Jiang Cheng did not just sit back and watch the world go by. It was impossible not to go to such a lively scene in Pearl Harbor. He took Jiang Tian with him and flew to Hawaii in the name of tourism. 23us.
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Sunday, June 7, 1942
Washington was still sleeping at this time. The Japanese Embassy at four o'clock in the morning in Washington time was still brightly lit. A Japanese man in a suit quickly walked into the confidential room. He was Japanese Ambassador Nomura. He had just received a letter from Tokyo.
The secret message asked him to immediately burn all kinds of cipher code books, leaving only one common code book, and burn all confidential documents at the same time. And notify the relevant depositors as much as possible to transfer the deposits to a neutral national bank. At the same time, he was ordered to prepare immediately
Accept a more confidential document, and the document is not allowed to be typed by others. He is required to receive and print it in person. At the same time, the document must be delivered to the U.S. government before 13:00 Washington time.
Nomura was extremely nervous by such a strange order, and he intuitively felt that something big was going to happen.
With the beep beep beep of the telegram, he slowly began to receive the code. This was the highest level of Japanese diplomatic code. This was also the first time Nomura actually used it. When he received it word by word, he almost
Feeling that this telegram was exhausted and surprisingly long, he had been receiving it since four o'clock in the morning and did not end until it got dark. Looking at the thick stack of code paper, Nomura took a breath of cold air.
Something big is definitely going to happen. What will happen? An idea appeared in Nomura's mind, and he quickly put it out. This idea was really terrible. If it were true... then the world situation would be about to change.
Great changes have taken place.
Nomura began to decipher the code by himself. The code was received slowly and the decryption speed was even slower. When he was halfway through deciphering, the main idea of the entire telegram had come out. It was a declaration of war. Nomura jumped up in fright. He immediately wanted to send a message.
I asked Tokyo to verify it, but I held it back and sat down slowly. Do I still need to verify it? This matter cannot be a joke. It is June and it is not April Fools' Day.
While Nomura was deciphering it, a group of Americans in a room were also receiving the telegram.
Strange, this telegram is completely different from the Japanese telegrams we usually decipher... Could it be that their embassy has started to use a new diplomatic code? The American intelligence officer in charge of deciphering Kramer looked at the clock on the wall and said something is wrong.
At this time, it is already eleven o'clock in the middle of the night in Tokyo time. Why is such a telegram suddenly sent at this time... Isn't it over yet? This telegram is too long, right?
Intelligence is originally analyzed from various details. In reality, it is almost impossible to directly obtain a complete and reliable set of the opponent's plan, unless there is a death zone of one's own in the opponent's camp. Kramer intuitively feels that it is necessary to
If something goes wrong, immediately let someone decipher the telegram and quickly notify his boss Hoover.
It was already 7:30 in the morning, Washington time, when Hoover received the news. There was no way, no one dared to wake him up while he was sleeping, especially on an issue where it was not yet certain whether something was going on.
Hoover looked at Kramer who was coming and asked if the telegram had been deciphered.
Kramer shook his head and said no. This telegram was surprisingly long. It took us more than two hours to receive it. We simply couldn't understand why there was such a long telegram.
Hoover squinted his eyes and said that such a long telegram and a new cipher must be an extremely important matter. Moreover, this matter is extremely serious and cannot be made wrong. If it is an internal matter of the Japanese, it is impossible to use such a long telegram.
Telegram, the only possibility is that this telegram is for others to see, and it is a formal occasion... The Japanese Ambassador's formal occasion, that is a diplomatic occasion, is a document given to us, what will this document be at this time?
.... There is a 60% chance of it being an ultimatum and a 40% chance of it being a declaration of war.
Hoover's brain completed the analysis as quickly as a computer. He immediately took a towel and wiped his hands and asked if Nomura was out.
Major Kramer shook his head and said not yet. Such a long telegram probably had a code, and it would take two or three hours to decipher it.
Hoover nodded and said, let's go to the White House.
