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Chapter 258: The Wise Yamamoto

It is undeniable that due to the prevalence of militarism in Japan, a large number of excellent tacticians emerged during this period, but that's all. There are two strategists, but they are not in power! The vision of tacticians determines that they are short-sighted, and some short setbacks or victory are enough to influence their thinking. For example, these guys can only take one step and look at one step. There are very few guys who can take two steps, let alone take three steps and five steps.

The general of the Irosoft Yamamoto, commander of the Joint Fleet, is the most famous general in the Japanese Navy. He is known as the Pacific Vulture, an excellent administrative bureaucrat, a bold gambler, and an advocate of the theory of victory in the aviation theory. This is a guy who can take one step and see two steps. He flew back to Tokyo during the battle. At this time, he was in the office of the Minister of Commerce and Industry, "conspiring" with the former deputy naval officer, who has retired from active service and is currently serving as Minister of Commerce and Industry.

The two have many common languages, both are ambitious, have served as sub-authors of the navy, have served as generals of the navy, and are also representative figures of the navy.

The reason why Yamamoto Iroku came to find Satojiro Toyota was: he didn't want to continue fighting anymore. But he was unwilling to find his immediate superior, Navy Minister Fushiro Oikawa. He believed that Oikawa was a irresponsible slip-on and could not solve anything.

Yamamoto was deeply influenced by the "Tanaka Memorial". He believed that since the oil field had been seized, Japan's oilfield should be in a standstill with the S1 people with guarantees. Don't fight any further. If it continues, it will deviate from the direction, which violates the spirit of the senior Tanaka and gives up the most important goal of invading China.

Yamamoto Iroku is a calculating person and an absolute regular casino. Yamamoto is an adventurer and is particularly fascinated by gambling. He regards gambling and luck-taking games more important than diet. He plays poker, bridge, Go, and bets can be regarded as experts. He bets with his colleagues, his subordinates, and he often bets with geishas, ​​and he bets seriously. When Yamamoto was on a mission to Europe, it was said that because he won too much money because of his gambling skills group, the casino in Monaco even prohibited Yamamoto from entering the venue.

If this battle with Russia is compared to a gambling, Yamamoto has seen that the gambling is moving in a direction that is unfavorable to him and it is time to stop. No matter what Tojo in the Army thinks, the Navy should stop anyway, because as the subject matter of this bet - the offshore oil field, and the northern part of Karata Island that he did not expect at the beginning of the war, have now won. Now the Russians are still strengthening their chips, and the chips in their hands - those excellent Zero fighters and world-class pilots who have been trained for several years have lost a lot. Will it be a big deal to take the initiative to break the scimitar in his hands? For the Soviet Union, the purpose of fighting for him is nothing more than to win him some money. Now the money has been won, and it is not decent for the underground gambling platform? Can I really win Ivan's shorts? It's very difficult! Those guys in the Army should say that they have no confidence.

These pilots and fighter jets are the essence of the joint fleet and should not exchange lives with the rude Ivan. Even if the exchange ratio is 5:1, it is not possible. There is only one reason. Yamamoto doesn’t have that much capital. These capitals must be kept to protect Japan’s safety and to deal with enemies in the Pacific. Yamamoto calculated that in terms of performance ratio and expense, a new type of fighter and an excellent pilot is at least equivalent to the Army’s 5oo gun. He has lost 5o Zero fighter jets, 3o multiple dive bombers and 48 in this battle. The best carrier-based pilot is almost equivalent to an Army division. He has only more than 40 first-class pilots. This is the capital of the entire joint fleet and the sharp blade on the steel knife! In any case, they cannot lose in this game started by the Army, let alone 3 destroyers and 3 latest and largest submarines. The losses he suffered will not be less than that of the Army, so he will not play with them. The army should solve the problems on land. Why do we always pull our Navy to do? This time the Navy has helped you a lot, so it should be OK!

The navy has defeated the Soviet Pacific Fleet and eliminated Russia's maritime threat. The most important thing is that the oil fields have been taken down, including the onshore oil fields on Beihuatai Island, and our navy's oil materials are guaranteed, that's all! I don't care whether the army can capture the Far East, so it has something to do with our navy?

"Do you feel sorry?" Toyota Satojiro looked at Yamamoto Iroji's left hand with amusing only the seventh hand left. After graduation, he was the second lieutenant on the armored cruiser of the "Hijin" and participated in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905. In Japan, during the Russian Navy's Battle against Ma Hai, he was seriously injured. The index finger and middle finger of his left hand were blown away, leaving him with a lifelong disability. Since he only had eight fingers left, his colleagues gave him the nickname "80 cents".

The Japanese army and navy have always had many conflicts and each has their own plans. The army and navy have had serious differences on whether to form an alliance with Germany. Finally, they have a consistent attitude towards S1 this time and have achieved certain victory. Now the war is in a stalemate, Yamamoto, the representative of the navy, has begun to advance to the "actuary", calculated the chips in his hand and made a small plan.

Although Sadajiro Toyota has served as Minister of Commerce and Industry, he is still concerned about the navy, always paying attention to the navy's development, and affecting the navy's cause.

Yamamoto Iroku sat on the sand casually. When Toyota asked him, he put down the teacup and owed his body, took out a small notebook from his butt pocket and opened it: "Toyota, listen, I'll do it for you!" Yamamoto spitted on his right thumb and index finger, and carefully turned over the blue notebook placed on his thigh with two saliva-stained fingers one by one.

Toyota's lips tilted a little, and he felt a little unbearable to see it. Looking at Yamamoto, wearing thick sleeves and glasses, he looked like an old accountant, but he didn't look like he had been studying as a military officer.

