Chapter 775 Ah! Navy (6)
At 3 o'clock in the morning on December 25, 1943, at the same time that King Higashino Miyazaki was dreaming, more than 6,000 people boarded the ship and headed for Tokyo Bay. The rebel army was officially formed. It not only had the warships and carriers of the Second Air War With the opportunity, as well as the leading and most capable land combat force, Tsunoda Kakuharu felt confident that the entire operation was 70% certain, but for the sake of safety, some things had to be done.
In the early morning, Nagumo Chuichi received a joint telegram from Tsunoda and Nishimura, informing him that the fleet had completed its material transportation mission to the army and was preparing to return to the country to unload. His tone was very gentle. Then the two of them sent telegrams in their private names. On the one hand, they expressed their difficulties in having to carry out Horikichi's order. On the other hand, they expressed that they would obey Nagumo's command and hoped that he could put in a nice word in front of Commander Oikawa and smooth things over for him.
After receiving this telegram, Nagumo Chuichi breathed a sigh of relief. He had just taken charge of the mobile fleet, and his biggest fear was that Tsunoda and others would be disobedient. Although he had promised to protect the two of them in front of Yamamoto and Ito, if they continued He also felt quite troubled by disobedience. As soon as this telegram came, his nervous mood suddenly relaxed. On the one hand, he asked the newly appointed mobile fleet chief of staff, Arima Masafumi, to inform the Military Command and the Navy Ministry. On the other hand, he tried his best to appease the two people, saying that he had no regard for them. No grudges, hope for sincere cooperation and so on...
After receiving the reply, Tsunoda and Nishimura tore the telegram into pieces and threw them into the sea, laughing at each other. The fleet was now 250 kilometers south of Kochi Prefecture and still more than 700 kilometers away from Tokyo. As long as Nagumo Chuichi was stabilized, There is still plenty of time - the military command department believes that Nanyun will explain and smooth things over for them.
This morning, the base camp held a joint meeting to report on the situation of the Kwantung Army's border campaign. Although the Army was talking happily, everyone in the Navy was obviously absent-minded. In the end, Ishihara Kanji's policy of blackmailing the Soviet Union and asking for money for negotiations with Germany was unanimously adopted.
Seeing that only Ito Zhengichi came from the military headquarters but not Fushimi Miyahiro Kyoto, King Higashikaru Miyazaki saw that he was still in the hospital. He originally wanted to ask about Horikichi, but then he felt that it would be inappropriate to ask directly, so he asked round and round about Usami Miya's physical condition.
"His Highness is in much better health and will be officially discharged from the hospital in two days. However, he is not in the hospital but in the palace." Ito replied respectfully, "His Majesty has initially agreed that Marshal Horikichi will lead a naval inspection delegation. He has visited Europe, served as a consultant, and maintained close ties with Japan and Germany. His Highness has been summoned to inquire about the knighthood. After all, with the reputation and meritorious service of Commander Horikichi, it is entirely appropriate for him to be knighted.”
Everyone knew in their hearts that the inspection team was Hirohito's final expression of giving up on Horikichi politically, but he still gave enough face. With Horikichi's merits and reputation, a viscount would definitely not be able to escape, and he might still have a chance to become an earl. Sure enough, Ito Zhengichi followed up and said: "His Royal Highness believes that Commander Horikichi's hard work has made great achievements, and it is recommended that he be made an earl directly instead of becoming a viscount and then being promoted after a few years."
Hearing what Ito said, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Fushimi Miyahiro Kyoto didn't interfere with it, it would be a good outcome for this matter to be resolved satisfactorily.
Yamamoto Isoroku nodded and expressed his satisfaction. In fact, Prince Fushimi Miyahiro Kyou heard that Horikichi was determined to go abroad and would not cause trouble with him at home. He was more than half cured of his illness. Naturally, he recovered quickly. He was not stingy when it came to awarding titles, and he did not want to interfere with it. He suggested that he be made an earl. ——Horikoshi is still in the navy after all. Even if he is actually exiled, he still represents the image of Japan. This face must be maintained. As for the house arrest, imprisonment, poisoning, etc. mentioned by Shibasaki Keiji in his lecture, they were all deliberately exaggerated by him to cooperate with the operation. Prince Fushimi Miyahiro Kyou is not stupid. This kind of thing must be done through his subordinates. Once he is exposed, he will not be able to cover it with the last fig leaf. Of course, the embezzlement of pensions is not the truth. In fact, the payment of pensions is still going through the process. Due to the internal struggle for power and profit within the Navy, everyone simply cannot care about this matter and just delays it again and again.
Shibasaki Keiji didn't have any psychological burden at all when he spread rumors and incited rumors - people who achieve big things don't stick to trivial matters. What's more, the Military Command has slandered Horikichi many times. This time, it is completely natural to smear them in a small way.
Prince Fushimi Miyahiro was not unprepared for Horikichi's possible connection. The army military police unit secretly passed through Tojo Hideki and secretly monitored Horikichi's residence. As a result, he found that Horikichi was staying at home well, except for communicating with the German special envoy. We had a very pleasant conversation and concentrated on studying how to go abroad. He refused to meet other visitors, especially the old subordinates of the navy, which made Prince Fushimi Gonghiro very relieved. In his opinion, things are transitioning smoothly. When the time comes, a grand knighting ceremony and farewell ceremony will be prepared, and Horikichi and a group of people who have repeatedly opposed the military headquarters can be kicked out. It was like Okkaku's personnel affairs were going over again. There was a lot of uproar at first, but in the end Horikichi could only go to the company to do business. For a naval admiral who was not born in Satsuma, it was a stroke of luck to get into this position. How dare he have such evil thoughts?
