"As soon as I receive the official documents, I will start the war mobilization and will attack north as soon as possible to contain the Japanese army! Rest assured, I can do what I say I can do, and I will never lose my word! Jiang Qiang really didn't expect that things would really be done smoothly like this, and he patted his chest and made a promise in surprise. Jiang Qiang didn't plan to keep confronting the little devil all the time, as long as the little devil involved the Americans in the war, then he wouldn't be polite anymore! Moreover, according to the original historical trajectory and existing intelligence, the current target of the Japanese devils is the Americans, and the navy, army, and air force are in full swing preparing to attack southward.

So Jiang Qiang doesn't have to worry about the devil sending troops to the Far East to attack the Soviet Union, so he will force himself to desperately surround Wei and save Zhao in order to fulfill his promise! Before Andrei walked out of the office, he glanced back at Jiang Qiang with complicated eyes and said: "I hope that General Jiang can abide by the agreement and fulfill his promises, otherwise the anger of the Soviet Union is definitely not something you can bear!" After the negotiations were completed, Andrei could not leave Zhaoyuan, because the Soviet High Command ordered him to stay in Zhaoyuan for a long time and was responsible for urging Jiang Qiang to fulfill the agreement. This means that Andre's entire net worth is tied to Jiang Qiang!

If Jiang Qiangyang disobeyed the yin and didn't take the agreement seriously at all, then Andre would definitely end up miserable! "Don't worry, Mr. Andrey, we will definitely cooperate happily in the future!" Jiang Qiang laughed, and sent Andre to the gate before turning back!

Glancing at Andrei in the distance, Wang Qiang turned around and caught up with Jiang Qiang and asked with a smile: "General, will Stalin really fulfill his promise to return all the invaded territories to us?" And it's so far away, even if it is returned to Huaxia, we can't seem to reach it! Jiang Qiang raised his eyebrows and said, "If it were you, would you spit out such a big piece of fat?" Wang Qiang was stunned and said: "Ah, doesn't that mean that you will be busy in vain after all?" Jiang Qiang grinned: "When have you ever seen me take the initiative to do a loss-making business?" "Hey, that's it!"

The more Wang Qiang listened, the more confused he became, he only felt that the amount of information was too large and his head was not enough, so he scratched his head and said: "The general seat, the humble and stupid, I really don't understand the reason, and please ask the general seat to give me some guidance!" "You'll understand later! Do things with peace of mind, actively prepare for the war, and soon the sky will completely change! I guess it's time for the little devil to do it! Jiang Qiang didn't explain specifically, and walked into the building after dropping an unfathomable sentence, leaving only Wang Qiang who was messy in the wind!

Tokyo, Japan, Emperor's Palace. As Jiang Qiang expected, the Japanese government could no longer bear it, and the Japanese emperor Hirohito once again convened a meeting of military and political officials. And there was only one agenda item for this imperial council, and that was to finalize the specific time for the war against the United States. After all the military and political officials took their seats, Hirohito glanced around everyone with a sharp gaze and said loudly:

"Ladies and gentlemen, the time has come to decide the fortunes of the Great Japanese Empire, please speak freely and work together to find the best time to go to war with the United States! The future of the Empire of Japan and the Yamato nation depends on you, please! After speaking, Hirohito bowed slightly to everyone. Hello! Hideki Tojo and other military and political officials bent down and touched the ground with their hands, shouting for orders.

After saluting, Mitsumasa Mine, Minister of the Navy, once again flashed a complicated look in his eyes, although sending troops to Southeast Asia to go to war with the United States was a foregone conclusion, but he still had no confidence in his heart and was full of pessimism. "Your Majesty, the minister still believes that Japan should not send troops to Southeast Asia at present, but should first send troops to the Far East."

