Take Taobao to fight against Japan

"Yo Xi!"

Hirohito's expression softened slightly, and he nodded his head and said: "The so-called knowing yourself and the enemy will never end in a hundred battles. This declaration of war on the United States is related to the fate of the empire and the survival of the empire. The enemy's intelligence is extremely critical to the success or failure of the war.

Mr. Yuasa, now you will tell us about the information about Pearl Harbor of the US military. "

Yuasa Kurahei is the Japanese Minister of Internal Affairs, that is, the head of the Japanese secret service. Prior to this, Hirohito personally ordered elite agents to go to Pearl Harbor to spy on intelligence.

"Hay!"

After Yuasakura paused, he said with excitement: "Your Majesty, according to the information we have from the Ministry of the Interior, the U.S. Navy has stockpiled at least 450 million tons of heavy oil, 250 million tons of food, and a large amount of weapons, ammunition and military supplies in the Hawaiian Islands.

In addition, a large number of factories, including shipyard repair yards, have been built in the Hawaiian Islands! "

"Nani? 450 million tons of heavy oil, 200 million tons of grain? Yoshi, it's really great, it's God Bless Yamato."

Hearing this, Hata Toshiroku's eyes brightened immediately, and he waved his fist in extreme excitement and said: "With these fuels, food, weapons and ammunition, a division of the Imperial Army can hold on to Hawaii Island!

Even without naval and air force support, the Imperial Army Division is enough to last for more than four years! "

Hearing that there are so many strategic materials on Hawaii Island, Minai Mitsumasa also sighed with bright eyes: "Yes, so much oil is enough for the empire to consume for more than a year. This is really God bless the Empire of Japan!"

"Yo Xi!"

Hirohito nodded excitedly, and then said to Minai Mitsumasa: "When you go down, you must tell General Yamamoto that the bombing of Pearl Harbor must receive the materials and factories on Hawi Island as completely as possible. The empire urgently needs these resources and the United States. People have been dealing with it for a long time!"

"Hai! I will definitely convey His Majesty's will to Yamamoto-kun."

Minai Mitsumasa hastily nodded his head and accepted the order.

In the original time and space, one of the deadliest mistakes the Japanese made in bombing Pearl Harbor was to concentrate their attack targets on the US Navy ships, completely ignoring the machinery factories, and not taking any action on repair facilities, nor on the 450 million tons of heavy oil stored in the harbor. Turn a blind eye.

As a direct result, the Americans quickly resumed and restarted Pearl Harbor without substantial damage.

We must know that these heavy oils accumulated and stored for a long time are irreplaceable. Without these fuels, it will be impossible for the US fleet to launch any combat operations from Pearl Harbor in a few months.

Needless to say, this fire will completely destroy Pearl Harbor and the possibility of its continued existence as a military port.

To rebuild this military port, even in the United States, where civil engineering has been mechanized, it will be impossible within a few years.

Without the forward base, the U.S. Navy can only retreat 3500 kilometers back to San Diego, California, and start to fight from there, without the freedom enjoyed by the U.S. Navy during the entire Pacific War.

In this historical plane, the Japanese have even greater ambitions, not only to sneak attack and destroy the US Pacific Fleet, but to directly occupy Hawaii Island, and then become a fulcrum and springboard for the Japanese army in the Pacific Ocean.

"Yo Xi!"

Hirohito raised his mustache, and immediately asked Hata Junliu with some concern: "Hata-kun, you just said that a division can stick to Hawaii Island, is it really possible?"

After a pause, Hirohito looked at Yuasakura and said, "Didn't you say that there are as many as 2 American defenders in the Hawaiian Islands?"

"Hay!"

Yuasakara nodded quickly and said: "There are indeed more than 6000 U.S. troops in the entire Hawaiian Islands, and there is a regiment of the U.S. Army stationed on Hawaii Island. That's about [-] people.

In addition, the ships anchored at Pearl Harbor have 3 aircraft carriers, 9 battleships, 12 cruisers, 32 destroyers and 12 submarines! "

"Yo Xi!"

Hirohito nodded, then looked at Hata Junroku again and said, "Do you still think that a division can complete the capture mission?"

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, we have done military flag deduction many times!"

