Chapter 933 Transaction(1/2)
Roosevelt smiled bitterly. He knew that since the tiger said this, he would definitely not talk about it again. It would be in vain for him to continue talking.
"General Tu, can you guarantee that this matter will not have too big an impact?!" Little John valued the impact of the matter. After all, killing a general directly, and such a cruel and blatant killing was too much.
Too much of a Hittite.
Tuhuhu was obviously a little impatient. He waved his hand and said to John Rockefeller Jr.: "What guarantee do you want?! In my opinion, this may be a good thing. At least in the future, even if it is an invasion, they will try to kill as few people as possible.
Civilians for no reason. After all, no one wants to bear such bloody revenge."
After listening to Tuhu's words, Little John surprisingly nodded. Indeed, if the National Defense Forces had done this, anyone who tried to violate the Geneva Convention on the battlefield would think twice.
It's fun for you to violate the convention, but it will be painful when others violate the convention against you. No one is willing to bear such pain, even for many countries, I am afraid that they will not be serious when implementing the Geneva Convention.
"Okay, that's the end of this topic. Next, let's talk about the two sunk aircraft carriers and the four sunk battleships." Tu Huhu had obviously reached the limit of his patience. Looking at his expression, Roosevelt and others
People can only smile and dismiss the topic.
"Okay, my Mr. Tiger. What are you going to do with those two aircraft carriers and four battleships?!" Roosevelt no longer dwelled on this topic, but moved the topic to where Tu Sanpao wanted.
"The two aircraft carriers and four battleships were sunk in the port, so we can salvage them." Gun Ye was not polite and said to the two of them: "Don't you always hope that we can attack Southeast Asia and rescue your people?
!Now is the opportunity. As long as those aircraft carriers and battleships are repaired, we will be sure to send troops to Southeast Asia."
After a pause, Gun Ye continued: "Of course, the premise is that you must help us hold back the Japanese navy. Otherwise, with only two aircraft carriers and four battleships, I'm afraid we still can't stop the Japanese navy."
Roosevelt and Rockefeller looked at each other, and they both saw smiles in each other's eyes. In fact, after the news came that the Wehrmacht had sunk the aircraft carrier and battleship, Roosevelt and his cabinet began to study this matter.
The first thing they had to do was to re-evaluate the combat effectiveness of the National Defense Forces. This greatly affected the strategic layout of the United States in the Asia-Pacific region. The combat effectiveness displayed by the National Defense Forces made Roosevelt and the cabinet believe that they could increase support for the National Defense Forces.
This will ensure that the National Defense Forces can fight against the Japanese army, thereby consuming the Japanese army so that they cannot pose a threat to the United States. The United States can also free up its hands and feet to deal with the Germans who are now eyeing the English Channel.
Secondly, the United States is very interested in the new bombs of the National Defense Forces. Being able to sink Japanese aircraft carriers and battleships with just two bombs is undoubtedly a feat.
The Americans really want to get this new type of bomb. You know, these bombs can not only attack aircraft carriers, but the National Defense Force has also achieved great results in using them for fortifications.
This will be of great help to the United States in attacking the European continent in the future, so the Americans really want to get the structural diagram of the bomb. It is best to have a few for them to study.
"Three Artillery. Our technical personnel are also very tight now." Roosevelt shrugged. He said to Tu Sanpao: "You have to know that we are now facing the challenge of the Germans. The Pacific Fleet suffered heavy losses in Pearl Harbor. We also
You have to think about your own safety, right?! Therefore, it’s unlikely that technicians will be sent there.”
Roosevelt was also a master of bargaining, especially after spending some time in China and learning the hard-to-get tactics of the Chinese, his bargaining skills became even more sophisticated.
"I didn't say I need your technicians. I just said we need to repair them after we salvage them. This will take some time." Gun Ye shrugged and said: "The British will give them to their prisoners of war for their sake."
We offer some help. What I need is for you to contact them for us."
Roosevelt smiled bitterly. Now that Britain has too much time to take care of itself, where are the extra people to provide the National Defense Forces with repairing warships?! Tu Sanpao is trying to force the palace. The implication is very clear: If you don’t help us, we will postpone our entry into Southeast Asia.
"Mr. President, some of the warships salvaged from Pearl Harbor have been repaired. Now we should be able to spare some manpower to help the National Defense Force repair the six warships." Secretary of War Harry H. Woodring stood up at the right time and faced
Roosevelt said softly.
The president has already said what he said, and naturally it is impossible to take it back. At this time, someone needs to stand up and take the blame.
"Oh?! Is that so?!" Roosevelt turned around and asked in surprise. Woodring nodded and said, "Yes, of course, these people are not many but they can help the National Defense Force repair these warships."
