Chapter 203 The United States needs allies

Midway Island is a key point in the North Pacific. Yamamoto Isoroku, who is well aware of the powerful industrial capabilities of the United States, is not intoxicated by the huge victory and gains across the Southeast Asia. With the United States' entry into the war, Japan's situation seems to be

Even worse, there is a China with a good navy behind it. Even if the relationship between China and Japan is okay now, who knows when China, which has always had a good relationship with the United States, will turn its back? Therefore, we must defeat the United States Pacific Fleet before the Sino-US alliance is formed.

Inflict heavy damage, and then go south to Wake Island to form a defensive belt with islands in the Pacific. Even if China turns its back, Japan will not have to fight on two fronts. The Chinese Navy has eight aircraft carriers. The country with the most aircraft carriers in the world today, Isuku Yamamoto

Liu was deeply afraid of it. At the same time, he also felt that time was pressing, so he must force the U.S. Pacific Fleet to fight.

In order to achieve the purpose of severely damaging the U.S. Pacific Fleet, the Japanese Combined Fleet dispatched four aircraft carriers, seven battleships (including Yamato, Nagato, and Mutsu), and 12 heavy cruisers, a total of forty-five battleships.

With such a huge fleet heading towards Midway Island in a menacing manner, the U.S. Navy really couldn't ignore it. What's more, the Chinese government, which has always had a good relationship with the United States, notified this information through the embassy in China. It is said that it was discovered by a submarine.

In this situation, the U.S. Navy dispatched two aircraft carriers and a huge Seventh Task Force with a total of 48 battleships including six battleships to fight against it.

At 8 a.m. on December 10, reconnaissance planes from both sides discovered the other side's fleet almost at the same time, and a sea-air battle began.

The confident Seventh Task Force of the US Navy. In this forty-hour sea and air battle, all they lost was a pair of underwear. The F4F Wildcat carrier-based aircraft looked like this in front of the Japanese Zero fighter.

Clumsy. During the battleship bombardment, the "Yamato", the spiritual pillar of the Japanese navy, hit the battleship Pennsylvania and severely damaged it with just three salvos.

During the fierce battle during the day, the Seventh Task Force of the U.S. Navy was sunk one aircraft carrier, three battleships, three heavy cruisers, five light cruisers, and five destroyers. After dark, Fleet Commander Halsey ordered the

The remnants retreated, and the Japanese Navy took advantage of the speed of the battleships. The injured battleship Arizona clung to the Nagato and Mutsu, and the destroyers fired smoke and dropped torpedoes. Japanese Navy Commander Nagumo was worried about being fished at night

Lightning struck the battleship and he did not dare to pursue it too close. Halsey took the opportunity to escape to Wake Island. Not the Hawaii that Nagumo imagined.

19 ships were sunk in the battle. The remnants that escaped to Wake Island were all scarred and could not fight without major repairs. 220 aircraft and 10,823 personnel were lost. If the lost warships and aircraft are said to be quickly replenished, the United States' productivity can be replenished.

Come up, then the 312 outstanding pilots lost cannot be replenished quickly if they want to be replenished.

When the news came out, the entire Japanese army cheered, and more than 200,000 citizens of Tokyo took to the streets to parade, decorated with lights and colors, to celebrate their victory.

The United States is just the opposite. The whole country is immersed in the silence of failure. The Wall Street Post said in a comment: Our navy has been defeated. There is no longer a U.S. battleship and aircraft carrier in the Pacific that can fight. The reason for the failure is now

Don't care about pursuing the case. Shouldn't the president and his staff review our foreign policy? Especially our diplomacy towards China!

This statement implies a run on the U.S. government, and it also implies that the government's foreign policy has caused China to be dissatisfied with the United States. Therefore, after the United States entered the war, China has been unwilling to form an alliance with the United States. Otherwise, the Chinese and American navies would unite to deal with the Japanese navy.

Isn't it easy to win?

Let's look back at the losses of the Japanese navy. The aircraft carrier Zuikaku was sunk, four destroyers were sunk, and 77 aircraft were lost. The battleship Kongo was seriously damaged. The battleship Mutsu was seriously injured after being hit by a salvo from the Arizona. There were ten others.

If a battleship is slightly damaged, its combat effectiveness can be restored in a week at the fastest, or completely repaired in half a month at most. The Mutsu, which is worse, is estimated to need two months of repairs, and the Kongo, which suffered a torpedo, is returning.

I couldn't resist on the way and finally gave up.

Washington, White House. Roosevelt has locked himself in his office for more than two hours. The American political dignitaries arriving in the conference room one after another will look at the closed door of the President's Office at the end of the corridor before entering the conference room.

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Yea, the heavy door was pushed open, revealing Roosevelt's haggard face. The agent waiting at the door immediately stepped forward and pushed him to the conference room. Everyone in the conference room stood up, and Roosevelt coughed and said: "Seventh

The task force suffered a disastrous defeat at Midway, and no main battleship or aircraft carrier could be found in the entire Pacific Ocean. The United States of America has encountered huge difficulties, and now we need China as an ally more than ever! Well, no matter

We must use some method to impress that damn dictator in the Far East and get him to agree to China's alliance with the United States! No matter how harsh his conditions are, as long as they do not harm the core interests of the United States, we can agree to him!"

