I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

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After careful consideration, Jiang Weiguo found that the first possibility is the most unfavorable to China, because if the Japanese win too well, the Americans might not have the courage to fight the Japanese to the end. Human conditions lure the United States to make peace with it (for example, Japan returns Hawaii to the United States, but the United States must recognize the Philippines as Japan's territory, and the United States will no longer interfere with Japan's "good thing" of annexing Australia), and the United States government may really agree. , then, isn't China dumbfounded?

Why did Jiang Weiguo "encourage" the Japanese to provoke the Pacific War?The fundamental purpose is to use the hands of the Americans to attack Japan and consume Japan's national and military power. In addition, there are also German factors in it. There are sharp contradictions between Germany and the United States. The main contradiction is the United Kingdom. Germany and the United States will go to war sooner or later. Whether it is China or Germany, both hope that Japan will go to war with the United States. When the Americans beat the Japanese to a quadriplegic and bleed from the seven orifices but cannot kill the Japanese, China will finally settle accounts with Japan. That is the most ideal ending.

If the Japanese beat the Americans to the ground instead, Jiang Weiguo would be completely "intelligent and misunderstood by cleverness" and "lifting a rock to shoot himself in the foot". After all, the correct development path of the Japanese navy is exactly what he guided.

Difficult!Jiang Weiguo sighed for a long time, he had to make up his mind.

On the evening of March 1942, 3, East Asian time, the Japan-China Joint Fleet officially set sail. The fleet was divided into four parts and sailed from Danguan Bay on the four northern islands of Japan to the vast North Pacific Ocean. The Japanese Navy’s advance fleet was at the forefront. (The submarines have set off many days in advance), then the Japanese Navy's 15st Task Force (aircraft carrier fleet), followed by the Japanese Navy's 1nd Task Force (Battle Fleet), and finally the Chinese Navy's 2nd Task Force. Fleet (cruiser fleet).

This is an extremely large, majestic, magnificent, and majestic fleet. The forward fleet is relatively small, with only a dozen or so ships, and the tonnage is not large. The three largest warships are two 1 A seaplane carrier of more than 500 tons and a light cruiser of more than 2 tons are completely insignificant compared with the aircraft carrier fleet behind. The aircraft carrier fleet behind and the battle fleet behind are all in groups. An aircraft carrier and six battleships are surrounded by dozens of cruisers and destroyers like small islands on the sea. When they start to move, the movement is overwhelming. The waves are rolling, the waves are thunderous, and the weather is severe. Together with the [-]nd Fleet of the Chinese Navy at the back, they together form a steel town floating on the sea. Pieces of dark clouds and black mist covered the sky, and the entire fleet could be said to be unstoppable, roaring and cutting through the waves.

This fleet group is said to be jointly formed by Japan and China, but in fact the Chinese naval fleet only accounts for a very small part.

At the scheduled departure time, the three flagships of the Japanese army and the light cruiser Anhai, the Chinese flagship, all received telegrams of congratulations. The first three telegrams came from Tokyo, and the fourth telegram came from Qingdao, which was sent by Jiang Weiguo.

"Bon voyage, safe return!"

Seeing the blessing telegram sent by Jiang Weiguo, Xu Zushan, Huang Wentian, Bao Changyi, Fang Xianjue, Sheng Wen and other main officers were all in a warm and solemn mood. They did not reply because the entire fleet had entered a state of radio silence and would only receive telegrams , will not telegraph, thereby preventing exposure.

The Japanese shouts of the mountain and tsunami poured into the ears of the Chinese officers and soldiers. They saw that on the Japanese warships not far away, densely packed Japanese army and navy officers and soldiers were gathering on the deck of the warship, all looking south, which is the direction of Tokyo. , the direction of the Emperor, and shouted in unison:

"Long Live His Majesty the Emperor!"

"Long live the Great Japanese Empire!"

"The imperial army will win!"

The Chinese officers and soldiers watched this scene calmly. Their farewell ceremony to the motherland had already been held in Qingdao.

