ps: The monthly ticket list was blown up 2 places in one day, crying...... Please, all the additions will definitely be done, this month can't be done, and next month, continue to ask for a monthly pass......

"Salute!"

Several American pilots who were captured after falling into the water barely raised their hands, and many more refused to do so. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"Bastard, do you hear me? Salute me! The Japanese naval gendarmes who escorted them behind them were furious.

"Forget it, don't force it, everyone sit down." Tsukahara smiled, "Bring each of them a cup of coffee." ”

"Let me introduce myself, I'm Tsukahara 243, Admiral, Acting Commander of the Combined Fleet for this operation; The one on the left hand next to me is Ryunosuke Kusaka, Vice Admiral, Chief of Staff of the Combined Fleet; The one on the right is Minoru Genda, the chief aviation staff officer of the Combined Fleet and the chief of staff of the First Air Campaign, and the others are all staff officers of the headquarters, so I won't introduce them one by one...... I'm sure many of you have heard of our name, but you don't know anyone. Tsukahara said fluently in English, "Well, can you introduce yourself?" ”

"Robert, Navy Ensign, Massachusetts."

"Joey, Army Sergeant, native of Wisconsin."

……

More than a dozen American pilots who were escorted up introduced themselves, and they were very cautious and vigilant, only informing them of their names and ranks, and even refusing to say the number of their unit.

However, Tsukahara and the others were not concerned about this, they really wanted to dig out information from the American population, but they were not interested in such "secrets" as numbers and numbers, and what they wanted to know was the open content of the training system and process of the US Army, Navy and Air Force, and at the same time, they wanted to compare it with what they had learned before, dig out the differences from it, and provide guidance for the next step of the operation.

"I admire you very much, you dare to fly more than 2,000 kilometers to carry out an offensive mission without fighter escort, I think this mission is no different from sending you to death, your commander is very cold-blooded and cruel...... Of course, you're lucky enough to be picked up by us and put in a prisoner of war camp. ”

A few people subconsciously retorted, and many bowed their heads and remained silent. Cold or cold-blooded, cruel or cruel, they didn't know before taking off, and the process of being beaten down, soaked in the seawater and then trying their best to be rescued was a big shock to them.

"I know what your commander thinks, you have a lot of planes and pilots, and you think that as long as you attack our army's oil tankers, you can force us to retreat, after all, building oil tankers is not as fast as building planes, Japan is small and weak, and you can't fight the United States in a war of attrition, right? But the only thing these politicians didn't expect was people, the Japanese, like the Americans, had to be born and lived until they were 18 years old before they could become soldiers, and they had to undergo long-term training to become pilots...... not industrial products, and they could be produced continuously as soon as they were put on the assembly line," Ryunosuke Kusaka smiled, "You also visited the Yamato just now, aren't you very impressed?" You don't have such a mighty super battleship until now, have you? It is really sad and lamenic that the US authorities, which claim to value human values and protect the people the most, have now come to the point of inciting young people to launch suicide attacks to fight for the enemy's steel......

"Don't be nervous, the commander is just to talk to you about your daily life, and after the questioning, he will let you and a group of wounded prisoners of war of your army go back to Hawaii, so you are the luckiest ones." Minoru Genda explained, "There is no conspiracy to let you go back, the main thing is that we have sunk several freighters, and we are a little short of medicines and other supplies, so we can't provide you with adequate medical care and living conditions. Out of humanitarian reasons, we have decided to release a group of wounded prisoners of war, and if you are afraid of reprisals, you can remain as prisoners, and we will transfer you back to China. ”

At this point, smart people already understand: if you offer something that the Japanese are interested in, you will have a chance to return to Hawaii...... Although the Japanese navy is still relatively civilized, if given a choice, the oni are willing to stay as prisoners.

The interrogation lasted for more than 2 hours, and Tsukahara and the others were very satisfied, and finally said: "Today I will send a telegram to the defenders of Pearl Harbor, and ask them to send a medical ship to pick you up, you should prepare well, don't come to this kind of death mission next time, and you may not have such good luck if you are beaten down again." ”

"Yes, thank you, sir."

A few captives who had resisted just now were finally willing to salute and say goodbye. Obediently, general, lieutenant general...... How did he ever talk to the general? However, when I became a prisoner, I also met the Japanese general, and I saw that this posture was not as terrible as the commanders described.

"Sir, do you really want to put back these dozen or so pilots who were not injured?"

"Of course, if you promise them, you can't go back." Tsukahara asked rhetorically, "Do you think they still have the confidence and fighting spirit to carry out this kind of mission again?" ”

"I understand what you're thinking, but I'm afraid that the Americans won't let this sound get out, and they'll put these people back in hospitals."

Tsukahara shook his head: "The United States is not Japan, and the same measures can be blocked and kept secret in Japan, but not necessarily in the United States; And don't you think that the officers and men of our army were quarantined until release after Midway, and did not have much complaints about the Navy, the Americans dare to do this...... Hehe......"

Minoru Genda also thinks about it, Japan's black cauldron has been completely carried by King Hirokoshi Fushimi Palace, Shigetaro Shimada and Tadaichi Nagumo, where can the United States find such a responsible person.

