Chapter 9 Short Song of Color Leaves
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History is known as a major battle of the Second Sino-Japanese War, and the fuse was only the disappearance of a soldier during an exercise. After the failure of diplomacy, the military friction escalated and expanded, eventually turning into a large-scale battle. This kind of newspaper that deceived the ignorant people was sent to the Admiral of the Ninth Sentai Commander, Kii, and even she couldn't help laughing.
"It's hard for them to expect Army Red Deer to come up with the right excuse in their heads. Sato-kun, you see, a soldier is missing, and when his comrades hear the gunshots, the commander immediately judges that it was the Chinese soldiers who fired the shots, and insists that the prisoner fled back to the city. It's so funny. β
Sato Gonjun had already read the newspapers, especially the army, and the front pages of all newspapers and magazines that day were reserved for this bombshell news.
"Kii-sama, it is expected that in the near future, the number of ocean transportation missions of our Ninth Sentai will increase, and there is a high probability that warships will be needed to escort us."
Sato would not laugh at the army because he was a navy, and in his eyes, since the war had begun, the main point was to prepare for possible mission changes from the headquarters. The problem of supplies would not arise anytime soon, but he did not think that attacking from the north alone would achieve much success.
The Imperial Japanese Navy was one of the world's top three super-powerful fleets, and with China's prosperous regions and capital located along the rivers and seas, it was not long before the proud senior officers of the command would think of sending the navy into battle. At that time, the Ninth Sentai was needed to transport supplies, and it was impossible for the army to ask the navy to send supplies, and the navy did not need to expect supplies from the army, which was full of bushido spirit.
In addition to the hull of the Spring Rain, the Ninth Sentai is still doing the final adjustments, and the only ones that can be used are the three expulsions of Yuli, Murayu, and Mayyu, and the two light cruisers reinforced by mineloading: Oi and Kitakami. The scope of the Chinese Navy's activities is pitifully small, and basically a task force pressing outside the port is enough to block the possibility of the Chinese Navy attacking in the open sea.
An ambush by a hostile state may be ruled out. At this point, he didn't feel that the war would have any impact on the Ninth Clan, on the contrary, he could also let the soldiers of the Ninth Clan, who had been idle all day, mix up their military exploits, and be lucky enough to transfer away from this unpromising unit.
Kii was still holding the newspaper and pointing at the reports about the Army. In her eyes, the war that took place more than 1,500 kilometers away was nothing more than an afternoon refreshment. Whether it was the Imperial Japanese Army or the Chinese defenders, they were all stupid red deer. Of course, Kii subconsciously hoped that the Chinese defenders would surrender quickly, and instead of relying on backward equipment to send them to death, wouldn't it be better to surrender?
"Kii-sama, this is the list of transport ships that are currently under the jurisdiction of our town guard. Please confirm. β
Generally, this kind of work is unnecessary, many transport ships are of a private nature, and they will be transferred every three or five times, and there are not many transport ships that really belong to the navy, and the tonnage is not large.
Kii had seen it several times before, and he had a rough memory of the quantity. "But 32 small transport ships of 2,000 to 1,000 tons, what is there to confirm?"
Again, the tonnage of Kii alone is the same as the tonnage of all transport ships.
Seeing Kii's disdainful look, Sato Gonjun waited for Kii to sign and put away the documents. "Kii-sama, this war is just a signal of the beginning. Why do you say the Empire needs a super-powerful combined fleet capable of crossing the Pacific? Why spend a lot of money to build world-class warships? Why withdraw from the Washington Naval Treaty and continue to expand the size of the fleet? Is it really just for the land of a territorial country? β
"The American Commonwealth? Just by them? β
Kii is obviously proud when she mentions the fleet, she can't do anything else, and when it comes to building warships, she has proud capital. "When my hull is built, the Kii-class will be synonymous with the most powerful battleships in the world. The battleships of the American Federation were barely able to fight Nagato Mutsu. β
"The lower officer is just suggesting that at the moment it is only the army that is going into the war. In the future, if a war breaks out in the Pacific, it will be you and us who will be at the forefront of the battle. You can't bear to look at the village rain, Xili, and Wu......"
Kii interrupted Sato's words with a glare, "It is our glorious mission to be loyal to the Japanese Empire. There is no excuse for anyone to shirk. What's wrong with you today? Why do you say such nonsensical gibberish? Besides, several of them are currently 15 years old, and they will reach adulthood in a few years, and as ship mothers, they can't cultivate in the town guard mansion all day. β
Sato seemed to expect his new boss to say this, but he said it anyway. A person who is too smart always has to do foolish things.
"I see. Will Kii-sama be willing to go to the forefront of the war after the hull is completed? β
ββ¦β¦ Of course, I'm the latest battleship. It's not a transport ship again! Are you underestimating me? What a disappointment for me! Even you are such a person. β
Kii slammed his pen on the table and turned to leave the office.
Gonjun Sato knew the answer, but he didn't expect Kii to react so much. In the campus romance story, Sato Gonjun will definitely not hesitate to catch up, but this is the town guard of the Ninth Sentai of the Navy.
