Age of Rebirth

General Yamamoto left his chief of staff, Major General Matsuda, at the headquarters at Pearl Harbor, and was in charge of commanding several Army Air Forces that participated in the first round of air raids. Kubota's head is a lesson for the past, and the generals of Army Aviation dare not do this.

What he was worried about was that the army aviation commanders had the rigid thinking and old-fashioned and unchanging tactics inherent in the army system. Therefore, his most trusted chief of staff, Major General Matsuda, was in the headquarters, and General Yamamoto had no worries.

And Chief of Staff Matsuda, following General Yamamoto to fight in the vast Pacific Ocean, is also an excellent commander. His command style is quite like his own boss, and it is not a problem to be alone. However, under the shadow of General Yamamoto, he cannot show it. That's all.

Major General Matsuda's order was quickly conveyed by the staff, and after a while, reports were received from various field airports, "Report to Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, Yoshida Air Force, Matsukawa Air Force, Oshima Air Force, Shimizu Air Force, Murakami United Air Force, Jize United Air Force, preparations before attack, everything is ready, waiting for your order!"

"Very good!" Chief of Staff Matsuda nodded, and then sat on the chair with his back straight, closed his eyes slightly, and calmed down his slightly nervous emotions.

When the time came to 55:5 in the morning, a staff officer of the chief officer whispered to Chief of Staff Matsuda, "Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, there are still [-] minutes, and the time to attack is up!"

Chief of Staff Matsuda suddenly got up and stared at the wall of the combat room. He had adjusted the clock many times. At three o'clock, his eyes flashed coldly, and he said concisely: "Attack!"

The order was quickly sent to various air teams through encrypted telegrams. Four large fleets composed of more than [-] Japanese fighter jets and bombers took off from their respective field airports. In the night, as the planes took off into the sky, they disappeared into the night sky, and the airport became quiet.

"Report to the Chief of Staff, all the fleets have taken off!" A staff officer put down the phone and reported.

"Hmm!" Chief of Staff Matsuda let out a long breath, only to realize that his whole body was limp and his shirt was almost soaked, "Immediately report the news that the aircraft fleet took off on time to Commander Yamamoto!" He ordered, and then picked up the Taking a glass of sake, I took a shallow sip, and my heart was full of uneasy expectations.

At 158 ​​degrees east longitude and 36 degrees north latitude, about [-] kilometers away from the northwest of Guadalupe Island on the east coast of the United States, a huge fleet, like silent sea monsters, is slowly heading to the east of the United States. As the coast approached, Admiral Yamamoto was sitting in the command cabin of the flagship "Musashi", with a calm face, one hand, gently stroking the saber bestowed by His Majesty the Emperor, and more than a dozen staff officers stood quietly on both sides.

"Commander, after receiving a secret message from Chief of Staff Matsuda, the raiding army aviation fleet has already taken off according to the schedule, and the time is exactly right!" The staff of the United Fleet's confidential communications hurriedly opened the hatch, with an excited expression on his face. report to.

"Yeah!" General Yamamoto raised his head, a smile flashed across his eyes, and said to the communication staff officer: "Call back Chief of Staff Matsuda, keep track of the movement of the first round of air strike fleet, as long as the US air defense fighter group can be attracted, it will be completed." Mission, we can't let Army Aviation's fleet suffer too much damage!"

Then, Admiral Yamamoto said to Rear Admiral Tsushima, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Fleet: "Order the fleet, at a distance of 150 kilometers from the east coast of the United States, all warships remain radio silent, anchored and standby, and all aircraft carriers are ready to take off and wait for the fleet commander. Ministry orders!"

In the dark night, Yoshizawa, the commander of the Yoshizawa United Air Force of the Japanese Army Air Forces, flew at the forefront of the formation with his own fighter plane that he had been familiar with for more than two days. At that military meeting, the words of the bastard Kubota who had been shot deeply stabbed the self-esteem of this self-esteemed imperial navy captain.

Therefore, Colonel Yoshizawa led the team into the air in spite of the chief of staff of the air force to dissuade him. This move made the officers of the air force at all levels a lot more admired. Xingguang, glanced at the flight instrument, the course has not deviated, Yoshizawa Colonel really wanted to say something to all the imperial flight instruments in the fleet?

For example, the pre-war mobilization that makes people excited, arouses the fighting spirit of the pilots, and shows the demeanor of the new commander, etc. However, because the fleet implements strict radio silence, Yoshizawa's thoughts cannot be realized. He is very sorry.

Guadalupe Island, which is only more than [-] kilometers away from the east coast of the United States, is the location of a ground radar station of the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet. Troops, two high-power radars, and pot-shaped antennas rotate day and night to collect various information from the sea and the sky.

