I Became a Captain of the British Empire - I Became a Captain of the British Empire chapter 114

The Army opposes the Navy’s proposal… Huh?

cold wind.

cloudy sky. The sun barely beating down.

However, no uneasy conditions could ruin my mood now.

“come here!”

bang-

I kicked through the front door of Repulse and entered the meeting room proudly. Phillips and Fraser, who had been waiting for orders to stand by, looked back at the two of us at the same time.

These are the generals who came, but they don’t even say hello?

“Admiral? excuse me… What happened?”

Fraser asked, blinking.

He smiled and nodded his head.

Fraser makes a puzzled face as if he doesn’t know why.

Soon, I turn my gaze to Tobay standing next to me.

“Captain Torbay, what happened to the stake I left you with earlier?”

“Oh, that’s right… .”

We look back at each other and smile.

Before long, I spoke instead of Tobay, who had been waiting.

“I decided to hand it to you instead.”

I deliberately waved the money bag in my hand and moved closer to the two.

With each step, a thumping sound echoes loudly. Fraser and Phillips ask with puzzled faces.

“Admiral? What do you mean by that?”

“Where the hell is this money… .”

“I don’t need to know the details. Here, your share of £40.”

I hand over a bundle of money. Fraser accepts the money with a twitching mouth. It seems that it is difficult to manage young expressions in front of a huge amount of capital.

He quickly shoved a large sum of money into his inner pocket, then suddenly raised his head and asked in a puzzled voice.

“however… The one I entrusted you with is ten pounds?”

“That includes the cost of the bet. and Phillips. You too take ten pounds.”

He puts pounds in Phillips’ hand as well. Eyes widened in surprise. Seeing them shake their heads aimlessly is quite amusing.

Of course, both of them have faces that don’t know why.

“I heard well what you guys bet.”

Soon, the two of them dyed their faces gray. cold eyes.

Tobay, who coughed quietly, turned away to avoid staring at him. I spoke a little quicker before looking at the captain of our poor flagship with resentment.

“Well, it doesn’t matter whether you bet money or what you do. There is one thing you should know.”

The two captains look at each other without saying a word.

Facing them, I discovered a vivid wriggling skill.

They are all elite.

“Whoever it is, there is no useless person in our fleet.”

For a soldier, his 40s are the time when he begins to rise to the top. I have a duty to develop these best captains into the best admirals.

“Battleships and aircraft carriers are all important to us. I have called you into the fleet because each has a job only he can do. There are no ships we don’t need here.”

In order to do that, I think that the main specialty, such as aviation or surface ships, is not very important.

Of course, I am in favor of healthy competition. However, the reaction of the two is only seen as a confrontation between the battleship and the carrier.

Each person’s specialty may be different. But the talent the Royal Navy will demand in the future will be an all-round sportsman who can do anything.

This is the vision that will sustain the future Royal Navy.

“So I’d like you to do something more constructive than this bet from now on.”

We all have to do well. Whether it’s a traditional ship-to-ship firefight or an ultra-long-range air strike between carriers.

Looking back at the two without a word, luckily it was a familiar face.

He nodded his head with a thoughtful face.

“Think of this as my shot at the success of the last raid.”

Leaving the clumsy bundle of money on the desk, I quietly left the conference room.

“How was it, Tobay?”

“yes? ah… What a great show! Phillips and Fraser must have learned something!”

Tobay’s gaze wavered, and he answered right away.

What’s wrong with your reaction?

To be honest, it looked a little cool to me. Sometimes I have to recite lines like this, and that’s it. oops

In the meantime, seeing Tobey averting his eyes made me feel uncomfortable, but I didn’t have time to dig further.

“Admiral! Admiral, are you here?”

He heard a familiar voice from across the hallway.

Exclusive adjutant, Lieutenant Colonel Richie.

“What is it? aide.”

“Ambassador Eden is looking for you. I have an urgent matter to contact.”

He speaks calmly, but his voice is breathless. It seemed to run in a hurry.

“Go now.”

I hope it doesn’t happen again. When you receive an urgent call like this, you don’t always hear good news.

Unfortunately, that was the case this time too.

* * *

Japan, Yokosuka Headquarters.

“The Army opposes the Navy’s proposal.”

A resolute voice echoed through the meeting room.Make sure to read from noble mtl dot com

Personnel in green military uniforms with their backs erect and their eyes widening as if staring in the opposite direction.

Facing the Army Officers’ Corps, the representative of the Japanese Navy, Admiral Kato Kanji, frowned for a moment as if displeased.

He pauses for a beat, then asks in a quiet voice as if trying to hold back his anger.

“Why?”

“Because Japan has no way to finally subdue the United States.”

The army side representatives sharply narrowed their eyes.

They continued talking one after another, as if they had made an appointment in advance.

“To obtain the surrender of the United States, a direct threat to the homeland is required, which is impossible with the naval expeditionary capabilities.”

like fools It is our European allied forces that have the right to land on the US mainland. Are these guys who can’t even cross the ocean messy?

However, I can’t say these words in my face.

I listened quietly to the words that followed.

“I think it is the right way to be content with maintaining the current policy and tying up the enemy forces.”

Representatives of the Navy exchanging facial expressions in a malevolent voice.

