I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

In addition, the Japanese did not inform you, did they? "

Roosevelt nodded, "Yes, no.

If the Japanese tipped off to us, I would really believe that they really wanted to join the United States, but unfortunately, they didn't.

It can be seen that they always want to be self-reliant, and they are not willing to succumb to others.

Now, they have absolutely no chance!" When he said the last sentence, a cold light flashed in Roosevelt's eyes.

Dai Anguo smiled, and continued: "Actually, we have already shown mercy in the opening raid.

Otherwise, the Pacific Fleet would not be killed by us three regular aircraft carriers at once, but four, or even five.

Mr. President, although this fact embarrasses you, you must admit it, and you know why we are merciful!"

Roosevelt took a puff of a cigarette, did not speak, and acquiesced to Di Anguo's opinion.

Dai Anguo drew two tracks on the chart with two pens: "After the raid on Hawaii, Nimitz sent the Halsey fleet to search and pursue our fleet. With the enemy fleet active, how can the U.S. military attack Oahu with peace of mind?"

"Another conspiracy!" Roosevelt sighed softly.

"However, General Nimitz had already suspected that there was a problem with Midway Island, and thus judged that your fleet was within the range of Midway Island's land-based aircraft!" Admiral Jin said.

"Yes!" Di Anguo nodded, "General Nimitz's strategy is indeed better than we imagined, but he still can't escape our calculations, even if he didn't think of this at the time, we will give him more time to carry out Thinking, anyway, we have enough time to spend with you on the Hawaiian battlefield. Compared with time consumption, you can’t play with us, because you don’t have much time to waste and delay. I will continue to play with you in the waters of Midway Island until you realize that there is something wrong with Midway Island.

Therefore, Halsey headed towards Midway Island all the way. We analyzed that Halsey's move was ordered by Nimitz. On the one hand, it was determined whether there was a problem with Midway Island. If there was a problem, Midway Island should be solved first. , On the one hand, using Midway Island as a bait, our army was forced to take the initiative to attack in order to protect Midway Island, and fought a decisive battle with the US military with a weak enemy and a strong one.

It should be certain that Nimitz's tactics are correct, but this is still in our hands.

To be honest, God also bless us. The reconnaissance plane of Midway Island discovered Halsey's fleet in advance, so it turned the initiative into passive, and dispatched the land-based fleet first to attack Halsey's fleet in a roundabout way, destroying almost all of its fleet. All escort aircraft carriers have greatly reduced the number of his carrier-based aircraft.

Otherwise, the land-based aircraft on Midway would have to passively confront Halsey’s carrier-based aircraft group, and at the same time actively attack Halsey’s fleet, the results would definitely not be that great!”

"Luck is also a factor in winning!" Roosevelt smiled wryly.

"When the Midway Island fleet hit the Halsey fleet with a lot of losses and was very exhausted, our fleet's carrier-based aircraft fleet took the opportunity to attack. As you all know, our fleet lost almost all of its carrier-based aircraft, but It also made the aircraft carrier of the Halsey fleet unable to dispatch carrier-based aircraft in a day, and both sides lost their attack power for a while, and no one could do anything to the other!" Dai Anguo marked one red and one blue on the chart Two crosses, "In the following day and night, the Halsey fleet was busy repairing the flight deck of the aircraft carrier, and our fleet was also busy delivering spare carrier-based aircraft from the transport ship to the aircraft carrier. At the same time, both sides were chasing each other! "

"Halsey made a fatal mistake at this time!" Admiral King sighed, "He ignored Midway, he thought he had destroyed Midway, so that Midway could no longer be used by you, he thought he The strength of your fleet exceeds yours, and it can defeat you in a fleet duel, so he only focused on chasing your fleet and did not capture Midway Island. He reported afterwards that he was worried that capturing Midway Island would cost his military power and precious resources. time, so that after capturing Midway Island, he was unable to catch up with your fleet or did not have enough strength to destroy it after catching up with your fleet. Although this reason seems logical, it cannot cover up the root cause of his eagerness for quick success. It is necessary to pursue your fleet in such a hurry, because your fleet has nowhere to go, and it is impossible to really go to the Western Pacific to fight the Japanese. Therefore, even if he spends some time, it will not affect the pursuit of your fleet. In addition, he He also admitted that he was afraid that you would be wiped out by the Japanese fleet in the end. In this case, the U.S. Navy would not be able to personally destroy its enemies, nor would it be able to take revenge in person, and would be humiliated again.

well!Nimitz has repeatedly reminded Halsey, but unfortunately, he still hasn't listened to it!"

