Ten days, just ten days. The staff officers of the Wehrmacht's Combined Fleet, who barely sleepless, drew up a battle plan, which was deduced several times.

They decided that this battle plan was the most feasible. The only problem is that the intensity of combat will be extremely high. The pressure on the fighters of the Navy will become very high.

"Are the Navy sure you want to do this?!" Su Zongzhen put down the telegram in his hand and asked Tu Mengben in front of him. The latter nodded and said, "This is the best way that Uncle Houfu and they have calculated after studying for ten days. ”

Tu Mengben's fingers kept pointing on the table, and he was also thinking about how risky it was to do so. Is it worth it for the Navy? Su Zongzhen frowned and said in a deep voice.

"If they follow their plan, they will have a lot of combat intensity in direct combat without stopping. Moreover, the difficulties they face will be exacerbated......"

"There's no way around it, and if you're ready to fight again, then I'm sure you're ready too. Yamamoto Fifty-six is not a fool, he will not be stupid to sit there and wait for us to fight. ”

"As soon as there is a signal, they pounce like hungry wolves. Our advantage lies in the fact that we are better equipped than theirs, and we use surprise warfare. If these two things go wrong, then we will fall into it. ”

After speaking, Tu Mengben leaned back in his chair and said in a deep voice: "Tell Uncle Houfu that I have passed the battle plan." Let them prepare immediately! ”

"Yes!!" Tu Mengben has always been one and the same in the National Defense Army, since he has decided that Su Zongzhe can only follow to the end. After a military salute, Su Zongzhen left the command directly.

He wanted to go down and personally follow this plan, on the one hand, to coordinate the cooperation of all parties with the Combined Fleet. On the other hand, it is also to see if there are any mistakes in the plan, and how to remedy them if they occur.

At the same time, the Imperial base camp in Tokyo was also embroiled in controversy. The high-ranking officials of the army and navy were arguing at the meeting, and the opinions of the army and navy have not been unanimous since Hideki Tojo left the field.

"The U.S. side has not replied, and I think the Combined Fleet should continue to stay on Iwo Jima. Only by completely eliminating the threat of the US forces will we be able to concentrate on dealing with the Wehrmacht troops......"

"Are you an idiot?! Now that the Wehrmacht is attacking Fukuoka, it is obvious that they are about to carry out a landing operation against Fukuoka. At this time, our strongest navy has not returned to the mainland, what is it going to do on Iwo Jima?! Is Iwo Jima heavier than the mainland?! Horse manure! ”

"Red deer! Huangkou Xiao'er An dares to insult me?! The admiral, who was scolded by the army staff officers for being an idiot and a horse manure, immediately jumped to his feet and was about to draw his saber and hit it.

Several army officers were also unable to show weakness, and they were about to pounce on them with a strange scream. The people from the War Department hurriedly pulled them away, and the staff officers of the Admiralty also walked up to protect their generals with a calm face.

"That's it! When is it, and you're still in the mood to bicker?! What are you doing?! Sit me down right away!! The new governor, Otozo Yamada, roared angrily, albeit with indignation.

But the people from both the army and navy sat down, and Yamada Otozo glanced at these people coldly. Only then did he ask Ishihara, who was speechless, "Ishihara, what do you think about this matter?!" ”

Ishihara and Yamada Otozo have a good relationship, at least in Ishihara's opinion, this Yamada Otozo is much stronger than Hideki Tojo.

"General, to be honest, I think it's better to transfer the Combined Fleet back......" Ishihara said after being silent for a while, "We have a complete fortification group on Iwo Jima, and even if the American army wants to capture it, it will take a great price. ”

"At the same time, our troops on the island were able to hold out for a while. On the contrary, Fukuoka, if the Wehrmacht is allowed to land successfully, then all our advantages will be lost. ”

"Their fighter jets will block all our airspace, blow up airfields and important hubs. All our fortifications, firepower, factories and cities, will be exposed to their bombers......"

"That's not good news." Ishihara paused and looked at the crowd: "They don't even need to attack too much, just bomb all the way and organize a fleet to transport supplies." Blowing it all the way, I don't think we'll be able to leave anything. ”

The local area is so big, as long as there is a fulcrum, then it is easy to blow up the whole territory. None of them believe that the Wehrmacht does not have such strength at the moment.

First of all, they are extremely productive themselves, and now they have access to the resources of Southeast Asia. The United States also provided them with a large number of cargo ships and transport vessels.

This allows them to calmly transport large quantities of supplies between China and Southeast Asia, and with the support of these raw materials and domestic production capacity, it is not difficult to carry out continuous bombing and shelling of rìben.