Hata Shunroku was still full of confidence, and said sonorously: "The defense system of the Hawaiian Islands is mainly to defend against attacks from the water surface, and its defense core is in the northwest island of Oahu.

However, the firepower of the forts on the main island of Hawaii is relatively weak, and most of them are concentrated on the west coast. The beach landing point chosen by the imperial army is on the east coast, so it can perfectly avoid the coastal defense guns of the US Navy. "

Chapter 722

Hirohito's expression softened, and he asked again: "Mr. Hata, is this really the case? This battle is about the fate of the empire. Remember not to underestimate the enemy, only success is not allowed!"

"Hayi! The Imperial Army will definitely not disappoint His Majesty!"

Hatatoshi nodded heavily, and then said proudly: "If you just want to occupy Hawaii Island, you don't need so many troops from a Type A division, only a brigade or even an infantry regiment is enough.

The reason why I sent heavy troops was to occupy the entire Hawaiian Islands, resist the US Army's major counterattack, and firmly hold the strategic fulcrum of the Japanese Empire in the Pacific Ocean. "

"Yo Xi!"

What Hirohito heard was full of enthusiasm. Just sending a Type-A division can firmly hold the forward fulcrum of attacking the mainland of the United States, preventing the Americans from counterattacking from the Pacific Ocean. This deal is really worth it!

After a pause, Hirohito frowned and said loudly: "Now that all the preparations have been done, let's agree on a time to start the war!"

The Xianyuan Gong Zairen, who had not spoken much, said in a sonorous tone: "Your Majesty, since we have decided to go to war against the United States, it is better to fight than to delay.

The so-called long nights and many dreams, if the news leaks out, it will be impossible to launch a surprise attack on the US Navy's Pacific Fleet, which will undoubtedly be a nightmare for the empire.

Therefore, the old minister believes that the speed of soldiers is very important, and the sooner the attack is launched, the better! "

"What the emperor's uncle said is absolutely true!"

Hirohito nodded with a smile, swept across everyone's faces again and asked loudly, "When is the fastest time for the imperial army to launch an attack on the US Navy's Pacific Fleet?"

Tojo Hideki, Yamaguchi Tamon, Hata Toshiroku and the others turned their eyes to Mitsumasa Yone involuntarily.

Because of this ultra-long-range raid, the navy is definitely playing the leading role, and the action effect of the navy fleet determines the success or failure of this raid!

Mitsumasa Minai pondered for a while and replied: "Your Majesty, Pearl Harbor is about 3500 nautical miles away from Japan, and it takes about seven days for the naval fleet to reach Hawaii.

If you consider possible emergencies, you need to reserve three days for buffering, so the Imperial Navy will be able to arrive near Hawaii by December 12 at the latest. "

"December 12th? Isn't that Christmas for Westerners? Very good! Very good! Let Americans have a good Christmas!"

A murderous intent flashed in Yuren's eyes, and then he bowed slightly to the ministers and said: "My lords, the destiny of the empire lies in this battle!

All important ministers, please work together to create an unprecedented prosperity for the Yamato nation! "

"Hay!"

"The ministers must do their best!"

"His Majesty the Emperor onboard!"

"The Great Japanese Imperial Army is on board!"

"The Great Japanese Empire is on board!"

Hideki Tojo and other important ministers kowtowed to Hirohito one after another, touching his forehead with his hands on the ground, and roared like a mountain roar and a tsunami.

"Everyone works together, great things will happen! Dismiss the meeting!"

"Hay!"

Hirohito sat up straight and waved his hand, and the military and political ministers present at the meeting stood up one after another and left the venue.

After leaving the Imperial Palace, Minai Mitsumasa did not return directly to the Navy Headquarters, but went directly to the Naval Combined Fleet Command, and found Yamamoto 56 immediately.

After the meeting, Minai Mitsumasa bowed his head apologetically and said, "Yamamoto-kun let you down, this time I still haven't been able to change His Majesty's decision!"

"It does matter, Minai-kun, as long as you approve the attack plan on Pearl Harbor!"

Yamamoto 56 smiled lightly: "It's okay, maybe it's not as bad as we thought, as long as the US Pacific Fleet is wiped out cleanly and the Hawaiian Islands are occupied, the empire's chances of winning will increase to more than [-]%!

