Chapter 544: Naval Battle Damage

Xiao Ze Zhi Sanlang's observation was very precise, because he could think of no reason, especially at today's meeting, the person before him was a Major General of the Expeditionary Force.

After being escorted from the destroyer onto the shore, Xiao Ze Zhi Sanlang was separated from his subordinates.

Xiao Ze Zhi Sanlang still retained some prestige before his subordinates.

All the way, it was as if he had to avoid other people, extremely covert.

"No matter whose fleet this is, in the end your fleet was defeated; that is a fact!" Jiang Anguo said confidently.

At this point, Xiao Ze Zhi Sanlang couldn't help lowering his head; he indeed was a loser.

"General, our two nations are still at war; I will not help you train sailors," Xiao Ze Zhi Sanlang said firmly.

Jiang Anguo was merely testing Xiao Ze Zhi Sanlang; seeing him like that, he did not dwell on the issue.

He does not lack a Navy; his Navy is a 5,000‑person force, which in Southeast Asia is not a small force.

But the Aircraft Carrier later also needs people to operate it.

Recruiting personnel in Yangon takes at least six months to train ordinary people into qualified sailors.

The war has already reached a feverish stage; there is no time to train soldiers.

The same group of people cannot be used in two places.

If the Japanese Combined Fleet turns its bow toward Myanmar, Jiang Anguo would certainly meet them with all his fleets.

The current problem is that the warship hit by a Japanese destroyer still needs repair; fortunately Yangon has a 5,000‑ton dry dock that can service this coastal‑class destroyer.

However, Jiang Anguo cannot find workers who can repair ships.

The Yangon populace is all gone, let alone the former ship‑repair workers.

"Xiao Ze, is there anyone among you who can repair ships?" Jiang Anguo asked.

A strange question.

Xiao Ze Zhi Sanlang shook his head, indicating no.

So, the topic was skipped.

Jiang Anguo steered the conversation toward the Americans, casually saying, "Do you think the Combined Fleet can defeat the United States fleet?"

Xiao Ze Zhi Sanlang stood before Jiang Anguo; he did not answer immediately, but thought for a moment.

Finally he shook his head, "The United States is too big; its war potential is terrifying. General Shan Ben and Nan Yun Zhongyi are gambling the fate of Imperial Japan."

"But you won the Battle of Midway and completely annihilated the Americans' Pacific Fleet," Jiang Anguo said with a smile.

"No, we did win, but we could not capture Hawaii; if we could have taken Hawaii in one swift push, perhaps we could have delayed longer." As an aircraft carrier combat expert, Xiao Ze Zhi Sanlang knew that each small island in the Pacific was like an unsinkable aircraft carrier.

And the Hawaiian Islands are the real key; they are several large islands, and Imperial Japan would need to deploy a hundred thousand or more troops to seize them.

However, the Americans opposite are even more anxious than the Japanese.

After the Midway defeat, Roosevelt immediately ordered three divisions' worth of troops to garrison Hawaii, and also shipped five hundred fighter and bomber aircraft from the mainland.

To strengthen Hawaii's defense.

Xiao Ze Zhi Sanlang must admit that even though the Combined Fleet won at Midway, it lost two aircraft carriers and many excellent carrier pilots.

Therefore, the Japanese plan to seize Hawaii in a short time fell apart.

"Yes, the final victory will ultimately belong to us; Japan will fail sooner or later!" Jiang Anguo said softly.

Xiao Ze Zhi Sanlang instinctively wanted to rebut Jiang Anguo, but he is now only a prisoner on the stairs.

"Xiao Si, take him down, give him the proper treatment; as for the captured Japanese Navy, first kill their spirit!" Jiang Anguo said.

The conversation ended there.

The treatment of Japanese prisoners isn't that good; only two rice balls a day, so the improved treatment Jiang gave Xiao Ze Zhi Sanlang is already quite decent.

Hungry, but at least there's something to eat.

The Bataan Death March, that was without any food or drink, nothing at all.

The reason the Japanese did this is largely because they could not handle the prisoners; keeping them would consume massive supplies, which the Japanese obviously didn't want.

Killing them outright, the Japanese knew that the occupied territories required huge labor, and these prisoners were obviously the best labor.

So, in this contradictory situation, the Japanese organized such a march.

Like Oda Nobutada's 'Freedom Army', the rations barely reached the level Jiang Anguo had previously arranged for the Expeditionary Force, about seventy percent full.

As prisoners of war they must have their own resolve; the rest, Jiang Anguo doesn't care, they can 'solve' themselves.

Meanwhile, this unit formed from Japanese prisoners spent most of its time not training but studying, learning Chinese.

This became their compulsory course.

Until they stripped away all their previous militarist ideology.

Jiang Anguo arrived at the dry dock and saw that Coastal 003 destroyer was already inside; he didn't expect the work to be so fast.

He also felt relieved that only a destroyer was damaged, not a cruiser or a battleship; if either of those had been hit, it would have severely affected morale for a navy conducting its first sea combat.

Here, Jiang Anguo saw Jiang Zhiyuan, who immediately ran toward the Commander.

"Commander, I happen to need you; I require some tools for repairing warships," Jiang Zhiyuan said.

Jiang Anguo was puzzled, "Jiang Zhiyuan, you mean you intend to repair the ship yourselves?"

Jiang Anguo saw clearly that the stern of this destroyer had been hit by a Japanese torpedo.

This was a very traditional naval battle: destroyers fought in close quarters, while cruisers and battleships searched for opportunities to strike the opposing Chidori cruiser.

"Yes, Commander, our warriors can repair warships themselves," Jiang Zhiyuan said confidently.

"Fine!" Jiang Anguo, who had previously worried about what to do with the damaged ship, thought one cannot just discard a destroyer; a destroyer costs at least a hundred thousand points.

The amount of points still pained Jiang Anguo.

Jiang Zhiyuan quickly listed the required supplies, and Jiang Anguo purchased them within the WarSystem according to Jiang Zhiyuan's needs.

However, under current conditions, repairing the destroyer would take seven days.

Jiang Anguo could still accept it; with the current Nanhua Pacific Fleet's combat power, losing a destroyer would not affect operational capability.

If it really doesn't work, just spend 100,000 points to Exchange a destroyer.