Rise of Australia

Chapter 936: Plan of Death
"Bakayaro! What did you say? Our combined fleet was completely wiped out?" In the meeting room of the island government, Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro looked at Navy Minister Yonai Mitsumasa in shock and asked in disbelief.

"We have been unable to contact the Combined Fleet Headquarters, and there has been no request for help from Isoroku Yamamoto. According to reports from the small number of our air force that escaped, the Combined Fleet suffered heavy losses as early as two hours ago." Mitsumasa Yonai lowered his head, not daring to look at Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe's expression.

"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!" Konoe Fumimaro stood up suddenly, staring at Mitsumasa Yonai with bloodshot eyes, and slammed the documents on the desk onto Mitsumasa Yonai's head, gritting his teeth and saying, "Send out all the naval aviation teams, I want to know what the situation is with the Combined Fleet.

Didn't that idiot Yamamoto Isoroku solemnly promise that he could defeat the Australasian navy? If the combined fleet is defeated, you and that idiot, you will both commit hara-kiri!"

"Hey!" After receiving the order from Konoe Fumimaro, Yonai Mitsumasa hurriedly picked up the documents scattered on the ground and quickly retreated.

Konoe Fumimaro is very angry now. If he had a choice, Yonai Mitsumasa would not be willing to be in the same room with the angry prime minister.

"What a bunch of good-for-nothings!" In the conference room, Konoe Fumimaro was still venting his anger. After smashing the furnishings in the office, Konoe Fumimaro picked up the only remaining phone, dialed the number to contact the Imperial Palace, and said bluntly: "Please inform His Majesty the Emperor, I have something important to report."

The current emperor of the island nation is not the emperor after World War II. Although his power is not as great as imagined, he definitely has real power.

In particular, the island nation's relatively distorted beliefs have caused the island nation's military and civilians to develop an extremely crazy and fanatical attitude towards the emperor.

This belief and attitude alone is enough for the emperor of the island nation to hold a certain degree of power in the government.

Konoe Fumimaro is no fool to be the prime minister. Although he is extremely reluctant to believe the news that the Combined Fleet was completely annihilated, it seems that the news is basically true.

This was also earth-shattering news for the island nation. As the most important branch of the military since the Meiji Restoration, the annihilation of the navy was not only a blow to the island nation's government, but also a blow to the island nation's emperor.

Konoe Fumimaro's request was quickly approved, and he soon met the emperor of the island country.

"Prime Minister Konoe, what is the important matter you are talking about?" At this time, the Emperor of the island country did not know what had happened and was enjoying the service of his maid with a relaxed look on his face.

"Your Majesty, the Navy has sent news that our Combined Fleet is likely to have been wiped out." Konoe Fumimaro organized his words and spoke word by word to the Emperor in front of him.

boom!
The emperor, who was originally lying on the chair, fell down directly. However, he did not have time to tidy up his clothes. He stood up and quickly walked towards Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro, questioning: "What did you say? Say it again!"

Sighing, Konoe Fumimaro could only repeat: "Your Majesty, our combined fleet is likely to have been annihilated."

"Baga! How is this possible? We have so many main battleships, how could they be wiped out in such a short time?
We still have the Air Force and coastal defense batteries, how could we not defeat the Australasian Navy? Baka! Is the Navy Department spreading rumors? Prime Minister Konoe, tell me quickly, this is fake news, you are just playing a belated April Fool's joke. "The Emperor of the Island Country looked a little crazy, talking to himself and speaking to Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro in disbelief.

Looking at the Emperor's frantic appearance, Konoe Fumimaro sighed again, and he became calmer than before: "Your Majesty, I have ordered the Navy to send a plane to confirm it.

No matter what happened to the Combined Fleet, I believe there will be an answer soon. But we must be prepared. If the Combined Fleet is really annihilated, we must invest more military funds in the army to ensure that the army can defend our land. "

The island country originally only has the army and navy, and the air force exists in the form of an aviation team within the organization of the army and navy.

