Tokyo, the capital of the island nation, Admiralty. Admiral Rokuro Yashiro, Minister of the Navy, and Admiral Suo Shimamura, Minister of Military Orders, have been waiting for news from the Combined Fleet. Although, Admiral Goro Ijiin promised them that he would fight to the end. However, they were also completely unsure about whether the Combined Fleet would be able to defeat the German Expeditionary Fleet.

Although the navy of the island country can claim hegemony in the Far East. But this is a mountain without tigers, and the monkey is called the king. Compared with the first-class naval powers of the West, such a little strength of the navy of the island country is nothing at all.

It is precisely for this reason that General Rokuro Yashiro and General Suo Shimamura are very worried. This kind of knowing that your own fleet will be defeated, and then having to wait for the result of the crushing defeat is indeed a kind of human suffering.

"Perhaps, Amaterasu will bless us and defeat the Germans. It's like the kamikaze in history, which wiped out the mighty fleet of the Yuan Dynasty. Admiral Rokuro Yashiro said with a smile.

"Who knows! The battleships of the Germans were all huge warships of tens of thousands of tons. Even if it's a kamikaze, it's hard to blow it over! General Shimamura Suo had a wry smile on his face!

"Yes! The difference in strength between us and the Germans is too great. If the Reich also had a world-class navy, how could the Germans be so arrogant? General Rokuro Yashiro said.

"The German Navy is the best in the world, and even the former overlord of the British Empire has been beaten down by them. It is understandable that they have such strength. In my opinion, the empire should gather the strength of the whole country and vigorously develop the navy in order to defeat the Qing state. Only in this way will it be possible for us to compete with the European powers. Otherwise, there is no chance of winning against them. Senior General Shimamura said.

General Yashiro shook his head: "The current empire is no longer the empire of a few decades ago. How is it possible to develop the navy again, as it was a few decades ago, when everyone is frugal and fast? ”

"Alas!" Admiral Shimamura Suo sighed heavily, he also knew this. Therefore, he is even more pessimistic about the future of the island country's navy.

"General, telegram from Your Excellency the Commander of the Combined Fleet!" A communications officer reported.

Admiral Rokuro Yashiro and Admiral Suio Shimamura got up from their chairs with a pout, and snatched the telegram from the communications officer almost in a hurry.

The telegram was a farewell message from General Goro Ijiin. In the telegram, Admiral Goro Ijiin claimed that the combined fleet had reached its final moment. The capital ships are about to be lost, and the other types of warships are almost lost. However, they only sank a light cruiser and damaged a battlecruiser of the German Navy.

Admiral Goro Ijiin also claimed that he, the commander of the fleet, should be held responsible for the defeat. Rear Admiral Gentaro Yamashita, Chief of Staff of the Fleet, please let him go. As the only general in the German Navy who has experience in fighting with the navies of Western powers, Rear Admiral Gentaro Yamashita will be very useful. Therefore, General Ijiin Goro asked General Yashiro Rokuro and Senior General Shimamura Suo to find a way to keep Major General Gentaro Yamashita.

After reading the telegram, General Rokuro Yashiro and General Suo Shimamura no longer knew what to say. Although, they had long expected that the combined fleet would definitely be hundreds this time. However, they absolutely did not expect that the combined fleet would be defeated so quickly and so badly. Almost all the warships were lost, but they were not able to inflict much damage on the German expeditionary fleet. Such a battle is inevitably too embarrassing.

"Amaterasu! Is there really so much gap between us and the first-class powers in Europe? The combined fleet did its best, and it turned out to be the same result. Admiral Rokuro Yashiro closed his eyes in pain.

It is not easy for the navies of island countries to develop to the point where they are now. As a result, they were all buried in this battle. This made Admiral Rokuro Yashiro, the Minister of the Navy, even have the heart to die.

"It seems that the Germans are really stronger than we thought! Ijiin-kun definitely did his best, and I could feel the mood when he sent the telegram, how desperate it must have been! Senior General Shimamura said.

"Yes! Even at that time, Ijiin-kun was still thinking about the navy, and he didn't think about himself at all. This kind of character is worth learning from! General Rokuro Yashiro said.

"Keeping Yamashita-kun is the last wish of Ijiin-kun, and I think we should do our best. After all, we also need a general who has combat experience with the German Navy. In this way, we will not be blind in the future development and operations of the Navy! Senior General Shimamura said.

"Yes, the United Fleet will be defeated, not because of us, but because the enemy is too strong. Therefore, since Ijiin-kun has already assumed responsibility, it can't be expanded anymore. On this point, a consensus must be formed within the Navy. In this way, I won't give the cabinet guys a chance to find trouble! General Rokuro Yashiro said.

Admiral Shimamura nodded heavily, even though he and Admiral Rokuro Yashiro represented the interests of different factions within the Navy. However, in terms of safeguarding the interests of the Navy, they are unanimous. For the common good of the Navy, it is also natural to unite.

"Yashiro-kun, the Combined Fleet has been defeated, how should we explain it to the Cabinet? Those guys simply ignored the difference in strength between us and the Germans and forced us to deal with the Germans, which led to the destruction of decades of efforts by the Navy. Now that the German Expeditionary Fleet is still very strong, what are we going to do with them? Without the containment of the Imperial Navy, the German expeditionary fleet would probably be even more unscrupulous! Senior General Shimamura said.

"That's what the Cabinet guys need to think about. It's okay to call us incompetent, it's useless. Anyway, we've done everything we can. Even the combined fleet was completely lost. None of them can beat the Germans, and that's not our responsibility. The main thing is that the enemy is too strong, and we are really not opponents! General Rokuro Yashiro said.

He gained a lot of benefits from the occupation of Southeast Asia by the island army. But the navy had to bear the wrath of the Germans, and was very dissatisfied. Now the Navy of the island nation has done its best. Then, naturally, the cabinet and the army should worry about the rest of the matter!