Five Hundred and Eighty-Four Nimitz

Wars raged in the Pacific, but the North African side suddenly turned peaceful. Patton's troops stopped halfway, as if they just ignored Tobruk's raging fire. He waited here for a whole day before starting to move forward slowly again, but it was not in a hurry, but at a normal advancing speed.

According to his current advancing speed, he might not be able to reach the theater in 20 days. Montgomery also seemed to have forgotten about this force, and did not urge Patton to advance at all. In fact, Montgomery has also decided to abandon Tobruk, because he really has no right to interfere with the actions of the American Volunteers in North Africa.

It is very easy to implement such things as giving up allies or using allies to die, once you and I hope everyone tacitly agrees. But if one party is unwilling to go up to die, then it will embarrass everyone after it is revealed, and everyone will choose to forget this unpleasant experience and continue to cooperate later.

To be honest, Montgomery's command level is indeed inferior to Patton's. The gap between the two lies in personality and talent, which cannot be made up by acquired learning and experience. Montgomery was mature and prudent, and was more liked by politicians. The general reassured the British royal family because he never made dangerous choices.

Patton was just the opposite. This American general was aggressive and ruthless all his life, even outspoken. He was impulsive and irritable, but he was familiar with the armored combat mode, and he was a not-so-honest general. He often makes all kinds of troubles for his superiors, but he can save the situation at critical moments and win the war.

For grassroots soldiers, it is a blessing to have a commander like Patton, because following such a general, they will survive the brutal war, and even become the main force, elite, and trump card admired by future generations. Under the leadership of this kind of commander, they will shine in battle, and even get a larger pension than their peers.

But for high-level decision makers, they prefer commanders like Montgomery and Bradley. These commanders are cautious and rarely make mistakes. Their clumsy command prevents them from having beautiful classic battles in their lives. They often What I like to do most is gather 200,000 people to attack the enemy's highland with 3,000 people. Unfortunately, for the rulers and decision-makers, they would rather have a sparrow in their hands than an eagle soaring in the sky.

So in another time and space, Montgomery, who was doing nothing, became the god of war admired by the British, while Patton, who led the American army invincible all the way with a cigar, died in a car accident. I don't know whether the two of them would drink together if they saw Yue Fei after Barton's death.

Patton began to garrison troops on the way, and the matter eventually reached the office of US President Roosevelt. The British diplomatic representatives strongly demanded that Patton be punished, and that Patton should be responsible for the loss of Tobruk and the deterioration of the entire North African war situation.

Of course Roosevelt was not an idiot, he just smiled, and then ignored the eloquent British envoys, which made the atmosphere even more embarrassing, and the matter of punishing Patton had to be let alone in the end. A very simple thing: Britain relies on the aid of the United States to survive,

Now the Americans are the boss, and it is not the British's turn to boss around and make irresponsible remarks.

In the end, Roosevelt said lightly: "Mr. Special Envoy, General Patton is responsible for tens of thousands of American soldiers in North Africa. I don't think there is anything wrong with his decision. I will make the aid plan next month as appropriate." Adding some supplies, the bottom line of the US military in North Africa is Cairo, not Tobruk.”

This passage contains many meanings: first, there is no problem with General Patton's decision; second, I support his decision; third, you British still rely on our supplies; fourth, it is important to defend Egypt If you lose Tobruk, you lose it.

The British envoy got frustrated in Roosevelt's office, so he had to return to Canada with this result. In the end, the matter really ended like this. The British king decided to let the sensible Montgomery shut up and forget these unpleasant things. Obviously Montgomery also did forget about Tobruk as ordered.

This decision is so wise, because it is far easier to shut up Montgomery than to shut up Button. This is why Montgomery ended up being a field marshal, while Patton was only a three-star general until his death. Facts have proved that sometimes being mean-spirited, bad-tempered and stubborn can affect your income, position or even your life. If you don’t believe me, continue to refer to Yue Fei and Barton.

However, it turns out that it is not just Akado who is tolerant, giving Rommel trust and space to play. Roosevelt was also supporting Patton, backing his generals in their drive for American victory.

Another not-so-good news for Japan appeared at the end of June 1938, and the cause of this bad news turned out to be great good news. Of course, the whole country of Japan was celebrating at this time, but only Akado, who got the information, almost sprayed water on Anna's face.

