Chapter 594: The Soul of the Tragic Navy
After learning that China Island could not send reinforcements, Fang Ruijun seemed to have matured a lot in an instant, he knew that he could not contact his father and emperor now, and the burden of the entire empire needed to be carried by himself and Lin Feng's cabinet, so he made a statement in the Congress, explaining the danger of the Axis group now, and asked the two houses to give him enough power to help the country through this crisis.
The rapid defeat of the Allied bloc also greatly shook the Chinese Empire, and Fang Ruijun's impassioned statements and demands caused by the Congress's anxiety about the country's security situation happened to give the Congress hope.
Based on Fang Ruijun's judgment of the international situation and the achievements he has made, the members of the National Assembly are still quite relieved of the young emperor, so the House of Representatives first passed a resolution with 90% of the votes in favor of temporarily placing the army under the command of Fang Ruijun, and at the same time giving him the right to expand armaments and declare war, and a day later, the Executive House also passed the same resolution.
With the country's army in control, Fang Ruijun did not dare to delay for a moment, and he consulted with many senior military officials and several economic advisers sent by Lin Feng at the joint command headquarters for several days, and finally decided on the expansion of the military within a few years.
Soon the Chinese Empire introduced plans to expand its armaments, including an increase in the length of service of conscription troops from two to five years, and the transfer of troops to the border areas. All the arsenals began to work in full force to produce all kinds of guns and ammunition for the troops, and at the same time, all the navies were put on alert, the number of patrol ships and patrol planes was increased, and the movements of various countries were closely monitored, and the air force was fully equipped with jet aircraft, and the entire war machine of the Chinese Empire began to slowly wind up, and the three armed forces began to prepare for their own war.
The Allied army was originally completely supported by the Yaman Empire, and since the Yaman Empire was invaded, the Yaman army was defeated and retreated, losing most of the country in half a month, and almost all of the coastline was occupied.
The home fleet of the Yaman Navy and the Dönitz fleet under the High Seas Fleet were also not having a good time, they were blocked by the powerful fleet of the Axis powers in the Yad Sea, and the military port was occupied by the Axis land, in desperation, in order to prevent the warships from falling into the hands of the enemy, the commander of the Yaman Navy, Field Marshal Raeder, had to order all naval warships to leave the port immediately.
One by one, the huge warships sailed out of the harbor and formed a huge formation to sail north, and immediately after sailing, Raeder summoned all the captains to the flagship for a meeting. Facing the many captains with serious faces, Marshal Raeder let out a sigh of relief and said: "I want to announce one thing now, our country has been defeated, the newly established Weimar puppet government announced the surrender of our country, although His Majesty the Emperor will not recognize it, but he can only enter the Chinese Empire to seek refuge, the national army system no longer exists, we have no hope." ”
As soon as Marshal Raeder's words came out, the officers below immediately began to discuss, and a destroyer captain said: "Marshal, make a decision, we can't hand over our warships to the enemy, you can take us out of the Yad Sea to fight the Axis fleet." ”
"Yes, let's fight." The officers below chimed in.
Marshal Raeder shook his head and said: "We are soldiers of the country, the military headquarters no longer exists, and His Majesty has taken refuge abroad, it is pointless for us to fight alone, it will only increase casualties." ”
Admiral Dönitz, who had already been promoted to deputy commander, said: "Marshal, we can ignore the surrender order of the puppet government, because no one will recognize them, and we have enough reasons to fight." ”
Raeder shook his head and said, "There are not enough supplies and backups, and now we are not even short of ammunition, and our forces are in a weak position, how sure do you think we can win." If we can't win, we're just going to let these good soldiers die in vain, and even if we win, what's the matter? The Yamaman Empire has already lost this war, and even if we win at sea, we will not be able to recover the defeat on land. ”
Raeder's words silenced all the captains, and his words were indeed very reasonable, and if he chose to attack now, it would only increase the casualties. Admiral Dönitz, who had been promoted to chief of the general staff of the Navy on the side, had a flickering in his eyes, and he gritted his teeth and said: "As long as our excellent soldiers are still alive, there is still hope for the Yaman Empire Navy, but these warships built by the empire must not fall into the hands of the enemy, and they must be ...... as a last resort." ”
Dönitz's face turned pale, and he bit his lip as if he had made a decision. Standing up slowly, Dönitz glanced at the senior naval officers of the Yaman Navy present and said firmly: "As a last resort, we can only choose to sink ourselves." ”
"Self-sinking?" Dönitz's words made all the captains, including the commander of the navy, Marshal Raeder, gasp, what a huge fleet this is, how much money it cost the empire, how can he actually sink this fleet.