Endure and endure, I can't bear it anymore, driven by a strong desire to survive, Mitsumasa Yonechi decided to struggle again, plucked up the courage and said hard: "? Only by destroying the Soviet Union first can we quickly destroy China with our German allies! Only in this way can the Axis Alliance obtain sufficient manpower and material resources to join forces in one place and engage in the ultimate decisive battle with the alliance led by the United States and Britain, otherwise the chances of victory for the Great Japanese Empire can be said to be very small. ”

As soon as Mitsumasa Yonechi came out of the noise, Hirohito's face darkened, and he saw that he was about to go to war with the United States, but this thing was still singing the opposite tune and affecting the morale of the military. If it is according to the ancient "those who shake the heart of the army are immediately beheaded", such a thorn can only be dragged out and beheaded immediately! "Minei-kun, what do you mean, why are you still proposing to fight in the Far East? Haven't we already argued and come to an agreement? ”

Hideki Tojo is also nameless, during this time he has communicated with Mitsumasa Yonechi many times, thinking that this product has a heart with himself, but he didn't expect that now he will start to make a moth again! Mitsumasa Minai stiffened his neck and said: "According to the information transmitted from the United States, although the Americans have passed the concession bill, their willingness to participate in international affairs has been unprecedentedly high.

But they showed signs of appeasement towards the empire, as long as the empire did not attack the United States, it should be able to win the oil resources of Southeast Asia! Therefore, I insist that the best strategic plan is to solve the Soviet Union first, then solve China, and then concentrate all the forces of the Axis alliance and then have a final decisive battle with the military alliance led by Britain and the United States! Moreover, there are not a few military and political officials who have the same opinion as me, but they have not expressed their attitude in front of the emperor for various reasons! ”

Hideki Tojo snorted coldly: "Minai-kun, you are deceiving yourself, how can the United States sit back and watch the Soviet Union and China be annihilated one by one?" The Americans had already passed the concession bill and would soon provide military assistance to the Soviet Union and China, and their wishful thinking was to use the Soviet Union and China to deplete the power of the Axis Alliance.

If you do what the Americans think, it will be a delaying tactic, and once the American war machine starts at full speed, it will be a real defeat for the Empire! Therefore, before the American war machine was running at full speed, the Japanese Empire must first strike and concentrate its efforts on crippling the United States. As long as we move fast enough, as long as we can burn the flames of war to the west coast of the United States, we can inflict heavy damage on the industrial port cities of the United States, and we can prevent the American war machine from starting at full speed, and the Japanese Empire will be invincible! ”

Hideki Tojo said so eloquently that Mitsumasa Yonechi really couldn't find a strong reason to refute it, so he could only stubbornly shake his head and say: "It is too risky to rashly establish a strong enemy of Britain and the United States, and the odds of winning are extremely low!" I have always believed that destroying the Soviet Union first and then annexing China is the most victorious and stable war strategy of the Great Japanese Empire! ”

"Stupid! You're just pipe dreaming! If you only seek stability in such a step-by-step manner, you will only miss the golden opportunity of the Great Japanese Empire! "The more Hideki Tojo spoke, the more angry he became, and his emotions had begun to fluctuate violently, and his cheeks became red." That's enough! ”

Seeing that Mitsumasa Yonechi was so ignorant and did not follow the written script at all, Hirohito's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and he yelled angrily: "I repeat once again, there is only one agenda item for today's Imperial Council, and that is to agree on the best time to declare war on the United States!" As for the matter of going north, don't mention it again, if anyone dares to shake the army's heart again, don't blame me for turning my face and being ruthless! "Hello!"

Seeing that Hirohito's anger was about to explode, the ministers of military affairs hurriedly bent down to take the order, and even Mitsumasa Yonechi, who had a strong desire to survive, did not dare to continue to say more than half a word, and obediently closed his mouth. Hirohito glanced at the silent Minister of War and Administration with a sharp gaze, and then looked back at Hideki Tojo and said, "Tojo-kun, is the cabinet ready for war?" ”

Hideki Tojo paused and said, "Please rest assured that His Majesty the Emperor has already formulated a complete battle plan and mobilized enough manpower and material resources to win this epic battle related to the fortunes of the empire!" "Yo Si!" Hirohito cast an approving look, then turned to the Minister of War, Shunroku Hatata, and asked, "Hata-kun, is the Imperial Army ready?" ”

