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"What can the army and navy do to stop it?" Hamaguchi smiled wryly: "Now the sea power is in the hands of the Chinese, and the remaining capital ships of the United Fleet are necessary to defend the empire's homeland. They must not be lost in the Taiwan Strait for nothing."

Emperor Hirohito didn't know what to say for a moment. Japan was still invaded by enemy countries. Although it was not a native country, it was drawn on the map of Japan after all, which was recognized by the whole world.And what made him even more unbearable was that his own prime minister actually said that there was no way to defend Taiwan, and he wanted to give up such a large piece of Taiwan!

"No, I will never allow it, never allow Taiwan to be abandoned!" Emperor Hirohito was a little annoyed: "Taiwan must be built, and I will never allow an inch of the country to fall."

"However, the empire's navy is no match for China's aircraft and submarines. The empire has no way to send its army to Taiwan Island." Hamaguchi explained: "The empire's combined fleet suffered heavy losses in the last Bohai Bay War, and the remaining capital ships must be destroyed." It is used to protect the security of the homeland and the transportation of materials in the Sea of ​​Japan. That is the key to the survival of the empire and the maintenance of the war, and absolutely cannot be tolerated."

Hamaguchi thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, the current situation is that even if the Empire destroys the United Fleet, it will not be able to keep Taiwan. However, the Empire can still hold on to Manchuria and propose to China to exchange Manchuria for Taiwan. As long as the Empire is in If Manchuria defeats the southern branch of the Kuomintang army several times, they will make concessions to the empire. But if the empire loses the combined fleet in vain to rescue Taiwan, then that branch will use their maritime superiority to cut off the connection between the mainland and the Korean peninsula. The Kwantung Army and the North Korean Garrison will be left alone, and then everything will be over for the empire.”

Emperor Hirohito listened to the fire more and more, and this Yuyuki Hamaguchi actually suggested that he abandon Taiwan without fighting!Isn't this non-resistance?They are still talking nonsense about why the United Fleet cannot be buried in vain. It seems that if the United Fleet is sent to Taiwan to resist, the entire army will be wiped out, and after the United Fleet is wiped out, even the Great Japanese Empire will be finished!Isn't this the theory of the subjugation of the country by the war of resistance against Japan?He turned out to be a rapist!Why didn't I see it in the past?

"Mr. Taniguchi, can the United Fleet attack?" Hirohito ignored Prime Minister Hamaguchi, but went straight to Naomi Taniguchi, Minister of the Navy.

Taniguchi didn't dare to be negligent, he hurriedly stood at attention, then bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, the officers and men of the United Fleet are ready to be loyal to His Majesty."

"Are you confident in defeating the China Navy?" Hirohito asked again.

Taniguchi's face flushed red, he lowered his head, but glanced at Hamaguchi Yuyuki who was thrown aside by Hirohito from the corner of his eyes. Hamaguchi knew that the other party was asking him for advice, but now it was the emperor who was asking questions, so he couldn't intervene, so he had to ask Taniguchi shook his palm lightly.

Seeing Hamaguchi's gesture, Taniguchi took a deep breath: "No..." Hearing these two words, Hirohito's eyebrows frowned, and his face was gloomy and terrifying.Taniguchi saw that this was going to make Heyan furious, so he quickly gritted his teeth and said, "No problem!"

"Yaoxi." Emperor Hirohito nodded, and walked slowly to the chief of the general staff, Kanaya Homo Sansan, and asked softly, "Does the Army Staff Headquarters have a plan to defend Taiwan?"

"The Taiwan Army has always been making perfect preparations for the strict defense against Taiwan." Jingu Fansan did not answer directly, Hirohito frowned slightly, and shook his head slightly, Jingu immediately continued: "The General Staff believes that the Taiwan Army Command is sufficient to bear the burden." To defend Taiwan against the invasion of the Chinese army, the key now is to send more troops to Taiwan to strengthen the strength of the Taiwan army, but whether these troops can arrive safely depends on a decisive victory at sea."