Roosevelt smoked a cigarette: "Halsey actually sent a squadron to capture Midway Island, but that squadron did not move all night, wasting more than ten hours of precious time, and let the Chinese on the island The soldiers were able to successfully repair the airport on the island before dawn the next day.

I have to admit that the Chinese soldiers on Midway Island played a very successful 'delay strategy' on us!" He looked at Dai Anguo, "Your aircraft carrier fleet received two batches of spare carrier-based aircraft during that day and that night, right? ?The first batch flew to Midway Island, and the second batch took off on the aircraft carrier fleet!"

Dai Anguo nodded: "Yes, in this way, Midway Island regained its combat effectiveness and once again became the three aircraft carriers in our hands that cannot be moved but will never sink.

After dawn the next day, it took Halsey's fleet a while to discover our fleet. However, we exposed it on purpose, because if it dragged on at that time, Halsey noticed that there was another problem with Midway Island. Our plan It's about to be ruined.

After the first battle between our carrier-based fleet and the Halsey fleet, our carrier-based aircraft found that several carrier-based aircraft of the Halsey fleet were quietly tracking them, but they were not shot down, because we wanted to expose our position. This made Halsey even more impatient and impatient.

In the morning of the next day, the second carrier-based aircraft group battle officially broke out. The air battle took place over our fleet. Our fleet successfully used itself as a bait to attract most of the carrier-based aircraft of the Halsey fleet. Therefore, we Fang’s carrier-based aircraft group, which had already stationed at Midway Island in advance, used Midway Island as a transfer point, took advantage of the gap to attack Halsey’s fleet, and won the final victory!”

Admiral Kim said: "You didn't win all, you lost an aircraft carrier!"

Dai Anguo nodded again: "Our army has four aircraft carriers, Nanjing, Wuhan, Xi'an, and Beiping. Among the four aircraft carriers, the first three are of good performance, while the fourth, the Beiping, has poor performance. This one The first and only aircraft carrier of the French Navy, formerly known as the Bearn, was a test product built by the French when they were exploring the aircraft carrier. The construction did not meet the technical standards of the aircraft carrier. It has been decided that if the four aircraft carriers are attacked by the enemy at the same time and the defense force is insufficient to take care of each of them, then try to preserve the first three aircraft carriers. Therefore, in that air battle, most of the carrier-based aircraft of our fleet As well as the cruisers and destroyers that escorted the aircraft carrier, they were protecting the Nanjing, Wuhan, and Xi'an. The Peiping was actually abandoned helplessly. At that time, there were only [-] or [-] carrier-based aircraft and four or five destroyers protecting it. It was successfully sunk by you, but the three ships Nanjing, Wuhan, and Xi'an, which were heavily protected, were basically unscathed.

In addition, the Beiping did not actually withstand too many bombs and torpedoes. It suffered a total of four bombs and six torpedoes. It stands to reason that such a huge ship should not be destroyed by such a few bombs and torpedoes, but its The performance is indeed not ideal, the defense is very fragile, and the officers and soldiers on board lack actual combat training after all, which caused it to sink so easily!" He smiled, "For the sinking of the Beiping, our fleet Commander General Xu Zushan has received a lot of criticism in our naval headquarters. Some people think that he made a decisive decision to abandon the Beiping and concentrate the sea and air forces protecting the four aircraft carriers to protect the more important three aircraft carriers, so that Nanjing It is a great contribution that the No. [-], No. Wuhan and No. Xi'an are safe and sound. But at the same time, some people accused him of not being calm enough, being timid before fighting, and recklessly abandoning No. Peiping. This was one of the main reasons for the sinking of No. Peiping. Looking at the protection of four aircraft carriers at the same time, at most four aircraft carriers will be injured, but the Peiping will definitely not sink, and I think he has committed a big mistake!"

