"Minister Yamamoto sent me a telegram with two pieces of news." Hori Yoshiyoshi raised the telegram in his hand, "First, the reinforcement requirements of 2 infantry divisions and 4 flying divisions have been preliminarily approved by the army's top management, and efforts are being made to mobilize, and it is expected to depart one after another at the end of this month, but the domestic transportation capacity is insufficient, and the ships currently stranded in the direction of Midway Island need to return a batch at that time, so our army's landing operation must be stepped up;

Second, the US side has made a request for peace through diplomatic channels......"

"The Americans finally can't hold on to peace!" The others were stunned for a moment, and then smiled, and they were very happy.

Nishimura Shoji waved his fist and said, "Americans also have today!" ”

"Nishimura-kun......" Horikichi nodded his name with a smile, "If it's you, how can peace be opened?" ”

"Ah...... This ......" Nishimura Shoji twisted, "This is a politician's business, it's good that the chief is in charge, how dare the lower officials make a random statement?" ”

"Tell me, how can you be more satisfied? Let's talk about the main conditions. ”

"This ......," Nishimura Shoji scratched his head, "In my opinion, the Hawaiian Islands and the Aleutian Islands will be ceded to Japan, and the United States will have to pay a sum of money...... At least...... At least...... $10 billion. ”

"What do you think?"

Most of them have increased their weight on the basis of Nishimura Shoji, some want to cede the California Peninsula, some want to cede Alaska, some say that the United States wants to compensate 20 Essex-class aircraft carriers, and some say that they want to add 3,000 B-29s...... However, the mainstream view is that Nishimura Shoji's conditions are almost the same, and no matter how high the United States is, it will not agree, and it will exceed Japan's ability.

Chiaki Matsuda didn't speak, only looked at Horikichi's expression, and found that the latter basically understood after sighing slightly. The major generals and lieutenant generals who attended the meeting basically finished speaking, and the atmosphere suddenly became very cheerful, and the only one who did not speak was Tsukahara 243.

"Tsukahara-kun, what about you?"

Tsukahara two-four-three smiled and shook his head: "Although I really want Nishimura's conditions, my intuition tells me that this is impossible, and the Americans will never agree." It's good to be able to give us the Philippines, maybe even Guam, Midway, and some other small islands will ask us to withdraw from it, let alone Hawaii and the Aleutian Islands......"

Everyone looked at each other, and after a long time, Hero Yano boldly said, "This condition is a little lower, isn't it?" Now Hawaii is almost in the pocket of our army, and there is barely a reason not to pay compensation, and it makes sense not to give Alaska and California, but the conditions speculated by Chief Tsukahara do not say that the navy cannot agree, even if the navy agrees to the army and the country, I think the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will never dare to agree, who dares to agree to sign, who will not be hacked to death by the red deer? ”

Hori Jiji was silent, and said after a while: "If I want to agree, how about it?" ”

"Sir!?"

A bunch of people stood up together, their faces full of worry: "Sir, think twice......"

"Sit down, sit down...... Horikichi beckoned them to sit down again, "If you are now an American general, what conditions do you think the Empire can agree to?" ”

"This ......" A strange look suddenly appeared on everyone's faces, how to say this, it must be impossible to talk about.

Shima Kiyoei stood up and said: "In the peace talks, it is naturally up to the chief and the ministers to decide, and as soldiers, I only know how to act on orders." If the country wants to fight, we will fight to the end, at the cost of sacrifice, and fight to Washington; We can accept that the country wants peace, as long as it does not harm the fundamental interests of the empire. ”

"Yes, we are waiting for the chief to be the first to look forward, the chief says that war is war, and what the chief says is peace!"

Hori Yiji nodded, and did not explain the peace conditions in detail, but said: "Jet 3 will hit the two islands first, see the situation, check the opponent's weight, consume the opponent's vitality, and go to the Aleutian Islands during the period, there is intelligence that the United States and Russia have frequent changes through the Aleutian-Kamchatka line, in order to prevent accidents, Aleutian must reoccupy and cut off the connection between the two, this is the combat content of the Jet 4!" ”

Hearing that Jie No. 4 was going to fight Aleutian, everyone suddenly realized: Aleutian used to be easy to attack and difficult to defend, and it was effortless to fight, and it was difficult to defend, but now it is different, and there are many benefits after taking it.

"In addition, it is necessary to prepare for a series of operations such as the Jet 5, Jet 6, and Jet 7, and after the arrival of domestic reinforcements, strategic points such as Fiji, Samoa, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia must be taken down in one go, leaving Australia and New Zealand alone."

The situation is much better now than after the first Battle of Pearl Harbor, and at the beginning it was just to paralyze the combat capability of the US Pacific Fleet and take the opportunity to sweep across the South Seas, but now not only has the US Pacific Fleet been basically annihilated, but at the same time, the Panama Canal is unusable, Cape Horn has been blockaded by Germany, and Japan can do whatever it wants in the Pacific.