If the navy is completely wiped out, then all the military budget will definitely be invested in the army. Given that the current size of the island nation's army has exceeded 400 million, if the military budget is increased, it may not be impossible to defend the island nation's territory.

"Yes, we still have 7000 million people and 3000 million colonies." The emperor of the island nation seemed to have found a life-saving straw and said repeatedly: "I ask the government to stop Australasia's attack on us at all costs. Even if million people die together, I will never accept the failure of the empire."

"Hi!" Konoe Fumimaro nodded and responded.

The Emperor's order was consistent with his idea. Even if there was only the army, the island nation's territory must be firmly defended.

The war with Australasia is not a simple war, but a battle of national destiny on which the fate of the entire island nation depends.

If they lose the war, Konoe Fumimaro doesn't believe that the island nation that started the war without authorization will have a good ending. Especially under the premise that the mainland of Australasia is not far away from the island nation, the fate of the island nation will probably not be much better even if it is not a colony.

More importantly, including the emperor of the island nation and Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro, they were all senior government officials who supported launching a surprise attack on Australasia.

They absolutely did not want to see the war proceeding in this way. Whether it was psychologically evading responsibility or they really did not want to see the island nation fail, they decided to continue resisting anyway.

The good news is that now that the emperor has given his support, the government's various conscription plans will not face much hindrance.

At present, the island nation has only about 400 million troops, which is far from the maximum size of the army that the island nation can afford. According to the island nation's population of more than 7000 million, the total number of troops that the island nation can mobilize will be close to 1000 million under the maximum limit.

If the population from the Korean colonies is added, the island nation's maximum military strength will hopefully exceed 10 million, which is a rather terrifying number.

Mobilizing a full 1000 million troops to defend the island nation's homeland, at least in the eyes of the current emperor of the island nation and Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro, there is still great hope of holding the current front line, let alone winning the war.

About an hour later, Navy Minister Mitsumasa Yonai brought the news that Konoe Fumimaro least wanted to hear, which was that the combined fleet carefully assembled by the island government had indeed been defeated, with only a dozen inconspicuous small warships that had been at the rear of the fleet remaining.

Of course, some submarines may have survived, but the current problem is that because Yamamoto Isoroku chose to use most of the main forces of the Combined Fleet to outflank, these submarines are located outside Tokyo Bay, and it is difficult for them to return to Tokyo Port.

Besides, even if these submarines could escape successfully, they would not be of much use to the entire war. Apart from being able to attack civilian transport ships in Australasia, submarines would be of little use against medium-sized warships and large warships larger than destroyers.

More importantly, the number of submarines in Australasia is far greater than that of the island countries. Even if they want to engage in submarine warfare, the island countries will never be able to match Australasia.

After sitting quietly in his office for half an hour, Konoe Fumimaro finally came out and directly convened a cabinet meeting to announce the so-called emperor's order, which was the Kimikaze Plan.

What is the suicide plan?

To sum it up simply in one sentence, they would rather sacrifice the 100 million people of the island nation and colonies combined than fight Australasia to the death.

Because it was proposed by the Emperor and the Prime Minister approved it, the cabinet voted almost unanimously. Of course, the arrest warrants for the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet, Isoroku Yamamoto, and the Minister of the Navy, Mitsumasa Yonai, were also approved at the same time.

Since the naval battle has failed, we must find one or two scapegoats of sufficient status to bear all the responsibility for the failure of the naval battle.

Only by allowing the people to vent all their anger can we gain their support for Australasia.

While preparing for war, the island government is also thinking of other ways to deal with the current crisis.

To be honest, if it is just a simple battle between two armies, the island nation’s army has no advantage. In addition to the current sufficient manpower, due to the blockade of Australasia, the island nation has fallen into crisis in mineral resources and industry, which has also had a serious impact on the island nation’s military production.

Although the island nation claims that its 7000 million population can arm an army of tens of millions, its current weapons and equipment can only support an army of about 500 million at most.

