In the captain's room of the Kaga, Yamabe was excitedly telling Yamamoto Kazu, Tsukahara, Koizumi and the captain of the Kaga, Ichiro Ohno, about the battle that took place southwest of Shichibo Town at noon, "Although the Osaka Division The regiment has made equal sacrifices, but I think these sacrifices are worth it. Only when an army has experienced the test of blood and fire can it grow rapidly. Your Excellency, Commander, the "extraordinary means" you envisioned are really effective. "Finally, Yamabe concluded,
A smile finally broke out on Yamamoto's gloomy face, and he said to Yamabe: "Thank you, Yamabe-kun, for your hard work. You did a great job."
Yamabe stood at attention and bowed, and then said: "Your Excellency, Commander, you have given me too much praise. Your Excellency, I will take my leave now." After saying that, he nodded to the others and walked out.
After watching him leave, Yamamoto looked at the others and said: "It seems that the 'Trader Division' is not unable to fight, but it needs to have sufficient motivation."
Tsukahara looked very excited and said: "Your Excellency, please continue to implement this strategy. One battle alone may not be enough to awaken the inherent courage of the Yamato nation sleeping in their bodies."
"My original plan was to put constant pressure on them and force them to walk on the road of blood and fire for a long time. But now, let's give them a little buffer time. Growth requires a process. Anyway, we still have a base camp in Taiwan. The supplies will arrive soon, we have time to wait."
"Your Excellency, you mean that you are ready to agree to Lieutenant General Sawada's request." Koizumi asked,
"We don't know exactly how many troops the Chinese have in southwest Qiong, but we can tell from the 'good news' in the morning that the Chinese have abandoned the towns along the coast. The direction Zetian has chosen to attack must be the defensive direction of the Chinese army. Clean up the weak areas and allow the soldiers of the Osaka Division to relax, Sanada."
"Your Excellency." Adjutant Sanada responded to the call.
"Call back Lieutenant General Sawada and agree to his request."
"Hai." Sanada responded, but he did not leave immediately. Instead, he stood there with a hesitant look.
Yamamoto frowned slightly and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Your Excellency, I just received a telegram from the base camp..."
The eyes of Yamamoto and others immediately fell on the message he held in both hands. Yamamoto took a deep breath and said loudly: "Read it."
"Hai, His Excellency Isoroku Yamamoto, Commander of the Combined Fleet, given that the Osaka Division has successfully landed and captured Changjiang, an important city in southwest Qiong, out of strategic needs, the base camp has decided to establish a Hainan land combat command..."
Because Sanada's mood was exposed, Yamamoto already felt bad about this telegram. However, even so, he did not expect that this telegram actually conveyed such an order. A moment ago, he was still happy because of the change of Sawada Shigeru and the Osaka Division. He couldn't help but was shot in the vital part by Sawada Shigeru. He felt his heart cramping, his vision went dark, and he fell down.
Suddenly, everyone was frightened. Koizumi, who was closest to him, shouted: "Your Excellency." He rushed forward and got under him. Tsukahara was stunned and came to his senses, and also rushed forward.
Koizumi was worthy of being a special forces soldier, and his movements were quick and accurate. He threw himself to the ground first, letting Yamamoto's head hit his back, thus avoiding a tragedy.
"Military doctor, military doctor." Ohno Ichiro howled, Sanada stood there in a daze, and could no longer read the next message.
The Combined Fleet Marine Corps has lost one wing, and now there are less than three wings that can land and fight. Wanning only accounts for a wing in the attack. In terms of geographical area, these three wings can't be captured, let alone capture. The entire Hainan Island, even taking Qiongxinan is problematic. In this case, no matter how bad the Osaka Division is, there are 20,000 armed soldiers after all. The Osaka Division can't attack, so it has to defend the headquarters behind the Marines. Well, however, the base camp suddenly established the Hainan Land Command and directly moved the Osaka Division out. Based on the performance of the Osaka Division, what is the difference between that and bringing this division back to the country? It is precisely based on this cruel In fact, Yamamoto, who was already worried, couldn't bear it anymore and actually fainted.
When the Kaga was busy because of the commander's fainting, in a heavily guarded house in Jinbo Township, Sawada Shigeru held a telegram with a smile on his face. The telegram and Yamamoto's receipt There is almost no difference in the letter I received. The only difference is that there is an additional sentence at the end: the army is the main force and the navy is the supplement. This is the national policy of the empire. Please grasp it well, Lieutenant General Sawada.