It is already a world of great controversy, and the risk and benefit are always proportional. Nothing can be balanced. Although this time seems to be a big gamble on the fate of the country, it may not be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Great Japanese Empire! "

Yamamoto 56 Admiral of the Japanese Navy, currently serving as the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet, the planner of the surprise attack on the US Navy's Pearl Harbor and the launch of the Midway Island naval battle.

Yamamoto Fifty or Sixty is an adventurer, especially fascinated by gambling.He regards gambling and games of chance as more important than food and drink, playing poker, bridge, Go, and betting are all experts.

Similarly, only such a gambler dared to take such a big risk to formulate a combat plan to attack Pearl Harbor.

On a deeper level, this matter has to start with "Pacific Maritime Hegemony" published by the United States in 1921.

Parts of the book were made into a novel four years later, entitled The Great Pacific War, and it describes a Japanese fleet attacking Pearl Harbor, Guam, and the Philippine Islands, among other things.

This book was translated into Japanese by the Japanese Navy Staff and included in the curriculum of the Naval University.

When the book was published, Yamamoto was serving as a military attache in Washington. It was impossible for Yamamoto, who had worked tirelessly to study naval academics and had considerable English proficiency, not to notice this book.

As early as half a year ago, Yamamoto formally proposed the idea of ​​attacking Pearl Harbor. Since then, together with several staff officers, he has secretly formulated the "Z" combat plan.

After the formal plan was put forward, it caused controversy among the upper echelons of Japan. Some people did not believe that the huge fleet could cross 3500 nautical miles without being discovered, and expressed doubts about the feasibility of this plan.

Yamamoto was stubborn and even threatened to resign.

In order to "go south", the Japanese base camp approved this plan in mid-October.

Therefore, Yamamoto commanded the combined fleet and chose Kagoshima Bay, which is similar to Pearl Harbor, and began full preparations and rigorous simulation training.

"I hope so!"

Minai Mitsumasa nodded silently, and then said: "Your Majesty asked me to bring a message to Yamamoto-kun to try to preserve the 450 million tons of heavy oil, 250 million tons of grain, and various military supplies, factories and docks on Hawaii Island as much as possible!"

"Nani? There is such a wealth of strategic materials on Hawaii Island? In this case, the chances of winning the Empire of Japan will increase to at least 7%!"

Yamamoto 56's eyes suddenly became extremely hot. There are so many supplies stored on just one island. Isn't the mainland of the United States extremely rich?

But if you want to do what you want to do, Yamamoto 56 will not be arrogant enough to think that Japan can conquer the United States at this stage and take all those endless wealth as its own!

Minai Mitsumasa narrowed his pupils slightly and said, "Seventy percent? Yamamoto-kun, are you really so optimistic about going to war with the United States?"

The probability of 7% is already very high, and once it succeeds, it means that Japan will be reborn, from a small island country to a global superpower!

Faced with the fatal temptation of such a high winning rate, not to mention Hideki Tojo, Yosuke Matsuoka and other southbound factions who strongly advocate the southward attack will not hesitate to stud.

Even Mitsumasa Minai, who had never been optimistic, was shocked, and the worries and anxieties in his heart were washed away in an instant!

Chapter 723 Japanese Super Task Force

At two o'clock in the morning on December 1940, 12, on the ocean 25 nautical miles northwest of Oahu, a huge naval task force was traveling through a violent storm.

这支庞大的舰队由14艘航空母舰、9艘巡洋舰、16艘驱逐舰、12艘潜艇、10艘油轮以及20艘商船改装的运输舰组成.

The huge naval formation stretches for tens of nautical miles!

This huge naval task force has been sailing in the ocean for 10 or [-] days, and their final destination is Pearl Harbor, the naval base of the US Pacific Fleet.

That's right, this is the Japanese super task force led by Yamamoto 56.

In another time and space, when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, it only dispatched 6 aircraft carriers (there were 10 in Japan at the time), but this time it dispatched a total of 14 aircraft carriers.

