Anti-Japanese War: When I get promoted, the system will explode with soldiers

Deng Jiugong also stared at the interaction between Li Shaoyi and Commander Chen. Perhaps this was the kind of tacit understanding that only patriots could have.

Commander Chen didn't want to drag this matter on. There were many people in the Navy Department who had no ships to sail. If that was the case, these people should be pulled over. Moreover, this was also the Fifth Fleet under the Central Navy.

"I will definitely recruit people for you, but you have to find a way to distinguish whether they are good or bad. You also know that the current Central Navy was originally divided into several parts, and later I integrated them. The vast majority of them are patriotic and can be used, but for the minority, it is up to you to distinguish them."

At the dinner table, Commander Chen whispered to Li Shaoyi.

"It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter whether he's loyal or treacherous. The most important thing is to have a navy. I only have ships but no people. Even if he's a spy, as long as he can get the ship moving for me, there's no war going on anyway. I can just teach the students."

After hearing what Li Shaoyi said, Commander Chen realized how desperately short of manpower Li Shaoyi was facing.

It's normal to think about it. When a local warlord recruits soldiers, the army must be everywhere. In these days of war in China, it is not difficult to find a few people who have served in the army and led soldiers. But it is hard to say about the navy and air force. There are only a handful of warlords who have developed a navy and air force.

When Li Shaoyi was welcoming the commanders from Nanjing, the Japanese Navy was also undergoing a major purge, which happened to purge out all those who the Emperor was dissatisfied with. This time, they had the final say on the matter.

The navy lost an aircraft carrier, a heavy cruiser, several transport ships, and more than a dozen landing ships. For the Japanese Navy, this was the biggest defeat since the end of the Russo-Japanese War.

Reporters from all over the world are like crazy, crowding in front of the doors of Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of the Navy, hoping that the relevant officials can give them an answer on this matter. But now Japan's doors are still closed, and no one can stand up and speak out even if you shout outside.

It has always been promoted that Japan has already surpassed China. China is like a piece of fat meat placed in front of Japan. We can take a bite whenever we want. The reason why we have not occupied China completely is because we are concerned about the ideas of Western countries.

This is what the Japanese government has always been promoting to the people, and the people have always believed it. But this time the navy was defeated so badly, it seems a little different from what you promoted.

If the main force was not mobilized, an entire naval carrier battle group would have gone there, as well as 6,000 Marines. The Navy kept telling everyone that one Marine was worth five Army soldiers. Doesn't this mean that an entire division of troops would have been wiped out in one night?

When the news first came through, the Navy spokesperson announced that they would definitely retaliate for this incident, but now so much time has passed, have you come up with a revenge plan?

Li Shaoyi is presiding over the commissioning ceremony of the light cruiser, and the senior leaders of the Longguo Navy have all gathered in the island city. If they want to retaliate, isn't this a good opportunity?

In fact, the Japanese Navy had thought about this. If they could catch all the high-ranking officials of the Dragon Navy, although it would not be able to cover up the fact that their aircraft carrier had sunk, it would at least be able to put a light on their faces.

But the problem is that the agents around the island city had been withdrawn as early as the last operation. Except for the spies of the navy, the people from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the headquarters investigation department were basically all stolen, and finally they were all caught by Li Shaoyi's people. Now even if you want to do something bad, there is no one to do it for you.

There are many local Chinese working for them, but these Chinese are fence-sitters. Everyone can see the current situation clearly. Those Japanese bosses are nowhere to be found. You still expect us to betray you and work for you voluntarily. Isn't this a dream?

The Japanese Navy requested help from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Black Dragon Society. In the past, they would have been happy to help, but after this huge loss, it was already a good thing that the two groups didn't come to you for revenge. Do you still expect them to bring out their hidden spies? If all of them were lost, it would mean that decades of planning in China would be wiped out.

Therefore, the Japanese Navy now has only one option, which is to close the door and ignore this matter, allowing time to slowly dilute this matter.

Of course, we can also take the entire fleet and go to the island city to take revenge, but the Japanese Navy does not have the courage to do so. The most important thing is that according to their calculations, there are more than 350 combat aircraft of various types stationed in the island city, and Li Shaoyi has mastered the technology of bombing water targets. Even if all the navy goes there and can take the island city, our losses will not be small, and we may lose our position as the overlord of Asia. The benefits are not proportional to the risks.

In order to restore its reputation among the people, the Japanese Navy selected several lieutenant generals to commit suicide by seppuku in their offices, and left behind a letter they were reluctant to write, taking the entire incident on their own shoulders.

The young naval officers cut their fingers, wrote letters in blood, and swore an oath to the sea, saying that they would soon take revenge on Li Shaoyi. This was enough to suppress the public's anger. However, the attitude of Western countries towards Japan is not something you can easily fool.

Especially Junkers' attitude towards Japan. The two countries were already very close in some international relations, and they were just one step away from signing an agreement. Unfortunately, after this incident, the distance between Junkers and Japan became farther and farther. Japan complained that Junkers should not have supported Li Shaoyi's coastal defense artillery, and Junkers complained about Japan's low combat effectiveness.

When you want to cooperate, you see the good in the other party. When you don’t want to cooperate, you see all the problems in the other party. This is the case with Juncker and Japan now. They look down on each other.

Under such circumstances, the Junkers' coastal defense artillery supporting Li Shaoyi was also transported to the island city as quickly as possible.

The 280mm coastal defense gun, if used properly, can become the last barrier to guard the island city.

Accompanying them were a dozen Junkers instructors who would stay in the island city for several months to teach Li Shaoyi's men how to skillfully use the coastal defense artillery. Li Shaoyi promised them double their bonuses after they passed the assessment...