In the Pacific Ocean, a task force of six aircraft carriers sailed forward in the magnificent sea. With the help of the North Pacific Current, the fleet will reach its destination as quickly as possible and launch a large-scale air raid operation that has never been seen before.

Outside, the waves were raging, and the raging waves crashed against the deck of the aircraft carrier from time to time. In the cabin, hundreds of Japanese pilots in leather jackets are holding model airplanes in their hands, and the final exercises are being performed.

In the shaky command post, the commander of the fleet, Nagumo Tadaichi, was closing his eyes and recuperating. At this moment, he commanded a powerful fleet that Japan had never seen before, which consisted of six aircraft carriers, the "Akagi", "Kaga", "Soryu", "Flying Dragon", Shozuru, and Zuizuru, and hundreds of aircraft, in addition to this, this huge fleet also included a large number of frigates, destroyers, and cruisers, as well as a submarine reconnaissance and escort force that was the first to go, and it can be said that this huge fleet concentrated the essence of the Japanese naval fleet.

Relying on this powerful naval task force, Nagumo Tadaichi believes that they will open a new era, a Pacific era that belongs to Japan!

Thinking that this new era could be realized in his own hands, Nagumo Tadaichi's heart was as excited as a wave.

Smack! The waves outside are still raging, and even the tens of thousands of tons of aircraft carriers are still shaking like a flat boat in the sea. Although the fleet sailing along the ocean current can speed up a lot and achieve unexpected results, it also brings a lot of uncertainties, and it is very likely to encounter some whirlpools, huge waves, etc.

But the risk is worth taking.

Isn't the whole life a gamble?

Before leaving, the commander of the navy, Isoroku Yamamoto, told him that although he was strongly opposed to declaring war on the United States, His Majesty the Emperor had decided that he could not make any changes, and that he could only go all out to win the possibility of survival for the empire by fighting a war.

Nagumo Tadaichi naturally nodded in agreement, but he didn't think so about Yamamoto's fifty or sixty views. This guy's strategic thinking is contrary to his thinking, and he has always opposed a war with the United States and Britain, but if there is no war with the United States and Britain, what will Japan use to gain new competition?

It's time to carve out the plough with the sword.

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When the Japanese naval task force was heading for Pearl Harbor, the intelligence agencies in Nanjing had already deciphered the Japanese army's communication code, and the so-called "east wind and rain" represented the war with the United States, and a comprehensive view of various circumstances showed that the target of the Japanese attack was the US army's Pearl Harbor.

After receiving the information sent by Yang Yibing, Huang Ke decided to convene an emergency military intelligence meeting to discuss whether to tell the United States the news.

As a result, a group of military and political dignitaries who had just dispersed were called back and reassembled at the table in the conference room to participate in the discussion of this meeting.

These days the meetings are a bit frequent, although not the tedious and boring meetings of Wenshan Huihai, but after all, there are several different meetings every day, and everyone participates in the discussion, which is also strange and tiresome. Therefore, after just sitting down, everyone couldn't help but show a tired state.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Yang Yibing walked up to Huang Ke and asked quietly, Huang Ke took a sip of the tea brewed in front of him and said, "You can start." ”

Yang Yibing walked to the front of the conference table and reported to everyone the latest detection. When he first said that "Japan is preparing to launch a sneak attack on the United States," the spirits of everyone in the conference room were lifted.

"What?" Some people even doubt their ears.

However, after being confirmed by Yang Yibing, everyone began to discuss it.

Huang Ke knocked on the table and said: "Everyone, please come here to discuss two things, the first issue is whether this information should be informed to the US side, and if so, what kind of method should be adopted?" Another thing is the impact of the war between the United States and Japan on our Chinese battlefield, and what deployment should we make next? ”

After Huang Ke finished speaking, he made a gesture of spreading his hands and motioned for everyone to continue the discussion.

The crowd began to discuss again. To be honest, since the Japanese army launched a full-scale war of aggression, China has struggled to resist the war of resistance supported by independence for many years. In the absence of its own conditions, China sought assistance from both the Soviet Union and the United States.

For a country as weak as China, this protracted war is nothing short of an ordeal. If the United States can join the camp of war against Japan, there is no doubt that the pressure on China will be greatly eased, and the balance of war will also tilt in favor of China.

But when the intelligence is not accurately determined, will it not make people feel that there will be a suspicion of provocation if this information is communicated to the United States? This is one of the reasons why many people decided not to inform the United States of this information.

However, if the United States is not notified in advance, after Japan successfully attacks Pearl Harbor, the US Navy will inevitably suffer a serious blow. The US Navy has suffered heavy losses, and the Japanese Navy has naturally dominated the Pacific Ocean, which naturally has a considerable impact on China's maritime transportation aided by the United States.

