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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 1560 Nimitz¡¯s Dilemma

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    June 5th was definitely a gloomy day for Admiral Nimitz, commander of the U.S. Navy¡¯s Pacific Fleet.

    Nimitz commanded an aircraft carrier formation composed of four aircraft carriers and more than a dozen warships. After completing regular training three days ago, he was returning to the Pearl Harbor base in accordance with the order of General Jeff Field, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, preparing to sail to South Korea.  In the Pacific battlefield, the fleet also has the task of escorting the 1st and 3rd Marine Divisions.

    For this mission, Admiral Nimitz was absolutely uncomfortable. The only reason for his discomfort was Lieutenant General MacArthur, the commander of the Southeast Asia and South Pacific Headquarters.

    Logically speaking, two people serving in different branches of the military, one on land and the other on sea, should have no overlap or conflict, but fate plays tricks on people like this. Ten years ago, the two of them were in the Senior Command Department of California Military Academy together.  When they were studying in the general class, they unfortunately became classmates. They were both arrogant and competitive guys.

    During the year they were classmates, MacArthur and Nimitz each became the leader of the Army cadets and Navy cadets in the class. They represented their different viewpoints. Conflicts were inevitable. They suppressed each other on weekdays and undermined each other behind their backs.  They used their own methods to fight hard, and thus formed a deep hatred, and the relationship between the two further turned against each other.

    Even to the point of being incompatible, the two people didn't even bother to stand together in their graduation photos. The year they were classmates was spent in constant fighting between the two. MacArthur's evaluation of Nimitz was "  Nimitz described MacArthur as "arrogant, arrogant, ambitious and lacking in talent." The bad relationship between the two can be seen from their evaluation of each other.

    Fortunately, one is in the army and the other is in the navy, so there is no possibility for the two of them to work together. Otherwise, something terrible might happen. However.  Things were changing, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff gave an order to force him to get together with MacArthur.  Moreover, you have to obey the command of that ambitious and talented guy, not just your own military rank.  He was one level higher than MacArthur. Is that guy worthy of commanding me?

    Therefore, although Nimitz had the passion of a soldier in his heart and longed for the smoke-filled battlefield, he was still resistant to going to the South Pacific battlefield to be commanded by MacArthur, and his enthusiasm was not high. Anyway, it was the order of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.  If the Pacific Fleet sets off after June 8, the aircraft carrier fleet will not be in a hurry to return to Pearl Harbor and sail leisurely on the sea.

    ¡°Perhaps it was fate, or God¡¯s favor, but the aircraft carrier formation was supposed to be launched on the evening of June 4th.  Returning to the Pearl Harbor base, due to a combination of circumstances and Nimitz's passive and slow approach, the two-day voyage took more than four days, and the aircraft carrier formation escaped disaster.

    Although I¡¯m glad.  The aircraft carrier formation was not baptized by the bombs that hit the Japanese Navy's carrier-based aircraft, and it did not have to become a pile of scrap metal on the seabed like other warships parked in Pearl Harbor, but Nimitz was not a little irritated.

    The cause was a telegram from Admiral Jeff Field, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, ordering him to immediately report the specific losses of the Pacific Fleet. Poor Admiral Nimitz was in a situation similar to that of MacArthur in the early morning of June 1st.  The situation is strikingly similar to that of the other two. The war has already begun, and I basically don¡¯t understand the situation of the troops.

    The same was true on the island of Hawaii. Nimitz sent several telegrams but received no reply. In addition to receiving a funeral telegram that "Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese fleet", Nimitz had no response to the situation in Hawaii.  With his eyes darkened, how could he reply to the telegram from the Joint Chiefs of Staff?

    The position of the Pacific Fleet aircraft carrier formation is currently in the waters near Midway Island, northwest of Hawaii Island, only more than 600 nautical miles away from Pearl Harbor. There is no way back from Pearl Harbor. It was blown to pieces by Japanese planes, but the formation can  What¡¯s next?  Should we return to the mainland of the United States, or anchor in the waters near Hawaii, wait for detailed information from Hawaii, and then decide where to go?

    At this time, it was already past five o'clock in the afternoon on June 5th. Under the order of Commander Nimitz, the Pacific Fleet aircraft carrier formation was anchored only 600 nautical miles away from Hawaii. Regarding the next move, Nimitz  I would also like to request instructions from the Navy Department and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

    Nimitz wanted to return to Pearl Harbor to see how miserable his old lair had become, but he had a concern in his heart. What if the Japanese naval fleet that attacked Pearl Harbor did not return, but continued to search for him?  , with the existing strength of the aircraft carrier formation, once a war starts, the disaster will be very uncertain. Japan's intelligence department will not be so incompetent that it does not know the extent to which the Pacific Fleet has four aircraft carriers.

    As night falls, the darkness swallows up the last bright color on the horizon. The boundless night covers the sea. The wind rises. Then comes the torrential rain, and the huge waves hit the US warships.Like a toy, swaying helplessly in the stormy waves, on this stormy night, the US sailors on each warship could not sleep peacefully.

