Chapter 401: Let go of prejudices
6?? e?r? [0zr?? ^z7.q?=?t?] k7?? t??4?rw?:r3? P???, Shouichi Terauchi, that guy is very annoying. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoHowever, the situation in the South Seas cannot continue to deteriorate. With the speed at which the Chinese army is growing, if they take Thailand, they will develop even stronger. When the time comes, no one will be able to contain them. I'm afraid the entire South Seas will be captured by them. This will be a fatal blow to the Dai-Nichi-hon-Empire. General Shigetaro Shimada thought secretly. Although, according to his personal wishes, he really didn't want to help Terauchi Shouichi. However, being able to become the Minister of the Navy still has a sense of the overall situation and knows that it is for the sake of the overall situation.
In addition, the growth rate of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army also made General Shigetaro Shimada very worried. The current Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army is only a few hundred thousand people, and it has already developed into a great enemy of the Japanese Southern Army. If you let them develop for a while, will you still have to?
Once the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army occupies Thailand, they will definitely attack eastward and occupy Indochina, and south and occupy the Malay Peninsula. In the end, I am afraid that the Nanyang Islands will also become the next offensive target of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army. As an armed force supported by the Americans, even if the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army did not plan to attack the Nanyang Islands, the Americans would let them attack. At that time, it is very difficult to say whether the Southern Army, which has suffered heavy losses, will be able to hold on to the Nanyang Islands.
If even the South Sea Islands are lost, then Japan's war machine will be fatally affected. You must know that the rubber and oil produced in the South Seas, as well as non-ferrous metals, have become indispensable and important war resources for Japan. Without these war resources, it would have been impossible for Japan to carry out the war at all.
The current Japan has completely offended the surrounding countries. Plus the United States, which was hit hard by them, and a bunch of European countries. If Japan loses the war, the consequences will be unimaginable.
Therefore, in this war, Japan must not lose. Otherwise, there will be no future for their country. This is the common understanding of almost all the top leaders in Japan. This is also the reason why, after the situation gradually took a turn for the worse, Japan still had to struggle to support and carry on this war. If they could, of course, they would have accepted it if they wanted to see it. But it's a pity that those countries that have lost a lot of benefits will not agree to it at all! It was absolutely impossible for the Japanese to swallow these benefits gained in the war.
"Come on, let Your Excellency Nagano Shushen and Your Excellency Yamamoto Fifty-six come to me." Admiral Shigetaro Shigetaro commanded.
Although, he had already decided to agree to Admiral Terauchi's request to send a fleet to reinforce the Southern Army. However, on this issue, he must also agree with General Nagano Shusei and General Yamamoto Fifty-six. In this way, a joint resolution of the Navy can be formed.
Soon, Admiral Nagano Shusei, the head of the Japanese Navy's Military Command, and Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku, commander of the Japanese * Naval Combined Fleet, arrived at the office of Admiral Shigetaro Shimada.
"Your Excellency Shimada, what happened?" General Nagano asked.
Every time the three commanders of the Japanese Navy meet, something big happens.
"Two, the Southern Army is in trouble, very big trouble. Admiral Terauchi Shouichi personally sent a telegram to the Admiralty, asking us to support them. "Senior General Shigetaro Shigetaro sent the telegram to General Nagano Shusei and General Yamamoto Fifty-six.
After reading the telegram, General Nagano couldn't help but scold: "Hmph! The army's gang of horse manure is really too incompetent, and such a good situation will be beaten like this by them. It's just incompetent! ”
General Yamamoto did not answer, but his face was obviously not very good-looking. In the Pacific theater, the inferiority of the Combined Fleet is becoming more and more obvious. In such a situation, where do they have a surplus fleet to reinforce the Southern Army? However, General Yamamoto had to admit that the situation in the Southern Army was indeed very bad. If the Southern Army really fails in Thailand, it will have an extremely bad impact.
"Nagano-kun, Yamamoto-kun, the current situation is already very bad. I know that guy Shouichi Terauchi is a very arrogant person. If it weren't for the last resort. He won't bow his head and ask us for help. Senior General Shigetaro Shimada said.
"Even so, the situation in the navy is very bad, where do we have the fleet to reinforce them? The Americans are getting more and more aggressive in the Pacific. "General Nagano is against this.
Senior General Shigetaro Shimada shook his head and looked at General Yamamoto Fifty-six.
"Yamamoto-kun, what do you think?" Senior General Shigetaro Shimada asked.
"Shimada-kun, the current situation is indeed very critical. Not only is the situation of the Southern Army critical, but even the situation of our Navy is very difficult. Judging by the telegrams sent by the Southern Army, the Chinese had an extremely powerful strike force against the sea. If we really want to send a fleet to reinforce the China, at least two aircraft carriers, as well as a number of cruisers and destroyers. This is undoubtedly a huge pressure on the current Combined Fleet. General Yamamoto said.
"But we can't die without help! If the Southern Army is on the battlefield in Thailand, it will lose completely. Then, the people of China will really not be able to contain it. When the time comes, they will take advantage of the situation to capture Indochina and the Malay Peninsula, and even further capture the South Sea Islands. When the time comes, we will lose the whole of Nanyang. We will lose important resources for war. At the same time, the enemy will also approach our homeland directly. This will be a huge threat to us. Senior General Shigetaro Shimada said.
General Yamamoto nodded: "I agree with this. We can't afford to lose the South Seas. The resources of the South Seas are so important to us. ”
Although General Nagano was a little dissatisfied in his heart, he couldn't object to this. Without the resources of the South Seas, Japan's war machine will be completely shut down. No one can afford such a loss.
"Jingle bell!"
Suddenly, the phone on the desk rang.
Senior General Shigetaro Shimada picked up the phone.
The call was from Admiral Hideki Tojo, and in the call, Admiral Hideki Tojo claimed that the empire of the Great Day had reached a very critical point. Both the army and navy are the armies of His Majesty the Emperor, and they should fight for the hegemony of the Dainichi * Empire. He demanded that the army and navy put aside their prejudices and make every effort to solve the South Sea issue.
In this regard, General Shigetaro Shimada naturally did not dare to have any opinions.