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– Kajida!!!(Fire!!!) Kajiya!!!(Fire!!!)
buzz-
A fire broke out in the middle of Tokyo.
The Japan Settlement Bank Tokyo branch is late at night. The building began to burn by the arson of low-ranking samurai with torches. The samurai drew their swords.
– Hiosukero Asokoni!!! (Light it up!!!)
– Minagoroshida!!! (Kill them all!!!)
blah blah blah blah!
It was a neoclassical stone building, but it was poured with kerosene and burned through the night. The scorching heat spurted out and my face went red.
buzz-
あ.
I stole my nose at the hot wind that blew.
I wrapped my coat tightly.
“It’s cold in winter, but firewood is good, it’s warm.”
Sax looked at me like a madman.
But even while the Japan Settlement Bank was on fire, I was relaxed. Before this place burned down, all important items were evacuated.
Now, the Japan Settlement Bank is nothing more than a shell full of stagnation.
“Didn’t I tell you. The military is going to run rampant.”
“…I never dreamed that I would start a fire right away on the night the Imperial Assembly was closed.”
“The Sachs, who tried to understand the Japanese military with common sense, are bad.”
bang! bang! Tatang!
A gunshot rang out under the blazing red night sky. Low-ranking samurai drew their swords and began to slaughter the Japanese employees of the Bank of Japan, but something mixed in them started firing guns.
After all, it was the army.
Ugh. Ugh.
Then a US Marine Corps officer rushed to us.
“Director Detroit, Director Sax, I’ll cover you. Get on the armored chariot. It’s a Krupp river, so you’ll be able to deflect all guns.”
“Are there any means to respond?”
“…I put two machine guns on it, but I don’t know if I can use it because it’s in the middle of a street fight.”
“Shoot it.”
I fixed the hunting cap.
There was a lot of gunfire, but it was not because of the two assassination attempts.
I looked at the Marine Corps officer covering me.
“Extraterritorial jurisdiction. I’ll cover it with a judicial deal, so pour out all the ammunition in your machine gun.”
“…Yes! I will send you to the side of the Lord without leaving a single one.”
rumble.
I rode into the Krupp in a thick armored chariot with a truncated officer. The first Sax to untie his tie and take a deep breath.
“I never knew that the financial industry was such a dangerous business. Anyone who saw it would think that I was a war correspondent on the front line. Ha! I want to leave this crazy country where they shoot for bailouts right away.”
“Anyway, they won’t last long.”
“How can you be so confident? These people are also rushing to death now.”
“If you can’t handle it, it’s a killing spree. That’s Japan’s mistake.”
“What do you mean?”
“If I had stayed still, I would have gone halfway.”
I looked at Sax and chuckled.
As a result, the bills required to the Meiji government in the future were getting thicker. Sax looked at me like that and made a strange expression.
“Anyway, if I’m with you, at least I won’t have to worry about dying.”
“Important documents like gold and asset documents are already loaded onto the Qunard shipping vessel anchored in Tokyo Bay.”
“Cunad Shipping? Oh, is it the mega shipping company that sold information before?”
“Yes, I put Mitsubishi Line and Mitsubishi Corporation as one of the conditions for merging and handing over. Coach! To Yokohama Port!”
“Yes, sir.”
Hey!
squash.
The heavy wagon wheel began to roll. As the horses’ hooves swept through the floor, their speed gradually increased.
Tung-!
The marines officers who got on the wagon together took out a machine gun from the trunk of the wagon.
“I heard there are two tablets?”
“They’re in the wagon that will follow soon. They’re the Navy or the Marines, so they’ll escape on their own. We’ll get out of here safely first.”
“Please.”
shudder.
Tutatattattattattata-
A single gunshot scratched the air, and the samurai following them exploded and oxidized to mere flesh. Bodies, mutilated to the point of being unrecognizable, were scattered across the street. Sometimes it rattles every time it gets hit by a wagon wheel.
But soon more samurai than those who disappeared came and poured into the charge.
shit. It’s not some kind of zombie thing.
“More grinding. More. More. It’s hiding there too.”
“yep.”
In a wagon running at full speed.
I continued my order by searching out the samurai pouring in from all directions and the army mixed with them from all over the place.
Tutatattattattattata-
Barrel flames continued until they reached Yokohama Port.
Samuel Sachs’ face turned white in the face of the full-scale army offensive.
