The 48th Division of the Taiwan Army, in order to reinforce the Philippine Islands, ended up feeding all the sharks with the main force of a wing. After researching the base camp, it was decided that the enthusiasm of the Taiwanese Japanese should be able to come in handy.

Hideki Tojo ordered: "The Taiwanese Japanese Monkey Independent Detachment was formally formed, with two brigades of 2,750 people. Then he ordered Ozawa Jizaburo's Third Fleet to escort the ship and send this Taiwanese Japanese monkey wing to the Marshall Islands to establish the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. ”

The Imps' growing troop buildup in the Southwest Pacific, especially the capture of the Kiribati Islands, has severed the link between Hawaii and Australia. Naturally, the US Joint Chiefs of Staff paid great attention to it, and a-for-tat measure was also taken to this end.

A month later than in history, the South Pacific Fleet was finally formed, with Vice Admiral Gormley as the commander, under the command of the 61st and 62nd task forces, with 3 aircraft carriers, 1 battleship, 14 cruisers, and 32 destroyers.

And in addition, Nimitz brought 2 aircraft carriers that had just been produced, the names were still "Hornet" and "Enterprise", and they were equipped with the latest carrier-based aircraft, which is an upgraded version of the F6F-3 Hellcat fighter, to make up for the losses caused by the previous misunderstanding with Bai Shujie.

Lieutenant General Gormley's force was placed under Nimitz's command to further increase its power in the Southwest Pacific and ensure that it could compete head-on with the Japanese monkeys.

On June 10, 1942, Gormley arrived from Washington in Noumea, New Caledonia, east of Brisbane, where the Nimitz command was located.

After coordination, Vice Admiral Gormley's fleet set out from Panama and made a great circle south to New Zealand.

Vice Admiral Gormley then placed his headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand, to defend Australia's southern gate, and formed a corner with Nimitz's 16th and 17th task forces to begin preparations for the campaign.

Admiral Nimitz was very unhappy that Vice Admiral Gormley had put his two fleets behind him, and he was clearly a coward and afraid of death.

However, Gormley was two years older than Nimitz and had more seniority. Now he was unhappy in his heart, and Nimitz couldn't say it, so he could only sulk in his heart: "The four task forces are mixed together, and that is not a war, but a search for death." ”

After some consideration, Nimitz ordered his two task forces to immediately anchor and make a detour to the east. Occupy Vanuatu Island (north), Eppi Island (center), and Efate Island (south) respectively, forming a real long snake formation.

The head of the snake was facing the combined fleet of Isoroku Yamamoto to the north, and the tail of the snake and Vice Admiral Gormley of New Zealand echoed in the north and south.

In this way, Lieutenant General Gormley hid behind and watched the play, seized the opportunity to clean up the mess, and then the wishful thinking of welcoming victory did not come off.

Nimitz's two task forces flashed to the east, and Vice Admiral Gormley finally came face to face with the Solomon Islands to the northeast, that is, with Yamamoto Isoroku.

In fact, the sudden appearance of Lieutenant General Gormley was the problem with Generals MacArthur and Nimitz.

In the book, it is explained that the two admirals, MacArthur and Nimitz, never agreed on how to completely eliminate the threat of the Japanese monkey naval fleet in the fastest way.

MacArthur advocated concentrating the maximum number of forces to organize a landing operation in the Bismarck Islands, cutting off the connection between Isoroku Yamamoto's Combined Fleet and Jizaburo Ozawa's Third Fleet in the north, and capturing the Solomon Islands in one fell swoop.

Nimitz believes that the Japanese monkeys have formed a strong defense in the Solomon Islands, with nearly 700 shore-based aircraft deployed and ready to be supported by a combined fleet, including four aircraft carriers.

At this time, the US military had only 3 aircraft carriers in the Pacific Ocean, and its strength was weaker than that of the Japanese monkeys, so it could not act rashly. Therefore, it is advocated to first land in the southern part of the Solomon Islands, establish an airfield on the newly occupied islands, and then gradually advance with the support of the air force, step by step, and finally seize the Solomon Islands.

Worst of all, the US Army and Navy also disputed the choice of commander for this campaign, and the differences were severe.

Army Chief of Staff Marshall believed that MacArthur was the commander-in-chief of the Allied forces in the Southwest Pacific unified by the US Congress, so he strongly advocated that MacArthur should be in command.

Admiral King, chief of naval operations, held that the battle was fought in the rocky waters of the Solomon Islands, and that if it was commanded by someone who did not understand the navy, there was a possibility that the naval fleet would fall into passivity in such a dangerous sea area, so Nimitz should be in charge.

The two sides did not give in to each other and were in a stalemate. This was not uncommon during the war, but fortunately for Japan, the American system ensured that the president, the commander-in-chief of the three armed services, was the ultimate coordination.

In the end, President Roosevelt had to personally preside over the coordination, and only then did a mutually acceptable plan be reached.

Accordingly, the Joint Chiefs of Staff officially announced the operation codenamed "Lookout", and planned the first phase of the capture of the Santa Cruz Islands and the island of Tulagi under the command of Nimitz.

The second phase, commanded by MacArthur, was to capture the remaining islands of the Solomon Islands and eliminate the Japanese monkeys in the Lae and Salamoa areas in the eastern part of New Guinea.

The third phase, still under MacArthur's command, was the capture of New Britain and New Ireland, and then the Solomon Islands.

Considering that what Nimitz said was true, the strength of the Southwest Pacific Fleet was indeed too weak, so a support force was formed and Vice Admiral Gormley brought it over.

