Age of Conquest Reborn

Lieutenant General Matsuda Shuyama, Chief of Staff of the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet, opened the door and came in. He did not report the situation, but apologized first, "Your Excellency, Commander, I am very sorry to interrupt your long examination. I received the message from the Commander of the Seventh Army on the battlefield on Hawaii Island.

Lieutenant General Hirano Ryoki’s telegram, the staff has thought about it again and again, but decided to disturb you!”

His chief of staff had said so. Even if General Yamamoto felt unhappy, he would be embarrassed to get angry. However, Yamamoto was also very surprised. Wasn't it just a telegram from Lieutenant General Hirano who didn't know the heights of the sky, that it was worth Matsuda's nervousness?

Yamamoto looked at his chief of staff and asked with a smile: "Matsuda-kun, what did General Hirano's telegram say? Are you still asking us to combine the fleet and follow his combat intentions? Those guys from the Army

, just self-righteous!”

Chief of Staff Matsuda hesitated for a moment and replied: "General, Vice Admiral Hirano did not ask us for anything, but his telegram contained a deep sense of reproach, reproaching us for not intercepting the U.S. Pacific Fleet in time, so that we could not intercept the U.S. Pacific Fleet in time.

On the battlefield of Hawaii Island, the battle against the US Second Army's landing force failed to achieve more results, and it also caused unnecessary casualties to more than 5,000 soldiers of the Seventh Army!"

Yamamoto smiled coldly and said, "Army generals have always been like this. They are used to shifting the responsibility for failure to other people, ignoring him, and replying to him with a telegram. When the telegram is received, the content is

Just know it! It’s ridiculous. The Combined Fleet has its own battle plan. When did it become necessary to act in accordance with the Seventh Army’s battle intentions?”

However, Chief of Staff Matsuda obviously did not finish his words. Looking at Commander Yamamoto's nonchalant expression, he reminded anxiously: "General, these are not the main issues. The key to the problem is with General Hirano. He said in the telegram that he has already

I will truthfully report what happened on the battlefield on Hawaii Island today to the general staff of the base camp and the naval department. I wonder if General Hirano is being cunning? If so, it will be very detrimental to you, general!"

General Yamamoto frowned and asked with interest: "Oh Matsuda-kun, what are you worried about?"

Chief of Staff Matsuda replied with some concern: "Commander, General Hirano's efforts to block the US Second Army's landing force did not achieve the expected purpose, and caused the accidental death of more than 5,000 Imperial Army soldiers in the Seventh Army. All responsibility for this has been evaded."

In your case, no matter whether he is making excuses for his incompetence or not, the department believes that, Your Excellency, Commander, you should telegraph an explanation to the General Staff Headquarters and the Navy Department!"

Yamamoto Goku glared and said nonchalantly: "What's the explanation? The pure will be pure by themselves, and the dirty will be dirty by themselves. There is no need. We have not received any orders. It is not Hirano's turn to cooperate with the Seventh Army's battle plan.

This guy Ryogi is dictating and being picky about the United Fleet, and he won’t say anything like this until he sits on the throne as the Commander-in-Chief of the Empire’s Pacific Theater!”

Looking at his chief of staff, who was still very entangled in this matter, General Yamamoto continued: "Matsuda-kun is overly concerned. A Hirano Yoshiki cannot make any waves in the Navy Department, and neither can the General Staff."

We have had trouble with the Navy because of a one-sided telegram from the Commander of the Seventh Army. Don’t worry, our attention now must be focused on the U.S. Pacific Fleet. I hope Matsuda-kun will not be distracted by such trivial matters!”

Lieutenant General Matsuda thought for a moment, "That's right, Commander Yamamoto's status in the Imperial Navy, how can it be shaken by Hirano Yoshiki? The key is that there is no order from the base camp to cooperate with the Seventh Army's operations. That's it.

Lieutenant General Hirano is unreasonable, it seems that his worries are unfounded!"

After untying his knot, Chief of Staff Matsuda became happy and asked for instructions: "Your Excellency, Commander, what do we need to do now? Should we continue to wait?"

Admiral Yamamoto smiled reservedly and said: "Keep waiting for the fighter plane, Matsuda-kun. Hunting requires patience. Without patience, you cannot become a good hunter. Pass on my order. The submarine fleet of the fleet will immediately go deep into the Hawaiian Islands and the mainland of the United States."

Along the route, monitor the movements of the U.S. Pacific Fleet in all directions and tell them that no matter what happens, attacks on U.S. ships are not allowed without my order!"

Chief of Staff Matsuda was a little puzzled and asked: "Your Excellency, Commander, why don't you send out a reconnaissance plane? In this way, the scope and accuracy of the reconnaissance will be better!"

Yamamoto shook his head and said: "Matsuda-kun, hiding and preventing the Americans from discovering us is the first condition for waiting for a fighter plane. Hunters must first hide themselves and not be discovered by their prey. I have a premonition that a fighter plane that is beneficial to us will soon come.

Appeared, that guy Hirano finally did something meaningful. The landing force of the US Second Army was severely damaged and was no longer able to launch a frontal attack on the Seventh Army. What will the United States do next?"

