.As long as Kobayashi Koichi is a little rational, he should know that the Chinese authorities are not talking big. (Please remember me)

Although he is not a soldier and does not know enough about war, he is proficient in politics and diplomacy and knows that the Chinese authorities will never boast without confidence.

More importantly, China has always been the winner after several large-scale sea and air battles.

Perhaps, Kobayashi Koichi still has a glimmer of hope, but he will never bet on this glimmer of hope. If the Chinese authorities fulfill their declaration, he must make the worst plan, that is, laying the foundation for the best war outcome when the Maritime Self-Defense Force is almost wiped out.

The Air Self-Defense Force's continuous defeat only increases the difficulty of winning. If the Maritime Self-Defense Force's continuous defeat, it will only cause Japan to lose this war.

Kobayashi Mitsunomi had no choice but to ask the United States for help.

This difficult task fell on Kida Taichiro's shoulders again.

According to Kobayashi Mitsuichi's instructions, Taichiro Kida's main task to go to Washington was to purchase warships from the United States, and they were existing warships from the US military.

The problem is that buying a warship is definitely much more difficult than buying a fighter jet.

The key is not on the warships, but on the fleet officers and soldiers.

Japan's aviation industry is not well developed and there is no way to develop and produce fighter jets on its own. The basic technologies of so-called self-developed fighter jets such as the F-2 come from the United States. In terms of equipment system, the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force is highly consistent with the US Air Force. Therefore, when introducing the F-22a, only American pilots are needed. The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force can provide ground crews and some pilots can be provided.

The situation in the Maritime Self-Defense Force is exactly the opposite.

As the world's number one and now the third largest shipbuilding power in the world, Japan has long mastered the basic technology of building modern warships and has a strong industrial foundation. Although it still has to rely on the United States on some key equipment, the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force has been building warships alone. The result is that the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force is not very familiar with American warships, so it is impossible to equip the imported warships with sailors.

If you want to send the purchased American warships to the battlefield, you must hire American naval officers and soldiers.

For the United States, providing warships and fleet officers and soldiers to Japan at this time is obviously a big problem.

Sending dozens of pilots to participate in the war is not a big impact, but there are at least hundreds of officers and soldiers on a warship, and a fleet of at least thousands of officers and soldiers. Sending thousands of officers and soldiers to participate in the war is not a volunteer act, at least not a volunteer act of soldiers.

In addition, the impact of combat casualties must be considered.

Letting the Americans shed blood and sacrifice for other countries in a war without direct relations with the United States will definitely cause accusation from the US federal government.

The United States encountered such problems not long ago in the Second Korean War and the Vietnam War half a century ago.

However, when Kida Taichiro visited the United States for the second time, he had already mentioned this issue to Chandler. The agreement was not reached at that time, mainly because the price gap was too large.

Now that Japan is willing to offer high prices, is there any reason for the United States to refuse?

Obviously, the problem now is not the price.

The demise of the third guard group has sounded the alarm for the United States. Is it meaningful that the CIIE can eliminate the third guard group or even kill the joint fleet?

The question is, if Kida Taichiro's request is rejected at this time, what can the United States get?

It is certain that as long as there is no aid from the United States, Japan will seek peace from China, domestic unrest is inevitable, and the United States will lose the bridgehead of the Western Pacific. At least for a long time in the future, Japan will not be a right-hand man to help the United States curb China.

If you think longer-term, you have to be wary of another possibility, that is, some extremists blame Japan for its defeat on the United States, thus making Japan stand against the opposite side of the United States.

Anyone with some historical knowledge knows that Japan is a very changing country.

Before the Meiji Restoration, Japan was always an ally of China and learned from China for a long time. However, in just a few decades, Japan became China's enemy, and defeated China in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, and became the overlord of the Western Pacific. During World War II, Japan confronted the United States and lost a lot. After the war, Japan not only did not hate the United States, but became the most reliable ally of the United States and helped the United States resist the Red Empire. Now, Japan is standing at a crossroads again. Who can guarantee that it will not turn against the United States after its defeat?

As a nation that is prone to extremes, no one can guarantee where Japan will go after the war.

In order to prevent unexpected situations, the United States had no choice but to fully support Japan until the Japanese authorities first believed that it would definitely lose.

To be clear, the United States must not be the primary factor in Japan's defeat.

Of course, if you sell the warships to Japan, the United States will not do a loss-making business.

