Goulan Hutong, Major General Zhuge's residence.
After coming out of the big black room in Rouge Alley, Zhuge Weidao returned home eager to return - he was on a shipboard mission this time, and he was not allowed to bring women on board. Although I went ashore several times during this period, I only went to frontline bases like Phuket and Batan Island, and they were all temporary and short-term landings. It was not convenient to call the women at home to meet.
Moreover, while Zhuge Weidao was on a mission, Natalie also returned to Rakshasa's family, and she still took the mission assigned by Zhuge Weidao. Zhuge Weidao was worried that she would be alone outside without anyone to take care of her, so he thoughtfully asked Ah Li to take care of her.
The only ones left at home in Beijing are Daheikong, who manages the family business, and Nalandili, who takes care of the children. No one can live without them!
So when Zhuge Weidao returned home today, he didn't even invite Yu De into the house for a cup of tea, but sent him back directly. Then he strode into the house alone. Of course, the people in the house knew that he had arrived in Beijing. Because before he went to Rouge Hutong, he had asked his adjutant Yu Ziqi to take his luggage back to his house in Goulan Hutong... So Daheikong and Nalandili, two women who are very considerate and can serve others, should have already A "program" was prepared for Zhuge Weidao.
But Zhuge Weidao never expected that as soon as he entered the house, he saw his fifty-first brother Zhuge Weiyong, and Zhuge Weijiu's son, Zhuge Weidao's eldest nephew Zhuge Yangwu, already shaking his feather fan. Smiling, she stood waiting for him in the yard. When they saw Zhuge Weidao coming in, they both bowed their hands to him and said "congratulations, congratulations" repeatedly.
Where does joy come from?
Zhuge Weidao was stunned for a moment. Before he could ask any questions, he saw Dai Heikong, who had been dressed up carefully and was still wearing a kimono. He walked out from behind two old men dressed as Zhuge military advisors, took small steps to reach his husband, and then walked He knelt down, took the leather bag from her husband with both hands, and said softly: "Welcome home, you have worked hard. In addition, you will soon be promoted to Vice Admiral... At the same time There will also be knighthoods awarded.”
Zhuge Weidao glanced at Daheikong and said in his heart: "This is the show you and Dili arranged for me? Where's Dili? What is she performing? Hu Xuan dance? Belly dance? I'm really looking forward to it!"
But expectations are expectations, Zhuge Weyong and Zhuge Yangwu still have to deal with it first. So Zhuge Weidao smiled and cupped his hands at the two of them, and said with a smile: "Brother Fifty-one, Ziyi, please come in. We haven't seen each other for a while, and we must have a good chat today..." Ah Kong, tell the kitchen to prepare wine and food, I want to have a party with Brother Fifty-One and Nephew Ziyi, and I will have to drink three hundred cups at a time!"
"Yes, husband." Daheikong turned around and bowed to Zhuge Weidao's back again, then stood up and stepped back with small steps. This performance made Zhuge Weiyong and Zhuge Yangwu a little excited... They were both wondering whether they should also take a concubine from the Dahei family?
Zhuge Weidao didn't wait for the two of them to come up with an answer, so he stepped forward with a smile, holding one in each hand, and pulled the two Zhuge strategists into his lobby, and then the guests and hosts took their seats. Soon a servant brought tea. Zhuge Weidao picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and moistened his throat. Then he smiled and said: "Brother Fifty-one, Ziyi, I should have come back earlier today, but I was... Yu Xiaoqian dragged him to the Daikokuya in Rouge Alley to have a drink...it was Japan's Tokugawa Saiaki who was the host. Guess what bad intentions this little Japanese has?"
"Bad intentions?" Zhuge Wenyong laughed, "He will be your subordinate from now on, now he is just trying to flatter you, your boss, in advance."
"He is my subordinate?" Zhuge Weidao said, "Am I going to be the Japanese general who conquered the barbarians?"
"Of course not," Zhuge Wenyong said, "We want to ask you to go to Pearl Harbor to be the admiral of the Eastern Fleet!"
"Admiral of the Eastern Fleet?" Zhuge Weidao was stunned, "So fast?"
Zhuge Yangwu, who had already joined the cabinet as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, smiled and said: "Uncle 108, it is war time! In wartime, merit is considered regardless of seniority. With your military achievements, you have long been qualified to be a general. Now with What’s wrong with being in charge of a large fleet with the title of Vice Admiral? Besides, how can there be no one from the Zhuge family among the admirals of the three fleets?"
