Chapter 381: Chuichi Nanyun Was Deprived of Power
As the Kwantung Army suffered a setback in the Battle of Nomonhan, and the North China Front Army was beaten to the ground by the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi, the army idiots had completely given up the plan to go north.
For the little devils, the Kwantung Territory of the brother country was an important occupation area built at a great price, with fertile land and a solid industrial system.
That is the top priority at this stage, and even if the mainland is landed, the Northeast cannot be put in danger.
After thinking again and again, in order to seize more resources to maintain the consumption of the war, the Japanese headquarters had to choose the southward advance plan.
When their hands reached out to French Indochina, the two brothers Daiying and Ah Chou immediately exploded.
Master Luo even directly ordered to stop the trading of strategic materials such as oil and scrap steel, and imposed a comprehensive embargo on Xiaori.
As we all know, poor militarism will gamble on the fate of the country at any time.
To ensure that important materials such as oil and rubber are transported back to the country, it is necessary to keep the round-trip routes unobstructed.
This means that none of Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines can be lost, and they must be firmly controlled in our hands, otherwise Daiying and Achou will make trouble on the way.
Rather than letting others strangle our necks, turning the glorious combined fleet of our brother country into a group of immovable scrap metal.
It is better to fight the so-called great powers with real swords and guns while there is still some oil reserves.
Before, whether it was against Daiqing or Tsarist Russia, the weak defeated the strong. Who said that the new era of Showa men have no blood! As long as we can severely damage Achou's Pacific Fleet in one wave, it will provide unlimited advantages for the southward advance.
The plan is successful!
Thousands of miles of raids! The advantage is mine!
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26 degrees 1 minute north latitude, 157 degrees 1 minute west longitude, Japanese assault formation Akagi aircraft carrier.
"Vice Admiral Nanyun, the fleet is now less than 300 kilometers away from the scheduled attack starting point. You are worthy of being a navigation expert once in a thousand years in my country. You can really lead everyone to create miracles!"
The captain of the Akagi, Gongwei, made Nanyun Chuichi nod with satisfaction.
From the main island of Japan to Pearl Harbor, the simplest and least risky route is to go east. However, there are merchant ships traveling on this route all year round, which can easily expose one's whereabouts.
In order to move forward silently and avoid the enemy's sight.
This assault formation chose to travel north, passing through the high-latitude waters with high winds and waves, first arriving at the north of Pearl Harbor, and then directly heading south to launch an attack.
You can't have patrol fleets and merchant ships in Siberia and Alaska where no one lives.
In the era without satellite navigation, leaving the known route is a very dangerous thing, not to mention the DEBUFF of radio silence and light control.
But Nanyun's navigation ability can be called a human locator. With just a sextant, he brought the fleet to the designated area.
Combined with the unique offshore refueling technology of the book, this laid the foundation for the thousand-mile raid.
"Hase-kun is too flattering. The only thing I can show now is navigation technology. In aircraft carrier operations, I am really not as good as Vice Admiral Tsukahara. What a pity."
What he said just now was not the old devil's modesty. As one of the core representatives of the fleet faction, Nanyun has always advocated the use of battleships as the main force and aircraft carriers as auxiliary.
In the field of aviation, he is really unfamiliar.
As for the Tsukahara 243 he mentioned, this person has served on Fengxiang and Akagi and has a lot of experience in commanding aircraft carrier fleets.
It's a pity that this vice admiral is really lucky.
During the war in the Republic of China, he was injured by the fruit candied air force and the aid to China flight team in its heyday, and was once left with lifelong disability. It was determined that he could not continue to sail to the sea to work in the fleet.
Otherwise, the other party would be the most suitable commander in Yamamoto's mind.
Just as the two were chatting, an untimely voice suddenly came from outside the door.
"Mr. Vice Admiral, thank you for sending the fleet to the designated area, and congratulations on successfully completing the task assigned by your superiors. Leave the next action to us."
"If there is any emergency, we will definitely ask you for instructions as soon as possible."
The two Japanese staff officers who suddenly broke into the command room and sang the same tune were Kusaka Ryunosuke and Genda Minoru.
At this point in time, the two of them together are definitely the most reliable combination in the field of Japanese naval aviation.
Hearing the meaningful compliment from his subordinates, Chuichi Nagumo just glanced at his mouth nonchalantly, as if he didn't hear the other party's intention to seize power in his words.
After a while, the old Japanese picked up the red tea cup and walked silently to the glass, looking at the other five aircraft carriers in the distance.
"The mountains and rivers have turned desolate, and the bloody wind has blown over a new battlefield. The carriages have stopped moving forward and the people have not spoken. The setting sun is outside Jinzhou City. Well, well, well, what a great way to climb a new mountain."
"Kusa-kun, Genda-kun, I hope you can perform well and not let down the trust of His Majesty Tianhuang and Admiral Yamamoto."
