Whether it is the "Cairo Declaration," the Axis Global Operations Command, or the slogan of "war to the end" of the three countries, they are all released to intimidate the United States to admit defeat and cease war as soon as possible. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The reason is very simple: in this era when there are no satellites and the means of communication are extremely low, it is simply impossible to command the front line by relying on a general headquarters that is in the rear and thousands of kilometers away from the front line. Even Germany's own major campaigns on the Eastern Front were not formulated by the Supreme High Command in Berlin. Hoffmann never did Hitler's penchant for interfering in the affairs of front-line armies and even corps commanders, and even after he became commander-in-chief of the army, he spent very little time on the Eastern Front.

The only exception is probably the Battle of Kungunir, when Hoffman came to the front line, because the success or failure of the battle was very crucial, and if he lost, not only would Kungunir's army be destroyed, but even Guderian's troops who retreated and lured Montgomery to take the bait would inevitably suffer a great loss of vitality. So he thought it was a crucial turning point, but even then he did not interfere with Rommel's command, only stepped in to boost morale, and waited quietly in the headquarters to listen to the telegram.

Not to mention that Berlin could not control the front line, even Manstein could not control the millions of troops on the Eastern Front, most of the time the operations relied on Germany's unique target management system to coordinate, relying on the experience, skills, wisdom and courage of the front-line commanders to advance, which was also the last era of the general's flash. When high technology is everywhere and fighters can hide in security bunkers and rely on various satellites, sensors, and telemetry means to perceive adversary information, control combat units, and even realize automatic operation, war has lost its original charm and has gradually turned into an e-sports -- it is technology rather than tactics and command that determine the success or failure of a campaign.

Therefore, the sign of the General Headquarters of North Africa is only hanging, and at most it is only to carry out some exchange and communication of materials, equipment, and intelligence, and it is impossible to assume the heavy responsibility of command, nor can it really command all the Axis armies -- the Japanese army and navy themselves cannot be under unified command, so where can they be said to be under the command of Germany?

As for the "war to the end", it is also a smoke bomb released after the three countries have formed a political tacit understanding. The three Axis Powers have reached an understanding that Germany, Italy, or Japan will be allowed to achieve a separate peace with the United States without harming the interests of their other allies and without abandoning the Axis camp.

The bottom line of Germany's peace was that all of Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and most of South America were controlled by the Axis powers, and the Caribbean and Central America were controlled by Germany and the United States (Germany did so through Britain, because there were quite a few British colonies here);

Japan's original bottom line of peace was that the United States recognized Japan's current occupation zone, Japan returned the Philippines and some Pacific islands, and the two countries ruled the Pacific Ocean together, but after the United States categorically refused this, the base camp of annoyance and anger decided to fight to the end: to introduce German forces into the Pacific to contend with the United States, not only did not return the Philippines, but also demanded the neutralization and demilitarization of Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, and the Aleutian Islands.

However, the US side obviously does not know the essence of this kind of false words and intimidation, and only regards this meeting as the axial sounding of the clarion call for a general attack on the United States, especially judging from the battlefield situation.

On August 19, the day before the Cairo Declaration, the U.S. Army in Recife observed that the huge German main fleet was off the coast of West Africa, and although the 2,100-kilometer range was within the B-29 attack range, the B-29 without fighter escort was obviously unable to defeat the German fleet with high-performance fighter escort, and finally only a few U.S. submarines launched an attack and sank 3 freighters, but these 4 brave U.S. submarines were all sunk.

On August 20, Pacific time, one hour before the Cairo Declaration, the Combined Fleet launched an attack on Midway. Of course, such a huge offensive echelon could not hide from the American side, and when the main force of the fleet was still more than 1,200 kilometers away from Midway, the American army discovered the menacing Japanese fleet.

But what if you find out? There are only more than 100 planes and nearly 5,000 ground troops on Midway Island, and the entire island is small in size and flat, so there is basically no danger to defend, and it must rely on the support of the naval fleet to find a way out. In the first Battle of Midway, Nimitz took advantage of the gap between the Japanese carrier-based pilots who discovered the American fleet during the air raid on Midway and temporarily improved ammunition to destroy the Japanese main fleet, but this time the situation was completely different.

During the first Battle of Midway, the Japanese only dispatched a mobile fleet, and the larger battleship force watched the play in the rear, but this time Tsukahara 243 personally charged with three Yamato and Nagato, and under the cover of carrier-based aircraft, he came straight to Midway, followed by a mobile fleet composed of six fleet carriers, and in the distance was a transport and landing force composed of eight escort aircraft carriers.

The Combined Fleet did not hide its intentions in the slightest, and not only did it not engage in a bunch of dazzling small maneuvers like in the last campaign, but before the offensive campaign was launched, it even generously let the US reconnaissance planes see enough and make sure that the opponent had sent a telegram before the purple lightning changed the crowd rushed up to shoot it down.