After the meeting, Yamamoto received a call from Chuichi Nagumo, cheerfully telling him that Tsunoda and Nishimura had given in. He asked Yamamoto to keep things in check with Oikawa Koshiro and the military headquarters, and not to hold the two responsible. , after all, they were acting under orders, not to mention that after grabbing so much supplies, the Soviets didn't even dare to let go. Anyway, their merits outweigh their faults. As a human being, everyone is confused sometimes, just look forward, why bother to pester them? Should I fight or not?
Yamamoto naturally agreed wholeheartedly, thinking that Nagumo Chuichi had matured a lot, and even praised him a few words. Although Inoue Narumi was surprised that the two people's attitudes improved so quickly, she didn't think much about it - Horikichi didn't struggle. If these two people If he didn't want to go abroad or be transferred to the reserve force, he would naturally have to stay and work under Nanyun. Although Nanyun was not very capable, he was not a bad person.
"Do you want to go see your old classmates?"
"I won't go for the time being." Yamamoto Isoroku smiled bitterly, "Going abroad and being knighted are already confirmed. I know that he is actually not willing to go. There is no use in talking about it and it will only cause embarrassment. It is better to wait for the formal decree of knighthood tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. It would be better to congratulate him after the order is issued. After all, he is the first knight in the navy after the war. He has worked hard and achieved great results. Hey, the face is finally maintained. Both sides have a way out. If the fight does not go well, he can still rush forward. When I come back and go out again, I just hope that Oikawa can lose less warships and die less people."
"Do you also think that the loser combination of Oikawa and Nagumo can't win?" Inoue Narumi curled her lips, "You just let them do whatever they want?"
"What else can we do? Wouldn't it be too arbitrary and offending for me to say that no one except Hori Tikichi can win the battle? Can't Ozawa also fight?" Yamamoto Isoroku said helplessly, "It's not as good as Hori. Of course Tikichi, everyone recognizes this, Oikawa's fighting ability is probably not as good as mine. Fortunately, the Pacific Fleet was defeated by Horikichi. Our army now has a good advantage, and we can still fight. It is best for Germany to defeat Britain and the United States quickly. Come on, stop the war soon."
"Sooner or later, these advantages will be destroyed by them!" Inoue Narumi cursed angrily. Yamamoto was speechless for a long time. Finally, he ran out of words to comfort him, "Today is Christmas. I remember that when I was in the United States, Americans had a lot of fun. , you should go home early to reunite with your family."
"And you?"
"I also want to drink with Special Envoy Cole to celebrate Christmas. The Army wants to go fight with the Germans in the autumn wind, so they asked me to accompany them."
Inoue Narumi smiled meaningfully: "I wish you a merry Christmas!"
In order to get money from Germany, Ishihara Wanji put a lot of thought into it: not only did he invite Cole here in the name of celebrating Christmas, but he also booked the best hotel in Ginza and decorated it with Christmas trees, colored balls, lanterns, bands, etc. Planting Western gadgets created a strong festive atmosphere, and also invited the equally fun-loving Prince Higashino Miyazaki to come forward, and even roped in Yamamoto Isoroku and Foreign Minister Tanizhengyuki, who had always had a close relationship with Cole, to accompany him. Now everyone knows that Kohl has a lot of power. He is not the Japanese marionette who has to ask for instructions on everything. He is very powerful: the German diplomatic system in Japan, the military exchange and inspection system, the Japan-Germany trade and arms trading system, The German submarine forces stationed in Japan and the German Marine Corps stationed in India are essentially subject to Cole's unified command. Although he is only a mere colonel, the actual authority in Japan is probably at least a powerful prince or general.
Like this Qiufeng fight, as long as Cole is persuaded, the whole thing will be basically 80% successful, and it can only be persuaded, not bribed. Because Cole has hundreds of millions of capital flows at his fingertips and has a great future, he will not put the cart before the horse and look at the bribe provided by Japan. As for ****, just laugh about this kind of thing. The Yuan Dynasty is too lazy to care about it, and the Japanese themselves don't take it seriously. With Cole's handsome, tall appearance and young and powerful status, he is among the best in European power circles. What kind of woman does the character want?
After half-drinking, Ishihara brought up this opinion with a half-smile. Cole did not answer directly, but just asked casually: "Where is General Hori? I heard that you have imprisoned him?"
"What the hell. The special envoy is joking. Admiral Hori is just in a bad mood and doesn't want to come out. Who dares to imprison him? But things will eventually pass." King Higashikata Minuhiko said with a smile, "He is the number one military officer in the empire. He will be knighted in two days. His Majesty does not think that his ideas and suggestions are wrong, but they are not suitable for Japan at the moment. The empire has its own national conditions. But in the final analysis, he is doing it for the good of Japan, so he asks him to lead people. Go abroad to relax and come back after a while. The list of the inspection team has been finalized. They are all naval talents that your country urgently needs. "
Cole narrowed his eyes and said, "What about the joint fleet's cooperation in operations?"
"Of course we must continue to cooperate. However, most of the warships are still under repair, and officers, soldiers, and armaments are also being added. It is estimated that they can be activated in March. We will sit down and discuss how to fight." Yamamoto Isoroku was slightly drunk, but it was not a big deal. Confused, pick it up immediately - the combined fleet can fight again with the autumn wind, and the scale will definitely be much larger than the army. He needs to start laying the groundwork first.
Cole thought for a moment, and everyone held their breath waiting for his answer, but no one waited for long, and he quickly spoke, but the content made everyone stunned...