The Iron and Steel Frenzy of the Republic of China

"Chinese, are you finally going to show your minions?"

The live broadcast of the Navy's memorial service to the loyal soul of the Sino-Japanese War not only shocked hundreds of millions of people in China, Chen Shaokuan unabashedly stated that as the country's development of armed forces, the Navy will be uncharacteristically reversed from serious conservatism to actively seek outward expansion. The posture can be seen at a glance, and the traditional powers who are nervously paying attention to the development of the situation, as well as the trembling Japanese, are plunged into solemn speculation and slight panic for a while.

In the same way, such exciting news still did not reach the ears of the Japanese people, but the entire upper class heard Chen Shaokuan's murderous and thunder-breeding declaration from the short-wave radio at the first time.

At this time, after several days of slow swaying from the sea, after emergency repairs by the receiving ships, the Japanese expedition fleet, which could barely look past, floated into Wujun Port from the ocean belatedly.

Only the word "floating" can be used.The flagship of the "Nagato" Chrysanthemum, which suffered heavy losses in succession, the two front turrets almost became the waste under the hammer of a blacksmith, the barrel was deformed, and the gap in the gun mount was grinning. There was damage everywhere, and the holes and cracks under the waterline dug out by the heavy armor-piercing projectiles could not be repaired by emergency underwater welding. They could only barely maintain a dangerous balance by injecting water on both sides, and then temporarily blocked them with steel plates while pumping water. Drive back on one side.

When it arrived at the military port, the "Nagato" was repainted from the inside to the outside, all the holes on the surface were blocked, and the turret returned to its normal direction, which can be viewed from a distance.There seems to be no problem, but those who know the inside understand how "outside strong but inside out" this is. Let alone firing a gun, it is impossible to make the turret rotate twice.Even in order to reduce the dense smoke from the damaged chimney, only half of the boiler and power can be turned on, and in order to be careful of the impact of waves when entering Japan's Linhai.He even reduced the speed to 10 knots...the fishing boat ran faster than him!

The relatively intact "Mutsu" and other three battleships formed a covert formation mixed among them, and most of the follow-up water slowly rubbed in with the two aircraft carriers that refused to sink. Dragging.Looking at that posture, he will die in his own port.If it sinks, you have to fish it out and repair it to continue using it.Nothing else.The navy was suddenly devastated!

Although I have known all the real battle reports for a long time, the losses are so terrible that I can see with my own eyes that the two strongest fleets of the empire were aggressive when they went out. When they came back, they could add up to make up the lineup. I couldn't help but burst into tears, and when I thought of the Chinese people's bold words and ambitions just now, I just felt that the sky was about to fall!

Fortunately, after several days of emergency preparations, the two unfinished giant ships were forced into the water.It will be unveiled in the military port that is most likely to attract the attention of the people, especially the three triple-mounted huge gun barrels, which have a more graceful shape than the "Nagato-class battleship", a wider overtime, and a more powerful and majestic tower bridge. ....

In short.The display of powerful muscles representing the new generation of naval forces of the Imperial Japanese Navy suddenly captured the attention and attention of most of the people. After finally attracting them all, not many people noticed it. It was miserable. In fact, the fleet entering Hong Kong in the gray and autumn has lost half of its capital ships.

After disembarking, Yamamoto 56 and Yoshida Zengo, who commanded the entire operation, and Mitsumasa Yone, and King Fushimi Gonghiro, who planned in the background.And Nagano Shoushen and other naval veterans got together first, each with a sullen and sullen face. After a long time, Minai Mitsumasa made a conscious statement.

"The Chinese have already determined that they will take active naval actions to exercise their responsibility for their armed forces. That is to say, they will take advantage of the luck of this battle as an opportunity to challenge the Imperial Navy. The Empire's dominant position in Asia must be Because of this, we will be shaken. In the absence of capital ships, we will lose control of the coast of China, and even the vigilance of Taiwan, Okinawa and other places will suffer Serious impact. How to solve these problems, we must ask you to find ways."

The way he explained the funeral and his calm and calm statement changed the expressions of the generals in the room, and Yamamoto 56 cried out very sadly: "Minai-kun, please don't take too much responsibility for our mistakes. , Regarding the failure of the battle, I will be responsible for it alone, and the Imperial Navy must have a clear mind like you to preside over the overall situation."

He is not afraid of offending people by saying this, in fact, this is Yamamoto's true nature, although Nagano Shoushen's gang of determined Fleet Progressives are very ugly, he doesn't care.

Minai Mitsumasa said with a faint smile: "Thanks to everyone and His Majesty's generosity, in a short period of time, the situation of this battle will not be disclosed to the outside world too much, and it can be delayed. But the news will eventually come from the outside world." Someone must take responsibility for the news, and as the Secretary of the Navy, I have a duty to do so."

