"The Japanese are simply insane! I have considered the asking price of the Japanese, but I never expected it to be so high, if this continues, maybe our navy will be used against the Germans in the North Sea today, and maybe after the war will be deployed to the Singapore base in the Far East against the Japanese! "By Lloyd's. The telegram sent by George was quickly sent to all the key departments of the British government, and Churchill naturally received a copy, and he was already busy and even a little numb lately, and immediately expressed his opposition to this telegram after seeing it. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

But Sir Fisher's attitude was a little subtle, and he did not agree or disagree, as did Jericho. Looking at his colleagues who were a little different from himself, Churchill shook his head helplessly, politicians and military strategists look at things from different angles. Perhaps in the eyes of ordinary generals, if they can survive the current crisis, then it is okay to sacrifice an irrelevant small country, but in Churchill's view, if he acquiesces in what the Japanese have done, or even endorses it, it is equivalent to opening another sealed demon! Now, Churchill wanted to convey that opinion to the Prime Minister and the heads of the Cabinet.

"The Japanese government says this is their bottom line and will not change it again, and if we acquiesce and give some economic and military support to the Japanese government, then the Japanese Navy has expressed its willingness to help us deal with the troubles in the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean, and to increase the number of troops sent to Europe every month. And if we do not agree, then the Japanese hint that they do not rule out the possibility of acting alone. "The Foreign Secretary briefed all participants at the Cabinet meeting on the current situation.

"That is, whether we agree or not, the Japanese have plans to go south? Is that so? Prime Minister Asquith said, putting his hands on his chin. Anger as opposed to some people. Asquith is a little more sensible than the others. The current situation is not a question of whether Japan will take the Dutch East Indies or not, but when to do it, or how long it will take, how much it will cost, and how much it will take!

If the Japanese dare to do this in peacetime, Britain and France will teach Japan to be a new man in minutes, and they will not even have to be powerless to threaten, and the Japanese will be able to submit to the mere economic and political pressure, and Japan's light industrial products will now be mainly exported to Britain, and raising some tariffs will make Japan's textile industry fall into a difficult situation, and restricting the export of some industrial products and raw materials will make the Japanese heavy industry even more ....... But now? Economic, political and military means are impossible.

But why did Japan have to get the consent of the British in this operation? The reason is simple, Japan wants to take the Dutch East Indies in a short time and at the lowest cost! And to do this, it is necessary to get the cooperation of the British, for example, if the Japanese want to occupy Borneo, what is the most convenient way? Flying directly from the Philippines and landing somewhere? And then supplies or something to transport from the mainland?

This is too troublesome, so it is naturally more convenient and efficient to cooperate with the British, land from East Malaya, and then pass through the British colonies, and directly and quickly control the whole island with the British providing logistics and transportation! What to do if you want to take control of Sumatra? The British can provide all kinds of supplies and help in West Malaya. Even if it's paid, it's more convenient than shipping from mainland Japan, right?

It is true that without the help of the British, the Japanese would indeed have a lot of trouble, but at the same time, the Japanese could also reduce the ...... of manpower support and transportation support to the Entente under the pretext of their own inconvenience. The latter is because under the frantic attack of the German underwater wolf pack, the shipyards of the British have far exceeded the amount of losses per month, and the lost capacity can only rely on the support of other allies, and the growing Japanese transport fleet is becoming more and more meaningful for Britain to persist in this war!

"We don't have the ability to stop the Japanese from moving now, it is true that Japan's capture of the Dutch East Indies will bring great trouble in the future, but that will be for the future, I think everyone knows very well about the recent successive naval failures, Thomas's fleet did not do its best in the Indian Ocean, the fast fleet lost 4 battle cruisers plus 2 battleships in World War I, and our blockade in the North Sea was actually assaulted! The detachment of German battlecruisers rushed to a distance of only a dozen kilometers from the anchorage of the Grand Fleet and slaughtered our auxiliary cruisers! ”

"Really, I'm very, very disappointed with the whole battle, especially at sea!" Asquith continued to ask after changing to a more comfortable position. "Well, then, I would like to ask, if we reject Japan today, then who can help us solve or alleviate the situation at hand?" Asquith said, glancing at everyone in attendance.

"Your Excellency, did you agree to the request of the Japanese?" Churchill asked, with an expression of disbelief, that no one in all his years of political career had dared to persecute the British Empire without paying a price! This is simply incredible for him, a supremacist of the British Empire!

"It's impossible not to accept a little, and of course, it's even more impossible to accept it all! Japan can stretch its hands and feet, but it must be within our tolerance, and we also need to help the Japanese think about what if they want more than Japan can do. Asquith said meaningfully.

"And now the situation in Japan is not good, the Americans seem to be more resolute this time, and the confrontation between the two sides in the Bismarck Sea is getting bigger and bigger. They also bluffed by making this request, and I don't think Japan would have the guts to launch an operation against the Dutch East Indies at the same time in the face of a confrontation with the United States! ”

"In that case, why did the Japanese government make this request to us?" Churchill asked rhetorically.

"Because our situation is worse. The possibility of a direct war between the United States and Japan is not very high, but we have lost three times in a row at sea, and from the Japanese point of view, we should not mind if the Japanese take some advantage from a small neutral country. ”

"Actually, I don't really mind, for example, that it's acceptable for the Japanese to occupy the western part of the island of New Guinea, as well as some of the smaller islands around it. As for the rest of the place? For example, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, these places are better not to be touched by the Japanese! Asquith spoke his mind.

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