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spn Chapter 284: Burning Pearl Harbor

December 5, 1942, Washington, United States.

U.S. Army Chief of Staff General Marshall and Navy Secretary Knox are discussing the current complex situation with Roosevelt at the White House.

"Secretary Knox, haven't the German fleet been found yet?" Roosevelt pressed his hand on the wheelchair and moved his fingers imperceptibly. The recent situation made the American president feel uneasy.

If the previous World War II allowed the United States to watch the fire from afar and continue to gain benefits from this fire, then now, it will receive ten or even dozens of pieces of intelligence a day about the Germans or Japanese who may sneak attack the United States.

It gave him some trouble sleeping and eating.[

There has never been a moment when the rulers and people of the United States had to endure this kind of suffering.

As the top leader of the country, Roosevelt certainly knew that unless it was a full-scale war, the possibility of large-scale invasion of the United States was almost zero. Because whether it was the Germans or the Japanese, a sneak attack on American coastal cities could cause

The losses may seem huge, but in fact the enemy came from thousands or even thousands of miles away. For the United States, they are not something to be afraid of, and those losses are far from being unbearable for the United States.

However, once such an attack across the ocean caused substantial damage to the United States, Roosevelt could foresee how serious the panic and anger of the American people would be at that time.

Even with the best outcome, the ruling party may face resignation.

Because an attack on the U.S. mainland would be an unprecedented serious event.

"The British fleet has never found any trace of the Germans. Our ships and aircraft have expanded the sea search range to nearly 2,000 kilometers, but also found nothing.

Moreover, judging from wire listening, the wire waves over the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean are currently very quiet, with no abnormalities at all. However, this may be because the enemy has adopted wire silence or changed the wire code."

"The possibility that the Germans may take military action is very high, but currently there is no trace of their fleet. However, the Japanese just organized thousands of naval officers and soldiers to visit Tokyo last week, and their main fleet also

They are being discovered one after another everywhere. It is unlikely that the Japanese will take military action, and of course it may be in the Philippines." Navy Minister Noske said with a frown. He knew that everything seemed normal at the moment, but in fact, regarding the German

The intelligence that Japan will take on military operations against the United States is being flooded back to China, which is obviously the most abnormal thing.

In his opinion, the Germans were the biggest suspects.

"Is it true that there was no discovery?" Roosevelt asked meaningfully. Even if there is really no discovery, it does not prove that the other party did not take action.

Marshall: "Your Excellency, if the United States is attacked, it may be a good thing. The people will not abandon the government, but the people will need the government to lead the United States in revenge. At that time, perhaps you will only need to stand up and fight against the shameful sneak attack.

If someone declares war, then the responsibility of the ruling party will be minimized."

Roosevelt shook his head and sighed: "General Marshall, the premise is that they only attack a certain island, or the Philippines, and other maritime territories. If they attack the mainland, maybe you can report to the next President of the United States soon. As for Japan

People, they are still working hard for the second negotiation. We are afraid that the British will lose India, but the Japanese are worried about losing Southeast Asia."

After being blocked by the United States, a considerable part of Japan's imports were affected, and even for a time, the conflicts between the United States and Japan in the Pacific suddenly came to the fore.

In order to resolve this contradiction, the Japanese government has repeatedly tried to negotiate with the United States, hoping to restore U.S.-Japanese relations to the level before the comprehensive economic blockade. The core request is that the Japanese government hopes that the United States will withdraw its troops from India.

Although this information, discovered by the Japanese government in mid-August, was still suppressed by high-level officials and not disclosed to the outside world, it was no longer a secret among high-level officials in Germany and Japan.

About two divisions of US troops have secretly landed in India within a few months, and a large amount of supplies have been shipped directly to India from the Americas.

If the Japanese economic negotiations are a cover, then Americans are more willing to believe that the Japanese hope to ask the United States to stop sending troops through negotiations.

Accordingly, the U.S. government requires that unless Japan stops its military operations in Southeast Asia, the U.S. government will not stop similar military actions and does not rule out the possibility of participating in wars in the future.

