Chapter 2463 The Japanese’s Final Preparations 1

? Now both the cabinet and parliament are demanding that the Army withdraw from the Russian Far East and return to the Russians the territory that the Japanese Army gained at a heavy cost. This is simply an extremely short-sighted behavior. You should know very well that the Germans do not intend to let Japan go. At least they want us to spit out our former German colonies. We will also spit out a large piece of our colonies in the former Dutch East Indies. . Although the war has not yet begun, we all know that it is impossible for us to escape completely from this war, and the empire's final gains will be in the Russian Far East. "Army veteran Masatoshi Terauchi is trying his best to persuade Saionji Temple to support the Japanese Army's military operations in the Russian Far East on behalf of the Nine Tsinghua nobles in the political circles.

Recently, the Japanese Army has been doing very poorly. Winter is approaching, Siberia has begun to freeze, and the Japanese Army has also shifted from offensive to defensive. More than 300,000 troops and logistics personnel were stationed far away from the mainland, consuming huge amounts of money but unable to store it. This situation has made the Japanese domestic government and people very dissatisfied.

At this time, problems appeared again in the Pacific direction, which the Japanese were most worried about. Not long ago, the German government finally responded clearly to the request of the U.S. government. In this statement, the German government emphasized the previous agreement reached between the United States and Germany on the Pacific issue. It remains in effect, and the German government will fulfill its previous commitments to its allies. That is, "to send effective military force to help the United States government acquire colonies that should originally belong to the United States of America."

The day after this statement was issued, four Bavaria-class battleships, led by Admiral Suchon, left the port of Kiel, the main base of the German High Seas Fleet, and embarked on a voyage to the United States. They will first arrive on the east coast of the United States and undergo a month-long adaptive training with the U.S. fleet before entering the Pacific through the Panama Canal. And the final destination is Pearl Harbor! Obviously, the moment the German fleet arrived at Pearl Harbor, the United States declared war on Japan!

When the enemy was approaching, there were natural demands in the country for the Japanese Army to give up the war against Russia, and then concentrate its forces on the Pacific region to help the Navy defend the colonies Japan had worked so hard to acquire during the war. This reason seems so sufficient, so high-sounding, and indeed reasonable...

However, as a veteran of the Japanese Army, Masaki Terauchi doesn’t see it that way! In his mind, the Japanese Army's biggest enemy, besides the U.S. Army that is about to fight, is the Japanese Navy! In terms of crisis level, the Japanese Navy is even ahead of the Russians! After all, during the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese Army was able to defeat the Russian Army with weak armaments, which gave the Japanese a special sense of superiority when facing the Russians. But now, Tsarist Russia is finished, and Russia’s internal In such a mess, what combat effectiveness does the Russian Army have now? The previous smooth operations of the Japanese Army in Siberia also illustrate this point.

The idea of ​​having the Japanese Army move its main force to the Pacific region actually makes some sense. After all, the upcoming offensives by the United States and Germany are the biggest crisis that Japan will face. However, Masaki Terauchi does not think so. First of all, he feels that whether it is Japan invaded and occupied the former German colonies and captured most of the Dutch East Indies during the war.

These are all things done by the Japanese Navy. At first, the Japanese Army did not support it. So, why should the Japanese Army take the blame for the things caused by the Navy now?

Moreover, the battle in the Pacific region mainly depends on the navy and air force. All the Japanese army can do is to provide some labor and defend a few islands. Now the Japanese army has at least 500,000 troops in the Dutch East Indies. Isn't that enough? If the Japanese Navy is successful, the Army will have nothing to do with it. If the Japanese Navy is not successful, then the Japanese Army's continued increase in troops will only give away more lives.

Moreover, Masaki Terauchi knows that the outcome of this war does not depend on whether Japan's military and national strength are strong. How about you give the two world's first-class super-industrial countries Japan and Germany a fight? Germany has even killed the Allied Powers. How much trouble can you, Japan, have with Britain? It is foreseeable that no matter what kind of military power Japan deploys in Guinea, the final result is certain, and it will definitely be captured eventually.

Japan's outcome in this war depends on the game between the United States and the United States and other major powers. Therefore, Masaki Terauchi once privately called this war "a war that is already destined to be lost." In this case, why doesn't the Japanese Army continue to work hard in Siberia to use the gains in the north to make up for the losses in the south?

Of course, if you look at all the high-sounding facts, Masaki Terauchi is really unwilling to work for the Navy. The Japanese Army and Navy have a long history of not dealing with them. Even in World War II in history, the occupied areas of the Japanese army and navy were managed separately. The cooperation between them is also quite uncoordinated.

From a strategic perspective, the Japanese Army's original strategy was to take the Siberian route. In this case, the Army would have a greater say in the future national political environment. If it took the Pacific route, then the Japanese Navy would have a say. Naturally, it is bigger. In this case, why does the Japanese army contribute to the navy and then increase the other party's say? Isn't this making things difficult for yourself? This principle is correct for the Japanese Army, it is very logical!

But it is a pity that the Japanese Navy now controls the direction of the government and public opinion. There is no way. The naval arms purchase bribery incident did not completely kill the old fox Yamamoto Gonbei. Now this guy is still active again, so the Japanese Army The environment was naturally passive. Seeing that those red deer in the Navy were about to trick the Army into working for themselves in the Pacific region, could Masaki Terauchi not be anxious? So after much deliberation, Terauchi Masaki could only ask Saionji Konobo, an evergreen tree in Japanese politics, for help in order to restore some of the decline. At least Siberia cannot give up.

However, no matter how much the temple Masaki tried to persuade him, Xiyuan Temple Gongwang still sat there indifferently. Apart from the necessary simple responses, he seemed to be indifferent to the matter. After a long time, when Masaki Terauchi didn't know how to continue the topic, Gong Wang of Xiyuan Temple spoke.

"What you said does make sense. I will help the Army mediate in the future. But no matter what, in the face of objections from the government and civilians, the Army must make some remarks. Continuing to increase the Army's ground forces has very limited meaning. Then Mobilize a few aviation wings to enter the Pacific theater, aircraft are always useful." Xiyuanji Gongwang said calmly.

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