When Tang Qiuli said these words, his expression seemed to be a little regretful, and Chief of Staff Zhao Yu said: "Division commander, the casualties of the Second Army of the US Army have reached more than 30,000 people, and the losses have already broken their muscles and bones, you don't seem to be very satisfied with this result?" ”

Tang Qiuli said: "The result has long been expected, but according to the battlefield conditions preset by Nakano Yoshiki, the casualties of the US Second Army should reach more than one-half, or even more, so it is good, the First World War has not beaten the Americans to despair, and the future Hawaii Island battlefield will definitely be a bloody battle!" ”

Zhao Yuhe asked: "Division commander, are you saying that the war on Hawaii Island will expand?" ”

Tang Qiuli smiled coldly, "How can the Americans be willing, Hawaii Island, the gateway to the east coast of the mainland, falls into the hands of the Japanese, and it will inevitably continue to increase troops, when the war will end, until the US military is unable to fight for it!"

Tang Qiuli, who was in Guangzhou, had already known the results of the US landing, and at the same time, he had some doubts in his heart that the result was not quite the same as his prediction, but he was right in one sentence, Lieutenant General Harrison, commander of the US Second Army, was indeed uncomfortable, and he was uncomfortable to death.

After the landing, it was bombarded by the Japanese army, and the Second Army was unfavorably out of divisions, losing troops and generals, and before it could fight with the Japanese infantry, more than a quarter of its men and horses were lost, and moreover, the losses were the four most capable divisions, if calculated in this way, the combat effectiveness of the Second Army had dropped by more than half, and how would it be fought in the next battle?

If there were no naval guns of the Pacific Fleet to hold the only landing ground, Vice Admiral Harrison, like the more than 80,000 officers and men of the Second Army, would either jump into the Pacific Ocean, or become a corpse or a prisoner of the Japanese.

What Lieutenant General Harrison urgently needs is to expand the maneuver space on the battlefield, otherwise it will be a Japanese plane, and he will not let himself go, but it is undoubtedly unrealistic to take the initiative to attack the Japanese army with the existing troops with low morale, so Lieutenant General Harrison sent an urgent telegram to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, requesting that the remaining four divisions of the Second Army immediately leave for the Hawaii Island battlefield

Harrison could not help but ask for an increase in troops, and with the existing troops that had been beaten and disarmed and demoralized, he launched an active attack on the Japanese Seventh Army, which was full of momentum.

At Pearl Harbor on the island of Hawaii, Lieutenant General Yoshiki Nakano, commander of the Japanese Seventh Army, also held a review meeting in the war room of the military headquarters on the battle to block the US landing force.

Vice Admiral Harrison, commander of the U.S. Second Army, was dejected and full of bitterness, for the commander of the Japanese Seventh Army, Yoshiki Nakano, it was a little flaw in the perfect plan, not because his strategy was wrong, but because of the irresistible factor, all on the naval side, especially on the commander of the Combined Fleet, Admiral Yamamoto!

Lieutenant General Yoshiki Nakano, looking around, couldn't suppress the joy on his faces, especially the commander of the artillery of the army, Major General Kijiro Mori, was simply dancing with his eyebrows, and his face was arrogant and triumphant, in this blocking battle planned by the commander, the appearance of the artillery was undoubtedly very outstanding, with negligible losses, with 70,000 or 80,000 shells, in exchange for the record of killing tens of thousands of Americans, the battle was enjoyable and comfortable.

Compared with Major General Kijiro Mori, Major General Suzuki, commander of the military air force, was not very comfortable in his hands, although the air force was the first wave to appear, the results that could be achieved were not large, and the losses were not small, 28 fighters and 31 bombers were shot down, and all the fighters of the Seventh Army Air Force lost about half of their combat strength in their own hands.

Lieutenant General Nakano Yoshiki, seeing the reactions of his subordinates, cleared his throat, and said: "Gentlemen, the battle is over, the Imperial Japanese Army has won a certain victory, and the US Second Army has been severely damaged, but the battle of the Hawaiian Islands is far from over, and there are more than 60,000 US soldiers on the island, and more fierce battles are still to come, so let's not be complacent." ”

"After each battle, it must be summed up that this is the glorious tradition of the Imperial Japanese Army, and it is also the practice that our Seventh Army has always maintained, and in my opinion, the one who made the greatest contribution to this battle was the commander of the air force, Suzuki-kun!"

As soon as these words came out, the senior commanders of the Japanese army who were full of people were all shocked, and everyone saw the battle process of beating the Americans, saying that it was Suzuki's air force that was the greatest hero, but it was a bit far-fetched, and it was not to mention that it was driven away by the Americans' carrier-based aircraft, and it also lost 59 planes, making the greatest contribution? Not to mention that he has lost the face of the Imperial Japanese Army, it is already for the sake of his colleagues, is His Excellency the Commander mistaken?

