I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

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"Two latest reports!" The major handed over the documents.

Admiral Kimmel took a look at the first document and couldn't help shaking his head with displeasure: "The bureaucrats in Washington actually plan to transfer two more battleships and four cruisers from me to the Philippines, President I am too used to the former principal of the West Point Military Academy (MacArthur), his appetite is getting bigger and bigger, what does he want to do? Form the 'Second Pacific Fleet'?"

Admiral Kimmel was really upset.

The U.S. Navy is divided into the Atlantic Fleet and the Pacific Fleet. The commander-in-chief of the former is Admiral Ernest Joseph King. In the past half a year, the Atlantic Fleet and the Pacific Fleet have been constantly drawing warships, and the Atlantic Fleet has been drawn again and again. Warships went to aid the British Navy, and the Pacific Fleet was deployed again and again to aid MacArthur in the Philippines.

MacArthur is the commander-in-chief of the U.S. Army Forces in the Philippines and the Philippine Army. The U.S. armed forces in the Philippines include ground forces belonging to the Army and the "Asian Fleet" belonging to the U.S. Navy. In terms of organization, the Asian Fleet is not Under the jurisdiction of MacArthur, the Asian Fleet is part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. The real superior of the fleet is Admiral Kimmel himself. However, the Philippines is too far away after all. With a certain kind of Chinese thinking, he can even engage in "separatist regimes and self-reliance" in the Philippines. Because it is too far away, the US government and the US Pacific Fleet headquarters are somewhat beyond their reach. In addition, MacArthur has always been a person with a strong desire for control, so , the Asian Fleet is actually under the orders of MacArthur instead of Admiral Kimmel, which made Admiral Kimmel quite critical of MacArthur. The warships in Hawaii must be completely controlled by Admiral Kimmel. Being transferred to the Philippines, he was only nominally taking orders from Admiral Kimmel, but in fact he was taking orders from MacArthur.

MacArthur's constant request to transfer warships from Hawaii to the Philippines is vaguely equivalent to "constantly distributing the real power of Admiral Kimmel", which naturally makes Admiral Kimmel feel unhappy.

"MacArthur still doesn't know the real role of his troops?" Admiral Kimmel shook his head, "Although the Philippines is known as the bridgehead and military base of the US military in East Asia, it is actually the first front line. And if the Chinese really do something about the Philippines, can MacArthur persist? The war really broke out, and the Philippines will soon fall. Therefore, we are now sending valuable warships, tanks, and planes to the Philippines, and they are destined to be in the war. Lost after the outbreak, that being the case, why send too many warships, tanks, and planes? Especially warships, rather than deploying these expensive warships on the most dangerous front line of the Philippines, it is better to put them in the safest Hawaii headquarters. After the war really broke out, the Pacific Fleet will have enough strength to launch a counterattack.

Does MacArthur want our Asian fleet to repeat the mistakes of the British Far East fleet? "

"Admiral, perhaps it is because the Philippines is the front line that we need to increase our military strength there!"

"Really? According to this statement, why don't we move the Pacific Fleet collectively? Let's move everything from Pearl Harbor to Wright Gulf?"

"This..." The major was a little dumbfounded, and then took out the second document, "Maybe this is General MacArthur's reason!"

Admiral Kimmel took it and opened the second document: "The Japanese held a large-scale naval drama in the waters off southern Taiwan and northern Philippines?"

"Yes, it is certain that there are four battleships alone.

General MacArthur judged that the Japanese move was not only to use force to put pressure on the U.S. government at the negotiating table, but also a sign that the Japanese were about to really attack the Philippines!"

"Only battleships?" Admiral Kimmel flipped through the documents suspiciously, "Why no aircraft carriers? Don't the Japanese have seven aircraft carriers? Although they leased one to the Chinese Navy, they still have six more (Kimmel The admiral didn't know that the Japanese had already built four Yamato-class aircraft carriers), but none of them appeared? I remember that the reason why the Japanese wiped out the British Far East Fleet was the aircraft carrier.

The Japanese should attach great importance to aircraft carriers now, so why didn't aircraft carriers participate in this so-called large sea exercise? "

"Maybe an aircraft carrier participated, but we have not obtained relevant information; maybe it is because the Japanese attach great importance to the aircraft carrier now, so they must protect the aircraft carrier and not easily dispatch it; maybe the Japanese have hidden the aircraft carrier and are preparing to launch a surprise attack on the Philippines! "

"Major, you are an intelligence officer, you should provide me with detailed and definite information, instead of saying 'maybe' which does not conform to your professional standards!"

