I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

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Sheng Wen immediately contacted the Japanese army and asked the Japanese army to dispatch a carrier-based combat unit to launch a key strike on one of the destroyers among the US warships that refused to surrender, so as to kill chickens and monkeys.

Soon, more than a dozen Japanese carrier-based aircraft roared in and poured more than a dozen bombs and torpedoes on the American destroyer, blowing it to pieces and leaving no survivors.

After seeing this scene, the U.S. warships that originally refused to surrender changed their minds one after another. As a result, the Nanjing Army captured a group of intact or basically intact U.S. warships.

When it was dark, the Nanjing army basically completed the occupation and control of Oahu Island. At the same time, the Japanese army also completed the occupation of the remaining seven islands in Hawaii.

Compared with the Nanjing Army, which took a lot of effort, the Japanese Army was so easy and effortless, it took no effort at all. On the one hand, it was because the population of the Seven Islands was small and there were few American troops, and on the other hand, it was because Lieutenant General Short The U.S. Army (army troops) had been ordered to surrender, so the Japanese army had less than 200 casualties, and completed the occupation of the remaining seven islands by marching in formation.

So far, the Hawaiian Islands of the United States have been officially captured by the Chinese and Japanese coalition forces.

The Sino-Japanese Allied Forces had no time to catch their breath, and even less time to celebrate. An urgent news had come: the missing U.S. fleet with 5 battleships and 5 aircraft carriers suddenly appeared in the waters near Hawaii .

Chapter 630 Fierce Battle in Hawaii (3)

Washington, the White House.

A few pages of thin paper fell from President Roosevelt's hands and slowly floated in front of the wheelchair. Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox stood in front of Roosevelt panting slightly.

Roosevelt fell into unprecedented shock because of the reports that Knox sent in a hurry just now. He became old and haggard all of a sudden, and he didn't even recover for several seconds. Look at Knox.

"How bad is the situation?" Roosevelt, who barely managed to stabilize his mind, asked hoarsely.

"The attack is still going on!" Knox said painfully, "The Pacific Fleet is completely unprepared..."

Roosevelt felt a muffled thunder in his head, he almost lost his mind, his eyes were gloomy and collapsed, and he just murmured unconsciously: "My God..."

"Not only that..." Knox said with great difficulty, "The Japanese ground troops have also landed on Oahu...Mr. President, the Japanese not only want to destroy the Pacific Fleet, but also want to occupy the entire Hawaii...Hawaii's army troops Chaos, I'm afraid I can't resist it..."

"God!" Roosevelt couldn't believe his ears, "These Japanese..."

"Mr. President, what should we do?" Knox's lips trembled.

Roosevelt closed his eyes and tried his best to calm his emotions. Suddenly, he remembered a very crucial thing: "Frank, do what you should do. For the United States and the American people, peace is over. We You have already participated in the war, as the Minister of the Navy, there are too many things that you need to deal with immediately, go!" He then looked at the black servant who was pushing the wheelchair behind him, "George, push me to the desk, I want to call A phone call!" He felt a ray of light in the fog in front of him.

More than half an hour later, Situ Meitang was taken to the White House by a black car sent by Roosevelt.

When the American men in black suits who were in charge of driving and protecting Situ Meitang came to the door, Situ Meitang was drinking tea leisurely at home while waiting, waiting for Roosevelt to summon him, because he was already mentally prepared.

The car drove straight to the back door of the White House. Situ Meitang got out of the car calmly, and was greeted into the White House by two middle-aged men in military uniforms who were waiting at the door. Although their faces were expressionless, their attitudes were polite. He did not show contempt or disgust towards Situ Meitang.

After entering the White House, Situ Meitang was led by the greeters along a somewhat dark corridor to Roosevelt's office. It's hard to hear clearly, but the tone is obviously full of hasty, nervous, and anxious voices.

A faint smile appeared on Situ Meitang's lips, and he knew it well.

"Sir, we're here!" The two American soldiers leading the way for Situ Meitang stopped at the door of Roosevelt's office, then politely nodded to Situ Meitang, and then knocked on the door, "Mr. President, Mr. Situ is here! "

"Bring him in!" came Roosevelt's calm voice from behind the door.

The soldier opened the door and stood respectfully and solemnly at the door. Situ Meitang walked into the room with steady steps, and the door was closed behind him.

Only Roosevelt and Situ Meitang were in the office.

Situ Meitang looked at Roosevelt, and Roosevelt also looked at Situ Meitang.

"Sit down, old friends don't need to be too polite!" Roosevelt greeted, and then lit a menthol cigarette.

Situ Meitang sat down and continued to look at Roosevelt.

