Chapter 784 Ah! Navy (15, Second Update Today)

ps: A reader asked, is Nakasone Yasuhiro the same as Nakasone Yasuhiro? I want to say, you are awesome! The latter served in Aoba and Nagato, with the rank of lieutenant, in charge of military supplies. Since the classmate is still alive, this book only uses his experience instead of his name. As for those who don't know who Nakasone Yasuhiro is, please search on Baidu, thank you...

Although Ishikawa Koshiro is an out-and-out fleet faction, but as long as the Pacific War has been going on until now, as long as the brain is not paralyzed, it is absolutely impossible to leave the air force, so he pondered: "Can the land-based air force be used?"

Kami Shigenori reminded: "Will it be unreliable? After all, Onishi has also defected, and he is in charge of various air forces."

Ishikawa Koshiro thought about it and knew that what Kami Shigenori said was right: the land-based air force is a standard air faction. Hori Teikichi has always demanded that pilots be awarded officers and that the system be reformed to enhance the importance of air power. They are all grateful, and it is entirely possible that they are unreliable.

"Then use the Army Aviation?"

"Can the Army Aviation's idiots beat the elite carrier-based aircraft pilots?" Ugaki Matome shook her head, "The Army Aviation's involvement will have a very bad impact. The Combined Fleet and outsiders will join forces to fight their own fleet and marines? What do the officers and soldiers of the fleet think? Sir, there is a difference between the navy and the army."

"This won't work, and that won't work either." Ishikawa Koshiro was annoyed, "You guys come up with a feasible solution!"

Everyone looked at each other in silence. Kondo Nobutake observed carefully. The admirals who were usually active in the meeting were now like cucumbers after frost, wilted, listless, and sitting there without making any sound. Only Ishikawa Koshiro's own confidants and Ugaki Matome were jumping around and were very active. Oh, there was also Genda Minoru.

"It's not impossible." Genda Minoru, who was attending the meeting, suddenly interrupted, "The Taiho is expected to be ready soon."

"If the Taiho accompanies us, there will be no problem at all. This is the empire's leading heavy aircraft carrier, and its combat power is far superior to that of two light aircraft carriers." Iikawa Koshiro was overjoyed, looked at everyone, and said after a moment of silence, "The Chief of Staff will be responsible for coordinating the formation of the troops. We will set off tomorrow morning. The battleships are planned to be Yamato and Musashi (Nagato is under maintenance), 4 heavy cruisers, 4-6 light cruisers, and 4 destroyer squadrons. If the Taiho can be accompanied, please be sure to accompany us. If not, we will find another way."

Half an hour later, the Taiho called back and reported that the ship had completed all construction work and was undergoing sea trials. Some subjects had not been completed. In addition, the carrier-based aircraft, fuel, and supplies were not complete. If it was necessary to dispatch urgently, it was not impossible, but it would take more time to prepare, at least after the evening of the 27th.

Koshiro Ikawa was satisfied with this, because the Taiho was conducting tests on the sea near the Kobe Shipyard, and was much closer than the main force of the Combined Fleet that departed from the Hashirajima anchorage. Even if it departed the latest, it would have enough time to reunite with the fleet. Besides, he had to give Hori Teikichi time to deal with Prince Fushimi Hiroyoshi, so how could he arrive so quickly? If he didn't rush to Tokyo to rescue the emperor at the critical moment, how could he show the importance of the Combined Fleet, and how could he, Koshiro Ikawa, show his key role in turning the tide and holding up the sky with one hand?

"Agree to the request. Please make sure to complete the preparations. The time is extended to 9 am on the 28th." Ikawa Koshiro ordered confidently, "The rest of the fleet will set off at 9 am tomorrow."

"Wait." Ugaki Matoi reminded, "Sir, Vice Admiral Nanyun, the commander of the mobile fleet, is not here. He is probably detained or killed by the rebels. What about the fleet commander?"

"Oh..." Ikawa Koshiro slapped his head, as if he just remembered, "I almost forgot without your reminder. Do you have any good suggestions?"

Ugaki Matoi looked at Kamishide and Genda Minoru who were eager to try, and shook his head at them, meaning that they were not qualified: the two were only a colonel and a lieutenant colonel, and to command the Taiho, they had to be at least a major general, and vice general would be better. Ikawa Koshiro also understood this. He looked at the faces of the participants in distress, not knowing who to choose.

In the end, the senior veteran Hosoya Mushiro stood up. He was a member of the 36th Marine Corps and had the opportunity to be nominated as the commander of the mobile fleet, but he declined. Koshiro Ikawa was not very confident about him, but he could not refuse openly because he was the most senior among them. If he refused and replaced him, Mushiro Hosokane would probably go crazy, so he said: "Staff Officer Genda, the Taiho has just been commissioned, and there are many things to do. You should also go and assist Commander Hosokane in his work."

"Yes!" Genda Minoru stood up and responded loudly. Kondo Nobutake frowned in disgust, but did not say much.

Just as they were discussing the dispatch of troops, Hori Teikichi also convened a high-level meeting of the anti-rebellion army at the military headquarters. After controlling the key places, his core team members - the people who had expressed their determination to go with him at the beginning, all gathered in the military headquarters after the anti-rebellion flag was raised, and the conference room was filled up at once, and the entire anti-rebellion army headquarters was formed in an instant.

