.The cold and bone-blazing sea water, screaming at the top of your lungs, struggling helplessly, and wailing in despair...

"ah!"

Takajiro Tateno screamed, and his whole body woke up from a terrible nightmare. When he opened his eyes, he saw a large group of Japanese naval officers and soldiers wrapped in blankets, while he was lying on a very simple single bed.

"General, you are finally awake!" An officer next to him said this in a tone of thanking God.

Tachino turned his head to look at him. The man was not wearing a military cap and his clothes were torn, but the remaining collar seal still showed his identity as a school official. For Tachino, this face was not very familiar, which means that this man was at least not an officer in the command of the 3rd Fleet. He was only in his forties and was still pretty. There were several wounds on his left face that had been blood-dead. Although his eyes showed some excitement because of his awakening, this could not hide the disappointment from top to bottom.

"Uh..." Tachino wanted to stand up, but a pain immediately came from his whole body, and his head was so heavy that it forced him to give up his attempt to sit up and continue to observe the unfamiliar new environment in his current lying flat position.

This is a cabin with traditional German gray on all sides. It is not difficult for a person who lives on warships all year round to identify it. This is the storage room at the bottom of the ship's bilge. In the small space, there are about forty Japanese naval officers and soldiers standing or sitting. Judging from the uniforms, there are only four or five officers, and their ranks are not very high. Moreover, both officers and sailors look disheveled and exhausted.

While Tarino tried hard to search for the last memory in his mind, he remembered that he was energetic and led the fleet to pursue the German fleet. It seemed that it was only a few hours away from a big victory, but before dawn, he was trapped in an inexplicable mine formation and was attacked by countless torpedoes. The mighty and majestic warships capsized and sank. Countless sailors were forced to jump into the cold sea water. The sea was full of struggling water falls, and it looked like a pot of boiling dumplings...

Ah. It turned out that it was not my nightmare, but a terrible reality! Takano closed his eyes in pain and dared not think about it anymore.

"This...where is this? Is it Avici Hell?" Tarino would rather be hell here really.

"No, general, we are on a German destroyer. We were all rescued by the Germans after the warship sank!" The school official just explained tactfully, that is to say, they were all German prisoners at this time.

Hearing this, Takano's body was shocked. But he didn't say anything again, and he didn't want to say anything. The huge contrast between the hours made him so embarrassed that he wanted to commit suicide immediately. Unfortunately, he didn't even have the strength to commit suicide now. As expected, he lost consciousness again.

In a daze, Tatsuo heard a sound of footsteps, and then the sound of the iron gate being opened and the sound of friction between the body. Next, the two people talked in Japanese.

"General, General!" This is still the voice of the school official just now.

Tachino opened his eyes and found that in addition to the Japanese school official standing beside him, there was also a German officer.

"General, their commander wants to see you!" the school official explained softly.

"Oh?" Tachino glanced at the German officer, blonde and blue-eyed. It was no different from the Europeans he had seen. The outfit was also the uniform style that the Germans had been using since the Prussian Navy era - a large-brimmed hat with gold embroidered patterns, a white shirt, a black tie, a double-breasted tight short jacket and a double-breasted military coat on the outside.

Seeing that Ritsuno did not express his opinion, the German officer asked in a smooth Japanese language: "You are Lieutenant General Tokujiro Takajiro of the Japanese Joint Fleet!"

After a few seconds of silence, Tachino said in extreme pain as if he had experienced a fierce ideological struggle: "Yes, here is Tachino Tokujiro!"

"Then please come with me, our commander wants to see you!" the German officer said politely and neither humble nor arrogant, but in Tatsuo's view, this was undoubtedly the proudest of the winner and could not disobey the order.

At this time, Tachino's physical strength had recovered a little. After barely sitting up from the bed, he found that he had only a close-fitting shirt and a pair of Japanese-style underwear. Even the clothes covered in the end were semi-wet.

The German officer waved his hand and a German sailor standing at the door walked in with a stack of clothes.

"I'm sorry, but there are only these clothes at the moment!" The German officer said quietly. It was a German navy officer uniform, only the ornaments used to indicate their identity and rank were removed, and there was also a military coat without a ellipse.

At this time, Tachino had no choice. After slowly putting on the clothes, his body felt much warmer. However, Tachino's expression was extremely embarrassing. Fortunately, the Japanese officers and soldiers present did not show any contempt. Most of them just glanced at him quietly and then returned to their numb expression.

After getting ready, Tarino followed the German officer out of the cabin.

Because this was just a destroyer, they came from the bottom cabin to the deck in a short while. Along the way, Tateno was ashamed by the curious German sailors. When he walked out of the dim inner passage and came to the ship surface, the bright light made him feel a little dizzy. When his vision recovered, he found that the destroyer was covered with white, the sea surface was extremely calm, and there was not even a ripple at all. The sea surface here was already frozen, and the destroyer was slowly sailing in a narrow channel less than 50 meters wide and floating ice. Tateno was stunned for a moment, but looking at the white coastline ahead and the port with smoke gusts, he understood a rough idea.

