Chapter 109 the war is still going on

As soon as the remaining warships of the Mobile Force docked at the port, the crew, including the captain, were quarantined and were not allowed to go ashore, nor to contact anyone outside the ship.Then, without furloughs, they were hastily dispatched to Japan and outposts in the Pacific. The wounded were even worse. Fuchita and about 500 wounded were first transferred to a hospital ship, then went ashore at night when there were no pedestrians on the street, and finally entered secretly from the back door along a road guarded by the police. A base hospital. In the hospital, all the wounded were divided into two buildings, and their wives and family members were not allowed to visit, make phone calls or write letters.

This is the name of treatment, but the reality of imprisonment!Fuchita, who loves to talk and move, sometimes even feels that he has been captured by the US military and is suffering in a concentration camp. Things were done so furtively only to keep casualties and losses a secret.After learning of the fiasco at Midway Island, Prime Minister Hideki Tojo instructed the Deputy Chief of Staff at that time: "The news must not be disclosed, and it must be kept absolutely secret." In order to reduce the number of insiders to a minimum, in addition to isolating the wounded, the Japanese government also sent officers who knew the situation of the battle to remote areas. Documents related to the Battle of Midway were either classified as top secret or destroyed.

When there is a good thing, you don’t wait for others to say it, and you fight for it. When there is a bad thing, you don’t wait for others to say it, and you tell lies and brag. This is a typical example of the Japanese military and officials in the Showa period. feature.In a publicly released battle report, the Japanese side claimed that in the Battle of Midway, the Japanese navy sank two large US aircraft carriers and achieved an "epoch-making victory", and Japan has thus become "the most powerful country in the Pacific Ocean". It should be said that this bragging is not too outrageous. Yamaguchi thought he had killed two aircraft carriers until his death. What is more special is the statistics of his own losses.Relying on an unashamed face, the Naval Command insisted that Japan had lost only one aircraft carrier and 35 aircraft. A few days later, Ugaki added a supplementary notice, requesting that, except for the Military Command’s bulletin, no one in the Navy was allowed to Disclosing any information about Midway led to the fact that even the Navy itself kept secret about the Battle of Midway.

At first glance, the outside is still bright and dignified, decent, but the inside is already dark, it can be said that the fragrance is fragrant outside, and the smell is smelly at home. In fact, the truth cannot be concealed, and once the truth is concealed, it will be difficult for the public to understand the extent of the approaching danger, and the army will lose the opportunity to continue to improve. track. After the Pearl Harbor incident, the U.S. government’s bulletin also shrunk in the loss column, but it didn’t dare to shrink too much, because it is a purely democratic society, and the president might have to go around because of it.Within the U.S. military, there is no concealment of all losses, as many as there are, even if they are horrific, what it shows is the kind of courage and self-confidence that once made Yamamoto shudder.

When the news of the Combined Fleet's retreat was certain, Nimitz believed that the Pacific Fleet had taught its opponents that "war is terrible."The staff took out a large bottle of champagne, decorated it with the admiral's epaulets, and held an internal celebration. The Pacific Fleet Command was full of laughter. This was the first time Nimitz and his officers had been so happy since Pearl Harbor. Drink freely. While celebrating, Nimitz thought of Rochefort. He sent his own car to pick Rochefort to drink champagne, and praised the intelligence wizard in his mind in front of everyone: "The main credit for the victory at Midway Island should be attributed to This officer."

Other meritorious ministers were also rewarded one by one.Before sending Ramsay to Midway, Nimitz had promised to send him back to Hawaii as soon as the Battle of Midway was over.Because the island was bombed, all the clothes in the Navy laundry room had been reduced to ashes, so when Ramsay returned to Pearl Harbor, his clothes had not been changed, and they were covered with dust and mud.Nimitz stared at Ramsay for a while, and said in a low voice: "I know, you are covered with... um... all eagles, maybe you will like these silver eagles." The colonel's recommendation was brought out.

The one who made Nimitz full of praise was none other than Spruance.Spruance has both Halsey-style boldness and Fletcher-style prudence. It can be said that he combines the advantages of both, but he does not have the shortcomings of the above-mentioned two generals. Nimitz needed it very much. He even compared Spruance to Grant, a famous general in the American Civil War. In the communiqué officially issued by the Pacific Fleet, Nimitz announced: "Pearl Harbor has now received partial avenging. Although the Japanese sea power has not completely lost its combat effectiveness, we have not yet completely revenged, but if we say that the road to avenging shame has almost come to an end." Halfway, maybe it’s not too much.”

This was indeed the most critical battle in the Pacific War.Just six months after Pearl Harbor, the U.S. military put down their shields and took up their swords. More importantly, they also gained valuable adjustment time. Large-scale battles, Yamamoto's dream of an early decisive battle with the US military has come to naught. He can only watch as the Americans build more and more ships and gradually surpass Japan. But the war did not end there.Ugaki once said a very incisive sentence: "War is unpredictable." On the road to victory, the United States has only reached the middle of the road. Continue to fight.

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