However, the performance and advancement of the radar equipped by the U.S. Navy is not comparable to that of the "Sky Eye" radar equipped by the ** Division. The detection range is only about 150 to [-] kilometers. Share your secret weapon with the Americans. Therefore, in terms of radar performance, the American equipment is very backward, but it is quite enough to monitor sea and air targets!

Tonight, it is rare that there are no strong winds and waves on the vast East Pacific Ocean. However, even if there is no wind, the waves are three feet high and the waves are gathered, violently hitting the reefs on the shore of the small island, breaking a circle of waves , sending out bursts of roaring, covering up other sounds.

The night is as dark as ink, and the small Guadalupe Island is like a point in the darkness, as if it will be submerged by the surrounding sea water at any time, but the flashing lights from time to time prove that the island in the dark night is not peaceful.

Because it is the most important outpost radar station on the east coast of the United States, the object of surveillance is the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy, which makes the US Navy daunting. The security is quite strict. Teams of US soldiers patrol the small island with live ammunition. The light of the flashlight shone in the night from time to time, and there were many high-power searchlights, which shot huge beams of light to every corner of the island from the high watchtower.

At about [-] o'clock in the morning, more than a dozen submarines, like ghosts in the depths of the vast sea, emerged on the surface of the sea not far from the island, and then, one after another, the inflatable rubber rafts quickly swelled up on the sea surface, hundreds of figures , jumped on the rubber raft, and paddled silently to Guadalupe Island under the cover of darkness and the sound of the waves.

This is an elite strengthened squadron of the Japanese Marine Corps. It arrived at Guadalupe Island in a submarine. The purpose was to eliminate the US Marine Corps on the island and control the ground radar station before the arrival of the Japanese army aviation fleet. This is General Yamamoto's plan to attack the United States is one of several links. Although the dispatched force is not large, it is absolutely important. Controlling the ground radar station on the island will prevent the fleet from being discovered by the US military in advance.

The squadron leader, Captain Miyazaki, is a commander with rich combat experience. When the Japanese army attacked Luzon Island, he led the team and eliminated the outposts of the US and Philippine troops in advance. At that time, Miyazaki was still a Second Lieutenant Captain.

The rubber raft approached the beach without a sound. One by one, black shadows climbed ashore with skillful tactical movements. In the dark night, the sound of the waves, and the fact that this place is close to the mainland of the United States, no one would have thought that the Japanese would come to sneak attack. A patrol team of the US Marine Corps just passed by did not find that the Japanese army had already landed.

Lieutenant Miyazaki's body was clinging to the wet and cold beach, his fierce eyes were staring at the blindly dangling searchlights. After the US patrol passed by, he gestured to a small captain behind him. , Then, a Japanese army of a strong squadron was divided into three groups, sometimes galloping, sometimes lying down, to avoid the searchlights, moving as agile as wolves, one of them, commanded by Captain Miyazaki himself, quickly approached the American barracks.

The other two Japanese troops were in charge of dealing with the U.S. patrols on the island and controlling the computer room of the radar station. At one o'clock in the morning, after midnight, when people were most tired both mentally and physically, at the gate of the U.S. barracks, The two sentries were standing guard listlessly, yawning non-stop. The bright lights illuminated a bright area nearby, while a little farther away, it was pitch black. The contrast was so strong that standing on the sentry post, in fact, nothing could be found.

Two Japanese soldiers clung to the ground and crawled over like poisonous snakes. When they were a few meters away from the two American sentries, they suddenly raised their hands, and two cold lights flashed. The two American sentries felt severe pain in their throats. Immediately, life gradually left the body.

Captain Miyazaki smiled viciously, and rushed into the US military barracks first. In the rows of bungalows, there were bursts of snoring. It may be that there are several patrols outside, constantly cross-patrolling, and there are sentries at the door. The rest of the US military Soldier, sleep soundly.

Captain Miyazaki made a gesture, and more than 100 Japanese marines were posted on both sides of each room, holding daggers that shone with cold light in their hands. As long as they opened the door, they would be defenseless and sleep soundly. The U.S. soldiers like dead pigs are a group of lambs waiting to be slaughtered, but he has an order to act. He is waiting, waiting for the other two teams to finish off the patrol outside and control the radar room.

The torturous and unbearable waiting tested the psychological quality of the Japanese soldiers. At this time, if an American soldier got up to go to the toilet, the team led by Captain Miyazaki would be exposed.

This is not important, but if the American soldiers on duty in the radar station are alarmed and the news of the attack is sent out, it means that the operation has completely failed. Only the team can do it.

(to be continued) r1152

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