Chapter 433: The United States Enters the War
On the way back, I encountered a US aircraft carrier, and what was exciting was that this aircraft carrier had no combat effectiveness, so the Japanese aviation army easily sank it.
Moreover, this aircraft carrier has no frigate, and after Nagashiyama saw that it was Enterprise, he already understood that this aircraft carrier was originally an aircraft carrier in Pearl Harbor.
So since he appeared here, he must have gone on a mission. Based on the current situation, Nagamo Tadaichi also roughly judged the purpose of the Americans. They already knew that Japan was going to attack Pearl Harbor, and even knew the time, the return route of the Japanese fleet, and calculated everything.
But what the Americans did not expect was that because Tadichi Nagamoto was afraid that the fleet would be destroyed in his hands, he changed the route of return without authorization, and deviated a little bit, so he happened to run into the Enterprise, which was cruising on the Pacific Ocean.
Originally, Tadaichi Nagamoto didn't think so much, thinking that all this was just a coincidence, but when he saw that the Enterprise was docking there quietly, he felt something was wrong. He recalled his previous mission and the Enterprise was stopped here again. The purpose was obviously to avoid the Japanese fleet. After the Japanese fleet left, he returned to Pearl Harbor.
"What? Are you sure the news is true?"
Su Dao looked at Lu Guo in shock, grabbed the telegram from Lu Guo's hand, and carefully read the content on it.
"It's true. The Enterprise aircraft carrier happened to meet when the Japanese fleet returned, and the Enterprise aircraft carrier was parked there. It seemed that he was waiting for the Japanese fleet to leave and returned to Pearl Harbor. Unexpectedly, he was not very lucky. He just got into the arms of the Japanese fleet."
Lu Guo nodded and said.
At the same time, Su Dao also learned the detailed content from the telegram, which was a document handed over by the Japanese Emperor to the ambassador to Japan. It is logical that the Japanese fleet's military achievements do not need to be told Su Dao, but Su Dao has already agreed to double the steel given to them as long as the task is completed.
So after obtaining the exact result, the Japanese Emperor could not wait to tell the Ambassador to Japan, and the Ambassador to Japan did not know where Su Dao was, so he could only send the telegram directly to Teran Island. Then Teran Island used a special channel to contact Su Dao, who was in the training base in the Daxinganling Mountains through Changbo Station.
It shouldn't be, why is there so much deviation from history? How did they crash into the Enterprise aircraft carrier? Why didn't they crash in history? Su Dao looked at the content on the telegram over and over again, trying to find some clues from the telegram and find out the specific reasons for the deviation.
Su Dao knew that the Americans knew that Japan was going to attack Pearl Harbor, and Su Dao knew that the USS Enterprise aircraft carrier was transferred in advance. Su Dao did not plan to find the USS Enterprise aircraft carrier, because Su Dao didn't know where he was at this time?
Su Dao just wanted to blow up the dock and destroy the oil depot, so that the United States could take longer to restore the strength of the Pacific Fleet, but he never thought that he would accidentally encounter the USS Enterprise aircraft carrier.
Suddenly, Su Dao discovered a detail, which had never happened in real history. The battle was also passed down by the Japanese Emperor. Su Dao basically knew the previous plot, and this was no secret in later generations, and there were a lot of searches on the Internet.
What surprised Su Dao was that the early attack on Pearl Harbor was exactly the same as in history. The Japanese Air Force only attacked the fleet and the air force, and did not bomb the docks and oil depots.
The Japanese Emperor specifically reminded him to blow up these two places. So Tadichi Nagamo had to launch a third wave of attacks, and it wouldn't matter if the fleet lost it. But if he ignored the emperor's orders while having an absolute advantage, Tadichi Nagamo would die miserably.
Anyway, both left and right are dead, and launching a third wave of offensive may not die. So while launching an offensive, Tadaichi Nagamoto moved the fleet southward for some distance, and in this way, the journey of return would be missed, so they had to detour for a while before they could return to the already-designed return route.
It was also during the period when they were detouring that the Japanese fleet discovered the Enterprise aircraft carrier docked there. As a result, everyone knew that although the Enterprise aircraft carrier had been transferred, it was not spared from the fate of sinking.
"Okay, that's great. Tell Liu Ling to double the steel in Japan next month."
Su Dao shouted ok one after another, but he did not break his promise to Japan.
Now that Japan has attacked Pearl Harbor in the United States, it means that it has started a war with the United States. Unless Japan completely surrenders and accepts the trial of the United States, it will never be able to satisfy the American people.
At this time, Su Dao didn't have to be stingy with Japan. He just gave them more steel to vigorously develop the navy, and then continued to find opportunities to sneak attack the US fleet. The United States could build a fleet in one year. So why couldn't Su Dao use half a year to encourage Japan to destroy an American fleet?
Moreover, the United States also lost an aircraft carrier this time, which was a trauma. Pearl Harbor has completely lost its ability to repair. Those stranded warships that have not sunk will not be repaired in a short period of time. It will take more time for the United States to restore the strategic role of Pearl Harbor.