“How the hell did you release your troops?”
“Those, dressed like low-level samurai, but in fact they’re all army officers or regular infantrymen. Maybe some cavalry lurking somewhere will catch up with us and keep us informed.”
“…Oh, it’s scary. I want to escape quickly.”
“Haha, I agree.”
hee hee hee!
The warhorse played the game. Everyone’s eyes turned out the window.
“You can see Yokohama Port! It’s the sea!”
Qwajik-
The horse’s hooves pounded hard on the ground, and the armored chariot came to a halt along with Turegil.
Arriving at Yokohama Port, we quickly got off the armored carriage and rushed to one of the Qunad Shipping fleets anchored at the pier.
The mercenaries belonging to Qunad Shipping came down to the pier to see if they found us.
“Detroit Director, welcome to Qunard Shipping. We will cover you from now on.”
ton. ton. ton.
The iron plate vibrates every time you step on it. The mercenaries belonging to Qunad Shipping, who had been waiting to see if they had been warned in advance, began to cover us and boarded the large merchant ship safely.
“Huh… damn it. This makes me want to change jobs at the end of my life. I hope you come to the Japanese Empire again.”
“You will come.”
“…Jesus christ.”
bang-!
As the hatch closed, Samuel Sachs floundered in his seat, feeling relieved now. With his legs relaxed, he looked at me with a tired face.
At that time, a gentleman in a suit approached us among the mercenaries.
“Mr. Detroit, gold and important documents are stored in the top-of-the-line safe installed on our ship. We’ve made a list, so you can check the quantity later.”
“You’ve worked hard. Oh, did they ship well?”
“Yeah, we’ve also loaded all of the factory equipment on our fleet.”
“Factory equipment?”
Sachs made a puzzled expression as he was guided to the VIP room of the Qunard Merchant Marine. I’ve heard that gold and important documents have been evacuated, but the factory equipment is a bummer.
“Why factory equipment…”
“Why aren’t there factory facilities owned by military corporations that were supplied to the Japanese military? Each factory seized one by one with essential but not bulky equipment.”
“At this point, you took good care of your teeth.”
I shrugged.
Dissemination is life.
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Only the key equipment of the munitions factories to extract munitions supplies were seized and loaded onto the Qunard merchant ships. The factory is all-stop. As a result, the Japanese army was unable to produce additional military supplies.
boo woo-
With the sound of the ship’s miracle, the kugugung… the floor shook. The Qunard Merchant Ship began to move away from the dock.
“What will you do if you are going to order additional factory equipment for the military plant?”
“We have to order the equipment of the military plant from factory equipment companies such as Siemens in the German Empire or technology companies in the British Empire. But Britain has long since left Japan. We only have to wait 4 months.”
“Even if you ask Siemens, the equipment will be manufactured in about three and a half months. This is because everything is already over.”
“That’s correct.”
After passing the Yokozuka base, an armored cruiser and a torpedo boat followed to escort the Qnard fleet.
It was part of the 1st Pacific Fleet.
“Huh… If I follow you, it’s a series of amazing things, but I really can’t live up to my name.”
“You’ve worked hard.”
“Are you okay with the wounds that were attacked?”
“It’s okay now.”
“That’s right. Tens of thousands are moving because of those wounds.”
sucks.
Samuel Sachs smiled and stretched out on the bed in the VIP room. He began to stare blankly at the ceiling with a blurred gaze to see if the series of events in which the Japan Settlement Bank burned down and escaped to Qnard Shipping were replayed like a lantern.
“Where is your destination?”
“The destination for this Qunard shipping fleet is British Hong Kong. From there, Coca-Cola Hong Kong executives will move the gold and papers from the safe to the Hong Kong branch’s safe, where they will be kept in tight locks.”
“Coca Cola?”
Sax raised her head like a meerkat.
I shrugged at his face as if wondering why his name is coming out now.
“Yes, Coca-Cola’s recipes are kept in two copies, one in Atlanta, USA and one in British Hong Kong. In order to prevent the recipe from being stolen, Coca-Cola’s safe uses top-notch safes even in the financial industry.”
“…a $100 million recipe, isn’t it?”
“That’s it.”
Slowly my legs hurt and I pulled up a chair. Samuel Sachs was also sitting with his back straight.
I smiled brightly.
“But our destination is a little different. We will get off at Nagasaki in the middle.”
