Age of Rebirth

At [-] o'clock in the morning on July [-]th, General Yamamoto, the commander of the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy, was awakened by a sudden knock on the door. He turned on the lights in the cabin and looked at his watch. At this time, the US Pacific Fleet was already approaching, and the chief of staff on duty, Lieutenant General Matsuda, should have come to report the situation. om is the fastest update

When I opened the hatch, it turned out to be Chief of Staff Matsuda. However, at this moment, Lieutenant General Matsuda did not have the excitement and excitement of catching the prey at all. Instead, he looked anxious. General Yamamoto looked at his deputy in surprise and asked calmly. Said: "Matsuda-kun, what unexpected situation happened?"

Lieutenant General Matsuda wiped the sweat off his face, and hurriedly reported: "Your Excellency, you have received a report from the submarine team monitoring the enemy. The US Pacific Fleet was forced to slow down due to strong winds, waves and bad weather. The voyage was delayed for more than three hours and did not reach the ambush sea area that our fleet planned, general, how should we deal with it?"

Admiral Yamamoto frowned. This was indeed an unexpected situation. The U.S. Pacific Fleet did not enter its ambush circle because of the unexpected situation. The ambush at sea is no better than on land. Land can be hidden on the spot. More than 100 warships are on the blocked sea. Staying for 1 minute will increase the risk of exposure. When the weather is calm, the US Pacific Fleet will definitely send a reconnaissance plane. This is a common sense approach!

Damn the wind and waves, Yamamoto is very strange. It is also a warship. How can his own fleet reach the designated sea area on time under the same bad weather conditions, while the warships imported by the United States cannot. Could it be that there was an accident? accident? [

Admiral Yamamoto asked: "Matsuda-kun, the submarine team, have you noticed any unusual actions by the US Pacific Fleet?"

Chief of Staff Matsuda shook his head, and returned: "No, so far, the submarine team has not exposed the target."

General Yamamoto frowned and thought hard, how could this happen, what went wrong, even if the warships imported by the United States dare not sail at high speed, there is a gap of about an hour, which is normal. Taking this situation into consideration, suddenly, a flash of light flashed in Yamamoto's mind, and he thought of the key to the problem.

It is the troop carrier imported by the United States. In such a strong wind and waves, the troop carrier is no more than a warship. It dare not sail at high speed. The entire battle plan could not be carried out smoothly, General Yamamoto thought of it angrily, and deeply blamed himself for his negligence.

In fact, according to the strength in front of the United Fleet, the number of warships and carrier-based aircraft has an absolute advantage. Even if it confronts the US Pacific Fleet head-on, it has a great chance of winning. However, this is not General Yamamoto's style of play. The so-called " Kill one thousand enemies and lose eight hundred." The U.S. Pacific Fleet with three aircraft carriers fought back desperately, even if the United Fleet won, it would be a miserable victory!

The time for a head-on confrontation with the U.S. fleet is far from ripe. The five generals of Yamamoto, who are well aware of the national power of the United States, know this very well. Abandoning this ambush plan, or sticking to it, he pondered sharply. Various countermeasures flashed through his beloved's mind one by one, but none of them were perfect.

After thinking for more than ten minutes, Yamamoto gritted his teeth and made up his mind. The fighter plane that he had been waiting for for a few days had already appeared, so he could not give up lightly. He ordered decisively: "Matsuda-kun, order all the warships in the fleet to be on the spot. Break down, we continue to wait!"

Lieutenant General Matsuda was taken aback, and hurriedly reminded: "Your Excellency, this is a very risky move. We are too close to the US Pacific Fleet, and the target will be exposed at any time. As a result, the ambush has become an encounter. It's not the result you want, if the US fleet finds us and starts attacking before us, the fleet will fall into a very passive situation!"

"The staff department has a suggestion. Why don't our fleet sail against the U.S. Pacific Fleet to make up for the lost time, and launch an attack before the storm subsides and before the U.S. enters, and the effect of an ambush can also be achieved!" Chief of Staff Matsuda The suggestion, in fact, was to change the site of the intended ambush.

Admiral Yamamoto said angrily: "Matsuda-kun, have you ever thought about it, if according to your suggestion, the fleet sails against the U.S. Pacific Fleet, calculated according to the time and the speed of the warships of the enemy and us, then where is the sea area where the battle will take place? "

Yamamoto stepped in front of the map, pointed to a sea area, and continued: "Here, this sea area is a coral reef with an area of ​​nearly [-] square kilometers. Warships over [-] tons will not be able to pass through. At that time, we will The main battleship, separated from the coral reef, cannot contact the enemy, and can only rely on carrier-based aircraft to attack. Facing a fleet with three aircraft carriers and dozens of warships, you know what the effect of the attack will be. ,What's the difference?"

