The performance of the raiding fleet did not end here. When other American ships began to work hard to rescue the two battleships Alabama and Arkansas, the scattered Chinese torpedo boats began their best harassment battle. Not only that, as The water fighter planes sent by the Guam defenders arrived on the battlefield with torpedoes. The Americans, who had already lost their morale, immediately became helpless. As two more destroyers were sunk, a heavy cruiser was severely damaged, and the Americans were completely lost. The fighting spirit was lost, and Jin could only give the order sadly, ordering the fleet to move to the sea area where Li Mei's aircraft carrier formation was located, and at the same time, he called Li Mei and asked him to send a warship to guide him.
On the beach, the U.S. Marines who landed on the beach still had about a regiment of troops at this time. Jin was still kind and righteous. Before deciding to evacuate, he called them and allowed them to surrender to the defenders. Therefore, when the ground troops of the defenders had not shown up, they When they cautiously appeared on the battlefield, what they saw was a group of dejected American soldiers sitting on the beach with no fighting spirit.
When more than a thousand American soldiers were escorted deep into Guam by the defenders with live ammunition, Luo Chunjian and Fu Xiaoyu looked at each other, with smiles on their faces. Luo Chunjian said: "Now we can send the victory telegram, hehe, with this With more than a thousand prisoners in hand, it is impossible for the Americans to launch another forceful attack."
The good news was first transmitted to the Pacific Fleet Headquarters, and then reported to the Supreme Command via Chen Ce.
Ouyang Yun received the report and exclaimed: "Great, the overall situation has been decided."
Ouyang Yun and others were having a meeting at this time. Others heard the news at the same time. Everyone was happy. He Yingqin walked to the map and said: "Guam is not in the way. The US and Japanese navies have lost a resting place. Now for them, Retreating to the Philippines is not only the only option but also the last option. It seems that the Second Pacific Battle will soon have its final result."
Everyone here can understand this. If the Americans can capture Guam, they can use Guam as a base for short-term rest and recuperation. If they cannot capture Guam, they will not be able to go to Papua. The longer they delay, the better. They are disadvantaged, so the US-Japan combined fleet will definitely break through to the Philippines as quickly as possible.
Deng Xihou: "I really can't tell that Brother Jiansheng is not only good at land warfare, but he is also good at naval warfare. After the supreme commander, we have another comprehensive commander."
Ouyang Yun: "Although the results of the Guam victory were not comparable to the two naval battles last night, Luo Chunjian and Huang Tianxun were able to defeat the strong with the weak and must be rewarded. They sank the battleship Alabama, damaged the battleship Arkansas, and sank various other types of ships. More than ten ships, haha, all of a sudden, another one-third of the US Pacific Fleet is gone. Bosses, do you know what I want to see most right now?"
"What?" someone immediately asked jokingly.
"The expressions on Truman and Koizumi Toshiichiro's faces, I think their noses must have become crooked with anger."
"Haha." Everyone burst into laughter.
Thousands of miles away, Koizumi Toshiichiro's nose was not crooked. Although another heavy loss to the U.S. Pacific Fleet would affect the Japanese combined fleet's breakout, it was the Americans who suffered the losses after all. Moreover, because they already had a bottom line in their hearts, He felt that retaining the industrial base on the Malay Peninsula was victory, so apart from scolding twice that "gold is like mud, it cannot hold up a wall", he did not express anything out of the ordinary.
Thousands of miles away, compared to Koizumi Minichiro who could still remain calm, Truman not only had a crooked nose, but also had thoughts of vomiting blood. For Truman, finding out who was right was actually an afterthought, and he could hear it. However, because the U.S. Pacific Fleet not only carries the United States' new Pacific ambitions, but also involves his political future and is closely related to the "U.S.-Japan secret treaty", so even though he knows there are multiple reasons for it, he still He pinched his nose and made the decision immediately, immediately revoking King's post as commander of the Pacific Fleet and appointing LeMay as his temporary replacement. After deciding that King would be the scapegoat for the defeat, he immediately convened a meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in an attempt to remedy the situation.
"The Pacific Fleet has already been rebuilt for the third time. Does it need to be rebuilt for the fourth time? Not to mention whether the national finance has the ability. Even if we have the ability, if we really do this, what kind of public opinion will it cause? ,,So no matter what, we must find a way to safely withdraw the Pacific Fleet. Generals, you are experts in military affairs. I hope you can give good advice. The United States cannot afford to lose the Pacific Fleet again. It hurts."
The political shape of the United States determines that the Truman administration cannot block information and deceive the people on major matters related to the survival of the Pacific Fleet. And because the U.S.-Japan alliance has a "secret treaty" in front of it, it is by no means a high-minded route, leaving the opposition It left a "talk", so when the Pacific Fleet was defeated again and the U.S.-Japan alliance seemed obviously a wrong decision, it naturally became the most convenient weapon for the U.S. opposition party to attack the ruling party.
The United States abandoned China as an ally and instead formed an alliance with Japan. After all, only a few Americans benefited (they obtained real benefits by appropriating the assets of Chinese expatriates and companies). When the US-Japan alliance seems to bring a brighter future to the United States, At that time, after the Truman administration's advocacy, the American people could still accept it and think it was a good choice. However, when the rebuilt Pacific Fleet not only failed to help the United States regain control of the Pacific, but lost troops and was in danger of overthrowing, was the U.S.-Japan alliance correct? This topic immediately found room for survival again. At this time, the American opposition parties came out to fan the flames again. You can imagine what kind of pressure this caused on the Truman government. Now, the Pacific Fleet has only lost troops, and domestic public opinion has begun to Truman couldn't imagine what bad consequences it would have on his political career once his entire army was wiped out. You must know that he was not elected by the people as president, but inherited from Roosevelt. As we all know, when Roosevelt was on stage, he fully advocated friendship with China. In other words, on the China issue, he, Roosevelt's successor, had actually betrayed Roosevelt's political views. So if the Pacific Fleet this time all the troops If he is destroyed, then there will definitely be people who are interested in connecting it with his change of attitude on the China issue, thinking that it is all because of his wrong decisions that led to this result. If he has to bear this responsibility, even if there is no opposition party to force the palace, he will Can it pass the test of public opinion within the party?
It was a matter of personal honor and disgrace, so Truman had to use all his strength to deal with this matter. However, even if he was a military layman, he knew that it would be extremely difficult to rescue the Pacific Fleet.