blood feud

The 48th Division of the Taiwan Army, in order to reinforce the Philippine Islands, ended up feeding all the main forces of a wing to sharks.After researching at the base camp, I think the enthusiasm of the Taiwanese Japanese is commendable and should be able to come in handy.

Hideki Tojo issued an order: "Formally form an independent detachment of Japanese monkeys from Taiwan, with two brigades of 2750 people under its jurisdiction. Then order Jisaburo Ozawa's third fleet to escort the Japanese monkey team from Taiwan to the Marshall Islands. Build a Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere."

The little devils have continued to increase their troops in the Southwest Pacific, especially the capture of the Kiribati Islands, which has cut off the connection between Hawaii and Australia.Naturally, the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff attached great importance to it, and a tit-for-tat measure was also taken for this reason.

One month later than in history, the South Pacific Fleet was finally formed, with Lieutenant General Gormley as the commander, under the jurisdiction of the 61st and 62nd Task Forces, with 3 aircraft carriers, 1 battleship, 14 cruisers, and 32 destroyers. .

In addition, Nimitz brought two newly produced aircraft carriers, named "Hornet" and "Enterprise", and equipped with the latest carrier-based aircraft, which is an upgraded version of the f2f-6 Hellcat fighter. Make up for the loss caused by the misunderstanding with Bai Shujie before.

Lieutenant General Gormley's force was under the command of Nimitz, further increasing the power in the Southwest Pacific and ensuring that it could compete head-on with the Japanese monkeys.

On June 1942, 6, Gormley arrived in Noumea, New Caledonia, east of Brisbane, where Nimitz's headquarters were located, from Washington.

After coordination, Lieutenant General Gormley's fleet set off from Panama, circled a large circle to the south, and rushed to New Zealand.

Lieutenant General Gormley immediately placed his headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand, to defend the southern gate of Australia, and formed a corner with Nimitz's 16th and 17th Task Forces, and began preparations for the battle.

Lieutenant General Gormley put his two fleets behind him, he was clearly a coward and afraid of death, so Admiral Nimitz was very unhappy.

However, Gormley is two years older than Nimitz and has more seniority.Now he is not happy, and Nimitz can't say it out. He can only sulk in his heart: "The four task force fleets are mixed together. That is not a war, but courting death."

After some consideration, Nimitz ordered his two task forces to immediately anchor and turn eastward.Occupy Vanuatu Island (north), Epi Island, and Aifate Island (south) respectively, forming a real long snake array.

The head of the snake is facing the combined fleet of Yamamoto 56 in the north, and the tail of the snake and Lieutenant General Gormley of New Zealand form a north-south echo.

As a result, Lieutenant General Gormley hid behind to watch the show, seized the opportunity to clean up the mess, and then his wishful thinking of welcoming victory did not start.

The two task forces of Nimitz flashed eastward, and Lieutenant General Gormley finally faced the Solomon Islands in the northeast, that is, face to face with Yamamoto 56.

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

The book explains that the two admirals, MacArthur and Nimitz, never had a unified opinion on how to use the fastest method to completely eliminate the threat of the Japanese monkey's naval fleet.

However, there were still differences in specific tactics. MacArthur advocated concentrating the largest force on the Bismarck Islands to organize a landing operation, cut off the connection between the combined fleet of Yamamoto 56 and the third fleet of Jisaburo Ozawa in the north, and captured the Solomon Islands in one fell swoop.

Nimitz believes that the Japanese monkeys have formed a solid defense in the Solomon Islands, deployed nearly 4 shore-based aircraft, and can receive support from a combined fleet including [-] aircraft carriers at any time.

At this time, the U.S. military has only 3 aircraft carriers in the Pacific Ocean, and its strength is weaker than that of the Japanese monkeys, so it cannot act rashly.Therefore, it is advocated to land in the south of the Solomon Islands first, establish an airport on the newly occupied islands, and then gradually advance with the support of the aviation force, step by step, and finally capture the Solomon Islands.

Worst of all, the U.S. Army and Navy also had disputes over who should be the commander of this campaign, and the differences were serious.

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

Admiral Jin, the chief of naval operations, believed that the battle was fought in the rocky waters of the Solomon Islands. If someone who did not understand the navy commanded it, the naval fleet might become passive in such a dangerous sea area. Nimitz came to direct.

The two sides refused to give in to each other and were at a stalemate.This is not uncommon during the war, but luckier than Japan, the US system ensures that the commander-in-chief of the armed forces-the president-does the final coordination.

In the end, President Roosevelt had to personally preside over the coordination, and a plan acceptable to both parties was reached.

Accordingly, the Joint Chiefs of Staff officially approved the operation code-named "Lookout Tower". The first phase of the plan was commanded by Nimitz to capture the Santa Cruz Islands and Tulagi Island.

The second stage was commanded by MacArthur to capture the remaining islands of the Solomon Islands and eliminate the Japanese monkeys in the Lae and Saramoa areas in the east of New Guinea.