Because of the high latitude of this Kuye Island, coastal ports have long or short freezing periods, and even the Tatars Strait cannot be fully passed. Although the Zonggu Strait is not frozen, there will be a large amount of ice flowing in winter, which greatly affects free navigation. However, this does not mean that ships must not enter and exit these two straits and several major ports of Kuye Island in winter. Since the emergence of special icebreakers in the mid-19th century, many ports have been able to carry out limited navigation during the freezing period. Obviously, the Russians have the most experience in this regard. They have made and ordered a lot of icebreakers from foreign countries to clear the channel for various ports in winter. After occupying the Sea Cucumber and Kuye Island, the Germans purchased several large icebreakers from the Russians at a high price, which was just right at this time.

Although he is not sure where he is, from the general direction and the shape of the coastline, Ritsuo speculates that the port ahead is the largest port of Korsakov on Kuye Island - a berth of 15 meters deep enough to dock any German warship. It is not a problem for the 12 marinas of the inner and outer ports to accommodate a medium-sized fleet. In addition, the port is surrounded by strong fortresses and the tight protection of the Luftwaffe, which has become the largest military port in the waters around Japan after the fall of the Sea Cucumber.

However, how did the German fleet break through the mines, and the west exit of the Sogo Strait, which was covered with ice and closely monitored by Japanese fighter jets and submarines, enter the Korsakov port in the Aniva Bay? Tentino was confused while walking, and determined that the Spe fleet could not pass through the Sogo Strait quickly was one of the main reasons why he led the fleet to pursue the German fleet. If the Spe fleet could not pass through the Sogo Strait in time, there was only one Holmsk port north to be able to navigate with an icebreaker. But there was only berths not more than 6 meters there, and German battleships and aircraft carriers could not dock at all. In this way, the Spe fleet would only have the route of fighting against the Tentino fleet with disadvantaged forces.

"You are Lieutenant General Tokujiro Takano?"

In the command room of the destroyer, a German naval lieutenant colonel received Tatsuo, who was like a stray dog.

Although his military rank was several levels higher than the other party, and although the military dignity made him try to stand up, Tatsuo finally found that he could only speak weak words, which was surprised and ashamed of.

"Yes! Below is Lieutenant General of the Imperial Japanese Navy, Tokujiro Tateno!"

"Our fleet commander General Spey wants to see you, half an hour later!" As he said, the German lieutenant colonel turned his eyes to the harbor that was getting closer and closer. There, huge warships were docking on the dock, and the surviving ships in the bait fleet were also lined up one by one. Including the battleship "Caesar Barbarossa" which was seriously damaged, the originally smooth ship now became riddled with holes. It is said that a total of 7 aviation bombs and 2 torpedoes hit it. If it were a British warship of the same level, an American warship or a Japanese warship, it would be a miracle to be able to continue to float.

"Okay!" Ritsuno did not refuse, nor could he refuse.

30 minutes later, Tachino stood in front of Spei as promised. The tall winner felt depressed with a majestic aura. Standing next to Spei was an interpreter with the same tall figure, Tachino felt humble from all aspects.

"Oh, General Treno, we meet again!" Spey walked to the wine cabinet and took out two cups, poured half a cup of brandy in each, and handed one of them to Treno Tokujiro Treno. Everything seemed like an old friend reunited after a long time. In fact, the two of them had only met several times during several joint exercises, but their former allies became a winner and a prisoner. The huge contrast in their identities made Treno feel very uncomfortable and said sourly: "It's really been a long time since I was gone.

Your Excellency General!”

"The conditions on the ship are very limited, I hope you don't mind!" What Spey refers to was locking Tateno in the destroyer storage compartment, which is undoubtedly a humiliation for a senior general, but among the captured Japanese naval officers and soldiers, the treatment of independently arranging a bed is the best.

"The general is so serious. If the next defeated general, how can he have the face to demand high treatment!"

Tarino's words are quite real.

"Ha, generals don't have to be so pessimistic! We have arranged barracks for the general and the general's subordinates. The general has an independent residence, and the three meals will be provided according to the level of the generals of the German Navy. I also hope that the generals and the generals can live in habits!" Spee said very politely, but everyone understands that the barracks are also prisoners of war camps. Although this place is only separated from the Japanese archipelago, Takano and his subordinates can only sigh.

Tachino asked knowingly, "How long will the general plan to keep us?"

Spee calmly brought a sip of spirits into his mouth. Despite the fireplace, the room was still a little chilling.

"General, don't worry. Although Kuye Island is located in Hanbei, the scenery is unique. As for the return date of the general and his subordinates, it is probably not something you and I can decide!"

Tatsuo thought about it and it was indeed the case, so he changed to a topic he was more interested in.

