"When will the battle against the Red Dew begin?" Yamamoto Fifty-six immediately grabbed Sugiyama Moto's words and asked, "Can you start this winter?" ”

"Of course winter is impossible," Sugiyama shook his head, "the German attack on Moscow did not go well, it was blocked north of Kalinin, and since the muddy season of the red autumn was coming soon, based on last year's experience, the Germans would have paused until spring before attacking again." And it is impossible for us to attack the bare Far East and Siberia in winter......www.biquge.info It's all alpine. ”

Paulus's 6th Panzer Group's assault on Moscow was slow, as Hitler and Hersmann had hoped—not because of Admiral Paulus's incompetence, of course, but because the General Staff's plan for the "Typhoon" to attack Moscow was a steady one.

Thousands of tanks slowly pressed towards Moscow, not seeking speed but stability. Advancing north of the city of Kalinin in Kalinin Oblast, before the mud season arrives, is considered complete. Then dig trenches and wait for the winter......

On the Japanese side, seeing that Germany was advancing slowly, it took it for granted that the Soviet Union still had considerable strength. They did not dare to start a war with the USSR in the Far East, and even the Soviet Union's North Pacific routes were not cut off.

"That means the Army doesn't have to prepare fuel and aviation for war with Chilu until next summer, right?" Yamamoto said, "In that case, let's first lend the Kwantung Army's flying divisions and fuel reserves to the navy."

Borrow? Sugiyama Motoshin said, is there still a time to pay it back?

"Sugiyama-kun, you must agree to the Navy's request." "If the Navy does not have enough fuel and aviation to cope with the next battle, by June next year, the Army will not be thinking about attacking the naked road, but about defending the homeland." ”

Defending the homeland? Is it really that serious?

The senior officials of the Japanese Cabinet and the Army present looked at the two naval marshals with great suspicion -- they had just heard Yamamoto say that he had "died because of victory" and thought that he was talking nonsense after drinking too much, and now Nagano Shusei said that he would defend his homeland...... That's a little scary!

"Isn't there still a Jie-1 operation?" Hideki Tojo looked a little angry when he spoke: How could the Empire of Japan, which is now unprecedentedly powerful under His Majesty the Emperor and his wise leadership, and the four great powers of the world competing with the European Community, New Rome, and the United States, be on the verge of extinction?

"Isn't the Jet-1 battle a sure victory?" Tojo asked, "Isn't it possible for the United States to lose more than 1 million troops?" Why do you have to defend your homeland? ”

"The Jet-1 operation will be at least 2-3 months away." "But if the Americans consume 1,000 pilots and 600,000 tons of fuel in a month, they will wait until the Jie-1 operation begins...... It's hard to say whether the combined fleet can move or not! ”

Yamamoto's words are not untargeted, from September 24 to now, half of the elites of the Japanese Navy who can fly carrier-based aircraft in more than half a month have become gods! And the consumption and loss of fuel has exceeded 350,000 tons!

And now that the U.S. fleet has not been wiped out, the Aleutian Islands are in a hurry, and if they continue to fight according to this trend, before the start of the Jet-1 operation, the Japanese Navy's aircraft carriers will not be able to find pilots, and the battleships of Yamato and Musashi will not have enough fuel to feed.

At that time, the Combined Fleet will not be able to move, and even if the shore-based aircraft and ground forces can inflict heavy casualties on the US military, the Hawaiian Islands will definitely be lost.

As soon as the Hawaiian Islands are lost, the US submarines and aircraft carriers will be 10 times more rampant than they are now, and the Japanese mainland will be trapped to death by the United States! What else is Lucia fighting?

"The army can lend 50,000 tons of aviation gasoline and 50,000 tons of heavy diesel fuel to the navy." Hideki Tojo was "threatened" by Yamamoto, and he had to give in and take out 50,000 tons of aviation gasoline and 50,000 tons of heavy diesel oil produced by coal liquefaction (this is a low-quality diesel with a high viscosity that cannot be used to drive T-34 tanks imported from Germany, but the fuel can be digested by marine heavy oil boilers).

"It's not enough," Yamamoto shook his head repeatedly, "50,000 tons of heavy diesel oil is too little...... The combined fleet burned 15,000 tons of heavy oil in a day. ”

"No more!" Sugiyama said, "The coal liquefaction equipment ordered from Germany in the first half of the year has not yet arrived, and the plant in Kanto Prefecture has only a small production capacity. ”

Japan's coal liquefaction technology is poor and production is low. Therefore, in the first half of the year (after the Panama campaign), when Germany was asked for help, a request was made for assistance with coal liquefaction equipment. However, the problem of asking for help finally collapsed because of Hersmann's conditions, and the aid became an order, and he did not get the priority, so he could not cut the queue to get the ready-made equipment (coal liquefaction equipment has always been the priority production equipment in Germany, and a set of equipment was delivered every month), so he could only queue up slowly, and he did not know when he would get the equipment.

