Chapter 7: The Closure of the Timeline
"I wonder what advice you have for the contemptible tactics?"
Sosuke Takayanagi, who pressed there as commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet, also lost his temper among the naval veterans present. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info After Nagato stepped down, the actual power fell into the hands of Sousuke Takayanagi. The aircraft carrier sent the ship mother to stand on his side, the battleship ship mother because of the Nagato mutiny, the strength is not as good as before, the second team represented by the four sisters of King Kong used to be very majestic, and now their admiral Tuyumen Shouga's mouth is tightly closed, and there is not a word from the beginning to the present.
"Admiral Tuyumen is recognized as a genius expert in naval warfare, what do you think?"
Hearing Sosuke Takayanagi mention himself, Tsuchigomon Shouga came back to his senses and hesitated for a few seconds. "Okay, well, I think Commander-in-Chief Takayanagi has a very good point. What do you say? β
The false applause was rhythmically slapped by Tsuchigomon Moriga and King Kong and others.
The admirals of the 125th class air corps also expressed their support one after another, and everyone looked at the map of the Pacific Ocean on the round table and focused their attention on the military port called "Pearl Harbor."
"I'm against it!" Ignoring the hints in his colleagues' eyes, Sanjo stood up and slammed the papers in his hand on the table. "The American Commonwealth is indeed our potential enemy, but now we are in a hurry to go to war. Have you ever wondered what would happen if the battle didn't go according to Commander-in-Chief Takayanagi's plan? β
"The progress of the Great Japanese Empire in the Chinese theater has proved that the battle front is too long, and the consumption of the imperial treasury has increased exponentially. If the American Federation had chosen to fight the Empire in the Pacific, would the Empire now have the financial resources to sustain a war of this magnitude? β
Without Sousuke Takayanagi speaking, a few veteran lieutenant generals "besieged" Terumasa Sanjo. And what really makes Sanjo Teruma impossible to say is a direct approval.
His sister, Kii, the Admiral and Flagship of the Ninth Sentai and the next scheduled flagship of the Combined Fleet, interrupted him directly, "The Ninth Sentai agrees with Commander-in-Chief Takahashi's resolution. The empire liberated the colonies of Southeast Asia and was welcomed by the local aborigines. If the United States of America retreats because of the embargo on strategic materials, it would be contrary to the Meiji Emperor's pen to "open up thousands of miles of waves and declare the prestige of the country in all directions". β
"A simple sentence is worth a thousand words from the previous naval officer. Terumasa Sanjo never expected that Sosuke Takahashi would even count him.
"Admiral Kiai, do you understand what you just said? The Empire is now just preparing for a strategic offensive in Southeast Asia, once war with the American Federation is now. The empire is attacked on three sides, and the USSR will abide by the peace agreement in such a situation? Even an invincible Iron Army would not make such a stupid decision! "Hui Zheng is also a smart person, and he will not refute the "Eight Harmony and One Universe" in Kii's words.
"I ......" Kii was frightened by his brother, and he forgot all the words he had prepared in the trench, but fortunately Sosuke Takahashi helped her once.
"Admiral Sanjo Teimasa, if you have an opinion about me personally, just say it. But be mindful of the occasion, is that okay? Here we are talking about a meeting of naval strategies that will determine the future of the empire. Your sister has made a very right choice if you maliciously sabotage the conduct of this meeting due to personal reasons. The contemptible can only ask you to go out and calm down. β
After Sosuke Takahashi finished speaking, the three sisters of Hana Chiyo and Kawauchi, who were standing behind him, walked over.
"Hmph, since you don't like to hear what I say here. Forgive me for not knowing the times. Sanjo Terumasa took the coat from Yubari's hand and left the scene angrily. The four top air cruisers of its seventh squadron also left the scene.
"Soldiers are greedy for life and afraid of death. It is a shame for the Imperial Japanese Navy. Yamaguchi's much-smelling ridicule was heard by everyone present, and they also let out a sound of approval.
Unlike Nagumo Tadaichi, who lost his wife and took a break from his wife, Yamaguchi led the Second Air War as a naval support force, launched many air raids on large cities such as Wuhan and Chongqing in China, and trained a group of excellent carrier-based aircraft pilots in the Chinese battlefield. Now that he has returned to his homeland, this is also what Sousuke Takayanagi meant.
Compared with the depressed Nagumo Tadaichi, Yamaguchi Tawen finally took off his nerd image with his brilliant exploits on the Chinese battlefield. Many veteran admirals regarded him as the second cadre of aircraft carrier operations after Nagumo Tadaichi, and his radical aircraft carrier combat theory was also propagated in the navy.
Sosuke Takayanagi's plan of attacking first coincided with Yamaguchi's radical theory of aircraft carrier operations. With six large aircraft carriers as the core, the air raid on the Pearl Harbor base of the American Commonwealth. The intention was to destroy the Pacific Combined Fleet of the American Federation before the war began, so that the powerful American Federation had to sue for peace, and give Japan the time and opportunity to annex Southeast Asia.
As for which six they are, the results are obvious. In addition to the four aircraft carriers in the first and second air battles, there are also the newly built five air battles Xianghe and Ruihe. Xianghe has been completed and launched a few days ago. Zuihe is expected to be officially completed and launched in late autumn.
