Hawaii local time, December 21, 2 pm.

In the North Pacific, 220 nautical miles north of Oahu, a huge Japanese fleet is sailing slowly northward in a z-shaped route.

This large Japanese fleet is not equipped with any battleship or battle cruiser. The core is the 9 Canglong-class fleet aircraft carriers, the Fire Dragon aircraft carrier, which was sunk by torpedoes launched by Japanese destroyers three hours ago! This aircraft carrier has also become the first heavyweight warship to sink in this maritime decisive battle between the United States and Japan!

Due to the loss of the aircraft carrier, the officers and soldiers of the Japanese First Air Fleet all seemed a little depressed. However, Yamamoto Irotsuki was able to calm down and calmly. In the name of the commander of the Joint Fleet and the No. 1 Shuji of the Japanese Joint Fleet Party Committee, the first party committee of the Japanese Joint Fleet, issued a commendation order to the Second Team that lost the aircraft carrier. It seemed that they regarded the morning's battle as a victory."

However, from the facts, Yamamoto's view is correct. After missing one aircraft carrier and more than one hundred aircraft, the combat power of the Japanese Combined Fleet lost about 10%, and the US Pacific Fleet may not be able to come to the Western Pacific for more than 12 months after the temporary paralysis of Pearl Harbor and the severe damage of eight battleships. With these 12 months, Japan's GCD should be able to insert the red flag throughout the Southeast Asian Sea, right?

But what 12 months later? Yamamoto is not worried about the return of American battleships. The situation of the Battle of Hawaii and Okinawa has shown that battleships without air cover are not suitable for the naval battles of this era. Even if the opponent's planes do not sink these battleships, they can make them bruised and completely lose their combat effectiveness. What really worries Yamamoto is the five British and American aircraft carriers (brave, glorious, Lexington, Saratoga, Rangers) and the latest American new fighter jets unveiled in the morning air combat! According to the report of the return Soviet pilot, the performance of this fighter is significantly better than that of the Iran 18! If this aircraft is transformed into a carrier-based aircraft and equipped with five British and American aircraft carriers, the good days of the joint fleet will come to an end!

Therefore, we must find an opportunity to sink at least two US aircraft carriers to ensure that Japan has absolute control of the Western Pacific before the 15 US Essex-class ships are put into use!

"Is there any news about the US aircraft carrier?" Yamamoto turned around and asked Takijiro Oshiki, who had just received a telegram from the Fleet Communications Consultant.

"Half an hour ago, the i45 submarine discovered a U.S. fleet of at least 2 aircraft carriers and 8 battleships, near 45 nautical miles west of Oahu! They are sailing northeast at a speed of about 25 knots."

Yamamoto Iroku immediately walked to the chart platform and found the approximate location of the US fleet, which was less than 250 nautical miles away from him. If converted into kilometers, it would be about 462 kilometers. This distance has exceeded the combat radius of Il 18 and Il 1.

"Commander. The other party may want to fight us. If we want to launch an air strike, we should launch carrier-based aircraft at a distance of 150 nautical miles to 180 nautical miles, and it is possible to catch fire after an hour and a half. They can use this time to advance 37.5 nautical miles. After the air strike, our carrier-based aircraft will need at least one hour to return and land for 20 minutes, so that they can narrow the distance to 37.5 nautical miles..."

"This will be less than a hundred nautical miles." Yamamoto looked at his watch. It was already past 2 pm. It would be dark in another 5 hours. If he turned around and headed south to face the US fleet, he would launch an air strike after about one hour. The entire air strike process would take 4 hours, which was almost dark. It would be impossible to launch a second wave of air strikes. After it was dark, the eight American battleships could exert their power. If they did not sink in the previous air strikes. However, the two sides were still nearly 100 nautical miles away, and their own fleet still had a high chance of escaping smoothly with the help of the night. However, the other side had 8 battleships, and the two aircraft carriers should have many escort ships. The air defense firepower should not be underestimated. An air strike this morning lost 115 aircraft. If they were to be fired again, is this loss a little bigger?

