"What are those bastards in the Army doing? Why haven't they launched an attack yet?"

"It was probably because I heard that the People's Army had sent troops to Zhejiang, so the Army was frightened."

"It is precisely because the People's Army has sent troops to Zhejiang that it should capture Wenzhou Prefecture as soon as possible and gain geographical advantages so as to fight to the death with the People's Army. How can you win a battle with such indecisiveness?"

"Yes! The army is really a shame to the empire. To revitalize the empire, we still have to rely on our navy."

"Yes, the army dare not fight, so let our Navy do it."

"Yes! I think the shore defense of Wenzhou Prefecture is very empty. It's better to let us launch an attack from the sea and occupy Wenzhou, and see how the army will show off in front of us in the future."

"Yes, yes, captain, order an attack."

"Yes! Captain, order!"

Looking at the excited staff officers, Takano Izuru frowned and said, "The order of the Military Command, our mission is to assist the Army in this operation. The main operation is the Army, so no rash action is allowed."

One officer said: "Captain, although the command of the military command is like this, the fleet outside should also make decisions based on actual conditions. Now is the opportunity for our navy to win glory for the empire."

Takano Izuru's face darkened and he said sternly: "Rareless, what is the duty of a soldier? It is to obey orders. This is the order of the military command. How can you disobey at will? Do you want to go to the military court?"

After the second Nagasaki incident, Takano Izuru was promoted to the captain of the Hijin armored cruiser. In fact, with his age and qualifications, he was not enough to serve as the captain of the armored cruiser. However, after the Far East War, the Japanese Navy not only suffered a heavy blow, but also a large number of experienced and experienced captains were killed on the battlefield, resulting in the Japanese Navy's failure to meet the situation and could only use young people in large numbers. Takano Izuru was originally a young officer trained by the Japanese Navy, so he was entrusted with important tasks.

However, now the Japanese Navy's main battleships are only two battleships and two armored cruisers, so they do not form a fixed formation, but instead adopt a temporary formation based on actual tasks. This time, Japan forced the Wenzhou Prefecture, Taizhou Prefecture, and the Navy and the Army operated in concert. The Navy formed a formation with the two armored cruisers, Rijin and Panshou as the core. Since it was not an important journey, there was no commander of the formation. It was one of the captains of the two armored cruisers. After all, it was a temporary formation and was disbanded after completing the mission.

The captains of the two armored cruisers were young officers, but in comparison, Iroku Takano was calmer and had a clearer judgment on the current situation. In fact, Japan's forced rent of Wenzhou Prefecture and Taizhou Prefecture this time seemed crazy, but in fact it was a bet that it was a bet that the current East China government's energy is in the north, and it was flawless to take care of the affairs of the south, allowing Japan to take advantage of loopholes and get a bargain.

However, in the operation of the whole body, Zhejiang cannot be forced too tightly, and it must not be really used, because once force is really used, there is a great probability that the East China government will force the East China government to interfere in military affairs. If the East China government really interferes in military affairs, Japan will never have good results. The operation must be grasped very accurately. At the same time, once the East China government really interferes in interferes, it must not fight with the East China government's army. Therefore, although the Japanese navy and army armies are aggressive on the surface, they really dare not take action. They just hope to scare Zhou Fu and take the initiative to hand over Wenzhou Prefecture and Taizhou Prefecture.

In these aspects, Izuru Takano was obviously much more aware than the other captain. After the second Nagasaki incident, Izuru Takano proposed at the internal research meeting of the Navy that before the national strength was restored, Japan must not have bad relations with the East China government, nor can it completely turn to the [Four-Nation Alliance] and stand on the front line of being enemies with the East China government. Instead, while relying on the [Four-Nation Alliance], it should also maintain a certain degree of good relationship with the East China government, so that it can be good at both sides and strive for the greatest benefit for itself.

This view was naturally strongly criticized by young naval officers, and some people accused Takano Ikuro Tonghua, but the top leaders of the navy appreciated Takano Ikuro. After all, the top leaders of the navy were still clear-headed and knew that Japan could not be hostile to the East China government now. It was just that the populism in Japan was rising, and the correct suggestions could not be lost. However, they left a deep impression on Takano Ikuro's overall view. Fortunately, it was an internal research association, and the results were not rumored and there was no negative impact on Takano Ikuro. Therefore, in this mission, among the captains of the two armored cruisers, the top leaders of the navy chose Takano Ikuro as the fleet commander, and specifically asked him to protect all the warships in this operation at all costs. This is the only capital of the Japanese Navy.

Iroku Takano naturally knew that his mission was of great importance in this operation. After arriving in the Wenzhou waters, he tried his best to suppress his subordinates' excessive fighting spirit. However, these things could not be explained clearly to his subordinates, so he could only suppress his subordinates with the authority of the superior.