Roosevelt shook his head and smiled wryly: "How can it be said that General Xu has committed a serious mistake? Even if he made a mistake in his judgment, he only lost one aircraft carrier, but he killed three to four of our aircraft carriers at the same time. Isn't that true? Victory, what is it? General Nimitz and the others have repeatedly calculated that in the attack on the Halsey fleet launched by the carrier-based planes that you transited through Midway Island, Halsey will be killed at least three ships and at most There are four aircraft carriers, and the remaining one or two will be seriously injured!" He looked at Dai Anguo with piercing eyes, "The premise is that the bombs and torpedoes that your carrier-based aircraft dropped on the Halsey fleet... real!"

Dai Anguo smiled without saying a word.

Roosevelt opened the desk drawer, took out a stack of photos and put them on the desk. The photos showed the Halsey Fleet's Valiant, Wasp, Yorktown, and Hornet after being attacked by the Nanjing Army's Midway Island carrier-based aircraft group , Ticonderoga aircraft carrier, these five aircraft carriers look "messy", each ship's hull, flight deck, and main armor belt at the waterline are "dirty", covered with clumps of huge , showing radioactive paint smears.

"Brave, suffered eleven bombs and nine torpedoes, according to General Nimitz's judgment, the aircraft carrier was sunk on the spot; Wasp suffered six bombs and eight torpedoes, according to General Nimitz's judgment , the aircraft carrier was seriously injured and would be sunk in the enemy's second wave of air strikes; Yorktown suffered seven bombs and twelve torpedoes. According to General Nimitz's judgment, the aircraft carrier would be destroyed in three An hour later, the emergency repairs were invalid and sank..." Roosevelt pointed to the paint stains on the five aircraft carriers, and finished speaking one by one, and finally looked up at Dai Anguo again, "However, since the warheads of your bombs and torpedoes are not filled with explosives, It's the paint, so these five aircraft carriers are still floating in the Pacific Ocean, intact, but the paint needs to be cleaned!" His eyes became meaningful.

"We showed mercy once in the surprise attack on Hawaii, and again in the counterattack at Midway Island!" Dai Anguo smiled and said, "Mr. President, you are a person with great wisdom. I believe you understand that General Jiang Weiguo is so painstaking. intention!"

Roosevelt laughed out loud, with a bit of bitterness, helplessness, and emotion in his laughter: "Of course I understand.

Regardless of whether the U.S. and Chinese navies lose both sides in the fight, or one side is seriously injured and the other is wiped out, the final winners are only the Japanese, and both the U.S. and China are losers!"

Situ Meitang, who has been silent all this time, said in a calm and forceful tone, at the same time confiding in his heart, and said very frankly: "Mr. President, the United States and China are both important countries, and there is no fundamental conflict of interest between the two countries. Therefore, the United States is not China's enemy. , China is not the enemy of the United States. The United States and China are just competitors. However, Japan is the enemy of China and the enemy of the United States. Stupid thing? The Japanese will celebrate with each other and wake up laughing in their dreams! At the same time, the Japanese will laugh secretly. It is impossible to fight desperately with competitors and let the enemy take advantage of the opportunity.

This is the belief and principle of General Jiang Weiguo, and he firmly believes that you, President Roosevelt, will do the same!"

Roosevelt sighed: "The matter has come to this, I have to admit, Jiang Weiguo won, I lost!"

"No!" Situ Meitang looked at Roosevelt with blazing eyes, "General Jiang Weiguo won, but you didn't lose either. You are also a winner. General Jiang Weiguo and you are both winners. Both China and the United States are winners. The losers are the Japanese. Man is the only loser!"

Roosevelt chuckled: "Both China and the United States are winners, but China has won a little bit more, right?"

Situ Meitang laughed: "Of course!"

Roosevelt put away his smile: "Tell me, talk about Jiang Weiguo's final conditions!"

"It's very simple!" Dai Anguo said seriously, "The new post-war world will be jointly dominated by the three major powers of the United States, China and Germany.

Among them, Europe is exclusively dominated by Germany, Asia is exclusively dominated by China, Africa is jointly controlled by China and Germany, North America, South America, and Australia are all territories of the United States; China and Germany are jointly in charge.

China and Germany respect the interests of the United States and will not violate the territory and sphere of influence of the United States. At the same time, China and Germany also hope that the United States will respect the interests of China and Germany and will not violate the territory and sphere of influence of China and Germany.

