"Defeating the Germany people is not only the responsibility of the Army, but also the Navy. Now, the Army is fighting the Germany people on the front line, and the casualties are very high every day. Is the Navy just watching from the sidelines? No? If this is the case, once we cannot resist the Germany people's attack and lose the battle, the navy will not gain anything." Hideki Tojo Prime Minister continued.
"Prime Minister, Combined Fleet's strength is not easy to recover. Now, it has not returned to its strongest state. If we can persist for a while and let us have more warships in service, we will have a greater chance of winning. Otherwise, the chance of winning now will be very small." United Fleet Commander Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto said.
Prime Minister Hideki Tojo shook his head. "There is no time. The German offensive is very fierce, and the Southern Army will soon be unable to hold on under the massive German attack. Unless it can severely damage the German Navy and seize control of the sea. The Army Air Force will attack with all its strength to weaken the German air superiority. Otherwise, the Southern Army may soon be Defeated. At that time, the Germans will occupy the entire Southeast Asia. Not only will our homeland be threatened, but more importantly, we will no longer be able to obtain resources from Southeast Asia. All local military manufacturing will be stopped. This will not only affect the army, but also the navy, which requires a lot of resources."
The expressions of General Shigetarō Shimada and others also became serious.
There are still a large number of warships being built in German Navy's shipyard. The follow-up of the 'Unryu-class' aircraft carrier is simply the 'Taihō' aircraft carrier, 'Improved Yamato-class' Battleship and 'Super Yamato-class' Battleship. At the same time, there are a large number of cruisers and destroyers, all of which are also under construction. The construction of these warships is very resource intensive. Once Island Nation can no longer obtain resources from South Seas, it will be almost impossible for Island Nation Navy to want these warships to serve.
Shigetarō Shimada The three generals looked at each other. They all knew that they had to compromise now.
"Okay, Combined Fleet will fight as soon as possible. We will do our best to defeat German Navy. However, I can't guarantee the final result." Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto said.
"This is natural. I can't believe it, Amaterasu Omikami will definitely bless us. We will definitely be able to defeat the Germany people in the end." Hideki Tojo Prime Minister said.
After the meeting, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto did not leave Tokyo immediately, but went to the Naval Ministry first.
"Admiral Yamamoto, are you sure about this battle?" General Shigetarō Shimada asked with concern.
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto shook his head. "The advantage of the Germany people is too great. Although they only have 16 aircraft carriers, they are all large aircraft carriers. The Carrier-based aircraft they carry is much more than the number of Carrier-based aircraft carried by our more than 20 aircraft carriers. Moreover, the performance of their Carrier-based aircraft is generally better than ours. The quality of the pilots is also better. Under such circumstances, it is very difficult for us to defeat the Germany people."
"We also have 'Yamato-class', which is definitely the most powerful Battleship in the world!" General Oshimi Nagano said.
"'Yamato-class' Battleship may be very powerful. However, we only have eight Capital Shipss in total. Germany people have more than twenty Capital Shipss!" Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto said.
I have to admit that from these aspects, Island Nation Navy's chances of winning are very slim.
"Shimada-kun, Nagano-kun. In short, I will try my best to defeat the Germany people this time. But because of the gap between the two sides, the chance of winning is probably less than 30%!" Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto said.
Although from the perspective of the leaders of Island Nation Navy, they do not want to have a decisive battle with German Navy so soon. But the current situation does not allow them to make other considerations. Even if the odds of winning were slim, they had to muster up the courage to fight.
"Admiral Yamamoto, if you have no choice, you can only fight. Just go ahead and fight! We firmly believe that you will win!" General Shigetaro Shimada said.
General Oshimi Nagano also nodded repeatedly.
I have to admit that Island Nation people have a very strong gambling habit. Knowing that the enemy is very strong, our chances of winning are very small. However, Island Nation people still dare to fight for that glimmer of hope.
Of course, if the bet wins, the gains will be huge. But if the bet fails, the consequences will be obvious.
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto nodded, he also knew how great the pressure was on his shoulders.
In the afternoon of that day, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto left Island Nation on a special plane, went to Philippines via Ryukyu, and then took a seaplane to Combined Fleet's flagship aircraft carrier "Taihō".
Although Island Nation Navy's most powerful Battleship is already in service, previous naval battles have proven that the combination of aircraft carriers and Carrier-based aircraft is the main force in current naval battles. Therefore, Island Nation Navy also recognized this, and the flagship became the aircraft carrier 'Taihō' instead of the 'Yamato' Battleship.
At this time, the main force of Island Nation Navy's Combined Fleet was operating in the Philippine Sea east of Philippine Islands, which was thousands of kilometers away from the Coral Sea where the main force of German Navy was operating.
However, after Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto arrived, he immediately issued an order for the fleet to go south. At the same time, a group of generals from Combined Fleet were summoned.
"Gentlemen, the cabinet requires us to immediately go south to find the main force of the German navy to fight with it, and strive to defeat the main force of the German navy in one fell swoop, win sea control in the South China Sea and the entire Western Pacific, and assist the Southern Army in resisting the German attack. Although, I know very well that Germany The navy is very powerful. However, the life and death of the empire is now at stake. Therefore, we have no other choice. We must try our best to defeat the German navy in one fell swoop," General Yamamoto said with a serious face.
The expressions of all Combined Fleet generals also became very serious. They are naturally very aware of the huge gap between their own strength and German Navy. It is undoubtedly very difficult to defeat German Navy.
"Gentlemen, I hope that this time everyone can fight bravely and fight to the death. Everyone must try their best in this battle. In this battle, there will be no success or failure!" Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto said.
"Hi, Your Excellency Commander!" Island Nation Navy's Combined Fleet's generals replied one after another. They all know that they may have to fight tooth and nail in this battle.