With the navy and air force suffering heavy losses, Japan had to temporarily stop the offensive, and the whole country of Japan was shaken!

Therefore, at the Japanese Military Department, Prime Minister Hirota Hiroki personally presided over a meeting to discuss the reasons for the heavy losses of Japan's naval and air forces, as well as the countermeasures, as well as the next steps for China.

The meeting was attended by the Minister of the Navy, the Chief and Deputy Chief of Staff, the Chief and Deputy Chief of the Military Command Department, the First Chief of Operations and the Chief of the Operations Section of the General Staff Headquarters, the First Director and the Chief of the Operations Section of the Military Command Department, as well as officers of the intelligence services. and Mitsumasa Yonechi, Yamamoto Isoroku, Abe Nobuyuki and others are impressively listed.

Hirota Hongyi said in a deep voice: "Everyone, today we convene this special meeting with a heavy heart, everyone knows that the most **** army has lost 2 aircraft carriers, as well as many warships, and more than 300 army fighters were shot down by the China Air Force, and nearly 5,000 imperial warriors were killed and wounded. Now we are going to discuss the matter of the China Air Force becoming stronger, and our naval and air forces are completely defeated this time, what does this mean? It's clear to everyone! Now we have entered an awkward situation in the war against China, and we do not have strong air supremacy to launch the next campaign. Let's talk about what you think about the next steps. ”

Mitsumasa Yonechi immediately stood up and said: "Judging from the current situation, our Japanese Empire must obtain air supremacy in order to fully occupy China and even the entire East Asian region. The air power of our army is too weak, and now it is still at the level of biplanes, and only a small number of fighters are monoplanes, and the gap in performance with the fighters of the China Air Force is too great, which cannot be overcome by the skills and experience of the imperial pilots alone. The only way now is to purchase advanced combat aircraft from Germany and comprehensively enhance the air combat strength of our army in a relatively short period of time, so that we can be like Germany. Launch a blitzkrieg to quickly occupy China. If air supremacy cannot be obtained, it will not be possible to occupy China. ”

Hirota Hongyi nodded frequently when he heard this, and only after Mitsumasa Minei finished speaking, did he slowly say: "What Mione-kun said just now is very reasonable!" Not only is our air force weak, but even our army also needs to improve the level of weaponry. Now the people of China have also acquired some advanced army weapons. Moreover, there is also a Dragon Soul Ordnance Consortium behind it, and it is difficult to guarantee that China will not move the advanced tanks and combat vehicles of the Dragon Soul Ordnance Complex to China for production. And according to the intelligence, the people of China are also producing assault rifles, which is not a good thing for us. Minei-kun's suggestion is worth studying, and if it works, we need to make a plan quickly! ”

General Abe, the chief of the Military Command Department, stood up and said, "It's time to make a move!" Our Imperial army has suffered heavy losses, and it is not a good thing to go on like this! The equipment of our army is now lagging behind the weak Shina army, Minai-kun, you go ahead and talk about what specific plans there are! ”

Seeing that the two supreme governors agreed with his plan, Mitsumasa Yonechi said more confidently, "Yes." Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief! We can send people to Germany to meet with Hitler, and then the two countries will form an alliance, and Germany will sell the most important weapons and equipment, such as Tiger tanks and Leopard tanks, as well as jet fighters, large transport planes, and bomber technology, and at the same time China will also import some in small quantities. It was imitated and manufactured, and finally the designers of the empire designed the advanced weapons and equipment of the Great Japanese Empire itself. Especially fighters and bombers in the air. That's our point! ”

The Japanese acted quickly, pausing the pace of attacking China, and the Japanese Empire immediately sent Mitsumasa Minechi to Germany to negotiate an alliance with Hitler on behalf of the Emperor, and the two countries hit it off, and Hitler even agreed to provide Japan with the most advanced jet engines and jet fighters. There are also Tiger and Leopard tanks, which are also on sale. There are also M30 and M40 transport aircraft bombers that will be supplied to Japan. Of course, Japan also has a reward by providing Germany with rare earths and other resources, which are used to make advanced weapons, and now Germany is under economic sanctions. Coupled with the lack of these resources in Germany itself, there was a deal between the two sides.

Soon after, at the Japanese military department, newly appointed Prime Minister Hayashi Mijuro was presiding over a military meeting to discuss the development of a new generation of naval fighters. Thanks to the German jet engine design data, of course, more than a hundred engines were obtained, as well as twenty-eight Veyron jet fighters. The Japanese military department asked Nakajima and Mitsubishi to start copying this jet engine. Since the imitation is progressing well, the development of a new generation of jet fighters is also on the agenda.

Present at the meeting were Prime Minister Hayashi Jujuro, Nagumo Tadaichi, Yamamoto Isoroku, and principal officers of the Navy's Military Affairs Bureau, as well as general managers and chief designers of several aircraft manufacturing companies, including Nakajima Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation, Aichi Corporation, and Kawasaki Corporation.

Prime Minister Hayashi Mijuro coughed heavily, and then said loudly: "Everyone, I have summoned everyone here today to discuss the development plan of the next generation of carrier-based fighters in the Great Japanese Empire. Although the jet fighters purchased from Germany have begun to enter service in batches, the number is too small and cannot be put on ships, and with the progress and development of aviation technology, the Imperial Navy also needs advanced jet fighters. As you know, on the battlefield of China not long ago, the aircraft carrier of the Great Japanese Empire was bombed and sunk by the China Air Force, and it was planted before it made a big contribution! This is by no means that the pilots of the Imperial Japanese Navy are not excellent, but the enemy's fighter performance is too powerful, and now Mitsubishi has also successfully copied the German trainer attack aircraft, but this is not enough, the people of China are still accelerating the production of jet fighters! Therefore, how can the Great Japanese Empire fall behind the Shina people, we must also speed up the development of jet fighters. Today is to gather everyone's wisdom and discuss a feasible plan! Yamamoto, tell me what you think. ”

After Prime Minister Hayashi Juro finished speaking, he turned his attention to Isoroku Yamamoto, who was sitting to the left of the conference table.

Yamamoto Isoroku was now in the limelight, and now the newly appointed Minister of the Navy held him in high esteem, and regarded him as his right-hand man, so that he had long regarded himself as the number two man in the Admiralty.

Yamamoto Fifty-six slowly stood up, glanced at the conference room for a week, and then said slowly: "Your Excellency Prime Minister said very reasonably, I think the Imperial Navy should have developed jet fighters a long time ago, but this jet engine restricts the Imperial aircraft manufacturing company, although this engine is advanced, but the design and manufacture are very complicated, only the Germans and Swedes have mastered this technology." But now, the design data of the German jet engine is in the hands of the Japanese Empire, so it is doomed that no one can stop the rise of the imperial aviation industry! ”

After a pause, Yamamoto Fifty-six continued: "As for the jet carrier-based fighter, once it is successfully developed, it will be of epoch-making significance!" However, there were several aircraft factories in the empire, and it is an important question which one would be responsible for the design and manufacture. In my opinion, it is only through competition that a good carrier-based jet fighter can be designed. So my view is that each aircraft manufacturing company will come up with a design proposal, and the Admiralty will organize a review committee to evaluate and select these submitted designs, and only the best design submitters will be awarded the final contract for the development of a new generation of naval carrier-based fighters. (To be continued.) )