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On 27 May, the Liberty Dragon and Yorktown were still scarred in the dockyard at Pearl Harbor. And the Japanese army was ready to attack.

At the anchorage of Pillar Island in the Seto Inland Sea of Japan is a large fleet assembled. The Japanese battleships were all painted in blue-gray livery. The huge fleet quietly dropped anchor, and each warship was refueled with fuel and supplies in preparation for the attack, so the waterline was kept low. Throughout the anchorage, only the abrupt sound of the Navy's yellow tugboats spitting smoke from their high chimneys came and went, and there was no sign of activity on those warships, except for the occasional fluttering of the signal flags for communication. It's like a jungle of gray buildings piled up on the blue ground.

This day is Japan's Navy Day, the anniversary of Japan's Admiral Togo's victory over the Russian fleet in the Battle of Tsushima more than thirty years ago.

In the six months since the Pacific War began, the Japanese navy seems to have achieved a record comparable to the victory it won 37 years ago. For half a year of fighting, the Japanese Navy was almost invincible and invincible. And the losses of the Japanese army were not at all great compared to the achievements they achieved. Therefore, the morale of the entire Japanese Navy was quite strong.

Of course, there are those who are proud, and there are those who are disappointed. Almost all of the more frustrated generals had the same sore spots.

Yamaguchi Tawen lost the aircraft carrier Soryu in the Battle of Ceylon. It was the first large aircraft carrier that Japan lost after the outbreak of the Pacific War.

Rear Admiral Jizaburo Ozawa was attacked by the battleship Atlantic of the Naval Resistance Army in the Andaman Sea, losing Japan's first heavy cruiser in this war.

Rear Admiral Muto Cunchi was also more frustrated, and under his command in the Battle of the Coral Sea, a light aircraft carrier was lost.

Vice Admiral Inoue was even more frustrated, and the Fourth Fleet led by him lost one after another in several Japanese fleets.

And all that. are all related to the Naval Resistance Army. The Japanese Navy's resentment against the Naval Resistance Force has reached a peak.

Now, the Japanese Combined Fleet is about to embark on a different undertaking.

The victory over the past six months has convinced almost all the Japanese officers and men that this battle will add a new glorious page to the history of the Imperial Navy. And how the resentment against the Naval Resistance Army will evolve depends on the "Mi" operation named by the Japanese Navy, that is, the Midway Raiders.

This is a large-scale battle that goes beyond the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, and the size of the fleet will set a record in the history of human naval warfare. The number of combat ships exceeded 250, and the number of supply ships was nearly 400. If you calculate the deck area, it already exceeds the surface area of Midway. Midway is just a coral island with two small islands. The total area is only 4.7 square kilometers. This fleet, if you do not count the technical content, just look at the displacement, the fleet of the republics of the XXI century is not comparable.

The Japanese Combined Fleet barely left a trail and used almost all of its combat power. It's no exaggeration. This is a force that can conquer the country.

It can pour the great power of other countries and Japan.

Yamamoto Fifty-six Generals. This move is a real gamble on the fate of the family and country. He took out this fleet. Not only are the current Americans unable to come up with it, but even the British, who claim to be the best in the navy, have a hard time putting together a fleet of this size.

Yamamoto was a calm gambler who pressed all his chips for a victory, a victory that would force Americans to sit down at the negotiating table.

The pursuit of a short period of splendor like cherry blossoms is almost a character that goes deep into the marrow of the entire Japanese nation. This was reflected in many Japanese officers. And Yamamoto Fifty-six is even more extravagant.

"Win it all, or lose it all."

This is the subconscious mind of Yamamoto Isoroku, a super gambler, when he made this plan. Yamamoto Isoroku is a traditional Japanese man who gambles. Drink flower wine, proficient in everything. Before leaving, he had written to his mistress: "Now the critical moment has come. As for the decisive battle he led, he said vaguely in his letter: "I don't expect much from it." This was in stark contrast to the confident energy he had in front of his subordinates.