"Hello!" Hatatakero said at a moment's notice: "Everything is ready, only the east wind is owed, just wait for His Majesty the Emperor to give an order, the Imperial Army can send troops to Southeast Asia at any time to wipe out all enemies who dare to obstruct and confront the Empire." "Yo Si." Hirohito nodded in approval, then turned to look at the Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force, Yamaguchi Tashi, and said with a rare smile: "Yamaguchi-kun, is the Imperial Air Force ready?" ”

"Hello." Yamaguchi paused and replied confidently, "Please rest assured that Your Majesty the Imperial Air Force is unprecedentedly powerful, and it is ready for everything and is always waiting for Your Majesty's orders. "Yo Xi, well done!"

Hirohito praised it with great satisfaction, and then his face changed slightly, and he looked at Mitsumasa Yonechi and asked in a deep voice, "Minuchi-kun, is the Imperial Navy ready?" "Hello." Mitsumasa Minai hurriedly replied, "Back to Your Majesty, the Imperial Navy is ready to go to war and can go to battle at any time!" ”

"Yo Xi!" Hirohito's face softened slightly, nodded and said: "The so-called knowing oneself and knowing that the other is invincible in a hundred battles, this declaration of war on the United States is related to the national fortune and life and death of the empire, and the enemy's intelligence is extremely critical to the success or failure of the war." Yuasa-kun, now tell you about the US military's Pearl Harbor. ”

Yuasakura Hei is Japan's Minister of Internal Affairs, that is, the head of the Japanese secret service, and before that, he sent elite agents to Pearl Harbor to spy on intelligence on Hirohito's personal order. "Hello!" Yuasakura said in an excited tone after a pause: "Your Majesty, according to the information that our Ministry of Internal Affairs has, the US Navy has hoarded at least 4.5 million tons of heavy oil, 2.5 million tons of grain, and a large amount of weapons, ammunition and military supplies in the Hawaiian Islands.

In addition, the Hawaiian Islands are home to a large number of factories, including dockyard repair shops! "Nani? 4.5 million tons of heavy oil, 2 million tons of grain? Yo Xi, it's so good, it's completely God bless Yamato. Hearing this, Hata Junroku's eyes suddenly lit up, and he waved his fist extremely excitedly and said: "With these fuels, food, weapons and ammunition, the strength of a division of the Imperial Army can hold Hawaii Island!"

Without naval and air support, the Imperial Army divisions were enough to hold out for more than four years! Hearing that there are so many strategic materials on Hawaii Island, Mitsumasa Yonei sighed with bright eyes: "Yes, so much heavy oil is enough for the empire to consume for more than a year, this is really God bless the Japanese Empire!" "Yo Si!" Hirohito nodded excitedly, and then said to Mitsumasa Minei: "After going down, you must tell Admiral Yamamoto that this bombing of Pearl Harbor must receive the materials and factories on Hawai Island as completely as possible, and the empire urgently needs these resources to deal with the Americans for a long time!" ”

"Hello! The minister will definitely convey His Majesty's will to Yamamoto-kun. Mitsumasa Minechi hurriedly took the lead. In the original time and space, one of the most fatal mistakes of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor was to concentrate the attack on the US Navy ships, completely ignoring the machine shops, the repair facilities, and the 4.5 million tons of heavy oil stored in the harbor. As a direct result, the Americans quickly reopened Pearl Harbor and did not suffer a substantial blow.

It is important to know that there is no substitute for the heavy fuel oil that has been accumulated and stored over a long period of time, without which the American fleet will not be able to launch any combat operations starting from Pearl Harbor for several months. Needless to say, the fire alone would have completely destroyed Pearl Harbor and burned down the possibility of its continued existence as a military port. To rebuild this military port, even in the United States, where civil construction has been mechanized, it will be impossible in a few years.

Without a forward base, the U.S. Navy had to retreat 3,500 kilometers back to San Diego, California, and from there to fight again would not have the freedom that the U.S. Navy enjoyed throughout the Pacific War. In this historical plane, the Japanese had greater ambitions, not only to attack and annihilate the US Pacific Fleet, but to directly occupy the island of Hawaii, and then become a fulcrum and springboard for the Japanese army in the Pacific.

