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

For Prime Minister Ito, he would rather go back and fiddle with his own flowers and plants than preside over this meeting. Just look at the people present and you will know that each of them is like fighting cocks. Of course, this cannot be blamed on them. During the Meiji Restoration, the navy and the army were different entities, and the internal contradictions of both sides prevented them from sitting down.

His Majesty the Emperor also took advantage of this and kept the navy and the army firmly in his hands, but the problem is that in addition to fanning the flames, sometimes you also have to reduce the conflicts between the two armies. When there is no war, fighting each other is still understandable, but when there is a war, they will just hold each other back, which will do more harm than good to the whole of Japan.

Looking at Prime Minister Ito's stern eyes, the generals of both armies returned to their positions. Their muscles had been stretched. If Prime Minister Ito had not stepped forward, their fists would have landed on each other's faces.

"The navy must launch an attack on Qingdao in the near future. Even if they cannot capture Qingdao, they must bomb Qingdao's airport. They cannot continue to bomb Goryeo."

Lieutenant General Anan pushed his gold-rimmed glasses. The army also had its own request for this meeting, which was to never allow the Qingdao base to send out heavy bombers again. The Korean Peninsula was too important for the army. A lot of money had been invested there over the years and a lot of infrastructure had been built. If Ma Leizi wanted to bomb Korea, then he would have too many bombing targets, and the army did not want all the money spent over the years to become waste paper.

"That's impossible. We need to be within the aircraft's combat radius to attack Qingdao. When we enter the aircraft's combat radius, the Imperial Navy will also be within the Qingdao Air Force's attack range. According to the intelligence we have, unless the Imperial Navy goes all out and gathers all its aircraft carriers, there is no chance of success."

The Japanese Navy has its own strategic goals, and Qingdao will never allow them to send out all their navy. Although the Japanese Navy also likes this city on the peninsula very much, the Japanese Navy’s main combat target and imaginary enemy has always been the United States Navy across the Pacific. Now if all of them are lost in Qingdao, how can they compete for dominance in the Pacific?

"Prime Minister, I'm afraid this meeting can no longer proceed. Please report directly to His Majesty the Emperor. From now on, the navy and the army will no longer be able to cooperate. All wars should be handed over to the army. The navy, fearing losses, is unwilling to complete such combat missions. Why should we keep the navy?"

Lieutenant General Anan said dismissively, "War is a war without losses. The Empire lost hundreds of thousands of ground troops in Jincheng, and nearly 20,000 were killed in the bombing of Kaesong. But did you see the people at Army Headquarters raise their eyebrows? It's just a few dead, isn't it? Compared to the tens of millions of civilians in our country, these few people are nothing."

"Your Excellency, the Prime Minister, the Imperial Navy is valiant and skilled in warfare. Throughout our naval history, we have won countless victories, and we have never feared life or death. However, the Imperial Navy is also fighting for our own interests, not to die. Knowing that Qingdao's naval defenses are formidable, we would still deploy all our naval forces to attack an insignificant location. That would be irresponsible to the Imperial Navy."

Vice Admiral Kashima represented the navy in this meeting and he had prepared all his arguments. It was impossible for us to change the entire navy's combat plan just because of a few words from the army. This was simply unrealistic. If we were to attack Qingdao now, we would probably lose the entire Japanese navy, and all we would get would be a dark Qingdao.

The most important thing is that after occupying Qingdao, you will not be able to defend it at all. The entire eastern Shandong Peninsula is under the management of the 72nd Army. Their army can retreat. Just launching some harassing battles against us every day is enough to give us a headache. Therefore, after taking Qingdao, you will need to send a large number of troops to guard it. This is really not worth the loss.

Seeing that the debate had reached a stalemate again, Prime Minister Ito had no choice but to ask everyone to calm down again.

The focus of the debate is when the navy should attack, and everyone, including their government, is inclined to support the army.

"Your navy should launch some operations against Qingdao. This is also the Emperor's intention. Do you have any long-term combat plans for Qingdao?"

After hearing what Prime Minister Ito said, the army generals immediately became happy. It turned out that His Majesty the Emperor had also seen the danger of Qingdao, and he must have figured it out long ago. If Qingdao was allowed to develop, all the facilities in Goryeo would be destroyed. Once a base was established in Goryeo, the whole of Japan would be in trouble.

In the eyes of the naval generals, this plan should be delayed as long as possible. When the aircraft carrier sank last time, they knew that Qingdao's combat capability was unfathomable. Some people also suggested that there should be a submarine base in Qingdao, but it has not been investigated clearly yet. If the main force of the navy is mobilized and wins, it would be easy to deal with. But if it is defeated, the loss of the Japanese Navy will be the largest in history, and no one can bear this responsibility.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, we do have our own battle plan for Qingdao, but we will not launch an attack on Qingdao until the army enters the territory of Ludong Province. Currently, the 72nd Army has occupied the entire peninsula. If our navy launches an attack rashly, after we win the first phase, they will immediately withdraw to other areas. Without the assistance of the army, occupying Qingdao is useless. Their army can harass our naval base day and night. We will only increase casualties and will not change the overall situation of the war."

General Kashima also took out the navy's combat plan. There was indeed a plan to attack Qingdao, but the army had to occupy the land of eastern Shandong Province, and then the navy and the army had to cooperate and attack from the east and west sides. Only then would there be hope of victory. If they only relied on the navy, then forget it.

"That's pure nonsense! Doesn't your navy always claim to be independent? Now you have to rely on our army to launch an attack. You've already undone everything you said before..."

Lieutenant General Anan's loud voice came again...