Iron Cross

Facing the fiery atmosphere at the scene, Kido Koichi stood up and declared: "Your Majesty has ordered that there are no preconditions or restrictions for national policy research. It is only about the overall situation. Please speak freely, but please exercise some restraint. Arguments are allowed, but quarrels are not allowed, and verbal abuse of colleagues is not allowed.”

"I obey the order."

One after another, people stood up and spoke to explain their positions, but the main core views did not deviate from the tone of Kanji Ishihara and Narumi Inoue. As for the views of abandoning Nanyang and focusing on mainland China, there was no one - after all, the arrogant Tojo faction had been swept away. And light.

After arguing for most of the day, almost everyone expressed their opinions. Seeing Hirohito's eyes on him, Ugaki Kazushige knew that the time had come for him to come forward and make a summary. He said: "After extensive and in-depth discussions, two opinions have been basically formed. There are two plans. One is the proposal of Navy Vice Minister Narumi Inoue, which is to make greater concessions in the Chinese battlefield and the Nanyang battlefield in exchange for the United States' understanding, which is tentatively designated as Case A; the other is the proposal of Deputy Chief of Staff Headquarters Kanji Ishihara, that is, The Chinese battlefield and the Nanyang battlefield will be appropriately reduced and then cooperate with the Three Kingdoms Alliance to launch the Indian Ocean offensive. This is tentatively designated as case B. The remaining details of the amendments will be interspersed according to the needs of the negotiation. If there is no objection, it is recommended to use the above two cases as the basis for voting..."

"Wait a minute..." King Higashino Miyazaki, who had been silent until now, suddenly stood up and interjected, "I have an amendment. I suggest seeking understanding with the United States based on the key points in Vice Minister Ishihara's proposal that exclude the Indian Ocean strategy. "

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Hoffman shook his head: "What you said is not comprehensive. I do not deny the merits of Prime Minister Tojo. If he is a school-level officer, he should be a good officer based on his strong execution ability. But the problem is What position is he in? He is the Prime Minister of Japan, and is also said to be the Minister of War. His position in Japan is the same as mine, but do you think he is in charge of anything other than taking power? Besides, do you really think he is in charge of this? He couldn't control the army? Why did he choose to resign before the war with the United States last year? - It was not that he was opposed to the war, but that he had no confidence in the war and was afraid of taking responsibility in the future. Everyone chose Tojo, a stupid boy, to take responsibility..."

At this time, Cole suddenly remembered that he occasionally mentioned his evaluation of foreign leaders when chatting with his chief adjutant, Lieutenant Colonel Darger. He originally thought that the head of state had a low evaluation of the Italian leader, but he did not expect that the chief adjutant told him mysteriously: " Although the Italian leader is unreliable in one way or another, and is usually treated as a joke by us, the head of state still recognizes his political ability. The head of state has a low evaluation of Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo - he thinks this is a fake. The Japanese Prime Minister with the rank of Army Lieutenant General can only serve as a major in charge of the warehouse. He will take care of all the materials in an orderly manner, but he has no idea what politics and strategy are. "

"But, if the Japanese Prime Minister is not an army general, he will not be particularly close to our country, right?" In Cole's thinking, the Japanese Army is pro-Germany, and the Japanese Navy is pro-British and American. If the person is changed, Japan will be What should we do if the US war route also changes? Wouldn't that mean that all the pressure from the Americans is being poured into Europe?

"It doesn't actually matter whether the Japanese Prime Minister is particularly close to our country. If Japan and the United States are fighting for this reason, unless one side falls, they will not easily make peace. Therefore, the first priority of the Japanese Prime Minister is to have strategic thinking. You must be able to clearly understand Japan's strengths and weaknesses; secondly, you must be able to control subordinates who are ready to act - especially those mindless generals in the army who only know how to commit suicide attacks; thirdly..." Hoffman said with a headache. , "We need to wake up the Japanese navy. They are still dreaming about the unrealistic dream of finishing the battle in one battle and decisively defeating the United States. This is a common problem among soldiers. Just like my generals always thought that capturing Moscow would force Stalin to surrender. Again, that is impossible. Japan's best strategy should be to counterattack steadily, use the small islands in the Pacific to push back the front line by resisting step by step, and then concentrate all its mobile power to take a bite after the US power is dispersed. Instead of gambling all your money now and letting the Americans take whatever they want after losing it.”

