Hirohito's expression was a little slow, and he asked again: "Hahata, is this true? This battle is related to the destiny of the empire. Remember not to underestimate the enemy's carelessness, only success is allowed but failure!"

"Hayi! The Imperial Army will definitely not disappoint His Majesty!"

Shinji Hata bowed his head heavily, and then said proudly: "If you just occupy the island of Hawaii, you don't need so many troops in a Class A division. You only need a brigade or even an infantry regiment.

The reason why I sent heavy troops was to occupy the entire Hawaiian Islands, resist the large counterattack of the US Army, and firmly defend the strategic fulcrum of the Great Japanese Empire in the Pacific."

"Yo Xi!"

Hirohito was excited when he heard this. Just sending a Class A division can tightly defend the frontier fulcrum of the attack on the United States, making it impossible for the Americans to counterattack from the Pacific. This deal is too good!

After a pause, Hirohito said loudly with his brows stretched out: "Since all the preparations have been done, then you guys will agree on a war start time!"

Myansen, who hadn't spoken much, said in a firm tone: "Your Majesty, since you have decided to start a war against the United States, it's better not to be too late.

The so-called night is long and dreams are too many. If the wind leaks out, it will be a nightmare for the empire to fail to launch a raid on the US Navy's Pacific Fleet.

Therefore, the old minister believes that soldiers are more powerful and the faster they are, the better they will launch an attack!"

"What the emperor uncle said is extremely true!"

Hirohito nodded with a smile, swept across everyone's faces again and asked loudly, "When is the fastest time for the Imperial Army to launch an attack on the US Navy's Pacific Fleet?"

Tojo Hideki, Yamaguchi Tatsuki, Hata Shunrok and others' eyes turned to Minuchi Mitsumasa.

Because of this ultra-long range raid, the Navy is definitely the protagonist, and the action effect of the Navy fleet determines the success or failure of this raid!

Mine Hiromasa replied after pondering for a while: "Go back to your Majesty, Pearl Harbor is about 3,500 nautical miles away from Japan, and it will take about seven days for the naval fleet to reach the vicinity of Hawaii.

If you consider possible emergencies, three days will be reserved for buffering, so the Imperial Navy will be able to arrive near Hawaii by December 25 at the latest."

"December 25? Isn't that a Western Christmas? Very good! Very good! Let Americans have a good Christmas!"

A sharp murderous intent flashed in Hirohito's eyes, and then bowed slightly to the ministers and said, "You guys, the national destiny of the empire lies in this battle!

Please work together to create an unprecedented prosperity for the Yamato nation!”

"Hayi!"

"I will definitely work hard!"

"His Majesty the Emperor" is on-load!"

"The Great Japanese Imperial Army on board!"

"The Great Japanese Empire is on board!"

Tojo Hideki and other important officials kowtowed Hirohito one after another, and their hands were supported by their foreheads, and they roared with thunder.

"Everyone works together, big things will be accomplished! The meeting will be over!"

"Hayi!"

Hirohito sat upright and waved his hand, and the military and political ministers present stood up and said dismissal.

After leaving the Imperial Palace, Minumasa did not return directly to the Navy headquarters, but went directly to the Navy Joint Fleet Command and found Yamamoto Iroku as soon as possible.

After meeting, Mine Mitsumasa lowered his head with a little apology and said, "Yamamoto has disappointed you. This time I still haven't changed Your Majesty's resolution!"

"If you have any connection, Minejun, just approve the combat plan to attack Pearl Harbor!"

Yamamoto Iroku smiled calmly and said, "It's okay, maybe it's not as bad as we thought. As long as the US Pacific Fleet is cleanly destroyed and the Hawaiian Islands are occupied, the empire's chances of winning will increase to more than 50%!

It is a time of great struggle, and risks and returns are always proportional. Nothing can be stable. Although this time it seems like a big bet on national destiny, it may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Japanese Empire!”

Yamamoto Isori-Ruo, the Japanese Navy General, is currently the commander of the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet, and is the planner of the US military's attack on Pearl Harbor and launching the Midway Naval Battle.

Yamamoto Fifty and Sixty is an adventurer and is particularly fascinated by gambling. He regards gambling and luck-taking games more important than diet. He can be regarded as an expert in playing poker, playing bridge, playing Go, and betting.

Similarly, only such gamblers dare to take such a great risk and formulate a combat plan to attack Pearl Harbor.

To find out more, this matter has to start with the Pacific Maritime Hegemony published by the United States in 1921.

Four years later, part of the book was created as a novel, named "The Great Pacific War", which describes a Japanese fleet attacking Pearl Harbor, Guam and the Philippine Islands.

This book was translated into Japanese by the Japanese Naval Staff and included in the course of the Naval University.

When the book was published, Yamamoto was working as a military officer in Washington. This Yamamoto, who worked tirelessly in naval academics and had considerable English skills, could not have ignored this book.

As early as half a year ago, Yamamoto officially proposed the idea of ​​a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. Since then, he and several staff officers have secretly formulated the "z" combat plan.

After the formal plan was proposed, it caused controversy in the upper class of Japan. Some people did not believe that the huge fleet crossed 3,500 nautical miles without being discovered, and expressed doubts about the feasibility of the plan.

Yamamoto was stubborn and even threatened to resign.

In order to "go south", the Japanese base camp approved the plan in mid-October.

Therefore, Yamamoto commanded the joint fleet to choose Kagoshima Bay similar to Pearl Harbor and began full preparation and rigorous simulation training.

"I hope so!"

Minai Mitsumasa nodded silently, and then said, "Your Majesty asked me to bring a message to Yamamoto, and try to keep the 4.5 million tons of heavy oil, 2.5 million tons of grain, and various military supplies on the island of Hawaii, the factory dock is completely preserved!"

"Nani? There are such a wealth of strategic materials on the island of Hawaii? In this way, the chances of winning of the Great Japanese Empire will be increased to at least 70%!"

Yamamoto Izuru's eyes suddenly became extremely hot. With so many supplies stored on an island alone, wouldn't the United States be rich?

But if you want to do it, Yamamoto Izuru will not be so arrogant that he believes that Japan can conquer the United States at this stage and take all the endless wealth for himself!

Minuchi Mitsumasa's pupils shrank slightly and said, "70%? Yamamoto, are you really optimistic about going to war with the United States?"

The probability of 70% is already very high, and once successful, it means that Japan will be reborn from a small island country to a global superpower!

Faced with such a fatal temptation of high winning rate, let alone Hideki Tojo, Yoyuzu Matsuoka and other southern factions who strongly advocated the south attack would rush without hesitation.
Chapter completed!