Age of Conquest Reborn

Lieutenant General Hosaro Goshiro, commander of Japan's Fifth Fleet, and Lieutenant General Mitsumi Shimizu, commander of Japan's Sixth Fleet, considered it very reasonable. The China Independent Division was capable of besieging the main force of the combined fleet, and one commander and two

The chief of staff is so drunk that he can't help besieging his own fleet?

As for chasing the independent division fleet, it is obviously a joke. Maybe the Chinese are eager to send it to their door. Therefore, after the two exchanged telegrams several times, they reached an agreement that it is absolutely impossible to connect the main force of the combined fleet.

Staying in the current sea area is very dangerous. Who knows if the independent division's fleet is rushing towards them? How did Inoue Narumi's fourth fleet be completely shattered?

Regardless of the two fleets of the Imperial Navy, in terms of strength, they are the weakest among the combined fleets. Together, the two fleets have only more than a hundred warships of various types, three aircraft carriers, and the China Independent Division Fleet.

In a face-to-face fight, you may not have an advantage. The waters of the Solomon Islands and Irian Island are too close.

Therefore, the final decision of the two men was to immediately report the situation to the Admiralty and Naval Command, and the fleet turned around and headed east to stand by in the waters around the Northern Cook Islands, away from the waters of the Solomon Islands where the Fourth Fleet collapsed.

, and it is not too far from the north of Australia. It can be attacked and retreated. Moreover, the Northern Cook Islands also have the fleet's supply base - Samoa, and a large number of naval and land-based aviation units are stationed there. It is safe!

Waiting for changes and waiting for the next order was the reason for Lieutenant General Xi Xuan and Admiral Shimizu. In fact, the two of them were frightened by the current situation where the main force of the combined fleet was surrounded by the independent division troops in the Banda Sea.

I'm afraid that I will end up in the same situation.

If Lieutenant General Xixuan and General Qing Shui learned that Tang Qiuli, the Chinese devil who frightened the imperial world, had ordered the independent division fleet to come immediately with the power of victory, I am afraid that the Northern Cook Islands

Will Samoa be a safe place?

However, the only remaining fifth and sixth fleets of the Japanese Navy will not face such a disaster. After receiving the order from the division commander, Tang Qiuquan, together with the deputy commander, Lieutenant General Amosiev, and the chief of staff, Major General Xin Xiguo,

and others carefully studied the current situation on the Australian battlefield and believed that it would not be a good idea to transfer the entire fleet to the waters of the Solomon Islands now to engage in a decisive battle with the Japanese Fifth Fleet and Sixth Fleet.

The first is to waste time. The specific locations of the remaining two Japanese fleets are currently unclear. The land-based mixed combat brigade stationed on Irian Island sent a large number of reconnaissance aircraft to search for traces of the Japanese fleet in the waters of the Solomon Islands.

But there is still no harvest. If this is the case, the fleet will spend a lot of time searching on the vast sea, and it may not be found.

Secondly, the current strength of the fleet is not enough to form an absolute advantage over the remaining two Japanese fleets. There will definitely be losses in a fight. Moreover, there are a large number of Japanese navy stationed on islands dotted in the South Pacific.

Once the fleet enters the sea area, the land-based aviation force will face a situation similar to what the Japanese naval combined fleet encountered after entering the Banda Sea.

No matter how you look at it, the time is not ripe to immediately proactively seek a decisive battle between the Japanese Navy's Fifth Fleet and Sixth Fleet. Therefore, on behalf of the Fleet Headquarters, Tang Qiuquan sent a telegram to the division commander, explaining that it was not appropriate for the fleet to move eastward and southward at this time.

The basis and reasons for operations in the Pacific Ocean.

In the telegram, Tang Qiuquan also suggested that the fleet, which is currently focused on cutting off Japanese troops in Australia and maritime logistics supply lines, could focus its activities in the waters of the Solomon Islands, which is the Australian battlefield and the main maritime transportation artery for the Japanese troops from the mainland to Australia.

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After seeing Tang Qiuquan's telegram, Tang Qiuli knew that he had been a little too hasty, perhaps too optimistic, and had forgotten about the next big military operation. The Songhu Garrison Corps and the North China Field Corps, with hundreds of thousands of troops to cross the sea.

Going south, opening up the battlefield in northern Australia, transporting troops by sea and landing on beaches, how could it be possible without a strong fleet escort and powerful artillery support?

"Brother Qiuquan, I have read the call carefully. I withdraw my previous order and agree with the opinion of the fleet headquarters. In addition, the fleet also needs to make arrangements in advance for Jiang Yanming's regiment and Yuan Jinghao's regiment to cross the sea and fight southward!" This was what Tang Qiuli gave him.

Tang Qiuquan’s call back.

The main force of the Navy's combined fleet was completely annihilated by the independent division's land-based aviation and fleet forces in the Banda Sea in the southwest Pacific. Fleet commander Admiral Nagumo Tadayama, chief of staff Lieutenant General Matsuda and other senior generals were crushed, and more than 700 ships of various types were destroyed.

Types of warships, more than 900 carrier-based aircraft, and tens of thousands of naval officers and soldiers were all broken into pieces. The bad news that no one was spared finally arrived at the base camp.