In other words, Yamamoto was not sure, but he still went to gamble. Of course, if you are sure, you can't gamble.

Yamamoto Fifty-six, although he is not sure, but as the chief general of the first army, it is indispensable for him to boost morale before the war. Before leaving, Yamamoto held a drinking party, talked with the generals individually, and gave an impassioned speech in front of the officers and men of the Japanese Navy. In short, the morale of the military has been done quite well.

But the plan was so big that even Ugaki, the chief of staff of the Combined Fleet, who was most supportive of the eastward expansion strategy, could hardly withstand the pressure.

In the pre-war war games, Ugaki changed the results of the battle several times, infinitely lowered the combat effectiveness of the American army, and reduced the losses of the Japanese army without a limit.

Even during the exercise, the Japanese army will lose several aircraft carriers, and this kind of thing must be avoided. If it is a judgment of tactical standards, or an arrogant belief that the combat effectiveness of the US military is not worth mentioning, this is completely inconsistent with the character of Chief of Staff Ugaki.

Without him, the plan is too big, the pressure is too much. Ugaki wrapped up his ears and stole the bell, in a vain attempt to ensure the confidence of the Japanese navy in victory by such seemingly ridiculous means.

If the war is won, even if the Americans cannot be forced to sit down at the negotiating table, it will at least buy Japan a recovery period of one to two years. You must know that the territory under Japan's current control is rich in resources, and as long as Japan is given time to breathe, the strength of Japan as a whole will inevitably increase by a large margin.

General Yamamoto's 56th National Congress played strategy, but the battle plan was handed over to his staff officers. As a result, I don't know if the plan was completely in line with Chief Yamamoto's thinking, but Chief Yamamoto approved the plan smoothly anyway.

If we want to evaluate the operational plans of the Japanese Navy, it should be said that the disposition of the main forces is more reasonable than in history. Japanese devils are brainless, this is described in literary works. However, after more than half a year of war, especially after several naval battles for Japan's First Air Fleet, awareness of the importance of aircraft carriers has also been raised within the Japanese Navy.

Even the Japanese admirals of the giant ship artillery faction realized that the battleship was no longer the protagonist of naval warfare, and some heroes sighed with emotion.

Historically, until before the Battle of Midway. Japan's 1st Air Fleet also had only the 5th Air Force experienced the Battle of the Coral Sea. This is the first aircraft carrier battle in the history of human warfare in the original time and space.

However, due to the appearance of Li Guang, by mistake, a Ceylon aircraft carrier battle that did not break out was quite hot and exciting.

After the two aircraft carrier battles, especially the sinking of aircraft carriers, if the Japanese Navy still fails to realize the power of aircraft carriers and the fragility of aircraft carriers, it is really a stupid pig.

As a result, the configuration of the main fleet and its history have changed a lot.

The main force of the Japanese army, the Japanese army was divided into three groups.

Nagumo's 1st Mobile Fleet. operational purpose; Bomb Midway and hunt for the main force of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Historically, there were two support units assigned to Nagumo Tadaichi, one with two heavy cruisers and one with two fast battleships. (The so-called support force is actually to protect the aircraft carrier.) ）

And now, in order to strengthen the self-defense capabilities of the aircraft carrier. Although the battleships were still two, the heavy cruisers became four. There were also sixteen destroyers on the perimeter guard.

It's just the strength of this one mobile fleet. In fact, it has surpassed the strength of the US-Tang combined fleet.

And the offensive forces of the Japanese army against Midway. And that's not all. In addition to the submarine forces, there was the Second Mobile Fleet, the so-called Raiders, the purpose of which was to capture Midway. Behind the formation was the main force led by ----- Yamamoto Isoroku - an even larger main fleet.

There is a very strange place about the layout of the Japanese army. Now that the Japanese army is also aware of the role of aircraft carriers. Why should aircraft carriers take the lead, and not battleship formations?

