Chapter 774 Ah! Navy (5)
On Christmas Eve, Prince Higashikuni Toshihiko, who was always suave, aloof and free-spirited, and who claimed that he could handle everything, actually suffered from insomnia. He was thinking about what to do in the future: although he was not well-versed in military affairs, he had a very keen sense of politics. He vaguely felt that if the navy was not handled properly, it would become a big gunpowder barrel that would blow everyone to pieces. At three o'clock in the morning, he had a dream that someone was holding a tinderbox and was going to light a gunpowder depot. The face looked a little vicissitudes, a little hideous, and a little determined. He remembered that he seemed to have seen this face, but he couldn't remember who it was in the dream no matter how hard he racked his brains. Finally, he fell into a deep sleep between half awake and half asleep.
He never expected that this frightening dream was actually real. On Mamao Island, less than 100 kilometers away from the Japanese mainland, someone really planned to ignite a gunpowder depot, and the person who ignited the fire had met him once. What was even more surprising was that the man's expression was exactly the same as the one he saw in his dream, vicissitudes, ferocious, and determined.
On the high platform built with wood, an officer with the rank of lieutenant general was giving a speech in front of the microphone, and the tweeter carried his voice throughout the audience. Behind him stood two officers with the rank of lieutenant general, looking solemnly at the audience, who were neatly arranged and young faces under the light of the fire.
"…6 days ago, Commander Hori Teikichi made a resolute decision and ordered the fleet to move out quickly, intercepting more than 40 American ships, obtaining nearly 600,000 tons of supplies, and capturing a large number of American spies… Such an act that was meritorious to the navy and the country was attacked by the Communists as arbitrarily moving the fleet and disrespecting superiors. Isn't the commander of the Combined Fleet? Is the commander unqualified to command the Combined Fleet? Aren't American ships and American soldiers our enemies? Can't we fight if we find them? You have to know that the Americans can smuggle supplies here today, and they can use ships to transport troops here tomorrow. How many soldiers can 40 ships transport? What if they come together to kill them?
5 days ago, they dismissed the commander from the position of commander of the Combined Fleet, dismissed Commander Tsukahara from the position of commander of the Mobile Fleet, dismissed the two Kusaka Chiefs of Staff, dismissed a large number of bloody battles and meritorious service. The knowledgeable officers with many honors were replaced by a group of people who only know how to flatter and give orders but have never been on the battlefield. They are engaged in nepotism and power struggles, and they are in a posture of "those who follow me will prosper and those who go against me will perish". They have made the good Combined Fleet a mess and everyone is in danger. They deceived Your Majesty and said that they would eliminate the poison of the superiors in the fleet - what poison do we have? Is it poison to inspire the emperor's power and carry forward the spirit of the Eight-fold Glory? Is it poison to fight bravely and serve the empire? Is it poison to demand reform and resist tyranny? Is it poison to travel all over the world and beat the devils of the United States and Britain? If this is the poison, I hope the more the better and the thicker the better!
Three days ago, they brought out Chuichi Nagumo, a good-for-nothing, as the commander of the mobile fleet. Everyone in the navy knew that this waste, good-for-nothing, idiot ruined the most precious thing of the Combined Fleet at Midway Island. The 4 aircraft carriers of the Navy were defeated and fled, destroying the little advantage that had been accumulated with great difficulty after the Battle of Pearl Harbor. If it were not for the commander who turned the tide and held up the sky in a series of subsequent operations, the empire would have faced defeat long ago, and we might have become slaves of a conquered nation! It would have been a bargain for such a person to commit seppuku, and he even dared to come out and occupy a high position again, and even dared to squeeze out the position of Commander Tsukahara. He is so shameless that both humans and gods are angry. All the officers and soldiers of our navy who still have a little righteousness in their hearts will hate him and look down on the road!
2 days ago, the commander who was forced into a corner was forced to do so, and he did not want to cause the division and civil strife of the navy. He joined some officers in writing a letter to go abroad to Germany as an advisor. This was the last expression of the commander's consideration of the overall situation and his tolerance. The commander took some officers to Europe not to surrender to the enemy, but to help Germany. Fighting with the allies of the United States, helping them to eliminate the British and American devils and indirectly supporting the Empire, all the naval officers and soldiers who have been to Europe and participated in the European campaign know how sincerely Germany and other Axis allies have helped the Empire, giving money, materials, equipment, and technology. It is completely right for us to return the favor, but such humble and tolerant requests were ignored and rejected. There is only one word for desperate begging - no! This is to cut off from the allies!
Today during the day, when they heard that the commander was leaving, hundreds of naval officers and soldiers went to visit the commander, hoping to retain the commander. The **** were afraid that the commander's reputation was too high, that the commander would contact the officers and soldiers, and that their conspiracy would be exposed. Not only did they isolate the visits, they also sent military police and police to put the commander under house arrest, and even put chronic poison in the commander's food and drinking water in an attempt to murder the commander!
All along, they attacked the commander for acting on his own and being arrogant, and the commander fought back with one victory after another;
Recently, they attacked the commander and Commander Tsukahara for accepting political donations and buying the hearts of the troops. The commander just smiled and said nothing, and even didn't bother to pay attention. Can anyone tell me what this so-called political donation is all about? "
"Report, I know!" A soldier stood up and shouted with tears in his eyes, "My family has received money from the commander. My brother died in the Battle of Tarawa, and the pension issued by the state was embezzled by the ****. It was the commander who sent someone to send our family money equivalent to my brother's 10-year salary. In order to repay the commander's kindness, my father sent me to the navy again!"