Japan had a strong relationship between the upper and lower levels and the army was strictly controlled. Therefore, Takano Izukuo reprimanded his subordinates in such a strong voice, and the other staff members and adjutants did not distinguish them. They stood attentively and bowed to show obedience.

At this moment, a communications soldier came to the command room and submitted a telegram from the reconnaissance ship Huikawa Maru to Takano Iroku.

Iris Takano received the telegram and glanced at it in a few glances. His face changed slightly, but he immediately handed it to his adjutant and said, "Ignore."

The adjutant received the telegram and said, "At 11 o'clock in the northwest, 25.4 kilometers away, I found the East China Government fleet with a speed of 16 knots and unknown number, but it is guaranteed to be more than 20 ships. There are 2 Mingjian-class battleships, 2 Mingju-class armored cruisers, 4 Jinan-class armored cruisers, and 4 Qingzhou-class cruisers."

After listening to the adjutant's reading, everyone present looked a little panicked, because the fleet dispatched by the East China Government this time was too strong, and the Japanese fleet had almost no chance of winning. Just two famous sword-class battleships were enough to sweep the Japanese fleet, and it was only 25.4 kilometers away from the reconnaissance ship, so it was about 60 kilometers away from the Japanese fleet. At a speed of 16 knots, it arrived in more than 2 hours.

At this time, Iroru Takano said: "Everyone, now you should understand the true intention of the military command. Notify Huichuan Maru to continue to monitor the East China Government Fleet and report the movements of the East China Government Fleet at any time. Order other ships to prepare to turn to retreat."

This time, no one questioned Takano Izuru's order anymore. Although under the propaganda of the Japanese government, the navy's officers and soldiers were also loyal to the country and the belief of serving the country for seven lives, the navy could have access to many new ideas from the outside world and not too rigid in mind. When the strength was too disparity, it was still able to maintain rationality.

So 10 minutes later, the Rijin took the lead in turning, and the other warships followed one by one, heading southeastward, leaving the Wenzhou waters.

More than two hours later, when the People's Army Navy arrived in the Wenzhou waters, the Japanese fleet could not even see the shadow, leaving only a vast ocean.

Chen Xiaojiang said: "The Japanese can run very quickly. After a while, there will be no shadow."

The Japanese fleet had reconnaissance ships, and of course the People's Army Navy also had them. Therefore, Chen Xiaojiang had known the location of the Japanese fleet for a long time. Before this attack, he had obtained the authorization of the Military Commission and the Navy Department to fire the first and start a war on the Japanese fleet. Chen Xiaojiang naturally saved up enough breath and planned to fight a good battle with the Japanese fleet.

This is the first time since the establishment of the People's Army Navy, without modern warships suppressing the formation. In previous naval battles, modern warships did not personally participate in the battle, but they could provide firepower parameter support for other participating warships, so that since the establishment of the People's Army Navy, it has maintained a hit rate of more than 10% in previous naval battles. In this era, this is a data that is almost mythical.

But now all five modern warships have withdrawn from the naval sequence, and the ship-based radar and electronic equipment have been basically removed and sealed. In the future, the warships of this era can only rely on the warships of this era. The Navy also wants to know what their combat effectiveness is. Although the training data is quite good, and in this era, they are among the first-class navy, the training results cannot be completely equivalent to the actual combat results. Therefore, practicing with this Japanese fleet, which is not strong, is a very good choice. But I didn't expect that the Japanese fleet would retreat on its own initiative, and Chen Xiaojiang was also a little disappointed.

At this time, Cheng Biguang said: "This is also the great reputation of the nobles, and the Japanese fled to the wind."

Chen Xiaojiang laughed a few times and said, "I've talked about it, I've talked about it."

At this time, the adjutant asked, "Commander, do you want to pursue me?"

Chen Xiaojiang shook his head and said, "Don't chase the poor enemy. If you want to deal with Japan, there will be opportunities in the future. Let's go to the port first."

Although Chen Xiaojiang wanted to fight a war with the Japanese fleet, the main task of this attack was not to fight a war, but to control the ports along the coast of Zhejiang, and to fully control Zhejiang Province for the East China government. Moreover, the Japanese fleet is all cruisers, and it is very fast, so it is not easy to catch up with the Japanese fleet. Therefore, Chen Xiaojiang did not pursue the Japanese fleet, but decided to enter Wenzhou Port.

At this time, the local officials of Wenzhou Prefecture and the garrisons at the port had received a notice from Zhou Fu, knowing that Zhou Fu had defected to the East China Government, and the East China Government also sent troops to stop the Japanese army and protect the Wenzhou Prefecture, requiring local officials not to stop the army and cooperate with the People's Army. Moreover, facing the Japanese army's threat, the officials of Wenzhou Prefecture were very nervous, so they naturally welcomed the People's Army to resist the Japanese army. Although local officials and officers also knew that after Zhejiang Province joined the East China Government, their official positions would probably not be able to be saved, but at least they could relieve the threat in front of them first.
Chapter completed!