Historically, before Isoroku Yamamoto attacked Pearl Harbor, a man named John Tolan in America made a hypothesis.

And it's a very logical conjecture.

In 1921, the United States published a book called Maritime Supremacy in the Pacific.

Four years later, parts of the book were written and titled The Great Pacific War. In the book, the author, John Tolan, describes the surprise attack of a Japanese fleet on Pearl Harbor, Guam, and other places.

Later, the book was translated into Japanese by the Japanese Naval Staff and included in the curriculum of the Naval University.

At the time of the book's publication, Isoroku Yamamoto was serving as a military attache in Washington, D.C., and it was impossible for Isoroku Yamamoto, who had studied naval scholarship tirelessly and had considerable attainments in English, not to notice the book.

The creation of the plan for the attack on Pearl Harbor was also closely related to Yamamoto's personality.

In the aftermath, in response to Yamamoto's attack on Pearl Harbor, someone in the West said that only gamblers would dare to take such a big risk. And Yamamoto Fifty-six, although he is a powerful admiral, in fact, he is more of an adventurer, and he is particularly obsessed with gambling.

The admiral, he valued gambling and games of chance more than food. For Yamamoto Isoroku, he is an expert at playing poker, bridge, Go and betting.

He gambled with his colleagues, with his subordinates, and often with geisha, and he gambled seriously.

In 1910, Yamamoto gambled 3,000 yuan with his close friend Hori for a small matter, which could buy a good house at the time, and Yamamoto lost.

Although Hori laughed at it, Yamamoto insisted on repaying the debt and deducted it from his salary every month for more than ten years. When Yamamoto traveled to Europe, legend has it that he was the second gambler in Monaco to be banned from entering the casinos in Monaco because of his excellent gambling skills and so many wins.

Yamamoto once said that if the emperor could give him a year to gamble, he could win back a battleship 'Yamato' for the empire.

In short, various factors such as local influences, American, and Yamamoto's personal temperament contributed to the formation of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.

Of course, Yamamoto Isoroku is not pure luck, the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor and the pull down of the superpower of the United States is equivalent to waking up a sleeping giant, and it is also a big thing for their empire.

For this matter, they must be cautious, cautious!

No matter how careful you are, you can't overdo it!

And this plan, in fact, Yamamoto Fifty-six has already considered it a long time ago.

If the navy wants to develop, it will either go north or south, and if it can't open up the situation in the north, then it can only go south, and for this, he must prepare in advance.

And now, these preparations he made are just everywhere!

The Japanese army had begun to expand into Southeast Asia, and in the midst of the large-scale expansion, it would naturally cause dissatisfaction among the major powers in the region.

In order to give the Japanese a little warning, the United States froze trade with Japan, the most important of which was high-octane oil.

Without oil, the Japanese war machine could not function, and the ship's anchor was equivalent to not being able to continue the invasion, and in order to ensure normal aggression and plunder oil, the Japanese army decided to take a risk.

It is difficult to go north, so they can only go south.

And if the empire decides to go south to occupy the resources of Southeast Asia as an answer to the embargo. Then they can't assume, they have to make choices and prepare!

If they were not prepared, if they were not mentally prepared for the intervention of the United States and other countries, if they started to act, the United States would stand by and watch?

If they get involved, the result is bound to cause a lot of trouble beyond expectations!

All, attacking Pearl Harbor naturally became something that Yamamoto Fifty-six had considered in advance.

His idea was to destroy the power of the United States in the Pacific in advance, so that when they attacked the South Seas in a big way, the United States would not have the extra forces in the Pacific to intervene in the management, so that they could not be whipped!

And once the United States is beyond its reach, even if they transfer a fleet from the country, by the time they arrive in the Nanyang region, I am afraid that with the power of the empire, they will already have a firm foothold in the Nanyang!

This is Yamamoto's plan!

As for why he chose Pearl Harbor, Yamamoto Isoroku also has his own plans.

Pearl Harbor in the Pacific Ocean is the main hub of maritime traffic, Hawaii is east of the west coast of the United States, west of the mainland, southwest to the islands, north to Alaska and the Bering Strait, all between 2,000 nautical miles and 3,000 nautical miles, across the Pacific Ocean from the south to the north of the plane, all with Hawaii as the stopover.

Yamamoto believes that seizing air and sea supremacy in the Pacific Ocean first means that the road to the south is unimpeded, and if you want to seize air and sea supremacy, you must first destroy Pearl Harbor and destroy the main power of the United States in the Pacific region!

In this way, they can be given a chance!

So, once they go south, they have to make a choice!

And prepare to fight the United States!

After hearing Yamamoto Fifty-six's words, the group of generals present quickly figured it out, except for the one at the beginning, who was a little incredulous because of shock.

The key to the success of the southward movement lies in the attitude of the United States.

All other countries were held back by the Germans in Europe, and only one America, which was at odds with their empire, was such a large country that they could not ignore.

You have to be ready before the war starts!

Be prepared to respond!

Can...... Their southward march is almost a foregone conclusion, and as long as America's attitude toward the South Seas does not change, does this mean that a conflict is bound to break out between them?

If you think about it this way, instead of passively waiting for the United States to do it, it seems that it is better to strike first...... It still seems to be one of the best options!

When I think of this, everyone has a clear understanding in their hearts.

But......

The thought of having to do something with the United States in the future made everyone's hearts tremble.

This is America, this is not an ordinary small country!

The current United States has an absolute advantage in military strength in the world, and more importantly, they are still alone!

If there is a conflict with the United States, doesn't this mean that their empire will have to face such a superpower alone in the future?!

They don't have the bottom of their hearts!

Even Yamamoto Fifty-six has no bottom in his heart!

But......

"We have no choice!" Yamamoto Fifty-six looked at everyone present with a solemn expression, and said in a deep voice: "The United States has blocked our resources, if we want to break out of this shackle, we can only do this!" We had no other choice! ”

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