"Gentlemen, what do you think of Nagumo's proposal?" Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto asked.
"Commander, it is an excellent plan. If it succeeds, the constraints on us will be far less severe. It will give us a strong chance of defeating the Germans. Therefore, I believe we should carry out this plan!" Lieutenant General Kakuta Kakuji, commander of the 2nd Carrier Squadron, was the first to voice his support.
The commanders of the other Capital Ship Squadrons also voiced their agreement. After all, the Island Nation people had always been a people with a powerful gambling streak. In their eyes, as long as there was the tiniest sliver of hope for victory, they would dare to stake everything on a single throw of the dice. If they won the gamble, then everyone would rejoice. If they lost, they would often be utterly defeated. Yet even so, they still wanted to gamble everything in such madness.
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto nodded as well. He too leaned toward implementing Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo's plan. After all, it was the best solution they could think of at present. If it truly succeeded, it would greatly help them win the war.
"Commander, we have not declared war on Germany. If we launch a surprise attack on the Mariana Islands, would that not amount to declaring war on Germany?" Major General Takahashi Ibo, the Combined Fleet Chief of Staff, said.
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto could not help but freeze. Indeed, although the Island Nation was preparing to strike at Germany, war had not yet begun. Originally, they had intended to use this opportunity to stab the German fleet in the back. Of course, that would have been the best outcome. But now that they had no chance to ambush the German Navy's fleet, their only option was to launch