This news was like a Category 12 hurricane, sweeping through the cabinet and military circles of the island country, alarming all those in power.
Even the emperor, who has been in the palace all year round, also knew about this matter. He summoned officials from the military and other departments to the palace many times to inquire, and ordered them to deal with the matter seriously.
It's okay in the political circles of the island country, but in the military circles, this incident has caused dissatisfaction among almost all the generals of the island country. They have made submissions to the military headquarters, demanding that the military department must give an explanation on this matter.
Of course, their so-called explanation is that they hope that the military can send more and stronger troops to China and wash away this humiliation through victory.
Since fighting, there will be casualties, and aircraft carriers are no exception. They are not unsinkable fortresses, but this time they sank in the waters of Qinhuangdao.
Since the Sino-Japanese War, China's naval power has been weak and has never made any big improvements. Especially in recent years, it has become even more weak. Compared with the Japanese Navy, which has multiple aircraft carriers, it is simply not a level opponent.
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If the Feihe aircraft carrier was sunk by the US military or the Republic of Tsarist Russia or even countries such as Germany, the United Kingdom, and France, it would be easier for the Japanese to accept it. After all, those countries' navies are not weak and they have the ability to fight in World War I.
However, the aircraft carrier Feihe was indeed defeated by China, and it was not sunk in a naval battle. This is unacceptable to the Japanese in any case.
In the minds of the Japanese, the Chinese, backward people with big pigtails, should run away as soon as they hear the sound of gunshots and hide thousands of miles in one breath; they should huddle in the bay, even if the Japanese troops have reached home
They didn't dare to resist at the door, and allowed them to occupy the fort, and then slowly sunk the warships one after another with one shot. It should be that after being occupied, Peking was burned, killed, and looted, and they had to accompany Xiao to cede the land to pay compensation.
The Japanese occupied the island of Taiwan...
But now, this sick and weak nation dares to fight back and sink an aircraft carrier of the Empire of Japan. This is really outrageous and a shame to the Empire of Japan, even if it is only an aircraft carrier with the smallest tonnage.
The Chinese will have to pay ten times and a hundred times the price for this!
Every Japanese soldier thinks so in his heart, with the fire of revenge burning in his heart.
Within the Army Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, a meeting was being held. All the participants were senior generals from the Japanese military, including the top officers of the Army Ministry, Navy Ministry, Army Staff Headquarters, Navy Command and other departments.
"Shame, what a huge shame!" At the conference table, Ichiro Kawaso, the top officer of the Japanese Navy Ministry, looked angry. He was also from the army and had always been inclined to the military, so he had the support of the military.
Pointing to the pile of documents placed on the table in front of him, Inukai Takeshi shouted in a deep voice, "These are the submissions submitted by the officers at all levels below. There are some in front of you. I think what is said in it, everyone."
Have you seen it all?”
There was a large pile of documents placed in front of each participant in the meeting, and there was another pile on the floor next to the conference room, all with the same content.
Everyone looked at Kawaso Ichiro. They all read the contents of these documents. They were all about the Feihe aircraft carrier. The general idea was that they hoped that the Japanese military could send more troops and aircraft carrier formations to China to put an end to the local resistance in one fell swoop.
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Although they all want to capture China, many people in the Japanese military know that there are too many forces involved in China and it will not be easy to capture it.
In addition to the local Chinese government, countries such as Britain, France, Russia, Germany, and Italy also have forces involved. Because the interests of so many countries are involved, if the Japanese move too much, they may attract interference from other countries.
Therefore, the Japanese have always used slow-cooking frogs to encroach on China little by little, starting from the Northeast and expanding toward North China, so as to reduce the resistance of other countries.
If we follow the wishes of the Japanese officers below and send a large number of troops to China, although it will increase the intensity of occupying China, it will also inevitably attract the attention of other international countries, and I am afraid they will interfere by then.
Japan is a country lacking in resources. They rely to a large extent on trade support from Western countries. If there is a stalemate and trade is cut off, many strategic supplies in short supply will be in short supply, affecting Japan's subsequent development.
That's why Japan wants to occupy Northeast China, because it has vast land, rich minerals, and oil and other mineral deposits, making it a very important strategic base.
However, since the occupation of the three northeastern provinces, the Northeastern Army there has never been at peace. Anti-Japanese volunteers have emerged in an endless stream, and various anti-Japanese forces have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, making the Japanese a little overwhelmed.
In particular, there is Hu Xiaoling, which is entrenched in the mountains not too far from Fengtian. It is like a thorn in the heart, making the Kwantung Army very awkward.
However, the Kwantung Army deployed a large number of troops to carry out the encirclement and suppression campaign. The strength of Huxiaoling seemed to exceed their expectations. From then on, they temporarily put aside Huxiaoling and began to concentrate on other areas, preparing to isolate and trap Huxiaoling.
