"Oh, then, the future history is still unknown?"

Yamamoto was slightly disappointed with Asano's straightforward answer.

"Yes, before we came, we knew that there could not be a one-and-done way to help the Empire. Any disturbance will trigger historical changes, and no one can turn the situation around with a history book. ”

"So, you can always grasp the general changes in the future, right?"

"That's nature," Asano said unashamedly, then tilted his neck and drank the wine dry, "For the entire 42 years, the Pacific Ocean will be the world of the Japanese Navy, and at some point, there will only be one US aircraft carrier left, or even none left." ”

"And then?"

"Then, the situation will be very different, and according to the original trend, the United States will gradually gain an advantage because of the factor of national strength, and eventually the advantage will become overwhelming."

Onishi next to him swallowed, he sounded really frustrated.

"Well, well, the defeat because of the national strength is indeed within my expectations." Yamamoto twisted his eyebrows and thought deeply, this was actually what he had been worried about, and it was not surprising that it came true. "So, in the next few years, Japan's industrial mobilization capacity should also reach a limit, right?"

"That's nature."

"To what extent?"

"Commander, you might as well take a guess."

Asano didn't seem to be big or small, and he even sold off the sun, but Yamamoto turned to laugh, and he could see that he liked Asano a lot.

"Okay, since you said that Japan will eventually lose the war, I can guess, I remember that Rear Admiral Wada (head of the Naval Aviation Technology Headquarters) made a survey and estimate at the Military Command Department last year that with Japan's maximum capabilities, it can produce 7,000 aircraft a year. Germany has about 15,000, and the United States has about 25,000. Well, is that a big discrepancy in the numbers? ”

After Yamamoto finished speaking, Asano did not respond, but just smiled mysteriously at him. Onishi next to him opened his mouth in horror, the commander had mastered this number, he had never heard of it, he had squatted in the Naval Aviation Technology Plant for half a year, and had seen the assembly of aircraft, what a complicated job it was; With an annual output of 10,000 aircraft, it is completely beyond his imagination.

"Your Excellency, Commander. I can tell you the exact figures, from the start of the war to the defeat, Japan took 4 years and 8 months, a total of 20,000 bombers and 35,000 fighters were produced, and this figure does not include transport aircraft and seaplanes. ”

"Oh?" Yamamoto was apparently taken aback by Japan's war potential, "In that case, we still lost?" ”

"Because I haven't told you about the production of the Americans. The United States produced a total of 100,000 bombers and 110,000 fighter jets, and their bombers were not our light or medium goods, but a large part of them were heavy bombers with four rounds. It is possible to bomb Tokyo directly from Guam and back again. ”

Onishi noticed that Yamamoto's hand holding the wine glass trembled a little, and his face became stiff.

"That must be a bigger plane than the B17?"

"Not bad."

"Asano-san, how is this possible?" Onishi asked blankly. He thinks Asano must have drunk too much and talked nonsense.

"Actually, I haven't finished speaking, during the entire war, Britain produced 120,000 fighters of all types, the Soviet figure was 110,000, and Germany was 100,000. What we are about to face is an unprecedented total war. Eventually, both Japan and Germany were scorched by American heavy bombers. Throughout the war, the U.S. produced 2.4 million trucks, compared to 160,000 in Japan. In the next four years, the United States will produce 35 fleet aircraft carriers, 115 escort aircraft carriers, 50 cruisers, 850 destroyers and corvettes, and 1,800 10,000-ton transport ships. There were also 10 battleships. 200 submarines. Over the next 4 years, Japan produced 15 aircraft carriers, 2 warships, 6 cruisers and 60 destroyers. ”

Yamamoto gasped, and his face turned completely ugly: "Asano-kun, why did you tell Onishi that we can still win the war?" He obviously regretted that he hadn't seen Asano too soon, otherwise he would have fought hard to prevent the war, instead of just refusing to send a telegram to climb the new mountain, he was resigned to fate, and in the end Tojo easily bypassed the headquarters and succeeded. Of course, Asano's frivolity also began to make him a little uncomfortable, knowing that such an unequal balance of strength, he still dared to say that he could win the war.

"Commander, I said that throughout 1942, the combined fleet would be invincible in the Pacific Ocean. And that's where our opportunity lies. ”

"Then tell me what you think."

"Before we crossed over here, there were three countermeasures headquarters and three sets of plans were studied. The first group is the armaments group, which studies high-tech weapons that could turn the tide of the war; the second group is the strategy group, which studies historical opportunities and transitions; The third group studies the layout of industrial production and the enhancement of industrial potential. ”

Yamamoto nodded and didn't respond, the number just now really scared him a lot, and he had nothing to say for the time being. Of course, you can guess that Asano should be from the second group, and looking at his appearance, it doesn't look like a research technique.

"All three of our teams, with their own expertise, study different countermeasures and then evaluate the feasibility of each one."

