The Emperor decreed that the Combined Fleet must obey or be seen as a betrayal. This was unthinkable in the tradition of the Japanese navy, not to mention the fact that the emperor's tone was so tough. And only in two? During the 26th coup, the army refused to carry out the order to eliminate rebellion, and the emperor had such a tone, and on that occasion he said: Do you want to lead the Guards Division to quell the rebellion?

The "Golden Mask" understands that this time the Combined Fleet is bound to fight, even if what awaits ahead is ...... Perish.

As Ugaki expected, Yamamoto Isoroku, who locked himself in his cabin all night, convened a joint meeting of the Combined Fleet the next day. The captains of all the warships arrived on the flagship Mutsu in small boats, and the Chief of Staff of the Combined Fleet, Ugaki, read the Emperor's decree to everyone, and the captains reacted differently.

There are those who shout and swear allegiance to the emperor; There is training for so long and it has long faded out of the bird; There are few who are silent but eager to try, and few are rational or opposed to fighting.

The shaved head of Yamamoto Fifty-six swept the angry captains with cold eyes, and secretly mourned: they are all such reckless and impulsive people, what is the future of the Imperial Navy? However, the chief of staff Ugaki, who was sitting on the side, was full of worry, which made Yamamoto nod imperceptibly, and the time he had been with him for a long time was not short, and the "Golden Mask" lived up to its reputation, and the future of the Imperial Navy could only be entrusted to him. Yamamoto, who had made up his mind, stood up, "I order!" ”

The tumultuous clamor was instantly silenced, and the captains stood straight -- the quality of the personnel of the Japanese Navy was beyond doubt.

After everyone returned to their respective ships, they raised their fires and raised anchors, and the 21st Diving Brigade and the 27th Destroyer Brigade went out to stand guard, and the rest set sail in turn. The whole team sailed out of the Tsushima Strait and waited for the enemy...... Decisive battle! After saying the words of the final battle, Yamamoto seemed to have exhausted all his strength, and his not tall figure even stumbled slightly, Ugaki wrapped himself in a hidden posture to support the commander, Yamamoto looked at the clever chief of staff and nodded, "Ugaki-kun, after the fleet departs, you take a transport boat back to Tokyo and report to His Majesty the Emperor." Let's just say that the combined fleet ......"

"No!" It was a little rude to interrupt the speech of his superiors, but Ugaki couldn't care about it at this time, "Your Excellency Commander, you can't do this, I can't run away from the battle, then I will feel guilty for life!" ”

A relieved smile appeared on Yamamoto's face, but he didn't have the energy to dwell on these anymore, "Ugaki-kun, this is an order!" For the future of the Imperial Navy, obey orders! Please, Ugaki-kun! Yamamoto fifty-six solemnly bent down and bowed.

There were still some captains in the training room of the Mutsu who had not left, and they watched the actions of the two fleet commanders with curiosity.

The "Golden Mask" really tore off the mask this time, and he hugged Commander Yamamoto and hid his face and cried bitterly. Yamamoto also had a sour nose, but the "tough guy" held back and patted Ugaki's back hard, "No matter what the situation, remember that you have to live!" For the Empire, for the Imperial Navy! ”

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The Korean Strait between Japan and Korea is divided into two parts by Tsushima Island, the side close to Japan is called the Tsushima Strait, and the side near North Korea is called the Busan Strait. Before evading into the Sea of Japan, the Combined Fleet placed a large number of mines on both sides of Tsushima Island to prevent reconnaissance by the Han Navy. A Tornado-class submarine that did not believe in evil and wanted to force its way into the Sea of Japan detonated a sinking mine and sank, which also dispelled the Royal Navy's desire to enter the Sea of Japan to pursue the Combined Fleet -- sweeping away a large area of minefields of various types was not something that could be accomplished in a short period of time. But for the mines laid by itself, the combined fleet, of course, will leave a safe waterway.

