Chapter 1026

"Okay, now is the time to discuss the future of the empire, not to assign responsibility. Besides, the navy has done its best. From now on, you are not allowed to use the navy as an issue!"Prime Minister Tojo Yinji frowned.

As the Eastern Empire is at a critical moment, Prime Minister Tojo Yinji hopes to unite all forces to deal with the Third Reich. He does not want the Army to There will be a bigger conflict with the navy. In that case, wouldn’t all the national power of the Eastern Empire be wasted?

What’s more, although the combined fleet was destroyed, the Navy of the Eastern Empire still has a certain degree of strength. The Marine Corps, There are also several brigades. There are still a lot of destroyers and submarines. In addition, the transport ships in the hands of the navy are also an indispensable and important transportation capacity of the Eastern Empire. They need to transport more from Nanyang to the Eastern Empire. For supplies, we have to hope that the navy will also join in.

"Hi, Your Majesty the Prime Minister!"All the ministers responded quickly.

General Shitaro Shittaro and Hayao Shimamura also suppressed the anger in their hearts and said nothing more.

After all, with the combined naval fleet destroyed, the navy's strength has been greatly reduced. , they no longer have the confidence to compete with the army. What's more, if the navy wants to rise again, it must get strong support from the cabinet. Otherwise, the navy will never have a chance to rise again.

"Your Excellency, Chancellor, I still think that now is not a good time to negotiate with the Third Reich. If we hold peace talks with them at this time, it will cause a big blow to the morale of our troops. It will also make the Germanic people think that we are afraid of them. This will make them even more arrogant. Therefore, we should wait a little longer until we have severely damaged the Germans on the battlefield, and then take advantage of the situation to propose negotiations. In that case, the situation will be more favorable to us."General Gen. Gen. Sugiyama, Chief of Army Staff, suggested.

Prime Minister Tojo Yinji nodded. Gen. Gen. Sugiyama's words seemed to make sense.

"What if we can't hit the Germans hard on the battlefield? Then won’t we no longer have the chance to negotiate with the Third Reich?"Togo Shigenori asked.

Suddenly, the expressions of General Sugiyama Gen and Yamada Otsuzo became very ugly. Even Prime Minister Tojo Yinji flashed a trace of anger on his face. After all, he is also responsible for Minister of the Army.

Togo Shigenori’s words, aren’t you questioning the Army? In other words, you don’t believe in the Army’s combat effectiveness at all.

"idiot! How could the army fail to hit the Germans hard? Our soldiers are all brave warriors who can devote their lives to the empire. Even if he fights to the end, he will definitely be able to severely damage the Germans!"General Sugiyama Gen was furious.

"Your Excellency, I am not questioning the Army's intentions. But now that we are thinking about the future of our country, we naturally have to consider the worst possible outcome."Tōgo Shigetori quickly explained.

Although he is also one of the five prime ministers of the cabinet, he is considered to have an absolutely high position and power.

But during the war, these soldiers undoubtedly have the real power of the country. If he offends the military, even if he is the Minister of Foreign Affairs, It won't end well either

"Okay, Dongxiang-kun means no harm. However, this possibility is indeed possible. After all, the Germans are no better than our other opponents, they are too powerful. Therefore, we must prepare for the worst."Prime Minister Tojo Yinji said

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, we are now in contact with the Third Reich and trying to negotiate. Not bad for the Empire. It would be best if we could reach an agreement. Even if the negotiations break down, it can at least make us understand the determination of the Germans and let us give up our illusions." said the Tibetan Minister Kagoya Hoshinobu.

Prime Minister Tojo Yinji nodded:"Indeed. Then, let the Ministry of Foreign Affairs make contact with the Germans. It would be best if we could reach an agreement to end this war."

"Hi, Your Majesty the Prime Minister!" Dongxiang Maode replied

"However, Your Excellency Prime Minister, what is the bottom line of the empire? In other words, where can we make concessions when negotiating with the Germans?"Togo Shigetori asked.

Prime Minister Tojo Yinji thought for a while, and then said:"Even if the Germans agree to have peace talks with us. However, in the Germanic style, they will definitely take away all our overseas interests. Therefore, there is a high probability that those overseas territories cannot be saved. Our bottom line is to ensure the integrity of the empire. In addition, the Korean Peninsula has been merged with the empire, so it is naturally considered the mainland of the empire. In addition, it would be best if the northeastern region of the Yanhuang Kingdom could be preserved. In this case, the empire can still use the resources in the northeastern region of Yanhuang Kingdom to continue to develop and not decline all of a sudden. As for Southeast Asia, Australia, the Tianzhu Peninsula and the islands in the Pacific, it would be best to preserve them. If you can't keep it, there's nothing you can do!"

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, Nanyang is very important to the empire. The resources there are related to the operation of the empire's war machine. If Nanyang is lost, the empire's war potential will be greatly reduced. We paid a huge price and sacrificed many warriors to win Nanyang!"General Yamada Otosan said with red eyes.

"Of course I did! But how could the Germans allow us to keep Nanyang? This is simply impossible!"Prime Minister Tojo Yinji's heart is also bleeding.

Nanyang's resources are too rich. The oil, steel, rubber, coal and other non-ferrous metals here are all indispensable and important resources for the Eastern Empire.

If you can control As for Nanyang, the Toyo Empire has the capital to become the world's top power.

But unfortunately, smart people know that even if the Third Reich agrees to have peace talks with the Toyo Empire, it is absolutely impossible for the Toyo Empire to continue to occupy Nanyang.

"Okay, no more needs to be said. Nanyang is certainly important to the empire. But the empire itself was most important. If we can prevent the flames of war from reaching the mainland of the empire, even if we lose Nanyang, it will be worth it!"Prime Minister Tojo Yinji finally set the tone.

"Hi, Your Majesty the Prime Minister!"A group of cabinet ministers responded one after another.

With the bottom line drawn by Prime Minister Tojo Onki, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also knew how to negotiate with the Third Reich next.