You know, if it was a Japanese battleship attacking Midway with all its might. And the aircraft carrier hides in the shadows for sneak attacks, or is responsible for long-range support. That is, the battleship is the decoy, and the aircraft carrier is the killer weapon. In order to keep Midway, the U.S. military will be forced to leak the aircraft carrier. The first hand will also become the second hand.

Why. That is, the factors of seniority within the Japanese Navy are influencing everything. The captains of the battleships were all team commanders (equivalent to army brigade commanders, rear admirals. Or a candidate for the rank of commander of the fleet. Compared with Nagumo Tadaichi, the commander of the First Fleet, Takasu Shiro, and the commander of the Second Fleet, Nobutake Kondo, are not badly qualified. If both the First Fleet and the Second Fleet give Nagumo Tadaichi a hand, then in the future, it will be a group of small characters in the First Air Fleet, such as Yamaguchi Tawen, such as Hara Tadaichi.

This situation made the generals of the giant ship artillery faction, who still occupied a high position in the Japanese navy, absolutely unacceptable.

Another reason is that the Japanese are very good at calculating, and the cost and construction difficulty of battleships are higher than those of aircraft carriers. And battleships have always represented the industrial strength of a country, the combat effectiveness of a country. The short-sighted Japanese only calculated the cost, but did not consider the actual combat effectiveness of the two types of warships in the war.

The person who personally handled this plan was still the first staff officer of the Combined Fleet, Yamamoto Isoroku's most trusted predecessor, Kuroshima Kameoto. After completing this plan, the bald head of the Black Island Turtle Man shone, as if he was one step closer to the position of a genius military strategist.

When the Black Island Turtle was young, his family was poor, and his father died and married his mother. When he became an officer, his living conditions were slightly better. As a result, he was appreciated by Chief Yamamoto 56, and his life was even more enjoyable.

Originally, the Black Island Turtle people didn't have any bad problems except that they didn't like to bathe. As a result, he was spoiled by Chief Yamamoto's amorous habits, so much so that he had a good lover at the Fugetsu place in Tokyo.

The black and thin Black Island Turtle Man is very innocent, and all the blood of the dog is poured into the silky skin of Kabuki Haruko.

Unfortunately, the wonderful days came to an end on April 18.

Blame Liu Guobang. During the air raid on Tokyo, Liu Guobang focused on the densely populated areas that were brightly lit. As a result, Tokyo's red-light district, which opened relatively early, was hit by dozens of napalms, and the entire neighborhood was turned into a sea of fire. Haruko, a kabuki with silky skin, turned into charcoal.

Which one hates the Black Island turtle people? gritted his teeth with hatred, and beat his chest with hatred.

In fact, it was not only the little lover of the Kuroshima Kameto who was burned to death, but the military salaries of Japanese naval officers were relatively high, and what Commander Yamamoto 56 liked, Japanese naval officers also followed suit. Therefore, many Japanese naval officers have good relations in the red light district, and not one or two of them died in the fire.

Resentment. Or resentment.

With the support of resentment, Kuroshima Kameto and a Japanese naval staff officer worked hard to finally formulate this perfect plan.

The battle plan of the Black Island Turtle People is not just a strategy in the direction of Midway. In other directions, the Japanese Navy also arranged several combat missions.

In the eyes of the Japanese staff officers, this plan was very tight. The whole plan can be described as one ring after another, huge but not messy, and it can really be said to represent the highest level of the Japanese Navy.

The first step: first use operations in other directions to attract the attention of the US military.

Step 2: Then Nagumo Tadaichi's fleet bombards Midway and wipes out the air power on Midway.

Step 3: Then, Nobutake's Raiders occupy Midway.

Step 4: Then, the U.S. fleet began to react and began to counterattack the Japanese fleet in a vain attempt to recapture Midway, and Admiral Yamamoto's main fleet and the U.S. army launched a decisive battle.

And then there was no more, and the Imperial Japanese Navy was victorious.

Cool, so cool.

At 8 o'clock, after the flag of the aircraft carrier "Akagi" was raised, a signal flag was raised on the signal mast and an order was issued -- "Set sail on time!" (To be continued......)