I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

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Nan Yun moved his lips: "But... such an attack is unwise!"

"All attacks are unwise!" Ozawa Jisaburo's attitude was rock-solid, "We have no time to waste! Please convey my order!"

Except for a few people including Nanyun who looked gloomy and worried, the rest of the people at the scene returned to their original fighting state and hurriedly started their actions.

Xu Zushan felt "a lingering fear" when he talked about this incident later. He said: "If Ozawa Jisaburo and Nagumo Chuichi made the same decision, then the Japanese fleet would give up the sneak attack and return at full speed. It is also unscathed, which is not in our interest. After all, the Japan-US war has not started. If the Americans know that the Japanese fleet has quietly touched the vicinity of Hawaii to prepare for a sneak attack, but gave up at the last minute, I am afraid that they will be scared out of their heads. Cold sweat, but at the same time, the Americans are likely not to go to war with the Japanese, because the Japanese gave up, so we are in big trouble.

Thankfully, Jisaburo Ozawa made the decision to continue with the original plan!"

There are two reasons for Ozawa Jisaburo's decision. One is that Ozawa Jisaburo is different from Nagumo Tadaichi. Nagumo Tadaichi has a calm, cautious, and conservative personality, while Ozawa Jisaburo is more adventurous. Nagumo Tadaichi fights very well and rarely takes risks, while Ozawa Jisaburo tends to take slanted swords and take bold risks; the second reason is the Japanese gambler characteristics.

In the original history, when Yamamoto 56 convened a high-level meeting of the Japanese Navy, he discussed the issue of "what should we do if the Japanese military aircraft has already flown over Hawaii, but the US government has reached an agreement with the Japanese government at the negotiating table?" The Japanese generals claimed that "if you don't order your subordinates to return", "the enemy is right in front of you, how can you give up the attack", "if you order to give up the attack, your subordinates will not accept it", it can be seen that although the Japanese navy is "a little more enlightened" than the Japanese army, but The same "warlike fanaticism" exists within it.

When Xu Zushan returned to the Anhai from the Yamato in a transportation boat full of thoughts, there was a deafening roar of engines behind him and in the sky.

According to Ozawa Jisaburo's order, apart from Yamato and Zhonghua, the other six aircraft carriers carried out the original plan. All six aircraft carriers heard the roaring sound of engines and the hiss of rapidly rotating wing blades. Puffs of hot blue smoke spewed out from the tail of the ready-to-go carrier-based aircraft.

Looking around, the carrier-based aircraft on the flight deck are spinning the spiral blades together in a dazzling way, and the scene is overwhelming.

On the control tower, the control officer shouted loudly: "The takeoff configuration has been completed! You can take off!"

Hearing the shout of the control officer, the command signalman on the aircraft carrier deck immediately waved down the signal flag in his left hand and the fluorescent stick in his right hand, and the officers, ground crews, and mechanics standing on both sides of the flight deck took off together. He lowered his hat and waved vigorously to see off the shooting pilots.

The first Zero fighter immediately began to accelerate and sprint at full speed, galloping forward like lightning, lifted lightly at the end of the deck, and then soared into the sky amidst cheers and cheers in Japanese, leaping up like a fish leaping over a dragon gate. In the sky, the good maneuverability of the Type Zero was clearly evident. Immediately afterwards, more carrier-based planes roared into the sky, taking off wave after wave, and retracting their landing gear after taking off, forming an attacking formation one by one in the air. On the flight decks of each aircraft carrier, the whistling of aircraft and cheers in Japanese were constantly heard, and the whirlwinds blowing from the wings one after another. A total of 368 carrier-based aircraft took off and went into combat.

A cloud of silvery stars appeared above the fleet, covering the sky and the sun, and piercing the rainbow.

Xu Zushan looked up, and saw the huge fleet of aircraft covering the sky like fish scales, sweeping away magnificently, and the Japanese red sun military emblem can be said to block out the sky.

At this time, the rising sun has already erupted on the horizon in the distance, and the entire sea is full of rays of light.

"You have finally reached a dead end!" Xu Zushan sneered on his face.

About an hour later, the fleet received a signal from Fuchida Mitsuo, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese carrier-based air fleet: "Tiger! Tiger! Tiger!" This signal means that Japanese bombs and Japanese torpedoes are being poured into U.S. Pacific Fleet.

