Chapter 005: Prelude to War (5)

"You look at the map of the world, where are we in the Yu country?"

Chief Cabinet Secretary Ichiro Kawada asked Defense Minister Yokoji Izo.

"Your Excellency, are you asking me why I have to start a dispute with Yu on Peace Island?"

Ichiro Kawada glanced at Yokoji Izōzo.

"In the 500-year-long history of our country, we have only one dream, that is, to break out of our own narrow strategic limitations, open up the Dongyu Strait, hold the throat of Malacca's trade, and take all the Southeast Asian countries into their pockets. Only in this way can the rejuvenation of the nation be realized. And to achieve this step, only by first conquering Yu, the largest and richest country in East Asia, can we advance into the Pacific and Indian Oceans to confront the Western powers. ”

"Your Excellency, I know your ambitions for the country," Yokoji Izo followed.

"Alas, it is a pity that we have failed to succeed in several strategic attempts, which has led to the fact that we are now politically and militarily subject to the Lixiong State, and even more so in the face of the disasters brought about by the rapid rise of the former enemy Yu State. In the Second World War, we have already penetrated and conquered a large area of Yuguo, and as long as we hold on for another three years, Yuguo will be the most outstanding example in our Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Circle. We will rely on the abundant natural resources of Yu to strengthen the army and strengthen the country, and the whole of East Asia will be the domination of our country. However, the general staff headquarters of our military overestimated its own national strength, and before it could digest the bone of Yu State, it marched west to provoke the Arctic country, and the northward advance rashly thought that the Lixiong country was vulnerable and launched the Pearl Harbor attack. Although the Pacific Fleet of the Lixiong Kingdom suffered heavy losses, we unfortunately set up a formidable enemy, which finally buried the dream of the rise of our Great Ball Empire for a hundred years, and this enemy is still firmly choking us by the throat and eating away at our wealth, which is the sorrow of the Empire. ”

Ichiro Kawada looked at the map in a daze and said slowly.

"Your Excellency, in the forties of the last century, the strategic short-sightedness of our staff members buried the display of the grand plans of the big globe nation, and now the crisis facing our empire has also made you understand that the game of the country has reached a critical time." Yokoji wells three bowed their heads.

"Yokoji-kun, do you know why we want to give up the previous tacit understanding with Yu Guo at this time, and instead swear that Heping Island is the undisputed sovereignty of me?" Kawada turned around and asked Yokoji Izō.

"Your Excellency, please." Henglu Jing Sanbi respectfully stood sideways.

"First, Peace Island is just a wedge in this grand layout. The previous tacit understanding and there is no document to prove that it is our common understanding with Yuguo, which is the first to establish the conclusion in the international arena at our current time. Breaking the tacit agreement now is the perfect time for the Empire to wait any longer. ”

Kawada paused, and then said, "Why is it the perfect time?" The second is that Yu has sharp domestic contradictions, and its political system has been seriously restricting the progress of its economic reform. Corruption and power are rampant, and the people's will is unstable. Disputes in the South China Sea with the barbarian states and the Mongolian states are becoming increasingly severe. It can be described as a period of internal and external troubles. At this time, we took advantage of the fact that it had no time to take care of it and proposed the nationalization of Heping Island, and Yu Guo ignored it. Third, the announcement of the return to the Asia-Pacific region and the intention to dominate the Asia-Pacific region is a strategic opportunity. Because of the need for global hegemony and the strategic considerations to counterbalance Yu, they must have an alliance to contain the rise of Yu. Although Li Xiongguo does not intend to clash head-on with Yu State, he also tries to make us stand on the front line to fight against Yu State, and its attempt is very sinister. But in any case, the country of Li Xiong has a security treaty with us, and it applies to the island of peace, so we have to take a risk. With our military strength, the navy and air force are not inferior to Yuguo, and if there is a local naval battle, we can grasp the initiative, and the proportion of victory is large. Since the Lixiong State wants to use us to weaken the development momentum of the Yu State, then we will use the Lixiong State to balance the Yu State and achieve our goal of using the gap in the dispute between the major powers to achieve a strategic assault. ”

"Your Excellency, is there a deeper explanation?" Yokoji Izo asked.

"Of course," Kawada continued, "the momentum of economic development in Yu has surpassed ours, and it cannot be stopped. The development of the economy prompted Yu to have greater strategic ambitions. Let's see what Yu has done in the past few years? Space exploration, aircraft carrier departures, J-20 comparable to the Lixiong country and the better stealth J-31 that have appeared one after another, Ghost Bird 7, early warning aircraft, Aegis frigates, mid-course anti-missiles, rocket artillery with a range of up to 400 kilometers, and even laser weapons ......, once this nation wakes up, it will be a disaster for our big ball nation. Our national debt has surpassed that of Lixiong, and the economy continues to be sluggish. The future of the nation is very worrisome. Can they not avenge our aggression against Yu in the last century? Besides, there are infinite oil and mineral resources on the seabed within a radius of several hundred square meters on the island of peace."

"Look at this map, Yokoji-kun, we're a caterpillar under a rooster's mouth. Maybe one day it will be eaten by Yu Guo"

Ichiro Kawada said hatefully.

"Report to Your Excellency, I understand your thoughts very well. We, the Great Sphere Nation, will not stay on this long and narrow island forever. This time, in line with the implementation of the strategic plan of the Lee Hung Kingdom, the battle on Heping Island has been well prepared. Moreover, we also took advantage of the dissatisfaction of the people in the nationalist upsurge set off in Yu, made the people lose their reason, and used violence to show the fanaticism of Yu, so that the international image of Yuguo has been greatly reduced, and it has also created a good international environment for us to occupy the island of peace. Yokoji said.

"This time, the UN General Assembly should be prepared for the Prime Minister's speech, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not been able to publicize it to the outside world. We can place large advertisements in the country of Lixiong and the European Union, and use various occasions to proclaim that the island of peace belongs to us. In this way, the fake has also come true. And we must prepare to sue Yu Guo in the Hague International Court of Arbitration for his actions, so that the whole world thinks that Yu Guo is at fault. ”

"The Arctic countries should also be extra vigilant about their movements. They used our four northern islands to sing and make peace with the Yu country, trying to form a coalition in the geopolitical event to strangle me. Those four islands belong to our big ball nation, and no matter how much time passes, our ancestors must remember that we must bring back the four northern islands. We wait for the Arctic countries to decline, but also for the time when we are strong. ”

Kawada said to Yokoji Izo again: "Bring me Yamamoto-kun from the Intelligence Bureau's Yuguo Special Branch." I wonder if the intelligence gathering of Yu has reached an order of magnitude. Also, you brought me Koyama-kun from the 2nd Wing of Sasebo Airlines. ”

"Yes, Your Excellency," Yokoji Izo turned and left the staff room.

Ichiro Kawada looked out the window at the blue ocean, and his heart fluctuated.

Is the fate of the big ball country another way, or will it continue to sink?

He was in a state of confusion about this.