.After stabilizing Krusha, Toshio Nakajima did not hesitate anymore and immediately called McMillen to the hotline.

In Toshio Nakajima's view, in order to contain China, the United States can do anything. Without direct contact, the United States will definitely support Japan and India.

Unfortunately, his judgment was completely wrong.

Although the United States has been using Japan to contain China and has been secretly matching Japan and India, because only when these two regional powers unite can they more effectively contain China and prevent China from expanding to other regions, what the United States needs is an obedient Japan, a Japan that acts completely according to the will of the United States, rather than a Japan that makes a decision without authorization and completely ignores the interests or feelings of the United States.

Fundamentally, the war planned by Toshio Nakajima did not benefit the United States.

Even for the United States, a war of limited size between China and India will completely break the relationship between the two countries, thus allowing India to completely put it into the arms of the United States, which will definitely be beneficial to the United States. However, this war should be planned by the United States and seize the opportunity, rather than being decided by Japan.

In terms of military strength, India did not have the capital to challenge China before 2035.

According to the strategic outline formulated by the Foreign Affairs Commission, India must have the ability to carry out comprehensive strategic revenge on China before challenging China. Only with this ability can India have the capital to prevent China from intervening in the South Asian conflict and thus prevent China from entering South Asia. Before that, unreliable strategic revenge capabilities were not enough to threaten China, nor enough to make China take risks.

More importantly, China has also been looking for opportunities to attack India.

From a long-term perspective, the rapidly rising India poses a threat to China far exceeds that of Japan, because in the international economic and trade system, India is the only country capable of replacing China. As long as India develops and grows, China's position in the international economic and trade system will no longer be irreplaceable. To put it bluntly, unless China establishes a complete economic and trade system before this, it will be replaced by India. War is only a means of political struggle, and political struggle serves the economy, so as long as economic development is affected, China will not be threatened.

So, is China capable of establishing a complete economic and trade system before India's rise?

The answer is obviously no, because if China wants to establish a complete economic and trade system, it needs a broad overseas market and more important overseas resources, and it also needs to expand its international influence and become the dominant force in more regions, and South Asia is a region that China must control.

In other words, even if Japan and India do not launch a war, China will launch a war at some point.

The US strategy is based on this point: forcing China to launch a war against India and then turning South Asia into China's "Waterloo".

Obviously, the war planned by Toshio Nakajima disrupted the strategic arrangements of the United States.

China has gained the opportunity to attack India and curb India's rise, and will definitely not stop easily, and will not withdraw troops because of the United States' intervention.

The question before Macmillan is simple: lose more or lose less.

After losing the sea power, the longer the war is delayed, the more miserable India loses. China has stated that if there is a risk of India using nuclear weapons in the war, China will launch a preemptive strike, rather than waiting until India's nuclear warhead falls before counterattacking. If the war continues, China will not only help Pakistan bomb India's local military targets, but also may also send troops to capture the Andaman Nicoba Islands, at least occupy Port Blair, and India will definitely threaten with strategic revenge, so that China will get the reason to take the first move.

There is nothing McMillen can do about this issue.

Even if the United States expresses its protection for India and even implies that China will conduct strategic retaliation for China's crackdown on India's nuclear facilities, China can also take tit-for-tat measures, that is, as long as it is forced to use nuclear weapons, it will adopt the "nuclear bundling" policy pursued by all nuclear powers.

Will the United States suffer a nuclear strike or even fight a devastating war for India?

After all, in this game, what we are fighting for is not strength, but confidence, that is, who has the courage to press the switch to destroy the entire world.

Obviously, the United States does not have the confidence to do so.

The reason is simple. It was not China that initiated the war, but India, and the United States was not a participating country at all. It signed a treaty on military sanctions against India at the Washington Disarmament Conference. Therefore, there is no reason to protect India, and there is no reason to fight a nuclear war with China for India.

China does not have so many concerns.

Relying on the military alliance treaty signed with Pakistan, China has enough reason to send troops, and it is already very restrained to carry out aerial strikes alone.

If the scale of the war expands, it is only necessary to let Pakistan declare war on India, and China can stand on the moral side.

It can be seen from this that the longer the war drags on, the more miserably India loses.

In order to avoid a complete defeat, India's only option is to surrender before a complete defeat.

That's right, Macmillan clearly mentioned on the phone that it is the Philippines' business whether to open its own air force bases and have nothing to do with the United States. The United States cannot make any requests to the Philippine authorities involving the Philippines' masterful interests. It can only be done by Toshio Nakajima himself.

After making this hint, Macmillan suggested that the United States was willing to mediate.

Now, the United States' attitude is very clear.

Without the acquiescence of the United States, the Philippines will definitely not open air bases, and Japan will not be able to send fighter jets to India, and it will not be possible to help India stabilize the situation of the war.

