The Rise of Australia

Chapter 936 The Jade Broken Plan

"Bagaya Road! What did you say? Our combined fleet was completely wiped out?" In the island country's government conference room, the island country's Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro looked at the Navy Minister Mitsumasa Yoneuchi in shock and asked in disbelief.

"Currently we are unable to contact the Combined Fleet Headquarters, and there is no news from Yamamoto Isoroku asking for help. According to reports from a small number of our air forces who escaped, the Combined Fleet had suffered heavy losses as early as two hours ago. "Yes." Mitsumasa Yoneuchi lowered his head, not daring to look at Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro's face.

"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!" Konoe Fumimaro stood up suddenly, stared directly at Mitsumasa Yoneuchi with his blood-red eyes, slammed the documents on the desk onto Mitsumasa Yoneuchi's head, and said through gritted teeth: "Put it on All naval air forces are dispersed. I want to know what is going on with the combined fleet.

Didn’t that idiot Yamamoto Isoroku promise that he could defeat the Australasian navy? If the combined fleet is defeated, you and that idiot will both commit seppuku! "

"Hi!" After receiving Fumimaro Konoe's order, Mitsumasa Yoneuchi quickly picked up the documents scattered on the ground, and then quickly stepped back.

Now Konoe Fumimaro is angry. If given the choice, Yoneuchi Mitsumasa is not willing to be in the same room with the angry Prime Minister.

"A bunch of losers!" In the conference room, Konoe Fumimaro's venting was not over yet. After smashing the decorations in the office, Konoe Fumimaro picked up the only phone he still had, dialed the number to contact the imperial palace, and then said bluntly: "Please inform His Majesty the Emperor that I have something important to report. "

The current emperor of the island country is not the emperor after World War II. Although the power is not as great as imagined, it is definitely considered to have real power.

In particular, the relatively abnormal beliefs of the island country made the soldiers and civilians of the island country have an extremely crazy and fanatical attitude towards the emperor.

This belief and attitude alone is enough for the emperor of the island nation to gain a certain amount of power in the government.

Konoe Fumimaro is not a fool to become prime minister. Although he is extremely reluctant to believe the news that the combined fleet has been annihilated, at present, this news is basically true.

This is also earthquake-like news for the island country. As the most important military branch of the island country since the Restoration, the annihilation of the navy is not only a blow to the island country's government, but also a blow to the island country's emperor.

Konoe Fumimaro's request was quickly approved, and he quickly met the emperor of the island country.

"Prime Minister Konoe, what is the important matter you are talking about?" At this time, the emperor of the island country did not know what had happened, and was enjoying the service of the maid with a relaxed look.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, there is news from the Navy Ministry that our combined fleet is likely to have been wiped out." Konoe Fumimaro organized his language and said word by word to the emperor in front of him.

boom!

The emperor who was originally lying on the chair fell down, but he had no time to arrange his clothes, so he stood up and quickly walked towards Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro, asking: "What did you say? Say it again! "

After sighing, Konoe Fumimaro could only repeat again: "Your Majesty, it is very likely that our combined fleet has been completely wiped out."

"Baga! How is this possible? We have so many main warships, how can it be possible that they were all wiped out in such a short period of time?

We also have an air force and coastal defense batteries, so how can we not defeat the Australasian navy? idiot! Is it someone from the Admiralty spreading news? Prime Minister Konoe, please tell me this is fake news and you are just making a belated April Fool's Day joke. "The emperor of the island country looked a little crazy. While talking to himself, he said to Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro in disbelief.

Seeing the emperor's crazy look, Konoe Fumimaro sighed again, but his whole person was calmer than before: "Your Majesty, I have ordered the Navy Ministry to send a plane to confirm.

No matter what happened to the United Fleet, I believe there will be an answer soon. But we must be prepared. If the combined fleet is really wiped out, we must invest more military expenditures on the army to ensure that the army can defend our homeland. "

The island country originally only had an army and a navy, and the air force existed in the establishment of the army and navy in the form of an air force.

