Age of Rebirth

The night was dark, the wind was roaring, and the torrential rain was pouring. Huge waves set off in the waters of Hawaii, and the huge warship swayed from side to side. In such bad weather, on the deck of the aircraft carrier "Kaga" of the Japanese Navy Task Force, Eight Japanese "Type [-]" carrier-based combat reconnaissance planes were brought to the take-off line. The motors roared and the propellers rotated at high speed, causing rain to splash.

Rear Admiral Gu Xiongliangyou, the commander of the aviation unit of the task force, was the first to fly into the rainy night, but it was not smooth at the beginning. A "Type [-]" carrier-based combat reconnaissance plane had just left the take-off deck when a huge wave hit it. Coming over, the reconnaissance plane plunged into the sea without even seeing the flames of the explosion, and disappeared into the rainy night nearby.

Major General Gu Xiongliangyou witnessed this scene, his cold eyes did not fluctuate in the slightest, but he calmly ordered: "Take off according to the plan! After arriving in the waters of Midway Island, disperse the search according to the azimuth. Once you find the target, don't be alarmed and report to Fleet Command! Eagles in the sky of the Empire of Japan, the time has come to test us, long live the Emperor! Long live the Empire of Japan!"

Shortly after the reconnaissance plane led by Yoshio Tani took off, the Kagoshima Naval Base on the Japanese mainland and the official residence of Admiral Yamamoto, the commander of the Japanese Navy’s Combined Fleet, the phone in the living room rang, "Dingling!" Come on, a major quickly picked up the phone, "Ha Yi! Please wait a moment, I will wake up your Excellency the Commander immediately!"

The call was made by Lieutenant General Matsuda Osamu, Chief of Staff of the United Fleet. After he received the telegram from Kobayashi Hideizumi, he felt that the matter was serious.Otherwise, Kobayashi would never report the information to the United Fleet Headquarters, bypassing his immediate superior, Lieutenant General Nagumo Chuichi. Originally, with Matsuda's authority, he could have given orders to Nagumo Chuichi. [

But this matter is too big, Matsuda can't make up his mind.I also have some doubts about the accuracy of the information, so think twice.Still alarming Commander Yamamoto in the middle of the night also implies shirking responsibility.

Admiral Yamamoto 56, albeit in a sweet sleep.Still maintaining the vigilance of the soldier, the staff officer only yelled once, and he woke up from his sleep.

Holding the phone, after listening to the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Matsuda, Yamamoto said without any hesitation, "Matsuda-kun, in the name of the Joint Fleet Command, give the order to the task force commander, Lieutenant Admiral Nagumo, According to the information, the task force lifted anchor immediately. It rushed to the waters near Midway Island to search for the American aircraft carrier, this is a chance!"

Putting down the phone, General Yamamoto shook his head, not feeling sleepy.He knows Nagumo Chuichi's temperament very well. It can be said that Nagumo is one of the few veterans in the modern Japanese navy. His character is mature and prudent, cautious, rigid and dogmatic.To put it bluntly, it is lack of enterprising and adventurous spirit, conservative, and dare not do outrageous things.

Take this matter as an example, even if there is no American aircraft carrier, the return plan of the task force will not be affected. The reason why Nagumo was appointed as the commander of the task force is that there is a reason for it. In a sense, Nagumo is still his own teacher, and handing over the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor to Nanyun for execution has the meaning of enhancing his status in the navy.

If it was Yamamoto himself, he would still be hesitant about this matter. The task force has already rushed to the waters of Midway Island. If there are any big fish, we must first catch a net. Moreover, there is no US Navy in the Pacific Ocean in Pearl Harbor. The four aircraft carriers in the fleet are also a concern of Commander Yamamoto.

Thinking of this, Admiral Yamamoto shook his head helplessly and smiled wryly. He was worried about Nagumo's status. If it was true that the task force killed the American aircraft carrier as the intelligence said, and Nagumo was inside the Japanese Navy, then Will become a laughing stock, forcing his subordinates to leapfrog to report intelligence, which in itself proves that this commander is incompetent, at least he lacks the style of a Japanese imperialist who lacks the spirit of proactive attack!

Nanyun just had a good dream, dreaming that he was personally commended by His Majesty the Emperor, the "Yamato" medal was hung on his chest dazzlingly, and the three golden general stars were also hung on the collar badge of the military uniform.

A hasty knock on the door woke him up from his dream, and it was definitely not a pleasant thing to have his dream interrupted. The same was true for Nan Yun. He turned on the desk lamp and asked impatiently, "What's the matter?" He didn't even bother to ask who was knocking on the door.

"Your Excellency, Commander, I am Kobayashi Hideizumi, and I have an urgent order from the United Fleet Command!" Kobayashi's voice was very loud, as if Commander Nagumo might not be able to hear him, and, to Nagumo's ears, there seemed to be a hint of something wrong. The smell of fear is in it.

Nan Yun couldn't help frowning, full of disgust, "This troublesome and rude guy won't even allow him to sleep peacefully. There are other important matters, can't we wait until dawn? The telegram from the fleet headquarters, can you What is the emergency!"

