Chapter 486: New York, Don't Cry for Me! (Part 2)

At 11 o'clock in the night, Raeder came out of the Chancellor's Office dejectedly. He looked at the huge eagle of the Third Reich disheartenedly. He stopped and watched for a long time and finally left.

He originally went to Keitel to find out the true attitude of the head of state, but before he could say a few words about the naval organization and personnel adjustments, he suddenly heard the news that an aircraft carrier formation might go to bomb New York, which made him anxious and angry. Regardless of the fact that it was already getting late, he decided to immediately ask to see the head of state. Although he met the person, the communication situation was not ideal. The scenes were still floating in front of his eyes:

"Führer, I strongly oppose the bombing of New York, especially the bombing of those famous buildings."

"Why?"

"This will only arouse the overwhelming anger of Americans, will not help the war, and will harm civilians..."

"You should tell Roosevelt and Churchill this: Their strategic bombing from Britain will arouse the overwhelming anger of the German people, will not help the war, and will harm civilians."

"Hasn't bombing been greatly reduced now?"

"Well..." the head of state sneered, "I don't think it was because Roosevelt or Churchill decided to stop because of their conscience. It was because the air force's air defense capabilities and the navy's suppression of British and American sea transportation forced them to reduce this behavior - —Aren’t Azores still being bombed?”

"But in this case, the angry Britain and the United States will launch a major bombing campaign against us again, and in the long run the losses will outweigh the gains."

"I have said it repeatedly, but now I would like to emphasize it again!" Hoffman was quite impatient. "Containing the enemy cannot depend on their stupidity, mistakes or conscience. There must be adequate response and countermeasures. If They have the ability to sustain the bombing for a long time, and I don’t mind staying with them until the end.”

"But...but that doesn't seem chivalrous."

Hoffman sneered: "My dear Admiral, this is a general war concerning the fate of Germany, a life-and-death world war. You actually still have the decadent ideas of the past knightly wars? Moreover, indiscriminate bombing of civilians is Who took the lead?"

"I..." After hearing this answer, Redel knew that there was no need to continue to consult on future naval personnel and strategy issues. In the eyes of the head of state, he was probably like Marshal List, who was outdated and ignorant of current affairs. A kind of person.

He left the Prime Minister's Office melancholy. Although Hoffman shook hands with him warmly and said goodbye, the Admiral knew that he would never come to this place again...

At 2:30 in the morning, all the pilots who had finished recuperating gathered on the deck, waiting for the final order to attack.

"Today, we are going to bomb New York, a symbol of the American spirit and a stubborn fortress of big capitalists, and use practical actions to tell them that we not only have the strength to drop bombs on Pearl Harbor, but also have the strength to drop bombs on the United States! This It is a powerful counterattack against the arrogant Americans! It is the best revenge for their wanton bombing and massacre of our country’s civilians. It must be a tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye, and blood for blood!”

"Pilots, please pay attention to safety and take care of yourself. The fleet will be waiting for your safe return 600 kilometers away!"

"Long live!"

"Onboard!"

"Let's go! Blow up New York!"

"Blow up New York!"

At 3:40 in the morning, a huge fleet of aircraft took off and flew west. Ryunosuke Kusaka mobilized all attack aircraft on the three aircraft carriers. Even the Bf-219 had a 250-kilogram bomb hanging under the belly. , the entire fleet finally left only 32 direct cover aircraft to protect itself.

At 3:45, the mobile fleet once again turned around and galloped eastward, and everyone was anxiously waiting for the results of the battle.

On May 1, 10 minutes to 5 o'clock in the morning, the whole of New York was still immersed in darkness. Private Tommy, who was on combat readiness duty at the Long Island radar station, suddenly noticed a snowflake appearing on the screen. He thought he was dazzled and looked carefully. After rubbing my eyes, I looked again and found that the snowflake was still there and seemed to have moved forward.

"Sir, there's something going on!" he shouted immediately.

"What's the matter?" Sergeant Major James slowly walked over from behind holding a coffee cup. He had listened to Tommy's yelling a lot in the past two days. Ever since the three-nation axis naval fleet clamored to bomb the United States, He could hear such shouting and screaming almost every day and at every time. Tommy's voice was undoubtedly the loudest among them. This third-year physics student at the State University of New York decided to temporarily interrupt his studies to join the Army a few months ago. He was considered a rare technician, and was later assigned to a radar station. He was very passionate - in other words, he often made jokes.

"The radar shows a group of aircraft flying towards us, with a speed of 340 kilometers per hour, a direction of 275 degrees, and a distance... about 60 kilometers away."

"60 kilometers?" James frowned, "Did you fall asleep before? Why did you report it when the distance was so close?"

"No, I didn't. I just discovered that they jumped out of nowhere."

"There's something wrong with the equipment?"