“Nagasaki? You crazy bastard! You want to go back to mainland Japan?”
“Of course. Not the mainland.”
👌👌👌
I opened a map of Japan prepared in the VIP room. I stabbed an island near Nagasaki with my finger.
“Our destination is Hashima Island (Battleship Island) Coal Mine.”
***
“No coal?”
Japanese Empire.
Yokozuka Naval Base.
Admiral Heihachiro Togo of the Combined Fleet frowned. The lieutenant continued to report in an alert posture.
“Not only coal, but also military supplies or budget. Even if you want to print additional military supplies, there are no factory facilities.”
“…..why?”
“It is said that the Bank of Japan for Settlement took away only important facilities in the name of foreclosure.
“Does it take that long?”
“Yeah, there are few factory equipment manufacturers, so the industry itself is monopoly. Orders are backlogged. And coal mines have ordered miners to take paid leave and temporarily closed the mines for the same reason.”
“I’m going crazy.”
Admiral Dogo was stunned by the actions of the Bank of Japan, as if the military had already calculated the runaway. So, he was now facing a situation where he had to lead the combined fleet and sink the 1st Pacific Fleet while all additional supplies were cut off.
“This is going to be a race against time.”
“According to the Minister of the Navy, the Pacific 5th and 6th Fleet will arrive in about 4 or 5 days.
“Hey, you’re hitting the bone.”
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Of course, the current situation is extremely advantageous for the combined fleet. The Yokozuka Naval Base already had one Fuji-class battleship, and a large number of armored cruisers and non-protected cruisers were anchored there.
However, it was less than the US 1st Fleet.
“Are there no replies from the other bases (headquarters)?”
“It has already departed, and it is said that it will enter Tokyo Bay today or tomorrow.”
“That’s good.”
Although, in terms of the Yokozuka naval base, it is inferior to the Pacific 1st Fleet. If you scrape the fleet from the bases of Maizuru, Sasebo, and Kure, it will turn around. The fleets will arrive in turn from this evening until noon tomorrow.
If Tokyo Bay were completely besieged, there was no hole for even the US 1st Fleet to escape.
“What is the current strength of the US 1st Fleet? The flagship USS Saratoga?”
“At present, one armored cruiser and three torpedo boats have been dispatched to escort Qunard Shipping. The battleship and flagship USS Saratoga is still anchored.”
The rescue of the other bases will also arrive soon.
Most of the forces of the US 1st Fleet were tied to the Yokozuka base. Even the USS Saratoga flagship.
It’s an opportunity.
“To preach to the officers of Yokozuka. Execution is today. Prepare and wait without shortage!”
“under!”
chuck.
The lieutenant gave a sharp salute and then left for the announcement.
Admiral Dogo grabbed Jeongmo tightly.
“Hey, is there no other way?”
Is the situation in Japan, the homeland, so bad that it made the extreme choice of a surprise attack?
But the complaint was short.
He opened his fist and spread out the crumpled hair.
“…if I’m going to do it, I’ll do it with all my heart.”
chin.
He took a heavy step.
late night
Yokozuka base.
– Shizukani. (Quiet.)
ton. ton. ton.
The sailors, busy at the pier, approached the warship with cautious but quick steps.
Under the orders of Admiral Dogo. The Japanese naval forces, who had gathered since dawn, went up to the deck.
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On the bridge of the Fuji-class battleships, the captain, Admiral Ryo, and the commander, Admiral Togo, were mounted.
“Aim the battlefield. Aim at the 1st Fleet of the US Navy anchored at the wharf.”
Admiral Dogo’s order.
The sailors moved their turrets and aimed at the American armored cruisers. The U.S. Navy was anchored at the docks of the Yokosuka Naval Base, but most of the sailors and officers were sleeping on the warships.
Si-woong. Si-woong.
The turrets of battleships and cruisers each aimed at their target ships.
“Fire all rounds. Raise the signal.”
flutter.
It was late at night, but there was enough light to see. There was no response from the US Navy. The pier was narrow, and the armored cruisers were anchored in a row for hunting.
Turrets on all sides aimed at them.
Aww! ——!
All guns blew out flames.
Aww! ——!
Aww! ——!
An American armored cruiser surrounding the shell exploded.
It did not stop with a single shot, but continued to pour cannons. At this time warships had coal silos. An armored cruiser that was hit in a coal silo exploded with an explosion.
bang! bang! Aww! Whoops!