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Unexpectedly, the one who bombed the Shen Feihe aircraft carrier this time was the Tiger Roaring Ridge. It seems that if this hidden danger is not eliminated, the Japanese troops will not be able to live safely in China.
After the meeting, it was decided that after occupying Shanhaiguan and breaking through the Great Wall defense line, three main divisions would be dispatched to the three eastern provinces, and they would join several divisions there to carry out encirclement and suppression operations. It was necessary to completely eliminate the hidden danger of Hu Xiaoling and consolidate the three eastern provinces.
A strategic location.
Now, the top priority is to take down Shanhaiguan and the Great Wall defense line, which will make it much easier to transport troops into the pass. By then, North China will also be in the possession of the Japanese Empire.
After the meeting, the Japanese Army Headquarters decided to dispatch an aviation formation to Qinhuangdao to prepare to support their attack on Shanhaiguan and strive to capture Shanhaiguan City in one fell swoop.
This aviation formation includes twelve bombers and forty-eight fighters, all of which are experienced pilots with rich combat experience.
With the support of this aviation formation and the Japanese troops massed along the Great Wall, it should not be difficult to capture Shanhaiguan.
While the Japanese military was making intensive preparations, other countries in the world were also shocked, because this was the first time in world military history that an aircraft carrier could be sunk without the navy and air force. It was an epoch-making first time.
Many countries are collecting information in this area, hoping to understand how this battle was fought, because they also have aircraft carriers, and their opponents also have aircraft carriers. No one can guarantee that they will not encounter similar situations in the future.
By that time, if the opponent knows it but they don't, then what awaits them will be the nightmare of a sinking aircraft carrier. This is a result that no country wants to see, so they must try their best to learn, and at least understand how it is done.
However, no matter how they collect information, the information they have is very sparse and scratchy. Many of them are even scenes seen by eyewitnesses from the shore, plus some speculations, which have no military value at all.
At that time, only the two warring parties saw the scene of the battle between Chu Yifei and the others, and the Japanese troops on the aircraft carrier were finally wiped out. Even if there were some who escaped, the scene was so tense at that time that they were all focused on the battle. How could they care about anything else?
, so unless the Yanhuang Army reveals it themselves, other countries will not get any useful information at all.
In the Hawaiian Islands, a flat beach is full of deck chairs and parasols. Women wearing colorful swimsuits and men wearing only swimming trunks are either swimming, laughing, or just lying quietly on the deck chairs.
Take a nap.
Under a big parasol, a middle-aged man with brown hair wearing big beach pants was leaning back on a lounge chair and blowing the sea breeze with his eyes closed. He seemed very comfortable.
A tall American young man walked over. He had blond curly hair, a clean shaven face with light beard, his cheeks were glowing with a light blue color, he had a high nose and big eyes, and he was very handsome.
When the middle-aged man approached, the young man shrugged his shoulders and snorted, "Ah ha, my dear Uncle William, you really know how to enjoy it."
"My little Kaqi, you are getting more and more handsome as you grow. Come and sit down." He opened his eyes and looked at the young man. A smile appeared on the middle-aged man's face, and he pointed to the empty seat next to him.
A lounge chair. "What to drink, whiskey on the rocks, or beer?"
"I like Chinese Fenjiu, uncle, do you have any here?" Kaqi blinked his blue eyes and asked playfully, "I like the spicy taste, it's really great."
William spread his hands regretfully and said, "I'm sorry, Kachi, if I want to drink, I guess I can only go to the magical country of China."
Lying down next to William, Kaqi closed his eyes and took a long breath, and then said, "Uncle, I'm here to say goodbye to you. I'm going to China."
"Oh, are they the Flying Tigers following Chennault?" William opened his eyes after hearing this. He looked at Kutch and asked, "With your five-star flying skills, you may be able to achieve the position of squadron leader in his team.
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"No, no, no, uncle, I'm not going with the Flying Tigers, I'm going to Shanhaiguan, because there is what I want there." Kaqi's big eyes flashed with something called desire, which was
The look in the eyes of someone who is obsessed with something, "I have already submitted the application, and I think the results will be available this week."
"You're crazy. There are Chinese warlords there. Their combat effectiveness is low. They don't even have a plane. You're going there. You're really crazy." William angrily threw the wine glass in his hand on the beach.
, shouted, "Cancel the damn application immediately, or I will cancel it for you personally."
Kaqi shook his head stubbornly, and then said firmly, "No, uncle, you don't know what I want, so even if you want to stop me, I won't give up. If it doesn't work, I will go secretly.
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"Oh, you -" The two of them faced off for a long time, and finally William was defeated. He shook his head and lay on the recliner again, closing his eyes and said, "Okay, you go ahead, I don't care about you anymore."
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"I knew you were the best, uncle. May God be with you!" Kaqi hugged William's head, kissed him on the forehead, and then ran away, "I'm leaving!"
"This naughty little guy." Looking at Kaqi walking away, William opened his eyes, "May God be with you too."