Withdraw the troops of Iwo Jima?! If you think about it, if you withdraw some of it, it is better to withdraw it all. ◎ May Chinese Network 5 ◎ But if all are withdrawn, once the US forces attack Iwo Jima, then Japan will not even have the ability to counterattack.

The results of the hard brace will not be much better than that of Wake Island. At most, the U.S. military will be able to conquer Iwo Jima in a week, and then the Japanese mainland will directly face an attack by the U.S. military.

"Your Excellency, it is impossible for Iwo Jima's fleet to be recalled. First of all, we don't have that much oil, and secondly, if we lose our advantage on Iwo Jima, then it will be even more dangerous for the Empire than losing Yizhou! ”

Thinking that the staff officer of the navy stood up, he bowed slightly to Hideki Tojo and said, "If we can defeat or even completely annihilate the American fleet on Iwo Jima, then the empire still has a chance to live." After all, the Navy of the Wehrmacht cannot be compared with the Imperial Navy, and we have a great chance of crushing them in a naval battle. ”

"And once Iwo Jima is lost, then we will have to face the ...... of the U.S. military using Iwo Jima as a springboard to attack the empire mainland."

Ishihara lamented in his heart that even an ordinary naval staff officer could see farther than his own commander-in-chief. I really don't know how this Tojo chief is embarrassed to continue to sit in the position of the chief.

The afterglow in Hideki Tojo's eyes swept the change in Ishihara's gaze, and he couldn't help but blush. Then he said: "What you say is very reasonable, but now our biggest problem is how to deal with the threat of the Wehrmacht to Yizhou. What do you think on this?! ”

The naval staff officer bowed slightly, and then said, "I'm sorry! Excellency. I'm just the Navy. There is a complete lack of understanding of the army's combat methods and modes, so they dare not judge it lightly! ”

The words of this naval staff officer seem polite, but in fact they are not polite at all. Plainly. What he meant was: This is the work of your army, what does it matter to our navy?!

Our navy's fleet has already gone to Iwo Jima to fight, and the affairs of Yizhou naturally have to be handled by your army. As for how to get it, our Navy is too lazy to care.

Hideki Tojo finally showed an embarrassed look when he heard this, and Ishihara could only say when he saw this: "At this time, it is indeed necessary to focus on the army, and we have placed two divisions and two brigades in Yizhou, with a total of 80,000 troops. The number of local coerced soldiers and police has reached 200,000......"

"I believe that I can still resist for a while. Yizhou and Qiongdao are not the same. Yizhou was already ruled by the empire as early as the end of the Qing Dynasty, and we cultivated a large number of pro-Japanese personnel there. When His Excellency Jiro Akashihara assumed the post of Governor, he vigorously promoted the goodwill between Yishu and the Empire. For now, there are still a lot of people in the local area who support us......"

Ishihara is warning this naval staff officer from the standpoint of the army, and it is indeed none of your navy's business. And we don't need your help.

Yizhou was laid by the army, and the foundation was also laid by army general Jiro Akaishihara. It doesn't have anything to do with the Navy for a dime, so what's the matter with you?! Even if it's lost. That was also the loss of territory that the army had taken down. Your navy is not even qualified to open your mouth to accuse.

The staff officer apparently understood the sarcasm in Ishihara's words. His face was red and he couldn't speak. Ishihara has made a statement in his base camp and in Japan, and many younger generations have made him his idol.

And Ishihara was already very familiar with verbal confrontations, and it was really not easy to fight with him.

"We are here today to discuss the situation in Yizhou, not to ask about its ownership. Even if Yizhou belongs, it can only belong to the empire. Defend it and avoid attacks on the Empire's homeland, that's what we need to discuss. In the future, Admiral Yoshida Zengo raised his hand and stopped the staff officers who wanted to continue arguing, and looked at Ishihara and the others.

"Now intelligence shows that the Wehrmacht has moved in the direction of Yizhou. Our task now is to ensure the safety of Yizhou. The worst of the worst will not allow the Wehrmacht to easily get Yizhou. ”

Admiral Yoshida's words clearly showed his attitude, and at the same time they were a sarcastic response to Ishihara's sarcasm. It was indeed the army that fought in Yizhou. But the ownership of Yizhou is an empire, not an army of a certain side.

Now it's all nonsense to talk about him, and what we need to think about is how to keep Yizhou from being occupied by the Wehrmacht and threatening the empire itself.

"The transportation force is completely impossible, and His Majesty will not agree to our transfer of the local defense force to Yizhou. All we can do now is hope that the troops in Yizhou will be able to hold back the Wehrmacht......"

Ishihara's face was ugly, and even if he didn't want to admit it, it was an undoubted fact. Once Japan loses the assistance of its navy, it will lose control of the surrounding islands.

