Chapter 587: Superficial

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At the door of the conference room in Wolf's Den, Manstein found Akador, the head of state who was preparing to hold a combat meeting. He felt that the Empire was inconceivable in blending into the war with Japan for an unimportant ally. Germany ’s declaration of war against Japan does not yield any substantive benefits. Even Japan ’s declaration of war against Germany will not cause Germany to lose anything. He does not understand why everyone cares so much about the unfavorable superficial article.
"My head of state, in order not to belong to the remote lands of northern England, is it a bit too sloppy to fight against Japan?" Manstein said as soon as he met: "We don't care about Japan's declaration of war at all. It is enough to wait for a result on the Pacific Ocean. "
"This is a political issue. If I consider it from a military perspective, I will not even accept the statement from Australia. I will scold it back and watch Japan occupy it." Akado glanced at Manstel Because, he explained with a smile: "But when it comes to political interests, then the pros and cons of many things have to be re-analyzed."
"We planted the seeds of friendship in China. If we were too close to the Japanese, then the strategic investment of General Seeker would have been wasted. This is obviously not in the interests of the empire, nor in the long-term strategic arrangement of the empire "Akkado handed a document in hand to Anna aside:" And, if you do not immediately respond to the Japanese declaration of war, then Germany's influence on neighboring allies will be weakened. Once the northern Britain finds and the United States Reasons for people to frown, then our Atlantic barriers will have weaknesses, which is not a consequence that the empire can bear. "
"So, my head of state, we can declare war, but why should we send so many submarines to the Pacific to help the United States fight the Japanese navy, obviously not in our interest." Manstein continued to ask questions.
Akado pointed to Manstein and said, "You, you, Augustus will not ask such a stupid question. I sent so many submarines, but I didn't move our main force. Fleet, have n’t you seen the difference? The submarine ’s arrival in the Pacific Ocean can reduce our losses to a minimum, and this scale is used to appease the North of England. Without Chamberlain, we will scold the street. "
Why did Akado waste his saliva explaining this to his general? Because more than one Manstein doubted Akado's decision, even the Navy's submarine commander, Dunnitz, was dissatisfied with Akado's departure of his 10 submarines. However, due to the distance, Dunnitz, who inspected the construction of the submarine base on the Norwegian coast, did not have the conditions to ask Akado in person.
So Akado now explains to Manstein because he needs Manstein to spread his ideas and persuade more people to support this decision to declare war on Japan. Therefore, Akado decided to say more: "In the past, I did not dare to let the submarine force go so far to carry out the mission. However, everything needs to accumulate experience, and the same is true of the ocean command. So I think it can In this way, the Navy can gain valuable experience and lay the foundation for the fleet expedition. "
"In addition, the maturity of the naval submarine technology and the extremely low failure rate of the new and improved submarines are also the guarantee of this expedition. Such a long voyage at sea is an opportunity to test the long-term combat capabilities of our submarine forces, and the mission itself I believe that after the captains of the 10 submarines come back, I will issue 10 medals to issue orders.
Akado smiled, and he was not going to say anything. There were several from North Africa in the conference room. Generals, and General Scherna, who is about to travel to North Africa to command the K Group Army.
Manstein watched Akado walk into the conference room with Anna, and stood outside for a few seconds. He now knows a lot of empire considerations. Some of the questions Akado said were already guessed by him. Some things he didn't think of. He is a general, not a politician. Most of the time he only needs to consider how to reduce losses to win the war, and does not need to consider other issues.
Germany sent 10 submarines to Australia. This action must be shown to Chamberlain, which is politics; and these 10 submarines have to accumulate experience for fleet navigation along the way, and finally participate in breaking engagements. This is military. Mixing politics into the military to achieve diplomatic purposes, and blending the military into politics to reduce wasteful expenditures is a matter of learning and worth studying.
At this very moment, Chamberlain flew to Berlin to meet the imperial prime minister Augustus, and the two discussed the whole morning on the issue of Australia. Chamberlain meant not to give up on Australia as much as possible, and even hoped that the Germans could send 1 or 2 divisions there to help the British guard this vast colony.