"I'm sorry, Admiral!"

Admiral Kimmel pondered for a while, and instructed: "Reply to Washington, the Pacific Fleet can continue to assist the Philippine garrison, and transfer more warships to the Asian Fleet, but it does not support the transfer of capital ships to the Philippines. Two heavy cruisers.

As Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet, I must do my best to protect my warships and not put them in danger!"

"Yes, Admiral!" The major saluted Admiral Kimmel, then jumped into the oncoming jeep and hurried away.

"Fortunately, today's weather is not as bad as the situation!" Admiral Kimmel shook his head, shook off those distracting thoughts in his mind, and continued to return his thoughts to the next matter of golfing.

Admiral Kimmel didn't know that just under the surface of the distant sea he was looking at just now, five Type-A miniature submarines of the Japanese Navy, which departed from the Japanese mainland at the end of February and arrived at their destination at this time, were in the sea eddy. Carefully and repeatedly looking for a passage to sneak into Pearl Harbor, and the Japanese fleet, which was about to destroy his fleet with bombs and torpedoes, was getting closer and closer to Hawaii.

Qingdao, Confederate Headquarters.

Jiang Weiguo really thinks that this "Alliance Headquarters" is like the United Nations of later generations. The United Nations seems to be the "supreme leadership organization on the earth", but the major powers in the world do not take the laws of the United Nations seriously. The place where the quarrels are used is of little use; the same is true for the headquarters of the Allied Powers. It is impossible for Germany, Japan, and China to accept the command of this so-called headquarters.

However, after the establishment of the headquarters of the Union State, it still has a high positive significance. At the very least, it allows the main members of the Union State to get a consensus on strategic steps, and they do not have to go their own way and fight independently.

In a certain office, Jiang Weiguo was playing chess with Xiao Yao, and as usual, Xiao Yao gave Jiang Weiguo a rook.

Because if you don't give in, Jiang Weiguo "will definitely lose within 5 minutes", if you give in, Jiang Weiguo "although he will still definitely lose, but he can stubbornly resist and struggle for 10 minutes."

Xiao Yao is very good at playing chess. Jiang Weiguo once suspected that he had a hobby of playing chess, so he was very good at playing chess, so he easily defeated Jiang Weiguo on the chessboard. But Xiao Yao said that he had no interest in chess at all. The reason why Jiang Weiguo easily defeated Jiang Weiguo was that Jiang Weiguo's chess skills were not in the first place, and secondly, he was able to transform his ability to plot against others into a conspiracy on the chessboard.

"Okay, I admit defeat!" Jiang Weiguo spread his hands helplessly, and then said unconvinced, "I admit that I am not as good as you at the tactical level, but at the strategic level, you are not as smart as me!" He said proudly, "Even the United States, Japan, Germany, and the United Kingdom are all my pawns!"

"Even the world's major powers are your pawns, so your ideological realm is already like a god!" Xiao Yao unhurriedly packed up the pawns, "I am willing to bow down.

But do you really think so? "

"Brother Haoran, tell me what you have to say, don't play tricks like this with me!"

"I just think, you can't be too confident.

The vast majority of mistakes happen when a person is full of confidence!" Xiao Yao looked at Jiang Weiguo, "It's like playing chess.

Every time you make a fool of yourself, make a fool of yourself, and then try to do tricks like crossing the river in white clothes. In fact, I see through your strategy at the first glance every time, and then follow the plan. Before you think you are about to succeed, you are only one step away from success Yao Shi launched a long-planned counterattack.

Jianhao, even Zhuge Liang, who is full of strategies and wise and close to demons, sometimes has people who are not as good as God, let alone you and me? "

Jiang Weiguo was startled, he stabilized his thoughts, and nodded sincerely: "Your criticism is right, I accept it!"

The two looked at each other and fell silent.

A few minutes later, Jiang Weiguo asked, "What's the date today?"

"March 27th!"

"So the fleet has been sailing for twelve days? Is it almost there?"

"According to the voyage and speed, it's almost here!"

"Did Xu Zushan send a telegram?"

"None!"

Jiang Weiguo lit a cigarette: "This feeling of losing contact with your subordinates really makes people panic!"

"Yamamoto 56 and other high-level Japanese officials, as well as Hirohito, are at least a hundred times more panicked than you at this moment! Don't worry about gains and losses. No news is actually the best news!"

"That's right.

Brother Haoran, I have already sent someone to contact Mr. Situ, and Mr. Situ said that he can go to Roosevelt at any time!"

"Um!"

