The bad news sent back by the Japanese 10th Army and the Fourth Fleet made them boil with shock.
"Baga! What is going on? Why did the Fourth Fleet be attacked by a submarine group of unknown origin? This is impossible! The Chinese Army does not have the ability to manufacture submarines. The Chinese Army even has tanks and aircraft.
, and they don’t even have the manufacturing capacity for heavy artillery. When will they have the manufacturing capacity for submarine groups? They don’t even have the ability to develop new rifles!”
"Yes! The research and development capability of the weapons and equipment of the China Army is almost zero. Some of them are just imitations of the weapons and equipment of foreign powers. Moreover, most of their weapons, equipment and ammunition rely on the support provided by foreign countries.
It requires a large amount of money to purchase, even if it is a submarine, only the German army has only agreed to build two for them, but they are still being built!"
"You are right, but why was the Fourth Fleet attacked by a submarine group of unknown origin? The battle situation on the other side of Sihang Warehouse was also so weird. The final battle at Sihang Warehouse
At the scene, a group of elite troops with weapons and equipment more advanced than our imperial army and even those of the foreign powers suddenly appeared. They destroyed all the attacks of our imperial army and suffered heavy casualties! And this
The submarine group incident was just as weird as that one!"
"But now we have no way to dispatch the Fourth Fleet to pursue and find such a submarine group that has fled. They still have combat missions, and they also need to seize the beach and land on the coastline of Jinshanwei where the China Army is holding fast.
Come to cooperate with our battle plan for the final stage of the Battle of Songhu!"
"Then do we just let these submarine groups of unknown origins escape like this? This submarine group sneak attack caused the casualties of almost one regiment of officers and soldiers in our empire, and the loss exceeded two regiments.
The team’s weapons, equipment, ammunition, and military supplies, such heavy losses are not a small matter!”
"That's right! With such heavy losses, our empire must not let it go like this, otherwise we will be suppressed by the foreign powers and unable to hold our heads up. Moreover, we are no longer the country we were before. We
It has become stronger, so we will not be like the China Army, which relies on foreigners for everything! So I also support this incident, we must get to the bottom of it!"
"Yes! We must seek justice, otherwise how can we explain to all the local citizens and His Majesty? Of course, there are also those imperial warriors who were killed by these damn submarine groups in the sneak attack. We also need to give them a justice in the spirit of heaven.
Satisfactory explanation!”
So after receiving the report of the casualties and losses of the Fourth Fleet, all the senior officials of the base camp immediately held an emergency meeting, and there was a lot of discussion.
The expressions on the faces of senior Japanese officials such as Prime Minister Sugiyama Moto, General Staff Headquarters Military Section Chief Tanaka Shinichi, and Third Section Chief Muto Akira, as well as Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro, and Prime Minister Mitsumasa Yoneuchi were also gloomy and scary.
The embarrassing thing that happened in Sihang Warehouse, and the face of their empire, was completely lost in front of all the foreign powers.
Now, even the Japanese army dispatched to reinforce the Songhu battle encountered a sneak attack by a submarine force of unknown origin halfway along the way.
Although the casualties were all merchant ships transporting troops and military supplies,
There were no reports of ship casualties,
But the number of casualties of Army soldiers and the amount of military supplies lost was definitely enough to make them feel heartbroken.
If the casualties are on the battlefield, it can still be said that they died for the country or something.
But now they are so useless and are attacked by a swarm of submarines, and they are sunk to the bottom of the sea together with the sunken ships to feed the fish. Such a bad situation really makes them feel ashamed.
So after a heated discussion among all the senior officials in the base camp,
They also ended a meeting that had little practical significance.
And several people gathered together to discuss,
"Should we send the Special Higher Education Department to find out which foreign power is responsible for this matter, or should we leave it to your Navy Department to handle? The Army Department's side is definitely not going to work, and it is still being carried out in Songhu.
Most of the combat forces are concentrated there, and this is an incident at sea, and the army has no ability to investigate it!"
"Because the Army has no fleet!"
When these high-level devils gathered together,
Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro was also the first to speak.
"Yo Xi, just leave it to our Navy Department! This is considered a dereliction of duty by our Navy Department!"
"But to be honest, as the Prime Minister of the Navy, I would never have thought that I would be attacked by a submarine group of unknown origin on the other side of the China Sea. The reason, I believe you all know, is because
The navy of the China Army is simply vulnerable and has no ability to withstand the attack of our Imperial Army!"
"And the Battle of Jiangyin is about to start. By then our Imperial Navy will definitely annihilate all these Chinese navies in the Battle of Jiangyin!"
"That's why I never imagined in my wildest dreams that the Fourth Fleet would actually have such an attack that surprised me!"
"It's really unbelievable to me. Even now I still find it hard to believe this fact!"
"If it is in the waters of a foreign power or our enemy country, the Soviet Union, then it is normal for ships and fleets to be sunk by a submarine group!"
"But now, in the waters of the China Army, where the navy has been destroyed and can no longer be destroyed, such heavy losses have occurred. I really feel ashamed!"
"Because our Navy underestimated the enemy this time, which resulted in such unexpected heavy losses, I will ask the Navy to find out which foreign power sent a submarine group to sneak attack on our Fourth Fleet escort.
From the transport fleet!”
"Of course, our empire's intelligence agencies must also fully cooperate with our empire's navy and conduct investigations together!"
"It's a pity that those losers in the Fourth Fleet didn't see the model of the submarine group that attacked them! Otherwise, we would now know which foreign power did it!"
"So I will handle this matter well. The foreign powers have caused such heavy losses to our Imperial Navy, and I must make them pay the price they deserve!"
When Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro finished speaking, Prime Minister Mitsumasa Yoneuchi was the first to respond with a cold look, assuming all responsibility for the investigation.
"Sou Ga! Okay, then leave it to His Excellency Hai Xiang!"
"Anyway, the Army does not have the time and energy to deal with this sneak attack at sea. Moreover, this is a maritime combat incident. The Army is really not suitable!"
"As for the intelligence agency, I will issue an order to let them fully cooperate with your Navy Department to investigate to the end!"
"If the intelligence agencies are not effective, I will punish their incompetent guys. I will never allow these guys to be so useless!"
"Our empire's military supplies cannot be lost in vain, and our empire's warriors should not be so badly attacked at sea and suffer casualties!"
After seeing how responsible Marine Minister Yoneuchi Mitsumasa is,
Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro immediately nodded in agreement.
He also promised that the Japanese intelligence agencies would go all out to assist the naval forces in finding out which country the submarine group that attacked the Fourth Fleet belonged to.
At this time, after dealing with the losses and casualties, the Fourth Fleet,
Also continued sailing,
And in the evening of the next day, they gradually appeared in the waters outside Jinshanwei.
"Hey! Is the China Army's Jinshan Guard coastal defense line ahead?"
When the commander of the Japanese Tenth Army, Lieutenant General Yanagawa Heisuke, learned that the Japanese Fourth Fleet had successfully appeared in the area off the coast of Kinsanwei, he also walked to the deck of the flagship "Kashima" battleship and watched
The scenery on the sea, murmured to himself.
The chief of staff, Major General Moritake Tanabe, was also beside him, holding a military telescope and observing.