Because Yamamoto believed the Japanese pilots' false reports of the results, he decided to personally inspect several airfields of the Japanese army on the front line in order to boost the morale of the Japanese army.

Many generals in the Japanese army were anxious about Yamamoto's decision, because it was too dangerous to do so, and it was difficult to guarantee that they would not be attacked by the American army.

But Yamamoto Isoroku didn't listen to anyone's words, and stubbornly wanted to inspect it himself, and even he thought that those generals who dissuaded him were against the spirit of bushido, and Yamamoto Isoroku thought that as an admiral, if he was deterred in the face of this danger, then how could he ask his subordinates to fight bravely?!

He then ordered his close staff officer, Watanabe, to draw up schedules and send them by radio to the locations of the troops that needed to be inspected.

"Your Excellency, General!" Staff Officer Watanabe hesitated a little when he received this order: "Radio transmission...... It is possible that it will be intercepted and translated by American ghost animals, which is a bit unsafe! ”

Staff Officer Watanabe's concern was warranted, as there was already plenty of evidence that the U.S. military had been able to decipher the Japanese telegraphs...... This was also one of the reasons for the disastrous defeat of the Japanese army in the Battle of Midway, because the decipherment of the Japanese telegram enabled the US military to fully grasp the deployment of Japanese troops and formulate a targeted combat plan accordingly.

The Japanese did not know this at the time of the Battle of Midway, but now it is no secret to the Japanese army.

"Watanabe-kun!" Yamamoto replied confidently: "Please rest assured, the set of codes we are using now was activated just ten days ago, and it is impossible for the Americans to decipher it so quickly!" ”

Seeing that Yamamoto Fifty-six was so resolute, Watanabe Staff Officer stopped persuading.

Yamamoto Fifty-six naturally has his own reasons for doing this, and his reason is ...... The islands he was going to inspect were all 520 kilometers away from the US military Kuah Island airfield, and the combat distance of US fighters was only 400 kilometers, so Yamamoto 56 did not seem to have to worry about a sneak attack by US troops at all. What's more, at this time, the Kuah Island airfield had been bombed by the Japanese army in the "Operation I" plan, and their air fleet was also seriously hit. At this time, the Americans are only afraid that they are still busy rebuilding the Kuah Island airport, where can they still afford to pay attention to whether Yamamoto Isoroku will inspect it?!

As a result, the highly classified telegram was sent over the radio waves from the Yamamoto headquarters in Rabaul, and the radio waves flew over the South Pacific Sea and air, reaching the North Solomonic units where the Japanese were located, as well as the Americans.

At first, it was true that Yamamoto 56 had guessed, and although the telegram was intercepted by the United States, it could not be deciphered, so it was not known what information was hidden inside.

"General!" On this day, Halsey flew to Kuah Island again, and Zhang Chi was not surprised by this, because Halsey had been thinking about launching a counteroffensive against the Japanese...... Halsey had been hoping to make good on what he said: "Kill the Japanese." Kill the Japanese, kill more Japanese! ”

Therefore, Zhang Chi thought that Halsey had come to Kuah Island to inspect the preparations and prepare to launch a counteroffensive.

But this time, Zhang Chi guessed wrong.

"Zhang ......" Halsey said as he walked to the jeep with Zhang Chi, "I didn't come to you on this trip, we have a thorny problem!" ”

"Oh!" Zhang Chi couldn't figure out what thorny problems would be at this time.

"That's right!" As soon as the jeep started, Halsey explained: "We have always been able to decipher the Japanese telegrams, so we can always get the information first. But...... Ten days ago, the Japanese suddenly changed to a completely new set of codes, so we don't know anything about the Japanese now. We think. It is not appropriate to launch a counteroffensive at this time! ”

"Hmm!" Zhang Chi agrees.

As we all know, the collection of intelligence plays a crucial role in a battle, and if the information is not sufficient and the counterattack is rashly launched, it is irresponsible for the lives of soldiers.

The jeep drove on the road of Kuah for more than ten minutes. Then there was a "whoosh" and stopped in front of a bungalow.

Zhang Chi knew that it was the intelligence department of the US military on Kuah Island...... But it's just that he just knows, which is not to say that Zhang Chi is not limited to knowing more, but Zhang Chi has always been unconcerned about this part, so although he knows that there is such a department, he has never been in contact.

"General!" He was greeted by a mustachioed American officer. He saluted Halsey.

After returning the salute casually, Halsey said to Zhang Chi: "Maybe I don't need to introduce you, this is Major Jim from the Intelligence Department!" ”

"Uh......" Zhang Chi was a little embarrassed by this. Because he really didn't know much about this subordinate.

"Of course!" Major Jim was very understanding to relieve Zhang Chi, he saluted Zhang Chi and said: "We have been fighting with the Colonel for more than a month, and we all admire the Colonel's command skills, especially the Colonel's judgment, because the Colonel always seems to be ahead of us, which makes us all look a little redundant!" ”

What Major Jim said was not a lie, but Zhang Chi was always able to make judgments faster than the intelligence department in the entire battle of Kuah Island, such as the conclusion that the Japanese army would launch an offensive not long ago, which made Jim and the others a little unimaginable, they couldn't believe that they could make such an accurate judgment without the support of sufficient intelligence.

What they don't know, of course...... In fact, Zhang Chi has an element of cheating, and his historical knowledge allows him to know which direction the war situation will develop.

After walking into this inconspicuous wooden house, what appeared in front of Zhang Chi was a transmitter and some instruments that Zhang Chi had never even seen.

Major Jim took Halsey and Zhang Chi to his office, took out a stack of papers from the drawer, put them in front of Halsey, and said, "General, that's it...... Up to now, three hundred and five hours, during which time the Japanese army has changed the new code, and we have racked our brains to decipher these messages. ”

Major Jim then handed Halsey another telegram and said, "This was intercepted yesterday, and the same message was sent to different places, so ...... We fear that this could be another operational plan organized by the Japanese. ”

Halsey looked at the telegram and replied, "If it's just a Japanese battle plan, I'm not worried. ”

The meaning of Halsey's words was obvious, he was not worried about the Japanese attack...... The reason is that Kuah Island has radar, and even if it can't decipher the code, Kuah Island can detect the Japanese aircraft group first and prepare in time.

Halsey's concern was that he was missing out on important information because he couldn't decipher the code. (To be continued.) )