For the United States, this was indeed a big blow, and Roosevelt would probably be surprised by this. The price was too great. He originally planned to start the war with a fleet other than an aircraft carrier, but now he completely threw Pearl Harbor into it.
"Your Majesty, be careful to raise a tiger to cause trouble."
Lu Guo carefully reminded him that he didn't understand the overall situation and didn't know why Su Dao had to fight the United States through Japan, but Lu Guo knew that it was easy for their Pacific Fleet to destroy the United States' Pacific Fleet and there was no need to spend any effort.
" Raising a tiger is a disaster? Haha, you look down on Japan too much. Now the steel we give him is not enough, and they will fight with the US Navy in the future. If they do not step up the construction of warships, what will they use to compete with the US Navy? Once the Japanese Navy is eliminated, then the Americans can easily land on the Japanese mainland. Do you think the Japanese Army has the ability to resist the US Army?"
Su Dao smiled proudly and explained.
Increasing the amount of steel aid to Japan is not a whim, but a decision made after considering all factors. So what if Japan really turns against it? His fleet strength still cannot beat the Chinese Empire Navy.
And it also explains that there are too many places where the Chinese Empire can land in Japan, and the Japanese have no chance of defense at all. Whether it is to land directly in Hokkaido from Sakhalinsk in the north, to Fukuoka or Matsue from Tsushima Island, or to land in Nagasaki from Jeju Island.
Not to mention anything else, these three places alone are enough for the Japanese to have a headache. Moreover, it is so close to Japan. To put it bluntly, the time for the transport ship to leave from Tsushima Island to Fukuoka is probably the same as the time for a meal in a unit.
At most, it only takes a few hours. Even if the Japanese Navy knows, does he have the ability to block it? Did he think the Chinese Empire's air force is a good meal? Can't the Jeju Island air force attack them?
So, as long as Japan dares to reverse the situation, the Chinese Empire's army can land on the Japanese mainland within a week. Remember, this is a large force. If it is a vanguard, it can land in less than a day.
Washington, the White House, USA.
Roosevelt collapsed in a wheelchair and looked at his several staff members. This time, Roosevelt felt particularly helpless. His body seemed to have been taken away, and the development of things completely exceeded his expectations. Roosevelt originally wanted to force Congress to agree to the war through this matter.
That's why after receiving the news that Japan was going to attack Pearl Harbor earlier, there was no reaction, but instead transferred the aircraft carrier first. Who knew that the aircraft carrier transferred did not escape the Japanese attack.
"Mr. President, I think you should immediately call Congress to announce this matter. And ask Congress to agree to the war."
Navy Secretary Harold Stark said anxiously, keeping aside his previous events.
"Mr. President, our intelligence personnel have found out about a piece of information in Japan. I think you can give you a reference. The Chinese Empire's ambassador to Japan once met the Japanese emperor in mid-November, and according to the Japanese naval soldiers involved in this incident, Tadakaichi Nagamo originally planned to retreat after the second wave of attack, but when he thought about what the Japanese emperor had told him before leaving, he launched a third wave of offensive. It was precisely because of this wave of offensive that the Enterprise aircraft carrier that was docked in the Pacific was attacked."
Edgar Hoover, the boss of the US Central Intelligence Group, spoke with dissatisfaction as the latest information they had found.
The CIA, the predecessor of the CIA, was reorganized in 1947. Hoover doesn't care what Roosevelt and the others want to do, or whether they want to force Congress to agree to a war.
As the intelligence leader, he had already handed over the information that Japan wanted to attack Pearl Harbor to Roosevelt and Stark, as well as Nimitz, who was then the commander of the US Pacific Fleet. However, the three of them did not express any statement, nor did they have any defense measures.
In the end, the fleet suffered huge losses and thousands of soldiers were killed. The American people would not care why the fleet did not discover the Japanese's actions in advance, because the fleet was resting at that time. They would only ask Hoover, as the intelligence leader, why didn't you learn about Japan's dynamics as soon as possible?
"Sir, please calm down. First of all, I don't have any dissatisfaction with your work. Instead, I think you are a very capable guy. So please rest assured that as long as I am still in office, you will not be implicated by this matter. I have contacted Congress, but they said that there is something to wait until tomorrow. It's really a big deal that can't stop them from taking a vacation."
Roosevelt told Hoover not to be so nervous and to make sure that he would not be affected.
The next morning, Roosevelt appeared in the US Capitol building. At the meeting, Roosevelt impressed the members of the parliament with his vivid speech, but unfortunately, the members still did not want to participate in the war, and found a lot of reasons, saying that the United States needs to prepare, etc.
In the end, Roosevelt used a super killer move. As we all know, Roosevelt is a disabled person and can only sit in a wheelchair. However, in Congress, Roosevelt actually pushed away his secretary and stood up alone, and told the congressmen that I, a person who has been in a wheelchair for so many years, can stand up again. Please don’t tell me the impossible again.
As a result, the members of the parliament were forced to do nothing and had to pass Roosevelt's request to start a war, and at the same time authorized Roosevelt to mobilize the army and other a series of wartime presidential powers.
Chapter completed!