"...When I was the political commissar of the Japanese Red Navy Joint Fleet and the secretary of the Japanese Pacific Bureau, I talked about military studies more than once with Yamamoto Ioruku, Ishihara Kanirou, Oshiki Takijiro, and the immortal staff member Kuroshima Kameto, who doesn't like to take a bath and is always smelly. High-quality updates At that time, my understanding of military studies was based on the two books "The Art of War" and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Of course, Ishihara and the others have read these two books. They believe that "The Art of War" talks about military dialectics, which are both principled things. And "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is purely nonsense, there is no such thing as fighting, and there is no such thing as a war, because your opponent is not a fool. The generals who have really fought wars all have a catchphrase, "Go 60% to win in wars."

There are two meanings: one is that there is usually no 100% victory in wars, and it is good to win 60%; the other is that 60% sure that the battles that can be won are the most ideal, and 100% sure does not exist on the battlefield, because we are 100% sure, and the enemy is only 0% sure. How can they fight us? Unless the enemy is fool, how can fools become military commanders? Therefore, there are few combat opportunities on the battlefield, and more than 80% sure of battles usually have traps. Of course, if you have absolute superior strength and force the enemy to the point where you have to fight, the 100% confidence in victory still exists. However, military strategists generally do not study such wars, which is what politicians need to study.

However, on July 5, 1935, Yamamoto, Ishihara, Osai, Kuroshima and I all forgot the mantra of "winning six points in war". We received a report from the submarine and knew that a huge American fleet was approaching the Hawaiian Islands! At that time, we all thought that by surrounding Oahu, the first fortress in the Pacific, the main force of the US Pacific Fleet was finally forced out to die. We had 11 Canglong-class aircraft carriers in the Hawaiian Islands at that time, each Canglong-class aircraft with about 70 carrier-based aircraft. A total of 770 aircraft! In addition, on the Hawaiian Islands, there were also 11 Canglong-class aircraft carriers, each Canglong-class aircraft. There were about 770 aircraft in total! In addition, on the Hawaiian Islands, there were also 11 Canglong-class aircraft carriers.

There are more than 300 shore-based aircraft. The opponent has only 10 light aircraft carriers converted from merchant ships. The total number of carrier-based aircraft is only about 200. There may be 18 main battleships. However, in the vast Pacific, it is difficult for battleships with very slow speed to capture aircraft carriers with high speed. So no matter how you look at this confrontation, it is a godsend opportunity to annihilate the main force of the Pacific Fleet in one fell swoop! We were all very happy at that time. We set out happily from Hilo Bay, but the final result disappointed us." - The above is excerpted from Yasuo Yasuda's memoir "Memories of a Revolutionary".

July 6, 1935, 2:40 pm.

The battle cruiser Akagi is 120 nautical miles northeast of Hawaii Island.

The atmosphere in the Akagi fleet command center was gradually suppressed, without the excitement and joy that day ago, replaced by a strong sense of worry and irritability. Yamamoto Iroku, who was standing next to the chart platform, raised his wrist and looked at the time, and asked anxiously: "Have you discovered the main force of the US fleet yet?"

"No." Oshiki Takijiro shook his head: "The seaplanes sent by battleships and cruisers have searched the sea area within a radius of 300 nautical miles. The high-quality update is that more than 30 submarines are still patrolling the waters in the northeast and southeast of Hawaii Island. No shadow of the US fleet was found. Will they..."

"Escape?" Yamamoto Irojiro looked at Takijiro Oshi. Oshi nodded. This was probably the only reasonable explanation. Otherwise, where would the American fleet, which was discovered by I-55 yesterday, go? Did it disappear out of thin air?

"No! They can't escape, I'm sure they're near the Hawaiian Islands!"

