On the evening of July 3, Zhao Yuhe, chief of staff of the office of division commander Tang Qiuli, pushed the door in the Guangzhou Garrison District Headquarters, Tang Qiuli raised his head and greeted, "Yuhe, you came just in time, in the past two days, has there been any change in the Eastern Pacific Theater?" ”

Zhao Yuhe took a paper clip and replied: "Division commander, it is for this matter that I came to report to you, the US Navy's Pacific Fleet, in the Los Angeles military port, only anchored for one night, the next day, that is, on the morning of July 1, it left Los Angeles, at this time, has sailed into the waters near the Hawaiian Islands, division commander, can you think that the US Pacific Fleet is carrying out escort missions, and the US military has increased troops to the Hawaii Island battlefield!" ”

Tang Qiuli said with a smile: "Your analysis is completely correct, the US Second Army was heavily damaged by the Japanese army at the beginning of the landing, and that Harrison commander urgently needs troop support to attack in depth on Hawaii Island, otherwise, nesting on the landing ground of only more than 100 square kilometers can be consumed alive by the Japanese, and the Pacific Fleet is busy back and forth, which is difficult enough for them." ”

"Yuhe, what else is going on? The Japanese Seventh Army on the island of Hawaii, hasn't there been any major moves in the past two days? Tang Qiuli asked again.

Zhao Yuhe shook his head and replied: "Division commander, no, the Japanese army has not taken a large-scale attack action, and the battlefield is in a relatively quiet state, but the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet, which you ordered the intelligence department to pay attention to, has an abnormal reaction!" ”

"Oh!" Tang Qiuli stopped sorting out the text at hand, and was surprised, "Yuhe, tell me carefully, what abnormal actions did the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet have?" ”

Zhao Yuhe replied: "A day ago, on the evening of 2 July, the Combined Fleet, which usually has unusually frequent radio contacts, suddenly entered a state of radio silence. ”

Tang Qiuli didn't speak, but frowned and thought about it, and suddenly, he looked up at Zhao Yuhe and asked, "Yuhe, can the intelligence department determine the approximate location of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet now?" ”

Zhao Yuhe looked at the Wen Jiàn folder in his hand and replied: "In the information reported by the intelligence department, there is this content, the location of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet is in the waters near Midway Island, a straight-line distance from the US Pacific Fleet, no more than six hours of sailing, there is a scattered island composed of coral reefs, however, there is almost no military value!" ”

Tang Qiuli walked quickly to the map and looked at the location of Midway Island and the Hawaiian Islands, nodded frequently, turned to Zhao Yuhe and said: "Yuhe, the US Pacific Fleet is in danger, the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy has already targeted them, if it is not expected, tonight to tomorrow dawn, in this sea area, there will be a big war breaking out Very smart Yamamoto Fifty-six!" ”

Zhao Yuhe said uncertainly: "Division commander, are you saying that the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet, lurking in the waters near Midway Island, is looking for a fighter, and this fighter plane will appear tonight or at dawn tomorrow?" ”

Tang Qiuli's eyes twitched, and he said: "Correct, Yamamoto Fifty-six is an unusual Japanese naval commander, this guy uses soldiers, quite the essence of our ancestors, cunning and fierce, flexible and mobile tactics, the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor is from his handwriting, the first escort of the Pacific Fleet, Yamamoto did not alarm the Americans, just let them relax their vigilance, this is in the art of war, called invisible, humble and arrogant." ”

"Yamamoto has a great appetite this time, if the U.S. Pacific Fleet, as we judged, is to escort the follow-up troops of the U.S. Second Army to the battlefield on Hawaii Island, Yamamoto will not only kill the U.S. Pacific Fleet, but also tens of thousands of U.S. infantry, this guy is ruthless enough! What a big deal! ”

Zhao Yuhe seemed stunned and said, "Commander, are tens of thousands of people, all of whom will be buried at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean?" I'm afraid the Americans are going to break their bones! ”

Tang Qiuli nodded, and ordered: "Yuhe, order the intelligence department to collect information about this Yamamoto Fifty-six in many ways, this is a very dangerous guy, in the future Pacific Theater, he will be a strong opponent of our fleet, if possible, find a chance to get rid of him!" ”

Zhao Yuhe recorded the order of the division commander and left, Tang Qiuli clasped his hands on his shoulders, stood motionless in front of the window, and looked at the Pacific Ocean in the distance through the night of the early lights of Guangzhou.

If the Americans do not have a better way to reverse this situation, the Pacific War will enter a new stage, the Japanese military strength will be spread all over the Pacific Ocean, the military strength of the Americans will be forced to shrink to the mainland, and the time for their own participation in the war will also be advanced, it seems that the Hong Kong Battle should be launched immediately!

