Lieutenant General Yoshiki Nakano, looking at these division commanders, with a cold smile on the corner of his mouth, said: "Gentlemen, I have received a report from the search force that the American reinforcements are coming, and they are about to land on Hawaii Island, and a new battle is about to begin!" ”

Several Japanese division commanders all had eager bloody expressions, and Nakano Yoshiki continued: "You complained before this, didn't I order the Imperial Army troops to wipe out all the Americans on Hawaii Island?" Now, I can tell you the truth, this is the order of the base camp, otherwise, do you think I, Yoshiki Nakano, will keep the lives of these American dogs? ”

Several commanders of Japanese divisions still wondered what necessary connection was there between the order of the base camp and the elimination of the Americans on the island, or rather, the occupation of Hawaii Island in one fell swoop, if the Americans tried to recover it, wouldn't it be the same, and a large number of American soldiers could be eliminated?

Lieutenant General Yoshiki Nakano, not intending to explain too much, gave an order: "The troops of the 9th Division, the 11th Division, the 16th Division, and the 19th Division, immediately enter the starting point of the attack, wait for the order, after the attack and landing, the US reinforcements that have not yet gained a stable foothold, Zhujun, this will be a fierce battle, and the US Army will inevitably fight back desperately in order to ensure that it is not driven into the sea, I hope you will not underestimate the enemy!" ”

"However, our Imperial Army troops, occupy a geographical advantage, the US military reinforcements, belong to a long journey, morale and physical will be at the lowest point, on the island of Hawaii, more than ten days of fierce fighting, our Seventh Army finally compressed the two divisions of the US Army to the preset area, just for today's battle, in the ancient Chinese art of war, there is a classic offensive strategy, called Bandu and attack, the time when we start the attack, is when the US soldiers wade ashore!"

As he spoke, Lieutenant General Yoshiki Nakano had a sinister smile on his face that had succeeded in his plan. He continued: "With great effort and the lives of many Imperial soldiers, we finally reached the desired goal, and that was the landing site I chose for the Americans, which was still more than 2,000 meters away from the island, when the Americans landed. I just hit it halfway. Gentlemen, the most advantageous fighter, I have created a zào for you, below. It depends on the table of the kings. ”

"The first round of attacks is mainly based on the large number of killing and wounding American soldiers, act, His Majesty the Emperor's generals, I am here. We await the good news of your victory! The 21st and 23rd Divisions, as the second attack wave, join the attack at the most critical moment of the battle! ”

Several commanders of the Japanese army divisions stood up together and shouted in unison: "Hayi! May I be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor! Then he turned around and walked away murderously!

Nakano Yoshiki looked at a major general officer, put on a gentle smile, and said, "General Suzuki, your air force." Dispatch all the fighters, before the army units, to launch an air strike on the landed American troops, do not ask your planes, how much damage to the Americans. As long as the rhythm of the landing of the Americans is disrupted, psychological panic is caused to them, and favorable conditions are created for the army units to attack! ”

"A reminder. The escort fleet of the Americans, with three aircraft carriers. Those carrier-based planes will pose a great threat to your air warriors, the army strength, the Imperial Army exceeds the Americans, but the number of planes is only more than half of the Americans, I hope General Suzuki can notice this, your mission is not only to attack the landing American troops, but also to cover our attack forces! ”

Major General Suzuki, commander of the Seventh Army Air Force, was obviously not convinced, waiting for the fierce bull's eye, and said loudly: "Your Excellency, the warriors of the Air Force, I will not disappoint you, I will personally fly the plane into the air and direct the battle, perhaps, when the army units rush up, they can only see the corpses of American soldiers everywhere, and only clean up the battlefield!" ”

Commander Yoshiki Nakano, obviously very satisfied with Major General Suzuki's momentum, laughed, patted Major General Suzuki's shoulder, and said approvingly: "I believe in Suzuki-kun's ability, and I also believe in the combat effectiveness of the air force, and I am very much looking forward to the good news you bring!" ”

After the senior commanders of the Japanese army left, the tent seemed empty, and Nakano Yoshiki said to his chief of staff, Rear Admiral Shinzaburo Nobuto, with complaints: "Nobuyo-kun, I really don't understand, what the navy thinks, Admiral Yamamoto's combined fleet is in the waters near the Hawaiian Islands, according to normal understanding, on the way to Hawaii Island when the US reinforcements arrive on the island, it should be attacked!" ”

"But Admiral Yamamoto just stood still, leaving the pressure to our Seventh Army, the escort force of the entire fleet, which cannot be ignored, even if this battle is won, it is impossible to completely annihilate the American troops who landed on the island, and Suzuki's air force will suffer heavy losses, hey, the navy always acts without regard for the overall situation, even if a person like Admiral Yamamoto is not exempt from vulgarity!"

