American Legendary Life

Chapter 857: Pearl Harbor 2

Japan's six aircraft carriers rendezvous here, in the middle of the archipelago's black cliffs, sheltered by tangled trees that grow from sea winds and long frosts.

The pilots on six aircraft carriers are practicing the technique of throwing torpedoes into shallow water under the violent sea wind.

At the same time, battleships, cruisers, destroyers, oil tankers and supply ships continued to arrive.

Except for the officers and men on board and a limited number of senior generals, no one knew about the assembled fleet.

When the warships set off eastward on schedule, only a few fleet commanders knew where they were going and why.

There was no time or day for the fleet to attack, and no one could be sure that an attack would happen.

They exist only to prevent negotiations in Washington from breaking down.

The Japanese ambassador to the United States is trying every means to reach a "compromise plan" acceptable to both sides with the United States. '

This "compromise plan" required that the United States must release restrictions on the transportation of Japanese oil and ore, and recognize Japan's status as the ruler of East Asia.

Among them is the requirement to turn Huaguo into a colony. If the United States agrees to these conditions, the fleet will return without firing a shot after receiving the signal.

However, the "compromise plan" of the United States requires Japan to abandon the war against China, completely withdraw from the Southeast Asian mainland, and abandon the current achievements.

Only by doing so will the United States commit to restoring normal economic relations.

The Japanese leaders have already decided that if the American leadership does not change the existing decision, then they will resolutely go to war.

In this case, the fleet will launch an attack on Pearl Harbor according to the scheduled time and plan.

The United States has three strongholds in the South Pacific, Pearl Harbor, Manila and Singapore.

According to Japan's plan, it will destroy the United States' naval and air forces at Pearl Harbor from the air, surprise Singapore from the sea, and land in the Philippines to occupy Manila.

Then sweep all remaining enemies in the East Indies and completely destroy the resistance.

After the completion, use the new resources plundered by victory to launch a powerful large-scale offensive against China and completely occupy the whole country.

At the same time, the joint counterattack of Britain and the United States will be repelled.

In Europe, the white fratricide war launched by Germany, and the Second World War, which Japan could take advantage of, may exhaust the joint strength of Britain and the United States.

In the end, Japan will maintain its major gains, regardless of what happens to Germany.

Top Japanese officials, including the emperor, are skeptical about the success of this dangerous plan.

But the truth is that Japan has no choice now, and like the German runts, they both lead their country into a terrible war that they cannot end.

With the passage of time, the reduction of supply, and the reduction of advantages, they have to change their strategies, hoping to change the destiny of themselves and the country.

There was more than one reason for Japan to go to war; they were running out of oil.

The United States has long been dissatisfied with Japan's aggressive occupation of islands and building bunkers in the Pacific Ocean, and has gradually become wary.

A growing number of aircraft, warships, anti-aircraft guns, tanks and fortifications in the continental United States are fortifying three key military strongholds.

Japan's short-lived advantages in the South Pacific and East Asia are gradually fading, while domestic pressure is getting heavier.

If it cannot expand its advantages and achieve new brilliant victories, Japan will exhaust all its strength and will have to end the war hastily, and may even lose everything it has.

In this way, they have to give up their ambition of establishing an East Asian co-prosperity sphere.

Therefore, without receiving any news that night, the fleet quietly sailed away from the Thousand Islands, entered the dark and turbulent sea, and headed for Hawaii.

At this time, the military defense of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii was also being mobilized.

A task force with a small group of battleships as its flagship set out from Pearl Harbor and headed west in an umbrella shape.

The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise carried twelve Lightning fighter jets to Wake Island at the same time.

Japan illegally occupies every island in the Pacific,

And fortify it with atolls to protect it.

Despite Roosevelt's repeated efforts, Congress has always disagreed with appropriating funds to build sea bunkers on American islands.

Recently, Roosevelt finally convinced Congress that the appropriations had been passed and the defense project was about to begin strengthening.

On Wake Island, half of the project has been completed, but the atoll still has no air defense equipment, and the Enterprise is going to station there to coordinate defense.

The Enterprise received a new order before leaving; Order of Battle Number One.

The Enterprise is currently operating in a combat situation.

No matter what time of day, night or day, the Enterprise must be ready to go into battle immediately.

The Enterprise may encounter enemy submarines or fleets, and now is the time to test perseverance and courage.

This order was given by the Commander of the USS Enterprise, Vice Admiral Way Halsey, Commander of the Air Forces, Fleet of the United States of America.

This time he will serve as the commander of the Enterprise and go to Wake Island to direct possible battles.

Several other aircraft carrier formations that docked at Pearl Harbor were also transferred according to the order, and went to other islands for coordinated defense.

On the eve of the war, people were still discussing the huge commotion in the United States after the revelation of Roosevelt's secret war plan revealed by the Chicago Tribune.

This plan is called the "Victory Program," and the plan calls for the conscripting of eight million soldiers to carry out a defensive war against Japan, and requires the Air Force to take off from British bases to carry out a comprehensive air strike against Germany, and to invade Europe two years later to end the war.

In fact the matter was being analyzed on the radio, and the local announcer in Hawaii was a Japanese-American woman with a sweet, clear voice.

"President Roosevelt's criminal plot to stand behind the colonial plutocrats and drag America into war is now exposed,

The American people have stood up angrily, members of Congress are planning to call on Congress to impeach the liars in Washington,

The Roosevelt administration has maintained shameless silence, and Japan's recent performances undoubtedly show that they are just and peace-loving..."

Such reports were welcomed across the United States before the attack.

The woman with a nice voice was greeted and applauded along the way on her way home from the broadcasting work, which made her walk home proudly.

But such a broadcast caused a lot of commotion in the army, and most officers felt very painful.

I know people who feel that America is hopelessly doomed.

The Japanese could take the East Indies, maybe even the Philippines, and the US would still be reluctant to go to war.

In their view, this kind of behavior of wantonly leaking the top secrets of the state in newspapers and broadcasts lacks a basic sense of honor.

This situation is rare in history, and Americans are actually cheering for it?

The only reassuring thing is that this act of treason was carried out so blatantly and surprisingly.

Perhaps that's why the Germans and Japanese didn't believe it at all, although they certainly took advantage of the story to hype the story.

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