Chapter 0586 war of aggression against Japan! ([-]) Fight light and pull down

"Your Majesty." Seeing that the imperial meeting was about to turn into Emperor Hirohito's words, Hamaguchi Yuyuki no longer cared about the etiquette of emperors and ministers, and interrupted the questioning between Hirohito and Army Minister Kazuomi Ugaki.The eyes of all the ministers in the hall were also attracted by this loud shout.Interrupting the questioning of His Majesty the Emperor and the ministers, such a rude move, I am afraid that even the shoguns of the year would not dare to do it?The trembling Meiji veterans frowned slightly, and their gazes towards Hamaguchi were somewhat sparkling.

Yuyuki Hamaguchi paused at this time, summoned up his courage, and finally said the last words. Now the so-called emperor directly leads the army and navy. In fact, the emperor and some radicals in the army formed an alliance and carried out military adventures indiscriminately. And the whole country has also been brought to the brink of collapse by them. If this situation does not change, there will definitely be a day when the land of Japan sinks in the future!He didn't look at those important ministers with anger in their eyes, but looked at the 124th generation emperor Hirohito of Japan who was still smiling slightly, and fully expressed his meaning:

"Your servant is extremely terrified. The Manchurian Incident has in fact suffered a disastrous failure. Even Taiwan, the territory of the empire, is in danger of being invaded. In the future, the empire will encounter unprecedented difficulties. Although the army and navy will continue to work hard struggle, but it is still difficult to reverse the decline. Therefore, I believe that in the face of such huge difficulties and setbacks, it is not appropriate for His Majesty to take responsibility, but my ministers should bear everything, bear the responsibility for the failure of the war, and lead the country's revival. Difficult mission... Now that the Prime Minister has asked the entire cabinet to respectfully ask His Majesty the Emperor to entrust the state affairs, the ministers and others are extremely panicked."

Foreign Minister Kijuro Kobara and Prime Minister Inoue Junnosuke walked up to Yuyuki Hamaguchi, and together with him respectfully bowed to Emperor Hirohito.Lu Xiangyuyuan Kazusei kept his head down and remained motionless, and Haixiang Finance Minister Biao continued to cast his eyes on the old Taishan Yamamoto Gonbei who was sitting on the seat of important ministers.Seeing the performance of the army and the navy, Yuyuki Hamaguchi's heart sank, what did Kazusei Ugaki do?Didn't you agree to return the leadership to the cabinet?Why not support yourself now?And what does navy mean?Do you really want to bury the United Fleet?

At this moment, two coughs came from the side, and everyone turned their heads to see that it was Marquis Marquis Dongxiang Heihachiro, a veteran of the navy.Yuyuki Hamaguchi was startled, and his face changed instantly. You must know that the Japanese navy is not as rebellious as the army, and has always been more obedient. Why did the navy stand up against him this time?Isn't he trying his best to protect the United Fleet?

Dongxiang Heihachiro stood up from his seat and said loudly: "Be calm! Why don't you listen to the opinions of the ministers now? I have something to say!" He walked to the center of the venue and faced the statue of Emperor Hirohito God bowed, and then stood up straight. The old man in his 80s still spoke loudly: "Masters, this war is indeed unexpectedly difficult. The army and navy have also suffered some setbacks. The people have taken on a huge burden. Suffering, hundreds of thousands of lives were lost in the war, under such circumstances, we should unite and fight against the violence to the end under the leadership of His Majesty the Emperor! We must never give up an inch of the country, because giving up the country is against the empire and for the sake of the country. The betrayal and betrayal of the sages and heroes who devoted themselves to the empire! Your Excellency Prime Minister's remarks about abandoning Taiwan and preserving the United Fleet have completely lost our Yamato soul!"

