Chapter 191: Excitement (Part II)

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Marshall had seen the power of the capital market crash, and he was shocked at the moment, but he himself knew nothing about the economy and the capital market, and cautiously asked: "Is there any way to overcome this crisis?" ”

"The market sentiment is very sensitive, unless there is good news on the battlefield before the market opens......" Dewey said after a moment's silence, "then the situation can quickly stabilize." Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 ο½‰ο½Žο½†ο½β€

"I understand, I'll do my best."

Dewey shook hands with him: "General, I have confidence in winning the war, and I have confidence in the generals, but some things must change, and now the government must strengthen the defense to give the people confidence and win a victory, even if it is the most insignificant victory, you know, the people's vision is usually not as long-term and wise as we expect, they can't afford to pay too much, and they can't afford to wait for a long time." ”

Marshall nodded, Dewey's words were very reassuring, of course he couldn't talk about official words with a stiff face, and sighed: "The preliminary analysis of the Joint Staff Committee is that the enemy is an aircraft carrier carrier, just like when we attacked Tokyo in the air, I am afraid that they have slipped away at the moment, and it is ......not easy to catch them."

Dewey was silent, and finally let out a long sigh.

At this moment, even more helpless than Marshall was Admiral King, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff held an emergency meeting early in the morning to discuss how to fight back, and Roosevelt was so anxious that he almost jumped to his feet, and strictly ordered everyone to come up with a solution. Arnold played all the cards he could – not only did he have all the planes on the east coast that could be found to attack, but he also sent an urgent telegram to the Eighth Air Force in Britain telling them to launch a retaliatory bombing of Berlin or other major German cities. After deploying these, he looked at Admiral Jin with a blank eye, hoping that the navy could also come up with a way,

Under the burning eyebrows, Admiral Kim, who was in a hurry, put the last gamble on the gambling table - let several escort aircraft carriers that were originally deployed in the A+ plan be pulled out to carry out counterattack missions accompanied by destroyers.

What a tragic scene this is: an escort aircraft carrier with a slow speed, few carrier-based aircraft, and weak defenses actually wants to chase a fleet aircraft carrier that is stronger and faster than itself! Of course, it was clear to everyone that it would be impossible for the escort carriers to catch up with the enemy if he was bent on escaping, and that Admiral King had sent this fleet only to rule out the possibility of another enemy air raid on other cities on the East Coast – and that the president would have to fall if there was another attack.

"Congress is very excited, and the New York State legislators are about to launch a second questioning, and this time I am afraid we will not be able to pass the test easily......," Stimson sighed, "We must work hard to strengthen the defense of the homeland, otherwise there will be no peace." ”

There is a consensus on this point: in the future, it will become very convenient for the Axis to attack the east coast from the Azores, and the fast aircraft carrier formation can reach the effective deterrent distance to the east coast as long as it sails in stealth for 5-6 days, which is too terrible to capture the Azores now.

At 8:45, Arnold's face turned ugly when he received the telegram.

"Did you find the enemy?"

"We sent a number of reconnaissance planes, most of them found nothing, only one reported to have spotted the enemy plane, but it was shot down before it could report its effective position, and it is now speculated that the enemy should be located 600 kilometers east of New York and flee at a speed of more than 50 kilometers per hour......

"At all costs, the search continues, unless there is definite evidence that the enemy fleet has withdrawn in the direction of the Azores."

"But the distance is so far away, the army aviation does not have enough navigation officers and reconnaissance planes, and those immature pilots also lack the ability to attack the sea." Arnold smiled bitterly, "Last night, the only flight instructor with night combat experience at the New York Air Force Base took off to meet the attack, and by dawn they were all shot down by the enemy, one was killed, and two were missing, they are the best pilots." ”

"This is not a reason to give up the attack, and the Germans are not born with the experience of war, which is also tempered in one battle after another, and the soldiers must be allowed to grow up quickly in the flames of war." "It's not fair play on the field," Roosevelt said solemnly, "and the enemy won't give us the time to wait." ”

The calculations of the US Army Aviation staff officers were not far from the truth, but after recovering all the carrier-based planes, Tsukahara did not retreat straight in the direction of the Azores, but changed the course to the northeast after leaving 550 kilometers, and drove in a direction parallel to the east coast of the United States, and became farther and farther away from the Azores.

The night attack on New York successfully met Tsukahara's expectations: the planes that retreated in batches landed smoothly because it was already dark when they returned to the mothership, and finally found that they had lost a total of four planes in the whole operation, and the pilot explained that they had shot down three enemy planes during the retreat, one over New York, and the other two were not far off the coast of New York, which happened to be three instructors of the Army Airlines, and they were not otherwise pursued.

"Break the radio silence, report the situation to the Combined Fleet, and we will return to Italy as soon as possible."

