"Yamada-kun."

After introducing the method of "relieving worries" to Takeda Ran in Akasaka Li's palace, he was about to say goodbye but heard Takeda Yuki's voice. Yasuda looked in the direction of the sound and saw the thin face and gray hair of the great Japanese leader, as well as his tired but still very sharp eyes, as if he wanted to see through people.

The great leader's eyes immediately made Yasuda feel a little nervous. It turned out that what he said to Mrs. Lan had already made Takeda hear it! I just don't know what this number one Japanese figure would feel? Thinking of this, his waist had bent to 90 degrees and bowed respectfully to Takeda: "Chairman, my subordinates' suggestions are all for..."

"To find a way out for the comrades?" Takeda waved his hand and asked Yasuda to sit down again. He also sat next to his wife and continued, "This idea is certainly good, but have you ever thought that if the senior cadres of our party sent their wives and children to China and purchased industries in China that they could spend the rest of their lives in peace, will this party still have combat effectiveness? What are the dangers? How many people are willing to die loyally for the party?"

After hearing this, the cold sweat broke out on Yasuda's forehead. The way to turn all the major Japanese gcd cadres into "naked officials" was proposed by Zhang Guotao. Of course, they did not have any kind intentions. However, it was also a "open conspiracy" that Takeda was difficult to refuse. Now Japan is in turmoil, and fighting with the United States is of great danger. There are not many real Bolsheviks among Japanese g party members, and the disaster is about to come. Of course, we have to find a way out. If Takeda cannot be anxious about the party members and think about what the party members think, there may not be many party members who will support him as a great leader.

After thinking through these interests, Yasuda's face was replaced by calm and said with a smile: "Chairman, but his subordinates feel that only by eliminating the worries of his comrades can they better serve the people and work for the revolution. Moreover, the idea of ​​seeking a retreat is human nature, and the cadres of our party are all human beings. How could there be no such idea? If they are not allowed to put their retreat in China, they will also arrange retreat through other methods, such as holding hands with counter-revolutionaries everywhere when engaging in revolutionary work in China. For example, secretly connecting to the reactionary group of Xiyuan Temple, there will be people who will try their best to send their children to the Soviet Union... This will be even more unfavorable to our party's cause. As for whether party members and cadres can die for the party and the chairman, the key is not whether their family members stay in China. Sometimes their wives and children will become a drag on their loyalty to the revolutionary cause!"

After hearing this, Takeda Hiroshi smiled coldly: "According to your opinion, those comrades who sent their wives and children to China and even became Chinese nationals and bought them rich industries are loyal cadres of the Party!"

Yasuo Yasuda focused his attention and said excitedly: "Only in this way can they work for the party without any concern and fight against American imperialism with all their might..."

Takeda Hiroshi interrupted: "What if when will we start a war with China again? The wives and children of senior cadres of our party are in the enemy country, how can we win such a war?"

"Chairman, in fact, the families of senior cadres of our party who remained in China also have hostages. Only in this way...the Chinese people will be confident in supporting us in fighting the United States!"

The army part of the z plan is not entirely an army's business. It is a coordinated battle between sea and land. To put it bluntly, it is to grab territory. The first phase of the target is the Philippines, Guam, Borneo, and Brunei oil fields are the top priority! It must be occupied as soon as possible! After achieving the first phase of the target, Yamamoto and Ishihara estimated that the British Far East Fleet might come out to find the battleship troops of the Japanese Combined Fleet to fight. For this battle, Yamamoto has a 100% chance of winning. After defeating the British Far East Fleet, the second phase of the trench grab operation can begin, with the targets of the Dutch East India and Malaya, with the focus on guarding the fortress of the Malacca Strait, Singapore, and the oil fields on Sumatra Island. If both phases of the trench seizing plans can be successfully completed, then the z plan will be completed. As for French Indochina and Myanmar, Japan will never dare to get involved, and it is all the territories that the Chinese have long regarded!

...

At the same time. The US Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor Base.

Admiral Harry Yanel walked to the window. The warships filled the entire harbor not far away made him, the commander of the Pacific Fleet, breathing a little. 14 battleships were Pennsylvania, California, Maryland, Oklahoma, Tennessee, West Virginia, Arizona, Nevada, Maine (Lengmen), Missouri (Luo), Kentucky (Ise), Georgia (Higa), Nebras (Fuson), and Rhodes Island (Mountain); three battlecruisers, Hawaii (Hairui), Wisconsin (Harunname), and Chilshaji (Kikishima).

In addition, two aircraft carriers, the USS Lexington, Saratoga, two Pensacra heavy cruisers, six Northampton-class heavy cruisers, two Portland-class heavy cruisers, two seaplane motherships and more than twenty light cruisers, as well as more than forty destroyers, more than 30 submarines, and dozens of various auxiliary ships. More than 70% of the strength of the US Navy is now concentrated in this small Pearl Harbor!

After the "warship debt repayment" transaction with Japan in 1924, the US Navy has undoubtedly become the most powerful maritime armed force in the world! And it also has strong industry and economy as a backing. In the just-passed "Naval Expansion Act", the United States will start construction of 15 Essex-class (Zhongshan-class) aircraft carriers, 2 North Carolina-class battleships, 4 South Kota-class battleships and 6 Iowa-class battleships... Of course, the key to the passing of the 27 aircraft carriers and battleship construction plans is to sell 9 Japanese debt repayment battleships/battlecruisers to the United Kingdom for a discount of US$200 million.

Looking at the huge warships in the distance with completely different styles from American battleships, General Yanel couldn't help but sighed twice before retracting his gaze and frowned again. He returned to his desk, looking at the information he had just sent, his face was a little solemn.

