When Hideki Tojo asked him this, Sadao Akamatsu couldn't help but be speechless, because at this time, the submarine force of the Japanese Combined Fleet was also greatly damaged...... On the one hand, this is because Japanese submarines have always aimed at attacking US warships, and sometimes even directly participated in naval battles against US forces, such as the Battle of Kuah Island and the Battle of the Marshall Islands. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

On the other hand, it has reached the point of serious fuel failure when US submarines block transportation lines, such as the naval battle of the Mariana Islands that has just taken place, and the reason why submarines did not participate in the war is because they want to give fuel to surface ships...... This also means that if the submarine is going to fight, there are several surface ships that cannot be driven.

In fact, it was impossible for the Japanese navy to do this, because they believed that using submarines to sneak attack enemy merchant ships was an act of "cowardice" and "greed for life and fear of death."

Hideki Tojo said heavily: "What's more...... If the American ghost beasts have the ability to build more than a dozen aircraft carriers in a year, then how many transport ships do you think they can build in a year? I believe that there will be more American ghost animal transports than our torpedoes, how can we do it?! ”

Akamatsu Sadao couldn't help but be stunned.

Hideki Tojo was right, what Japan was most helpless about at this time was that if Japan shot down one enemy plane, the United States would build two, and if it sank one warship, the United States would build two...... On the other hand, Japan is not even short of materials to make torpedoes, so how can it be possible to win this battle in this way?!

In fact, Hideki Tojo still underestimated the industrial capacity of the United States, and the United States can produce not only a dozen aircraft carriers in a year, but more than 20, and this does not include escort aircraft carriers.

"But...... Your Excellency the Prime Minister! Akamatsu Sadao said worriedly: "The combat radius of the American ghost beast B29 bomber has reached 3,000 kilometers, which means ...... It can bomb the whole of Japan, which will be a blow to the confidence and morale of the Japanese people......"

Hideto Tojo's face was like ashes, which was also what he was worried about...... Because he has always concealed the truth from his country, that is, when the Japanese Combined Fleet was losing ground one after another, and even when the flying divisions had been defeated by the United States and were completely losing air supremacy, the Japanese people still heard that the Japanese Navy was winning victory after victory. In the face of this lack of information and the disinformation released by the government, the Japanese people and media are even clamoring for "air strikes on the United States......

"Air raids on the continental United States" was put forward by a president named Hideshi Noi, and his theory itself was surprisingly simple, such as: "If Japan goes to war with the United States, it must not fight the United States to a state of half-death, but must fight it thoroughly." Air raids on the United States mainland, to bring millions of imperial troops to the United States, to rule them......"

His thinking is still correct in some respects, because the "half-dead" state here refers to the stalemate with the US military in the Pacific promoted by the Tojo government, of course, it is not actually a stalemate, but the Japanese people do not know this. Therefore, because of the fact that the industrial capacity of the United States is stronger than that of Japan, of course Japan cannot limit the battlefield to the Pacific theater and fight a protracted war with the United States, because it will not be beneficial to Japan if it continues in this way, but it should go to the United States itself, occupy American land, destroy their industrial system, and even use it for Japan, so that Japan's war machine can continue to operate. For this reason, Noi Hideshi even called for the collection of bombers for the bombing of the continental United States.

What Noyi Hideshi didn't expect was ...... Japan did not hit the US mainland at all, but let the United States hit the mainland.

Obviously, once the U.S. military is capable of bombing any part of the Japanese mainland, mainly the capital Tokyo, then this lie will not be able to be concocted.

Hideki Tojo fears that this will plunge Japan into full-blown civil unrest, and that some people will even take the opportunity to remove themselves from power.

After thinking about it, Hideki Tojo ordered: "Inform Saburo Suzuki and strengthen the work of publicity!" ”

"Yes!" Sadao Akamatsu answered.

Saburo Suzuki is responsible for communications between the military and the media. So, for Tojo, it's just a matter of weaving a lie to stabilize the people's minds, and Tojo is convinced that excuses and lies will always be found if he is willing to put his heart into it...... Just like when the Japanese army launched a war of aggression, it also interpreted it as "liberating Asia", "establishing a greater East Asia co-prosperity sphere", "bringing culture and progress to Asian countries", and so on.

If even the bloody massacres of the war of aggression can be glorified like this, then what else can not be done?

After Sadao Akamatsu left, Hideki Tojo stared silently at the map hanging on the wall, not saying a word.

At this time, his mind is constructing another blueprint, or it can be said that it is a plan that ordinary people can't think of......

Hideki Tojo clearly realized that if the war continued like this, no matter how hard he tried, Japan would eventually lose one day. The reason is very simple: Japan is an island country, and the tragedy of the island country lies in the fact that the navy and air force must not be defeated, and if they are defeated, there will be no hope of victory...... This is especially true in Japan, which is extremely resource-scarce.

It's like Britain blockaded by Germany...... Britain has not even been completely blockaded by Germany, and Britain has the assistance of the United States, an industrial power, and Britain has much more resources on its own soil than Japan, and it will still fall into various crises, let alone Japan.

But now the Japanese Combined Fleet is defeated.

Hideki Tojo knew very well that although the Combined Fleet was still alive, in the case of the air force being completely defeated and unable to be replenished, those warships and aircraft carriers of the Combined Fleet were actually a pile of scrap metal.

So, where is the hope for Japan? Is it just a matter of letting the Americans hit their doorstep and let them surround Japan and trap Japan to death?!

No! Never!

Naturally, Hideki Tojo set his sights on China.

Unlike Japan, China is not an island country, so there is no question of the navy and air force being unable to fight again if they are defeated. On the other hand, China's vast territory and complex terrain and very backward transportation are not conducive to the operation of mechanized troops. Therefore, even if the weapons and equipment are as backward as the Chinese army, they have the ability to hold back the elite Japanese army.

So, what if it's the other way around?

Is the Japanese army capable of holding down the highly mechanized U.S. army in China?

Hideki Tojo felt that it was very possible, especially since Japan still had the roots of the puppet state of Manchukuo in China, where Japan had enough troops, and more importantly, ...... Japan has been fighting in China for many years and is familiar with the terrain of China. In addition, Japan also has an arsenal in the puppet state of Manchuria, and it is even self-sufficient in weapons and equipment.

The only problem was to completely destroy the Chinese army and occupy the entire territory of China before the Americans could reach the Japanese mainland. Otherwise, the Japanese army will not only be unable to organize a defense, but will also fall into the dilemma of being attacked from both sides and attacked on the back of the enemy! (To be continued.) )