Chapter 1052 Japan Doesn’t Want to Fight

"Why must we fight a decisive battle in the Hawaiian Islands? We can deceive the Germans, they won't know. Even if they know, what can they do to us?"

"Yes, there is no guarantee of victory in the decisive battle at present, and even if we win, the Combined Fleet will certainly be seriously injured..."

"And now the Americans have used biological weapons against our homeland. If the war continues, the consequences will be unimaginable!"

In the commander's cabin of the Yamato, the flagship of the Japanese Combined Fleet, Commander Chuichi Nagumo and Chief of Staff Ryunosuke Kusaka are having a secret conversation with Seiichi Ito, who came in person to convey the order of the Military General Staff.

Chuichi Nagumo and Ryunosuke Kusaka have been commanding the Combined Fleet to deal with the Americans for more than three months, and during this period they have led the fleet to attack several times to cover the action of reinforcing the Hawaiian Islands.

However, they have never found an opportunity to fight a fleet decisive battle, because the scale of the American fleet is too large, covering a large area of ​​the ocean south of the Hawaiian Islands. Moreover, the Americans carefully hid their main aircraft carrier formations, making it difficult for the Japanese to determine their locations. This made it impossible to launch suicide missile attacks, and even conventional air warfare strikes were difficult to carry out.

Although the US escort aircraft carriers were easy to find, their strike value was not high.

In addition, the large number of P-47Ds deployed on Niihau Island also made Chuichi Nagumo and Ryunosuke Kusaka feel very difficult.

The P-47D was equipped with an R-2800-21W air-cooled engine with 2,300 horsepower (up to 2,535 horsepower with water injection) and a turbocharger. Not only does it have excellent high-altitude performance, it can also undertake the dual tasks of high-altitude interception and penetration.

Moreover, the P-47D is a very sturdy and large-load aircraft, with a full weight of up to 9,387 kilograms, solid armor, a large range - the internal fuel tank can support 1,658 kilometers, and an external load capacity of up to 1,113 kilograms - it can hang auxiliary fuel tanks or bombs.

The P-47D, which has high altitude, high speed, long range and large external attachment capacity, is a bit like the German universal aircraft Fw-190. It is a multi-purpose aircraft that can be used as a fighter-bomber.

Because the P-47 has a very strong fuselage, it is difficult to be shot down when performing ground and sea attack missions.

And its excellent performance and powerful firepower at an altitude of more than 6,000 meters are enough to break through the blockade of any Japanese fighter.

In other words, as long as the main force of the Japanese Combined Fleet drives to the combat radius of the P-47D on Niihau Island, it can only watch this heavy, large, fast and strong American aircraft with hundreds of kilograms of bombs break through the protection of the direct-cover aircraft and then perform shallow dive bombing.

Although the effect of the US Army aircraft attacking ships cannot be compared with that of naval aircraft that specializes in dealing with ships (mainly due to the difference in pilot skills), Chuichi Nagumo and Ryunosuke Kusaka are unwilling to take such risks with their precious fleet.

In addition to the above two reasons, the increasing rampant U.S. commerce-breaking operations and the Japanese headquarters' determination that the United States was using submarines to drop anthrax bacteria on the Japanese mainland were also the reasons why Chuichi Nagumo and Ryunosuke Kusaka were unwilling to fight a decisive battle.

Due to the combined effects of U.S. submarines, mines and commerce-breaking fleets (usually composed of Independence-class aircraft carriers, Cleveland-class light cruisers and Fletcher-class destroyers), the amount of materials shipped back from the South Pacific is rapidly decreasing.

If the escort cannot be strengthened as soon as possible or peace cannot be made with the United States, Japan will not be able to provide enough fuel for the Combined Fleet in a few months to a year at most.

And escort operations also require a large number of surface ships, especially against the small commerce-breaking fleet of the United States, which requires the use of aircraft carriers. If the Combined Fleet suffered a heavy blow in the Battle of the Hawaiian Islands, what else can Japan use to protect its maritime lifeline?

If it cannot even protect its maritime lifeline, what else can Japan use to maintain the war?

Moreover, the U.S. attack on the Japanese mainland is also very difficult to deal with. Although Japan is not behind the United States in the research of biological weapons, their medical level and pharmaceutical industry are far worse than those of the United States. It is impossible to produce penicillin that can treat anthrax. We can only use serum therapy, which is not particularly effective and has certain risks. So now anthrax outbreaks have occurred in many places.

Therefore, Nanyun and Kusaka did not want to fight for real, just to deal with the Germans.

"That won't work," said Ito Seiichi, the Deputy Chief of the Military General Staff, shaking his head, "The Germans will send observers to supervise the war! If we don't fight hard, then...then they will consider signing a peace treaty with the United States and betraying us!"

Signing a treaty with the United States to betray Japan was something that was made up by Japanese naval figures such as Yamamoto Isoroku, Nagano Osami and Ito Seiichi.

But the possibility is still very high! Because if the Japanese Combined Fleet does not severely damage the US Pacific Fleet, it will be difficult for the European Combined Fleet to win in the Atlantic-Caribbean operations. If the naval battle cannot be won, there is no possibility of using atomic bombs to force the US government to accept huge compensation.