White House
After Roosevelt and Hull listened to Hoover's analysis, Hull said that if it was a choice between two, I think it should be an ultimatum. We had given them a memorandum before, and I think they were probably preparing to give us a response.
Roosevelt shook his head and said no. We must fully understand our opponents. Japan is an Eastern country, and it is an extremely cunning Eastern country. Let's think about it. The first Sino-Japanese War, the Russo-Japanese War, and the Second Sino-Japanese War.
In war, when did Japan give an ultimatum in advance? I believe even more that they are preparing to go to war. But where will they go to war?
Hoover shook his head and said there are too many places, whether it is the Philippines or other places, but we have no information about this.
Hull next to him said, but no matter what, the battle starts from the outermost periphery. We might as well notify those military bases first and let them prepare for defense.
Roosevelt's eyes narrowed, and he looked at Hoover and said that the notification was necessary, but don't say that the Japanese army is going to war, just say that the situation is tense and the security standards should be raised. In addition, Hoover, you have to find a way to delay the Japanese ambassador and his party.
, they cannot let him arrive here at the time they want.
Hull asked Mr. President puzzledly, why?
Roosevelt sternly said that our country and the nation have not yet realized what kind of enemy we are facing. We must show their ugliest side. I believe that if this is a declaration of war, they must be prepared at the last moment.
Give it to us, then we will let them wait until the last moment. Only in this way can we arouse the indignation of all of us to the greatest extent and let those isolationists understand that we are unwilling to participate in things outside the Americas, but others are not like this.
I think they always thought that as long as they abide by neutrality, they would deliberately stay away from war, but war will eventually come, and it will inevitably be followed by anger and humiliation.
The two immediately understood what Roosevelt meant. The Western world considers itself a civilized world and attaches great importance to the procedure of declaring war. If war is not declared, it will be regarded as a sneak attack. Even if it fails, it will not be reconciled. If Japan really gives the first
If we launch another attack after receiving an ultimatum or something like that, then those isolationists might even propagate that the Roosevelt administration’s foreign policy was wrong and that they should not be so actively involved in the World Island dispute. If it is a sneak attack, then even if it is another attack
Isolationist people have nothing to say.
On the other side of the United States, the beautiful Pearl Harbor of Hawaii is still sleeping. The time here is six time zones different from Washington. It is two or three o'clock in the morning, when everyone is most asleep. The weather in Hawaii is very good, and the breeze is blowing.
In the middle, the woods swayed, showing a quiet and peaceful feeling.
Today is Sunday, a rest day for the US military, so last night as usual, those over-energetic young men from the navy and army had a party and were fast asleep. In the port, giant ships rose and fell one after another with the waves.
, only the lighthouse flashes to show the existence here.
A periscope slowly rose up. It was a Japanese mini-submarine. It was very small, with a length of 23.9 meters, a diameter of 1.85 meters, and a displacement of 44 tons. Its main function was to detect the enemy's situation. A Japanese soldier slowly counted.
The battleships USS Pennsylvania, USS California, USS Maryland, USS Oklahoma, USS Tennessee, USS West Virginia, USS Arizona, USS Nevada, there are eight ships in total, and the aircraft carriers are USS Enterprise and USS Lexington. Most of our targets are, luck.
nice....
Another sailor quickly recorded it and then sent a secret message to the Japanese combined fleet, which was more than 200 nautical miles away.
In fact, he was not the only one, there were a total of five mini-submarines carefully scouting for the final information around Pearl Harbor. In the Japanese combined fleet, Nagumo Chuichi, who had received the confirmed information, let out a long breath. God knows how they got all the way there.
Perhaps it is God's blessing that the ship here has not been discovered by other ships. Now even the most conservative people cannot resist the temptation of the huge results after the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor.
Pearl Harbor, as the largest naval base of the US military, has six military airports scattered throughout Oahu. At this time, the battleships gathered 8 battleships, two aircraft carriers, 3 light cruisers, 3 seaplane supply ships29
destroyer. There are nearly 500 aircraft including those on the aircraft carrier.