After the fleet left Qingdao Harbor, all the officers and soldiers, whether they were navy sailors or army soldiers, looked at the coastline of the motherland with tears in their eyes and shouted in unison:

"Long live the motherland!"

"China will win!"

"Little Japan's navy is indeed very powerful!" Huang Wentian looked at the Japanese fleet and couldn't help but sigh, "You say, if we go to war with the Japanese again, will we still be able to defeat them?"

Xu Zushan patted Huang Wentian on the shoulder: "If you want to destroy the enemy, you don't have to do it yourself, you can also kill with a knife!" He looked at the officers around him and smiled, "Before we set off, the second son said something to me He said that after Japan and the United States officially started the war, it was by no means the beginning of Japan's prosperity, on the contrary, it was the beginning of Japan's decline!"

USA, Washington, White House.

In the President's Office, Franklin Roosevelt was busy with daily affairs as usual. As the President of the United States, there were too many things that required him to worry about, not to mention that the United States was the most powerful country in the world, so he had even more things to worry about.

The official documents piled up on the desk waiting for Roosevelt to deal with seemed exaggerated to form a hill, which almost blocked his sight, and most of them were related to the military, war, foreign politics, and international situation, which made Roosevelt feel increasingly heavy. exhausted.

"The situation is getting more and more serious!" Roosevelt sighed softly, "This war is very close to the United States! Germany, Japan, China... as well as the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union, how can the United States survive in this intricate international situation?" Become the ultimate and biggest winner?" He muttered to himself in a low voice.

A soft knock sounded on the door.

There was a smile with a different meaning on Roosevelt's face. He didn't need to see it. He just heard it, and he knew who the knocker was. It was Lucy Murray, the secretary and best friend of his wife Anna Eleanor Roosevelt. At the same time, this intellectual woman with dignified and beautiful appearance and graceful manners also has a "secret identity" that only she and Roosevelt know-Roosevelt's secret lover.

"Mr. President, can I come in? I brought a guest, your old friend!" A formulaic female voice came from outside the door.

"Of course!" Roosevelt calmed down and extinguished the menthol-flavored cigarette in his hand.

The door was gently pushed open, Rutherford stood politely at the door, and an old man walked in steadily.

Roosevelt was taken aback, and then a surprised smile appeared on his face: "Mr. Situ?"

Situ Meitang, who walked into the office, also smiled, and then bowed slightly to salute: "Mr. President!"

Rutherford closed the door very gracefully.

"Mr. Situ, we haven't seen each other for a long time, please take a seat!" Roosevelt smiled unchanged, full of peaceful joy, as if reuniting with an old friend who had not seen him for many years. In fact, he and Situ Meitang are indeed old friends. .

"Yeah, long time no see!" Situ Meitang sat down in a well-regulated manner. He couldn't behave casually or casually in front of Roosevelt. "Because you are already the president of the United States of America!" He looked at Roosevelt with a leisurely look. Roosevelt.

"Yes, time flies, people, things, and the world are all changing with each passing day!" Roosevelt seemed very emotional, and he lit a cigarette again, "I still remember that 37 years ago, you hired a fledgling I, serve as your legal advisor!"

Situ Meitang smiled: "At that time, I knew that this young man was definitely not someone to wait for, and would definitely show great ambitions, but I never imagined that you would become the President of the United States, and your fate is so unpredictable !"

"You reminded me!" Roosevelt smiled, putting his hand on a button on his desk, "Maybe I should call some guards in to protect me.

I know your skill very well, what is it called?Chinese Kongfu?You can kill a man with one punch, and I am now a polio patient in a wheelchair.

Speaking of which, the relationship between China and the United States is not very friendly!" He was joking, but there was clearly something to be said.

Situ Meitang smiled and shook his head: "Mr. President, you are so humorous!" He knew that Roosevelt's joke just now was actually urging him not to gossip. As a president, Roosevelt's time is very precious.