"But Lord Ishihara, have you ever thought about it?! The navy has withdrawn, so will we have enough fuel in reserve for us to fight?! The current chief of the Navy's Military Command Department, the marshal of the Great Rì Empire, and Admiral Nagano Xiushen looked at Ishihara and said coldly.

"This time, our navy has been dispatched at your request. True, the army paid a huge price for fuel for this. But you should also know that we don't have much fuel on hand right now. ”

"If our warships are to return to the sea, I don't even know if we can find the fuel that can support the navy in a high-intensity operation!"

Ishihara couldn't help but smile bitterly, the navy was a huge gold-swallowing beast. Every time it takes a step, it's gulping up money.

To build the Navy, the construction of warships alone is enough to give a headache. It is not enough for warships to be built, it is also necessary to train qualified sailors and naval commanders. This is the most expensive one.

Sailing exercises, live-fire drills, and confrontation drills...... And so on, the amount of fuel and ammunition to be burned is a huge astronomical amount. In the early days, because of the threat of the Beiyang Naval Division of the Qing Dynasty at that time, the whole country tightened its belts to build a navy.

Even from 1893 onwards, Emperor Meiji appropriated 300,000 rì yuan a year from his own court funds, and then took one-tenth of the officials' salaries to supplement the cost of shipbuilding.

And what about the Qing court?! It was not until later that the entire territory of Korea was controlled by the Rì Hon. Li Hongzhang angrily asked to withdraw the 2.6 million taels of silver that had been prepared in the name of the navy since 1888 and had actually been held in his hands to earn interest for the construction of the Summer Palace, and only then did he deduct 1.5 million taels of emergency military expenses from the mouth of "Lafayette".

Even if the whole country was strengthened, by the time of the First Sino-Japanese War, the navy owned by the company was only 31 warships and 24 mine boats.

But don't think that the navy won't cost money when it's built. After it was built, there were more places to spend money. You'll need to maintain warships, update your equipment, and burn a lot of fuel and ammunition every time you go into battle.

If it had been in the past, rì could have taken a lot of resources from China. It is also possible to buy large quantities of oil and steel from the United States, and it is naturally not a problem to maintain such a large navy.

But now the situation is different, without the support of China and Southeast Asia. The resources of the rì book are used a little less, and the consumption on the battlefield is amazing.

Their little reserves were only depleted in just three or two clicks. Even the fuel for Yamamoto's 56 voyage to Iwo Jima was deducted from the mouth of the extremely tight army.

Where will the current rì ben withhold enough fuel to support the navy in such a big war?! There can be no doubt that once the Wehrmacht launched a landing operation, their naval forces would certainly be fully assisted.

The navies of both sides have to engage in a life-and-death struggle at sea. Fuel is extremely important.

"Even if we can assist the Army in repelling the Wehrmacht landing, so what?! Even if we defeat them, we ourselves will lose a lot! When the time comes, if the U.S. military launches a landing operation, Ishihara, do you think we will be able to resist it?! ”

Nagano was a self-reliant, and he did not agree with the plan to attack the United States from the beginning. Because he didn't think it was time yet, he didn't agree. But due to the achievements of the Army, he was forced to carry out the plan under the coercion of the Navy's radical officers.

At that time, Yamamoto Isoroku and he also received assurances from Hideki Tojo that the army would be able to obtain enough information from Southeast Asia to build the Wehrmacht. And the super battleships that Nagano Shusu is most concerned about, the Yamato and Musashi, are extremely in need of resources to build.

So, Nagano Shusei agreed to the plan. But the next result was something he didn't expect, Tojo and the army did conquer Southeast Asia. But before it was hot, it was snatched up by the Wehrmacht......

"Iwo Jima, at least for a while. And if we don't deal with the landing of the Wehrmacht, then the whole of Rì will be lost. Ishihara was silent for a while, bowed deeply to Nagano Xiu, and said, "Which is more important, please judge ...... Your Excellency General."

Nagano Xiushen didn't speak directly, he suddenly stood up and looked at Ishihara Wan'er, who had bowed and never got up, without saying a word. And the adjutant behind him took his cloak and put it on him.

"You've won! Ishihara ......" After a long time, he looked at Ishihara Waner Nagano who didn't get up and sighed: "I don't know if my decision is right or wrong." But I know that the battle on the Empire's soil is more important than any other battle. ”

"If we can do well in this battle, I believe the United States will consider accepting our surrender......," Ishihara still bowed.

"It's the only thing we can do for the Empire. Save some vitality for the country so that it can rise again! ”