Ishihara nodded after hearing Yamashita's suggestion. He also felt that Japan had invested a lot of troops in all directions, which was really too much. The long direction dispersed Japan's forces and made it impossible to achieve a victory that changed the tide of the war on every front.

"Yamashita-kun, I think it's time to end one or two wars in strategic directions, maybe we should talk to the Third Reich, originally we were also members of the Axis powers, but there was some misunderstanding about Australia. Without waiting for Yamashita to speak, Ishihara continued: "Now that the Australian question no longer exists, it is in the hands of the Americans, and it is time to make peace with the Germans." ”

Yamashita looked at the general in front of him, who was known as a wise general, and suddenly had a feeling of hating each other. The Japanese soldiers, who clamored for the common prosperity of Greater East Asia, had little political acumen, which made Yamashita feel that working with such a bunch of fools was a torture. Now he saw that there were rare people among Japanese generals who had the same political acumen as himself, so he directly expressed his thoughts.

He took a sip of the sake placed in front of him and said to the Kwantung Army general who had hurried back to Mukden from the front: "With all due respect, if it is a peace with the Third Reich, it is better to start peace talks with both sides...... In fact, peace with the Axis powers alone will not change our decline in the Pacific theater...... It is better to make peace with both sides at the same time, and as long as we can get the world to recognize our domination within the limits of our existing territory, we will already win this war. ”

Ishihara was very appreciative of Yamashita's proposal, and he even felt that it was not impossible to give up a part of the occupied zone -- as long as it kept the occupied zone of China, in a few years Japan would also degenerate into a world-class power, and at that time, if there was another war for world hegemony, Japan's capital would be even stronger, and the cards in its hand would only be better than it is now.

So Ishihara nodded and said to Yamashita in agreement, "Actually, I agree with Your Excellency's point of view...... Sometimes war doesn't solve everything, especially when the whole country is already mired in war, and it's time to resort to some other means. ”

But he changed his tone and continued: "However, now that the Germans and Americans have the upper hand, it is not easy to determine whether they will let us end the war as we please. ”

After hearing this, Yamashita laughed and said in a very confident tone: "Your Excellency, this is the difference between a soldier and us politicians, you see the advantages and disadvantages on the surface, while we see more things. ”

Speaking of this mountain, there is some gushing meaning, thinking that in this kind of environment where military operations are mainly carried out and diplomacy is almost stagnant, he, a famous diplomat and politician, has been suppressed for too long and for too long: "Your Excellency General Ishihara, you must know that the Germans have no reason to fight any more, their losses and what they have gained are enough, so they should be more willing to end the war with dignity." For the Far Eastern members of the Axis powers, appropriate support and limited support were the main themes. ”

He pointed to the world map hanging on the wall, his finger from the vast Pacific Ocean to the icy Atlantic, and then continued: "The United States and Germany are not allies, they also have battlefields against each other, and the threat of Germany in the Atlantic is more important to the United States than we are in decline." ”

After saying this, Yamashita looked at Ishihara Wan'er and said confidently: "Then, now, Your Excellency General Ishihara Wan'er, do you still feel that we, who are inferior, have no chance to withdraw from the war with dignity? I can tell you now with great confidence that the United States or Germany, which force will achieve peace with us first, the other force will be defeated and lose the world!"

Listening to Yamashita's words, Ishihara's eyes lit up, and it seemed that the Great Japanese Empire, a country that had shown decline on all fronts and had to withdraw from the war, suddenly became a key force that the two major forces had to strive for at this second. Ishihara couldn't help but nod and agreed: "Yamashita-kun, your words are enough to be worth 100,000 troops. ”

In the eyes of Yamashita, a specialist in European affairs, although Japan has shown its decline on several fronts, it can still become an important bargaining chip that the two major forces of Germany and the United States must fight for through diplomatic operations. When Ishihara heard this, he immediately felt the correctness of this path -- the best way out for Japan was to get out of the war with dignity and to consolidate its vested interests.

