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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 3120 The Shocked Japanese Navy Senior Management

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    Lieutenant General Hosaro Goshiro, commander of Japan's Fifth Fleet, and Lieutenant General Shimizu Mitsumi, 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 allowed one commander and two  The chief of staff is so angry that he can't attack his own fleet?

    As for chasing the independent division fleet, it was obviously a joke. Maybe the Chinese were eager to send it to their door. Therefore, after the two exchanged telegrams several times, they reached an agreement that it was 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. In the waters of the Solomon Islands, Lilian Island is 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 would turn east and wait in the waters around the Northern Cook Islands, away from the waters of the Solomon Islands where the Fourth Fleet collapsed and sank.  , and not too far from northern Australia, you can attack or retreat. 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's safe!

    Lieutenant General Xi Xuan and Admiral Shimizu were just waiting for changes and waiting for the next order. In fact, the two of them were frightened by the fact that the main force of the combined fleet was surrounded by the independent division troops in the Banda Sea.  I was afraid that I would end up in the same situation.

    "If Lieutenant General Xixuan and General Qingshui learn about it, the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli will be frightened in the imperial world.  The independent division fleet, which had been ordered to carry the power of victory, immediately came to the door after receiving the information.  I'm afraid Samoa in the Northern Cook Islands won't be a safe place either?

    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 the entire fleet should be transferred to the waters of the Solomon Islands now.  A decisive battle with the Japanese Fifth Fleet and Sixth Fleet is not the best strategy.

    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 was still no harvest.  If so, the fleet will spend a lot of time searching in the vast sea, but may not be able to find it.

    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 the fight, and.  In the waters of the South Pacific, there are islands dotted here and there.  There are a large number of Japanese naval land-based aviation units stationed. Once the fleet enters the sea area, it 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 to move the fleet 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 currently focuses on cutting off the Japanese troops in Australia and maritime logistics supply lines. It can focus its activities on the waters of the Solomon Islands, which is the Australian battlefield for the Japanese troops and the main maritime transportation artery from the mainland to Australia.  .

    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, hundreds of thousands of troops were going 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 received all your calls. I retract 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 annihilated by the independent division's land-based air force and fleet in the Banda Sea in the southwest Pacific. Fleet Commander Nagumo Tadayoshi, 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, I simply passed out.?, and fell straight into the office.

    After receiving a call from Admiral Nagano, Admiral Yamazaki Binichi, the chief of the Naval Command Department, arrived later. He saw the mess and panic in Admiral Nagano's office. His heart suddenly tugged when he saw a stretcher carrying out Admiral Nagano.  Feeling 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.  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 stunned and replied blankly: "General Nagano, you, me, and the translator in the confidential room!"

    "Listen!" General Yamazaki said with a strong murderous aura in his tone: "The scope is limited to this. Go and warn the translator. If the contents of this telegram are leaked, he and his family will be destroyed."  will disappear from this world!"

    Then, General Yamazaki took a car and chased General Nagano's ambulance and entered the Imperial Navy General Hospital. His mind was now in a mess. He had not yet 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 knew very well was that the United Fleet, the ace and pride of the Imperial Navy, 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 maritime power, to pieces. In the end,  How could the combined fleet, which had disappeared into thin air and become the overlord of the Pacific, collapse and sink in the small Banda Sea?

    What happened during this period?  If Chuichi Nagumo were 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, Chuichi Nagumo himself recommended it. Now it seems that he has committed a crime.  Big mistake?

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

    "Nagano-kun, you finally woke up!" This was 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, 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 the combined fleet is in pieces.  , as well as the Fifth Fleet and Sixth Fleet, are now located in Samoa in the Northern Cook Islands!¡±

    Such a big thing must not be hidden. 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.  After coming down, neither he nor Nagano Shuzan will have an easy time. The scolding, demotion, and punishment will all be light.

    If at this moment, the Army takes the opportunity to launch an attack, and finds out Nagumo Chuichi's old dirty work of not cooperating with the Australian Army, His Majesty the Emperor Ryugao will be furious, and he might abolish the Navy 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 get ahead!

    Hearing what Yamazaki Binichi 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 big problems within the Navy. The most critical thing is the attitude of His Majesty the Emperor and the upcoming push from the Army and the Army to suppress it!" General Nagano analyzed calmly.

    "I am also worried about this. Nagano-kun, you also know that I am not good at this aspect, so you are the main one in naval affairs!" Admiral Yamazaki expressed his position. 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, as far as the power structure within the Imperial Navy is concerned, 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.  The number one man in the navy, Admiral Yamazaki, is self-aware.

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