Seeing everyone's surprised eyes, Dönitz continued: "Yes, only self-sinking will not allow these warships to become a tool for the Axis powers to oppress us. Now what we have to do is to wait for the time to be ripe to defeat the Axis bloc and recover the empire, as long as the empire can be recovered, are we afraid that there will not be enough excellent warships? ”
Admiral Dönitz's words gave hope to all the officers, and Marshal Raeder nodded: "Yes, now this is the only way, let's choose to sink ourselves." "Seeing that Marshal Raeder nodded in agreement, and the captains also agreed, this was the only way to preserve the dignity of the Navy, and it was also the Navy's way of protesting against the invading Axis forces.
Now that the decision had been made, the captains returned to their warships, and they began to contact the officers and sailors to do ideological work for them. Under the call of officers at all levels, the warships of the Yaman Navy lined up in a neat formation, opened the sea valve of the warship in the deep sea area of the Yade Sea, and the sailors drove their beloved warships to the distance in the lifeboats.
"Marshal, the sea valve has been opened, and we must retreat." Seeing that the commander had not yet come out, Dönitz personally walked into the conning tower.
Field Marshal Raeder smacked the extinguished pipe on the ashtray and sighed, "The loss of the Imperial Navy, and the sharp turn of the war situation, this responsibility should be borne by me. The reason I have survived for so long is that the situation is too tense, I don't want to shake the morale of the military, and now the navy has no ......."
Admiral Dönitz said: "But in this difficult time, the officers and soldiers need you. ”
Field Marshal Raeder interrupted Dönitz with a wave of his hand and said, "I'm old and tired, and I don't want to live those tormented days. I've always known that you're better than me, and maybe I'd have given way a long time ago. ”
"You go, since my fleet no longer exists, I shouldn't exist either." With that, Marshal Raeder sat back in his leather armchair and loaded another bag of tobacco.
"Marshal......" Admiral Dönitz stepped forward to continue to dissuade.
Marshal Raeder closed his eyes and waved his hand: "You go, I want to maintain the dignity of being the last of the old navy, I have failed Marshal Scheer's expectations, and now I am going to personally find him to apologize." ”
With tears in his eyes, Admiral Dönitz saluted the mentally exhausted Marshal Raeder before turning away.
Listening to Dönitz's footsteps getting farther and farther away, Marshal Raeder slowly opened his eyes and whispered, "I firmly believe that you can take up the responsibility of revival, come on young man." ”
Admiral Dönitz left the flagship as the last one, and in the tragic atmosphere, the warships of the Yaman Empire sank into the deep sea one after another, and all the officers and men of the Yaman Navy stood on the lifeboat with a serious face, singing their own military songs, and saluted the beloved warship that was gradually beginning to sink, and their faces still had unyielding tears.
A once mighty fleet with his naval commander used self-sinking to show his unbending spirit, which also made the Boston Imperial Government that had not had time to receive them painful, but this was the decision of the Yaman Navy to maintain its dignity, and they who had always regarded themselves as gentlemen could not do anything too drastic, and could not even punish these sailors who had announced their surrender in lifeboats.
After the Axis forces occupied the entire territory of the Yaman Empire, none of these naval officers were willing to serve the Axis powers, they chose to retire and return home, guarding the honor that belonged to the Yaman Empire Navy in their hearts, silently waiting for the day when the mountain would rise again, although they never waited for this day to come all their lives.
The Allies were already at a numerical disadvantage, and when they had been on the offensive, due to the concentrated use of troops, such a disadvantage was not obvious, but now once the offensive and defense are reversed, the numerical disadvantage of the Allied armies, which need to be defended everywhere, will become even more apparent.
After the remnants of the Allied bloc, which were completely underarmed and underarmed, were forced back step by step by the Axis forces, the major cities of the Yaman Empire fell one after another, and the territory was completely occupied, Major General Hartmann, the best air force ace of the Yaman Empire, led his invincible squadron of jet fighters to the Chinese Empire at the last moment, where they disarmed and demanded political asylum, and the Chinese Empire quickly accepted these teams of the most elite pilots of the Yaman Air Force.
After the puppet government of the Yaman Empire announced its surrender, followed by the Kingdom of Habfsburg and the Grand Duchy of Sardinia, within half a year the three Allied countries fell one after another, and the major Axis powers did not keep their promises to the Weimar puppet regime, and they directly divided the territory of the three countries. After the end of the war, they turned their attention to the NATO alliance while trying to restore industrial production in the newly occupied lands.