Yamamoto 56 opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything.This is the old friend using his own sacrifice to protect him, the culprit who failed to execute the operation!

It must be admitted that Commander Yamamoto was responsible for the failure of the entire attack plan, but the entire Navy Ministry and the Military Affairs Bureau were responsible for formulating the action plan. A collective decision of the Imperial Navy failed, and no one person could be blamed.

But there must always be someone to take the blame. From all angles, it is true that only Mitsumasa Yonei is the most suitable. He is the Minister of the Navy and a supporter of the plan. Yamamoto 56 is the decision-making executor appointed by him. If something goes wrong, he will bear the brunt of it.

On the other hand, it is Minai Mitsumasa's protection of Yamamoto.Yamamoto can be regarded as an important choice for the next naval cabinet. He has the same political orientation as him, and actively advocates advanced naval combat concepts. At least he will not casually lead the Imperial Navy into the ditch.In the future, even if he cannot be the Minister of the Navy, he will be the commander of the United Fleet and shoulder the important task of expanding the empire's territory. There must be no problem.

King Fushimi Miyahiro Kyouko is in charge of the overall situation. Of course, there is no need to go into the water. Yoshida Zengo followed him. He escorted his old classmate Yamamoto himself, but he got involved for no reason. This was a heavy blow to his chances of rising. Even if it can't be completely uncovered, I'm afraid that if you want to climb up safely, the road will not be smooth.

After all the calculations, Minei Guangzheng's scapegoat became the best choice.

Yong Ye's self-cultivation was very unhappy with these guys. The free development of the Japanese navy is free from the restrictions of the naval agreement, but the result of his hard work is the result of his efforts. As expected, the opportunity for the imperial navy to be strong against the sky is coming, but this group of people messed up the pot.Gathered enough strength again, and I don't know how many years it will take. What's terrible is that the mortal enemy on the opposite continent is rapidly climbing, and the trouble is not ordinary.

Minei Guangzheng paid a heavy price for this, and he also felt uncomfortable, but there is no way to do it, otherwise don't say that the people can't explain it to the people. repay!

When it was inconvenient for others to express their opinions, Yongye Xiushen had no choice but to keep a dark face, and said in a deep voice: "We will take good care of the Navy as much as possible, so please rest assured, Minister."

Minai Mitsumasa nodded calmly and didn't say anything more.How to deceive the people, cover up the obsolescence, expose some losses to the smallest extent, and then describe a big defeat as a shameless sneak attack and negligible loss by the opponent, and expect the next shame, it is easy for them to manipulate Small job, not too strenuous.

What he is worried about is that because of his departure, Yamamoto 56 will temporarily stand aside, and the conservative naval power will basically lose its restraining power. Taking the overall situation into consideration, what consequences will their overly aggressive attitude bring?

Incredible.

That's all, anyway, those are things that I can't control, how it will happen has nothing to do with me.

The so-called closed-door discussion meeting is actually in the presence of all parties involved to determine the responsibilities, unify the ideological understanding and publicity, determine the final list of losses, and then complete the key work of cleaning up the mess.

On the second day after the fleet returned to the mainland, the Japanese navy shyly announced that due to the shameful sneak attack of the Chinese navy, the first team of the empire's "normal training" was hit hard, "Ise, rixiang" Two "training ships" and several cruisers were sunk, and Yamaguchi Tamon, the future flower of the Imperial Navy, was shattered and sank together with the battleship in the ocean.

It was too late when the second team training nearby learned the news and rushed to the rescue, and was ambushed by the cunning enemy halfway. Two aircraft carriers were seriously injured, and one battle rank was seriously injured, so they had to enter the military port for emergency repairs.

In addition, several aircraft carriers suffered bombing damage to varying degrees, and the losses were disastrous.But fortunately, several key battleships such as the "Nagato" were intact, and under the heroic attack of the Imperial Navy's aviation, they severely damaged the opponent's four brand new aircraft carriers and two battleships. cannot be repaired.

Minister of the Navy Minai Mitsumasa was responsible for the defeat of the entire battle due to his own serious negligence. When Ri resigned as a minister, he bathed in incense at home and committed seppuku.

A full-strength attack full of confidence and self-confidence was turned into a routine training. When attacked by the opponent, the entire Japanese navy seemed to be a tragic hero who was tricked, and the loss was reduced by [-]%. In addition, the cabinet minister committed suicide and apologized. A strong sorrow quickly covered the hearts of hundreds of millions of people in Japan, and the sound of revenge against the shameless Chinese people filled the whole world at once! (to be continued)rq