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    "Is he dead?"

    As soon as the special plane landed at Riyadh Airport, Yang Qiu received a telegram from China.  Unable to bear it any longer, Mussolini finally rolled up his sleeves and picked up his knife and fork in order to seize French heritage.  At the same time, Nagata Tetsuzan, who advocated giving up some interests and making peace with China, was assassinated in the street outside the Prime Minister's Office in order to prevent the Japanese army from attacking French East Indies to seize heritage.

    "I don't know yet." Gu Weijun, who arrived in advance, shook his head: "The Japanese authorities have blocked all the news, and all insiders are under strict supervision. Now we only know that Mitsumasa Yoneuchi has met Hirohito and asked the Ministry of War to give an explanation and Hide Tojo.  I'm waiting for the suspension of more than a dozen senior army officials, but judging from the situation, Hirohito probably didn't agree."

    "Hmph! How could he agree? I'm afraid he's still dreaming of being second in the Meiji era. The Ministry of War has contributed hundreds of tons of Southeast Asian gold, and he's willing to let it go?" Jiang Baili snorted coldly, as if he wasn't surprised at all about the chaos in Japan.  This is normal. Although most of Yang Qiu's domestic attention has been on Central Asia during this period, Japan is still very familiar with the internal strife.  Nagata Tetsuzan and Tojo Hideki had long been at odds over control of the Army Ministry, forcing Fumimaro Konoe to resign and allowing Mitsumasa Yoneuchi to come to power. So this time, it is obvious that the Army Ministry is exercising its tradition of overpowering others and taking advantage of the hatred within the Army against him.  Taking advantage of his pro-China advocacy, he directly assassinated him to reverse the situation.

    Even Bai Chongxi who came to greet him scratched his head, looked at Yang Qiu and asked: "President, I'm surprised. Yamamoto Isoroku has led the main fleet to the Indian Ocean and will definitely launch an attack on Ceylon within a week at the latest. Without naval protection, Japan will  Where does the army have the confidence? Do you really think our navy is just a decoration?"

    Gu Weijun shook his finger: "You don't understand this. Tojo Hideki deliberately took this opportunity to drive away Mitsumasa Yoneuchi. Do you think that if the French East Indies can be captured without the help of the navy, then the status of the army and his  You can definitely improve, and you will have more confidence when speaking. If he loses, Yamamoto Isoroku will take the blame. Who told him not to send the navy to help? "

    "Minister Gu's analysis is good." While everyone was talking, Li Mingrui, chief of staff of the Persian Army, walked over with a smile and handed the third telegram to Yang Qiu: "The British can't hold it in any longer. This is the Navy's Addu Atoll.  The reconnaissance report from the air station showed that Somerville in Madagascar has led the fleet to leave the port. There are a total of 2 aircraft carriers, 4 Avenger-class battleships, 6 light and heavy cruisers, and 15 destroyers. The pilot reported that they are moving south quickly,  The target should be Ceylon!¡±

    "Churchill is going to take a final gamble. If he loses, he will put down his arrogance and beg us. If he wins, I am afraid he will be able to survive this year."

    "It's not our turn to have a headache." After Jiang Baili finished speaking, Yang Qiu stuffed the information into his pocket and looked at Gu Weijun: "Immediately report it to Rutang. Telegraph the Japanese government and ask for an explanation as to why troops are gathering in Chonburi. Again.  Contact the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and tell them in advance that we cannot sit idly by and watch the Japanese army enter Khmer. French East Indies cannot be used by unfriendly countries to harm our interests. Things that harm Chinese and French expatriates are not allowed to happen. If the Governor-General of East India cannot solve it  , we do not rule out the possibility of our country sending troops."

    "That's right." After Yang Qiu finished speaking, he was about to get into the car when he suddenly stopped: "Baili. Send a telegram to Zian and ask him to perform in Siem Reap and help Hideki Tojo."

    "Help Tojo Hideki?" Everyone immediately looked at each other, even Gu Weijun frowned.  Don't understand what it means.  Since Hideki Tojo has made it clear that he wants to compete with China for control of Asia, why should he help him gain power?  Yang Qiu smiled slightly and got into the car without explaining.  For him, it is better to let the rational Mitsumasa Yoneuchi and the navy continue to be in power.  It would be better to let Hideki Tojo drive this broken Japanese car directly into the seabed.

    With Yang Qiu¡¯s telegram, a race to snatch French heritage kicked off like lightning.  At this time, the French government could not care about the troubles in Asia. It replied that "France is capable of resisting Japanese aggression."  They started arguing again about whether to surrender or continue to resist.  On the contrary, Churchill was happy to see China march into French East Indies, because he knew that as long as China and Japan faced off here, it would be impossible not to fight.

    But he was not proud for long, as news of the Japanese landing in Ceylon reached Whitehall.

    On June 2, the day Paris fell, the Japanese Navy dispatched aircraft carriers and battleships to launch a fierce attack on Colombo. More than 4,000 Japanese Marines landed at Beruwale, south of Colombo, and arrived outside Colombo two days later.  Facing simultaneous attacks on land and sea, the British-Indian division stationed in Ceylon was forced to retreat to Jaffna in the north.  At the same time, five Marine groups from Andaman arrived in Calcutta, raising the total Japanese strength in India and Bengal to 40,000.

    But for Yamamoto Fifty-six, the joy has not yet begun, and troubles follow one after another.

    First, the British Indian fleet in Madagascar disappeared without a trace after leaving the port, followed by a telegram from the domestic base camp??Let the situation take a turn for the worse.  Nagata Tetsuzan was assassinated and died!  At the same time, Zhanjiang Port was mobilized frequently, and the Nanyang Fleet showed signs of setting sail on a large scale.  After combining these two originally unrelated pieces of information, it undoubtedly told him and the Navy that the War Department was determined to seize the French East Indies this time, so that the Sino-Japanese conflict was inevitable.