"Today's situation is very important, you carefully sort it out and send it back to China, and ask the chief to decide."

While Hoffman and Keitel were discussing the direction of the South American war, Horikichi was also holding a meeting on the next phase of the Japanese Navy's operations at the Tokyo Military Command Department.

"The Combined Fleet and the 2nd Guards Division have successfully occupied Christmas Island and related affiliated islands such as Washington Island and Napali, and after a short rest, Admiral Tsukahara has divided the Combined Fleet into two routes, one with the main force of the First Voyage Battle, to the east of Hawaii to carry out the operation of breaking diplomatic relations, and the other way, including the main force of the fleet, to the southeast to sweep all parts of the former French Polynesian Islands."

Washington Island is generally known as Terraina Island, there is a freshwater lake on the island is more important, Napali is the closest atoll to Christmas Island, the US military has not deployed ground troops on it, and it is easy to occupy, Tsukahara left dozens of people and some water scouts to carry out monitoring tasks.

The French Polynesian Islands are currently the territory of the "Free French", and their strength is very weak, except for some old auxiliary warships and freighters, there are very few ground troops and air forces, and it is not too difficult to capture. As far as the Combined Fleet is concerned, after the deployment of the main force of the Guards Division, the huge transport fleet can return to the sea, which is relatively less cumbersome.

Chiaki Matsuda continued, "Based on the request of the fleet and the deployment of the commander, the Ministry of the Navy has mobilized 40 oil tankers for the next stage through various efforts, and is currently concentrating them on the Japanese mainland. Among them, 4 ships of the Nanjing regime, distributed in Qingdao, Shanghai and Guangzhou, have taken the lead in setting off and arriving; Three tankers of the Chongqing regime, which have been hidden in Macao and disguised as a third country, have officially set off; The Stalinist regime promised to trade 8 ships, and the first batch of 3 ships had already set off from Vladivostok; The Army delivered 12 ships; The Navy itself transferred 18 aircraft (including 6 escort aircraft carriers...... There are 40 ships in total, with a total deadweight of about 285,000 tons.

In addition, in view of the further increase in consumption that may be brought about by the protracted and complicated war, the chief has reached a package agreement with European countries, and at present, 17 countries, including Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, the Netherlands, Belgium, Romania, Turkey, Sweden, and Finland, have agreed to provide oil tankers, ranging from one to 17 (Britain), with a total of about 100 ships and an estimated transportation capacity of 700,000 tons. ”

Many people were surprised, the commander initially only said 40 ships, 300,000 tons of consumption, but now all of a sudden 100 ships/700,000 tons, is it very meaningful?

"My initial concern was that I was afraid that 40 ships/300,000 tons would not be enough, so I wanted to prepare more, but a long telegram from the front line from Tsukahara reminded me, so I added another 100 ships/700,000 tons." Horikichi stood up and said slowly, "Please Matsuda-kun send a long telegram from the Combined Fleet for everyone to peruse......

“…… According to public information, in 1935, the U.S. Navy introduced a naval aviation alternate student system, which selected and trained pilots from college students aged 18-28 for a period of one year, and retired with the rank of second lieutenant or lieutenant after completing their studies, and the cumulative number of naval reserve pilots trained by the program reached about 1,500 after five years; After the outbreak of the European War in 1939, the U.S. military entered the formal expansion stage, 11 air stations began to recruit new cadets, and in colleges and universities (universities, junior colleges, community colleges) generally set up aviation schools, a total of more than 700, all college students who are willing to learn to fly can sign up, some short-term course trainees can also sign up, the whole project is collectively called CPT course. It includes 72 hours of ground learning, 35-40 hours of primary trainer training, and 50-60 hours of advanced trainer training after passing the pass, and the pilot graduation certificate is awarded to those who pass. Nearly 5,000 pilots were certified before Pearl Harbor for the entire course......"

Everyone nodded, the Japanese naval pilots were two completely different training paths: they were carefully selected from among the middle school students, and they began training at the age of 14, and after a rigorous selection, the selected ones first underwent eight months of extensive training and about 100 hours of flight; Alternate officer training is more rigorous, with a training duration of 10 months and 150-175 hours of flight during the training period. Then they were encouraged to apply for the naval academy and strive to become officers, so that only about 100 pilots could be trained every year, and the maximum number of pilots was only about 250 a year.

From the beginning of training to the service on the aircraft carrier, each pilot has been trained for up to 5 years, and a veteran naval aviation officer like Mitsuo Fuchida is still flying on the front line at the age of 42, and if you count from the age of 15, he has been flying for at least 25 years!

"After the Pearl Harbor incident, the U.S. military changed its air force recruitment system, no longer emphasizing the need for advanced diploma holders, who can apply after graduating from high school, because they also face a shortage of pilots...... According to the prisoners' confessions and our statistics, if the reserve officers who participated in the CTP training before the Pearl Harbor incident were still fighting on the front line, the attrition rate would have exceeded 85 percent, the loss rate of the US army's front-line aviation before the war would have exceeded 90 percent, and the survival rate of our army's front-line pilots before the war was at least 60 percent, even if measured by the carrier-based aircraft pilots with the highest loss rate, there were still more than 45 percent! ”