Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 831: Blocked from all sides

The Soviet prisoners of war and warships in the Haishan Weijun Port mysteriously disappeared. They were discovered by the Kwantung Army two days later. The Kwantung Army Commander, General Kenkichi Ueda, was busy relieving the Kwantung Army of its responsibilities. It took more than a day before the Kwantung Army found it.

This news was reported to Navy Minister Mitsumasa Yoneuchi. He did not have much responsibility, but Mitsumasa Yoneuchi was in an extremely distressed situation.--%.net

He was an expert and knew how much time and money it would take to equip such a fleet. He immediately set his sights on Tang Qiuli. Besides, Mitsumasa Yoneuchi definitely did not want to do anything to the big army.

The potentially threatening naval power of the Imperial Japanese Navy fell into the hands of the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli.

Mitsumasa Yoneuchi's judgment and vision were indeed sophisticated, and he quickly grasped the fundamental and key points of the matter from a series of incidents. Therefore, he immediately issued an emergency order to the Navy, "The land-based aircraft belonging to the Navy will take off immediately,

Conduct low-altitude reconnaissance of all ships sailing in the Sea of ​​Japan. After discovering Soviet warships, concentrate air power and sink them all."

"The naval ground observation station at the southern tip of the Korean Peninsula and the naval observation station on Tsushima Island closely monitor the activities of warships in the Korean Strait. If they discover the whereabouts of the Soviet fleet, they immediately report it to the Navy Department and provide specific information to naval aircraft. All departments of the Navy,

The fleeing Soviet warship must be sunk in the Sea of ​​Japan at any cost."

After issuing these orders, Mitsumasa Yonai slumped down in his chair tiredly. He had done everything he should do and could only wait for the news. On the unobstructed sea, as long as the plane took off, the escaping Soviet warships would have nowhere to hide.

"We must sink them all, and we cannot leave a piece of deck to Tang Qiuli, the Chinese devil."

Mitsumasa Yoneuchi also thought of mobilizing the First and Fourth Fleets of the Navy to immediately block the Korean Strait and lie in wait somewhere. Judging from the time, by the time the two fleets arrived at the Korean Strait, these Soviet warships would have already arrived somewhere in China.

port. If we had known the news two days in advance, we would have made it in time.

It's all because of the hateful fisherman Ueda Kenkichi. He deliberately delayed the time of reporting the news. He deliberately wanted to see the navy's jokes. That despicable guy. Yoneuchi Mitsumasa hated Ueda Kenkichi to death. He swore that he would take revenge as long as he had the chance.

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Mitsumasa Yoneuchi secretly gritted his teeth. The measures this guy took were absolutely correct. The only thing he missed was that he did not ask for the assistance of the Army Air Force. With the few land-based aircraft of the Japanese Navy, he wanted to sink more than a hundred warships.

, which is quite difficult.

Perhaps, he was simply unwilling to ask for help from the Army. It was this fatal omission that gave Qiuquan and the others an opportunity. And because of the delay of nearly three days, the warships controlled by the special operations detachment had already separated from the final

Range vulnerable to attack from land-based aircraft.

Before Mitsumasa Yoneuchi's troubles were over, he suddenly received an order from His Majesty the Emperor, "Mitsumasa Yoneuchi, the Minister of the Navy, will enter the palace immediately. His Majesty has to inquire about important matters." It is the two words "inquiry" that follow, and Yoneuchi

Guangzheng was so frightened that his farts turned cold. He knew that nothing good would happen if he went there, and a scolding would be inevitable.

As for the more serious consequences, he could not guess. Anyway, there was no good fruit to eat, so he had to go into the palace to see Emperor Hirohito with a frightened heart, even though he never wanted to see this moody emperor at this time.

His Majesty.

Mitsumasa Yoneuchi guessed right. Emperor Hirohito was extremely angry. Ever since he learned that he had captured more than a hundred warships of the Soviet Pacific Fleet, Hirohito was so excited that he could not sleep well for several nights. It was not that Hirohito was a petty person. He was so excited about Japan.

For an island country with scarce resources, getting a complete set of equipment for a fleet out of thin air is like a golden doll falling from the sky.

In addition, the Kwantung Army was fighting extremely smoothly in the Far East, and all wars in the Far East could be resolved in the near future. The territory of the Empire of Japan expanded by hundreds of thousands of square kilometers. A series of good things made it possible for the Empire of Japan to expand in 1938.

In early October, Emperor Hirohito was in an extremely comfortable mood and was more energetic. He even worked tirelessly with several concubines in his care overnight.

Looking at the statistics of the battle results reported by the navy, Hirohito always felt like he was in a dream. He laughed for a while. The female officials and guards in the palace all suspected that His Majesty the Emperor had gone crazy. They were stunned.

The names of those warships were on the papers. Later, Hirohito even lost his favorite concubine, so he slept with these pages in his arms, waking up laughing several times in his dreams.

After receiving the report from Ueda Kenkichi, Hirohito almost burst into tears. The feeling of something gained and lost almost emptied his heart. How could the golden doll he got disappear? Mitsumasa Yoneuchi

He and Ueda Kenkichi were both the biggest idiots. Hirohito was so angry that he smashed all the furniture and decorations in the palace to pieces.

After giving a few slaps to some unsighted guards and maids, he was going to severely punish the Kwantung Army Commander and Navy Minister Mitsumasa Yoneuchi. The Chief of the General Staff of the headquarters, Prince Kanin Gong Zaihito, went to the palace to report the situation and quickly persuaded him to calm down.

