To start a war, many times all it takes is an excuse!

Japan's top brass knows very well that when it comes to its own national strength, there is still a considerable gap between Japan and the first-class powers. Although the combined fleet, which has been saved by tightening its belts and donations from elementary school students, seems to be in good strength, the war is not only fought in terms of courage and skills, but also in the consumption of military industrial productivity and resources, and Japan's shortcomings in this regard cannot be more obvious.

So either you don't fight, or if you want to fight, you have to fight quickly!

After the outbreak of the Battle of Venus, European powers, including Britain and France, withdrew from the Shattered Star Zone, and most of the mining areas they left behind were divided between the United States and Japan. Skirmishes have broken out between the two sides over these turf, and the "smell of gunpowder" between the garrisons of the two countries has never faded. If it weren't for the fact that there was a Tang Guo with an unclear attitude watching next to him, the United States might have been unable to resist beating Japan a long time ago.

However, in recent times, the United States has discovered that the Japanese army is gradually slowing down in the Shattered Star Zone. A few months earlier, the other side had withdrawn the main fleet stationed in the mining colony and retracted its range of activities. At the same time, it adopted a positive attitude in diplomacy and sent an ambassador to the United States to negotiate the "Broken Star Zone issue." Many people see this as a hint that Japan is giving in to the United States.

However, these current affairs observers did not notice that although the Japanese army withdrew its main fleet in the Shattered Star Zone, they did not also withdraw the large number of strategic materials hoarded in the mining base.

In addition, the Japanese army also sent a large number of engineering units to these mining areas to strengthen the combat readiness level here. Several of these mining asteroids have even become fortified and heavily guarded by the army.

The U.S. military is not unaware of these changes in defense, but they are still optimistic about the situation.

The Japanese fleet, which had departed from the mainland, soon joined up with its own receiving force after passing through the Star Gate.

In addition to the seven fuel-filled transports, the newly redeployed fleet also included two high-speed battleships, two heavy cruisers, one light cruiser, 11 destroyers, and three submarines. In terms of strength, it is said that it is weak but not weak, and it is not strong that it is strong. It can form a certain threat capability to the U.S. military's Shattered Star Sector fleet.

The deployment of the US military in the Shattered Star Area is mainly based on light patrols and expulsions, and it is responsible for patrol and vigilance tasks. After the fall of France, in order to prevent the same thing from happening on Mars, the U.S. military has transferred the main forces of the two oceanic fleets back to the mainland to garrison, after all, the value of the Shattered Star Zone cannot be compared with the mainland.

Fortunately, after the Japanese fleet arrived in the Shattered Star Zone, it has been staying at home very honestly. The other party felt like they had come to take a vacation, and they stayed in the port of the mining area and did not go out.

Ostensibly, the main task of the fleet was to replenish the garrisons of the mining colonies, since after the Japanese main fleet was all withdrawn to the mainland. The number of troops here suddenly went from "surplus" to "insufficient". In fact, this fleet, which consists entirely of high-speed warships, is not designed to carry out defensive tasks.

A group of "intellectuals" led by Isoroku Yamamoto held that the only way for Japan to defeat the United States was a "surprise attack," and that it was imperative to completely crush the main force of the US Pacific Fleet in the first battle, so as to quickly break the Americans' will to resist and force the other side to sue for peace with Japan.

Because time is not on Japan's side, the longer the war drags on, the more disadvantageous it will be to Japan, which has relatively weak industrial capacity, and the United States must not be allowed the opportunity to exert its terrible industrial capacity.

So at the end of the day. The Japanese are still playing the old home remedies of "betting on national luck"!

According to the battle plan drawn up by the Japanese army's "immortal staff officer" Kuroshima Kametosa, the Japanese army's surprise attack operation will boldly be handled by the aviation mobile unit. In order to make the attack sudden, the six aircraft carriers involved in the operation will not rely on the stargate, but will directly rush from Jupiter to Mars under their own power.

In the beginning. This crazy battle plan was met with strong opposition from most of the Navy's top brass.

Because the distance between Jupiter and Mars is just too far! If you don't go through the stargate, just relying on the endurance of the battleship itself, it is very likely that it will run out of fuel in the middle and bury this batch of aircraft carriers in vain. Rather than using such risky tactics. It would be more reliable to go to the German allies to borrow their overall jump techniques, but Yamamoto Isoroku, who supported this tactic, also had his own considerations.

First of all, Yamamoto did not trust the Germans, and he hated Hitler's racist rhetoric. Especially the part that despises the Yamato nation. Second, he does not trust his country's intelligence agencies, and if they ask the Germans to borrow the overall jump technology, once the news leaks, they will be alarmed and provoke the preemptive strike of the US military.

On the other hand, Japanese astronomers have just given them good news that Jupiter and Mars will orbit to their closest point to each other in November. During this period, the distance between the two planets will be reduced to about 55 million kilometers, and if you miss it, you will have to wait another 15 years.

Yamamoto Isoroku, who was full of gamblers, did not hesitate to resign and threaten him, and finally made the base camp reluctantly agree to this battle plan, and then the Japanese navy began intense and secret preparations.

While the support fleet arrived in the Shattered Star Zone first, Nagumo's mobile force was quietly sailing away from the Jupiter Domain. Six aircraft carriers are heading towards Jupiter at a cruising speed of 22 space knots, with the mission of arriving in the predetermined combat area by December 7. The support fleet would then arrive to join them and provide fuel for the return trip.

In addition, Isoroku Yamamoto has repeatedly stressed that there is absolutely no diplomatic truth, and that the Japanese ambassador to the United States must submit a formal declaration of war to the US Government 30 minutes before the offensive begins.

The entire battle plan and the actions of all aspects can be described as one link after another, and no matter which part of the pace is wrong, it may cause serious consequences. Therefore, when the fleet attacked, the entire Japanese base camp lost sleep.

On the other hand, Zhao Jian, who had already vaguely guessed the Japanese army's plan of action, decided to remind Xia Weier out of moral considerations, so that the other party had better receive fewer gifts in the near future. As long as she was okay, the U.S. Pacific Fleet could still sit back and relax, but soon Starcastle received a reply from Shavier that made people want to vomit blood.

"The concubine can't do it (laughs)!"

Looking at the countless replies on the communication screen, Zhao Jian stared expressionlessly for a long time before turning his head and saying to the others who were also embarrassed on the side.

"! This girl is ...... to be saved" (to be continued......)