Of course, as one of the main countries that defeated Japan, the United States can of course also get a share of the fruits of victory. We will exchange Oahu Island for the territory that the US military has conquered that belongs to Japan. As for Japan, the Hokkaido area will be allocated to the United States. Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku must all belong to China, and the Tokyo area is jointly occupied by Chinese and American troops. However, the U.S. military is not allowed to deploy strategic weapons such as strategic bombers, missiles, and atomic bombs in the Hokkaido area and the US-owned Tokyo area.

The Japanese archipelago is to China what Cuba is to the United States. The United States cannot tolerate other countries deploying weapons in Cuba that can threaten the United States, and China is the same.

The Hokkaido area and half of the Tokyo area are symbols of the United States' victory over Japan, and cannot become a military base for the United States to threaten China's mainland!"

Roosevelt lit a menthol cigarette again, lost in thought.

"In addition, we also hope that we can partner with your country's Pacific Fleet to stage a big show and defraud the Japanese strategically!" Dai Anguo finally said.

"Oh?" Roosevelt squinted at Di Anguo.

Dai Anguo smiled slyly: "Aren't the Japanese desperately hoping that the Chinese and American navies will lose both sides? Well, let's let them get what they want!"

Chapter 762

On May 1944, 5, local time in the United States, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times and other major newspapers in the American media circle published a blockbuster headline:

The Pacific Fleet and the main fleet of the Chinese Navy broke out in a fierce battle in the waters of Hawaii!

Immediately, one stone caused a thousand waves, causing uproars one after another from all walks of life in the United States, and public opinion in an uproar.

Among the numerous reports on various aspects, the "Washington Post" reported the most authoritatively. The newspaper's major news about "the fierce battle between the US and Chinese naval fleets" was reported as follows (some excerpts): "...in the vast In the minds of Americans, the Germans and Japanese are the great enemies of the United States. As for the Chinese, their sense of existence is much lower than that of the Germans and Japanese. The fact seems to be the same. Germany and the United States have declared war on each other. , Japan and the United States have also declared war on each other, but China and the United States seem to be in harmony with each other. Most Americans even think that China is just a neutral country in this world war like Brazil, Argentina and other South American countries. However, this is not the case in reality.

Before China and Japan turned against each other, China, Japan, Germany, Italy and other countries formed an alliance with the same hatred. After China and Japan turned against each other, China is still Germany's closest and most important ally.

In the wars between the United States and Germany and Japan, the attitude of the Chinese was very ambiguous. On the one hand, they did not confront the United States directly and tried their best to avoid direct combat with the United States. According to the most conservative estimates, more than 35% of the industrial raw materials and more than 20% of the weapons and equipment that Germany used in the US-Germany War came from China. As for Japan, it will double, and Japan used 70% of the US-Japan War More than 40% of industrial raw materials and weapons and equipment are from China.

It can be said that China is the arsenal behind Germany and Japan, acting as a blood vessel for Germany and Japan. Without China, the war power of Germany and Japan will drop significantly. However, because Germany and Japan are fighting the United States directly, China On the other hand, they quietly hid behind the scenes, making many people think that the war that China and the United States participated in has nothing to do with it. Obviously, this kind of thinking and view is completely wrong.

It is not difficult for us to see a fact: the Chinese are very smooth, they took advantage of the war to make a fortune, they used Germany and Japan to quietly encroach on the interests of the United States, and at the same time minimized the war risks they themselves borne point.

However, although the Chinese tried their best to hide their true colors, they still exposed their fox tails and mouthfuls of fangs when they were impatient because of their greed. For example, in the early days of the Pacific War, they They blatantly sent troops to attack the U.S. military in the Philippines, Hawaii and other places together with the Japanese army. At the beginning of this year, the Japanese army was forced to abandon Hawaii because the war situation was becoming more and more unfavorable to them. However, China, which occupies Oahu, The army did not give up. They were unwilling to return with nothing. Therefore, they brazenly continued to occupy the local area illegally, and stubbornly resisted the American army that regained the local area.

After the outbreak of the Battle of Oahu, the U.S. military attacked the Chinese army on the battlefield of Oahu because of its superiority in strength and the bravery of the participating navy, army aviation, and marines. Therefore, the Chinese government and the Chinese army Desperately, the high command dispatched their fleet.

This fleet of the Chinese Navy condenses most of the essence of the Chinese Navy, and all four aircraft carriers of the Chinese Navy are in this fleet.