Kohl nodded to express his understanding and asked the Führer's preferred candidate for prime minister.

Hoffman shook his head: "No, don't say that I don't have a favorite candidate. What if I do? In the final analysis, I can only influence but not control Japan's political situation, but there are two people you must pay attention to. One is Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, Commander of the Japanese Navy; the second is retired Army Lieutenant General Kanji Ishihara - if there are still strategists in Japan, he can be counted as one.”

Cole knew the reputation of General Yamamoto Isoroku, but he thought about the name Ishihara Wanji for a long time before he recalled this Japanese general who had visited Germany for a long time. He tentatively said: "I have heard this character's name before. He seems to be a little famous, but his relationship with his colleagues seems to be very bad. It is said that he was ordered to retire and be placed under residential surveillance because he opposed the war between Japan and the United States."

"Do you know what I just said about the common characteristics of the two people?" Hoffman shook his head: "What you said is not comprehensive. I don't deny the merits of Prime Minister Tojo. If he is a school-level officer, With his strong execution ability, he should be a good officer. But the question is, what position is he in? He is the Prime Minister of Japan and is also said to be the Minister of War. His position in Japan is the same as mine, but you can see that he has more than just a job. What is Quanwai in charge of? Speaking of Konoe Fumimaro, do you really think he can’t control the army? Why did he choose to resign before the war with the United States last year? It’s not that he is opposed to the war, but that he has no confidence in the war and is afraid of it. I will take responsibility in the future but give up. When the government and the opposition parties unanimously called for war against the United States, everyone chose Tojo, a stupid boy, to take responsibility..."

At this time, Cole suddenly remembered that he occasionally mentioned his evaluation of foreign leaders when chatting with his chief adjutant, Lieutenant Colonel Darger. He originally thought that the head of state had a low evaluation of the Italian leader, but he did not expect that the chief adjutant told him mysteriously: " Although the Italian leader is unreliable in one way or another, and is usually treated as a joke by us, the head of state still recognizes his political ability. The head of state has a low evaluation of Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo - he thinks this is a fake. The Japanese Prime Minister with the rank of Army Lieutenant General can only serve as a major in charge of the warehouse. He will take care of all the materials in an orderly manner, but he has no idea what politics and strategy are. "

"But, if the Japanese Prime Minister is not an army general, he will not be particularly close to our country, right?" In Cole's thinking, the Japanese Army is pro-Germany, and the Japanese Navy is pro-British and American. If the person is changed, Japan will be What should we do if the US war route also changes? Wouldn't that mean that all the pressure from the Americans is being poured into Europe?

"It doesn't actually matter whether the Japanese Prime Minister is particularly close to our country. If Japan and the United States are fighting for this reason, unless one side falls, they will not easily make peace. Therefore, the first priority of the Japanese Prime Minister is to have strategic thinking. You must be able to clearly understand Japan's strengths and weaknesses; secondly, you must be able to control subordinates who are ready to act - especially those mindless generals in the army who only know how to commit suicide attacks; thirdly..." Hoffman said with a headache. , "We need to wake up the Japanese navy. They are still dreaming about the unrealistic dream of finishing the battle in one battle and decisively defeating the United States. This is a common problem among soldiers. Just like my generals always thought that capturing Moscow would force Stalin to surrender. Again, that is impossible. Japan's best strategy should be to counterattack steadily, use the small islands in the Pacific to push back the front line by resisting step by step, and then concentrate all its mobile power to take a bite after the US power is dispersed. Instead of gambling all your money now and letting the Americans take whatever they want after losing it.”

Cole knew the reputation of General Yamamoto Isoroku, but he thought about the name Ishihara Wanji for a long time before he recalled this Japanese general who had visited Germany for a long time. He tentatively said: "I have heard this character's name before. He seems to be a little famous, but his relationship with his colleagues seems to be very bad. It is said that he was ordered to retire and be placed under residential surveillance because he opposed the war between Japan and the United States."

Cole knew that the head of state was speaking so much to remind himself. He took a deep breath and replied: "I understand, and I will do my best to implement your instructions."