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Chapter 1496: Going with the flow

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    "Go with the flow?" Okamura Neji was confused, "What do you mean?"

    Next to him, Hyuga Shiaki and a large group of combat staff also looked confused.

    Ishihara smiled slightly and asked Okamura Neji: "Okamura-kun, if nothing happens, when do you think our Thirteenth Army or the entire China Condemnation Army can launch another offensive?"

    "Well" Okamura Neiji frowned, "Right now, the empire's focus has completely shifted to the formation of the air force. There are rumors that His Majesty has made up his mind to form at least ten aviation divisions, so no surprise,  It will be impossible for our Thirteenth Army to launch another offensive for at least a year."

    Ishihara Wanji then asked: "So Okamura-kun, are you really willing?"

    Before Neji Okamura could answer, Hyuga Shiaki rushed to answer: "Of course we are not willing to give in!"

    He paused for a moment, and seeing that Okamura Neji did not scold him, Hyuga Shiaki continued: "Although the empire's finances are tight at the moment, it is far from being able to finance a medium-sized battle.  Even if ten aviation divisions are to be formed within a year, there will still be enough energy left to launch a medium-sized battle."

    "Soderga." Ishihara Wanji said with a smile, "In fact, the empire is fully capable of continuing to launch an active offensive against the Yinjiang River. The China Condemnation Army's reserve materials are insufficient and can be deployed from the Kwantung Army. At present, the empire has signed a neutrality agreement with the Soviet Union.  Treaty, the Kwantung Army no longer needs so much combat readiness supplies and standing troops."

    Okamura Neiji was silent. As the commander of the Thirteenth Army, he certainly hoped that the Thirteenth Army would have more troops and more supplies, and at the same time, there would continue to be wars, because only by waging war can we obtain  Military merit, only by gaining military merit can soldiers like them be promoted and reflect their own value.

    Ishihara Wanji finally said: "Zhong Yi tried to use us as a knife to force Chang Kaishen to cancel the drawdown of the 41st Army. We can also use Zhong Yi's move to force the base camp to strengthen our Thirteenth Army.  We even launched the third Zhejiang-Fujian War in a short period of time."

    After a pause, Ishihara Wanji continued: "Okamura-kun, please believe me. Although the China Army won two Zhejiang-Fujian battles in a row, their consumption was also huge, and the recovery ability of the China Army was far inferior to that of the Chinese Army.  Imperial Army, so if we can launch the third Zhejiang-Fujian Battle in a short period of time, the chance of winning will be greatly increased."

    Hearing this, Okamura Neji's heart skipped a beat. What Ishihara said seemed to make sense.

    At that moment, Okamura Neiji said: "But the problem is, how to convince those stupid bureaucrats at the base camp?"

    "We don't need to convince those stupid and rigid bureaucrats. We just need to convince His Majesty the Emperor." Ishihara smiled slightly and continued, "Okamura-kun, you and Tojo-kun are inseparable, and Tojo-kun is now  You are highly trusted by His Majesty the Emperor, so you can completely bypass the base camp and submit the battle report to His Majesty."

    "Sodega." Okamura Neji's eyes lit up.

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    Tokyo, Japan, Imperial Palace.

    Navy Commander Fushimi Miyahiro Ky¨­ and Navy Minister Yoneuchi Mitsumasa are complaining to Hirohito.

    There was only one reason for the complaint. Hirohito directly stopped all shipbuilding plans at several shipyards such as Yokohama and Osaka. Not only were all the battleships and cruisers that had not had time to get on the slipway cancelled, but even more than a dozen battleships and cruisers that had already been launched were cancelled.  The cruiser will also be converted into an aircraft carrier.

    If it is just a modification, the key to the problem is that after the modification, these aircraft carriers will no longer belong to the navy's order of battle, but will become battleships of the air force.

    Isn¡¯t this a mess?  In the past, aviation belonged to the naval fleet.

    Now it¡¯s the other way around, the navy fleet actually belongs to the air force!

    Of course, only aircraft carriers will be transferred to the Air Force. Others, such as cruisers, destroyers, frigates, etc., will still belong to the Navy. But even if it is only an aircraft carrier, it is difficult to accept it.

    Because this involves an issue of command authority, this cannot be tolerated.

    "Your Majesty, I insist that only by placing the aircraft carrier under the command of the Navy can we more effectively solve the problem of coordinated operations between the navy and the air force. If we blindly emphasize the autonomy of the air force and even transfer the aircraft carrier to the command of the air force, is this not right?  Isn¡¯t it putting the cart before the horse? In wartime, will the Air Force listen to the Navy¡¯s command, or will the Navy listen to the Air Force¡¯s command?¡±

    Hirohito said: "Of course the command is still provided by the navy. I have told you and Yamaguchi-kun a long time ago that the air force is just a knife, and the navy is the sharpest saber! That's all!"

      Mitsumasa Yoneuchi said: "Since the navy will still be commanded in the end, why bother to add aircraft carriers to the air force's order of battle? Does it mean that if the aircraft carrier is included in the navy's order, will our navy also restrict the air force's use of aircraft carriers? This is obvious  It can¡¯t happen, aircraft carriers exist only for the air force.¡±

    "You are right, aircraft carriers exist for the Air Force." Hirohito said, "Since that is the case, since aircraft carriers exist for the Air Force, why not simply classify them as Air Force?"

    Mitsumasa Miuchi said: "The problem is that aircraft carriers are warships after all."

    "Do warships have to be under the command of the navy? Can't the rules be changed?"

    Just as Tojo Hideki walked in, Hirohito waved his hand and said: "Yonei-kun, and Emperor Hakugyou, you two should stop talking. It's settled that the aircraft carrier will be classified as an air force."

    Fushimi Gong Hiroky¨­ and Yoneuchi Mitsumasa had no choice but to leave the imperial palace in frustration.

    After Fushimi Miyahiko and the two left, Hirohito asked Tojo Hideki again: "Tojo-kun, what's the matter?"

    Tojo Hideki didn¡¯t say much, he just took out a report from his briefcase and handed it to Hirohito.

    Hirohito took it and asked casually: "What is this?"

    Tojo Hideki said: "A plan for the third Zhejiang-Fujian battle."

    "Nani? The Third Zhejiang-Fujian Campaign?" Hirohito slammed the report in his hand on the table and frowned, "Didn't the Ministry of War already have an order not to allow any more offensive operations within a year? Okamura  What's going on with you? It's only been two months and yet you're launching the third Zhejiang-Fujian War?"

    Tojo Hideki sighed softly and said: "Your Majesty, there is a proverb that says, the tree wants to be quiet but the wind will not stop. At the moment, the imperial army does not want to fight anymore, but the Chinese army will not stop."

    "What do you mean?" Hirohito asked, "Is it possible that the Chinese army really dares to counterattack?"

    "I'm afraid so." Tojo Hideki nodded and said, "Just yesterday, the 10th China Army led by Zhong Yi just launched a large-scale counterattack and captured Shangyu County in one fell swoop. Due to the inability of reinforcements to rescue, the 10th China Army was stationed in Shangyu County.  The more than two thousand imperial soldiers of the 51st Infantry Regiment were all crushed to pieces from the commander of the regiment, Yuzo Oi, down."

    "Baga Yalu." Hirohito's face suddenly darkened.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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