Chapter 108 just don't fall for it

On June 7, 1942, on the way to retreat, the stomach pain that had plagued Yamamoto since he left the army suddenly recovered.The doctor found out that it was caused by roundworms, and he took a few tablets of anthelmintics and healed up. Although the physical pain has disappeared, the mental wound is still bleeding.Yamamoto walked onto the bridge, looked straight at the group of staff who followed him, and said thoughtfully: "The submarine search was not done well. This is a big mistake." No gambler who loses will really leave the table voluntarily. As long as he has a penny in his pocket, he will hope to make money with it.After retreating to the waters near Wake Island, Yamamoto hastily formed a "containment force" in an attempt to use this as bait to lure the task force into the fire circle of Wake Island controlled by the Japanese army.

But his opponent was too good. Both Fletcher and Spruance played at a very high level in the Battle of Midway Island-of course, in the eyes of historians, Fletcher just played well, and Spruance But Spruance did a great job, that is to say, in terms of command art and level, Spruance surpassed Fletcher. Spruance possesses all the best qualities a Navy carrier commander needs.His mind was never hot or cold, his mood was never high or low, and he knew not only when to attack, but also when to stop.At first, he spared no effort to pursue and mobilized all the attacking aircraft to attack, but before he was about to enter the attack range of the land-based bombers on Wake Island, the task force quickly stopped and retreated to camp.

This was the second time Spruance chose to give up in the face of temptation. Even if Yamamoto tried his best to create an atmosphere of "sit tight and eat three bets" for him, it would not help. Yamamoto was stunned. He couldn't figure out how Spruance could not be fooled, how could he be indifferent to a table of money that seemed to be able to hug him with a raised hand. In fact, if you switch to other people to observe, it is not difficult to understand: Spruance has never been a gambler, and the set that a gambler must eat is completely unacceptable to him. On June 9, 1942, the United Fleet met, but this was not the expected victory.After the Battle of Midway Island, Japan's four most sophisticated aircraft carriers ceased to exist. In addition, 322 aircraft and 2,155 military personnel with excellent technology and rich practical experience were lost, including more than 100 rare aircraft carriers. Ace pilot.

Ten stars can’t match a moon. Almost all the pilots who died on Midway Island were the elites of the Japanese Naval Air Force. According to senior Japanese officials, the strength of the Japanese Naval Air Force will be greatly weakened in the future, and until Japan’s defeat and surrender, It has never been able to return to its original level. When Yamamoto and others saw this scene with their own eyes, even though they were hard-hearted, they couldn't help feeling sad again.Yu Yuan described his feelings like this: "I want to curse!" However, Yamamoto quickly showed his unique demeanor. He specifically told his subordinates: "Don't blame Nagumo and Kusaka, the responsibility for the failure lies with me."

Seeing that the failure is irreversible, even if there are ten crimes, only one person needs to be punished, and there is no reason to cut off two heads. Yamamoto chose to fold his arms in his sleeves, but some of Nagumo's staff members felt ashamed to come forward See you, they collectively found Caolu and proposed to commit suicide as atonement for defeat. The grass deer was lying in the patient cabin, lamenting why he had such a bad back, when this group of people ran in unexpectedly, making the grass deer fall backwards in anger: If you want to die, you should find a place where there is no one and cut yourselves Well, why rant so the whole world knows?

Caolu has lived to a very old age and has never seen anything famous. His eyes were burning, and he reprimanded the other party severely, and then announced in public: "I oppose suicide, and you all look like crazy women!" Suicide almost represents nobility in Japanese culture, and everyone was dumbfounded to see the chief of staff attacking nobility. Caolu looked at his subordinates with a disdainful look: "At the beginning, you were extremely excited when you won a small victory, but now you are impassioned to commit suicide when you lose the battle. The battle is not over yet, is it time to say this? You guys Why don't you think about how to turn defeat into victory?"

Let the grass deer reveal the truth, and the people who catch the good and flirtatious people are all red-faced, and the talk about suicide will soon disappear automatically. After Caolu bandaged the wound, he went to find Nanyun.He knew this old man's temper, and he was afraid that Nanyun would be forced by the rumors outside to do something that would not go on the road. Sure enough, Nanyun was frowning, sitting sullenly like a gourd sawing his mouth, and he didn't seem to want to die, but his words were scary, so he had to pretend. Caolu repeated the great principles of cherishing oneself as a country and fighting with all one's strength.After listening to it, Nanyun said: "You are very reasonable, but you must understand that as the commander of the mobile unit, everything I do does not necessarily make sense."

Cao Lu is depressed, when has it been? I really think you are still a noble lady who has been granted a patent? He saw people ordering dishes, and simply exposed the painted skin on Nan Yun's body: "Come on, Commander, your defeatist sentiment is not beneficial to the current situation." Cao Lu's words were quite effective. In front of the real person, Nanyun immediately didn't dare to pretend anymore: "Well, I will never act recklessly." On the same day, Cao Lu, Yuan Tian and others were called to "Yamato" for a meeting. Yamamoto and Ugaki on the "Yamato" are wearing a rather refreshing and pleasing pure white military uniform, while Caolu and Genda have not yet taken off the black clothes they wore in combat, and all of them have haggard faces. The personnel were impressed.

Cao Deer first stated that he and Nagumo were heavily responsible for the defeat, "the battle failed, and he survived the humiliation", and then he solemnly asked Yamamoto to give him a little special care - so that they could go to the front to fight like before , so as to "have the opportunity to pay off this old debt". He really knows how to talk, even though Yamamoto was so angry that his teeth were itching and couldn't help but want to goug out their meat, he could only say with tears in his eyes, "Okay." Caolu is so experienced, seeing that the emotions have been created, he quickly caught the reason and made a raft, taking advantage of the situation and asked Yamamoto if he should commit suicide to atone for the defeat of Nagumo.

Yamamoto replied: "No, Nagumo is not to blame for the defeat. I take full responsibility. If anyone wants to commit suicide by Caesarean section for the defeat of Midway Island, it should be me!" On the mountain itself, it has the courage and responsibility that a commander in chief should have.Compared with those who shrink their heads when they lose, put all the blame on others, and then stir the fire beside them, it's a day and a day.His words were equivalent to awarding Nan Yun and Cao Lu a gold medal for avoiding death.Ugaki stood up, followed Yamamoto's pace, and insincerely made a self-criticism on behalf of the United Fleet Command. After the meeting, he personally sent Kusakaka and his party back to the "Nagara" and gave everyone a small gift. gift.

In fact, in his heart, Yu Yuan, who is also the chief of staff, looks down on Cao Lu very much.He wrote in his diary: "I am a fighter on the front line. What should I do in this situation? My determination has already been made." It's okay to be an official, no matter Yamamoto, Ugaki, Nanyun, or Caolu.Although Nagumo was criticized intensively by Japanese domestic public opinion, under Yamamoto's strong protection, he was not dismissed or punished like Kimmel in the Pearl Harbor incident, and he still wore the black hat. But what awaits others is another situation.