. The history of human beings is a history of warfare, as long as humans are still social animals. The word war will never go away, and it will take away the good people and leave the bad people behind. "The fourth chapter of Su Tong's memoirs, Prince Kanin Miyajihito, a veteran of Tokyo, came to the door of the house of General Yamamoto Go**, commander of the Combined Fleet of the Navy, and behind him were senior generals of the 6th Army, such as Itatsuno Seishiro, Okamura Ninji, and Sugiyama Moto. Yamamoto Fifty-six had already led a group of admirals to stand at the door to greet him. No matter how openly and secretly the 6th Army and the Navy fight, everyone still has to abide by the minimum etiquette.

"Your Excellency, welcome to the Humble House." Yamamoto Fifty-six bowed deeply to the Manned Prince, the elder of the two dynasties.

"Hehe, Yamamoto-kun, you don't have to be polite, we came here suddenly." After returning the salute, Prince Zaihito walked up to Nagumo Tadaichi, who was standing behind Yamamoto Fifty-six, stretched out his hand and patted Nagumo Tadaichi's shoulder and encouraged, "Nangumo-kun, congratulations!" You have made an immortal contribution to the Empire, and you fought very well in the Battle of Pearl Harbor. ”

Nanyun Zhong bowed down and replied: "Haiyi, thank you for the compliment, Your Excellency the Prince, Nanyun does not dare to take credit."

This is all thanks to the trust of His Majesty the Emperor and the strategic planning of Commander Yamamoto, who did not dare to be greedy for the merits of heaven. "Yo Xi, victory is not arrogant or defeated, and it is worthy of being the pillar of the empire." Hearing Nagumo say this, Prince Jaehito's face bloomed like a chrysanthemum, and the smile on his face became even bigger.

"Your Excellency, it's very cold, please go into the cold house and have a cup of hot tea." Yamamoto Fifty-six made a gesture of invitation to the side.

"Okay, then I'll interrupt today." After speaking, Prince Zairen took the lead and walked in, and the generals of the 6th Navy Army behind him automatically divided into two rows and entered.

After the two sides sat down, Yamamoto Fifty-six personally served tea to Prince Zaihito and the generals as the host, although there were also shì girls in the family, but the content of today's gathering was obviously not suitable for the subordinates to hear these things, so Yamamoto himself had to do it.

After taking a sip of tea, Prince Zairen put down the teacup and closed his eyes, reminisced about the tea fragrance in his mouth, and praised: "Yamamoto-kun's tea ceremony has grown again, I remember that when I first drank Yamamoto-kun's tea twenty years ago, the bitter taste almost lifted me up, but now I have made great progress" "Hahaha" Everyone laughed after hearing the joke made by Prince Zairen.

Prince Jaehito is obviously very good at mediating the atmosphere, and a few words make the atmosphere in the room more harmonious.

"At the beginning, thanks to His Excellency's wrong love, Yamamoto is able to have today, thanks to His Excellency's cultivation." Twenty years ago, Yamamoto Isoroku was still a major in the navy, and when he served in the Combined Fleet, he was also appreciated and promoted by the then deputy commander of the 6th Army.

After talking and laughing, Prince Zaihito stroked the teacup in his hand and said, "Yamamoto-kun, your navy fought very well last month, which can be seen from the commendation given to you by His Majesty the Emperor. The credit of your Navy alone to the fact that your Navy has eliminated the United States of maritime power in the Pacific so that it will not have the strength to compete with our country for control of the Pacific Ocean for at least two years.

Prince Zaihito's compliment made the admirals on the other side raise their heads a little, especially in front of the generals of the 6th Army, which made their hearts feel more comfortable, and Okamura Ninji, who was sitting on the other side,

Although several generals of the 6th Army, such as Itako Seisishiro, were a little unaccustomed to seeing these navy people so proud in front of them, but today they came over to ask for help, and it was also the time to pretend to be their grandson, so they had to echo a few words against their will, and those who couldn't pull their subordinates to echo also nodded lightly in agreement.

