Chapter 520 Goodbye, Rudolph
A week after Hessman and Shisaburo Ozawa reached an agreement to "assist the pilot", Captain Rudolf von Heinsberg-Hessman suddenly returned from the army to Tsoson's home. He told his father and mother that he was about to go to Japan.
"Rudolph, are you going to Japan?" Hessman was stunned for a moment and immediately thought of the reason. "It was the Japanese lieutenant general who chose you... That's not bad. You can see the world and it will be very beneficial for future promotions."
This is natural. Little Hessman is a carrier-based pilot with a captain rank, has won the Blue Max Medal, and is also outstanding in his skills. He can not only fly the Folk Zero but also the Folk 99 dive bomber.
In addition, Hessman is an elite pilot from an officer's school. He has received the strictest military education and can speak fluent English. This is actually the reason why Ozawa talks to these pilots. Because no one in the Japanese Navy can speak German, but there are many people who can speak English. So Ozawa cannot find pilots who do not understand English and cannot communicate to Japan.
"Go to Japan? God, that's too far." Chloe immediately started to scream when he heard the conversation between the father and son.
Of course, she didn't want her son to travel far away. As the heir to the Heinsberg-Hersman family, Rudolph has not yet found a noble lady of a good match to become her lifelong partner. How can she go to Japan all the way? There is no suitable marriage partner in Japan...
"Mom, I have to go." Rudolph sat at the long dining table in the restaurant, enjoying the food at home while discussing the world. "Because this is my mission, if the German Empire wants to lead the world, it must make full use of Japan."
This is right! If Germany wants to ascend to the top of the world hegemony, it must defeat the United States. To defeat the United States, it must use Japan to restrain part of the U.S. naval forces. The better Japan fights in the Pacific, the lighter the pressure on Germany in the Atlantic Ocean.
If Japan can really capture Hawaii and conquer the main force of the US Pacific Fleet, then the "Early Night Decisive Battle" in Hessmann's plan is mostly unnecessary. Because the Americans cannot take out their only remaining naval main force and fight with Germany. That is the seed of the revival of the US Navy. If all of them are fought, officers and sailors who are not qualified to be launched by the newly built warships will operate.
If the US Atlantic Fleet shrinks as a fleet, then the Atlantic sea control power belongs to Germany for a long time. With the Atlantic sea power, Britain is just a turtle in the jar, Africa's territory can be seized without any effort, and South America can also infiltrate with the help of pro-German factions and Catholicism.
Chloe frowned and glanced at her husband Hessman, as if she wanted Hessman to speak up and let her son stay in Europe.
"Chloe, Rudolph should go, that's a great place." Hessman said with a smile.
As a father, he felt that his son would not be more dangerous to go to Japan than to stay in Europe, because Ozawa Jisaburo had promised not to send escort missions to German pilots. It would be safer to be a direct cover than to escort, and it would be safer to be a school-time instructor.
Moreover, when Rudolph completes his trip to Japan and then returns to Germany, it is probably 1943 or 1944. By then, the war is about to come to an end, and Rudolph has experience in the Pacific War and will most likely not be sent to the battlefield again. He probably should be an instructor and go to the Air Force Staff Academy to study after the war is over. The future should be very good.
Hessman said: "I don't think he will stay there for too long... Maybe he will be back by 1943. Then he will become a hero of the country and maybe he will bring a Japanese girlfriend back."
"Japanese girlfriend?" Chloe shook his head quickly and said to his son seriously, "Rudolph, this is not allowed. You are the heir of the marquis, and maybe you will soon be the heir of the duke! You must have a wife of a good match."
The European nobles and civilians in this era would lose their inheritance rights, so Chloe was so nervous. Moreover, in Chloe's circle, there were already many prominent figures who wanted to introduce girls from very noble origins to Rudolph. Some even had the title of duchess or princesses. Chloe couldn't help but take one of the duchesses who were particularly beautiful and from the Westbach dynasty (a relative of Princess Sissi) home to introduce them to her son.
Hessman smiled at his son: "You can only be a girlfriend or lover, but you can't marry her home, do you understand?"
"Father!" Little Rudolph's face turned red and she showed a shy expression, "What are you talking about?"
"Ludwig!" Chloe also glared at her husband. "Your son is a Prussian noble officer!"
The Prussian noble officers were a very conservative group, and the playboys were unpopular in this group. The more mainstream ones were Hessman, who married a woman of noble birth and rich dowry, and then stayed together for the rest of her life and gave birth to a nest of children.
