Island Nation capital, Tokyo, Prime Minister's residence.
A car with a War Ministry license plate drove into Prime Minister's residence under the protection of several Jeep and Truck.
The person who got out of the car was General Island Nation Army Chief of Staff Gen Sugiyama.
"Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, Prime Minister is waiting for you in the office." Prime Minister Hideki Tojo's secretary said.
General Gen Sugiyama nodded and went directly to Hideki Tojo Prime Minister's office.
"Prime Minister!" General Gen Sugiyama saluted respectfully to Hideki Tojo Prime Minister.
"Sit down, Chief of Staff." Hideki Tojo Prime Minister nodded.
"Hi, Prime Minister." General Gen Sugiyama then moved to the position next to him.
"Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, is the domestic recruitment going smoothly?" Hideki Tojo Prime Minister asked.
After Germany rejected Island Nation's request for peace talks, and massively increased its troops to South Seas and Australia, pretending to destroy Island Nation, the Island Nation government was indeed frightened. On the one hand, they have a strong stance that they will fight to the end, but on the other hand, they are frantically recruiting troops domestically.
Although, the total population of Island Nation is now less than 80 million. However, the Island Nation government led by Hideki Tojo Prime Minister put forward a crazy slogan of recruiting an additional five million troops. You know, Island Nation's Army now has more than six million troops. If another five million people are recruited, that means 15% of the people will participate in the army. This is equivalent to recruiting all young and middle-aged men across the country into the army. Even the elderly and children were not spared.
Of course, the Island Nation government also knows that this is a very crazy behavior. But they hope to scare German military through such a move, making German military afraid to attack Island Nation's Mainland. Or accept the sum of Island Nation. In this case, Island Nation can end this war at a smaller cost and even achieve a relatively decent peace.
"Prime Minister, the recruitment is going very smoothly. A large number of people are joining the army enthusiastically. It is expected that five million troops will be recruited in about a month. However, it may be difficult to arm these troops. We are now seriously short of heavy weapons. We can't even equip each person with a rifle." General Gen Sugiyama said.
Hideki Tojo Prime Minister nodded, this is indeed a real problem.
Island Nation lacks resources, although it has plundered a lot of resources from the Indonesian Islands and Philippine Islands before. However, it is also consumed very quickly. Both the army and the navy are big consumers of these resources. So much so that now the Island Nation government is unable to arm its newly recruited troops.
"First think of a way to equip the rifle as much as possible! You can have fewer bullets. If that's not possible, just send two grenades per person." Hideki Tojo Prime Minister said.
"Hi, Prime Minister." General Gen Sugiyama nodded.
"In addition, the ordinary people of the Empire must also be mobilized. Once the Germany people attack our homeland, we must let them know that all Island Nation people will bravely resist their attack. In this case, Germany people will retreat in spite of difficulties." A trace of madness flashed in Hideki Tojo Prime Minister's eyes.
Although, if you surrender to German military, you may save a lot of lives. For Island Nation, it is also the best choice. However, Hideki Tojo and many Island Nation soldiers would rather die than surrender. They are willing to take the entire Island Nation's more than 70 million people to hell, rather than surrender in humiliation.
"Hi, Prime Minister." General Gen Sugiyama replied.
"By the way, Chief of Staff, what are you doing here this time?" Hideki Tojo Prime Minister asked.
"Prime Minister, General Southern Army Commander Terauchi Juichi sent Telegram, asking for support." General Gen Sugiyama said.
Hideki Tojo Prime Minister frowned immediately. "Germany people's attack has just begun, can Southern Army not be able to hold on?"
"Your Excellency Prime Minister, the German offensive is very fierce. Moreover, the German army received a large amount of naval gunfire support and air support from the sea. The Southern Army fought very hard. All units suffered heavy losses under the strong firepower of the Germans. Now, all units of the Southern Army are retreating steadily. With more and more main German troops landing, the Southern Army's situation is very dangerous. If not, they will not be able to hold on for long in Nanyang." General Gen. Sugiyama said.
Hideki Tojo Prime Minister's face suddenly became very ugly. German military's strength seemed to exceed their expectations once again! For Island Nation, this is obviously something that we don't want to see.
"Southern Army can't resist the Germany people's attack, right?" Hideki Tojo Prime Minister asked.
General Gen Sugiyama nodded. "Judging from the current situation, this possibility is very low."
"What if we provide support to the Southern Army?" Hideki Tojo Prime Minister asked.
If German military can be dragged on South Seas and then continue to consume German military's vitality, this is undoubtedly what the Island Nation government wants to see. In this case, at least the war will not burn to their homeland and they can avoid suffering too much losses.
"Prime Minister, if we support Southern Army, we can persist in South Seas for a longer time. However, it is still very difficult to completely hold back German military." General Gen Sugiyama said.
Hideki Tojo Prime Minister nodded, he had already made a decision in his heart.
"Okay, what support does Terauchi want?" Hideki Tojo Prime Minister asked.
"Terauchi hopes to get support from Air Force to weaken the air superiority of the Germany people. In this case, their pressure will be less." General Gen Sugiyama said.
"That's no problem. You can ask Army Air Force to send out two Air Force to reinforce them!" Hideki Tojo Prime Minister said. He worked on Air Force's Commander and had a great influence on Air Force.
"In addition, Terauchi hopes that the navy can dispatch to defeat German Navy. In this case, the Germany people will lose the support of the navy and their air superiority will be weakened. The possibility of the Southern Army persisting will be much greater." General Gen Sugiyama continued.
Hideki Tojo Prime Minister frowned again. "I'm afraid it's not easy to get the navy to go to war!"
"But, Prime Minister. If the Navy can win, then South Seas's situation may be changed. In order to win, we must let the Navy go to war." General Gen Sugiyama said.
Hideki Tojo Prime Minister nodded. "Okay, call Shigetaro Shimada, Oshimi Nagano and Isoroku Yamamoto immediately. Pressure the navy and let them send Combined Fleet to fight."
Gen Sugiyama General nodded in agreement.
Now Island Nation, the army has the advantage. Therefore, if they put pressure on the Navy, the possibility of the Navy refusing is very small.