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Chapter 42: The Rain is About to Come (Part 1)

.Japan, Xiaguan, Chunfan Tower.

Inside, Army Minister Kaetaro narrowed his eyes and looked calmly at the opposite Prime Minister Hirofumi Ito and Navy Minister Kobe Yamamoto.

Yamamoto Honbuki's expression was serious, he tidied up his clothes, suddenly leaned down on his upper body, put his hands flat on the ground, and his forehead was heavily on the back of his hand, and his voice was hoarse: "Your Excellency, this battle of the Navy has suffered a defeat, which has caused two thousand soldiers to be buried in the belly of the fish, and shakes the Manchu strategy. All of them are guided by Yamamoto, and the life and death of Yamamoto is small, and the defeat of the Empire is great. Now the battle of Okinawa is on the string, but Your Majesty is worried and sighing but cannot decide. The Navy is deeply guilty. I beg you to report to the emperor of the Land Prime Minister and Ito-Kun, and I beg you to make a statement as soon as possible. You are here to fight you."

The folding fan in Katsura closed her hand gently, slapped it in her hand, pondered for a moment, and shook her head: "Yamamoto, what's wrong with the navy? I'm really the Minister of the Army and in charge of military affairs, but the military affairs is really the commander of Your Majesty, and the General Staff Head Office is in charge of the army. If you speak out in a vain, you will inevitably be suspected of interfering in command power. You are not unwilling to do so, but you are really unable to do it."

Yamamoto's Hon Bingwei lowered a little bit again, and his voice became more and more muffled: "Kim Kyu, you and I have worked together for many years, why should I do this? Now the Chief of Staff of the Dayan and the Minister of Otaku went to Korea in person. The person who said the army was yours. It was not that I, Yamamoto, did not repent, and it was really a wave of the imperial foundation. If you can no longer take the initiative in the war, you can restore your vitality. I am afraid that the attacking troops will come and go freely, and there will be no peace in the country and overseas seas."

"At that time, it is not only the navy, but also the army athletes fighting in Korea." Yamamoto's voice was a little choked, "Navy colleagues are really sincere, hoping that sea and land will work together to lay the foundation for the great Japanese imperial kingdom for a thousand-year period and solve your majesty's worries."

Kanetaro's eyes suddenly opened, staring at Yamamoto Honbuki, and snorted coldly: "Yamamoto-kun doesn't have to wait until that time. The navy's clumsiness has ruined two thousand army athletes, and two brigades of heavy artillery Manchuria's strategy has been forced to be adjusted. This is all the responsibility of the navy. Now do you still need the army to provide more troops to feed fish? The army has been trained for many years and the Yamato men's elite. Is it not enough to be ruined?"

Yamamoto Honbuki raised his head, his eyes were covered with blood. He stood up and walked forward quickly, came to Katsura, bowed deeply, and stared at Katsura, "Ki-jun's navy is up and down, and I only think of Qisheng as a service to the country. In this way, the navy cannot safely transport the army to land and cannot ensure the delivery of supplies. Yamamoto is willing to apologize."

"Secrets? Can you save the life of the army athletes when you die? Can you save the fate of the imperial country?" Kanetaro sneered, "Yamamoto, I have always admired my colleagues at the Satsuma Kagoshima Kenke Club. But the navy's performance in this battle is so clumsy, so how can I feel at ease to entrust the life of the army athletes?"

Yamamoto's face turned harsh and took out a sword, Kane Taro's expression changed slightly.

Yamamoto Honbudwei put his left hand flat and slashed it with a hard knife, but someone hugged his arm tightly in the middle. He looked up and looked stunned.

Kanetaro looked extremely solemn and said in a deep voice: "Yamamoto, has the Navy really made up his mind?"

"Gui Jun" Yamamoto's eyes were filled with tears, but his expression was extremely fierce, "This battle is the navy's efforts."

"This battle tells us a truth." Yamamoto Honbuki stared at Katsutaro and said word by word, "You must not be careless against the Chinese people at all. Whenever you feel that you have mastered their full picture, they will tell you with the battle that it is just the tip of the iceberg. This time in Okinawa's battle, the navy has made up its mind to attack Okinawa with all its strength and thunder. Attack the enemy will be rescued. With strong troops and firepower and unbreakable determination, the greatest pressure will be given to the Chinese defenders and force their fleet to come to support."

