Take Taobao to fight against Japan

In addition, U.S. ships were reportedly torpedoed on the high seas between San Francisco and Honolulu (Honolulu). "

"Yesterday the United States and Japan were at peace, and at Japan's request they were still in talks with its government and the Emperor with a view to maintaining peace in the Pacific.

In fact, just two hours before Japanese air squadrons had begun bombing Oahu, the Japanese ambassador to the United States submitted to our Secretary of State a formal reply to the latest letter from the United States to Japan.

But just an hour and a half later, the Japanese brazenly launched a well-planned and long-planned sneak attack on the Hawaiian group! "

"Gentlemen and ladies, hostilities have taken place. It cannot be denied that our people, our territory, and our interests are in serious danger.

As Commander-in-Chief, Army and Navy, I have directed that all measures be taken for our defense, and that the nature of this attack against us will always be remembered by our whole nation. "

"Gentlemen and ladies, this date of infamy, December 1940, 12, must always be remembered!"

"Trust in our Armed Forces - relying on the unwavering resolve of our people - we shall have the certainty, God help us!

I ask Congress to declare that since Sunday, December 1941, 12, when Japan launched its unprovoked and cowardly attack, there has been a state of war between the United States and the Empire of Japan. "

Roosevelt's angry roar was resounding, and every word and every sentence was like a machine gun bullet hitting the heart of everyone in the press conference hall. Hundreds of reporters pressed the shutter without saying a word, recording every sentence Roosevelt said.

The anger in everyone's hearts was ignited. Although these reporters could not take up weapons and charge into the battle to recover blood debts from the Japanese, they could use paper and pens to awaken the people of the Republic of China and those officials who were greedy for pleasure.

I believe that as soon as the press conference is over, radio stations and newspapers all over the United States will immediately announce the news that the United States will declare war on Japan to the world, which will definitely arouse the full support of the people of the United States.

After the press conference, Hopkins pushed Roosevelt out of the press conference room and all the way to a conference room.

At this time, more than a dozen military and political officials including Secretary of State Cordell Hull, Secretary of War Henry Stimson, Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox, and Army Chief of Staff Marshall were already waiting for him.

As soon as Roosevelt entered the meeting room, Hull and other military and political officials stood up one after another to pay their respects.

Roosevelt led the United States out of the Great Depression and freed Americans from panic, hunger and death. His prestige can be said to be in full swing.

It is also because of this that Roosevelt broke through the barriers of the US Constitution and was able to be re-elected for four terms, becoming the longest-term president in American history!

"Gentlemen, I don't want to listen to those superfluous explanations and nonsense, the meeting is straight to the point."

When he came to the conference table, Roosevelt waved at the crowd, then turned to Secretary of the Army Henry Stimson and asked, "General Stimson, how is the situation in Hawaii now?"

Although Roosevelt had suffered heavy losses at Pearl Harbor, and even the entire Pacific Fleet was almost destroyed, a few hours later, he wanted to know more specific battle damage!

As soon as Roosevelt finished speaking, everyone in the room looked at Stimson in unison, with extremely complicated eyes flashing in their eyes.

In fact, before that, they already knew the terrible situation, but they were very worried that Roosevelt would not be able to stand it after the situation was revealed!

Stimson took a deep breath and said in an extremely low tone: "Mr. President, the seriousness of the matter has exceeded all of our expectations!"

"General Stimson, something has happened, no matter how serious it is, it is an unavoidable fact. Please speak out boldly, the great America is not afraid of any pain or evil!"

Roosevelt seemed to have a premonition of something, but his tone was still calm and steady.

"Yes, Mr. President."

Stimson nodded slightly, and said in a heavy tone:

"Mr. President, the appetite of the Japanese has exceeded our expectations. This despicable and shameless sneak attack planned by them is not only to destroy the US Pacific Fleet, but also dispatched a large number of landing troops to capture the Hawaiian Islands.

Just half an hour ago, the main island of Hawaii completely gave up resistance, and all the garrisons on the island had put down their weapons. That is to say, the main island of Hawaii had fallen. "

"what?"

Roosevelt's pupils tightened, staring at Stimson and asked again: "Did you just say that the Japanese have occupied the main island of Hawaii?"

Stimson nodded and said, "Yes, Mr. President, the Japanese have already occupied the main island of Hawaii, and Oahu is also in extreme danger now, and I'm afraid it will fall soon!"

"Oh, Falk! Without the advance base in Hawaii, wouldn't the U.S. Navy have to retreat to California, which is 3500 kilometers away?"

Roosevelt couldn't help but swear, and then he looked at Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox and asked, "Knox, where's the Pacific Fleet?"

Knox said with a long sigh: "Mr. President, the three aircraft carriers USS Enterprise, USS Lexington, and USS Saratoga; All cruisers, destroyers, and submarines in Pearl Harbor were sunk, and none survived.

