The Japanese Navy Ministry, the Inukai Cabinet and the Navy Minister Okaku Somio during the cabinet period also held emergency operational meetings.
The Navy Ministry is a province in the cabinet. The head of the Navy Minister is the Navy Minister appointed by the Emperor. The Navy Minister is responsible for the military and administrative management of the Navy. He does not have military command power and is served by an active Navy Admiral or Lieutenant General. However, this time the Navy High-Level Meeting
, Chief of Naval Command Nao Taniguchi, Chief of General Staff Prince Kanin Miyazaishihito, and Prince Fushimi Miya Hiroyao, as well as Chief of Naval Command Prince Hiroyao also participated,
Because this time they sent troops to fight in Songhu, the first round of troops were the Marine Corps belonging to their Navy Department.
That's why the top brass of the navy hold operational meetings.
The most important content is the counterattack of the 156th Brigade of the 19th Route Army.
The Japanese Marine Corps led by Major General Shiozawa was defeated and unable to complete the designated combat mission.
Although the battle is still ongoing,
But after being able to dispatch the main force from the 156th Brigade of the 19th Route Army into battle, the situation quickly turned against the war.
The Japanese Marine Corps, commanded by Major General Shiozawa, began to have insufficient strength.
"Baga! Is that Major General Shiozawa a loser?"
"The battle has only been going on for a few days now? How come we were repelled twice by the Chinese Army? We couldn't capture Songhu North Station?"
"It's simply a loss of face for our Imperial Navy!"
"Now not only all the Chinese people are paying attention to the events of the Songhu Battle, but even the foreigners from all the great powers are paying close attention to our dispatch of troops this time!"
"Even our local citizens and His Majesty are waiting for our good news!"
"But now there is no good news, but we need to dispatch reinforcements to support the operation!"
"The most important thing is that the fight has only started now and there are only a few days left!"
"You are so useless!"
Once the meeting begins,
Prince Bogong, Chief of the Naval Command Department, was the first to criticize Rear Admiral Shiozawa for his incompetent command.
"Yo Xi! Your Highness is right!"
"Major General Shiozawa is really incompetent in commanding!"
"However, this cannot be completely blamed on him, because the strength of the China Army can be continuously supplied to support Songhu, but the strength of the China Army in the hands of Major General Yanze is very limited!"
"Although we have joint naval and air support operations, and tanks and combat vehicles deployed for him to command operations, the China Army has too many troops!"
"And even if it is time to replace Major General Shiozawa now, it is not the right time. All foreign troops are now paying attention to our battle this time, so the final victory must belong to our Imperial Navy!"
"So I think we should discuss how to send additional reinforcements to support the battle and achieve final victory!"
"As for Major General Shiozawa's poor command in combat, let's wait until after the war to punish him!"
"Now we still think about the overall situation!"
After the scolding voice of King Bogong, the chief of the Navy Command Department, fell,
Prince Hanyin Gong Zairen, the Chief of General Staff, shook his head and suggested the focus of attention.
As for the other senior Japs, they looked at each other.
"Yes! I agree with Prince Zain!"
Navy Chief of Staff Nao Taniguchi was the first to agree.
"I agree too!"
Prince Fushimi Miyahiro Kyou also chimed in and agreed.
"agree!"
"agree!"
"agree!"
After that, these high-ranking Japanese people came one after another, and some nodded in agreement.
In the end, most of them agreed, and a few were waiting for the reaction of Prince Bogong, the commander-in-chief of the Navy Command Department who spoke first.
"Okay! Everyone actually agreed!"
"Then my objection is invalid!"
"But no one said not to punish Major General Shiozawa, who has poor command skills, so I have no objection!"
"Just do what you said! Send reinforcements immediately to support Songhu's battle!"
"But how many troops do we need to send over, and what fleets do we need to transport troops over?"
Seeing that most of the high-level devils have already agreed,
Prince Bo Gong, Chief of the Naval Command Department, also nodded in agreement.
But he also raised the same question.
"Let the entire Third Special Marine Corps of Sasebo go out to fight, and transport the more than 7,000 marines we originally planned to dispatch there one after another!"
"As for the transport fleet, order the four destroyers of Sasebo's 26th Squadron to be led by the cruiser "Ryuta" to attack!"
"The best place to land is at Pu Pier!"
"In addition, the aircraft carriers "Kaga" and "Hongxiang" we dispatched in advance, carrying 40 aircraft of the First Air Force, have successfully arrived in Songhu and are now anchored in Songhu, about 130 kilometers east of Songhu.
The surface of the Ma’an Islands!”
"As for the cruisers "Naka", "Yura" and "Abukuma", three cruisers, and four torpedo ships also arrived in Songhu at about the same time, and successfully carried more than 2,000 Marines, preparing to land in batches.
, assist the Marine Corps commanded by Major General Shiozawa!"
"In addition, I also plan to send out all the Yokosuka 1st Special Marines for combat operations, and prepare to use the cruise ship "Terokuni Maru" to carry them. The landing location is still the Songhu Huishan Pier landing!"
"What do you think?"
Regarding the proposal of Prince Bo Gong, Chief of the Naval Command Department,
Prince Hanin Gong Zairen, the Chief of General Staff, also made his arrangement proposal known.
Then, he quickly glanced at all the high-ranking Japs present, waiting for their responses.
Finally, after some relatively peaceful deliberations,
All the senior Japanese leaders actually agreed to the proposal of Chief of General Staff Prince Hanyuan Gong Zairen.
Even Prince Bo Gong, the commander-in-chief of the Navy Command Department, who asked a series of questions, nodded in agreement.
Prince Hanyuan Gong Zairen, Chief of the General Staff, was also deeply surprised by this.
Originally, he thought that this meeting would be a war of words between each other.
But no one thought it would end so briefly.
So after making the decision,
The Japanese navy's reinforcements also quickly assembled and set off for combat.
Of course, for the reinforcements of the Marine Corps that had arrived in Songhu in advance, their commander asked the communications troops to immediately contact Major General Shiozawa to prepare to join the Japanese Marine Corps under the command of the other party, or to jointly attack and counterattack.
156th Brigade of the Ninth Route Army.
Regarding the fact that the Japanese navy's reinforcements have successfully landed operations,
The senior officials of the 156th Brigade of the 19th Route Army are not yet known.
Because their main force is still engaged in a fierce battle with the Japanese Marine Corps commanded by Major General Shiozawa.