Yamamoto said: "From the beginning and the end, we should not fight with Russia and a big country like the United States. The gap in national strength is too big. Our main task now is to swallow China. Only when China is pacified can we draw enough strength to digest this huge prey with peace of mind. After we grow up, we can be comparable to the United States and Russia. But I am a little slight. You know, there is no right to speak without entering the cabinet. If you enter the cabinet, there may be no right to speak, but it is always much better than me now, right? So I beg Toyota to take me to the cabinet for discussion."

Well... Toyota pondered for a moment, and after the conversation just over the past few dozen minutes, he was already moved. He felt that Yamamoto's words made sense. For the benefit of the navy, he should be selfish at this time.

"You should say something specific! Yamamoto! Try to be long enough, I can record it. You know I don't want to fight anymore. I also need some reason to convince the cabinet. Let me tell you the truth. This cabinet has a characteristic. For example, what you said just now, the theory that China should not fight with the United States and Russia should not be wary of the United States and Russia. They are disdainful to listen to it, but they will indulge in some specific events and cannot extricate themselves. You can cleverly incorporate your ideas into the narrative. The Prime Minister of the Kobaya is not very difficult to deal with. He is often unruly, just stick to it. If it really doesn't work, I think you have another way to go and you can achieve your goals..."

Speaking of this, Toyota stopped talking automatically, but Yamamoto already understood what he meant, which is another way? That is, the fine tradition of the Japanese military - Shimoko-Kataka.

Don't you disagree? That's easy to deal with! The usual practice is to have a grinder or an emergency incident that forces superiors to get involved in this matter, and then admit it, and then wipe your butt. The initiator can achieve the goal and stay out of the matter. There are too many successful examples, and there are countless examples. The Japanese Kwantung Army Staff Kawamoto Dasao planned and implemented the assassination of Zhang Zuolin, the leader of Northeast China's leader, the Liutiao Lake Incident (September 18), etc., especially the 226th Army in 2016.

After the change, the army gained great voice. After the mutiny, Hirota Hirota became prime minister, and General Takaichi Deanuchi served as the Minister of the Army, and stipulated that the Minister of the Army and the Minister of the Navy must be the current general. That is to say, if the Minister of the Army and the Minister of the Navy do not agree with the cabinet, they can resign to force the cabinet to collapse. The government and the military headquarters will be completely merged. As long as the army speaks, the cabinet will never dare to put too much pressure. If the cabinet insists on doing its own thing, it will collapse.

Of course, the navy has no way to cause a confrontation, so what can be done is to reduce support for the army without trace, so that the army feels the difficulty of the Russian war and proposes to end the battle with the S1 beast, thereby saving the fruits of victory - the sea area oil fields. As long as the oil supply is maintained, who cares about how many more people the army dies without the support of the navy? It cares about so many! Sorry, it is not a group of people.

"You mean?"

"Why tell me? Remember! I stand with you!" Toyota patted Yamamoto's shoulder "friendly".

The two of them laughed tacitly. After laughing, at Yamamoto's suggestion, they bet on the money with playing cards for a while. Yamamoto was very sensible and lost all the money in his hands, including the "Rolex" on his wrist that was said to have been stolen from Nanjing.

On the second day, Toyota Satojiro led Yamamoto Iroji to the Capitol. There, Yamamoto fully demonstrated his eloquence, stubbornness, and delicateness, and accurately described the consequences of the battle with Su. It was by no means alarmist. He argued loudly and persisted.

"With the strong support of the navy, the army soldiers and the Soviet soldiers barely reached a 1:1 exchange ratio. I would like to ask Tojo-kun, when will you fight? You have to know that the Soviet Union has 130,000 soldiers in the Far East Military Region, the rear Baikal Military Region and the Siberian Military Region, and the technical weapons are three times that of ours. How many of our Kwantung Army? Just over 40,000, there are still 90,000 when you fight all the soldiers. What can you use to conquer China? I'm afraid even the rear of Manchuria cannot be saved? There is also Prime Minister of Guards, where is the friendship hand of your ally Mr. Hitler? What about the tanks we need? Where is the tank destroyer? Where is the anti-tank gun? No! There is no screw! Now the oil field has finally been taken down. Please stop me when you see it is better!"

Hideki Tojo jumped up from his chair several times, annoyed that his comrade who was still fighting side by side the day before yesterday changed his mind so quickly, but his eloquence was not good and he was no match for Yamamoto. The data in Yamamoto's mouth flowed out like a waterfall, and the flying flow was shocking.

With the cheering of Toyota Sashijiro's side drum, everyone slowly turned to Yamamoto.

Kome Fumiyo stared at the two generals under him in distress, and once again he was unsure of his mind.

"Finally, I'll say it again!" Yamamoto had picked up his hat and was about to leave. "If I don't agree to a truce immediately, I will resign!"

Haga, this "80 cents" is so awesome! Tojo is so angry that he can't speak.

It took a long time after Yamamoto left, Koebe Fumio recovered and asked Kawako Shiro Navy Minister weakly, "Do you think so too?"

Oikawa spent a long time, and in Toyota Sashijiro's nervous and slightly ridiculous look, he said helplessly, "Hi" in a low voice.

The sanitary looked around and asked in a negotiation tone: "So, since we really want to negotiate with Shi Daling, I think it's better to re-activate the Songgang Yangyou! After all, he is very familiar with Moscow. What do you think?"

It's up to you! Everyone nodded. Yamamoto said it right. Since the oil field has obtained it, let's forget about other things. If you really want to negotiate, Matsugang, who was dismissed in February, is indeed a suitable candidate.

Yoyu Songgang was lying on the sickbed, holding the emperor's new appointment to him in his hand, and burst into tears. God bless you! Your Majesty finally woke up! I want to go to Moscow right away!
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