Among them, 8 aircraft carriers belong to the newly formed Japanese Air Force, and are fully equipped with more than 700 combat aircraft. This is the first long-range raid operation since the formation of the Japanese Air Force!

It has to be said that in order for this long-distance sneak attack on Pearl Harbor to be successfully completed, the Japanese government really paid a lot of money.

Because the combat aircraft of World War II were relatively light, the take-off speed requirements were not high, and the wooden boards on the take-off deck could meet the needs, so they were not as tall as modern aircraft carriers. Even ordinary large cargo ships could be easily transformed into aircraft carriers carrying combat aircraft.

Yamamoto 56 stood quietly in front of the porthole of the Nagato bridge, and saw the torrential rain outside the window, like a gust of wind roaring, and waves of turbulent waves were set off on the sea surface, surging and whistling, which seemed to herald the coming fierce battle.

The Nagato battleship is the world's first battleship with a 26.5-centimeter main gun, with a speed of 49 knots, an instant speed of 42800 kilometers, and a full-load displacement of [-] tons!

The Nagato was the largest and strongest warship in the world at that time. It was the spiritual symbol of the Japanese Navy. It was deeply admired by the people and had the spiritual symbol of protecting the country. It was deeply trusted by the Japanese people and was known as "the strongest warship in the world!" "

The battleship Nagato is the flagship of Yamamoto 56, the commander of the Japanese Navy's combined fleet, and most of the deck buildings have been demolished, and runways have been laid on the deck, and it has been transformed into a ship that can carry more than 70 combat aircraft. aircraft carrier.

Looking at the violent wind and waves outside, Yamamoto 56 frowned slightly. Although such weather is very good for hiding his whereabouts, if it is still like this at the destination, it will affect the entire sneak attack.

Nagumo Tadaichi stood behind Yamamoto 56, and he was directly responsible for the naval aviation regiment's offensive. At this time, seeing Yamamoto 56 frowning, he immediately knew what Yamamoto 56 was worried about.

"Your Excellency, please rest assured that this stormy weather comes quickly, but it is also fast. I believe that as long as we move forward 200 nautical miles, we will usher in good weather!"

Nan Yunzhong took a small step forward, stood beside Yamamoto 56 and said softly:

"Although we have done the utmost in secrecy, the entire fleet has remained radio silent since it left the home port, and has chosen the sparsely populated northern route.

But such a huge task force still has a great risk of being discovered after all, but this sudden storm has greatly reduced our risk of being discovered. It can be said that this sudden storm is God Blessing the Empire. "

Although it is said that this time Japan used a fleet that was larger than that of another time and space, in this era without satellites, unless they encountered passing ships and patrol ships, the Americans would still be on the sparsely populated sea routes in the vast sea. How difficult to spot the sailing Japanese fleet!

"Yosie, I hope so!"

Yamamoto 56 nodded lightly, no matter how worried it is at this time, it will be superfluous, and it will only be up to God to save face!

Yamamoto 56 walked back to the command room and looked down at the Pearl Harbor military map of the Ministry of Internal Affairs' Special High School.

This map is extremely detailed and clear, marking all the oil depots, ammunition depots, supply depots, hangars, ship berths and other important value targets of the US Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor.

After looking at it for a while, Yamamoto 56 sighed: "The Ministry of Internal Affairs has done a good job. The map is too detailed. With this map, not only the air force bombing, but also the imperial army's beach landing and airdrop operations can get twice the result with half the effort!"

Nan Yunzhong nodded and said: "Yes, with so much accurate information provided by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the empire's long-distance attack on Pearl Harbor will definitely achieve the most perfect results!"

?After a pause, Yamamoto 56's eyes flashed brightly and said: "Three hours later, when our plane arrived at the periphery of Pearl Harbor, our declaration of war was handed over to the Americans. At that time, even if they wanted to It was too late to prepare.

As long as the time is right, the Empire of Japan can defeat the United States in an open and honest manner, greatly blowing the arrogance of the Americans, and letting them know that the Empire of Japan is an invincible and powerful opponent! "

Nan Yunzhong said with a twist of his mouth: "The Americans, Pian'an, have not experienced a war for hundreds of years. They are too arrogant and arrogant. They think they are the world's number one industrial power. No one dares to provoke them.