Chapter 177 1944: Swiftness and Lightning (48)
"Minister Yamamoto sent me a telegram to inform me of two news." Horitohiko Yoshi's telegram was in his hand, "First, two infantry divisions and four flight division reinforcements requested by the senior army leaders, and they are working hard to mobilize. It is expected to set off one after another at the end of this month, but the domestic transportation capacity is insufficient, and a batch of ships currently stranded in the direction of Midway Island must be returned first, so our army must be on the ground and fight quickly;
Second, the US has made a request for peace through diplomatic channels…”
"The Americans finally couldn't stand to make peace!" The crowd was stunned at first, then smiled and was overjoyed.
Nishimura Shoji waved his fists and said, "Americans are today too!"
"Nigimura-kun..." Hori Teiki smiled and pointed his name, "If it were you, how would the peace conditions be opened?"
"Ah...this..." Nishimura Xiangzhi twisted, "This is the business of a politician. Just the superiors make the decision. How dare the subordinates make a random statement?"
"You can tell me, how can you be more satisfied with it? Let's talk about the main conditions."
"This..." Nishimura Yoshiji scratched his head and the Hawaiian Islands. The Aleutian Islands were to be ceded to Japan, and the United States had to ask the United States to pay a sum of money...at least...at least...at least...10 billion US dollars."
"What do you think?"
Everyone expressed their opinions that most of them had to increase their investments on the basis of Nishimura Xiangzhi. Some wanted to ced the California Peninsula, some wanted to ced Alaska, some said that the United States would compensate 20 Essex-class aircraft carriers, and some said that 3,000 B-29s would be attached... However, the mainstream view believes that Nishimura Xiangzhi's conditions are almost the same. No matter how high the United States would not agree, it would exceed Japan's ability.
Matsuda Chiaki didn't say anything, just looked at Hori Teiki's expression, and found that the latter sighed slightly and basically understood. The major general and lieutenant general who attended the meeting basically finished speaking, and the atmosphere suddenly became very cheerful. The only one who didn't speak was Tsukahara Nishiso San.
"Tsukahara, where are you?"
Tsukahara Nishisan smiled and shook his head: "Although I really want the conditions of Nishimura, my intuition tells me that this is impossible and the Americans will never agree. It would be good to give the Philippines to us. Maybe even Guam, Midway and some other small islands will ask us to withdraw, let alone expect Hawaii and Aleutian Islands..."
Everyone looked at each other. After a long time, the hero Yano boldly said, "This condition is a little lower? Now Hawaii is almost the item in our army's pocket. There is a little reason not to pay compensation. It makes sense not to give Alaska or California officials. But the conditions speculated by Chief Tsukahara, let alone the Navy cannot agree, even if the Navy agrees, the Army and the domestic will not agree. I think the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will never dare to agree. Who dares to agree to sign, and who will not be hacked to death by the Red Deer?"
Hori Teiji remained silent and said a long time later, "What if I want to agree?"
"Sir!?"
A bunch of people stood up in one go, their faces full of worry: "Sir, think twice..."
"Sit, sit all..." Hori Teiki called them to sit back again, "If you are now American generals, what conditions do you think the empire can agree to?"
"This..." A strange look suddenly appeared on everyone's faces. How can I say this? It must be impossible to agree on it.
Shima Kiyoi stood up and said, "In the peace talks, the chiefs and ministers will naturally be the leader. As soldiers, we only know how to act on orders. If the country wants to fight, we will fight to the end, and we will sacrifice and fight to Washington. If the country wants to be harmonious, we can accept it as long as it does not harm the fundamental interests of the empire."
"Yes, we only follow the leader. The superior says war is war, and the superior says harmony is harmony!"
Horitiki nodded, and did not explain the peace conditions in detail, but instead said: "Jie 3 first attacks two islands, see the situation, weigh the opponent's weight, and consume the opponent's vitality. During this period, he went to fight the Aleutian Islands. There was information showing that the United States and Russia were frequently moving through the Aleutian-Kantaga front line. In order to prevent accidents, Aleutian must reoccupate and cut off the connection between the two. This is the content of the JE 4 combat!"
When people heard that Jee No. 4 was going to fight Aleutian, they suddenly realized that Aleutian was easy to attack but difficult to defend, but it was easy to fight, and it was difficult to defend, but now it is different. After winning, they have many benefits. Thinking of the conditions for the Japanese-US peace talks mentioned by Hori Teiki, they have no intention of considering the future.
"In addition, we must prepare a series of operations such as Czech No. 5, Czech No. 6, Czech No. 7. After the arrival of domestic reinforcements, strategic key points such as Fiji, Samoa, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia must be all pulled down in one go, leaving Australia and New Zealand alone."
Everyone was ready to fight and was full of fighting spirit. The situation is much better than after the first Pearl Harbor battle. At the beginning, they just wanted to paralyze the combat capabilities of the US Pacific Fleet and take the opportunity to sweep the South Ocean. Now, not only has the US Pacific Fleet basically wiped out, but the Panama Canal was unavailable, and Cape Horn was blocked by Germany. Japan could do whatever it wanted in the Pacific.