"Then give me some light crude oil." Yamamoto said, "The navy's boiler can burn anything, and it can also be directly added with light crude oil." ”

In fact, the distribution of oil in the Japanese Navy and Army is not to directly divide the crude oil it takes, but to refine it into refined oil and then distribute it according to the needs and conditions. Among them, the heavy oil basically belongs to the navy, and the army does not have this thing and does not need it. And because heavy oil is the residue of oil refining, the amount of production is linked to the amount of oil refined, so it may not be able to meet the needs of the fleet. In this case, heavy diesel oil or light crude oil can only be used instead.

"Okay," Hideki Tojo said after a moment's thought, frowning, "then give the Navy an additional 100,000 tons of Nanyang light crude oil...... That's all, you can't give more. ”

50,000 tons of aviation gasoline, 50,000 tons of heavy diesel oil, and 100,000 tons of Nanyang light crude oil seem to be a lot, but for the Japanese Navy, an oil tiger, it is just a drop in the bucket.

"Ask Germany for a little more." Yamamoto went on to propose, "Whether it's heavy fuel, heavy diesel, or aviation gasoline, you can ask for a little bit of it." ”

"Try it as much as you can." Hideki Tojo shook his head, and Yamamoto's tone sounded similar to that of Hanako......

"I'm afraid I'll have to give up on rescuing the islands of Amaknak and Unarasca." Yamamoto went on to bring it up.

"What?" When Sugiyama heard this, he shouted, "Isn't that the gateway to the North Pacific?" Wouldn't the loss of the Americans' broken aircraft carriers and submarines allow them to enter and leave the Western Pacific at will? ”

Yamamoto Fifty-six shook his head and said, "Sugiyama-kun, what this official said is just giving up the rescue, not giving up. ”

Is there a difference? Sugiyama Motomo looked at Yamamoto stupidly.

Yamamoto said: "It is enough to take the air forces on the island with destroyers and give the task of defense to the 48th and 49th divisions......

"Baga!" Sugiyama said angrily: "Is this to annihilate the 23rd Army of the Imperial Army (the superior of the 48th Division and the 49th Division)?" ”

Yamamoto Isoroku nodded seriously: "Yes, if you don't give up the tens of thousands of Imperial Army officers and soldiers of the 23rd Army, then the Navy will not be able to carry out the Jie-1 operation." ”

Yamamoto has already seen that the Americans do not want to capture the islands of Amaknak and Unarasca at all now, they just want to use the tens of thousands of Japanese troops on the islands as a trap to trap the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy, and then slowly consume it.

As long as the main forces of the Japanese Combined Fleet went to the islands of Amakenak and Unaralaca again and again, the Americans' goal would be achieved.

"The 23rd Army of the Army can hold out until the victory of the Jie-1 operation!" Hideki Tojo then opened his mouth to put an end to the problem - in fact, the food stockpiled by the 23rd Army could only last for three months. However, it is true that the navy cannot be forced to go to the Aleutian Islands to fight a war of attrition now, otherwise 15,000 tons a day, and by the beginning of the Jie-1 operation, the combined fleet will have no fuel available.

"The 43rd Division on Christmas Island must also independently hold out to the end." Yamamoto Fifty-six is going to offend the army to the end today.

"The 43rd Division is also ......," Sugiyama asked angrily, "Is Christmas Island going to give up too?" ”

"Yes." Yamamoto said, "More than 500 elite pilots were killed in the first Battle of Christmas Island, and if there is a second or third battle, then the Jet-1 operation will not be fought." ”

"Got it." Hideki Tojo's face was ugly, "Yamamoto-kun, what else does the navy want to give up?" Let's talk about it together, right? ”

"The islands of the South Pacific," said Isoroku Yamamoto, "must also be maintained independently by the Army's island-defending forces." In order to ensure the success of the Jet-1 operation, we need to draw aviation from the South Pacific front...... At least 2,500 shore-based aircraft are to be deployed on the Hawaiian Islands.

In addition, it is also necessary to dispatch ships to focus on ensuring the smooth flow of the two routes of South Seas-mainland and mainland-Hawaii. This is also a prerequisite for the victory of the Jet-1 operation. ”

Originally, Yamamoto 56 estimated that 1,000-1,500 shore-based planes would be able to fight the No. 1 battle, but now it is not enough, and 2,500 planes must be obtained. And it can't be a rookie who has only flown for dozens of hours, otherwise he can only give away his head when he encounters an old American bird who is getting braver and braver.

At the same time, the 19 aircraft carriers of the Combined Fleet also have to be assembled, which is hundreds of old birds.

Therefore, Yamamoto 56 decided to transfer pilots from the South Pacific front, which means that the islands on the South Pacific front may be surrounded by US and Australian troops -- there are no planes to cover the escort line, and shipping will naturally have to be temporarily suspended.

"Also," Yamamoto said, his voice lowered, "judging by the last few naval and air engagements...... Our empire can no longer defeat the US Pacific Fleet by conventional means. Even if 2,500 shore-based planes are concentrated in Hawaii, it is difficult to ensure victory, so extraordinary measures must be taken! ”