"Isn't there a little uncle?" Zhuge Weidao asked.
The uncle he was talking about was Zhuge Youmo, the submarine admiral. This Youmo was the youngest among the generation. He was 39 years old and had long been promoted to lieutenant general. In the previous Malacca-Grete battle, he personally led the submarine force to the battle and sank at least 28 large warships, merchant ships, and troop transports, with a result of more than 250,000 tons. Moreover, shortly after the Malacca-Grete Battle, he also obtained the rank of military advisor and became the twentieth military advisor. Although he is the last in the military division, he is only 39 years old. Together with the 32-year-old Zhuge Weidao and the 40-year-old Zhuge Weitian, he has become the "young talent" in the military division.
As long as nothing happens, he will definitely be one of the most core figures in the military division in the future!
"My uncle's thoughts are all on submarines and he is not willing to take charge of the large fleet," Zhuge Yangwu said. "Otherwise, two of the three admirals of the three fleets would have to be named Zhuge."
Zhuge Wenyong added: "However, the Submarine Admiral Division will also be reorganized into the Underwater Fleet Admiral Division, and it will be independent of the three major fleets and the local guard fleet, becoming a small fleet with a status equivalent to the local guard fleet, but it will still not be made public, and It will remain secret... until we are sure that the British have discovered the existence of the submarine force."
Zhuge Weidao nodded and asked: "Then the Japanese Navy is also under the jurisdiction of the Dongyang Fleet?"
Zhuge Weiyang shook his head and said with a smile: "Japan does not have a navy yet, all it has is a coast guard... Whether Japan should have a navy or not is up to you, the admiral of the Eastern Fleet, to decide.
In addition, the Caribbean and the east and northeast of Australia are also responsible for the East Ocean Fleet. The South Sea Fleet will only be responsible for the Dutch East Indies, Spanish South Luzon, and the north and west of Australia. The Torres Strait and the east coast of the Luzon Islands will be the dividing line between the Eastern and Southern Ocean fleets. "
Zhuge Yangwu smiled and asked: "Uncle One Hundred and Eighth, do you think we should loosen our ties to the Japanese navy?"
Understood!
Zhuge Weidao said in his heart: "No wonder Tokugawa Qi Zhao is so anxious to meet me. Zhuge Weiyi and Zhuge Wenyong must have called him over and asked him to come to me to talk about rebuilding the Japanese Navy."
Thinking of this, Zhuge Weidao shook his head and said: "It is not necessary to rebuild the Japanese navy. Although Japan is surrounded by the sea, it is protected by our Eastern Fleet and cannot be invaded by foreign enemies. What is the use of building a navy? But... ...." As he spoke, he changed the subject, "In Texas and the Caribbean, we need a self-defense armed force belonging to Japanese expatriates, which should also include the Maritime Self-Defense Force."
"Japanese Caribbean Self-Defense Force?" Zhuge Weiyong muttered, "It sounds very weak! Brother 108, what kind of ships do you plan to equip them with?"
Zhuge Weidao thought about it. He originally planned to give the Japanese Japanese some obsolete Guogong-class armored cruisers and second- and third-class old cruisers. But after thinking about it on the way home, I still felt it wasn't appropriate.
"For self-defense," Zhuge Weidao said with a smile, "There is no need for battleships, armored cruisers, cruisers... just equip some destroyers and frigates."
"Destroyer... frigate?" Zhuge Weiyong was stunned, "One Hundred and Eighth Brother, although we will not declare war with the United States immediately and send the main fleet into the Caribbean, but the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force in the Caribbean , in fact, it is the Caribbean detachment of your Eastern Fleet!"
"Enough, enough," Zhuge Weidao nodded, "The destroyers and frigates are definitely enough for the Sea of Japan, but the name Dongyang Fleet cannot suppress the Sea of Japan, so we have to replace it with a bigger one."
"Change the name?" Zhuge Weiyang looked at Zhuge Weidao, "One hundred and eighty brother, do you want the name of the Pacific Fleet?"
Zhuge Weidao smiled and nodded: "Yes! The home port is Pearl Harbor, what else can we call it if not the Pacific Fleet? I just want to be the first commander of the Ming Navy's Pacific Fleet!"
