Avoiding Battle

"Of the German Navy Expeditionary Fleet's nine battlecruisers, every one could be called the most powerful battlecruiser in the world. In particular, the three Mackensen-class battlecruisers and three Derfflinger class battlecruisers were all equipped with 50-caliber 380mm Main Guns. Their firepower was so formidable that not a single one of our battleships could contend against them. What was more, the main guns of our battleships could not even penetrate the armor of those German battlecruisers. Under such circumstances, how could we fight them? It was not that the Imperial Navy feared the enemy and avoided battle, but that the German Navy Expeditionary Fleet was simply too powerful, and the gap in strength between us was too great! If we confronted the German Navy Expeditionary Fleet head-on, it would be no different from seeking death. We cannot send Imperial Navy officers and sailors to their deaths for nothing," Admiral Yashiro Rokuro said.

"Hmph! A coward is a coward. What use is all this sophistry?" Admiral Oka Ichinosuke muttered quietly.

Yet there were only a few of them in the conference room. No matter how quietly Admiral Oka Ichinosuke spoke, Admiral Yashiro Rokuro could still hear him perfectly clearly. Oka Ichinosuke's groundless accusation made Yashiro Rokuro's fury flare to the heavens.

"If the deaths of Navy officers and sailors could help the Empire win this war, we would go to our deaths without the slightest hesitation. I myself would be willing to stand first in line. But regrettably, even if every one of us died in battle, we still could not defeat the German Navy Expeditionary Fleet. Therefore, we must preserve these useful lives and wait for the day when we can defeat the Germans." Yashiro Rokuro's face was filled with grief and indignation.

Oka Ichinosuke still wanted to sneer at him,