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"Your Excellency, Commander, please exercise restraint." Oikawa Koshiro was as anxious as Kobayashi. This is a battlefield, and the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, unlike diplomatic negotiations, which can be carried out slowly!By the time they negotiated, the China Aircraft Carrier had gone to nowhere.

"Signal, this is the high seas, and we are the Imperial Japanese Navy. We are going to the Sulu Sea to attack the Chinese Navy and let them leave." Although he knew it would not work, Kobayashi Chizo could only hold back his grievances, hoping that it would be useful in case he used it. The semaphore begged the Yankee to get out of the way.

"Report, Japanese..."

Before the communication officer finished speaking, Major Vincent had already stopped the report. He had been listening to such a report for two full hours.

But looking at the Japanese battlecruisers and heavy cruisers opposite, Major Vincent could still feel his heart beating at a super fast frequency.Although I know that those Japanese should not be able to open fire, but... I heard that those people are all lunatics who can cut their stomachs with a knife!Perhaps the commander of the Japanese navy who commanded this fleet is about to go mad.

"How unlucky! To be put on such an errand!"

Vincent cursed secretly in his heart, complaining about the decision made by the Admiralty, which was simply an act of war against Japan!Are these bastards trying to get America involved in a terrible war again?You must know that the country is currently experiencing an economic crisis, and the public hates war very much!

Let us hope that the Japanese Navy Minister has not lost his mind.Major Vincent prayed in his heart before ordering to continue flagging the Japanese, telling them that this is now the territorial waters of the United States, and they are not allowed to pass through!Ask them to leave quickly.

……

Tokyo, Asakusa.

The heart of the Japanese empire is still covered in silver.This year's weather is surprisingly cold. At the coldest time, there are even some shallow ice floes in Tokyo Bay.But coal to keep warm is unusually scarce, at least for ordinary citizens.Because the originally important coal supply place - Northeast China is in a desperate battle, the British and American powers once again implemented a trade embargo against Japan, resulting in a serious shortage of fuel supply in Japan, and the limited coal has to be provided to the army and arsenals. , heavy industry manufacturers, power plants, etc.In addition, in addition to coal, the supply of food, cloth and other daily necessities is also becoming tense. Although the British and American embargoes do not include civilian supplies, Japan's dwindling foreign exchange reserves have made it impossible for them to import these civilian supplies that have nothing to do with the war. .

Faced with this difficult domestic situation, those high-level Japanese figures who are still clear-headed have realized that the war is about to be defeated.

Kazunari Ugaki's car stopped at the gate of Yuyuki Hamaguchi's mansion. The gate of the former Prime Minister of the Japanese Empire had already hung a sacred banner to pray for the sick.The black banner with the coat of arms of the Hamaguchi family fluttered slightly in the cold wind.In Ugaki Kazunari's eyes, he only felt a little sad.After the secretary opened his car door, Ugaki got out of the car, and saw the brand new Rover Meteor belonging to Kijuro Kishihara parked there at first sight.Thinking of the shame of defeat finally falling on his own head, Ugaki Kasunari couldn't help feeling a little envious of Yuyuki Hamaguchi, who was seriously ill.

In the mansion, which was as quiet as a mourning hall, the maidservants in only socks walked back and forth silently, adding to the heavy atmosphere here.Under the leadership of Secretary Yuyuki Hamaguchi, Ugaki walked to the dormitory where Hamaguchi was resting with his head down.

The door opened, in dim light.Hamaguchi's thin body was not lying down, and he still sat on the tatami mat half-reclining and half-reclining without losing his majesty of a lion prime minister, but his powerless appearance still made people feel that his life had reached the last moment.Kijuro Hashihara and Junnosuke Inoue sat on either side of him, one on the left and the other on the right. These two are now out in the field, and they seem to be quite critical of Ugaki's rebellion at the imperial meeting. Seeing Ugaki He didn't get up to greet him when he came in, he just bowed slightly to show his courtesy.

"Thank you for coming to visit me, Ugaki-kun... The future of Japan will depend on you."

"The future of Japan? This burden is too heavy, and the outside world is precarious. Even the British and American powers..."

"What happened to the British and American powers?" Kijuro Kijuro suddenly interjected at this moment. He is a representative of the pro-British and American faction among the top Japanese officials. He has always advocated coordination with Britain and the United States. .