Everyone gathered together happily and greeted each other, thinking that the superior finally took action to clear the haze and break the depression, which was really a great event to celebrate. No one felt that they were rebelling, but rather that they were the orthodox ones, fighting against the tyrants. Now that they had a commander-in-chief and a title, plus the existence of the Second Air Fleet and the First Brigade and the supplies at the dock, these veteran generals and staff officers could immediately determine whether their side was in an advantageous position. Hearing that the troops had taken control of the entire naval central agency and key areas of Tokyo at lightning speed, everyone became even more excited.

This is the way of a superior officer. Either he doesn't move, or when he moves, he is as fast as lightning and thunderous, making it difficult to resist. It was unimaginable that the chief would hold back until the last moment. Almost everyone thought that he would definitely have to swallow his anger and go abroad, so they all complained that it was too hard and depressing for Horikichi to hide it from them, and they must give an explanation!

"Everyone, after I succeed, I will apologize to you all. I won't stop until I get drunk." Horikichi smiled, "But we don't have time to chat for the time being. We have big things to do."

"Here!"

He quickly issued various instructions: "As for the Navy Ministry, Yamamoto-kun and Inoue-kun still need to stabilize the palace, and it is not appropriate to show up for the time being. Please ask Takasu-kun and Onishi-kun to coordinate management and handle normal affairs."

Takasu Shiro is the general, so he is obviously the leader, and Onishi Takijiro is the assistant.

"The Military Command Department is managed by me and Tsukahara-kun." Horikichi added, "Kusaka-kun is also the chief of staff and is responsible for all the work of the entire army against the rebels."

"Yes!" they both answered together.

"The land operations are under the coordination of Shibasaki Keiji. Except for the direction of the hospital, the rest has come to an end for the time being. Please return Tsunoda-kun and Nishimura-kun to the warship to deal with subsequent enemy situations."

Nishimura Shoji hesitated and said, "Sir, would you like to go to the ship to take command? It's safer there."

"No!" Horikichi shook his head, "Our mission has not been completed yet. I cannot go to the warship, let alone leave the front line. I must be seen by the officers and soldiers, and I must be seen by the citizens of Tokyo."

"clear!"

Staff officers from all walks of life, including the officers who had newly joined the team, immediately found their suitable positions according to the grouping requirements. Everyone was very excited. The future present today are members of the inner circle. As long as Commander Horikichi succeeds, he will be able to walk sideways with his nostrils in the sky when he goes out in the future. , because in the future there will be no difference between the fleet faction and the aviation faction in the navy, there will only be one faction - the Hori faction!

At the same moment, Matsuda Chiaki, who followed Horikichi's order, found Shibasaki Keiji. The latter mobilized 1,500 people to surround the naval hospital, but he still failed and was sweating profusely.

"What happened? The old thief ran away?"

"He definitely didn't run away. He was hiding somewhere in the hospital and couldn't find him after searching for a long time." Shibasaki Keiji said bitterly, "Only two guards caught him. They told him that the adjutant would accompany them for examination. Where exactly did they go?" I don’t know either. Then I searched the departments where he often went and found no trace, not even the examining doctor.”

Prince Fushimi Miyahiro had such a high status that it was naturally impossible for him to live with ordinary people when he was hospitalized. Even other people in the hospital did not know that the Chief of the Military Command was recuperating in the Naval Hospital, and his existence was completely confidential. Since he is expected to be discharged from the hospital tomorrow, there will be more inspections tonight. When Shibazaki Keiji led his troops to rush over, he was discovered by his adjutant Takahashi Sada. He was immediately stunned by the noise and momentum, and immediately reported Fushimi Gong Bo Gong Wang. Although there was no alarm signal, Fushimi Palace's sense of danger was completely better than that of ordinary people. He subconsciously believed that these soldiers were coming to see him and that they were not malicious, so he immediately told the adjutant and doctor to run away.

Just as he was about to escape, the rebel army had quickly taken control of the perimeter. After being surrounded, Takahashi thought that he could not get out at all. He asked the doctor to find a secret corner to hide first. At the critical moment, he saw the actions and actions of Prince Gong Hiro. The reaction is very quick and the judgment is decisive. By the time Shibasaki Keiji led his troops into the hospital to search, they had already hidden themselves. The rebel army found nothing at all - neither the person nor the doctor who had been in contact with Fushimi Miyahiro Kyouou today, nor the other patients could be found. To get valuable information, we can only use clumsy methods to search rooms and wards.

But they were unfamiliar with the hospital and only hurriedly searched the most superficial parts of the building, leaving the rest without a clue. The only thing that was certain was that Fushimi Miya must still be in the hospital, because his car was found by the rebels in a secret place. Shibasaki Keiji thought about it for a long time and decided not to move the car.

Matsuda Chiaki asked about the situation in detail, and after thinking for a few minutes, he said: "Since we have alerted the enemy, we should first withdraw the troops and guard the surrounding areas."

"Why?"

"I'll talk to you in detail later. Do as I say first. I have a way, and I won't harm you."

"good!"

After a few minutes, everyone was evacuated. The hospitalized officers didn't know what was going on. They gathered at the entrance of the hospital and in the corridor, looking around and asking each other. No one could explain the reason, but Zun Huang and others understood it. I heard it was Hori. Chief Tiji took the lead, and Tarawa hero Shibasaki Keiji led the team. Many people were eager to try and were fascinated. The impatient, especially the hospitalized officers serving in the combined fleet, who screamed and rushed towards them for cloth, suddenly transformed into rebels. Shibasaki Keiji led 1,500 people over. After half an hour of tossing, the target was not found, but the team expanded to 1,800 people.

Shibasaki Keiji pulled Matsuda Chiaki to a secret place and said, "You can talk now."

The other party nodded, but said something he didn't want to hear.