This sentence is vague, but who is Sawada? As the division commander of the most astute "Trader Division", his commanding ability may not be very good, but his calculation ability is definitely not bad, "Sakagaki Riku They probably thought that Hainan was within easy reach, so they hoped that the Army would get the credit for conquering Hainan." Sawada, who thought he had an insight into Sakagaki Seishiro's motives, couldn't help but start to calculate how to obtain greater achievements to prove that Sakagaki Riku knew people well. Get up,
Therefore, after "capturing" Jinbo Township, Zetian Shigeru sent a telegram, ordering the brigades stationed in Wulie, Sanjiang and other places to move closer to Jinbo, threatening the power of the new victory, completely sweeping away the resistance forces in the southwest area of Qiong, and collecting the divisions After assuming the supreme command of the regiment, a grim reality faced us: how to solve the supply problem of more than 10,000 officers and soldiers? "It seems that we still have to surrender to Yamamoto. However, for the survival of the more than 10,000 officers and soldiers of the Osaka Division, I I have no choice but to sacrifice my own dignity." Finding such a "great" excuse, Sawada's tone became much more humble and natural when he asked his men to send electricity to Yamamoto.
After being rescued by military doctors, Yamamoto Yuyou woke up and opened his eyes to see almost all the senior officials of the United Fleet gathered around him. He felt warm in his heart, but put on a serious look on his face and asked: "What, you don't have any command mission?" Well, I'm fine. Let's all go back to our respective battle positions. The Hainan battle is not over yet, and you still have a lot to do."
Everyone bowed their heads and called "Hai". Tsukahara said: "Sir, it's great that you're okay. Your Excellency, this matter must not be left alone. This guy Sawada Shigeru must be behind our back to generate electricity for the base camp. Then, Saka Prime Minister Yuanlu thought that Hainan was about to be defeated, and he wanted to take the credit. Huh, this guy Sawada Shigeru is just a coward and coward, but he actually deceived Shangguan. Your Excellency, Sawada Shigeru wants to start a new career, let's let him Now that he's done, huh, I'd like to see how he solves the army's supply problem."
"Cut off the Osaka Division's supplies and let them grab food from the Chinese." An officer responded, saying,
"It's not like we don't have our own Marine Corps. Your Excellency, if the Army wants to start a new business, then we might as well leave them alone and do it alone. I don't believe it anymore. With the powerful weapons of our Navy, we can't capture Hainan. We really can't capture it. If we bomb and artillery, we will also sink Hainan Island."
...Everyone said something to me, and everyone looked filled with indignation.
Yamamoto waved his hand to stop them from continuing. With Sanada's help, he got out of bed and said: "Stop saying these arrogant words. No matter how bad the Osaka Division is, it is still an army of the empire. Can we really just sit back and watch it starve to death?" .”
Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, and suddenly they all lost their voices. You can say angry words, but if you really do it, let alone the test of their own conscience, even the anger of the base camp is not something they can bear. of,
Koizumi took a step forward, bowed slightly to Yamamoto, and then said: "Your Excellency, I have a suggestion."
"explain."
"Based on what I know about the Osaka Division and Lieutenant General Sawada, I think their next actions will definitely follow the morning's 'good news' and circle around the coastal areas."
Yamamoto nodded,
"Obviously, the Xuebing Army is not heavily guarding this area. Your Excellency, do you still remember the distribution map of Hainan's mineral resources that I showed you? The Changjiang area is rich in oil, gas and iron ore resources. The Empire There is an urgent need for oil and iron ore, so we might as well ask the base camp to set up a garrison in this area. The need for oil is urgent, and as far as I know, there are so many places in the Changjiang area. Simply, we will ask the base camp to set up a garrison here. It's time to stay with your army."
Others didn't understand, but Yamamoto and Tsukahara's eyes lit up. They looked at each other and said in unison: "Good idea." Tsukahara continued: "In that case, the Osaka Division will become a garrison. Army, and once we spread the news about the discovery of oil fields and iron ore, Ouyang Yun will definitely jump out, and as long as the Xuebing Army takes the initiative to launch an attack, then our chance will come."
Yamamoto said: "There is only one problem. In that case, the Hainan Campaign will inevitably become a protracted war, which will be a big test for our supply lines."
"Your Excellency, this is not a problem. As long as the oil field can be discovered, I think the base camp will fully support it."
Yamamoto thought for a while, then suddenly gritted his teeth and waved his fist and said loudly: "Okay, let's do it like this. Gentlemen, from now on, please restrain your men to save every bit of supplies. Koizumi, you are responsible for drafting the telegram to the base camp."
"Hai."
"Tsukahara."
"Your Mightiness."
"The aviation force continues to suppress China. The Osaka Division is afraid of war, so we will help them and make them think that it is absolutely safe to stay in southwest China."
"Hai."
The establishment of the land command headquarters was obviously a challenge to Yamamoto's authority. Sawada knew that doing so had offended Yamamoto and the entire combined fleet, so although he felt that considering the overall situation, Yamamoto would never refuse his supply request, but After all, he was a little uneasy, but after receiving a call back from Yamamoto, his high-spirited heart returned. Yamamoto did not reject his request, and the message clearly stated that the first batch of supplies would be delivered before nightfall. Landing at Hachisho Port, he couldn't help but sigh sincerely: "Your Majesty Yamamoto is such a magnanimous person."