"Your Excellency Prime Minister, the island of Kyushu will become a key area for the landing of the Chinese people. At present, the army has deployed six divisions and regiments on Kyushu Island, with a total strength of 150,000 troops. In the next half month, we will also deploy four divisions to Kyushu Island, bringing the total strength of Kyushu Island to 250,000. If we can hold off the Shina Army on Kyushu Island and inflict heavy casualties on them, then perhaps the Shina will give up waging further war against us. It's as if the Mongols, who swept across Europe and Asia, also tasted defeat in Japan. This time, we will also let the people of China plant their heels hard in Japan. The sixth general of Shimoto said confidently.

Terauchi Masatsuki nodded, and he was very satisfied with the point of view of the six generals of Shimoto.

"However, if ten divisions are sent to Kyushu Island, then the defense of Honshu Island will be very empty. So, we need to arm twenty more divisions as soon as possible. Shiroku Ishimoto said.

The area of Honshu Island is much larger than that of Kyushu, and if only ten divisions remain, it will obviously not be enough. What's more, no one dares to guarantee that when the Chinese Army lands on Kyushu Island, it will also land on Honshu Island.

"Well, from now on, the follow-up army divisions will begin to be formed. The Cabinet will do its best to support the formation of more divisions and regiments in the Army. Masaki Terauchi said. There is no doubt that Terauchi has made the army his last hope to save Japan.

The other cabinet ministers have no objection to this. After all, the Japanese Navy had already suffered a crushing defeat, and the only thing they could rely on was the Army. Moreover, if it is true, as General Shishimoto Shinroku said, once the Japanese army inflicts heavy damage on the Chinese army that has landed, it will undoubtedly give Japan a chance to get a decent peace. China found that it could not destroy Japan. The only way to do this was to give up the war against Japan. Of course, Japan may have to pay some price for this.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I propose that from now on death squads be established throughout Japan, so that all Japanese men join the death squads and use all their weapons to attack the landed Shina Army. Let the people of China see our determination to defend Japan. In this case, the people of China will definitely be defeated. The sixth general of Shimoto continued. There are more than 50 million people in Japan. If all the people are soldiers, it will undoubtedly plunge the Chinese army into the quagmire of the people's war. Of course, if you do this, you will definitely have to pay a heavy price for Japan. I don't know how many people will be killed in the war. If those civilians dare to attack the Chinese Army, then the Chinese Army will no longer treat them as civilians. The Chinese Army has never been a good man and a woman. If Japanese civilians dare to attack, then. The Chinese Army dared to raise a butcher's knife against them.

Terauchi Masashi frowned, he also realized that if a death squad was formed, the casualties would definitely not be small. In this case, even if the Chinese army is defeated, the Japanese casualties will definitely be astronomical.

"Shi Benjun, those civilians are not of much use. Even if they were to go to war, it would only be to send them to their deaths. Tibetan Prime Minister Tatsuo Yamamoto frowned. Obviously. He felt a little disgusted by this.

"Yamamoto-kun, we want to keep Japan. You have to use all means. Those civilians were also part of the Great Japanese Empire, and in order to protect the Great Japanese Empire, they gave their lives, and that was also right. The sixth general of Shimoto said.

"Okay, let's do what Shi Ben-kun said. We're going to defeat the Chinans. It is necessary for all the people to be soldiers. Both civilians and military personnel must protect the Empire of Japan. Only by defeating the Shina people could the Great Japanese Empire continue to exist. Masaki Terauchi made up his mind. Even if such an order would have killed many Japanese civilians in the war. However, for these politicians. That's all acceptable. The lives of civilians are insignificant in their minds. As long as they can achieve their goal, they will do whatever it takes.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, we can further ask for the support of the United Kingdom and the United States. If they could intervene and force the Chinese Empire to abandon its landing on the Japanese mainland, it would be no better. Foreign Minister Yasuya Uchida said.

"The Americans and the British, will they be able to stop the China? This is obviously impossible. Before the outbreak of the war, the Americans and the British also issued a warning like the Chinese people. However, the people of China ignored it and still waged war against us. Shimoto Shinroku said coldly. Pinning hopes on the British and Americans is clearly unrealistic. In his opinion, only by defeating the Chinese* army on the battlefield could the Chinese Empire give up the destruction of Japan and keep Japan.