Chief of Staff Nobuto thought so, took over the conversation and said: "The Eastern Pacific Theater is a whole, and before that, in the name of the Seventh Army, we also asked the Combined Fleet to strike at the escorting Pacific Fleet on the way to the Hawaiian Islands for US reinforcements, so as to reduce our pressure as much as possible, but General Yamamoto called back and rejected us, saying that the fleet had another battle plan. ”

Vice Admiral Nakano Yoshiki sighed and said: "If there is no air support from the US escort fleet, our Seventh Army is fully capable of completely annihilating the US reinforcements on the island, and it is up to us to fight the war, and General Suzuki's plane should also start to act!" ”

On the sea in the eastern part of Hawaii Island, two divisions of the US military units that landed in the first wave took landing craft and drove quickly to the land, and nearly 1,000 landing craft cut a satin-like sea into broken rags.

Lieutenant General Harrison stood on the deck of a landing craft, holding a telescope, sometimes observing the sea, sometimes observing the sky, the spectacular scene of thousands of ships around him, did not bring him much comfort, the battlefield was so calm, let him worry, such a large-scale landing, the Japanese army could not not be aware that the first batch of landing craft had begun to unload soldiers and equipment, but the Japanese did not move at all, it was very strange and abnormal!

Seeing that in the sky, the number of carrier-based aircraft of the fleet took off was far from meeting his own requirements, Vice Admiral Harrison was furious and shouted angrily to the staff officer behind him: "Order General Fallwood, you must strictly carry out my orders, otherwise, I will report to the Joint Chiefs of Staff!" ”

The second batch of US carrier-based planes took off, and General Harrison's anger calmed down a little, and suddenly, a staff officer excitedly shouted: "Your Excellency, commander, look, the first batch of soldiers who have landed have already landed on the beachhead!" We did it! ”

Lieutenant General Harrison did not look back, and ordered with a stern face: "Order the troops that have landed to disperse immediately, and advance to the depth attack according to the predetermined plan, and ask the commander of the 1st Marine Division, Brigadier General Holman and the Japanese troops on the island, are there any abnormal movements?" ”

At this moment, a sudden change occurred, and in the clear sky, a large group of Japanese planes suddenly appeared, pouring bullets and bombs on the American soldiers who were landing.

The Japanese fighter pilots were so fierce in their attack that they almost brushed over the US landing craft, and a string of bullets hit the US soldiers on the landing craft, splashing blood everywhere, and the Japanese bomber pilots, not to be outdone, bombed at ultra-low altitudes, and accurately threw heavy aerial bombs on the US landing craft.

On the surface of the sea, the column of water that rushed to the sky was rolling, and from time to time a ball of flames rose, it was a US landing craft, which was blown into pieces, and the US soldiers who had already landed on the beachhead became a live target for the Japanese fighters to strafe, and the fierce battle began!

However, the Japanese planes only took advantage of the surprise attack, and the US carrier-based planes hovering at high altitude frantically pounced on them with more than twice the number of Japanese planes, and the US and Japanese planes immediately twisted into a ball and launched a fierce aerial fight; in just 10 minutes, dozens of planes from both sides either exploded into a ball of fireball in the air or dragged their long tails of smoke into the vast Pacific Ocean.

Looking at the air battle that was gradually moving away, Lieutenant General Harrison wiped the cold sweat from his head and said to the combat staff officer behind him: "Order the troops that have already landed, expand the landing ground, establish an air defense network, and the second wave of landing troops, set off immediately, and immediately count how many troops have landed on Hawaii Island?" ”

At the same time, Vice Admiral Fallwood, the commander of the US Pacific Fleet on the heavy cruiser "McGinn", was pale, and the surprise attack of the Japanese planes on the landing force just now was, in a certain sense, a resounding slap in the face.

Commander Fallwood, with his eyes on fire, ordered: "All carrier-based fighter wings must completely annihilate the Japanese air formation, if another Japanese plane appears in the sky above the landing force, the consequences are very clear to you!" ”

Major General Suzuki, commander of the Japanese Seventh Army Air Force, who was fighting and retreating, looked at the US carrier-based planes that were in hot pursuit, and smiled sinisterly, he had already seen that the Americans had dispatched all the carrier-based fighters, and the enemy was strong and we were weak, so they would not fight hard with the Americans.

Wouldn't a landing US military unit without air cover be a live target! Suzuki ordered: "Attention all fighter wings, be sure to entangle the carrier-based fighters of the US army, and the bomber wing will return home and prepare for the next wave of bombing!" The sky of the Pacific Ocean will always belong to the eagle of the Great Japanese Empire! ”

(To be continued)

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