Chapter 2695 The Decline Has Appeared
The Nagato is definitely the best battleship in the world. I really didn’t expect that the Japanese could actually build such a powerful battleship. It surpasses our Queen Elizabeth-class battleships and Fury-class battleships, and is even inferior to the German Bavaria-class battleships. "Feeling the strong sea breeze oncoming, a British officer looked at the Japanese navy he was riding on and said sincerely in admiration. It is actually the largest fast battleship currently.
Not far from the warship that was sailing at high speed, its class ship Mutsu was undergoing a main gun test. The eight 16-inch cannons roared loudly and poured towards a target ship in the distance. Tons of steel! With each salvo, at least 8 tons of ammunition will pierce the sky and bring destruction to its target!
Seven months after the war began, the Japanese Navy finally completed two Nagato-class battleships! However, in order to maintain confidentiality, the two battleships were not deployed in Japan, nor did they go directly to Davao to join the main force of the Japanese Combined Fleet. Instead, they went to Sarawak, the British colony in the Far East, for sea trials and training. (later East Malaysia) To a certain extent, the reconnaissance situation of the U.S. Navy’s intelligence department is indeed correct. Japan’s new battleships are not in the mainland or the Philippines... But a blind spot in thinking caused the US Navy to make mistakes in its estimation of the Japanese combined fleet.
At the same time, in the command tower of the Nagato, Betty and Hayao Nagashima, chief of staff of the Japanese Combined Fleet, were discussing the future battlefield situation. The British and Japanese had received the news that the United States would launch military operations from the German Navy and The Austro-Hungarian Navy received 4 fast battleships. These four battleships will fill the gap before the completion of the U.S.'s self-built 16-inch battleships. The U.S. Navy has entered a virtuous cycle, with new warships entering service one after another.
At this time, on New Ireland Island, the U.S. Navy has controlled more than 40% of the area, and has successfully established an aviation base on the flat land in the northwest area of the island. A large number of aircraft have been stationed, and the U.S. Army has made good progress. Pan Xing adopted a strategy of encircling but not attacking some strongholds that were really difficult to capture, and concentrated his forces to continuously attack and divide the Japanese army in depth. At the same time, a large number of American destroyers and cruisers were also active in the waters near New Ireland Island, seriously threatening the Japanese supply line. After more than half a year of war, the Japanese army, which had suffered huge casualties and material consumption, was already at its limit. Caught.
This is not a temporary dilemma caused by restricted logistics, but a loss of the entire Japanese national power. On the New Ireland Island, which covers an area of about 30,000 square kilometers, the Japanese army has paid a price of more than 80,000 killed, disabled and injured. More than 200,000 combatants were lost to the disease! In other words, in this meat grinder war, the Japanese Army has already wiped out 10 divisions! This loss has exceeded the original Russo-Japanese War!
As for the loss of technical weapons and the resulting loss of money, they are countless. So far, Japan's war expenses on New Ireland alone have exceeded 400 million pounds! The tonnage of the transport ships sunk in the waters near New Ireland alone exceeded six figures! This is really costly for a country the size of Japan. In other words, even if the combined fleet returns to the battlefield, the Japanese defense on New Ireland Island will be unsustainable.
If you persist, Japan will bleed dry!
"The situation is very bad. I have seen the sunset now. If possible, your country should be ready by now." Betty put down the document in her hand and said to Shimamura Hayao.
"How to prepare? Surrender to the Americans? However, the Americans have no reason to forgive us. We are their only enemy in the Far East. Throw us away and the Americans can become the overlord of the Far East. The contradiction between us is irresistible. Reconciled," Shimamura Hayao said. "As for making early preparations? That is a matter for politicians. We are soldiers and it has nothing to do with us."
"Haha." Betty sneered in her heart. He now understands the mentality of the Japanese very well. The Japanese know that a lot of things will definitely be spit out in the end of this war. They also know that the United States cannot destroy us this time. They even know that back then, Japan's participation in the Allied Powers and the trouble it caused to the Germans cannot be ignored. It is not only the United States but also Germany that wants to liquidate Japan! But precisely because of this embarrassing situation, the Japanese always want to stay a little longer, and this hesitation has also caused Japan to be passive in diplomacy.
In Betty's view, since the war has started, the Japanese can already discuss compensation issues with Germany. The German losses need to be compensated by the Japanese with real money and silver. This knife cannot be avoided. After settling with the Germans as soon as possible, , Only in this way can we strive for an international situation that is more favorable to Japan. After all, the reason why the Germans declared war on Japan was to punish Japan for joining the Allied Powers and Japan's occupation of the colonies transferred by Germany to the United States. Moreover, Germany had no intention of completely killing Japan. Therefore, as long as these two problems are solved, Japan is much more flexible diplomatically and strategically.
However, the Japanese always want to negotiate after a major victory, trying to rely on temporary advantages on the battlefield to gain an advantage at the negotiating table, and imagine that virtue will not be able to survive due to economic and people's livelihood issues, and choose Make concessions first.
However, this idea is ridiculous! To be honest, is Virtue the kind of country that gives in when it suffers a little loss? The Germans fought an unprecedented war with Britain, France, and Russia. They fought for more than two years, paid millions of casualties, and defeated three powerful countries. How could they give up because of a slight setback on the battlefield? As for the Americans, they regard Japan as their biggest enemy. The fact that the United States dares to attack the Japanese across most of the Pacific shows the resolute attitude of the US military. They are even prepared to withstand larger casualties. As for equipment and war expenses? In fact, this is the aspect that the US military pays least attention to! American industry is so powerful!
"Okay, let's not talk about this problem. Now let's think about what to do in the future? The defense and support of the Bismarck Islands will not last long. The Americans will soon take over New Ireland, then New Britain, and then, The Americans will use this as a springboard to launch a general attack on the island of Guinea. This time, the battle will be a battle of the entire war. If the island of New Guinea is gone, then the entire colonial system of the Japanese Empire will be undefendable," Betty said. .
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