"Alas, for the sake of the Motherland, any sacrifice should be worth it. Now all I have to do is make the most of this opportunity and don't let these lads die in vain. Feng Ju slowly took off his military hat and bowed deeply to the tombstones in front of him, and the corners of his eyes were already irrepressibly moist at this time.

After the air attack on Pearl Harbor, in order not to arouse the suspicion of the other side, the submarines of the Imperial Chinese Navy reduced the intensity of the engagement in the stormy ocean, creating the illusion that a large number of submarines of the other side had retreated to the eastern ocean to defend their sphere of influence.

Pearl Harbor began intense restoration work, the damaged dock facilities, airfields, barracks and warehouses all need to be rebuilt, and a large number of sunken ships need to be salvaged, but the main fleet that has taken refuge in other ports will not return to Pearl Harbor for the time being in order not to expose the target, and the renovators still have plenty of time to clear the berths and shipping lanes.

Half a month later, in the port of Jinshan, the largest in the western part of the Boston Empire, a group of ships were methodically preparing for sailing. A hundred thousand troops are gathering near the harbor to launch a landing operation on the Oahu Islands under the escort of the Boston Ocean Fleet.

The Oahu Islands are thousands of kilometers from the Boston Empire, and it is the closest large group of islands to the Boston Empire in the Eastern Ocean, enough to house more than 300,000 troops, and the Boston Empire has always coveted this place.

The Oahu Islands are a big lock that seals the Boston Empire's dream of ocean hegemony, and if they occupy it, it is like opening the door lock of the Eastern Ocean, and the Boston Empire will gain an important strategic support point, and the entire Eastern Ocean will open the door for them.

Once this happens, the naval fleet of the Chinese Empire will be exhausted, and all the islands in the middle of the Eastern Ocean will be threatened by the Boston Navy. If all of these islands were defended, the defensive forces would be scattered, and if only the main defense was carried out, the defense line of the Chinese Empire at sea would be fragmented by the Boston ocean-going navy.

With so many benefits, the Imperial Admiralty of Boston naturally attached great importance to the contention for this place, and at this time they even requisitioned a large number of civilian ships, and did not hesitate to invest 100,000 troops at a time to gamble. What seemed to be a desperate action was in fact undecided, and in the War Room of the Admiralty, the dispute was still raging.

"I don't agree with this attack." Nimitz looked at the Admiralty bosses with anger on his face. After all, the four-star admiral Nimitz is the commander of the largest ocean-going fleet in the Boston Empire, and because of his status, the bigwigs are still very polite.

Admiral Dewey, who had become the head of the Admiralty, cleared his throat and said, "General Nimitz, I know very well what you are thinking. But we can't afford to hold back. Once this time is delayed, the Chinese Empire will use its vast industrial system to regain the combat power of its Eastern Ocean Fleet. I think you should be well aware of the fact that the gains of the previous air raid will be lost, and we will be violently retaliated. ”

Nimitz said: "But it has been two weeks since the last air raid, and I haven't received a detailed report from the Oahu Islands. ”

Listening to Nimitz's words, Lederman, the chief of naval intelligence on the side, coughed embarrassedly and said: "If you can't get information, you can't blame us, since the last successful sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, the Chinese Imperial Navy cooperated with the intelligence department to carry out a major inventory of the island." They extradited all foreigners on the island, even from their allies, for very good reasons, and how do we get information in this case. ”

Dewey answered: "Yes, Lederman can't be blamed for this, besides, the other party's entire Eastern Ocean Fleet has been completely destroyed, and now they have no navy except for those small boats on the coast of the mainland, what is there to worry about." ”

Nimitz frowned and said, "This is exactly what I was worried about, the last air raid was too easy, and it actually destroyed all the ships of the other side, which makes me very suspicious." ”

Hearing Nimitz's reason, the commander of naval aviation on the side, Remus, was a little unhappy: "Could it be that General Nimitz doubts the strength of our naval aviation?" Think that it is impossible for our bombers to achieve such a big victory? ”

There is a very unreasonable place in the Boston Navy that all the planes of the Navy, including those on aircraft carriers, are under the command of the commander of naval aviation, and he can even transfer all the planes on the aircraft carriers without saying hello to the commander of the fleet. For this reason, Nimitz has suggested several times that the aircraft carrier aircraft be placed under the unified command of the fleet, but this suggestion has made Remus mistakenly believe that Nimitz wants to weaken his power, so Remus has always been hostile to him.

The success of the ocean-going fleet's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor by carrier-based aircraft made Nimitz famous, but it also made Remus look big, and in his opinion, Nimitz was stained with his light and used his men to win the battle, so he reacted like this when Nimitz questioned the results of the carrier-based aircraft force last time.