After pausing for a minute, Situ Meitang looked at Roosevelt with a solemn expression, "Mr. President, I am here to see you this time, representing...not the Chinese government, but representing Jiang Weiguo himself, yes, representing Jiang Weiguo alone!"

Roosevelt smiled and looked at Situ Meitang without saying a word.

Situ Meitang said with a calm tone and clear pronunciation: "Jiang Weiguo wants to cooperate with you!"

Roosevelt looked calm, still smiling, and at the same time took a light drag on his cigarette.

"Or..." Situ Meitang said slowly, "Jiang Weiguo wants to make a deal with you!"

Chapter 625 The Wind Blows (8)

Germany, Japan, and China are the three core countries of the alliance. On the major strategic issue of war against the United States, both Germany and Japan have a strong will, because the conflicts of interest between Germany, the United States, and Germany and Japan have indeed reached a point where it is difficult to reconcile. As for China, In fact, among the three major countries, "there is the least demand and inevitability of going to war with the United States."

Germany wanted to go to war with the United States, because the United States blatantly assisted Britain, which made it impossible to realize Germany's strategic goal of "defeating Britain and dominating Europe" (it is worth mentioning that Hitler had no plan to attack North America and occupy the United States). The German high-level couldn't bear it; Japan wanted to go to war with the United States, because the United States made every effort to strengthen the armed forces of the US military in the Philippines, making the Philippine Islands a huge threat stuck between "Japan's mainland and Japan's new southern territories". The Australian government and the New Zealand government concluded a military alliance treaty (Australia and New Zealand were originally dependent countries of the United Kingdom, and the United States and Australia and New Zealand entered into a military alliance, which will undoubtedly make these two countries gradually break away from British control and become slave states of the United States. Undoubtedly, this move by the United States is harming the interests of the United Kingdom, but an agreement has been reached between the United States and Britain, and the United Kingdom "ceds Australia and New Zealand to the United States" in exchange for blood transfusion aid from the United States), which led Japan to want to annex Oceania and obtain the Australian continent Japan’s strategic plan completely clashed head-on with the United States. In addition, British India seemed to be seeking asylum from the United States, which further made Japan’s high-level officials believe that “the empire has run out of patience with the United States.”

To explain it from a political and psychological point of view, Germany and Japan know that the United States is not easy to fight, and Germany and Japan hope that the United States will "honestly dominate the North American continent and not interfere with Germany and Japan's expansion in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. Do not violate the river", but the United States took the initiative, and Germany and Japan had no choice but to go to war with it.

In fact, China does not have a positive, too sharp conflict of interest with the United States. The Allied Powers are resisting the United States in the West, and China acts as the second echelon behind Germany. In the final analysis, even if the Allies defeat the United States, China will not benefit much. Therefore, China has a lot of room for maneuver in war against the United States. The conflict between China and the United States is far worse than that of Germany, the United States, and Japan. Contradictions, if there are contradictions, are completely within the scope that can be resolved through negotiations.

The reason why China went to war against the United States was actually based on a strategic attempt to "destroy Japan with the United States" and "kill people with a knife".

In the war against the United States, the time priorities of Germany, Japan and China are also very different:

Germany "can't wait at all", because the United States is continuously aiding Britain at this moment, every day and every night;

Japan "can take a break", but as time continues to drag on, the strategic advantage between Japan and the United States will increasingly fall to the United States, making Japanese high-level officials believe that "it is better to start now than to start a war later" and "rather to wait passively." It is better to fight first than to strike first";

China is "basically no pressure" and hopes that Japan and the United States will go to war. As for the time, it doesn't matter.

Xiangzhuang's sword dance is intended for Peigong.

In war with the United States, China's goal is not to defeat the United States, but to defeat Japan.

When Jiang Weiguo concluded the "Sino-Japanese Alliance" relationship with Hitler, he solemnly stated many times that "China will not provoke the United States, and I hope Germany will not provoke the United States." The main reason for slapping him naked in the face", however, new changes have taken place in the overall world situation.