Sanpao smiled. It seemed that this Woodling was not a good guy. He wanted to free up some of his manpower to urge the National Defense Force to repair the warships as soon as possible and then carry out operations in Southeast Asia.
In this way, on the one hand, the alliance relationship with the National Defense Force is completed, and on the other hand, you can also pay attention to the progress of the National Defense Force in repairing warships. And the price paid is not high.
"If it's just a small group of people, I think it will take more time for us to repair it." Sanpao has always been interested in this kind of intellectual contest.
From Sanpao's point of view, this is like a war, constantly probing and attacking to find out the opponent's offensive line, then finding the weak points and entering with all the strength, dividing and surrounding the opponent, and annihilating them one by one.
Of course, Mr. Gun is quite clear about this kind of thing. As allies, it is okay for everyone to make small calculations with each other. But we must maintain a consistent pace in the general direction and major issues.
Hadley did not expect that the gunman would react so quickly, and could not help but be stunned. After a while, he retreated with a wry smile and turned his attention to John Rockefeller Jr.
"B17, fifty. Thirty professional and technical personnel will help you repair those six warships." Little John pondered for a while and said to Tuhuhu: "The war in Southeast Asia must start within this year. There are also new bombs.
The information we need.”
John Rockefeller Jr. was a businessman, and he discovered extremely keenly that it was extremely difficult to bargain with the bandit general. So he chose to directly offer his reserve price and at the same time told the tiger what he wanted.
"A B17 cross is fine. But we need design drawings and engine structural drawings." Seeing that Little John had already given the price, the gunman was naturally not polite.
"Two aircraft carriers and four battleships will definitely not be able to complete the mission. We also need at least one aircraft carrier and other supporting battleships." Gun Ye also set a price, and of course he would not let the Americans suffer too much.
No one is a fool. If you only think about taking advantage of yourself, your business will definitely not survive. Only win-win and multi-win can keep your business going.
If you give people a feeling of kindness, then they will be willing to do business with you next time. If you try to trick someone to death once, you will only lose your own customers.
Both the Tu family and his son understood this truth very well, so their business lasted a long time. People who had dealt with them all thought that although the father and son were smart, they were kind people.
"We can provide you with drawings of the 'Mace' style, and we will provide you with ten of them for research." After a pause, Mr. Guno said with a smile: "I know you have always wanted the 'Tiger Shark', there is no problem with that."
Little John hesitated for a moment. The deal proposed by Master Gun was obviously very attractive. The design of Tiger Shark was what the United States had always wanted. After all, Tiger Shark had proven its worth with its excellent performance.
Therefore, the United States has always wanted to obtain tiger sharks to equip its troops, especially the navy. After learning that tiger sharks destroyed two aircraft carriers and four battleships, they were eager to obtain tiger sharks.
Come arm your own aircraft carrier.
However, the requirement for engine technology was really embarrassing for Little John. Therefore, Little John turned his attention to Roosevelt. The meaning was very clear, and I thought the price was good.
Roosevelt didn't know whether this was a good deal, so he turned his attention to Secretary of State Cordell Hull.
"General Tu, we also need some other things." Hull did not disappoint Roosevelt. He lowered his head and thought for a while and said to the gunner: "I know you have a personal weapon. It is very suitable for fire support in positional operations.
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At this point, Hull's meaning is very clear. The United States has suffered too much from the engine. Should we at least give the United States some benefits?! After all, the engine technology does not belong to the U.S. government.
This needs to be coordinated with the following companies. The B17 is equipped with the Wright R182097 cyclonic supercharged radial engine, which belongs to Boeing.
Although the U.S. government can also ask Boeing to transfer this technology, if there is no compensation at all, it will not be fun for Boeing to cause trouble.
"We need some weapons to be mounted on warships, as well as some aircraft carrier and battleship design drawings." This was Gun Ye's final price.
What Mr. Pao means is very clear. We can provide what you said. But at the same time, you also need to provide what we want to use.
"General, you are a master at bargaining. If you go into sales, then I believe you will definitely become an excellent sales manager."
Hull sighed and smiled at the slaughtered tiger, and then nodded to Roosevelt. Only Roosevelt could make this kind of decision. If there had been Congress to restrain him in the past.
But now Congress and Roosevelt almost wear the same trousers, and there are not a few Roosevelts in the entire Congress. Basically, Roosevelt's proposals will be directly agreed to without too many twists and turns.
"Hahaha... Sanpao, you are really a master of bargaining. Well, for the sake of the Asia-Pacific region, I think I can offer you these."