"...After the founding of the empire by the Meiji Emperor, why didn't we come here when the country was weak and the people were poor? Whether it was the Sino-Japanese War or the Russo-Japanese War, we were not as rich as the Qing Dynasty and Russia, and not as rich as the Qing Dynasty I have many soldiers with Russia, but I still resolutely challenge these two seemingly huge empires. After the hard work of the army and the navy, I and my son finally laid the foundation of the current empire with hard battles and heroic spirits! And now the strength of the empire , is still above the regime of the Southern Branch Nationalist Government, most of the land in Manchuria is still firmly controlled by the imperial army, and the combined fleet is still capable of fighting in the First World War. How come some people in power have lost what we had back then Have you lost your courage? This is a disgraceful betrayal of the interests of the empire! At this time of crisis, the whole country should carry forward the spirit of the Meiji period. Use our calm courage to deal with the invasion of Aochi! Fight against Aochi to the end under the leadership of His Majesty the Emperor! "

Yuyuki Hamaguchi's old face was turned blue and white by anger, and he gritted his teeth and retorted: "Your Excellency, it is no longer the era of the Tsushima Sea Battle! The face of the Lianchina Navy Fleet, the main force of the First Expeditionary Fleet in the Bohai Bay Sea Battle The entire army was wiped out without even seeing it! The enemies of the fleet come from underwater and in the air. The Chinese have absolute advantages in this regard. The empire can only temporarily bear with it and cut off the wrists of a strong man to preserve the fire for the future revival of the empire. If we Sending the main force of the United Fleet to the Taiwan Strait will eventually wipe out the entire army. Without the protection of the United Fleet, North Korea and the mainland of the Empire will be completely exposed to the bayonets of the Chinese! The Empire will perish!"

Regarding Hamaguchi Yuyuki's layman's advice, Togo, who is known as Japan's Nelson, couldn't listen to it at all. He waved his hand vigorously and said loudly: "During this battle, the navy has been hindered by the cabinet. The navy originally wanted to The cabinet refused to support the blockade of China's seaport and the attack on the southeast coast of China under the pretext of 'not expanding the war'. Now China is going to attack Taiwan on a large scale. Why are they not afraid of expanding the war? The reason why the imperial country is facing such difficulties is that It is entirely caused by the wrong policy of the cabinet, including the current difficulties of the Navy's combined fleet, which is also the result of the cabinet's refusal to equip the navy with new warships and aircraft on the pretext of funding!"

"...But the Nationalist Government of China, with its economy far more difficult than that of the empire, did its best to borrow a lot of money from the United Kingdom and the United States to develop its navy and air force. Moreover, when they faced the 300 million imperial army and the third largest navy in the world , and choose to fight to the end without fear! Compared with them, we seem to be the weak and incompetent Ruoqing back then, but they are like the empire of the Meiji era that fought to the end without fear of powerful enemies! The difficulties we are encountering now are not China In this case, it is the cabinet that should resign! Only when the cabinet resigns and His Majesty appoints loyal ministers who truly have the spirit of Yamato and the spirit of Meiji to lead the country, can the imperial country defeat violence and dominate the country Toyo!"

Obviously, abandoning Taiwan without a war has exceeded the bottom line that the Japanese army and navy, two living creatures with their own will, can accept.And Grandpa Dongxiang Heihachiro is the representative who was launched by the army and navy to express his will.

"The purpose of the cabinet is not to abandon Taiwan, but to use another strategy to preserve Taiwan." Yuyuki Hamaguchi knew that the Taiwan issue had touched the red line, and quickly argued: "China's advantage lies in the air force, while the empire's advantage lies in The army, the decisive role in the decisive battle across the Taiwan Strait is the air force, and the army is the key to the decisive battle in Manchuria. The empire temporarily abandoned Taiwan in order to preserve the fleet to protect the logistics line of the Manchurian army. As long as we wipe out a large number of Chinese Kuomintang troops in Manchuria and weaken the Wuhan regime If there is no foundation, they can only sit down and negotiate with us, and the empire can exchange Liaoji for Taiwan. This is the cabinet’s way to preserve Taiwan, and it is the only feasible way.”