The size and attack power of this fleet are not large and powerful. With only four aircraft carriers, it is impossible for this fleet to become an opponent of the US Navy's Pacific Fleet. However, just like the Japanese who provoked this war, the Chinese The Chinese aircraft carrier fleet followed the same pattern, adopting the shameless strategy of undeclared war and disgusting sneak attack methods.

…The Pacific Fleet once again suffered heavy losses because of the despicableness of the enemy. The USS Hancock, USS Bunker Hill, USS Randolph, and USS Ticonderoga all sank hatefully near Hawaii in the sneak attack of the Chinese fleet, In addition to the USS Lexington and USS Essex, which were previously sunk by the Chinese Air Force on Oahu Island, the Pacific Fleet has lost six aircraft carriers in the Battle of Oahu Island. The fleeing Chinese fleet launched a thunderous counterattack. Three Chinese aircraft carriers were sunk, namely Wuhan, Beiping, and Xi'an. Only Nanjing fled in embarrassment with scars. However, the Pacific Fleet also died for this. He paid the price of the heroic battle and sinking of the USS Intrepid aircraft carrier.

…The loss is great, but, as President Roosevelt said, America will never surrender!The loss and shame imposed on us by the enemy, we will return to them with interest!The Japanese are already starting to regret that they pissed us off, and it won't be long before the Chinese are as sorry for their stupidity as the Japanese! ..."

Along with these report texts, there are also large-scale photos, some of which are fragmented U.S. aircraft carriers ignited raging fire, and some of which are disintegrated Nanjing Army aircraft carriers sinking into the rolling waves, each of which has a strong visual impact.

During the war, the "media reports" and "political propaganda" of the belligerent countries were almost all for the people of their own countries, because the people of their own countries could not see the news of other countries at all, and the people of other countries could hardly see the news of their own country at all, logic It's very simple: when a war is fought, it is necessary to strictly control the news and public opinion of the country, and not "let harmful information from abroad, especially from enemy countries, pollute the minds of the people of the country and mislead the public opinion of the country."

Based on this simple reasoning, news reports in the American media are basically only seen by the American people, while the Chinese, German, and Japanese people... are almost invisible.

It’s just that, regarding the reports of the American news media this time, there are some foreigners who are far more closely watching than the American people, and the identities of these people needless to say. personnel.

After the outbreak of the Sino-US naval battle in Hawaii (including the Midway naval battle), in addition to the high level of China and the United States attaching great importance to the battle, the Japanese high level, who seemed to stay out of the matter, even attached more importance to the battle than the Chinese and American high level, and they were more eager to know about the battle. of the final result.

It’s just that this battle is a naval battle, and the two sides participating in the battle are warships, and the battle area is the vast ocean. It is conceivable that the Japanese want to know the result of the battle between the Chinese and American naval fleets in the vast ocean thousands of miles away. No less than Blind Kameji, there are no Japanese in the Chinese fleet (even if there is Kameto Kuroshima as a guide, he must be under strict surveillance, and it is impossible to send information to Tokyo), and there are no Japanese in the US fleet (even if there are Hori Jingyi and other Japanese advisers must also be strictly monitored, and it is impossible to send information to Tokyo), there are no Japanese planes or Japanese warships in the combat area (even if a few Japanese submarines sneaked into In the battle area, there is almost no valuable information, because the speed of the submarine is not as fast as that of the surface warship, and it cannot be tracked, and it will be quickly thrown off by the Chinese and American fleets. Moreover, the Japanese submarines in the Sino-US naval battle area are completely "pig Bajie looks in the mirror-the inside and outside are not human". Once exposed, they will undoubtedly die. Afterwards, the Japanese submarine definitely thought it was a Chinese navy submarine and threw depth charges), which led to the Tokyo base camp, which was eager to know the outcome of the battle, completely blind and deaf to this battle. Reports, or through spies lurking in the top ranks of China and the United States (there are very few Japanese spies in the top ranks of China and the United States).

Therefore, when the American media reported the results of this battle, the Japanese high-level officials who got these newspapers were ecstatic and overjoyed.

Tokyo, Japan's Navy's highest command body, the Military Command.

Immediately after the end of the "Hawaii-Midway" naval battle between China and the United States, a high-level meeting was urgently held in the meeting room of the military headquarters. The participants were all core decision makers of the Japanese Navy. Summarize the latest situation of the Pacific War", and then report to Emperor Hirohito, so that the Tokyo base camp "under the premise of adhering to the emperor's will" can realize the ventilation of the army and navy, and formulate "the general outline of the empire's next war."

