After walking out of the president's office, Zhang Kuian returned to his secretary-general's office, and after sending Wang Maoru's instructions one by one, someone reported to him that a few days ago, Zhao Binghe, the vice minister of culture, called on officials to buy supplies as much as possible, because there would be a catastrophe, Zhang Kuian was furious and said: "Zhao Binghe really said that? ”

The informant hurriedly said that there were eight people at the banquet at that time, and the rest could be proved, especially the silk investigator Zhou Qitong and the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Industrial Development Department Jin Bangping, and the former Ministry of Industry and Commerce official Zhang Zongxiang and others can testify that Zhao Binghe is indeed appealing to everyone about this matter, and the implication of the words is that the president's purpose this time is not to save the people, but for some ulterior purpose.

Zhang Kuian sneered and said: "Zhao Zedong doesn't choose to say anything, you retreat first, let me confirm it, if the content is true, this statement is the evidence of his going into the wilderness." ”

"Yes." The man went down immediately when his purpose was achieved.

Zhang Kuian knocked on the table, thinking that this matter should be confirmed before reporting it to Wang Maoru, and then called Chen Xi, deputy director of the National Bureau of Statistics and the first deputy director. Chen Xi didn't expect to receive a call from Wang Maoru, and after being a little surprised, he listened carefully to Zhang Kuian's instructions and immediately said that he would investigate. Later, Chen Xi investigated and learned that Zhao Binghe had indeed said such things, and he was drunk and slightly drunk, and he was held by everyone.

After Zhang Kuian was confirmed, he made a secret report to Wang Maoru, who first smiled slightly after hearing it, and said: "Freedom of speech, he is unintentional, others are intentional." This is not a table, and the next is not an example. Tell me about Zhao Binghe. Don't make such a low-level mistake again. He is also an old man in Beiyang, why is he so imprudent? ”

"Okay." Zhang Kuian found Zhao Binghe and said before and after, but he didn't expect that a few days later, Zhao Binghe actually had a serious illness in panic, and even with a cold and fever in the spring, he actually lost his whole body after an illness. When Wang Maoru learned of his condition, he was specially allowed to go home to recuperate. Zhao Binghe also became the first ministerial-level official in Wang Maoru's cabinet to be dismissed, and this old Beiyang, who was quickly promoted and dismissed, also became a joke and warning in the officialdom, and officials should keep their mouths shut. Don't talk nonsense about what you shouldn't say.

Now, on the surface of the Yellow Sea, all the Chinese are ready, with the determination to die, and all the warships of the Chinese coast guard put their shells on the splints and wait for a decisive battle.

But while the Chinese were nervous, the Japanese were also surprised.

The Chinese side has mistaken information. This time, the Japanese Navy did not stop the Japanese Fourth Fleet, which was guarding the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea, but the most powerful Japanese First Fleet. According to the Washington Naval Treaty, the Kashima, the capital ship of the Japanese Navy's Fourth Fleet, is about to be dismantled.

Neither the Central Intelligence Department nor the National Bureau of Statistics could find out about Japan's naval intelligence, and super agent Li Muhan stole a large amount of information in the Japanese cabinet, but there was a special lack of intelligence about the Japanese army and navy, especially the navy. Now the Japanese Navy has been divided into two major factions. One faction is the treaty faction, which advocates economic development first, and the other faction, the fleet faction, which advocates the expansion of force and does not abide by the treaty. But the treaty faction is represented by the Admiralty and occupies the right to speak. Therefore, Japan dismantled and rebuilt the old warships.

In fact, at the end of last year, the Kashima was already in full swing due to the need for Japan to spare its hands for earthquake relief and the East Siberian campaign. And there was no delay. It's just that there are too many capital ships that have been demolished, and the Kashima platoon has been photographed until now.

Although the CIA's agency in Japan is very specific in terms of army intelligence, the Japanese naval intelligence agency has always been controlled by Japan's Satsuma Domain, and it is difficult for outsiders to interfere with it, which also makes it impossible for China's military intelligence department to further explore intelligence. This time, according to the usual management, the Military Intelligence Department provided the Fourth Fleet, but in fact, the Fourth Fleet was directly stationed in Kwantung Prefecture (Dalian Lushun) after going to sea, holding the Bohai Sea and providing protection for Kwantung Prefecture, and did not intercept it.

The First Fleet of the Japanese Navy has always been the ace fleet stationed at the headquarters, but it is also known as the "Shojima Navy", and the last time the First Fleet was dispatched was back to the Battle of Tsushima during the Russo-Japanese War. So, when the First Fleet went out again, the Military Intelligence Division had no experience and thought that they were just going to sea for training as usual.

The main battleships of the First Fleet of the Japanese Navy are the battleship Nagato, which has a displacement of up to 32,720 tons, and the battleship Mutsu of the same class, both of which are world-class battleships of 32,720 tons, and the main naval guns are four 8 406mm naval guns, and another 20 140mm naval guns, four 76mm naval guns, and eight 533mm torpedo launchers.

