Insular Tokyo, Admiralty. Even though it's late at night, it's still brightly lit. The three commanders of the navy all gathered here to analyze the battle situation and make a decision based on the information summarized and analyzed by the staff officers.

Although, in this battle, the tactics adopted by the island navy were to avoid a decisive battle with the German naval expeditionary fleet. However, they saw a sneak attack on the supply fleet of the expeditionary fleet as their first goal. If they succeed, they may be able to change the situation on the battlefield in one fell swoop and give them an unprecedented victory.

"The Germans have shamelessly attacked our merchant ships. Now, it's hard to know their whereabouts. However, it is assumed that they will soon arrive on the island of Kyushu. General Goro Ijiin said.

"Yes! Who said that the Europeans would not do anything to civilians in the event of a big war, and these Germans would not spare a single one of our merchant ships? So far, more than a dozen merchant ships have been sunk, and our intelligence officers, have suffered heavy losses. Senior General Shimamura said.

"The loss of a dozen merchant ships is nothing. My fear is that if the expeditionary fleet of the Imperials breaks into our coastal waters, it will be a disaster. All merchant ships had to be kept as safe as possible from encountering the German expeditionary fleet. Otherwise, the consequences will be serious. General Rokuro Yashiro looked worried.

The island nations are also heavily dependent on sea transportation, and their small land area and lack of land available for cultivation have forced them to turn to the sea for food. This also makes them have a lot of fishing boats. If the German Navy's expeditionary fleet also attacked these merchant ships and fishing boats, the losses caused to the island nation would be incalculable.

"Damn! We should condemn to the international community this attack on civilians by the Germans. Senior General Shimamura said.

"That's no use at all. The Germans are now the number one power in the world, and will those countries risk offending the Germans and accuse them? Besides, such accusations are useless. If the Germans continue to go their own way, no one can do anything about them. Not to mention the fact that we launched an attack on Southeast Asia, which had already caused an uproar in Germany. The vast majority of Germans thought we were stealing the fruits of their victory, and the cries for punishment rose higher and higher. Even if the German Naval Expeditionary Fleet attacked merchant ships, the Germans would have turned a blind eye. In this case, it is useless at all. General Goro Ijiin also said.

"Since there is no other way, we can only order the merchant ships and fishing ships not to leave the port as much as possible to avoid being attacked by the Germans." Rokuro Yashiro sighed.

"However, after such an order is issued, it will cause panic in the country and cause great losses. The cabinet will definitely have an opinion on this. General Goro Ijiin said.

"There's no other way but to do it. It's better than having our merchant ships and fishing boats sunk by the Germans! Rokuro Yashiro said.

"Yes! If it was sunk by the Germans, then our losses were really great. As long as we can defeat the Germans, all the losses can be recovered. Senior General Shimamura said.

In the evening of the same day, the Admiralty of the island nation requested an order from the cabinet of ministers to refrain from leaving the port and to avoid being attacked by the Germans. However, for this order, not many island people obey it. Of course, they knew that if they went to sea and encountered the Germans, they would probably end up dead. But if you don't go to sea, the loss is even greater. Especially the fishermen, who are still waiting to catch the fish and sell them for money!

On the morning of August 6, when the sun rose over the sea, the German naval expeditionary fleet had arrived in the southern waters of Kyushu. This is a very busy shipping route, and the route from the island country to China and Southeast Asia passes through most of the metropolises.

Although the island's internal cabinet issued an order to prohibit merchant ships from going to sea overnight last night, there are still quite a few merchant ships in this sea area at the moment. In particular, those merchant ships that returned to the island countries from Southeast Asia and China did not receive orders at all.

"General, the merchant ships of the islanders!" Major General Mao Fu said excitedly.

"Order the fleet, launch the attack. Let the destroyers do it! Battleship shells are too expensive, you can save a little is a little! Lieutenant General Shi Pei gave the order with a blank face.

The 21 destroyers, after receiving the order, immediately rushed towards the merchant ships of the island countries.

Although, some German Navy soldiers were quite complaining about launching attacks on merchant ships. However, in the army, carrying out the orders of the superiors is the first priority. So, they can only attack hard.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

The latest batch of destroyers in the German Navy had three 88-mm naval guns as their main guns. Although the power of this naval gun is not large, the rate of fire is amazing, and it is capable of firing more than a dozen shells per minute. Against light warships, it has a great threat. To deal with civilian ships, it is even more handy.

"Yaga! What's going on? We're a merchant ship! What did the warships of the Germans want? "On an island merchant ship, the captain is roaring angrily. They were merchant ships that traveled between Southeast Asia and island nations. The ship was full of rice. After the army of the island countries occupied Southeast Asia, they harvested a lot of rice, a special product, and transported it back to China to relieve the food shortage in the country.

"Captain, they're fired!" An island man said in horror.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

The sound of shelling sounded in this sea area, and one after another shells easily tore open the wooden hulls of the merchant ships of the island nation and destroyed them.

"Amaterasu! Those Germans are attacking merchant ships, save us! ”

At this time, the island nation realized the crisis, and they helplessly prayed to the god Amaterasu, whom they worshipped, for help. However, it is of no use at all.

One after another, the island's merchant ships were hit, ignited in flames, and then sank into the sea in the flames. Countless islanders jumped from merchant ships into the sea. However, it is quite a few dozen kilometers from the coast. It is almost impossible for them to stay alive.

Lieutenant General Shi Pei indifferently issued an order not to rescue these island people, and they had to hurry up and continue to go north to attack more island merchant ships and fishing boats. If, under such circumstances, the navies of the island countries do not go to sea for a decisive battle, then they will have no choice but to take more drastic measures. In order to achieve victory, the German naval expeditionary fleet was going to do whatever it took to achieve victory.