"Franklin, the most critical person now is Mr. Fisher. Only he can make breakthrough progress on the issue of China." Hopkins spoke in a gentle tone. Roosevelt nodded and said, "I know.

You are responsible for this matter. If necessary, you go to Beijing. Mr. Fisher is only a consultant after all! Remember to inform Mr. Churchill of the attitude of the US government. I think he has something that will interest the dictator, unless he

Don’t want to keep India.”

"I understand, I'll do it right now." Hopkins walked out of the door immediately. Everyone else stood silent. Roosevelt clapped his hands and said, "Okay, now let's study other issues. The primary issue at the moment is

Keep Australia."

The rear hospitals in Harbin are filled with soldiers who are sure they can no longer go to the battlefield. The wounded soldiers who are missing arms and legs are naturally not in high spirits. After these soldiers are discharged from the hospital, each of them will receive 500 yuan and then be sent back to the local place for resettlement. Today

The president attaches great importance to military personnel and has been improving the social status of military personnel. Whether local governments can properly accommodate disabled soldiers is also a sign of political performance.

When Fang Jianxiong and Alice, who was six months pregnant, appeared in the hospital, the whole hospital was in a sensation. Over the years, the president, who is skilled in showing off, and his wife, who had a pregnant belly, appeared to visit everyone, and the hearts of the wounded soldiers were deeply touched.

Even if there was any resentment, some of them were moved to tears.

After the president posed and brutally murdered the reporters for photos, he delivered a speech on the spot. He praised these soldiers as the backbone of the country. Without their dedication, the country would have been able to eliminate the troubles outside the country.

After staying in Harbin for three days, when we were about to leave for our next stop, Cullen, U.S. Ambassador Hurley and U.S. Government Foreign Affairs Advisor Fisher hurried from Beijing.

Before that, Fang Jianxiong had already known about the defeat of the US Navy at Midway Island. He regretfully said to Yang Yongtai who was accompanying him during the inspection: "The Japanese Navy is so useless that it actually let go of a US aircraft carrier. The US Navy is also useless.

It actually only sank one Japanese aircraft carrier, and the battleship Kongo was an old one. Why should we have sunk the Japanese Nagato or Mutsu? It would be better if we could sink the Yamato."

Yang Yongtai has long been accustomed to Marshal Fang's gloating tone. He is now the Minister of the Interior, second in the cabinet rankings, and the candidate for the next prime minister. "President, the Japanese navy is quite powerful." Yang

Yongtai also looked regretful.

Fang Jianxiong smiled and said: "In terms of naval strength, the United States is still stronger. However, in this battle, the United States was a little too confident. It only dispatched two aircraft carriers and dared to take the initiative to meet the enemy. Of course, this is related to the fact that the United States is preparing to land in Africa. The Atlantic Ocean

Sufficient maritime power is also needed, and the Germans are not vegetarian. If I were Roosevelt, I would not take the initiative to start a war with Japan at sea at this time, but rely on Hawaii and Australia for defense. With the production capacity of the United States, it can take up to one year

With half the battle, it can produce many more warships than the Japanese Navy. Now with such a dozen, the U.S. Navy in the entire Pacific has no power to fight back. In the next stage, Japan has only two goals. One is to capture Wake Island.

, plotting against Australia or Hawaii. The second is to send troops to India to completely drive away the British power in Asia. No matter which strategy the Japanese army chooses, for our army, the advantage is that strategically it is in an extremely proactive position, and the disadvantage is that

For a long time, we will have to face the powerful Japanese navy alone."

Hurley and Fisher did not expect Fang Jianxiong to stand at the door to greet them, with a serious look on his face. When shaking hands, Fang Jianxiong said in a heavy tone: "Mr. Ambassador, I'm very sorry."

Hurley moved his Adam's apple several times with difficulty, not knowing what to say. Fortunately, Fisher said in time: "Your Excellency, we come with the friendship of the United States."

Fang Jianxiong did not answer the question immediately, but made an invitation gesture and said: "Let's go in and talk."

After entering a separate room, Fang Jianxiong sent everyone else out. When there were only three people present, he said: "Okay, now we can have a serious talk about the Sino-US alliance."

Hurley felt happy, but then he felt a little cold on his back. The last time Fang Jianxiong opened his mouth, he didn't know what price he would offer this time.

"Mr. President, the free world needs China's strength to invest in the anti-fascist war. Our government hopes to play a role in the Sino-Soviet war, speed up the Sino-Soviet armistice as soon as possible, and unite all forces that can be united to jointly fight fascism." Hull

Li's opening remarks were still the same. Fang Jianxiong listened expressionlessly and waited until he finished speaking before speaking.

"The Germans and the Soviet Union have reached an agreement and conducted a large-scale transaction in secret. The Soviet Union will lease the Black Sea Fleet to Germany in exchange for Germany's new fighter technology and a large number of technical equipment. I really didn't say it, Mr. Ambassador understands
Chapter completed!