"Can the army capture the Huludao fortress of the Chinese Kuomintang army?" Togo Heihachiro seemed unconfident. The Bohai Bay sea battle was launched to cut off the logistics line of the Liaoxi Kuomintang army, and after the navy paid a heavy price, it also achieved its goal. , But the army's offensive ended in disastrous defeat.

"No." Jingu Fansan, Chief of Staff of the Army Staff Headquarters, spoke heavily. All the army and navy generals in the venue knew that the Huludao Fortress had been managed to be indestructible, and it was backed by Liaodong Bay. Even if the Japanese army suffered millions of casualties, it would not be successful.

"However, as long as the Chinese Kuomintang army leaves the Huludao Fortress and goes to the mountainous area of ​​western Liaoning or the plain of eastern Liaoning to fight a decisive battle with the imperial army, the imperial army is still sure to win by virtue of its huge superiority in numbers." Jin Gu Fan San thought for a while, and then said: "The Kwantung Army has already planned to abandon Jilin and Heilongjiang, and leave it to the Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese Tuo faction to fight for it, concentrate its main force in Liaodong, and fight the Kuomintang army. According to the Kwantung Army's vision, there will be as many as 70 imperial troops in Liaodong. There will be 25 divisions and [-] cannons. Such a powerful force is absolutely impossible to defeat. As long as the imperial army can wipe out the Chinese Nationalist Army in large numbers in southern Manchuria, the Chinese Nationalist Party will definitely compromise.”

"What if the Chinese Kuomintang army still stays inside the tortoise shell of Huludao?" Togo Heihachiro said coldly, "Then their military strength will not suffer heavy losses, and their rule in China's pass will be as stable as Mount Tai. They can also firmly occupy the island of Taiwan! However, the empire has to maintain 300 million imperial troops and maintain the occupation of South Manchuria, but cannot settle down to develop the resources of South Manchuria for the use of the empire. This drags on for three to five years In the end, it must be the empire that can’t hold on.” Having said that, he sighed deeply: “It seems that you guys not only don’t have the spirit and courage of the important ministers in the Meiji era, but you don’t even have the brains! Don’t you understand, the empire Not afraid of temporary defeat, but the empire cannot withstand long-term protracted warfare!"

He glanced back at the other elders behind him, and then bowed deeply to the emperor: "We, the important ministers, negotiated a decision at this critical moment in the country's turn, to use the right to make a statement, and ask His Majesty the Emperor to reshuffle the cabinet, and the land The active-duty navy is the prime minister, and he will unite with the ruling and opposition factions to form a wartime cabinet, and concentrate all the human, material and financial resources of the imperial kingdom to fight to the death with the Chinese Kuomintang army! I respectfully invite His Majesty the Emperor to order you." Several trembling old men followed him, deeply moved Bowing down, even the Minister of the Army Kazushige Ugaki and the Minister of the Navy Biao, who had promised to support Hamaguchi, also bowed deeply.

At this moment, Yuyuki Hamaguchi just breathed a sigh of relief, shook his head helplessly, and finally bowed deeply: "The Prime Minister requests all the cabinet to resign from His Majesty the Emperor..."

March [-]th, the second day of the imperial meeting.Kasumigaseki, Tokyo, the official residence of the Prime Minister of Japan.

"Congratulations Ugaki-kun." As soon as Taniguchi walked into the prime minister's office, he first congratulated Ugaki Kazusei who had just assumed the post of prime minister.Ugaki Kazunari, who wandered around the prime minister's throne for half his life in another time and space, got his wish here, and sat on the top spot early. Outsiders know.

"Congratulations to you, Taniguchi-san, too. Didn't you also become the Minister of the Navy?" Ugaki patted his bald head and sighed: "Taniguchi-san, how does the navy plan to save Taiwan Island? The palace is waiting for me What about the prime minister's answer?"