If there are more soldiers, the domestic production of weapons and equipment will not be able to support the consumption of so many troops, and logistics will face great pressure.

Just as the emperor of the island nation said, he would defend the country at all costs. While the island nation's army department continued to recruit soldiers, it also approved several plans in succession.

The first is about the experimentation and use of biological and chemical weapons. Although the use of biological and chemical weapons by the Australasian army would lead to international condemnation and more severe retaliation from the enemy, there is obviously no choice now.

Australasia has already gained complete superiority in the navy and air force. If it does not find a way to improve its army, the island nation's defeat is only a matter of time.

In addition to biological and chemical weapons, the island nation has also begun to research more lethal weapons, even at the cost of using civilians as experimental subjects.

Just as the meaning of the Plan of Death with Honor itself suggests, everything can be sacrificed for the victory of this war, naturally including all the islanders.

On the other side, the Australasian Pacific Fleet, which won the naval battle, was indeed constantly searching for the remaining submarines of the island nation.

The island country still has a large number of submarines. Even though the naval battle is over, at least 20 submarines are still alive.

If these submarines are not eliminated, they will remain a threat to civilian shipping in Australasia.

However, the search lasted less than an hour. After destroying more than a dozen submarines, General Jon Odell did not order the fleet to continue chasing the fleeing submarines, but instead set his sights on Tokyo, which was not far away.

In order to commemorate the victory of this naval battle, some souvenirs must be left for the islanders.

General Jon Odell's Pacific Fleet had little of anything except the missiles and bombs carried on its aircraft.

Naturally, the only purpose of this commemorative action was to give some missiles and bombs to the island nation's military and civilians for free.

Not only should they be given away for free, but they should also be delivered to your doorstep. We should strive to allow more islanders to witness the power of Australasian missiles and bombs with their own eyes, which would be in line with the significance of the commemorative action itself.

At the same time, General Jon Odell also reported back home the news of the complete victory in the naval battle, and also reported the battle damage of the Pacific Fleet.

This naval battle was definitely an unprecedented victory.

According to the current total results, this naval battle sunk 6 island nation battleships, 7 aircraft carriers and 3 battlecruisers.

As for the smaller cruisers and destroyers, there is no more accurate information on the battle situation at present. But what is certain is that among all the island nation warships participating in the battle in the waters of Tokyo Bay, less than 20 escaped.

The losses on the Australasia side were very small, with the only main warships that were sunk being two old dreadnoughts, two battlecruisers and one aircraft carrier.

There were three battleships, one battlecruiser and two aircraft carriers that were damaged, but the damage was not too serious, so at least they could be driven back without any problem.

The biggest losses were suffered by small and medium-sized warships. In total, at least 20 to 30 cruisers and destroyers were sunk, and dozens of warships were damaged.

However, these losses are nothing compared to the island nation's navy.

Especially the loss of main warships, most of which were relatively old-style dreadnoughts and super dreadnoughts, which were not far from retirement, and were not too much of a loss if they were sunk.

And because of the victory in the naval battle, many naval soldiers who were forced to jump into the sea to escape were rescued.

Overall, this naval battle was definitely a resounding victory, and it was achieved at a very small cost.

When reporting the results of the battle, General Jon Odell's facial expression was quite complacent and he couldn't hide the smile on his face.

Although it seems natural to win with more people, the credit he deserves is still not less. With these credits, General Jon Odell will be able to get promoted more smoothly in the future.

Above the Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet is the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, which is the highest rank of naval officer among Department of Defense officials.

More importantly, this achievement will also make General Jon Odell's promotion to the title of knight more promising.

Although it was unlikely that he would become a duke, he was basically guaranteed to become an earl. This was a hereditary earldom, and for Jon Odell, who came from a commoner family, it was even more attractive than the so-called commander-in-chief of the navy.

After all, this can benefit future generations, and allow oneself and the entire family to enter the upper class of the empire in one fell swoop. Even if one's children do not have strong abilities, it is still no problem for them to inherit one's title and become an idle and wealthy noble.

(End of this chapter)