The face full of sighs is really worth seeing.

“However, as you can see here, our British allies want us to join the war.”

“Haven’t we already tied down the Pacific Fleet enough? Does England ask for more than this?”

The naval camp flinched at the same time. It also broke into a point where opinions were divided among them.

“… We are currently in a situation where opinions have been gathered to some extent on that part.”

“Hasn’t the navy also finished occupying the Philippines? Rather, isn’t it the right way to induce the enemy’s attack by striking the southern colonies? I don’t know why you bother to attack first and fight in an area that is advantageous to the enemy.”

An army general who answers item by item. A seasoned spirit is felt in the aged face. Admiral Gato is just sweating profusely.

The opponent was formidable to refute as harshly as before. The army general sitting in the center was none other than Japan’s imperial family, Kaninnomiya Kotohito.

‘Did you come to break the momentum? It’s trouble. sh*t.’

A veteran of the Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War, and the current head of the Japanese Army. Why would such a tycoon bother to raid a major naval base?

‘Is it really a power reconnaissance?’

Maybe it’s because I’m here Anyway, I don’t know which country’s military is provoking other types of soldiers to this extent… .

“Now, that alone is not enough, so I am telling you.”

If you come to Rome, you must do as the Romans do.

When I opened my mouth, the eyes of the audience focused on me. I quietly looked around the army representatives one by one.

“If the U.S. Pacific Fleet makes a pretense of emptying Pearl Harbor, the Japanese Navy will not have the capacity to pursue it—and destroy it.”

A slightly proud, yet piercing gaze.

A variety of complicated feelings approach at the same time.

“The only way is to annihilate them in a decisive battle while they haven’t left yet.”

“However, from our point of view, this is not a risky strategy. What can England do for us to demand this much?”

It’s ridiculous. Are you kidding me now?

Eyebrows are automatically furrowed. This situation is tantamount to an insult to an alliance.

When I saw the arrogant face, I was about to swear. Fortunately, Admiral Kato spoke first.

“General, that is disrespectful to our allies. Also, strategy is entirely up to our Navy.”

“This is a matter at stake for the fate of the country! How can the Navy try to deal with it arbitrarily!”

“Navy’s business is the Navy’s law!”

A voice that gets higher and higher.

I was determined to fight on this side as well, not backing down. Then the conference room will be a mayhem for a while.

This isn’t some sort of civil war.Make sure to read from noble mtl dot com

Perhaps it was the first time he had seen something like this, Lieutenant Colonel Leach looked around with a rather perplexed face.

So does the country. It’s not like negotiating with some enemy generals.

The Japanese Army and Navy have been enemies since birth.

It was based on the cavalry of the Choshu domain, the naval forces of the shogunate, and the Satsuma domain, respectively.

Of course, the conflict caused by origins was alleviated to some extent after the 20’s. However, from then on, the problem was that there was no central control body covering the army and navy.

Thanks to this, the command system is separated, there is no unified organization, and the debate continues about who has the priority, and in the end, each fights separately and checks the other, leading to a situation where the two sides fight each other.

At this time, one of the evidence that the conflict ran to the end is the aircraft carrier ‘Akitsumaru’ belonging to the ‘Army’.

‘This is why I support the war, idiots… .’

My head is pounding. I knew it because I had heard it, but it was a headache for me to get involved in a case that was consumed only as an object of ridicule. How the hell should I organize it? However, in order to benefit, you have to somehow get into the debate and convince them.

At that time, when I was struggling with the method, there was someone entering the meeting room.

“Ambassador Eden?”

Ambassador Eden opened the door with a firm expression.

Despite the appearance of a young diplomat, the chatter in the meeting room did not cease.

How come no one seems to care?

I was worried about hitting the desk to attract attention, but the ambassador didn’t care and came up to me and said.

“Admiral, come out for a moment.”

“yes?”

“It is urgent.”

Looking closely, Eden’s face was also covered with dark clouds. I quietly followed him and left the conference room.

“What is it that has kept you away this far?”

With the sadness of being left alone for hours, I questioned him as if arguing. The high voice echoing through the hallway echoes like a background sound.

The ambassador quietly bowed his head and said nothing. All the while hesitating or wiping cold sweat.

“Anyway, it seems that the situation has changed.”

No, what the hell happened and are you so flustered?

After waiting for an answer with a half puzzled and half nervous face, he finally opened his heavy mouth.

“They say Hoover was murdered.”

… It’s embarrassing.

I have corrected my judgment.

* * *

USA, Washington DC

cold winter sky.

Even in the chilly night, the lights of the White House shone brightly. In addition to all the lighting, bright red muzzle flames occasionally twinkled outside the window.

The moment when gunshots and bombs explode knocking on the window.

Dimly, even the sound of the tank’s caterpillars reverberating loudly echoed.

“Tell me again, General.”

Hoover, who could claim to be the most sensitive of his life when called in the middle of the night, gritted his teeth and turned his head away.

Waking up in the middle of the night, all he could see was the helpless collapse of the White House Guards and Army units fighting right in front of his eyes.

“Am I dead from now on?”

Hoover asked as if he had heard a wicked joke.

Amidst his gaze as he turned around, a man smoking a pipe raised a cold corner of his mouth.