"It's just, how should we communicate with Roosevelt? Do we report the news directly?"

Xiao Yao fell into long thought, then shook his head: "It is absolutely not advisable to report directly.

What is our purpose?Borrowing beauty to destroy the sun and borrowing a knife to kill people.

How could Roosevelt believe us?Doesn't he suspect that this is an indirect trick?We and the U.S. government are already in a relationship of mutual suspicion, and in such a situation, building trust is very difficult.

If we directly tell Roosevelt that the Japanese army is preparing to attack Hawaii, Roosevelt may be skeptical, but he will definitely make the US military in Hawaii ready for combat, then the Japanese army will encounter a hard nail. Can the Japanese army win if the US military is ready? ?If you can still win, what price will you have to pay?These are unpredictable and unpredictable.

If we tipped Roosevelt the moment before the Japanese army was about to attack Hawaii, it would definitely not be of much use, because it would be too late, and even if the U.S. military prepared for war, there would not be enough time!" He stared at Jiang Weiguo, "This is a delicate and complex issue. Even in a chaotic state, it is impossible for us to grasp the size.

What is our fundamental purpose?The key is to win Roosevelt's trust and make him truly believe that we don't really want to join the Japanese in going to war with the United States.

As for the battle damage of both sides, it is secondary and cannot be controlled!"

"However, the only way we can win Roosevelt's trust is to sell out the Japanese? But if we sell out too early, the Japanese will fail or win miserably. If we sell out too late, there will be no obvious effect.

If we tipped off to Roosevelt just before the Battle of Hawaii, first, even if Roosevelt ordered the U.S. military in Hawaii to enter combat readiness, there was not enough time, and the U.S. military would still suffer heavy losses. Second, Roosevelt would not be grateful to us for this, because we did not Help him reduce losses, and even doubt our true intentions and motives of being so 'double-faced'!"

"Yes, that would backfire and make us appear hypocritical and false.

The Roosevelt Society believes that the Chinese are actually sincerely going to war with the Japanese against the United States, but they only tipped off at the last moment before the war broke out in order to leave a way out. , did not spare the U.S. Pacific Fleet, so why should I believe that the Chinese do not want to go to war with the United States? "

"Yes, I am obsessed with this almost paradoxical problem!" Jiang Weiguo sighed deeply and puffed out a puff of smoke, "The Chinese and the Japanese team up to beat the Americans, and the Japanese are about to stab the Americans with knives. When the Chinese yelled at the Americans, "The Japanese are going to stab you", the Americans couldn't react at all, and they would still be seriously injured by the Japanese stabbing. Afterwards, the Americans would not thank the Chinese at all, and would even Resent the Chinese, why didn't you say it earlier?"

"There's also the German factor.

The Germans sincerely hope that the Japanese will maim the Americans, and if because of our tip-off, the Americans are unscathed and the Japanese lose their troops, then the Germans will definitely resent our 'betrayal' behavior!"

Jiang Weiguo looked at Xiao Yao: "Brother Haoran, tell me, do you have a way to get the best of both worlds?"

Xiao Yao narrowed his eyes, Jiang Weiguo liked his expression, because there would be a surprise answer from him: "Yes!"

Sunday, March 1942, 3 at 29 a.m. Hawaii time.

On the sea about 130 nautical miles north of Hawaii, the warships are like clouds and ships are like forests. After 14 days and nights of voyage, the joint fleet of the Japanese and Chinese navies has officially arrived at the sea area where it is scheduled to launch an attack. No accidents occurred during the voyage of more than 7000 kilometers. .

The sky is low and the clouds are drooping, the wind is strong and the waves are rough. This is not very good weather. The wind speed reaches 17 meters and the wave height reaches 5 meters, which makes even the heaviest and largest aircraft carrier and battleship shake violently in the wind and waves , On the flight deck of the aircraft carrier, the Japanese ground crew tried their best to fix the aircraft to prevent it from being blown by the sea wind and slipping into the sea.

At this moment, no matter how bad the weather is, the Japanese army will not give up their attack, because there is no turning back when they open their bows.

In the command room of the Yamato aircraft carrier, Lieutenant General Fuchida Mitsuo, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese attack aircraft fleet, was saluting Lieutenant General Ozawa Jisaburo: "Sir! It's time!"

Jisaburo Ozawa looked at Mitsuo Fuchita expressionlessly. He was not because of indifference, but because he had injured his facial nerves due to an accident. Since then, he has no expression on his face, and was nicknamed "Oniwa" by his subordinates.

