"Mr. President! Just got the exact news...... Pearl Harbor was attacked, and it was Japan who did it! In Washington, a young secretary grabbed the phone receiver and looked at his president, Roosevelt, with panicked eyes.

Just now, what was said on the phone almost frightened him almost to think that he was still in a dream and did not wake up, because until this moment, he could not believe that the United States would be suddenly attacked by Japan.

He couldn't figure out where Japan got the courage to dare to take action against the United States on the other side of the ocean. The invasion of the continental United States has not occurred since the war with Mexico in the 19th century.

But he could easily figure it out, and what a catastrophe it was.

It was Pearl Harbor, the most important Hawaiian military port in the Pacific Ocean, that was attacked!

As the transportation hub of the US Navy in the Pacific Ocean, Pearl Harbor is between 2,000 nautical miles and 3,000 nautical miles from the west coast of the United States, Japan in the west, the islands in the southwest, and Alaska and the Bering Strait in the north.

Having lost there, the US Navy in the Pacific Ocean will be completely impossible to stand up in the short term.

However, to the secretary's bewilderment, Roosevelt did not seem to have the expression he should have when he heard the news.

The most important military base was attacked, and as president, Roosevelt had a faint smile on his face.

At this time, General Marshall, who was standing behind Roosevelt, stood up quietly and said to the secretary: "Okay, you go out first." I will soon discuss important military secrets with Mr. President. ”

"Okay." The secretary glanced at General Marshall, who also had a calm expression, and wondered if he had made a mistake.

Why were Roosevelts and Marshall able to maintain this composure except for themselves?

As big men who lead the country, aren't they the ones who should be most anxious?

In confusion, the secretary exited Roosevelt's office and closed the door.

"The Japanese succeeded?" Seeing the secretary leave, only himself and Marshall were left in the room, and Roosevelt slowly spoke.

"Yes, Japan's successful sneak attack has caused us huge losses and seriously threatened the security of our country's strategic environment." Marshall nodded, and replied in a somewhat excited tone.

True, the US Navy suffered an absolutely painful defeat at Pearl Harbor.

However, this military defeat can also be a major political success!

The catastrophic attack on Pearl Harbor created the justification for war that Roosevelt had dreamed of—a glorious failure to create the American Empire!

What's more, he had already gotten the news before the war, and then cautiously transferred the three aircraft carriers stationed at Pearl Harbor away from the military base for maintenance, modification, and mission performance. At the same time, some of the fighters at the Pearl Harbor military base were dispersed to a small remote airfield, while the planes left at the main airfield were left empty in hangars and neatly arranged on the runway, giving the illusion that all the planes were there.

As a result, the losses of the American army at Pearl Harbor have been greatly reduced.

Finally, Roosevelt also asked Marshall to arrange for a large number of medical supplies and medical personnel to be dispatched to Pearl Harbor, and a few days before the attack, he announced that he had canceled his vacation and was on combat readiness duty.

So, Roosevelt was not at all worried about the loss of Pearl Harbor now. No matter how hard the Japanese army fought, it was nothing more than the loss of some old warships except aircraft carriers, plus some casualties.

As an excuse to get the United States into the war, trading for an incomplete part of the Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor was a very cost-effective option.

As for sacrifices and casualties, jokes, are there any undead in war?

In the words of Marshall, Roosevelt's most optimistic new generation of American generals, - no sacrifice, no victory!

Roosevelt and Marshall had long been full of confidence in this possible disaster.

"We finally don't have to continue to wrestle with the idiotic question of whether to go to war or not!" Although he is in a wheelchair, Roosevelt at this moment completely gives people a feeling of being full of energy.

"Yes, we can declare our participation in the war!" If it weren't for the respect for the officers and men who died at Pearl Harbor, Marshall couldn't help but applaud the Japanese attack.

The bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese completely freed them from the shackles of declaring war and destroyed the isolationists' "fire-watching theory from across the shore".

And then all that remained was the shackles of declaring war on the Allied member states such as Germany and Italy.

Now, Roosevelt had some information at his disposal that strengthened his conviction that Reinhardt and Rossi would soon untie another shackle for the United States.

Roosevelt and Marshall carefully studied the intercepted telegram sent to Tokyo by Hiroshi Oshima, the Japanese ambassador to Berlin.

In this telegram, Roosevelt and his think tank learned that Ribbentrop, on behalf of Reinhardt, had made assurances to the Japanese side that Germany would be on Japan's side in the event of a war with the United States.

Similarly, in a telegram sent back from Italy by the Japanese ambassador, the United States intercepted similar content.

Therefore, in Roosevelt's eyes, the Japanese must be in Berlin and Rome at this moment, clamoring for Reinhardt and Rossi to fulfill their promises.

And once the Allied camp fulfilled this promise to Japan, the United States, which was attacked by Japan, could declare war on Germany, Italy and Germany as a matter of course, and then more freely carry out aid and blood transfusions to the Soviet Union.

"Now, it's time to hear from Europe." Roosevelt said confidently.

If he did not expect, it would not be long before the declaration of war by Germany, Italy, and even the entire Allied military bloc against the United States came down.

As long as the other side declares war, as long as Germany dares to declare war on the United States. Then, the various US aid to the Soviet Union would not have met with such great resistance at home.

In the face of war, all measures will be implemented a hundred times more conveniently than in peacetime.

The enemy of the enemy is the friend, and the saying is tried all over the world.

It can be said that Germany's declaration of war on the United States was, on the contrary, an aid to Roosevelt's war policy.

While Roosevelt and Marshall were waiting for the declaration of war from Germany and Italy. Japan's ultimatum has finally come.

Although the ultimatum should be handed in before the war.

However, the Japanese Foreign Ministry set a 50-minute delay at 1 p.m. Washington time to deliver the attack to half an hour before the start of the war and to avoid the notorious "sneak attack" and "undeclared war."

This is one of the most typical characteristics of the Japanese, who do everything they do, and still refuse to admit that they are afraid of being scolded.

However, when it comes to being cheeky, Hiroshi Oshima immediately meets someone in Berlin who is even more shameless than them......