Age of Conquest Reborn

How could Emperor Hirohito not hear what Kono Yohei said with resentment? He stood up suddenly, almost going crazy with anger, shaking his head and trembling hands, his face pale, his slender eyes bursting with angry flames, while pointing incoherently.

Looking at Kono Yohei, "You? - you! You! - good! Very good! It's really good to contradict me!" He stepped down from the throne and walked towards Kono Yohei step by step with endless coercion.

The attendants on the side were so frightened that they did not dare to express their anger. They had rarely seen His Majesty the Emperor so furious and with such a ferocious face. They were secretly worried for Kono Yohei. His Majesty the Emperor was so furious. First of all, he was given a big meal.

You can't run away with your mouth, and then, then..., who knows what will happen?

Emperor Hirohito indeed went berserk. If Kono Yohei quickly admitted his mistake, it was his dereliction of duty, and he casually treated such an important matter as a child's play. At most, he would be reprimanded and scolded, and there would be no serious consequences.

, after all, important matters have been delayed, and punishing a minister severely will not help. But Kono Yohei had to admit his mistake and was full of resentment. It seemed that I had wronged him?

Kono Yohei was also stunned and confused by the anger of Emperor Hirohito with his mouth and eyes crooked. He just defended himself slightly. As for what happened, he was indeed unjust for making His Majesty the Emperor so furious. What happened?

Without even knowing anything, he was accused of being "daring" without any hesitation. No one would be convinced if he was blamed!

Arriving in front of Kono Yohei, looking at his slightly trembling body, Emperor Hirohito calmed down and said in a deep voice: "Do you feel aggrieved? Well, let me ask you, as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, do you always maintain this relationship with the German Embassy?

Contact me, why didn’t you report the news about the German attack on the Soviet Union immediately to me? Even today, I haven’t seen the war report from the Germans!”

“According to the military alliance treaty signed between the Empire and Germany, no matter which side has major military operations, it must inform the other party in advance in order to achieve consistent action steps. The Germans did not notify the Empire of the news of the attack on the Soviet Union.

I don’t believe that this is the most basic diplomatic procedure. Since I haven’t seen this notification to this day, then it’s not your Ministry of Foreign Affairs that delayed the matter, what is it? - Well!”

Emperor Hirohito's tone was low, but there was a deep chill in it. A chill ran down Kono Yohei's spine. Only then did he suddenly realize that His Majesty the Emperor was so furious that he almost wanted to eat people.

It was a war report for Germany to attack the Soviet Union, so I was even more unjust. I was waiting for the German Ambassador to Japan von Taudesmann to come to my door.

But the Germans are so arrogant that they are so bored that they haven't even shown their faces. What can I do? I have thought about calling and asking, but I am afraid of losing the reputation of the Japanese Empire!

I, as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, cannot go to the German Embassy in person and ask Taudesmann what is going on. That would be even more embarrassing!

Now that he knows the reason for His Majesty the Emperor's rage, Kono Yohei's inner fear has vanished. As long as there is no problem with his Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it is entirely the fault of the Germans to make His Majesty the Emperor so angry. After calming down, he spoke.

It's smooth.

Kono Yohei raised his head, looked at Emperor Hirohito fearlessly, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I know the reason why Your Majesty Longyan is so angry, but I have to say that this matter is not the responsibility of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Wrong, not even because I neglected my duty.

But, so far, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not received any notification from Germany at all. I have been waiting for several days for the German Ambassador to Japan, Todesmann, in the office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. However, the German Embassy has not even received a notification.

There’s no phone number!”

"Your Majesty, if you ask me to deal with this situation, I can't just go to the German Embassy to ask for it. Therefore, I have no way to report back to Your Majesty. I hope that Your Majesty will beg for forgiveness and understand my difficulties. It is not that I have something to hide on purpose.

behavior!”

Originally, Emperor Hirohito had already had enough energy, so he waited for Kono Yohei to be speechless and unable to answer. First, he started to talk loudly, and then he spoke out of anger. Then, according to my mood, I dealt with this guy in any way, but after listening to what he said

Afterwards, Emperor Hirohito took a few steps back in shock.

"Kono Aiki, you are saying that Germany did not inform the empire in any way before or after the attack on the Soviet Union? - Is that so?" Emperor Hirohito asked hesitantly. He did not want to believe it.

It's too unbelievable.

Kono Yohei replied bitterly: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, the current situation is probably like this. Otherwise, it has been more than ten days since the Soviet-German war broke out. Why has there been no notification from the German side? This is in itself unreasonable.

It’s normal, there can only be one explanation, the Germans don’t want to inform the empire about this, or...!”