"Is this Jiang Weiguo's sincerity?" Roosevelt narrowed his eyes slightly, "The Japanese target is Hawaii, but he told me through you that the Japanese are about to attack the Philippines, I chose to believe him, and transferred five ships of the Pacific Fleet Battleships and five aircraft carriers, and as a result, as soon as they left Pearl Harbor, the Japanese bombs and torpedoes fell on Pearl Harbor!" He looked at Situ Meitang with sharp eyes, and there was a smile on his peaceful face. With a trace of sullenness, "What is this called? How does that Chinese idiom say it? Oh, Tiaohulishan? Yes, it is Tiaohulishan.

Jiang Weiguo played this trick on me, didn't he? "

Situ Meitang smiled and shook his head: "Of course not, Mr. President, the reality is just the opposite, Jiang Weiguo has proved his sincerity through facts.

Because of Jiang Weiguo's advice to you, you transferred five battleships and five aircraft carriers of the Pacific Fleet in advance, so these ten battleships escaped unharmed, and were not bombed and paralyzed by the Japanese in Pearl Harbor like other warships of the Pacific Fleet Scrap metal, no?Because of Jiang Weiguo, the US Navy's Pacific Fleet has kept five battleships and five aircraft carriers. Isn't this the objective fact that he proves his sincerity?If it weren't for Jiang Weiguo's advice, when the Japanese launched an attack on Hawaii, these ten warships would be anchored at Pearl Harbor like other warships, just as defenseless and at the mercy of the Japanese. Annihilated, the losses of the United States and the American army will also double, will they not? "

The expression on Roosevelt's face froze, and he suddenly felt a clear vision in his mind, and there was a faint feeling of enlightenment. He had to admit that what Situ Meitang said was right, and at the same time, he realized that he had been extremely angry just now. I am more or less dazed, so when I think about the problem, I will "keep the negative side firmly in mind".

After taking a deep breath of the cigarette, Roosevelt felt a little relieved, but he was still a little unhappy and said: "However, Jiang Weiguo still lied to me, he lied to me!"

Situ Meitang smiled and said: "Mr. President, Jiang Weiguo is the son of the supreme leader of China. He is also a senior member of the Chinese army and the Chinese government. He is a Chinese. His principle of doing things is to maximize the benefits for China. That's all!"

Roosevelt nodded. He settled down and looked at Situ Meitang with piercing eyes: "Now, the matter has become a foregone conclusion. I believe Jiang Weiguo must have a lot to tell me, right? Mr. Situ, can we be honest?"

"Of course!" Situ Meitang smiled.

"A long time ago, I and many high-ranking Americans with real brains and vision had no doubt that the United States would participate in the war, especially Japan. The US-Japanese war was almost inevitable!" Roosevelt said meaningfully, "My generals are repeatedly After analysis, it is believed that once the United States and Japan go to war, the first target of the Japanese is the Philippines. Although some people have suggested that Hawaii may be attacked, we ruled out that possibility.

The biggest disagreement among us is whether the Philippines is a frontline bastion or just an abandoned child?If we want to turn the Philippines into a front-line fortress that can persist for a long time and will not be breached by the Japanese army at all, then we have to spend huge sums of money on the operation of the Philippines, but if we only treat the Philippines as a star, it will be abandoned after the war If it is abandoned, then the armed forces of the Philippines do not need to be strengthened.

Unexpectedly, the Japanese actually took Hawaii as their first target and succeeded. It really caught me and the top US officials by surprise.

Mr. Situ, my first question is, the Japanese must have deliberately planned a military operation to attack Hawaii a long time ago, and Jiang Weiguo knew about it, right? "

"Jiang Weiguo knew about the Japanese plan at least one month before the Hawaiian battle!"

"So he lied on purpose, lied to me that the Japanese were about to attack the Philippines, and asked me to transfer five battleships and five aircraft carriers originally stationed in Hawaii, so as to help me and the U.S. Navy keep ten main warships and sell them to me A big favor worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and at the same time proved his sincerity in wanting to cooperate with me.

Jiang Weiguo's move discounted the results of the Japanese, but the Japanese still succeeded. They severely damaged the US Pacific Fleet and even landed in Hawaii. It seems that their occupation of Hawaii is inevitable.

It can be said that the Japanese won a major victory at the beginning of the US-Japan War, and they have mastered the strategic leadership and the control of the war situation in one fell swoop.

I am very puzzled, is this the result Jiang Weiguo hoped for?Why didn't Jiang Weiguo tell me directly that the Japanese were about to attack Pearl Harbor?Then, I will order the Pacific Fleet to make the most adequate combat preparations, so that the Japanese fleet that comes over to attack will definitely be defeated even if there is no return.