His opponent is not as weak as originally imagined. Of course, he is not afraid of fighting for the main battleship. The three main ships that the Japanese can take are Akagi, Kaga, and Tosa. Although they are indeed very powerful, they will only have a dead end when they encounter a group fight with their 17 main battleships!

However, the 10 Japanese Canglong-class aircraft carriers are not a joke! In comparison, their own aircraft carrier formation is really weak, with only two aircraft carriers and more than 180 carrier-based aircraft carriers... Such strength is really unpredictable.

What made him even more trouble was that he, the commander of the US Pacific Fleet, had no orders to start war against Japan in his pocket! Although the US Navy Operations Department had issued instructions to require the Pacific Fleet to maintain the highest combat readiness level and be ready to counter the Japanese Navy fleet's sneak attack at any time.

But, what counterattack? Use two aircraft carriers to counterattack the opponent's ten aircraft carriers? Isn't this seeking death? Use bulky and slow battleships to pursue the opponent's aircraft carrier to fight the fleet to fight a decisive battle? It's simply whimsical! It's impossible to catch up.

The Pacific Fleet is now unable to compete with its opponents in aviation. It can only rely on its main ships. The only feasible way is to dispatch 17 main ships in full swing to attack Saipan or Okinawa under cover by two aircraft carriers equipped with F2a buffalo fighters, and force the main force of the Japanese joint fleet to come out for a decisive battle! But the problem is that the United States has not declared war on Japan, and such a combat plan is impossible to implement. It can only passively wait for the opponent to take action first or approach the Pacific Fleet to show signs of going to take action. Only by itself can it counterattack.

No matter how you look at it, it is not an easy task to complete!

Yanel took out the Pacific chart and studied it carefully. According to the plan, at the end of December, the Pacific Fleet will dispatch its entire nest to Port Moresby and hand over 9 original Japanese battleships to Britain. After that, the risk of the war between Japan and the United States may be greatly reduced, and at least it can get some respite for a while. However, the possibility of Japan taking action before the completion of this transaction is more than 90%! Then the location where they took action should be...

Yanel's eyes twitched, and his fingers carefully outlined along the chart. At this moment, the office door suddenly rang.

"Admiral, General Lech and General Pacht are here." As soon as the adjutant finished his words, the new US Navy Minister William Lech and the new British and Australian Fleet Commander General Pacht (the commander of the British Far East Fleet during the Okinawa Sea War) walked into the office, and Yanel quickly stood up to greet him.

After a few words of greetings between the two sides, General Lexi frowned and told Yanel that there was a bad news: "The Chinese have just signed a peace treaty with the Japanese, and the Japanese have used the South Korea price to exchange for a ceasefire with China! Now they can concentrate all their energy against us and the UK!"

Of course, the Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty has not been officially signed. The United States only received general information through Britain (China informed Britain and Germany in advance), and the content of the Peace Treaty was not only Japan ceded South Korea. It also included Japan's abandonment of territorial demands on the Far East Coast, North Korea and Taiwan Island, China abandoned the Japan-China Treaty of Union, and the Japanese Red Army's troops stationed in the Soviet Far East to withdraw all the troops to Huatai Island before the end of June 1934, etc.

Yanel smiled slightly when he heard this, and showed a relaxed expression: "That means that the war will break out soon, right?"

Lexi and Paques looked at each other, Lexi nodded and said, "Yes, we will soon fight with the Japanese. The uncertainty has completely disappeared. Now we only need to consider where the Japanese will do it."

Paques's eyes had shifted to the chart on his desk. His fingers pointed to the direction of the Japanese archipelago and said, "We have arranged a large number of submarines around the Japanese archipelago to closely monitor the Fenghou waterway, the Iki waterway and the Guanmen Strait. However, from the afternoon of the previous day, until this morning, at least 20 destroyers were active outside the Guanmen Strait, sinking our two submarines and driving the other two submarines away."

"Oh?!" Yanel raised his eyebrows slightly. This information is very important! The 10 Japanese fleet aircraft carriers must have left Wu Jungang Port and entered the Sea of ​​Japan!

"In addition to this news, the Chinese government has issued an evacuation order to the expatriates in the Philippines, Malaya and Dutch East India, requiring them to board all return to China's ships before December 15." Lexi added: "It seems that the Chinese have already known the general date for the Japanese to attack us!"

December 15th?

If the Chinese really know something, then this date is very critical! Yanel thought to himself: "According to the plan, his fleet will leave Pearl Harbor and go to Port Moresby at the end of December. If the Japanese are preparing to set up an ambush in the South Pacific, the war will break out in early January next year. This means that the Japanese will not choose to set up an ambush in the South Pacific, but will attack Pearl Harbor as described in the novel called "The Great Pacific War"!

"In addition, China also told us another news." Paques took out a few photos from his briefcase and placed them on his desk. These were photos of several aircraft. "It looks a bit like our 'Hurricane' fighter. In the war in July last year, some of our such aircraft were captured by the Soviet army. The Soviets seemed to have imitated the 'Hurricane' type and named the Il 18. There is also an enlarged light bomber version, named the Il 1... The specific performance data is not very clear. I only know that both aircraft are equipped with a 1,000-horsepower 12-cylinder liquid-cooled engine, which is also imitating us. The Chinese say that the Soviets provided the Japanese with about 2,000 ship-based Il 18 and Il 1 to the Japanese in the past few months, and gave more than 900 excellent pilots who participated in actual combat!
Chapter completed!