"My fellow townsman received money..."
"My relatives received money..."
"My classmates received money..."
"My subordinates received money..."
"My commander received money..."
"We all know what this money is about, don't the **** know? They pretend to be confused and keep pouring dirty water on the chief to cover up their ulterior motives!"
"This is all in the past! Now, they are out of their wits to point the finger directly at the chief. First they remove him from his post, then they put him under house arrest, imprison him, and finally they use trumped-up charges to harm him. We can Can you watch these plots succeed? Can you watch your beloved commander be murdered by them? Can you watch the great cause of the empire and the navy be destroyed? "
"Can't! Can't! Can't!" The sound was like rolling thunder, which could still be clearly heard even if it reached the outer sea.
“All patriotic officers and soldiers who are willing to join the fight against rebellion and rescue their superiors, take three steps forward!
All patriotic officers and soldiers who are willing to maintain integrity in their hearts and serve loyally, take three steps forward!
All patriotic officers and soldiers who are willing to fight to the death with the Communist Party and purge Yunei, take three steps forward! "
"Hua Hua Hua Hua" the neat team took nine steps forward!
The two people standing behind were Nishimura Shoji and Tsunoda Kakuharu. Nishimura quietly sighed: "Shibasaki-kun's speech really made people's blood boil. I wish I could fly over and fuck those **** right now!"
Kakuharu Tsunoda nodded: "This is natural! Shibasaki-kun was able to hold on for more than 40 days and nights on Tarawa Island and beat a crowd of 5,000 to more than 20 people. Of course, he has his own merits. He does not have such a commendable spirit of loyalty and bravery. , how to persevere?”
After finishing his words, Keiji Shibasaki immediately turned around, stood at attention and saluted, and then loudly reported: "The 1st Marine Brigade of the Imperial Japanese Navy has been assembled. The total number of troops should be 6294, but the actual number is 6294. We are all willing to join the rebel army." , please give me instructions, sir!”
The 1st Marine Brigade of the Navy was a separate marine brigade formed after the return of the Combined Fleet, supplemented by the Marines who participated in the European Campaign, survivors of the Battle of Tarawa, survivors of naval officers and soldiers from various Southeast Asian islands, and other domestic recruits. The brigade is not only rich in experience, but also well equipped - the main heavy equipment obtained by the Navy from Germany has been given priority to equip the brigade. Although the brigade can generally be held by major generals, because Shibasaki Keiji was so well-known in the Battle of Tarawa, coupled with the strength of the 1st Marine Brigade, Shibasaki Keiji was finally selected as the lieutenant general brigade commander. The brigade was arranged to conduct combat training on Mage Island, a deserted island next to Tanegashima.
In the eyes of Ito Seiichi, Fushimi Miyahiro Kyooh and others, Shibasaki Keiji, who had been personally visited by Hirohito and whose loyalty had been proven, should be reliable. The reason why he was so miserable was because Horikichi did not go to rescue Tara in the first place. Instead, they went to fight in the Australia-New Zealand harassment war, and they were only a little short of destroying Shibasaki Keiji's entire army. Therefore, they believed that Shibasaki Keiji should be resentful of Horikichi in his heart. In various political statements in the past, Shibazaki Keiji He also stated that he would resolutely obey the military command department, so he was very assured of him.
The problem is that a perseverant and ambitious senior officer like Shibazaki Keiji admires real heroes who know how to fight, not bureaucrats who only know how to play politics. After narrowly escaping death on Tarawa Island, he is not afraid of the mere Seikazu Ito. Fushimi met Prince Gong Bogong. In Shibasaki Keiji's view, Horikichi was kind to him: not only did he save his life, Shibasaki Keiji also saved his reputation politically and militarily - if Horikichi had not come, Tarawa would have been lost. It’s settled, Shibasaki Keiji will always have the reputation of losing his master and losing his territory. This secret has been contacted by Matsuda Chiaki through a single line, and now it's finally time to come into play. Even Tsunoda and Nishimura expressed shock and admiration after hearing Chiaki Matsuda explain the plan of action: The commander's handwriting was not about taking one step, looking three steps, and thinking five steps. He had already planned all the secrets before he left. .
"Everyone, the situation in Tokyo is extremely dangerous. I can't delay the action against the rebels!" Kakuharu Tsunoda was at the top of the class and ranked highest. Although he was a lieutenant general, he was the leader to issue orders. He walked to the microphone and waved his hand, " Now I declare: The rebel army has been formed! The whole army is ready to board the ship and march towards Tokyo!"
"Onboard! Onboard! Onboard!"
"Save the chief! Qingjun side! God punish the ****!"
"Save the chief! Qingjun side! God punish the ****!"
"Onboard! Onboard! Onboard!"
The soldiers lined up to board the fleet that came to meet them during the Second World War. Except for the most powerful 24 Tiger tanks and 36 Panzer IV amphibious tanks, they did not bring any other equipment or supplies - the fleet had a neat A full set of art equipment and supplies! Led by the officers, the Marine Brigade sang the resonant "Warship March":
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Go to the sea,
The corpse floats on the sea with the waves;
Walking over the mountains,
The body itself withers away without weeds;
I will die for you,
Die without regrets!
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