In addition to the two main battleships, there are also the Ise-class battleships Ise and the Hyuga battleship,

Cruiser Moku, Cruiser Oi, Cruiser Tama, Destroyer 24th (Destroyer Kaikaze, Destroyer Ryukeze, Destroyer Yamakaze, Destroyer Ekaze), Destroyer 26th (Destroyer Tenryu, Destroyer Tatsuda), Destroyer 27th (Destroyer Ariake, Destroyer Shiraro, Destroyer Sunset, Destroyer Tokiyu), Destroyer 28th (Destroyer Nagako, Destroyer Igara, Destroyer Natori), Submarine Squadron 1, and Mine Squadron 1, In addition, a total of 39 ships, including supply ships and transport ships, headed for the Chinese waters.

Kantaro Suzuki, commander of Japan's First Fleet, sat in the control tower of the flagship battleship Nagato, picked up a telescope and looked at it from afar. Standing on the left side of him was the captain of the battleship Nagato, Tsukasa Tsukasa Tsukasa Yamamoto, president of the Japanese Naval University and a naval officer who was highly valued by Kantaro Suzuki. To his right stood Tetsutaro Sato, chief of staff of the Japanese Admiralty, and behind Tetsutaro Sato was his protégé Kanji Kato. Of course, standing about two meters away from them is the current Vice Admiral (Chief) Vice Admiral Keisuke Okada, a good old man in the Navy, who is responsible for reconciling the relationship between Kantaro Suzuki and the Cabinet Elder Saionji Konozo. And Keisuke Okada, the moderate leader of the Japanese Navy, and Tetsutaro Sato, the hardline leader of the Japanese Navy, are sons and daughters......

Suzuki Kantaro is a naval veteran, born in the Satsuma Domain, he is one of the few naval geniuses who combines political and military strategists, and among the star-studded Japanese ministers, Suzuki Kantaro is a rare naval general who supports the party and government to lead Japan. However, it is precisely because Suzuki Kantaro supports the party and government faction that he is not liked by the Imperial Cabinet of this term, and after the resignation of the Minister of the Navy, Suzuki Kantaro, who is the most vocal successor to the Minister of the Navy, did not receive the support of Prime Minister Kiyoura Keigo, but was appointed by the naval reformist Murakami Geichi to serve as the Minister of the Navy.

It is conceivable that with the status of Kantaro Suzuki, this Minister of the Navy has to be led by Suzuki's nose, how depressed. Now, around Kantaro Suzuki is the main person in charge of the Admiralty, and he is also the think tank of the Japanese Navy.

"Hit all the artillery and wipe out the Shina ships in the first round." Kanji Kato, who was the observer of this time and served as the commander of the Yokosuka Town Guard, said with a hideous face.

"Yes, if it is eliminated, it will be eliminated as soon as possible." Yamamoto Fifty-six, who is a junior in the middle, said that he was not the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Navy during World War II, and now he is only the principal of the Naval Academy, and he will be sent to the United Kingdom for exchange next. In the command tower where a large number of generals and lieutenant generals gathered, he was naturally not good at expressing his own opinions as a big leader, and he just echoed others.

"Yo Xi, we only need to worry about the cannons of the battleships Asterisk and Avenger." Kanji Kato said.

"Don't think too much about China." Keisuke Okada reminded, "I don't know what is going on in my head at the current Chinese leadership, but I always think it is a conspiracy to send all the navies here without the consent of the Japanese government." Perhaps his plot is not only against Japan, but even he has to take advantage of other premeditated schemes. ”

Tetsutaro Sato also nodded, and Kantaro Suzuki said, "That cunning fox, I don't know what the hell is going on." ”

"After the Battle of Nisshin, is there still a navy in China? The China Navy, which was barely put together with the two battleships of the British, the Old Man Star and the Revenge, was nothing more than our target ships. After a moment of silence, Kanji Kato broke everyone's peace and laughed. After the reunification of China, the Ministry of Culture under Wang Maoru began propaganda work, trying to publicize Wang Maoru's spirit, Wang Maoru's character, Wang Maoru's will, and Wang Maoru's merits throughout the country and the world, so that everyone thought that only he was the savior of China -- the great savior of the Chinese people.

Under the influence of this trend, the Japanese also began to believe that the biggest enemy of Japan's Asian policy was Wang Maoru, who was famous at the Japanese Cultural Festival because Wang Maoru wrote a book about the rise of Japan in his early years, which made the Japanese think that this was an opponent who knew them very well. Therefore, every time Wang Maoru is mentioned, it will make the Japanese a little angry, especially the Japanese military.

The Japanese army was eager to eat Wang Maoru's flesh, and repeatedly sent killers to China to assassinate Wang Maoru, but Wang Maoru did not sit idly by, and he sent a villain to Japan or assassinate Japanese intelligence officers in China. The Japanese are very depressed because the eyes of Chinese killers are very sharp, and most of the assassins are the future stars of the Japanese intelligence agencies, such as Kenji Dohihara, Ninji Okamura, Seishiro Itagaki, Daisaku Kawamoto and other elites of the Japanese intelligence community.

Now, Kato's words have caused some naval officers to laugh, and in the eyes of these people, the Chinese navy really does not deserve to be called a navy, but just fish and shrimp in the river.

"According to the investigation of the Army Intelligence Department, they believe that the Chinese aircraft are already the first in the world." The chief of staff of the Japanese Navy, Tetsutaro Sato, interrupted the student Kanji Kato at this time, poured a basin of cold water on his smugness, and said.