Intelligence shows that Japan has finally taken a different step. The Japanese combined fleet appeared on Wake Island and launched a naval battle on Wake Island with the remaining main force of the US Navy's Pacific Fleet. Both sides dispatched carrier-based aircraft to attack the opponent's fleet from a long distance. As a result, this large-scale naval battle ended with a complete victory for the Japanese Navy.

This unprecedented naval battle caused the United States to lose three newly repaired battleships at once, and took the only aircraft carrier. The entire U.S. Pacific Fleet was almost wiped out. Japanese soldiers successfully landed on Wake Island. The U.S. defenders surrendered and more than 1,700 people were captured.

Such an unprecedented victory, even Japan's Yamamoto Fifty-Six did not expect it. He originally thought that the U.S. Navy would retreat to Midway Island or Hawaii, but he did not expect to lose the entire remnant force of the Pacific Fleet on the small Wake Island. Now the U.S. military has nothing to stop Japan's attack. With the existence of the Japanese combined fleet, Hawaii and Australia are already in the hands of the Japanese army.

So where does the bad news come from in the content of this great good news? With this document in his hand, Akado knew that the good times of the Japanese Navy were coming to an end. The reason is nothing else, precisely because the U.S. Navy has lost too much this time.

In this battle, several senior generals of the U.S. Navy were almost killed or injured, and the remaining few had to be used as scapegoats. As a result, the huge U.S. Navy could not find a decent commander to command the greatly weakened Pacific Fleet. After counting and counting, the Americans selected a lesser-known young general, the 51-year-old Admiral Nimitz.

You must know that the age of 50 is not considered young in the command class of the German army. After all, the head of state Akado himself once became a senior general of the Wehrmacht at the age of 26. His famous generals Guderian, Rommel, and Manstein are all around 50 years old, and the German commanders have become the youngest and most energetic general team in the world.

However, the U.S. Navy originally emphasized seniority, and in terms of seniority, it can't match Nimitz, who is still very young and has a low military rank. However, the naval battle of Wake Island almost lost the older generation of American admirals, which created a perfect opportunity for the young Nimitz.

Accardo knew that Nimitz was the commander-in-chief of the U.S. Navy who won the Battle of Midway, and was also the main commander of the Navy who later fought against Japan in the Wright Gulf Battle. However, if you want to know the real horror of Nimitz, One glance at this person's resume is clear.

After graduating from the military academy, Nimitz served as the captain of the gunboat, then promoted to the commander of the destroyer, and then went to Germany to study engineering technology, and then served as the captain of the tanker, and then worked in the submarine force, and then did it all over again. Commander of the destroyer. After the end of World War I, he was ordered to participate in the construction of the Pearl Harbor Naval Base, then went to school for further studies, served as a naval instructor, and then successively served as the commander of the submarine fleet, the captain of the destroyer, and the captain of the heavy cruiser, and then returned to civilian work as the assistant to the director of the Bureau of Navigation. Because of the Pearl Harbor incident, he was promoted to commander of the squadron and commanded battleship operations.

Looking at it this way, everyone can understand why he became a famous general of the US Navy - this guy has personally done everything from gunboats to battleships, from engineering technology to logistics supplies. He has been an instructor and an assistant, so he can properly handle interpersonal relationships; he has been in command and in charge of technology, so he can naturally understand all aspects of a fleet-remember that Akado once deliberately let Guderian go to the logistics force How many years have you been squatting? Comparing the status of Guderian, who is proficient in everything, in the armored forces, you can guess Nimitz's understanding of the US Navy.

So this news that Nimitz is in charge of the US Pacific Fleet, of course Akado knows that bad news is coming for Japan. However, the current Japanese navy and even the base camp do not have such awareness. They are celebrating the great achievements of annihilating the US Pacific Fleet.

In various shrines, monks carried banners and sang the great achievements of the frontline soldiers. The Japanese emperor even attended the celebration ceremony in the imperial palace. The commander of the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet, Yamamoto Fifty-Six, received a congratulatory message for his promotion before he returned to the mainland. He became another marshal of the Japanese Navy after Togo Heihachiro.

The Japanese navy won a big victory off the coast of Wake Island, and the army also captured several islands in the Philippines and Malaysia, getting closer and closer to Australia. For the Japanese army, whether it can overwhelm the navy in the limelight depends on the battle for Australia. In order to prepare for this battle in Australia, Japan expanded its army by 500,000, and the Ministry of Army ordered: "Men over the age of 18 and under the age of 40 must fight for the country without delay."

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