Ugaki Kazushige shook his head with a wry smile, walked to Kijuro Koihara and sat down on his knees: "Britain is fine, it agrees to support the peace terms proposed by the Empire, and is also willing to help the Empire issue a public bond in London. But the attitude of the United States is very different. Worrying, they seem to be single-minded in supporting China, just today, they put the aircraft carrier of the China Navy into the Sulu Sea, but at the same time prevented the Imperial warships from entering. It seems... this battle is hard to have a decent ending It's over." After saying these words, he turned his eyes to Yuyuki Hamaguchi for help.

"Do you think Britain will sincerely support your peace terms?" Yuyuki Hamaguchi raised his head and glanced at Ugaki quietly:

"Britain is no longer the empire on which the sun never sets more than 20 years ago. The world war has scarred and impoverished it. Now they will only sacrifice the weak to appease the strong in exchange for the continuation of the aging empire. If The Empire won the Manchurian War, won the Taiwan Strait War, and maintained its strong status in Asia. The British Empire will also sacrifice the interests of China to meet our expansion needs... However, we have failed. If we fail, we can only make concessions and compromise in exchange for The time and opportunity for a comeback. Only when we make concessions to China, the UK will support us and give us another chance to rise. Because they need us to limit the expansion of China, but we must also show that we can complete this task mission, they will be able to invest.”

"If the United States can also..." Ugaki Kazushige couldn't figure it out, how could there be differences between Britain and the United States on the issue of China?Aren't they all white devils?Don't they all have colonies in Asia?Is the United States willing to see a strong China to shake the white domination of the world?

"No ifs!" Kijuro Kishihara said in a deep voice, "The attitude of the United States is already obvious. This time they are still supporting China."

"Aren't they worried that the rise of China will threaten the interests of the United States?" Yu Yuan still didn't give up.

"The rise of China is for the empire." The former Prime Minister Junnosuke Inoue took over the topic and said with a wry smile:

"Although China's industry and economy have undergone a round of rapid development, they are still comparable to the empire. Whether it is steel, electricity, coal, or oil, they are many times worse than those in the United States. And the north of China There is the threat of the Soviet Union, the containment of the empire at sea, and the internal cancer of communism that needs to be eliminated. Before these problems are resolved, how can they spare the power to threaten the interests of the United States? At most, they will shake the crumbling building of the British Empire .”

"But give up Taiwan..." Yu Yuan also knew in his heart that this was inevitable, and he was also very clear about the consequences of giving up Taiwan.

"Only after the empire gave up Taiwan, the UK will really support us." Kijuro Hashihara deserves to be a rare Anglo-American in Japan. He has a good grasp of the British mentality. He explained: "The purpose of the UK to support Japan is to To contain China, the worse the relationship between Japan and China, the more at ease they feel, because they are also worried that the empire will turn to Southeast Asia after the failure of mainland expansion, which will threaten the interests of Britain.”

"Taiwan is the throat for the empire to go south. If Taiwan is in the hands of the empire, the empire can go south, and there is a possibility that the Rizhi will go south hand in hand! But if Taiwan is captured by China, the empire will have no way to go south. The Rizhi There was also a death feud between them. In this way, if the empire wanted to go south, it would not be able to get past Taiwan controlled by China, and if China wanted to go south, it would face a battle of revenge from the empire. Japan and China contained each other, blocking each other's southward movement If China wants to expand, it can only choose to go north!"

"These white devils are really cunning!" Yu Yuan sighed with emotion, and asked again: "Then can the empire still have its own way between Britain and the Soviet Union?"

Kijuro Motohara thought for a moment, then nodded heavily: "Yes, the cooperation between the Soviet Union and Japan can also be regarded as a necessary measure to curb China's southward movement. But at the same time, the empire cannot maintain a strong army to show that the empire has no ambitions for the East Asian continent. .Because Britain doesn’t want to see the Empire and the Soviet Union attacking China.”

Yu Yuan let out a sigh of relief. It seems that although the Soviet-Japanese alliance is mostly useless, it can be used to appease those radical army generals.Let them believe that the empire is trying its best to regain the lost Taiwan in the future.

"Then what if the empire does not sign a contract with China and refuses to recognize the cession of Taiwan and Penghu? Will Britain still support us?" Ugaki asked again.

Coinhara let out a long breath. He knew that Ugaki Kazusei was determined to end this catastrophic war, but he never dared to sign a contract that humiliated the country.He thought for a while and said: "Then sign an armistice agreement. In the armistice agreement, it is stated that the Taiwan issue can be resolved slowly through negotiation and negotiation, and leave a mouthful to appease those patriots."

……

Tokyo, Miyake-zaka, Army Ministry Building.

