Age of Conquest Reborn

At about four o'clock in the morning on July 4th, the commander of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet, Yamamoto Goh-Admiral, was awakened by a rapid knock on the door. He turned on the lights in the cabin and looked at his watch. At four o'clock in the morning, according to the fleet's sailing speed,

At this time, it has approached the US Pacific Fleet, and the Chief of Staff on duty, Lieutenant General Matsuda, should be here to report the situation. om//fastest update//

Opening the hatch, it turned out to be Chief of Staff Matsuda. However, at this moment, Lieutenant General Matsuda did not feel excited about catching prey at all, but looked anxious. General Yamamoto looked at his deputy in surprise and asked calmly.

Said: "Matsuda-kun, what unexpected situation happened?"

Lieutenant General Matsuda wiped the sweat from his face and reported hurriedly: "Your Excellency, Commander, we received a report from the submarine fleet monitoring the enemy. The U.S. Pacific Fleet was forced to slow down due to strong winds and waves.

The voyage was delayed for more than three hours and we did not reach the sea area where our fleet was scheduled to ambush. General, what should we do?"

Admiral Yamamoto frowned. This was indeed an unexpected situation. Due to unexpected circumstances, the US Pacific Fleet did not enter its own ambush circle. Ambushes at sea are not as good as on land. Land can be concealed on the spot. More than a hundred warships are operating in an unobstructed environment.

If you stay on the sea for one more minute, you will be exposed to more risks. When the sea calms down, the US Pacific Fleet will definitely send out reconnaissance planes. This is a common sense approach!

Damn the strong winds and waves. Yamamoto is very surprised. They are also warships. How come his own fleet, under the same harsh weather conditions, can reach the designated sea area on time, but the warships from the United States cannot. Could it be that there is an accident?

An accident?

Admiral Yamamoto asked: "Matsuda-kun, the submarine fleet, have you noticed any unusual actions by the US Pacific Fleet?"

Chief of Staff Matsuda shook his head and returned: "No, so far, the submarine fleet has not exposed its target."

General Yamamoto frowned and thought hard, how could this happen? What went wrong? Even if the American warships did not dare to sail at high speed, there would be a gap of about an hour, which was normal. When he was formulating the battle plan, he had already

Taking this situation into consideration, suddenly, an idea flashed in Yamamoto's mind, and he thought of the key to the problem.

It is a troop transport ship imported from the United States. In such strong winds and waves, the troop transport ship is no better than a warship and dare not sail at high speed. It is a troop transport ship imported from the United States and slows down the speed of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Damn it, a fatal negligence will lead to

The entire campaign plan could not proceed smoothly, General Yamamoto thought with annoyance, and deeply blamed himself for his negligence.

In fact, according to the strength in front of the combined fleet, the number of warships and carrier-based aircraft has an absolute advantage. Even if it confronts the U.S. Pacific Fleet head-on, there is a high chance of winning. However, this is not the way Admiral Yamamoto wants to play. The so-called "

"Kill the enemy one thousand, damage yourself eight hundred." When the U.S. Pacific Fleet, which has three aircraft carriers, desperately counterattacked, even if the combined fleet won, it would be a tragic victory!

The time for a head-on confrontation with the U.S. fleet is far from mature. Yamamoto, who is well aware of the foundation of U.S. national power, knows this very well. He is a brave general, but he is also a wise general. To end in a tragic victory is not the result he wants, or

Abandoning this ambush plan, or persisting, he thought rapidly. Various countermeasures flashed through his mind, but none of them were perfect.

After thinking for more than ten minutes, Yamamoto gritted his teeth and made up his mind. The fighter plane he had been waiting for for several days had appeared, so he could not give up easily. He decisively ordered: "Matsuda-kun, order all warships in the fleet to be on the spot.

Anchor, we continue to wait!"

Lieutenant General Matsuda was taken aback and hurriedly reminded: "Your Excellency, Commander, this is a very risky move. We are too close to the US Pacific Fleet and our target will be exposed at any time. In this way, the ambush becomes an encounter.

This is not the result you want. If the US fleet discovers us and starts attacking before us, the fleet will fall into a very passive situation!"

"The staff has a suggestion. Why don't our fleet sail against the US Pacific Fleet to gain back the lost time? Before the storm subsides and before the United States enters, we can launch an attack. This can also achieve the effect of an ambush!" Chief of Staff Matsuda

The suggestion, in effect, was to change the planned ambush location.

Admiral Yamamoto said angrily: "Matsuda-kun, have you ever thought about it, if according to your suggestion, the fleet sails against the U.S. Pacific Fleet, based on the time and the sailing speed of the enemy and our warships, then where is the sea area where the battle will take place?

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Yamamoto took a few steps to the map, pointed to a sea area, and continued: "This is here. This sea area is a coral reef with a radius of nearly a hundred square kilometers. Warships of more than 2,000 tons cannot pass. By then, we will

The main battleship, separated by the coral reef, cannot engage the enemy, and can only rely on carrier-based aircraft to attack. Facing a fleet with three aircraft carriers and dozens of warships, you know in your heart what the effect of the attack will be.

