On the evening of December 25. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The White House in Washington, D.C., on the east coast of the United States, was filled with a strong festive atmosphere of Christmas, diluting the sad atmosphere brought about by the successive defeats of the US army in 1942.

Roosevelt's wife, Ena Roosevelt, and his sons, Eliot, Franklin Jr., James, and others, dressed in festive costumes, gathered around Roosevelt, smiled at the cameraman in front of them, and took a family photo.

Just after the photo shoot ended, a secretary walked up to Roosevelt and whispered a few words to Roosevelt.

Roosevelt nodded, and the secretary pushed his wheelchair to the office.

Picking up the phone, Roosevelt heard the voice of the Chief of the Army Staff, General Marshall.

"I'm sorry, Mr. President, but there is a message that must be informed to you at this time, and it is about the Indian battlefield. Last night, the Japanese launched a night attack, and the 1st Red Division suffered some losses, and Company A of the 16th Regiment was almost completely annihilated. ”

Roosevelt frowned.

"Last night, Christmas Eve?"

"Yes, it's Christmas Eve, and I think they must have chosen this day on purpose."

"The actions of the Japanese are blasphemy against God, and they will be severely punished by God." Roosevelt said.

"We don't have a lot to lose, but something else has happened?"

"What's the situation?"

"General Eisenhower's telegram, in addition to reporting the losses in this battle, also proposed the removal of the commander of the Second Army, Lieutenant General Freydendal, and he was very urgent, and he hoped that the new commander would be in office within a week."

"What's his reasoning?" Roosevelt asked.

"His reasoning was that a corps commander with his headquarters a hundred kilometers away from the front line would not be able to lead the whole army to victory."

Roosevelt blinked, paused for a few seconds, and then said, "This General Eisenhower was promoted by an exception, and in order to prove that we have made the right move to promote him, we must try to meet all his requirements, as long as he can lead his troops to victory." ”

"I understand, I'll pick a new commander and let him go as soon as possible." Marshall said.

Putting down the phone, Roosevelt's brow was still furrowed.

Just let the Japanese run rampant for a while longer, and their doom will soon come.

Just this month, the Essex-class aircraft carrier's No. 1 ship Essex and the Independence-class light aircraft carrier's No. 1 ship Independence completed construction, all of which joined the Pacific Fleet's combat sequence.

In the two months at the end of the year, six Borg-class escort aircraft carriers were completed.

In 1943, at least seven Essex-class aircraft carriers and eight Independence-class light carriers would be completed and join the war.

Together with the power of the British Royal Navy, the Allied navy in the Pacific would have a formidable strength of at least twenty aircraft carriers, not including escort carriers.

The days when the Japanese Combined Fleet dominated the Pacific Ocean were about to be over.

Let them run rampant for another Christmas, and in the future Christmas of 1943, the blood of the Japanese will be the best gift to celebrate Christmas.

Roosevelt calmed down, put on a soft smile, and returned to his family for a Christmas dinner.

On the west coast of the United States, Los Angeles is also brightly lit.

The neon lights in the town shone brightly, and the lighthouses, beacons, and signal lights on ships of all sizes around the harbor illuminated the harbor and the eyes of Sakamoto Ryoma Shaosa, the captain of the I-4 submarine of the Japanese Combined Fleet.

Through the periscope, Sakamoto could clearly see countless American merchant ships on the route near the port, swaggering back and forth, and still with signal lights.

Thanks to Diablo, the submarine forces were finally able to strike independently and go to trouble the American merchant ships, instead of fighting the American warships.

In the concept of the combined fleet, the submarine is an auxiliary weapon of the surface ship, and the task is to cooperate with the surface ship to go out of the station and engage the enemy's fleet, and the main target is also the enemy's warship.

With the arrival of Christmas at the end of 1942, Chen Dao's "Kicking the Door Operation" was put into effect.

The content of the whole plan was to take advantage of the fact that since the beginning of the war, Japanese warships had only appeared as far as Hawaii and had never tried to attack the American mainland, which had caused paralysis to the Americans, so that the submarine forces could act independently and carry out large-scale attacks on important ports on the west coast of the United States.

In early December, 12 ocean-going submarines departed from the Japanese mainland to embark on an expedition to the continental United States, and the I-4 submarine commanded by Sakamoto was one of them.

Heading east, bypassing Hawaii, on the morning of December 25, the coastline off the west coast of the United States came into view of the crew of the I-4 submariners.

During the day, the I-4 submarine hid underwater and used stealth to sneak up on the port of Los Angeles.

As night fell, the I-4 submarine bared its fangs like a tiger that had broken into a flock of sheep.

Lurking under a channel that had been observed during the day, about 15 meters, the I-4 submarine released 20 mines in a row at the stern torpedo mouth.

After the mine was released, the I-4 submarine was transferred to a position about 1,000 meters west of the channel and waited for the prey to be delivered.

In less than twenty minutes, Sakamoto saw through the periscope that six cargo ships had broken into sight.

Six cargo ships lined up in a column and slowly drove on the sea, led by a 10,000-ton cargo ship.

The six ships were defenseless, the superstructure of the hull was brightly lit, and the crew did not seem to forget to celebrate Christmas during the voyage.

Patiently waiting, the six cargo ships slowly approached the minefield until a huge burst of fire erupted on the pitch-black sea, and a column of white water nearly thirty meters high rose into the sky.

Seeing the prey take the bait, Sakamoto Daisa immediately made a bold decision.

"Float, deck guns ready."

The nearly 100-meter-long hull of the I-4 submarine rushed out of the water like a deep-sea beast.

The hatch was wide open, and the crew rushed to the 140-mm naval guns on the deck.

The deck gun turned its muzzle and pointed it at the cargo ship in the distance, and armor-piercing shells flew out one after another, carving holes in the fragile body of the cargo ship.

When firing, the I-4 submarine quickly moved towards the rear of the cargo fleet, and the high-speed fire of the deck guns was like a whip in the hands of a shepherd, constantly striking on the cargo ship.

In a panic, the surviving cargo ship fled in the opposite direction, but continued deep into the minefield.

Soon, two more cargo ships hit mines and exploded.

When the I-4 submarine left the waters, none of the six cargo ships were spared, three were sunk by mines, three were heavily damaged by deck guns, and the fire was raging, and the ship was full of cargo and sailors, and marched to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.

On the night of 25 December, and for the whole day of 26 December, the long coastline of the western United States was filled with bad news that cargo ships had been attacked by Japanese submarines.

Mines, torpedoes and deck guns, mercilessly harvesting the lives of the American fleet.

When the sailors of the American destroyer were urgently canceled from their vacation and drove the destroyer to frantically search the sea for traces of the Japanese submarine, the Japanese submarine had already completed its mission and embarked on a triumphant escape・・・・・・