In addition, more than 400 combat aircraft were destroyed, and the military power of the entire Hawaiian Islands was devastated! "

Chapter 735 Is there anything worse

"Oh! Falk!"

Roosevelt's head exploded in an instant, and this wave almost killed him, and he lost so much that he didn't even have his underpants left.

Even if the American family is so big and fat, it can't bear such a huge loss!

"Mr. President, please calm down!"

"Mr. President, please take care!"

Seeing Roosevelt's distressed expression, Hull and other military and political officials hurriedly offered comfort. They were really worried that Roosevelt, who was not in good health, would not be able to bear the blow.

"Okay, I'm fine!

After taking several deep breaths, Roosevelt gradually calmed down, and then asked, "What about the oil depots, grain depots and material warehouses on the island?"

Stimson glanced at Roosevelt, then cautiously continued: "

In this raid, the Japanese not only had a large number of combat aircraft, but also a large number of transport aircraft, which directly airdropped the Marine Corps to snatch the oil depot and grain depot, and also dispatched the army to land on the beach to seize the island.

These actions completely exceeded our expectations and plans, and we were caught off guard.

Therefore, the defenders failed to destroy the oil depots, grain depots, and material warehouses on the island in time. The 470 million tons of heavy oil, 200 million tons of grain, and a large amount of military supplies, weapons and equipment previously stored on the island have been completely taken over by the Japanese army! "

"Oh! Falk! Is there anything worse than this?"

Roosevelt couldn't help swearing again, and became extremely emotional again!

However, just as Roosevelt was about to have a heart attack, Stimson continued to say:

"In addition, the shipyard repair yard on Oahu Island was also completely taken over by the Japanese army. In other words, once the Japanese salvage the warships in the sunken port, they are more likely to repair the warships and put them into use again."

"I buy it! Doesn't this mean that the Japanese are likely to come and attack us with the USS Enterprise, the USS Lexington, the USS Saratoga, the USS Pennsylvania, and the USS Arizona? At that time, the American people will die In the hands of ships built in your own country?"

Roosevelt's eyes turned white, and he didn't know what to use to describe his terrible mood now. His blood pressure soared and his lungs were overinflated to explode!

"Mr. President, I'm afraid this is the worst possible outcome."

Stanley sighed, and said helplessly: "Now we can only hope that the sunk warship is severely damaged, and it is best to completely lose the possibility of repairing it and putting it into use again."

"Ouch! Shet!"

Roosevelt patted the table frantically again. Just now he was thinking about how many battleships the Pacific Fleet would survive, but now he wanted to hope that all of them would be blown to pieces and could not be rebuilt again!

This is simply Chi Guoguo's slap in the face!

After a while, Roosevelt recovered his strength and asked the crowd: "We still have Oahu and other outlying islands, and we still have thousands of US troops fighting, so what I want to ask is whether the Hawaiian Islands can survive?" Hold? We haven't had a chance to counterattack yet?"

"..."

Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, but no one answered for a long time, because this question was too difficult.

The Pacific Fleet was completely destroyed, and now the planes on Oahu are exhausted, and the largest island in the Hawaiian Islands has also been captured by the Japanese army.

The answer to the question is very clear, the Hawaiian Islands are absolutely unstoppable!

As for the counter-offensive, that is even more idiotic. Even if all the Atlantic Fleet is transferred back, it is not at all an opponent of the Japanese Navy at this stage.

If even the last of these ships are defeated, I don't know how serious the consequences will be. The United States is very likely to be directly attacked by the Japanese, and there is no way to fight back.

Seeing that everyone was speechless, Roosevelt already knew the result, but he still looked at Stimson with great reluctance and said, "Is there really no possibility of a counterattack?"

"Mr. President, it's really impossible."

Stimson nodded bravely, and then explained: "The Hawaiian Islands are two thousand nautical miles away from the west coast, which is too far away from the mainland!

Not only would it take a long time to transport troops and supplies over such a long distance, but it would also be easily attacked by the Japanese fleet. The risk was too high! "

After a pause, Stimson went on to say: "Although Oahu Island and other outlying islands are still under our control, they are powerless to recover.

Not surprisingly, the defenders of several outlying islands will soon announce their surrender.

If the Japanese army pursues the victory, the garrisons in Guam and Midway will not last long, and they will surrender sooner or later! "

"What about Australia?"

Roosevelt frowned, sighed softly, and said, "If Australia, which covers an area of ​​more than 700 million square kilometers, falls, Japan will leap from an island country with a small territory and poor resources to an intercontinental power comparable to the Soviet Union and the United States.

In this way, the struggle for living space between Japan and its Asian neighbors may end, and Japan can really concentrate on fighting us.

Such a consequence, just thinking about it can make people's backs shudder! "

Hull nodded in agreement: "Yes, if the Japanese take a piece of land from the whites, then it will become large and powerful enough, and there is no need to "lose from Europe and the United States and gain from East Asia"!