Looking at the somewhat dumbfounded Chief of Staff Matsuda, General Yamamoto's tone slowed down a bit, but he still said unkindly: "After the battle begins, the U.S. Pacific Fleet, which has not been severely damaged, will definitely not love to fight and will retreat at full speed. In the direction of Hawaii Island, on that route, what kind of situation will the first aircraft carrier formation waiting to intercept the US fleet face?"

"It has hardly suffered a major loss in strength. The U.S. Pacific Fleet, the first aircraft carrier formation of Major General Masa Kagesho, only has two aircraft carriers and 26 warships. We are outnumbered. Major Masa will suffer a lot, and we are in vain. If Shao's main fleet continues to pursue, it will have to bypass the coral reef, at least an hour behind the U.S. Pacific Fleet. When we arrive, the first aircraft carrier formation may not have a few warships left. U.S. Pacific Fleet, but is such a victory what I need?"

General Yamamoto's voice was not high-pitched, and his tone was not very harsh, but Chief of Staff Matsuda's forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, and he said in a loud voice: "General, you have taught me a very good lesson. , it’s because the staff department has considered the problem simply, but, general, shall we just wait like this?”

Yamamoto raised his head fiercely for the first time, fierce flames danced in his eyes, his tone suddenly increased, and he said: "No, it is extremely stupid to wait passively. Partially change the battle plan. From now on, the main fleet will enter a state of first-level combat readiness. Order the Fleet Meteorological Director to report the weather situation to the headquarters every three to ten minutes, and we must launch an attack before the US enters!"

"Order the submarine team and the carrier-based aircraft formation to launch air strikes on the US Pacific Fleet, abandon the original mission of attacking the US aircraft carrier, and instead focus on attacking the escort warships around the US Pacific Fleet's aircraft carrier, tearing a hole in its air defense firepower network, Command all the warships in the main fleet to change the attack target, let the US troop carrier go, mainly to attack the US escort warship, order the first aircraft carrier formation of Major General Masa Kagecho, the original mission is changed, the target of the attack is the US troop carrier, Chief of Staff Matsuda , convey my order!"

A series of orders made people feel dizzy. In fact, the ambush plan originally formulated by General Yamamoto has changed beyond recognition. Correspondingly, the entire plan has also been completely adjusted. After the appearance, according to the actual situation, corresponding adjustments were made quickly, but the original goal of annihilating the enemy was not changed. Yamamoto 56's command ability can be seen, and it is even more ruthless!

At around [-]:[-] in the morning on July [-]th, the stormy winds and waves that had been raging for almost a night in the eastern Pacific Ocean gradually subsided, and the eastern sky had already revealed a little light, returning to the calm sea again, showing the The gentle side.

The commander of the Pacific Fleet of the U.S. Navy, Vice Admiral Fulwood, almost stayed up all night. The damn wind and waves have delayed the fleet's voyage for more than three hours. In the past three hours, I don't know how many American soldiers died under the guns and guns entered by the Japanese. [

Lieutenant General Fulwood rubbed his sore eyes, and his face became more and more haggard, and ordered: "Convey my order, and immediately dispatch a carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft brigade, with the fleet as the center, to attack all sea areas within a radius of [-] nautical miles. , Carry out reconnaissance, don't let go of any suspicious targets, communications officer, immediately report to Commander Harrison, and in a dozen hours, the fleet will arrive at Hawaii Island!"

Lieutenant General Harrison must be notified of this situation, otherwise, the landing force of the Second Army, which is waiting to see through, may lose its position. The mixed formation of troop carriers and fleets itself limits the fleet's mobile combat capability. Lieutenant General Fulwood, I absolutely hope that at this time, the Japanese fleet and troop carrier formation will be a drag in itself.

More than 40 minutes ago, the commander of the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet.Five Generals Yamamoto stood on the command tower full of energy and neatly dressed, looked at the sea that was not completely calm, and said to the Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Matsuda without looking back: "Mr. Matsuda, convey my order, all ships on board The aircraft took off in two waves, launched an attack on the US Pacific Fleet, and ordered all the warships in the headquarters to sail at the highest speed and quickly contact the enemy!"

With a distance of more than 100 nautical miles, the two fleets of Japan and the United States approached quickly without one side being aware of it. The course of the US Pacific Fleet was in the direction of Hawaii Island, while the attack direction of the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet was from the US military. The left front wing of the Pacific Fleet formed obliquely, like a samurai sword suddenly unsheathed, piercing out with coldness and cruelty, murderous intent and bloodthirsty desire!

At the tip of the knife are more than 200 carrier-based fighter jets, torpedo bombers, and dive bombers of the Japanese Navy that took off from six aircraft carriers.

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