Fuchida was well prepared and had accurately checked with his close friend Harada Minoru before coming to the conference room: "Our army lost a total of 76 aircraft, including one that crashed due to malfunction during takeoff, and 6 that crashed into the sea with injuries during return. .
A total of 40 torpedoes were consumed (40 torpedo planes in the first wave, no torpedoes in the second wave), a total of 556 bombs of various types, totaling about 148 tons, and 92 pilots were killed. "
The entire conference room was silent for three seconds, followed by thunderous applause.
This battle loss was beyond everyone's expectation.
This is simply an unprecedented victory.
In exchange for 76 fighter planes, eight U.S. battleships were capsized and more than 400 fighter planes were destroyed. This victory can be said to be unprecedented and rare to come.
This is simply the unique glory of the empire!
In fact, the Japanese did not know that if it had not been for Zhou Zhihan's appearance, they would have lost only 29 fighters during the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, including those that crashed into the sea during takeoff and those that got lost and crashed into the sea on the return trip.
"What's hateful is..."
Mitsuo Fuchida said, slamming his fist on the table.
Everyone was stunned.
Fuchida gritted his teeth: "If the Chinese Zhou Zhihan hadn't blocked it, our army would have lost at least half of its fighter planes."
"Why is it this person again?"
Harada Minoru frowned, "This person has repeatedly ruined our military affairs and should have been eliminated a long time ago. Are all the people in the special high school vegetarian?" Harada Minoru remembered clearly that he had said this once.
Fuchida's eyes were full of hatred and anger: "This Zhou Zhihan, I swear to kill him. The two aces of the empire, Iwamoto Tetsuzo and Nishizawa Hiroki were shot down by this man and died for their country."
I heard that Tetsuzo Iwamoto and Hiro Nishizawa were both shot down by Zhou Zhihan and died for their country. Everyone in the room was silent for a while. The skills of these two aces were well-known in the country, but they could not defeat the Chinese even if they joined forces. This made them depressed.
A country that cannot even manufacture aircraft or even produce aircraft parts does not deserve to have such a trump card.
Major Shigewa Shimazaki said: "I heard before that people from the Special High School once used photos to drive a wedge between this person and the Chinese Air Force, and then somehow managed to clear his name."
Chief of Staff Kusanolu: "It was during the Battle of Songhu. The Special High School Division found photos of him standing on the battleship [Akagi] at his home... I didn't expect that this person escaped in the end. It's a pity."
"Doesn't he have a family?" Fuchida Mizuo squinted his eyes with a fierce look, "If we can't kill this person right now, we can kill his family first. He must be in a state of confusion... If we don't get rid of this person, it's really a mistake. The empire is in serious trouble!"
Nan Yunzhong nodded: "We can ask Tegako to send people to do this."
At this moment, the lunch bell rang on the aircraft carrier [Akagi].
Nagumo Chuichi walked up to Fuchida Mizuo again, held his hand and patted his shoulder: "Fuchida-kun, you have contributed a lot to this great victory. And Shimazaki-kun, you go to have a meal first, and add some Physical fitness.”
Fuchida: "Hai!" He turned around and went to the restaurant with Shimazaki Shigekazu. They had not eaten much before the expedition, and after this battle, they were already hungry.
Nagumo Chuichi watched Fuchida's back disappear around the corner and walked back to the conference table: "Everyone, where do you think the four U.S. aircraft carriers will be now?"
Minoru Harada pondered: "This is difficult to determine!" He then added, "But I think it is very likely that they are somewhere at sea, performing a specific mission or training.
They should have received the report that Pearl Harbor was attacked by our troops by now, so they may be looking for our fleet everywhere, and hope to inflict heavy damage on our fleet to save some face. "
Major General Oishi looked domineering: "I'm really worried that the American aircraft carriers won't come. If they dare to come, we can't ask for it. With the current strength of our army, although it was damaged in the air strike, our combat effectiveness is still strong. We The proud Zero fighter jets are far better than the US carrier-based aircraft. If the US military dares to come, they will definitely be miserable."
Seeing Major General Oishi's high fighting spirit, Nagumo Chuichi's heart skipped a beat.
Obviously, Nagumo is not as optimistic as Major General Oishi. Thinking about the attack of the US aircraft carrier makes him feel very uncomfortable. Deep in his heart, he has been worried that the Americans will also make a surprise attack on him. If it really happens, If the Americans succeed, the great achievements of the Pearl Harbor attack will be lost. How can he have the face to meet the Emperor who has high hopes for him, as well as Yamamoto Isoroku and all the officers and men of the combined fleet.
This idea of Major General Oishi made Nagumo Chuichi suddenly shudder, and his face could not help but darken.
Ryunosuke Kusaka, who was good at observing words and emotions, immediately understood the heart of his old superior Nagumo. He turned to Harada Minoru and asked: "Harada-kun, how likely is it that you think a U.S. aircraft carrier will attack? If so, what will happen to our army?" response?"
Harada Minoru said easily: "Let them come, we will fight as many as they come. Although our army has suffered slight losses, its overall strength is still maintained, and it is enough to fight and win. The top priority now is to identify these American aircraft carriers as soon as possible position and launch attacks in advance to expand the results. Otherwise, the US aircraft carrier may cause great trouble to our military operations in the Pacific and Far East in the future. It is very reasonable and beneficial to resolve them together now."
Seeing that Harada Minoru was ready to fight again, Kusaka felt unhappy: "The fighting spirit of the two of you is commendable and admirable.
However, we have to make a fair balance between our fighting enthusiasm and our fighting ability.
At present, our army does not have enough strength to confront the enemy head-on.
Therefore, I think that without absolute certainty, it is not appropriate to have a head-on conflict with an American aircraft carrier! "
Major General Oishi and Minoru Harada were slightly stunned when they heard this. This is not like the style of Chief of Staff Kusuka!
Nagumo Tadashi, who was standing at the window, couldn't help but nodded when he heard what Chief of Staff Kusaka said, with an expression of agreement on his face.
Fleet Commander Nagumo Chuichi has his own ideas. He just hopes to end all this and return home as soon as possible.
In this sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, he came at the risk of losing Japan's First Air Fleet. During this period, he had been wandering between hell and honor. If the fleet was discovered by the Americans in advance, only hell would be waiting for him. , now that he is on the top of honor, how can he return to the possible situation of entering hell?
Now that his fleet is almost intact and he has won a great victory, he can definitely return with a good reputation this time. He does not want to involve himself in adventure and experience the anxiety and uneasiness again.
Nagumo Chuichi believed that the greatest contribution he could make at this time was to safely bring this task force back to Japan intact to prepare for future wars.
He will never forget the emperor's high expectations for him before the task force set off, and his promise to Yamamoto Isoroku to bring back six aircraft carriers.
Seeing that he had guessed Nagumo's thoughts correctly, Kusuka was even more confident: "I think our army has achieved its basic combat objectives and should return immediately. Japan's financial resources are limited and cannot compete with the powerful potential of the United States. Our army cannot withstand Let’s start by arbitrarily placing our fleet on gambling games with little certainty of winning. The fewer such situations, the better.”
Finally, Caolu strengthened his tone: "I strongly believe that we should not take risks rashly."