After saying that, Roosevelt paused and said: "Tonight I will draft a report with my cabinet members and submit it to Congress. As long as it is passed, everything will be easy to say."
It is necessary to submit this kind of matter to Congress, at least on the surface you need to do so. Otherwise, political opponents will attack and annihilate it, which is not fun.
Tuhuhu smiled faintly, took Roosevelt and went out to catch the prey he had caught yesterday. The specific details of this transaction will be taken over by a specialized department of the coalition government. Sanpao will not care about these things.
And Roosevelt would also hand over these matters to the officials below for specific responsibility. After all, he was the president. It would be quite boring to quarrel at the negotiating table.
Roosevelt was very satisfied with this transaction. He got the design drawings of the "Tiger Shark" of the Defense Forces that the United States had always wanted. He also got the design drawings of a ground attack weapon of the Defense Forces.
Of course, the gunman is also very happy. The survival rate of wooden aircraft is too low. Many times when encountering Japanese aircraft, all you can do is keep pulling up and escape.
This made Gun Ye very dissatisfied. And Gun Ye was very keen to see that the thick-skinned B17 would become the mainstream bomber in the future. The most important thing is that the United States provided the engine information.
This greatly prevents the National Defense Force from going astray in designing and manufacturing new fighter aircraft. After all, the National Defense Force was established too short a time to compare with industrial behemoths like the United States.
The weak foundation has resulted in a lack of talents in all aspects of the National Defense Forces. Most of the time, the research institutes of the National Defense Forces are supported by people like Jia Xiaohou.
The industrial accumulation of the United States over decades cannot be caught up in a short while. Obtaining these design drawings is more important than obtaining the aircraft. It is that the National Defense Force can have more research and development and thinking directions from now on.
This contribution to the new fighter aircraft is extremely great.
Roosevelt and Tuhu were laughing, but Kanin Miya Zaihito at the Tokyo base camp was on the verge of crying. A general became a prisoner. This has never happened since the Meiji Restoration.
The Army's stumble was so severe that only more than 30,000 of the more than 300,000-strong army withdrew later. The two aircraft carriers and four battleships that the Navy had supported were all sunk.
Less than 2,000 Japanese soldiers were rescued. Xianyuan Palace knew that the two aircraft carriers and four battleships would definitely be salvaged by the National Defense Forces. But it was still unknown whether they could be repaired with their craftsmanship.
However, neither the capture of Shunroku Hata nor the loss of Shanghai caused as much damage as the loss of two aircraft carriers and four battleships to the Navy.
"Kanin Palace-kun. I want you to know that you personally requested the dispatch of warships for support this time." Prince Fushimi Miyahiro's face was gloomy, and his teeth were clenching.
The losses suffered by the navy this time were indeed too great! This was also caused by the fact that the naval generals had always believed that the National Defense Forces did not have much power to fight back against the navy.
"Now that Shunroku Hata has been captured, he will even be publicly beheaded by the National Defense Forces! Mr. Fushimiyama, don't you feel heartbroken at all for what happened to your colleagues?!"
Haningu tried to change the topic to avoid his own embarrassment. Of course, he also hinted: Shunroku Hata has been captured, and there is really nothing we can do if our army does not fight.
"Malu Yero! Hata Shunroku, I don't even know how he joined the mainland saber group and caused such heavy losses to the empire! If he died in front of the battlefield, I might still have a little respect for him. But now he is
If you are captured, you will even be escorted to the shrine of the China Army to be executed! It is simply embarrassing!"
It’s fine if I don’t mention Shunroku Hata. I’m even more angry when I mention Usamimiya. Is it easy for our Imperial Navy to cultivate some talents?! Especially since most of these officers and sailors participated in the Battle of Pearl Harbor.
This is a skill learned in actual combat! It was better for Shunroku Hata to bury them all in Shanghai at once.
"Regarding this matter, the Army must give our Navy an explanation!" Fushimi Palace gritted his teeth and said: "Two aircraft carriers! Four battleships!! Do you know how important this is to the empire's coastal defense?!"
Xianyuan Gong remained silent and sat with his head down without saying a word.
At this time, there was a knock on the door. Fushimi Palace glared at the door, but when he saw the visitor, Fushimi Palace was shocked. The visitor was a personal attendant of Hirohito Palace, and he never left Hirohito's side.
"Your Highness, Prince Fushimigu, and His Highness Prince Kanin, Your Majesty asked me to come to you." The chamberlain saluted respectfully to the two princes, and then said, "Please follow me into the palace."
Both Kanin Palace and Fushimi Palace looked extremely ugly when they saw this chamberlain. Hirohito rarely summoned them. Even if he summoned them on a regular basis, he only asked the chamberlain to give them a phone call.
To be continued...