novelhk Chapter 662: Too weak, useless
Chapter 662: Too weak, useless
Zhou Weiguo doesn’t understand?
It seemed that a fight was about to break out, but the navy was not prepared. This... this made him confused.
"Weiguo, these ships are ours, but now we can't accept them, and we can't take them. Do you understand what I mean?"
"Is it because of international reasons?" Zhou Weiguo frowned and asked after hearing Commander Chen's explanation.
Those are two battleships. The combined tonnage of these two battleships exceeds the total tonnage of all the ships currently in Shancheng.
"Sir, are you willing to do this?" Zhou Weiguo asked when he saw Commander Chen remained silent.
Commander Chen sighed. "I'm a naval officer. Of course, I hope they can join us, but under the current circumstances, we can't do that. We also need British assistance. If we accept these ships, they might misunderstand that all this is a conspiracy between us and the Japanese army."
Although this is true, we cannot afford to lose the big picture for the sake of small gains.”
Zhou Weiguo sighed; "What a pity, what a pity."
Commander Bai folded his arms and smiled, "There's nothing to regret. Even if we take these ships, they'll only serve as ornamental objects at the moment. They won't provide any help to our operations. Instead, it's better to leave them with the Third Fleet and wait for the right opportunity to take them back."
Zhou Weiguo didn't say anything more. From the perspective of overall interests, it is indeed inconvenient for these ships to be added to the navy sequence of Shancheng.
"I don't understand." Minamizō Akiko looked at the secret message sent from above, and looked at the ships docked next to the Izumo with some regret.
Those were all battleships, 80% of them were new. If they were added to Shancheng, the military strength of Shancheng would have a huge leap. However, the content of this secret message was to let the Third Fleet take over the fleet.
"Sister, why is this happening?" Minami Zao Akiko came to Xiao Ya and asked in confusion.
Xiao Ya, who was also looking at the ship, turned around and said, "The situation doesn't allow it."
Seeing that Minamizō Akiko still didn't understand, Xiao Ya smiled bitterly and said, "Our mountain city is still too weak after all. Even though we took advantage of the war to obtain a lot of production lines and technical information, due to the lack of raw materials, there are not many soldiers who can actually drill holes. The war between the Japanese and the British pushed the British to our side."
Takeshita Shun came out of the cabin and saw Xiao Ya talking about this issue. He walked over and took over the conversation, saying, "Britain has colonies in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Central Asia, especially South Asia, which is their second homeland. They value these places very much, but Berlin is attacking them, so they have no time to advance eastward, and the local troops may not be able to stop the Japanese attack. So, they will ask us for help."
"Taking action is an opportunity, an exchange of interests. We can use this opportunity to ask them for raw materials. As for the navy, it is actually not what we really need at the moment."
What can you do with it? Can you join the war? No, you can only hide in the harbor and not come out. You might even be bombed by the Japanese navy.
Also, the technical maintenance is not mature yet. Rather than letting it get damaged by soaking, it is better to keep it in the Third Fleet for the time being.
As for how they use it, that is their business. Sooner or later, they will get these things back.
"Okay. Now that you put it, it's most appropriate to give these things to them." Nan Zao Mingming turned her head away from the ships docked at the dock. She was worried that she would cry out of heartache.
"Today is the last day for the fleet here, right?" Xiao Ya asked, changing the subject.
Takeshita Shun nodded. "Yes, Hase Kiyoshi, in order to express his gratitude for their hospitality, hosted a banquet at the hotel for the Governor of the Far East, along with the Navy Commander and the Army Commander."
"Okay." Xiao Ya glanced at Takeshita Shun; "I'll leave that over there to you. No matter what, we have to help them and take control of this place."
The banquet at the Governor's Mansion will be held in two hours. As the governor, Luo Fuguo has not had a good rest in the past two days.
A telegram had arrived from Yamashiro, saying the Japanese were very likely to launch a surprise attack. He and Wilder had discussed the matter carefully, and the possibility of a surprise attack was not very high. After all, they were no match for the Empire.
Although everyone said so, as the governor, he was indeed a little worried because the relationship between the two sides had been too tense during this period.
Also, the arrival of the Japanese Navy aircraft carrier in Guangzhou is really puzzling. Although they said they were assisting the army in combat, the relationship between the navy and the army does not seem to be that good.
He didn't want to cause panic in the Far East, but he still made a lot of preparations in private.
"They are leaving today. The more critical the time, the more likely problems are to occur. You must be prepared, especially the artillery position." In front of the map laid out in the office, Vice-President Luo looked at the Far East Fleet Commander Wilde and the Army Commander Brigadier General George beside him and said.
"Don't worry, Governor. Everything is ready. If they don't take action, fine. But if they do, we'll make sure they know how powerful we are." Wilder added confidently, "Besides, they wouldn't dare to do that."
George nodded beside him. "Your Excellency, I think General Wilder is right. As for the message from Shancheng, we don't need to pay any attention to it. After all, if there is anyone who wants us to fight the Japanese army right now, it's probably Shancheng."
Luo Fuguo nodded. "You have a point. Berlin has launched a despicable war against us without declaring war. We didn't expect them to emerge from the Ardennes Forest. The situation is not favorable for us. The Allied forces are already rapidly withdrawing, and France is likely to surrender. At this time, we must be careful and absolutely not fire the first shot."
At this point, he looked at everyone present and said, "Everyone, the Far East is related to our interests in various places. It is one of the solid barriers to the interests of the Empire. We must absolutely not allow it to fall into our hands. Therefore, we must be cautious. After today, tomorrow's sun will still be the same as today."
"Yes." George and Wilder nodded and said seriously.
Looking at the two people's serious and disdainful responses, Luo Fuguo felt a little uneasy.
The sheer size of the empire led some soldiers to believe that its power was so great that no other nation dared to intervene. However, things were different today. The empire itself was facing threats from Berlin.
Thinking of this, he felt a little embarrassed and hummed inwardly.
They don't dare, and they don't have the strength to do so.