    The news that Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese navy spread like wings to every post in the aircraft carrier formation. This bad news really frightened the American sailors. While they were glad that they had escaped, they also felt sorry for Pearl.  The comrades and relatives in the port were sad. At the same time, a feeling grew in the hearts of the sailors. How could the powerful Pacific Fleet be so vulnerable?

    So, when facing the Japanese warships, what will happen to the remaining warships? Everyone is worried and worried about their future fate. To put it bluntly, this is a kind of cowardice that spreads among the soldiers. There is no  During the battle, everything is business as usual, but once it comes to a life-and-death critical battle, such timidity will become a fatal injury to an army.

    The wind was howling, the rain was pouring, and the whitecaps were rolling into the sky. Nimitz, who was sitting in the commander's office cabin, had not yet felt that this dangerous phenomenon quietly growing among the soldiers was enough to destroy the entire aircraft carrier formation. He was preparing for  I was worried about how to reply to the telegram to the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

    What Nimitz did not expect was what fate this hesitant order to anchor in place would bring to the aircraft carrier formation?

    The same night, the same weather, absolutely different mood, the commander of the Japanese Navy's task force anchored outside Pearl Harbor, Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo, was in an extremely happy mood at this time, because of a man who shocked the world.  A miracle was born in his own hands. The seemingly behemoth U.S. Pacific Fleet, a thorn in the side of the Japanese Navy, was destroyed in his own hands.

    It is unbelievable to say that the task force set out from the Kagoshima Naval Base and traveled more than 4,000 kilometers away. Two consecutive waves of attacks. The U.S. Pacific Fleet has become history, and the price paid by the task force is nothing more than  Twenty-nine aircraft and five special submarines. To be honest, even Nagumo Chuichi himself was stunned by this huge victory.

    When the first wave of attacking fleets returned, Nagumo Chuichi did not believe their reports at all. The U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet was definitely a behemoth. How could a Japanese naval fleet dare not ignore it? How could it be killed so easily?  After the battle, Commander Nagumo ordered the staff office to verify the results. He verified the results three times and found them to be accurate!

    Nagumo Chuichi remained calm on the surface, but in his heart he was so ecstatic that he almost laughed to the sky. He calmly ordered: "Immediately report the results of the battle to the base camp, no, report it directly to His Majesty the Emperor!"

    Now, the Imperial Japanese Navy has taken control of the entire Pearl Harbor, and the U.S. Pacific Fleet is completely finished. The task force will return to the homeland without the glory of victory. Nagumo has even imagined countless times that after returning to the homeland,  The scene of receiving a hero's welcome, as for the battle on Hawaii Island, has little to do with himself.

    The 50,000-strong Seventh Army cannot completely annihilate all the planes, and the two U.S. Marine divisions with more than 30,000 people are in desperate situation. Lieutenant General Liu Xiapingsuke, the commander of the Seventh Army, should commit suicide by caesarean section!

    The night was dark, the wind was howling, and the rain was pouring. Nagumo Chuichi walked slowly to the porthole. The fire in Pearl Harbor was still burning. The heavy rain did not stop the fire. In Nagumo Chuichi's view, the fire in the night was still burning.  , is so similar to the fireworks set off every year at the birthday festival in his hometown of Kubei County, they are all so bright and dazzling, so poignant and beautiful. Pouring a glass of sake and drinking it down, a smile appeared on Nayun's face.

    "Bang, bang, bang!" knocked on the cabin door, awakening Nagumo Chuichi who was in a state of lust, from his wonderful fantasy. Being interrupted from his beautiful thoughts is always a bad thing, but he was in an extremely happy mood.  Your Excellency, the Commander, doesn't care. Perhaps, he needs someone to share his joy at this time.

    "Come in!" Nagumo Chuichi shouted softly, and the hatch opened. Task Force Chief of Staff Rear Admiral Kobayashi Hidezumi, Fleet Aviation Commander Rear Admiral Tanio Ryotomo, and Fleet Intelligence Director Colonel Yohei Kono, all covered in rain, joined hands.  Come.

    Nagumo Chuichi said with a smile: "You guys are so excited. On a stormy night, when you visit the commander, are you asking for a few glasses of sake?" The old-fashioned and dull Commander Nagumo, making such a joke, in the empire  There are unprecedented things happening within the Navy. It can be seen from this that how happy Commander Nagumo is?

    "It's a pity that Commander Nagumo's first joke in his life was not understood by the three subordinates with shining eyes and rosy cheeks as if they were feverish, nor did they smile in agreement.

    Fleet Chief of Staff Rear Admiral Kobayashi Hidezumi tried his best to suppress his excitement and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, I'm really sorry for bothering you late at night. I have an important report from my humble position. Just thirty minutes ago, we received a report?Intelligence discovered the specific location of the US Pacific Fleet aircraft carrier formation!  "

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