Fast forward to April 1942, from Pearl Harbor to the Philippines, from Hong Kong, China to the Malay Peninsula, the entire "Operation No. 1" achieved a victory that shocked the world. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

With the sound of violent explosions in the Kuala Lumpur military port, another proud aircraft carrier of the British Empire, the Athletic, sank into the sea, although the landing force was still being prepared, the Allied forces represented by Britain had lost all air and sea supremacy over the South Seas, and the defeated Indian Ocean Fleet fled all the way to the east coast of Africa.

After this series of battles, the reputation of the mobile unit led by Nagumo Tadaichi was so great that even the rotten veterans of the naval headquarters had to admit the great strength of the aircraft carrier in the war.

Although it was claimed that not a single ship had been lost, and that it had annihilated the American Pacific Fleet and swept away the British Indian Ocean Fleet with unparalleled force, it was on the premise that destroyers and other supply ships should not be warships.

With the fall of the rich Nanyang colonies into the hands of the Japanese Empire, the domestic economic situation was eased, and the huge consumption of war resources was also guaranteed. However, after the victory of the naval battle of Ceylon led by the mobile force led by Nagumo Tadaichi, it was urgently recalled by Commander-in-Chief Sosuke Takayanagi, leaving only a vigilant force with Long Xiang as the main force to block the shipping lanes of the South Seas.

On April 22, the three victorious vice admirals did not rest, but tacitly went straight to the Yokosuka military port to meet with Sosuke Takayanagi, who had summoned them. Not only Nagumo Tadaichi and Yamaguchi Tarumi, but even Tadaichi Hara, who had taken up his post at Yokosuka Military Port in the past, lamented the rapid changes after stepping onto land.

Leading the way for them were the three Kawauchi sisters, and several aircraft carrier girls were busy preparing carrier-based aircraft, except for Akagi, who were still on board.

"Oh, congratulations to the Admirals on your victory." Sousuke Takayanagi stood in the office, with a sofa and tea on the side. He specially praised Akagi, "And Miss Akagi, who has made great achievements, sinking the Athletic God is almost the credit of you alone." ”

Hanachiyo poured cups of hot tea for everyone, and then stood respectfully by the wall. In the eyes of others, she is just a military cao with a humble official position, but Akagi can see at a glance that Hana Chiyo is already a ship girl.

Akagi didn't know about this matter, but he just heard "Hei" talk about a super warship that had never been seen before and no one after him, and it was expected to be built in the second half of 42 years. These people behind the scenes do not have hope for Kii, but only use Kii to win over the stubborn wealthy families in the country.

"Recently, I received a secret piece of information from an American spy. Four months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the American Federation still did not start rebuilding the port facilities, including the stranded Nevada, a total of six battleships are still lying in Pearl Harbor, and only two intact battleships and the remaining ships sailed out of Pearl Harbor and were stationed in Australia.

Yamaguchi Tawen was the first to raise a question, "There are still sufficient strategic materials in the port, a usable dock factory, and 4.5 million tons of crude oil reserves. Why didn't they fix it on the spot, Australia's military port was obviously far less fortified than Pearl Harbor. ”

"You're right, Mr. Yamaguchi, when I first received this tip, I suspected that the spy had been plotted against me and deliberately sent lies to tease me. But according to the pictures sent by the 4th and 5th Submarine Patrols, it can be confirmed that Pearl Harbor is empty now...... Or rather, it is occupied by unknown creatures. ”

Hanachiyo took out a bag of black-and-white photos from the safe and placed them on the tea table.

"It's a picture taken by the submariners at risk, and it's so shocking to them that when I first saw the photo, I thought it was something wrong with my eyes."

The photo shows a blurred island and reef, and on the back side there is a black battleship, and the main gun can be distinguished as a 16-inch serial gun, the main gun of battleships commonly used in Western countries.

Nagumo Zhongyi looked at a photo, with his 50-year-old life experience, he was also shocked, just the ships photographed in the photo, combined with a force that is not weaker than the American Pacific Fleet, and this is obviously only a part of it.

From battleships to aircraft carriers, from heavy cruisers to light cruisers, and a fleet of black destroyers that look like dolphins and sharks, the photo shows an army of steel sea monsters from hell.

"In the end, this is a picture taken by the pocket submarine they sent, and luckily one of them was not found and successfully dived."

Sousuke Takayanagi put the photo in his sleeve in front of everyone, and saw that the Pearl Harbor they had bombed in the photo was full of the steel monsters they had just seen, especially in the center, a huge fortress-like hull floating on the dockside, and through the photo, you can see that there is a white humanoid creature on it.

"At present, the Imperial Research Institute is investigating the origin of these monsters, and for the time being, they will be numbered with the song "Iroha". One of the special fortress-like monsters is that Dr. Kitamura calls her 'Minato Suhime'. A movable military fortified structure that is expected to carry a surprising number of carrier-based aircraft. According to the photo, the number of runways for carrier-based aircraft that can be seen is 2, concentrated on the right side, and the left side is equipped with a vacancy. The main gun is a 15-inch American land fortress gun, and the number is expected to be more than 10. The most surprising thing is the faint sight of the humanoid creature in the photo. ”

If this monster had been sitting in Pearl Harbor in the first place, there would not have been enough carrier-based aircraft to fly.

