Episode 181 Yamamoto Fifty-Six

When Xiang Xiaoqiang said the name "Yamamoto Fifty-six", everyone was at a loss, Yamamoto is now the vice minister of the Japanese Admiralty, and he is also an important official, and of course the Ming Navy generals will not have heard of it. But I've only heard about it, and I don't have much of an impression. The only impression is that the name is quirky. For the current Ming naval officers, what impresses them is such thunderous names as "Nagano Cultivation" and "Mitsumasa Yonechi".

So, Xiang Xiaoqiang once again showed off his "superb intelligence skills" and began to introduce Yamamoto Fifty-six.

"This man was originally not surnamed Yamamoto, but Takano, and his father gave birth to him when he was fifty-six years old, so he was named 'Takano Fifty-six'. Later, his father passed him on to the 'Yamamoto' family, so he was called 'Yamamoto Fifty-six' from then on......"

Introducing Xiang Xiaoqiang, the people around him listened, nodded, and were quite amazed at the intelligence ability of Xiang Xiaoqiang's People's Guard. For a little-known deputy chief of the enemy, he even knew who he was passed on to when he was a child......

Next, Xiang Xiaoqiang explained the basis for his judgment that Yamamoto Isoroku planned the ambush. He introduced several characteristics of the person Yamamoto Isoroku.

The first is that he is very talented in military affairs, and he is by no means a mediocre general, and he is completely capable of such an outstanding military operation.

Second, this man was a naval and air combatist, and belonged to the "aircraft carrier faction" in the top echelons of the Japanese Navy. Tradition has shown that battleships are the center of a country's navy and are more valuable, but the target of this ambush was not chosen as a Ming battleship, but as an aircraft carrier. Although the Ming battleships were still in Zhanjiang and had not left the port for the time being, they were definitely going to enter the Pacific Ocean, and everyone knew this. After a sneak attack on the Ming aircraft carrier first, the Ming army learned a lesson and increased vigilance, and it will be difficult for the Japanese army to use the same method to sneak attack the battleship in the future. Now the Japanese army has given up on sneak attack battleships and chose to sneak attack aircraft carriers, which shows that they attach great importance to the role of aircraft carriers, and the Japanese army's sneak attack tools are also aircraft carriers. It can be seen that this must have been planned by a talented person at the top of the Japanese army who was also sent by the aircraft carrier.

Third, the sneak attack was very risky, and it was a big gamble. Not only did it block the safety of the two aircraft carriers, but it also had to use three cruisers as bait to transfer the carrier-based aircraft of the Ming army. The time in between is crucial. It was early, and the carrier-based aircraft of the Ming army had not gone far, and it was easy to counterattack back, and it turned into a simple big air battle. It's late, and the three cruisers that were fishing bait may have been eaten by the Ming army. The person who can come up with such a planner must not only be talented and an aircraft carrier faction, but also have a strong gambler spirit.

And Yamamoto Fifty-six is a big gambler. He was a gambler, both militarily and in life. He is an avid gambler, and he can always be seen in the major casinos in Tokyo, and his gambling skills are very high. In his early years, he traveled to Europe, and a casino in Monaco even refused him admission because of his gambling skills. Yamamoto once said that if he was given a year to gamble, he would be able to win back an aircraft carrier for Japan.

Xiang Xiaoqiang's analysis made many people feel that it is also very reasonable. But some people suspect that Yamamoto, a little-known vice admiral of the navy, has not commanded any outstanding battles before, how do you know that he is not a mediocre general? He likes to gamble in his life, so will he also gamble when making military plans? Besides, as a high-ranking naval officer, but addicted to gambling, will this kind of person who does not do his job be a good general?

Anyway, Xiang Xiaoqiang knows very well in his heart that Yamamoto Fifty-six is capable, and he is sure that it is him. If it is him, then after this great success, he will get more opportunities in the future, and maybe he will be officially transferred to the Combined Fleet. With such an opponent, the Ming Navy has to take it seriously.

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At this moment, a female officer hurriedly came in and whispered to Xiang Xiaoqiang:

"Lord Xiang, Princess Liaoyang's call is urgent, please come over immediately."

Xiang Xiaoqiang nodded, confessed to everyone, and then followed the female officer to the phone room.

He picked up the phone, only to hear the sound of high-pitched music faintly coming from inside. He "hey", and the sound of fourteen grids immediately came from inside:

"Shh......h Don't make a sound, I'm listening to the radio, wait a minute. ”

Monk Xiang Xiaoqiang was puzzled, but he didn't ask, just listened to the radio on the other end of the phone. The music was louder again, presumably fourteen grids had turned on the sound and asked him to listen to it too.

After a majestic "March of the Warships," a high-pitched male voice was heard on the radio, saying something loudly in Japanese. At this time, Fourteen Gege slowly translated:

“…… Base Camp Bulletin...... This morning, in the sea area 700 kilometers southeast of Taiwan Island, the Imperial Japanese Navy and the Ming Navy engaged in a battle, and achieved the brilliant record of sinking the Ming aircraft carrier 'Tianxuan' and seriously damaging the 'Timensity'...... The planner and commander of this combat operation was Vice Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, former vice admiral of the Admiralty and now commander of the First Air Fleet of the Combined Fleet. ”

"Ah......" Xiang Xiaoqiang exclaimed, "Sure enough, it's him!" He was also transferred from the Admiralty to the Combined Fleet! It seems to be called...... Commander of the 1st Air Fleet? ”

Fourteen Gege said in a deep voice:

"Yes. The First Air Fleet has aircraft carriers Akagi and Kaga, and now there is a new aircraft carrier in service - Soryu. In addition to this, there are several destroyers, several aviation teams. ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang said irritably:

"Well, now our army has lost an aircraft carrier, and the Japanese army has added a new aircraft carrier, and everyone is just equal, all three against three."

"Well, go tell your superiors to go."

Xiang Xiaoqiang hung up the phone, returned to the conference room, and told him everything. Everyone was amazed, Xiang Xiaoqiang was like a god.

But Xiang Xiaoqiang couldn't be happy. He thinks that Yamamoto Fifty-six is a very powerful person, a wizard of naval and air warfare, and in the General Staff of the Ming Sea, he has not found anyone who can compare to Yamamoto.

Xiong Dingming spoke at this time:

"Guys, compared to all of you, you are all the same as I think: now our aircraft carriers are no longer dominant. Our army lost the Tianxuan, and the Japanese army added the Canglong, which was also three to three. However, I am sure that you are as confident as I am. Our Ming naval aviation is still superior to the Japanese army in terms of aircraft performance and combat experience. It doesn't matter if we don't have a numerical advantage, as long as we learn a lesson in the future and don't make mistakes like this one again, if we go head-to-head, the Japanese aircraft carriers will still be at a disadvantage. What's more, our submarine forces have always had perfect results, and now Japan is basically unable to transport oil. It's a showdown between a fleet with plenty of fuel and a fleet that's very short on fuel. We will not be discouraged by this setback, and I am sure that we all have confidence. ”

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Xiong Dingming mentioned the submarine force, and Xiang Xiaoqiang suddenly remembered something.

After the meeting, he went to the "Office Zero" and called for technical experts to inquire about the situation of the new snorkel submarine. A few days ago, he received news that this submarine is almost complete, and several prototypes have now been made and are being finally commissioned.

And the current situation seems that the traditional submarines of the Ming army have achieved major achievements, which are completely enough to blockade Japan. These new submarines can sail at high speed underwater, can they play an important role in the decisive battle of the fleet?