ps: The child was injured last night and went to the hospital, and he didn't go home until 10 o'clock in the evening, plus he went home and was busy with the child, so he didn't have time and mood to write at night, today's chapter is the last chapter in Heaven's hand, and it will be sent out first, as for the second more Heaven owes a few days first, and then make up for it on the weekend, and there is time to write out tomorrow's chapter at noon and evening today, to ensure full attendance records. In addition, thank you to the reader for rewarding Heaven with 100 vertical and horizontal coins, and the reader for rewarding Heaven with a monthly pass, your support is the biggest motivation for Heaven, thank you!

In the north-central part of the vast Pacific Ocean, there is a string of islands, which is the Hawaiian Islands of the Stars and Stripes Republic, which is composed of more than 100 large and small islands, 3,840 kilometers long from northwest to southeast, and has a land area of 16,705 square kilometers. Hawaii's geographical location is so important that it is known as the "crossroads of the Pacific" because of its strategic location as a route for ships and air routes from the west coast of the Stars and Stripes Republic to Australia and from the Panama Canal to the Far East.

Pearl Harbor is a Hawaiian harbor located at the lowest point in the plain between the Kolau and Waiana Mountains on the southern shore of Oahu, adjacent to the only deep-water port, Honolulu. After the 30s of the 20th century, as the contradictions between the Stars and Stripes Republic and the Japanese Empire deepened, Pearl Harbor was regarded by the Stars and Stripes Republic as a base for the advance of the Pacific, and was valued and built. After completion, Pearl Harbor is one of the most important naval and air bases of the Stars and Stripes Republic in the Pacific, with a water area of 32 square kilometers and an average water depth of about 14 meters, which can berth up to 500 ships, and can also provide repair, maintenance and other services for large naval ships such as aircraft carriers and cruisers.

On November 26, 1941, a combined fleet of six aircraft carriers, including two battleships, three cruisers, nine destroyers, and three submarines, left the Japanese and bound for Pearl Harbor under the command of Vice Admiral Nagumo Tadaichi. The surprise attack on Pearl Harbor was successful on the morning of December 7, when the Pacific Fleet of the Stars and Stripes Republic had 99 ships (including 8 battleships) and 350 aircraft at Pearl Harbor. On that day, the combined fleet of the Japanese seriously damaged 3 battleships of the Republic of the Stars and Stripes, lightly damaged 1 battleship, sank 1 minelayer and 1 target ship, severely damaged 3 cruisers, 3 destroyers, lightly damaged 3 cruisers, 5 auxiliary ships, destroyed 232 aircraft, and killed 2,403 officers and men of the Stars and Stripes.

On the target plane, in mid-to-late June 1943, at Pearl Harbor Military Base, the Naval Intelligence Office's Operations Analysis Office was engaged in a fierce debate about what would be the next target for the Combined Japanese Fleet, which had won the naval battle on Bougainville Island.

"Robert, what's the recent movement of the Waiko Navy?" The head of the Office of Naval Intelligence, William? Bryant asked.

"Sir, the telegraph room has detected that their recent contact is very frequent, and I think they are very likely to have a big operation!" Hear your boss's inquiry, Robert? Gates replied.

"After the last naval battle on Bougainville Island, our Pacific Fleet was heavily damaged, and almost all of its elite ships, especially the new aircraft carriers, were lost. The head of the Office of Naval Intelligence, William? Kobe Bryant said after hearing this.

"I think an attack on Guadalcanal is the most likely!" Analyst Richard, sitting in the corner of the room? Helms spoke.

"Oh? Why? "William, the person in charge? Bryant asked.

"First, they have been going south since they put forward the slogan of 'turn in', but they suffered a great defeat on Guadalcanal, and now they have gained battlefield superiority through their decoy fleet, so they should continue their southward strategy, continue to attack Guadalcanal, and prepare for the further capture of New Zealand or Australia!" Hearing the boss ask, analyst Richard? Helms replied word for word.

"I disagree! I think they will attack the islands of New Guinea first, where General MacArthur is trying to counterattack! "Another analyst, Allen? Dulles said.

