The storm of personnel changes continues:

On December 18, Tsukahara 243 was promoted to general and immediately transferred to the reserve. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info The decision to let Tsukahara retire was firmly opposed by Ito Junichi, who bitterly persuaded King Fushimi Miyahiro Gong in the hospital, thinking that since Horikichi had been taken out of his position, in order to ensure a smooth transition of the fleet, Tsukahara should not move, but the latter hated Tsukahara for refusing to cooperate, where could he agree? Finally, after Ito Junichi came forward to persuade him, he was first promoted to Tsukahara General and then retired.

Then, Shiro Kazukawa, who had taken over the position of commander of the Combined Fleet, made a request, believing that any of Kusaka was no longer suitable to stay in his current position, and suggested that he be transferred to the position of "Golden Mask" Ugaki again, who returned from the Air Force to the Combined Fleet as Chief of Staff, and at the same time, Rear Admiral Chiaki Matsuda, Horikiki's number one henchman, was ordered to retire, and Kamishige Tokusaku took over as the first staff officer of the Combined Fleet. The entire Combined Fleet Command was in a state of panic, filled with an atmosphere of mountain rain and wind filling the building.

After Tsukahara retired, the first candidate for the post of commander of the mobile fleet fell on the head of Jizaburo Ozawa, Ito thought that Ozawa would accept it calmly, but he did not expect that the variables would soon appear, and on the 19th, Ozawa sent back a message from Germany: he clearly refused to take over the post of commander of the mobile fleet due to his lack of ability and qualifications, and said that he was unwell after the Battle of the Atlantic and needed to recuperate. Ito Junichi deeply regretted that King Fushimi Miyahiro Kogong turned to nominate Takasu Shiro, who had just been promoted to the general, and on the list of four generals proposed by Hori Yoshi, Kondo Nobutake and Takasu Shiro were the first to pass, and the Tsukasa principle was passed and retired, and the nomination of Kusaka was simply silent without even a sound.

But something happened that made everyone fall off their glasses: Takasu Shiro, who had served as the commander of the air force and had always thought that he was a member of the fleet, rejected the nomination and made it clear in public that unless Horikichi returned to the post of commander of the combined fleet, he would refuse to be the commander of the mobile fleet, and on the afternoon of the 20th, the angry Fushimi Miyahiro announced that he would be transferred to the reserve......

"So, the commander of the mobile fleet has a difficult birth?" Yamamoto looked thoughtfully out the window and asked Narumi Inoue behind him.

"Yes, after Takasu Shiro, the Military Command Department contacted Hosoxuan Wuzilang again, but he also refused." Inoue Narumi sighed, "At noon today, Ito even asked someone to ask me if I would like to take over, and I quickly refused, which is really funny." ”

"Can't find anyone?"

"Of course I can't find it, I have to understand aviation warfare, but I can't be a person from Hori Ichi, how can it be so easy to find - I dare to say, among the qualified lieutenant generals, none of them are willing to get close to His Highness." Inoue Narumi said in a mocking tone, "Even Takasu Shiro is unwilling to work under Shiro Kagawako, which shows that the personnel adjustment has reached a dead end, and now unless Ito is on his own, then Shiro Kawakoshiro's position will not be stable." ”

Inoue Narumi hit the nail on the deal between Shiro Kawakoshi and King Hirohiro Kokoto Fushimi: the former took over the combined fleet and made a smooth transition, the latter eliminated Horikiyoshi's forces as much as possible, and when the time came, Shiro Kazukawa became the head of the military command department.

Yamamoto Fifty-six sighed and said, "If Yamaguchi-kun is still alive, it will be his turn now." ”

Inoue Narumi shook her head disapprerovingly: Yamaguchi Tawen is only the 40th phase of the navy, and there are still a large number of people in front of him, and he can't pass the 39th phase of Kakuji Tsunoda, and now the selection range of the commander of the mobile fleet is roughly 35, 36, 37, and 38, and the previous 34 issues are basically not considered, and the next 39 issues are the qualifications of Ito Junichi and Kakuji Tsunoda.

"I heard that as soon as Kazukawa Shiro took office, he asked Tsunoda and Nishimura to report their directions, but they ignored them and didn't even reply to the telegram, so they went directly to North Korea to unload the goods."

In Inoue's opinion, the whole thing is really funny: the fleet and the captured fleet are in the Sea of Japan, and it will take less than 2 hours to find it by plane reconnaissance, and Tsunoda and Nishimura, two stunned youths, dare not use the reason of "radio silence" to not bird the newly appointed commander of the combined fleet, which is really speechless, and he estimates that Shiro Kawako has already blown up his lungs.

"Kazukawa Koshiro also plans to take out Tsunoda and Nishimura, but Ito Junichi disagrees, he thinks that there are too many people to take out, and if he continues like this, he will force the fleet to rebel, and now the situation must be maintained, and the commander must be bent to accommodate his subordinates, I heard that a large number of fleet staff officers have resigned, and resignation reports are piling up, and even the chief of staff of the mobile fleet, Ryunosuke Kusaka, has also made a resignation report......"

