791 New War V: We Capture Hawaii!

End of August 1938. The atmosphere of national jubilation in Tokyo when the news of the victory in the "Japan-Soviet War" first came, now gradually turned into a deep uneasiness as newspapers large and small published more reports about the war, and the invincible Japanese Imperial Army, behaved in this war, no matter how you look at it, it is like playing soy sauce behind Germany and China! The reason why we were able to get more than 100,000 square kilometers of territory turned out to be just because we stood in the right line. And the large-scale, fierce and unusually fierce conference battles turned out to be fought by the Chinese and the Germans! Looking at the way they fought with tens of thousands of artillery, thousands of planes, thousands of tanks, and millions of troops, all made the tens of millions of islanders on the Japanese archipelago feel a chill! If such an enemy were to attack Japan one day, would the Japanese Army, which had no tanks and not many aircraft, be able to withstand it?

And it's not just the ignorant citizens who are asking such questions. There is also the descendant of the god who lives deep in the palace and directly leads the army and navy, the Japanese Showa Emperor Hirohito, and a large number of powerful people around Hirohito. In order to clarify this issue, Emperor Hirohito personally convened a joint meeting of the Five Ministers and the General Staff on August 15, 1938.

As the Minister of the Imperial Palace, Kokito Kokazu, said: "His Majesty the Emperor has arrived, and all the officials greet you!" Shouts. Emperor Hirohito, dressed in the generalissimo of the Army and Navy, strode into the venue through the imperial entrance. The Japanese emperor, whose face was full of gloom, frowned, glanced at the ministers who bowed their heads to greet the holy driver, and sighed softly. His ministers, whether it is Prime Minister Ugaki Issei, War Minister Sugiyama Moto, Navy Minister Eisuke Yamamoto, Foreign Minister Kishigero Bihara, and Minister of Finance Kaya Konobu, now seem to be mediocre talents, and they are not at all comparable to Okubo Toshitsu, Kido Takayo, Ito Hirobumi, Mutsu Munemitsu, Yama Prefecture Aritomo, and Yamamoto Gonbei among the Meiji sages. However, the situation facing Japan today is even more difficult than it was during the Meiji period. The Shina, which was once defeated by the Meiji Emperor, has now risen to become a first-class power! However, the Japanese Empire is declining day by day, and since the defeat of 9.18, it has been in a slump, and it is almost impossible to find the direction, and it is a 180-degree turn to unite against the British. No matter how you look at it, it's all the first rat, and I don't know what other countries think of Japan?

The Emperor sighed and sat down on his throne. At this time, Minister Kido said in a loud voice: "After the ceremony, the ministers are seated!" Immediately afterward, there was a sound of chairs moving in the room, and everyone sat down stiffly, looking up at the emperor who was high above.

Ugaki Kazunari left his seat and walked over to the throne just about to bow and salute. Emperor Hirohito's cold "Tsuruyin" remembered, "Ugaki, I heard that the cabinet has reached a secret agreement with Shina and is ready to jointly oppose Britain and France, but is there such a thing?" ”

Ugaki Kazunari raised his eyes and looked at the emperor, and when he saw that the great god's face was not pale, and his eyes were cold, he knew that things were a little troublesome. But it's no wonder that the current Japanese Empire is completely shameless. One moment pro-Soviet, and the next time followed China to oppose the Soviet Union, and when China and Germany defeated the Soviet Union with great effort, Japan just took out the benefits, and received a loan of 50 million pounds from the British to help the British together, and as soon as the drawings and samples of the 50 million pounds and several new aircraft engines arrived, they had to fight against Britain with China, and even gave the old friend of the Japanese Empire, Emperor Puyi, as a gift to the Nationalist Government! It is really unprecedented for a country to be shameless to such an extent! As the supreme ruler of the country, Emperor Hirohito naturally gained the reputation of a "repeated villain......

In the face of Hirohito's questioning, Ugaki Issei had to hang his bald head deeply and said in a low voice: "The minister is terrified. The current international situation is ever-changing, but the empire is ...... The country is in decline, so it has to maneuver around the great powers, and Xu Tu revives ......"