Just as Yamamoto Iroku was carefully calculating the chart, footsteps sounded behind him. When he turned his head and looked, he found that there was another telegram in Osashi's hand. He frowned and said, "Osashi, what news is there?"

"It was sent by the Second Fleet." Oshiki Takijiro said: "They were blocked in the Taiwan Strait!"

After hearing his words, Yamamoto and Kuroshima were both stunned for a moment. The news was really unexpected. The Chinese did not sign a peace treaty with Japan, but also provided Japan with a lot of raw materials and technical drawings, which clearly showed that the chariot and horses planned to support Japan's liberation of Southeast Asia. How did they block the 2nd Fleet in the Taiwan Strait? Have they changed their minds!

"What did those idiots from the People's Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs do?" Yamamoto Iroku muttered.

"It is not the responsibility of the People's Committee of the Foreign Affairs Department," the Turtle Man from the Black Island shook his head with a serious expression: "The problem is probably lies with us! The Chinese must have observers to be stationed in Pearl Harbor. Chang Ruiqing may think that our air strike on Pearl Harbor was not successful."

"He plans to..."

When Yamamoto Iroku heard this, he suddenly widened his eyes and the muscles on his face thrust again. The Chinese plan to be a alliance?! Is this too unfaithful, right? Is it still a country of etiquette and etiquette?

"Commander, now we can only speak with our record! As long as we can severely damage the main force of the US Pacific Fleet, the Chinese will definitely fulfill the agreement seriously." The Kuroshima Turtle hummed and said, "Commander, please order the attack!"

Yamamoto pondered for a while, and it seemed that he could only fight another fight with the US fleet heading north! Otherwise, not only would there be no way for Japan to dominate the Western Pacific in the next one to two years, but even the Chinese would be half-hearted, and perhaps they would be attracted by Britain and the United States to betray Japan again!

So he immediately said, "Okay, let's fight again! The second team is formed with the Tianlong and the Black Dragon aircraft carrier as the core, and continue to search for the US aircraft carriers north. The first team is formed with the other 7 aircraft carriers as the core, and the main force of the US Pacific Fleet went south!

Also, order the Second Fleet to change to the Bashi Channel. We must seize the Brunei oil field as soon as possible!"

"Hi!"

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"Master of the Provincial Army, the Japanese Second Fleet has retracted!"

Navy Chief of Staff Jiang Mosan hurriedly walked into the command center of the Ministry of National Defense and handed over the telegram he had just received to Wang Junhao. With the official war between Japan and the United States, the Chinese Defense Force also began a comprehensive strategic adjustment. The main force of the navy temporarily retreated back to his nest to prepare for the show. The army troops that had originally deployed the coastal areas also concentrated in the north and northwest, preparing to plunder the Soviet Central Asia and the Far East in the coming year.

However, the Chinese National Defense Forces did not completely give up going south, but were just preparing to take some measures to take advantage of the troubled waters. The first was to unexpectedly block the Taiwan Strait.

According to the secret agreement reached between China and Japan, Japanese naval surface ships can use it to march through the Taiwan Strait to march towards the South Ocean during wartime. Of course, there are still necessary restrictions. For example, there must be no more than one Japanese aircraft carrier passing through the Taiwan Strait at one time, and the Japanese fleet cannot approach Zhanjiang Military Port 300 nautical miles. Japanese warships are not allowed to enter China's territorial waters, Japanese submarines (including British and American submarines) are not allowed to pass through the Taiwan Strait, etc.

But the Japanese never expected that less than a month after the secret agreement was reached, China violated it for no reason. It intercepted a Japanese fleet, including Akagi, Kaga, and Tosa, into the Taiwan Strait! And it was so arrogant that it did not give any reason. As a result, the Japanese had to protest through diplomatic channels while detouring the Bashi Strait south. The suddenness of the original plan naturally no longer existed. According to the original plan, the Japanese Second Fleet should have begun to attack Brunei on December 23 (Nanjing time). Now this toss seems to have been delayed for several days. Maybe this delay will always be said to Brunei and the entire Borneo.