"Ito still has foresight, but unfortunately, he can't save the whole situation......" Yamamoto Isoroku was worried, "Fortunately, the U.S. Pacific Fleet was subdued by Hori Tsukiyoshi, and he cowered at Pearl Harbor and didn't dare to move, otherwise in this situation, whoever leads the troops out will die!" ”

"Isn't it, the dignified mobile fleet can't even choose a commander, and now it's Tsunoda in charge of the Second Air War (Tsukahara was concurrently in the First Air War), but Tsunoda is not with them at all, not to mention Nishimura, other lieutenant generals, such as Mikawa Junichi, Takagi Takeo, Shima Kiyohide, Kurita Keno, and Endo Kiichi (in charge of the submarine force), don't need to inquire, they are all Horiyoshi team."

"He has a set of business management and encompassing his subordinates." Yamamoto laughed at himself, "Why didn't you follow me so desperately?" And the matter of Takasu Shiro, I can't even figure it out when I break my head. ”

"That's because Horikichi got him a general!" Inoue Narumi commented, "This expedition, in terms of seniority, Nobutake Kondo; On the merits of the first, Tsukahara 243; On hard work first, grass deer any; Takasu Shiro is not the best in any aspect, but Hori Yiji just put him in the list of generals to be promoted, and he is also the second in line, if I were Takasu Shiro, I would think so too, general...... General...... Only a few generals have come out in the 35th issue! ”

"Listening to your tone, it's like complaining that I didn't get you a general."

"I didn't think so, it's not my turn to be a general, it's also Ozawa to be - although I'm ranked higher than him, but now people don't want to come back!"

Yamamoto Fifty-six sighed, and Ozawa's shirk he saw through it at a glance, but no one could blame him. Ozawa is very popular in Germany, and it is the German admiral (awarded by Hoffmann), and it is the knight's cross with gold oak leaves with two swords, the house, the car, the seat, and the ticket are all first-class enjoyment, and the planes and warships behind are all built in an uproar, if it weren't for Ozawa himself, a lot of Italian, French, and German beauties are waiting to be embraced, although there is still a Machar in charge in name, but people who know the bottom of the matter say that Ozawa is actually the real commander, and he wants to come back to wade in troubled waters when he has a sick brain. Not to mention Ozawa, none of the Japanese advisers who followed Ozawa in Europe were willing to come back.

"They all say that they are loyal and patriotic, why did it suddenly become like this?"

Inoue Chengmei "poofed" and laughed: "Sir, why are you still the old concept, it is right to be loyal to the monarch and patriotic, but the treatment must also keep up, otherwise why is the treatment of the Navy always better than that of the Army?" These people went to Europe, saw the scenes of Germany and Italy, and of course looked back on the same - they were not bad in terms of military achievements, and they really benefited the empire. In this case, why can't you think about yourself? ”

"But the treatment of generals is already good, wow, you see, being a general is 6,600 yuan a year, of which 5,800 yuan ......"

"Of course, it is a lot compared with the common people, and it is not bad compared with the same rank in Germany, but what about the comparison with armaments?" Inoue Narumi shook her head disapprovingly, "The salary of 20 generals in a year can't buy a Zero, and the salary of a lieutenant general in a year is not big enough and a salvo, how much is the value of what they get?" 2 billion? 3 billion? 5 billion yen? ”

"But ......"

"I've heard that Horikichi got a reward of up to 50 million yen from Germany, half of which was given to officers, and most of it was given to soldiers and fallen soldiers, and the most ordinary privates got the reward fee was the sum of the income of 4 years of service, and the reward was very average after returning home this time, and even the salary during the stay in Europe was not repaid, have you heard that someone is making trouble?"

"I thought that Hori Yoshitong had a fang, and his subordinates were loyal to the country."

"Sir, you've been away from the front line for a long time, and it's normal that you don't know a lot of things." Inoue Narumi rolled her eyes helplessly, "Although there is no clear evidence, the news I came into contact with is: Lieutenant General, 300,000 yen per person, Major General 200,000, and so on, people like Kondo, Tsukahara, and Kusaka who have special contributions are enough for one million, and Tsunoda is estimated to be 500,000." In addition to cash, cars, and things, everyone made a fortune with Horikiyoshi, either a villa or a car...... It's just that they weren't as prominent and conspicuous as Tsukahara - only this guy really went to buy a luxury villa on the outskirts of Tokyo at Hori's behest. I still don't understand why Tsukahara came out alone to talk about things because so many people have benefited? ”

"Because Tsukahara is Horikiyoshi's right-hand man, and he is still on the list of promoted generals, he knows that it hurts to cut him - political struggle!" Yamamoto Fifty-six sighed, "There are many things that I didn't understand before, but after becoming the Minister of the Navy, I understand that in Japan, politics is like this, you have to watch more, and it will be your turn in a few years." ”

"Tsukahara is also a man, and he doesn't say a word." Inoue sighed, "I thought he would at least defend himself." ”

"Naive, is it useful to plead?" Yamamoto Fifty-six shook his head disapprehantly, "Just like Horikichi, is it useful for him to back down?" It's better to just turn your face and forget it. ”

Inoue Narumi said with emotion: "With so much money, no wonder you want to do whatever it takes to fight the autumn breeze of the Soviets, how can there be anyone who collects money and doesn't do anything?" ”

"It's shallow to think so, Horikichi will fight the USSR for this little benefit? He saw that the Russians were powerless to further increase their prestige, and at the same time sell the German side well, and on the other hand, he also gave people a reason to remove him from his post without implicating me. ”