At this time, the military commander Naruo climaxed and fought the generals very clearly. He expected that the increasingly harsh military situation in the Central Pacific, and with his very thin military strength at hand, there was no way to use the army to strengthen the defense of the Central Pacific. Even the aircraft carrier fleet and the aviation force now lacked personnel and fleets.

But even so, he ordered the new commander of the Joint Fleet, Navy General Koga Fengichi, to dispatch the 2nd Fleet commanded by Commander Kondo Takeru, the 4th Fleet of Lieutenant General Kobayashi Hitomi, and the 6th Fleet of Lieutenant General Komatsu Hitomi to strengthen the Gilbert Islands.

Because the Gilbert Islands are one of the key points of defense for the Japanese army in the Central Pacific, the Japanese base camp attached so much importance to it, and also built very solid fortifications in the two atolls, Tarawa and Makin, to resist possible landing operations by the US military.

Unfortunately, the Japanese army unexpectedly did not dream of dreaming that the US military did not play cards according to common sense and landed on islands one by one, but instead used the "island-jumping tactic" advocated by MacArthur to attack.

But the more tragic thing about the Japanese and Japanese base camp is that the new commander of the joint fleet, Koga Fengichi, who had just taken office and had not yet burned three fires, did not have the strategic vision of Yamamoto Ioruku, who was ambushed by the US P-38 fighter fleet, and was smart and capable. Therefore, he has always tended to be practical. As for him, he is more strategically conservative, his eyes are still more inclined to be more inclined to the Philippine Sea once the US fleet breaks into the Philippine Sea through the Mariana Islands, or the Palau Islands, and New Guinea, and he will immediately dispatch all the joint fleets to attack with all their strength and successfully defeat the US military in one battle.

The reason why he thought so was because he had always been deeply influenced by the decisive idea of ​​"finding one battle" in the victory of Admiral Dongxiang in Tsushima.

So when he received the order from the Minister of Military Order Nagano to cultivate himself, although he also arranged and deployed the fleet according to the order, his mind did not focus on the inconspicuous Gilbert Islands, but focused on the islands in the southwest Pacific such as the Mariana Islands, the Palau Islands, and New Guinea.

He also dispatched heavy troops to guard the place and face the attacks of MacArthur and Halsey's fleets at any time.

In this regard, the Minister of Military Order Nagano Cultivation, Hirotaro Hiroshimada, as well as Hirohito, were also kept in the dark and confused by him.

However, the next day, in the conference room next to the Emperor's Study Room in the east hall of the palace, the imperial front meeting of the base camp officially began. All the civil and military ministers present were dressed neatly, sitting straight at two rows of conference tables covered with red brocade, holding their knees with both hands, and sitting nervously and nervously.

However, they sometimes look at Emperor Hirohito and see if the other party's emotional changes are good or bad.

Sitting on the left of Emperor Hirohito is the new Prime Minister Hideki Tojo, and on his right is General Honjo Shinzo.

This person was once the commander of the Kwantung Army who ordered the invasion of the three eastern provinces during the September 18th Incident. He served as the president of the Injury and Soldier Protection Institute in 1938, and has been the current 1943.

High-level figures like Nagano, Chief of Staff, Chief of Staff, Shintaro Hiroshimada, and Hiroshimada, and Hiroshimada, and Hiroshiki Fushimiya Miyaki Hirokyo, arranged their seats on the left and right sides, sat quietly, waiting for Emperor Hirohito's question.

"I talked with Chief of Staff yesterday about the recent Battle of Monta, the devastating defeat of the New Georgia Island Landing Campaign, and the increasing unfavorable factors of the entire Pacific War to our empire. Today I would like to hear what you think and make good suggestions so that we can defeat the US military!"

After everyone sat down, Emperor Hirohito glanced at the audience with a gloomy expression before saying in a worried tone.

As soon as the words came to an end, the whole audience was silent and the needle could be heard.

No one was willing to stand up and answer the question of Emperor Hirohito for the time being.

For this reason, the new Prime Minister Hideki Tojo, who had just taken office, stood up with bitter melon and prepared to answer.

In response to this, all the civil and military ministers stared at him with very complicated eyes, and of course many of them were staring at him with ridicule and gloating eyes, and saw how he answered Emperor Hirohito's question.

"Your Majesty! The empire once made the most important combat goal on March 7, 1942. We must fight the British and American troops in the Pacific and let them go to the negotiating table to negotiate peace, especially the United States, which has blocked war materials and oil, and other blockades of our empire, and even more, we must let them lose and hold peace talks!"

"But over a year after the victory of the Pearl Harbor attack, the entire Pacific situation has had a huge contrast. Our army, which was originally in sight, encountered unexpected battles one after another, especially after the death of the Navy General Irosoft Yamamoto, so I had a joint meeting with the cabinet and the wartime base a week ago, and we unanimously agreed with the new strategic direction of establishing an "absolute national defense circle."

When all the civil and military ministers looked at the Chief of Staff, Sugiyama Moto, he began to muster up the courage to speak out the lines he had thought about in his heart.

"'Absolute Defense Circle'? You mean......"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Hirohito's eyes lit up and he said curiously.

"That is, we decided to establish the most solid defense circle of the empire with the Kuril Islands, Ogasawara Islands, Mariana Islands, Caroline Islands, western New Guinea Islands, and even Myanmar to defend the empire's mainland and carry out a defensive war against the United States!"

Chief of Staff Sugiyama Moto continued without thinking.
Chapter completed!