Opening the cabin door, Kobayashi Xiuquan, covered in rainwater, handed a telegram to Nanyun without even paying the minimum military salute. , his face turned livid.

Nanyun's gray eyebrows were frowned together, his eyes were like knives, he stabbed Xiao Lin, tried his best to suppress his anger, and asked aggressively: "Chief Xiao Lin, what does this mean? Who gave you the power to report the situation to the higher level , Is this how the instructor taught you at the Imperial Naval Academy? Is there such a thing in the Imperial Navy Regulations?"

Kobayashi Xiuquan met Nayun's eyes without giving up, and was not intimidated by the aggressive Commander Nanyun, and replied neither humble nor overbearing: "Your Excellency, Commander, you will pursue the mistake of the humble post later, and how to punish it I don’t even complain about my humble position, now, please immediately carry out the order of Admiral Yamamoto, the commander of the United Fleet!”

A few words that were neither salty nor bland, were quite energetic, and Nan Yunzhong stared at him, holding his breath in his heart. This bastard begged for Shang Fang's sword, even though Nan Yun had a hundred reluctances, he was beaten Feeling compulsive, he did not dare to disobey Commander Yamamoto's order.

Nan Yun glared at Kobayashi viciously, and said in a vicious voice: "Chief of Staff Kobayashi, order the carrier-based reconnaissance plane to take off immediately to search the waters near Midway Island, and order the fleet to anchor immediately and sail to the waters off Midway Island!"

Kobayashi's eyes jumped, and with a slight sneer at the corner of his mouth, he replied: "Yes! Commander, execute your order immediately, but four or ten minutes ago, Fleet Aviation Commander Maj. Eight reconnaissance planes flew to the sea area provided by the intelligence to search for the American aircraft carrier!"

Kobayashi deliberately emphasized the word "intelligence", and Nan Yunzhong was taken aback for a moment, and then the anger in his heart burned, "These guys don't take myself as a commander too seriously. He dared to act without orders, and stabbed commander Yamamoto with non-existent bullshit information, didn't he deliberately disgust himself and embarrass himself?"

He ruthlessly gave this chief of staff with a rebellious face a few loud slaps, and held back after thinking about it. It was Gu Xiong who acted without authorization, and stabbed the big shit to Commander Yamamoto There may be someone else at the official's place, Nanyun let out a heavy "hum", and looked at Xiaolin bitterly, the meaning was too obvious, after a trip in vain, let's settle the score! [

Then, instead of calling the orderly in a good voice, and waiting for him to change his clothes, the orderly with quick hands and feet, waited according to the commander's usual habits, it was impossible to imagine, and inexplicably received a few loud and loud slaps from the commander, hitting the corner of the orderly's mouth Stained with blood, with stars in his eyes, dizzy, he looked at Your Excellency the Commander in horror.

Xiao Lin saw this scene, and smiled coldly in his heart, "It's only so little ability to point fingers and scold Huai Huai," but his face was calm as usual, and he left politely. Looking at Xiao Lin's back, Nan Yun's heart was full of panic , the unlucky orderly was kicked by His Excellency the Commander again, and kicked directly out of the cabin.

The violent storm that raged all night stopped at dawn. A few rays of dawn appeared in the eastern sky, and the sea was calm. In the middle of the night, eight aircraft carriers and more than [-] cruisers, battleships and destroyers of the Japanese Navy Task Force had already sailed to the waters near Midway Island.

As the sea area where the information was provided was getting closer and closer, Major General Xiaolin Xiuquan became more and more anxious. Gu Xiongjun had taken off for several hours, why has there been no reply? Could it be that the information is true or false?Or, Gu Xiong's reconnaissance plane formation crashed into the sea during the bad weather last night?

The more anxious Kobayashi became, the more unkindness in Nanyun's eyes became stronger. However, Kobayashi still suggested: "Your Excellency, Commander, is the fleet in combat readiness? Once an American aircraft carrier is found, you can launch an attack immediately!"

Nan Yun caught the anxiety in Kobayashi's eyes, and he was pleased in his heart, and said coldly: "It's not necessary, Chief of Staff Kobayashi, don't be like a soldier, as an emperor, you should have the calmness and calmness of Mount Tai collapsed in front of you, without changing your face." Calm down, I really doubt, what have you learned after serving in the Imperial Navy for so many years?"

Kobayashi was so angry that his eyes were burning, and just about to argue a few words, Fleet Intelligence Director Kono Yohei almost flew over and shouted: "Your Excellency, Commander, Chief of Staff, I received a telegram from Major General Guxiong. In the sea area, the aircraft carrier formation of the US Pacific Fleet is found, less than [-] nautical miles away from us!"

A few minutes later, Tang Qiuli had just walked into the division headquarters' own office when the red phone on the desk rang hastily. The telegram between the reconnaissance plane of the Japanese Navy task force and the fleet headquarters, the Japanese have caught the traces of the American aircraft carrier formation!"

(to be continued) rs! ! !