The U.S. government hopes that through this warning, Japan will curb its military actions in Southeast Asia.[

Noske lowered his head, then met Roosevelt's gaze and reassured, "Don't worry, Mr. President, no matter what, even if we are eventually attacked, we will minimize our losses. The Atlantic Fleet is already on the verge of war, and the Pacific Fleet is already on the verge of war.

More warships can also be deployed at any time to support the Atlantic Ocean. Even the Chinese can have 15 aircraft carriers, or even 20 aircraft carriers before the end of the year. We, the United States, have greater war potential."

Currently, the two major fleets of the United States, the Pacific Fleet, are in a level 2 combat readiness state. The training frequency of the fleet has been greatly increased, and the vacations of naval officers and soldiers have also been cancelled. However, it is not as tense as the Atlantic Fleet to the point that war may break out at any time.

"Well, I hope the situation will not deteriorate again..." Roosevelt said with a complicated expression.

At this time, Roosevelt did not know that he would receive a huge 'surprise' when he got up early tomorrow morning.

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When the sky in the distance turned white and the morning star in the night sky gradually disappeared, Yamamoto Isoroku, who was standing on the bridge with a thick woolen military uniform to resist the cold, faced the east and finally welcomed the

The rising sun slowly leaps out of the horizon.

On December 6, the dawn of the planned battle plan finally arrived.

Originally, according to the plan, the date of this attack was not absolute, but what made Yamamoto Isoroku feel extremely smooth was that both the sea breeze and the weather were extremely conducive to the combined fleet's operations.

According to the agreed time, the fleet's domestic wires were finally turned on, and the encrypted radio waves brought telegrams about Pearl Harbor to the Combined Fleet.

Everything is normal, and there are no signs of the main ships of the U.S. Pacific Fleet being relocated. Most of them are in the harbor. Except for the aircraft carrier fleet that has been taking turns out of port for training in recent days, the other ships are basically parked in the harbor.

Yamamoto Isoroku could foresee that this sneak attack would suffer heavy losses, because the Americans also had as many as six main aircraft carriers and three escort aircraft carriers. A total of nine aircraft carriers accounted for all 25 American aircraft carriers.

half of.

Today's world's most powerful naval power is no longer the era of rampant battleships ten years ago.

The fact that the Chinese relied on ships and aircraft to bully the British many times made the whole world see the magnificent future of ships and aircraft. As a result, battleships were successively transformed, either into aircraft carriers or escort battleships. In short, naval warfare has gradually bid farewell to cannons.

The era of confrontation between giant ships has ushered in the era of aircraft carriers and aircraft.

If it weren't for the fear that the fleet would be too large and expose its targets, if it weren't for the fact that the country's 32 large and small aircraft carriers need to deal with the war in Southeast Asia and be on guard against the Chinese, they have already disturbed and confused the Americans. Yamamoto Isoroku even

It is hoped that at least half of the warships brought this time will be aircraft carriers.

Only in this way can absolute advantage be guaranteed.

However, even if there are only 11 aircraft carriers, Yamamoto Isoroku has tried his best to choose ships with a larger number of aircraft carriers. These newly built aircraft carriers have an impressive number of aircraft carriers. The combined number of 11 aircraft carriers has also brought him huge benefits.

of confidence.

After all, because of the large number of aircraft carriers and aircraft, the Americans have reduced the deployment of land-based aircraft at Pearl Harbor. In comparison, if it is a sneak attack, the 11 aircraft carriers they brought can take off the Zero fighters, Aichi 99

The Type 97 naval bombardment aircraft (the Japanese name for bombers) and the Nakajima Type 97 horizontal torpedo attack aircraft are both very advanced.

At this point, Yamamoto Isoroku was even very grateful to the Chinese. It was precisely because of the repeated humiliations and failures he experienced from them that the empire once again increased its emphasis on the navy. After learning from the Chinese's fighter capabilities,

Designed the advanced Zero fighter aircraft, as well as two other aircraft.

It can be said that after more than 9 years of development since the surrender in 1933, Yamamoto Isoroku believes that the empire's military power has been comprehensively improved, and the level of the Imperial Navy has been able to surpass the U.S. Pacific Fleet. If the United States is not considered

If the Japanese Atlantic Fleet and their powerful shipbuilding capabilities were available, Yamamoto Isoroku would even dare to lead the Japanese Navy in a full-scale decisive battle with the U.S. Navy.