    "You should go back immediately. French East Indies is the iron gate guarding the South China Sea route."

    "Go back now? It will only cause our marines to be massacred!"

    "Yes, we can't go back. If those people want to fight, let them fight on their own. We have no obligation to help them fight."

    "Baga! These horse dung are deliberately making us look ugly!" Everyone was talking about it, and the Black Island Turtle Man with a sour smell sat in the corner and complained: "This is the opportunity to capture the Indian route.  How could such a thing happen? General, since the army is seeking death, let them go! As long as Colombo is captured and the British fleet is destroyed, our mission will be completed."

    Although everyone disliked this staff officer who never took a shower, his words still resonated.  Tsukahara Tsukahara, the commander of the mobile fleet who led the four aircraft carriers, was the first to disagree with the return: "Your Excellency, the British fleet has left Madagascar and headed south. Calculated from the speed and distance, there should be an encounter in two days. At this time, if we  If we retreat, the imperial soldiers who invested in Ceylon will fail, and the operation to support Nehru and the Soviet Army in India will also fail. Therefore, I suggest that the Third Fleet can be set off immediately to blockade the Gulf of Siam and protect the army to capture Phnom Penh and Saigon.  .As long as we can capture these two places, we will still have enough time to prepare."

    Tsukahara 243 is a rare aviation genius in Japan and a technical leader of the naval aviation school. Therefore, when Yamamoto Isoroku selected a mobile fleet commander, he was the first to choose him.  He did not disappoint Yamamoto. This proposal not only solved the problem of the Navy being easily liquidated by the War Department if it did not contribute, but also solved the most critical security of the Gulf of Siam and Saigon.  So Yamamoto Isoroku accepted this suggestion, but just as he was about to order to contact the country, the communications staff disrupted the conference room again.

    "Report, Mr. Inoue of the Third Fleet reported. The China Navy has made a request to Tokyo to allow the Indian advance fleet to navigate Malacca. The fleet also left the Zhanjiang home port at 10 o'clock last night. The fleet includes 2 Sichuan-class aircraft carriers and 1 new aircraft carrier  , 2 Anhai-class battleships, 2 Taiwan Island-class heavy cruisers, 4 light cruisers, and 12 destroyers.¡±

    "Buzz." The news suddenly exploded in the bridge. Even Tsukahara 243, who had just said that he would not return to sail, stood up and looked at Yamamoto 56 with serious faces.

    "What is the Indian Ocean advance fleet doing at this time? And battleships are dispatched?" Yamamoto Isoroku felt a little nervous.  Although on the surface he values ??aircraft carriers, deep down he still values ??battleships very much, otherwise he would not support the construction of the Yamato class.  Hearing that even two Anhai-class battleships had been incorporated into the Indian advance fleet, his face suddenly darkened.  To know.  China's Nanyang Fleet only has two Anhai-class battleships, and the remaining six battleships are in the Beiyang Fleet. These two battleships are rarely dispatched in normal times, but this time they were directly integrated into the Indian advance fleet.  Could there be any ulterior motives?

    It was Tsukahara 243 who calmed down first and reminded: "Your Excellency, you should first have someone investigate the Beiyang Fleet to see if their battleships are there. If China wants to deal with us, just two battleships are not enough.  "

    Yamamoto Isoroku nodded and immediately asked the communications staff to contact the country to verify the departure situation of the Chinese naval battleships.  But just when he was hesitating between turning back or staying to completely destroy the British Far East Fleet.  Zhanjiang Port, which had just seen off the 22nd Fleet, was once again lively.

    When the warships untied their cables one by one and headed towards the waterway, Bingwen boarded the heavy cruiser Lanzhou, which was the last in line to leave the port, and the flagship flag was then raised on the bridge.

    The Lanzhou is the second ship of the Xi'an class. It is a new heavy cruiser that was started after the naval treaty was invalidated. There are 6 ships in total, and 6 more ships were added after the war.  Since there is no tonnage limit, the Xi'an class adopts new design standards.  It has four-axis four-propeller propulsion, a standard displacement of 18,700 tons, a full load of 22,500 tons, a maximum speed of 33 knots, and an endurance of 15 knots/9,500 nautical miles.  The main armament is three triple 210mm/L56 naval guns, eight twin 120mm high and flat dual-purpose naval guns, 12 twin 40mm anti-aircraft guns and 10 25mm anti-aircraft guns.  In addition to three sea control radars, two radio fire control radars were also installed for the first time to guide main artillery and anti-aircraft firepower.  The biggest feature of this class of heavy cruisers comes from the main gun. For the first time, fully automatic loading technology is used on a large-caliber naval gun. Therefore, the main gun fire rate is as high as 10 rounds per minute, and the maximum range is increased to 31,000 meters. A single gun can fire in one minute.  Throws 13.9 tons of ammunition.  Coupled with the guidance of fire control radar, no heavy cruiser could last for 10 minutes when faced with nine such guns during the test.

    Choosing it as the flagship, apart from the lack of training, it is not suitable for immediate use on the battlefield.??Also because the speed and command system of this class of heavy cruisers are very complete.  "All the marines have boarded the ship. They can join the fleet at Bailongwei tomorrow night. This is my key." At one o'clock in the morning, Chief of Staff Chen Shiying walked into the captain's room and informed Bingwen that only the marines had boarded the ship.  , removed the safe key from around his neck.

    After opening the confidential safe, there was a blue envelope with only four words on it.

    ¡°Typhoon landing.¡±¡­(To be continued¡­)
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