Tommy stared at it for a long time: "No way, the light spot has not decreased and is always moving?"

"It's not our plane? You were yelling like this two days ago." James said that there is basis for this. In order to support the Panama operation some time ago, the Army Aviation and Hainan Airlines mobilized a large number of troops from the east coast. As a result, this batch of The new recruits Danzi reported "enemy planes found" one after another, and in the end they were all proved to be their own.

"Probably... no." Tommy tilted his head and replied seriously, "First of all, our plane cannot come from the sea; secondly, it is still dark now, whether it is the Army Airline or the Hainan Airlines, we have almost never seen it. Move the plane at night; finally..."

There was no need for him to say the last word. James, who had reacted, was already dialing the phone anxiously: "Get me to the duty room of the City Defense Headquarters! What, it's night now? Hell, of course I know it's night, the German and Japanese planes are about to Come on, are you afraid? Really, I’m not going to lie to you! Damn it, how many times do I have to tell you that this is not a false alarm!”

The call was finally connected, and the sleepy-eyed staff officer on duty answered the call. I really couldn't blame them. During this period, everyone's strings were too tense, reaching the critical point. After saying a few words, the other person woke up completely from his drowsiness. He was completely frightened and at a loss.

"Idiot, report to General Richard quickly and sound the air defense siren. The enemy plane is still 60... oh, no... still 45 kilometers away from us!" James almost roared out.

"Okay, okay, you wait, wait!" The person from the other side ran up and down to inform.

James was breathing heavily. He still hadn't figured out how the enemy got so close before being noticed, but soon he didn't need to think about this problem, because the soldiers on duty outside came over to report it. to a strange "buzzing" sound.

At 4:57, in the sleep of New Yorkers, the shrill siren sounded without warning, and the searchlight screen moved in a panic and without a clue. Half a minute later, the anti-aircraft artillery unit opened fire in the air and pulled out in the dark night. Rays of light.

"You're too late!" Fuchida Mitsuo sneered, pointed at the intercom and issued an order, "Everyone, pay attention, New York is ahead, raise the altitude."

At 4:58, the air strike formations rushing at an ultra-low altitude of 40 meters jumped up from the sea and climbed up. The US officers and soldiers in the radar station only heard the dull sound on the horizon getting closer and closer to them. They all looked at each other and were speechless. Yes - I cried wolf many times, and today the wolf finally came.

4:59: A large group of enemy planes passed over Changdao and continued to approach the city. The aircraft group responsible for air strikes in Changdao area had broken away from the formation. Everyone who stretched their necks to look outside felt that their eyes suddenly lit up and their pupils shrank slightly. Outside Four slowly falling flares appeared in the sky, illuminating the nearby area in pale white.

Then there was a "boom", and after the dull sound, flames began to rise in the distance - it was the masterpiece of incendiary bombs.

The bombing started? Everyone was shocked, and only the guards stumbled in: "Bomb... bomb... they are bombing the rich area!"

All the officers and soldiers felt blood rushing to their heads. Although everyone usually likes to say that the wealthy people in the rich areas are not good people, but now no one cares about their own safety and instinctively rushes out to save others.

"Come back... come back!" James shouted hoarsely, "Don't leave your post. Our battlefield is here, at the radar station! There are National Guards and fire brigade there who will save people!"

"Ugh..." Many people, including Tommy, cried.

At 5 o'clock sharp, a group of Axis bombers broke into New York City. As soon as Mizuo Fuchida dropped the flare, a pilot shouted over the radio with joy: "Look! Look at the lower right! There is the Statue of Liberty there!"

Everyone looked in the direction he said and saw a tall bronze statue of the Statue of Liberty standing near the mouth of the Hudson River - she was wearing ancient Greek-style clothing and a radiant crown. She held a torch high in her right hand and held a "... Declaration of Independence" shines brightly in the light.

"The formation is disbanded and free to attack according to the predetermined target!"

"Attack!" A He-218 formation increased its speed and suddenly swooped down from the sky. Three aircraft dropped 500 kilograms of armor-piercing bombs in their magazines at the same time - they used the Statue of Liberty as a battleship.

"Boom!" The first bomb penetrated the shoulder blade of the goddess statue, and then a violent explosion broke out. The goddess's head and left arm were blown off. The other two bombs exploded at the base respectively, causing the entire statue to shake and almost collapse. Fall down.

"Second group!"

Three more He-218s swooped down from the sky. This time they were all loaded with 500 kilograms of high-explosive bombs. Under the continuous bombing, the 90-meter-high statue finally couldn't support it. After a loud "boom", it all collapsed. It fell down, and the debris caused by the shock wave stirred up waves of more than ten meters in the Hudson River.

A moment later, the towering 381-meter-high Empire State Building came into view of the bombers.

"Hahahaha, Empire State Building, here I come!"