Although the admiral behind Yamamoto Fifty-six was very proud, Yamamoto, as the commander of the Combined Fleet, did not think that today's manned prince was specially bringing people to flatter him. Sure enough, after drinking two cups of tea, Prince Zairen put down the teacup, picked up the white napkin on the table, wiped the corners of his mouth, and then smiled and said: "Yamamoto-kun, these days the people of China have made big moves on the southeast coast, you have all heard about it. ”

Yamamoto's eyes showed a hint of god, and he said solemnly: "Yes, we have all heard about it, it seems that the people of China want to get involved in Taiwan." ”

"It seems that Yamamoto-kun has already noticed it." The Manden Prince looked relieved, and then said: "At present, the Imperial Army's troops in Taiwan are only the 20th and 21st divisions, and the strength of the troops after adding the local garrison troops is only 70,000, but according to the intelligence, the number of troops gathered in Fujian alone is more than 200,000, it seems that they are determined to win, do Yamamoto-kun have any countermeasures?" As soon as the generals behind the two heard this, they all knew that they were about to get into today's topic, and they all straightened their backs, only to hear Yamamoto Fifty-six say: "Your Excellency, I think it is very difficult to hold Taiwan, and the task of the 6th Army is very arduous." ”

Hearing this, the faces of the generals of the 6th Army present swelled with a trace of shame, in recent years, the achievements of the 6th Army were really miserable, first by the Chinese army out of the big 6, and then by North Korea, Sakhalin Island The defeat made these originally arrogant 6th Army generals unable to even raise their heads, and now the people of China are going to attack Taiwan, and even the nearly seventy-year-old prince has to pull down his old face to seek help from the navy, so that Okamura Ningji and Itako Seisishiro and others who are sitting in the back are eager to find a crack to get into.

"yes." Prince Zairen smiled bitterly: "In recent years, the 6th Army has been too uncompetitive. "Your Excellency is serious!" At this time, Yamamoto Fifty-six's face did not have a trace of ridicule, he was saying! "They are all for the emperor, and the fact that His Excellency the Prince can come here today in person shows that he has a heart for the emperor and the empire, which is very admirable to the people, and Yamamoto is not talented but is willing to do his part."

Yamamoto Fifty-six said this, but it made Ita Heng Seishiro and others stunned, Yamamoto Fifty-six is the representative of the [Japan] Navy, and his words are almost equivalent to representing the Navy's willingness to help the 6th Army defend Taiwan. Originally, for today's purpose, they were ready to be ridiculed, but now Yamamoto not only did not refuse, but agreed so happily, which was unexpected by Prince Manden and his party.

The manned prince was stunned for a moment, then stood up and bowed deeply ninety degrees to Yamamoto and the navy. Seeing this, Itako Seishiro and the others also hurriedly stood up and saluted the admirals, and Yamamoto also quickly led the admirals to stand up and salute in return.

After the two sides sat down, Yamamoto said solemnly: "Your Excellency doesn't have to be like this, we are all working for the empire, why should we be so angry." ”

"Yo Xi, Yamamoto-kun is worthy of a generation of heroes, who understands righteousness, and is really an example of my generation of soldiers." Seeing Yamamoto Fifty-six agreeing so happily, the prince was very happy.

Yamamoto sat down and said: "Your Excellency, although our navy is happy to help the 6th Army jointly defend Taiwan, the current problem is that the main force of the Combined Fleet still needs to help the 6th Army occupy the islands in the South China Sea and suppress the US Pacific Fleet. When the generals of the Sixth Army heard this, they also understood that what Yamamoto said was not all about prevarication, and that the strength of the Combined Fleet was so much that it had to guard against a counterattack by the US Navy, and that the Sixth Army would have to be sent to various battlefields in the South Seas, and that the forces that could be drawn out to help the Sixth Army defend Taiwan would inevitably not be too many, and this was related to a question of priority and priority, whether it was important to hold Taiwan or to occupy various islands in the South Seas, and this was a major matter related to the fate of Japan.

"Then how many warships can the Navy pull out to help the defenders of Taiwan?" The manned prince stared at Yamamoto without blinking.