Most of the participants, including Minister Nagano Shoshin, Deputy Chief Mineichi Koga, Minister of the Navy Shigetaro Shimada, Director of the Military Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of the Navy, Deputy Takeshi Toyoda, and Chief of Staff of the Joint Fleet Ugaki, all had red faces and a spring breeze.

"Good! Good! Good!" Yong Ye Shoushen said three "good" words again and again excitedly, and he happily held an American newspaper that had been cut and translated, "Amaterasu has a spirit! Emperor Jimmu Asylum! The fortunes of the empire are indeed unabated, and it is extremely prosperous! The Chinese navy and the U.S. navy lost both sides, and both sides suffered heavy losses! Such a result is really a blessing for the empire!"

Shintaro Shimada was beaming and smiling and said: "Before this war, the U.S. Navy had 13 regular aircraft carriers, and all of them were concentrated in its Pacific Fleet. Now, the Chinese helped us kill 7 regular American aircraft carriers at once. There are only 6 regular aircraft carriers left in the Pacific Fleet! When the snipe and the clam compete, the fisherman benefits, yes, the fisherman benefits, hahaha!" He was so excited that he couldn't help laughing.

Koga Fengichi added: "According to the information obtained by the Imperial Intelligence Agency, only two to three aircraft carriers of the U.S. Navy will be completed and commissioned within this year. join the war.

In this way, the disadvantaged situation of the imperial navy in terms of strength has been greatly improved at once, and it even has the ability to counterattack the US military! "

Deputy Takeshi Toyoda said with a radiant face: "The empire did not waste a single shot. It used other people's knives to severely injure the opponent, and killed two birds with one stone. The Chinese Navy was almost wiped out! In the next half a year, the Pacific Ocean will once again be dominated by the Imperial Navy. Rule the roost! Such a god-given opportunity is the perfect moment for the Imperial Navy to turn things around!"

Nagano Slim smiled from ear to ear: "Of course!" He looked at Yamamoto 56, "Yamamoto-kun, what is the current strength of the Imperial Navy?"

Yamamoto 56 did not have a happy face like others, but a face as calm and calm as water. He stood up: "As we all know, aircraft carriers have replaced battleships as the core force of the navy and the decisive force in naval warfare. Therefore, the number of aircraft carriers is basically equal to that of the navy. Strength.

At present, the U.S. military still has 6 aircraft carriers. As for the Imperial Navy..." He paused for a while, and said clearly, "Before the war between the Empire and the United States, the Imperial Navy lost the Fengxiang light aircraft carrier during the Sino-Japanese War and the long-term leased aircraft carrier. The Ryujo light aircraft carrier for the Chinese Navy has a total of 10 aircraft carriers, including 6 heavy-duty (Akagi, Kaga, Yamato, Zhonghua, Deutschland, Italy) and 4 medium-sized (Canglong, Hiryu, Xianghe, Ruihe), lost Kaga in the Battle of Hawaii, and added 2 light ships (Xiangfeng, Zuifeng) and 2 medium ships (Flying Eagle, Falcon Eagle). In subsequent naval battles with the U.S. military in the Southwest Pacific, the Imperial Navy successively lost the Soryu, Yamato, and Xiangfeng, and at the same time added 5 light ships (Ryuho, Otaka, Yunying, Chongying However, in the next two Battles of Guadalcanal, the Imperial Navy lost a total of Akagi, Hiryu, Italia, Deutschland, Hayato, Chongying, Haiying, Zuihe The No. 5 and Yunying suffered unprecedented heavy losses. Although the Chitose and Chiyoda light aircraft carriers were added later, they were only a drop in the bucket. In many battles such as naval battles, the Imperial Navy lost Zuiho, Otaka, and Chiyoda, and only five aircraft carriers were left to fight. Only now, the Imperial Navy has truly recovered to a certain extent, because the second Two of the four Yamato-class heavy-duty aircraft carriers have been completed, namely Taiho and Musashi (the other two are Shinano and Ibuki), and three of the six Yunlong-class medium-sized aircraft carriers have been completed, namely Yunlong, Amagi, Katsuragi (the other three are Aso, Kasagi, and Ikoma)!"

