What does it mean that Japan has withdrawn from all the areas it now occupies? The annex also includes the Korean Peninsula and Northeast China -- Okay, all the territories that we, the Japanese Empire have painstakingly accumulated from 1900 to today, have we returned all the territory that we have acquired in the war?

Germany's draft contract is tantamount to completely dismantling Japan, and then bribing the entire Far Eastern countries to show mercy to others, as long as Japan pinchs its nose and admits it, then it can really end the war immediately.

"Do you think this is a sincere draft? This is not so much a draft as a declaration insulting the Great Japanese Empire!" Yamashita slapped the documents in front of him and shouted loudly: "You are very powerful in Europe, but this is Asia! No matter how powerful you are, you can extend your tentacles to the Far East, which has always been the backyard of our Great Japanese Empire?"

Although he knew that the German fighters had already made a frightening victory in the skies over the Far East, he still did not believe that the Third Reich, which had experienced a long Soviet-German war, could send its troops to the Far East without any scruples to wage a protracted war with Japan.

He believed that the painstaking operation of the Japanese army in the Far East, especially in Korea and Northeast China, and that those defensive lines that were scattered all over the mountains could stop the German offensive and drag Germany into the quagmire of war -- of course, he had another bargaining chip, that is, if Japan was really pushed into a hurry, it would be an option to turn to the United States to alleviate the current situation.

"We know that this condition will make Mr. Yamashita very difficult, because this condition is indeed very unfavorable to Japan...... Merkel resisted the urge to laugh out loud, and said to the annoyed Yamashita: "However, the highest ideal of the Third Reich, or the Axis powers, is to be able to establish a Eurasian and African Union, and in order to make this alliance exist for a long time, all the problems on this draft must be solved, and it is worth fighting for." ”

......

In Washington, D.C., President Roosevelt smiled and threw a stack of peace proposals submitted by the Japanese Empire on his desk, and then he raised his head and said with a smile to the person who sent this document: "Did we send our proposal to the Japanese as well?"

"Mr. President, with all due respect, the conditions we have offered are too harsh. The U.S. official, who was in charge of foreign affairs, whispered, "The Japanese Empire will not accept such conditions that bordered on humiliation, and they will rather fight...... Personally, I don't understand why we should strive for so many benefits for China and Southeast Asia, which seems to have nothing to do with our fundamental interests. ”

......Roosevelt seemed to be tired, he closed his eyes, as if asleep, and stopped talking.

And the waiter beside him opened his mouth to explain the work on his behalf: "Sir, it is difficult for our current forces to open a breakthrough in the war against Germany in Western Europe, if we lose Southeast Asia and China again, then the entire continent of Eurasia and Africa will really be run by the Germans into a monolith." We will be forced to isolate ourselves in the Americas, and that is the worst-case scenario we try to avoid. ”

"But, Mr. President, if we win over Japan, then with Japan's influence in the Far East, we will also be able to tear down the barriers of Germany to isolate us!" the diplomat asked the Roosevelt attendant in front of him puzzledly: "I have to say that perhaps it is more cost-effective to win over Japan than we are doing now." ”

"No, sir, if we defeat Japan, then East and South Asia, including China, will be on our side, and will become a barrier that we will never be breached!" the waiter, who had apparently received answers to these questions from Roosevelt, let go of Roosevelt's wheelchair, walked lightly to the front of the world map, and pointed at China: "This is the most effective and correct plan." ”

"By tying up China, we will be able to connect to Southeast Asia and India, and then we will once again extend our influence to the Middle East, and then we will have the last glimmer of hope for the future hegemony of the United States!" the waiter finally spoke in place of Roosevelt, concluding: "And if we accept Japan's offer of peace, then all this will be gone." ”

"But, Mr. President, what if our adversary, the Germans, is really allied with Japan?" asked the diplomat, puzzled.