The Black Island Turtle Man said with certainty: "The Americans cannot give up Oahu, absolutely impossible. If they give up Oahu, they will not make any achievements in this world war. Even if they can regain Hawaii Island within 12 months, it will be too late. By then, we may have already conquered the entire Australia! So even if Kimmel is unwilling to fight, Roosevelt and William Lexi will force him to fight!"

"Can you?" Yamamoto Iroku shook his head: "What's the point of putting the fleet in even though he knew he couldn't win, what's the point of putting the fleet in?"

"It's not necessarily impossible to win," the Black Island Turtle Man looked at the charts with a bright look. After a while, he said: "If I were Kimmel, I would definitely bring all 18 main battleships of the Pacific Fleet to Hawaii. First wander around the outskirts of the Hawaiian Islands, avoid our reconnaissance planes, and circle around the north or south of Oahu Island 300 to 400 nautical miles. Wait until today or tomorrow after 5 pm, and then attack Oahu at full speed! According to the speed of 20 knots,

It takes about 15 to 20 hours to drive 3,400 nautical miles, which means that you can arrive at Oahu Island from 8 am to 1 pm the next day... In other words, we have only 3 to 8 hours to discover and attack, and only one to three air strikes can be launched at most. As long as the 18 American main battleships arrive at Oahu Island, even if they are stranded on the beachhead of Oahu Island, with the giant cannons and armor of these main battleships, they can match 18 giant armored turrets."

"All 18 main battleships were stranded as fixed turrets?" Yamamoto Irojiro was stunned for a moment and looked back at Takijiro Oshiki.

Takijiro Oshiki said: "According to information, the United States passed the bill to build 15 Essex-class aircraft carriers as early as the second half of 1932. After the United States participated in the war, it increased the number of Essex-class construction to as many as 35! By the end of June this year, at least 12 Essex-class aircraft carriers had been installed, and I believe that a large number of aircraft carriers would soon join the Pacific Fleet. As long as the Americans survive for a few more months, the situation in the Pacific will be completely reversed. By then, we will never have the chance to occupy Australia. Without Australia, we will not have the opportunity to end the war and surrender to Germany!"

After listening to the analysis of Takijiro Oshima and Kuroshima Turtle, Yamamoto Iroji felt that the problem was a bit serious! The American must have been preparing to use the main ship as the fixed turret as the Kuroshima Turtle analyzed. He took a deep breath and ordered loudly: "Transfer. The fleet turns, and the target is 15 nautical miles northeast of Oahu Island! We are just guarding there... All the shore-based aircraft on the high-speed Hawaii Island are on standby. High-quality updates

At 3 a.m. tomorrow, we will dispatch seaplanes to thoroughly search the 300 nautical miles of water around Oahu Island; at 3:30 a.m. All carrier-based aircraft and shore-based aircraft are ready to attack! Be sure to succeed in one strike and annihilate all American main ships!"

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"Quick, fast, move quickly, push the plane onto the takeoff line, we don't have much time!"

550 nautical miles north of Oahu Island, on the deck of the Long Island escort aircraft carrier, an F4F Wildcat fighter was just lifted onto the deck by a lift. Several aircraft carrier ground crew members rushed over and pushed the plane's wings to the takeoff line at the end of the flight deck. At the same time, another F4F fighter was already roaring into the air.

"Let's hurry. Let them get faster, we don't have much time!"

Inside the commander tower of the USS Cleveland light cruiser with the flagship flag, watching F4F wildcats from Long Island, Liscombe Bay, Coral Sea, Corregidor, Misson Bay, Manila Bay, Natoma Bay, San Lo, Tripoli, and Wake Island, 10 escort carriers, including the US Navy's 11th Special Mixed Fleet, Lieutenant General Halsey, yelling and urging.

The sailors on all the escort aircraft carriers used their strength to work hard. Each plane lifted onto the deck by the elevator would be immediately pushed onto the takeoff line. Then they roared out of the deck runway and joined the increasingly larger group of aircraft in the sky.