Of course, the imperial meeting did not adopt Yuyuki Hamaguchi's suggestion to abandon Taiwan's preservation of the United Fleet, but made a decision to attack the United Fleet.This is not to say that those important ministers are all old and confused. In fact, they also know that the United Fleet will go to war. Then the war between China and Japan will continue endlessly in Manchuria until the whole country is finally dragged down. Instead of that, it is better to put all your eggs in one basket and if you are lucky, you can defeat China (the element of luck in naval battles is accounted for. A large proportion)... If you are unlucky, if you lose the combined fleet, you will naturally have no capital to delay it. At worst, you will lose the war and let China rise on the corpse of the Japanese combined fleet!At the same time, it is also a bet that Britain and the United States will not sit back and watch a behemoth like China lose its grip and support Japan again.Speaking of which, these Meiji veterans who have half of their bodies buried in the ground are really a bit old and strong.

"Where is it so fast?" Taniguchi smiled bitterly: "Although it is a gamble, you can't just bet without using your brain? Besides, the personnel changes in the navy this time are not small. It will take time for Kato (Kanji Kato) to be the commander of the joint fleet again. After Kato-kun takes over as commander today, he will immediately hold a combat meeting to deploy the joint fleet to attack."

"Why didn't you let Yamamoto-kun go?" Ugaki frowned, thinking a little bit inwardly. Could it be because Yamamoto Eisuke is Yamamoto Gonbei's nephew, and the navy was afraid that he would die in the Taiwan Strait, so...the gang The navy really doesn't have much bushido spirit.

Naoshin Taniguchi seemed to see the doubts in Ugaki's heart, and smiled and said: "Not only Yamamoto-kun can't go, but all the aircraft carrier faction in the navy or those related to aviation must be preserved as much as possible. Rely on them to rebuild."

Eisuke Yamamoto was the first head of the Japanese Naval Aviation Headquarters, the founder of the Japanese Naval Aviation, and the leader of the aircraft carrier faction.Now the Japanese navy has realized the great power of the aircraft carrier, and they also know that battleships are paper tigers, so they decided to keep the aircraft carrier and aviation talents as much as possible, and it is best to only use battleships and heavy cruisers to gamble. a handful.If you win, it will be blessed by the fairy sister. If you lose, it’s nothing. Instead, you can save a lot of maintenance and modification of battleships for the construction of aircraft carriers.

"So the Navy will vigorously develop aircraft carriers in the future?" Ugaki Kazunari's words sounded a bit sour.Because he knew that the army's hard days were coming after this war.Regardless of the gamble of the United Fleet, Japan's "Mainland Policy" and "Manchurian Lifeline Theory" will definitely be thrown into the trash can.The navy will be the only focus of Japan's military power development, and this is also in the interests of powers such as the United Kingdom and the United States.Because the British and American powers need the Chinese National Government to maintain a strong army to threaten the Soviet Union's rear, while Japan should maintain a strong navy to contain China, so that their Nanyang colonies can be foolproof.Therefore, the Japanese army must be downsized after the war. If Taiwan is lost, the strength of the army only needs to be able to keep the Korean peninsula. Forget about armored units or anything.

"Aircraft carriers are definitely going to be greatly developed. Representatives from various countries at the London Naval Conference these days are putting forward proposals, including increasing the tonnage of aircraft carriers and reducing the tonnage of battleships. The most unlucky thing to say is the British, they have 56 tons of battleships , now it’s all going to be obsolete.” Speaking of this, Taniguchi smiled wryly: “The luckiest ones are the Chinese, they only have four ‘Karl Marx’ class under construction, it is estimated that at this London Naval Conference, they can Get as many aircraft carrier building credits as the Empire."

"There are as many aircraft carriers as there are in the empire." Ugaki Kazunari twitched the corner of his mouth slightly, revealing a strange smile: "In other words, will the combined strength of China's and Japan's aircraft carriers surpass that of the United Kingdom or the United States in the future? If that decadent If the empire on which the sun never sets collapses...the empire still has a chance to develop."

"What do you mean by Ugaki-kun's words?" Taniguchi Shangzhen was startled when he heard the words, and immediately asked again: "Is there any plan for the army? acted recklessly."