General Yamamoto asked back, obviously testing his chief of staff's battlefield wisdom. Chief Matsuda thought for a moment and replied: "Continue to increase the number of troops on the Hawaiian Island battlefield. As a result, we will need the Pacific Fleet to escort us. Commander, we

The fighter planes appeared in the U.S. Pacific Fleet and ambush them on their way back to the homeland!"

General Yamamoto was very happy that his chief of staff could keep up with his own thinking, and said with appreciation: "Kanishi, Matsuda-kun, I have been working on the plan for several days, and you hit it right. However, I want to

The result is a greater victory, not only a Pacific Fleet, but also the American Army. After this battle, Hirano Yoshiki will probably stop chattering away!"

Matsuda's eyes lit up and he said excitedly: "Commander, I understand your intention. The Combined Fleet is escorting the Army troops in the US Pacific Fleet on its way to the Hawaiian Island battlefield. We will ambush them and annihilate or defeat the US Pacific Fleet.

, Those unprotected troop carriers are just lambs to be slaughtered. General, among all the generals in the navy, you are the only one who has such courage and dares to make such a battle plan. The department admires you greatly!"

Chief of Staff Matsuda's sincere compliments, General Yamamoto is not in high spirits. The prestige of a commander is not established by relying on the compliments of his subordinates, but by relying on the victory of each battle, and the glory is achieved again and again.

Achieve your reputation and prove your abilities!

General Yamamoto waved his hand, stopped Lieutenant General Matsuda, and said with words of admiration: "Matsuda-kun, follow my order!" After Matsuda saluted with a military salute, he left with an expression of reverence.

The cabin fell silent, and a smile appeared on General Yamamoto's lips, "I'm looking forward to it very much. The process of hunting and waiting may be boring, but once the prey enters the trap and the harvest is harvested, the excitement is unparalleled by ordinary people."

I feel it!" He thought to himself.

The commander of the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet, Vice Admiral Fullwood, did not realize that he had become the prey of the commander of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet, Admiral Yamamoto. He had just received an order from the Joint Chiefs of Staff to return immediately.

Mainland, escorting the second batch of four divisions of the Second Army to reinforce the Hawaiian Island battlefield.

To be fair, Lieutenant General Fullwood was very dissatisfied with the order of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The situation of the Second Army on the battlefield on Hawaii Island was not optimistic. Seventy or eighty thousand troops were squeezed into a small area of ​​less than a hundred square kilometers.

Within the area, if the fleet's naval guns and carrier-based aircraft did not support a fire protection net for the Second Group Army, the Japanese artillery shells could level the landing site.

Out of a sense of military responsibility, Lieutenant General Fullwood was deeply worried about the situation of the Second Army that lost the fire support of the fleet after the fleet returned to the mainland to perform escort missions. In this regard, he and the commander of the group army, Lieutenant General Harrison,

, exchanged opinions sincerely, hoping that Lieutenant General Harrison could join forces with him to persuade the Joint Chiefs of Staff to send other escort warships.

In fact, Lieutenant General Harrison is not as clear about his current situation as Lieutenant General Fullwood. He also knows that once the Pacific Fleet leaves and loses air supremacy and fleet fire support, the Second Army will not be able to respond until the second batch of reinforcements arrive.

The days before were difficult, but he had to ask for more troops.

From yesterday to now, sneak attacks by small groups of Japanese troops, the nuisance of sporadic cold artillery, and ghostly air raids by Japanese aircraft have caused thousands of casualties to the troops. A single Japanese artillery shell or bomb fell.

, can kill more than ten or twenty soldiers. If they are crowded in such a pigsty-sized place, the Second Army will be beaten to death by the Japanese. The only way to survive is to fight them out!

Fighting out requires troops. Therefore, Lieutenant General Harrison faced Lieutenant General Fullwood's concerns and comforted him: "Commander Fullwood, you can safely command the fleet to complete the escort mission. With the presence of the Second Army,

If we have some troops on the front line at the landing site and can support them for a week, there shouldn't be much of a problem."

"The Japanese want to eat up my second group army in one bite, but they don't have such a big appetite! You also know that I am in urgent need of reinforcements! However, General Fullwood, I still want to remind you to prevent the Japanese naval fleet from attacking. The former Pacific

The lessons learned by the fleet aircraft carrier formation in the Midway waters are profound!"

Having said that, what else could Lieutenant General Fullwood say? The one who urgently requested reinforcements was Lieutenant General Harrison sitting opposite him. What's more, in the two days of entangled air battles, the fleet's carrier-based aircraft

The losses were considerable, and ammunition and fuel were in urgent need of replenishment. Lieutenant General Fullwood knew better that apart from his own fleet, the country might no longer be able to produce a decent escort fleet!

However, for Lieutenant General Harrison's final words, which were almost a warning, Lieutenant General Fullwood felt very unhappy and had no way to refute them. As the so-called "not speculative", the two lieutenant generals ended the conversation and each thought about their own thoughts.

bid farewell.

In the early morning of June 28, the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet weighed anchor from Hawaii Island and embarked on a voyage back to the mainland.