With the Kwantung Army deflated in the Battle of Normenhan, the North China Front Army was beaten to the ground by the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi, and the army red deer had completely abandoned their plan to go north.

For the little devils, the younger country of Kwantung is an important occupation area that has been built at a great cost, with fertile land and a solid industrial system.

That is the most important thing at this stage, and even if the mainland is landed, it will not put the northeast in danger.

After thinking about it again, in order to seize more resources to maintain the consumption of the war, the Japanese army base camp had to choose the southward expansion plan.

When their hands reached for French Indochina, the two brothers, Oi Ying and Ah Chou, immediately blew up their hair.

Master Luo even bluntly ordered the cessation of the trade of strategic materials such as oil and scrap steel, and imposed a complete embargo on Xiaori.

As we all know, poor militarism will gamble on the fortunes of the country at every turn.

To ensure that important supplies such as oil and rubber are brought back to China, it is necessary to keep the routes to and from the country open.

This means that Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines are all indispensable, and they must be firmly controlled in their own hands, otherwise they will make a fuss on the way.

Rather than let others choke their necks, the glorious combined fleet of the younger country will become a group of broken copper and iron that cannot be moved.

It is better to take advantage of the fact that there are still some oil stocks and fight with the so-called powers.

Before, whether it was dealing with Obiqing or Tsarist Russia, the weak defeated the strong, who said that the Showa men in the new era have no blood! As long as it can inflict a heavy blow on the ugly Pacific Fleet in one wave, it can provide an infinite advantage for the southward advance.

Plan to pass!

A Thousand Miles Away! The advantage is mine!

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At 26 degrees 1 minute north latitude and 157 degrees 1 minute west longitude, the Japanese assault formation aircraft carrier Akagi.

"Vice Admiral Nagumo, the current position of the fleet is less than three hundred kilometers away from the intended starting point of the attack. You are worthy of being a once-in-a-millennium nautical expert in your brother's country, and you can really lead everyone to create miracles! ”

The captain of the Akagi made Nagumo Tadaichi nod with satisfaction.

The easiest and least naturally risky route from the main island of Japan to Pearl Harbor is to head east. However, there are merchant ships coming and going on this route all year round, and it is easy to expose your own whereabouts.

In order to move forward silently and avoid the enemy's sight.

This time, the assault formation chose to drive north, passing through the high-latitude sea area with high winds and waves, first reaching due north of Pearl Harbor, and finally directly southward to launch an attack.

You can't be ugly in Siberia and Alaska, where birds don't, and there can still be patrolling fleets and merchant ships.

In the days when there was no satellite navigation, it was very dangerous to leave the known shipping lanes, not to mention the debuffs of radio silence and light control.

But Nagumo's seafaring ability can be called a humanoid locator, and he only relied on the sextant to bring the fleet to the predetermined area.

Coupled with the unique sea refueling technology of the book, this laid the foundation for a thousand-mile attack.

"Hase-kun has a good reputation, and the only thing I can do now is my seamanship. Aircraft carrier operations, I'm really not as good as Vice Admiral Tsukahara, it's a pity. ”

What I said just now is really not the old devil's modesty, Nagumo, as one of the core representatives of the fleet faction, has always advocated using battleships as the main force and aircraft carriers as auxiliaries.

In the field of aviation, I really don't know it.

As for the Tsukahara 243 he mentioned, this person had served in Fengxiang and Akagi and had a lot of experience commanding aircraft carrier fleets.

It's a pity that this lieutenant general's luck is really good.

During the war of the Republic of China, he was injured by the Guoguo Air Force and the China Aid Flying Team in his heyday, and was once left with a lifelong disability, and was determined to be unable to continue to sail to the sea for fleet work.

Otherwise, the other party is the most suitable conductor in Yamamoto's heart.

Just as the two were chatting, an inappropriate voice suddenly came from outside the door.

"Your Excellency, Vice Admiral, thank you for sending the fleet to the predetermined area, and congratulations on the successful completion of the task assigned by your superiors. Leave the rest to us. ”

"If there is any emergency, we will definitely ask you for instructions as soon as possible."

The two devil staff officers who suddenly broke into the command room and sang and harmonized were none other than Ryunosuke Kusaka and Minoru Genda.

At the current point in time, the two of them together are definitely the most reliable combination in the field of naval aviation in all of Japan.

Hearing the profound compliments of his subordinates, Nagumo Zhongyi just glanced at his mouth nonchalantly, as if he didn't hear the meaning of seizing power in the other party's words.

After a while, the old devil picked up the black teacup and silently walked to the glass, looking at the other five aircraft carriers in the distance.

"The mountains and rivers have turned desolate, and the new battlefield has been fishy. The carriage was silent, and the sun was set outside the city of Jinzhou. Good, good, good to climb a new mountain. ”

"Caolu-kun, Gentian-kun, I hope you can behave well and don't live up to the trust of His Majesty the Locust and General Yamamoto in the two of you."

