Wugang.

June 29, 1932, early morning.

The snow-white searchlights and harsh alarms broke the tranquility of the home port of the Japanese Combined Fleet. Countless trucks were running between the docks and warehouses. The shouts of sailors came one after another, the booms swung back and forth, and the long oil pipelines also connected to the huge warships anchored on the docks. Millions of gallons of fuel were poured into the oil depots on the warships.

The conference room of the battle cruiser of the flagship "Akagi" of the Japanese Joint Fleet was brightly lit, and the senior leaders of the Joint Fleet were gathered together. The fleet had already received the order to attack, but the order of the Japanese Revolutionary Military Commission did not specify where the fleet should attack. This question can only be solved by the naval experts of the Joint Fleet. In short, it is right that the conspiracy of Chinese and British imperialism to invade Japan cannot be allowed to succeed!

However, for the current Japanese Combined Fleet, there is not enough power to complete this task. Not to mention the full strength of the British Royal Navy, they are the Far East Fleet and the main fleet of the Chinese, which are not able to deal with the current Japanese Combined Fleet. For the Japanese Red Navy, which is determined to "liberate" the South China Sea, these two enemies are like two mountains, which makes them breathless. With the strength of the Japanese Combined Fleet, they can only deal with one of the mountains. Now that the two enemies are coming together, is the national destiny of the Red Japan really going to end?

"There is nothing to say. No matter how powerful the enemy is, the Red Navy has no reason to retreat!" The commander of the Red Navy, Suzuki Kantaro, who was in charge of Wugang, slapped the table and shouted: "The fate of the country falls on us naval soldiers. In 1923, we failed the people. Now is the time for us to make up for the merits. If we cannot win, let us sleep under the sea and serve our country with death!"

"Your Excellency Commander, this sounds like you are going to commit suicide by sloppy? I think things have not reached this point yet, right?" Yamamoto Irisusu looked at Suzuki with a sarcastic look and said seriously: "The war has just begun, and the navy is not yet ready to launch a 'pig attack'!"

Suzuki Kantaro frowned and shook his head, "What should I do if I don't have a 'pig attack'? The enemy clearly shows that it is going to attack Okinawa and Jeju Island... At this time, the joint fleet cannot hide in Wugang to be an existing fleet, right? If both Jeju Island and Okinawa are lost, this war will probably be lost. Japan is over! So it's better to pull the main force of the joint fleet out and fight with the Sino-British joint fleet, and maybe there is still some chance of winning." As he said that, he nodded to Yamamoto Hidesuke: "Yamamoto, my commander has decided. I will not wait for the joint fleet's good news on the shore. I am going to attack with you, so I will ride the battleship "Shejin" for me!"

Looking at Suzuki Kantaro's generous expression as if he was about to kill Nakaki, Hidesuke Yamamoto smiled bitterly. Just as he was about to say a few words of comfort, someone suddenly coughed in the conference room and spoke, "What's wrong with you? Are you scared by the Chinese and British?"

Everyone looked in the voice and saw that the person who spoke was Sato Tetsutaro, the consultant of the Navy Command. This old man was a naval reserve officer and was once a famous naval staff officer. He was known as the two staff officers of the Joint Fleet together with Matsushi Akiyama. After the Japanese Revolution, he was hired as an adviser to the Red Navy Command. In fact, he was just a salary to support his old age. However, the old man was quite enthusiastic about his work. He has been following Suzuki Kantaro in the past two years and gave advice on him. He seemed to have become Suzuki's aide.

"What kind of country do you think the British Empire is? Is it a country like the Soviet Union, Japan, Germany or China that can be controlled by the will of the Party and the leader? Britain is a constitutional monarchy. The British government has no power to declare war on Japan without passing the parliament! Moreover, the public opinion in the United Kingdom does not agree with the war between Britain and Japan at all. Let alone the initiative to launch a war against Japan! Have you forgotten the alliance between Japan and the Soviet Union? Starting a war with Japan is equivalent to going to war with the Soviet Union. How could the British cabinet do such a stupid thing? So the British Far East Fleet is just bluffing, not attacking with the Chinese main fleet! Our enemy is only the Chinese main fleet."