The third stage was still commanded by MacArthur, capturing New Britain and New Ireland, and then capturing the Solomon Islands.

Considering that what Nimitz said is true, the strength of the Southwest Pacific Fleet is indeed too weak, so a support army was formed and Lieutenant General 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 was naturally discovered.

After receiving the telegram from the submarine, Yamamoto 56 felt very helpless about the strong production capacity of the Americans, and unconsciously felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart.He is also "deeply concerned" about the growing power of the enemy in front of him.

Any enemy who can be an opponent is not a fool.Yamamoto 56 is not only not a fool, but also a very clever and cunning enemy.

"Now the enemy's four fleets are close together, forming a long snake formation." Yamamoto 56 stared at the map, running through various possibilities in his mind: "We must let the enemy have scruples, and it is best to divide the troops. The Art of War says: Divided forces make you weak, defeat each one.”

After thinking about it again and again, Yamamoto 56 sent a secret message to the base camp again: "The U.S. military continues to increase its troops in the southwest Pacific, and the rear will inevitably be empty. If we can create turmoil in the enemy's rear, it can greatly restrain the entire strategic deployment of the U.S. military in the Pacific Ocean. A solid line of defense has nothing to lose but nothing to gain."

"The humble official believes that the base camp does not have a strong naval force to launch operations from the sea, but the empire should do something on the Bering Sea in the northeast. First occupy the line of Attu Island and Kiska Island, and put on a pair of marches to Alaska, ready to Invasion of the U.S. mainland."

"In this way, the Americans will inevitably lose balance between the North and the South, and they will be difficult to care about. If it can cause turmoil in Canada and the United States, it will not be harmful to the empire."

Many people in later generations think that when the little devil did not take over the Solomon Islands, he occupied the front line of Attu Island and Kiska Island, and made a stupid mistake of dividing troops to fight, simply because he was full.

In fact, these people look at problems on the map, and they don't even understand the most basic strategies and tactics. They are not worthy to talk about the art of war and strategy, and they are not qualified to judge the campaign plans deployed by the generals.

A very simple reason: Although Hideki Tojo and Yamamoto 56 deserve to be hacked to death, you have to admit that they are extremely smart people.I don't know how tens of millions of times better than those who point fingers and talk nonsense on the forum!

The gossip is over, and then I will talk about Hideki Tojo.

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

Everyone knows that the Kwantung Army of the little devil is not so easy to organize, but Hideki Tojo actually played the Kwantung Army around, until he used the power of the Kwantung Army to push himself to the throne of Prime Minister.

Hideki Tojo discovered the top-secret telegram of Admiral Yamamoto 56, and indeed saw the essence of the problem clearly: "The Americans want to eat the Imperial Combined Fleet in the Southwest Pacific Ocean, so that the victory will be determined in one battle! The Empire is not ready for the final decisive battle at all. The Solomon Islands are not the place for the decisive battle."

"After all, that ghost place is too far away from the base camp. The two newly formed divisions have not been transported to their place yet, and there is the Chinese devil Bai Shujie next to him making trouble. Once a decisive battle starts, it will be dangerous."

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

This is a huge temptation that no one can restrain, and Hideki Tojo naturally cannot resist this political temptation.

The madman of the Far East, Hideki Tojo known as "The Razor", felt his whole blood boil after reading Yamamoto 56's top-secret telegram.

With a whimper, a sharp knife cut through the mess, a task force was formed, and then sent out with a huge transport fleet.

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 American emperor, and Alaska is already close at hand !

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

Now that the "big" Japanese imperial army has occupied it, it belongs to its own land.So I took out my seeing ability again, what to see?Build a fortress!

The "big" Japanese imperial army has no other skills, but building fortresses is really the best in the world.You can cultivate wherever you go, how dare you say that you are not convinced?

Hideki Tojo was really willing to spend money. The largest island of Attu, less than 50 kilometers long from east to west and less than 25 kilometers wide from north to south, has assembled a heavy army of as many as 2630 people.

Then they desperately sent building materials and built many permanent fortifications, which caused huge casualties to the later US troops.This is something for later, let's not mention it for now.

It's a pity that lame Roosevelt is not a fool. The old guys in his staff headquarters, such as Marshall and Admiral King, are all old foxes, and those who are cunning are not fools.

A few old foxes spread out the map to take a look. The little devil suddenly left the main battlefield in the Southwest Pacific, and ran to the corner of the Northeast, where the birds don't shit. Just re-read for two years.

Stay unmoved!

The Americans closed their eyes: "Alaska is a place where birds don't shit. There are a few finger-sized islands in the middle of the sea. First, they have no strategic resources, and second, they have no tactical value. They are useless at all. You fucking like , Just here, even if you fix it, I don’t see anything!"

Yamamoto 56 waited and waited, but the Americans were not fooled.He knew that he couldn't escape, and a bloody battle was inevitable.

After all, what happens next, let's see the breakdown in the next chapter.