The night was like ink, the wind was roaring, the torrential rain was pouring in, the waters off Hawaii were setting off huge waves, and the huge warships were swaying from side to side; in the midst of such bad weather, on the deck of the "Kaga" aircraft carrier of the Japanese Navy's task force, eight Japanese "Type 96" carrier-based combat reconnaissance planes were pushed onto the take-off line, with their motors roaring and their propellers spinning at high speed, causing rain to splash in pieces.

Rear Admiral Yoshitomo Tani, commander of the task force air force, was the first plane to rush into the rainy night, and it was not smooth at the beginning, and a "Type 96" carrier-based combat reconnaissance plane had just left the take-off deck when a huge wave hit it, and the reconnaissance plane plunged headlong into the sea, and without even seeing the flames of the explosion, it disappeared into the boundless rainy night.

Major General Gu Xiong Liangyou, seeing this scene, his cold eyes did not fluctuate in the slightest, but calmly ordered: "Take off according to the plan!" After arriving at the waters of Midway, disperse the search according to the direction, and once you find the target, do not alarm and report to the fleet headquarters! Eagles in the sky of the Great Japanese Empire, the time has come to test us, long live the Emperor! Long live the Great Japanese Empire! ”

The reconnaissance plane led by Yoshitomo Tani, shortly after the adventure took off, the Japanese mainland Kagoshima Naval Base, the official residence of Admiral Yamamoto Go**, commander of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet, the telephone in the living room rang, "Jingle bell!" The rapid ringing of a young man quickly scooped up the phone, "Hayi! Wait, I'll wake up Your Excellency Commander right away! ”

The call was made by Vice Admiral Shuyama Matsuda, Chief of Staff of the Combined Fleet, and after receiving a telegram from Hidesen Kobayashi, he felt that the matter was serious. Otherwise, Kobayashi would never have bypassed his direct superior, Vice Admiral Nagumo Tadaichi, and reported the information to the Combined Fleet Command.

But this matter is too big, and Matsuda can't make up his mind. I also had some doubts about the accuracy of the intelligence, and I thought about it again. Or alarming Commander Yamamoto in the middle of the night also implies shirking responsibility.

Admiral Yamamoto Fifty-six, albeit in a sweet sleep. Still on the alert of a soldier, the attendant staff officer only shouted once, and he woke up from his sleep.

Scooping up the phone and listening to the Chief of Staff, Vice Admiral Matsuda, who had finished telling what had happened, Yamamoto almost did not hesitate, and immediately said: "Matsuda-kun, in the name of the Combined Fleet Command, I issued an order to Vice Admiral Nagumo, the commander of the task force, and according to the intelligence, the task force immediately anchored. Rushing to the waters near Midway Island to search for the Americans' aircraft carriers is an opportunity! ”

Putting down the phone, General Yamamoto shook his head, no longer sleepy. He knows Nagumo Tadaichi too well about his temperament, and it can be said that Nagumo is one of the few veterans of the modern Japanese navy, with an old-fashioned, cautious, old-fashioned and dogmatic personality. To put it bluntly, it is a lack of enterprising and adventurous spirit, sticking to the old ways, and not daring to do anything out of the ordinary.

As far as scooping this matter is concerned, even if there is no American aircraft carrier, the return plan of the task force will not be affected, and the reason why Nagumo was sent as the commander of the task force is that there is a sentiment in this, in a sense, Nagumo is still his own teacher, and the foolproof raid on Pearl Harbor is handed over to Nagumo to carry out, which has the meaning of improving his status in the navy.

If this matter were to be replaced by Yamamoto himself, he would still hesitate, the task force would have rushed to the waters of Midway Island a long time ago, whether there are big fish, let's talk about it first, and besides, in Pearl Harbor, there are no four aircraft carriers of the US Navy's Pacific Fleet, which is also a piece of Commander Yamamoto's heart.

Thinking of this, Admiral Yamamoto shook his head a little helplessly, and smiled bitterly, he was worried about Nagumo's status, if it was really as the intelligence said, the task force killed the American aircraft carriers, Nagumo would become a laughing stock within the Japanese Navy, forcing his subordinates to report information beyond the level, which in itself proves that this commander is incompetent, at least the style of the great Japanese emperor who lacks the spirit of active attack!

Nagumo just had a good dream, dreaming that he was personally rewarded by His Majesty the Emperor, the "Yamato" medal was dazzlingly hung on his chest, and the collar badge of the military uniform was also hung with three golden stars.

A quick knock on the door woke him up from his sweet dream, and it was definitely not a pleasant thing to be interrupted, and the same was true for Nanyun, who turned on the lamp and asked impatiently, "What's the matter?" He didn't even bother to ask who was knocking on the door.

"Your Excellency Commander, I'm Hideizumi Kobayashi, and I have an urgent order from the Combined Fleet Command!" Xiao Lin's voice was very high, as if he was afraid that Commander Nagumo would not hear it, and in Nangumo's ears, there seemed to be a hint of fearlessness in it.

Nanyun couldn't help frowning, full of disgust, "This troublesome and impolite guy won't even let him sleep peacefully, what else is important, can't he wait for dawn to talk about it?" A telegram from the fleet command, what can be urgent! ”

Opening the hatch, Kobayashi Xiuquan was covered with rain, and he didn't even pay a minimum military salute, so he handed a telegram to Nanyun's hand, and Nanyun took advantage of the light of the table lamp, and after reading the telegram, his face turned pale.

