Before the fleet arrived at the port of Zhoushan, news from other fleets and bases had already been delivered one after another, and some of them were even telegrams sent in clear code. Tan Renhao had also remained at the Commander's Headquarters to assist Chief of Staff Wu Xianyu in handling telegrams from all sides, and while he learned about the situation of the other fleets at the first time, he was also extremely shocked by the losses of the Imperial Navy in just a few hours.

Imperial military bases on Ryukyu Island, including Naha Port and Kadena Airport, as well as the First Fleet anchored in Naha Port, became the main targets of the Japanese Navy and Army Air Forces. The First Fleet, in particular, became the most ideal target for Japanese bombers. However, the specific losses of the First Fleet have not yet been sent, and Tan Renhao and the others do not know whether the First Fleet has suffered heavy losses or has been completely annihilated.

The Second Fleet encountered the Japanese Southern Fleet under the command of Takenobu Kondo in the Surigao Strait, and was also bombed by Japanese long-range bombers taking off from the island of Buru. The battle is still ongoing, and Vice Admiral Jiang Bangguo is leading the Second Fleet to fight and leave, preparing to return to Lianggang or the Lion City.

The Third Fleet and the Southwestern Fleet were strangled by Japanese bombers and submarines south of the Makassar Strait and in the Bali Sea, and two capital ships were sunk, three capital ships, and more than a dozen other warships were severely damaged or sunk. The fleet is breaking through at full speed in the direction of the Lion City.

Almost simultaneously, the Japanese air forces deployed on the islands of Timor and Buru were in full swing and carried out heavy bombardment of the Empire's airfields in the South Seas. A submarine operating west of the Arafura Sea spotted a Japanese landing convoy departing from Timor Island, with at least dozens of landing ships carrying large numbers of Japanese ground troops to the Empire's military bases and ports in the South Seas.

The Imperial Military Base on Jeju Island, the Busan Military Port, was also attacked by Japanese bombers. These two bases were leased by the Kingdom of Korea to the Tang Empire, and all four airfields on Jeju Island were bombed, and almost all of the more than 200 warplanes parked on the airfields were destroyed. In addition, several patrol warships anchored at the Busan Military Port were also sunk by Japanese bombers.

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The war broke out almost instantaneously, and at the same time reached its climax in an instant. The Imperial Navy was unprepared for war with the Japanese Navy. As the radio waves sent telegrams one by one, more and more loss reports appeared in the hands of Wu Xianyu and Tan Renhao. It was not a fair battle, but there was no doubt that the Imperial Navy was about to fall, and under a series of heavy punches from the opponent, the huge military of the Imperial Navy was already crumbling, and perhaps another punch would bring the giant to the ground, and the air in the headquarters seemed to freeze, and with each telegram received, the officers' emotions would fluctuate, and the tension in the air, as well as the hatred of Japan, would increase.

"Where did Japan get so many troops?" Hao Dongjue and the others had quietly returned to the commander's headquarters.

Tan Renhao smiled bitterly and did not answer his friend's question.

After World War I, Japan was the first "defeated" country and the main object of imperial suppression, so in the several rounds of peace talks after the war, Japan did not reap much benefits, and was heavily shackled by the empire. For example, Japan's army will not exceed 200,000 tons, the total tonnage of naval ships will not exceed 350,000 tons, and it will not be allowed to build battleships of more than 30,000 tons (this was later abolished), and it will not be allowed to have aircraft carriers of more than 25,000 tons (this is tantamount to nothing, because the later Treaty of Matsue has limited the displacement of aircraft carriers). In addition, Japan's overseas territories have been almost completely lost. The Mariana Islands and Midway fell to the United States, and Japan's possessions in the South Seas were left with only two small islands, Timor and Bru, all of which were occupied by the Empire.

It can be said that almost all the participating countries in the first global war gained something, and even the Tang Empire, which was later forced to conclude an armistice treaty with the Western powers, saved face and remained the nominal global hegemon, the empire's naval warships still sailed on the four oceans, and the empire's overseas territories still covered the five continents. As a result, only Japan did not gain benefits, but suffered heavy losses, and its international status even fell to the Korean kingdom and the kingdom of Thailand, which were vassals of the Tang Empire. This was one of the main reasons why Japan was preparing for war with all its might after the war.

"Message from the First Fleet." Wu Xianyu's hands were trembling slightly, and he looked extremely nervous when he picked up the water glass.

Tan Renhao took the telegram, only glanced at it, and his expression darkened.

"How's it going?" Hao Dongjue looked at Tan Renhao in surprise.

"See for yourself!" Tan Renhao gave the telegram to Hao Dongjue, and then sighed.

At this time, Wu Xianyu went to the combat headquarters to find Liao Hanxiang, and the staff officers in the headquarters were all looking at Tan Renhao, and now Tan Renhao is the highest-ranking officer here, and the other staff officers want to know the situation of the First Fleet.

"Impossible, how is this possible?" Hao Dongjue couldn't believe the contents of the telegram at all.

Tan Renhao smiled bitterly, he didn't know how to convince others of this almost unbelievable fact.

At this time, Liao Hanxiang returned to the headquarters, he had already learned about the encounter of the First Fleet from Wu Xianyu, and Tan Renhao also hurriedly gave the telegram to Liao Hanxiang.

"Major, you come with me to the command cabin." Liao Hanxiang's hand holding the telegram was trembling slightly, "Chief of Staff, come to me as soon as there is more news, when will the fleet arrive in Zhoushan?" ”

"Arrive before evening." Wu Xianyu replied very briefly.

Liao Hanxiang glanced at the staff officers in the headquarters, called Tan Renhao and went back to the command cabin.

The battleship was shaking slightly, Tan Renhao felt dizzy, he hadn't closed his eyes for two or two days and one night in a row, even if it was an iron man, he couldn't hold on.

"Sit down and have some coffee?" Liao Hanxiang was not asking for Tan Renhao's opinion, he took the initiative to brew two cups of strong coffee, and there was no added sugar. "You have also seen in the telegram, the Imperial Navy suffered the heaviest losses in history on this day, although we escaped the catastrophe, but the war has just begun, I believe that the Imperial Navy will win again."

Tan Renhao took the coffee, in fact, he just wanted to sleep well now, as for how to win, it was better to wait for his spirit to recover before thinking about it.

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