The little devil's I-18 submarine haunts the sea like a ghost. Vice Admiral Gormley's fleet suddenly appeared in New Zealand, and naturally it was discovered.

After receiving the telegram from the submarine, Yamamoto Isoroku felt very helpless about the strong production capacity of the Americans, and he unconsciously felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart. He was also "deeply worried" about the growing strength of the enemy he was now confronted with.

Any enemy who can be an opponent is not a fool. Yamamoto Isoroku is not only not a fool, but also a cunning enemy who is extremely clever.

"Now the enemy's four fleets are next to each other, forming a long snake formation." Yamamoto Isoroku stared at the map closely, and various possibilities raced in his mind: "You must make the enemy have some scruples, and it is best to divide the troops." The Art of War: The strength is weak, and each one is broken. ”

After thinking about it repeatedly, Yamamoto Fifty-six sent a secret telegram to the base camp again: "The US military is constantly increasing its troops in the southwest Pacific, and the rear is bound to be empty. If it can create turmoil in the enemy's rear, it can greatly contain the entire strategic deployment of the US military in the Pacific, and it will be beneficial but not harmful for the empire to build a strong defensive line. ”

"The lowly position believes that the base camp does not have a strong naval force to operate from the sea, but, on the line of the Bering Sea to the northeast, the empire should do something. First of all, occupy the line of Attu Island and Kiska Island, and put on a posture of marching into Alaska and preparing to attack the continental United States. ”

In this way, the Americans will inevitably be out of tune between the North and the South. If it can cause turmoil in the hearts of the people in Canada and the United States, it will not do the empire harm. ”

In later generations, many people thought that when the little devil did not get rid of the Solomon Islands, he occupied the line between Attu Island and Kiska Island, and made the stupid mistake of dividing the troops to fight, purely to eat and support.

As a matter of fact, these people do not even understand the most basic strategies and tactics when looking at problems on a map, and they are not worthy to talk about the art of war and strategy at all, let alone judge the campaign plans deployed by those generals.

A very simple truth: although Hideki Tojo and Fifty-six Yamamoto should be cut with a thousand cuts, you have to admit that they are all extremely smart people. Tens of millions of times better than those who point fingers and talk nonsense on the forum, I don't know how clever they are!

Gossip, and then talk about Hideki Tojo.

Although this thing is not a thing, he used to be the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, and he belongs to a powerful character under one person and above ten thousand people.

Everyone understands that the Kwantung Army of the little devil is not so neat, but Hideki Tojo actually played the Kwantung Army around, until he used the power of the Kwantung Army to put himself on the throne of prime minister.

When Hideki Tojo discovered the top-secret telegram of Admiral Yamamoto's 56 General Yamamoto, he really saw the essence of the problem clearly: "The Americans want to eat the Imperial Combined Fleet in the Southwest Pacific Ocean so as to decide the victory or defeat in one battle!" The Empire is not at all preparing for a final decisive battle now, and the Solomon Islands are not the place for a decisive battle. ”

"After all, that ghost place is too far away from the base camp, and the two newly formed divisions have not yet been transported in place, and there is a demon Bai Shujie next to him who is making trouble. Once the decisive battle begins, it will inevitably be dangerous. ”

The occupation of the territory of the United States can not only play a tactical role in containing the US military, but also have a huge political influence, so that the prestige of the Great Japanese Empire in the international community can be equal to that of the Germans.

This is a huge temptation that no one can suppress, and Hideki Tojo naturally can't resist this kind of political temptation.

Far East madman, known as "Razor" Hideki Tojo, after reading Yamamoto Isoroku's top-secret message, he felt that his whole body was boiling.

Boom, cut through the mess with a quick knife, a task force was formed, and then sent out with a large convoy of transports.

In less than half a month, the plaster flag of the "big" Japanese empire has been waving in the wind over Attu Island and Kiska Island, marking that the "big" Japanese empire has obtained a piece of land from the US imperialists, and Alaska is close at hand!

The islands of Attu and Kiska are located at the westernmost point of the Aleutian Islands. The Aleutian Islands, like Alaska's long tail sticking into the Pacific Ocean, are the last line of defense for the continental United States.

Since the "big" Japanese Imperial Army has already occupied it, it belongs to its own territory. So I took out the ability to see again, what to see? Build a fortress!

The "big" Japanese Imperial Army had no other skills, but it was the best in the world to build a fortress. Wherever you go, you can repair wherever you go, do you dare to say that you are not convinced?

Hideki Tojo was really willing to spend money, the largest Attu Island, less than 50 kilometers long from east to west and less than 25 kilometers wide from north to south, in the land of projectiles, actually gathered as many as 2,630 heavy troops.

Then he sent building materials to his fate and built many permanent fortifications, which caused huge casualties to the later American army. This is a later story, so I won't mention it for the time being.

It's a pity that the lame Roosevelt is not a fool, and the old guys in his staff headquarters, Marshall, Admiral King, are old foxes, and there are cunning and cunning ones, let alone fools.

A few old foxes spread out the map and took a look, and the little devil suddenly left the main battlefield in the southwest and the Pacific, and ran to the northeast where birds don't.

Unmoved!

The Americans closed their eyes: "Alaska is originally a place where birds don't, and a few finger-sized islands in the middle of the sea have no strategic resources, and second, they have no tactical value, so they are of no use at all." You fucking like the whole thing, just here, I don't see anything! ”

Yamamoto fifty-six waited left and right, and as a result, the Americans were not fooled. He knew that he couldn't dodge, and a bloody battle was inevitable.

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.