There are two main reasons why Japan is actively "provoking the United States" at the moment. One is that high-level Japanese officials believe that Japan and the United States can only go to war, and the other is the "instigation" by Germany and China. It is different. Germany intends to go to war with the United States and needs Japan's assistance in the war. China has no intention of going to war with the United States. At the same time, it pushes Japan to go to the dead end of burning itself and digging its own grave. But the end result is the same: Japan "did not live up to Expectations of Germany and China", officially launching the Japan-US War (Allied Powers vs. US War).

On the evening of March 1942, 3, East Asian time, the joint fleet of the Japanese and Chinese navies headed to Hawaii, the United States, with the objective of "destroying the US Pacific Fleet and occupying Hawaii" officially set sail from Danguan Port on the four northern islands of Japan.

This time is actually the departure time of the Japanese 1st and 2nd Task Forces and the Chinese Navy's 2nd Fleet, because the Japanese advance fleet has already gone one step ahead, and more than a dozen submarines in the fleet set off half a month earlier.

In the conference room of the aircraft carrier Yamato, the general flagship of the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy and the flagship of the 1st Task Force of the Japanese Navy, Ozawa Jisaburo, Nagumo Tadaichi, Yamaguchi Tamon, Mikawa Junichi, Xu Zushan, Huang Wentian and other senior generals gathered together , to make the final confirmation of the operational outline:

The first task is to destroy the U.S. Pacific Fleet. As for whether to destroy Pearl Harbor, it depends on the situation; if Pearl Harbor needs to be destroyed in order to destroy the U.S. Pacific Fleet, destroy it. target, to preserve it so that the port may thereafter be reserved for the use of the Japanese-Chinese Fleet itself;

The second task is to land on the eight islands of Hawaii, occupy and control them; if this task conflicts with the first task, or objective reasons lead to the completion of only one of the two tasks, the first task will be the highest priority, that is, if it is to destroy the US military The Pacific Fleet must give up the mission of landing operations and occupying and controlling the eight islands of Hawaii, which can be abandoned;

Third, if the fleet is exposed midway, causing the fleet to lose the opportunity to raid the U.S. military, whether to change from raid to storm will be decided by the three chief officers of the fleet, namely Ozawa Jisaburo, Nagumo Chuichi, and Xu Zushan.

If the three chief officers all decide or two of them decide to change from a surprise attack to a storm, the fleet will start a storm and conduct an upright fleet decisive battle with the US Pacific Fleet; if all three chief officers object or two of them object, the fleet will give up the storm , also gave up the surprise attack, and withdrew for the purpose of preserving the fleet without damage;

Fourth, after the surprise attack or storm is launched, the first target is the U.S. aircraft carrier and all the U.S. land-based airports on Oahu Island, so as to completely obtain combat air supremacy. After destroying the U.S. aircraft carrier and U.S. land-based airport, the second target is the U.S. battleship and heavy cruiser. Special attention must be paid to it. If conditions permit, the goal of attacking the U.S. battleship and heavy cruiser is to "make it lose its combat effectiveness" rather than "strike it." Shen", because after the Japanese and Chinese coalition forces occupied Hawaii, they could supplement themselves by capturing, salvaging, and repairing damaged US warships for their own use.

"Gentlemen, do you have any opinions on the battle outline? Is there anything else that needs to be added?" At the end of the meeting, Nanyun Zhongyi looked at everyone present including Xu Zushan and Huang Wentian.

Chuichi Nagumo is the former supreme commander of the enemy in this battle. Yamamoto 56 is currently waiting in the Seto Inland Sea (the sea area between Honshu Island, Kyushu Island, and Shikoku Island in Japan, where the general base of the Japanese Navy's combined fleet is located) , Supervision and certain remote command.

"General Nanyun..." Xu Zushan asked, "Our army is willing to pay the greatest price, including the annihilation of the entire army, for this victory, but I don't know how much damage your army can bear and accept?"

