News from the front had reached the Tokyo base camp, and Emperor Hirohito and his cabinet members rejoiced.

The room was filled with laughter and laughter, and everyone had a proud smile on their face.

Hirohito, who was sitting in the seat, even smiled and nodded, his image was very glorious.

After he began to take real power, the Empire of Japan was deteriorating day by day, and was even heading towards final destruction.

The navy and army were defeated one after another on various battlefields, and almost nothing happened that could inspire the morale of the military and the people.

After the deaths of Yamamoto Isoroku and Koga Mine, the Imperial Navy was even more devastated.

Hirohito felt that his persistence and hard work had finally paid off, and he was considered a wise and mighty emperor, worthy of his ancestors.

This time, the allied navy and land forces paid a heavy price. When the good news spread, the morale of the domestic military and people was greatly inspired, and the people's will to resist would be even stronger.

The Japanese Empire is invincible, and the Shohe man will never give up.

After laughing for a while, Hirohito lowered his hand and asked his cabinet ministers to quiet down.

"My dear friends, the battle between the 32nd Army and the Kamikaze Team was clean and tidy, showing the style of the warriors of the Japanese Empire."

"I will personally reward the meritorious soldiers."

"The living ones will be given more important responsibilities, and the dead ones will go to the Yingguo Shrine."

"Actual combat has proven that when the sea and land are united, the whole country is united, and internal strife is refused, the combat effectiveness of the imperial warriors is still very strong. The Allied forces are strong on the outside and weak on the inside, and they can never even think of landing on the mainland of the empire!"

When the emperor spoke, the ministers did not have the habit of applauding, so they just nodded frequently.

'Sacrificing 1,200 pilots and 1,200 combat aircraft can only make you proud for a while, but how will you go in the future?'

Cabinet Prime Minister Kantaro Suzuki cursed in his heart, but did not dare to show any disrespect on his face.

"Yes." Emperor Hirohito was quite satisfied with his words. He praised himself a few words in his heart and continued:

"But the battle is not completely over yet. Dear friends, please continue to work hard. I am waiting to hear the good news."

After achieving such a huge victory, the person with the longest face was undoubtedly the new Combined Fleet Commander, Vice Takeru Toyoda.

He held his head high and looked quite excited.

He was mentally proud, but when facing the emperor, he showed a sincere attitude.

The expressions of Doihara Kenji, Sugiyama Gen, Itagaki Seishiro and others gradually turned calm.

Emperor Hirohito winked at Cabinet Prime Minister Kantaro Suzuki and led him out of the huge conference room to the small office on the side.

Suzuki Kantaro didn't know why, and followed the emperor respectfully, with various thoughts in his mind.

When there were only two people, Emperor Hirohito looked worried and said:

"I believe that Operation Kikusui will also be successful, and Ito Zengichi will inflict heavy losses on the Americans."

"But............alas......"

Kantaro Suzuki bent his old body, resisted the urge to cough, and said sincerely:

"Your Majesty, I have been living in the temple for a long time. What I seek is not personal fame and wealth. I only hope that I can share your Majesty's worries and solve the plight of our nation!"

"If Your Majesty gives me a heavy responsibility, I will definitely be furious and will not hesitate to do so!"

Emperor Hirohito nodded happily and said:

"Ai Qing is really my humerus, come here with your ears attached."

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"Move the wounded quickly, there is not enough space here!"

"You can't move the plane and push it into the sea right away. Push it into the sea."

"Clear the flight deck and keep away all irrelevant personnel immediately."

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When Admiral Fraser, the commander of the British Empire's Pacific Fleet, boarded the super aircraft carrier Lincoln, he saw this chaotic, noisy and noisy scene.

Admiral Fraser frowned, and the expectation in his heart continued to decrease.

The backbone of the British Imperial Navy's Pacific Fleet, the aircraft carriers HMS Illustrious and HMS Illustrious, exploded and sank during a kamikaze attack.

In addition, three aircraft carriers and a dozen warships of various types were injured and have left the battlefield.

He had just separated his warships from the chaos after the war, and came to the Lincoln to discuss the encirclement and annihilation of the Japanese special attack fleet with Spruance and Nimitz.