"Okay," Hessman shrugged and said to his son, "I'm joking with you... But as far as I know, the Japanese will definitely arrange women for you. They are just like that. That's the Japanese culture. Just let it go, don't be serious."
Little Rudolph's face turned redder, and he lowered his head and started eating the steak he had fried with his mother...
When Hessman taught his son Rudolph's "diplomacy" after he went to Japan, another Rudolph also received the order to pack up and go to Japan.
"Go to Japan?" Second Lieutenant Rudolph Von Ribbentrop, who served as platoon leader of the Tank Destroy Battalion of the "Great German" Motorized Infantry Division of the Wrathful SS, was suddenly summoned to the company this morning and received a transfer order from company commander Schwarzenegger.
According to the order, he will go to the "Japan-Aiding Military Advisory Group" led by Lieutenant General Paulus to serve as anti-tank technical consultant.
"Lieutenant, why is it me? I am just a lieutenant." Rudolf Ribbintrov was a little confused.
In this time and space, because the Hungarian Revolution was in a big way, Germany retained the General Staff after World War I. Therefore, the training system of elite officers was also preserved. Officers like Hessman, who entered military academy in his youth and received military education for more than 10 years, were the real elites. Rudolph Ribbintrov was just a non-elite officer promoted from soldiers, and his military quality was not the same level as the former.
"Because you are an expert in anti-tank combat and can speak English," Lieutenant Schwarzenegger patted Rudolph Ribbentrop on the shoulder and said, "What you need is an officer who has practical experience in anti-tank combat and is a skilled officer who uses various light anti-tank weapons including the Iron Fist. You are the most suitable candidate in our Great German division. And this is a very good task, and you will definitely have a chance of promotion after returning from Japan."
The Japanese were going to get the "iron fist" from Germany. This kind of anti-tank weapon that is easy to produce and use is obviously suitable for Japan. Moreover, the samples of the "iron fist" are also easy to carry and can be taken as luggage by the German military advisory group to be considered diplomatic personnel. They have diplomatic immunity. Soviet customs cannot search their luggage.
Of course, it is not possible for them to regard a No. 4 tank or an 88mm anti-aircraft gun as luggage.
"Marshal of the Empire!" Lieutenant General Paulus raised his hand to Hessman, and then quickly walked to Hessman's desk.
"Sit." Hessman looked up at his former adjutant, now the Army Lieutenant General Paulus. In this time and space, Paulus would definitely not be able to get the marshal's scepter. He was just an office general.
"Are ready?" Hessman asked, "When will we set out?"
"Yes, it's ready. Depart on September 26 and arrive in Japan on September 27." Paulus replied.
The "Paulus Advisory Group" will take a Lufthansa airline to Japan and land in the Soviet Union and refuel in the middle of the journey, but all passengers cannot get off the plane and set foot on Soviet land.
"Have you studied the situation on Oahu?" Hessmann then asked.
"It has been studied." Paulus replied, "Now there are many large-caliber coastal artillery on Oahu, and the number of aircraft is also large. There are also two divisions of the U.S. Army, many Marines and Navy personnel, and the total number of defenders may be as high as 50,000-60,000. Moreover, there are 100-200 tanks on the island... I believe that the Battle of Oahu will be very tragic, and the casualties of the Japanese army will probably exceed the Battle of Lushun."
The Lushun Battle Paulus mentioned certainly refers to the Lushun offensive and defensive battle in the Russo-Japanese War. The Japanese fought for 5 months, with 59,000 casualties and finally captured the fortress. The US military's defense on Oahu is no less than the Russian defense on Lushun in the past. It is likely that the Japanese army needs to bear the losses.
However, it is definitely a very good deal to change to Oahu Island with 60,000 people. However, Oahu Island is not Lushunkou after all, and it is several thousand kilometers away from Japan. If it is to attack for 5 months, the Japanese will definitely be dragged down by their own logistics line.
In order to seize the island in a short period of time, in Hessman's opinion, the only way is to take advantage of a super battleship like the "Yamato" with thick and heavy guns and destroy several important turrets on the south side of Oahu. At the same time, it also has to land on the beachhead that heavy artillery on the north coast of Oahu, which cannot be taken into account, and fill it all the way to Pearl Harbor with a mountain of corpses and blood.
Chapter completed!