When price is not a problem, the United States can make huge profits by selling old warships and then use the money to purchase new warships.

In any case, this war has proved that all warships built and put into service before the Second Korean War cannot cope with the new battlefield environment and must be eliminated. As the largest navy in the world, the pressure of the US Navy to replace the dress is definitely greater than that of the Chinese Navy. Eliminating hundreds of warships and building hundreds of new warships is definitely a huge project, and the biggest problem is capital.

Without funds from Japan, it will take at least twenty years for the U.S. Navy to replace all warships.

Obviously, the Chinese Navy will not take so long. In other words, within 20 years, China will be fully capable of building a navy with global combat capabilities.

At that time, the United States will face all-round competition.

As the initiator of the new naval warfare, China has both latecomer advantages and first-mover advantages, and can do its best to build a powerful enough fleet without any burden.

For the United States, the only advantage is time.

As long as the dressing can be completed before the Chinese Navy, the US Navy can maintain its dominant position and take the initiative in a comprehensive confrontation.

To this end, the United States needs enough funds to build a new fleet that is strong enough.

Taking this opportunity to eliminate old warships and obtain funds for building new warships, it is obviously beneficial but not harmful, otherwise Chandler would not have offered to sell warships.

The difference is that Macmillan's attitude has changed.

The key is whether the United States should provide supporting naval officers and soldiers while selling warships.

Taichiro Kida made a special flight to Washington to solve this problem.

If Taichiro Kida accepted Chandler's proposal to buy second-hand warships from the US Navy at a high price, there would be no problem at all. The current situation is that after the battle in the early morning of June 2, more than 20 American pilots aided Japan were killed, which forced Macmillan to have some concerns when aiding Japan. The reason is very simple. Whether it is Congress or the people, they all believe that there is no reason for the US to work hard for Japan, nor is there any reason for the US to die for the sake of money.

As president, Macmillan must consider the pressure from Congress and the people.

Although this is already Macmillan's second term and will leave the White House in two years, as the Republican leader, he certainly does not want to lose next year's general election.

To continue the policy, Macmillan has to help the Republicans win next year's election.

In this way, in this war, Macmillan must convince voters that everything he does is for the national interest of the United States, not for certain interest groups.

Chandler must convince Macmillan to make concessions on sending troops.

In any case, Taichiro Kida will not purchase some warships that the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force cannot operate, nor will they let these warships die on the battlefield.

Of course, this is not the most urgent issue.

Even if Macmillan makes concessions, agrees to sell warships, and continues to provide combat personnel to Japan, it will take ten days and half a month before Japan can obtain a fleet from the United States.

For Chandler, the most urgent problem is to make the Chinese authorities "break their promise".

As one of the main planners of this war, Chandler knew very well that as long as the joint fleet was destroyed, even if the United States agreed to provide a fleet, Kobayashi Koichi would be likely to retreat. However, the extremist forces in Japan and the greatly stimulated Japanese citizens would definitely not admit defeat. The result was obvious, no matter how Kobayashi Koichi responded, the Japanese cabinet was likely to collapse before the end of the war.

No one could predict what would happen next.

Japan's defeat due to internal turmoil may be the best result, and it is likely that Kobayashi Koichi's only way to prevent the war from expanding at the last moment.

The problem is that Japan may go to another extreme, that is, the reluctant concedes-representing member of Congress pushes an extremist on the stage of history and allows Japan to persevere on the battlefield.

In the short term, this is harmless to the United States, but Japan's journey to extremism will inevitably pose a threat to the United States.

The question is, can the joint fleet be preserved?

Chandler was not only a politician, but also a soldier, but also a soldier with decades of service experience. He also commanded two wars during his tenure as Army General.

After the Second Korean War, Chandler knew very well that as long as China made a ruthless heart, the joint fleet would definitely be over.

At this time, I'm afraid even God can't save the United Fleet.

If you cannot prevent the destruction of the joint fleet, you can only try to protect Kobayashi Koichi.

As former CIA director, Chandler's first thought was to get rid of Kobayashi Koichi's competitors and make politicians in the Japanese Congress have no better choice.

As a result, Chandler made special arrangements on his way to Washington on Taichiro Kida.

Perhaps, this will not help in the battle on the battlefield, but it will definitely have a long-term impact on Japan's political situation, and no one knows which direction it will develop.

At this time, no one realized that Chandler would do such a thing.
Chapter completed!