"Even though the fleet is fully deployed this time, I'm still worried,......" Yamamoto said to his staff officer aboard his flagship, the Nagato.

Due to rush work, although the battleship Yamato was built, it did not complete its training and could not serve as the flagship of the fleet.

So this time, although the battleship Yamato went to sea with the fleet, its own combat effectiveness was really not very reliable.

This time, Yamamoto 56 relied on the First Air Fleet in Nagumo's hand, the famous Japanese Navy aircraft carriers.

Moreover, Yamamoto's combined fleet poured out this time, and even directly brought the landing troops, in order to surprise the United States directly at Midway.

"Your Excellency, there is no need to worry at all, our current strength is three times that of the enemy, and there is no possibility of losing at all......," the staff officer said to his general sincerely.

Yamamoto Isoroku was a little uneasy, because he really didn't know if the Americans would be aware of his attempt to attack Midway.

"We were forced to fight this war by the Americans. This is already passive, so we have to be careful with every encounter. Yamamoto Fifty-six looked at the endless sea in front of him and said to his subordinates.

He didn't look back, paused and continued: "There are nothing more than three situations that appear in front of us. ”

Speaking of this, he stretched out three fingers: "First! The U.S. Navy did not appear in the nearby waters; second, they were then forced to go to war; Thirdly, they are waiting for us there. ”

"Of the three scenarios, the third is the most troublesome, so we have to focus on the third situation." Yamamoto fifty-six scheming analysis.

"Nagumo's attack cluster, the first batch will strike at ground targets at Midway, and try to destroy the airfield facilities there." As in history, Yamamoto's plan was to spearhead the operation against the immovable Midway.

Because the search for the U.S. fleet was too complicated, Yamamoto Isoroku could not guarantee that he would be able to find the erratic U.S. fleet in the first place.

"The reconnaissance opportunity searches all the nearby seas for possible ...... of the American fleet" Because of his deep lack of confidence, Yamamoto Isoroku repeated his battle plan.

He began repeating the plan yesterday, April 28. This is also a very rare situation, after all, there are not many situations that can make Yamamoto fifty-six nervous.

"If the U.S. Navy is not there, then the battleship fleet can press on all fronts and destroy all the fortifications on Midway!" As he spoke, Yamamoto Isoroku drew a picture of his hope in his mind.

Six battleships lined up and bombarded the defensive positions of Midway in the offshore waters. Even if the U.S. Navy arrived, it would have to deal with the pressure on the beachhead first.

When the U.S. Navy planes pounced on the Japanese battleship forces, they were bitten and slaughtered by the Zero fighters.

Then, the U.S. carrier-based aircraft, which had run out of fuel, began to return home, and the Zero fighters could follow and discover the exact position of the U.S. fleet thanks to their long range.

Once the exact location of the U.S. fleet was discovered, the Japanese carrier-based aircraft, which had absolute numerical superiority, could easily ravage and take out the remnants of the U.S. fleet.

"After completely annihilating the U.S. fleet, we can logically take Midway, and then start attacking Hawaii ......" After finishing his battle deployment, Yamamoto Isoroku reveled in himself.

Indeed, if this script is followed, the US Navy fleet will really suffer a big loss at Midway.

But this is not the case. In April, the United States rushed to repair the road air base at Midway and expanded its aircraft stockpile.

More than 40,000 U.S. soldiers were recently sent to Midway, along with 400 P-40 fighter jets.

The US Navy assembled 2 aircraft carriers near Midway, as well as as destroyers.

These warships can guarantee the absolute safety of the two aircraft carriers, and at the same time can also deter the Japanese fleet from risking close to its own aircraft carrier forces.

Major General Fletcher threw all the forces he could at his disposal at Midway, and near the Solomon Islands, the U.S. military was actually singing an empty plan.

On 29 April, Vice Admiral Nagumo Tadaichi commanded his veteran forces and attacked Pearl Harbor, including the "Akagi", "Kaga", "Soryu", "Flying Dragon", "Shozuru", and "Zuizuru", a total of six aircraft carriers, arrived near Midway.

Isoroku Yamamoto personally commanded 6 battleships and battle cruisers, including the Nagato, Mutsu, and 4 Kongo-class battlecruisers.

Because of the speed, Yamamoto did not take the other two battleships, namely the Ise and the Hyuga, but chose the Kongo-class battlecruisers with a faster speed.

Anyway, the Japanese navy had an absolute superiority in numbers, so it simply brought two fewer ships and let them stay near Malaya to carry out the task of attacking and harassing the other side.

The Japanese naval fleet, which had absolute superiority, opened the prelude to the Battle of Midway in the early morning of April 30.

Nagumo Tadashi immediately ordered the bombers to take off, and the first batch of 110 bombers, under the cover of 20 Zero fighters, flew to Midway.

The American defenders, who had set up a makeshift radar station on Midway, immediately sent interceptor planes.

The two sides engaged in a fierce air battle, and the Japanese pilots found that this time they had kicked on the iron plate.

Because of the more efficient take-off fighters from the army airfield, the P-40 fighters of the U.S. Army Air Corps went out frantically to intercept the Japanese fighters.

Although the Japanese fighters had a performance advantage and knew the main performance of the P-40 fighters, they were too numerically inferior.

The 20 covering Zero fighters were not at all the opponents of more than 100 P-40 fighters, and in the first wave of engagement between the two sides, the Japanese suffered a small loss.

"Your Excellency, General Nagumo just called...... Our army lost 12 carrier-based aircraft, and the Americans had a large number of aircraft...... "An officer came and reported to Isoroku Yamamoto the latest situation in the battle.

Yamamoto's eyelids jumped, and he seemed to feel that today was a bit evil and not suitable for a decisive battle to gamble on fate.

After thinking about it, Yamamoto Fifty-six finally rode the tiger and gave his own order: "Let the aviation attack the enemy's road aviation planes first!" The battleship fleet is ready to press on! ”