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November 30, Republic 2757 (1916), Hangyeong, Presidential Palace.

"The Japanese Combined Fleet has set off?" Wen Deji looked at the information in front of him, and couldn't help but be a little speechless.

Minister of National Security Wang Qi replied: "Yes, Mr. Wen, they anchored at 8 a.m. Tokyo time today, and the Japanese government also organized a grand farewell ceremony. They didn't leave the port and were under our surveillance. Along the way, our air and sea forces will monitor their whereabouts along the way, and as long as they are in our sphere of influence, the surveillance will not stop until they are out of our surveillance range......"

"I really didn't expect it, the Japanese are also ......fighting hard to earn this hard-earned money," Wen Deji sighed, and couldn't help but think of Japan's expression in World War I.

Under the flapping of the wings of the wind god pterodactyl, the history of this plane has become unrecognizable.

Japan had taken advantage of the First World War, and Germany's power in the Far East was itself very limited, and under the blows of the Japanese-British coalition, these colonies were declared to be under control almost without resistance, and the "East Asian Fleet", the largest maritime force of the German army in the Far East, was also annihilated by the British Navy near the Falkland Islands at the end of 1915. With little effort, Japan got its hands on a large piece of the pie and occupied all of Germany's colonies in the Pacific and the Chinese concession of Tsingtao.

The Japanese Navy was even more relaxed, except for a fight with Erdezi during the Battle of Qingdao, the rest of the time was basically engaged in armed parades and went through the motions. It was not until March 1917 that Japan officially sent an escort fleet to Europe, with the armored cruiser "Akashi" as the flagship and eight destroyers. Later, a few more cruisers and a dozen destroyers were added, but all the cruisers were old warships, except for the newer ones.

As for the King Kong-level battle cruiser that Britain strongly asked to participate in the war, then I'm sorry, we don't have enough for ourselves. And sending the army to fight in Europe, that is not even a thought.

However, on the plane, Japan is not so easy, after they were beaten by China, the wealth accumulated in the decades since the Meiji Restoration, the achievements of several generations of hard work, and the results of several bets on national fortunes have been reduced to ashes in the past few days. These direct and indirect losses have caused Japan's domestic economy to decline, and large sums of money are urgently needed to stabilize the market and rebuild the country.

In order to get a large amount of money in British and French aid, it was necessary to exchange human lives and armies. It is understandable to send army manure to Europe to fill the trenches, or the various British and French colonies to suppress the natives. Anyway, horse dung is worthless, a life is only worth ten cents, the money of a postcard.

But now Japan is willing to send out a navy that they regard as their lifeblood, which is indeed somewhat surprising. To tell the truth, Wen Deji didn't expect the Japanese to work so hard, and their combined fleet had only just recovered part of its strength, so they were willing to pull it all to Europe. You know, they are not only escorting ships, but also taking on the task of fighting the main forces of the Allied Navy.

"Is there any new movement in Japan's current navy?" asked Mr. Wen.

Wang Qi replied fluently: "According to our intelligence, Japan is speeding up the construction of the Nagato and Mutsu, and it is expected that they will be launched and outfitting by the end of this year at the earliest, and in February next year at the latest." In addition, in addition to these two Nagato-class battleships, which are key projects, other ships under construction will also be accelerated, which is a requirement of the Entente. According to statistics, Japan's main ships under construction are four Myo-class heavy cruisers, six Nagara-class light cruisers, five Fengkaze-class destroyers, and ten kamikaze-class destroyers......"

After a pause, he continued: "Mr. Wen, we have received the latest intelligence that Japan will start construction of two Kaga-class fast battleships next year. There is also an aircraft carrier USS Longchamp, as well as four cruisers and twenty destroyers......"

In addition, Japan is now expanding and building additional docks and shipyards, and recruiting a large number of workers, which according to Japan's insiders, is also at the request of the Entente. Now the Entente needed a large number of escort ships and merchant ships, and they planned to put a significant part of the construction on Japan. ”

After listening, Wen Deji was silent for a while, and then said: "Hehe, I didn't expect that this war would be cheaper for Japan." So many construction tasks are enough to drive a substantial increase in the economy. Coupled with the advanced technology transferred by Britain and France, it can save them at least ten or even twenty years of research and development time......"

Wang Qi nodded and said: "That's true, the 410 mm main gun technology of their Nagato-class battleships was developed on the basis of the fifteen-inch naval gun technology provided by the British. There are also large steam turbines and high-pressure boilers for ships, all of which are done according to the technology provided by Britain and France. ”

"It seems that the year before last, we beat them like this, and they seem to have earned it......" Mr. Wen frowned a little unwillingly, and said, "How is the progress of their work in Bei Yihui?"

