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The Japanese are not good at stubble, and the British are not easy to fool either. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThe British are also weighing the value of the Japanese people and weighing the weight of the Japanese Navy and Army. The value of Japan directly determines the bid of the British, and the value of the so-called item itself determines the value of the currency. The Japanese were afraid that the British would turn against the water after the war!

There are no permanent friends, only eternal interests, although this is from Churchill's mouth, but the more shrewd politicians understand it. To be honest, Japan is also a little panicked now, like a bandit who has just made a sale. Carrying boxes of gold and silver, I was both excited and nervous, and a little scared. The British were reluctant, if the British found out that the Japanese were a waste of firewood, could not fight, and had nothing to contribute, then after the end of the European battlefield, what policy Britain would adopt, this can be understood with knees!

The British don't like Japan to really get bigger, and the British want to participate in the carve-up of the East and Far East markets, and the British must take concrete action if they want to ease relations with the United States. Well, with these three conditions, how will Britain treat Japan? The Dutch East Indies that were eaten during the war may have to spit out some of it, and some of the German archipelago is hard to say! In the end, it is possible for Japan to drop a bamboo basket to draw water!

Therefore, in the eyes of Japan's political elites who were in a state of affairs during the Meiji period, if they want not to be abandoned by Britain and France, they need to do three things, the first is to prove their worth, the second is to prove their strength, and the third is to further widen the distance between Britain and France and the United States! Leaving aside the last point, if you want to achieve the first two points, then the performance of the Japanese Navy and Army must at least be considered okay, right? But what is the situation now? The Army's performance coffee table, and the Navy has not had time to perform!

"I'm not going to ask the military to do much, but I think we should at least make the British feel that we're not to be messed with, right?" Before the end of the high-level meeting, Hirobumi Ito said this to Gonbei Yamamoto.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I propose to give Kato-kun two Fuso-class battleships and let him cooperate with the French fleet in the Mediterranean against the Allied Mediterranean Fleet. As for the Such-hung fleet in the Indian Ocean, we can deal with them after the Mediterranean problem is resolved. I think the British want us to do the same. Gonbei Yamamoto said.

This Japanese Navy boss has a very accurate grasp of the British idea, what do the British need most now? Kill the Suchon fleet? It's naturally good to be able to kill it, but if you can't kill it, it doesn't matter if you don't kill it in a short time, the reason is very simple, the Suxiong fleet hasn't gone back yet, and when will it be after it goes back, after the conditions of Efao Port are repaired? At full risk, it would be nice if two Scharnhorst-class battleships could come out in 3 months, so in a short time, the British were not worried about danger on the Indian Ocean route.

And as the prince expected, what they want to do most now is to open up the Dardanelles, if the operation is good, not only can provide Russia with a steady stream of supplies, completely change the situation on the battlefield, but also may lead to the defeat of Turkey and withdraw from the war, if this strategic goal can be achieved, Britain and France will win more than half! After all, war is about national strength! Therefore, the British must have been willing to let the Japanese into the Mediterranean first, and then wait with the French fleet to inflict an opportunity to inflict heavy damage on the Allied fleet in preparation for the upcoming battle for the strait.

And in order to achieve this goal, Britain also offered the Japanese extremely high prices, millions of pounds of money, as well as technology transfer, trade and economic concessions, and other things that Japan wanted, as well as French support for the construction of the Japanese army. In short, if this plan is successful, it will be very important for Japan's future development. Therefore, with politics and national interests overriding all else, Japan's top leadership has actually reached agreement on certain issues.

"In that case, then according to the above meaning, we can equip Admiral Kato's fleet with 2 Fuso-class battleships, and at least 2 detachments of destroyers." Ijiin Goro said.

"Then let's do it first, Yachishiro-kun, your fleet will also have a chance to perform, if our operation in the Dutch East Indies is relatively smooth, then you and your fleet may take on the task of encircling and suppressing the Suxiong fleet, I hope this time, you will not repeat the mistakes of the British." Gonbei Yamamoto said.

"It seems that we are going to engage the Allied fleet on all battlefields except the North Sea. However, we now only have 3 Fuso-class battleships, except for two, we only have one left, and the other battleships are either unable to catch up or unable to beat. Rokuro Yashiro said.

"The fourth will soon be commissioned, and the construction of new Fuso-class battleships will continue, and the British are already willing to provide 4 percent interest-free loans for two ships." Gonbei Yamamoto said.

"And it takes about 3 years for a battleship to be completed." Ijiin Goro said.

"So the money is for us to rush to work." Gonbei Yamamoto continued: "So, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to expand the strength and influence of the navy, we need to bounce back from the blow of the Siemens incident, and it is not enough to rely on a victory for Kato-kun alone!" ”

"Yamamoto-senpai, you're right. Our attitude is wrong, thank you very much for your advice! A moment later, Ijiin Goro stood up and saluted.

"Well, do your best, gentlemen." After Gonbei Yamamoto conveyed the attitude of the Japanese high-level, the general direction of the dispatch of troops had already been set, and in the afternoon of the same day, this matter was informed to Katsura Taro, and on the third day, the Japanese government expressed its willingness to send two Fuso-class battleships and 10 destroyers into the Mediterranean Sea to join the French Navy in the battle sequence. He also said that the Japanese navy will decide whether to enter the Indian Ocean to fight depending on its own situation and the needs of its allies.

"The Japanese seem to be very good." When he saw the document sent by the Japanese ambassador to the United Kingdom, the British Prime Minister finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's for sure, we've paid a huge price after all." Churchill said. "But it's hard to say if it works."

"However, Admiral Jericho seems to have a lot of confidence in the Japanese, and he has worked with Japanese naval personnel, and he admires their quality, and he also says that the Japanese warships are at least genuine." The prime minister said half-seriously and half-jokingly.

"Oh, I hope so." Churchill replied.