Li Guang, in later historical accounts, didn't know much about the Japanese navy. This can be seen as a consequence of the Chinese people's unfortunate war of resistance against Japan—the Chinese navy was simply too weak, its strength disproportionate to that of the Japanese navy. This is also one reason why mainland history textbooks rarely cover naval battles during the War of Resistance against Japan. As a result, university graduates like Li Guang only had a simple impression of the Japanese navy as very powerful, the third strongest in the world. By this time, Li Guang finally had a basic understanding of the strength of the Japanese navy. Japan now possessed six major fleets, two air fleets, and numerous garrison fleets. Readers may not be clear about the different levels of a flee