"It is estimated that there will not be a single detachment." Yamamoto smiled bitterly: "I have estimated, at present, we can only draw one heavy cruiser, two light cruisers and six destroyers, which is already the largest force we can draw." ”

The manned prince pondered for a moment and asked, "Can you draw one or two aircraft carriers to help?" Without the cooperation of carrier-based aircraft at sea, I am afraid that it will be difficult for the 6th Army to stop the attack of the Chinese people on the beachhead. "I'm afraid it won't work." Yamamoto Fifty-six shook his head: "Now that our six main aircraft carriers are in the Pacific Ocean, we are guarding against the counterattack of the US military, and now the deployment of aircraft carriers to help us will inevitably weaken the forces in the Pacific." ”

At this time, Itasun Seisishiro, who was sitting in the back, stood up and said loudly: "Yamamoto-kun, now we have only one division in Taiwan, if the navy can't draw out forces to help us, Taiwan's loss is only a matter of time, how can the navy stand by and watch?" ”

In the face of Ban Heng Seishiro's questioning, all the admirals of the navy showed a trace of anger, and Ban Heng's words were clearly accusing the navy of not saving him when he saw death, but he never thought that the navy's task was so heavy, how could it be possible to draw a large number of troops to help Taiwan.

Yamamoto Fifty-six didn't get angry, he just said lightly: "Banhengjun is angry, I'll ask you a question first." Okamura Ningji, who was sitting next to Itayo Seisishiro, gently tugged at Ban Heng's sleeve and motioned him to sit down, and when Ita Heng Seishiro sat down, Yamamoto asked: "Ban Hengjun, let me ask you, if I transfer all the aircraft carriers back to Taiwan to assist the 6th Army, how sure can you hold Taiwan?" "At least fifty percent!" Itako Seishiro said without thinking.

"Fifty percent?" Yamamoto Fifty-six shook his head: "The navy of the Shina people is no longer the appearance of two or three small sampans seven years ago, they already have three major fleets, nine aircraft carriers, two class battleships, and hundreds of destroyers. If we try our best to fight the Shina people and win, it is better to say that if we defeat our empire, the end of the empire will really come. ”

"You, Yamamoto-kun, how can you say such words that have lost fighting spirit, I wonder when our empire didn't win today's status by gambling on the fortune of the country, why does the navy not even have the courage to fight a decisive battle with the people of China now, and the courage to fight the First Sino-Japanese Naval Battle and the decisive battle with the Russian Boluo Naval Fleet?" Itako Seisishiro's words were very unkind, which made the admirals sitting in front of him squirt.

"Ban Heng look, be cautious!" The manned prince turned his head and glared at Itayo Seishiro and reprimanded: "Yamamoto-kun and all the monarchs here are the elite of the imperial navy, how can you insult them so much, and don't apologize to Yamamoto-kun quickly." "Hai" Ban Heng Seishiro listened to Prince Zairen's words very much, lowered his head and said: "Yamamoto-kun, Ban Heng gaffes, please forgive me." ”

"It doesn't matter." Yamamoto Fifty-six waved his hand before he said seriously: "Ban Hengjun, I admit that I have different views from you on the issue of treating Taiwan and the South Seas, but Ban Hengjun, you have to understand that if the empire's aircraft carriers and main fleet suffer too heavy losses in Taiwan, we will have no way to suppress the Americans in the Pacific, and without the suppression of the combined fleet, the Americans will take advantage of the situation to transfer their Atlantic fleet back, and then it will not only be a question of whether they can hold Taiwan, the Americans will definitely take the opportunity to regain control of the Pacific Ocean, When the time comes, we will be the sinners of His Majesty the Emperor and the Great Japanese Empire, don't you, as a high-ranking general of the Empire, understand this truth? ”

"You" Itachi Seishiro pointed at Yamamoto Fifty-six and was so angry that he couldn't speak, and his originally fat round face was flushed with anger, although it stands to reason that Yamamoto Fifty-six is a general, and it is nothing to reprimand him as a lieutenant general, but some things are not counted like this, did you, a naval general, reprimand a vice admiral of the 6th Army stretch your hand too long?

It's too much to use the emperor to oppress people at every turn.

Seeing that Ban Heng was deflated, Okamura Ningji and the others couldn't sit still, Marshal Shanshan stood up with a cold face and was about to speak, but was stopped by the manned prince: "Sit down, do you still have the appearance of an emperor!" ”

Seeing that the pale manned prince was finally angry, everyone sat down again.

