Glimpse the Americans one by one look embarrassed, Xia Shu leisurely tasted fragrant tea, this is the new production of Lushan Yunwu tea, its fame is far less than the West Lake Longjing, but China's Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas have now become a Japanese war zone, the circulation of Longjing new tea regardless of Japanese or Chinese businessmen distribution, part of the proceeds must be used as funds for the Japanese army, as for the Japanese ambassador to Ireland on behalf of the Japanese government to send the best Longjing, Xia Shu ordered people to auction it publicly, and the money obtained was used as donations to China. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The high-grade Lushan clouds, its tea soup is light, like jasper, the taste is like Longjing and more mellow, but the Americans here do not seem to understand this, although their posture of drinking tea is decent, but one by one they drink tastelessly.

After a moment of silence, Pratt said, "Your Majesty has always hated Japan, but has no ill will towards the United States. Now that the United States has ceased war with Europe, the Berlin Peace Treaty has completely eliminated the American threat of competition to European countries, but Japan has become a growing threat to the Middle East and East Africa. From any point of view, there is absolutely no reason for His Majesty to help Japan defeat the United States. ”

Since the other party intends to put gold on his face, Natsuki is too lazy to discuss the issue of interests and morality with them, and whether the strategy he listed is effective or not, whether the Americans will adopt it all, does not need him to worry about it afterwards. So, he pondered for a moment, and then raised his eyebrows and said: "What I said today is like a war game, and you are just here to watch, and you are not responsible, how about it?" ”

Pratt and Someral both nodded in agreement.

Xia Shu took the teacup in his hand, took a sip, and said slowly: "The Japanese Navy has been weak for more than half a century since its establishment, and then with the development of national strength and industrial progress, it has made great progress, and has entered a leap period at the beginning of the century under the stimulation of the Qing and Japanese wars, and at the end of the 10s, it ranked among the top three in the world...... It will be extremely difficult for the U.S. Navy to win a quick victory. ”

Before the war, Japan had not yet recovered from the blow of the world economic crisis, and the development of the industrial economy was deeply constrained by the lack of resources; although it had occupied most of Southeast Asia, a part of South Asia, and the Pacific islands at an astonishing rate of expansion over the past year or so, the bottleneck of strategic resources had not been immediately cleared, and the oil and mineral exploitation and refining facilities damaged by the war required a large amount of capital and technical input to gradually resume production. The peace treaty stipulated that the US Navy would reduce the total tonnage of ships over 100 tons to 550,000 tons by the end of 1935, by the end of 1936 and 1937, and that it would eventually be controlled within 350,000 tons. The purpose of appeasing the allies in the East.

When the German government first wooed Japan to join the Allied camp, the German government promised that no matter how the war situation developed, Germany would not make peace with the enemy alone, but in the military alliance agreement signed by the two sides, this commitment was not included in it, and later the Western Allies and the British government-in-exile negotiated an armistice agreement, inviting Japan and the British government to negotiate simultaneously, as a result, the Japanese demanded that the British Commonwealth formally recognize Japan's legitimate occupation of Malaya, India, Australia, and New Zealand, and the British Commonwealth insisted that Australia and New Zealand retain their independent national statusThe Western Allies did not want Japan to exercise colonial rule over Australia and New Zealand for the sake of safeguarding their own interests and maintaining the superior status of whites, and the Japanese representatives angrily withdrew from the negotiations, and the Western Allies signed an armistice agreement with the British Commonwealth alone, and then prepared to sign an armistice agreement with the United States alone due to similar differences, which caused great dissatisfaction with the Japanese government, and there was a crusade in JapanDominating the entire Pacific Ocean provided an excellent opportunity, and diplomatic relations between the two sides quickly warmed.

According to the information held by Natsuki, the total tonnage of the US Navy's active ships is about 1 million tons, and if the armistice peace treaty is strictly implemented, it means that they will retire nearly half of the ships in the next few months, and because the number of training ships is limited by the peace treaty, most of the retired ships are facing the fate of being sold or scrapped. Smelt a fleet that is slightly smaller but elite enough.

