When Liu Feiyang's recruits were bombarded by a large number of Japanese tank troops in the virtual training battlefield and suffered heavy casualties from artillery bombing, and were about to be completely destroyed,

Far away in the Japanese homeland,

The flagship of the Combined Fleet, the battleship Nagato, the new commander Isoroku Yamamoto, is chatting with Vice Admiral Narumi Inoue.

"Congratulations on your promotion. You are now a lieutenant general. You have to work hard! Maybe the next new commander of the combined fleet will be you! Inoue-kun!"

"By the way, have you seen the Yamato battleship? It's undergoing sea trials, right?"

After General Yamamoto Isoroku and Lieutenant General Inoue Narumi chatted for a while, General Yamamoto Isoroku was in a good mood and chatted with each other.

"Hahaha! You're flattered, you are my senior!"

"Yamamoto-senpai!"

"But today I actually went to see our most powerful battleship, the battleship Yamato!"

"It is worthy of being the most powerful battleship built by our empire at a cost of 150 billion yen! No wonder it is the new flagship designated as the flagship of our combined fleet. Compared with the Nagato battleship we are on now, it is even more powerful.

Strong fighting ability!"

"Its ship is not only equipped with more than 8 460 mm caliber main guns, but also 12 155 mm caliber secondary guns. The maximum speed is more than 30 knots. The hull defensive armor can withstand its own main guns at 20-35 kilometers.

Artillery strikes from a distance..."

In response to General Isoroku Yamamoto's inquiry, Lieutenant General Inoue Narumi also responded with a bright smile.

He still respects and admires Yamamoto Isoroku very much.

"Um!"

"It's good to be stronger. After all, it is the face of our combined fleet and the latest flagship!"

"In addition to paying attention to the Yamato battleship, I also paid attention to recent major domestic events. I heard that the United States has frozen its trade relations with us, especially oil. Now there is almost less and less, and it does not even want to give us

Oil is on sale!”

"This is not good news! Without oil, our fleet, our planes, tanks, and cars will not be able to operate normally. So how can we expand our territory in China?"

"What do you think?"

However, General Yamamoto Fifty-Six suddenly changed the topic to another topic and asked.

"Are you talking about the plan to go south?"

"Seize oil resources by fighting south?"

When General Yamamoto asked him this question, Lieutenant General Inoue Narumi quickly suppressed his smile, and then responded seriously.

"Yes! What do you think of this southbound battle plan? Does it feel feasible? Now the Army side and even our Navy side are clamoring about this battle plan!"

Seeing Lieutenant General Inoue Narumi becoming serious, General Yamamoto Isoroku also continued to ask.

"It's not because the Kwantung Army is useless!"

"They wanted to go north to fight, but they were defeated by the Soviet army. Their wishful thinking of occupying Siberia came to nothing. Then after these losers lost the battle, they changed their thinking and planned to go south to fight.

Got it!"

"But it's all because the United States is up to something! If it weren't for them restricting our access to oil, then we wouldn't be thinking about this plan to go south!"

"But the vast territory of China is enough for our troops to disperse and fight. Now if we want to expand to those countries southward, I am afraid that our military expansion will be more and more, but our population is limited!

"

"If you really want to ask my opinion, then my personal opinion is that there are pros and cons!"

"The advantage is that we can get rid of the control of the United States and obtain new sources of oil. The disadvantage is that our troops and resources are limited, and it is not suitable to continuously expand the front, especially when the original occupied areas have not been consolidated.

To open up new territories!"

"I always feel that this approach is too risky and dangerous!"

"But as a soldier of the Imperial Navy, I will obey the combat instructions from the base camp!"

After Lieutenant General Inoue Narumi was silent for a while, she spoke out her personal thoughts with a firm look.

"Well! You are a good Imperial soldier!"

"But the shortage of oil will eventually force a war between our empire and the United States. At that time, we will have no choice but to risk a war with the United States at all costs!"

"So this time I asked you to come here because I want to discuss with you the war with the United States!"

"The current situation of our empire is that we must either completely withdraw our troops from the China side, stop expanding our territory, or even need to attach ourselves to the United States!"

"Of course, if we are unwilling to do this, then we can either implement the southward battle plan that has been discussed for some time and seize all the colonies and strategic resources of those foreigners going south to continue the living space of our empire.

!”

"And the reason why I agreed to the southward battle plan is because I learned from the base camp yesterday that our empire's oil can only last for half a year!"

"That is to say, in half a year, once all our oil resources are used up, our fleet, tanks and aircraft will all become scrap metal and cannot be driven!"

"So for the sake of the empire's interests and living space, we can only take such a helpless and desperate risk to start a war with the United States!"

"But you also know very well that the United States is an industrial country. They have a large fleet, aircraft and tanks, and a large number of military factories. They have a vast territory, a large population, and talents!"

"To me, it is a giant empire. Once we fight against them, we will wake up the sleeping giant anytime and anywhere!"

"Facing the retaliatory counterattack from this industrially advanced empire, I don't have much confidence in victory!"

"So if we really want to go to war with the United States, then we must first seize air and sea supremacy in the Pacific!"

"Because only by doing this, our road to fight south will be truly unobstructed!"

"So we must find a way to destroy the United States' maritime power in the Pacific!"

"And I have set my sights on the target of this attack, the US naval base Pearl Harbor deployed in the Pacific!"

"As long as all the naval forces of the American army here are wiped out, then maybe we can achieve a certain victory in this southward battle plan!"

"As for how long this victory can last, I don't know!"

"So I hope to get your support, Inoue-kun!"

"Because after I expressed my personal ideas and strength, there were still many generals in the Navy who were opposed to my all-or-nothing adventure!"

"But for this battle, I didn't come up with it on a whim, but after careful consideration, I made up my mind to propose it!"

After Lieutenant General Inoue Narumi expressed all his personal thoughts, General Yamamoto Isoroku also confessed all his true personal thoughts.

"Sigh! Your ideas are indeed very bold and adventurous, Yamamoto-senpai!"

"But you are right. Our empire is currently experiencing the most critical moment of life and death. If you make one mistake, everything will be wrong!"

"So this time we go south to fight, we still need to be very cautious!"

After listening to General Yamamoto Isoroku's shocking battle plan, his eyes suddenly widened with a look of surprise on his face. He swallowed his saliva and tried his best to consume what the other party said. After that, he couldn't help but sigh.

road.

"Then do you support my idea? Or are you against it?"

However, in response to Lieutenant General Inoue Narumi's cautious response, General Yamamoto Isoroku went straight to the point and asked straightforwardly.

"...."

Lieutenant General Narumi Inoue.
Chapter completed!