"Our revolutionary export in Japan has progressed quite smoothly, and although Japan's economic situation has greatly improved in recent years, with the financial support of the Entente powers, and even surpassed in some areas before the Sino-Japanese War, the beneficiaries are the upper classes of society, and the lower classes, who make up the vast majority of the population, are still living in poverty. According to Kita Kazuki's statistics, at least 50% of Japan's population is still struggling with hunger and cold. As a result, our work has been very smooth, and Kita Ikki's [Young Japan Association] has now grown rapidly, with more than 20,000 full members, and a considerable number of supporters and sympathizers among workers, peasants, soldiers, as well as middle and lower rank officers, intellectuals, and some middle-class people in society, and has won the sympathy and support of some enlightened people in the upper class. ”

Wen Deji smiled and said, "That's good, we must pay attention to protecting the safety of Kita Yihui, Miyazaki and their backbones." Also, remind them that now is not the time to start an incident, and don't act rashly. At present, the Japanese government is very vigilant against the socialist ideological trend, and it is not appropriate for their [Youth Japan Association] to openly display its banner for the time being, and it is still operating as a non-governmental mutual aid organization...... At present, their most important task is to improve the organizational structure, train more backbone cadres and cadres, and strengthen their influence on young students and the military......

He spoke freely for more than 10 minutes and gave important instructions and arrangements for the building of the Japanese revolutionary organization. Wang Qi hurriedly turned on the handheld computer and recorded all the words of Mr. Wen.

It wasn't until Wen Desi finished speaking that Wang Qi replied: "Yes, Mr. Wen, I will relay all your words to Bei Yihui and them, and strengthen the security work of the backbone of their organization......"

Wen Deji thought for a while and said, "The funds over there can also be increased, don't be stingy with this kind of thing, let's set it at 4 million yen per month for the time being." Still, as before, the Japanese branches of the British Godzilla Foundation and the American Zenith Foundation were handed over to them, and the money should not be paid in one place, but should be dispersed, and should be given to them under a decent pretext, so that the Japanese government could not find out. ”

"Yes, Mr. Wen. Bei Yihui already has a plan, they are going to have some of the backbone of the organization come forward in a legal capacity to open or buy several hotels, factories, farms and schools, so as to facilitate the access of funds and materials, as well as a place to train people and meet......"

"Well, Kita Ikki is indeed a smart person, and it's very good to do so. Wen Desi expressed his approval. "They are certainly not familiar with this aspect, and your people need more guidance......"

After arranging the affairs of Japan, Mr. Wen asked with a smile: "By the way, are the Germans' submarines still enough?"

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Ryukyu Seas.

"Buzz ......" accompanied by the roar of engines, a water bomber-1 "Lion's Head Goose" water bomber/patrol aircraft belonging to the Chinese Pacific Fleet drilled out of the clouds.

"Grandma, what are these little devils trying to do? Such a big family came out...... Observer Yang Tianwei looked at the Japanese fleet on the sea with the eight-fold telescope on the plane, and couldn't help but curse.

Captain Wang Xingren smiled: "Sheepboy, you have to look carefully." We're spying on them......"

Yang Tianwei replied: "Lao Wang, don't worry, I have all these warships of the little devil in my mind, and I can't be wrong......

He raised his binoculars and looked around, and suddenly shouted, "Hey, the oil tanker Shitoko and the oil tanker Shoshang...... There is also the Manomiya draft water supply ship, such a large number of logistics ships, it looks like they are going to go far away......"

"Oh, the scale is quite large, didn't the little devil pull out all the belongings, right?" the pilot Ren Zhenzhi also glanced at the sea and said with some surprise.

"Let me see......" Yang Tianwei leaned on the telescope and looked carefully. Ren Zhenzhi also maneuvered the plane to hover over the Japanese fleet.

"Damn, the two Nagato-class battleships are here! There are also the aircraft carrier Fengxiang and the seaplane carrier Notoro...... There are also two Furutaka-class heavy cruisers and two Aoba-class heavy cruisers...... Those two are...... It is a Tenryu-class light cruiser. Over there were five ball mill-class light cruisers. That whole bunch of destroyers, I'll take a closer look...... Well, there are four Pufeng-class, four Isofeng-class, four Jiangfeng-class, and ten Fengfeng-class...... Fifteen ships...... Damn, they really came out of the whole family!" Yang Tianwei exclaimed.

Wang Xingren was also nervous, and he hurriedly used another telescope to observe: "The main guns are all plugged, and the anti-aircraft guns are covered with cannon jackets, which doesn't look like they are here to find trouble...... His second master, what do they want to do, little devils?"

Yang Tianwei shouted again: "The fleet in the east is...... Oh, it's our fleet...... Our fleet is coming, and I see the Sun Wu and Jiang Shang...... Oh oh oh, and our plane is also coming, it's J-5, look at the emblem is 24 squadron...... Haha, the H-3 is also here, the H-3 of the 17 squadron ......"

At this moment, from the sky, the two fleets on the sea are sailing side by side, and at this time, the two sides are about ten kilometers apart, and the larger fleet is accelerating closer to each other.

At this time, it was not only the crew members on the Shui-1 who were nervous, but also the officers and men of the Japanese fleet.