"To a certain extent, this is also a kind of show-off. Otherwise, you should be very clear that our sky will not be covered." Shimamura Soo thought about it and said, this is absolutely no exaggeration. The number of aircraft engines provided by the UK accounts for more than 70% of Japan's current holdings. Japan's so-called self-produced engines are also assembled by British parts. Therefore, Germany did not cut off Japan's aviation engine supply, which is indeed a friendly expression in the eyes of the Japanese. Of course, the actual situation is that Germany needs the UK to export their excess war materials to cash in and repay the compensation required by Germany...

"So have we continued to keep in touch with Grand Duke Baden?" said Yamamoto Honbuki.

"There was no more afterwards, but we still kept in touch with a member of the Baden family. During a meeting, the duke mentioned something, and he unexpectedly mentioned Germany's attitude towards Russia." Kato Gaoming said.

"German's attitude towards Russia? That's interesting. What was that duke saying?" Masato Desouchu suddenly felt that this might be good news for the Japanese army!

"Europe is too small to accommodate two world-class powers. We can tolerate France and guarantee France's current status and interests. We don't even mind allowing France to gain more benefits in our system, but Russia is our enemy. This is what happened when the war broke out and it will not end because of the end of the war. Our struggle with the Russians is long-term until one side is completely defeated and lost the possibility of a comeback. Therefore, the German Empire will not object to all the weakening of Russia, whether it is from us or our enemies."

"We have finished the first step. Russia has lost a large tract of their territory in Europe, but that is not enough. We need to take the second step, that is, to make Russia a landlocked country. We have cut off Russia's sea outlet in the direction of the Baltic Sea. If Japan wants to control the sea outlet in Russia's Far East, then the German Empire is very happy to see it. And I think the large amount of surplus supplies given to Japan by the British are enough for Japan to complete this task." Kato Takamyang reposted in a German tone.

"The Germans knew that we had obtained a lot of military equipment from Britain and seemed to support our operations in Siberia?" said Masato Tanuchi with some excitement.

"I can only say that I don't object. Moreover, although this person has a noble status, his influence in the German government is very limited. I don't think he can fully represent the attitude of the German government." said Yamamoto Honbuki.

"Yes, it's really impossible to be sure of this person's side. But you can look at these newspapers. For a period of time, all the newspapers with certain influence in Germany were commenting on one thing, that is, the interests of the German Empire in the Far East in the future. They all mentioned one thing, that is, the East Asia region should remain stable, and the German Empire should maintain a neutral attitude towards North Asia. In Southeast Asia, the empire may have no military existence, but neither side in Southeast Asia can infringe on the interests of the German Empire. This footnote is the deployment of the German Navy in Ceylon!" Kato Gaoming continued.

"Which North Asia refers to Siberia? But these are just newspapers and do not mean anything." said Yamamoto Honbuki.

"Yes, if it is just the editors of the newspapers, these newspapers really can't do anything. But if the signatures of these articles are Marshal Moltke and General Kruger, then these articles clearly reflect the attitude of the German senior leaders towards the war between us and Russia! They are just neutral and will not interfere with our actions in Siberia because of American factors! These people publish articles so intensively in a time period and have not encountered any trouble, that is undoubtedly a signal to the outside world. The war between us and Russia will not be affected by Germany." said Nishimotoji Koi.

"I have said that the northward advance is correct! This is the least risky route, and we can obtain the vast Siberia! The price is much smaller than the southward advance!" said Masato Tanuchi excitedly.

"However, we have very little. What is there in Siberia? Apart from trees, there is frozen soil. Of course, if the Lord of the Temple goes to hunt bears, he will have some fun." Yamamoto Kobee said mercilessly.

"Haha, that's better than the navy's attack on the Dutch East India and causing the empire to be in a difficult situation now, right?" Teraunuchi Masato retorted.

"Okay, we say this question is not for you to argue. I am just telling you clearly why we continue to maintain a strong military force in Siberia. On the one hand, it is naturally our requirement for the Russian Far East territory, but more importantly, this is one of the conditions proposed by the Germans. We must control the sea outlets in the Russian Far East and completely cut off Russia's routes in the Pacific!" said Komao Nishiyuanji.

"Why should the Germans ask us to do this?" Shimamura Soo's reaction was a little fierce. It was understandable that the Japanese wanted more territory to go to war with Russia, but Germany, as a country thousands of miles away from Japan, asked Japan to do it according to their ideas, which was somewhat unacceptable in personal emotions, although the result was the same.

"What if our army cannot stop the Russian attack? And now the Germans and Americans are launching an attack in the Pacific direction, which obviously involves a lot of our strength. If we can concentrate on dealing with the Russians, it may be beneficial to Germany." Masato Desauchi also felt a little uncomfortable, after all, it felt like he was being used as a gun.

"This is back to the previous issue. The Germans and the Russians are enemies. They want to see any move to weaken Russia, but this does not mean that they can give up their hostility to Japan. The enemy's enemies may not be friends sometimes. In the eyes of the Germans, our war with the Russians is just a tendency to benefit Germany, which can be supported or neutral. However, the real money given to Germany by the Americans now is a real benefit. The Germans cannot give up their war against us because of this tendency." Nishimotoji Kou thought for a while and said.
Chapter completed!