The newly appointed veteran of the Fifth Air War, Yuan Zhongyi, is very confident when he talks about his Fifth Air War. Indeed, on the basis of the Flying Dragon, the Xianghe-class aircraft carrier has learned the lessons of the previous aircraft carrier transformation, and can be regarded as the most advanced regular aircraft carrier in the world. Compared with the two modified aircraft carriers in the first air battle of their predecessors, they have an absolute advantage in speed.
"As the first battle of my Fifth Air War, I will definitely do my best to complete all the tasks of the commander-in-chief."
Lieutenant General Yuan spoke very nicely in his polite remarks, and many of his colleagues also knew about it. As for what it actually is...... Those who have endured hardships know in their hearts that if they can achieve today's high position, there will be no fools who believe the words of others.
The initial plan was settled, and the rest of the story was irrelevant to most people. Except for the 125th Air Battle, all other teams can do is support work. Specific intelligence gathering, material transfer, drawing deduction, and other pre-war preparations are all tasks that the Navy Headquarters needs to assign headaches.
Kii enjoyed the delicious hospitality of the Yokosuka Military Port, and it was the first time that he experienced the experience of being toasted by a group of general-ranking officers. It was as if the name of the flagship of the Combined Fleet was already on her head, not King Kong, the second Sentai who was suspected of mutiny and would not be investigated for the time being.
Izumo is still in the Sasebo Military Port, and she Kii has a lot less scruples at the banquet. Endless flattery, endless compliments, endless friendship, and endless benefits. Kii, who already has some experience in officialdom, finally doesn't speak like a naΓ―ve child, of course, it's inconvenient to say it and let the secretary Sato Gonjun do it for him.
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"Are you alright? I can't walk steadily. After getting out of the banquet, Kii only said hello to Sosuke Takayanagi. She didn't expect that Gonjun Sato, who had never been drunk for a thousand cups, seemed to be drunk.
"It's fine. I'm happy today. Drink a few more glasses. "Gonjun Sato leaned against the wall with his handrail, and opened the window to blow the sea breeze." Since graduation. I've never seen your brother embarrassed today. β
Sanjo Teruma and Sato Gonjun are students of the same school, and Kii also knows about it, Sato Gonjun didn't mention it in the past, so she didn't ask, but just asked her subordinates to find some information and learned about the festival between the two.
Kii's actions in the meeting were exactly the plan that was formulated in the secret meeting with Sosuke Takayanagi before the meeting. Sousuke Takayanagi had long expected that Terumasa Sanjo would not approve of his plan. He asks Kii to checkmate Terumasa Sanjo outright during the meeting, just in case. Sato Gonjun and Kii are also in favor, and both of them have reasons to embarrass Terumasa Sanjo.
Although Kii didn't understand, Sosuke Takayanagi and Gonjun Sato knew how hard a family's betrayal could be for a person who was overconfident.
"It was also the first time I refuted my brother's opinion. Miss Izumo is right, if I don't defeat my brother, I will always be a child hiding behind a pillar. β
When Kii recalls his majestic speech at the meeting, he can't help but feel confident. She is not the waste four men in the family in the past, but the captain of the ship mother who is about to become the flagship of the United Fleet, replacing the chief manager of Nagato. "Brother, he's just too stubborn. Lieutenant General Shimada is gone, what is he? Do you really think of yourself as a rookie admiral? It won't be long to fight the American Commonwealth, if the sneak attack plan succeeds. The United States has lost most of its maritime forces, so how can it expand the war? β
As Kii said, in the past, Sanjo Teru was having a smooth ride in the military officialdom, relying on family relationships, the support of the consortium, and the strength of several naval veterans. Now his mentor and boss, Lieutenant General Shimada, has committed suicide, and his past majesty has been directly reduced by half. With his temper, sooner or later he will have conflicts with his colleagues.
But Kii wouldn't have thought that it was she who really made Sato Gonjun lose his temper and get drunk. Sato Gonjun saw Sanjo Terumasa fall into the scheme, and watched him leave the scene angrily, losing face. But by what? It was the power background that he hated in the past, and he was born in a poor family and lost to Sanjo Terumasa because he had no illustrious family background, and he refused to restrain his sharpness in officialdom. Now he relies on Kii and Sosuke Takayanagi to witness the defeat of Terumasa Sanjo. The so-called victory completely ruined his seven years of perseverance, and he served as a secretary of the Ninth Team for seven years, but in fact, there was no progress. Because he came to Kii, he has now become a well-known civilian officer in the navy and has won various awards. It's not the pen, it's the idiot boss next to him.
Such a victory made him almost collapse after reminiscing. He did it anyway, doing the same thing as Sanjo Teruma in the past. Prove your past failures with the failures of others.
Gonjun Sato, the most famous secretary in the navy today, couldn't help but laugh wildly when he blew the sea breeze through the window. "What you win or don't win, you don't lose when you lose. In the end, it's just a fate. β
Kii only took Sato's words as drunken nonsense, and called the subordinates accompanying the Ninth Sentai to carry Sato Gonjun to the special car. She suddenly remembered that something had been left at the venue, and she planned to go back and get it herself.
And just after Kii walked not far away, in the corner of a remote corridor, she saw a father and daughter with unusual identities - acting Prime Minister Fumiro Konoe and his adopted daughter Kaga.