Yong Ye cultivated his body and nodded, his expression of joy increased instead of diminished: "So, the Imperial Navy now has 10 aircraft carriers?"

Yamamoto56 nodded.

Up to now, the Japanese Navy has built, modified, and refitted 28 aircraft carriers, of which, 1 was sunk by the Chinese Air Force (Fengxiang), 1 was annexed by the Chinese Navy (Longxiang), and 16 were destroyed by the U.S. Army. Shen, there are currently 10 ships, namely Yamato (belonging to the first batch of Yamato class, originally named Zhonghua, due to the sinking of the original Yamato and the enmity between China and Japan, the ship was renamed Yamato), Xianghe, Feiying , Ryuho, Chitose, Taiho, Musashi, Unryu, Amagi, and Katsuragi.

In addition, the Japanese Navy still has two Yamato-class heavy-duty and three Yunlong-class medium-sized aircraft carriers under construction, and two 2-ton large merchant ships Otakiyama Maru and Shimane Maru are being transformed into aircraft carriers. The aircraft carrier will not be completed until at least the first half or even the second half of 3.

"Yoshi!" Nagano Slim was in high spirits and elated, "The U.S. Navy has only 6 aircraft carriers left, and the China Navy has only 1 aircraft carrier left, but the Imperial Navy has 10 aircraft carriers! The Imperial Navy has once again become the largest aircraft carrier in the Pacific Ocean." Powerful!" He looked at Yamamoto with blazing eyes, "Yamamoto-sama, a god-given opportunity! The Imperial Navy must take advantage of this god-given opportunity to annihilate the US Navy's Pacific Fleet and the China Navy in one fell swoop! Completely establish the empire's unshakable hegemony in the Pacific Ocean And a solid foundation to win the final victory of this war!"

Gu Hefeng nodded again and again: "That's right! Previously, the U.S. Navy was not only stronger than the Imperial Navy, but also grew faster than the Imperial Navy, so that the Imperial Navy has been forced to be beaten passively, and it is difficult to fight back. , Now, the opportunity has come! We must take advantage of this golden opportunity to wipe out the U.S. Pacific Fleet and the China Navy once and for all! Otherwise, if time drags on, the China Army will be fine, and the strength of the U.S. military will inevitably be restored quickly! Then think again It will be very difficult to wipe out the US Pacific Fleet!"

Shintaro Shimada, Deputy Takeshi Toyoda and others also strongly agreed. The logic is ready-made: the Japanese Navy, which has been in a state of "the enemy is strong and we are weak", finally caught or picked up this opportunity of "the enemy is weak and we are strong". Can you not take the opportunity to kill the enemy?What's more, this opportunity of "the enemy is weak and we are strong" will not last for too long. After a year or so, the strength of the US military will return to the same level as the Japanese army and quickly overtake the Japanese army.

Yamamoto 56 said calmly and steadily: "Yes, the current situation is indeed gratifyingly clear for the Imperial Navy, but we cannot overestimate our own strength.

Ministers, Ministers, Gentlemen, among our ten existing aircraft carriers, Yamato, Taiho, and Musashi are all regular heavy-duty aircraft carriers, and Xianghe, Yunryu, Amagi, and Katsuragi are all regular medium-sized aircraft carriers , However, the Higashi, Ryuho, and Chitose are not. The Higashi is transformed from a large cruise ship, the Ryuho is transformed from a submarine carrier, and the Chitose is transformed from a seaplane carrier. Yes, its combat effectiveness is much inferior to that of a regular aircraft carrier!"

"Even so, the strength of the Imperial Navy is still much stronger than that of the U.S. military!" Nagano Slim was full of confidence, "Yamamoto-kun, don't miss this opportunity, don't miss it again!"

Yamamoto 56 nodded, and then said: "Minister, of course I understand this truth. In fact, our strength is still a little tight. This is only secondary. What worries me the most is..." He pointed to the hand of Yongye Slim newspaper, "Minister, information is the key to the victory or defeat of a battle or even a war, but...we now actually obtain such vital information through the enemy's domestic newspapers, doesn't...doesn't this make you feel uneasy? We The intelligence was completely provided by the enemy country, and the enemy country actively released it to the public.

Don't high-level officials in Washington know that we can read domestic newspapers in the United States?Don't they know the result of their open admission to the enemy that they have just suffered a defeat? "