"In the Navy, in addition to the original sixteen infantry brigades, one engineer gang, and one field artillery gang, a first Marine Division will be strengthened, a fortress artillery gang and one siege heavy artillery gang," Yamamoto said gritting his teeth, "In addition, the Navy will also dispatch two base teams and four battalions. For this battle, the Navy urges the Army to give tactical guidance to all land command power with the strength of two divisions, at least one of the standing divisions, and the Army shall be responsible for the Navy's special operations divisions, and the Army shall be responsible for the Navy's special operations divisions, and shall also be handed over to the Army's command."

Kanetaro stared at Yamamoto Honbuki, and after a while he gritted his teeth and said, "Yamamoto, the navy has already had this awareness?"

Yamamoto Honbud nodded and said firmly: "The navy is above and below, regarding this battle as the key to the rise and fall of the imperial kingdom, it will not suppress Okinawa, and annihilate the main force of the Chinese navy's aid. The navy will not swear to do the battle."

The folding fans in Katsura's hand were opened and closed, making a crisp sound, and his face gradually eased: "You are sure that the Chinese Navy will come to rescue?"

"The navy is absolutely sure." Yamamoto Mutahi looked at each other without showing any weakness, "Ryukyu is the last vassal state in China. This country has become accustomed to the status of the Celestial Kingdom. Although the Qing Dynasty repeatedly cedes land and pays compensation, after becoming a country, the Zhenguo Army has always established a country with nationalism and regarded itself as the largest country in Asia as the largest country in the Sino-Japanese War in 18894, I was defeated in the war, and they were even more arrogant and arrogant."

"The new emperor of China is just eighteen years old. He is in a state of turmoil and the army mutiny is when he urgently needs to establish his authority." Yamamoto's eyes were cold, "I'm missing a vassal state as soon as he came up. I'm afraid his prestige will be shaken, and there will be changes within him. He can't afford the price of this genius, even if he is genius, he is only eighteen years old. He worked hard before, but now he is in power, and he is in a state of great excitement. How can he bear the great loss of ours?"

"But don't forget the Marshal of the Navy." Kanetaro shook his head, "That person is not a simple person, even if the Emperor of China will be impulsive, that person will not be the four Chinese army, three of them are dead. Only he has walked to the present without any harm, and has more authority and a more prominent position. If this person can tolerate it, you should understand his influence on the Emperor of China and the Chinese military."

"Gui Junshu is bluntly saying that the political theme of China is always internal struggle." Yamamoto's Honeng attacked the strange light, "It is precisely because of this naval marshal, and his reputation is well-received, and his subordinates have strong power, and have deep foundations in the military, politics, economy and finance. Therefore, this Chinese emperor cannot tolerate that he has been a great master since ancient times. If he does not rebel, how many people will have a good end? Even the King of Yue has been suspicious of Fengboting. Moreover, the young master now has a suspicion, but there is such a marshal who is already the most powerful minister in terms of strength, prestige and authority."

Kanetaro's eyes shrank suddenly.

"The old emperor of China has been playing power tricks for his whole life. I think his son is also a trick," Yamamoto said, "This man has been in a state of mind for more than ten years. Now he has been killed by his father. He let the Army Marshal raise his army and then slapped his hand to destroy him. Who knows that he did not intend to indulge the other party to murder his adoptive father and then clean up justly? Even if he is not intentional, at least it means that this man has a careful and forbearing layout. He has been preparing for the lord of forbearance for many years in secret. Once he is promoted, he will often turn against everything. He is particularly suspicious. Yang Guang, Wu Zetian, Zhu Di, Yongzheng, these forbearance figures who were deeply oppressed by the heroes of the previous generation, are not cold and ruthless after he takes office, and they have swept away the heroes of the previous generation."

"How can this little Chinese emperor be exceptional? How can he indulge this unfathomable and prestigious marshal on his side?" Yamamoto Honbuki sighed, "The more he advises the navy, the more he is, the more he is suspicious of the emperor. Why does the navy avoid war? Is it to lose the vassal state to defeat the imperial power? When the emperor cannot control the situation, he will come out to take power with justice? These speculations will entangle the little emperor like a nightmare."

