In 1910, Yamamoto bet 3000 yuan with his close friend Hori on a small matter. The money could buy a good house at that time, but Yamamoto lost.

Although Hori laughed it off, Yamamoto insisted on repaying the debt and deducted it from his salary every month for more than ten years.When Yamamoto was on a mission to Europe, according to legend, because of his superior gambling skills and winning too much money, the casinos in Monaco even banned Yamamoto from entering. He was the second gambler banned in Monaco.

Yamamoto once said that if the emperor gave him a year to gamble, he could win back a battleship 'Yamato' for the empire.

In short, various factors such as local influence, American novels, and Yamamoto's personal temperament contributed to the formation of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.

Of course, Yamamoto 56 was not pure luck. The sneak attack on Pearl Harbor and the pull down of the superpower America was equivalent to awakening a sleeping giant, and it was also a big deal for their empire.

For this matter, they must be cautious and cautious, be careful and be careful!

No matter how careful you are, you can't be too careful!

And this plan has actually been considered by Yamamoto 56 a long time ago.

If the navy wants to develop, it must either go north or go south. If the situation cannot be opened up by going north, it can only go south. For this, he must prepare early.

But looking at it now, the preparations he made happened to be everywhere!

The Japanese army had begun to expand to Southeast Asia before, and the aggressive expansion would naturally cause dissatisfaction among major powers in the region.

In order to give the Japanese army a little vigilance, the United States froze trade with Japan, the most important of which was high-octane oil.

Without oil, the Japanese war machine would not be able to operate, and if the ships broke down, it would be impossible to continue their aggression. In order to ensure normal aggression and plunder oil, the Japanese army decided to take a risk.

It was unsustainable to go north, so they had to go south.

And if the empire decides to go south to occupy the resources of Southeast Asia as an answer to the embargo.Then they can't assume, they have to make choices and prepare!

If there is no preparation, if there is no psychological preparation for the intervention of the United States and other countries, if they start to act, will the United States stand by and watch?

Once they intervene, the result is bound to cause a lot of unexpected troubles!

Therefore, attacking Pearl Harbor naturally became something Yamamoto 56 considered in advance.

His idea is to eliminate the power of the United States in the Pacific in advance, so that when they aggressively attack the South China Sea, the United States will have no extra power in the Pacific to intervene in management, leaving them beyond their reach!

And once the United States is beyond its power, even if they transfer the fleet from China, by the time they arrive in the Nanyang region, I am afraid that with the power of the empire, they have already established a firm foothold in Nanyang!

This is Yamamoto56's plan!

As for why Pearl Harbor was chosen, Yamamoto 56 also had his own plans.

Pearl Harbor on the Pacific Ocean is the main hub of maritime traffic. Hawaii is 2000 nautical miles to 3000 nautical miles from the west coast of the United States to the east, from the mainland to the west, to the islands in the southwest, to Alaska and the Bering Strait in the north, and across the Pacific Ocean to the south. Northbound planes all stop in Hawaii.

Yamamoto 56 believes that first seizing air and sea supremacy in the Pacific Ocean means that the road to the south is unimpeded, and if you want to seize air and sea supremacy, you must first destroy Pearl Harbor and destroy the main power of the United States in the Pacific region!

Only in this way can we give them a chance!

So, once they go south, they have to make a choice!

And get ready to fight America!

After hearing Yamamoto 56's words, the group of generals present all figured it out soon, except for the shock at the beginning when they couldn't believe it.

The key to the success of going south lies in the attitude of the United States.

All other countries were pinned down by the German army in Europe, and only the United States was alone, and it also disagreed with their empire. Such a huge country, they must not ignore.

Must be ready before the war starts!

Be prepared to respond!

But... It is almost a foregone conclusion for them to go south. As long as the attitude of the United States towards Nanyang remains unchanged, doesn't this mean that there is bound to be a conflict between them?

If you think about it this way, instead of passively waiting for the United States to make a move, it seems...it seems to be the best choice!

Thinking of this, everyone is enlightened.

but……

Everyone's heart trembled violently at the thought of fighting against the United States in the future.

This is the United States, this is not an ordinary small country!

The United States now has an absolute advantage in military strength in the world, and more importantly, they are still alone!

If there is a conflict with the United States, doesn't this mean that their empire will face such a superpower alone in the future? !

They have no idea!

Even Yamamoto 56 has no idea in his heart!

but……

"We have no choice!" Yamamoto 56 looked at the dignified faces of everyone present, and said in a deep voice: "The United States has blocked our resources, if we want to break out of this shackles, we can only do this ! We have no other choice!"

Chapter 892 of the main text is approved!

"Yes! We have no choice!" Abe Nobuyuki also sighed with emotion, and said in a deep voice.

Hesitating that the Japanese army brazenly launched wars in the Republic of China and Southeast Asia, and was met with an oil embargo and economic sanctions imposed on them by the United States, Britain, China and the Netherlands. Under such circumstances, the Japanese army was in a very difficult situation. They knew that they could not eliminate the peace Occupy America.

And their only way is to make the United States make concessions through the victory of local wars.

The battle situation in the north and the mainland is very difficult, which makes the Japanese army want to expand and plunder resources only to target the Nanyang region, and in the Nanyang region there is such a superpower as the United States.

They are tough.

They know that if they want to plunder in Southeast Asia, they must face the United States, but facing such a superpower alone, the pressure on them will definitely be enormous!

But they also know that they have no choice!

Going north will not work at all. The last battle caused them heavy losses, and the army is powerless to continue fighting!

As for the mainland, it is even more precarious at this time. Not to mention continuing to open up the situation, even if the current situation can be maintained, it is already good!

They can only go south!

They can only play against the United States!

This is the situation they have to face!They can't escape!

"Does it have to be like this?" Emperor Hirohito said bitterly.

"Your Majesty, we have no choice!" Yamamoto 56 said in a deep voice.

"Alas..." Hearing this, Emperor Hirohito stood up, with a hesitant expression on his face, he paced back and forth in the room, and he was engaged in a battle between heaven and man in his heart.

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