Nagumo closed his eyes, his expression was delicate, and his expression was more sad than determined: "In this battle, the Japanese Navy dispatched a total of 10 aircraft carriers and 6 battleships, a total of 16 capital ships. In the task of destroying the US Pacific Fleet and capturing Hawaii, you can lose...five ships; if you can only complete the task of destroying the US Pacific Fleet, you can lose...three ships!"

Xu Zushan nodded: "It seems that General Yamamoto really broke the boat and broke the boat! However, as long as we capture Hawaii, we will gain eight unsinkable aircraft carriers in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and lose three or five aircraft carriers or battleships. is worth it!"

Nagumo nodded silently. In fact, he didn't say the whole thing. Yamamoto 56's battle damage to him was "three to five battleships", but Nagano's battle damage to him was "within two battleships, preferably one Don't lose, and bring back all the battleships safe and sound."

Yamamoto 56 is the commander-in-chief of the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy, and Nagano Shoushen is the chief of the Japanese Navy’s highest administrative department, the Military Command Department. In terms of official rank, Nagano is higher than Yamamoto, but both of them are higher than Nagumo, but both of them give Nagumo Different instructions were issued, which made Nagumo a little at a loss and fell into indecision.

In the original history, after the Japanese army launched a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, it launched two consecutive waves of attacks. Next, Mikawa Junichi, Yamaguchi Tamon and others all advocated launching a third wave of attacks, but Nagumo gave up the third wave of attacks and ordered The return of the entire fleet reduced the results of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. There were two reasons why Nagumo gave up the attack. One was his cautious, calm and conservative personality. ship" instructions.

"Now that the operational outline has been finalized and there are no loopholes to be improved, let's start to perform our duties!" Xu Zushan and Huang Wentian bid farewell to Nan Yun and others, and returned to the light cruiser An Hai, the flagship of the Chinese Navy's Second Fleet (An Hai) The number was originally the Soviet Union's red Caucasus number, with a full load displacement of more than 2 tons.

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As a result, the largest fleet in the history of this ocean appeared in the northern Pacific Ocean. The leading Japanese advance fleet continuously used submarines, seaplanes, and disguised merchant ships to search, reconnaissance, and guard the sea ahead. (Even if the flags of Japan, China, and Germany are flying), immediately notify the main fleet in the rear, and the main fleet immediately changes its course at a large angle, trying to hide, so as not to be discovered.

At the same time, the Japanese naval forces remaining in Japan almost collectively took a holiday. Thousands of Japanese sailors happily played and frolicked on the streets of Tokyo and other places, enjoying the holiday to the fullest, thus creating a "fear" to the outside world, including the Americans. The illusion that the Japanese naval fleet is still on the mainland" conceals the top secret plan that the Japanese naval fleet is heading towards Hawaii.

The battleships Kongo, Hiei, Haruna, and Kirishima of the Japanese Navy, which did not participate in the Hawaiian campaign, sailed from the Seto Inland Sea to the southern waters of Taiwan on the third day, announcing a "huge maritime exercise."

In the radio rooms of the light cruiser Nagara, the aircraft carrier Yamato, the battleship Nagato, and the light cruiser Ankai, hundreds of Japanese and Chinese naval communications officers were wearing earphones in 24-hour shifts, listening attentively to the radio waves from Hawaii. The radio broadcast from Hawaii that was converted into voice signals on the radio was full of English by a female announcer with a relaxed tone and a lazy tone: "This is Honolulu Radio Station with constant good songs, welcome to listen, dear American soldiers we..."

"Today is another good weather!" Admiral Husband Edward Kimmel, commander-in-chief of the US Pacific Fleet, was very happy looking at the sunny beach and calm sea in Hawaii. He carried his beloved Golf bag, ready to call Lieutenant General Walter Short, commander of the US Army in Hawaii, to play golf on the lawn by the beach as usual.

"General!" A major intelligence officer hurried over.

"Major, you better have a good reason!" Admiral Kimmel withdrew his gaze and looked at his subordinates.