So the two of them wrote a report of their thoughts and sent them back to the domestic base camp, of course, this delivery was ten days without news. Therefore, Ishihara still had to return to the Far Eastern front, and in the same way, he had no way to prevent the Germans from slowly transporting an entire armored division of troops through the Far Eastern Railway to the Far Eastern front.

Germany, Berlin, Führer's Palace.

Accardo smiled and listened to his staff and advisers, constantly selling the benefits of uniting Japan and defeating the United States to end the war: "My Führer! Relying on the strength of Germany and the occupied territories, there is no way to defeat the United States and end the war in a short time. At this stage of the war, it is time to consider the end of the war, and it is undoubtedly the most economical way to unite one of the forces and force the remaining forces to compromise. ”

"We don't have any essential conflict with Japan, as long as the Japanese pay a certain price and calm the British side in the north, we can achieve ......peace between the two countries," another politician lobbied, "Australia is now occupied by the Americans, and it has little to do with Japan." ”

Accardo nodded, then pressed his hand on the top of his desk, and said slowly, "I don't want to continue the war, because everyone has already earned enough." But we have countless steel mills, power plants, countless businesses, and even more industrial production projects in the pipeline......"

He said this casually, but those who knew the Führer well knew that such a careless start would often breed a frightening storm. There were a few other tycoons in Krupp who looked away with interest, and didn't even want to speak, they didn't want to anger the Führer at such a time, after all, Linus was still alive in a sense.

"But to whom are you going to sell this production, and where are you going to sell it? Promise a bunch of humiliating conditions, and then pray to Japan for a brief peace, and to lose a large part of the Asian regional market, just so that the war will end a few days sooner?" asked Accardo with a sneer. His gaze swept over the politicians and businessmen who had just kept saying that peace would be achieved as soon as possible, and everywhere he looked, everyone bowed their heads in shame.

"At such a time, any idea of winning over Japan is an act of surrendering to the enemy! Winning over a piece of garbage that has been defeated on all sides, and then throwing away a large area of Asian land? We don't have to wait long, just 20 days! Let's see if the Americans will negotiate peace with the Japanese! Unless Roosevelt is stupid, the Americans will not say anything about peace to the Japanese!" Accardo looked at his men and said in a resolute voice.

Office of the President, White House, Washington, USA.

Roosevelt sat in a wheelchair and looked up at his men, who were saying the same thing to Accardo: "Gentlemen, to win over Japan is to recognize their vested interests in Asia, so what can we win in the end, the United States, having lost so many soldiers and experienced so many bloody battles?"

"Even if the Japanese finally vomit out Southeast Asia on their own, what will we gain? On the Chinese side, will Japan compromise with us?" As if he was nagging, he kept asking questions, but unfortunately, none of his subordinates, who had proposed peace with Japan, could answer any of these questions.

"Woo Japan, but retreat our ally, China, to Germany...... Do we get anything more after wasting time by exchanging one for another? Relying on Japan to consume Germany in the Far East? Just kidding...... As long as Germany casually armed 20 Chinese divisions, Japan would have to live on relief food. Roosevelt sneered, looking at his men with sarcasm.

"What are we going to say to our ally China, because we want to compromise with Japan, so most of your occupied areas will be abandoned, and as for any other unequal treaties, you will pinch your nose and admit it?" Roosevelt asked as he looked at his men and in a voice that was already wheezing.

"Mr. President, you take a sip of water and take a rest. I don't think you really want to make peace with Japan, but I'm just asking if there is any possibility in this regard. After all, our adversary, Germany, does not have as many grievances with Japan as we have, and if they come together with Japan first......" his attendant whispered to Roosevelt as he fed him water.

After Roosevelt took a sip of water, he waved his hand when he heard his waiter say this, and then looked at his subordinates, and he said slowly, word by word: "Gentlemen, I know that you still don't believe what I say, but I am very responsible to tell you that if the Germans are willing to accept a Japan that is not at the mercy of the United States and give up a large part of the Asian market, then it is worth it for us in the United States to fight this war...... At least, we didn't lose!"

He paused and continued, "If you don't believe it...... We can wait! In 20 days, if the Germans make peace with Japan, I will stand up and never use my own wheelchair!"

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