Chapter 1238 Desperation

"My gentlemen, what do you think of Nagumo-kun's proposal?" General Yamamoto Fifty-Six asked.

"Your Excellency, this is a very good way. If it can be successful, we will be much less constrained. This will make it possible for us to defeat the Germans. Therefore, this plan I think we should Go and execute it!" Lieutenant General Koji Kakuda, commander of the 2nd Aircraft Carrier Squadron, first agreed.

The commanders of several other battleship battleships also agreed. After all, the islanders are originally a very gambling nation. In their view, as long as there is a slight hope of winning, they dare to risk everything to gamble. If you can win the bet, everyone will be happy. If you lose the bet, you will often lose completely. But even then, they want this madness to gamble everything.

General Yamamoto Fifty-Six also nodded, he was also inclined to implement Lieutenant General Chuichi Nagumo's plan. After all, this is the best way they can think of at the moment. If it is really successful, it will be of great help to them in winning the war.

"Your Excellency, Commander, we have not declared war on Germany. If we raid the Mariana Islands, wouldn't that be tantamount to going to war with Germany?" said Rear Admiral Takahashi Imo, Chief of Staff of the Joint Fleet.

General Yamamoto Fifty-Six couldn't help being taken aback. Indeed, although the island countries are now preparing to attack Germany, they have not gone to war after all. Originally, I wanted to take this opportunity to overshadow the German fleet. Of course, that's the best result. But now, since there is no chance to raid the German Navy's fleet, the only option is to raid the Mariana Islands.

"Let's start the war! As long as we can defeat the Germans in this war, it is the same whether we start the war by raiding their fleet or by raiding the Mariana Islands. General Yamamoto Fifty-Six said.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Commander." Major General Takahashi Iwang nodded.

The other generals of the United Fleet also looked deeply convinced. The biggest goal of the island navy is to win this naval battle. They don't care at all about the tactics they adopt, and they don't care if they are shameless or not. As long as you can win, nothing else matters.

"Gentlemen, for us, this is an excellent opportunity for us to regain our disadvantage. We are not at war with Germany now, so we can use this to attack the Mariana Islands. Therefore, we must seize this opportunity. Because we only have this chance. After that, it will be very difficult to attack the Germans again. Therefore, I hope that we can take the German bases on the Mariana Islands in one fell swoop in this battle. Complete destruction!" General Yamamoto Fifty-Six said.

"Hi, Your Excellency!" Everyone replied.

"Next, I will assign tasks. The 1st aircraft carrier team is responsible for counting Balbotuap Island, the 2nd aircraft carrier team is responsible for attacking Yap Island, the 1st battleship team is attacking Guam, and the 2nd battleship team is attacking Rota Island , the 3rd battleship team attacked Tinian, and the 4th battleship team attacked Saipan. The aircraft carrier team launched an attack at dawn, and the capital ship team launched an attack in the middle of the night!" General Yamamoto Fifty-Six ordered.

"Hi, Your Excellency Commander!" all the generals replied.

However, this operation is undoubtedly relatively safe for the capital ship fleet of the island navy. They would attack at night and retreat under the cover of darkness. At night, the shore-based aircraft of the German Navy cannot take off, so there is no way to pose a threat to them. The two major fleets of the German Navy are still far away from the theater. It is impossible to threaten them.

However, the two aircraft carrier teams are different, they will attack at dawn. At that time, once the four airfields in the Mariana Islands are destroyed, the shore-based aircraft of the German Navy will definitely be ready. Although the German Navy has a total of more than 200 combat aircraft on Barbotuap Island and Yap Island, it is far less than the carrier-based aircraft of the island navy. However, there is a certain gap in the performance of the carrier-based aircraft of the two sides, and the navy of the island country may pay a considerable price for this.

Lieutenant General Nagumo Chuichi thought for a while, and once again made a suggestion to General Yamamoto Fifty-Six, hoping that the capital ship team's attack would also be at dawn. In this case, the bases of the German Navy on the islands of Balbotuap and Yap will not be prepared in advance.

"In this case, will the capital ship team be in danger? If an attack is launched at dawn, the Germans will be able to launch fighter planes to attack us from the airports on other islands." Admiral Yamamoto Fifty-Six said.

If there is a great risk, he would rather give up on Balbotuap Island and Yap Island. After all, before the decisive battle with the two major fleets of the German Navy, the capital ships of the island navy are very precious, and it is necessary to ensure that they are intact as much as possible.

"Your Excellency, there may be certain risks, but the risks will not be too great. After all, once the airports in the Mariana Islands are attacked by us, their fighter planes will not be able to take off. The fighter planes on other islands , it will take time to come here. In addition, the distance is endless, almost beyond their combat radius. As long as the timing is good, it is entirely possible for us to get rid of them. What's more, we The escort warships of the battleship battleship of the capital ship team all have powerful anti-aircraft firepower. If they give up attacking Barbotuap Island and Yap Island, in the next battle, the Germans can completely attack these two islands and continue to attack Dispatch shore-based aircraft to search the Philippine Sea. In this case, our room for maneuver will be greatly compressed, which is not conducive to the next battle." Lieutenant General Nagumo Chuichi continued.

"My gentlemen, what do you think?" General Yamamoto Fifty-Six asked.

"Your Excellency, Commander, you can try it! If the timing is right, there should be no danger." Lieutenant General Yoshida Zengo, commander of the 1st Battleship Squadron, said.

The commanders of several other battleship battleships also expressed their support.

"Your Excellency, Commander, there is only one chance to sneak attack on the Germans, so we must seize this opportunity to maximize our advantage. In this way, we will have a greater chance of winning in the next battle !” Lieutenant General Kakuda Koji also said.

General Yamamoto Fifty-Six nodded: "Okay, let's do this! Gentlemen, the rise and fall of the empire is in our hands! The empire will win!"

"Must win!"