At that time, even if the United States declares war on Japan, this will affect the effectiveness of the war against Japan.

But Huang Ke doesn't think these are all problems. He waved his hand and said: "After the military blockade imposed by the United States and Britain and other countries, Japan's own oil reserves can only be used for half a year. Originally, they wanted to go north to advance into Siberia, but the army could not defeat the Soviet Red Army, and in order to solve these difficulties, they could only go south. ”

"When the Japanese army goes south, it will naturally touch the interests of the United States and Britain and other countries, so it is only a matter of time before they start a war with the United States and Britain and other countries, and there is no reason why Japan will give up this operation because of intelligence leakage."

After Huang Ke finished speaking, Xu Shaozhou nodded in agreement: "I agree with the general chief's opinion. These large-scale troop movements of the Japanese army are all related to oil. Since their failure to attack our Zhongyuan oil fields, the Japanese army has now moved to South Asia, so a conflict with the United States and Japan is inevitable. ”

Yes, President Roosevelt himself condemned fascism in the United States. If Japan occupies China and Germany occupies Europe, the United States will lose the foundation on which it depends. At present, the United States will not choose to cooperate with Germany and Japan, so war and conflict between the United States and Japan are inevitable. Foreign Minister Gu Weijun is familiar with the United States and Britain and other countries, and his judgment has made everyone more convinced.

After several discussions, the first topic has been finalized.

"It's just that we inform the U.S. side whether it will be done officially through diplomatic channels, or privately?" Gu Weijun asked again.

Huang Ke thought for a moment and said, "Don't use formal diplomatic channels, right?" You can inform them of this problem privately through the ambassador to China. ”

After that, the first topic was finalized.

Then they began to discuss the next topic, how to adjust the Chinese battlefield after the war between the United States and Japan. There is no doubt that the outbreak of a war between the United States and Japan will inevitably have a considerable impact on China, and everyone's opinions are focused on how to adjust the force of troops to carry out an all-out counterattack, or how to ask the United States for more assistance diplomatically.

But Huang Ke poured a basin of cold water on everyone's rising enthusiasm. He unceremoniously pointed out that "the United States will be in a downward position for a year or so after the start of the war between the United States and Japan." They are not able to protect themselves during this period, so don't expect any good influence on us. ”

"On the contrary, naval success would spur the Japanese Army to take a larger offensive in the Chinese theater. Therefore, we must be more vigilant on all battlefields. Of course, in the long run, the U.S. joining the war against Japan will add another point to our victory. ”

Bai Chongxi, deputy chief of the General Staff Headquarters, nodded and said, "If the Japanese Army moves south, it will definitely continue to expand its forces. However, when Japan did not have enough troops, it would draw troops from the Chinese battlefield. Before deploying troops, they must first adopt an offensive method to stabilize the war on the Chinese battlefield and reduce their worries. Therefore, once the United States and Japan go to war, the Japanese army's offensive in various battlefields will be more fierce, and all major theaters must be prepared to deal with a new round of large-scale attacks by the Japanese army! ”

Subsequently, some of the heads of the Office of Operations also offered their views. The basic calculation is the same, the Japanese army will carry out a new round of large-scale expansion after the war between the United States and Japan, and they will certainly launch many large-scale attacks in the Chinese theater.

"The comrades of the General Staff Headquarters and the War Department, together with the comrades in Wuhan, will make an analysis and judgment on the possible direction of the Japanese army's next attack, and send it to all theaters in the name of the Ministry of National Defense to provide them with intelligence information." After Huang Ke finished speaking, he looked at the crowd again: "There is nothing to speak, so let's break up the meeting." ”

After the adjournment was announced, unlike in the past, when everyone dispersed in a hurry, everyone did not leave immediately. The exhaustion on their faces was swept away, and they did not choose to leave after the meeting, and they were still discussing the upcoming war between the United States and Japan, and some talked about the ongoing defense of Nanjing.

It can be seen that everyone has more confidence in the future victory!

After inquiry, the Chinese side contacted the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. And informed the ambassador to China of this deciphered news, and the US ambassador did not dare to slack off and immediately began to send a report to Washington.

Once things were settled, the news began to pass back. Huang Ke looked at it and said: "There is rain in the east wind, it seems that this rain is decided." ”

That morning, while people were still asleep, the Pearl Harbor attack broke out that shocked the world! The Japanese naval formation made a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in the United States, and the US Pacific Fleet suffered heavy losses and casualties, and heavy rain came from the east wind.

Immediately, US President Roosevelt declared war on Japan!

This was also the second country to declare war on Japan after Huang Ke declared war on Japan in Nanjing in 1937, and since then, the scale of World War II has expanded unprecedentedly.