The time when the US Navy discovered the fool was on 7 May, when a US reconnaissance plane discovered it during a routine patrol, but it was that the Japanese Navy fleet was already very close to Midway, only less than 200 nautical miles, and at this time, the US Navy's Pacific Fleet had already arrived in the Aleutian Islands, and had already exchanged hands with the Japanese Navy's Northern Fleet, even if it could defeat the Japanese Northern Fleet in a short time, it was impossible for the Japanese fleet to rush back before the Japanese fleet attacked Midway.

At this time, Nimitz suddenly realized that the "AF" position of the Japanese Navy was actually Midway, not the Aleutians, and that the Northern Fleet was just a pawn to contain the US fleet. For the Japanese Navy, as long as Midway was captured, it was worth it even if the Northern Fleet was completely abandoned.

Nimitz really panicked this time, as the commander-in-chief of the U.S. naval base in Hawaii and the commander of the U.S. Navy in the Pacific, Nimitz's strategic vision was far stronger than that of ordinary officers, and he saw the importance of Midway at a glance.

In desperation, Nimitz had no choice but to send a telegram to the defenders of Midway, ordering them to stop the Japanese army from landing on the island at all costs and wait for reinforcements to arrive. However, in view of the fact that there were only more than 3,000 defenders and 12 large and small warships on Midway, and even if those torpedo boats were only about 20, they were no match for the Japanese naval fleet, Nimitz ordered more than 30 large and small warships from the Pearl Harbor Naval Base, which was only more than 1,000 nautical miles away from Midway, to immediately go to Midway Island for reinforcements.

But Nimitz also knew that the Navy ships left behind at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, were either old or wounded and repairing. Reinforcements from the south could only beat the side drums, and it was impossible to stop the Japanese navy with this.

However, Nimitz had his own idea, the Aleutian needed two and a half days to sail from Midway, which meant that as long as the defenders of Midway and the American warships in the nearby waters could hold out for two and a half days, then the U.S. Navy would be able to rush back for reinforcements.

The idea is beautiful, but the reality is cruel. The Japanese Navy did not stop at Midway after arriving in the waters of Midway, and the main fleet immediately launched an attack, and the mobile formation was on alert in the direction of Pearl Harbor, ready to meet the US Navy coming from the direction of Pearl Harbor at any time.

Midway is just a small island with an area of no more than 5 square kilometers. The battleship's guns were slightly raised to cross the entire island. Therefore, although the geographical location is very important, the US military does not have many troops stationed on it, and there are only more than 3,400 ground crews, which can barely be regarded as a reinforced regiment.

But what about the Japanese army. The main fleet numbered more than 5,000 men. The landing fleet has tens of thousands of warships. The total strength of the Japanese army was more than five times that of the American army. The strength of the two sides was not at the same level at all, and it took less than a day for the Japanese army to destroy all the fortifications of the US troops defending the island, and most of the more than 3,000 officers and men defending the island suffered casualties. The rest of the troops could not escape, and the reinforcements were far away, and in the end, they could only die together with the Japanese troops who landed on the island.

It was not that the American officers and soldiers were bloody and vowed not to surrender, but that the Japanese themselves had ruined the situation. Since the Washington Post reported in the newspaper on the death march of Bataan, which was captured by the United States, the American officers and soldiers have had a tacit understanding that the war against Japan is a national war, and it is really good to be able to win, and if the war situation is unfavorable, then it will be dead, but in any case, the department can surrender, otherwise even if it surrenders, it will not end well.

It is true that the implementation is also true, anyway, in the eyes of the Japanese, prisoners are not human beings at all, and it is common to torture and kill prisoners. In the face of the terrible reputation of the Japanese army, even American GIs had no choice but to die together.

At 11 o'clock in the evening of May 7, after nine hours of fierce fighting, the main Japanese force finally landed at Midway, during which the Japanese navy was attacked by a harassing attack by the American fleet from the direction of Hawaii, but still had no impact on the situation of the battle.

When the news of the Japanese navy's easy occupation of Midway Island came, the whole of Japan was boiling, and the previous decline was swept away, and a large number of Japanese people with Japanese flags made of paper flocked to the outside of the Japanese Imperial Palace to celebrate this great victory, and the whole Tokyo was jubilant.

On the American side, the situation was different: after the fall of Midway, Hawaii was gloomy, and the Japanese Navy could at any time transport troops to Hawaii through the fleet and destroy the most well-equipped and well-equipped naval bases in the Pacific Ocean.

Admiral Nimitz ordered the American forces in Hawaii to immediately organize fortifications and be ready for a possible attack from the Japanese side. At the same time, Nimitz also turned to the U.S. government for help, hoping to send more naval warships to fight, otherwise it would be difficult to maneuver with the Japanese army.

In addition, Admiral Nimitz also ordered the main force of the Pacific Fleet to reinforce Midway Island to immediately enter the Pearl Harbor Naval Base, Midway Island was lost, and the Japanese army had completely controlled the entire island, even at this time, the main force of the Pacific Fleet felt that Midway was useless, and it was better to return directly to Pearl Harbor and prepare to meet the possible Japanese fleet.