Chiaki Matsuda saw something different: Horiyoshi took part of Hawaii Island, and then took Aleutian, and was also preparing to take a series of islands to cut off relations between the United States and Australia and New Zealand, which shows that the commander's consideration of the Jiehao operation has deepened and linked it to the politics of Japan-US peace talks, if the United States cannot satisfy Japan in terms of political conditions, these battle plans will become a weight to increase Japan's negotiating strength one by one, and at the same time, the Hawaiian campaign can be turned into a war of attrition to encircle and send reinforcements. Let's see how many troops and equipment the U.S. military can fill the bottomless pit of Hawaii......

"At the same time, the German side sent a note that the battles of Brazil and South Africa are about to begin, and after the completion of the above-mentioned battles, Germany will march to Central America and the Caribbean, hoping that our army will cooperate and put forward the requirements of coordinated operations.

Kusaka Ryunosuke sighed: "If there are so many battles to be fought in the future, I don't think there will be a problem with personnel, and I am afraid that the supply of materials and equipment will be fatal, and the warship may also have time to be maintained and maintained." ”

Everyone agreed, and gradually came to their senses from the frenzy just now: not to mention such a grandiose and somewhat unrealistic goal as landing on the US mainland and hitting Washington, I am afraid that it would take a lot of effort to finish the series of operations and the Rite Operation, and the commander's obvious scruples and thoughts on the conditions of peace seem to be reasonable.

After the meeting, Tsukahara 243 was left behind, and Horikichi showed him the complete telegram and asked him what he thought.

"Judging from the reaction of the generals just now, they are absolutely unwilling to accept this kind of condition in their hearts...... Tsukahara pondered the words, "Personally, I agree with your idea in principle, but there is one thing I think we have to guard against. ”

"Tell me?"

"Now I am not afraid of the United States' strategy of delaying the army, because as long as the peace treaty is not signed for a day, we will not stop attacking for a day, and the Americans can't make a fuss about this, and I only have one thing to worry about......" Tsukahara lowered his voice slightly, "Even if the United States really wants to make peace now, who dares to guarantee that a new president will not go back on taking office in a few years?" Don't look at them as if they have lost many times, in fact, the fundamental strength has not been affected, the local industrial capacity is intact, once the war stops, what will happen when the Pacific Fleet is rebuilt in a few years? Without Hawaii in hand, the empire will not be able to contain the great power of the American army, and the imbalance of power between Japan and the United States will make it impossible for us to maintain a fleet sufficient to compete with the United States for a long time.

What's more, now that Japan and Germany are allies, it is not known whether Japan and Germany will continue to be allies after the end of this war, and without German containment, it will be very difficult for the empire to deal with the United States alone. Regardless of whether the United States is sincere or not, I think Hawaii must be in its hands, and with this unsinkable aircraft carrier in hand, the empire will have the strategic initiative against the United States. ”

Horikichi nodded slightly, what Tsukahara 243 just said was also his concern - not afraid that the Americans would play tricks now, but afraid that the Americans would regret it in the future! With Hawaii in hand, Japan can at least rely on Hawaii to build a tight defense system and delay it until the country's emergency mobilization and replenishment are completed, which is the only way for Japan, as the weaker side, to take the initiative and not have to maintain excessive spending on national defense construction.

In the final analysis, with Hawaii in hand, Japan and the United States are the balance of power; Without Hawaii, it would be difficult for Japan and the United States to maintain a defensive position against China and Japan.

"Then, you can only fight?"

"I know you want to make peace, and I want to make peace, but now peace is not enough - the conditions are too high, the United States will not do it, the conditions are too low, we will not do it......" Tsukahara 243 smiled bitterly, "Why do you always win?" If you win this circle, you can't break it! But you can't deliberately lose...... It's hard! ”

"Let's take a look at the situation in Germany first, Germany is not at peace, and we can't make peace either, it is better to make peace with Germany, and the German side will make a guarantee." "After taking Hawaii, I would like to talk to the Führer again, as long as Germany continues to support the Reich and agree to our occupation of Hawaii, I can give them the Marshall Islands and some other places, and the South Indochina Peninsula can be sold to France...... Now the Reich owes Germany a large debt, and this debt cannot be truly reciprocated until it is repaid. ”

At present, Japan owes more than 27 billion Reichsmarks, and its exposure is expanding at 1.5 billion to 2 billion Reichsmarks every month, far exceeding the credit granted by Germany in the first place. Not to mention that Japan does not have so many precious metals to offset, and even if there is, they can't all be taken out, otherwise the Japanese economic system will collapse, and the other products delivered by Japan are not very profitable, not that Germany intends to reduce prices, but that these products are in fact only worth this price, even if the rubber that is most lacking in Europe can be partially replenished after Germany takes South America, and there is no shortage at all.

In the final analysis, this is still an era when the prices of industrial products, especially high-end industrial products, are high, and basic products and raw materials are low. Hoffman is also not afraid that Japan has no means of payment, no money to do, hasn't Japan laid a lot of territory? Wouldn't it be nice to sell a few pieces?

Tsukahara 243 agrees with this, but he is more optimistic than Horiyoshi: "Now we have to find a way to occupy more land, even if it is returned to the United States in the future, we must ask the other party to pay for it - and then transfer the debt to Germany, let Germany find the United States to collect debts, and the Germans are not afraid that the Americans will not pay!" ”

Horikichi gave a thumbs up: "Your business is good, I'll see it!" ”