The performance of the Japanese Combined Fleet at the beginning was not as superb as Zhuo Fei imagined, and when the major counteroffensive in China had been carried out on the ninth day, Zhuo Fei learned that the Japanese Combined Fleet had completed the attack on Pearl Harbor through the internal line, and the Japanese Army that set off with it was also officially stationed in Hawaii.

"Great, that's great news." After receiving the news from the Japanese mainland, Zhuo Fei, who was waiting for it, couldn't help but be overjoyed, and immediately called a meeting of the officers of the Independent Army. "Now for you to inform you of one thing, according to what we have been able to confirm, four hours ago, the Japanese Combined Fleet attacked the American Army at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, and after completely destroying all the American ships in Pearl Harbor, the Japanese army occupied Hawaii and prepared to declare war on the United States." Zhuo Fei's public announcement instantly detonated the command post, and if the Americans could join the war, the destruction of Japan would no longer be a dream.

"Don't be too happy, according to the information we have, the Japanese captured a large amount of oil hoarded by the American army in Hawaii when they occupied Hawaii. Once the Japanese took control of Hawaii, they would have the opportunity to directly advance into the whole of South Asia, and the U.S. Navy, which lacked fuel, would not be able to attack the Japanese Navy entrenched in Hawaii in a short period of time. When almost everyone was secretly rejoicing, Zhuo Fei poured cold water on everyone again.

"So, in general, the only thing we can rely on is ourselves. Don't think that if the United States enters the war, the situation of the War of Resistance in our country will change immediately, it is simply impossible. The Japanese Navy has now occupied Hawaii, relying on sufficient fuel supplies, the Japanese Navy can directly set off from Hawaii to attack the US mainland, the Americans have a strong navy, but their ground forces are not ready for war, especially the long coastline of the United States will become the target of the Japanese Navy at will. ”

Zhuo Fei deliberately reported the worries but not the good news, before the start of the Burma counteroffensive, he did not want the officers of the Independence Army to live too comfortably. Unlike the historical attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese Combined Fleet, this time the Japanese Navy attacked Pearl Harbor because of Zhuo Fei's participation, and some of the mistakes and negligence that would have occurred during the attack have been made up by Zhuo Fei through Kurokawa. And the biggest surprise was that when the Japanese Navy attacked Pearl Harbor, there were no aircraft carriers in Pearl Harbor, but this time it was different, and all 129 ships deployed by the US military at Pearl Harbor were present, including 3 aircraft carriers and 27 submarines.

Because the Japanese Combined Fleet's attack on Pearl Harbor was brought forward, the U.S. military did not realize that the Japanese Navy dared to attack Hawaii across the ocean, so the Pacific Fleet deployed in Hawaii was caught by the Japanese Navy. Moreover, this time it was accompanied by a large number of Japanese Army, and the US oil depot, which was originally neglected by the Japanese Navy's carrier-based aircraft group, was not spared, and was directly accepted by the Japanese Army.

With Zhuo Fei's help, the Japanese Combined Fleet was able to pick up a big bargain this time, not only successfully occupying Hawaii, but also seizing a large amount of oil from the US Navy. If the Japanese had been a little darker, they would have been able to salvage the American ships they had sunk on the spot and use the dockyard at Pearl Harbor for repairs, and perhaps the size of the Japanese Combined Fleet would have doubled. A day later, the Combined Japanese Fleet, which had full control of Hawaii, sent a message to the world, announcing that Japan had occupied Hawaii and annihilated the U.S. Pacific Fleet.

The Japanese Combined Fleet's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, which not only annihilated the U.S. Pacific Fleet but also occupied Hawaii, was undoubtedly the most sensational news in late 1940. Not only were the Americans dumbfounded, but even Japan's allies, the Germans, were equally incredulous, and the only thing that could not be regarded as a shock was the high-level members of the joint command in Chongqing. When Zhuo Fei returned to Chongqing to mention this plan, no one would believe that the Japanese would enter the urn, but it turned out that the Japanese did enter the urn, and the performance of the Japanese Navy far exceeded Zhuo Fei's expectations.

The incomparably powerful United States has been attacked, and the Pacific Fleet has become history, which is absolutely unacceptable to the Americans. The US Government, which had already received the declaration of war, immediately held a press conference to loudly criticize the Japanese, and at the same time, the US Government repeatedly promised to provide weapons and material support to all countries that resisted fascism. Contrary to the reaction of the U.S. government, after figuring out that the Japanese had really taken Hawaii, the German government also held a press conference, in which Goebbels, who presided over the press conference, praised the Japanese navy as if it were a flower, and promised to send submarine forces to assist the Japanese navy in garrisoning Hawaiian waters.

