But this can only be wishful thinking.

First of all, China will definitely not work.

Even if the Chairman had long wanted to end the war, he would never agree to the peace agreement that was worthless and humiliating, because as long as he agreed, he would not only be nailed to the pillar of national shame forever, but the National Government would also collapse quickly.

As for the United States, it is basically impossible, because once the war machine is burned red, it is not something you can stop just by wanting it!

"I am willing to try my best!"

Facing Hirohito's hopeful gaze, Togo Moto didn't care about his big boast.

"Okay, then try your best!"

Hirohito sighed deeply. Although he knew that this matter was basically impossible to achieve, it was still OK to give it a try no matter what!

As for what to do if this road cannot be done, and how to survive to the greatest extent, Hirohito actually has the answer in his heart!

The White House.

"What do you think about the Japanese want to negotiate a truce with the United States?"

After receiving relevant requests from the Japanese Foreign Ministry, the President recruited Secretary of State Hull, White House Chief of Staff Lehsh, US Army Chief of Staff Marshall and others.

The President is in a very comfortable mood at the moment. Now, whether it is the battlefield in Africa, the battlefield in Europe, the battlefield in China and the Pacific, they are all showing good momentum, and there is no longer the urgency that is in danger everywhere a year ago.

Now, the Japanese Empire, which has been showing strong performance and has been fighting on the Pacific battlefield, has begun to surrender. The President's heart is full of a sense of accomplishment and pleasure of revenge!

Hull shrugged, "Does these despicable and shameless invaders still have integrity in their eyes? Do they still want to play the tricks from two years ago?"

Marshall said seriously: "No, I think the Japanese really want to sit down and negotiate this time and protect some of their vested interests!"

Lexi was in a good mood and picked up the coffee. While stirring it gently, he said with a smile: "What does this mean? It means that the Japanese Empire is beginning to be scared. This is a good sign!"

"Well, these damn brutal invaders finally tasted the power of America, and it is understandable that they began to be afraid and shaken!"

The President nodded with a smile and then asked, "So how should we respond?"

Hull immediately responded: "We must not accept any armistice negotiations, we can only accept unconditional surrender!"

"Yes! For Japan and Germany, we only accept unconditional surrender!"

"It should be so! These damn invaders must pay a harsh price!"

As early as March 1942, the Security Subcommittee, led by US Deputy Secretary of State Wells, first proposed the unconditional surrender of Germany and Japan as a policy.

Unconditional surrender refers to the surrender of a defeated country to a victorious country without reservation conditions. It has two main characteristics:

First, there is no negotiation. The victorious country only conveys unilateral forced landing requirements and specific matters of surrender to the defeated country, such as time, place, etc.

The second is to not recognize that the victorious country does not recognize that the defeated country's original government, former political group, and former leaders have any political power.

Before signing the surrender of the defeated country to establishing normal relations with the victorious country, the functions of the defeated government are exercised by the head of the garrison of the victorious country.

This means that the victorious country is mainly bound by public opinion and civilization, while the defeated country is subject to strict legal restrictions, that is, everything should follow the instructions and orders of the victorious country.

"That's what I mean, then that's what it means!"

The President made a decision easily and then looked at Marshall and said, "General Marshall, then the Japanese will definitely be even more crazy next. Are we ready for a larger-scale Pacific strategic counterattack?"

"Of course, Mr. President!"

Marshall nodded confidently, stood up and walked to the wall and pointed to the world map above and said, "The island-jumping tactic proposed by General Yang Fan is to open the key to the entire Pacific battlefield. We have already set the next combat goal!"

Immediately afterwards, Marshall began to talk about the island-hopping tactics that had been well thought out.

The island-hopping tactic is to use your own naval and air superiority and powerful material replenishment capabilities to avoid the Japanese defending strong islands, occupy other islands, block the islands occupied by the Japanese, and finally force the Japanese army to surrender. If they do not surrender, they will have to starve to death.

Now, the US military has also begun to equip a large number of armed helicopters and transport helicopters, and they have made the island jumping tactics more detailed.

The island jumping tactic is not only a macro-level avoidance of the real and the virtual, but also includes specific landing and attack tactics that carry the ground troops in stages and take off and land at points.

This tactic can give full play to the excellent performance of helicopters in ultra-low altitude flight, low requirements for take-off and landing fields, avoid enemy air defense fire interception, surpass ground obstacles, fly to the enemy's frontier or shallow depth, and unexpectedly carry out continuous strikes.

Of course, the US military adopts this tactic because it is not because it has weak ability to attack, but mainly because it is too time-consuming and the US government cannot afford to bear too much casualties.

The Japanese army currently occupy a large area in the Pacific Ocean, and many islands have built solid permanent fortifications.

If the US military adopts the traditional front-line flat-out tactic and chews these islands one by one, it will not only be very inefficient, but will also pay an unbearable price of casualties.

And this has been proven, and the US military will naturally not repeat the same mistakes.

So, on the other hand, is Japan able to deal with the island-hopping tactic?

The answer is that there is no way.

Just like when Japan attacked, the United States could not defend itself.

In the vast Pacific Ocean, many of them are archipelago areas, with hundreds of islands gathering together. You don’t know where the enemy will choose, and you can only share the troops equally. Therefore, defense is passive and unworkable.

For example, the US military did not attack the British Isles at all, and the 100,000 troops of the Eighth Front Army of Imamura were equivalent to being invalid.

Not to mention the Thousand Islands of the Philippines, Indonesia, etc.

Even at the last moment, it is impossible to guess whether Okinawa or Taiwan chooses one of two. You can only deploy troops equally. If you put heavy troops in Okinawa, your opponent may attack Taiwan.

Of course, this is analyzing the advantages of the offensive side and the passive side of the defender from a strategic level. At the specific campaign level, the offensive side can also use the speed of transport ships and helicopters to further make up for the maneuverability of the army itself.

Therefore, the best result that only defenders can achieve is to use the troops, terrain and attacking parties to fight for consumption. However, from a military perspective, this is no longer a battle for victory or defeat, and its significance is very limited.

Therefore, as long as the Allies control the Pacific sea control power, they can be opened from multiple angles and methods. No matter how the Japanese army defends and prevents them, they will never be able to defend them.

In fact, the same is true. After capturing Midway Island, although the Japanese army decided to defend the Hawaiian Islands to maximize the delaying pace, their final defeat was already doomed in advance.
Chapter completed!