Inside the conference room of the battleship Kii, the senior officers of the Combined Fleet all wore deeply furrowed brows, racking their brains for a way to resolve the current predicament. If they could not solve it, winning this war would likely be far from easy.
The bases the German Navy had built on these Pacific islands were like chains; once the Combined Fleet barged in, those chains would tighten around its neck and ultimately strangle it alive.
"Commander, there may be a way worth trying!" Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo said.
"Oh? What way?" Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto asked.
The other admirals also turned to Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo. If they could resolve the problem before them, they might be able to seize the advantage in this battle. They might even win! The importance of this war to the Island Nation went without saying. They could no longer afford to lose. Once they were defeated, the Island Nation would have no future.
"Commander, the bases the German Navy has built in the Pacific are indeed a tremendous problem, especially with the German Navy's two fleets watching like tigers stalking their prey. With these naval bases working in concert with their fleets, their strength far surpasses ours. If we can destroy those naval bases before our decisive battle with their fleets, we will at least have sufficient strength to fight the German Navy head-on. Moreover, our odds of victory will not be low. Even if the German Navy's two fleets join forces, we will still have the power to fight them!" Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo said.
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto nodded. If they could destroy the German Navy's bases first, that would naturally be the best outcome. But everyone knew that; actually accomplishing it would be anything but easy.
"Commander, those German naval