Although, he had to admit that if the Japanese fleet faced the Chinese, it might still suffer defeat. This was also the greatest shame and hope in his heart, hoping that one day, he could defeat the Chinese who were lying beside the empire.

"Your Excellency, we are currently about an hour's sailing distance from Pearl Harbor. The scheduled attack time is coming soon. The weather is very good, very suitable for launching operations."

A Japanese navy rear admiral staff officer said respectfully to Yamamoto Isoroku, who was standing there looking at the sunrise in ecstasy.[

"Then, let the American myth wither in the hands of the Japanese Empire."

Yamamoto Isoroku threw off his woolen military uniform from his shoulders, strode out of the cabin, and, accompanied by a large number of senior Japanese navy officers, walked to the aircraft carrier deck.

In the cabin of the aircraft carrier, the Japanese pilots who had already received the order had already written a suicide note, handed over their belongings, tied a thousand-needle belt symbolizing victory and peace on their heads, and were waiting to rush out of the cabin at any time.

According to the plan and drill, the order of takeoff has been arranged.

Standing on the deck, Yamamoto Isoroku finally gave the order to start the sneak attack.

The next moment, on the 11 aircraft carriers, the pilot access cabins were opened one by one, and the pilots rushed out one by one. The crazy Japanese rushed frantically towards the aircraft that had been arranged on the deck.

After watching the first plane take off smoothly, Isoroku Yamamoto shouted loudly as the aircraft carrier bumped in the sea: "Everything is for the long-term military destiny of the empire..."

At the same time, on Oahu, it was a different scene.

Admiral Kimmel, the top military commander of the Navy at Pearl Harbor on Oahu, held a night-long meeting with Lieutenant General Short, the top commander of the US Army in Hawaii, last night, but he got up early in the morning.

After enjoying the sea breeze for a while, Admiral Kimmel looked through the minutes of last night's meeting compiled by the beautiful girl's secretary.

Judging from various intelligence sent from China, the Germans or Japanese will launch a sneak attack on the United States.

As a senior naval officer, Admiral Kimmel has insisted from the beginning that if the Germans or Japanese take military action against the United States, the security of the U.S. shipping lanes will be the greatest threat. On the contrary, he does not believe that the U.S. mainland will be invaded.

Attack. Of course, he did not think that Pearl Harbor would be attacked, because the military power here was almost equal to that of the Pacific Fleet. And the distance from Germany and Japan was thousands of kilometers away.

Now, as the top naval commander at Pearl Harbor, he ordered the fleet to shrink back to Oahu. In addition to strengthening training, he believed it was very necessary to maintain the efficient and unified action of the Pacific Fleet when something happened.

After reading the minutes of the meeting for a while, General Kimmel went to the officers' mess to have breakfast. He always maintained a good style and rarely asked for privileges.

After returning to his office, General Kimmel received a call from subordinate intelligence and staff agencies.

"General, everything is normal. It's beautiful weather again."

After receiving the news, Admiral Kimmel was in a good mood. After asking about today's fleet training plan and routine patrols, he was ready to drive to inspect the entire defense of Oahu. This was non-essential work, but he

But I hope to inspect it.

What General Kimmel didn't know was that just five minutes ago, a mobile air defense radar station had just discovered an anomaly.

"Lockard, look, there's something going on."

Elliott, a new recruit, had just become a radar soldier and was not yet experienced enough. However, he finally knew that when a light spot jumped on the radar oscilloscope, it meant that a flying object was approaching.

"Elliot, if you are wrong again, I will report you and have you transferred."

Lockard remembered that Elliot had made a fuss out of a molehill many times and was a little irritated when he had nothing to do. He just jumped onto the mobile radar station and looked at the oscilloscope casually, and he was suddenly shocked.

"So much stuff? What is this?"

The experienced Lockard couldn't help but feel his scalp numb when he looked at the large number of light spots dancing on the radar oscilloscope. The training he had received was that once a light spot was found on the radar oscilloscope, he would subconsciously think it was an enemy.
To be continued...