In Japan, not everyone is qualified to be called a navy, at least the chief of the military command department and the minister of the navy are qualified to be called so, and Matsuda Chiaki can be called a "fleet" at most, but now a navy is clearly replacing the navy with a fleet. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoIf you need to use strong words, as Horikichi military counselor and marshal Admiral Admiral, it is okay to call the navy, Fushimi Miyahiro Gong King just feels tired, and this tone can't be reasoned.

"What do you want?"

"If your country wants to pass through American ships, it is not completely impossible to ......," Matsuda said slowly, "We believe that first, it is necessary to inform in advance to avoid misunderstanding; The second is to abide by the rules, and drive and advance according to the designated route after our boarding inspection; The third is to pay transit security fees, the proportion is calculated at 50%, and this time the goods will offset the previous transit fees, and then everyone will be evened out and will not be held accountable. ”

The Soviet ambassador could not believe his ears, such brazen words could be uttered, and he shouted: "Japan and the Soviet Union are neutral countries, why do you do this? Are there any international treaties in sight? ”

"Why?" Chiaki Matsuda suddenly became full of emotion, "With the proud record of the combined fleet that has crossed the world and is invincible; With the command of Chief Horikichi Ruoding, the use of soldiers like a god is famous; When your Pacific Fleet can reach the size and strength of the US Pacific Fleet, the proportion is still negotiable, but I want to remind you that the US Pacific Fleet is now being completely destroyed by our aircraft carriers, and only dares to cower at Pearl Harbor. ”

"You!" It has always been the hairy bear that threatens the opponent, and when it is the turn of the Japanese to threaten him, the Soviet ambassador's face turned red, but he couldn't hold back a word.

King Fushimi Miyahiro Gong's face became more and more ugly, and Chiaki Matsuda was a combined fleet and a commander, completely ignoring the authority of the military command department, which was to roast him on the fire.

The Soviet ambassador could not take advantage of Chiaki Matsuda, so he turned his gaze to Gu Zhengyuki in a daze: "Your Excellency, is this your country's official diplomatic reply?" ”

Gu Zhengzhi didn't dare to say anything, today it was clear that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs intervened in mediation, in fact, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had no qualifications to speak, so he could only sit and smile with a smile, and now that the Navy has made his debut, even he feels that this condition is excessive, how can he admit it? But he didn't dare to deny Matsuda Chiaki's conditions, otherwise these officers and soldiers would have done anything if they went crazy.

He turned his attention to Yamamoto Fifty-six, who understood, and said: "Well, I think the conditions are still good, if your country has any amendments, you might as well take them out and talk about it, all in all, we have no war intentions for your country, the destroyer's exchange of fire is a complete misunderstanding, and we will return all the Soviet personnel who have been mistakenly detained to you immediately, Your Highness, what do you think?" ”

King Fushimi Miyahiro Gong snorted heavily from his nose, neither saying good nor bad.

"In this case, in order to give an explanation to your country and your ambassador, Your Majesty will remove me from the post of commander of the combined fleet as a punishment, and if you don't take it as an example, your country can be satisfied now......," Horiyoshi proposed with a smile, "As for the supplies, since we have agreed to charge 50% of the security costs for transit in the future, we will naturally do our best to protect them, and your country can open up more to the United States, after all, the route is safe now, and there is no need to sneak and hide like before, Wouldn't sending it 1 million to 2 million tons a month solve the problem? It's the best of both worlds, and it's a good story......"

"Bastard!" The Soviet ambassador was furious, but could not say anything, so he left in hatred.

Inoue Narumi gave a thumbs up to Yamamoto Fifty-six, meaning that he could see it accurately: Horiyoshi really advanced by retreating, and he planned to leave the position of the combined fleet. What's even more awesome is that Horikichi actually saw it so accurately, and punched the Russians in the soft underbelly, and now the Russians want to turn their faces but don't dare, and they want to continue but are unwilling, which is really uncomfortable.

Yamamoto Fifty-six could only smile bitterly, in fact, after the appointment of Horikichi as military counselor was announced more than half a month ago, everyone understood that both the palace and the Fushimi Palace Hiroko King had moved the idea of removing Horiyoshi from his position, but there was really no one to take over. Koga Fengichi, the deputy head of the military command department, has enough qualifications, but his prestige is insufficient and his personality is soft, and King Fushimi Miyahiro Gong thinks that he can't suppress these people in the fleet, and Koga Fengichi himself avoids it; Nobutake Kondo, who was a veteran, was originally the preferred candidate for King Hiroko Fushimiya, but he insisted on it, believing that he could not take over the position.

As a result, the candidate for the commander of the fleet will be difficult to deliver. Kondo Nobutake himself is a 35th naval soldier, and the ranking is relatively high, to select the commander of the combined fleet can only be selected before the 35th period, otherwise the qualifications of the commander of the combined fleet are not as good as Kondo Nobutake, and this command system cannot be played.

According to this standard, there are not many people who are qualified: Hasegawa Kiyokawa in the 34th period is eligible, but his political orientation is the same as Horiyoshi's treaty faction and aviation faction, which is directly excluded by King Fushimi Miyahiro Kyoshi; The 33rd issue of Sajiro Toyoda was also an appetite, but Yamamoto Isoroku was adamantly opposed, and Yamamoto had the view that "two Toyotas (Toyoda Vice Takeshi and Toyoda Sadajiro) can never be used", so it is not good; There is also Yoshida Zengo in the 32nd issue, but King Fushimi Miyahiro Gong doesn't dare to use it, because this guy happens to be classmates in the same period as Yamamoto and Horikichi, and he can't guarantee what will happen; In addition, there are old fritters such as Nagano Shushen and Mitsumasa Yonei, these are all figures who have served as commanders in chief and naval ministers, how can they deign to be the commander of the combined fleet, and they are too energetic politically, Fushimi Palace is not sure that they can control them.