Ugaki Kazushiro laughed, and shook his hands: "Don't be reckless, don't be reckless, the army will definitely cooperate closely with the navy in the future, the future of the empire lies in the sea, and our army is the shells fired by your navy!"

Taniguchi frowned and sighed: "The empire has just encountered a catastrophe. I am afraid that it will not be able to recover without 20 years of self-cultivation. It is not the business of our generation to do anything. Mr. Ugaki, what do you say? Isn't it?"

Ugaki Kasunari nodded hurriedly, and said with a smile: "Well, Mr. Taniguchi is right, you and I will definitely not be in the seat by then, let our successor lead the empire to a new development path! Your and my mission is just To draw an end to an era that is about to pass."

Chapter 0587 war of aggression against Japan! ([-]) Nagato special attack

Japan, Wu Jungang.

In the evening breeze, eight [-]-type fighter jets seemed to be covered with a layer of golden gauze under the setting sun, passing over the bay like young eagles returning to their nests, flying towards the airport in Wujun Port Base go.

Standing on the bridge of the battleship Nagato, the flagship of the United Fleet, the new Commander of the United Fleet, Admiral Kanji Kato, grinned at the corner of his mouth, watched the returning fighter planes wave after wave, and sighed softly.With the end of the Bohai Bay sea battle, anyone who really understands the navy knows that the style of naval warfare has undergone earth-shaking changes. Finally got the final answer.Although no aircraft carrier participated in this naval battle at all, the great power of aircraft in naval battles has been recognized by everyone.In the face of hundreds of aircraft overwhelming the sky, even an 500-ton heavy cruiser has no ability to resist. Only the battleship and battlecruiser's solid armor can withstand it for a while.But it's just to resist... With the current speed of development of military aircraft in various countries, I am afraid that within a few years, 1000 kg or even [-] kg bombs can be mounted on the aircraft. "The battleship No. [-] can't withstand the siege of planes, right?

"Your Excellency, Commander Yamamoto has arrived." The voice of Shimada Shintaro, Chief of Staff of the Combined Fleet, appeared in Kato's ear.

"Hehe, Yamamoto has finally dealt with those idiots in Tokyo." Kanji Kato pointed to himself, and smiled at Shintaro Shimada: "I was one of those idiots too, spending so much money on On the battleships, they just refused to spend an extra yen on the plane, and now thinking about those Chinese people, they really have vision."

Shigetaro Shimada rubbed his hands in embarrassment. He is also a hardcore warship fan, and he has no interest in aircraft carriers and planes at all, otherwise he would not be on the "blacklist" to die this time.He shook his head, hehe said: "I don't think these battleships are completely useless, even the Chinese people built four 'Karl Marx'-class battleships? It's just a pity that the Chinese people work too slowly, otherwise They could all be sunk with Nagato's 410mm cannon!"

"Stop dreaming. The future battleships will just serve as the base for the aircraft carrier and bombard the targets on the shore." Kanji Kato smiled wryly, and walked off the bridge with Shigetaro Shimada: "Where's Yamamoto-kun?"

"Yamamoto-kun is in the officer's room."

"Oh." Kanji Kato glanced at Shigetaro Shimada and asked with a smile, "Have you thought of a way yet?"

"Yes." Shigetaro Shimada nodded honestly. To be honest, he and the staff of the United Fleet have racked their brains for the past two days and have not thought of a way to defeat the China Navy's Nanyang Fleet with battleships, because the main force of the Nanyang Fleet is [-]. Aircraft and dozens of submarines, the giant guns of the "Nagato" could not hit them at all.

"Let's go. Let's go to the officer's room." Kato Kanji patted Shimada Shintaro on the shoulder, and then walked to the officer's room of the "Nagato".

Because it is the flagship of the United Fleet, the officer's room of the "Nagato" is extremely luxuriously decorated. Eisuke Yamamoto has been sitting in front of the chart table for a long time, frowning tightly, as if thinking hard.The staff officers who entered and left the officer's room walked lightly, for fear of disturbing the military commander who will lead the Japanese Navy to revival in the future.