It can be imagined that India's defeat is only a matter of time sooner or later.

Shinto Nakajima is not a fool. Since failure is inevitable, he has to consider how to reduce the losses and impact of defeat. For Japan, the biggest loss lies not in military affairs, but in its relationship with the United States. To put it bluntly, if you still turn a deaf ear to the attitude of the United States, Japan will inevitably be abandoned by the United States. For Japan, which has not yet become stronger, it is definitely not the time to part ways with the United States.

The question is, who will bear the responsibility for this war?

In Nakajima's view, the United States will definitely take this opportunity to suppress Japan and India, so that the two countries realize that without the support of the United States, it is no match for China at all. Japan has been pushed to the forefront. If it takes responsibility for this, it will inevitably be severely restricted by the United States. For long-term development, a restricted Japan can only become a puppet of the United States, and this is what Nakajima's efforts to avoid.

Obviously, India must be blamed.

Only by diverting the United States' attention through India can Japan continue to maintain a relatively safe position and become an indispensable helper for the United States to contain China.

To achieve this goal, Japan had to withdraw from the war before India.

After thinking it through, Toshio Nakajima immediately called Saito Minister of Foreign Affairs, who was visiting Southeast Asia, and asked him to fly to Phnom Penh to contact China through Cambodia.

That night, Saito Mi met the Cambodian Prime Minister in Phnom Penh.

Two hours later, the news was sent to the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Li Pingko immediately contacted several senior leaders and rushed to Fu Xiubo's residence.

Huang Zhibo also received the news and arrived before Li Pingkou.

"What's going on?"

"Japanese Foreign Minister Saito Miya met with the Prime Minister of Cambodia and proposed to make peace with us." Li Pingko had just sat down and didn't even have time to take a sip of water. "The meaning is very clear. Japan will stop military intervention and order troops that have arrived in India to stop combat operations."

“That’s all?”

"In addition, Japan no longer sends combat troops to India."

Huang Zhibo smiled and said, "The key is that Japan has never admitted to being involved in the India-Pakistan conflict. What's the use of sending diplomatic signals to us at this time?"

"It must be the United States that intervened, which made Shingo Nakajima realize that defeat was inevitable."

"But……"

Fu Xiubo suppressed his hand and said, "The situation is very clear. The United States did not intervene in this war, at least not at the planning stage, and was very annoyed by the behavior of Japan and India. The reason is also very simple. This war disrupted the United States' strategic layout and forced the United States to spend more effort after the war and help India grow stronger. More importantly, we will gain capital to interfere in South Asian affairs, and the voice will be greatly enhanced. As long as we enter South Asia, the United States will have to confront us on a new front. Whether from the present or in the long run, it is not good for the United States. The United States has a very clear attitude and must end this war as soon as possible."

“In other words, will India surrender?”

"It is not a surrender, but the United States mediates. Toshio Nakajima is very clear that Japan's relationship with the United States has already rifted. If Japan cannot separate its relations, it will become the focus of the United States' suppression. Next, Japan will either break completely with the United States or accept the command of the United States. Both results are extremely unfavorable to Japan. At least in Toshio Nakajima's view, it will make Japan lose the opportunity to become a world power. In the next few decades, it will follow the United States, become a puppet of the United States, and lose its autonomy. Don't forget that after the East China Sea War, Japan's biggest gain is autonomy, and this is also the basis for Japan's development and growth."

"So, Japan wants to withdraw before India?"

Fu Xiubo nodded and said, "Only by withdrawing first, Japan can separate its ties, and raise its head in front of the United States and become a major country with autonomy. Of course, Japan is not the key. Whether it is autonomy or becoming a puppet of the United States, Japan will be our biggest threat for a long time in the future. The key is India. After Japan withdraws, India will definitely retreat."

"Maybe, we can take this opportunity to raise the issue of southern Tibet." Li Pingko followed.

"It is not very realistic to mention the problem of southern Tibet now, because the reason we participated in the war was to support Pakistan, and we did not use this to declare war on India. As long as the United States intervenes, we have to accept the ceasefire request, otherwise we will be criticized by the international community and become the public enemy of the international community."

"But……"

"What we need to do is to transform the victory we have achieved into control as soon as possible. If possible, we must try to extend the war for a period of time." Fu Xiubo glanced at Huang Zhibo and said, "In military operations, we must make appropriate adjustments and attack Port Blair in advance. If India refuses to surrender after losing the city and land, the war will be extended for a period of time and we will get the opportunity to attack India's strategic facilities."

Huang Zhibo nodded, indicating that he understood what Fu Xiubo meant.

The main purpose of this war is not to eliminate the Indian fleet, but to seize strategic bases in the Indian Ocean and destroy India's strategic strike capabilities.
Chapter completed!