"Gentlemen, it is easy for us to make a temporary peace with Germany, and if I give the order to-day to renounce support for Great Britain and Russia, tomorrow Hitler will come upon us and shake hands with us—but will the United States be left alone when our last remaining ally on the Continent has fallen? Will other allies trust us not to betray them for our own benefit? When Hitler ruled Europe and combined the industrial capabilities of Germany, Italy, France, Russia, Britain, etc., to attack us again, who could we expect to help us? Not to mention that Hitler recently found a very capable little follower -- Japan. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"Yes, we suffered a setback in the Battle of Panama, but this was the most normal episode in the course of the war, and the United States still had the experience of burning Washington...... This doesn't mean much, at least the battleships Michinoku and Hiei sunk by the Japanese in the Panama Canal are genuine, at least the Tiger tanks or other heavy equipment that the Germans abandoned on the Panamanian beachhead are real, and at least they also lost 3 aircraft carriers and a large number of aircraft. It is true that our losses are greater than those of the enemy, but our industrial capacity and economic potential are many times stronger than those of the enemy - in other words, we can afford to lose and the enemy cannot sustain them! ”

"We need to build more warships, more planes, more tanks, more artillery, our enemies have been fighting for four years or more, they are exhausted and out of breath, the potential of the United States is just beginning to be realized, and each of us can contribute to the victory of the war. Victory depends not only on the efforts of millions of officers and men of the Army and Navy, but also on the unity and production of the entire American people. We will remain steadfast in our support for two important allies, Britain and Russia, who are the first line of defense against Axis aggression, and to support them is to support ourselves. ”

"Gentlemen, isolationism is gone forever, and when the enemy burns the war to Hawaii, to Panama, to Puerto Rico, and even threatens to attack the United States homeland, the room for compromise and good offices is lost forever - and we cannot remain indifferent and insensitive, voluntarily or forced, and everyone in the United States is deeply involved in this war. We must not be afraid or avoid war, because this is not an ordinary war, it is a decisive battle between freedom and dictatorship, light and darkness, democracy and totalitarianism, and a decisive battle that will determine the global status of the United States and the fate of the century! If you don't want to live in fear and tyranny, and if you don't want your family and your descendants to live in slavery and bondage, then fight with all your sweat, courage and even your life...... In this war, there are only American people who died generously, and there are no Americans who live in secret! ”

Admiral King and Marshall watched in amazement at the scene of the congressional questioning -- everyone stood up and applauded Roosevelt, and the applause was thunderous and the atmosphere was touching, and the congressmen were as excited as if they had been beaten with blood, forgetting that they had originally come to hold Roosevelt accountable, and they applauded Roosevelt vigorously, believing that the president had spoken the hearts of the majority, that the officers and men of the Army and Navy had done their best, and that they had unswervingly stated that they would carry the war to the end. Not only did they agree to the request for increased funding for the war, but they also unanimously agreed to put into practice the president's great vision of starting construction of 24 aircraft carriers within a year.

Admiral King and Marshall glanced at each other and nodded to each other, further strengthening their determination and confidence to continue the war.

That evening, in the aftermath of congressional questioning, Roosevelt delivered a national address by radio:

“…… In this battle we were caught by surprise by the superior enemy, and after resisting valiantly and inflicting heavy blows on the enemy, we repelled their attempts to advance further. As President and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the People's Republic of China, I frankly admit to all the American people that although the final results of the battle are still being counted, the general pattern of our army's slightly greater losses than the enemy is basically clear, and the destruction of the Panama Canal is also clear. This is not a failure, much less a catastrophic failure, it is just one of the major challenges we face. ”

“…… The reason for this result is not because our soldiers are not as brave as the enemy, not because the equipment is not as advanced as the enemy, on the contrary, our soldiers are braver than the enemy, and our equipment is more and better than the enemy. Why, one might ask, are we temporarily at a disadvantage? Because the size of the United States' armed forces has always been small, and the pre-war military expenditure was among the lowest among the major powers, our national defense forces have always been aimed at self-defense, our soldiers have been conscripted one after another since the beginning of the war, and we have never tried to invade, plunder, or conquer other countries like the Axis powers, for which they have made meticulous preparations for this purpose, accumulating a large number of elite troops and a wealth of combat experience. While we spend state revenues on improving infrastructure, on improving the overall welfare of the people, and on upgrading science and technology for the benefit of humanity, the enemy is frantically squeezing the people to make weapons.