"Well, it's quite a rigorous deployment." Yamamoto nodded slightly.

In the end, the various plans were combined and two strategies were set. One of them is to use the historical, diplomatic, and resource distribution information to prevent the outbreak of war, and to rearrange Japanese industry with the technology of future generations, and concentrate on the management of East Asia that has been controlled by Japan, and to develop the mineral resources and rich population resources of these regions. It is expected that in about 10 years, we will build an industrial power that surpasses the sum of the United States, the Soviet Union and Germany. ”

"It's a good idea."

"The second set of strategies is to base ourselves on the war and turn the tide of the war with appropriate military tactics and weapons development."

"It's just a no-brainer." Yamamoto shook his head and said, Actually, in the crossing operation presided over by Sato, this kind of strategy was indeed classified as a subordinate strategy, and Asano avoided talking about it, but Yamamoto is not an uninformed person, so he can naturally judge it immediately.

"But the first strategy wasn't viable. We made a precise calculation of the time travel, and we were originally going to reach before 1940, so that we could form the Triple Alliance and prevent the expansion of the military department; But in fact, we suffered the worst, we crossed over to July of this year, and when the whole ship sank, and after we were rescued, we were immediately thrown into a prison in Shanghai, and we were delayed for several months, watching the landing of the army on the Indochina Peninsula, triggering US sanctions, and in fact, from the moment the United States cut off Japanese oil, war was inevitable. ”

Yamamoto had to agree with Asano's opinion, I don't know why, even if there is a group of people in the future who are ready to change history with invincible technology, but they are still wrong, and they can still only choose one next policy, it seems that in the dark, God is so mean to Japan.

"Let's talk about your plan, since it is completely expected that the actions of the US Navy will no longer work, what should you do?"

"Soon, the United States will send Admiral Nimitz to take over the Pacific Fleet and make your enemy."

"Nimitz? I met him, at the banquet of the Togo general. Looks very aggressive and belligerent. ”

"That's right, so we don't need to go to him, he'll come to the door. This is my first strategy. ”

"Let him come to the door?" On the side, Onishi was puzzled.

"They will always eavesdrop on our radio and grasp our deployment by cracking messages, and not only will they win naval battles, but they will even ...... Therefore he assassinated His Excellency. ”

Yamamoto finally smiled again, it was the most interesting thing he'd heard today, and he didn't seem to be disgusted at all by such an ending.

No. 419, continuing to float forward, broadcast the 5th air battle communication recorded during the day to a narrow position through a drone to lure the Drumfish closer. On the top of this American submarine, there is a circular sideways antenna, which can measure the direction of the radio waves relatively accurately if the signal continues. That's what 419 does to do.

In fact, in the era of World War II, submarines wanted to intercept the fleet, and the usual way was to squat in the enemy's port, or rely on accurate intelligence to grasp the opponent's route and carry out an ocean ambush; Otherwise, in the vast ocean, if you want to collide with the opponent's fleet and be in a more advantageous position, you will rely too much on luck.

Captain Jacob had detected the enemy fleet's communications 30 minutes earlier, similar to the characteristics he had accidentally detected during the day, with Japanese aircraft taking off and landing calls, which confirmed the presence of an aircraft carrier. The submarine could not decipher the encrypted message, but it could measure the bearing. In contrast to the caution of the daytime, the Japanese fleet's communications at night were so frequent, almost incessant, that he could not understand why the command fleet was so chattering, and that it was usually brief, short enough to be too precise to turn sideways. The only explanation is that a guy who lacks a sense of communication discipline is commanding the fleet.

The sea conditions and the sky are also surprisingly cooperative, with a slight surge, suitable for hiding the periscope, not to mention facing a bright moon.

Pilot Best stood on the enclosure with several lookouts, and the captain insisted on doing his part because he felt he had good eyesight. Of course, it is also to confirm that what he said is true.

He used the 20x telescope lent to him by the captain to search the sea level, and a first quarter moon was setting, and it was just right at the moment, but it was about to set.

A dark fleet was moving from west to east, the lights were very tightly controlled, there was not a single glimmer of light, but it was still exposed in the moonlight.

Best screamed excitedly, and then hammered the periscope hard. After a while, the periscope began to turn. After a while, a sailor came out and asked the men in the shell to secure the guns on the back deck, and the captain prepared to dive. It is expected that there will be one hour to engage the enemy, and there will be aircraft searching in the air.

Captain Jacob roughly judged the enemy's course, and actually collided again, judging by the route, soon the enemy fleet would pass in front of him. Strangely, the enemy's air communications continued in rambling, speaking some Japanese that no one understood, but he did not see a single plane in the air, nor did he see an aircraft carrier using the lighting necessary for take-off and landing.

Judging from the outline at sea level, there are two aircraft carriers of the same class, one in front and one behind, and several cruisers with a length of more than 200 meters, surrounded by destroyers. It looks like a regular formation and strict lighting, not like a waste command.