"That's great, if the Germans were dizzy at this time, we would have won the war!" Roosevelt suddenly opened his eyes and said slowly: "The Germans will not do this, they will put forward more harsh conditions than ours, because they have better cards in their hands than ours." ”

......

"The Americans and the Germans have not agreed? Why are the conditions they have set so similar?" The two drafts were sent to the high command headquarters of the Japanese base camp almost simultaneously, and even His Majesty the Emperor himself attended the meeting. But it was clear that the content of the meeting did not make him feel very comfortable, and his face, which had never changed, was now a little distorted.

The Germans made it a condition that Japan cede all the colonies it had occupied since the beginning of its power - and this almost made His Majesty the Emperor want to turn the table, because if he signed the peace treaty, he would probably become the most defeated emperor in Japan's history. The conditions offered by the United States are similar, but Japan retains part of the occupied area, and most of the area is to be returned to China and Southeast Asian countries.

"This shows that the United States and Germany, in this war, are more optimistic about China, which is still at a disadvantage, than on us. One of the generals said dejectedly: "Are they blind? If we bring back our troops now, we will be able to defeat China within a few months!"

"Immediately expand the troops! As long as we put in about 1 million more troops, we will be able to achieve a decisive victory in China! At that time, these stupid Germans and Americans will have to pay the price for their short-sightedness!" A Japanese army general said hatefully: "We have not been defeated at all, so how can we compromise on such a treaty?"

"1 million people? Do you know that 300,000 people in China are a bit tight now...... Even if we have 1 million men, how long will it take to train these people? Most of the troops on the battlefield in China are untrained recruits, and everyone can see how passively Tojo-kun commanded these soldiers to fight. A Japanese Navy general leaned back in his chair, stared at the army generals who were clamoring to fight to the end, and said a mocking.

Indeed, even if it is possible to recruit another 1 million troops, where will the weapons come from to arm these 1 million troops? The production of fighter planes can no longer keep up with the losses, and the production of tanks is already stretched to the limit, let alone the warships of the navy...... Where does Japan now have the resources to arm a full 1 million regular troops?

Rifle production is barely enough, but only God knows what kind of effect it can play by pulling out an army of 1 million with only rifle grenades. In addition to the loss of 1 million troops, such an army seems to be about the same as the 100,000 or even 80,000 at the beginning of the war.

"Your Majesty, then we cannot accept a peace treaty of this magnitude! Whoever signs such a peace treaty is a thief of the state!"

"If you didn't take up too many resources and were finally defeated by the weak U.S. Navy, how would we have fallen to this point?" An army general sitting next to Hideki Tojo stood up and pointed at the navy commander and cursed.

"Forget it, as if there's nothing wrong with your army...... If it weren't for your crushing defeat in the Battle of Imphal and the dispatch of fighters from the front line to the rear to wipe your ass, our navy would not have been unable to open the situation in the Battle of Solomon!"

The emperor's expression was a little bitter, and he looked at Hideki Tojo, who had been silent beside him, with a pale face, and finally coughed, and after the scene quieted down, he opened his mouth and asked in a long voice: "In addition to negotiating peace, is there any plan for the base camp to resist foreign insults, tell me about it." ”

"Your Majesty, in this situation, on the one hand, we should immediately recruit enough soldiers, so that General Ishihara Wan'er and the other commanders can hurry up and prepare the defensive line...... His Majesty believed that even if they were caught between Germany and the United States, the Imperial Japanese Army would not have enough to defend most of the area, both on land and at sea. Hideki Tojo heard the emperor ask about him, and quickly replied.

He paused and continued: "As long as we thwart the enemy's attempt to achieve a quick victory in the defense, everyone will be able to rationally consider the loss caused by the war, and at that time, we should be able to end the war with dignity if we wait for the price to sell." When he had said this, he lowered his head.

You must know that more than two years ago, it was he who brought a large number of Japanese officers and swore that Japan could win this war. But after a short period of two years, his guarantee of victory in the war has become a pale and feeble phrase for "a dignified end to the war."

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