In fact, the senior Japanese naval generals here are very familiar with the political systems of Britain, the United States and other countries. They were also scared to be confused if they didn't understand this before. Now, after hearing what Sato said, he calmed down and thought about it, it was really like this. Why did he fight and suddenly attack? Only "de facto dictatorships" like China, the Soviet Union, Germany and Japan can do this. How can a government like the old constitutional country like Britain do this? Moreover, the anti-war sentiment in the UK is still so high...

Suzuki Kantaro sighed softly and nodded, "Mr. Sato is right. I was really confused just now... Since there is only China, the joint fleet still has the power to fight."

"Do you think the main fleet of the Chinese Navy is easy to deal with?" Yamamoto Irokuro's mouth tilted, revealing a bitter smile.

"It's better to deal with than the Sino-British Joint Fleet." Suzuki Kamikaro smiled bitterly: "Yamamoto, I also know the strength of the Chinese navy. Although they are not our opponents in the fleet artillery battle, they have more powerful carrier-based aircraft and powerful submarine forces... Once a war starts with China, Japan is likely to fall into a tough battle and find it difficult to get out. Japan's plan to advance south can only be ruined!"

Yamamoto Iroku's face was gloomy and sneered: "If you can't get the resources from the South China Sea, the Japanese archipelago is blocked by Chinese submarines again, and the army is frustrated on the Korean Peninsula. Even North Korea can't handle it, let alone go north to seize the resources of Manchuria in China... How can such a war be won? How long can we support it with the domestic inventory of ore and resources?"

"Yamamoto-kun!" Yamamoto-kun stopped Yamamoto Izuru who was "full of nonsense". He glanced at the frowning chief of staff of the joint fleet and suddenly asked, "Then Yamamoto-kun, how are you going to fight?"

"Of course I can only have a gamble now!"

"What are you betting on?"

"Just betting on China, I don't want to start a war with us immediately!" Yamamoto Iroku's mouth curled, and a playful smile appeared. It seemed to be saying something interesting. "Maybe it's not only the UK who bluffs..."

...

Seoul, Gangnam Airport.

In the gentle sea breeze, a Japanese Navy Ford transport aircraft slowly landed on the airport runway. The gangway was lowered. Iroku Yamamoto, chief of staff of the United Fleet, came out of the cabin. He looked at the army planes hovering over the Gangnan Airport, as well as anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns mounted beside the airport runway, and grinned bitterly. It seemed that the North Korean Front and the Chairman Takeda were all frightened by the bluffs of the Chinese and British navy. Look at this posture, he was ready to fight a battle to defend Seoul.

Walking down the gangway, Muto Nobuyoshi and monks dressed in Nagata Tetsuyama were already waiting for Yamamoto. Looking at Muto, who was tired and Nagata with no expression on his face, Yamamoto waved his hand and walked towards them with a flying step.

"Hisser Muto, Nagata-kun."

"Yamamoto, I finally waited for you. When will the joint fleet be dispatched? Is the combat plan ready? Can the Sino-British joint fleet be defeated?" Looking at Yamamoto Iroku, Muto Nobuyoshi was having a series of questions. His tired face was full of anxiety expressions that could not be concealed.

Yamamoto Iroku took out a bag and patted it. He smiled and said, "The combat plan is already there, and the main force of the joint fleet has also left the port. After this plan is approved, I will fly straight to Okinawa and take a destroyer there to meet with the main force of the fleet."

"That's good, that's good." Without hearing any guarantee of victory from Yamamoto, Muto's face slid a little disappointed, but he still smiled and invited him into the car. Nagata, who was standing beside him, followed without saying a word, and waited for the door to close, and asked lightly: "Who is the United Fleet going to attack this time? Is it Britain?"

