EBE Chapter 1197 Shouldn't we replace you?
Chapter 1197 Shouldn't we replace you?
Since he came, he must have brought a plan with him.
Ishihara Er took out another document and handed it over; "This is a document I wrote overnight. My empire is currently facing many problems. We can fight against Washington, but not now. Instead, we should gradually erode and deplete the forces in Southeast Asia and South Asia, and use these resources as reserves before we can fight them."
Sakata Seishiro flipped through the documents, read them carefully, and then looked up and asked, "Washington, will you give us that time?"
Is this guy courting death?
A new round of cabinet meetings began, and Sakata Seishiro's documents were prominently displayed on the table.
The listed data is clear at a glance.
Prince Asaka stared at the document, glancing out of the corner of her eye at Isoroku Yamamoto across from her.
His face was filled with anger, clearly indicating his disapproval of waiting, while the Prime Minister seemed to be hesitant once again.
He wanted to speak, but didn't know what to say, so he picked up his teacup to break the silence.
“Will they give us time?” Yamamoto Isoroku spoke first, his eyes fixed on Sakata Seishiro.
"We can use local resources to rebuild more firearms and artillery, and we can use the technology provided by Berlin to quickly arm and strengthen ourselves. As long as our capabilities continue to improve, they cannot do anything to us."
Yamamoto Isoroku gave him a look of disdain; "You're calculating, but they're calculating too. They have a criminal record. Decades ago, they did the same thing."
Asaka casually picked up on his words: "Yamamoto-kun is right. They have always wanted to act as the kings of this world. Even after Britain was attacked by Berlin, all they did was stand by and watch. It can be said that if our Empire and the Berlin army had not directly threatened their homeland security, they probably would have continued to wait like this."
"He will not allow us to finish all this, much less watch us grow stronger. This can be seen from the large amount of military weapons and equipment they have given to the mountain city. My personal suggestion is that even if we don't fight them, we should still be prepared."
As a chief of staff, his authority was to explain all possible scenarios.
The Minister of Commerce, being the most qualified to speak, said upon hearing Asaka's words, "Our trade routes rely too heavily on Washington. If they were to curb them, our economic development would decline rapidly by a significant ten percent."
"In other words, we are too dependent on them," the Prime Minister asked after understanding.
The Minister of Commerce nodded. That was exactly what he meant.
The others remained silent, but everyone knew that this meeting, which would determine the fate of the empire, would likely require His Majesty's intervention.
Today's meeting lasted a long time.
Yamamoto Isoroku returned to the official residence in a rage.
Seeing that his expression was not good, Hasegawa Kiyoshi went up to him and asked, "General, has something happened?"
Yamamoto Isoroku sat on the sofa and took a sip of tea.
"After the unexpected happened, Ishihara suggested that we should not provoke Watson at this time."
"We didn't provoke them; we were just preparing. We're not going to start a war with them now. We're just preparing in advance so that we can attack them as soon as we find that they have any intention of attacking us."
Hase Kiyoshi didn't understand why the army always seemed to be at odds with the navy.
"Are your friends still around?" Yamamoto Isoroku asked.
Ok……
What do you mean by asking this?
Hasegawa Kiyoshi didn't react for a moment.
“I’ve thought about asking them to step in and get rid of this Ishihara Er. He’s a threat to both of us. He’s too cautious, and deep down he’s still thinking about taking down Yamashiro first.”
Can the mountain city handle the fighting? The empire has spent a lot of resources there, but what has it gained? Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced into a bitter struggle, and all they have gained are some weak puppet troops. As for resources, all they have is more food.
As for oil and coal, which are crucial to the fate of the empire, they are nonexistent. They exist, but those are in the Yunnan-Guizhou region, which is completely inaccessible by attack; the area is all mountains, layer upon layer, obscuring the view ahead.
What do you use to transport supplies? People or horses?
Your army's armor simply can't get through.
In the Battle of Kunlun Pass, the Fifth Division was dealt with by the enemy; were they unaware of this, or were they pretending to be dead?
Since we can't take it by force, we need to change our approach. What's the point of using this place? As a strategic detour.
The people over there will listen to you.
"The general wants to get rid of him."
"He poses too great a threat to us. The navy needs more resources to develop, and our strength is not enough. We need the aircraft carriers from the army to strengthen our power. Only in this way can we make Washington feel threatened and make them wary. They are not wary of us now."
"Understood, I'll go find them in a bit."
Zhou Weiguo met with Hasegawa Kiyoshi at a bar.
"Who did it?" Zhou Weiguo asked, taking a sip of baijiu.
Hasegawa Kiyoshi crossed his arms. "Ishihara Tsutomu, this man is the director of the Army Research Department and a senior staff officer of the General Staff Headquarters. Originally, this matter had been settled. But because of a document he provided, the matter is now complicated again, and I'm afraid it will require a decision from the Emperor."
Zhou Weiguo toyed with his wine glass; "Killing him is certainly not a problem, but I think now is not the time."
Killing him now would mean that the Navy was behind it.
The relationship between the Army and the Navy has always been fraught with conflict, and this time it is even more so.
"Killing Ishihara is naturally easy with your cooperation, but the problem is that it will provoke the conflict between the Army and the Navy, and may even lead to infighting. You know, I don't want to see that happen. What I want is for you to continue to rise in rank and then fight against Watson. I'm not afraid to tell you the truth, you are the best knife."
"Aren't you worried that it will backfire?" Hasegawa Kiyoshi had always known that the Empire was a knife in the mountain city, and Zhou Weiguo was one of the few people in the mountain city who controlled this knife.
Hahaha……
Zhou Weiguo laughed a few times and put down his wine glass. "Even the sharpest knife will lose its sharpness if it is used for too long. What threat can a dull knife pose to my mountain city?"
When fighting against several top-tier nations, early victories can only be attributed to their superior military strength and catching the enemy off guard. However, once they recover, your advantage will become obsolete.
"There will eventually be a change of leadership, and it's only fair that we replace you."