If so, wouldn't the favor that Jiang Weiguo sold to me be bigger and more valuable?And I believe in his sincerity even more, don't I? When Roosevelt said these words, he felt a suffocation in his chest. He felt "annoyed" with Jiang Weiguo. Deep down also intends to "sell out the Japanese and unite with the United States", so he should "help to the end" and remind the US military early on that the smaller the US military's losses, the better, but he doesn't want to, which is really annoying and annoying. hateful.

Roosevelt's mentality at this time was as if his house was on fire (and the fire was set by the Japanese), he himself didn't know, Jiang Weiguo knew, but Jiang Weiguo didn't remind Roosevelt when the house just burned, but deliberately waited until the house burned Halfway through, he told Roosevelt that although Roosevelt could keep half of the house in the end, he could obviously let Roosevelt keep all the houses, so Roosevelt really didn't know whether to thank Jiang Weiguo or hate Jiang Weiguo at this time.

When Roosevelt thought of this, he had no choice but to feel a sullen feeling that he could neither swallow nor exhale.

Situ Meitang laughed: "Mr. President, you are a man full of wisdom. I believe you know why Jiang Weiguo did this!"

Roosevelt's expression and tone were a bit bored and authentic: "I'm sorry, I don't know!"

Situ Meitang looked at Roosevelt with deep eyes: "You really don't know?"

There was a subtle discomfort on Roosevelt's face.

Situ Meitang leaned on the sofa, feeling a little emotional: "Mr. President, let me tell you a story.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty in China, the revolutionary party headed by Mr. Sun Wen launched an anti-Qing uprising in southern China. The Qing government dispatched Yuan Shikai, the commander of the Beiyang Army, to suppress it in a panic. At that time, Yuan Shikai's strength far surpassed Mr. Sun Wen. If he suppressed it with all his strength, the Revolutionary Party would definitely be defeated or even wiped out by him, but he didn't. He deliberately procrastinated, dawdled, and even secretly supported the Revolutionary Party, which made the Revolutionary Party grow stronger. As a result, the Qing government panicked even more He kept urging Yuan Shikai to wipe out the revolutionary party as soon as possible, and Yuan Shikai took the opportunity to ask the Qing government again and again for what he wanted, such as troops, funds, guns, sites, official hats... The Qing government had no choice but to do it once and for all. Once again, his demands were met, and in the end, the revolutionary party was successfully suppressed by Yuan Shikai, and Yuan Shikai's strength and power increased greatly because of this, and he became the biggest winner after the Qing government's war against the revolutionary party!" He looked at Roosevelt, "Mr. President, Jiang Weiguo is a smart man, and so are you. Don't you two understand each other's thoughts? "

Roosevelt puffed out a puff of smoke, and said with a hint of sarcasm: "This is the Chinese-style treachery unique to you Chinese!"

Situ Meitang laughed again: "Mr. President, I just said that Jiang Weiguo is a Chinese, and his principle of doing things is to maximize the benefits for China, nothing more.

I can put it bluntly. Mr. President, I am honored to be friends with you, but Jiang Weiguo is not friends with you, nor is China and the United States. There is only a relationship of interests between China and the United States, and China and the United States do not owe each other.

Back then, when the Japanese invaded us, you took advantage of the opportunity to make war fortunes. Now that the Japanese have attacked you, we also use the opportunity to seek our own interests.

In fact, when I first came to see you on behalf of Jiang Weiguo, I already made it clear that the "cooperation" between Jiang Weiguo and you is essentially a "transaction" and what you two have to do is to get what you need in this transaction !"

Roosevelt smoked silently, and finally, he nodded: "I understand!" He sighed, "Mr. Situ, I want to congratulate China, and congratulate China for producing Jiang Weiguo. I have to express my admiration. He can actually treat a war as a transaction. This kind of wisdom and courage is really unbelievable.

When the war is over, I would like to invite Jiang Weiguo to come to the United States and come to my private residence in New York as a guest, because I really want to see him with my own eyes!"

Situ Meitang smiled and said, "Of course.

As far as I know, Jiang Weiguo is a person who likes to make friends very much.

Oh, I almost forgot, Mr. President, you may not know that it is not the Japanese army that landed on Oahu, but the Chinese army!"

"What?" Roosevelt was taken aback. "Did the Chinese army participate in the Hawaiian War?"

Situ Meitang nodded: "Yes, Oahu Island will be under the control of the Chinese army in the future.

Mr. President, you know what this means!"

Roosevelt narrowed his eyes: "Oahu Island will become Jiang Weiguo's bargaining chip in making a deal with me, right? Jiang Weiguo is really smart, and this bargaining chip is indeed very valuable!"

Situ Meitang smiled: "Okay, I've finished what I need to say.

Finally, Jiang Weiguo asked me to ask you one thing. In the coming war, the Chinese army will strictly abide by the Geneva Convention and treat the captured American soldiers and American civilians in the controlled area with humanitarian treatment. Correspondingly, Please also treat the captured Chinese soldiers and overseas Chinese in the United States with kindness!"