When the enemy was expanding wantonly on the European continent and the Asian continent, our military personnel had just entered the barracks to learn to shoot and walk in formation, and combat experience was what we lacked the most, and there was no shame in admitting that we were inferior to our opponents in these areas, because we never had the ambition to conquer the world. But this elite army enemy is also limited and frequent, their expansion has reached its peak, and their sustained production capacity and mobilization potential are inferior to ours.

The enemy may be able to gain some advantage by sneak attacks and blitzkriegs, but it cannot change their fundamental strategic weaknesses. This war is not a sprint, it is a long-distance run, it is a marathon, and only by persevering until the end can there be victory and a future! I am glad to see that the capabilities and results we have demonstrated in this battle have made significant progress compared with the Pearl Harbor incident! -- On that occasion, we shot down only about 30 planes, but this time we not only shot down nearly 300 enemy planes, but also sank nearly 200,000 tons of warships.

I can unequivocally declare that the United States will defeat the enemy with more strength and determination. For every new aircraft carrier built by the enemy, we will build four, six, or even eight aircraft carriers to deal with it...... We must use our numerical superiority to offset the temporary qualitative superiority of the enemy, and when we are on a par with the enemy in terms of war experience and combat effectiveness, their end will come - I believe that this time is not far off! ”

Roosevelt's speech lasted until more than 10 o'clock, and after the speech was over, the major radio hosts focused on the speech and answered the audience's questions, no one knew that at this time, Tsukahara was leading a mobile fleet around Bermuda and quietly rushing to the east coast of the United States, and all the officers heard Roosevelt's speech with the help of the radio.

"Sir, Roosevelt's cowhide blew so loudly that he shot down 300 of our planes -- that's all we have!" Kusaka Ryunosuke smiled, "You can also deceive ordinary people who don't know how to do it, I guess insiders have already scoffed at it." ”

"We're going to be able to drop bombs on the Americans right away, and I don't know when they'll be better than us in terms of experience, but I'm looking forward to that day." Minoru Genda laughed, "I wonder how they will react after dropping a bomb on the heads of the Americans?" ”

"Modify the combat objectives." Tsukahara didn't smile, but his expression became very cold.

"Sir?!"

"Cancel the attack on the Norfolk naval base and shipyard and change the target to New York."

"Why is that?" The others asked, puzzled, "Roosevelt just said that he would build a large number of warships against us, and destroying this base would help delay the pace of the Americans." ”

"No!" Tsukahara shook his head, "If he hadn't made this speech, it would have been a good move for us to attack the naval base and shipyards, but now that he said that he would build a navy, the situation has changed, and it is more advantageous to attack New York." ”

People don't understand the reasoning: isn't it true that the more the enemy wants to do, the more we must oppose what to do?

"You don't understand the politicians and the ...... American politics," Tsukahara explained, "and if we do that, tomorrow he will add fuel to the grain: The enemy is afraid of our idea of building warships, so he will desperately destroy our industrial capacity; Then, after two days of repair, we were able to make a big fuss, and we thwarted the enemy's sabotage attempts."

"Is it so shameless?"

"There is no lower limit to politicians."

"But sir, weren't you opposed to attacking New York in the first place? Isn't it said that it will provoke the monstrous anger of the American people? ”

"Their anger has been stirred up." Tsukahara pointed to the broadcast, "Now we want to use bombs to calm them down, words and slogans can't replace substance, and the U.S. government is far from enough to protect its own people." The enthusiasm of democracies is easily stirred up and easily changed. ”

People don't understand the reason.

"There is one thing that the German Führer and Chief Horikichi agree on: from a purely military point of view, an attack on the east coast of the United States will not have much impact, even if we drop dozens of tons of bombs on Norfolk, it will be a big deal to delay the Americans for one or two months -- the United States has carried out such a large-scale strategic air attack on Germany that has not changed Germany's industrial capacity and war potential. But through bombing, we can make the United States have to allocate forces for homeland defense, and every time he adds an anti-aircraft gun and an aircraft for homeland patrol, he reduces the military strength he can send to foreign operations. Tsukahara patiently explained, "Think about it, the United States is such a large country, if they want to reach the current level of German air defense, how much industrial resources and military strength will be consumed. ”

"And if the U.S. government can't effectively protect its own people – the promises made by politicians will go bankrupt, after all, the emotions that stir up come and go as fast as they come!"

Ryunosuke Kusaka nodded: "Turn, we're going to New York ......" (To be continued.) )