Chapter 1601 Hitting His Mother
The battle of Kukha broke out, and the 56 Japanese troops were surrounded by more than 56 British troops.Although Hashimoto Toshi was not worried that the British army would be able to swallow or eat these two brigades alive, he remembered another very important matter. He did not dare to delay for a second and immediately called Yamamoto 56 to report At the same time, he pointed out: Given that there are still a large number of British troops in the city, is there another reason for the so-called British troops to escape by taking advantage of the American evacuation operation?Before Yamamoto [-] received this battle report, it was on the verge of going berserk because the "Kaga" aircraft carrier was ambushed by a British submarine. "Kaga" is second only to "Akagi", the father of the aircraft carrier. In the days when "Akagi" was lost, "Kaga" has become a symbol of the United Fleet, and it has also become another part of the people's worship of the Imperial Navy. totem.Since the "Sink It" operation, Yamamoto [-] has been cautious everywhere and always, and is worried that it will suffer another similar blow.Since the start of the Western Expedition, everything has been going well, and good news has been reported frequently. However, when the British army was about to defeat the British army and capture the bridgehead of the British army in Southeast Asia, something like this happened suddenly.

At this time, Yamamoto 56 didn't know that the catastrophe of the "Kaga" was caused by the cadet army. Otherwise, he would lose his mind in a rage and order to attack the "American evacuation ship" regardless of the consequences of the war with the United States. Team".

Toshi Hashimoto's telegram came just in time, and the British army returned to the land from the sea. Yamamoto 56 forced himself to calm down. Holding the telegram in his hand, he thought about it for a while, and asked Soma Masamune: "Say, Americans Will we go to war with our country now?"

This issue was discussed by senior Japanese officials in the Tokyo headquarters long before the Japanese navy launched its western expedition.At that time, they came up with a unified answer: As long as Japan does not threaten the interests of the United States in the Indian Ocean, the US government should not take the initiative to declare war based on the consistent position of the US government.

Since the Western Expedition, Soma Shofumi has been playing the role of Yamamoto's number one aide, and has gradually become accustomed to looking at problems from a big perspective.He thought for a while and said, "Probably not! Otherwise, the Pacific Fleet should have appeared in the Philippine Sea by now."

"I don't think so either. But how to explain that they sent so many ships to participate in the evacuation operation this time? We all know that the so-called American nationals in Singapore only have a maximum of [-] people."

"This is indeed counterintuitive. Your Excellency, could it be that the high-ranking American officials in the Philippines could not bear the private pleas of the British and decided to help the British withdraw their troops without authorization? Otherwise, it is difficult to explain the sudden appearance of British submarines off the coast of Singapore—they The action is obviously to cover the evacuation convoy. Hey, it would be great if we could know how many British troops are still in the city of Singapore. In that case, we can easily judge the mystery behind the American evacuation operation—"

Hearing what he said, Yamamoto 56 couldn't help becoming irritable. The heavy damage to the "Kaga" hit him too hard—he rubbed his temples with his thumbs, and after a while he said: "Do you know what I'm most worried about? I'm most worried that this is from the British." Conspiracy. If the British really want to use this evacuation to break through, they must obtain the consent of the US government. But if the United States does not want to go to war with our country, it will definitely not agree to the British request. Is it possible, the UK People deliberately played tricks and asked senior US officials in the Philippines to help bring more ships, creating the illusion that they were going to break out from the sea? It is not difficult to do this. As long as the British do not really borrow the US evacuation fleet to break out, then the Philippine Americans are equal to not disobeying the orders of the U.S. government."

"Your Excellency, I think your inference has some truth. However, I always feel that things will not be so simple. What if the Americans in the Philippines really agreed to the request of the British in private? We all know that the British and the Americans People are inextricably linked, and it is not ruled out that they made some reckless decisions because of their personal friendship. The scuffle in the city of Singapore before was really puzzling—is it possible that the various departments of the British army were fighting for the chance to escape? Rush? With the nature of the British, I think it is entirely possible."

Yamamoto 56 would never have imagined that the reason why the American evacuation operation was full of weirdness was that the army of students had intervened.Ouyang Yun's hand stretched too far this time, and China had never done such a thing before.It's no wonder that Yamamoto didn't even think about whether there were Chinese people playing tricks.

It was because the Japanese sensed the scuffle in Singapore that they determined that there was something wrong with the Americans' evacuation.But so far, they have not figured out the truth of the scuffle in the city.Soma Masamune's speculation was not unreasonable, which made Yamamoto's thoughts even more confused.He took off his hat and scratched his hair vigorously, and suddenly shouted: "It doesn't matter, we really don't have the capital to go to war with the United States at present, even if the British really use the United States to evacuate their overseas Chinese to break through, we can only choose to endure it for the time being." . Immediately send power to Hanazuka Hitomo, asking him to strictly order all ships not to move without authorization, so as to avoid conflicts with the Americans."

"Your Excellency, this will severely dampen the enthusiasm of the soldiers. You, have you really decided?"

"This is the most correct choice! Soma, don't forget that the two British submarines are still watching. If we really attack the US evacuation fleet, it will not only induce the US to declare war on me, There may be some more ships lost, which is too bad. The British have been completely scared by us, so what if they can escape this time, if they encounter them on the battlefield in the future, won’t they be defeated in one blow?!”

"Okay, sir, I'll do it now!"

Colonel Hanazuka Hitomo is the backup commander of the "Kaga" aircraft carrier fleet. Yamamoto 56 doesn't know if Yamada Defini still has the ability to command. In order to ensure that his orders are effectively implemented, he simply conveys the orders to him directly.

Off the coast of Singapore, the captain of the "Kunshan" was extremely nervous when he saw two Japanese ships approaching aggressively, and immediately asked Zhang Liangfeng for instructions on the next action plan.

Don't look at Zhang Liangfeng's extremely tough performance in front of Chen Jiageng and others, but he is actually quite disturbed in his heart.As an old man in the soldier army, he is familiar with the nature of the Japanese, and he knows that it is impossible to judge the Japanese with common sense-once the Japanese go crazy, they can really do anything. "Keep the course unchanged! If the Japanese dare to intercept it, they will hit their mothers!" After giving such an order to the "Kunshan" in the walkie-talkie, he quietly looked at the dark sea in the distance, silently waiting for the two to come. A Song-class submarine can rebuild Qixun.

At this moment, only two Song-class ships can divert the attention of the Japanese and change this unfavorable situation, right?
Seeing that the "Kunshan" was getting closer and closer to the leading Japanese ship, everyone in the captain's room of the "Qiangyun" held their breaths, their hearts almost in their throats.

The "Kunshan" has a displacement of more than 1 tons, while the leading Japanese ship has only more than 6000 tons. In terms of tonnage alone, the "Kunshan" is not at a disadvantage.Just considering that merchant ships and warships have different construction techniques, and the armor protection capabilities are even more incomparable. Moreover, the Japanese ship may seize a favorable position by virtue of its flexibility and maneuverability, but the result of this collision is extremely unpredictable.

(End of this chapter)

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