"We can at least give it a try. Even if China does not heed the advice of Britain and the United States, it will further increase the contradictions between China and Britain and the United States. In this way, the United Kingdom and the United States can provide us with more support. It is also very beneficial for us to fight against the Chinese people. Yasuya Uchida said.

"Well, Foreign Minister, you can try your hand at this. However, the most fundamental thing is to defeat China in the war. Masaki Terauchi obviously didn't have any information about this.

"Yes, Your Excellency Prime Minister." Yasuya Uchida nodded.

The confrontation between the Pacific Fleet of the Chinese Navy and the Combined Fleet of the Japanese Navy has long attracted the attention of Britain and the United States. After the battleship Kii fled back to the Sasebo Naval Port, the British and American military attachés reported the results of the naval battle to the country. Once again, the Chinese navy defeated the Japanese navy at a very small cost, which made Britain and the United States feel greatly threatened.

The British Cabinet held an active meeting, and the British Admiralty, Sir Roslyn Williams, directly asserted that the Chinese Navy was already the world's most powerful army. In addition, the Chinese Army is also invincible in the world. Therefore, China's military strength is already the undisputed number one in the world. Japan, on the other hand, is a crippled country, and it is impossible for Japan to prevent the Chinese army from landing on the Japanese mainland. If the Chinese Army lands on the Japanese mainland, it will achieve overwhelming results, and it will soon defeat the Japanese Army and win the war. The Royal Navy of the British Empire has now been left far behind by the Chinese Army. So, Britain simply can't stop China.

Sir Roslyn Williams's view, though effectively unacceptable to the proud British. However, none of them are fools. The Royal Navy is still in the process of regaining strength after its last crushing defeat. The strength of the Chinese Navy is well deservedly the world's most powerful navy. Even the equally powerful US Navy could not confront it. Therefore, even if the British Empire wanted to stand up and stop the Chinese Empire, the Chinese Empire would not pay any attention to them.

Although, the Japanese ambassador to Britain, asked the British government to come to Japan's aid and prevent the Chinese Empire from landing in Japan. However, the British government can only do so through diplomacy. It is obviously impossible for them to take substantive action, or to use force to force the Chinese Empire. The British had already suffered a big loss last time, and if they took the initiative to provoke the Chinese Empire again, if they didn't do it well, they would pay an even heavier price this time. For example, the British colonies of Burma, India and Australia are all on the lips of the Chinese. Moreover, the greedy Chinese have long coveted these colonies.

The U.S. government is also alarmed by the combat power displayed by the Chinese Navy. Although, the size of the US Navy is not small, if you talk about tonnage, it is not much smaller than the Chinese Navy. However, the Chinese navy has defeated Britain and Japan successively, and has already shown the courage to sweep the world. The U.S. Navy has not fought a decent naval battle for more than 20 years. Compared with the Chinese Navy, the combat effectiveness of the US Navy is undoubtedly much worse. In particular, the U.S. Navy simply does not have a capital ship capable of confronting powerful warships such as the 'Three Emperor-class' battleships.

On the other hand, the Far East is too far away from the United States. If the U.S. Navy goes on an expedition, there is only one result in the end, and that is to follow in the footsteps of the British Navy and be defeated by the Chinese Navy. In this case, the United States will completely lose the capital to confront China. It is also tantamount to ceding world hegemony to China. Therefore, US Secretary of the Navy Edwin Demby suggested that the United States had better avoid war with China as much as possible until it was absolutely certain that it would defeat the Chinese Navy.

However, it is also not in the interests of the United States to abandon Japan in this way and sit back and watch the destruction of the Chinese Empire in Japan. In order to support Japan against the Chinese Empire, the United States invested a huge amount of money. Among other things, loans alone amount to more than a billion dollars. Originally, they also hoped that Japan would be able to defeat the Chinese Navy, and even if it was not good, it would fight with the Chinese Navy to lose both. But who knows, China actually took the lead in launching a war against Japan, and Japan was embarrassed. The Chinese Army is now even more ambitious in preparing to land on the Japanese mainland and solve this opponent once and for all. Once Japan completely falls, then the United States will have to directly confront China.

When Japan asked the United States for help, the U.S. government agreed to mediate the war for its own benefit. For this, they also pulled the British on board.

U.S. President Calvin Coolidge and British Prime Minister Andrew Bonner Lawdu made speeches claiming that the war between China and Japan had seriously affected world peace, and they called on China and Japan to abandon the war and settle the dispute through peaceful negotiations. (To be continued.) )

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