At this point, the US military lost Midway and the Aleutian Islands one after another in less than half a month, and its right to speak in the Pacific Ocean dropped to the freezing point, while the Japanese Navy was in high spirits, not only controlling the shipping lanes from the US mainland to Southeast Asia, but also forming a flanking attack on Hawaii, the most important US stronghold in the Pacific.

Most importantly, from now on, the Japanese Navy poses the most immediate threat to the west coast of the United States. As long as the Japanese wished, the fleet from Midway could attack Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and other cities on the west coast of the United States at any time.

However, before the excitement of the Japanese could pass, the Chinese Navy appeared in the waters of Midway Island like a divine soldier. Taking advantage of the darkness of the night, the Chinese naval fleet quickly approached the lax Japanese naval combined fleet with all its main forces and launched an attack on the Japanese navy less than 50 nautical miles from the Japanese naval fleet.

Chen Feng is very familiar with the Japanese carrier-based aircraft, whether it is the previous Type 96 or the current Zero type fighters, there is a common problem, that is, they cannot fly at night, but the Jian-6 equipped by the Chinese Navy has such a function, so for the first round of attacks of the Japanese Navy, Chen Feng chose to carry out at night.

When more than 800 carrier-based planes of the Chinese Navy appeared over Midway, the sound of the huge engines frightened Yamamoto Isoroku, but he could not understand what kind of fighter came from this place and why it could fly at night. When a violent explosion rang out at the Midway naval base and ignited a skyrocketing fire, Yamamoto immediately sounded the battle alarm and ordered the flagship Yamato to leave the port immediately.

Since the Japanese army had already received the US Pacific Fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor Naval Base and would not go south to Midway for the time being, and Hawaii was 1,200 nautical miles away from Midway, the range of ordinary bombers was not enough to bomb Midway, and in the waters between Midway and Hawaii, there were mobile formations of the Combined Fleet where to monitor the movements of the US troops, so the Japanese navy's vigilance at Midway was very lax.

In addition, today has just achieved an unprecedented victory, so with Yamamoto's acquiescence, all the officers and men of the navy went to the island for a simple celebration. Although the celebration dinner was a bit simple, the wine was not less, and everyone was drunk.

When the Chinese navy attacked, the vast majority of Japanese soldiers were not on board, and this was a serious problem, except for a few warships that left the port in time to avoid the bombardment, most of the warships were taken care of by Chen Feng's more than 800 bombers.

The bombing lasted for two hours, and because the distance was close enough, Chen Feng's fighters quickly returned to the aircraft carrier to replenish ammunition after dropping bombs, and then went to the battlefield again.

After Chen Feng's headquarters stopped bombing, Yamamoto urgently ordered the commanders of all warships to treat the wounded and report the losses, and an hour later, the losses were finally counted, and the troops suffered more than 2,600 casualties, which was not too miserable. But the loss of the battleship almost made Yamamoto Isoroku vomit blood, 17 were sunk, 27 were damaged, and among the 17 battleships sunk, 1 large aircraft carrier and 1 battleship, 2 light cruisers, 8 destroyers, and the rest were auxiliary warships.

The wounded included 2 large aircraft carriers, 1 seaplane carrier, 2 battleships, 4 cruisers, and 8 destroyers. The bombing of just one night almost paralyzed the main force of the Japanese Combined Fleet, and it is known that the main fleet of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet and the landing formation are anchored at the port of Midway. It had more than half of the Japanese navy's warships, totaling more than 160 ships, and lost 44 in one night, and most of these 44 were large warships, not small ones such as torpedo boats.

Yamamoto fifty-six keenly felt that the enemy was nearby, otherwise the enemy's carrier-based aircraft would not be able to bomb back and forth so quickly, and there would be a battle after dawn, so Yamamoto ordered the Japanese Combined Fleet to move all the wounded to the field hospital on the island for treatment, and those seriously damaged battleships were left alone, and there was no time to repair those guys now.

The navy replenished ammunition overnight, inspected the battleships, and prepared for a decisive battle with the enemy after dawn. In view of the fact that the enemy's strength may have exceeded their expectations, Yamamoto ordered Nagumo Tadaichi's mobile formation to immediately go south for reinforcements, and the two sides combined to attack the enemy fleet and ensure the safety of Midway.

With Yamamoto's order, the Japanese navy did not care about the fatigue after the war, and all of them rushed to repair the fortifications and treat the wounded overnight, preparing for a bigger and more tragic battle.

The officers and soldiers below were busy preparing for battle, while Yamamoto Isoroku was thinking, who was the enemy who suddenly appeared? American? Briton? The people of China?

Previously, the only people in the Pacific who were capable of striking at the Combined Fleet were the Americans and the British. Now add a Chinese people, the British are now scared, the army and navy are all cowering in India and dare not come out, the Americans have just lost Midway and the Aleutian Islands, and now they must shrink their forces to defend Hawaii, so the only possibility is the Chinese people, but is this possible? (To be continued......)