Chiaki Matsuda saw something different: Horitiki took some of the Hawaiian islands and Aleutian, and was preparing to take down a series of islands to cut off the relationship between the United States and Australia and New Zealand, which shows that the superior's consideration of the Czech Republic operations has deepened and linked it to the politics of Japan-US peace talks. If the United States cannot satisfy Japan in terms of political conditions, these combat plans will become a bargaining weight to increase Japan's negotiation strength, and at the same time, it can also turn the Hawaii battle into a war of attrition to surround the point and fight aid, to see how much troops and equipment the US military has to fill the bottomless pit of Hawaii...
"At the same time, the German side issued a note that the Battle of Brazil and South Africa is about to begin. After the above-mentioned battle is completed, Germany will march towards Central America and the Caribbean. We hope that our army will cooperate and put forward the requirements for coordinated operations. After the preliminary principles are agreed, it is planned to launch the "Quotation War" at the end of December to capture Panama!"
Kusato Ryunosuke sighed: "If so many wars are going to be fought next, I don't think the personnel will be a problem. The supplies and equipment supply will probably be deadly. The warships may also take time to maintain and maintain them."
Everyone agreed and gradually woke up from the fanaticism just now: Not to mention the grand and unrealistic goal of landing in the United States to fight to Washington, it would probably take some effort to fight the Czech series of wars and the etiquette battles. The obvious concerns and thoughts on peace conditions also seem to be taken for granted.
After the meeting, Tsukahara Nishizumi was kept, and Hori Teki gave him the complete telegram and asked him about his specific thoughts.
"From the reactions of the generals just now, they are never willing to accept this condition..." Tsukahara carefully said, "For me personally, I agree with your idea, but there is one thing I think I have to be careful about."
"Tell me?"
"Now I am not afraid of the United States' delaying strategy, because as long as the peace treaty is not signed for a day, we will not stop attacking for a day. The Americans cannot do anything about it. I only have a little concern..." Tsukahara lowered his voice slightly, "Even if the United States really wants to be with him now, who can guarantee that a new president will not go back on his word in a few years? Don't look at them that they have lost many times, but their strength is not affected at all. The local industrial capacity is intact. Once the war stops, what should we do when the Pacific Fleet is rebuilt in a few years? Without Hawaii in hand, the empire will not be able to contain the powerful strength of the US military. The imbalance in Japan and the United States' power balance also makes it impossible for us to maintain a fleet that is enough to compete with the United States for a long time.
What's more, Japan and Germany are allies now. Whether Japan and Germany will continue to be allies after the war is over is still unknown. Without Germany's restraint, it is difficult to rely on the empire to deal with the United States alone. Whether the United States is sincere or false, I think Hawaii must be in control. With this never-sinking aircraft carrier in hand, the empire will have strategic initiative in the United States."
Hori Teiki nodded slightly. What Tsukahara Mitsuzo just said was his concerns. He was not afraid of Americans playing tricks now, but afraid of Americans repentance in the future! With Hawaii in hand, Japan can at least rely on Hawaii to build a strict defense system and delay emergency mobilization and additions to the country. This is the only way for Japan to take the initiative as a weak side to take the initiative and do not have to maintain excessive expenditures in national defense construction.
In the final analysis, one sentence: With Hawaii in hand, Japan and the United States are balanced; without Hawaii, it is difficult for Japan to maintain its defensive momentum in confrontation between Japan and the United States.
"Then, I can only fight?"
"I know you want to be in harmony, and I want to be in harmony, but now the conditions are not enough. The conditions are too high. The United States does not work, and the conditions are too low. We don't work..." Tsukahara Nishizumi smiled bitterly, "Why do you always win? If you always win this vicious circle, you can't break it! But you can't lose on purpose... It's hard!"
"Look at the situation in Germany first. If Germany is not in harmony, we cannot be in harmony. It is best to be in harmony with Germany. The German side will make a guarantee." Horitiki asked, "After taking Hawaii, I want to talk to the head of state again. As long as Germany continues to support the empire and agrees to our army occupy Hawaii, I can give them the Marshall Islands and some other places, and the South Indochina Peninsula can also be sold to France... Now the empire owes Germany a lot of debts, and this debt cannot be truly equal if it is not paid off."
Currently, Japan's defaulted payments are worth more than 27 billion Empire marks, and its monthly exposure is still expanding with a 1.5-2 billion mark, far exceeding the credit granted by Germany. Not to mention that Japan does not have so many precious metals to offset, even if there are, they cannot be taken out. Otherwise, Japan's economic system will collapse, and other products delivered by Japan are not very expensive. It is not that Germany intends to lower the price, but that these products are actually only worth this price. Even Europe's most lacking rubber can be partially supplemented after Germany takes South America, and there is no shortage problem at all.
After all, this is an era when industrial products, especially high-end industrial products, are expensive and basic products and raw materials are low. Germany has firmly settled for Japan. Hoffman is not afraid that Japan has no means of payment and is easy to deal with without money. Didn’t Japan build a lot of territory? Isn’t it enough to sell it with a few dollars?
Tsukahara Nishizumi agreed with this, but he was optimistic than Hori Teki: "Now I need to find a way to occupy more land. Even if I return it to the United States in the future, I will have to pay the other party to redeem it and then transfer the debt to Germany, so that Germany can find the United States to collect debts and collect accounts. The Germans are not afraid of the Americans not giving it to me!"
Hori Teiki gave a thumbs up: "Your business is good, I think it's OK!"
Chapter completed!