"I inherited the inheritance of the previous emperor, and I am really the overlord of the East and the leader of Asia!" Emperor Hirohito's face was already pale, and even his voice trembled slightly. "And now it's only been more than ten years, but the country has declined, and I have to beg for mercy from the powers, it seems that I am a complete faint king!"

"Your Majesty......" Ugaki was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to answer. The atmosphere in the conference room suddenly reached the extreme, and everyone was silent. After a long time, he heard footsteps, and Emperor Hirohito looked up and saw that it was Army Chief of Staff Nagata Tetsuyama who had walked to the front of the Emperor. Nagata bowed and said loudly: "Your Majesty does not need to worry about the current situation, because the current empire has a good opportunity for revival, and I believe that it will not be long before the foundation of the thousand-year hegemony can be laid!" And for the sake of future generations, why should we be villains? Thinking about Hitler in Germany and Luo Yaoguo in China, didn't they also deceive Stalin without faith? ”

"A good opportunity for revival?" Hirohito's face looked a little better. "Is it the seizure of Landin and Australia?"

"Exactly!"

"This time I won't be untrustworthy, will I?"

"If the empire wants to open up territory, you don't need to look at the face of China! Because the empire was closer to Lanyin and Australia than to China, and there was no fortress like Singapore on the empire's southward route. Therefore, this time the United China went south to Australia is a godsend opportunity to realize the hegemony of the empire! ”

Emperor Hirohito's face softened significantly, and he glanced at Ugaki again, "Ugaki Qing, is it a God-given opportunity to go south together with Uzaki Qing?" Have you grasped the opportunity to lead the cabinet and seize this opportunity to revitalize the country's fortunes? ”

Ugaki Kazunari looked at the emperor, then at Nagata, and then at Eisuke Yamamoto, the minister of the navy, who was sitting still, and finally just smiled bitterly: "The minister is intelligent and reckless, and it is really difficult to lead the cabinet in the current international situation...... His Majesty was grateful to him for his majesty's thoughts, and he asked for his resignation as prime minister. ”

In this way, the cabinet of Ugaki Issei, who had led the Japanese empire for seven years in this time and space, finally collapsed when the army and navy and the Japanese emperor Hirohito were bored. To tell the truth, this cabinet has never had a basis of public opinion, but is just a ruling tool of the emperor and the army and navy. But his downfall was sudden.

According to the research of some historians in later generations, Ugaki Kazunari's words are actually for another reason. And his "incompetence" is precisely the least justification for rhetoric. In fact, when the emperor directly commands the army and navy, a prime minister who is both incompetent and has the status of an active army general is in the best interests of the Japanese emperor. This is also the reason why Ugaki was able to stay on the throne of prime minister for seven years. The real reason for his resignation is said to be because of "anti-war", although Ugaki Kazunari supports the "Anglo-Japanese Alliance", he is opposed to really helping Britain to go to war with Chinese imperialism. Similarly, he was not sure that he would go south to seize Australia...... Because, the navy told him that if he went south, he must prepare for war with the powerful United States! Therefore, this "incompetent prime minister", who was afraid of wolves and tigers, and did not dare to disobey the wishes of the army, navy, and emperor, simply chose to retreat bravely. The responsibility for waging the war and leading it was placed on his successor, Duke Konoe Fumi, who had no military experience.

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When there was a major earthquake in Japanese politics, Duke Konoe was busy organizing his new government. Far away in Kure's Gungang Harbor, the battleship Nagato was on board the Japanese Combined Fleet Command, but it was going all out, preparing a battle plan that would bring unimaginable disasters to Japan and attack Pearl Harbor!

The commander of the Combined Fleet, Isoroku Yamamoto, was locked up in his cabin all day long, and his four favorite generals, Kuroshima Kameto, Onishi Takijiro, Minoru Genda, and Kengoro Hetofu, studied all kinds of information about Pearl Harbor and the U.S. Pacific Fleet, and also did war games on a huge Pacific chart, repeatedly looking for a tactic that could kill the U.S. Pacific Fleet with one blow!