My brother, the Emperor, breaks down the stakes and the actual situation and explains it in detail.

Emperor Hirohito felt that what his brother said made sense. This matter had little to do with the Kwantung Army. The prisoners of war and warships were under the custody of the navy. It was the navy's responsibility to find Ueda Kenkichi's head. Mitsumasa Yoneuchi could not escape.

In anger, Hirohito summoned Mitsumasa Yoneuchi to the palace. Finally, Hirohito was not so angry that he fainted. Otherwise, the top figure of the Imperial Japanese Navy would have been tied up by the guards and brought into the palace to see him.

When Mitsumasa Yoneuchi entered the palace, he saw the expression on Emperor Hirohito's face and saw Prince Zaihi standing aside with his eyes rolling around. At that time, he understood that it was His Highness who had laid maggots on His Majesty the Emperor and took all the responsibility.

When he was placed at the head of the Navy, he was extremely smart and knew that he could not avoid this matter. Taking full responsibility and retreating in order to advance was the best way.

Therefore, in addition to bowing repeatedly and claiming that he was sorry for His Majesty's expectations and trust, Mitsumasa Yoneuchi also tearfully begged His Majesty to punish him severely, slapping himself in the mouth while crying. This move made Hirohito, who was about to burst into anger,

I don't know how to start.

Prince Zai Ren sighed inwardly, "This guy Minai Guangzheng is really scheming. This performance won him the Best Performance Award and made his emperor brother unable to deal with him. He is smart, he is really smart. He is really an old fox.

"He fell too hard, which is not good for the empire's cause. There is no one in the navy who can replace him and take charge of the overall situation." At this time, you have to pretend, so Prince Zai Ren pretended to comfort him and shed a few tears along with him.

To outsiders, it was definitely a scene of peace between generals and generals, and they were moved by the Japanese people's true feelings of mutual understanding. Only Mitsumasa Yoneuchi and Prince Zaihi knew the inside story best. After leaving, it was still a matter of overt and covert fighting between you and me, Hirohito.

This anger was mostly dissipated by Mitsumasa Yoneuchi and his younger brother. Even though he was terribly distressed, he could no longer punish the Navy Minister severely.

Mitsumasa Yoneuchi took advantage of Emperor Hirohito's improved mood and reported his handling measures to him face to face. Seeing that his handling was quite appropriate and that he had done his best, Emperor Hirohito simply reprimanded Mitsumasa Yoneuchi and ordered him to have full authority.

Responsible for handling this matter, give an explanation to all the people, and give me an answer. Even if all Soviet warships are sunk, the wreckage must be fished out. Those steels are equally important to the empire.

Finally, Emperor Hirohito said with both admonishment and emotion: "My dear Minai, I am not blaming you. The captured Soviet warships are important to the empire. You know better than I do. The resources of the empire are scarce, and we must have more."

On the other hand, all channels, including my imperial brother, must be as good at living and calculating as I am. Only in this way can the empire be able to support the long-term war consumption. I hope Aiqing will live up to my expectations."

After coming out of the palace, Yonei Mitsumasa once again thanked Prince Zain. Zain naturally said a few polite words for the help just now. Both of them saw the sparks in each other's eyes. This farce was played by Yonei Mitsumasa's performance.

Only then can it end successfully.

On the undulating waters of the Sea of ​​Japan, a huge fleet formed a battle formation, riding the wind and waves towards the Korean Strait. The innermost core of the fleet were two aircraft carriers, and the outer periphery were battleships according to the standards of aircraft carrier formations.

, destroyers and frigates, the outermost layer is torpedo boats, and below the sea level is a submarine formation.

Qiuquan stood on the wide deck of an aircraft carrier. The strong sea breeze ruffled his black hair. His stern face showed no joy after leaving Haishanwei smoothly. His eyes looked across the sea level into the distance. His eyes were filled with the vast blue sky.

Colorful sea water, a few seagulls hovering on the mast.

Next to him was the Soviet captain of the aircraft carrier and the translator of the Outer Mongolia Border Guards. Qiuquan got along extremely well with the captain. He wore the uniform of a major general of the Chinese Army, which showed his identity and authority.

The respect for Soviet prisoners of war won the favor of these Soviet sailors.

During the three calm days, to Qiuquan's surprise, there were neither Japanese planes nor Japanese warships. On the night he left Haishanwei, he got in touch with the division commander Tang Qiuli, and then communicated with the aviation force.

Commander Le Yiqin's ship-to-air communication channel.

That morning, over the fleet, a fighter escort formation of the ** Division Aviation appeared. More than a hundred fighter jets formed a sufficient security warning range over the fleet, which reassured Qiuquan. The Chinese escort method,

It was absolutely beyond the expectations of all Soviet prisoners of war.

Especially those carrier-based aircraft pilots who were not very cooperative were so surprised that they almost fainted. They all had wings. Although the landing locations were different, the principle was the same, but they could not understand why the Chinese took off from land.

How could the fighter jets stay in the sky for such a long time? After watching an hour pass, these escort planes flew away. Then, another batch of escort fighter jets flew over the fleet.

After more than one day of sailing, the fleet will enter the most dangerous sea area. Qiuquan casts his gaze to the distance where the sea and the sky are connected, and all he can see is endless white waves.

(To be continued)