine Islands mainly produce copper, nickel, gold and other minerals. Although their contribution to Japan's industry and economy is not high, it is located in the northeastern end of Southeast Asia, protecting the maritime channel between East Asia and South Asia. It has lost this natural barrier. Japan's artery that draws resources from Southeast Asia and South Asia will be exposed to others. As one goes up and down, Japan in 1946 no longer has the confidence to fight with the United States, the Soviet Union and Russia. The Battle of the Philippines Sea has allowed many Japanese senior officials to see the cruel reality that their navy is being opened up by first-class powers. They urgently need a period of peace to rectify their national strength...

Xuan Ren's speech speed is not fast, but his voice is very different from the way he speaks in general Japanese. Fortunately, Natsuki has studied this country deeply. In order to check and use various original materials, he had mastered Japanese more than ten years ago. He was at the meeting of the monarchs and military summits of Germany and Japan. He did not need to carry a translation at all, and he also avoided the potential concerns of unnecessary trouble caused by deviations in translation understanding and expression.

After the translator whispered to translate the current emperor's statement, German Emperor William nodded to the other party with a positive expression: "His Majesty the Emperor is so clear about justice, I have a premonition that our relationship will always develop in a positive direction."

Hearing this, Xuan Ren actually stood up and bowed to William Little: "Germany is the most powerful, most developed, most efficient and most civilized country in the world today. I think my Yamato nation has been imitating and learning for many years, but I have only learned two or three. If I can become brothers and friendly countries with Germany, it is a blessing for my Yamato nation!"

William Little did not stand up to respond, but held his hands in front of his chest, looking purely at the performance. Since the British and Japanese military alliance in 1902 to the British defeat in 1916, Japan's relations with Germany were basically at a freezing point, especially after Japan sent troops to occupy Germany's territory in East Asia and the South Pacific in 1914, Germany hated Japan from top to bottom. The royal family members and military generals shouted that the Japanese would double their losses. The two countries' ties were formed at that time. If the Japanese collect information on this, it would be not difficult to find the remarks made by William Little William, who was the German crown prince at the time, and he hated Japan's actions to take advantage of the situation!

If Germany lost the war, then the overseas territory they had worked hard to manage for many years would have been cheaper for the Japanese. However, in this time and space, the Germans won the war. Therefore, after the victory of World War I, they used all parties to force Japan to return the territory occupied during the war and make corresponding compensation. However, the Japanese were soft but not hard. Until the outbreak of World War II, many islands in the South Pacific were still controlled by the Japanese army and even became important strategic strongholds of the Japanese Navy.

In the early days of World War II, in order to win over Japan and avoid joining the US and British camps, Germany made concessions on some controversial issues between the two countries. Japan once again seized the opportunity and declared war on the US and Britain at lightning speed. It swept across the western Pacific coast for more than half a year, expelling the US and British forces from Asia. Japan also transformed from East Asian hegemony into the Asia-Pacific hegemony, becoming a world-class power that could compete with the German Empire, forcing the Germans to make major adjustments to their strategic plans. Since then, it was precisely because Germany gave up its military invasion of the United States and secretly supported them to launch a counterattack on the Pacific battlefield that Japan's ambition to dominate the Asia-Pacific was finally lost. A few years later, Western allies led by Germany instigated the Soviet Union and Russia one after another. The United States went to war against Japan, greatly restraining and consuming Japan's military strength. The relationship between the two countries has reached the level of equal strength.

From the perspective of historical origins, there is no chance for Germany and Japan to form an alliance, but for politicians, even the impossible may become a reality. Now, the Soviet Union has nearly doubled its industrial scale and grain output, and has quickly emerged from the shadow of the "war deficit". Their revival momentum has made Western allies feel the threat from the "red empire" again; relying on the advantages of local resources and market mechanisms, the industry and economy have gradually returned to the pre-war level, and various goods that are not bad and cheap are still quite good in the international trade market.

Competitive and mastering the most cutting-edge nuclear weapon technology. One day when these two countries join forces, the Western allies, which are in harmony with each other, may not be able to win another global confrontation. It is precisely because of this concern that Germany supports Japan to rejoin the League of Nations and intends to use League of Nations arbitration to achieve neutralization of Northeast China and the Philippine Islands, while creating a military buffer zone, suppressing the rapid development momentum of the United States and Russia. Since the past hatred can be resolved in one go, what's wrong with signing a military alliance with it when the situation is forced?

Seeing that Emperor William of Germany did not respond positively, Xuan Ren turned his attention to Xia Shu: "Of course, the noble Kingdom of Ireland and the king of the Kingdom of Wales, you are the most outstanding military commander and national leader in the past half century. Ireland and Wales have achieved remarkable achievements under your governance. You have developed industrial economy, promoted trade efficiency, and maintained social stability and many of the clever decisions that have been scrambling to imitate for all countries. In fact, you are an idol I personally admire very much, and it is a great honor to be able to get to know you!"

"I should have been honored by this, but unfortunately, the brutal acts of the Japanese army in the war zone and in the occupied areas have indignated everyone with justice. Until this practice is corrected, I am ashamed to be friends with any Japanese!"

Natsuki first said it in German, but when he saw that the Japanese translator looked awkward, he immediately repeated it in Japanese.

After listening, Xuan Ren not only did not change his face, but actually nodded slightly and said to Natsuki in a peaceful tone: "Although I don't know why the noble Kingdom of Ireland and the King of Wales are full of affection for the Chinese, it is certain that Ireland has given China far more assistance to China in the past thirty years than any other country. Unlike those fools who gritted their teeth and wanted to kill you, I always respect you. I believe that as you said, many of the practices of the Japanese army to treat civilians in the war zone and occupied areas are unbearable. I can assure you that these wrong practices will be thoroughly corrected. Wherever there is a Japanese army stationed, the right of the innocent civilians to survive will be fully respected. In fact, after Japan joins the League of Nations, we will unconditionally cooperate with the inspection actions of the observers of the League of Nations observers to ensure that the provisions of the international conventions are implemented without any compromise."

Xia Shu raised her eyebrows: "Wait until that day, I will become your true friend."
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