Nimitz glanced at Remus angrily, he couldn't afford to feel the slightest anger at this idiot, this stupid person who climbed to this high position by relying on the shadow of his father's generation, he only thought about fighting for power and profit all day long, and didn't think about the country at all, but he was only a commoner, and he couldn't fight against Remus, who was born in the nobility, even if his military rank was higher than him.

At this time, Nimitz was a little envious of Liu Junguo, who had studied together in the Saar Empire. Although the Chinese Empire was changed to a constitutional monarchy, it still retains part of the system of the imperial era, and there are nobles there, but most of the nobles there are honorary titles given to meritorious heroes or members of the royal family, and there are no privileges except for respect, and the nobility cannot be hereditary.

The Chinese Empire pursued a policy of hiring people based on merit, and no one would discriminate against any talented person, no matter how lowly they appeared, and they could still achieve a high status, and Liu Junguo, who was also born in a commoner, is the best example.

Nimitz was completely tired of the deceit of the Boston Imperial Army system, and if he could, he would really want to quit. As a pure soldier, Nimitz was very disgusted with people like Remus, but for the sake of his homeland, he couldn't let go, so he had to give in to the bigwigs.

As a responsible veteran, Nimitz still proposed a remedy: "Ladies and gentlemen, in fact, what I am worried about is not the Eastern Ocean Fleet of the Chinese Empire, even if they are intact, their scale is far from our ocean-going fleet. ”

Before proposing a plan, he had to give a small handshake to the senior of the Admiralty: "Under the wise leadership of your lords, it is impossible for us to lose to such a weak fleet. What I'm worried about is Zhonghua Island, Fang Xiaoyu's iron-blooded army, and they also have a navy. In order to get the Admiralty to support his opinion, Nimitz had to scare them with Fang Xiaoyu's name.

Ledman, chief of naval intelligence, said: "According to the repeated reconnaissance of our intelligence department, the so-called fleet of the Iron and Blood Army only has a small number of coastal gunboats and torpedo boats, and the largest warship is only cruisers. Since the outbreak of the Great War, China Island has not sent a single soldier, which shows that the military strength of China Island is not strong, and because of the lack of military strength, they will not be able to send troops to support the Chinese Imperial Government Army, which is our opportunity. ”

Nimitz said: "But our reconnaissance cannot penetrate deep into the interior of the island, how can we conclude that they are insufficient in numbers and the navy is small on the surface. ”

"Nimitz, are you scared? Someone as timid as you would squander a great opportunity, and if the Chinese Empire had bought enough time to restore its naval strength, the Empire would suffer heavy losses. Remus kept fanning the flames.

Nimitz retorted: "But it would be equally irresponsible to let the main force take risks when the situation is unknown." ”

Lederman, who was on the side, let out a sneer: "Fleet Commander, we completely annihilated the Eastern Ocean Fleet of the Chinese Empire last time, this is what you reported, is it fake?" What's more, the new batch of twenty-four aircraft carriers built by the Chinese Empire is about to be launched into service, and we have no time to spare. ”

Nimitz said dissatisfiedly: "I just want to confirm the information first, and then attack." ”

Listening to Nimitz's words, General Dewey was a little unhappy, this combat operation was decided by him, and Nimitz was very unhappy about this kind of pushing.

Hearing Nimitz repeatedly emphasize the strength of the Chinese Empire, he slapped the table and stood up: "Enough, General Nimitz, are you frightened by the Chinese Empire?" Or is it because of the great victory last time that you are starting to dread for fear of ruining your reputation? If you do not want to carry out this mission, I can relieve you of your position as commander of the ocean-going fleet. ”

Nimitz still did not give up: "But such a thing has to be guarded against, if our navy is attacked by a sneak attack, the loss will be difficult to make up." ”

"That's enough." Dewey was really angry: "Last time, it was because you refused to bring the transport ship and landing force during the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, causing us to miss the opportunity to occupy the Oahu Islands in the first place, and this time you began to prevaricate the attack plan, what does this mean." ”

"I ......" Nimitz's words were interrupted by Dewey: "Now Mr. Nimitz, you have been relieved of your position as commander of the ocean-going fleet, and I ask you to suspend your duties for reflection, during which General Remus will temporarily take your place." ”

Nimitz sighed, he knew very well that since he returned from the last big victory, he had become a thorn in the side of these noble officers, after all, a person from a civilian background won such a great honor, which made them nobles very embarrassed, and this time Dewey was probably also using the topic to play.