"Yo Xi!" Hirohito curled his mustache, and then asked Shunroku Hata with some concern: "Hata-kun, you just said that a division can hold on to Hawaii Island, is it really possible?" After a pause, Hirohito looked at Yuasa Kurakura and said, "Didn't you say that there are as many as 20,000 American defenders in the Hawaiian Islands?" "Hello!"

Yuasa Kurahira nodded hurriedly and said: "There are indeed more than 20,000 U.S. troops in the entire Hawaiian Islands, and the U.S. Army stationed on Hawaii Island has a regiment, if you add the U.S. Marines and the personnel who are recuperating on the island, at best there are about 6,000 people. In addition, there were 3 aircraft carriers, 9 battleships, 12 cruisers, 32 destroyers and 12 submarines moored at Pearl Harbor! ”

"Yo Xi!" Hirohito nodded, then looked at Shunroku Hata again: "Do you still think that a division can complete the task of capturing it?" "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, we have done many military flag exercises!" Shunroku Hata was still full of confidence, and said in a sonorous voice: "The defense system of the Hawaiian Islands is mainly based on defending against surface attacks, and its defense core is on the northwest island of Oahu.

However, the firepower of the Hawaiian fortress on the main island is relatively weak, and most of them are concentrated on the west coast, and the landing site chosen by the imperial army is on the east coast, so it can perfectly avoid the US Navy coastal defense artillery. Hirohito's face softened slightly, and he asked again, "Hata-kun, is that really the case?" This battle is related to the fortunes of the empire, remember not to take the enemy lightly, only succeed and not fail! "Hello! The Imperial Army will not disappoint His Majesty! ”

Toshiroku Hata paused heavily, and then said proudly: "If you just occupy Hawaii Island, you don't need so many troops of a division at all, only one brigade or even one infantry wing is enough. The reason why the minister sent heavy troops was to occupy the entire Hawaiian Islands, and to resist the great counteroffensive of the US Army, and firmly hold the strategic fulcrum of the Japanese Empire in the Pacific. ”

"Yo Xi!" Hirohito listened to the blood boiling, just send a division regiment to hold the forward fulcrum of the attack on the US mainland, so that the Americans can not carry out a counteroffensive from the Pacific, this deal is really worth it! After a pause, Hirohito frowned and said loudly: "Now that all the preparations have been made, then the princes will agree on a time to start the war!" ”

Xianyuan Gong Zairen, who had not spoken much, said in a sonorous tone: "Your Majesty, since you have decided to go to war against the United States, it is better to fight than to be delayed. The so-called long nights have many dreams, and if the news leaks and cannot launch a surprise attack on the US Navy's Pacific Fleet, it will undoubtedly be a nightmare for the Empire.

Therefore, the old minister thinks that the soldiers are fast, and the sooner they attack, the better! "What Uncle Huang said is extremely true!" Hirohito smiled and nodded, swept everyone's faces again and asked loudly, "When is the earliest time that the Imperial Army can launch an attack on the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet?" ”

The eyes of Hideki Tojo, Tabun Yamaguchi and Shunroku Hata involuntarily turned to Mitsumasa Yonechi. Because of this ultra-long-range raid, the navy is definitely the protagonist, and the action effect of the naval fleet determines the success or failure of this raid battle! Mitsumasa Yonechi pondered for a long time and then replied: "Back to Your Majesty, Pearl Harbor is about 3,500 nautical miles away from Japan, and it will take about seven days for the naval fleet to reach the vicinity of Hawaii.

If you take into account possible contingencies, you need to allow a three-day buffer, so by December 25 at the latest, the Imperial Navy will be able to reach the vicinity of Hawaii. "December 25th? Isn't that Christmas for Westerners? Very good! Very good! Let's have a Christmas for Americans! Hirohito's eyes flashed with a fierce killing intent and then bowed slightly to the ministers and said, "Gentlemen, the fortunes of the empire all lie in this battle!"