Chapter 627 The Wind Blows (10)

夏威夷当地时间1942年3月29日清晨5时30分，日军机群距夏威夷约90海里。

In a radar station with a wide view in the northern part of Oahu Island, the U.S. radar sergeants Lockhard and Ellott are on duty. The two are in a relaxed mood as usual, talking and laughing happily. Suddenly, they are very surprised to see the oscilloscope display A dense group of light spots appeared, moving towards Hawaii.

"A flock of birds? Or a land-based aircraft flying from the mainland? Or is the carrier-based aircraft of our aircraft carrier conducting training?" The two of them guessed and didn't have the idea of ​​"this is an enemy aircraft" in their minds, because the United States is now A neutral country that does not participate in a war has no enemies.

After discussing it, the two called their superiors.

The call was made to an information center more than 40 kilometers away.

There are very few staff members in the information center, because most of them are already on vacation, and they are busy basking in the sun, fishing, playing ball, surfing, swimming or flirting with beautiful girls all over Hawaii. Lieutenant of Mitt Taylor.

Lieutenant Taylor was happily playing chess with his friends on the phone. After receiving a call from the radar station, he was a little surprised: "Find a large group of light spots? Don't be nervous, I'll check right away!" After casually hanging up the call from the radar station After the phone call, Lieutenant Taylor picked up the phone he was on hold with his friend: "Are you sure you want to take that step just now? Haha! You lost!"

At 6:60, the Japanese fleet was about [-] nautical miles away from Hawaii.

In the intelligence analysis center of the U.S. Pacific Fleet Command, intelligence officer Lieutenant Colonel Logan Ramsey stared blankly at the printed note after decoding by the decoder in his hand: "The U.S.-Japan peace talks...have failed..."

Throwing down the note in his hand, Lieutenant Colonel Ramsey hurriedly grabbed the phone beside him: "The latest information came from Washington, the US-Japan peace talks have failed, and the Japanese are very likely to resort to war. We must maintain a high level of confidence." Vigilance and vigilance, the Japanese may launch a military strike against us at any time..."

At 6:30 a.m., the Japanese fleet was about 30 nautical miles away from Hawaii.

On the Prince Golf Course in Oahu, Admiral Kimmel looked at the ball that Lieutenant General Short had just hit, and couldn't help nodding in praise: "It's beautiful!" The bright sunshine in front of him made him feel very good today , It also helped him dispel a lot of dark clouds in his heart.

But at this moment, a jeep drove into the field at a high speed, and stopped abruptly until Admiral Kimmel and Lieutenant General Short. A lieutenant commander jumped out of the car with an expression of almost panic.

"Any good news, Major!" Admiral Kimmel asked.

"I'm very sorry, Admiral, this is bad news!" The major hastily handed over the previous document, "Twelve minutes ago, the sonar of the destroyer USS Ward found an unknown submarine in the waters near the exit of the Pearl Harbor channel. , after dropping multiple depth charges, the Ward sank it, and this unknown submarine seemed to want to sneak into Pearl Harbor!"

"A Japanese submarine?" Admiral Kimmel's expression suddenly became serious.

"I don't know for the time being, we need to salvage the wreck to find out!" The major swallowed nervously, "Admiral, the Japanese may be preparing to launch an attack on Hawaii!"

"The Japanese launched an attack on Hawaii?" Lieutenant General Short said with a smile, "Major, although I am not a navy, I at least know common sense. Japan is more than 6000 kilometers away from here! The long distance is the best." barrier.

What's more, how did the Japanese drive their huge fleet from the Japanese mainland here without being discovered?Major, April Fool's Day is only two days away, stop joking!"

Admiral Kimmel put away the documents abruptly, striding towards the car with a dignified expression: "Immediately call all senior officers and staff officers to attend the meeting, and contact Washington at the same time!"

At 6:55 a.m., the Japanese fleet was about 3 nautical miles away from Hawaii. Americans on Oahu Island began to see the first batch of Japanese aircraft flying in. At the same time, thousands of U.S. Army and Navy soldiers were still soundly asleep Enjoy the quiet of Sunday.

At 7:[-], the first Japanese bomb was dropped on the US Pacific Fleet anchored in Pearl Harbor.

