Facing the crowd's call for battle, Xiaoquan took a deep breath. After thinking for a long time, he shook his head, "Not enough, not enough." He murmured, something flashed in his eyes,
An Mianji became anxious and shouted: "Your Excellency,."
Koizumi waved his hand to stop him from continuing, saying: "Gentlemen, I deeply admire your loyalty to the empire and your willingness to sacrifice for His Majesty the Emperor's great cause of common prosperity in East Asia. However, war is not a child's play. It is not just a matter of life. Loyalty and the spirit of sacrifice are enough. Gentlemen, haven’t you discovered that although I am busy day and night in Southeast Asia to improve the military technology of the imperial army, the gap in military technology between us and the military army is not only not The distance is getting closer, but the gap is getting wider. Everyone, please remember that in the development direction of modern military, scientific and technological power will be the mainstream. Indeed, the empire needs a big victory to boost the morale of the people, but have you thought about it, what if we are defeated again? It’s over.”
"Sir, I disagree with your words. I admit that the Chinese are indeed superior to us in some military technologies, but wars are ultimately fought by people. In terms of the quality of soldiers and their fighting spirit, our imperial army One can be worth as much as three Chinese people." A major general named Kusaka Ryuunosuke said,
Ryunosuke Kusanagi, who is also the captain of a main aircraft carrier, continued: "Sir, have you considered this? The army is gathering troops in Manchuria. If they really send troops to the Far East and cooperate with the German army to defeat Soviet Russia, our navy But he suffered consecutive defeats in Southeast Asia. So, with Tojo Hideki's character, is he still willing to succumb to the Japanese cabinet and Yamamoto? If the army and the people are really in charge of the cabinet and the military, then the modernization process of our navy will be inevitable. Your Excellency, I admit that the military and technological strength of the Chinese people is superior to our army, but we still have this military advantage. If we delay it any longer, with the development speed of the Chinese people, we will become more and more passive. Which sir?"
Kusaka's words immediately won the approval of others. Immediately, Koizumi heard calls for battle. The generals of the Takeku aircraft carrier fleet were excited and demanded a decisive battle with the Pacific Fleet.
The public opinion cannot be violated. Moreover, in terms of qualifications, Koizumi is not as good as Kusaka, Kishizumi and others. He was frowning and feeling a headache. A major came in holding a telegram. He shouted a report and said loudly: " Your Excellency, Commander Tsukahara is calling."
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The main force of Tsukahara 243's Wuwei aircraft carrier fleet had arrived in Guam at this time. He received Wang Mingcheng's report almost at the same time, and his reaction was surprisingly consistent with that of Koizumi Minichiro. He believed that the decisive battle with the Pacific Fleet was not currently in progress. The best time. However, after all, Guadalcanal was assisted by the Wuwei aircraft carrier fleet, so he decided to order the nearby Fuyuan aircraft carrier fleet to go to Guadalcanal to support.
Tsukahara's telegram came in time. After hearing it, Koizumi immediately felt a sense of relief. He said to everyone: "Gentlemen, you have also heard that Commander Tsukahara does not agree to engage in a decisive battle with the Pacific Fleet now. "Then he said to the Major: "Reply to Commander Tsukahara and tell him that I will let the National Liberation Army reinforce Guadalcanal, and ask him to let the Fuyuan aircraft carrier fleet cooperate with the National Liberation Army's landing operation. Guadalcanal must not allow any loss. "
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Major retreated, Xiao Quan glanced at everyone and found that their faces were all bad. He laughed deliberately and said: "Gentlemen, Guadalcanal is indeed important, but don't forget what arrangements we have made on the isolated island. Now Guadalcanal is The island may not be described as impregnable, but the Chinese and Americans want to capture it. Hey, there are no thirty or forty thousand casualties. It is impossible to even think about it. Moreover, the Chinese and Americans actually choose Coco Fortress as the landing point. Everyone at Coco Fortress knows that it is truly impregnable. So, gentlemen, rest assured. I think that after the bloody encounter between the Chinese and the Americans at Coco Fortress, Guadalcanal was actually not lost. I’m worried.”
On Guadalcanal, Wainwright IV was still dissatisfied with Bai Liusu's downplaying attitude. The Japanese bomber had already flown over the aircraft carrier Wu Dao Tianwang and began to dive. "Isn't it possible that the Japanese pilots heard my thoughts?" He was startled, and at this moment, he saw a burst of fire suddenly rising from the Wu Daotian Wang. Wainwright IV blinked his eyes twice and was thinking about whether he could stop this enemy plane with anti-aircraft weapons alone. , a fire suddenly burst out around the Japanese plane, and the fire instantly engulfed the Japanese plane. When the fire turned into smoke and was blown away, only Wainwright IV's vision was There were more than a dozen messy fireballs, and there was no trace of the Japanese plane.
"What kind of anti-aircraft weapon is this?" Wainwright said in surprise, looking at Ryan,
Li An shrugged: "The Chinese have too many secrets, and I have long been used to them."
Koizumi thought that Guadalcanal was impregnable, but in Bai Liusu's eyes, Guadalcanal's defense system was full of flaws. So, three hours later, when Koizumi had persuaded his generals to go to Singapore's No. 1 Arsenal, an urgent telegram He had to stop his next trip and immediately rushed back to the headquarters.
"Coco Fortress fell, and the forward airport was captured by the French army." Looking at these words, Koizumi felt a sharp pain in his head, and almost fainted.
"Coco Fortress is lost." He shouted to the staff officer who summoned him,
The staff officer lowered his head and did not dare to answer.
Coco Fortress is the strongest fortification in Guadalcanal's defense system. If Coco Fortress is lost, the forward airfield not far from Coco Fortress will be undefendable. However, if the forward airfield is lost, it means that the Allies can The continuous flow of troops and military supplies through this airport means that even if he organizes a heavy counterattack, he may not be able to drive the Allies into the sea. None of this is important. What is terrible is that if Guadalcanal falls, then This means that Australia's nearly 500,000-strong army has no way out, and with the Combined Fleet avoiding the Pacific Fleet and giving up its sea and air supremacy in the Coral Sea, once this 500,000-strong army consumes the accumulated supplies, then ,,
Thinking of this, Xiaoquan's body and mind finally couldn't bear the blow, his vision went dark, and he fell down on the seat.
The Coco Fortress fell so quickly that the Japanese military leaders were not mentally prepared at all, and the surprises the Chinese army gave the Japanese army were not limited to these. At this time, in southwest Myanmar, the third expedition under the sequence of the Chinese Assistance Corps to Australia The three armies launched an offensive against the Japanese army and the ethnic army stationed here.