It is even possible that the Japanese will become the leaders of all yellow race countries, causing changes in the entire world pattern.

Therefore, I also think that we must defend Australia together with the British, so that we can use Australia as a forward base to start a decisive battle with the Japanese army in the Southeast Asian battlefield and interrupt the worst possible occurrence! "

"Yes, we must defend Australia!"

Roosevelt nodded, then he looked at Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox and said:

"The navy must transport enough supplies and troops to Australia and Asia in the near future, so that it has the ability to independently resist the Japanese invasion in the event of a temporary interruption of sea traffic."

Knox said in embarrassment: "Mr. President, the fall of Hawaii is a foregone conclusion, and the waterway to Australia is not very safe.

Even if the Atlantic Fleet participates in the escort, the United States is not yet able to send reinforcements and supplies to Australia, which is a great challenge! "

Roosevelt glared at Knox, and asked in a bad tone: "Do you mean that because of fear and sacrifice, we can only watch these despicable and shameless Japanese capture the overseas territories of the United States and slaughter American soldiers? Keep sitting up?"

"This one……"

Knox was at a loss for words, because there was no more to say.

At this time, U.S. Army Chief of Staff Marshall said in a deep voice: "That's not the case. As long as Your Excellency the President makes up his mind, there will be no suspense for the great United States to defeat the Japanese!"

Chapter 736 What to do next

"Determined?"

Roosevelt frowned and said: "Don't you still think that I have not made up my mind to start a full-scale war with the Japanese? If that is the case, let me reiterate that a full-scale war with Japan is imperative, and there is no need to doubt my determination! "

"Mr. President, I don't mean what you think! I never doubted your determination!"

Marshall smiled apologetically at Roosevelt: "

I mean, if your Excellency is determined to fight Japan at all costs, then we can move the Atlantic Fleet to the Pacific and put all our Army forces into Southeast Asia.

Then within three years, the United States will defeat Japan without any suspense!

Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese army, the Pacific Fleet was destroyed, and the Hawaiian Islands fell. Japan achieved a great military victory, but it was not enough to reverse the huge gap between the United States and Japan! "

After a pause, Marshall glanced at Roosevelt and said, "However, in this way, the strategic policy formulated by the United States before Europe and then Asia may be difficult to realize!"

"No! Absolutely not!"

Roosevelt shook his head again and again, and said decisively, "Murray's core interests lie in Europe, and it is extremely stupid to abandon Europe for the sake of Asia!

The European battlefield is already in jeopardy. If the Germans annex the Soviet Union, the whole of Europe will become the world of the Germans, and the Germans will become the most terrible enemy.

The German chariots will definitely cross the Bering Strait, and the United States will have nowhere to go. Such terrible consequences will never be allowed to happen! "

Mr. President, if this is the case, the plan of launching a decisive battle with Japan in Southeast Asia using Australia as a forward base cannot be implemented. "

Marshall sighed softly: "Australia is too far away from the mainland of the United States, and it is very easy to be attacked by the Japanese fleet. If we don't go all out, the end will be doomed to failure!"

At this time, Hopkins of the Ministry of Commerce nodded and said: "Yes, Europe is the focus. Our plan is to give priority to Germany!"

"Europe first, then Asia" was a national policy set before the outbreak of the Pearl Harbor War.But at that time, no one thought that Japan would open a cheat, not only destroying the Pacific Fleet, but also capturing the Hawaiian Islands!

Roosevelt glanced at Hopkins, frowned and said: "But now the situation has undergone major changes, the fall of the Hawaiian Islands and the fall of the Philippines have completely different meanings.

Now that the Japanese have extended their tentacles to the Pacific Ocean, if they occupy Australia again, with the continuous supply of materials and human resources, the American mainland will be harassed by the Japanese, and may even be defeated by the Japanese! "

"The United States will be defeated by Japan? No way? Our industrial strength is many times stronger than that of Japan. Even if the Pacific Fleet is gone, as long as we fully activate the industrial machinery, we can create enough ships in a short time! "

Hopkins looked at Marshall, Stimson, Knox and other naval and army leaders in disbelief.

"There is indeed such a danger!

Once the Hawaiian Islands fall, the Japanese will definitely take advantage of the victory to pursue, and Guam, Midway Island, Wake Island, Johnston Island and other islands will all fall one after another.

The control of the entire Pacific Ocean will fall into the hands of the Japanese, and without these strategic fulcrums, no matter how many warships the United States builds, it will be difficult to reverse the situation in a short period of time. "

Marshall nodded and explained: "

Because of the absence of these strategic fulcrums, the US Navy's transportation lines in the Pacific Ocean will all be exposed to the Japanese fleet and combat aircraft!

Conversely, from the mainland of Japan to Australia to the island of Hawaii, the Japanese transportation lines will be under the protection of Japan's heavily fortified island chain.

We have no other means of attacking Japanese shipping lines than by using submarines.