In the end, the British still did not agree to Japan's request for the Mesopotamian oil fields. After all, there are only a few places in the world that produce oil, including the United States, Baku, Borneo, Mesopotamian, Persia and Romania in Russia. In the eyes of the British, if Japan has obtained Borneo, it would be a bit too much if it is involved in the Mesopotamian Basin. Therefore, the British just delayed the Japanese's request.

Because their "reasonable demands" were rejected, Japan naturally had reason to do some tricks on the issue of military strength. Of course, the most basic thing was still to be done. First of all, they had to continue to supplement European war losses in accordance with the agreement. At the same time, the British transported various resources including natural rubber, tin ingots, and copper ingots. In order to "appease" the British, the transportation volume this time was a bit large.

"The entire transport fleet has a total of 23 ships, with a total tonnage of 140,000 tons. We will provide the British with 6,000 tons of copper ingots and 4,000 tons of tin ingots. There are no less than 5,000 tons of natural rubber, and some other things, of course, there are 12,000 Japanese Army and their 2,000 horses." Yamamoto Hoshio said to the current commander of the Japanese Joint Fleet, Goro Ishien.

"So you want the Yamachi battleship (the Fuso-class No. 3 ship) and the Atsuma (the fast battleship equipped with 8 14-stored guns) to go there with these transport ships?" asked General Ijiyuan Goro.

"Let's go together, after all, there are two German sharks in the Persian Gulf." said Yamamoto Honbuki.

"Aren't they silent for a long time?" Ijiyuan Goro said in surprise.

"It is precisely because we have been silent for a long time that we need to be more careful. The wolves always take action when their opponents are most relaxed, and you don't think that after so long, these two ships should have been repaired?" said Yamamoto Honbuki. "If it weren't for the heavy pressure on us, I would have sent more warships."

In order to maintain a balance with the United States, a large number of front-line warships were deployed in the Philippines and the former German Pacific Islands. Now the Japanese Navy has a total of 12 Fearless and Fearless warships of the class, two of which are to be sent to Europe, and one-third of the warships need to be maintained in shipyards or are heading to the mission waters. Considering that the Americans were in a hurry and sent three Super Fearless ships equipped with 14-inch guns to Hawaii. The Japanese Navy felt great pressure from the top, so in addition to ensuring that they provide the UK with two Super Fearless ships according to the agreement, they were not willing to provide one!

"Who is in commanding this time?" asked Yamamoto Honbuki.

"Major General Kato Hiroji, deputy commander of the Nandian Fleet at the beginning of the war." said Goro Ishien.

"Haha, okay, this is probably backed by Prince Fumakura? But it doesn't matter, we still agree with his abilities." Yamamoto said indifferently. "Come on, hurry up and prepare. The fleet is about to set off and tell Kato that after leaving the Strait of Malacca, don't relax your vigilance before entering the Red Sea. If you don't consider the scale, the Germans are much better than the British!"

At the same time, in the Persian Gulf, thousands of miles away from Japan, the officers and soldiers of the German Indian Ocean Squadron, led by the fleet commander Lieutenant General Su Xiong, were preparing to welcome the compatriots who came from their homeland.

"How are you preparing? Prepare more local seasonal vegetables and don't take canned food. Our friends may be very disgusting when they see canned boxes now." Standing on the deck of the flagship Schánhorst, Su Xiong said to his subordinates in charge of logistics.

"There are also clean uniforms and beds. I can guarantee that the officers and soldiers who have been in the small space of the submarine for more than a month will definitely like these." Redell, who was standing beside him, added.

Just a week ago, a telegram from the country informed Su Xiong that a submarine team of 12 submarines would set off from the local area to the Indian Ocean. Most of these submarines were composed of ocean submarines with displacement of 1,200 to 1,500 tons. They were generally equipped with 6 torpedo tubes, about 12 torpedoes and 2 to 3 medium-caliber deck guns. The surface range was between 9,000 nautical miles and 10,000 nautical miles. There were also two code-named dairy cow supply submarines. Although the fleet was on the expedition, each of these submarines could provide the fleet with an additional 600 tons of fuel and a large amount of shells, and even torpedoes.

This is undoubtedly good news for Su Xiong. With these submarines, the German Indian Ocean Fleet's ability to cause trouble will be further improved! According to Redell, with these submarines with a maximum speed of nearly 17 knots, the German Indian Ocean Fleet's control range and pursuit ability will be further improved. After all, the speed of 17 knots is enough to catch up with more than 95% of transport ships. (Transport ships with more than 12 knots in 2 battles are considered high-speed ships) and 2 to 3 105mm or even 150mm cannons are enough to deal with 90% of transport ships!

"With these submarines, I think we can make big news." Redel said to Su Xiong.

"What plan do you have? My Chief of Staff?" After a long period of cooperation, the cooperation between the two has been very successful. Redell has a big brainstorm, so it is suitable for formulating plans and strategies. After all, Su Xiong has always been in the front-line fleet, so he can transform plans into reality very well.

"Have we improved the Swordfish attack ship into a seaplane mothership? With it as the center of reconnaissance, our fleet can control situations within a considerable range. With submarines, we can even attack super-large transport fleets with battleship escorts. During the day, we can attack with Sharnhorst-class, and at night, we can attack with submarines. Even if the opponent is dispersed, we have a large number of submarines that can better catch the flock of fleeing in all directions." Raidel said.

After the last time Suxiong fleet escaped from Thomas' fleet, for a long time, the two German rapid battleships were repaired in the port. However, the fleet commanders were not idle. They kept collecting intelligence and analyzing the transportation of the Allies. Judging from the current situation, when the two Schonhorst-class battleships could not be deployed, the Allies were generally formed in large fleets, and then escorted by at least armored cruiser-level battleships. This made it almost difficult for the attack ship to play a role!

Of course, with the return of two Schonhorst-class fast battleships, it is difficult for the German fleet to be able to fight in the Indian Ocean. Therefore, if the Suxiong fleet comes out again, if the confidentiality is good, before the Allies react, the Suxiong fleet will have a very good hunting period.
Chapter completed!