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Chapter 145 Horse's Nest (Part 2)

"The tank is too heavy, and it's too late; anti-aircraft guns must be equipped in large quantities, aircraft, especially fighter jets, must be enough, HNA cannot adjust from the land aviation; comprehensively strengthen shore firepower..." Within a few words, the others watched in a daze as General Jin had done all the duties of participating in the Federation alone, or did it without Marshall and others being absent, which was not in line with the system! Seeing that everyone was still confused, Roosevelt got angry on the spot: "Why don't you go and execute it quickly? Wait until the Japanese come and kick our butts?"

At this point, he was not angry about General Jin's "over-offensive" just now, but was glad that General Jin's mind was still good now. Although his temper was a little bad, he was strong because he responded quickly and had comprehensive information. He was not as narrow-minded as other generals, the army only understood the army, and the navy only understood the navy. Roosevelt believed that choosing him as the navy's head was the right choice.

At this moment, Marshall and others who received the news rushed over. They were also shocked when they heard that Panama might be threatened. They immediately proposed to hold an emergency meeting of the Joint Conference. They heard that General Kim had come up with a plan, and Marshall was not pretentious after hearing this and immediately implemented the work on site. The adjutant and the staff went crazy and looked for people everywhere to execute instructions to force the decision-making efficiency of democratic countries to this extent. Hori Teiji was the first.

Just as the United States was taking full action to defend Panama, Mashal received a telegram: "General Horitiki ordered the formation to shell the formation tonight, and the aircraft carrier formation crossed the Puerto Rico and the Dominican Straits as fast as possible, and sprinted towards Panama with all his might. He wanted to destroy the Panama Canal! As for the transportation formation, other warships will arrange for escort."

"Panama Canal?" Mashar was stunned for a moment, then laughed happily, "So this is General Horikichi's real goal, I understand."

The fleet is currently about 1,000 nautical miles away from Panama, and it will take 3 days to arrive. Since Horitiki said that he had sprinted with all his might, he was to prepare to compress it to 2 days. Mashal immediately accelerated the fleet to 24 knots. He thought clearly that once Panama is destroyed, the efficiency of the US Navy's troops will be greatly reduced, and more transport ships and warships must be built to maintain the same density of troops.

After considering the whole thing together, all the details can be answered: Why did the Three Kingdoms fleet openly publish the "Notice" in a provocative tone? That is to attract the attention of the United States; Why did it take all the main forces of the fleet and deliberately fabricate the Italian fleet that had not traveled at all? That is to suppress the British and American fleets and not to be ready to move; Why did it take a marine brigade instead of going to the Suez Canal like the other three? That is to land and completely destroy the Panama Canal.

"Great!" He secretly praised in his heart. No wonder the head of state made him firmly obey the command. It seems that there are indeed many places worth learning from.

In addition to the United States, Japan also found out the news the day after the "Notice" spread throughout North America. The senior military commander was panicked. The joint fleet had been reporting rest and receiving relevant supplies in Italy. They thought Hori Teiki was about to lead the fleet back home, but they did not expect the fleet to set off early. They left early, but did not go east at all. Instead, they turned around to fight the United States' east coast. This bold strategy shattered the glasses of Showa's staff members.

At the joint meeting of the base camp, the Chief Minister of the Military Command, Fushimimiya Hirokyo, who felt the authority was challenged, said with dissatisfaction: "Who gave him so much power to attack the East Coast? He did not return to his country to transport support and supplies, but was encouraged by the Germans to attack the East Coast of the United States. It's really outrageous."

Yamamoto Iroku glanced at him and said slowly: "Your Highness is not right. Isn't the United States our life and death enemy? I just seized the Aleutian Islands and thousands of officers and soldiers were broken. Why can't we fight the East Coast to retaliate?"

Ishihara Kanir echoed half-jokingly: "The navy is fierce, General Hori Teiki is domineering, the army is willing to take the advantage. Remember to call us to log in together next time..."

"You..." Fushimi Miyaki Hirokyo, "Kun Ishihara, don't say anything sarcastic. The main fleet of the entire empire is holding his hands. Why can't we be more cautious?"

"What Your Highness said is also very reasonable. Just send a telegram to let the joint fleet hide from Europe, so as not to be sunk by the Americans when they come back and fight, there is always a risk. Why can't you be more cautious?"

"Yamamoto, what do you mean?" Fushimi Miyaki Hiroki said in a dissatisfied tone, "Or, do you think I am not qualified to be the Minister of Military Order? Why don't you be the one?"

"Your Highness, this is not possible." Yamamoto said slowly, "I can't control him as the Minister of Military Order. In terms of military rank, he is a general, and I am also a general; in terms of qualifications, he is a 32nd period, and I am also a 32nd period, but when I graduated, he is only ranked 7th, but he is the second seat... I am not going to listen to him as the Minister?"

"you!"