If the navy is completely wiped out, then all military budgets will definitely be invested in the army. Given that the current size of the island country’s army has exceeded 4 million, if military investment is increased, it may not be impossible to defend the island country’s territory.

"Yes, we still have a population of 70 million and a colonial population of 30 million." The emperor of the island country said repeatedly as if he had found a life-saving straw: "I ask the government to stop Australasia's attack on us at all costs. Even if it costs 100 million The people are all broken, and I will never accept the failure of the empire."

"Hi!" Konoe Fumimaro nodded and responded.

The emperor's order is consistent with his thoughts. Even if it is only the army, it must firmly defend the territory of the island country.

The war with Australasia is not a simple war, but a battle for the fate of the entire island nation.

If defeated, Konoe Fumimaro does not believe that the island that started the war without authorization will have a good end. Especially given that the mainland of Australasia is not far away from the island country, the fate of the island country, even if it is not a colony, may not be much better.

More importantly, including the Emperor of the island country and Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro, they are all senior government officials who support the surprise attack on Australasia.

They absolutely do not want to see the war go on like this. Whether it is psychologically evading responsibility or really not wanting to see the island country fail, they have decided to continue to resist.

The good news is that after getting the support of the Emperor, the government's various conscription plans will not be too much of an obstacle.

At present, the island country's army is only about 4 million, which is far from the maximum army size that the island country can bear. According to the island country's population of more than 70 million, the total number of troops that the island country can mobilize will be close to 10 million under the maximum limit.

If the population from the Korean colony is added, the maximum number of troops in the island country will hopefully exceed 10 million, which is a very terrifying number.

Using a full 10 million troops to defend the island country's homeland, at least in the eyes of the current Emperor of the island country and Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro, there is still great hope to defend the current front line, not to mention winning the war.

About an hour later, Navy Minister Mitsumasa Yonai brought the news that Konoe Fumimaro didn't want to hear the most, that is, the combined fleet carefully organized by the island government had indeed been defeated, and only more than a dozen inconspicuous small warships that had been at the rear of the fleet survived.

Of course, perhaps some submarines could survive. But the current problem is that because Yamamoto Isoroku chose to use most of the main forces of the combined fleet to outflank, these submarines were located outside Tokyo Bay, and it was difficult to return to Tokyo Port.

Besides, even if these submarines could successfully escape, they would not be of much use to the entire war. In addition to being able to attack civilian transport ships in Australasia, submarines have little effect when facing medium-sized warships and large warships above destroyers.

More importantly, Australasia has far more submarines than the island country. Even if it wants to engage in submarine warfare, the island country will never be Australasia's opponent.

After staying quietly in his office for half an hour, Fumimaro Konoe finally came out and directly convened a cabinet meeting to announce the so-called order of the Emperor, that is, the plan of suicide.

What is the plan of suicide?

To sum it up in one sentence, it is to fight to the death with Australasia even if the combined population of the island nation and the colonies is sacrificed.

Because it was proposed by the Emperor, and because of the Prime Minister's approval, it was almost unanimously passed in the cabinet voting. Of course, the arrest warrants for the commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet, Isoroku Yamamoto, and the Minister of the Navy, Mitsumasa Yonai, were also passed at the same time.

Since the naval battle has failed, it is certain that one or two people with sufficient status must be found to take the full responsibility for the failure of the naval battle.

Only by letting the people vent all their anger in their hearts can the people's support be obtained for Australasia.

While preparing for war, the island government is also thinking of other ways to deal with the current crisis.

To be honest, if it is just a simple battle between two armies, the island army does not have any advantage. In addition to the current sufficient manpower, the island country has fallen into crisis in mineral resources and industry due to the blockade of Australasia, which has also had a serious impact on the island country's military production.

Although it is said that the island country's 70 million population can arm tens of millions of troops, the current weapons and equipment can only support an army of about 5 million at most.

