Chapter 1149: Plan A

After the specific operational intentions of the eastern and western fronts have been explained, the next step is to make specific troop arrangements. On www.biquge.info the Eastern Front, the Imperial Navy's Pacific Fleet, twenty divisions of the Marine Corps, the 1st Army, the 14th Army, the 15th Army and the 16th Army. The Air Force will also devote a fighter squadron to assist on the Eastern Front. If the third phase of the plan is to be implemented, then the strength of the army will be further increased. After all, to wage war against the United States, it is not enough to invest only one or two million army forces.

On the Western Front, the Imperial Army was to commit to the 2nd Army, the 3rd Army, the 4th Army, the 5th Army, the 6th Army, the 11th Army, the 12th Army, the 19th Army. As well as the 1st Panzer Army and the 2nd Panzer Army. There were 10 armies in total, with more than 1.6 million men. In addition, on the Western Front, a million troops of the Russian Empire were to assist the Imperial Army. After all, if Russia launched an attack on Western Siberia, the Russian Empire would bear the brunt of the Russian attack.

The rest of the troops were used as reserves and for attacks on the South and West Asian theaters.

Once the war broke out, the Imperial Army would once again form twenty army groups, so that the Imperial Army would have enough troops to devote to future wars. If twenty armies are not enough, the empire can also form a third twenty army, or even a fourth twenty army. After all, an empire now has a population of nearly 600 million and mobilizes tens of millions of troops to fight war, which is like playing. The empire's vast industry was enough to arm these armies to the teeth. It will not be like Soviet Russia, if tens of millions of troops are really mobilized to fight, the vast majority of soldiers will only be able to have a Mosinagan rifle.

Of course, the combat effectiveness of the army mobilized later is obviously not comparable with that of the previous standing army. However, even so, the army of the empire can definitely be regarded as an elite army.

In addition to the Empire's own armies, the Empire's vassal states will also mobilize, and they will send twice as many troops as the existing standing army to help the Empire win the war. Although, the armies of these vassal states are not too strong in combat, even if they can't compete with the enemy's elite troops. However, there should be no problem in protecting logistical supply lines and maintaining law and order in the occupied areas.

After the meeting, the emperor asked the generals to prepare for the future war. After all, in the future war, the empire will not only have to win, but also win the war at the lowest cost. In this case, it is in the interests of the Empire. If the casualties are too heavy, even if the empire wins the war, it will be very disadvantageous for the empire.

The admirals of the navy stayed. According to the Empire's plan, once a war breaks out, the first army to launch the main attack of the Empire will be the navy. The Imperial Navy is responsible for the complete destruction of U.S. naval power in the Pacific and ensuring Imperial control of the Pacific.

"The Imperial Navy has a great responsibility in this future war. Whether the empire can win the United States depends largely on whether the imperial navy can suppress the United States. If the Imperial Navy can do this, then it will be much easier for the Empire in future wars. Wu Haoxuan said. The Imperial Navy has always been a branch of the armed forces that he attaches great importance to, and after decades of development, the Imperial Navy has become the most powerful navy in the world. Not to mention the fact that the Imperial Navy now had fourteen aircraft carriers, as well as twenty-eight escort carriers. Such strength is enough to dominate the oceans of the entire world. The next war, for the Imperial Navy, is the time for them to make a stunning appearance. Wu Haoxuan firmly believed that the performance of the Imperial Navy in future wars would definitely shock all countries in the world.

"Yes, Your Majesty." The generals of the Imperial Navy replied one after another.

"Chief of Staff, has the Navy's battle plan been drawn up?" Wu Haoxuan asked.

"Your Majesty, this plan should be reported by General Chen." Marshal Jiang Baili said.

Wu Haoxuan nodded and looked at Admiral Chen Houfu, commander of the Pacific Fleet.

"Your Majesty, once war breaks out, the Imperial Navy will decide to launch a sneak attack on the U.S. Navy's Hawaiian base and destroy the U.S. Navy's warships deployed here in one fell swoop. And waiting for an opportunity to capture it, and run the whole of Hawaii into a bridgehead for the empire against the United States. To that end, we drew up a plan for the Hawaiian operation. Admiral Chen Houfu said.

Although, the use of sneak attacks seems to be a little disgraceful. However, war is meant to be lived and died. In order to win the war, they will do everything they can. As the main adversary of the Empire, the United States adopted the method of sneak attack in order to win the war, which is also reasonable.

