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"The Yawata Iron Works has been completely destroyed, and our local steel production capacity has been reduced by more than half." In the luxurious conference hall of the Japanese Navy, Rear Admiral Inoue Narumi, director of the Military Affairs Bureau, propped his hands on the table and said in a low tone: "The bombing of the mainland by the Ming Air Force has reached the point where we cannot cope with it. The industrial strength that the entire country had worked so hard to accumulate was turned into a pile of scrap metal under piles of bombs. ”

"It can't go on like this." Lieutenant General Kiyoshi Hasegawa, the former commander of Yokosuka Town, who was kicked out for logistics because of the Yamashiro incident, took over the words, "Both Sasebo and Maizuru were severely damaged, and transportation hubs and important factories in various places were severely damaged. The original production target could no longer be achieved. The construction of the Shinano at the Yokosuka shipyard has been significantly delayed. ”

"There is no need to mention the matter of the Shinano, what we need now is an aircraft carrier." After more than half a year of fierce battles at sea, Yamamoto Isoroku, who had completely fallen to the theory of aviation victory, pinched his fingers, turned his head to look around at the large group of senior naval generals, his eyes were closed and his head was bowed, and Nagumo Tadaichi, who had a gloomy expression, paused slightly for a moment before saying in a loud voice: "The Shinano has been rebuilt into an aircraft carrier, and the materials needed are provided by the American allies. What we are going to talk about now is how to respond to the demands of the emperor and the cabinet! ”

"The Cabinet is crazy." The new commander of the Yokosuka Town Guard, Lieutenant General Koga Mineichi, responded and said, "We have all opened the door to Australia in the south, and if we turn around at this time, what is the previous effort?" Wasting time? ”

The Japanese Navy's insistence on going south to Australia was beyond the comprehension of the Army. The Japanese Navy believes that only Australia is the future of Japan. It is backed by the Australian continent, which is rich in resources, huge in area and extremely advantageous in geographical location. Sweeping away the oil- and rubber-rich islands of the South Seas is Japan's destiny in the future.

The army's horse dung were carried away by the Americacans to attack the mainland, and now they are beaten in the head and bleeding, but the navy will clean up the mess. This made all the navies angry.

"Cutting off Hawaii's Daming Pacific Fleet and forcing them to fight a decisive battle with the Americans is what Japan should do." Koga Feng said in a cold voice, "As for the bombing of the mainland, it doesn't matter, if they are all blown up, they will all take a boat to Australia." ”

"Now is not the time to say these offensive words." Yamamoto Fifty-six's face fell, and he lifted his left hand, which had lost his index and middle fingers due to an accident when he was young, and knocked on the table, "How to deal with the situation at this moment is the top priority!" ”

"I also think it's time to make adjustments." Rear Admiral Yamaguchi Tawen, who was regarded as a hero because he successfully brought the Flying Dragon back and sank the Poyang Lake aircraft carrier through a sharp counterattack, said loudly: "Before the war, no one thought that the aviation power of the Ming Dynasty would be so powerful, and their heavy strategic bombers would strike so industry. ”

"If you think about it, maybe you won't go to war." I don't know if the generals said this, but it was true.

Originally, the Japanese thought that they were island countries, and if the Ming wanted to defeat them, they had to at least defeat their powerful navy first, and they had to defeat the navies of the allies before they had a chance to land. Even if it is a landing, 80 million people will be armed and the Ming army will shed blood. Even if you lose, you have a chance to negotiate.

But no one thought that the Ming Dynasty would not have to land at all, and just by using endless bombing, the Japanese almost lost the ability to fight back. Therefore, if you knew that Da Ming still had such a hand before the war, maybe you really couldn't fight.

Yamaguchi paused slightly, and then continued to speak, "According to intelligence, the number of aircraft produced by various aircraft factories in Daming far exceeds their battle damage level. That is, their planes will fight more and more. It's not just airplanes, Daming is now building warships like crazy. ”

Speaking of this, a look of envy flashed in Yamaguchi's eyes: "In the past six months or so, the Ming Navy has launched four battleships and four fleet aircraft carriers. Twelve escort aircraft carriers were refitted, other cruisers, destroyers, frigates, submarines and countless other ships of all kinds. In particular, their production capacity continues to expand. And we. ”

Speaking of this, Yamaguchi Duowen smiled a little self-deprecatingly, "Even if there is no bombing by Daming, we try our best to launch a battleship, and Daming can launch at least ten ships!" If we continue to devote our main forces to the south, then in a year at most, we will face another and more powerful Pacific Fleet! ”

Yamaguchi's words silenced all the senior officers in the room. They all understood what Yamaguchi had said, and they knew that it was a cruel reality. But what can they do when they are on the weaker side? Can't you pray to the gods every day to send them warships and warplanes, right?

"We still have strong allies in us." After a moment of silence, someone muttered unwillingly.

"Yes, we have strong allies." Yamaguchi smiled, and his tone turned heavy, "But we have an even stronger enemy!" ”

The strength of the US Navy is not weak, and it is second only to the existence of the Ming Navy. But this is the second only big statement.