The battle in the morning was so frustrating that Admiral Fraser wanted to smash his fist into the Japanese's face.

However, when he saw the chaos on the Lincoln, he stopped swinging his fists and felt very uncomfortable.

MacArthur and General Spruance stood on the island, unable to do anything about the chaos on the flight deck.

The surrounding warships and submarines were rushing in the direction of the Japanese special attack fleet, but the carrier-based aircraft, as the main force, had not yet been able to take off and form a formation.

A great start seemed to end in sloppiness and regret, and Frazier, Spruance and others were worried.

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At 1:35 pm, the patrolling Archer Fish first spotted the Kikusui Sea Special Attack Fleet.

The battleships Yamato and Musashi are the largest battleships in the history of human naval shipbuilding, and they are equally attractive to the U.S. Navy.

At 1:40, Archerfish launched seven torpedoes.

The US military maritime reconnaissance aircraft also discovered the Japanese maritime special attack fleet at about the same time.

At 1:53, a propeller fighter formation and a jet fighter formation patrolling near the Okinawa battlefield flew over the head of the Japanese Maritime Special Attack Fleet.

But what is helpless is that none of these aircraft are equipped with anti-ship attack bombs, and the ammunition reserves of the aircraft guns are very sufficient.

A great opportunity is right in front of us, and it is impossible for US military pilots to let it slip away.

The first one to dive was the F86 Saber fighter!

Three F86s fired six 127mm rockets at the Musashi!

There are 98 anti-aircraft guns of 25 mm or larger on the Musashi. In the face of such powerful anti-aircraft firepower, even those with sabers would not dare to use their swords easily.

The accuracy of the unguided rockets fired was quite poor, with only four hitting the target.

The Saber fighter jets scrambled to their altitude, barely evading the airtight air defense fire network.

The propeller fighters in the sky were also trying to dive and strafe, but they were soon given a hard lesson by the largest battleship in the history of human shipbuilding.

Musashi's main gun is three triple-mounted 460 mm naval guns.

Such large-caliber naval guns had no use for the time being, but they were not willing to be left alone. After replacing the shells, they aimed at the US fighter planes that kept diving and harassing them.

A single salvo from the three 460mm main guns shattered the two diving propeller fighters into pieces.

Other aircraft left the Musashi's fire range one after another.

For a time, this improvised maritime special attack fleet looked majestic.

Battleships, cruisers and destroyers cut through the waves, unstoppable.

"Long live!"

"Long live!"

"Long live!"

After driving away several harassing U.S. military aircraft, bursts of cheers erupted from the deck of the Musashi.

The Japanese naval soldier, who had already regarded himself as a dead man, screamed hysterically and looked extremely crazy.

Fleet Commander Vice Admiral Ito Seiichi stood on the forward bridge with an arrogant and cold expression.

The Musashi still rushed towards the Okinawa waters at the highest speed of 27 knots, leaving almost no room for retreat.

But something strange happened at sea.

The Chaoshuang, one of the special attack fleets, lagged far behind the large force, and the distance showed signs of getting further and further away.

Various problems will always arise in the most critical battles, and Ito Zhengyi did not focus too much on the lone Asashoushi.

At 2:05 pm, the dive bombers and torpedo bombers that took off from the USS Langley, USS Lexington and USS Raider finally arrived belatedly.

Dive bombers and torpedo bombers immediately entered the battle as soon as they arrived on the battlefield. There were a total of 16 fighters of both types, and the Musashi's way forward was hindered.

One battleship, one light cruiser, and seven destroyers with full firepower!

Most of the cannon muzzles were aimed at the sky, and the airspace was once again covered by barrages.

The U.S. submarines in the surrounding waters were like sharks smelling blood, biting from all directions.

"Your Excellency, Commander, the attack motor boats and torpedo boats must be launched immediately."

Captain Kosaku Ariga, the captain of the Musashi, saw the group of black compressors approaching on the horizon and the submarines that were constantly emerging on the sea, and said to Seiichi Ito with a slight convocation.

Ito was very confident about the Divine Ship and raised his hand slightly.

"It's not yet time, keep moving forward!"

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To be continued...