Chapter 245: Destroying the withering and decaying
The brutality and decisiveness of the Japanese once again broke through the bottom line of the American imagination, and at the same time took the Germans by surprise, because while Shelly and Magiffen were discussing what to do with the future of the American Far East Fleet, they suddenly found that Scheer had returned.
"I know it's rude to interrupt your discussion, but I don't think there's any need for you to discuss it, because you have no way out but to be disarmed." As he spoke, Scheer gestured to a vague figure in the distance that appeared above the sea level.
"! That's Asama? Or Izumo? Shelly couldn't help but shudder as he watched the nightmarish figure of the U.S. Far East Fleet in the distance gradually become clearer. The Japanese fleet actually came to the door of the German house to block itself, this is really cruel!
"We have just received a telegram from the commander of the Japanese fleet, Heihachiro Togo, that the other side will not enter German territorial waters and will not blockade them, and that the only request is that we have a decision within three days whether to drive you out of the port or disarm. And I'm here to inform both of you. Scheer said expressionlessly.
The United States and Germany are not allies, but they are relatively close, and the Germans naturally will not risk war with the Japanese to protect the Americans, and judging from the current forces of both sides in the Far East, the United States, Germany, and Russia together cannot defeat the Japanese navy. It would take time to mobilize troops, and Germany and Russia had no idea of a big fight, since the Japanese respected the interests and dignity of Germany's colonies in the Far East. He didn't care about what Germany did to help the United States and Russia at the beginning, so now Schell naturally wants to stay out of it.
"Disarm. It's just a useless sacrifice for us to go out. Majifen thought for a moment and said. At this time, the New York was damaged by war damage and mechanical wear. The maximum speed is only 16 knots. Go out and find death?
And just when the Americans decided to abandon resistance and were ready to accept disarmament. Heihachiro Togo also keeps an eye on the distance on the flagship Asama. After the end of the Battle of the Sulu Sea, the only thing that could restrain the movement of the Japanese fleet was the Imperial High Command, and when the Imperial High Command agreed, the next actions of the Japanese Navy could be described as an armed parade.
Except for one person who accidentally fell into the water and was a little frightened, the Japanese Navy took Samoa without damage, and after encountering the American cruiser Columbia that was running away with people on the ensuing patrol, the two Asama-class armored cruisers took half an hour to end the battle, and then cleaned up all the Americans who could still breathe on the water, and then, Togo Heihachiro was reprimanded by the commander of the Combined Fleet, Shiki Kayama, for using it too long and consuming too much ammunition.
Then, the historical god of the Japanese Navy, immediately went out with two cruisers to continue the pursuit of the American fleet, and the Yakumo was sent out to hunt down the American cruiser that was carrying out the evacuation mission. And he came to the door with the Asama number to block the New York number.
"Actually, if we could, we should wait until the New York sails out of German territorial waters." An officer next to him said unsatisfactorily. The battle of abusing vegetables is so exciting, I can't stop!
"What we need now is to deal with the American fleet as quickly as possible, either to destroy it or to drive it out of the battlefield. The Americans, with the help of the Germans, were able to detect our arrival, so even if they came out at night, by that time we would have had a hard time trying to catch them. Heihachiro Togo said.
Heihachiro Togo also wants to completely destroy this American battleship, but his current IQ level is much higher than that of General Mikawa, who beat the American cruiser in the Battle of Kuah Island in World War 2 in history, but let go of the transport ship, so he can distinguish the priority and the American battleship that can quickly clean up here is the first, and the others can stand aside. So he doesn't mind the Americans disarming.
Eventually, with the lowering of the U.S. Navy flag and the disarmament of the Japanese fleet, the Japanese fleet finally left after confirming it, and for the likes of Shelly and Magiffen, the war was over. But the U.S. officers and men aboard the New York should be thankful that they survived and were able to return home. And the other second-class cruiser, the USS Philadelphia, which was on an evacuation mission, was not so lucky!
The warship, which was carrying more than 400 US Marines, had just left the Morro Bay landing ground when it was targeted by the Japanese armored cruiser Yakumo! Fortunately, the Americans found out early, immediately commanded the battleship to rush the beach, and then evacuated the people, but even so, the Americans still suffered heavy casualties, more than 500 casualties under the heavy shelling, and the rest of the people who escaped alive were not out of danger, because the landing of the Japanese marines here a few days later greeted the Americans with the scorching heat of the island and the Japanese rifles and bayonets!
Twenty-five days after the end of the Battle of the Sulu Sea, all U.S. and Russian warships in the Far East were either disarmed or sunk. The Japanese succeeded in occupying American Samoa. The last pedal of the United States into the Far East was unplugged. And some of the officers of the Japanese Navy did not seem to be satisfied with their ambitions, and they looked at German Western Samoa opposite, and their hearts were full of ideas. However, this dangerous move was stopped by the higher-ups.
"Alright, all of you, I'll tell you one good news and two bad news!" McKinley said to the heads of parliament and senior government officials gathered in his office.
"The good news is that we don't have to worry about Samoa's ownership anymore. The two bad news were that American Samoa had been occupied by the Japanese, and our Far East Fleet had been wiped out, with all but the USS New York and another battleship sunk. And these two battleships were also disarmed. McKinley's words were full of anger and helplessness, after all, the matter has reached this point beyond the imagination and ability of the Americans, and trying to retake Samoa is tantamount to a dream.
"And now, most critically, in Hawaii, those Japanese Americans have rebelled, and they're trying to break away from the remote control of the United States, so what are we going to do now?" McKinley asked.
"We can't sit idly by, I can't shirk the responsibility for the defeat of this war, but at this critical moment, I still hope that Congress can give me full confidence, we have lost Samoa, but we must not lose Hawaii! We need to re-erect the battle flag of the United States in the Pacific! The war is not over! McKinley's remarks heralded a new phase in the war in which four countries were embroiled.
The Japanese military was still a little unwilling, and at the instigation of some people, the Japanese army provided weapons and financial assistance to the Japanese in Hawaii, and the Japanese who originally accounted for more than 40% of the population finally acted!
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