This is especially true in Yizhou. Without the assistance of the Combined Naval Fleet, Japan would not have been able to provide more support to Yishu. It's just that the army aviation units of the Kwantung Army also fought a lot of verbal battles when they were deployed in the past.

Even the Kwantung Army sued Hirohito, demanding that it must keep its own army aviation troops. Unfortunately, Hirohito also saw the consequences of a problem in Yizhou.

So he decisively refused to mediate, and forced the Kwantung Army to hand over half of the army aviation force to the base camp to take care of. The Kwantung Army was extremely helpless before handing over its army aviation units.

"Alas......" In the office of the base camp, a deep sigh came from it. As a matter of fact, all the generals and adjutants present here knew that Japan's defeat in the war was almost inevitable.

But they still hold on to the last straw that saves their lives, hoping to save the empire that has gradually been drawn into the depths of the world. This is especially true of Ishihara.

While he was annoyed that the generals of the empire at the time had fanatically rejected his proposals, he constantly tried to mend the consequences of the previous strategic mistakes.

It's a pity that he now doesn't have much command power in the first place. Secondly, the ministries have shattered the entire country. The most terrifying thing is that their enemy, the Chinese Defense Forces, has grown up completely.

Despite his exhaustion and exhaustion, Ishihara's efforts were still ineffective. Japan is still sliding towards the abyss, and perhaps the next moment the entire empire will be shattered.

And Japan, from now on, may never recover......

Iwo Jima, Yamamoto Isoroku was looking at the situation in Yishu with a frown with Koga Mine. Yamamoto kept writing and drawing on the chart, and a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes.

"Koga, show me the latest report on the movements of the Wehrmacht......" Yamamoto Isoroku muttered to himself after looking at the charts and being silent for a while, "I always feel that something is wrong......"

Koga Feng was stunned when he heard this, and handed over the latest consultation sent to him by the base camp to Yamamoto and said, "Is there something wrong?!" Our reconnaissance planes have detected the movements of the Wehrmacht Navy, and they are indeed moving towards Yizhou. For this, we even lost three reconnaissance aircraft......"

"And in the Minjiang area, we only got the intelligence ...... that the South China Military Region of the National Defense Force was transferring to the Minjiang area after sacrificing five intelligence officers."

Koga Fengyi said with a wry smile: "All kinds of signs have already shown that after the successful landing of the Wehrmacht on Qiong Island, they directly prepared for the second landing operation. And their goal is Yizhou! ”

Yamamoto didn't speak, he frowned and didn't say a word comparing the intelligence and the charts. From time to time, I draw a stroke on the message that is sent.

After a while, he raised his head and said to Koga Peak: "No! Koga, although we have received numerous reports that the Wehrmacht is trying to land in Yishu, I always feel that we have overlooked something......"

Koga Fengichi smiled bitterly and said, "Your Excellency, Commander, we did ignore it. We ignore Yizhou, in fact, we should focus on the defense of Yizhou. But alas, we ourselves fell into chaos after losing the Southeast Asian theater of operations......"

"Nope! Koga, that's not what I'm talking about......" Yamamoto Isoroku stopped Koga's words, frowned and nodded at the chart, "I always feel that things are not that simple......"

"Yizhou is not Qiongdao, and the policy we have been implementing in Yizhou is Huairou. I still remember that many locals in Yizhou were incorporated into the combat units in Southeast Asia. Their performance makes me believe that at least there are a lot of people in Yizhou who support us......"

"And a large part of the reason why the Wehrmacht was able to launch the Battle of Qiongdao was because they had a foundation in Qiongdao. In Yizhou, I don't believe they will have this foundation. ”

After a pause, Yamamoto Fifty-six dropped his pen and said: "If they attack Yizhou, they will face countless unknowns and will definitely suffer heavy losses. It may even be wiped out before the South China Military Region crosses the Yizhou Strait......"

"I don't think they're going to take that risk, I always feel like they have other plans......"

Yamamoto's words made Koga Feng's face gradually become solemn, but he turned his head to Yamamoto and said, "So, should we issue a warning to the base camp?!" Let the staff of the base camp study it again?! ”

Yamamoto Fifty-six smiled bitterly when he heard this: "No need, I don't think the base camp will care about our opinions." In fact, the importance of Yizhou has confused their eyes. It can be seen from the fact that they transferred part of the army aviation unit of the Kwantung Army to Yizhou......"

At this time, Chen Shao in the night slowly left the Yizhou Strait with the fleet. Shen Honglie didn't go, he still had to play with a few warships here.

They need to fool the Japanese troops in Yizhou into thinking that they are really going to attack them. North Korea, on the other hand, which needs to conduct landing operations, is a weak area. There are not many ships that need assistance. As long as there are enough landing ships......

Unbeknownst to the Japanese, a huge net was coming down over their heads. The barbs on it will blur their flesh and blood. (To be continued......)

ps: Two more chapters ~ This is the first chapter!