Wang Junhao received the telegram and seemed to hand it over to the staff officer beside him, then looked up at the row of walls hanging on one side showing the time zones. Now Nanjing time is 11 a.m. on December 22. Hawaii time is 18 hours later than Nanjing time, and now it is 5 p.m. on December 21. The Battle of Hawaii should still be in progress.

"Did you send any news back to the Navy's Deputy Chief of Staff?" Wang Junhao turned his head and asked Jiang Mosan: "The Prime Minister has called several times to ask."

"No news has been received yet." As soon as Jiang Mosan finished speaking, the guards salute sounded behind him. The two turned their heads and looked at him and found that Chang Ruiqing and Wang Jingwei walked into the command center together and hurriedly saluted the army to greet him. Wang Junhao said: "Brother Yaoru, there is no news from Hawaii yet. It is estimated that the Americans intentionally blocked the news. It seems that the war is beneficial to Japan."

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has received a notice from the Japanese Embassy," Chang Ruiqing smiled and sat next to Wang Junhao: "The Japanese claimed that they had sunk or severely damaged 8 battleships, shot down and destroyed more than 300 American aircraft, and exploded the large oil depot in Pearl Harbor."

"Breaking out the oil depot in Pearl Harbor!" Jiang Mosan laughed when he heard the news, "It seems that the Americans are in big trouble this time, and the main force of the Pacific Fleet is going to retreat to San Diego."

"It's just an oil depot, is it that serious?" Chang Ruiqing heard this statement in his previous life. Japan ignored the oil depot and naval factories when attacking Pearl Harbor. Otherwise, the US Pacific Fleet would not be able to gain a foothold in Pearl Harbor for the time being, which would give Japan a lot of time.

"Of course, the oil depot and dock at the Pearl Harbor base are the foundation of the Pacific Fleet in the central Pacific. I visited this oil depot a few years ago when I visited Pearl Harbor. It was four times larger than the one we were in Zhanjiang. It is said to be able to carry 5 million tons of fuel! If this is blown up, it will not be possible to repair it without 12 months. Maybe it will take two years to repair or rebuild. During this period, the home port of the US Pacific Fleet could only be moved back to San Diego."

Chang Ruiqing nodded. Although he didn't know much about the navy, he knew that it was time-consuming and laborious to build a super-large oil storage depot. Because the Federal Ministry of Energy, the National Defense Forces, the Navy, Army and Air Force, as well as the Iron Blood Comrades Association, all built large oil storage facilities, and now has a total of 15 million tons of various fuels. An oil storage base that can store 5 million tons of various fuels will not be built in less than one or two years according to China's current infrastructure speed. If the oil storage base in Pearl Harbor is really completely destroyed, then the American Pacific Fleet will not expect to return to Pearl Harbor for at least 12 months! With such a victory alone, Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor in this life will not be worse than the previous life!

"Chief of Staff Jiang. If the U.S. Pacific Fleet's home port is moved back to San Diego, will it affect their operations in the Pacific?" Wang Jingwei, who does not understand the navy, is still very interested in this war between Japan and the United States. After all, many of China's foreign policies must be formulated around this war.

"It's not just an impact!" Jiang Mosan smiled coldly and said, "It can be said that it has basically paralyzed the US Pacific Fleet's ability to operate in the Western Pacific. Although naval warfare does not have many defense lines and geographical advantages to rely on like land warfare. However, the significance of key ports and bases is somewhat more important than the defense lines and natural barriers on land. For example, Singapore and Gibraltar in the hands of the British, Constantinople of the Russians, and our Vladivostok are all such key points. However, compared with the American Pearl Harbor, the importance of these key points is too different. If the Pearl Harbor base cannot be opened for a year and a half, the main force of the US Pacific Fleet will have to travel thousands of miles across the entire Pacific Ocean if they want to come to Southeast Asia and East Asia."

"Oh. In this way, the Japanese have temporarily defeated the United States?" Wang Jingwei asked at Hawaii on the map.

"If the Japanese did not exaggerate the results of the battle, they should have won." Jiang Mosan replied.

