Chapter 72 set a trap for you to drill

Many people do not pay as much attention to and understand intelligence agencies as Nimitz.The middle- and lower-ranking officers thought that those engaged in intelligence liked to be surprised and over-bragged about the importance of the information they obtained. Whenever Layton walked into the restaurant for dinner, the people at the same table would boo: "Ah, Layton is here, what's the matter today?" Is it an emergency?" Some high-level personnel in the Navy Department felt that since Nimitz had just arrived at Pearl Harbor, intelligence work seemed to be dispensable since it failed to prevent the occurrence of the Pearl Harbor incident. Acted nonchalantly.

It was because he was not fully trusted that Leighton sometimes had to play games when reporting the number of enemy ships. Only Nimitz, his attitude towards the Hawaiian intelligence system is "very cooperative and considerate", knowing that this is not a job that ordinary people can interfere with, so he never blames Layton and Rochefort. It doesn't matter if there are occasional errors, as long as valuable information can be produced, it is the last word. By April and May 1942, the "Magic Team" led by Rocheford had basically mastered the latest Japanese Navy codes.But just as you can record the lyrics of a song, but you may not be able to fully understand its meaning, deciphering the content of the encrypted message is not the final destination.

For a period of time, in the radio communication of the Japanese side, there has been a letter code: "AF." Judging from the context of the telegram, Rochefort has a strong premonition that "AF" refers to Midway Island. Rocheford not only enjoyed the reputation of a "magician" in deciphering codes, but also had an amazing memory, able to remember all the details of the Japanese army's telegrams a few weeks ago.He himself said that his organization work was very poor, and his file work was not good, but he had a skill that others could not match, that is, he could keep all the materials in his mind without omission.

Rochefort's brain is almost equivalent to a computer. He sorted out all the clues in his memory and came to a conclusion that the Japanese army usually marked the deployment of the US military in the Central Pacific Ocean with a combination of letters starting with the letter A. . Japanese bombers were sent to perform missions in the Central Pacific, and they were often notified to avoid air searches from "AF", and it was deduced that "AF" could only be the code name of Midway Island. This inference seems to be unconvincing to everyone. When Nimitz asked for strong evidence, Rochefort discussed with Layton and came up with an idea.

According to the suggestion of two smart ghosts, Nimitz got in touch with Midway Island through submarine cables. Unlike radio communications, submarine cables will not be disturbed by static electricity or intercepted or deciphered by the enemy. Nimitz wants to take, so give. On May 10, 1942, Midway Island was ordered to send a message to Pearl Harbor with a clear telegram, falsely claiming that the fresh water facilities on Midway Island were out of order and that there was a shortage of fresh water on the island. Pearl Harbor also pretended to call back immediately, saying that a water supply ship was going to the island for emergency water supply.

This is a trap, waiting for the Japanese to stretch their necks and get into it.Two days later, the intelligence station in Hawaii successfully intercepted a secret message from the Japanese army, which said that the "AF" lacked fresh water and the invading troops should bring more water. The truth is, "AF" is the code name of Midway Island. The "Magic Team" was overjoyed. They took this as a vine, continued to find out, and deciphered all the communication messages of the United Fleet attacking Midway Island at once. The Japanese army named the "Southward Plan" the "MO Action Plan" and the "East Plan" the "MI Action Plan".Before the battle started, Nimitz had mastered the content of the "MI Plan", including the strength, quantity, attack route and approximate combat time.

Yamamoto was unaware of this.I don't know that my up and down, left and right have been clearly seen by the opponent. The future Battle of Midway would be a decisive battle for Yamamoto. In addition to using offense as defense, he also hoped to lure out the Pacific Fleet and annihilate it in one fell swoop through a decisive battle. Yamamoto once confided to his confidants that as long as the Pacific Fleet was wiped out at Midway Island, he planned to use his personal reputation to persuade Prime Minister Tojo to make concessions and force the United States to come to the negotiating table.At that time, just like the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, the weakened United States will automatically and spontaneously agree to transfer its overseas territories and spheres of influence to Japan, and the Pacific War can be declared over.

It seems that only Yamamoto can get such a big appetite. It can be said that this is very in line with his "win all or lose everything" character of a gambler. The psychology of a gambler is that he always wants to keep winning after winning, but this time, he will be closer to "losing everything".