"After the Russo-Japanese naval battle, our situation has not changed for the better, but for the worse. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Especially in recent years, the Americans have expanded too fast in the Western Pacific, and they have already taken Saipan from the Germans. The next step may be the Truko Atoll, which is the most suitable atoll for a fleet in almost the entire western Pacific, and after construction, it can completely station a fleet enough to destroy the Empire! ”

"What's even more terrifying is that the Germans have reached some kind of tacit agreement with the Americans, they have begun to withdraw their forces from the Far East, and hand them over to the Americans step by step, maybe three years later, maybe five years later, but certainly not very long, the Americans will take over all areas of Germany in the Western Pacific, even including the Bismarck Islands and Kaiser Wilhelm, the Americans can build a whole naval system on the basis at one time, and when the time comes, the American artillery will be on our heads, and we have nothing to do!" After only thinking for 5 minutes, Hikonojo Uemura stepped forward and said to the Saionji Gongwang.

"So your navy is ready to decide to continue to build up its forces at all costs?" This result did not exceed the expectations of the public hope of Saionji. He had already gotten a similar answer from more than one senior Navy officer. "Have you ever thought of solving this problem in a way other than building warships? Of course, I must admit that the construction of the Navy is necessary. ”

"Before the Germans and Americans complete the deal, we take these colonies from them! As long as the empire expanded further to the southeast, the Americans would no longer be able to set foot in the Far East. Hikonojo Uemura replied immediately.

"At this time, let the empire act with the two superpowers of Germany and the United States at the same time? Where do you get your confidence? If you win the battle, the Russians think they are invincible? Xiyuan Temple Gongwang said.

"Well, I just think this region should belong to the ...... of the Empire." Uemura Hikonojo said with some embarrassment. "Of course, we can wait, wait for the Anglo-German war in Europe, and then we will take advantage of the situation to seize the German colonies, in this case, it is justified, we are allies of the British after all."

"Well, not a bad idea, but have you ever wondered how we should deal with the anger and retaliation of the Germans if the outcome of the European war is a draw or the French lose?" Saionji Gongwang asked. "Do you expect another naval battle of Cam Ranh Bay? Believe me, this time, the American-German fleet will come from the direction of Hawaii. And we don't have the slightest chance of winning! ”

"Okay, this matter is still far away, let's take a look at this battleship first." Xiyuan Temple Gongwang had already received an answer, and he was unwilling to let this somewhat embarrassing topic continue, so he decided to change the subject.

To Ruprecht's surprise, his exchange of German colonies in the Far East for American financial aid and widening the distance between the United States and the Allies had another consequence, which was to greatly irritate the nervous Japanese.

In the eyes of the Japanese, the fundamental reason why there is no war between the United States and Japan is that the United States has no foothold in the western Pacific, and if the United States obtains the German Pacific colonies, then the situation will be different, and if the springboard problem is solved, the Americans will have to fight the Japanese sooner or later.

The United States, as an imperialist, naturally wanted to gain benefits in the Far East, and the Japanese exclusivity made the Americans very annoyed. The Americans need the market and the source of raw materials, and these need to be snatched from the Japanese, and in this era artillery is always better than mouth artillery, so on the issue of hegemony in the Far East, both sides are likely to finally choose to resort to force.

However, in this era, the top level of the Japanese government, which is still quite bright-headed, is obviously not stupid enough to think that Japan can compete with the steel PK of the United States by relying on the so-called Yamato soul, and the Japanese, who are a little weak in their hearts, will naturally find a way to solve this problem.

If you can't solve the problem yourself, then ask a friend to help solve it, in fact, without the support of the British, the Japanese would have been pressed to the floor by the Russians and rubbed, not that the army can't fight, but there is no money to fight at all! And this time, in the face of the Americans, the top level of the Japanese government is also considering the idea of further strengthening the Anglo-Japanese alliance.

The Japanese are very self-aware, at least Saionji Kowang did not think of letting Britain and Japan fight the Americans together. But with the Allied alliance back, after the outbreak of the Great War, it was still possible to take the German islands in the western Pacific with lightning speed. Provided, of course, that the Germans did not hand over all the islands to the Americans before the war.

As for this problem, the cunning Hirobumi Ito believes that there is no need to worry about it at all. In his opinion, if the Germans wanted to gain the support of the Americans, they would not have run out of chips so quickly. Japan only had to guarantee that it would be able to seize the islands immediately in wartime and that the Allies would be victorious. And the United States, which has lost its forward base, is not so threatening to Japan.

In addition to military and security considerations, Japan had the economic motivation to be closer to Britain and France, and Japan's treasury, which had just finished the Russo-Japanese War, was empty, and its finances were exacerbated by various maturing debts. In this case, the easiest and most effective way for the Japanese is to get more loans. Helping Japan through this most difficult time. And once a war breaks out in Europe, then everything will be different, Britain, France, Germany and other countries will be busy with the war, and their control over the Far Eastern market will be greatly reduced, and Japan can seize the Far Eastern market to develop itself.

Japan can export all kinds of supplies to the Entente, can organize a huge fleet to transport these materials, and even provide some special products, such as manpower and soldiers! For Ito Hirobumi and others, it is a very good choice to "sell a large number of idle and retired Japanese officers and soldiers at a good price". The government's finances were settled, and the officials' wallets were swollen. And it can also pull a strong country like Britain and France as allies, why not do it? So much so that Ito Hirobumi said very bluntly that when the European war broke out, the day the empire rose!

However, just as the Japanese think, Britain and France also have something to ask for from Japan. At the same time, Britain and France are also very jealous of the United States, and they are also dissatisfied with the expansion of the United States in the Pacific region.

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