Crossing the spy war, my code name is God of Wealth

Chapter 745: The Japanese Navy’s Ambition

It was different from the scene of confronting officials from the Ministry of War.

Inside the Japanese Navy Headquarters office, everyone was very harmonious.

"Tengdengdeng." A burst of hurried footsteps sounded, and Navy Minister Mitsuru Yonai and Minister of Military Affairs Shinichiro Toyoda walked into the office one after the other.

Minister Mine glanced at the officers present, and the next moment, he walked straight to a middle-aged man nearby.

"Yamamoto-kun, I'm counting on you this time."

The middle-aged man kneeling in front of the table had his eyes slightly nodded and a bald head. The most striking thing was that his fingers were different from those of normal people, as he had two fingers missing.

Eight fingers, bald head, vicious look, this man is Isoroku Yamamoto, the commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet, who was later nicknamed the Pacific Eagle.

"Mr. Mine, His Majesty has agreed to our war plan." Vice Admiral Jisaburo Ozawa, who was standing behind Yamamoto, asked tremblingly.

The Japanese navy has been waiting for this day for too long.

Ever since the army attacked China, the navy has been reduced to a supporter of the enemy and has had almost no chance of gaining merit.

This is absolutely intolerable for the powerful Japanese Navy.

To this end, they have written to His Majesty many times, hoping to shift the battle target to Southeast Asia.

The Japanese Navy could easily defeat any country in the Pacific.

"Mr. Ozawa, you seem very excited? Do you think your air tactics can really deal with the Americans?" Lieutenant General Nanyun on the side saw the expression of Ozawa Jisaburo and looked a little disdainful.

The dispute between Vice Admiral Nagumo and Vice Admiral Ozawa is no longer a secret within the navy.

The two men are proficient in different areas. Jisaburo Ozawa is an expert in carrier-based aviation combat, while Chuichi Nagumo is good at mine warfare.

The conflict between the two originated from an exercise held by the Navy last year...

Last year, Mr. Mine approved an exercise to test the navy's combat capabilities.

As the commander of the First Fleet, Nagumo strictly abided by the exercise rules specified by the headquarters and made the expected arrangements for the troops according to the exercise manual.

However, Jisaburo Ozawa did not play by the rules.

He led the two aircraft carriers, Akagi and Ryujo, and four destroyers to attack the battleships Nagato, Mutsu and the aircraft carrier Soryu led by the First Fleet.

According to the original plan of the exercise, the fleet led by Ozawa will dispatch 36 aircraft to bomb the opponent's battleship "Nagato".

At the same time, Nanyun's side used 27 fighter planes for defense.

Of course, the purpose of the exercise is not only to test the power of the Zero fighter, but also to test the defensive capabilities of the aircraft carrier battle group.

However, at the beginning of the exercise, Lieutenant General Ozawa suddenly changed the order and forcibly took away the command of all aircraft.

As a rare expert in naval aviation warfare, he is not comparable to the loser like Kikuji Okuda of the Army Aviation Brigade.

Under his command, the eighty-one aircraft in the fleet simultaneously attacked the opposing aircraft carrier battle group.

As a result, not long after the exercise began, Captain Shinzo Onishi of the Nagato and Captain Zenshiro Hoshina of the Mutsu were almost vomited blood because of his attack.

I have never seen this kind of attack method before. Large attack aircraft with a wingspan of 25 meters swooped down in groups close to the sea surface. After dropping torpedoes, they rose rapidly and rushed straight into the sky along the mast.

That's a torpedo, not a bomb for carrier-based aircraft. Who would use a torpedo as a bomb?

The final judgment of the exercise was that Nagato, Soryu, and Mutsu were all judged to be sunk.

Although those captains kept cursing at him on the bridge, he was appreciated by Isoroku Yamamoto.

“Nanyun-kun, watch your attitude.” Yamamoto Isoroku scolded him lightly.

In fact, whether before or now, there are two voices even within the navy on whether to go to war with Britain and the United States.

And Chuichi Nagumo was the opponent. This vice admiral strongly opposed this operation from the very beginning.

The reason for opposition was very simple. If war were to be declared on Britain and the United States, it would mean that the navy would have to pass through the Strait of Malacca and sail across the Pacific Ocean.

It is simply a pipe dream to avoid the enemy's reconnaissance aircraft and the enemy's cruisers deployed in the territorial waters and reach the designated attack position.

But Jisaburo Ozawa disagreed with his point of view. He believed that as long as the aircraft carrier battle group could reach the attack position, the carrier-based aircraft could fly and drop bombs to blow up the American fleet, that would be enough.

They don't have a sufficient fleet. Are they going to fight the imperial fleet in small fishing boats?

The two sides have been arguing endlessly about this point, and neither side can convince the other.

But things are different now. Since His Majesty has given the order, this war is bound to begin. Regardless of success or failure, we have to take a gamble.

Well, things are back to the Japanese people's daily gambling on the fate of their country.

Admiral Yamamoto picked up the hat on the table, put it on solemnly, turned around and looked at the navy admirals, and said, "Order."

"The Navy Department has made all preparations for the war, objectives, Pacific..."

The Admiralty's war plan was on the agenda, so the most important thing now was to have enough oil for long voyages.

But given the current supply, it seems difficult to quickly replenish enough supplies.

The most important thing is that the Army Ministry has always been reluctant to share the oil in the Sasebo Naval Port with the Navy Ministry.

However, since it is an order from His Majesty the Emperor, the Ministry of the Army will certainly not be able to shirk its responsibility this time.

But, this takes time...

Shanghai Stock Exchange, Joint Transport Department.

"Mr. Okita, isn't the number you want too scary?" In the office, Chen Yang looked at the list of supplies sent by Okita Keiji and keenly discovered that there seemed to be a problem.

Yes, the navy does need oil, but they haven't had any large-scale operations recently, so why do they suddenly need so much oil?

Okita Keiji said seriously: "Mr. Chen, this is an order from the Navy Headquarters."

"This oil is to be supplied to the Navy Department for its exercises."

"The current supply from Yamato Oil is not enough. We still need a large amount of oil replenishment. Of course, we are currently negotiating with the Army Department."

"However, given the current situation, they are still unwilling to take it out..."

Chen Yang looked at the numbers on the report and frowned slightly.

If what Okita Keiji said is true, the Navy is going to conduct a joint exercise, but it will only be near Southeast Asia, and there is no need for so much oil.

There is only one answer, Okita Keiji is lying.

The Navy Department's goal of raising a large amount of oil should be to cross the Pacific Ocean and attack the United States...

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