"The Shina people who landed on the island must be wiped out!" The instructions Hirohito threw to Hideki Tojo were no longer ambiguous and extremely tough.

Whether it was a war against China or the United States, or a domestic political dispute, Hirohito was already proficient in ventriloquism. But when the mainland was occupied, he had to make it clear, so as to force Hideki Tojo, who was dissatisfied with many high-level bigwigs.

Negotiations with the Americans have reached an impasse, one of which is the treatment of war criminals. Of course, this has to be topped with a big head.

When it comes to the face of the Japanese, Hirohito and the imperial family will certainly not be able to do it, and Hideki Tojo, who is vigorously advocating going south to fight against the United States, is undoubtedly the best scapegoat.

It is only that the Americans' conditions are very widely implicated and have a bearing on many bigwigs of the military, so they have not been able to reach an agreement, and if there is a suitable scapegoat, there is no doubt that the peace talks between the two sides can go further.

It was a matter of local security, and Hideki Tojo had no choice but to respond, but he was bitter in his mouth.

He couldn't know everything behind it, but there was nothing he could do at this time.

He originally wanted to send the elite army of the country to Kyushu, protect the island of Kyushu, and block the threat of Huaxia to the mainland, but unexpectedly, the matter over there was not resolved, and there was a crisis on the island.

When they first received the news, many people in the base camp didn't care, thinking that it was another Chinese harassment.

Since China drove out the Russians and occupied Vladivostok, it has been dangling in the whale sea from time to time. At first, the Japanese were still concerned about the defense of the Whale Sea, but later they did not see the Chinese navy approaching, and they withdrew one after another under pressure from other directions. Who knows that if the Chinese people don't come, they will move the real thing.

But even if Hideki Tojo knew that the Huaxia people were not joking this time, they were unable to support in time.

Army troops stationed in Nagoya, Kyoto, and elsewhere had already begun to support there, but they were strongly blocked in the areas of Tsuruga, Fukuchiyama, and Maizuru.

Due to the geography of Lake Biwa, Japan's largest freshwater lake, there were not many passages to Wakasa Bay from both sides, but at this time, all the railways and roads leading there were blocked by Chinese tanks and warplanes. There was simply no time to carry too many heavy weapons, and the reinforcements who hurried to where were the opponents of the armored tanks of the Chinese tanks.

Even if an artillery position was erected nearby, it was quickly bombed by Chinese bombers and attack planes. Instead of supporting the attack, they are retreating step by step.

And there were no warships to cut off the course of the landing fleet, again losing air superiority. Relying only on the support of the surrounding army in the past, the Japanese could not afford to face the Chinese army that had already gained a foothold in Wakasa Bay and was constantly pouring in from the sea.

Relying on the navy's maneuver and harassment, even if it cannot block China's supply lines, it can also increase the difficulty of China's supply, so that China's cross-sea operations will eventually be unable to support it.

There is no need to count on the main naval forces fighting the United States, and some of the domestic naval fleets concentrated on the Pacific side also need to go around in a big circle. The rescue was too late, and the remaining fleet, concentrated near Kyushu Island and Hokkaido, although it could be rescued in time, was pinned down by the Huaxia Navy, Air Force and giant artillery.

The wings of the Chinese fighters flying from the Korean Peninsula have completely obscured the Korean Strait.

The Huaxia Navy, which had absolute air superiority, was even more forced to the coastline of Kyushu Island.

The Chinese army even erected the vanguard cannon that made the Japanese navy angry.

A pioneer cannon erected in Kitakyushu completely sealed the Kanmon Strait.

After destroying the fortress on the opposite side, the two vanguard cannons added one more cannon to sink a Bailu-class destroyer, and two shells bombarded a fighter of an infantry support squadron. The battleships and army units that forced the Japanese did not dare to approach the Kanmon Strait at all.

The Chinese army even set up a vanguard cannon on the newly occupied island of Iki and bombarded it directly at Kyushu Island, which was only more than 20 kilometers away.

Even if the warships coming out of the Sasebo Military Port broke through the barriers of the Chinese planes and the navy, they no longer dared to pass through the Tsushima Strait, which was defended by the vanguard cannons. Since the Mutsu and King Kong were sunk by Huaxia. The Japanese understood a truth, absolutely do not resist the vanguard cannon.

As a result, sea support from the direction of Kyushu will not be possible.

Hideki Tojo could only mobilize warships from the Hokkaido side.