At 5:30, the two Zero water reconnaissance aircraft on the Japanese cruiser took off to conduct the final enemy reconnaissance of Pearl Harbor. At the same time, the aircraft on each aircraft carrier that were ready to attack were ordered to attack aircraft first and then attack aircraft.
Arranged in order, the pilots gathered in the pilot waiting room, waiting for the final order.
The wind and waves on the ocean were very strong, and the aircraft carrier was bumping up and down. From time to time, large waves brought seawater onto the aircraft carrier. The Japanese army in charge of logistics tried their best to prevent the aircraft from being affected by this.
Lieutenant Colonel Fuchida, the commander-in-chief of the air raid team, came to the war room in a flight suit and told Chuichi Nagumo to report to the commander that everything is ready and ready to go at any time. His voice was extremely hoarse because he was not idle during the entire flight.
Come down and continue to simulate combat on the sand table with other pilot commanders.
The Japanese army paid close attention to details. On the huge sand table, there were ports, factories, mountains, rivers and houses, and even the location of every US warship, every airport, every oil depot, and even the number, location and time of aircraft at the US military airport to take off.
, all considered, Fuchida gathered each pilot team together from morning to night every day to explain the combat procedures and precautions. He said it more than 20 times a day. Later, he couldn't speak anymore, so he asked the pilots who had already listened several times to
He said that if he made a mistake, he would correct it. Under such a simulation, every pilot would have a clear idea of the situation at Pearl Harbor and their own mission. They all knew how critical this battle was.
Nagumo Tada shook Fuchida's hands tightly and said, "It all depends on you."
Fuchida nodded, and he and Nagumo Chuichi came to the pilot waiting room. The lights in the waiting room were very dim, and the small space was full of people, and some pilots were standing in the aisle.
Fuchida stood at attention and shouted, and all the pilots saluted Nagumo Chuichi and Captain Hasegawa.
Hasegawa glanced at Chuichi Nagumo, who nodded to him, and said that he would set off as planned.
The pilots ran directly from the waiting room to their respective planes, and Fuchida walked to the command post. At this time, the wind was blowing fiercely on the bridge, and the sky was still dark. Nagumo Chuichi asked with some worry. The ship was bumpy now.
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Fuchida firmly said that if it is a drill, it may need dawn, but if it is an actual battle, it can be done at any time, so don't worry.
With that said, Fuchida walked towards his plane and kept saying hello to the people around him. As the commander-in-chief, the tail of his plane was painted with yellow and red paint, which was very conspicuous at night.
A ground crew officer who looked quite old suddenly ran forward quickly, bowed to Fuchida excitedly, took out a white scarf from his arms and said, this is a little thought from our ground crew, we cannot go into battle to fight for the emperor.
We are enemies, but we also desperately want to fly to Pearl Harbor. Please accept it and take us with you to serve the Emperor.
Fuchida nodded affectionately, grabbed the white scarf, tied it tightly to his flight hat, and quickly walked onto the plane.
Ready to take off
The blue light of the flight command post came on, and the first fighter jet began to take off. Due to the turbulence, the flight deck was also ups and downs. Every time it shook, the hearts of the Japanese soldiers watching this scene also beat. However, when the next turbulence came,
Before, the plane had successfully flown.
The first one, the second one, and so on, the quality of the Japanese carrier-based aircraft was reflected at this moment. Immediately, cheers like a rainstorm sounded, and the Japanese officers and soldiers waved their hats and arms to see the pilot off.
The first wave of aircraft groups consisted of 183 aircraft, which took off from 6 aircraft carriers one after another. About 15 minutes later, the formation was completed. Fuchida led the horizontal bomber formation in the center, with the Takahashi dive bomber formation on the left and Murata on the right.
The torpedo plane formation is surrounded by the Itaya fighter formation.
The first ray of sunlight appeared, and the plane shone with silver light in the sunlight. Fuchida looked at everything around him. He was deeply attracted and intoxicated by this scene. He only felt that at this moment, the world belonged to them, and he
Shaking his lips, he looked firmly ahead, where their target, Pearl Harbor, was.