At 9:15 a.m. on the night of July 3, in the waters near Midway Island, at Rollshill Reef, the hiding place of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet, in the command cabin of the fleet's flagship "Nagato", Admiral Yamamoto was leaning back in his chair, closing his eyes and recuperating in the huge command cabin, except for Yamamoto himself, there was no one in the combined fleet, and the officers of the Combined Fleet knew the habit of His Excellency Commander Yamamoto, and liked to take a long examination quietly by himself before deciding to re-engage in the battle operation!

Compared with the next cabin, the staff officers went in and out, a tense and busy situation, the space where Yamamoto was located was a little quiet, and General Yamamoto seemed to be closing his eyes to recuperate, but in fact, his brain was spinning rapidly, his fingers were on the table, and his subconscious percussion exposed the real world in his heart.

"Judging by the normal situation, the US Pacific Fleet has already entered the sea area only 24 hours away from Hawaii Island at this time, and fighter planes have appeared there, but why have the submarines of the US Pacific Fleet not sent back information after covertly tracking and reconnoitring them?"

"Could it be that there was an accident and the submarine was discovered and sunk by the American submarine hunter? The fleet maintains radio silence, which is conducive to lurking and will not expose the target, but it also restricts communication, so if you think you are like now, you can only wait bitterly! Yamamoto was secretly anxious in his heart, if he lost this time, he would regret the opportunity he had been waiting for, and he would regret it for the rest of his life!

"Bang bang bang!" The door of the cabin was knocked gently, Yamamoto opened his eyes suddenly, almost jumped up to open the door, a ray of joy, a flash of vanished, "There is news from the submarine force," I have instructed, unless the base camp or the submarine force comes from the telegram, otherwise, no one should disturb themselves, at this time, the base camp will not send a telegram, that is only the news that he is looking forward to.

"Come in!" Admiral Yamamoto regained his immobile posture and seemed to be very calm, but from the voice of His Excellency the Commander, a strong expectation could already be heard, and Vice Admiral Osamu Matsuda, chief of staff of the fleet, hurried in.

"Report to Your Excellency Commander, I have received information from the submarine force that the US Pacific Fleet has entered the waters east of Hawaii Island, and the distance in a straight line from the lurking place of our fleet is a six-hour voyage, and there are hundreds of troop carriers in the formation, Commander, as you expected, fighter planes have appeared!" Chief of Staff Matsuda's voice was full of ecstasy!

General Yamamoto smiled very indifferently and reservedly, in the eyes of Chief of Staff Matsuda, it was His Excellency Commander Yamamoto, who was calm in his grasp, and this kind of mood alone was enough for him to learn for half a lifetime.

Yamamoto got up, and said in a calm but clear tone: "Chief of Staff Matsuda, convey my order, the commander of the first aircraft carrier formation, Masakage, to lead the formation to immediately lift anchor and rush to the area three hundred nautical miles east of Hawaii Island, waiting for my order to attack, emphasizing one point, the first aircraft carrier formation is the second wave of attack force, and the target must not be exposed in advance." ”

"Order the headquarters fleet to immediately go to the location where the US Pacific Fleet is located, approach covertly, and must rush to the designated target area at 4 o'clock in the morning on 4 July, the fleet continues to maintain radio silence, and order the submarine battle team to report the position of the US Pacific Fleet every hour, Matsuda-kun, the moment of decisive battle has come, this battle will be the beginning of the Imperial Japanese Navy's domination of the Pacific waters, let's work together!"

Chief of Staff Matsuda "snapped" and said loudly: "Hayi! Immediately carry out the order of His Excellency the Commander, and all the Imperial officers and men of our combined fleet will witness with their own eyes the great miracle that you have created, General! ”

Looking at Chief of Staff Matsuda, his back as if he had clockwork, and left majestically, General Yamamoto smiled slightly, "Witness the miracle!" Matsuda, this guy is very interesting, the main fleet attacks fiercely, the US Pacific Fleet will inevitably retreat with all its might, and the first aircraft carrier formation summoned by the real Sakage will meet the head-on attack, and under the two consecutive blows, the Pacific Fleet will once again become history, along with tens of thousands of American soldiers, will be the prey of my Yamamoto Isoroku. ”

Pouring a glass of sake, General Yamamoto tasted it with a lot of feeling, nodded in admiration, and then, leaned back in the chair again, this time, he really closed his eyes and recuperated, and soon fell asleep, this is also the way of the general, there is tension and relaxation, the battle order has been issued, and next, it depends on the officers and soldiers below.

In the dark night, the wind rose, the wind was howling, rolling up a thousand waves, like small mountains, surging on the vast sea, and the entire eastern Pacific sea area was plunged into a kind of riot and restless world, just in this night thick as ink, the wind roared, and the waves were monstrous, the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet, divided into two ways, anchored from the lurking ground, like a tiger vice, and viciously bit the US Pacific Fleet!

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