If there are more soldiers, the production of domestic weapons and equipment will not be able to support the consumption of so many troops, and logistics will face great pressure.

Just as the emperor of the island country said that he would defend the country at all costs, the army department of the island country has also approved several plans in succession while continuously recruiting soldiers.

The first is about the experiment and use of biological and chemical weapons. Although the use of biological and chemical weapons by the Australasian army will lead to condemnation from international public opinion and more violent retaliation from the enemy, it is obvious that there is no choice now.

Australasia has already gained complete advantages in the navy and air force. If it does not think of a way in the army, the collapse of the island country is only a matter of time.

In addition to biological and chemical weapons, the island country has also begun to study more lethal weapons, and even does not hesitate to use civilians as experimental subjects.

Just like the meaning of the plan of breaking with honor, everything can be sacrificed for the victory of this war, including all the islanders.

On the other side, the Australasian Pacific Fleet, which won the naval battle, was indeed constantly searching for the remaining submarines of the islanders.

The number of submarines in the islanders was still large. Even though the naval battle was over, at least 20 submarines survived.

If these submarines were not eliminated, they would still be a threat to the civilian ships of Australasia.

However, the search lasted less than an hour and ended. After destroying more than a dozen submarines, General Jon Odell did not order the fleet to continue chasing the submarines that fled in all directions, but set the target on Tokyo not far away.

In order to commemorate the victory of this naval battle, some souvenirs must be left for the islanders.

General Jon Odell's Pacific Fleet had nothing much, but the missiles and bombs carried on the planes were relatively large.

Then naturally, giving some missiles and bombs to the military and civilians of the islanders for free became the only purpose of this commemorative action.

Not only should they be given away for free, but they should also be delivered to your doorstep. We should strive to let more islanders witness the power of Australasian missiles and bombs with their own eyes, so that it is in line with the meaning of the commemorative action itself.

At the same time, General Jon Odell also reported the news of the complete victory of the naval battle back to the country, and also reported the damage of the Pacific Fleet.

This naval battle is definitely an unprecedented victory.

According to the total results so far, this naval battle sank 6 island battleships, 7 aircraft carriers, and 3 battlecruisers.

As for smaller cruisers and destroyers, there is no more accurate battle situation at present. But it is certain that of all the island warships participating in the war in the Tokyo Bay, less than 20 escaped.

The losses on the Australasian side are very small. The main warships that were actually sunk are only 2 old dreadnoughts, 2 battlecruisers and 1 aircraft carrier.

There were 3 battleships, 1 battlecruiser and 2 aircraft carriers damaged, but they were not too serious, at least they could still drive back.

The losses were relatively large in small and medium-sized warships. At least 20 to 30 cruisers and destroyers were sunk, and dozens of warships were injured.

However, these losses were nothing compared to the island nation's navy.

Especially the loss of the main warships, most of which were relatively old-fashioned dreadnoughts and super dreadnoughts, which were not far from retirement, and were not too much of a loss when they were sunk.

And because of the victory in the naval battle, many naval soldiers who were forced to jump into the sea to escape were rescued.

Overall, this naval battle was definitely a hearty victory, and it was achieved at a very small cost.

When reporting the results of the battle, General Jon Odell's facial expression was quite complacent, and the smile on his face could not be hidden.

Although it seems natural to win with more people, the credit should not be less. With these merits, General Jon Odell will be able to get promoted more smoothly in the future.

Above the Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet is the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, which is the highest level of naval officers in the Ministry of Defense.

More importantly, this merit will also make General Jon Odell's promotion to a noble title more promising.

Although it is unlikely to be a duke, the title of an earl is basically stable. This is a hereditary earl title. For Jon Odell, who comes from a civilian and ordinary family, it is even more attractive than the so-called Commander-in-Chief of the Navy.

After all, this can benefit future generations and allow oneself and the entire family to enter the upper class of the empire in one fell swoop. Even if one's children do not have strong abilities, it is still no problem for them to inherit their titles and become idle and wealthy nobles.