"General, I am really ashamed to say that he lost consciousness after falling into the water. He was confused about the situation after the war. I hope the general will tell you generously!"

"Oh, this!" Spey glanced at the Japanese lieutenant general in front of him, thought for a while, and then told him that only a few destroyers in his fleet could escape, "Nakamen".

It was directly sunk by torpedoes, and the "Muo" was severely damaged by mines and torpedoes. After dawn, it was sunk by German bombers. The two ships "Kashima" sank before the German bomber group appeared. The "Tiancheng" was in a slow state. Akagi was attacked by German bombers and submarines at dawn, and ultimately failed to escape the fate of overturning. The most tragic one was the "Awaji". Although the fire made the aircraft carrier's flight deck no longer take off and land the aircraft, the crew were still using naval guns to fight German bombers until the last moment.

It can be said that it was the "last man to fight". The ship was also the last one of the seven main battleships of the Tino Fleet. It was not until half an hour after the "Awaji" sank that the Japanese army fighter jets that took off from Hokkaido arrived at the battlefield, but their appearance was useless at all. Instead, they sank a German destroyer that was searching for and rescued the fallen water. This directly caused more than 100 German officers and soldiers to freeze to death and frostbite in the cold sea water. In the end, the destroyer of the Spe fleet rescued more than 2,000 Japanese officers and soldiers who fell into the water, including Tokujiro Tino himself.

After listening to Spey's narration, Tarino couldn't say a word for a while, and the first action he came to his senses was to let the brandy in his hand be completely stuffy.

"The general's strategy is admirable! But, how did the general's fleet enter this Aniva Bay through the Zonggu Strait?"

Spee smiled strangely and said, "This is very simple. Although your country has deployed many fighter jets in Hokkaido and there are submarines lurking in the Songu Strait, it is already a thing of the past!"

"Past Stage..." Tachino widened his eyes. He knew what this word meant. It seemed that because his fleet was almost wiped out, the German army was able to launch a powerful counterattack in the direction of Kuye Island. In this way, the plan to cross-sea landing in Kuye Island must be postponed in the future.

Seeing Ritsuno's despairing look, Spee kindly persuaded: "Even a military genius like Emperor Napoleon will inevitably encounter Waterloo, so I hope the general will be more open-minded! I think when the war is over, the general will be able to return to his hometown to reunite with his family!"

Tachino was completely silent.

Two days later, Takajiro Tentino left a farewell letter and ended his life in a prisoner-of-war camp in the southern part of Kuye Island.

After the Japanese inkstone team suffered a devastating blow, the whole country of Japan was greatly shocked.

The Japanese army quickly mobilized aviation forces from Honshu and Shiguo, and launched fierce air strikes on the southern ports and military bases of Kuye Island in mid-January. The port of Korsakov, where the Spe fleet is located, naturally became the key target of the Japanese army. The warships that were restricted due to the freezing appeared extremely passive. After being severely damaged, the "Caesar Barbarossa" simply sat down as a floating turret. The battle patrol "Thessalonika" and the aircraft carrier "Georg" were also suffered.

Due to varying degrees of trauma, fortunately, the German Air Force and air defense forces stationed at Kuye Island smashed the Japanese army's crazy attacks again and again with their relatively sufficient strategic depth and effective ground radar alert. After losing nearly 400 fighter jets, the Japanese army finally could not support this huge "revenge battle". After a hastily announced a "great victory", the Japanese army stopped large-scale air strikes at the end of January, and soon after, even small-scale air strikes stopped.

However, during this period, the Japanese army still collected ships in Hokkaido and the northern part of Honshu. It seemed that it was imperative to launch a cross-sea attack after spring. The Japanese First Fleet stationed at Sasebo also divided up some warships to form a new Third Fleet to reinforce north. It is undeniable that the Japanese army still had a considerable advantage in the Far East at this time, but the demise of the Tentino Fleet and the successful transfer of the Spe fleet laid the groundwork for the German army's future combat operations.

On January 25, the Alliance Fleet consisting of Germany, Britain, Australia and New Zealand swore on an expedition. Due to Chile's participation in the war, the Alliance Fleet will launch a South Pacific offensive with Chile as a frontier base.

At the same time, the German Pacific 3rd and 4th fleets announced the formation. The two fleets will attack from Canada and Mexico respectively to capture the Aleutian Islands and the Hawaiian Islands respectively. 100,000 Marines have also completed assembly and rest in Canada and Mexico. They will become the main force of the German army's landing operations in the Pacific.

In early February, German Crown Prince Andres arrived at the German-Turkish coalition command in Mumbai as an intern in the army. After assembling 220,000 Turkish troops, 310,000 German troops and nearly 200,000 Indian auxiliary troops, the coalition began to advance the United Kingdom of India under Japanese control, and the German-Turkish coalition fleet also began to launch an offensive in the Bay of Bengal.
Chapter completed!