"The islands of New Guinea? To be honest, I don't think even if it is captured, it is not strategic, and if you want to go south and attack New Zealand and Australia, Guadalcanal is a nail that cannot be bypassed! "Hear your colleagues against you, Richard? Helms shot back loudly.

"This is not necessarily, don't forget that General MacArthur once proposed an island-hopping offensive strategy, using air and sea supremacy to trap and isolate the enemy's heavy forces to defend the island, and directly attack the enemy's core area, since we will think of it, I don't think they will think of it." Analyst Allen? Dulles fought back.

"Okay, Robert, what do you mean?" Hearing the analysis and quarrels of his subordinates, the person in charge, William? Bryant didn't say anything, but asked his confidant.

"Sir, to be honest, the intelligence is insufficient, and I haven't reached a conclusion yet, because the Japanese have recently frequently changed the codebook and coding rules, and now the decipherment department of the telegraph office has not gained anything!" Robert? Gates took off his glasses, rubbed his eyes, and continued: "Moreover, in addition to going south, they can also choose to go east, don't forget Midway, which is also the place where the combined fleet of Japanese invaders will fail, and that Yamamoto may not have the idea of shame!" ”

"That's right, boss, about the military composition of the last surprise attack on our Pacific Fleet by the Japanese Combined Fleet, now the analysis and exploration are almost complete, all aspects are summarized, and by analyzing their logistics consumption and supply, it is estimated that it is about 5~6 aircraft carriers!" The third analyst who hasn't spoken, Leon? Panetta interjected.

"5~6 ships, have you verified?" Hear Leon? Panetta's words, responsible William? Bryant asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Well, several mathematicians have calculated it, and the result should be at least 5!" Leon? Panetta continued.

"How could there be so many, where the hell were they built?" Allan? Dulles said.

"Who knows! It is simply impossible to rely on their existing shipyards in the country, unless they secretly build new shipyards in places that we have not discovered, and there should be no need to transport steel and other materials by steamships, because now their merchant ships are almost destroyed by our submarines, and the capacity is simply insufficient! "Richard? Helm answered.

"Without steamship transportation, large-scale secret shipyards, large-scale steel production and supply, we can't conduct reconnaissance yet, and only the northeast region and the North Korean region of the Yanhuang Continent can meet these conditions!" The third analyst, Leon? Panetta said.

"There is a weak area and blank spot for our intelligence department for the time being, and we can't listen to too much intelligence, but gentlemen, I would like to remind you that the recent feedback from the submarine force shows that the destroyers used by the Japanese to escort ships are also increasing, and the number of destroyers in its main fleet has not been significantly reduced, according to this estimate, I think that the shipyard they secretly built should have built a large number of destroyers in addition to building aircraft carriers, so that for our Stars and Stripes Republic, the enemy's war potential has been greatly enhanced!" Robert? Gates chimed in.

"In this way, not only will we have to face a fleet of surprise aircraft carriers of the Japanese Navy, but what is very likely to happen in the future is that the enemy's shipbuilding ability in the future will also be greatly improved, and the speed of replenishing the battle damage of warships will be accelerated a lot!" William, the person in charge of this link, has never been able to think of this? Bryant said.

"Yes! My inference is so! "Robert? Gates replied.

"Gentlemen, it seems that the original intention of our discussion was to determine where the enemy's next attack would be?" Richard, the first analyst to put forward his own judgment and see that everyone has not been recognized for a long time? Helms was a little anxious, and made a statement to bring the focus back of everyone's conversation.

"Huh? Yes, indeed, the most important thing now is to determine their next target! "William, the person in charge? Bryant also noticed the 'off-topic' phenomenon and responded.

"There are too many targets, Guadalcanal, New Guinea, Midway, and of course, if they burn their heads, maybe they will send troops to attack Hawaii again!" Robert? Gates said one finger at a time, and when he said the last Hawaii, he couldn't help but be happy.