An armored cruiser exploded to pieces with huge flames. Next to it, an armored cruiser with sparks also blew up, and a torpedo boat from a torpedo boat also blew up.
bang-!
“Attack it!!!”
***
Follow me-!
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One warning.
The surviving American warships were lit. The flagship USS Saratoga was fortunate to survive, and Admiral Dewey, waking up, quickly summoned officers.
“What’s happening!!!”
At Admiral Dewey’s roar, the officers moved in unison. He took a position on the bridge and his lieutenant clinged to him and followed him.
“This is a surprise attack by the Japanese Navy.”
“The damage situation!”
“Four armored cruisers were hit in the coal silo. They appear to have exploded, and two are unharmed. One caught up to escort Qunard Shipping. Should the torpedo boats report?”
“No, that’s about the way things are going. Let the other ships start up quickly and get out of the pier. Hurry!!!”
“Yes sir!”
Admiral Dewey looked out with blazing eyes. It was dark due to poor lighting, but his vision, which had been forged through decades of naval life, was as clear as an owl even at night.
The flames of the detonated warship also opened my eyes.
“It’s a night raid without a declaration of war. Are you crazy, you bastards of the Japs.”
ugh play.
I clenched my hand until it bled.
Comrades who had fought on the Philippine front in the past were being attacked by the cowardly Japanese and being killed outside. It breaks my heart to see them burning and burning in the cold winter sea.
At least one more person had to live.
woo woo woo-
The steam turbine, which was started, spit out a magnificent metallic sound.
“Get out at full speed!!! Leave the counter fire on the deck and focus on getting out of the pier!!!”
“yep!!!”
“Supply!!! Is the supply enough!!!”
Distribution is life.
He might run at full speed for several days at this rate, but without coal, he was sure to lose.
“One supply ship is alive!!!”
“Then protect the supply ship as soon as it escapes!!! When it explodes, it’s all over!!!”
Admiral Dewey took Jeong-mo’s angle.
If there is enough coal, the 1st Fleet has the upper hand.
This warship, called the full dreadnought class, was a full dreadnought class only in terms of its specifications, but it was nothing more than a miniature dreadnought.
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Overall size and gun are smaller than the Dreadnought.
But the system is the same.
Parsons steam turbine was fast, fire control system and radio communication were possible to control fire, and the hull was surrounded by the crew river.
Its specifications were overwhelmingly higher than those of the Fuji-class battleships.
Admiral Dewey painted the Holy Cross.
“God bless you.”
shoot-
The USS Saratoga quickly exited the pier.
“Woohyun strike!!!”
fast.
The smaller size of the ship than the dreadnought was the best advantage at this point. Its gigantic size can speed up to 21 knots, but what about a full dreadnought?
When the Fuji-class battleship sailed at a maximum of 18 knots, the USS Saratoga was able to sprint around 23 knots.
“From now on, we will focus on evasive maneuvers!!! Run at full speed until the distance is wide enough!!!”
and.
The range of the main gun was longer this way.
bang-!
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Once I got out of Tokyo Bay into the waters, I wondered if I could catch my breath, but it got even worse.
The warships of the combined fleet, reinforced from Sasebo and Kure, were building a siege around Tokyo Bay.
shoot-
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Of course, there was no impact. The maneuvering power returned to the Parsons turbine was dominated by the American side. The same goes for armored cruisers.
The generation itself is different.
Rather, as the distance widened, the Pacific 1st Fleet began to unilaterally beat the combined fleet.
“Admiral. What is the objective of the operation?”
“It’s a delayed battle. If you survive only 4 days, the 5th and 6th Fleet will arrive. If you want to survive until then, you have to get out of Tokyo Bay first!!!”
“yep!!!”
bang-!
All guns blew fire.
It was not at the level of an all-big-gun, but the range itself was different, and the fire control system and wireless communication allowed me to hit all bullets from time to time.
“Attack!!! Two enemy cruisers are sinking!!!”
“Keep pouring!!! You haven’t broken the siege yet!!! If the supply ship explodes, it’s all over!!!”
Supply ships are dangerous.
Although it was equipped with a Parson turbine, the supply ship was carrying a large amount of coal. The risk of bombing was high, so you should fight while protecting it as much as possible.
There is now only one supply ship left.