At the same time, all ships of the Second Fleet of the Chinese Navy hoisted the Chinese flag and the flag of the Chinese Navy together.

The significance of this behavior is very significant, because before that, when the 2nd Fleet and the Japanese fleet set off from Japan to Hawaii, neither the Chinese flag nor the Chinese Navy flag was flown.

This Pacific War is a war between Japan and the United States, a war between Japan and the United States. China’s position is delicate. On the one hand, it must support Japan’s fight against the United States. On the other hand, it must also avoid falling into a state of war with the United States. The Japan-U.S. War became the Japan-China-U.S. War.

The raising of the national flag and military flag is not only for the Japanese to see, but also to tell the Japanese that the Chinese navy, the Chinese army, and the whole of China have officially participated in the war against the United States with Japan as an upright "China". The Americans watched it and told the Americans that these ships are Chinese naval ships, and the Chinese naval ships did not participate in the attack on the US territory or the US military.

In fact, in Washington, only the Japanese ambassador to the United States is going to submit a declaration of war to the US government, while the Chinese ambassador to the United States, the German ambassador to the United States, and the Italian ambassador to the United States have not moved. Therefore, even if the US military in Hawaii launches a counterattack, They will not attack after seeing Chinese naval ships.

The purpose of flying the Chinese flag and the flag of the Chinese Navy on the ships of the Chinese Navy is to let the Americans "clearly distinguish the difference between Japan and China", so that no "misunderstandings" will occur, and the Chinese Navy should not be treated indiscriminately as the Japanese Navy or don't ask 21 together with the Japanese navy.

To put it bluntly, this is an act of self-preservation, and "disconnects" with the Japanese. If the national flag and military flag are not displayed, these ships of the Chinese Navy are very likely to be attacked by the US military as Japanese troops, and the Chinese Navy is too wronged.

The Chinese army (Chinese navy) did not attack Hawaii, and China did not declare war on the United States. Then, the Chinese naval fleet sailed into the waters near Hawaii, and the U.S. military had no right to attack. After all, the waters near Hawaii are open seas, and the Chinese naval fleet sailed into the open sea. , What right does the U.S. military have to attack?

In fact, on this "principle matter", Jiang Weiguo once proposed to the Japanese such an idea: the Chinese army will fully assist, support, and cooperate with the Japanese army during the Japan-US war, but can the Chinese army participate in the war under the flag of the sun? war?In other words, the Chinese army participated in the Japan-US war as "Japanese mercenaries".

In this way, the Chinese military can be counted as contributing, and at the same time, it can avoid the outbreak of a frontal conflict between China and the United States.

However, this idea was rejected by the Japanese, because what the Japanese want is "the Chinese are covered with American blood on their hands just like the Japanese." The Chinese army participated in the war under the banner of the sun, which is to put the shit pot on the Japanese head. Now, the Chinese government’s intention of “avoiding war” is too obvious, and then it appears that it “does not sincerely want to win the war against the United States together with Japan”; He refused to "carry the plaster flag of Little Japan to fight", because that was "too shameful", so Jiang Weiguo could only give up this idea.

On the Anhai cruiser, Xu Zushan, Huang Wentian, Bao Changyi, Fang Xianjue, Sheng Wen and other senior officers gathered together to discuss. More than an hour ago, all the carrier-based aircraft that went to attack Pearl Harbor had already set off. Calculated according to the time, At this very moment, the 360 ​​eight Japanese carrier-based planes were bombing indiscriminately over Pearl Harbor, submerging the general base of the US Navy's Pacific Fleet and the world-famous and picturesque resort in a sea of ​​fire, scrap iron, In the furnace of purgatory where blood and corpses gather.

"It's ironic!" Fang Xianjue said with a smile, "Back then we fought the Japanese to the death, and the Americans sat on the mountain and watched the tiger fight, and even sold a large amount of weapons, ammunition, and resources to the Japanese. The war fortune that was stained with the blood and tears of our Chinese is now being dropped by the Japanese with bombs on their heads, and we who were the enemy of the Japanese in the past are now allies of the Japanese attacking the United States.

This is really, the world is unpredictable, life is impermanent, and good fortune tricks people! "

Bao Changyi first sneered and then snorted: "I don't sympathize with Yankees at all.