The Ming navy has been rampant in the world for hundreds of years, and it is definitely not something that the navies of those emerging countries can easily challenge. A powerful Pacific Fleet alone has kept most of the U.S. Navy firmly in check, and this is only part of the strength of the Ming Navy.

The Ming navy appears in almost any sea area in the world, and they are engaged in countless enemies, and they are not at a disadvantage. No one can be happy to be an opponent of such a fleet.

"So what to do?" Finally, someone couldn't help but ask this question.

"Summation." Yamaguchi's words made everyone suddenly raise their heads, "But it's not about praying for peace, but for peace after defeating the enemy with a powerful attack." ”

"How?" Yamamoto Fifty-six pursed the corners of his mouth and asked out loud.

In fact, Yamamoto Fifty-six, who studied in the Ming Dynasty when he was young and served as a military attache in the Ming Dynasty, is the one who knows the Ming Dynasty best in the Japanese Navy. He was originally strongly opposed to a war with the Ming Dynasty, because he knew that if the industrial strength and overall strength of the two sides were compared, the Japanese had no chance of winning.

It's just that, as a soldier, he can't refuse the order of the commander above to go to war. Rather than resign and let a fool spoil the navy, it's better to do it yourself!

"Taking advantage of the fact that the naval strength near the Ming mainland has not fully recovered, the Ming Dynasty is forced to take the initiative to conduct a decisive battle at sea. As long as the Ming navy is defeated, the navy scattered all over the world and pinned down by different enemies will open its chest. We can threaten the Ming Dynasty, which has not experienced war for many years. This will cause them great panic. Yamaguchi said confidently.

"Daming still has a large number of planes, and our fleet will be completely sunk by fierce air attacks when it gets close to their homeland. Also, what if it can threaten the native of the Ming Dynasty? Could it be that Daming was thrown a few bombs, and he would surrender if he dropped some factories and houses? You underestimate Zhang Cheng too much, right? As a classmate of Nagumo Tadaichi at the Naval Academy, Hasegawa Kiyoshi loudly raised his own questions.

"I repeat." Yamaguchi Tawen frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Our goal can only be to force peace with war. It is impossible for the Ming Dynasty to surrender to any enemy, and it is even more impossible for Zhang Cheng. ”

The Japanese naturally paid attention to what happened in the imperial capital at the beginning of the year. Zhang Cheng's successful ascension to the throne through the fight of blood and fire is shocking and surprising, but it does not make people feel incredible. In everyone's subconscious, a strong man like Zhang Cheng is the natural leader of a hegemon like Daming.

"Here I will report a matter that everyone is not allowed to say after hearing about it." Yamamoto fifty-six interrupted Yamaguchi's words, knocked on the table, and said, "At the beginning of the year, the cabinet secretly got in touch with Zhang Cheng, who came to power. ”

As soon as Yamamoto's words fell, the conference room fell into an uproar. Yamamoto had to bang the table to silence everyone, "Same as everyone thought." The cabinet wanted to test the psychological bottom line of the new helmsman of the Ming Dynasty against Japan. ”

After taking a breath, he picked up the water glass on the side and took a sip, then said, "Unfortunately, Zhang Cheng's attitude is very tough. He made several demands that the Cabinet could not accept, so the contact was terminated. ”

Turning his gaze to look at Yamaguchi Wenta to the side, "I agree with Yamaguchi-kun's opinion, it is necessary to eliminate the Ming Dynasty's maritime power in the western Pacific and threaten their homeland security, so as to force Zhang Cheng to sit back at the negotiating table." He has many enemies, not only the countries that are at war, but also the enemies at home. As long as we make a decent proposal, there is a chance to end this war. ”

Perhaps Yamamoto's words are correct, but opponents are everywhere.

"We've been preparing for so many years, saying change the strategic direction and change? The mobilization of troops, the reserve of materials, the formulation of plans, and so on must be completely overturned. Admiral Nagano Shuse, who had not spoken all this time, knocked on the table, "This is not a trivial matter. ”

"Your Excellency." Yamamoto Fifty-six bowed slightly, "We have no choice. After a pause, he explained, "Australia is rich in resources, but there is no large-scale industry, and the development of animal husbandry and minerals is there. Even if we do our best to win the Australian continent, what can we do? Without the factory, what is the use of the beef and mutton and ore? ”

"This matter has to be submitted to the cabinet for discussion." Nagano Shushen glanced at Yamamoto Fifty-six, "The next strategic direction of the navy must be decided by His Majesty the Emperor." ”

After the Battle of Java, the battered Japanese Navy was replenished and readjusted, and by this time it had regained its combat effectiveness. Yamamoto Fifty-six didn't want to waste time in vain, because every day that passed, the Ming on the other side would increase his strength.

"Your Excellency......" Yamamoto Isoroku was about to say something more when a shrill alarm suddenly sounded outside the window.

A group of naval officers hurried to the window to look out. In the dim darkness of the night, many thick columns of snow-white searchlights lit up the entire sky! A loud roar of engines could be heard in the night sky.

"No more arguing about the direction of the attack." Yamamoto Fifty-six slowly lowered his gaze, "They're still in Tokyo." (To be continued.) )