The order to stick to the Mariana Islands and the Caroline Islands was soon passed by Tojo Hideki through the Minister of Navy Taro Shimada to Koga Feng.

Koga Feng's hand trembled as soon as he held the telegram, because the meaning in the telegram was very obvious, that once the American fleet broke into the Philippine Sea through the Mariana Islands, the Palau Islands or New Guinea, the joint fleet must attack with all its might.

Looking at the telegram, Koga Feng was stunned for a long time... This means that the Japanese Combined Fleet will have to go out to fight.

But... can the Japanese Joint Fleet really defeat the powerful US navy and carrier-based aircraft with completely disproportionate strength?

Koga Feng has no confidence at all.

Then Koga Fengichi convened a meeting of officers and staff from the joint fleet.

The officers who came to attend the meeting walked into the conference room one by one and felt that the atmosphere was wrong... A general of Koga Feng sat at the chairman's table very early, frowned, staring at the map in front of him without saying a word.

After a while, Staff Furuliu reminded Koga Fengichi, who was still stunned: "Your Excellency, you are all here!"

"Oh!" At this time, Koga Fengyi came to his senses and lowered his head and said, "Sorry!"

Then Koga Feng said slowly but clearly: "Now, let me explain the observations and countermeasures of the Joint Fleet Command on the current war situation... The Japanese Navy's military strength to the United States is already less than half."

In fact, this is still a beautiful statement. The ratio is 40% lower than half, and only 10% lower than half... The reason why this beautiful statement is chosen is very simple, that is, I don’t want the naval officers to get it out before the battle.

Koga Fengichi's next sentence was: "Now, even if the decisive battle against the fleet we hope can be carried out, our chances of winning are obviously low, and it should be said that it is less than 30%.

This is still a conservative statement. Koga Feng knew very well that the odds of winning were less than 30%... In fact, when the US military had new fighter jets, it would be good to have a chance of winning.

However, Koga Fengichi's words caused a stir in the conference room, because this was the first time in fifty years since the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 that the Japanese Joint Fleet had no confidence in the ongoing war.

Koga Foichi continued: "Although the chance of victory is very low, it is not completely missing. If we can seize the opportunity to fight the US military strategically and geographically, even if it is a Yuzai battle, it will be the only opportunity for us to achieve the greatest victory."

Although this is inspiring, the officers of the United Fleet still hear the mystery... Only the "Jade Fight" can have the chance to win.

But... Isn't the "Yaosha Fight" only available in the army?

Although Koga Fengichi's words were a bit unpleasant, it was the first time that the Imperial Japanese Navy Combined Fleet opened its eyes to see reality.

Speaking of this, Koga Feng couldn't help but sigh. After Yamamoto Izuru's death, what left him a mess. The experienced pilot of the Japanese Navy Aviation Army had almost been exhausted by Yamamoto Izuru, and the joint fleet suffered heavy damage. Since the day he took office, he has suffered all the failures for Yamamoto Izuru.

But interestingly, there are still many Japanese naval officers who do not think this is a mess. Many naval officers thought that the joint fleet's defeat at sea was only temporary. When the Japanese navy regained its momentum and began to counterattack, the doomsday of American ghost animals came... This is also what the Japanese official has been promoting, and its purpose is to maintain the morale of the officers.

Therefore, when Koga Feng asked everyone to "get rid of their fantasies and prepare for the struggle", especially for the navy, it was a brand new "bad battle", which made the officers attending the meeting feel like a bolt from the blue and frightened.

"The meeting is here!" Looking at the officers with a confused face, Koga Fengichi said: "I have a meeting in the Philippines. I will discuss the specific combat plan when I come back!"

Koga Fengichi wanted to give the officers some time to adapt, but what Koga Fengichi didn't expect was that he had no chance.

Before boarding the plane, Koga Feng said to Fukuda staff officers: "Fukuda, be prepared, let's attack together and sacrifice our lives together!"

Then he saluted Staff Fukuda and walked into the four-engine seaplane in western Sichuan to fly to the Philippines... The four-engine seaplane has the characteristics of fast speed, long range and high safety. Especially the safety, it has four engines, and even if three of the four engines are broken, it can still fly. If it really doesn't work, because it is a seaplane, it can land everywhere on the sea. After landing, you only need to get a nearby submarine or warship for them to pick it up.

In fact, this situation generally does not happen, because there is another four-engine seaplane next to Koga Fengichi's landline. It is impossible for both aircraft to have problems with eight engines during the flight to the Philippines!

On the other hand, Koga Fengyi's location is still far from the reach of the US military's fighter jets. It can be said that there is no need to worry about the interception and sneak attack of US military fighter jets, so this voyage should be very safe.

But the problem is that there are unexpected situations. Koga Fengichi's plane encountered a storm on its way to the Philippines. Koga Fengichi's plane crashed, and the accompanying plane flew to the Philippines safely. It was just that the fight with the storm almost exhausted the fuel, and it just barely flew to the shore to land and saved its life.

The news of Koga Feng's death soon spread, which caused shock to the Japanese military... Less than a year later, the two commanders-in-chiefs died in the Japanese joint fleet, and they all died on planes.

It is said that Koga Fengichi said this on the plane: "Yamamoto died at the right time, I envy him!"

The reason why this sentence was heard was because this was a casual sentence that Koga Fengichi said while talking on a radio call with the plane he accompanied him.

So many superstitious Japanese soldiers speculated whether this would be Yamamoto Izuru who summoned Koga Feng.

This made the Japanese navy panic, because the Japanese navy officers thought of the "disgusting words" that Koga Feng said at the meeting before leaving, and felt that this meant that the joint fleet of the Great Japanese Empire had already been exhausted, and whether the joint fleet was really going to be "breaking" with the Americans as Koga Feng said.

The Japanese Navy officers don’t know whether it is “smashed”, but one thing they know is that Koga Feng died at the right time, and the Japanese Navy officers envied him.

(To be continued.)
Chapter completed!