Please all the important ministers work together to create an unprecedented era of prosperity for the Yamato nation! "Hello!" "Ministers will be dead!" "His Majesty the Emperor is onboard!" "The Great Japanese Imperial Army is onboard!" "Great Japanese Empire onboard!" Hideki Tojo and other important ministers kowtowed to Hirohito, their hands on the ground and their foreheads touched, and the mountains roared with a tsunami.

"All the kings work together, great things will be accomplished! Meeting! "Hello!" Hirohito sat up straight and waved his hand, and the ministers of military affairs who were present at the meeting stood up one after another to say goodbye. After leaving the Imperial Palace, Mitsumasa Yonechi did not return directly to the naval military headquarters, but went directly to the headquarters of the naval combined fleet, and found Yamamoto Isoroku at the first time.

After meeting, Mitsumasa Yonechi bowed his head with a little apology and said, "Yamamoto-kun disappointed you, this time I still haven't been able to change His Majesty's decision!" "It's okay, Minai-kun, as long as you approve the battle plan for the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor!" Yamamoto Fifty-six smiled indifferently: "Nothing may not be as bad as we thought, as long as the US Pacific Fleet is wiped out cleanly and the Hawaiian Islands are occupied, the chances of the empire will increase to more than fifty percent!"

At present, it is already a world of great contention, risk and return are always proportional, nothing can be stable, although this time it seems to be a big gamble on the fortune of the country, but it is not a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Japanese Empire! "Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku, who is now the commander of the Combined Fleet of the Japanese Navy, was the mastermind behind the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Midway.

Yamamoto fifty or sixty was an adventurer who was particularly obsessed with gambling. Gambling and games of chance are more important than food, and poker, bridge, Go, and bets are all experts in poker. Again, only such gamblers would dare to take such a big risk and devise a battle plan for the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Digging deeper, this matter has to start with the "Pacific Sea Hegemony" published by the United States in 1921. Four years later, parts of the book were written as novels, titled The Great Pacific War, which described a Japanese fleet's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Guam, and the Philippine Islands. The book was translated into Japanese by the Japanese Navy Staff and included in the curriculum of the Naval University.

At the time of its publication, Yamamoto was serving as a military attache in Washington, D.C., and it was impossible not to notice the book, a tireless student of naval scholarship and a considerable knowledge of English. As early as half a year ago, Yamamoto formally put forward the idea of a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, and since then, together with several staff officers, he has secretly formulated a "Z" operation plan. After the formal plan was proposed, there was a debate in the upper echelons of Japan, with some people not believing that the huge fleet would cross 3,500 nautical miles without being detected, and doubting the feasibility of the plan.

Yamamoto was stubborn and even threatened to resign. In order to "advance south", the Japanese base camp approved this plan in mid-October. As a result, Yamamoto commanded the Combined Fleet to choose Kagoshima Bay, which is similar to Pearl Harbor, and began thorough preparation and rigorous simulation training.

"I hope so!" Mitsumasa Yonechi nodded silently, and then said: "Your Majesty asked me to bring a message to Yamamoto-kun, to try to keep the 4.5 million tons of heavy oil, 2.5 million tons of grain, as well as all kinds of military supplies and factory docks on Hawaii Island intact!" ”

"Nani? How can there be such an abundance of strategic materials on the island of Hawaii? In this case, the chances of the Great Japanese Empire will be increased to at least 7 percent! Yamamoto's eyes suddenly became extremely hot, there are so many materials stored on one island alone, isn't the United States so rich? But if you want to do it, Yamamoto Isoroku will not be arrogant enough to think that Japan can conquer the United States at this stage and take all those endless riches for himself!

Mitsumasa's pupils shrank slightly: "Seventy percent? Yamamoto-kun, are you really so optimistic about a war with the United States? "The probability of 70% is already very high, and once it succeeds, it means that Japan will be reborn from a small island nation to a global superpower! In the face of such a fatal temptation of a high victory rate, not to mention the southbound faction such as Hideki Tojo and Yoyo Matsuoka, who strongly advocated attacking the south, would not hesitate to stud it. Even Mitsumasa Yonechi, who has never been optimistic, was shocked, and the worries and uneasiness that were pressed in his heart were instantly washed away!