Of course, Yamamoto Fifty-six didn't know at this time that he only had three favorite generals in history, and among them, there was no such likable-looking "Prince Hefu", that is, the genius little spy Kim Sung-ju of the Korean Independence Army! After being admitted to the Japanese Navy with an excellent score of 9th, Kengoro Hetofu (Kim Sung-joo) married the daughter of Eisuke Yamamoto under the arrangement of his adoptive father, and became the son-in-law of the Yamamoto family (Yamamoto Gonbei family). And he was also vigorously promoted by his father-in-law, who was the Minister of the Navy. At the age of 26, he became a captain in the Navy and also served as a squadron leader of the torpedo attack aircraft squadron of the newly built aircraft carrier USS Akagi. In addition, because of his outstanding performance in several exercises and unparalleled sycophancy, he was appreciated by Minoru Harada, who was then a staff officer of the Combined Fleet Aviation, and recommended him to the commander of the Combined Fleet, Isoroku Yamamoto, with the faint intention of training him to be the next Combined Fleet Aviation Staff Officer. And this time to make a plan for a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, Yamamoto Fifty-six also let this liver Fu Kengoro participate......

The initial reason, of course, was simply to get him to solve the problem of using aviation torpedoes at Pearl Harbor, where the water depth was only a dozen meters. But unexpectedly, this somewhat military genius actually proposed a possibility that made Yamamoto feel a little risky.

"Your Excellency, may I ask a question?" Kengoro Liver himself didn't understand why he said such a thing, in the highly hierarchical Japanese army, how could a captain speak without authorization in front of a lieutenant general? But Kengoro did think of a way to deal a severe blow to US imperialism! Well, I don't know how this United States provoked him? During this time, as long as the thought of dealing with the United States, Kengoro was full of energy! It was even unprecedentedly concealed from his upline that Japan was planning a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor.

"Oh? If you have any advice for young people, just feel free to mention it! "Yamamoto Fifty-six didn't compare with Kengoro Hetofu, in fact, the temper of this head of the Japanese Combined Fleet is still good.

"Hey!" Kengoro walked to the chart table, raised his hand and pointed down at Hawaii and said, "Your Excellency, among all the Pacific islands, the Hawaiian Islands are undoubtedly the most strategically valuable!" On nautical charts, there are many islands west of Hawaii, and there are no islands to the east that can be used by a large fleet. If Hawaii is captured by the Empire, then the US Pacific Fleet will have to withdraw to the mainland! Moreover, without retaking Hawaii, it is impossible for the Americans to cross thousands of nautical miles to attack the empire itself, and even if it is necessary to reinforce Australia, it will be difficult. ”

"What!?" Yamamoto Fifty-six was stunned when he heard this, and his two frowns gradually twisted. "Capture Hawaii? Kuroshima, Onishi, Genda...... What do you guys think? Is it possible for us to take there? ”

"It's so adventurous! It's so adventurous! There was a stench all over his body, and the head of the "immortal staff" Kuroshima Kameto, who had never taken a bath, shook like a rattle. "To capture Hawaii, you need at least 100,000 troops! Moreover, these troops have to cross 3,000 kilometers of ocean and ship them to Hawaii, and our maritime capabilities simply cannot guarantee their logistical supply. And Hawaii is the home port of the Pacific Fleet, and the defense there must have been very strong...... It is estimated that it will be difficult to capture it in a short period of time, so the Combined Fleet will have to stay in the ocean near Hawaii to support the army in the operation. In this way, both the southward operation and the Philippine strategy must be postponed. ”

"Postpone it, postpone it!" Kengoro waved his hand indifferently and said: "According to the original battle plan, we will launch an attack on Pearl Harbor, the Philippines, Guam, New Guinea and other places at the same time, except for Pearl Harbor, which does not have to be put into the army, the rest must also be put into the army, and the total number has already exceeded 100,000." And in my opinion, there is no need to rush to seize the Philippines, Guam, New Guinea and other places, and it is completely possible to wait for the capture of Hawaii and then go back to seize these areas! ”

"If that's the case, wouldn't it be the entire Combined Fleet that will be pressed up? If there is a ...... in case" Onishi Taki Jiliang said this, and shook his head slightly.

