sjar Chapter 471: Saving face is not a big deal, the key is what comes next is even more terrifying
Chapter 471: Saving face is not a big deal, the key is what comes next is even more terrifying
Nanzō Yunko crossed her arms. “Of course it’s between Yamashiro and Kita, because they’re fighting over the purchase of weapons.”
tsk...
After listening to Nanzō Yunko's words, Yamadajima patted his thigh and said to Okamura Neiji, "Okamura-kun, I can ignore the other things, but we must take care of this matter. How the North forms a large-scale arms trade with Yamashiro will be extremely disadvantageous to our next actions and will also bring harm to the situation of our empire."
This is indeed a problem. Okamura Ningji nodded. "Yes, this will indeed cause great trouble to the Empire and our frontline officers and soldiers. However, whether we should intervene in this matter or not, we need to discuss it carefully."
If this matter was handled by someone else, then there would be nothing wrong. It is natural for opponents to cut off each other's supplies and assistance. But the problem is that among this group of white horses, a group of dark horses suddenly emerged, including Zhou Weiguo.
He had to be careful about this man's means of revenge.
Serve the empire and die for the empire. This is just bullying the lower-level officers and soldiers. Which of the real senior officers will really consider these things?
Unless one is really forced into a situation with no way out, one would cry out for death. At least, one can retain some dignity before dying.
However, the few of them have not reached that stage yet, so is it necessary for him to sacrifice his life or his family for this matter?
If Zhou Weiguo was not a petty person, he would not be worried. If Zhou Weiguo was not in charge of this matter, he would not have to worry about anything.
But it was Zhou Weiguo and his people who were in charge, so he had to consider it seriously.
"Ms. Yunko, what do you think about this matter?" Okamura Neiji glanced sideways at Nanzō Yunko who was already sitting on the sofa.
Nanzō Yunko couldn't help her brother-in-law rashly. After thinking for a while, she said, "Should we cut off their fighting? Actually, we can look at it from two angles. One is whether we have the ability to swallow up this huge and ancient country. The second is whether we should attack the north."
Eat up this ancient country, Okamura Ningji shook his head without even thinking about it; "We don't have such a big appetite, and this war came too suddenly, we are not fully prepared. It was just that the Tenth Army did not listen to the advice of the General Staff and expanded the battlefield privately, which led to the current situation. Although nominally, we have a good chance of winning, it is very difficult for us to transport and supply materials."
Yamadajima also mentioned another problem: "The North will definitely fight."
"Then there is no need for us to get involved in this matter. I have two considerations. First, since we cannot win, there is no need for us to offend Shancheng. Second, if the North provides Shancheng with supplies, it will also make them relax their vigilance to some extent, which will be beneficial for our future operations."
"What benefit? I didn't see any benefit. I just saw that the gang of villains in Shancheng were not ashamed of being shameless, but proud of it. My powerful empire is now threatened by such a poor and cowardly country."
At the Northern Prime Minister's Office, the Prime Minister refuted the Defense Minister's words on the spot.
Levski sent an urgent telegram, saying that Yamashiro was not joking and they were really in contact with the Japanese army.
This is bombshell news, which means that Yamashiro might really surrender to the Japanese army.
What the other party did was undoubtedly putting the empire on the fire. If you don't give them military aid, they will surrender to the Japanese army, but if you give them aid, you can only give them supplies for nothing. The talk of giving them money in the future is completely misleading.
The Minister of Defense could no longer sit still. Faced with the increasingly rapid expansion of the little mustaches in the west, what was mentioned at the National Defense Military Conference was how to deal with the little mustaches. At this time, the Eastern Front of the Empire must ensure that the initiative is in the hands of the Empire.
One of the points is that they cannot fight against the Japanese army. Once they do, they will inevitably provoke attacks from the mustache side. Fighting on two fronts, they have to deal with two powerful countries. Such a situation is not good for the empire.
Moreover, maybe a mountain city will join in. Then how many enemies will the empire have to face?
Therefore, he found the Prime Minister and hoped that the Prime Minister would not bother with them. Giving away the weapons would only benefit the empire and would not cause any harm.
"Why don't you say something?" Seeing that he had not convinced the Prime Minister, the Defense Minister turned to look at the Foreign Minister with some concern.
You are usually so eloquent, why are you silent today?
You must know what it means to the empire if Shancheng really surrenders.
"Mr. Prime Minister, as the saying goes, it is better to lose money than to evade disaster. We really cannot afford to gamble now. If they really surrender, the Japanese army will quickly dispatch troops to control everything they have, and then the troops can move in again. Once they attack, the choice may not be in the Far East, but in our southern region. In addition, what will the mustache guy plan to do? We have to consider it."
"Yes, they are just some weapons and equipment. They are nothing to us. Prime Minister, why bother with those shameless people?"
Do you think you can handle the issue by arguing with these shameless people? You will only make yourself angry.
"I am the one who is arguing with them about this matter. I just thought that if they did this, where would the face of our empire be."
what……
Let others threaten me like this.
The Prime Minister was extremely depressed. He knew very well that this matter was not something to be fought or gambled on. No matter whether they really surrendered or what happened next.
You can't bet with them.
It’s just…it’s just this breath…it’s really hard to swallow.
Give them supplies for free.
Not to the point.
The Secretary of Defense was about to curse.
What politician really takes his face seriously? What is face to the ruler of an empire? It's just shit.
What kind of face is this? For the stability of the empire and its future layout, this face is nothing to him.
The Foreign Minister was also standing by and slapped his face. When you ordered the little mustache man to deal with Poland together, the empire lost face. It's okay to bully the weak, but the key point is that they are still following the empire openly or secretly.
"It seems that we lost face the moment we discussed with the little mustache about taking over Poland."
You think you still have face, but that is just what you think. The rumors outside are because you are in a high position every day and we just suppress things down.
"It's not a big deal about saving face. The point is, there are more terrifying things." The Foreign Minister frowned.