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Target plane, at the end of May 1943, in the South Pacific, in the Marshall Islands, in the area controlled by the Japanese Invaders, where Isoroku Yamamoto placed the provisional headquarters of the Combined Fleet. Inside the headquarters, Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku was discussing the battle with several other high-ranking members of the Navy.

"Has Nagumo's fleet arrived at its intended location?" Yamamoto Isoroku looked at the operational map of the South Pacific and asked Furushiga, the chief of staff of the Combined Fleet, who was standing on his left side. Perhaps in order to make the battle of the Lü a good fortune, this time the Marshall Islands lure Jiān Battle, that is, the Lü Operation, and the commander of the vanguard fleet, that is, the feint fleet, was assigned to Nagumo Tadaichi, hoping to recreate the glory of the Combined Fleet's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.

"Your Excellency Yamamoto, it has been confirmed that Your Excellency Nagumo's fleet has arrived near Rabaul, and now according to the plan made in advance, it has begun to operate in the waters near Rabaul to show its presence and attract the attention of the enemy, and at the same time, in cooperation with the army aviation, each has sent reconnaissance aircraft to find the main force of the Pacific Fleet hidden in the nearby Stars and Stripes Republic." The Chief of Staff of the Combined Fleet, Friyu Fan, opened his mouth to reply.

"Well, you tell Nagumo that their goal this time is not to discover the enemy and attack first, but to attract, entangle, and entangle the enemy's Pacific Fleet. Show the presence of the fleet as much as possible, don't just hide, and create opportunities for the enemy to find out. Yamamoto continued.

"Hi!! I'm going to send a telegram to Nagumo! The Chief of Staff of the Combined Fleet, Fuliufan, hurriedly replied.

"Koga, how is the ambush decisive fleet preparing now?" After receiving Furushi's affirmative reply, Yamamoto Fifty-six turned his head and asked Admiral Koga Mineichi, a senior admiral of the Combined Fleet who was standing on the other side of him.

"Hi!! Your Excellency Yamamoto, the attack fleet is ready, and the senior pilots are also progressing smoothly to teach the newly graduated aviation school students combat skills and tactics, and the time has also lasted for two weeks, and with the military exercises in the course of the fleet's march, it is expected that the trainees can roughly reach half of the combat strength of the senior pilots, and if they are used for surprise attacks, there should be no major problems. Koga replied.

"Well, okay, then all we can do now is wait." Yamamoto Fifty-six looked at the map, took a deep breath, and said lightly.

At the same time, Hawaii, the Stars and Stripes Republic's Pacific Fleet Command, Nimitz, and Admiral Smith were discussing the next attack plan for the Stars and Stripes Republic's Pacific Navy.

"Smith, see MacArthur's new telegram?" Nimitz sat behind his desk and asked General Smith, who was sitting on the couch near the doorway.

"Oh, dear Nimitz, of course, I think the telegram can be described as a grudge, well, and almost to the level of a roar!" The funnier Smith returned.

Turning up the fan on the table to keep the Hawaiian heat farther away from him, Nimitz continued: "What do you think of his proposal that the most advantageous route for an offensive operation in the Pacific should be from Australia, through New Guinea, to Mindanao?" Well, from the strategic point of view of the entire Pacific Navy, this is completely different from the idea of the 'Coin Campaign' that we are planning. ”

"I think this plan is more of a self-emphasis on MacArthur, the Guadalcanal captured by Admiral King is a good springboard for attacking the Wako Rabaul base, there is no need to attack the New Guinea Islands in addition, MacArthur's guy, I guess it is more that he can't swallow the breath of being driven out of the Philippines in the first place, in fact, he emphasized and emphasized, and his real intention is not to go back as a victor." Smith said bluntly, unceremoniously.

"Hmmm! I agree with you, but I expect that His Excellency will approve his plan to attack New Guinea, and you should think that His Excellency needs to balance the voices of both parties, the basis of bipartisan cooperation. Nimitz shrugged his shoulders and spoke his judgment.

"Hehe, hasn't our lovely President always been like this!" Smith quipped, "That's right, General! Yesterday I received news that the main forces of the Pacific Fleet were found near Rabaul, what are you going to do? ”

"Well, the new reinforcement encirclement fleet has departed!" Nimitz suddenly said in a relatively small voice.

"Reinforcements for the encirclement fleet? What's the situation? How did I not know? Smith asked, frowning, his eyes looking at Nimitz, waiting for his explanation.

"Didn't you accompany Washington's special envoy to inspect the Hawaii base yesterday? There were a lot of reporters around. Nimitz's tone did not change in the slightest, and he explained: "If I tell you to come back, and those officials and reporters may follow, I may spoil a big deal and poke out the reinforcements of the fleet in advance with the newspapers." ”

"Well, it's true that in order to get the so-called first-hand news materials, those reporters don't care what they can report and what they can't." Smith nodded.

"Calculating the time, the reinforcement fleet is almost entering the waters near Guadalcanal, it depends on how Admiral Kim arranges?" Nimitz glanced at the clock in the room, and then said.

"How large is the encirclement and annihilation fleet, one or two aircraft carriers?" Smith, who had never known the size of the reinforcement fleet, then asked.