The manned prince took a long breath before saying, "Yamamoto-kun, can't you really send an aircraft carrier to Taiwan to support?" You must know that it is related to the lives of the 70,000 soldiers of the empire. Yamamoto Fifty-six gritted his teeth and said with a hard heart: "Your Excellency, it's not that Yamamoto doesn't know the arrow, but the forces in the Pacific Theater are too tight, and the humble position is really helpless.

As soon as the prince heard that Yamamoto Fifty-six claimed to be lowly, he understood that Yamamoto was planning to do business, and this old man finally couldn't help but explode, and shouted: "Yamamoto-kun, do you really want to ignore the lives of 70,000 imperial soldiers?" ”

Yamamoto Fifty-six also let go today, and said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency, if you can ask for the decree of His Majesty the Emperor or the order of the Admiralty, the humble post will naturally send the aircraft carrier immediately, and if not, please forgive the humble post for being powerless." 、，

"Okay, good," Prince Manden laughed angrily, "Yamamoto-kun, I still value you so much, but I didn't expect you to be just a mediocre person who only cares about your own interests, I really misjudged someone!" After speaking, the prince shook his hand, and hurriedly rushed out of the door angrily, and the generals of the 6th Army also followed closely behind.

Seeing the figure of the manned prince in the distance, several admirals behind Yamamoto Fifty-six looked at each other, Nanyun Zhong looked at Yamamoto Fifty-six's iron-blue face and said cautiously: "Your Excellency Commander, today the manned prince has pulled down his face and begged us, how can we give them a little face and send one or two aircraft carriers to support them, but how can you ...... You must know that he is the uncle of His Majesty the Emperor! "Do you think I, Yamamoto, am a man who only cares about his own interests?" Yamamoto Fifty-six said coldly: "Do you also think that I shirked it because I didn't want to help the 6th Army defend Taiwan?" "Don't dare." Hearing Yamamoto Fifty-six's question, everyone quickly answered in unison, but the look that flashed in their eyes betrayed them.

Yamamoto Fifty-six glanced around at the generals and sighed: "Even if you don't say it, I understand what you are thinking, you all think that I am standing by because of the dispute between the six seas, but in fact, how do you know my hard work." Aren't I in a hurry right now? The US Pacific Fleet may counterattack at any time, and our only six aircraft carriers must always be vigilant, and as soon as the US Pacific Fleet shows signs of counterattack, we should immediately mobilize a large force to destroy them, so that we can ensure that we have enough time to occupy the islands of Nanyang and Luzon and seize more resources for our country. However, those people in the 6th Military Headquarters have been thinking about defending Taiwan all day long, and they don't want to think that Taiwan is so easy to defend? Even if we send two aircraft carriers to assist the 6th Army in defending Taiwan, will there be no aircraft carriers for the Chinese people? According to the report of the Naval Intelligence Department, their heavy aircraft carriers are more advanced than ours, and they can carry more than 120 carrier-based aircraft on one carrier, while ours is only 60 to 80. Look at the quantity again, the people of China already have nine heavy aircraft carriers, both in terms of quantity and quality, we are out of disadvantage, how can we compete with others. Nanyun Zhongyi on the side argued unconvinced: "But the quality of the Imperial Navy is a big step ahead of the Chinese people, and we still have the spirit of bushido, so the Imperial Navy may not have no chance of victory." "Well, you're right, it's true that you can't just look at data and surfaces when fighting a war." Yamamoto Fifty-six also nodded, "But if you want to fight a decisive battle with the Shina Navy, it is necessary to mobilize the full strength of the Imperial Combined Fleet to carry it out, not to mention who loses and who wins this battle, even if we win, what good will it do us, in the end, I am afraid that it will be cheaper for the Americans."

Yamamoto Fifty-six said something that made everyone sweat coldly.

Liangwen Nanyun Zhongyi whispered, "Your Excellency, Commander, why don't you explain these words to Your Excellency the Prince? ”

"Explain? Hmph......" Yamamoto Fifty-six smiled bitterly, slowly stood up and said sadly: "Even if I explain, can those people in the 6th Army listen to it?" That's it, I, Yamamoto, have always been worthy of the emperor and the empire, whatever they think. After speaking, Yamamoto Fifty-six walked slowly into the inner hall, and his emaciated figure looked so desolate! .