The artillery commander, Major General Kijiro Mori, was holding his neck and looking unconvinced, and the commander of the air force, Major General Suzuki, was ashamed and looked cramped and uneasy, and the commanders of several divisions were full of questions and puzzles in their eyes, and then they whispered to each other, and the focus of the discussion was still the Major General Suzuki, who had lost face in the imperial army.

The discussion of his colleagues, like a pinprick prick, stung Major General Suzuki's self-esteem, and in his understanding, His Excellency the Commander's words may have an element of irony in this, he couldn't sit still anymore, and stood up suddenly: "Your Excellency, Your Excellency, Suzuki knows that he has failed your trust, and it is not good to be a teacher, and your words of praise make Suzuki even more ashamed!" ”

After speaking, Major General Suzuki sat down straight, his face was a little pale, and met the eyes of his subordinates with mixed reactions, Nakano Yoshiki smiled reservedly, and said: "Suzuki-kun's words, I regard them as modest words, we might as well relive the process of the battle, gentlemen, if there is no Suzuki-kun's air force, with a numerical disadvantage, to attract US carrier-based aircraft, what will happen next?" ”

"If there is no Suzuki-kun's air force, the fuel of the US carrier-based aircraft will be exhausted, Mori Ki-kun, your artillery group, can you let go of your hands and feet to shell the US troops? I'm afraid that when you open fire for less than ten minutes, the artillery positions will be covered by bombs from American carrier-based aircraft! Therefore, Suzuki-kun sacrificed his own troops in exchange for the record of the US army, Zhujun, isn't this the biggest contributor to the victory of this battle? ”

In the war room, there was silence, and the Japanese commanders were all recalling and digesting the commander's words, and the chief of staff, Major General Nobuto, looked at his boss with admiration, "Your Excellency, the commander, is well versed in the way of a general, and in a few words, the lines are clear and convincing, so that the soldiers will not be killed!" The next battle of the Seventh Army will be easy to fight! ”

Major General Mori Kijiro stood up, restrained his smug expression, and said: "Your Excellency Commander, Moriki has been taught, his rank is shallow, and he is arrogant, and the credit for this battle should be attributed to Suzuki-kun and his air force!" ”

Major General Suzuki's face was flushed with excitement, Huo Ran got up, and said loudly: "Your Excellency Commander, Mori Xijun, and all of you, to achieve such a feat, it is not the work of my Suzuki alone, but the result of His Excellency the Commander's foresight and careful planning, and the death of the officers and men of the Imperial Army!" After sitting down, Suzuki's eyes were faintly shining with tears, it was his honor to follow such a commander and fight in all directions!

The goal was achieved, Vice Admiral Hirano Yoshiki smiled proudly without a trace, and concluded: "After this battle, the spirit of the US Second Army has been defeated, but we should also see that the result of the battle has not achieved satisfactory results, according to my pre-war prediction, more than half of the US army's strength should be wiped out, but unfortunately, because the navy is unwilling to assist, I have reported the process and results of this battle to the base camp!" ”

Speaking of this, Lieutenant General Hirano paused, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and then said: "The second phase of the battle has begun, I order!" The senior commanders of the Japanese army stood up with a "swoop" and looked at the commander intently, their eyes were full of bloody excitement, and the Americans, who had been beaten to a half-crippled level, were not the best prey?

Lieutenant General Hirano was very satisfied with the momentum of his subordinates, and then said: "Commander Suzuki, your air force will play an important role in the future, dispatch all the planes that can be dispatched, and carry out non-stop raids and bombardments on the areas where the US troops retreat, but you must pay attention to the counterattack of the US carrier-based aircraft.

"However, it needs to be reminded that do not enter the firing range of the guns of the US warships, and the specific method is to draw up a plan and report it, and the other infantry divisions and regiments will continue to encircle the US troops in the landing site, and they can discharge small groups of troops to carry out non-stop harassment and sneak attacks, and exhaust the US soldiers, once the Pacific Fleet withdraws, it will be the beginning of our general offensive, and we look forward to the monarchs to establish greater meritorious deeds for the Japanese Empire and His Majesty the Emperor!"

The Japanese officers replied in unison with high morale: "Yes, Your Excellency Commander, resolutely carry out your orders!" Then, saluting in turn, he walked away murderously, and it was a bloody excitement like seeing a prey!

In the war room, when only Yoshiki Hirano and Chief of Staff Nobuto were left, Hirano withdrew Tomo-zhu's gaze from the calm bay of Pearl Harbor outside the window, and asked Chief of Staff Nobuto, "Nobuto-kun, have the telegrams reported to the General Staff and Admiralty of the base camp and the telegrams to the arrogant General Yamamoto have been sent?" ”

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