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735 Great Failure

"Mr. President! The exact news I just received...Pearl Harbor was attacked, and it was Japan who did it!" In Washington, a young secretary grabbed the phone receiver and looked at his President Roosevelt with panicked eyes.

Just now, what was said on the phone almost scared him so much that he almost thought he was still in a dream and hadn't woken up, because until this moment, he couldn't believe that the United States would be suddenly attacked by Japan.

He couldn't figure out where Japan got the courage to attack the United States on the other side of the ocean. This attack on the United States had never happened since the war with Mexico in the 19th century.

But he could easily understand and understand how serious a disaster this was.

What was attacked was Pearl Harbor, the most important U.S. military port in Hawaii in the Pacific!

As the transportation hub of the U.S. Navy in the Pacific, Pearl Harbor is located between the west coast of the United States in the east, Japan in the west, the Islands in the southwest, and Alaska and the Bering Strait in the north, all between 2,000 and 3,000 nautical miles. Anyone crossing the Pacific to the south

American planes and ships heading north use this place as a stopover.

Without it, it will be impossible for the U.S. Navy to stand up in the Pacific in the short term.

However, what puzzled the secretary was that Roosevelt did not seem to show the expression he should have after hearing the news.

The most important military base was attacked. As president, Roosevelt actually had a faint smile on his face.

At this time, General Marshall, who was standing behind Roosevelt, stood up calmly and said to the secretary: "Okay, you can go out first. I will discuss important military secrets with Mr. President soon."

"Okay." The secretary glanced at General Marshall, who also had a calm expression, and wondered if he had made a mistake.

Why, except themselves, could Roosevelt and Marshall maintain such composure?

As big figures leading this country, shouldn't they be the most anxious?

In confusion, the secretary exited Roosevelt's office and closed the office door.

"Did the Japanese succeed?" Seeing the secretary leave, and only himself and Marshall left in the room, Roosevelt spoke slowly.

"Yes, Japan's successful sneak attack caused us huge losses and seriously threatened the security of our strategic environment." Marshall nodded and replied with some excitement.

Yes, the U.S. Navy suffered an absolutely disastrous defeat at Pearl Harbor.

However, this military failure can also become a major political success!

The catastrophic attack on Pearl Harbor created the reason for war that Roosevelt dreamed of - a glorious failure that created the American empire!

What's more, he had already gotten wind of it before the war, and then carefully transferred all three aircraft carriers stationed at Pearl Harbor away from the military base for reasons such as maintenance, modification, and mission execution. At the same time, some fighter jets at the Pearl Harbor military base were moved

They were dispersed to remote small airports, while the aircraft remaining at the main airport were left in empty hangars and neatly arranged on the runway, giving the illusion that all the aircraft were there.

As a result, the losses of the US military at Pearl Harbor have been greatly reduced.

Finally, Roosevelt also asked Marshall to arrange for the dispatch of a large number of medical supplies and medical staff to Pearl Harbor, and notified the cancellation of leave a few days before the attack and went on combat readiness duty.

Therefore, Roosevelt is not worried about the loss of Pearl Harbor at all now. No matter how hard the Japanese attack, they will only lose some old-fashioned warships except aircraft carriers, plus some casualties.

As an excuse for the United States to enter the war, exchanging part of the incomplete Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor was a very cost-effective option.

As for sacrifices and casualties, joke, are there any undead people in a war?

In the words of Marshall, Roosevelt's favorite new generation of American generals - no sacrifice, no victory!

Roosevelt and Marshall had long felt confident about this possible disaster.

"Finally we don't have to continue to struggle with this idiotic question of whether to go to war or not!" Although he was sitting in a wheelchair, Roosevelt at this moment gave people a completely energetic feeling.

"Yes, we can declare our participation in the war!" If it were not for respecting the officers and soldiers who sacrificed their lives in Pearl Harbor, Marshall could not help but applaud the Japanese attack.

The bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese completely lifted one of their constraints on declaring war and destroyed the "watching fire theory" of those isolationists.

And then, all that is left is the restriction of the Allied member states such as Germany and Italy issuing resolutions to declare war.

Now, some intelligence that Roosevelt has at hand makes him even more convinced that Reinhardt and Rossi will soon release another fetter for the United States.

Roosevelt and Marshall carefully studied the intercepted telegram sent to Tokyo by Hiroshi Oshima, the Japanese ambassador in Berlin.

In this telegram, Roosevelt and his think tank learned that Ribbentrop had made a guarantee to Japan on behalf of Reinhardt: If Japan went to war with the United States, Germany would definitely stand on Japan's side.

Similarly, the United States also intercepted similar content in the telegram sent by the Japanese ambassador from Italy.

Therefore, in Roosevelt's eyes, the Japanese must be in Berlin and Rome at this moment, clamoring for Reinhardt and Rossi to fulfill their promises.

Once the Allied camp fulfills its promise to Japan, the United States, which was attacked by Japan, can declare war on Germany and Italy as a matter of course, and then become more liberal in providing aid and blood transfusions to the Soviet Union.

"Now, we just have to wait for the news to come back from Europe." Roosevelt said with confidence.

If it goes as he expected, it won't be long before Germany, Italy, and even the entire Allied Revolutionary League declare war on the United States.

As long as the other side declares war, as long as Germany dares to declare war on the United States, then the United States' various assistance to the Soviet Union will not encounter such great resistance at home.

In the face of war, all measures will be a hundred times easier to implement than in peacetime.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend, this saying is practiced all over the world.

It can be said that Germany's declaration of war on the United States was an aid to Roosevelt's war policy.

While Roosevelt and Marshall were waiting for Germany and Italy to declare war, Japan's ultimatum finally came.

Although ultimatums should be submitted before the war begins.

However, the time set by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs for delivering the ultimatum was 1 p.m. Washington time, which was delayed by 50 minutes. The purpose was to keep the time of the attack half an hour before the start of the war and avoid the reputation of "sneak attack" and "undeclared war."

This is the most typical characteristic of Japanese people. They have done everything they have done, but they still refuse to admit it for fear of being scolded.

However, when it comes to being thick-skinned, Hiro Oshima immediately met an outsider who was even more shameless than them in Berlin...


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