"Sure enough...... An peace of mind as a secretary officer, waiting for Kii's hull to be completed, ready to go to the front line to fight. Kii continued to maintain his patriotic enthusiasm and was stupidly used as a gunman by the Navy Headquarters, and my mission was more convenient to complete. I was angry with her casually and ran away like a child. β
Kii is angry and left, Sato Gonjun will not, even if he is slapped by Kii, the bridge of his nose is crooked, and he steps on the floor, he will not make any angry moves. He is such a person, so smart that even he feels disgusted, deliberately knows the answer and even provokes girls, and uses his own values to think about the rights and wrongs of others.
Half an hour passed like this, and Gonjun Sato threw himself into the bookcase, almost finishing the rest of the week.
Turning his head, the familiar civilian officials in the office were still working with their heads, and each of them was more or less controlled by Sato Gonjun, as long as it wasn't Kii's order, they didn't want to do much. There was still a white military coat hanging on the governor's chair, and on the desk that was originally used as an office, there were also cookies with a few bites and a small half cup of black tea.
Gonjun Sato cleaned up his desk, imitated Kii's signature, and completed the last bit of work.
Last week, all the members of the Ninth Sentai (referring only to the ship's mother) went to Nagasaki City to have a whole day together, and a week has passed in the blink of an eye, but they are just familiar with each other, Oi and Kitakami are still "affectionate and loving", and they don't work at all in the Ninth Sentai at all, and they have given the three destroyer mothers a small number of escort tasks to go to sea, and the four destroyer mothers are too young to have any scheming, and they didn't expect that if they meet the enemy's submarine, they may never return. In the end, it was also the most headache for Sato Gonjun, the commander of the ninth team, a ship girl who had no ships like Chunyu, seemed to be the most mature in the ninth team, but in fact he was the most troublesome person.
One moment he shouted allegiance to the empire, and the next he was able to leave his job in anger. Can this kind of person really go to war? If Sato Gonjun can give an order to Kii, he will definitely find a reason to throw her back to the Imperial Naval Academy, and Kii will be able to survive in that kind of place.
After cleaning the office, an hour after a certain admiral slammed the door and disappeared, Sato Gonjun walked out of the office with his briefcase. I didn't have to walk a few steps, but I happened to meet Kitakami and Oi, who were wandering around the mansion.
"Oh, Sato-kun." Heading north, waving to the oncoming people, it was a kind of greeting.
Sato Gonjun could guess with his toes that the two of them had come to the finance office to ask for money. Last week, the two of them secretly left their sight in the city and went to eat high-end French food, and ran out of their living expenses.
"Oh, good afternoon. I won't bother you both. "Gonjun Sato doesn't want to taste the 61cm acid tempura.
"Wait a minute, you come with me."
Kitakami pulled Sato Gonjun's sleeve and walked to the corner of the corridor. "Did you off Admiral Kiei?"
"Sort of, she shouldn't fire me for squid."
Kitakami showed an expression that was indeed so, but in terms of the expressiveness of her facial muscles, only Oi could understand it. "It's terrible. No wonder he looks good and doesn't have a girlfriend. β
"You don't have to worry if I have a girlfriend. Anyway, I'm a Navy Lieutenant with the rank of Lieutenant Commander, and when I leave Sasebo Military Port, there are ......" Speaking of this, Sato Gonjun paused, and in front of him was nothing more than a girl who looked younger than Kii.
"Don't deceive people, if I really throw you into the red light district, people like you will definitely find a reason to escape within half an hour. You will only rely on your cleverness and ridicule other people's efforts. β
After Kitakami finished speaking, she turned around and pulled Oi away, but before leaving, she still turned around and added. "Admiral Kii is by the pool at the back door, and we are here to apply to go out, don't look down on people!"
"Effort?" Sato Gonjun didn't see how hard more than 3,000 people worked up and down the town's guard, on the contrary, he only saw a group of naval crew members who were eating and drinking and waiting for death, and the two ship girls who had to shirk the task of being ordered, and they had to take leave to go out to watch movies when they were at work. In his eyes, none of these people are qualified to speak of him.
Maybe Admiral Kii really has some kind of magic, Sato Gonjun thought about his thoughts, and actually walked to a position not far from the backyard. A few steps further on, you will arrive at the unused backyard, which has been converted into a small garden by a few old Navy sailors.
When he stopped and was about to turn around, he was a little curious about Kii, a woman who was such a waste, could be chosen as the contractor of a Kii-class battleship. This is certainly not a question that was asked before, but now it is likely that there is an opportunity to know. No matter how capable the Sanjo family is, it is impossible to forcibly put their daughter in the position of the contractor.
Quietly approaching under the shadow of the trees, there was no one in the backyard, and Sato Gonjun's hiding was smooth, and he managed to hide behind the bushes and saw the fountain.
As Kitakami said, Kii was sitting by the pool, and beside her sat the May Rain and the Spring Rain. Murayu and Xili happened to escort the convoy the day before yesterday, and these were the only people in the town's house.
Time passed as the sun set, and Sato Gonjun did not disturb the tranquility, and he somewhat understood why Nagato sent Kii to the Ninth Sentai. Kii is too kind, and only the most laid-back team in Sasebo Military Port is suitable for this naΓ―ve girl.
At the request of the two little ones, Kii sang a nursery rhyme, which is the "Iroha Song" that every child has heard.
[Although the flowers are fragrant, they will eventually fall, and life is impermanent. The mundane world is now free, and if you don't love drunken dreams, you won't be wasted......]