"With the Japanese Navy, our goal must be to kill them with a stick."

Admiral Xu Xuebin, commander-in-chief of the Qinglong Fleet, made a clear statement at the regular meeting of the fleet on the Qinglong, the flagship of the Red Alert Navy's huge Oriental Qinglong Fleet.

The submarine forces had already cut off the supply and support of the Japanese Combined Fleet, killed the Nagato, and forced the Japanese Combined Fleet to withdraw to Japan from Midway.

The Japanese Navy, having lost its strategic superiority in the Pacific, was based solely on the issue of the need for supplies for the Japanese Combined Fleet.

The Japanese Ministry of the Navy knew very well that the war with the Red Alert Empire would have to race against time.

Otherwise, a supply fleet would not have been sent to Midway Island immediately, but unfortunately, the Red Alert Empire had already prepared pockets for the Japanese to drill.

The destruction of the supply ships of the Japanese Combined Fleet gave the Eastern Blue Dragon Fleet, which was fighting for sea supremacy in the Pacific, more weight for the victory of this naval battle.

Under such circumstances, it is natural that the Japanese Combined Fleet cannot be allowed to return to Japan, and it must be intercepted and then killed.

With six aircraft carriers, two battleships, and a large number of other ships, Japan will no longer be able to compete for sea supremacy as long as it can take out this navy.

In fact, this naval battle was even more crucial than the original history.

Because Japan already knew that the bombers of the Red Alert Empire were able to fly over a distance of more than five thousand kilometers and attack.

Many people owe the defeat of the United States to the Red Alert Empire's powerful strategic bombing force.

The Japanese are quite wary of this.

Don't think that the Red Alert Empire doesn't have a bridgehead capable of bombing the Japanese mainland.

The deserted Aleutian Islands are only 3,400 kilometers from Tokyo, Japan.

The Japanese side believes that although the Red Alert Empire has taken control of the Aleutian Islands, it is simply not able to build an air base here, so the threat is not great.

But Midway is completely different, the Red Guard Navy bombers cannot bomb the Japanese mainland from Hawaii, but if you take off from Midway, the distance is completely sufficient.

The Red Alert Empire was able to bomb more than 5,000 kilometers from Mexico, the flagship of the American war, and it continued on a daily basis.

This kind of terrible attack is also very fearful in the hearts of the Japanese.

This is also the reason why, after the declaration of war, Japan immediately rushed to defend Midway, and did not want the fleet to return to the mainland to replenish.

From this point on, Japan has already lost Midway, and Yamamoto Isoroku, who has no choice, must also let the fleet return, because continuing to stay in Midway, facing the powerful navy of the Red Alert Empire, not only Midway is dangerous, but the Combined Fleet is also very dangerous.

After receiving the order to retreat, the combined fleet was ready to set off.

In the face of the Red Alert Empire, which took the initiative to start the war, Yamamoto was very vigilant, and it was also clear that the enemy might be fully prepared to attack.

Time cannot be delayed any longer.

The Japanese army on Midway could only rely on its own defense, and also took the opportunity to occupy more islands around Midway.

Midway's lagoon is about eight kilometers wide, and two small islands, Sand Island and East Island, are just north of the South Cay. The area of Sand Island is about 344 hectares, and the highest point is only 12 meters high. The area of the East Island is less than half of that of Sand Island. Both islands are dry and unremarkable, but much more important than many of the larger and greener islands. This is a stopover in the Pacific, and its strategic value is impossible to estimate.

Japan's defense on these two small islands has long been perfected, after all, the Americans already had a foundation before, and after perfecting it, it was thoroughly used by the Japanese.

Both islands have kitchens, canteens, laundry rooms, base shops, power plants, and infirmaries, but the main difference is that, with the exception of the sea hangar, the flight equipment is on the East Island.

The island's defense has a complete firing lane, an arsenal, a repair station, barbed wire, an underground command post, and much more.

It's just that at present, the Japanese army has no support, but in order to be able to strengthen the defense as much as possible, hold on until the navy returns again, all the available resources on the island are used, and even some of the artillery in the fleet are dismantled to the island defense.

And there are also carrier-based fighters that are simply stationed in the engine room to defend the island, and Yamamoto Fifty-six also fights, leaving dozens of carrier-based aircraft to assist in the defense of Midway.

When the fleet was about to leave, the Japanese soldiers on the island were all on the highest alert.

Although the withdrawal of the navy had a great impact, the Japanese defenders at Midway were very calm. Although the fighting situation on the island was still cold, the garrison troops were always on high guard and in good order.

Every day at dawn, Japanese military planes spread out to the west and flew over the 3.9 million square kilometers of the ocean.

The kitchen serves only two meals a day, and Japanese Marines carry rifles and steel helmets at all times to swim on the beach.

At night, all personnel except for the lookouts hid underground, and this was the combat effectiveness of the Japanese elite troops.

Even Midway Island was full of guns and artillery, and its defenses were amazing, and there were dense barbed wire fences everywhere, and the sea and land near the shore were mined, and everything was done against ships, tanks, and enemy soldiers. Each position was armed, and some even had gasoline grenades. The reefs and lagoons are patrolled by 11 torpedo boats, both to augment anti-aircraft fire from ground forces and to rescue pilots who land close to the sea.

From this point on, the American troops who had fought with the Red Guard soldiers before were also far behind.

The U.S. military, which has not had time to grow, is useless to say anything, and the Japanese army will not face Uncle Sam who drinks Coke, chews gum, and eats chocolate, but a real wolf-like enemy.

Defensively, Midway was like Kinjo at this time. If the enemy wants to land, it must first bomb and destroy these defensive points.

And these are also the most fearful of the Japanese, afraid of the fighters on the island, it will be difficult to resist the enemy's attack.

Without fighter defenses, Midway's seemingly impregnable line of defense would soon be destroyed.

The Red Alert Empire's powerful air force combat capability has long been known to all countries.

Fortunately, with good brainwashing work, the Japanese soldiers defending on the island were all ready to fight to the death.

However, the Japanese on Midway would never have imagined that the Red Alert Empire had no intention of storming Midway from the very beginning.

The bombing of Japan, even if the airfield was chosen, it was the Aleutian Islands.

The existence of Midway, for the Red Alert Empire, for the time being, does not mean much at all.

Here at Midway, the only thing that interested the Red Guard Navy was Yamamoto Fifty-six, and in this respect, Yamamoto Fifty-Six failed again.