The first person to see the telegram was the number one person in the Japanese Navy, Admiral Nagano Shuzan, the Minister of the Navy. He was the only one who had immediate access to all the information related to the Imperial Navy. After reading the telegram, His Excellency, the Admiral, burst into tears.

After a mouthful of blood came out, he fainted and fell straight into the office.

After receiving a call from Admiral Nagano, Admiral Yamazaki Binichi, the commander-in-chief of the Naval Command Department, arrived later. He saw the mess and panic in Admiral Nagano's office. His heart suddenly tugged. He saw a stretcher, and Admiral Nagano was carried out.

Feeling that something was wrong, he hurriedly grabbed General Nagano’s attendant secretary and asked what was going on?

The secretary handed the telegram splattered with Admiral Nagano's blood to another giant of the navy with trembling hands. After reading the telegram, Admiral Yamazaki's face instantly became colorless. He shook his body a few times. Fortunately, he did not vomit blood.

He didn't faint either.

After calming down, General Yamazaki looked at the attendant secretary fiercely and asked: "Has anyone else seen this telegram?"

The attendant secretary was completely stunned and replied blankly: "General Nagano and you, me, and the translator in the confidential room!"

"Listen!" General Yamazaki said with a strong murderous intent in his tone: "The scope is limited to this. You go and warn the translator. If the contents of this telegram are leaked, he and his family will be killed."

Will disappear from this world!"

Then, General Yamazaki took a car, followed General Nagano's ambulance, and entered the Imperial Navy General Hospital. His mind was now a mess. He had not recovered from the bad news like a bolt from the blue. The Imperial Navy

This matter cannot be decided by oneself. We must discuss with Nagano Shuzan, the leader of the navy, what countermeasures should be taken to deal with such a major change?

But one thing he understood very well was that the ace and pride of the Imperial Navy, the United Fleet, no longer existed. He could not figure it out no matter what. He had a profound background. He had traveled across the Pacific for several years and beaten the United States Navy, a powerful maritime power, to pieces. In the end,

How could the combined fleet, which had vanished into thin air and become the overlord of the Pacific, collapse and sink in the small Banda Sea?

What happened during this period? If Nagumo Chuichi was alive, Admiral Yamazaki would definitely ask what happened. In fact, after Yamamoto was martyred in 560, when the candidate for the commander of the combined fleet was recommended, Nagumo Chuichi himself recommended it. Now look at

Come on, did you make a big mistake?

With a head full of confusion and inexplicable fear, General Yamazaki waited in a high-end ward until General Nagano, who was unconscious, opened his eyes.

"Nagano-kun, you finally woke up!" These were General Yamazaki's first words.

General Nagano opened his dim eyes, and tears welled up in his eyes. His face, which seemed to have aged for more than ten years, was twitching violently, and he said in a hoarse voice: "Yamazaki-kun, you saw the telegram, why is this happening? First, Yamamoto-kun.

Gone, now the United Fleet no longer exists, why, is God punishing the Imperial Navy?"

At this moment, Admiral Nagano still has the majesty of the first man in the Imperial Navy, and he is domineering and powerful. After being hit repeatedly, he is nagging like an old woman who talks nonsense. He actually believes in fate. Probably, his spirit is already at a certain level.

On the verge of collapse?

Seeing that it was nothing, General Yamazaki hurriedly said: "Nagano-kun, the Imperial Navy has undergone a sudden change. What we need to do now is how to deal with it, and how to report it to His Majesty the Emperor? Also, not all of the combined fleet is in pieces.

, as well as the Fifth Fleet and Sixth Fleet, now located in Samoa, Northern Cook Islands!"

Such a big thing must not be concealed. It is easy to deal with the big change, but how to report it to His Majesty the Emperor is the most critical. The losses of the navy are so huge, almost all the family assets are ruined, and His Majesty the Emperor is furious.

If you come down, neither you nor Nagano Shuzan will have an easy time. They will be scolded, demoted, and punished lightly.

If at this time, the Army takes the opportunity to launch an attack and finds out that Chuichi Nagumo did not cooperate with the Australian Army, His Majesty the Emperor will be furious, and he may abolish or downgrade the status of the Navy and put the Navy aside.

Under the control of the Army Department or the General Staff, the future of the Imperial Navy will be bleak. Under the suppression of the Army, the Imperial Navy will never be able to make a difference!

Hearing what Binichi Yamazaki said, General Nagano immediately woke up from his endless grief. Now is not the time to be upset. His Majesty the Emperor was the most saddened. Once he got rid of his lost state, General Nagano immediately woke up.

Recovered all the instincts of a hybrid politician and soldier.

"Yamazaki-kun, there are not many problems within the Navy. The most important thing is the attitude of His Majesty the Emperor and the upcoming push from the Army to suppress the situation!" General Nagano analyzed calmly.

"I'm also worried about this. Nagano-kun, you also know that I'm not good at this, so naval affairs are all about you!" Admiral Yamazaki expressed his stance. He was telling the truth and was playing.

In terms of politics, I am a few blocks away from Nagano, but there is no choice because of the talent gap.

Otherwise, in terms of the power structure within the Imperial Navy, the authority of the Chief of Naval Command is more important than that of the Minister of the Navy. The so-called Big Three of the Navy are headed by the Chief of Military Command, but the reality is that Shuzan Nagano is the leader of the Navy.

The first person, General Yamazaki, is self-aware.

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