The "Li Jing" sailed into the port of Zhoushan before sunset, and although it was not bombed, there were obvious changes in the port, all the warships were evacuated, and there were officers and men in the air defense positions around the port, and there were air defense fighters flying in the sky from time to time, and all the goods that had been piled up on the wharf were taken away, and there were many more military police, and all the docks on the west side were covered with camouflage cloth.

Tan Renhao had only slept for four hours, and when he was woken up by Hao Dongjue, he still felt a pain in his head and was confused. When he came to the gangway outside, the cool sea breeze quickly sobered him up, and at the same time remembered what General Liao Hanxiang had said to him. The war had just begun, and the two main fleets that did not operate in the western Pacific region (the Fourth Fleet, operating in the South Atlantic, and the independent fleet, operating in the eastern Pacific and the Caribbean) were still thousands of miles away, and I am afraid that they would not be able to return for ten days and half a month. Now, the Imperial Navy is left with only the Fifth Fleet, a fleet that can continue to fight, in the western Pacific, how to fight the next battle?

When the battleship docked, Tan Renhao followed Liao Hanxiang to the dock first, Wu Xianyu was left behind to organize the officers and men of the fleet to go ashore to rest, and Commodore Ji Xiaobin went to be responsible for contacting the dock workers to repair the damaged "Taizu" aircraft carrier as soon as possible. Half an hour later, Liao Hanxiang arrived at the naval headquarters with Tan Renhao. Unlike in peacetime, at least one battalion of Marine guards had been set up outside the Navy Headquarters, and sandbags and machine guns had been set up outside the gates, and all those entering and leaving had to show their credentials.

"General Liao, the marshal is waiting for you in the office." A captain officer was waiting for Liao Hanxiang by the gate, and he was an adjutant of Marshal Saditing.

Walking into Marshal Sajiting's study, when he saw the marshal for the first time, Tan Renhao felt that the marshal was several years old. Originally, the marshal was almost 70 years old, with a sturdy military body, but now he looks old, and he can even be said to be a little tired.

"Liao Hanxiang, it's good if you come back, it's good if you come back!" Saditin repeated, "How's the situation with the Fifth Fleet?" ”

"Fortunately, only the 'Taizu' was moderately damaged, but it will be repaired soon, and I have asked Commodore Ji Xiaobin to deal with the maintenance of the battleship, and strive to complete the repair work within five days." Liao Hanxiang smiled faintly, and then sat down.

"Major, sit down, sit down, don't stand." Marshal Sajting nodded at Tan Renhao, "I heard that it was you who strongly recommended General Liao Hanxiang to change the course of the fleet, so that the fleet avoided the Japanese bombers?" ”

Tan Renhao was slightly startled, and after seeing Liao Hanxiang smile and nod his head at him, he said: "Marshal, in fact, this is what I should do, and it is mainly General Liao Hanxiang......"

"I know, I know." Sajiting sighed, "Now, the Fifth Fleet is the only fleet we can still find within a radius of five thousand kilometers that basically has complete combat effectiveness. You are the only remaining hope for the Imperial Navy, and the only fleet we can count on. ”

Liao Hanxiang's expression changed, and he immediately asked, "What about the Fourth Fleet and the Independent Fleet?" ”

Sajiting smiled bitterly and gave a document to Liao Hanxiang. "Look, this is what the Western powers are trying to do."

As soon as he opened the document, Liao Hanxiang's expression immediately changed greatly, and when Tan Renhao took the document, his expression was also extremely frightened. This is a declaration of war by several countries against the Tang Empire, and the payment time is this morning. The British Empire, the Kingdom of France, and the Kingdom of Italy declared war on the Tang Empire at almost the same time.

"Now, only the Russian Empire, as well as the United States of America, have not yet declared war on us." Sajetin lit a cigarette, his hands trembling slightly, "However, this must be a matter of speed, at least the Russian Empire will not sit idly by, as for whether the United States of America will declare war on us, it depends on the direction of the war, just like the last war, the United States of America will not take the initiative to enter the war at the very beginning, but will decide which side to stand on after the development of the war situation gradually becomes clear, so as to seek the greatest benefits." However, we cannot expect too much from the United States of America to remain neutral in the war, or even to support us. Prime Minister Xue Xiyue has already issued a national war ****** two hours ago, and in addition, we have officially declared war on Japan this afternoon, and tomorrow, Prime Minister Xue Xiyue will officially declare war on several other countries. In addition to us, the German Empire, as well as the Persian Empire, will also join the war in recent days. Prime Minister Xue Xiyue has personally sent a special envoy to the two countries to discuss the issue of joint operations. ”

"Then we should do something about it now." Liao Hanxiang slowly calmed down, "At least, we can't let other countries think that we are easy to bully now." ”

"Yes, so I have ordered the Fourth Fleet to go north to rendezvous with the Independent Fleet, and then move in the waters near the Cape Verde Islands, to prevent the fleets of the British Empire and the Kingdom of France from going out of the Pacific Ocean, or into the Indian Ocean. However, the situation on their side is not much better, and it will last for a year at most, maybe less than a year. Sajetin's expression became bitter, "You have received a report of the loss of the First Fleet, right?" ”

The two nodded. The First Fleet was bombed by hundreds of Japanese bombers in Naha Harbor for three consecutive rounds, and 12 capital ships, except for the battleship "Changchun," which was in the dockyard for regular maintenance, the other 11 ships were either sunk, capsized, or suffered almost irreparable damage, and more than 20 warships were destroyed, killing more than 3,000 officers and men. That is, the First Fleet was completely incapacitated in just a few hours and was "completely" destroyed by the enemy.

"The Third Fleet fled back only with fast warships, all five capital ships were sunk, and Vice Admiral Choi Sang-hoon and Rear Admiral Ahn Woo Khotan were both martyred with their flagships. Although three battleships and two battlecruisers escaped from the Second Fleet, they were all badly damaged and could not be repaired within about half a year. Saditin's expression could not be described as sad or angry, "Now we do have to do something, but first we have to rearrange the chain of command so that the navy can get through this difficult time." ”

Both of them frowned slightly, Marshal Saditing meant very simply, someone had to take responsibility for the tragic losses suffered by the navy.

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