The Combined Fleet, which has more than 100 combat ships, is still one of the largest fleets in the world in terms of size. Perhaps, to drive this fleet to the Mediterranean, it is definitely a force to be reckoned with. But in the Asia-Pacific region, in the China Sea, there is the presence of the Han Royal Navy, which is really outdated.

As soon as the Combined Fleet sailed out of the Korean Strait and bypassed Jeju Island, it was spotted by Tempest-class sea wolves cruising in the East China Sea. After the Han army captured Taiwan and the two oceanic fleets were stationed at Taiwan's naval base, 80 submarines belonging to the two fleets had already spread a big net in the East China Sea, and more than half of the transport ships traveling between China and Japan were sunk under the wolf kiss of the sea wolf, forcing Japan to take the resources plundered from China by land and transport them back to Japan via Northeast China and Korea.

In this way, although it greatly increased the difficulty of transportation for the Japanese army, it also made these sea wolves become idle, and some bold captains secretly ran to the edge of the Korean Strait to hang around, hoping to catch a few big fish. The captain of the Rainbow Fish was obviously one of the most daring, but they were unlucky, and even walked around the Bohai Sea, which was not suitable for submarine activities, and did not find a Japanese transport ship.

But life is like this, what you care about, you deliberately force it but the more you ask for it, the more difficult it is to get, of course, when you are about to give up, the opportunity always comes inadvertently.

When the sonar crew reported a signal, the captain thought he had spotted a Japanese transport! But when he walked over, he saw that the sonar officer was so surprised that he didn't close his mouth for a long time, "Captain, it's not a transport ship, it's a group of ...... It must be a combined fleet, and only a combined fleet can have so many warships! ”

"That's right, brother, we may have done a great job. Turn off sonar, the enemy also has submarines, and there are a lot of destroyers. Quick, dive, escape in the opposite direction! ”

Half an hour later, on the command ship of the Mengde, Zhang Zheng received a telegram from the Rainbow submarine, "Ha, Ha, Ha" laughed three times, and its volume chased Zhang Sanye's roar on the Dangyang Bridge!

"Commander, if you laugh a few more times, I will become Xia Houjie who was scared to death by Zhang Fei! What's the joy? Speak up and let me hear it! "Rear Admiral Yu Rongfeng, commander of the Pacific Fleet, came over, and it is rare to see Commander Zhang in such a crazy state.

"Old Yu, look, Yamamoto's old devil finally stopped hiding!"

"Oh?" To say that these days, not only Zhang Zheng is under great pressure, but also the officers of the two major fleets in the Pacific and Indian Oceans are also under great pressure! Every time I have a meeting, I see that the Northern Fleet Longzhou is so strong, and I get angry!

Isn't it just luck that I was assigned the task of sneaking up on the left battalion? Long Da Fat Man still brags about the Great Navy of Soochow, and in exchange for our Pacific Fleet's ghost genius poison man and Wuziliang general, it will definitely be better than the vegetable goods in Soochow! However, it is funny, the northern fleet of the people completely annihilated the southern fleet, and defeated half of the naval power of the devil, which really makes people look red. And the old devil Yamamoto even came up with a hide-and-seek tactic, and later simply ran into the eight shells of the king of the Sea of Japan. Now that I heard that Wang Ba finally poked his head out, Commander Yu Rongfeng was also full of surprises!

Glancing at the telegram, Major General Yu also laughed three times with a "ha, ha" -- this is also contagious. "It's you...... This time it finally made a big difference! ”

The captain of the Rainbow Fish is a thorn in the pan on weekdays, and the commander is all on the list here.

"Old Yu, you can't be careless, send all Linglong to reconnoiter the movements of the combined fleet. Since Yamamoto has climbed out of the king's shell, we can't let them climb back again. Zhang Zheng has the style of a general, and quickly regained his composure.

"Yes, Commander! Did you notify Commander Long in the north and send another telegram to Commander Wang Yizhe, asking the Northern Army to dispatch land-based reconnaissance planes to assist? Yu Rongfeng thought more thoughtfully.

Zhang Zheng high-fived and applauded, "Yes, that's it!" Lao Yu, you do things, I don't worry! ”