"Report, Deputy Chief of Staff's urgent telegram." The staff's report interrupted the discussion of several people. Jiang Mosan immediately received the telegram and swept it in a glance. He laughed excitedly: "Haha, little Japan is quite kind, and has not exaggerated too much. The oil depot in Pearl Harbor did explode. The fire burned half of the base. However, it did not sink 8 battleships. Instead, it was severely damaged, and several were stranded and could not be repaired in less than a year and a half. In addition, the Japanese themselves suffered losses, and at least 100 aircraft were shot down, and the Americans also caught dozens of Soviet pilots! It seems that the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union will not be repaired for a while. Moreover, the Americans have a fighter with very good performance, which is better than our J-2 series aircraft. The Soviet Iran 18 is obviously not an opponent.

Also, the Americans also launched an air strike on the invading Japanese fleet. It is said that three aircraft carriers were sunk!"

"What?!"

When Chang Ruiqing heard the news, he suddenly stared at the top of his eyes. The Japanese lost three aircraft carriers! The Americans had three large aircraft carriers, the British had two, and the Japanese had ten. If Japan lost three, it would be 5:7! If the Japanese were not careful, they would lose the sea control power in the Pacific Ocean... Although the main force of the Pacific Fleet could not come for a while, there was no problem sending the three aircraft carriers to Australia. If this news was true, the situation of the Pacific War suddenly became uncertain again.

Wang Junhao, who was beside him, also had a few changes in his face. Now the battle between the north and the Soviet Union has not yet been decided, and the south also wants to take advantage of Japan's opportunity to temporarily suppress Britain and the United States to expand its power. But if Japan is easily defeated by Britain and the United States, China's expansion in Southeast Asia will be a tiger's mouth.

Facing the hesitant eyes of Wang Junhao and Wang Jingwei, Chang Ruiqing also pondered for a while. Expansion to the South China Ocean is necessary. Compared with cold Siberia and dry Central Asia, the warm and humid Nanyang, which is rich in resources, is more suitable for the survival of the Chinese, so the Chinese have always been the largest ethnic group in the Nanyang region! Although the number of Chinese may not account for the majority in a single Nanyang colony or country, the number of Chinese is still the largest, and it also has huge wealth and political resources. It is very easy to guide their area to tolerate the Greater China Federation. He also has the obligation to rescue the land and people there from the clutches of Western colonialism (it sounds very just) and accept them as members of the future federal state...

"Give power to the 10th Fleet and launch the Intimidator Program!"

Now, Wang Junhao and Wang Jingwei's eyes became firmer. Chang Ruiqing's authority or personality cult has been formed. If he has not made up his mind in the end, there is room for discussion. Once he, the supreme leader, makes a decision, then the others can only execute it. Even if it is impossible to complete the task, they must try every means to make it possible!

"Col. Chen, the intimidator operation has officially started now. How do I want my 10th Fleet to cooperate?"

Major General Chen Shukang was walking towards the bridge while handing the telegram that the communications officer had just handed him to Chen Xinrui. From time to time, busy sailors around them saluted them, indicating that the fleet had entered a wartime state.

Chen Xinrui, who has a special mission, looks so dizzy today. The dress of the female officer of the National Defense Forces has been replaced with an ugly dark blue men's uniform. It is not the National Defense Forces standard, but the Japanese Red Navy standard. I don't know where to get a Bushido and carry it in my hand. There are several people dressed like her, all following behind her respectfully, all of whom are middle and lower-level officers of the Central Guard Division. Judging from their behavior, they look a bit like little Japanese, and they are taller, including Chen Damei, all of them are over 1.7 meters tall.

Hearing Chen Shukang's question, Chen Xinrui smiled faintly and asked: "Are the Japanese Navy flag and the Japanese national flag ready?"

Chen Shukang glanced at the ugly Japanese military uniform on the beautiful woman, nodded and said, "Everything is ready, are you going to rise up now?"

Looking at Chen Shukang with a slightly nervous look, Chen Xinrui nodded with a smile: "Rise up, from now on, you will be the 4th Fleet of the Japanese Red Navy, and we will be the Japanese Red Marine Corps!" (To be continued...
Chapter completed!