Withdraw the troops from Iwo Jima?! As you can imagine, it would be better to withdraw all of them than to partially withdraw them. But if all of them are withdrawn, once the US military attacks Iwo Jima, Japan will not even have the ability to fight back.

The result of holding on will not be much better than Wake Island. The US military will be able to capture Iwo Jima in a week at most, and then the Japanese mainland will directly face the US military attack.

"Your Excellency, it is impossible to bring back the fleet from Iwo Jima. First of all, we don't have that much oil. Secondly, if we lose our advantage on Iwo Jima, it will be more dangerous for the empire than losing Yizhou!"

The staff officer who thought the navy stood up, bowed slightly to Hideki Tojo and said: "If we can defeat or even annihilate the US fleet on Iwo Jima, then the empire still has a chance of survival. After all, the navy of the National Defense Force cannot be compared with the imperial navy.

We have a good chance of defeating them in a naval battle."

"And once Iwo Jima is lost, we will have to face the US military using Iwo Jima as a springboard to launch an attack on the empire's mainland..."

Ishihara Wanji lamented in his heart that even an ordinary naval staff officer can see further than his commander-in-chief. I really don’t know how Commander-in-Chief Tojo has the nerve to continue sitting in the position of commander-in-chief.

The corner of Tojo Hideki's eyes caught the change in Ishihara Wanji's gaze, and he couldn't help but blush. Then he said: "What you said makes sense, but our biggest problem now is how to deal with the threat of the National Defense Forces to Yizhou. This

Click on it, what do you think?!"

The naval staff officer bowed slightly, and then said: "I'm sorry! Your Excellency, I am only a naval officer. I have absolutely no understanding of the army's combat methods and modes, so I dare not judge easily!"

The naval staff officer's words seemed polite, but in fact they were not polite at all. To put it bluntly, what he meant was: This is your army's job, what does it have to do with our navy?!

Our navy's fleet has already gone to fight on Iwo Jima. It is natural for your army to handle the Yizhou issue yourself. As for how to handle it, our navy is too lazy to take care of it.

Hearing this, Tojo Hideki finally showed an embarrassed look. Seeing this, Ishihara Wanji could only say: "At this time, we really need to focus on the army. We have already placed two divisions and two brigades in Yizhou.

, a total of 80,000 troops. The number of local military and police forces has reached 200,000..."

"I believe it can still withstand it for a while. Yizhou is different from Qiongdao. Yizhou has been ruled by the empire as early as the late Qing Dynasty, and we have trained a large number of pro-Japanese people there. When His Excellency Akashi Harajiro became the governor, he was even more vigorous

To promote the friendship between Yizhou and the Empire. For now, the majority of local people support us..."

Ishihara Kanji warned this naval staff officer from the standpoint of the army. It is indeed none of your navy's business. And our army does not need your help.

Yizhou was built by the Army, and the foundation was laid by Army General Jiro Akashihara. It has nothing to do with the Navy, so what does it have to do with you?! Even if it was lost, it was built by the Army.

Territory. Your navy is not even qualified to criticize.

This staff officer obviously understood the sarcasm in Ishihara Wanji's words. His face turned red and he was speechless. Ishihara Wanji's statement in the base camp and in Japan was so popular that many younger generations regarded him as an idol.

Moreover, Ishihara Kanji is very familiar with verbal confrontations, so it is not easy to start a verbal battle with him.

"What we are here to discuss today is the situation of Yizhou, not to ask about its ownership. Even if Yizhou belongs to it, it can only belong to the empire. Guarding it and preventing the empire from being attacked is what we need to do

Things to discuss." Later, Navy Admiral Zengo Yoshida raised his hand and stopped the staff who wanted to continue arguing and looked at Ishihara Wanji and others.

"Current intelligence shows that the National Defense Forces have moved towards Yizhou. Our current task is to ensure the security of Yizhou. At the very least, we cannot allow the National Defense Forces to easily obtain Yizhou."

General Yoshida's words clearly expressed his attitude, and they were also a sarcastic response to Ishihara Wanji. It was indeed the army that defeated Yizhou. But Yizhou belonged to the empire and not to a certain army.

What is said about him now is all nonsense. What we need to consider is how to protect Yizhou from being occupied by the National Defense Forces and threatening the mainland of the empire.

"It is completely impossible to transport our forces, and His Majesty will not agree to us transferring our local defense forces to Yizhou. All we can do now is to hope that Yizhou's troops can block the national defense forces..."

Ishihara Wanji's face looked ugly. Even if he didn't want to admit it, it was an undoubted fact. Once Japan loses the assistance of its navy, it will lose control of surrounding islands.