"Personally, I will honestly do the last line of insurance for the fleet. As long as you don't make any over-the-top decisions, I will never intervene. ”

The verses that Nagumo had just read out in a slightly mocking tone were the code codes arranged in advance by the naval base camp.

When it was broadcast by the Broadcasting Association, it meant that all diplomatic means had failed and the war against the ugly country had become a foregone conclusion.

The ascent of Shin-Takayama 1208 means that the entire task force will launch a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 8, Tokyo time.

As for why Nagumo's tone was so unkind.

The reason is very simple, because in this operation, he is only the supreme commander of the front line on the surface, and he has already been seized by Yamaguchi Tawen behind his back. This was a seven-by-eight arrangement by the commander of the Combined Fleet, Yamamoto, and a mere vice admiral could not resist at all.

It stands to reason that in the hierarchical book navy, it is absolutely impossible for juniors to ride on the heads of seniors.

Positions such as the supreme commander of the fleet are generally assigned according to the year of graduation from the Etajima Naval Academy and the unique hammock number system.

However, Nagumo did not fully agree with the strategic plan of the attack on Pearl Harbor from the beginning to the end. When the Navy held a meeting to discuss it, he was the most vocal in opposition.

Because in the old devil's opinion, the plan is too deep into the sea area controlled by the ugly country, and if you are not careful, you will bury most of the United Wing.

Moreover, the main battlefield of the southward expansion plan is in Southeast Asia, and the dispatch of six aircraft carriers to run thousands of miles to attack is more or less indiscriminate.

In addition, his own locust was urging tightly, and he expressed strong dissatisfaction at the imperial meeting more than once. So Yamamoto was forced to abandon his relatively conservative plan and decided to take an unprecedented gamble with most of his wealth.

Under the above premise, Nagumo Tadaichi, who has a relatively cautious personality, is not suitable to be the commander-in-chief of the front.

Younger, more energetic, and daring to fight, and with rich experience in commanding aviation units, Yamaguchi Tawen is more in line with the requirements.

With the authorization of the nominal commander, Ryunosuke Kusaka and Minoru Genda glanced at each other, and they both saw the eagerness in each other's eyes.

"Vice Admiral Nagumo, according to the situation, there are currently three aircraft carriers, seven cruisers, nine battleships, and seventeen destroyers in Pearl Harbor."

"In Major General Yamaguchi's plan, the first wave of the offensive will begin at 6:20 tomorrow morning."

"Special torpedoes, we currently have a total of eighty in stock. The armor-piercing bombs converted from the main guns of the Nagato were enough to blow up most of the ships and oil depots in the harbor. ”

The torpedo of the Second World War era is a weapon that is difficult to study and has a small scope of application.

Due to its thankless nature, most sea power countries will not deliberately unlock it. Since then, legends of kinetic yams and iron rods and thunders have often been passed down in major naval battles.

Of course, there are no exceptions.

As a country surrounded by the sea, the book carried out research and development at any cost before the war, so that the country's torpedo technology came to the forefront of the world.

In the original timeline, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries only began to prepare special torpedoes in September 41, and only twenty-eight were made before leaving.

Even though Nan Yunzhong and his workers packed and took away the tools in one go, they barely managed to make up forty before the raid began.

But the situation is different now, and the strong rise of the Eighth Route Army makes Yamamoto feel unwilling. Knowing that there would be a war between Japan and Japan, he arranged the relevant plans for the attack on Pearl Harbor in advance.

It is precisely because of the old devil's precautions that the assault fleet has relatively sufficient ammunition.

"Okay, I got it. The first wave of attacks will be according to Yamaguchi's arrangement, and I hope you reckless guys don't make any trouble. ”

"Before the operation begins, you two will accompany me to the deck. Nominally, I am the supreme commander of this operation. ”

When Nagumo Tadaichi said the above words, the whole person had obvious mood swings. Especially when it comes to Yamaguchi, the complexion is simply black and scary.

No way, this is not the first time that the other party has fallen on the gram.

Back then, at the Etajima Naval Academy, the old devil was a classic big brother image, and Corporal Morishita was a good baby compared to him.

This thing goes to the lower grades to lecture when he has nothing to do on weekdays, uses the spirit to inject the stick to influence the new students, and often asks the young students to buy themselves wine to drink.

Such a good life has become a thing of the past after meeting the iron-headed baby.

Yamaguchi, who had just entered school, heard a lot, and after being found fault by Nanyun, he directly came to a wave of hand-to-hand combat, and taught his big brother a clear lesson.

New hatred and old hatred combined, how can you make the replay wonder man not angry.

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A few hours later, the sun rose as usual, and the entire formation of the first wave of attack assembled on deck.

Looking at the elite pilots of HNA wearing white turbans and being very energetic, Nan Yunzhong shouted loudly with a bottle of wine: "The rise and fall of the locust country!" In this battle! All the soldiers! Do your part! Let's go! (End of chapter)