Chosen and chosen, in the end, there were only two characters left, one was Admiral Kazukoshiro Kazuko, who served as the commander of the Yokosuka Town Guard; The other is Admiral Takayoshi Kato, who served as the commander of the Kure Town Guard, both of whom are 31 periods, with enough qualifications and complete resumes, although the final choice has not yet been decided, but Yamamoto Isoroku thinks that Kazukawa Koshiro is more likely. First, because he is basically the same as the political views of King Hiroshi of Fushimi Palace, but Takayoshi Kato is an aviation faction; Second, because of the Navy B incident, the tension between Shiro Kawakoshi and Horiyoshi - this was especially important to King Hirokoshi Fushimi.

Another option would be to remove Nobutake Kondo from his position at the same time, so that the commander of the Combined Fleet would have much more room to choose - the later the period, the more junior he was, and the easier it would be to be controlled by the Military Command. But in the case that the number one leader of the mobile fleet, Tsukahara 243, has been suspended, and Kondo Nobutake, who is the leader of the battleship force, is dismissed, then the combined fleet will be completely chaotic, and Kondo Nobutake himself is the backbone of the fleet, and even Horikichi is extremely kind to him, and Fushimiya has to consider the consequences if he wants to move.

Yamamoto originally wanted to maintain Horikichi's position, but as soon as the interception of the Soviet fleet came out, especially the matter of reaching a gentleman's agreement with the Kwantung Army, he knew that Horiyoshi's resignation was a certainty.

What all parties lack now is a logical excuse to remove Hori Yoshi from his position, but I didn't expect that I didn't have to bother looking for it, Hori Yoshi himself sent it to the door. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but complain a little about his old classmate and old friend, such a big matter was not discussed with him in advance, and he vaguely felt that he was more and more unsure of the other party's thoughts.

After Masayuki Tani sent the Soviets away, all the personnel of the diplomatic system withdrew, leaving only the naval personnel, Yamamoto Isoroku made a look, Inoue Narumi Mibe and Matsuda Chiaki took all the other personnel out of the venue, and now only the chief of the military command department, Fushimi Miyahiro Kyoshi, the naval minister, Yamamoto Isoroku, and Horikichi were left in the conference room. Annoyed and angry, Fushimi Palace slapped the table and shouted: "Horikichi, you are too much, do you still have the Military Command Department and Your Majesty in your eyes?" ”

"What does Your Highness say about this?"

"You, you, you ......" Fushimiya pointed at his nose and scolded, "You provoked the Soviet-Japanese conflict without authorization and sabotaged the imperial strategic ......"

"Stop!" Horikichi said, "His Royal Highness's words are unreasonable, the intelligence intercepted at the scene shows that even the Soviets themselves admit that it is Americans, American ships, and American goods, as Japan, which has declared war on the United States, His Majesty personally explained that the strategy of attacking the United States by all means and by any means is permitted and even encouraged, as the commander of the Combined Fleet, I faithfully fulfilled this order and duty, how did it become a strategy to sabotage the empire in your mouth?" Could it be that His Highness's strategy is to spare the Americans? Or is it that only His Highness can fight the US military, and I can't beat it? ”

"Bold, who gave you the power to move your fleet? This is a rebellion! ”

With a "bang", Hori Yiji also took the case, and angrily reprimanded: "Nonsense, the chief of the military command department is only acting as the commander-in-chief, and all major policies are decided by the top, His Majesty's edict on the declaration of war by the United States is clearly written, and the fleet will naturally follow it, and when the war is not over, of course, where the enemy is, the fleet will strike at the enemy, is the empire itself not the front line against the enemy?" Doesn't the fleet have to fight when it encounters the American fleet? Is the observance of His Majesty's edict a rebellion? How dare you falsely proclaim the Divine Decree?! ”

This sharp rebuttal opened the eyes of Yamamoto Fifty-six: I have been in the army for decades, and I have never seen a fleet commander dare to talk to the chief of the military command department, which is really a strange thing every year, and this year is especially many, thinking that in order to promote the Pearl Harbor plan, I can only threaten to resign, and the old classmates do not bird the military command department at all, and do it directly, and the courage is even more embarrassing.

"You, you ......" I didn't expect to have a mouthful of His Royal Highness just now, and at this time even the "false transmission of the holy decree" has been played, in fact, acting commander-in-chief is a basket, what does the emperor know about the navy? Naturally, the chief of the military command department was directly giving the order, which was customary for everyone, but in the hands of Hori Yiji, he stubbornly clung to the word "acting on behalf of", thinking that the fleet was directly under the emperor, and the command of the military command department was only done by edict - if you have the ability, you can take an edict prohibiting the fight against American ships!

It is also simple to get out of the predicament, as long as the Military Command Department admits that this is not a US ship but a Soviet ship, but this judgment slides to the position of the Soviets, which means that the Military Command Department will stand on the opposite side of the entire fleet and the Kwantung Army, and King Fushimi Miyahiro Gong will not be able to parry even if he has three heads and six arms.