The base camp of Japan, the meeting of the emperor in front of the emperor, the heavy atmosphere, is almost breathless.

Hirohito stared at Yamamoto's fifty-six farewell message in front of the throne without saying a word, and every word on it made people feel so heartbroken.

The enemy is strong, and he has already been prepared for it, after all, Japan is not really blind and arrogant.

At the time of the sneak attack on the United States, Japan already understood the strength of the United States.

But the mighty United States was wiped out in a year, and in the face of such an adversary even more terrible than the United States, the Japanese base camp said that it would be impossible without pressure.

Fighting the Red Alert Empire was not something the base camp wanted, and it even wanted to avoid it as much as possible.

But the conditions of the Red Alert Empire, in the eyes of Japan, are really too bullying, and they can only fight with all their national strength, even if they are defeated, the worst case scenario is only the conditions proposed by the Red Alert Empire.

However, only a few days have passed since the declaration of war, and the shipping routes in the Pacific Ocean have been seriously damaged by the submarine forces of the Red Alert Empire, and the main force of the Japanese Navy, which depends for its survival, has also sunk in the Pacific Ocean.

Midway is dangerous, and so is the Japanese mainland.

And the farewell message sent by Yamamoto Fifty-six added three points of pressure to the base camp.

The strongest navy in the world, even if it is reluctant to admit it, but this time, everyone in the base camp has to admit it.

The defeat of the combined fleet was not due to improper command or lack of effort on the part of the soldiers, but from the very beginning it was not capable of a war.

This was something that the base camp was reluctant to admit, and did not ask a general who lived and died with the fleet in Yamamoto's farewell message.

And in Yamamoto's farewell message, he also hoped that the base camp could produce as many fighters as possible, train more pilots, and exchange space in the Pacific Ocean for time.

After reading the contents of the telegram several times, Hirohito turned his attention to everyone in the base camp and said, "Gentlemen, what should we do next?" ”

"Your Majesty the Emperor, the minister demands that the appropriation of naval ships be stopped, that all warships built be stopped, and that all resources and materials be used to strengthen the army, and that the excellent performance of the army will stop the enemy forever in the Pacific Ocean." Hideki Tojo got up and said mercilessly.

This tone, this contemptuous tone, made all the naval personnel present angry.

Hideki Tojo, who came from the Army, is still inclined to the Army, even though he is the prime minister.

What's more, this time, the navy's poor performance and huge military expenditure have been exchanged for a farewell message, which is unacceptable to the army.

At this time, it was normal for Hideki Tojo to say such things.

After all, it is already planned to build more aircraft carriers next year, and next year there will be seven more aircraft carriers in service, and a large amount of military spending will have to be handed over to the navy.

If the army has so many resources and military spending, the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army can be completely raised to another level.

The chief of the military command department, General Nagano Shushen, as soon as he heard Hideki Tojo's words, he was directly furious, and immediately got up and said: "Prime Minister Tojo, do you want to let the soldiers swim to the Pacific Ocean?" Could it be that the weapons and equipment of the army can fly over the Pacific Ocean with wings on their own and fall into the hands of the soldiers themselves? ”

"Chief Nagano said with a smile, although the Combined Fleet has been destroyed, there are still many warships in the Navy, and these warships are enough to protect our transport ships from reaching the Pacific Ocean." Hideki Tojo said.

"Then may I ask Prime Minister Tojo, if we are intercepted by the enemy's navy on the way to transportation, how can we fight without aircraft carriers?" Nagano Xiushen also asked without showing weakness: "Without an aircraft carrier escort, how can our ships operate in the Pacific Ocean?" ”

"The enemy's aircraft carrier is not omnipotent, and it is impossible to truly control the entire Pacific Ocean, General Nagano is really serious." Hideki Tojo said.

Mitsumasa Mineuchi, who was on the side of the battle, immediately retorted: "If there is no protection from the navy, will every action be handed over to the will of heaven?" ”

Before Hideki Tojo could speak, another cabinet member said, "It is not advisable to abandon the navy, but the key is to strengthen the defense in the Pacific region extremely quickly." ”

This sentence attracted everyone's attention, and the two groups of people who were about to argue also calmed down and looked at the lieutenant general.

Tadamichi Ashayashi, the commander of the 2nd Guards Division, was also a new cabinet staff officer in the cabinet of Hideki Tojo.

Sugiyama Moto, who was sitting on the edge of Awabayashi Tadamichi, said: "The defeat in the naval battle of Midway means that we will completely lose control of Midway, and we don't even have the ability to rescue the Midway garrison now. Therefore, I believe that we should quickly strengthen the defense of the occupied zone in the Pacific and build more airfields, because we do not have aircraft carriers now, but the defense circle formed by the islands in the Pacific Ocean that we control is an unsinkable aircraft carrier. ”

Sugiyama Moto's words made the scene even quieter, and Hideki Tojo also knew that the current atmosphere was not about discussing military spending, and it would be said later.

"Is there a plan?" Hideki Tojo asked, looking at Tadamichi Awabayashi and Motomo Sugiyama.

"The War Department already has a complete defense plan, but it needs a lot of materials to strengthen the defense, we need to build more engine rooms, the army aviation needs more time, we need artillery to be able to hit the enemy's landing, and the anti-aircraft fire needs to ......be strengthened," Sugiyama said quickly.

The navy was also speechless at this time, because Sugiyama was talking about the urgent task at the moment.

In fact, Sugiyama Gen is also fighting for more benefits for the army, after all, the army will face the enemy's attack on the island.

Without sufficient troops, sufficient weapons and ammunition and defense, the so-called Pacific defense line simply does not exist.

Seeing that everyone was silent, obviously agreeing with Sugiyama Moto's words, Hirohito also knew that it should be his own statement: "Then agree to the army's request, everything is mainly based on the Pacific War, but what else do you need to add?" ”

"More troops need to be called up on the mainland to prevent the enemy from landing in the direction of Hokkaido."

"We need anti-aircraft fire that can hit more than 10,000 meters to stop the enemy's bombing of the mainland."

"If necessary, troops can be transferred from Shenzhou to the Pacific to supplement the shortage of troops in the Pacific."

"The construction of the Pacific defense line can directly recruit laborers in Southeast Asia."

"In order to deal with the enemy's submarine sabotage, we need more destroyers capable of anti-submarine, and transport ships also need to keep an eye on a certain amount of armament."