The army members didn't hear any problems, only Inoue Nami almost couldn't help laughing: The first time King Fushimi Miyagi Hakuto was in the 16th period, and his qualifications were much higher than that of Hori Teki or Yamamoto Izuru. The problem was that this guy dropped out of school in just a few months and turned to Germany to study the navy. Although he had completed his studies diligently in Germany, for the Japanese Navy who learned from the British, it was always a little worse to study the navy. Now Yamamoto Izuru Izuru was 32 periods, one by one, one by one, what did King Fushimi Miyagi Hakuto, who was a dropout in the navy school, think?

Of course, he knew that these were all appearances. The deeper problem was that Fumimiya Miyaki Hiroki was the backstage of the fleet and had always been incompatible with the treaty faction. A large number of treaty faction generals, including Hori Teki, were forced to retire from the navy under his suppression. Yamamoto Iroji is the only remaining exception, so Fumimiya Miyaki Hiroki was very sensitive to Hori Teki's attitude towards him, and he intuitively believed that Hori Teki did not report to the country to challenge the authority of the military commander. Both sides had suspicions from the first day Hori Teki took office as commander of the joint fleet, but Hori Teki also brought the main force of the navy with you, and you would not come back even if you beat the sky in the south of the ocean. This made Fumiya Miyaki suspicious.

"Okay, okay, don't argue." King Minor Hirohiko Hiromiya, the chief of staff of the royal family, said in a smooth move. "Before the war is fighting, you will start arguing first. What's the system of spreading it out? Now the whole country wants to unite, and they have always been unacceptable to the orders of the outside king. What's more, before Hori Teiki took the fleet out, he said that he would grant full authority and not to be controlled by remote control. We should not worry about him..."

"The problem is that if I send him a telegram, he won't reply."

"That's even more normal. It means that radio silence is strictly followed. When I called Pearl Harbor the previous year, I would not reply to anyone who sent the telegram..."

Seeing that Yamamoto Iroku was targeting him everywhere today, Fumimi Miyaki Hirokyo wanted to have an attack but couldn't, he finally left with anger. Deputy Minister of the Military Command, Koga Fengichi, stayed in embarrassment.

He asked Yamamoto Izuru: "Sir, why can't you just say it? Attacking the East Coast is a big deal. I know Horikichi had communicated with you a long time ago. His Highness actually knew a little about this matter, but he just expressed his concern and did not mean to target the joint fleet."

"There is a question here. If he asks for instructions, it would be fine if the country agrees. If the country does not agree, will he go or not?"

"This..." Koga Feng said it.

"If you go, it would be a blatant disobeying the order, and it would be messed up when this matter was spread. If you don't go, it would probably destroy the friendly relations with Germany. What should you do if you ask the joint fleet to do in the future?" Yamamoto Irisaurus explained, "Attacking the east coast of the United States is very attractive and meaningful. Germany has taken Gibraltar. The next step is to deter the North American continent. If the main naval forces in the axis of the Three Kingdoms are all in the Atlantic, are they still waiting for the future? Besides, Germany did not treat Japan unfairly. In addition to all the aid promised to be delivered, it also added an additional 1 billion mark of procurement authority. Although the money will be paid back in the future, where can we find arms and equipment that are of high quality and sufficient quantity without paying first? When you ask others to support them, you will just speak up and let them cooperate to defeat the East Coast together. Is this like an alliance?"

Koga Fengichi was finally convinced. After being disturbed by this incident, everyone had no intention of having another meeting and could only disperse in groups of three or three. When Ishihara left, he asked last: "Yamamoto, can the Indian strategy on August 1 be launched on time?"

"It should be possible."

"Don't drag it to the last few days. We are still waiting for the new plane and we can get familiar with the new tanks when they are transported back."

"Of course!" Yamamoto smiled, "The Navy is still waiting to pay with Indian gold. By the way, how is your withdrawal? Is the force enough?"

"I barely went smoothly. The disobedient Malu let me cook. If I don't open my eyes, I will arrange to go to the Southern Army to guard so many islands. By the way, I have something to ask you for advice."

"Fresh, there is something that can stump you?"

"That's right. Not long ago, we sold a batch of old tanks to the Chinese Communist Army. They liked it very much. In the past few days, they had a fantasy idea to buy a plane and even said that they didn't have a biplane. General Okamura dared not do his own job. The report came to Tokyo. Everyone discussed it all over the place, but it was not concluded in the end."

"This matter will stump you?" Yamamoto Iroku smiled meaningfully, and pointed at the back of King Minorhiko Higashikuromiya, implying that Ishihara Kanirou has someone to cover him without fear. "It's so stupid to have money but not to make money. Take courage and bravery to rush forward! If the army cannot take out the plane, the navy can provide it. I have a batch of Type 96 ship battles in my hand. Why don't I sell it to you cheaply?"

"I understand." Ishihara Kaner waved his hand and said goodbye. He didn't want the old Navy aircraft. The Army still had a bunch of outdated goods in his hand that he couldn't get rid of. (To be continued.)
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