"Lieutenant General..." Seeing that all the planes had taken off, the Fleet Chief of Staff breathed a sigh of relief and quickly handed over the telegram he had just received: "Admiral Kimmel wants us to protect the escort aircraft carrier as much as possible. If it is not discovered by the enemy's reconnaissance plane, we will immediately withdraw to San Diego. The Admiral wants to send another 200 F4Fs to Pearl Harbor in two weeks."

"Damn it!" Halsey cursed in his heart that the 10 escort aircraft carriers under his command were not Essex-class that ran very fast. These were modified from cargo ships of less than 10,000 tons, with a maximum speed of only 16 to 17 knots. Now all the aircraft have been released, which is equivalent to becoming 10 slow targets without any combat effectiveness! Moreover, the main ships and heavy cruisers of the Pacific Fleet followed Spruins to the South Pacific. Now there are only 10 Cleveland-class light cruisers and 18 flat-deck-class destroyers responsible for protecting these escort aircraft carriers. Not to mention being chased by the opponent's carrier-based aircraft, even if they encounter a heavy cruiser, they will not be able to take advantage of it.

"Lieutenant General, now..."

"Execute the order, maybe there will be good luck." Halsey said helplessly. The original plan was to give up the escort aircraft carrier after the plane was released - that is, to use this aircraft carrier with a full load displacement of more than 10,000 tons as a disposable consumable! Although American imperialism is a rich man in imperialism, taxpayers' money cannot be wasted, so Kimmel's plan to report to the Admiralty Department was eventually rejected. Admiral William Lexi instructed the Pacific Fleet to protect the escort aircraft carrier as much as possible, so the current electric order was obtained.

"Lieutenant General, there will be good luck," the chief of staff on the side saw Halsey's face turned pale and comforted in a low voice: "We have 550 nautical miles away from Oahu. Wildcat fighter jets will have to fly three hours to arrive. Only then will the Japanese discover our true intentions, but it was around 6 pm at that time, and their carrier-based aircraft could not be deployed at all, and even if they could be deployed, they would definitely not be able to reach them."

Halsey snorted coldly: "Of course it's not reachable tonight, but what about tomorrow? Once the Japanese discovered that wildcat fighters were landing on Oahu, they could calculate our approximate direction... Since Hawaii Island east of Oahu has been occupied by the Japanese army, we cannot be on the east side of Oahu, otherwise we will be easily discovered by Japanese reconnaissance aircraft sent by Hawaii Island. In addition, it is unlikely that it will be on the west side of Oahu, so the most likely two sides of the north and south. The Japanese just divide their 10 Canglong class into two teams and chase them in the southeast and northeast direction. The Canglong class's speed is 15 knots faster than us, which can be close to 15 nautical miles per hour, and can be close to 150 nautical miles in one night, and can catch up with us in a maximum of twenty hours.

By then, more than 300 carrier-based aircraft from the Canglong class will be here to deal with us!"

More than 300 aircraft!

When Halsey thought of this number, he felt a trembling heart. His 11th Special Mixed Fleet might be wiped out! What did Kimmel and Nimitz think? Do they think it is not enough to lose 10 escort aircraft carriers, and they have to take on several Cleveland-class light cruisers and peace deck class destroyers and more than 10,000 U.S. Navy officers and soldiers?

...

"Admiral, can we really protect the 11th Special Mixed Fleet?"

"Yes. Mr. President." Hearing this question, William Lexi couldn't help but frown. President Roosevelt had asked the same question seven times since the beginning of the meeting. Admiral Lexi could only explain patiently again: "The Pacific Fleet has already made a plan that is highly feasible. Lieutenant General Spruins' main fleet had begun to move towards Oahu for full speed an hour ago. According to the plan, they will continue to sail to Oahu for three hours. In this way, the Japanese seaplanes or submarines should be able to find them."