"3 "Essex"-class aircraft carriers and 2 Duli-class aircraft carriers formed a TG50.3 task force to support. (For the needs of the plot, the reinforcement strength of the Stars and Stripes Navy was appropriately increased, in actual history, each was less than one, and the Stars and Stripes produced a total of 9 "Essex" class aircraft carriers in 1943)

"Hmm~~, perfect! (Perfect), I remember that Admiral King only had the TF38 task force in his hands, and it seems that only the large aircraft carrier "Saratoga" and the light aircraft carrier "Princeton" were included. Smith raised his hands exaggeratedly and said loudly, "Kim has made a fortune now, MyGod!" This time, Jin has four heavy aircraft carriers and three light aircraft carriers in his hands, and he has made a fortune!! I remember that the Intelligence Bureau said that only 3~4 aircraft carriers could be mobilized, and it was really a battle with a huge disparity in strength. ”

“yes！ So we just have to wait for the results of the report, it's perfect, isn't it? Feeling the satisfaction and mastery of absolute strength, Nimitz couldn't help but learn from Smith as well.

"You're right, I love this feeling the most! perfect！ (Perfect)" Smith replied with a smile, "I feel like I need to open a bottle of champagne now and celebrate a little earlier!" ”

“goodidea！ Agree!! Nimitz responded with a smile.

At this time, in the command room of Admiral King, commander-in-chief of the South Pacific Navy of the Stars and Stripes Republic, Guadalcanal Island, the use of the five aircraft carriers that will arrive soon is also being discussed.

"Jack, has the position of the main force of the Woko fleet been confirmed?" Admiral Kim asked his staff officer.

"Sir, it has been confirmed, they have been operating near Rabaul for the past two days." Staff Officer Jack reached.

"Fréderick for me? Major General Sherman, please! (Commander of the TF38 Task Force, under the command of the large aircraft carrier "Saratoga" and the light aircraft carrier "Princeton")! Admiral Kim commanded.

"Yes! sir！ Staff Officer Jack saluted as he spoke, then walked out of the room.

Half an hour later.

"General! You call me? "Frederick? Major General Sherman walked into Admiral King's command post and asked.

"Huh? You may be seated, Major General Sherman! "Admiral King looked up and saw Frederick? Sherman said, reaching out to gesture to the chair in front of his desk.

"What's the matter?" Sherman asked as he sat down.

"That's right, the TG50.3 task force will arrive at us tonight at the earliest, and at the latest by noon tomorrow." Admiral Kim handed Sherman a cigar and then lit one himself, smoking as he spoke.

"TG50.3 Task Force?" Sherman couldn't help but frown when he heard this.

"General Nimitz has brought us new reinforcements, 3 Essex-class aircraft carriers, plus 2 Duli-class aircraft carriers! Jin said slowly.

"Hmm~~ I can't believe it!!" Sherman couldn't help but let out a whistle, "Then what do you need me to do, General?" ”

"I have a combat scenario, the Japanese fleet is about 4 aircraft carriers, right?"

"Yes, it has been confirmed that the reconnaissance planes have discovered the three aircraft carriers of the Japanese Combined Fleet, the "Flying Eagle", the "Zuifeng" and the "Hayabusa", plus a light aircraft carrier suspected to be converted from a merchant ship and two cruisers of the Japanese Combined Fleet! Major General Sherman replied.

"Now our strength is 2 times twice as strong as theirs, but the enemy has the geographical advantage of Rabaul Airport, so if you force an attack, they are assisted by land aviation, I am worried that our carrier-based aircraft losses are too great, so I plan to use the TF38 task force as a feint force to lure the combined fleet of the Japanese from Rabaul, and then use the TG50.3 task force that the enemy does not know to carry out a fatal blow to it!" Admiral Jin said sonorously.

"Feints?" Sherman, with his hands in his hands, moved his fingers erratically, pondering, and after about a quarter of an hour he asked, "Where is the feint?" Have you figured it out? Checkmate. ”

"It's up to you, as long as you can lure the enemy out of Rabaul!" Admiral Kim replied.

"If so, I suggest placing it near Bougainville, which is right between Rabaul and the Solomon Islands, and further away, too close to the Solomon Islands, and the enemy may not be willing to attack!" Sherman returns.

"Okay, you can make a specific plan, I hope to put the plan into practice within a week!" Admiral Kim concluded.

“yessir！ Checkmate!! ”

After three RIs, Frederick? Rear Admiral Sherman led the feint task force TF38 to set sail, including two large aircraft carriers "Saratoga" and "Princeton" light aircraft carriers, three cruisers "Honolulu", "Helena", and "St. Louis" and six destroyers. After 150 nautical miles, the TG50.3 task force followed, with three "Essex" class aircraft carriers, two Duli-class aircraft carriers and 10 escort destroyers.

Half a day later, a reconnaissance plane sent by Nagumo Tadaichi discovered the movement of the Stars and Stripes TF38 Task Force and ordered the feint fleet to set sail, and at the same time telegraphed Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, commander of the Combined Fleet, who was hiding in the Marshall Islands. At the same time, Yamamoto led a decisive fleet with six "Shozuru" class aircraft carriers as the core, escorted by four cruisers and 12 destroyers, left the Marshall Islands and moved in the direction of Bougainville Island. Such a decisive naval battle in the South Pacific, in which both sides believed that victory was in hand, began.

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