The whole of Europe was disturbed by the sudden attack of the Japanese navy, and a grand celebration rally had already begun in Japan, and I wonder if the Japanese cabinet had received an olive branch extended by the German government and actually made a decision that no one could understand, and the Japanese cabinet decided to send two newly built divisions to Hawaii to garrison them. "Of course, the Japanese are not stupid, and they are more willing to go out of Asia and set foot in Europe and the Americas than in South Asia." Zhuo Fei's words hit the nail on the head and summarized the Japanese people's careful thinking clearly.

"The Germans have taken the initiative in the European theater, after the failure of the British generator plan, the British mainland has been facing the dilemma of lack of troops, coupled with the continuous attack of the German submarine force, the British navy has been on the verge of collapse. The Americans had just announced that they would join the Allies, and the Japanese took out the US Pacific Fleet, which was undoubtedly good news for Germany, whose naval strength was slightly weaker, and from now on, their submarines would be able to blockade the British coastline more unscrupulously. ”

"The Japanese Combined Fleet has proven itself to Germany, and the only remaining threats to Germany in Europe are the Soviet Union and the United States, and if the Soviet Union and the United States join forces, Germany may be in trouble. But the Japanese suddenly rose to prominence at this time, which allowed the Germans to see the dawn of controlling the overall situation. If the Japanese army attacked the United States at this time, the United States, which had always played the role of a war speculator, would be in a state of confusion and would have no time to pay attention to the final battle between Germany and Britain. ”

Zhuo Fei pointed to the map and talked exaggeratedly, but Chen Geng and the others didn't know that what Zhuo Fei said just now was all summarized by the members of Zhuo Fei's staff group, and Zhuo Fei was just copying the original text here. Zhuo Fei held a red pencil and marked a large number of arrows and circles on the large map, and the officers attending the meeting were all dumbfounded, because many of these arrows started in Hawaii and ended in cities along the long coastline of the United States.

"If I were three fifty-six, I would have asked Germany to send a submarine force to help defend Hawaii, and at the same time send a combined fleet to carry out powerful firepower strikes on the coastline and ports of the United States, and implement a scorched earth strategy on the American mainland. As far as we know, the Americans announced that they would join the Central Powers, but in fact they were not fully prepared for war, and their army forces had not exceeded 400,000 so far. Since the Americans ended their Civil War, the U.S. Army has not fought a war for too long, and perhaps their equipment is stronger than that of the Japanese, but once the Japanese army attacks the U.S. mainland, the U.S. ground forces will not necessarily be the opponent of the Japanese army. ”

Chen Geng and the others wanted to say that Zhuo Fei was pessimistic, but none of them had ever seen the ground forces of the US army, so naturally they had no way to judge who was strong and who was weak between the US army and the Japanese army. Zhuo Fei, a person from later generations, naturally knew how effective the US military was in the Pacific War, if it weren't for his strong ships and endless logistical supplies, the American GIs who faced the Japanese army might have been scared to pee their pants.

The show has begun, and the next time is to watch the show, regardless of whether the Japanese have made the decision to send infantry to attack the continental United States, and Zhuo Fei does not plan to let the Independence Army counterattack until the situation becomes clear. "Don't worry, the timing is not good now, Yamashita Fengwen has just pressed the horse, at least when his southern corps attacks the Philippines, we can start the counteroffensive against Burma." Zhuo Fei, who was asked by Chen Geng and others, gave an answer that was obviously unacceptable to everyone.

Angela, who has never been very concerned about the war, has the same question, Angela has long been optimistic about several copper mines in Burma, waiting to drive away the Japanese army to mine them. "Of course, we have to continue to wait, now is the time for the Japanese army to be ambitious, and we must wait for the right opportunity to make a move. If the combat effectiveness of the Independence Army is exposed too soon, perhaps Yamashita Fumimi will change his plan to continue the attack on South Asia, which will be a big problem for our ultimate plan. ”

Zhuo Fei's answer was obviously not satisfactory to Angela, but she had no way to refute Zhuo Fei, because since they knew Zhuo Fei, Angela had not seen Zhuo Fei make a wrong decision. Relying on his already superb flickering skills, Zhuo Fei temporarily appeased the officers of the Independence Army, and while he repeatedly emphasized that the Independence Army should not attack casually, Zhuo Fei also reported his thoughts to the Joint Command.

Like Angela, the top brass in the coalition government have seen the decisions and choices made by Zhuo Fei, and like before, the top brass of the coalition government have chosen to trust Zhuo Fei's decisions again. At this time, big news broke out again on the domestic battlefield, after the two units of the New Second Army and the New Third Army took Texas, they continued to move eastward and would rush to Lianyungang in a few days.