Imperial Overlord

"You gentlemen... the survival of the empire is at a critical juncture. I hope you and others can work together." Sitting in his seat, Emperor Hirohito looked at Tojo Hideki with an ugly face and ordered.

Hideki Tojo stood at attention, bowed his head and said, "Hey! I'll wait until the last moment to fight to the death. I'd rather break the jade than let the American army advance!"

"Is there no room for peace?" Emperor Hirohito still asked unwillingly: "If the United States is willing to guarantee our oil supply, we are willing to return Hawaii and Malaya..."

"Your Majesty, the United States will not easily accept defeat and surrender now. Before the Solomon Islands, they were not willing to make peace. After the Solomon Islands, the Americans are of course even more unwilling to make peace with us." Hideki Tojo Depressed replied.

Now Yamamoto Fifty-six's troops are hoarding in Rabaul and Hawaii. The troops are very scattered, and the US fleet can counterattack at any time, so the Japanese executives are very nervous.

Emperor Hirohito has held several imperial meetings to ask senior officials in the base camp if they can make peace with the United States and stop the war.

Of course, since the first World War at Pearl Harbor, the United States did not intend to let Japan go, so Japan's fantasy of ending the war as a winner has basically been shattered.

The current situation is that the Japanese side hopes to fight to promote peace, while the United States intends to beat Japan to the ground, and then talk about other issues.

At this time, the United States has actually made fundamental adjustments in terms of strategy. The basic policy of first Europe and then the Asia-Pacific can no longer be implemented. The only way to go is to go first to the Asia-Pacific.

The problem before the United States is that if they continue their basic national policy of first to Europe, then they must immediately stop the war with Japan and concentrate on dealing with Germany.

But the Atlantic barriers are now monolithic, and the outcome of attacking Germany is unknown. Adhering to the national policy of going first to Europe is a huge risk, and no one can guarantee success. Therefore, the top American leaders have tacitly prepared to give up this option.

And, at this juncture, who in the US would dare to make peace with Japan? The hatred at Pearl Harbor has burned the United States into hysteria. At this time, calling for peace with Japan, no matter who it is, it will be accused by thousands of people.

Roosevelt didn't have the confidence, and Marshall didn't have the guts—no one dared to speak up, so the Pacific War could only be continued.

On the other hand, the Pacific War side is not generally beneficial to the United States. First of all, the naval battle here is just right for the taste of the US material war. The two sides are fighting for a lot of production capacity, which is exactly the strength of the United States.

The United States has turned defeat into victory in the Pacific battlefield, reversed the unfavorable situation of the war, and dragged the war into a stalemate. This is also one reason why the United States is determined to kill Japan first.

In the end, the United States also wants to understand that as long as Japan is killed, it can regain control of Southeast Asia and most of East Asia - which is also good for the United States and Germany to compete for hegemony.

Therefore, the United States has piled up almost all of its belongings in the Pacific Ocean, and the pressure on Japan is really increasing.

Such pressure has been transferred to the shoulders of Japanese high-level officials, and the pressure is overwhelming. Yoshida Zengo took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from his face, but did not speak.

Sitting next to him was Minister of the Navy Shirou Oikawa, and his expression was not very good. The recent Japanese navy can be said to be unfavorable for fleeting years.

The tactic of splitting troops to guard Hawaii is the tactic of selling the United States in the Solomon Islands now. Although it seemed good for a while, everyone knew that this was just a stopgap measure.

The Japanese navy had actually lost half of the battle by adopting the defensive strategy: they could only wait for the US Navy to produce more warships, and defeat was beyond doubt.

The two battleships Mutsu and Nagato were transferred away, and their record in the Indian Ocean was not very good. The naval fleet of the British government in exile avoided fighting, so that the Japanese Indian Ocean fleet wasted fuel, but did not get the response. Some results.

Of course, he could ignore the series of problems caused by Yamamoto's defeat in Rabaul, but he had to bear the blame for Kagawa and Yoshida.

"We need to launch new aircraft carriers and new warships as soon as possible, so that we can form a fleet and continue to put pressure on the United States..." Yoshida Zengo, as the chief of naval command, can only speak about the construction of warships at this time. Never say no to the battle situation ahead of the line.

"General Yoshida is right, but we really can't allocate more production capacity now to build warships for the Navy." Tojo Hideki looked at Yoshida Zengo and said.

"The army has reached its limit. Every place is applying for more aircraft and more tanks. Look at the German tanks, and then look at our tanks. You will know what our army has used in the past. fighting!"

"Tojo-kun~www.wuxiaspot.com~ You mentioned this, but I remembered it. Are the tanks brought back from Germany really that good?" Speaking of the Leopard tanks sent by Germany, Emperor Hirohito of Japan also had them. Interested, he suddenly asked.

In recent days, he has heard a lot about German chariots. Many army generals have stated to him a fact: in the European battlefield, the tactics of the Soviet Union and Germany are no longer comparable to the Japanese army.

At least in terms of armored tanks and vehicles, the gap between Japan and the mainstream military powers in Europe is obvious. If you want to improve this gap, the best way is to copy the Leopard tank.

"It's more than good, it's a genius-like design! Not to mention the caliber of the cannon, the German chariot alone weighs more than 30 tons, which is completely different from our chariot!" Hideki Tojo replied. road.

In his view, if there are no advanced tanks such as the Leopard tank, the Japanese army will definitely pay a heavy price for this in the future land warfare.

It is a pity that Japan's current steel production and processing capacity has almost reached its limit. The navy's steel is often insufficient, not to mention the army's steel quota.

Therefore, for Japan, it is unrealistic to imitate the Panther tank. They can only continue to persevere with their Type 97 tanks and persist until after the war.

As for those advanced tank designs, no matter how greedy the Japanese Army is, there is only one way to get them: to trade with the Germans!

"Since it's really so good, then it will be transported to the front line immediately and deployed where it is most needed." Emperor Hirohito nodded and said: "In addition, I will only eat one meal a day from now on! Pay, buy German tanks in order to defeat the mighty United States!"

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