"It seems that the American Federation was also terrified of these unknown monsters, and they were forced to abandon Pearl Harbor after the battle, forced by the overwhelming strength of the other side. The only good news for both of us is that these monsters have not moved out since Pearl Harbor, and although they are hostile to foreign ships, they never go out to sea to pursue them without entering the waters. ”

After Takayanagi Sosuke finished speaking, he handed over the strategic plan for the next stage that he had formulated to the three of them, "Please ask all of you in the first and second air battles to repair in Kure Port and assist the research institute in testing new carrier-based aircraft." Since the crew was intact and the speed was excellent, I decided to use the Fifth Air Campaign to intercept the aircraft carrier force of the American Federation and assist the main force of the army in the landing operation against Australia. ”

Since the attack on Pearl Harbor, his Fifth Air War has been unsatisfactory in the face of the excellent exploits of his colleagues, and even the staff officer of the Navy Headquarters has secretly said that the two aircraft carriers of the Xianghe type are a waste of the Empire's financial funds, and it is better to renovate large merchant ships. What Yuan Tadashi wanted was an opportunity to fight alone, to prove that the aircraft carrier of the Fifth Air War was the latest regular aircraft carrier today, and it was the strength of the new generation of the Imperial Navy.

"Yes, in Shimohara Tadaichi, I will definitely complete the combat mission. In order to repay Commander Takayanagi's trust and encouragement to his subordinates. ”

Seeing off the three lieutenant generals, Sousuke Takayanagi returned to his past invincible posture and lay down in an office chair. "Akagi, but I sacrificed a Ruyue, and as for sending a telegram asking me to praise the Seventh Sentaination? You seem to have gone too far? ”

"Sousuke Takayanagi, don't think that you can be lawless if you are the commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet! In the organization, the 'black' is the highest power. ”

Sosuke Takayanagi saw Akagi's serious appearance, so he sat down in a proper manner and put away Jiro's legs. "I didn't give me a commendation, but I finally got the headquarters to award the 'Heroic Medal'. The condolence money is also a lot, and it is allocated to the seventh team according to the maximum amount. What else do you want me to do? Go and sweep Ruyue's grave in person? I'm the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet, not him. ”

Akagi's anger was partially extinguished, but she turned her gaze to Hana Chiyo to the side. "They're gone, now Comrade Sousuke Takayanagi, introduce me to this new shipwive."

Sousuke Takayanagi didn't answer, because he hated the rhetoric in the organization. And Hanachiyo himself spoke, "I am the secretary of Commander Takayanagi, the future Yamato-class battleship No. 1 - Yamato. ”

"Where did you get the money?" The suspicion in Akagi's eyes deepened, "After Kii was built, the government funds were also focused on her. It cost a total of 90 million yen. Yamato plans to have hundreds of millions of dollars. ”

"It cost 120 million in total. I secretly borrowed all the money I could transfer. ”

Akagi rushed over in a rage and jammed Sousuke Takayanagi's neck, "You are crazy, you actually used the condolences and relief money allocated to the families of the war dead to build a battleship!?" That's the poor man's life-saving money! ”

Hana Chiyo hurriedly stepped forward to push Akagi away and block him in front of his own admiral. "Their lives and deaths have nothing to do with us."

"For the sake of the Japanese Empire's ideal of world domination, no amount of sacrifice is enough. Aren't you also determined to become a ship's mother? Sousuke Takayanagi straightened his collar and returned to his seat with peace of mind. This is also the reason why I am in a hurry to launch the Nanyang Campaign, but I will take a gamble. As it turned out, I won the bet, and the whole of Nanyang fell into the hands of the Empire, and the abundant resources saved the Empire's collapsing economy and the starving people. ”

"You wicked gambler!" Akagi didn't expect that Sousuke Takayanagi, who was known as a "prodigy" in the organization in the past, would now become a demon who drank human blood and ate human flesh, and could peacefully let others die for his success and victory. "If you fail, the future of the empire will be in your hands."

"So what? I lost, what is the use of this Japanese Empire? It's just a coffin, for gamblers, what can't be gambled on? Coffins are worthless, and if you gamble on it, you can throw your corpse into the wilderness and become food for wild dogs and vultures. Anyway, if you're dead, what's the scruples? In comparison, the fastest way to ascend to the throne of power is the most practical goal, you can see and touch it, or Akagi you try to sit in my place? ”

If it were a stranger, Akagi would have drawn a bow and shot through the other party's head. "I don't agree with your philosophy, but since you are right, I am willing to continue to follow your battle plan. Listen, Sousuke Takayanagi, you can do it yourself. ”

Looking at Akagi, Sosuke Takayanagi no longer had the obedient attitude he used to be in the organization, and he was not an obedient person in the first place.

[What are you Akagi about? Whether it's an organization or an empire, anyone is a pawn of my Sosuke Takayanagi to conquer the world! I am the only one who is destined to change the world, and no one can stop my plans! 】

The words were not spoken, but the contradiction between the two was completely buried.