"Onishi-kun! The sneak attack on Pearl Harbor was a gamble on the fortunes of the country, in case it was defeated...... Were there those battleships and heavy cruisers, and what was the difference between them and the Empire? It was Minoru Genda who spoke, and he was clearly in favor of Kengoro Liver's risky plan. He smiled deeply: "The United States has hundreds of thousands of troops now, and most of them are still training, how many people can there be in Pearl Harbor?" Except for the Pacific Fleet, which is still a force, the rest is nothing at all. If we succeed in the attack on Pearl Harbor, it will be a matter of determination to take Hawaii! Moreover, as long as Hawaii is in hand, the Japanese mainland can rest easy, even if the United States builds that uranium bomb, it will not threaten Japan, because there are no planes capable of crossing the Pacific to drop it. ”

"Uranium bombs!?" A trace of solemnity flashed on Yamamoto Fifty-six's face, and he was silent for a moment before nodding slightly. "I've heard of this uranium bomb too, and it's said that a small one can destroy the whole of Tokyo! True or not, we must not allow Tokyo to be threatened by American aircraft. For this reason, I would also like to support Kengoro Hitofu's suggestion that we want to take Hawaii! ”

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"Text."

In the garden of the Luo Mansion in Lushan, An Sihua walked to Luo Yaoguo, who was walking, and solemnly saluted him. "The Trans-Siberian Railway has been completely repaired, and the 1st, 2nd and 7th Panzer Divisions will soon be leaving for Germany. The 250 No. 4 tanks, which had been given priority to the four Panzer Divisions to Europe, had also been secretly loaded onto the trains. Judging by the current situation, our 1st Panzer Army will be able to catch up with the offensive at the end of the year! ”

"Well, 18 armored divisions should be able to defeat 14 armored divisions, right?" Luo Yaoguo said lightly. The request for China to send more panzer divisions to Europe to help in the war effort was made by Hitler. Because during the period of the Sino-German joint attack on the Soviet Union, Britain and France were also massively expanding their armored forces and air forces. In particular, the rate of expansion of armored forces is particularly staggering, and it is very easy to train tank drivers and pilots in countries like Britain and France, where industry is highly developed and the level of education is relatively high, compared to training air force pilots. Therefore, in less than a year, the armored forces of Britain and France have expanded to the same level as Germany! In this situation, Hitler naturally thought of China, an ally with 8 panzer divisions, but no place to use.

And after Luo Yaoguo received Hitler's request, he agreed without much thought. After all, Britain and France can only be defeated in Europe, and if these two world empires are not defeated as soon as possible, no matter how much territory China grabs in Asia, it will be difficult to guarantee that it will not be counterattacked back!

"Fuwen, don't worry, our 18 armored divisions with Germany are much stronger than the 14 armored divisions of Britain and France. Our armored divisions are all baptized by war, and they are all rookies with no experience in war. Moreover, our tanks were also better than those of the British and French, especially the No. 4 tank. The 75mm frontal armor of the fourth arranged at a 45-degree angle, the frontal armor of the 95mm turret is difficult to penetrate even the 75mm cannon of the French G1R battle tank, and the 88mm 56 times caliber cannon of the fourth tank can easily shatter the armor of any tank that can be made at present! Therefore, the land war in Europe was to be won, and as long as the navy could defeat Britain and France, the war would be over before 1940. ”

An Sihua said this with a hint of pride, to tell the truth that the land forces of China and Germany are indeed incomparably strong at present, not only the quantity and quality of tanks far surpass those of the opponent, but also the planes are far more powerful than the enemy, and the officers and men who operate these tanks and planes have also been tested in actual combat, which is incomparable to those recruits in the British and French troops. With such land power, defeating Britain and France on the Eurasian continent is simply a piece of cake, and the only thing that makes people feel a little uneasy is the navy. After all, Britain and France are both old naval powers, while the Chinese and German navies are much younger and immature.

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