These hypocritical white-skinned pigs deserve their retribution!When China and Japan go to war, it’s okay for the Yankees to make money from the war, but how do they make it?They sold bombs to the Japanese, but they didn’t sell them to us. We offered to buy weapons from them, but they didn’t sell them. Why?Because China is weak and Japan is strong, selling bombs to the Japanese will offend us, but we are weak, so they know that even if they offend us, it doesn't matter, but selling bombs to us will offend the Japanese, but the Japanese are strong, so They were afraid of offending the Japanese, so they refused to sell us the bombs.

A bullying thing, what a bunch of things!Now being beaten by the Japanese is really a reincarnation of heaven, and the retribution is not good! "

"The Yankee is short-sighted, so he shoots himself in the foot with a stone!" Sheng Wen nodded, "If we were fighting the Japanese, the Americans would have a little conscience and be merciful, like the Germans... no, there were Germans If we help us by half or even a third, we will definitely not be able to do things like uniting the Japanese to fight the Americans.

The Japanese are not a good thing, barbaric, arrogant, greedy, and the Americans are the same, hypocritical, short-sighted, and stupid!"

Huang Wentian looked in the direction of Hawaii, south of the fleet: "I don't know how the Japanese are doing? Successful? To win a complete victory, if the Americans have been prepared for a long time, waiting for the battle, waiting for the rabbit, and waiting for the work, the Japanese will suffer a lot, or they will steal the chicken and lose the rice!"

Xu Zushan lit a cigarette: "Before we arrived at the scheduled sea area, all signs showed that the Americans were defenseless, but at the moment before the Japanese launched an offensive, the Americans transferred five battleships at this juncture. And the five aircraft carriers, I don’t believe it’s a coincidence, they don’t adjust sooner or later, but they are transferred at this time, it’s so weird!”

Huang Wentian tentatively guessed: "Could it be related to the second son?"

Xu Zushan stared at the vast Pacific Ocean: "I don't really know.

The Japanese claimed to us that they launched an attack on April 4st, but in fact they deceived us and launched it three days in advance, which surprised us, and may have disrupted the second son's strategic policy, but the second son has always been clever. , Unfathomable, the Japanese want to assassinate him?not easy.

I think the second son should have some backup plan, he is playing a big game of chess, and the Japanese and Americans are his pawns!"

"Yes, the second son must have been prepared for the Japanese!" Huang Wentian nodded, "At the same time, we still need to do a good job in formulating countermeasures.

Right now, the identity of our fleet is very delicate. It is both an enemy and friend to the Japanese, and neither an enemy nor a friend to the Americans. It is sandwiched between Japan and the United States, so we must act carefully.

Junzuo, what should we do if the Japanese succeed in their sneak attack and win a complete victory?What should we do if the Japanese miss their sneak attack and suffer a crushing defeat?What would we do if the Japanese were to lose both sides with the Americans? "

Xu Zushan took a deep breath: "According to the instructions of the second son, if the Japanese win a complete victory, we will naturally stand with the Japanese. Is there any way for us to retreat? If we repent, the Japanese will be wiped out in this vast ocean." It's easy for us; if the Japanese are defeated, of course we have to draw a line with the Japanese and continue the war as a third country and a neutral country. The Americans should not attack us. The Japanese know that we are weak, so we will not participate in the war. It doesn't matter, it is impossible to help the Japanese manpower turn the tide and turn defeat into victory; as for the situation where the Japanese and the Americans have lost both sides, this is the most complicated point, we will see when the time comes! Guys, remember, we must be on the right team, because we are not Representing us, but representing our country, whether we stand on the right side or the wrong side directly affects our country's position in the Japan-US war!"

Everyone nodded solemnly and solemnly.

On the Yamato and the Nagato, Japanese personnel such as Ozawa Jisaburo, Yamaguchi Tamon, Nagumo Chuichi, and Mikawa Junichi were all waiting anxiously, and Xu Zushan and others were also waiting nervously.

At 9:[-] in the morning, the soldiers of the Japanese and Chinese fleets stared wide-eyed, because they saw a large number of Japanese carrier-based aircraft flying back, and then, Japanese cheers resounded deafeningly through the sea and air. They began to land on the aircraft carrier in batches, and the pilots who climbed out of the cockpit were all sweating profusely and at the same time were happy. The louder cheers in Japanese echoed one after another on the various Japanese warships.

