"Push with the flow?" Okamura Yanji was confused, "What does it mean?"

Hinata Shiaki and a large group of combat staff members were also confused.

Ishihara smiled slightly and asked Okamura Yasuji: "Okamura, if nothing unexpected happens, when do you think our 13th Army or the entire Chinese condemnation army can launch an offensive again?"

"This..." Okamura Nishi said with a frown, "The center of the empire has completely shifted to the establishment of the Air Force. There are rumors that Your Majesty has made up his mind to form at least ten aviation divisions, so if nothing unexpected happens, it will be impossible for our 13th Army to launch an offensive again within at least one year."

Ishihara Kanir continued, "Then Okamura, are you really willing?"

Before Okamura Yasuji answered, Hinata Shiaki rushed to answer, "Of course we are not willing to give up!"

He paused at this point and saw that Okamura Yasuki did not scold him. Hinata Shiaki continued: "Although the empire's finances are tight at present, it is far from enough to not even be able to raise funds for launching a medium-scale battle. Even if you have to form ten aviation divisions within a year, you still have the strength to launch a medium-scale battle."

"Sodega." Ishihara smiled and said, "In fact, the empire is fully capable of continuing to launch an active offensive against Yinjiang. The Chinese condemnation army lacks reserves and can be allocated from the Kwantung Army. At present, the empire has signed a neutral treaty with the Soviet Union. The Kwantung Army no longer needs so many combat materials and permanent troops."

Okamura Yasuji was silent. As the commander of the 13th Army, he certainly hoped that the 13th Army would have more troops and more sufficient materials, and at the same time, there would be constant wars, because only by launching wars can one obtain military achievements. Only by obtaining military achievements can one obtain military achievements, and only by obtaining military achievements can these soldiers be promoted and reflect their own value.

Ishihara Kaner finally said: "Zhong Yi tried to use us as a knife and forced Chang Kaishen to cancel the reduction of the 41st Army. We can also use Zhong Yi's move in turn to make a fuss, force the base camp to strengthen the military preparations of our 13th Army, and even launch the third Zhejiang-Fujian Battle in a short period of time."

After pausing, Ishihara Kanir continued: "Okamura, please believe me. Although the Chinese army has won two consecutive battles in Zhejiang and Fujian, their consumption is also extremely high, and the recovery ability of the Chinese army is far inferior to that of the Imperial Army. Therefore, if we can launch the third Zhejiang and Fujian Battle in a short period of time, the chance of winning will be greatly increased."

Hearing this, Okamura Yasuji was moved, and what Ishihara said seemed to make sense.

At the moment, Okamura Yasuji said: "But the question is, how to convince the stupid bureaucrats in the base camp?"

"No need to convince those stupid and old-fashioned bureaucrats, we just need to convince His Majesty the Emperor." Ishihara smiled slightly and continued, "Okamura, you have a good relationship with Tojo Kung, and Tojo Kung is now extremely trusted by His Majesty the Emperor, so you can bypass the base camp and submit the battle report to His Majesty the emperor."

"Sudegas." Okamura Yanji's eyes lit up.

...

Imperial Palace, Tokyo, Japan.

Naval Order Minister Fushimi Miyagi Hakuk and Navy Minister Minumasa Minuta are complaining to Hirohito.

There is only one reason for complaint. Hirohito directly stopped all shipbuilding plans of Yokohama, Osaka and other shipyards. Not only did the battleships that did not have time to board the ship, all the cruisers were cancelled, and even more than a dozen battleships that had been launched were converted into aircraft carriers.

It would be fine if it was just a modification. The key to the problem is that after the modification, these aircraft carriers no longer belong to the navy's combat sequence, but become Air Force warships.

Isn't this a mess? The aviation corps used to belong to the naval fleet.

Now it’s the opposite, the naval fleet actually belongs to the Air Force!

Of course, the only ones that were transferred to the Air Force were aircraft carriers, and others like cruisers, destroyers, frigates, etc. still belong to the navy, but even if they were just aircraft carriers, it was difficult to accept.

Because this involves a question of command, it cannot be tolerated.

"Your Majesty, I insist that only by handing over the aircraft carrier to the command of the navy can we solve the problem of coordinated operations between the navy and the air force more effectively. If we blindly emphasize the autonomy of the air force, and even change the aircraft carrier to the air force for this purpose, isn't this putting the cart before the cart? In real wartime, is it the Air Force obeying the command of the navy, or the Navy obeying the command of the air force?"

Hirohito said: "Of course the command is still commanded by the navy. I have told you and Yamaguchi Jun that the Air Force is just a knife, and the sharpest saber in the Navy's hand! That's all!"

Mine Hiromasa said: "Since it is still under the command of the navy, why do you have to do this by taking the aircraft carrier into the Air Force's combat sequence? Will our Navy still restrict the use of aircraft carriers in the Navy sequence? This is obviously impossible, aircraft carriers exist for the Air Force."

"You are right, aircraft carriers exist for the Air Force." Hirohito said, "Since that's the case, since aircraft carriers exist for the Air Force, why not simply be included in the Air Force sequence?"

Mine Hiroshimasaki: "The problem is that aircraft carriers are warships after all."

"The warship must be under the command of the navy? Can't the rules change?"

Just as Hideki Tojo came in, Hirohito waved his hand and said, "Mineko, and Uncle Hiroko, don't talk about it anymore. The matter of aircraft carriers being transferred into the Air Force sequence is decided."

Fushimi Miyaki Hirokyo and Minuchi Mitsumasa had no choice but to leave the imperial residence unhappily.

When Fushimi Miyaki Hirokyo and the others left, Hirohito asked Tojo Hideki again, "Tojo, what's the matter?"

Hideki Tojo didn't say much, but just took out a report from his briefcase and handed it to Hirohito.

Hirohito took it and asked casually: "What is this?"

Hideki Tojo said: "Plan for the Third Zhejiang-Fujian Battle."

"Nani? The third battle between Zhejiang and Fujian?" Hirohito slammed the report in his hand on the table and frowned, "Didn't the Army Department have already issued an order and will not be allowed to launch another offensive battle within a year? What's going on with Okamura? It's less than two months later, and the third battle between Zhejiang and Fujian is going to launch again?"

Hideki Tojo sighed lightly and said, "Your Majesty, there is a proverb that says, "The tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop. Now the Imperial Army does not want to fight again, but the Chinese army will not stop."

"What does it mean?" Hirohito said, "Can the Chinese army really dare to counterattack?"

"I'm afraid it's." Hideki Tojo nodded, "Just yesterday, the 10th China Army led by Zhong Yi had just launched a large-scale counterattack and captured Shangyu County. Due to the lack of reinforcements, more than 2,000 imperial soldiers of the 51st infantry registrared in Shangyu County, and they were all broken from the corps leader Oi Yuzu."
Chapter completed!