"I believe you have read the German telegram. Germany is coming to China for trade. They did not say the goods and quantity of trade, but I can be sure of the arms. The Chinese team suffered heavy losses in the Songhu battlefield and consumed huge ammunition. Their production capacity was not enough to support their consumption. So they could only buy 100,000 tons of arms abroad. That was 100,000 tons of arms. This number was too huge. If China obtained this batch of arms, more imperial warriors would die on the Chinese battlefield. So I don't want this batch of arms to be sent to the Chinese team, but we cannot directly attack the German fleet! That would only allow the two countries to declare war immediately. This would be extremely unfavorable to the empire's strategy. What are your opinions?"

After Abe Nobusuke finished speaking, he sat down and waited for other cabinet members to express his opinions. This time Abe Nobusuke was disappointed and no Japanese cabinet expressed his opinions.

Abe Nobuyuki and Tojo Hideki are both militant %% acquaintances. They all have one common characteristic, they are extremely fanatical and arrogant about invading China, but the two have essential differences. Abe Nobuyuki believes that before resolving the Chinese incident, they should not go to war with other great powers. Tojo Hideki is so crazy that he is foolish and stupid, thinking that I am the best in the world, fighting the Soviet Union in the north, fighting China in the south, and fighting Britain and the United States in the south, and Tojo Hideki is so crazy that he doesn't know how to write death. Fortunately, Tojo Hideki has not yet entered the cabinet.

In order to break the silence, Japanese Navy Minister Shingo Yoshida expressed his opinion:

"Mr. Prime Minister, let's let the fleet staying at Wusongkou block it to see if it can block the German fleet. We can use threatening methods appropriately to see if we can intimidate the German fleet to the estuary of the Yangtze River."

"It seems that this is the only way to do it. It's not good to go where the damn German guy can change resources, but he wants to come to China. It's really a headache."

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After the German fleet entered the South China Sea, Marshal Redel and Denitz were even more afraid to relax and quickly contacted Schmidt, the commander of the German Flight Regiment stationed at Nanjing Airport. Redel's order was very simple, and he immediately took off two brigades of planes to the temporary airport on Hainan Island to provide air cover for the entire fleet.

When the German fleet sailed near the Dongsha Islands, Li Mo, who was playing cards, received a radio call from Marshal Redel:

"Andite, I am Marshal Redell. Look, we have already driven to the near Dongsha Islands, which is only two or three hundred nautical miles away from Guangzhou Port in China. We can get there in half a day. Why don't we send these materials to Guangzhou Port!"

"What to send to Guangzhou Port? No, it is a straight-line distance of 1,100 kilometers from Nanjing. With China's transportation capacity, this batch of materials can only arrive in Nanjing in the year of the monkey and horse month. At this time, China's capital is already in danger, which is impossible to delay, so Marshal Redell is asked to implement the plan approved by the head of state."

Redel's helpless voice appeared on the other side of the microphone again:

"Andet! I also want to send this batch of materials to Nanjing to successfully complete the tasks assigned by the head of state. However, according to our reconnaissance submarine report, two Japanese fleets and three aircraft carriers are heading towards us. If we really have a war with Japan, with the power in our hands, we may have to destroy this batch of arms and the entire fleet here."

"Marson Reidel, don't worry! The little Japanese dare not treat our fleet. Send our planes and submarines! You don't know the power of our bf109 and ju87 aircraft. Even with the little Japanese 96 and 97 aircraft, they dare to play tricks with us. If they really want to do anything, then send them all to the seabed to feed the sharks."

Seeing that Li Mo could not speak, Radell hung up the radio with a "snap". The "snap" sound almost deafened Li Mo's ears. It seemed that Marshal Radell was really angry.

Standing next to Marshal Redel, Dunitz quickly handed a cup of coffee to Marshal Redel, and said with a smile on his face:

"Marrior Radell, please calm down. The man Andett is so angry. He still respects you very much. I guess he saw that the war situation in China is urgent, so he wants to go to Nanjing, China as soon as possible!"

"Hmph! Your son-in-law! Everything is good, you just like to show off and confront your superiors. He will suffer in the future."

"Yes, yes, after I get home, I will teach this fool a lesson and let him come to the door and apologize to you, the Marshal."

"Forget it, I'm not such a petty person, so I'll just apologize. Since Andete disagreed with changing the plan, we had to implement it according to the plan approved by the Head of State. Otherwise, we may not be able to explain to the Head of State when we go back."

"Thank you for your magnanimity, let's follow the head of state's plan."

"Then give orders. The entire fleet is sailing according to the established route, all submarines attack, ambushing around the Japanese fleet, and at the same time, the Air Force is ordered to escort the entire fleet, and the entire fleet enters the first-level combat readiness state."

In an instant, the German fleet sounded the preparation alarm, and countless naval soldiers rushed to their combat posts, removed the cannon suits, revealing the huge black muzzle, and the muzzle of the anti-aircraft cannon also pierced the sky.

Li Mo and the others also quickly put on their life jackets. Li Mo and the others couldn't help at the sea battle and could only wait quietly. If the war started, their passenger ship would definitely be the first target for Japanese aircraft to attack.

After receiving the order from the Minister of the Yangtze River, the two Japanese fleets that were parked outside the Yangtze River estuary immediately joined forces. The two Japanese fleets had two battleships, five heavy cruisers, five light cruisers, twenty-two destroyers, and three aircraft carriers (Fengxiang, Kaga, Ryuka). There were nearly ten Japanese aircraft carriers, and these three happened to be in Shanghai and participated in the battle against China, so they followed the fleet so quickly. The rest of Japan's aircraft carriers were still on the ground! The entire fleet was the essence of the Japanese Navy. If Japan lost these warships, its navy would basically be over.

The Japanese fleet arrived near the Dongsha Islands through the Taiwan Strait. The commander who commanded the Japanese fleet was Lieutenant General Nakayama. When the German fleet discovered the Japanese fleet, the Japanese fleet also knew the specific location of the German fleet. Nakayama ordered the entire fleet to face it head-on, and the three aircraft carriers retreated for a hundred nautical miles.

Nagashiyama received an order from the cabinet early in the morning. They just deterred the German fleet and could not really launch an attack on the German fleet. You should know that the German U2 submarine is a nightmare that cannot be solved for the Japanese Navy, because at this time, Japan did not have a sonar system, and the whole world did not have sonar, the killer weapon for dealing with submarines. It can be said that German submarines are god-like existences.

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Chapter completed!