The same is true for Yizhou. Without the assistance of the combined naval fleet, it would be impossible for Japan to provide more support to Yizhou. Just the Kwantung Army's land aviation unit had a lot of verbal disputes when it was dispatched there.

Even the Kwantung Army sued Hirohito, demanding that he must keep his own army aviation force. Unfortunately, Hirohito also saw the consequences if there were problems in Yizhou.

So he decisively refused the mediation and forced the Kwantung Army to hand over half of the Army Aviation Force to the base camp. The Kwantung Army only handed over the Army Aviation Force in its hands under extremely helpless circumstances.

"Alas..." A deep sigh came from the office of the base camp. In fact, all the generals and lieutenants present here knew that Japan's defeat was almost impossible to avoid.

But they still cling to the last life-saving straw, hoping to save this empire that has gradually declined. This is especially true for Ishihara Wanji.

While he was annoyed that the generals of the empire at that time fanatically rejected his suggestions, he constantly tried to repair the negative consequences caused by early strategic mistakes.

It is a pity that first of all, he does not have much command power now. Secondly, the various ministries have ruined the entire country to pieces. The most frightening thing is that their enemy, the Chinese National Defense Force, has completely grown up.

Although Ishihara Kanji was exhausted and racked his brains, his efforts still had little effect. Japan was still sliding towards the abyss, and perhaps the entire empire would be shattered into pieces in the next moment.

And Japan may be in danger from now on...

On Iwo Jima, Yamamoto Isoroku and Koga Mineichi were frowning at the situation in Yishu. Yamamoto Isoroku kept writing and drawing on the chart, with a trace of doubt flashing in his eyes.

"Koga, show me the latest report on the movements of the National Defense Forces..." Yamamoto Isoroku muttered to himself after looking at the chart in silence for a long time: "I always feel that something is wrong...

"

Koga Mine was stunned when he heard this. He handed over the latest request sent to him by the base camp to Yamamoto and said, "Is there anything wrong?! Our reconnaissance plane has detected the movements of the National Defense Forces and Navy. They are indeed heading towards Yizhou.

Mobile. For this reason, we even lost three reconnaissance planes..."

"In the Minjiang area, we sacrificed five intelligence personnel before we got the intelligence that the South China Military Region of the National Defense Force was moving to the Minjiang area..."

Koga Hoichi said with a wry smile: "All signs have shown that after the successful landing of the National Defense Forces on Qiongdao, they directly prepared for the second landing operation. And their goal is Yizhou!"

Yamamoto Isoroku did not speak. He frowned and compared the intelligence and the chart without saying a word. From time to time, he made a mark on the message sent.

After a while, he raised his head and faced Koga Peak: "No! Koga, although we have received a large number of reports proving that the National Defense Forces are trying to land in Yizhou, I always feel that we have overlooked something..."

Koga Hoichi smiled bitterly and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, we have indeed ignored it. We have ignored Yizhou. In fact, we should carry out key defense of Yizhou. But it is a pity that we have lost the Southeast Asian theater

Then it fell into chaos..."

"No! Koga, that's not what I'm talking about..." Yamamoto Isoroku stopped Koga Hoichi, frowned and pointed at the chart: "I always feel that things are not that simple..."

"Yizhou is not Qiongdao. The policy we have always implemented in Yizhou is Huairou. I still remember that many locals in Yizhou have been incorporated into combat forces in Southeast Asia. Their performance makes me believe that at least Yizhou supports us.

There are quite a few people..."

"The reason why the National Defense Force was able to launch the Qiongdao Campaign was largely because they had a foundation in Qiongdao. In Yizhou, I don't believe they have this foundation."

After a pause, Yamamoto Isoroku dropped his pen and said: "If they attack Yizhou, they will face countless unknowns and will definitely suffer heavy losses. They may even be wiped out before the South China Military Region crosses the Yizhou Strait..."

"I don't think they will take this risk. I always feel that they have other intentions..."

Yamamoto Isoroku's words made Kogamine's face gradually become serious, but he turned to Yamamoto and said: "Then, should we send a warning to the base camp?! Let the base camp's staff study it again.

?!"

Yamamoto Isoroku smiled bitterly when he heard this and said: "No need, I don't think the base camp will care about our opinions. In fact, the importance of Yizhou has confused their eyes. Since they transferred the Kwantung Army's ground aviation unit

You can see it if you go to Yizhou..."

At this time, Chen Shaoguan led the fleet slowly out of Yizhou Strait in the night. Shen Honglie did not go, he still had to play with several warships here.

They need to deceive the Japanese troops in Yizhou and make them think that they will really attack them. North Korea, which needs to carry out landing operations, is a weak area. There are not many assisting ships. As long as there are enough landing ships...

The Japanese don't know that a huge net is covering their heads. The barbs on it will cut their flesh and blood into a bloody mess. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!