Wu Haoxuan nodded, and the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor was the first thing he proposed. In another time and space, small Japan adopted such tactics and inflicted heavy losses on the Pacific Fleet of the US Navy in one fell swoop, enabling Japan to gain a great advantage in the early stage of the Pacific theater. Of course, the Japanese Navy made many mistakes when it attacked Pearl Harbor, so that the Japanese Navy was finally overturned by the Americans. This time, the Imperial Navy will try to avoid these mistakes as much as possible when attacking Pearl Harbor, and in one fell swoop, it will completely block the US Navy's access to the Pacific Ocean. Wu Haoxuan even planned to build Hawaii into a sea fortress to continuously attract Americans to attack Hawaii. In this way, Americans can shed dry blood in Hawaii. In the future, if the empire were to launch an attack on the American mainland, it would be much easier.

"The detailed plan is that once war breaks out, the Empire will launch a sneak attack on the Pearl Harbor military base in Hawaii with 12 carrier strike groups. In addition to the 12 aircraft carriers, the Imperial Navy's Pacific Fleet will deploy five 'Five Emperor-class' battleships as support ships for launching a landing operation against Hawaii. The rest of the main forces of the Pacific Fleet will stay in the military port to attract the attention of the Americans. Admiral Chen Houfu continued.

The aircraft carrier fleet of the Imperial Navy has always been built in secret. Even to the outside world, it is not clear how many aircraft carriers the Imperial Navy had. Even the Americans guessed that the Imperial Navy was the best at searching for aircraft carriers. They would never have guessed that the Imperial Navy had as many as 14 aircraft carriers that had already formed combat effectiveness. In addition, there are as many as 28 supporting escort aircraft carriers.

The escort aircraft carriers of the Imperial Navy were all converted from ro-ro ships. With a displacement of more than eleven thousand tons, it is capable of carrying a brigade of fighters. In aircraft carrier operations, escort aircraft carriers will provide the fleet with combat power for air defense and reconnaissance. Of course, at the time of the attack, fighters can also take off on the escort aircraft carrier to provide protection for the bomber formation. In another time and space, the Americans also vigorously used merchant ships to modify aircraft carriers, and during the entire World War II, the Americans built more than 130 escort aircraft carriers alone.

With 12 aircraft carrier strike groups, it should not be difficult to annihilate the main naval force of the US Navy's Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor. The subsequent landing and defense of the Hawaiian Islands was entrusted to the Marine Corps and the Navy's land-based aircraft. In this way, the Navy's aircraft carrier fleet would be able to liberate itself from Hawaii and launch an offensive against other worthy targets.

"According to the Pacific Fleet's war games, the Imperial Navy attacked Pearl Harbor by sneak attack, and the chance of success was more than seventy percent. If the Americans were unprepared, the chances of the Imperial Navy succeeding would be as high as ninety percent. After the Imperial Carrier Fleet has completed its operational objectives, the Imperial Marines will launch an attack on Hawaii under the cover of battleship detachments. Preliminary plans were for the Imperial Marines to commit two divisions to attack the Hawaiian Islands. After taking the Hawaiian Islands, three Marine Divisions will be sent to land in Hawaii one after another to assist in the defense. With the assistance of the Navy's shore-based aircraft, five Marine divisions were enough to make Hawaii impregnable. Admiral Chen Houfu said.

Wu Haoxuan nodded, he didn't know if the Americans would be defenseless in Hawaii in this time and space. After all, in another time and space, the Americans deliberately gave Pearl Harbor to the Japanese to fight, and staged a bitter ploy for the nine ships, so that the American people would agree to the government's participation in the war. However, this time and space is different. The threat posed by the Chinese Empire to the United States has always existed, and Americans probably know that war between China and the United States is inevitable. Therefore, the Americans may have been prepared.

Of course, even if the United States was prepared, the empire did not need to be afraid at all, and dispatched 12 aircraft carrier strike groups, plus escort aircraft carriers, all the fighters and bombers combined, more than 1,500, which was almost four times the combat planes that Japan put into attack on Pearl Harbor in another time and space.

In addition, if the war broke out in 4637 A.D., the main fighters of the U.S. Navy would still be P35 and P36, and the more advanced P40 would not have been installed. In the face of the new fighters of the Imperial Navy, the fighters of the Americans were completely incomparable with the carrier-based aircraft of the Imperial Navy. As a result, the Imperial Navy will have an even greater advantage.

"In implementing Plan A, it is necessary to pay attention to confidentiality. The aircraft carrier fleet of the Imperial Navy had better not be exposed until it arrived in Hawaii. In addition, it is necessary to strengthen the collection of intelligence. The deployment of the US Navy and Army forces in Hawaii, how many planes they have, etc., must be clearly understood. In this way, it will be possible for the Imperial Navy to succeed with minimal cost. Wu Haoxuan advised.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Admiral Chen Houfu nodded. (To be continued.) )