"In the judgment of his colleagues in the Navy, the most likely strategy that the emperor is to indulge the imperial army to attack Okinawa first. If the marshal avoids war, he will publicly accuse the other party of passively avoiding war and launch public criticism. The foolish men and women in China, the young men, and even civil servants, do not understand the power of the sea. They will only sing high-profile at this time to show their patriotism," Yamamoto said firmly, "After attacking the prestige of the marshal and the navy, if the marshal still wants to be in power, he will have to go to war at that time, and our goal will be achieved."

Kanetaro stared at Yamamoto Hokage, his face changed and his eyes were complicated. After a while, he seemed to have made up some decision and stood up suddenly.

"Since the navy has this awareness, what else can the army say? In this battle, the army and the navy should unite together to go to the national crisis and punish violent support."

As soon as Katsura said this, Yamamoto's face turned red and his breathing became heavy: "Kira?"

Hirobuki Ito, who had been pondering silently, also walked up at this moment, looking at Katsura intently.

Kanetaro nodded to Yamamoto Hobu, then looked at Hiromoto Ito, with an unprecedented solemn expression: "Prime Minister, I have discussed with Prince Satoi Fushimiya and the Army's genius yesterday. The navy was defeated and the imperial court was shaken, and the rise and fall of the imperial country was only a sudden moment. At this moment, only one can fight with all his strength and turn the tide of the navy's Okinawa strategy is a stroke of gods. At attacking China, you must rescue it in order to lure and annihilate its mobile fleet, completely control the maritime power, and lay the foundation for victory in this battle. However, China is cunning and wise, and Okinawa may have other mystery."

"The Army's proposal is to expand the Guard Division, the 2nd Guard Division, the 12th Kurumi Division, the 13th Sendai Division, the 14th Utsunomiya Division, the 2nd Heavy Artillery Brigade, and the Fifth Cavalry Brigade, together with the First Marine Division, to form a southern dispatched army. The General of Fushimimiya Sadaei personally served as the commander, and Major General Tanaka Yoshiichi was the chief of staff, launching an Okinawa strategy. Our army suppressed Ryukyu with the absolute superior force and superior firepower of the five divisions, forcing the Chinese fleet to come to aid in order to annihilate its main force."

At this moment, Yamamoto Honbuki was already drunk, and Hirobuki Ito also showed excitement.

"Tomorrow, I will meet with Your Majesty with the Prince and state the position of the army." Katsutaro said loudly, "This battle is not a decisive battle of the navy, but also a decisive battle of our army. Today's Chinese army's Yalu River is tightly defended. After the defeat of the navy, the Russian second fleet was also severely damaged. The support on the Yalu River front line was suddenly reduced, and the sea transportation was attacked, and heavy artillery transportation was insufficient. At present, it was already deadlocked, but the First Army on the Northern Line made some progress. Our army felt deeply ashamed of the Holy Gong. In the battle of Okinawa, the army has also realized that it will do its best to severely damage the Chinese army and navy."

"Although our Changzhou geniuses and the Navy Satsuma geniuses have different positions, they are actually a twin in terms of the rise and fall of the imperial country." Katsutaro said frankly, "As the imperial army, our army, as he is worried and sighed, he should be the king's front. If the navy is defeated, we should reflect seriously. As long as the navy can fully realize, our army should be able to entrust our lives."

"This battle is related to the rise and fall of the imperial country, and only the imperial soldiers." Kanetaro's eyes were bright and his voice was loud, "There is no difference between the army and the navy."

Yamamoto Honbuki was already in tears and hugged Kanetaro's shoulders: "Your Highness Yamamoto thanked the Navy for fighting to the last man and a ship, and he would still ensure the absolute security of the army."

He said, and he was about to fall down when he knelt down, but was supported by a pair of powerful hands. Yamamoto Honbuki looked up, but saw Hirofun Ito's majestic and pale face.