"In this way, the Japanese will think that our main fleet is ready to arrive at Pearl Harbor tomorrow morning, so that the Japanese fleet will not dare to leave the waters of the Hawaiian Islands." Roosevelt grinned, and then William Lexi said that William Lexi and Kimmel would certainly not joke about the lives of more than 10,000 American soldiers. Due to severe casualties in the Second Middle East Battle, President Roosevelt's wartime command ability has been questioned, and now it must not happen again. "Validity-free heavy

There will be great casualties, otherwise the next US president will definitely be replaced by a Republican. In addition, Oahu cannot be lost, otherwise Roosevelt's presidential throne will not be preserved. Moreover, the Roosevelt administration is fully promoting the American community to the American people and American countries. At this time, the United States must show its strength and determination to protect America from violations. If Oahu falls, it will cause a huge blow to Roosevelt's American Community plan, and may even cause this plan to die!

Thinking of this, he glanced at William Lexi again: "Oahu must also be defended! Otherwise, the American Common Defense Treaty is very likely to die."

The Treaty of Common Defence of the Americas is the first step of the Inter-American Community. Now the United States has given up its dream of building a world empire, but the American land must be kept by one acre of three parts, otherwise it will not have the strength to compete with the two superpowers of China and Germany in the future. Now is the first time for the Treaty of Common Defence of the Americas to take a critical first step. At the end of June, President Roosevelt visited Canada and Mexico one after another. He negotiated conditions for signing the Treaty of Common Defence with Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King and Mexican President Lhasaro Cardenas. In order to obtain the support of these two North American powers, Roosevelt promised to provide various forms of assistance to the two countries including finance, technology, equipment, etc. after the war. The total amount is as high as US$6.5 billion!

In addition, negotiations between the United States and Central and Caribbean countries such as Guatemala, Saldoba, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Cuba, Haiti, Dominican, Jamaica, etc. are also in progress. In order to bring these small countries that have been looked down upon by the United States in the past and poor countries into the Treaty of Common Defence of the Americas, Hopkins, Hull and Morgentho are visiting the capitals of these countries with attractive aid programs. However, the treaty of Common Defence cannot be done with money. The Americans must also prove to the people of these countries that the United States has the strength to defend the Americas. If Oahu is captured by Japan at this time, who else can believe in the military power of the United States?

"Please rest assured, Mr. President, Oahu's defense is extremely strong. When our 200 f4fs arrive on the island, the Japanese will have no way to deal with Oahu." William Lexi said confidently.

Roosevelt nodded and looked at MacArthur beside William Lexi: "How is the Middle East going to end?"

In just a few months, more than 650,000 casualties and missing persons in the Middle East have been lost in more than 650,000! The battlefield in the Middle East has become a huge wound that keeps the United States bleeding.

Hearing the word "end", MacArthur knew that Roosevelt was preparing to retreat from the Middle East! Although he was unwilling to do so, he sighed slightly: "Mr. President, the Army Staff is considering retreating from the Middle East. However, General Arnold, the Commander of the Army Air Force, believes that after the main force of the US ground forces withdraw, the Army Air Force can also use Beirut as a base to attack the Indian and Soviet troops in the Middle East, and even threaten the Soviet oil fields in Baku. Our b-17 bomber can barely reach Baku..."

"Bomb Baku?" Roosevelt snorted coldly, "Admiral, do you think that doing so is good for the United States?"

MacArthur shook his head: "I understand, Mr. President, we should retreat completely from the Middle East. But... to who should we hand over the Ras Khaimah, Muscat, Gershm Island and Beirut under our control?"

"Who else can I give it?" Roosevelt smiled bitterly with a dark face: "That was exchanged for 650,000 Americans! You can't give it back to Indians, right?" He paused and said: "But it can't be handed over to Germans and Chinese people for nothing... Let's decide after I met the Chinese Minister of Commerce Zeng Qi and German Deputy Foreign Minister Ribbintrop." (To be continued, please search for astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!
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