"But we may not have no gains in the south." Nishimoto Temple said after looking at the somewhat embarrassed Honbuki Yamamoto. "If the Germans are rational enough, then they should not follow the Americans, because after the war is over, the United States will become the most powerful country, and its influence will expand from America to the whole world. For a long time, even Germany, as a victorious country, may not be able to match this influence, so they should not transition and weaken us."

"Haha, do we still have to please the Germans who were originally enemies at this time? Why don't you say that, let us join the Allies directly?" Yama Prefecture Akito sneered at the statement of Nishiyuanji Gongwang, after all, this has been considered a "surrender" to some extent.

"Because we still need the British pound and French money! Moreover, Britain and France also don't want to see Americans dominate Central Asia!" Nishiyuanji Gongwang said with a smile, not at all unhappy because of Yama Prefecture's accusations.

"But we always need to come up with something that the Germans are interested in? Even if they don't want to see the United States dominate the Far East from a strategic perspective, we can't not pay the price." Yamamoto Hoshio said.

"This is indeed a problem. Once Germany acquires part of Russia's territory in Eastern Europe, Germany's natural resource endowment will be greatly improved. In this case, it is indeed difficult for us to give a balance to satisfy the Germans. However, even so, the Germans still lack two things, one is tin ore and non-ferrous metals, and the other is rubber. So, if we are willing to share resources in the East India region with Germany, they may be very willing." said Nishizoji Koi.

"This is far from enough. If the Dutch could get back the occupied territory, they could have done better!" said Yuto Tomoto Yama Prefecture.

"Actually there is one thing we can give. That is the market, the Philippines, and even the Northeast!" Xiyuan Temple Gongwang squeezed out this sentence from his teeth.

"What a joke?! Don't say we will remove the tariff barrier. Even if this barrier is not high enough or solid enough, German goods with extremely cost-effectiveness will be rampant here and squeeze us out completely. There are two things that a colonial power cannot be lost, one is the source of raw materials and the other is the market! This is equivalent to killing us!" Yamamoto Hoshi said in shock.

"I don't want this either, but we only have one chance to make a decision. If we estimate the situation wrong, it will be a disaster for the Japanese Empire. This is the last step, and I don't want to leave. So, if the virtues are not satisfied with taking back the German colony in the Pacific region, then we can only hope that resistance in Southeast Asia will make the Americans retreat!" said Nishizoji Koi.

"The Russian civil war cannot be stopped in a short period of time, and our goal of advancing north is limited, so there is no need to worry. The key is to defend the colonies in Southeast Asia. The joint fleet cannot compete with the US and German fleets. However, we can use submarines to attack the transport fleets of the United States and Germany. The elite of the joint fleet should be concentrated in the Philippines. In this way, it will not only maintain a deterrence to the US fleet, but also find the right opportunity to attack."

"As for the blockade of U.S. and Virtue, we can only rely on Britain and France to provide us with supplies as a neutral country, and also obtain supplies from the mainland through North Korea. If Britain and France are willing, we can fight a limited war with the Americans in Southeast Asia. If Britain and France refuse to provide help, then we can only take out the last bargaining chips." said Koo Wang of Nishiyuanji.

Now, the Japanese still plan to fight. They bet that the Germans will not do their best, and that Britain and France will not abandon Japan after the war has just ended. At the same time, they are also betting that the Americans have not suffered high limits on casualties! Don’t think about naval wars. If the US and German fleets always hang together, then Japan will have no chance, and it will be given away. Therefore, Japan’s only idea is to fight a few land wars with the Americans on some important islands in East India!

"I have also thought about this question. Although there are many islands in East India, there are not many that are truly valuable. Sulawesi Island has no value to defend. Part of the Jawa Island is still in the hands of the Dutch (the Japanese did not abide by the agreement with the British when they were implemented, and they occupied a small part of it). Americans can easily land and get help from the Dutch. If we want to defend, we have to achieve half the result with twice the effort. There are only two places that really need to be defended and must be defended, one is Kalimantan and the other is the western part of New Guinea!’

"I chose these two places for a reason. Kaliman Dan and New Guinea are rich in materials, oil, rubber, coal, gold, silver and copper and other non-ferrous metals are indispensable resources. Moreover, northwest of Kalimantan is a British colony, and we can get supplies and help from it, and south of New Guinea is Australia. Unless the 700,000 square kilometers of island is surrounded by the island, we can always get something, and this is a place that military strategists must fight for, and we cannot give up." Yamamoto Hoshibe said.

"So, what if the Americans take the Philippines directly?" asked Yutozuo, Yama County.

"It is unlikely that the front line here is too long, and the Americans have no help from the British. The journey from Hawaii to New Guinea Island is already very long. Unless they completely control this area and establish a complete base system, it is not advisable to jump directly to the Philippines, and it is a way to die." Yamamoto Honbuki said.

Although the Americans' island-jumping strategy in World War II is very NB, this is World War I... Many technical restrictions make it too difficult for the United States to copy the island-jumping tactics now. Not to mention, it is difficult to simply use the power of the warship. World War II warships burn oil, and World War II warships burn coal... This is not just a matter of endurance, but more importantly, it is more difficult to maintain coal-burning warships. Frequent coal-filling and flue cleaning operations have made the actual attendance rate of the warships not high. And don't forget that the United States and Britain are allies in World War II, and the Americans can get help from Australia, but now? The United States and Britain are almost enemies that do not declare war, and all American supplies must be transported from the local area.

Of course, the most important thing is that in this era, Americans did not have the awareness of directly storming Pearl Harbor after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and fought to the death. Therefore, the Japanese estimated that some of the top American officials would definitely want to kill Japan, but the mainstream public opinion in American society certainly did not intend to enter a protracted war!
Chapter completed!