Although his expression was indifferent, Ozawa Jisaburo's eyes were full of gentleness, and at the same time he held Fuchida's hand tightly: "Next, I will count on you! The empire will rise and fall, and we will fight here!"

"Yes! Sir, we must go all out to be loyal to the emperor and serve the empire! Even if we have to be smashed to pieces, we will not hesitate!" Yuantian looked solemn and sincere, and revealed his true feelings.

The Japanese army will take off the first batch of carrier-based planes to raid Pearl Harbor in half an hour.

In the distance of the Japanese fleet, in the command room of the Yasuda, the flagship of the Chinese Navy’s 2nd Fleet, Xu Zushan, Huang Wentian and other officers were sweating continuously, feeling extremely nervous.

"Not good!" Huang Wentian looked at Xu Zushan, his voice trembling slightly, "The time is wrong!"

"I know!" Xu Zushan tried his best to restrain the turmoil in his heart, "The Japanese told us that their attack on Hawaii was in the early morning of April 4, but now it is March 1!" He looked eagerly at the wall. I suddenly understood something, "Today is Sunday! April 3st is Wednesday! The Japanese are actually planning to launch a surprise attack on Hawaii on Sunday!"

"Junzuo!" Huang Wentian clenched his fists, "Will the Japanese... do it on purpose? First give us a wrong time, and then act in advance, so as to prevent us... from betraying them? In this way, the second son's plan No... shall we send a telegram to inform the Second Young Master?"

"It's too late!" Xu Zushan shook his head, "According to the regulations of both parties, the fleet group has kept radio silence until the first wave of carrier-based aircraft is about to take off. If we break the radio silence now, the Japanese will immediately will doubt us!"

Huang Wentian was very anxious: "Then what should I do?"

Xu Zushan looked sad: "I don't know either!"

Washington, America.

A black car with a sun flag hanging on its head drove out of the Japanese embassy in the United States like a ghost. Its behavior can be described as sneaky and sneaky. no difference.

Sitting in the back seat of the car was a Japanese man with a round face and black-rimmed glasses. This man was the current Japanese ambassador to the United States, Yoshisaburo Nomura.

Yoshisaburo Nomura's mood today is obviously different from the past, he is almost on pins and needles, he leans on the back seat for a while and closes his eyes to rest, and for a while he opens his eyes and looks down at his watch.

The real reason for Nomura’s behavior is only known to him. Just half an hour ago, the Japanese embassy in the United States received a confidential telegram from Tokyo, asking the embassy staff to immediately burn documents, destroy the cipher machine, and there is a top-secret A telegram was sent to Nomura, in which the Tokyo headquarters demanded that Nomura immediately "send an ultimatum" to the U.S. State Department.

"Could it be that the empire is really going to war against the United States?" Nomura was in a state of confusion, he didn't know the Japanese military's war plan at this time.

Before formally deciding to go to war with the United States, the Japanese government was indeed doing its best to conduct diplomatic activities with the United States, trying to "peacefully resolve the differences and contradictions between Japan and the United States." This was done for two purposes. One is that the Japanese military really intended to Like resolving the conflict of interests between Japan and the United States through peace talks, although the success rate of this approach is extremely low, and the Japanese military basically has no hope for it, it still has to try. The second reason is to Paralyze the U.S. government.

Since it was acting, he had to work hard. Unfortunately, Nomura became a "diplomatic actor" used by the Japanese military to deceive the US government without his own knowledge.

The Japanese military told Nomura that the military did not intend to go to war with the United States, and the hope of solving the problem rested with him and the diplomatic department. Ever since, Nomura believed it, and he was sincerely launching diplomatic activities in Washington. Because he didn't know that he was just acting, Nomura would make the most realistic and deceptive effect.

"What the hell is the military planning?" Nomura was upset, he had faintly realized that he might be used, and it was not the Americans who used him, but his compatriots.

"Sir, be careful!" The driver's terrified yell broke Nomura's reverie. He looked up and was shocked because he saw a car running a red light rushing over from the other side of the intersection in front of him like a bison. General slammed into the car he was sitting in. Obviously, the car lost control.

"Boom!" During the violent impact, Nomura's car was completely overturned by the opponent. The powerful shock wave made Nomura's eyes black and he almost passed out.

The out-of-control car collapsed next to Nomura's car with smoke all over his body. A young Caucasian man with a bloody head staggered and pushed the car door to get out. Obviously, he was also seriously injured and his mouth was bleeding. He fell to the ground and did not move, only his chest was still heaving and panting.

Pedestrians at the scene exploded, some fled in all directions, some yelled, and some went to the police.