"We can't give up on Taiwan!"

"Cannot withdraw troops from Manchuria!"

"This is betrayal! It is a betrayal of the frontline soldiers!"

"The empire has not failed! The imperial army has not failed!"

"We can fight again!"

"Get rid of them! Get rid of these old and incompetent national thieves!"

I don't know where the news leaked out. The angry youths of the Army Ministry suddenly heard the news that Japan was going to abandon Taiwan and withdraw its troops from Manchuria. One after another, the crowd was passionate.

The car of Kazunari Ugaki, Prime Minister and Minister of War of Japan, just stopped in front of the Ministry of Army Building.Ugaki Kazunari's stocky body got out of the car, he looked tired, and just staggered up the steps.The officers in the hall surrounded him with a huff.

"Your Excellency, you won't really give up on Taiwan, will you?"

"Your Excellency, Your Excellency, the army can still fight, and half of Manchuria is still in the hands of the empire. We can't just give up like this!"

"Your Excellency, the blood of the soldiers of the imperial army cannot be shed in vain!"

Ugaki Kazushige stopped, looked at this group of army officers who were looking fierce and almost going to hurt people, and forced a smile: "Everyone, please rest assured, as long as I remain the Prime Minister and Minister of the Army, the Empire will Never give up."

The officers around did not hear what Ugaki said, and cheered one after another. They all respectfully saluted Ugaki Kazun. The Chief of Military Affairs Nagata Tieshan separated the crowd and walked in front of Ugaki: "Your Excellency, Taiwan is the lifeline of the empire going south. It must not be lost, and if it is not possible, it can be exchanged with the territory of Manchuria, including Jilin and Liaoning provinces, which can be given to the Kuomintang."

Ugaki Kasunari hummed lightly, and there was a trace of hesitation in his eyes. Nagata Tieshan's Control faction was very powerful in the army, and it was the two major factions of the army alongside the Emperor faction.Now Ugaki Kasunari advocates returning the power of leadership to the cabinet, which has been regarded as a thorn in the side of the Emperor's sect. If he offends the regime's faction again, it will not be a question of whether the prime minister has done it, and whether he will live or not.

"Of course, Taiwan will never give up." Ugaki Kazusei smiled boldly: "Mr. Nagata, come with me and tell us what you think, what methods we can use to keep Taiwan."

Saying that, Ugaki Kazuchi took Nagata Tieshan's arm up to the third floor and entered the office of the Minister of War.As soon as he entered the office, Yongtian Tieshan hurriedly asked regardless of etiquette: "Your Excellency, the Navy has suffered a big loss?"

Ugaki Kazun looked stern, and waved his hands to get the adjutant and secretary back outside, before saying in a deep voice: "There is no way, the United States is supporting China, they put the China aircraft carrier into the Sulu Sea, and they didn't let us chase it, China aircraft carrier Should have escaped, and now the Combined Fleet is preparing to return."

Chapter 0599 defend the emperor! ? ([-]) Cooperation between Japanese traitors and traitors

"If we abandon Taiwan and retreat from Manchuria, Britain will support us!"

After listening to Kazusei Ugaki explaining the intricate relationship between Britain, the United States, China and the Soviet Union, Nagata Tieshan sneered a few times.At present, most of the elites in the Japanese army are more focused on China, or even on Manchuria.They are thinking all day long about how to extract the greatest benefit from China at the least cost, and they don't really care about the international situation, otherwise there would be no historical fiasco.However, this Nagata Tieshan seems to have changed.

"Yeah, the British are unwilling to get involved in this Sino-Japanese war." Ugaki smiled bitterly. He got the latest results of negotiations with the UK from Foreign Minister Takeshi Inukai early this morning.The British can sign an alliance with Japan, agree to help Japan issue public bonds, and agree to transfer aviation technology to Japan, but the premise must be to end the war with China.

"Abandoning Taiwan to end the war is the act of a strong man breaking his wrist. As long as there is the support of the United Kingdom, the empire will be rejuvenated." Ugaki Kazunari raised his head and looked at Nagata Tieshan with expectant eyes.

"Abandon Taiwan to end the war? I'm afraid your government will collapse before an order is issued here."

"Nagata-kun." Ugaki Kazunari sighed deeply: "But there is no way now, Taiwan can't hold it at all! The United Fleet's attack also suffered heavy losses, losing two aircraft carriers, two heavy cruisers, and a lot of warships. The ship was damaged, and it took at least a few years of recuperation after this defeat to recover. Without the navy, how could the imperial army hold Taiwan?"