But even he himself knew that this plan was simply a fool's dream, and even the most confident German commander could not agree to this crazy plan. So this plan to send troops to Australia is just a guise, a bargaining chip. In fact, what Chamberlain really wanted to say is the latter sentence: Since the reinforcement of the army is not feasible, then ask the empire to send the navy to it?
"Mr. Prime Minister, I believe that even you also agree with us. The High Seas Fleet is absolutely unusable, right?" Augustus and Ryder met with Chamberlain and met the "British Prime Minister at the Grand Hotel Berlin" "Without any politeness, the two sides immediately began negotiations to discuss the troop dispatch plan.
But even Chamberlain was not a fool. Of course, he saw the huge pit of Australia, but it was just a trap dug by the British royal family and Americans. What he wanted to do was a "hero" who resurrected and preserved Britain. Naturally, he couldn't and didn't dare to kill his own life.
Augustus said that the transfer of the high seas fleet, even if Chamberlain requested, the Germans would never agree, not to mention that Chamberlain knew better than anyone else, the high seas fleet was immovable.
Once the high seas fleet travels to the Pacific, let ’s not mention the outcome, let ’s say that the British naval fleet on the Atlantic will immediately regain its advantage. By that time, in the event that the British really returned to their homeland, his "British rape" will naturally It was the first to die, so it was impossible for him to make such a foolish request to use the high seas fleet.
For Chamberlain, the ideal situation is: the German navy sent a squadron consisting of several cruisers or destroyers to show off the force for the northern British. Even if all these warships were sunk, it would be harmless. If the Japanese are afraid, it is good, but even if it is really done, the losses are all German, and it has nothing to do with Chamberlain.
However, the Germans obviously had a better choice. They sent a fleet of ocean-going submarines to the right and wrong of the Pacific Ocean. In this way, Chamberlain is not easy to say anything. After all, the Germans gave the North British face and sent 10 submarines such a considerable lineup.
However, compared to cruisers and destroyers, the speed of the submarine is 30 knots. The speed of the submarine is indeed a bit crying. In the area of ​​the Pacific Ocean, the submarine can only have a speed of about 10 knots. In case of situation, it is necessary to dive and reduce the speed to 5 knots. This speed is a cruel torture for distant Australia waiting for rescue.
At a distance of nearly 20,000 kilometers, it would take a few months to drive all the way. This is not so much a reinforcement of Australia as it is a revenge for the Japanese invasion of Australia. It is estimated that when this fleet entered the Pacific Ocean, Japan had occupied Australia and sang all the way to the United States.
However, Chamberlain did not raise any objections. He knew that even the German high seas fleet was desperately rushing to Australia, where it was estimated that Japan had already occupied Australia. The Americans did not really send Australia to the Germans, but used a strategy. Just pitted the German once. So this is not to blame the Germans for not being saved, but the Americans for being mean and shameless.
Just as Germany sent out submarines in a hurry to prepare to show its presence on the Pacific Ocean, the Japanese were not idle. They seized almost all of the Axis merchant ships in Asia, and completely turned their face with the Axis Power Group. This caused Japan to make a fortune and add a lot of free goods from the Axis countries.
These merchant ships could not return to Europe because of the war. After all, the Indian Ocean, which is full of British naval warships, is definitely a restricted zone for the Axis merchant ships. So these merchant ships stayed in Asia to do some short-distance business, and occasionally came to the intelligence gathering. Borrowing Sickett's face and Japanese scruples, these merchant ships even started smuggling business and smuggled American arms to China.
But this time it was clear that the Japanese really intended to tear up their faces and start a full-scale war. They even detained these merchant ships. He also killed the shipowner, sent the crew to the concentration camp, and confiscated all kinds of cargo on board. Including rubber and food, and even guns and ammunition.
The German government in Berlin, who received the news, did not make any statement. After all, the two countries have waged war, and nothing will help. Now all the Germans have to do is wait, wait for those submarines going to the Pacific, and send back some useful news.
"Gentlemen," Dunnitz said to the commander of the submarine heading to the Arctic Ocean on the fifth day after the submarine left the port: "Our soldiers are already on the way to the Pacific Ocean, and our submarine force is always the head of state. The sword of revenge will always be the killer of the pride of the empire! I hope you will return to the battlefield this time to bring more glory to the empire!