Roosevelt nodded: "Of course!"

Situ Meitang stood up: "Then, Mr. President, let me take my leave!"

Roosevelt opened his arms: "Forgive me for not being able to get up and see you off!"

Situ Meitang smiled heartily and strode out of Roosevelt's office.

Admiral Kimmel, the commander-in-chief of the US Pacific Fleet, is undoubtedly a tragic figure. However, after the end of the war in Hawaii, there was not much condemnation of him in the United States. Even if he made a major mistake, he has already redeemed it with his life. The second reason is that the enemy who defeated him used the disgusting method of "sneak attack". The third reason is that he carried out President Roosevelt's "special order" before the Hawaii war, transferred five battleships and five aircraft carriers, and kept "more than half of the strength" of the US Navy's Pacific Fleet and "Hope of Victory".

The timetable for the Hawaiian War is as follows:

At 5:30 in the morning, the Japanese carrier-based aircraft fleet was dispatched and pounced on Pearl Harbor;

At 7 o'clock in the morning, the Japanese carrier-based aircraft arrived at Pearl Harbor and violently attacked the US warships parked in the harbor and the US land-based airport on Oahu Island;

At 9:30 in the morning, the Japanese carrier-based air fleet completed the first wave of attacks and returned to its own fleet;

At 11 a.m., the Chinese army and navy launched an amphibious landing and ground attack on Oahu Island;

At around 6:[-] p.m., the Chinese army completed control of Oahu Island, and the Japanese army occupied the other seven main islands of Hawaii at the same time.

In this day that shocked all Americans, the battle started with an air battle, followed by a land battle, and there was almost no naval battle. Except for the fleet that had already left, the rest of the US Pacific Fleet was in order because today is the weekend. Qidi was moored in Pearl Harbor, and then was "closed and beaten" by the Japanese army, and was beaten helplessly.

However, during this period, there were still some naval battles in the waters of Hawaii, because after the war broke out, the U.S. ships in Pearl Harbor desperately escaped from Pearl Harbor, and then encountered the Japanese battleships waiting for a rabbit in the waters outside the harbor, which broke out. Several naval battles.

The results of these naval battles are without any suspense. The US battleships were all bombed and sunk in the steel wreckage in Pearl Harbor. The cruisers could not escape from Pearl Harbor. All that could come out were light cruisers and destroyers. There are all kinds of cruisers, and there are aircraft carrier-based aircraft to assist in the battle. Therefore, the US ships that escaped from Pearl Harbor are all "just out of the fire pit, and then into the tiger's mouth", and the fate can be imagined.

In addition, the U.S. military had submarines at Pearl Harbor. During the war, some U.S. ships, including many U.S. submarines, bravely attacked Japanese ships. , and the final result was destroyed and sunk by the Japanese army.

In addition, because the location of the Chinese naval fleet is relatively "remote", and the Chinese naval fleet does not intend to "strengthen its leadership", the Chinese naval fleet has hardly participated in naval battles, and has no results or losses.

During the day, more than [-] US warships were sunk by the Japanese outside Pearl Harbor. The Japanese only paid for one heavy cruiser with slight damage, one light cruiser with serious damage, one destroyer and three transport ships with varying degrees of damage. slight price.

As the sun was setting, the U.S. military officially launched a real counterattack in the Battle of Hawaii.

The U.S. forces counterattacking the Japanese army were the five battleships and five aircraft carriers that were transferred before the outbreak of the Hawaiian war. In fact, there were more than a dozen cruisers, destroyers and five large ships accompanying the ten battleships. Ocean tanker.

Since Roosevelt's order was issued suddenly, after Admiral Kimmel carried out this order, the departure of this batch of warships can be said to be very hasty. Several outstanding generals under his command temporarily commanded the fleet. The commander, deputy commander, and chief of staff were William Frederick Halsey Jr., Frank Jack Fleck, Raymond Ames Spur runes.

Fleet Commander Lieutenant Admiral Halsey was originally the captain of a battleship, but he realized the value of an aircraft carrier a long time ago, so he devoted himself to researching an aircraft carrier and became one of the few aircraft carrier fleet commanders in the U.S. Navy at this time. Commander of the 8th Task Force of the Fleet, responsible for commanding all aircraft carriers of the US Pacific Fleet.

Since all 5 aircraft carriers of the Pacific Fleet left Pearl Harbor, and these 5 aircraft carriers formed the 8th Task Force of the U.S. Army, although 5 battleships were temporarily added, the designation of this fleet at this time is still the 8th Task Force. fleet.

With the attack on Pearl Harbor and the occupation of Hawaii, the U.S. Task Force 8 was not only homeless, but also became the last vestiges of the U.S. Pacific Fleet.