Kono Yohei did not dare to say the following words, but the meaning was obvious. The Germans did not regard the Empire of Japan as an ally at all, or in other words, they did not take it seriously and did not bother to report the war against the Soviet Union. They just did not take advantage of Japan.

This empire is a brother.

In fact, regarding this matter, Hitler did not do it intentionally to embarrass the Japanese. Before the implementation of "Barbarossa Plan", he hid it from the Japanese out of confidentiality considerations. Hitler was worried that the Japanese were stupid.

I can't hold two taels of sesame oil in my stomach. Once I inform them of the plan to attack the Soviet Union, I might as well do something wrong. Wouldn't it be a bad thing if they make some unreasonable moves in the Far East?

Stalin was an old and cunning guy. He could smell the danger in the slightest rumor. To put it bluntly, Hitler did not believe in the Japanese. In Asia, he was the only person in Asia who could make Hitler admire him and completely trust him.

Tang Qiuli, whom he called an old friend.

This was one of the reasons why Hitler did not want to inform the Japanese. Another reason was that Hitler had great resentment against the Japanese. He thought that when the Japanese attacked the British and Americans in the Pacific, they did not inform Germany in advance.

This made Hitler, who had a high self-esteem, feel seriously insulted. "It's not polite to come back without reciprocating!" Hitler, who was extremely vengeful, didn't mind embarrassing the Japanese, who didn't think highly of him in the first place.

Before the war against the Soviet Union began, the reason for blocking information from the Japanese was for confidentiality reasons. It made sense. After the war broke out, Hitler originally did not want to go too far. After all, they were allies with Japan, and the Japanese were still in the Far East.

Area, containing millions of Soviet troops, no matter what, it can be regarded as a bit of effort. There is hard work without credit!

According to Hitler's calculations, after the war officially broke out on April 10, he asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to send a notification to the Japanese. By the way, the German army in the Soviet Union was like a devastating offensive, and they also had the intention of showing off.

I'll save some face.

Unexpectedly, after the German army began to attack the Soviet Union, the war progressed smoothly beyond Hitler's expectations. A large number of telegrams and documents came from the front line every day. He found that his original predictions were still conservative, and many of them were predicted in advance.

The deployment required new adjustments. Hitler was buried in telegrams and documents. He spent all day and night in the General Staff Headquarters and could not spare any energy to take into account other things.

In addition, there are countless things to deal with in Britain after the war. That matter is much more important than saying hello to the Japanese, so this matter was dropped. German Foreign Minister Ribbentrop also

Just like the head of state, he didn't think highly of the Japanese at all. Seeing that the head of state didn't mention this matter, he didn't bother to ask, "Is it a trivial matter? There are other things more important than ventilating the Japanese!"

Perhaps, in the international diplomatic community, this foreign minister, who is known for telling lies and confusing right and wrong, and is known as the German liar, thinks that the ambassador to Japan, von Taudesmann, is a veteran diplomat. For such a

Common sense does not need to be reminded. Due to a strange combination of circumstances, the Soviet-German war broke out for more than ten days, and Japan, as an ally, has not received even a word of notification.

After the war against the Soviet Union broke out, German Ambassador to Japan von Taudesmann was also waiting for instructions from home. Whether to inform the Japanese government about the matter or not, according to the usual practice, he only said hello, but

After waiting for several days, there was no instruction from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. While being puzzled, Todesmann took it for granted that in addition to his own embassy, ​​the German General Staff should have another communication channel with the Japanese military.

channel.

Perhaps, His Excellency the Head of State believes that informing the Japanese about the war against the Soviet Union through military channels will have more weight and sincerity, highlighting the military alliance between the two sides. Moreover, Todesman is stupid enough to report to the domestic

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a telegram to ask about this matter. As a senior diplomat, he still knows the rules. Since the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not given a clear instruction and designated the embassy in Japan to be responsible for reporting the matter, it has nothing to do with it.

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Furthermore, the affairs of the military are very troublesome, and it is best not to interfere. Your Excellency, the Head of State, hates people outside the military system interfering in the affairs of the military. Moreover, the Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kono Yohei, did not ask about this matter, presumably.

The Japanese have already received the notification from the German side, and if they take the initiative to report it themselves, it is neither necessary nor in compliance with the rules. They will be regarded as idle courtesy by those arrogant Japanese.

Due to a combination of circumstances, Hitler left Japan, his only ally in Asia, out there, and he still ignored it with complete disregard. However, even if Hitler knew that something was wrong,

He didn't take it to heart. He didn't think much of the selfish Japanese government and the emperor. If he hadn't seen that the military strength of the Soviet Union could be of some use, Hitler wouldn't even be in the mood to form an alliance with Japan.

No thanks!

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