"It seems that the Japanese have succeeded!" Xu Zushan nodded, and he looked at the returning Japanese aircraft fleet, "Look, the number of Japanese aircraft has not decreased significantly, and only about [-] aircraft have been lost by visual inspection. This shows that , the U.S. military in Hawaii was unprepared and was caught off guard by the Japanese. In addition, most of the bombs and torpedoes carried by the Japanese bombers and torpedo planes were empty and had already been thrown out. From this, it can be judged that the Japanese fleet is not giving up the fight. Returning under the circumstances!" He looked at the officers around him with blazing eyes, and said in a heavy tone, "The Japanese succeeded!"

"This group of little Japanese... really succeeded?" The officers were all in mixed emotions, not sure whether they should be happy or worried.

"It's a success!" Xu Zushan smiled slightly, "The Americans must have suffered heavy losses. Now, the Americans and the Japanese are in a life-and-death relationship, isn't it good?"

"Yes! Yes!" The officers were suddenly enlightened, and all smiled. Naturally, this smile was not for the Japanese.

Fifteen minutes later, a communications officer trotted to Xu Zushan and other officers: "Report! A telegram from the Yamato!"

Xu Zushan immediately took the telegram and read it eagerly. The officers all looked at him nervously, waiting for him to announce the battle situation.

"It did work!" Xu Zushan closed the telegram and looked at the officers, "Ozawa notified me of the results and losses of the Japanese army.

The Japanese army lost 29 carrier-based aircraft, and three mini-submarines were sunk by American destroyers before the war. The battle damage can be said to be quite slight, but the results are huge.

After the 5 U.S. battleships and 5 aircraft carriers left, there were still 7 battleships in Pearl Harbor. Destroyed in a wave of air strikes, some were severely damaged, stranded, and overturned, and some were completely blown to pieces and sank to the bottom of the water. None of them could continue to have combat effectiveness in the ensuing battle. In addition, the US military still has more than ten Three large warships, heavy cruisers, light cruisers, etc., were also severely damaged or sunk by the Japanese bombing.

The Japanese are indeed brilliant! "

"What about the aircraft carrier and the airport?" Huang Wentian asked eagerly.

"None of the five U.S. aircraft carriers in Hawaii is still at Pearl Harbor, so none of them were damaged, and I was at a loss. On the one hand, it caused a great hidden danger to the Japanese fleet, and on the other hand, it also caused the U.S. air power in Hawaii to be blocked." Further weakening, the seven land-based airports of the U.S. military in Hawaii (all on Oahu Island) were all destroyed by the Japanese army. Most of the U.S. military planes were blown up on the airport before taking off, and a small number were shot down after taking off. It is estimated that the US military has lost [-] aircraft in total, and at this moment, the US military has no air supremacy in Hawaii!"

"After the battle in the Malay Sea, the Japanese navy is already very experienced in aircraft carrier operations!" Bao Changyi nodded.

"Are we going to launch the landing next?" Fang Xianjue asked.

Xu Zushan smiled: "Xiao Ze and Nan Yun are arguing.

Ozawa is going to launch a second wave of attacks, and continue to destroy large U.S. warships that are still capable of fighting and the U.S. land military facilities on the islands of Hawaii, but Nagumo firmly opposes it. He believes that the effect of the surprise attack has been achieved, and he cannot continue to take risks. , because the U.S. military still has 5 battleships and 5 aircraft carriers missing, and they may come from behind the Japanese at any time!"

"Nan Yun objected to the landing?"

"He does not object to the landing!" Xu Zushan said, "The first purpose of the Japanese army in this battle is to wipe out or seriously damage the US Pacific Fleet, and the second is to occupy Hawaii.

Right now, the first goal is only half achieved, and there is no way to make persistent efforts, because the Japanese do not know where the five US battleships and five aircraft carriers are, so it is difficult for the Japanese to complete the first goal perfectly. In this case, the Japanese must complete it The second purpose is to make up for it. After all, we are the ones who launched the first wave of landing anyway, and the Japanese certainly don't care about our lives.