, what’s the difference?”

Looking at the somewhat dull Chief of Staff Matsuda, Admiral Yamamoto's tone slowed down slightly, but he still said in a very unkind tone: "After the battle begins, the US Pacific Fleet, which has not been severely damaged, will definitely not be reluctant to fight and will retreat at full speed.

Heading towards Hawaii Island, on that route, what kind of situation will the first aircraft carrier formation waiting to intercept and kill the US fleet face?"

"The U.S. Pacific Fleet has suffered almost no major losses in terms of strength. Rear Admiral Masa Kagecho's first aircraft carrier formation has only two aircraft carriers and twenty-six warships. The enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered. Rear Admiral Masa will suffer a big loss.

If our main fleet continues to pursue, we must

By the time we get around the coral reef, we will be at least more than an hour behind the U.S. Pacific Fleet. When we arrive, the first aircraft carrier group may not have a few warships left. Even if we completely annihilate the U.S. Pacific Fleet in the end, such a victory will

Is it what I need?"

General Yamamoto's voice was not high-pitched, and his tone was not very harsh, but there were fine beads of sweat on the forehead of Chief of Staff Matsuda, and he said in a nagging voice: "General, you taught me a lesson very well, and the department has learned a lesson."

, the staff department has considered the problem simply, but, general, are we just going to wait like this?"

Yamamoto raised his head for the first time, with ferocious flames dancing in his eyes, and his tone suddenly worsened, and he said: "No, it is extremely stupid to wait passively. The battle plan is partially changed. From now on, the main fleet will enter the first level of combat readiness.

Order the Fleet Meteorological Director to report the weather situation to the headquarters every thirty minutes. We must launch an attack before the United States enters!"

"Order the submarine fleet and carrier-based aircraft formation to launch an air attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet, abandon the original mission of attacking the U.S. aircraft carrier, and instead focus on attacking the escort warships outside the U.S. Pacific Fleet aircraft carrier, tearing a hole in its air defense fire network.

Commander

All the warships in the force fleet changed the target of the attack, letting go of the US troop transport ships, mainly attacking the US escort warships, and ordered the first aircraft carrier formation of Rear Admiral Masa Kagecho to change the original mission and attack the US troop transport ships. Chief of Staff Matsuda,

Convey my orders!"

A series of orders that made me dizzy. In fact, the ambush plan originally formulated by General Yamamoto has been changed beyond recognition. Correspondingly, the entire plan has also been completely adjusted. The only thing that has not changed is that the original ambush sea area can be used in unexpected situations.

After the appearance, corresponding adjustments were quickly made based on the actual situation, but the original goal of annihilating the enemy was not changed. Yamamoto Isoroku's commanding ability is evident, and he is even more ruthless!

At around 5:30 in the morning on July 4th, the stormy winds and huge waves that had been raging for almost a night in the eastern Pacific Ocean gradually calmed down. A little dawn appeared on the eastern horizon, and the calm sea returned to the sea.

A gentle side.

The commander of the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet, Vice Admiral Fullwood, had been awake almost all night. The damn wind and waves had delayed the fleet's voyage for more than three hours. For Lieutenant General Harrison, the commander of the Second Group Army who was looking forward to reinforcements,

, in these more than three hours, countless American soldiers were killed by Japanese bullets and artillery shells.

Lieutenant General Fullwood, who rubbed his sore eyes and looked increasingly haggard, ordered: "Convey my order and immediately dispatch a fleet of carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft, with the fleet as the center, to conduct a survey of all sea areas within a radius of 200 nautical miles.

, conduct reconnaissance, do not let go of any suspicious targets, communications officer, immediately notify Commander Harrison, the fleet will arrive at Hawaii Island in another ten hours!"

Lieutenant General Harrison must be notified of this situation, otherwise, the eager Second Army landing force may be thrown into disarray. The mixed formation of troop carriers and fleets itself limits the fleet's maneuverability. Lieutenant General Fullwood,

We absolutely do not want the Japanese fleet and troop carrier formation to appear at this time, which will be a drag in itself.

More than forty minutes ago, the commander of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet, Yamamoto, was in high spirits and neatly dressed in uniform. He stood on the command tower, looking at the sea that was not completely calm, and said to the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Matsuda, without looking back.

: "Matsuda-kun, convey my order. All carrier-based aircraft will take off in two waves to launch an attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Order all warships in the headquarters to sail at the highest speed and quickly engage the enemy!"

More than a hundred nautical miles apart, the two fleets of Japan and the United States quickly approached without either side being aware of it. The US Pacific Fleet was heading towards Hawaii Island, while the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet was heading from the direction of Hawaii.

The left front wing of the U.S. Pacific Fleet formation was inserted diagonally, like a samurai sword suddenly unsheathed, with coldness and cruelty, with murderous intent and bloodthirsty lust, suddenly thrust out!

At the tip of the knife were more than 200 Japanese Navy carrier-based fighters, torpedo bombers, and dive bombers that took off from six aircraft carriers.

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