"I will honestly serve as the last insurance for the fleet. As long as you don't make any sudden and excessive decisions, I will never forcefully intervene."
The poem that Nanyun just read out with a slightly sarcastic tone was a code arranged in advance by the Navy Headquarters.
When it was broadcast by the Broadcasting Association, it meant that all diplomatic means had failed and the war against the Ugly Country had become a foregone conclusion.
Climbing a new mountain 1208 means that the entire task force will launch a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 8, Tokyo time.
As for why Nanyun's tone was so unfriendly.
The reason was simple, because he was only the highest commander on the front line in this operation, and Yamaguchi Tamon had already taken power behind the scenes. This was the arrangement of Yamamoto Shichiba, the commander of the Combined Fleet, and a mere vice admiral could not resist at all.
Logically speaking, in the Japanese Navy with a strict hierarchy, it is absolutely impossible for the younger generation to ride on the heads of the older generation.
Positions like the highest commander of the fleet are generally assigned according to the graduation year of the Etajima Naval Academy and the unique hammock number system.
However, Nanyun did not fully agree with the strategic plan of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor from beginning to end. When the navy held a meeting to discuss it, he was the one who objected the most.
Because in the eyes of the old devils, the plan went too deep into the waters controlled by the ugly country, and if you are not careful, it will destroy most of the combined fleet.
Moreover, the main battlefield of the Southward Plan is in Southeast Asia, and sending six aircraft carriers to attack thousands of miles away is more or less a bit of a lack of priority.
In addition, the locusts at home urged him to do so, and he expressed strong dissatisfaction at the imperial meeting more than once. Therefore, Yamamoto was forced to abandon the relatively conservative plan and decided to bet most of his fortune on an unprecedented gamble.
Under the above premise, Chuichi Nanyun, who is relatively cautious in character, is not suitable as the commander-in-chief of the front line.
Tamon Yamaguchi, who is young, more energetic, daring and has rich experience in commanding air forces, is more suitable.
With the nominal authorization of the commander, Kusaka Ryunosuke and Genda Minoru looked at each other and saw eagerness in each other's eyes.
"Vice Admiral Nanyun, according to the situation, there are currently three aircraft carriers, seven cruisers, nine battleships and seventeen destroyers in Pearl Harbor."
"In Rear Admiral Yamaguchi's plan, the first wave of attack will start at 6:20 tomorrow morning."
"Special torpedoes, we currently have a total of 80 in stock. The armor-piercing bombs modified from the main gun of the Nagato are enough to blow up most of the ships and oil depots in the port."
Torpedoes during World War II are a type of weapon with high research difficulty and small scope of application.
Due to its thankless attribute, most maritime powers will not deliberately unlock it. As a result, legends about energy-generating yams and iron-stick mines often circulate in large-scale naval battles.
Of course, there are exceptions.
As a country surrounded by the sea, Japan conducted research and development at all costs before the war, bringing its torpedo technology to the forefront of the world.
In the original timeline, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries only started preparing special torpedoes in September 1941, and only produced 28 before leaving.
Even if Chuichi Nanyun packed up the workers and tools and took them away at once, he could only barely get together 40 before the raid began.
But the current situation is different. The strong rise of the Eighth Route Army made Yamamoto Shichengba feel unwilling. He knew that there would be a battle with Japan, so he arranged the relevant plans for attacking Pearl Harbor in advance.
It was because of the old devils' foresight that the assault fleet had relatively sufficient ammunition.
"Okay, I got it. The first wave of attack will be carried out according to Yamaguchi's arrangement. I hope you reckless guys won't cause any trouble."
"Before the operation begins, both of you will accompany me to the deck. In name, I am the supreme commander of this operation."
When Chuichi Nanyun said the above words, his whole body had obvious emotional fluctuations. Especially when he mentioned Yamaguchi Tamon, his face was so dark that it was scary.
There was no way, this was not the first time that the other party had defeated the superior with the inferior.
In the Etajima Naval Academy, the old devil was a classic big brother image, and Corporal Morishita was a good baby compared to him.
This guy usually went to the lower grades to give lectures, used the spirit injection stick to influence the freshmen, and often asked the young juniors to buy him wine.
Such good days became a thing of the past after meeting the iron-headed boy.
Yamaguchi Tamon, who had just entered school, was picked on by Nanyun and directly fought with the inferior to the superior, and taught his big brother a lesson clearly.
With new and old hatreds added together, how could the bullet-changing hero not be angry?
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A few hours later, the sun rose as usual, and all members of the first wave of attacking formations gathered on the deck.
Looking at the spirited elite pilots of the Navy wearing white headscarves, Nanyun Chuichi shouted loudly with a glass of wine: "The rise and fall of the locust country! In this battle! All soldiers! Do your duty! Let's go!" (End of this chapter)