In Sasebo, Japan, Li Lanwang was walking hurriedly on the street in plain clothes and a black top hat. Suddenly, two Japanese people dressed in the same style as him strode across from him. He felt something unusual and looked up, and happened to see a familiar picture. His face winked at him, then he nodded and followed the two of them to a remote corner not far away.
"Someone wants to see you above, Mr. Nagashima. Congratulations, you are about to be promoted." The Japanese who winked at him said, without concealing the envy in his eyes.
Li Lanwang's current pseudonym is Nagashima Hisamasa. Because of his excellent English speaking skills, he was able to join the "No. 1 Counterintelligence Special Operations Group" affiliated with the Navy Ministry and became the leader of the European group, assassinating the first group and the second assassination group. The team came to Japan to assassinate Koizumi Toshiichiro, and after the assassination failed and caused such a big noise, all the five surviving students except the Emperor of the Ancients are hiding in the dark and silently responsible for liaison matters. He has integrated into the Japanese social circle. Among the four people who infiltrated the Japanese army, Li Lanwang was the one who was the best and could eavesdrop on the most hidden information because of the special department he was in.
"Professor, can you tell me who wants to see me?" he asked softly, with a respectful look on his face.
"A big shot, Nagashima-kun, if you become rich, don't forget your brothers." Another Japanese said pretending to be mysterious.
Section Chief Iwamoto Jun smiled slightly and said: "Go back quickly, the guests have been here for a while." After saying this, he looked around, lowered the brim of his hat and left straight away.
Watching the two people leave, Li Lanwang walked towards the counter-intelligence special Sasebo branch, while silently thinking: "Who could it be, the big shot? Are you going to transfer me to the Tokyo headquarters?"
Who wants to see Li Lan Wang, Koga Hoichi,
Koga Mineichi volunteered to go to New Delhi to form the Indian Ocean Agency, an intelligence department targeting the Pacific Fleet of the Cadet Army. Because it was a British colony, it naturally needed translators who were proficient in English. It was just "Nagashima Hisamasa" who was proficient in this business. The relevant department of the Ministry of Navy registered the name, and was picked by Koga Mine. Koga Mine picked Li Lanwang originally because of his English translation skills, but after obtaining his information, it was discovered that he was also a good person in espionage work. , and this is the talent that the Indian Ocean Agency lacks most, so in the official document submitted to Yamamoto, Li Lanwang's title was directly designated as the Director of the Communications Room. Koga Mineichi presided over the Indian Ocean Agency as a Vice Admiral, and his subordinates The rising tide lifts all boats, and the job titles are somewhat artificially high, so Li Lanwang transformed from a small ensign into a major, surpassing Jun Iwamoto's lieutenant by two levels. This is what Jun Iwamoto calls "high promotion" The origin of
Because of the special nature of the "No. 1 Counter-Espionage Special Operation Team" and because Li Lanwang also serves as an English translator, although he is only a second lieutenant now, he has access to many top-secret information from the Japanese military and Europe and the United States at the same time. intelligence, so Guangzhou's positioning of him is to hope that he can firmly defend this position and give the Xuebing Army an additional channel for British and American intelligence sources.
Li Lanwang responded to Guangzhou's call and no longer worked so hard and top-notch, so he received average-to-lower ratings in two consecutive evaluations. Originally, according to regulations, those who were average-to-lower in the evaluation would not be promoted. However, people As fate would have it, Koga Hoichi came to interfere at this time, and with the Japanese nature of absolutely obeying the orders of superiors, Li Lanwang could not refuse at all, so he had no choice but to follow Koga Hoichi to New Delhi.
Not to mention that Li Lan accidentally broke into the Japanese Indian Ocean organization and set his sights on Midway Island.
After Hart's mixed fleet was completely destroyed in the Battle of the Bohol Sea, Midway Island has actually become the most forward bastion of the US Navy's military deterrence against Asia. After the current commander of the US Pacific Fleet, Admiral King, took office, he had a premonition that Before the Pacific Fleet resumes its combat effectiveness, the United States will not have the power to deter the Japanese Combined Fleet in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, and India and Australia cannot do without the support of the US military, so they intend to build Midway Island into a military fortress, hoping to use it as a stronghold to maximize their Shorten the mileage to support Australia,
From a strategic perspective, Admiral Kim's decision was correct. Unfortunately, he took over the Pacific War for too short a time. Therefore, when Nagumo Chuichi led his troops to attack, the coastal defenses of Midway Island began to take shape. It is not enough to withstand the bombardment of heavy Japanese aircraft bombs and large-caliber naval guns.
In the past, the Battle of Midway was a decisive battle that changed the direction of the Pacific War. It was also the battle that led to the rise of the U.S. Navy. In this battle, the Americans used less and more, and sank four Japanese aircraft carriers and a heavy cruiser in one go. They shot down and destroyed 332 aircraft, killing and wounding more than 3,500 Japanese troops. However, they only lost one aircraft carrier, one destroyer, 147 fighter planes, and suffered 307 casualties.
There is a saying that one learns from every experience. After experiencing the tragedy of Pearl Harbor, Americans became very vigilant. Within the 300-kilometer airspace of Midway Atoll, reconnaissance planes came and went one after another, and in the surrounding waters , there are also submarines cruising,
The Americans' caution paid off. Although it did not change the outcome, at least they were not caught off guard like the last Pearl Harbor incident. The Yamato aircraft carrier fleet was attacked by the Americans when it was still more than 200 kilometers away from Midway. The reconnaissance plane discovered it, and they immediately used all their forces to prepare for war, and took the initiative to launch an attack when the Yamato aircraft carrier fleet was still a hundred kilometers away from Midway Island.
Since Midway Island was defined by Admiral King as a frontline stronghold for combating the Japanese navy, the size of the submarine force and naval aviation force has increased, with more than 30 submarines and more than 100 fighter planes. In addition, there are More than a dozen destroyers and supply ships,
More than thirty submarines, less than ten destroyers, sixty-three P-47 fighter jets, twenty-one torpedo attack aircraft of various types, five L-19s, plus more than ten other types of fighter jets, this It is all the military power of the US military at Midway that can be put into active attack.
The news of the Japanese attack on Midway reached the White House five minutes after the Yamato aircraft carrier fleet appeared in the field of view of the US reconnaissance aircraft pilots. When Knox walked into Roosevelt's office holding the telegram, his steps seemed particularly heavy.
"Knox, what's going on?" Roosevelt asked proactively, looking up and seeing his expression clearly.
"The Japanese used troops on Midway Island."
"He's still here."
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Roosevelt and Knox had predicted that the Japanese would attack Midway Island when they discussed the trend of the Pacific War. However, because the Pacific Fleet was just a shelf now, even if they understood this, they could not do anything about it. None, we can only adopt conservative strategies to strengthen defense.
"If Midway Island is occupied by the Japanese, our way into the Pacific will be blocked. If Japan uses troops against Australia, we will have to watch helplessly. Your Excellency, it is urgent to establish the Pacific Allied Unified Command. where."
(Old poison: I’ll make up a chapter tomorrow, I’m not feeling well today)