Nan Yun's somewhat pale eyebrows, wrinkled together, his eyes were like knives, stabbing directly at Xiao Lin, trying his best to suppress his anger, and asked aggressively: "Chief of Staff Xiao Lin, what does this mean?" Who gave you the right to report the situation to the next level, are you at the Imperial Naval Academy, and that's how the instructor taught you? Is there such an article in the Imperial Navy Regulations? ”

Kobayashi Hidezumi did not let his eyes meet Nangumo's gaze at all, and was not intimidated by the imposing Commander Nangumo, and replied without humility or arrogance: "Your Excellency, Commander, regarding the mistake of the inferior position, you will investigate it in the future, no matter how you punish the inferior position, the inferior position will not complain, now, please immediately carry out the order of the commander of the Combined Fleet, Admiral Yamamoto!" ”

A few words that are not salty or light, they are quite energetic, choking Nanyun Zhong's eyes, and he held it in his heart in one breath, this bastard begged for Shang Fang's sword, although Nanyun had a hundred reluctances and a feeling of being forced, he did not dare not carry out Commander Yamamoto's orders.

Nanyun glared at Kobayashi viciously, and said in a vicious voice: "Chief of Staff Kobayashi, order the carrier-based reconnaissance plane to take off immediately and conduct a search in the waters near Midway, and order the fleet to immediately lift anchor and sail to the waters of Midway!" ”

Xiao Lin's eyes jumped, and with a hint of mockery on the corner of his mouth, he replied, "Yes!" Commander, carry out your order immediately, but forty minutes ago, the commander of the fleet air force, Rear Admiral Yoshitomo Tani, had already led eight reconnaissance planes to the sea area provided by intelligence to search for the American aircraft carrier! ”

Xiao Lin deliberately accentuated the tone of the word "intelligence", Nan Yunzhong was stunned one by one, and then, the anger in his heart burned violently, "These guys, they don't take themselves as a commander in their eyes, they dare to act privately without an order, and they also stab the false bullshit information to Commander Yamamoto, aren't they deliberately disgusting themselves and embarrassing themselves?" ”

He had the heart to give this ruthlessly, the chief of staff with an unruly face, a few loud slaps, thinking about it and holding back, it was Gu Xiong's guy who acted without authorization, and he stabbed the big fart to Commander Yamamoto, maybe it was someone else, Nanyun snorted heavily, and glanced at Xiao Lin hatefully, the meaning is too obvious, after running in vain, let's settle the account!

Then, instead of shouting the orderlies in a good voice, waiting for them to change their clothes, the orderlies with quick hands and feet, waiting according to the commander's usual habits, which Cheng thought, inexplicably received several loud big mouths from His Excellency the commander, so that the corners of the orderly's mouth were bloody, his eyes were full of stars, he was dizzy, and he looked at His Excellency the commander in horror.

Xiao Lin saw this scene in his eyes, and smiled coldly in his heart, "Referring to Sang and scolding Huai, it's just such a little ability," but his face was calm as usual, and he politely said goodbye and left, looking at Xiao Lin's back, Nanyun's heart was panicked, and the unlucky orderly took a few more kicks from His Excellency the commander, and kicked directly out of the cabin.

The storm that raged all night stopped at dawn, and the eastern sky, showing a few rays of dawn, and the sea was calm, making people almost suspect that last night's fierce wind roar and torrential rain were like notes, and it was an unreal dream, and after most of the night's turbulence, the Japanese Navy task force, eight aircraft carriers, more than 60 cruisers, battleships, and destroyers, had sailed to the waters near Midway.

As the sea area provided by the intelligence is getting closer and closer, Major General Kobayashi Hidequan's heart is becoming more and more uneasy, Gu Xiongjun has taken off for a few hours, why hasn't there been a response, is the intelligence really fake? Or was it that Gu Xiong's reconnaissance plane formation crashed into the sea in the bad weather last night?

The more anxious Kobayashi became, the stronger the unkindness in Nagumo's eyes became, but Kobayashi still said: "Your Excellency, commander, is the fleet in a state of combat readiness, once the American aircraft carrier is discovered, it can immediately attack!" ”

Nanyun caught the anxiety in Xiao Lin's eyes, secretly claimed to be happy in his heart, and said coldly: "No need, Chief of Staff Xiao Lin, don't be a soldier, as an emperor, when there is Taishan collapsed in front of him, and the color remains unchanged with composure and calmness, I really doubt, what have you learned after serving in the Imperial Navy for so many years?" ”

Kobayashi was so angry that his eyes were on fire, and he was about to argue a few words, when Yohei Kono, the director of fleet intelligence, almost flew over and shouted: "Your Excellency Commander, Chief of Staff, I have received a telegram from Rear Admiral Tani Xiong, and the reconnaissance plane formation has discovered the aircraft carrier formation of the US Pacific Fleet in the northwest waters of Midway Island, which is less than 200 nautical miles away from us!" ”

A few minutes later, Tang Qiuli had just walked into his office at the division headquarters, and the red phone on the desk rang rapidly, and he scooped up the phone, which was directly called by Bai Luoyu, "Report to the division commander, we have just intercepted the telegram between the reconnaissance plane of the Japanese Navy's task force and the fleet command, and the Japanese have caught the traces of the American aircraft carrier formation!" ”

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