Chapter 2475 The Big Picture 3

After saying that, Lord Saionji stopped talking, and then motioned to Yamamoto Gonbei. His little eyes stared at the latter, and his meaning was very clear: "Can't you say thank you?"

"Thank you for the Army's support." Yamamoto Gonbei said.

"In addition, part of the Army units currently deployed in the Pacific can also accept the command of the Navy. Some military bases will also be brought under the command of the Navy. Of course, the Navy must also ensure the smooth flow of the Army's sea transportation lines. I have completely handed over the command of the Pacific Theater to the Navy, so well, if the Navy does not perform well again, I will directly take it from you!" Xiyuanji Gongwang said.

To be angry is to be angry, and to do business is to do business. Although Xiyuanji Gongwang was dissatisfied with some of the navy's performance, he also knew his priorities. He knew that it would undoubtedly be very troublesome and dangerous if the command had two cores in a war zone. Therefore, instead of doing this, it is better to hand over the command of military forces in the entire Pacific direction to the navy. This is also the previous established plan. You can't let the Army take command of the Pacific War, right? Isn't that seeking death? Only one company has done such a ridiculous thing as letting the army command the navy, and this country is called Spain, and this unfortunate fleet is called the Armada...

"So what about the Navy's military expenditures?" Yamamoto Gonbei may give in, but when it comes to the interests of the military services, he still will not give in even half a step. Saionji just made it very clear that the Army's military expenditures in Siberia Military spending will not be reduced, but what about naval spending?

"There will be an increase. The proportion and quantity we negotiated before remain unchanged." Saionji replied.

"I'm afraid this is not enough. Our new plan has added supplementary budgets for escort and aviation power. These are all matters related to the victory or defeat of the war. The German submarines are so powerful that they can bite the British Empire's sea transportation lines. His body is covered with bruises, so we must not ignore this." Yamamoto Gonbei said.

"Even though the Imperial Parliament has decided to continue to maintain its military presence in Siberia, I have to say that this is not the right choice. The empire is choosing war in two directions at the same time. No one in this world except Germany can do it at the same time. Facing more than two powerful countries in two directions and winning." Yamamoto Gonbei looked at the somewhat ugly-looking Masaki Terauchi and the still dull Saionji Konobo and continued.

"Well, now that the government has decided to maintain a military presence in Siberia, this cannot be changed, but how about we reduce the army strength at home, in North Korea and the Philippines, and then save the money for expanding the navy? Our fleet is not even virtuous We don’t even have half of the fleet’s strength. This is far from the lowest ratio of 70% where the naval defenders defeat the attackers!”

Because of Ruprecht, history has changed a lot, but many things have remained and still emerged under the huge historical inertia. For example, the Japanese Navy’s 70% argument against the U.S. Navy is now popular. This argument is the core point of view. That is, the Japanese Navy can only guarantee victory by maintaining 70% of its overall strength against the U.S. Navy. This argument was put forward by a guy named Kato Tetsutarou and Akiyama Shinyuki.

These two buddies analyzed many cases to prove this point, and it was generally recognized within the Japanese Navy. However, in the eyes of the crown prince, this guy was just a wooden head. When the war started, he was 70%. Then as the war continued, Why does Japan maintain 70% of its power against the United States? Isn’t this a case of carving a boat and asking for a sword? The navy fights for national strength;

Future wars will be long-term, but the Japanese Navy still believes that naval battles can be decided by winning a single battle, because Japan's previous two wars were won in this way...

"The navy's capital ship construction plan will continue, but it is impossible to add new capital ship construction plans. The empire does not have so much funds, and this behavior is unnecessary." Saionji Komō said. "The war will not last more than two years, otherwise even if the empire can maintain a balance of power on the battlefield, we must choose to compromise. Therefore, there is no need to build all warships that cannot be commissioned within two years."

"But what if the war lasts longer than two years?" asked Shimamura Hayao.

"The war must end within two years. No matter what the outcome is, the empire will never be able to bear the war for too long. Even if we can maintain the situation on the battlefield by then, our economy will collapse, even with the support of the British , because, by that time, the British have already drained the last coin in the imperial treasury! They will not provide us with large loans, let alone support us free of charge. So, if we cannot stop the war within 2 years If so, then there is no difference between us and complete defeat." Xiyuan Temple Gongwang said very firmly.

"With all due respect, it is difficult for us to do this. Even when the Imperial Combined Fleet is in the best condition, we can only maintain the balance of power on the battlefield. According to the navy's previous plan, we have always been prepared to use huge casualties to force The United States stopped the war, or looked for opportunities to completely defeat its opponents through a clean and decisive battle." Yamamoto Gonbei said.

"Forcing the Americans to stop the war through huge casualties? This idea is very strange. In fact, some of the reasons why all major powers end the war are because of military problems, some because of economic problems, and some may be due to diplomatic pressure. But there is absolutely no one. The war stopped because of the huge casualties." Xiyuanji Gongwang said. In later generations, powerful countries will indeed consider the casualties of military personnel when launching wars, but now, at the beginning of the 20th century, when the world was like a huge black forest, the hidden powers would not stop the war for this reason, and there was no such thing as In the event of a large-scale land war like that on the Western Front, casualties would not be much higher according to the standards of this era!

"War has changed, or times have changed. The enemies we faced before were the kind of people who would find it difficult to get back up once they were hit hard. But the United States is different. This is a war of attrition, a protracted war. ! It is unrealistic for us to expect to defeat our opponents on the battlefield. The comprehensive national strength of the Americans is more than 7 times that of the Empire! It is hard for me to imagine how brave and skilled the Imperial Navy must be to achieve such a disparity in exchange ratio! What's more, there is another enemy next to it! Germany is raiding for the Americans! Even if we can achieve a 1:3 or even 1:4 exchange ratio in a war, we will ultimately fail militarily."

"To put it bluntly, Yamamoto Gonbei, you have never thought about how to end this war, or you are just relying on your own imagination to speculate on the Americans! This is absolutely wrong!" said Saionji Komō.

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