"Yamamoto, it's all for the empire, for His Majesty the Emperor, why should I be too polite?" Ito Hirofumi helped Yamamoto's Honbukie up and bowed deeply to Katsurao, "You are generous and dedicated to your country. In the future, the constitutional and friendly association will be rewarded."

He looked at the two and said with a sigh: "The army and the navy are the right-hand men of the empire. I, Ito, is not talented. Although I was born in Changzhou, I also studied the navy in the UK. There are also many Satsuma Kinders in our army. Although we have different positions, we are all for the empire Yamato and Yamato. It is a one-many heart to plan for the great cause of the empire. Let us sacrifice our lives for the empire together."

The three of them held hands and looked at each other, and they were all excited. The surge of passion was about to rise straight up.

Zhoushan, Joint Fleet Investigation Section.

In the conference room, facing two serious general officers, Xu Bo said calmly: "...that's it. I think the instructions given to the guerrilla formation before the war were in line with the situation comparison between the enemy and us at that time, and also played the advantages of the guerrilla formation very well. This point was also expressed in my combat report, and it still expressed it now."

The two people across the street looked at each other.

"Col. Xu, no, it's actually the colonel now." A lieutenant colonel said with a smile. "Actually, we are just a routine matter to talk about this matter this time, not any other problem. By the way... you mentioned that the implosion of the sword level is likely to be the ignition of fuel. What specific suggestions do you have for this matter?"

"Actually you can ignore my opinion." Xu Bo shrugged, "Because my suggestion is very simple: increase the displacement of 1,000 tons, no, it is best to increase the displacement of 2,000 tons, and thicken the inner armor of the engine room. As for how thick it needs to be, this is a problem solved by the Shipbuilding Hall experiment, but at least I know that twenty centimeters is not enough. In addition, explosion-proof agent needs to be added to the fuel, and thicker armor tubes are also needed for the pipeline..."

The two naval officers looked at each other and smiled: "Okay, our job is almost done."

Xu Bo nodded, picked up his military cap from the table beside him, and got up to go.

The lieutenant colonel hurriedly stopped him: "Colon Xu, there is still a private request."

Xu Bo was stunned: "What?"

"Your deeds are already well-known. My son... insisted that I get him a signature." As he said that, the lieutenant colonel took out a book of preschool teaching materials with red faces and turned to the title page. "My son is very concerned about the preschool students of the Huangpu Sea School. You can sign it for him casually, which is also an encouragement."

Xu Bo smiled and looked at the awkward father, and wrote a few words: "Study hard and improve every day."

"My dad has encouraged me like this since he was a child." Xu Bo said with a smile, "Now it seems that this sentence should be correct."

Xu Bo, who walked out of the investigation department, went straight to his car and was about to go back to his father-in-law Lin Tai and Zeng's house to accompany his pregnant wife, but unexpectedly he was called by a naval captain. When he looked back, he found that it was Ma Chengwen, the sailor's chief.

"Pony, what?"

"Senior, I'm really sorry, I want to ask for help." Ma Chengwen looked at his senior brother with a sincere expression. "I was in the sea and was ignorant at the age of young and ignorant, so I was guided by several team leaders. When I arrived at Haida University, you were invited to hold a discussion for us. Later, I also saw the senior's heroic figure with the internship. I heard that the senior was anxious about the official and was very righteous. I beg you to help this time without any rudeness. Please forgive me."

Xu Bo smiled and said, "Tell me, if you don't violate discipline or harm the Imperial Navy, you will naturally help you as long as I can."

Ma Chengwen's eyes turned red: "My Huangpu Sea is in the same period, Fang Wei, who was the commander of the third team of the Iron Wolf Detachment. In that battle, because the firepower of the Russian ships was too dense and concentrated, and there were two more destroyers than the original judgment. The support firepower of the two battleships, he changed the original five hundred yards to eight hundred yards, and sank the Russian Nasimov armored ship. However, the fleet political instructor later reported truthfully in the battle report, and the final punishment was too harsh: he violated the combat order and was dismissed on the spot and retired from active service."

Ma Chengwen sighed: "Fang Wei is now completely destroyed... He entered Haiyou at the age of 11 and worked in the navy for fifteen years. Now he has been kicked out of the army at once and has become an idle person. He is still retired with such an unreputable reputation."...

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