"Ijiin-kun, I wish you a successful start!" On the docks of the Yokosuka Military Port, Admiral Rokuro Yashiro said to the commander of the Combined Fleet, Admiral Goro Ijiin.

"Ijiin-kun, Amaterasu will bless you, we will definitely be able to defeat the Germans!" Admiral Shimamura, Chief of the Naval Command, also said.

General Goro Ijiin nodded: "I will do my best to defeat the Germans!" Otherwise, we'll fight to the end of the whole jade. ”

Both Admiral Rokuro Yashiro and Admiral Suio Shimamura knew that General Goro Ijiin would definitely die this time unless he could defeat the Germans. Either he died on the battlefield, or after losing the battle, he committed suicide. However, if you want to defeat the powerful German fleet, this is not an ordinary difficulty for the island navy!

"While I lead the fleet to a decisive battle with the Germans, don't forget to continue searching the German convoy. If we can knock out the German convoy, even if we fail, the Germans will have to retreat. We even have a slight chance of winning. In this case, it will give the empire a long period of recuperation. General Goro Ijiin said. His words were as if he were giving his last words.

"Okay, we'll do our best!" General Rokuro Yashiro said.

Admiral Goro Ijiin smiled with satisfaction, saluted the two of them heavily, and then turned to board the battlecruiser "Kongo", the flagship of the Combined Fleet.

The combined fleet of the navies of the island countries is undoubtedly the elite of the entire navy of the island countries. All the battleships were assembled here. In addition to the four cutting-edge 'Kongo-class' battlecruisers, there were two 'Kawachi-class' battleships, two 'Satsuma-class' battleships, two 'Katori-class' battleships, 'Iwami', 'Hizen', two 'Sagami-class' battleships, 'Tango' battleship, three 'Shikishima-class' battleships, and 'Fuji' battleships.

These battleships, in total, amounted to nineteen. However, the two 'Sagami-class' battleships were armed with two twin 254 mm guns, which in other countries could only be considered armored cruisers. However, the island country's navy lacks capital ships, so these two armored cruisers are also counted as first-class battleships and used as capital ships.

Of the other battleships, except for the four 'King Kong-class' battleships, only two 'Hanoi-class' battleships can be regarded as quasi-dreadnoughts, and the others can only be regarded as pre-dreadnoughts.

As a result, although there are many capital ships in the island country's navy, most of them are former dreadnoughts with poor combat effectiveness. In the event of an encounter with the most powerful battle cruisers of the German Navy, it is easy to imagine what the consequences would be.

In addition to these battleships, the combined fleet of the Navy of the island nation assembled a large number of cruisers. There are two Asama-class armored cruisers, the Yakumo-class armored cruiser, the Azuma-class armored cruiser, two Izumo-class armored cruisers, and two Kasuga-class armored cruisers. As for the protection cruisers, there are two 'Suma-class' cruisers, two 'Kasaki-class' cruisers, two 'Shin-Advanced' cruisers, the 'Otowa' cruiser, the 'Tone' cruiser, and three 'Chikuma-class' cruisers. There were also two cruisers captured by the Russian Navy during the Russo-Japanese War, the cruiser "Tsuji" and the cruiser "Soya", for a total of eight armored cruisers and 13 protective cruisers.

In terms of destroyers, the Combined Fleet has also assembled the latest destroyers of the navies of the island countries, including 32 'kamikaze-class' destroyers and seven 'Chunyu-class' destroyers, for a total of 39 destroyers.

It can be said that the combined fleet of the naval forces of the island countries far surpassed the German naval expeditionary fleet in terms of the number of warships. Whether it is a battleship, a cruiser, or a destroyer, the combined fleet of the island nation's navy has absolute superiority. It's just that in terms of combat power, the navies of island countries have no advantage. In particular, in terms of the capital ships of the two sides, the German expeditionary fleet could completely rely on nine capital ships to beat the nineteen battleships of the island navy. Even with the advantage of performance, it is not difficult to sink all those capital ships of the island country's navy.

"We have so many warships, and although the German expeditionary fleet is very strong, we are not without a chance to defeat them. I hope that Amaterasu will bless us and defeat the Germans in one fell swoop! "Admiral Goro Ijiin stood on the bridge of the battlecruiser Kongo, looking at the huge fleet that was rushing out of the Yokosuka Naval Port, and felt a little confident in his heart.

"Is the battle plan ready?" General Goro Ijiin asked.

"Your Excellency, the operational staff officers have submitted two operational reports." The secretary handed over the two documents to Admiral Goro Ijiin.

Admiral Goro Ijiin immediately returned to his office and began to read.

The first battle plan was prosaic, and the main purpose was to face off with the German Naval Expeditionary Fleet and besiege the German Expeditionary Fleet with numerical superiority. However, the probability of victory in this battle plan is no more than 30 percent.

The second battle plan is to focus on taking advantage of the superiority of the combined fleet of the island navy in the number of cruisers and destroyers, first solve these small and medium-sized warships of the German expeditionary fleet, and then launch a lightning strike on the capital ships of the German navy and use torpedoes to sink the capital ships of the German navy.

This battle plan immediately made General Ijiin Goro's eyes shine. If it is hard to fight, the combined fleet of the navy of the island country will hardly have the slightest chance of winning. The German Naval Expeditionary Fleet will use the performance advantage of the battleships to sink the warships of the Combined Fleet little by little. The only chance to turn the tables is to launch a lightning strike. The main guns of the lead ships of the combined fleet of the island nation may not be able to penetrate the armor of the capital ships of the German expeditionary fleet. However, a torpedo could sink it. This gave the combined fleet of the island's navy the strength to deal with the German expeditionary fleet. If you are lucky, you may not be able to defeat the German expeditionary fleet.

"How can we get rid of the light warships of the German expeditionary fleet? If you can successfully deal with those destroyers and cruisers, you should be able to achieve good results by using a large number of destroyers to launch lightning strikes. General Ijiin Goro muttered. Now, he was already actively using his brains to find a way to defeat the German expeditionary fleet.

After leaving the Yokosuka Military Port, the Combined Fleet of the Island Navy's Navy entered Sagami Bay through the Uraga Waterway and began to sail southward, preparing for a decisive battle with the German Expeditionary Fleet.