Weeks passed since the Battle of Busan had ended, and during this time, the German Army surprisingly did nothing. Naturally, Japan took advantage of this time to withdraw their civilians from Tsushima while replacing them with several armored divisions' worth of soldiers.
With the loss of Korea, the Imperial Japanese industry was now relying on the stockpiles of iron and coal that they had gained from their occupation of the region to further manufacture weapons of war. It was becoming increasingly clear to Itami that these supplies would not last another six months, and thus she was desperate to pump out as many weapons as she possibly could in this time frame.
Nearly two months passed before Itami finally heard word of the German's movements, and when she did, it came in the form of a direct message from the Kaiser himself. Berengar had reached out to Itami via the embassy in Beijing to personally request her surrender.