Natsuki sipped his tea lightly and tepidly suggested: "From a strategic point of view, I think the first step for the United States is to deploy the main force of the Atlantic Fleet to the west coast as soon as possible, and if possible, to take the Japanese expeditionary fleet by surprise and make them abandon the unrealistic attempt to land on the west coast of the United States, so that the US Navy can turn defense into attack in the Pacific Ocean and get rid of the dilemma of being threatened on the mainland." ”

Putra hesitated for a moment, and then spoke: "In fact, the day after the armistice was officially signed, the Japanese fleet blockading the waters of San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego had already withdrawn. ”

Natsuki didn't look surprised, his eyes drooped slightly: "The huge landing fleet has come from afar, I'm afraid it won't be so easy to stop and return." If nothing else, they will negotiate a truce with you in the near future, but the terms of the truce can be very harsh. If the armistice conditions of the Japanese side are unacceptable to you, it is better to hesitate and delay than to engage decisively, and only by knocking the opponent down on the battlefield will you have the confidence to speak at the negotiating table. ”

A few people present did not respond, and Xia Shu added at a faster pace: "Personal opinion, for reference only. ”

Pratt hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, please go on." ”

"The second step, which is also the one that determines success or failure, is to seize the opportunity to use the main ships to feign to lure the enemy, launch a surprise attack on the Hawaiian Islands with an aircraft carrier formation, and then wait for an opportunity to deal with the Japanese main fleet that has returned to the reinforcements, and strive to defeat it in a naval battle." When Natsuki said this, the Americans present couldn't help but hold their breath, and under such a backdrop, the last few words of Natsuki seemed to be loud.

In the case of the Japanese navy occupying the Pacific islands and extending the scope of strategic control to the west coast of the United States, it is very risky to carry out a long-distance attack with an aircraft carrier formation, and whether or not the Japanese land-based air force can inflict heavy damage on the Japanese army's land-based air force in the Hawaiian Islands depends on the Japanese army's military deployment and alert situation in the Hawaiian Islands.

Pratt mused: "The advantage of this battle is that it is possible to quickly turn the strategic situation in the Pacific theater, and the disadvantage is that the slightest mistake may cause huge losses, so that the west coast of the United States will be threatened by the Japanese navy again." ”

Natsuki didn't answer, but looked up at Kim, a former opponent who had a calm expression in his eyes, although he was a little dazed.

Putra then sighed: "What a pity! We lack a fleet commander like Your Majesty who can single-handedly decide the outcome of the sea. ”

"Really?" Natsuki sneered, "Let me command the Ottoman fleet and keep it from losing to the Austro-Hungarian fleet in a naval battle with superior strength." ”

Putra was speechless.

Natsuki continued: "Do your best to prepare and have the heart to win, and the chances of winning should not be lower than the first battle of Texel." ”

"And what about Your Majesty's third step?" Kim asked suddenly.

Natsuki put away the smile just now, and said seriously: "The third step, recapture the Hawaiian Islands at all costs, use this as a base for advancement, and make good use of the two strategic weapons of aircraft carriers and submarines, repeatedly stimulating and weakening your opponents." ”

Pratt was puzzled: "There is no doubt about the strategic significance of aircraft carriers, but the role of submarines ......"

Natsuki didn't answer directly, but pretended to be mysterious, "This idea is a gift I have given you today, it is very valuable, and you will definitely thank me for it in the future...... As a matter of fact, through studying and simulating our naval combat examples, the tactical literacy of the Japanese main fleet has reached a high level, but there is no strong enemy around them, and naval construction has always revolved around the concept of a decisive victory for the fleet, so light ships pay attention to reconnaissance and lightning strikes, and their air defense and anti-submarine capabilities are relatively weak. As we all know, the Japanese archipelago is poor in resources, but most of the factories used to produce ships, aircraft, and artillery are located in the mainland, which means that Japan's military industrial system is extremely dependent on materials plundered from China, Malaya, the Philippines, and India, and the cargo ships that transport these materials are rarely protected by warships. ”

The words have been said so bluntly that the two US Navy officers present here understand it by heart.

Then, Natsuki used the historical example of "borrowing flowers to offer Buddha": "There is another trick that can be used to provoke the Japanese Navy and make them lose their due sanity, and the preservation is effective, that is, to bomb Tokyo when they don't expect it!" ”

Pratt sighed: "People say that the genius of the Hohenzollern family has the smartest brain in the world, and I was skeptical before, but today I am completely convinced." ”

Natsuki was noncommittal, but said in a deep tone: "Everyone, I think it is necessary to remind you once again that what I just talked about is just a war game deduction, which may be consistent with the actual situation to a certain extent, or it may be far from the actual situation, if you want to be invincible, the only trick is to keep a firm eye on the opponent's weaknesses, and at the same time avoid letting the opponent seize your weaknesses." ”

With that, he turned his attention to Ernest Joseph King again, and although he had defeated his opponent in several naval battles in the latter part of the Azores, the process was not as easy as it seemed. Of course, in addition to King, the U.S. Navy also has Nimitz, Halsey, Spruance, Mitchell, Kimmel and many other excellent commanders, but in 1935, these historical cattle have not risen to the height of being in charge, some are still naval colonels, and some have assumed the role of detachment commanders, but as long as they are given the right opportunity, they will become great in a little time.

(End of chapter)