Island Nation Capital Tokyo, Naval Ministry. General First Sea Lord Yashiro Rokuro and Minister of Military Command Admiral Shimamura Hayao have been waiting for news from Combined Fleet. Although, Admiral Ijūin Gorō promised them that they would fight to the end. However, they had no idea whether Combined Fleet could defeat German Expeditionary Fleet.
Although Island Nation Navy can dominate Far East. But there are no tigers in the mountains, and the monkey is the king. Compared with the first-class naval power of West, the little strength of Island Nation Navy is nothing at all.
It is for this reason that General Yashiro Rokuro and Admiral Shimamura Hayao are very worried. This kind of knowing that one's own fleet will be defeated, and then having to wait for the result of a disastrous defeat is indeed a kind of torture for people.
"Perhaps, Amaterasu Omikami will protect us and defeat the Germany people. Just like Kamikaze in history, which wiped out the powerful Yuan Dynasty fleet." General Yashiro Rokuro said with a smile.
"Who knows! Those warships of the Germany people are all huge warships of tens of thousands of tons. Even Kamikaze, it is difficult to blow them over!" Admiral Shimamura Hayao had a wry smile on his face!
"Yes! Compared with the Germany people, there is a huge gap in strength. If Empire also has a world-class navy, how could the Germany people be so arrogant?" General Yashiro Rokuro said.
"German Navy is the number one in the world. Even the former overlord British Empire was defeated by them. It is understandable that they have such strength. In my opinion, Empire should be the one who defeated Qing China in the first place. Like, we must pool our efforts to develop our navy. Only in this way can we compete with the Europe powers. Otherwise, there is no chance of defeating them," Admiral Shimamura Hayao said.
General Yashiro Rokuro shook his head. "The Empire of today is no longer the Empire of decades ago. How is that possible if everyone is scrimping on food and clothing to develop the navy like they were a few decades ago?"
"Alas!" Admiral Shimamura Hayao sighed heavily, and he knew this. Therefore, he seems even more pessimistic about the future of Island Nation Navy.
"General, unite Telegram with His Excellency Fleet Commander!" a Communications Officer reported.
General Yashiro Rokuro and Admiral Shimamura Hayao stood up from their chairs with a bang, and almost snatched Telegram from Communications Officer's hand.
Telegram is the farewell message sent by Admiral Ijūin Gorō. Among Telegram, Admiral Ijūin Gorō claims that Combined Fleet has reached the final moment. Capital Ships is almost lost, and all other types of warships are almost lost as well. However, they only sank one German Navy and one Light Cruiser and severely damaged one Battlecruiser.
Admiral Ijūin Gorō also claimed that he, Fleet Commander, should be held responsible for the defeat. Fleet Chief of Staff Rear Admiral Yamashita Gentarō, please let him go. As the only general among German Navy who has experience in fighting with the powerful navy of West, Rear Admiral Yamashita Gentarō will have a very great role. Therefore, Admiral Ijūin Gorō asked General Yashiro Rokuro and Admiral Shimamura Hayao to find a way to keep Rear Admiral Yamashita Gentarō.
After reading Telegram, General Yashiro Rokuro and Admiral Shimamura Hayao, they no longer know what to say. Although, they had already expected that Combined Fleet would definitely be in the hundreds this time. However, they never expected that Combined Fleet would be defeated so quickly and so miserably. Almost all the battleships were lost, but they were not able to cause much damage to German Expeditionary Fleet. Such a battle would be too frustrating.
"Amaterasu Omikami! Is the gap between us and Europe a first-class power really that big? Combined Fleet tried his best, but this is the result." General Yashiro Rokuro closed his eyes in pain.
It is not easy for Island Nation Navy to develop to where it is now. As a result, they were all destroyed in this battle. This made General Yashiro Rokuro, First Sea Lord, even want to die.
"It seems that Germany people are really stronger than we imagined! Ijuin-kun definitely tried his best. I can feel his mood when he sent Telegram. How desperate he must be!" Admiral Shimamura Hayao said.
"Yes! Even at that time, Mr. Ijuin was still thinking about the navy and not about himself at all. Such a character is worth learning from!" General Yashiro Rokuro said.
"Keeping Yamashita-kun is Ijuin-kun's last wish. I think we should try our best. After all, we also need a general who has combat experience with German Navy. In this way, we will not be blinded in future naval development and operations!" Admiral Shimamura Hayao said.
"Yes, the reason why Combined Fleet was defeated was not because of us, but because the enemy was too powerful. Therefore, since Ijuin-kun has already shouldered the responsibility, it cannot be expanded. On this point, a consensus must be reached within the navy. In this case, the Cabinet gang will not be given the opportunity to make trouble!" General Yashiro Rokuro said.
Admiral Shimamura Hayao nodded heavily, although he and General Yashiro Rokuro represented the interests of different factions within the navy. However, they are unanimous in safeguarding the interests of the navy. For the common interests of the navy, it is natural to unite.
"Yashiro, Combined Fleet are defeated, how should we explain to Cabinet? Those guys didn't care about the strength gap between us and the Germany people, and forced us to deal with the Germany people. That's why we have this As a result, decades of efforts by the Navy have been ruined. Now, German Expeditionary Fleet is still extremely powerful, how can we deal with them? Without the restraint of Imperial Navy, German Expeditionary Fleet will probably be even more unscrupulous!" Admiral Shimamura Hayao said.
"This is what Cabinet guys need to consider. It doesn't matter if we say we are incompetent or useless. Anyway, we have tried our best. Even Combined Fleet has paid all the money. We can't beat the Germany people. This is not our responsibility. The main reason is that the enemy is too strong and we are really no match!" General Yashiro Rokuro said.
He occupied Southeast Asia for the Island Nation's Army and gained a lot of benefits. But the navy needs to bear the anger of Germany people and is very dissatisfied. Now, Island Nation Navy has tried his best. Then, it is natural for Cabinet and the Army to worry about the next thing!