Then selling Japan to the United States in exchange for thousands of tons of gold and millions of tons of food was Hitler's only option - with the atomic bomb in hand and Japan to sell, Roosevelt or future US presidents would still make this deal.

Moreover, Japan deceived Germany first, and there is nothing morally inappropriate for Germany to abandon Japan - Germany even gave them the electromagnetic equipment to separate uranium-235, and also acquiesced to Japan to take over the Soviet Far East. If Japan continues to be ignorant , then it’s no wonder that Germany turned its back and refused to recognize anyone.

"Will you betray us?"

Nagumo Chuichi and Kusaka Ryuunosuke looked at each other, both of them looked very worried. Nayun shook his head, lowered his voice and said: "Since we know that Germany cannot be trusted, we should make peace with the United States... If Germany really defeats the United States with our help, Japan may be the next victim, right?"

Ryunosuke Kusaka nodded and agreed with Nagumo, "Now Rome can only rely on the European Community, and the Soviet Union is about to be defeated by the European Community. Looking at the world, Europe, the United States, and Japan stand on three pillars. And Europe is the most It is as strong as the Wei State in the past, followed by the United States, just like the Shu and Han Dynasties sitting on Jingzhou and Liangchuan, and we, Japan, are Soochow. Not only do Wu and Shu not unite to fight against Cao, Soochow will also help Wei to destroy Shu. In the future... …”

The proposal of "alliance with Shu to resist Cao" or "alliance with gold to resist Mongolia" (referring to uniting with the Bolsheviks) was not unknown in Tokyo. But after seeing the scene of the atomic bomb explosion, Tojo Hideki and the living god in the Imperial Palace did not dare to really betray Germany.

"Let's talk about the future later," Ito Zhengichi also shook his head. "Those guys in the Army think too highly of themselves. They think that as long as they conquer the Far East, subdue East Asia, and guard Malacca and Hawaii, they will be enough to fight against the Europeans. And... This is what Fushimi Palace means too!”

Prince Fushimi Miyahiro Kyou is the mouthpiece of Emperor Showa. He himself has no meaning, only the meaning of Emperor Showa.

Nagumo Chuichi and Kusaka Ryuunosuke now had nothing to say.

…

Hersmann had returned to his estate in Zossen before dinner on June 28. The European Community leaders' meeting had just ended that afternoon, and all parties finally reached an agreement on the expedition to America.

And Hessmann rushed back to Zossen from Fort Europa not because of any changes on the battlefield, but to see off his son Rudolf.

Rudolf, now no longer the vice-chancellor of the Brandenburg Jet Pilot School, had been given a new assignment a few days earlier, heading to the Pacific as an observer for the German Navy. This was something Rudolph was familiar with, but this time the situation was different from the past.

The reason why Hessmann rushed back from Zossen in such a hurry was actually to give his son some advice.

"What? Supervise the battle?" Rudolf was stunned by his father's words, "Father, is this really appropriate?"

Hersman confessed to his son on the garden lawn of his home, which was large enough for horse racing. No one else was around.

"Of course it's appropriate." Hersman looked at his son, who was wearing a handsome naval aviation major uniform, and smiled and said, "Rudolf, do you think Japan is still an equal partner of the empire?"

"Isn't it?" Although Rudolf was Hessmann's son, he didn't know about the atomic bomb, nor what kind of deal or tacit understanding reached between Japan and Germany.

"No more." Hessman shook his head and said, "Otherwise, I wouldn't have sent you to the Pacific... Our relationship with Japan is very delicate now. They are almost forced by us to fight a war that they are unwilling to do. The battle to continue.”

"Forced?" Rudolph became even more confused. "Father, if the Japanese don't fight, what can we do to them?"

"They don't dare!" Hessman said with certainty, "but they may fight passively."

Japan took so many benefits from Germany and was tacitly allowed to annex the Soviet Far East. If you dare not to fight, you are betraying Germany, and the consequences will of course be very terrible!

"What if they fight passively?" Rudolf asked again. "What can we do?"

"Just tell me!" Hessman said, "Your task is to supervise them and report their combat status to the General Staff. This information is very critical!"

The United States is not easy to fight. If Japan does not fight hard on the Hawaiian Islands, but releases the entire Pacific Fleet, the European Combined Fleet will not be sure of victory. The most sophisticated ones in the U.S. Navy are currently gathered near the Hawaiian Islands. The strike force concentrated most of the navy veterans and experienced carrier-based aircraft pilots (although many died in the battle, there are still some left).

If they are allowed to go to the Atlantic Ocean after experiencing some experience in the Hawaiian Islands, their combat experience will be richer and their performance on the battlefield will be more calm. Coupled with the U.S. Navy's huge numerical superiority, combat in the Atlantic-Caribbean Sea will become very difficult.

Maybe... taking less money and things, and then reaching a peace treaty with the United States to buy time for the European Community to consolidate and develop is also an option that can be considered.

"That's it, just remember it." Hessman turned around and patted his confused son, "I'm a little hungry, let's go to the restaurant."