There was still enough stock left to last for 4 days. Expecting that amount, he continued evasive maneuvers in the siege all day.
So time went on and on.
“The time is now. How many days have passed?”
“It’s just been a day. It’s the second day.”
aa-!
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Ominous sound. got hit
bang-! Quang! bang!!! Pugh.
At the sound of the bombing, all the officers on the bridge looked out the window.
Admiral Dewey bit his teeth tightly.
“…Damn it. A supply ship.”
The supply ship exploded.
The remaining amount of coal is about 12 hours. A sigh of lament flowed from all over the bridge.
***
“It lands! It hits the enemy’s supply ship!!! Success!!!”
– Wow!
Cheers erupted from the flagship, Fuji’s bridge. Admiral Dogo and Admiral Ryo breathed a sigh of relief at the fact that they had cut off their opponent’s supply network.
With this, the enemy’s supply line was eliminated.
The amount of coal that goes into evasive maneuvers and even full-speed maneuvers is not normal. The supply of coal has been cut off, and the enemy ships will cease to exist in less than a day.
I was worried that the supply of the Japanese Navy would be cut off, but it became clear that the opponent’s supply would drop first.
Admiral Ryo held out his hand.
“Admiral Dogo. Well done.”
“Admiral Ryo also suffered.”
“Yes, it is a victory for the Imperial Japanese Navy.”
Tub.
The two shook hands.
If only the enemy flagship USS Saratoga could be captured like this, this would be the war. It may be possible to close early and enter into negotiations with the United States.
‘It would be nice if it ended like this.’
Bump-!
At that moment, the officer running to the bridge gasped and shouted.
“Report from the sight!!! At 10 o’clock!!! Confirm the existence of a large ship!!!”
Admiral Ryo ran to the window at the officer’s scream.
But it was visible without a telescope.
A ship of unusual size was approaching Tokyo Bay.
“Nationality!!!”
“…..that is.”
The officer was speechless.
Everyone on the Fuji-class bridge held their breath.
“It’s a British transport ship.”
Hashima (Battleship Island) Coal Mine.
A large merchant ship of Qunard loaded with coal.
The Union Jack flew into Tokyo Bay.
bang-!
Admiral Dogo hit the desk hard.
If you capture or shoot British merchant ships, you will be involved in this war even England. If we even deal with the British Royal Navy, it would be no different than declaring that we would assume the highest naval power as an enemy.
boo woo-
The British flag was rushing like a wild boar. I was saying with my whole body that I would definitely enter Tokyo Bay.
Admiral Ryo’s face hardened.
“What should I do?”
The officers on the bridge all looked at Admiral Dogo’s mouth. It was an obvious supply line to anyone looking at it, and if it passed, it was obvious that it would supply coal to the US 1st Fleet.
But it was a British ship. There was only one word that Admiral Dogo could say.
My fist… was trembling.
“…Continue the battle. British ships are ignored.”
“under!!!”
ton. ton. ton.
After saluting, the officers began to move busily.
Suddenly, an ominous feeling came over me. Admiral Dogo had just subconsciously realized that, in a word, the future of the Japanese Empire’s navy was at stake.
That British transport…
His face shriveled up like a devil’s horn.
…..Marketa. (Lost.)
***
“Director of Detroit. It is said that the mine installation has been completed near Hashima Island. The US and British governments have also been informed of the battle situation in Tokyo through the Royal Navy.”
“You’ve worked hard.”
Hashima Island.
Mitsubishi Coal Mine’s president’s office.
Mitsubishi Coal Mine is one of the top-tier companies among coal mines acquired by the Bank of Japan.
However, in the end, the Bank of Japan took over what had been struggling with debt through equity conversion.
‘The coal mining companies in Japan are under the control of the Japan Settlement Bank.
It was easy to suck up the amount of coal.
So I sucked up all the coal in the Japanese archipelago, piled it up in Hashima, and locked it with mines.
In other words, their coal was replaced with our coal.
chin. chin.
I put my feet on the desk
He gripped the collar with the back of his neck.
“I hope you have arrived by now.”
Then, as soon as they received a report that the 1st Fleet had been ambushed by a torpedo boat that was patrolling Tokyo Bay yesterday, a coal supply ship was sent.
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Of course towards us. Through the large ships of Qnard Shipping.
You must have arrived in Tokyo Bay by now.
“I sent five ships.”
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