"Yo Xi! The Portuguese Empire is so strong! His Majesty Emperor Pedro III is so powerful!"
Masaki Terauchi, the commander of the Japanese Army, was very excited when he saw the Cuban crisis in the newspaper, and the raging fire of expansion in his heart became fierce!
The Portuguese Empire was so powerful!
Great America, weak performance!
U.S. imperialism is nothing more than that!
The Portuguese Empire came to the door so easily. Cuba lost more than half of its backyard, and now it can only struggle to support it.
Arrogant Americans, paper tigers work!
"Senior Youpeng!
Our ally Portugal has revealed to us the true face of the Yankees, and we worry too much about the apparent strength of the United States.
The Philippines, the big Philippines, the rich Philippines, the Philippines that is separated from us by a sea, we should win."
Masaki Terauchi, as the third-generation army leader of Yama Prefecture Aritomo, has the same burning desire for expansion as his respected army ancestors.
Swallow Hua!
Attack Russia!
Defeat the European and American powers!
It has always been his desire to establish a huge Japanese empire in East Asia.
"Terauchi-kun is right, Senior Yamagata, our Japanese Army must make a huge achievement."
Katsura Taro expressed his affirmation to Terauchi Masaki, and he agreed to attack the American Philippines.
Katsura Taro analyzed seriously: "Now that the Navy Party and the Constitution Party are becoming more and more powerful, our Army is in danger of being marginalized, and the citizens seem to have forgotten the contribution of our Army to Great Japan.
During the Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War, if our army had not fought bravely, how could Japan have achieved its current status as a great power? How could we have so much expanded territory?
The little Navy Red Deer just captured a few Pacific islands, and celebrated there, bragging about their achievements shamelessly.
How can the achievements of their navy be compared with that of our army?
Now is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Portugal has attracted the attention of the United States in Cuba. The U.S. military in the Philippines is vulnerable. Now it is captured with lightning and thunder, creating a settled fact that benefits the country and the people."
The Army is really having a bad time, and now its strength has been reduced!
Yamamoto Gonbei, an old and immortal guy, finally led the naval force to a high position in the government for the first time, and luckily became the Prime Minister. I thought he would have no achievements, but he found a lot of loopholes.
His navy!
Relying on its deep relationship with Portugal, it captured several key islands in the Pacific, especially the establishment of the puppet government of the Kingdom of Hawaii, which greatly increased the navy's prestige among the people.
In addition to the navy, the constitutional parties were also very active.
Various political parties such as Okuma Shigenobu and Hara Kei are becoming more and more powerful, and their reputation among the people is also growing.
The army is no longer as powerful as it used to be. It has formed a cabinet and served as prime minister many times. In the current situation, it is increasingly difficult for the army to take charge of the overall situation again.
"Well, you are right. He is indeed the person I like. He is the flower of our army and has a very keen political vision!" The elderly Youpeng from Shanxian County affirmed.
As an old militarist and a staunch supporter of expansionism, after seeing the so-called weak side of the United States again, Shanxian Youto's desire for expansion naturally arose again!
The Philippines is only separated from Wanwan by a sea. Although there are many American troops there, Yamagata Aritomo has great confidence in the Japanese Army.
The U.S. army in the Philippines is nothing more than a chicken and a dog, and the Japanese army can defeat it with one blow.
The Philippines is a piece of fat, rich in food, minerals, and economic resources, and its value is not only 10 times higher than that of Wanwan!
Although Japan is a great power, its citizens cannot compare with other great powers. It is actually a big problem for the people to have enough food to eat!
Yes!
As a powerful country, Japan has a big problem for its people to eat!
Various rice riots break out from time to time, which makes the army bosses very sad.
The army recruits mainly civilians. Although they are aloof, they are also anxious about the living conditions of civilians.
How can the army be strong without a large number of healthy and strong civilians?
Moreover, the food in the army is so poor that it is far inferior to that in the navy. Excellent and strong civilians are all proud to be in the navy.
The meals of ordinary soldiers in the navy are actually comparable to those of generals in the army!
The food soldiers in the army eat is just garbage in the eyes of the navy!
Many navies laughed at the fact that the army could live well even if it ate grass. It was such a good animal.
By capturing the Philippines, the Army will have huge resources and the Army will be comprehensively improved.
By exploiting the wealthy Philippines, the top army officials believe that the army will become stronger and more powerful, and will be more able to attract the attention of civilians, letting the emperor, nobles and civilians know who is the future of the country?
The navy is just a rice worm eating polished rice. It can only boast about its small achievements. How can it compare with the Japanese army with great military achievements?
When the Army was planning the United States and the Philippines, the Navy was not to be outdone and put forward expansion goals.
Take all of Hawaii!
The Navy sees the value of the Philippines, but the Navy cannot take it!
There are a lot of American troops in the Philippines. Do you want the navy to land and fight them?
The few marines in the Navy are so pitiful that they are of no use at all. If they launch the Philippine Campaign, all the achievements will only be taken away by the Army.
The people will only remember the bravery of the army, but the navy is just a small player in transportation. How much of the credit can it take?
Therefore, capturing the Hawaiian Islands is the most realistic and easiest goal for the navy at present!
Although the value of Hawaii cannot be compared with that of the Philippines, it is of great value to the navy.
By capturing the Hawaiian Islands, Japan will cut off an important channel for communication between the United States and Asia. It will also be more convenient for Japan to capture the Philippines in the future.
Now that we have Hawaii, it is only a matter of time when we will take over the Philippines in the future. At that time, the navy will take the lead.
Winning Hawaii not only has strategic value, but also economic value.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Although the Hawaiian Islands are smaller than Taiwan, they provide a lot of value. The soil here is fertile, the water is abundant, and a variety of tropical plants are produced.
Vanillas, spices, bananas, pineapples, mangoes, etc. are grown in large quantities and are very popular for export. Canada is very fond of tropical fruits produced in the Hawaiian Islands.
Since taking over half of the Hawaiian Islands, the navy's food standards have been greatly improved, making the army jealous.
"The Hawaiian Islands, after all, are so important to our navy.
In terms of strategic and economic value, our navy is far stronger than that of the Philippines. Those land forces who are trying to occupy the Philippines are simply not considerate of the country.
There are so many American troops in the Philippines and they are well-equipped. How can they be so easy to fight? The fight must be quite long-lasting.
We are not Portugal, and we are not that wealthy. We had a useless army, fought with the Russian army so close to the northeast for so long, and killed so many people. Our national treasury was directly empty, and we owed a lot of foreign debt.
If the fight doesn't go well this time, our country, which has finally managed to improve its economy, will have to sell the bills to these army red deer again!"
Kato Yusaburo, after talking with everyone, made this judgment.
"Kato-kun said it well, we must not pay for the army.
The attack on the Philippines means that our naval government will contribute to the army. If the attack is successful, it is their credit. If the attack lasts for a long time, we will have to wipe their behinds."
Yamamoto Gonbei finally unified everyone's opinions, and everyone was unwilling to attack the Philippines.
"Whether the battle is bad or the battle is good, our navy will lose political points. Whether we can be in power in the future like this time is a question!
I, Yamamoto Gonbei, cannot be a sinner of the Navy!
In comparison, taking Hawaii is the highest value. Although there are some American troops there, we can still easily solve it!"
All senior leaders of the Navy, after some important discussions, made up their minds to attack the Hawaiian Islands!
"Tell the Portuguese that as an ally, our navy will attack the evil American emperor in the direction of Hawaii!"
Yamamoto Gonbei, after deciding on the naval strategy, habitually communicated with Portugal!
This chapter has been completed!