"This..." Yamamoto Iroku glanced at Muto Nobuyoshi, and saw the other party nodding slightly, then said: "Nadaya, naval battle is not as good as land battles. There are too many uncertain factors and the component of luck is greater, so there is no way to make a very specific plan, so I can only take one step at a time."

"Is that?" Nagata smiled, "This is a bet that will make a fortune. Japan won't bet so casually, right?"

At this time, Muto Nobuyi had already found the combat plan sent by the Joint Fleet from the bag Yamamoto brought. He looked through it carefully. The more he looked, his brows became tighter. "The Joint Fleet was preparing to lurk in the Pacific Ocean southeast of Okinawa to find fighter jets? And also implement radio silence? Why do you look like someone is going to attack?"

"Of course I have to attack, otherwise with the strength of our Japanese Red Navy, how could we beat the Sino-British Joint Fleet?" Yamamoto Iroku said with a smile.

"But what to do with the defense of North Korea's west coast?" Muto asked.

Yamamoto Iroji shrugged, showing a helpless expression: "This... the joint fleet is beyond help. The joint fleet can only have three new main battleships, and there are no reliable carrier-based aircraft. If it is arranged to fight against the Sino-British joint fleet in a naval battle, I am afraid there is no chance of winning. So I can only place it in the deep sea of ​​the Pacific Ocean to find opportunities to fight night battles. The problem of Jeju Island and the coastal defense of the west coast of North Korea can only be asked to the army. By the way, what can the army do to deal with it?"

Muto Nobuyi sighed and smiled bitterly: "What can the army do? The fierce battle on the north side of the 38th line continues! Now there is no Russian adviser... and it also said that the Soviet Union is not ready for war, and the Soviet submarines have not entered the North Atlantic position. The Soviet Army cannot launch an attack before the end of September, because they will also install armor on the T28 tanks. In addition, the Soviet adviser also suggested that we give up the Korean battle, the entire army will turn to the defensive situation, and at the same time dispatch a joint fleet to fight the Chinese and British navies to fight against the enemy outside the country..."

"How could this happen?" A hint of anger flashed across Yamamoto Izuru's face.

Nagata smiled and took over the question and said, "I'm afraid the Soviets are looking forward to the current situation, right? China and Britain are preparing to solve Japan first... In this way, Britain's maritime power and China's land power will be concentrated on us, and Trotsky will be able to take action in the Middle East, India and the Balkans with confidence!"

"So... the Korean War has been defeated?" Yamamoto Iroji took a breath. The news was a bit beyond his expectations. Although the Chinese and British fleets had been dispatched, they would not be able to land on Jeju Island or the west coast of North Korea immediately. At least there would be no large-scale landings before the main force of the Japanese joint fleet was resolved.

"It's almost the case. The North Korean Front has issued an order to break through the encircled mecha army. It has issued instructions to the Eastern Route Army to meet the Mecha Army's breakthrough... After the Mecha Army successfully breaks through, the offensives between the Chinese and Western routes will also stop, and the entire army will turn into defense. This time the army was actually defeated by the North Koreans. It's so shameful..."

Before Yamamoto Irojiu said, Nagata Kiyoshizai laughed: "What's there to be ashamed? Since both the Chinese and the British have attracted them, the mission of the Korean War has been completed... I'm afraid, both China and the UK have shot each other, so that Chairman Takeda and Consultant Buliuhell will be ashamed."

Yamamoto Iroji was stunned for a moment, looked up at Nagata and said in a deep voice: "Does Nagata think both China and Britain are bluffing?"

Nagata smiled coldly: "There must be some bluffs, but there are not many elements that act when it comes to the plane! I can't guess what the British will do, but I'm sure. The Chinese Prime Minister must have issued an order to attack his fleet commander. If you reveal any flaws and let the Chinese carrier-based aircraft find an opportunity, they will definitely not let it go!"

When Yamamoto heard this, his face became solemn. He had estimated that the Chinese were also bluffing, with the purpose of forcing the Japanese army to attack North Korea. But he did not expect that the Chinese were likely to be prepared for both actions. It seems that this time, you must be extremely careful!