However, before he could communicate with the newly replaced Minister of the Navy, Naokuni Nomura, news had already arrived from Hokkaido, and the Chinese army had landed from the southernmost point of Hokkaido, quickly captured Matsumae, and made a direct attack on Hakodate.

Although it is unknown how many Chinese troops landed there, a spearhead cannon began to strike at Matsumae, and a third class dreadnought battleship arrived at the western end of the Tsugaru Strait to block the gate. The news that the Japanese warships had to retreat made Tojo Hideki's calculation fail.

In the case of blocking the gates at both ends of China, the only way to rely on the naval strength on the side of the Whale Sea is to rely on it.

"Fight to the death, and the jade will be broken into benevolence!" Nagano Shushen, the naval boss, spoke, and together with several other naval bosses, he launched part of the National Jade Crushing Plan.

As orders were issued, all sorts of ships poured out from various Japanese ports along the Whale Sea. From destroyers, minelayers, gunboats to river patrol boats, from cargo ships and oil tankers to fishing boats of all kinds, there are thousands of them.

Japan is a maritime country with a rich heritage.

Although there were not many warships, there were many Japanese fishermen in various places. There is no shortage of sailors to operate the ship.

Groups of fanatical Japanese recruits and militia did not care about armor safety, and carried infantry and mountain guns directly on their ships, even smaller ships with machine guns or grenadiers, and many ships carried groups of soldiers directly to support Wakasa Bay by sea.

The Japanese are not only hot-headed, those small boats do not seem to carry much, but they are enough to quickly mobilize troops to the places where they need support, and those large ships, carrying artillery, can be used as temporary armed ships, against regular warships are not good, but against those landing ships and logistics supply ships, it has a good effect.

The Japanese were even more superstitious about this tactic of crowds, and they originally wanted to rely on this spirit of fighting bayonets at sea to intimidate the Americans, but at this time, they wanted to let the Chinese people taste it first.

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"What, at least seven thousand ships?" Meng Xiang was also startled when he heard the news at first.

"Nothing more, no less. As soon as Hirohito's will was called, many Japanese people actively participated, and ships of all sizes were dispatched. It's just that the organization is not yet in place, and many of them go their own way, and I am afraid that the final number is not clear even to the Japanese themselves for a while. Fan Chong said with a smile.

"It turned out to be a rabble!" Meng Xiang couldn't help but feel relieved.

Wars cannot be won by numbers alone, especially at sea, otherwise China would not have been suppressed by the Japanese for so many years.

"It seems that the Japanese are also poor in donkey skills!" Meng Xiang couldn't help laughing.

"Don't be careless, if there are too many ants, you can still bite the elephant to death!" Although Fan's expression was relaxed, he still reminded, "The number of our destroyers is not very large, and it is impossible to cover everything, and it may be missed by the Japanese." I heard that the Japanese loaded some ships with explosives and were going to launch suicide attacks, perhaps causing some trouble for the supply fleet. ”

"Well, tactically we have to pay attention!" Meng Xiang nodded and said with a smile, "But strategically, these moves by Japan are paper tigers, they seem to have overlooked one point, we have already controlled the sky!" ”

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"Stick to the brain black card, onboard!" The battleship Fuso passed in front of a line of fishing boats, causing bursts of cheers.

"The Empire is invincible!" Although he didn't have much hope for this attack in his heart, when he heard the familiar slogans and looked at the excited young faces that were shouting tirelessly, the captain of the Fuso, Han Maasang, couldn't help but let out a low roar.

Thanks to the enthusiasm of the people, a large number of ships of various types were quickly recruited, but those who are familiar with the navy understand that these civilian ships cannot compete with the cannons of giant ships.

After the fleet that was supposed to defend nearby was transferred to Guam, the Philippines, and Kyushu, the coast of the Whale Sea was so empty.

I don't know that Meng Xiang has a lot of impetus behind him, except for hating the negligence of those people in the command, the rest is helpless.

"If it weren't for the main force of the empire fighting with the beautiful animals, where would the warships of the Chinese people come here to spread wildness!" He was annoyed, but was interrupted by the adjutant who had hurried in.

"Your Excellency!" The adjutant presented a telegram in both hands.

Han Kuang took it with a cold face, glanced at it, couldn't help but smile, raised the telegram and smiled at the busy people in the command tower: "Even if the main force of the empire is not there, we can still defeat the fragile China Navy." The Reich, having 2 battleships, 2 aircraft carriers and 4 cruisers, is converging on us. We will win this battle! ”

The crowd cheered. Only Han Masashi's own smile became more and more reluctant. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )