"Everyone has heard of the result of the British Expeditionary Force. The European War is about to end, and the Empire is about to usher in a war, a war that is more important than the Russo-Japanese War. In the future, we will face the two most powerful countries in the world, the United States and Germany. This time, we do not have a reliable ally. Everyone knows the seriousness of the situation. Today, we are sitting here and we have to discuss this matter!" said Nishizoji Koma, who once again served as prime minister, sitting in his main seat.

"Our first line of defense is Guinea Island. We have deployed more than 100,000 troops on Guinea Island, and have also built airports, submarine bases, and some fortresses. We have sufficient material reserves. Our submarine forces will wait for an opportunity to attack the transportation lines of the US and German Navy. Under the cover of land-based aircraft, the main force of the joint fleet will use the Rabaul area as a base to resist the attack of the US and German fleets." As he was in charge of the navy, Honbuya Yamamoto said, marking the locations of the Japanese fleet and naval aviation on the map.

"What if this line of defense is broken?" asked Mr. Nishiyuanji.

"If the Rabaul line is broken, then the entire Guinea region will be very bad. The German army can choose any point to expand and land. They do not need to go deep into the depths of Guinea. Just build a base chain in the coastal areas that can support the army to continue advancing. Without geographical advantages, it will be very difficult for us to prevent the superior enemy attack. In this case, the navy may shrink to the area near Mindanao, the Philippines." said Yamamoto Homoe.

"Haha, isn't this equivalent to directly giving up all the German Pacific colonies and Dutch colonies obtained by the Empire during the war? Yamamoto is so generous. The chassis we had worked hard to fight for more than a year was thrown aside and then shrank into the territory of the Empire in 1898. If we had known this, why would we still have to start a war? The benefits that the Empire spent a lot of money to get lost? Instead, it has a grudge with two superpowers. What's the point of doing this?" Teraunuchi sneered after hearing this, mercilessly sarcasticating the Navy's behavior.

"Okay, Teraune, it's not the time to complain now, and the implementation of the southward strategy was discussed by the cabinet. You agreed at that time. I can only say that we didn't expect the Allies to lose. It's meaningless to complain now. Let's think about how to win this war first." Nishimoto-ji Kou said a little unhappy. "Then Yamamoto-kun, please continue."

"The Philippines will be our last line of defense, and the Imperial Navy will swear to defend the death. The navy unanimously agreed that it is best to deploy a fleet here. The U.S. and German fleets cannot continue to attack the Kalimantan Islands westward because the voyage is too far away and they will be threatened by the flanks of the Imperial fleet. So they can only continue to attack the Philippines and fight on the preset battlefield chosen by the Empire. We have been operating in the Philippines for more than ten years, so it is not difficult to block the opponent's attack." said Yamamoto Honbuki.

"So have the navy ever thought about the attack direction of the US and German fleet, and can we take the initiative to attack and burn the war to the other side's area?" asked Nishiyuanji Gongwang.

"The attack method of the US-German fleet may use the islands along the way as pedals, and then advance step by step, occupy an island, and then build a base, and then advance forward. The Imperial Navy can only harass the other side, but it is difficult to destroy the base established by the Americans. Because our land-based aviation forces cannot fight with the fleet in such a distance, the carrier-based aircraft forces are quite fragile against land-based bombers, and coupled with the weakness of the fleet, we can only fight at home." Yamamoto Homoe said.

Although this plane is a bit powerful, and the fleet is incomparable to the Japanese joint fleet in history, if the Japanese dare to confront the main force of the US and German fleet in the high seas, then the United States and Germany will have the confidence to end the war in one afternoon! The Japanese fleet can only fight with the support of land-based aviation, and the land-based aviation forces provide reconnaissance and sea attacks to make up for the shortcomings of the fleet's strength.

Due to the constraints of aircraft performance in this era, the range of land-based aviation is relatively close. There is no such existence as the B17. Specifically for the Japanese Navy, they even have few bombers of the V1500 and K8. Therefore, the Japanese Navy's aviation fleet does not have the ability to fight from the ocean at all.

"According to the performance of the German Navy in the war, in addition to the strong main fleet, the German fleet's submarines are also very powerful. If the Germans use the way they deal with the British on us, will the navy have any solutions?" asked Nishiyuanji Gongwang.

"Sorry, we can only do our best." Yamamoto said with a pale face. For Japan, it is more difficult to protect its long transportation line than to prevent the advancement of the US and German fleets! Look at the powerful British Royal Navy, isn't it annoyed by hundreds of German submarines? Anti-submarine technology in World War I was not mature at all, and the cost-effectiveness of the submarines was outrageous. The problems that the British could not solve were naturally even more unsolvable by the Japanese.

"Wartime supplies mainly come from two aspects. One is East Asia, which is very far away from the battlefield, and it is difficult for German submarines to threaten here. In addition, we can only place our hopes on the United States and Germany will not take action against neutral transport ships." said Yamamoto Honbuki.

"Although the strategic goals of the United States and Germany are different, we cannot pin our hope of victory on luck. The navy still needs to work hard in escorting." Nishiyuanji Kouwang sighed and said.

"In this case, can we consider giving up some of the interests of Southeast Asia in exchange for peace with the United States and Germany? Judging from the current situation, the benefits obtained by advancing north to attack Russia are greater than those of going south, and they face weaker enemies." Katsutaro's words undoubtedly seemed like throwing a bomb in a calm pool in the venue, which made the entire venue boil!

"This is simply a treacherous remark!" Kato Tosaburo stood up and pointed at Katsurao's nose and cursed, while the navy generals on the side also stood up one after another, and the scene was in chaos.

"Okay, it's all quiet! Today's meeting, everyone can speak freely, but they can't use force. If you want to fight, you can do whatever you want to leave my yard. But whoever dares to move around here will have to let you out!" As a veteran, Nishizoji Gongwang was still shocking enough for the second-level sea and land executives. Neither Kato Tomosaburo or Oshima Yoshima and others dared to act rashly.
Chapter completed!