Chapter 469

The strength of the Toyo Empire Navy has not increased much compared to three months ago.

In other words, the Toyo Empire Navy still only has ten battleships and six aircraft carriers.

In the shipyard, the construction of Yamato, the first ship of the Yamato-class battleships, and Musashi, the second ship, is accelerating. Construction of the third and fourth ships, also known as the fourth ship, has also begun. But it will take a long time before it enters service.

The construction of aircraft carriers has also accelerated. In the next two years, the Toyo Navy will acquire three aircraft carriers, as well as a large number of aircraft carriers converted from seaplane carriers and submarine carriers, which will greatly increase the strength of the Toyo Navy's aircraft carrier fleet.

But even so, the Toyo Empire Navy felt a great threat

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, Excellencies. Given that the Third Reich Navy had defeated the Imperial Navy on which the sun never sets, it became the most powerful navy in the world. There was a huge conflict between the Empire and the Third Reich because of the Spice Islands. The Third Reich had even declared war on the Reich. In such a situation, the empire must be fully prepared. Therefore, the Imperial Navy needs to further improve its strength."Admiral Zengo Yoshida, Minister of the Navy said

"Mr. Yoshida, the navy already has ten capital ships. Moreover, there are four Yamato-class battleships under construction. Once completed, the Imperial Navy will have 1 capital ship and a large number of aircraft carriers. Even if such strength is not as good as the Third Reich, the gap will not be too big. What's more, as far as I know, the Third Reich has 7 capital ships. However, there are only four H battleships equipped with 410mm main battleships. The rest of the battleships are only equipped with 380mm main guns. Even the main guns equipped by the two Dunkirk-class battlecruisers have a caliber of only 330 mm. On the other hand, in the Imperial Navy, except for the King Kong class, the other six ships are equipped with 410 mm main guns. The Yamato-class battleships are equipped with an epoch-making 460 mm main gun. In terms of combat effectiveness, the Imperial Navy is fully capable of competing with the Third Reich Navy, or even defeating them. After all, as long as the Imperial Navy traveled long distances to Europe for a decisive battle with the Third Reich Navy. The Imperial Navy can just sit back and wait for work in the Far East, waiting for the Third Reich Navy to come to their door after traveling thousands of miles away."General Hata Shunroku, Minister of War, said.

The Eastern Empire's army and navy are directly connected, and there is already a huge conflict.

The two sides also know each other very well, and it can be said that they know the basics.

General Zengo Yoshida wants to take the opportunity to compete for more military spending. If the navy continues to expand its power, the army will naturally try its best to stop it.

General Yoshida Zengo sneered in his heart. He had long expected that the army's gang of red deer would jump out to stop the navy.

But he didn't care.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, Excellencies. Yes, with the strength of the Imperial Sea, once the Yamato-class battleships are put into service, they can indeed protect themselves. However, the prerequisite is that the Third Reich Navy no longer expands. But as far as we know, the strength of the Third Reich Navy is far more than once. In Gaul, the four Richelieu-class battleships under construction will be handed over to the Third Reich as war reparations. In addition, the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets is also building a large number of capital ships and aircraft carriers. Once the Third Reich defeated the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets, they would most likely capture these battleships. Not to mention, the Third Reich had already tricked the Furry Bear Alliance before, hacking the Furry Bear Alliance battleship and eight P-class battleships. The four H-class battleships and eight P-class battleships being built by the Woolly Bear Alliance are also likely to be spoils of war for the Third Reich. By then, the strength of the Third Reich's navy will have more than doubled. Under such circumstances, the Imperial Navy may be far from a match for the Third Reich Navy. What's more, the Pharaonic Kingdom is now under the control of the Third Reich. Once their North African Army crossed the Suez Canal and took control of the Suez Canal. Then, they can pass through the Suez Canal and fight towards the Far East. Even, their fleet can rest in the Pharaoh Kingdom before heading to the Far East or Southeast Asia. By then, the long journey may not have much impact on the Third Reich Navy."General Yoshida Zengo said.

Suddenly, the expressions of all the cabinet ministers of the Eastern Empire suddenly changed.

They all thought about what this meant. Once it is true as General Yoshida Zengo said, the Third Reich Navy If its strength is further expanded, the Toyo Empire Navy may be at a disadvantage. Even if it has four of the most powerful Yamato-class battleships in the world, it will not be a match for the Third Reich Navy.

"snort! Yoshida-kun, you are simply being alarmist. Will the Sun Never Sets Empire and the Woolly Bear Alliance obediently hand over those battleships to the Third Reich? This is simply a lie fabricated by the Navy in order to expand its military."General Hata Junliu looked very ugly.

"Guys, this is indeed a guess. But the problem is that this speculation is definitely likely to become reality. Once it becomes a reality, it will be a huge threat to the empire. The construction of battleships cannot be completed in a short time, it will take at least two or three years. If you regret it by then, I'm afraid it will be too late."General Yoshida Zengo reminded.

Prime Minister Yoneuchi Mitsumasa, Minister of Finance Yukio Sakurauchi, Minister of Foreign Affairs Arita Hachiro and others all nodded.

They were also worried that General Yoshida Zengo would follow his words.

In that case, everything would be over.

"Mr. Yoshida, how many more warships is the Navy planning to build?" Mitsumasa Yoneuchi asked

"Your Excellency, the Prime Minister, the Navy hopes to re-incorporate the already designed two Kaga-class battleships, four Kii-class battleships, and four Amagi-class battlecruisers into a special plan to start construction. In this case, even if the strength of the Third Reich's navy increases, we will still have enough strength to fight against them!"Admiral Zengo Yoshida proposed the navy's plan

"impossible! The Navy actually wants to build ten more battleships at once. How much money will this cost?"General Hata Shunroku, Minister of the Army, almost jumped up.

The amount of military expenditures is limited. If the Navy takes away most of the military expenditures at once, the Army's military expenditures will inevitably be compressed. And this is absolutely unacceptable to the Army..

The Navy actually wants to build ten powerful battleships at one time, and the military expenditures are not a small amount. Admiral Hata Junliu will naturally strongly object._Feilu reminds you

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