On the battleship Nagato, Yamamoto Kinso Osa, who was born in the air force and was the head of the first section of the Military Command Department and is now the former staff officer of the Combined Fleet, happily waved a telegram and reported in an extremely excited voice: "Sir, the mobile fleet has sent a battle report, the results of the battle have been counted, the attack aircraft group has dealt heavy damage to New York, and the targets scheduled to be bombed have all been completed, and a total of 4 planes have been lost, including 3 on our side and 1 on the Germans...... It's nothing short of a miracle. ”

A group of operational staff officers discussed: "Really bombed New York? It's so relieving! It's so enjoyable! ”

"I don't know how they fought, it's a shame that I didn't see it with my own eyes!"

"Be sure to tell the Mobile Fleet, remember to call us next time something like this, and it would be even better if you could fire with those 460mm cannons of Musashi or Yamato!"

"Just listen to the radio, and I guess the polio patient will make a speech in the evening and sink us with slogans...... Maybe you can hear Minister Goebbels fighting with them! After Yamamoto interjected, the atmosphere was even more lively.

"It's so interesting, it's so interesting to see this in a war in Europe."

"Yes, it's like Japan, the government announcement has no mood at all, and it's dry to be eight Hong and one Yu, seven lives to serve the country, and I'm tired of listening to the slogans of 'spreading the emperor's authority in all directions and slaughtering the British and American ghost animals'."

"Good news, sir! Good news! Kusaka ran over from the telegraph room, and without the slightest steadiness of the lieutenant general's chief of staff, he couldn't wait to hand the telegram in his hand to Horikichi.

Horiyoshi smiled after seeing it: "Very good, 300 million marks have been successfully obtained, maybe you can get a little extra subsidy, and it's not bad to give Tsukahara some bonuses to them......"

"300 million?" The surrounding staff officers all stared roundly, "So many? Free giveaway? ”

"Free giveaway! Originally, it was agreed in advance that it was worth about 200 million, but the head of state sent us an additional 300 planes and an aircraft carrier, which was almost more than 100 million. Grass Deer Triumphantly told everyone, "Although it's not the Aquila, but the Bolzano can do it, it's a little smaller, it's almost enough......"

"It's all Tsukahara-kun's good command and the soldiers' lives, and they should be given bonuses."

"Bonus?" Caolu thought that he had heard it wrong, at most, these were meritorious awards, and he would return to China to encourage and commend them, how could the chief think of giving bonuses?

"He earned an extra 100 million yen for the empire, and if he wants to exchange it for my original company, won't he reward them with 5 million?" Horikichi said with a smile, "I think excellent employees like Mitsuo Fuchida, Shigeharu Murata, and Sadaaki Akamatsu can each be rewarded with a high-end car, and it's not too much for Tsukahara-kun to go back and get a Tokyo villa to live in - the lieutenant general can also live in a villa!" In addition, the missing and sacrificed pilots should be compassionate and let the bereaved families live a worry-free life, and other meritorious personnel should also be rewarded, and they should be cashed out when they arrive in Italy! Unable to do this, I am ashamed to be the commander of the Combined Fleet. ”

Everyone nodded solemnly and said yes, and they didn't feel jealous at all.

Someone suddenly remembered: "Isn't the Bolzano Italian?" Prime Minister Mussolini sent us so generously? ”

"The Germans exchanged the Tiger camp, 2 ......"

"Ahh Yamamoto Kino, who just thought that he had taken advantage, instantly felt a big loss, "There are a total of 108 Tiger tanks in the 2 Tiger battalions, which is worth more than 60 million, plus other heavy equipment, I am afraid I can't take it without 100 million." It's better to give us these 2 battalions, I'd rather not have this light aircraft carrier. ”

"Yamamoto-kun, you're wrong!" Horikichi shook his head, disagreeing with him.

"Why? Sir, is it because the Navy doesn't need Tiger tanks? ”

"Aircraft carriers are much more important to us, as long as the combined fleet has aircraft carriers, aircraft, and excellent pilots, are we afraid that we will not be able to get the Tiger from Germany in the future? Just like doing business, this is our capital and core assets, and the energy source continues to make profits, so how can we be willing to exchange it for other things? Horikichi smiled, "What's the use of really giving us 2 Tiger Battalions?" Is it to fight the United States or to fight India? Can the Army use it? It's a complete waste! ”

Everyone in the commander tower laughed because of this high theory, the scene was full of happy atmosphere, it would be good to have a commander who can do business, if the commander starts a company, the retired naval officers and soldiers are afraid that they will compete to work, right?

"Sir, you really want to give out a bonus, this money ......" When there were few people, Cao Lu asked worriedly.

"Don't worry, I'll figure it out." Hori wrote a few lines, "Send this to the German FΓΌhrer in my personal name, and he will agree, and I will bear any problems in the future." (To be continued.) )