After two years of accumulation, the Combined Fleet was once again strong and strong, not only gathering more troops and warships than during the First Battle of Midway, with more advanced aircraft and weapons, better and more experienced pilots, but also with the commander himself leading the attack, instead of watching the show from a distance in the rear like Yamamoto 56 at that time, which was a very inspiring behavior for the Japanese army, which had always paid attention to the tradition of superiority and inferiority.

The morale of the combined fleet has been climbing since it left the port, and after Tsukahara 243 raised the command flag and issued the battle order, the morale of the fleet has been triple bonus and has directly reached its peak.

The first bonus -- the ratio of forces is completely favorable: the combined fleet has 6 regular aircraft carriers, 3 super battleships, all carrier-based aircraft have been replaced, and the pilots have also rested and trained for a long time, not only making up for the previous shortfall, but also filling up the pilots of the carrier-based aircraft of the new warships; The U.S. Pacific Fleet has only 2 battleships, no regular aircraft carriers, and does not even dare to go out of the port to meet the battle, completely overwhelming the opponent in momentum;

The second bonus - the axis is like a bamboo: the axis of the three countries won continuously, Germany went south to Britain and the Soviet Union, successfully ended the European war, Japan finally took India, and could deal with the Pacific direction with all its might, on the other hand, the US army, not only lost the European garrison, but even the traditional South American plate was infiltrated by Germany, after hearing that Ozawa led the German main fleet to attack, all the officers and soldiers understood that this time it was the east and west to attack the US army;

The third bonus - maximizing the incentive system: Supreme Commander Admiral Tsukahara took the Yamato to prepare for the bombardment of Midway, and the pilots of all carrier-based aircraft were awarded the rank of officer or reserve officer according to their previous military merits and qualifications before departure.

Many of the officers and men who worked hard to pin their heads to their belts were born in hardship, and the general purpose of the Japanese government's call for "loyalty to the emperor" and "death to become a god" was finally offered, and it was the land that the peasants attached the most importance to.

This strategy was proposed by Hori Yokichi after the defeat of Miyu, and because it was so important, that the cabinet meeting, the five-minister meeting, the imperial council, and the important ministers' meeting were held one after another, and many conservative ministers did not agree with it, and many discussions could not be passed. Because they have already reserved this batch of land for the major chaebols and are ready to solve the problem of national debt, if it is distributed to the officers and soldiers, and they will not receive compensation at that time, the government will inevitably have high debts in the future.

At the last meeting of important ministers, Horikichi, who had been patiently persuading these red deer, finally couldn't bear it anymore, and slapped the table during the meeting, and the sound and strength were so loud that Hirohito, who had been silent on the throne and watched the play coldly, was so frightened that he trembled.

He angrily rebuked: "At this time when Japan and the United States are fighting to the death and I am invincible, we need to stimulate morale and the lives of the three armed forces. ”

Ishihara Wan'er also came out to echo, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he was murderous: "Millions of my imperial soldiers are lying in the ice and snow, fighting in the flames of war, suffering heavy casualties, and their bones are scattered all over East Asia and the Pacific, opening up endless frontiers for the empire, and becoming the world's largest empire. The country is so stingy, if there are consequences, the minister will not dare to hear it! ”

In the section on rewarding meritorious soldiers with land, the army and navy have common interests, so as soon as Horiyoshi brought it up, the base camp immediately reached an agreement, and it was nothing more than the army was lined with hills, and the Ishihara faction did not dare to take the lead, so they instigated Horiyoshi to say, "The navy rushes first, and the army follows." Horikichi didn't want to do things too much, and under the persuasion of King Minoru of Higashikure Palace, he was going to discuss and approve it at a meeting, but who knew that the fleet was about to depart, and this batch of red deer hummed and refused to give a happy word, and he suddenly became anxious.

Originally, Ishihara's attitude was quite relaxed, but as soon as Horiyoshi became furious, he knew that the time was ripe, and if he didn't cooperate again, the navy would have to engage in the second "heavenly punishment of national thieves" tomorrow. Last time, I worked hard to transfer the marines from Mamao Island, but this time it was even better, all the main forces of the navy were assembled, and the Yamato was simply in Tokyo Bay, and it would not take an hour to sweep the whole city.

Seeing that the army and navy threatened with force, the important ministers who bullied the weak and feared the hard immediately retracted: Ishihara still has someone who can control it, but Horiyoshi has no one to control it now, and he can do such a thing as changing the emperor in a hurry.

Three days before departure, Hirohito announced an edict in the form of a jade sound broadcast to reward military merit with land, but which of the army officers and above, and all the members of the navy, did not know that it was made by Hori's privy council on the table?

In any case, Horikichi's painstaking plan has finally been completed......

ps: I just returned to Hangzhou from Foshan in the evening, and there is a change today, which will be a little later, sorry, during the double period, don't pinch the monthly pass......