"Nagata Army, Yamamoto, do you think both China and Britain are bluffing?" Muto Nobuyoshi suddenly asked. "If that's true, I have to go and tell Takeda Yuki immediately, don't give up the Korean War for the time being..."

"Let's give up the Korean War. Trotsky doesn't have any hope. Why are we still doing that?" Nagata Kiyoshisai touched his naked head and smiled: "Master Muto, do you think Trotsky will not understand the ideas of both China and Britain?" As he said that, he nodded solemnly at Yamamoto: "Yamamoto, now it depends on whether your joint fleet can win a game for Japan!"

...

"Tao Takeda gave up so quickly?"

This is the first sentence Chang Ruiqing said after receiving the news that the Japanese mecha army began to break through. Now the British Far East Fleet is still in the South China Sea, while the Chinese main fleet has just left the Taiwan Strait and is hovering at the estuary of the Yangtze River. According to the plan, the main fleet will break into the Pacific Ocean after dark today.

Bai Chongxi didn't expect that this move was so effective in siege of Wei and rescue Zhao, but he was still very happy to win the Korean War. He smiled and said, "No matter how many, North Korea has won the first battle, which is a good sign! Yaoru, you have been in the Ministry of National Defense these days, and you are tired enough. Why don't you go home to have a good rest tonight and accompany your younger siblings by the way."

"It's not the time to give up. This war has just begun!" Chang Ruiqing shook his head, "Go and invite Commander-in-Chief Chen of the Navy. I want to discuss with him the next move of the main fleet."

Bai Chongxi nodded, waved his hand and called a naval staff member to call Chen Shaokuan. Then he walked with Chang Ruiqing to the front of a newly hung chart of the Pacific region.

"By the way, Yaoru, since the Japanese are ready to withdraw their troops, is it necessary for us to let the main fleet break into the Pacific Ocean? Why not let them return to Zhanjiang Port."

"Return to Zhanjiang?" Chang Ruiqing shook his head and said, "Brother Jiansheng, the navy is an offensive military branch! The main fleet we have spent so much money to build is also used for attack, not to let them act as a fleet in the old nest of Guangzhou Bay! To attack, the main fleet must break into the Pacific Ocean and become the Pacific Fleet!"

"But... we don't even have a base in the Pacific Ocean, and we can't gain a foothold even if the main fleet goes."

"They will have a base!" Chang Ruiqing's eyes slowly swept across the vast Pacific chart. "Do you still remember the information sent to us by the Sky Eye? The mission of this Japanese cannon fodder is not only to restrain our army, but also to attract the British Empire's navy! At that time, the British will definitely cry and shout to ask our naval fleet to send troops to assist in the war. Will a mere port still be reluctant to take it out?"

When Chang Ruiqing said this, Chen Shaokuan's report had already come. Chang Ruiqing turned his head and saw the commander-in-chief of the Navy standing behind him in a clean uniform. "Houfu, come and study together. If the British were willing to build a port for us in the Pacific Ocean, where would you want?"

Chen Shaokuan was stunned when he heard this and asked, "Prime Minister, are you saying true?"

Chang Ruiqing smiled and said, "It's not true now, but as long as the Japanese attack the British, this matter will be successful. Houfu, have you decided where to ask?"

Chen Shaokuan nodded in a sceptical way, pointed to a port in southern British New Guinea on the chart, and said, "It's this place, Port Moresby, if we choose, it's definitely the best here."

Chang Ruiqing nodded, "Well, I think the same as me, okay, I'll have to Port Moresby." He paused and said, "The main fleet is going to enter the Pacific tonight, right?"

"Yes, Prime Minister, do you have any instructions?"

"Then let them go to Port Moresby first, by the way, how many boats do we have at the port of the East Coast of the United States?"

"There are more than a dozen, and there are twenty more rushing there."

"Okay, let's use them to transport machinery and equipment. Take the South Pacific route, first transport it to Port Moresby, and then the main fleet escort them back to the country... Our main fleet will first go to Port Moresby in this name." (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!