"Oh my God, Robert, you have such a good sense of humor, now that our island is extremely well defended, and there are no large aircraft carrier formations and other targets worthy of bombing, will they waste precious time by dropping bombs again? It would be more practical to send troops to occupy the first few places! "Hear Robert's reaction, Richard? Helms couldn't help but laugh and said.

"Okay, Robert, don't tease everyone, the combined fleet of the Japanese lacks sufficient suppressive firepower relative to our batteries, since it is not possible to launch a landing battle, then attacking Pearl Harbor, which does not have many aircraft carriers, in addition to wasting precious time and supplies, I can't think of how much war benefits can be gained!" William, the person in charge? Bryant was also happy, and then continued: "My opinion is that they have the greatest possibility of choosing Midway, in addition to the reason that after conquering Midway, they can suppress our Pacific Fleet in Hawaii, and the other reason is that the troops needed to conquer New Zealand or Australasia are too large to support them with their combat strength, and at the same time, Guadalcanal Island is used as a nail to contain it, so instead of conquering Gwadar to arouse the vigilance of our army, it is better to surprise Midway, and then fight the Rabaul Islands in the hands of the Japanese Invaders, Coupled with the formation of a defensive circle of mobile combined fleets, this is the most reasonable choice for them at the moment, what do you think? ”

"Yes, that makes sense, I agree!" Seeing his boss speak, Richard? Helms is also not easy to speak out against it.

"I agree, in fact, no matter what the result we give, the Pacific Fleet now has no force to attack, and can only transport more marine troops to strengthen the defense of the island." Analyst Allen? Dulles also said.

"Agreed, I propose to submit an analysis report to General Nimitz and General Smith, and transfer 3000~5000 troops from Hawaii to strengthen the defense of Midway!" Seeing yourself talking from the backer, Robert? Gates hurriedly said.

"Okay, since everyone agrees, let's do it!" Seeing that there is no objection, the person in charge, William? Bryant concluded.

In the afternoon, a report on the latest targets of the Combined Fleet of Japanese Invaders was placed on Nimitz's desk.

"Smith, have you read the report submitted by William?" Nimitz, sitting behind his desk, asked Smith, who was lying on the couch.

"Dear Nimitz, of course I did!" Smith, who was lying on the sofa with an extremely indecent person, raised his hand to reply.

"What do you think?" Nimitz asked.

"It's reasonable, but it's unreliable!" To Nimitz's surprise, Smith gave a negative attitude.

"Oh? Why? Nimitz asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Because our opponent is Yamamoto Fifty-six, and that's a guy who doesn't play cards according to common sense!" Smith said.

"What do you mean?"

"That Yamamoto is an offensive character, a battle with defense as the goal, I don't think it's his style and want!"

"And what do you think?" Hearing Smith's evaluation of Yamamoto Fifty-six, Nimitz himself also recognized it very much, and then asked.

"I think he will attack New Zealand, in fact, my first reaction is Hawaii, but although they have 5~6 aircraft carriers, they are really like William? As Kobe Bryant analyzed, the lack of battleship numbers and firepower is their shortcoming in attacking Hawaii, and this kind of defeat may be greater than 90% of the battles, and they still dare not fight, so the second choice is New Zealand, jump on the island to attack New Zealand, so as to highlight the defensive circle formed by our Australia-New Zealand-Hawaii, so as to achieve the greatest strategic advantage and battlefield initiative! Besides, MacArthur's tongue has been so hot lately that he still asked the Wokou to go around with him and let him have something to do! Smith spoke his judgment in a frivolous and slightly dissatisfied tone.

"Well~~~" After hearing Smith's opinion, Nimitz fell into deep thought.

That night, the lights of the Pacific Fleet Command continued until 3 o'clock in the evening, and finally the next day, Nimitz issued the decision to send troops from Hawaii to Midway Island by 3,000 troops and New Zealand by 9,000 troops, so that the army defenders in Hawaii dropped from 25,000 to 13,000 (the number set by himself, because he couldn't find the number of stars and stripes in Hawaii after looking for half a day), so a life-and-death transfer of troops in Hawaii began.

ps: The second shift owes a few days first, and heaven will make up for it on the weekend!