Chapter 249 Sinking Two U.S. Aircraft Carriers
Wei Qidong and Tang Xinyi did not pay attention to the results of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, but targeted the three US aircraft carriers leaving the port early. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
I don't know if it was a coincidence, or if it was really as rumored that the US military actually knew that Japan would attack Pearl Harbor, and in order to have a suitable reason to participate in the war and arouse the anger of the whole people, it deliberately allowed Japan's sneak attack to succeed, but the fact is that the three aircraft carriers that were originally anchored in the port by the US military were transferred away just before the Japanese army came to sneak attack.
At Wei Qidong's request, the Chinese side had already arranged for people to enter Hawaii to pay close attention to the situation in the US military port, and in particular, after knowing that the Japanese army was preparing to attack Pearl Harbor by surprise, it must pay close attention to the information on the movement of US aircraft carriers, and report immediately as long as the US aircraft carriers are moving out of the port.
Wei Qidong and Tang Xinyi had already set up an ambush around Hawaii with submarines, and after learning that the US aircraft carrier had left the port, they secretly followed it.
By the time the little devils attacked Pearl Harbor on the 22nd, the US aircraft carrier was already thousands of nautical miles away from Pearl Harbor.
However, several aircraft carriers of the US military did not act together, and the USS Lexington went in the other direction, only the USS Enterprise and the USS Saratoga were still together, but what is surprising is that several aircraft carriers of the US military did not even have any frigates, and I don't know if it was because they were not in a state of war, so they put the frigates in Pearl Harbor.
"Pearl Harbor was attacked...... After the Japanese army moved, the news was sent to Wei Qidong by the intelligence officers stationed in Hawaii as soon as possible.
"Brother Dong, are you going to do it?" Tang Xinyi asked Wei Qidong.
"Wait a minute, we're watching, they won't be able to run." Wei Qidong said with a smile.
About half an hour after the Japanese army moved, Wei Qidong immediately gave the order to attack, and six torpedo tubes quickly launched six torpedoes, aiming directly at the two aircraft carriers Enterprise and Saratoga. It is impossible for the US military to think that so far away from Pearl Harbor, in addition to the Japanese Combined Fleet, there are forces that can endanger their aircraft carriers.
When the "boom, boom, boom......" exploded violently on the side side, the US troops on the aircraft carrier were directly stunned, and they could not believe the facts in front of them at all.
The two aircraft carriers were each hit by three torpedoes on the same side, and even the biggest guy at sea could not withstand it. With the influx of a large amount of seawater, the two aircraft carriers saw that they were sinking, and due to the lack of frigates, it was too late to rescue in this vast sea.
After sinking the two US aircraft carriers, Wei Qidong immediately returned to track the Lexington, and when the Senxington separated, he felt that it should be in the direction of Midway. So Wei Qidong directly asked Tang Xinyi to drive the submarine in the direction of Midway Island.
And the direction of the US military, as soon as it received the news that Pearl Harbor was attacked, suddenly received the news that two aircraft carriers far from Hawaii were attacked and sinking rapidly, the entire White House and the Pentagon were shocked, and this was definitely the darkest day for the US military.
After attacking Pearl Harbor in several waves, the Japanese retreated quickly, only a few hours before and after. By the time the Japanese planes left, Pearl Harbor was in flames, billowing smoke, the airfield was in ruins, and beautiful Hawaii was no longer beautiful.
In the end, the US military suffered more than 4,000 casualties, more than a dozen battleships and other ships were destroyed or sunk, and nearly 200 aircraft were destroyed. Coupled with the two aircraft carriers that were sunk by Wei Qidong and Tang Xinyi, the main force of the US Pacific Fleet was almost wiped out at once.
Originally, Wei Qidong had already gone to track the Lexington, and it may have been that the news of the attack on the other two aircraft carriers woke them up, so Wei Qidong failed to find the Lexington at Midway and let it escape.
"Of the three aircraft carriers that the US military left the port, two were sunk by submarines?" When the Japanese learned the news, they were also shocked, because they knew very well that the Japanese Combined Fleet had not been able to track down the US aircraft carrier at all, and even regretted that the US aircraft carrier had escaped.
Unexpectedly, the two aircraft carriers of the US military were sunk unconsciously, and they couldn't believe that this was true, and thought that it was a smoke bomb released by the US military.
"Wei Qidong and Tang Xinyi, it must be them." Yamamoto Fifty-six said with a solemn face.
Hearing Yamamoto Fifty-six say this, some of the admirals of the navy pondered it and felt that this possibility was very high. Of course, even if they believe that it is very likely that Wei Qidong and Tang Xinyi did it, they know very well that the ultimate purpose of their actions is definitely not to help Japan, but to weaken the strength of the US military, and they only indirectly help them Japan.
"They didn't attack sooner rather than later, but after we had acted, they attacked quickly. It can be seen that it was premeditated, and it is also prepared to let us help them carry this black cauldron. ”
But how could they act in such a timely manner? Could it be that they also have the time to move on our feet? ”
Thinking that their actions were very likely to be known to the Chinese side, the Japanese Combined Fleet headed by Isoroku Yamamoto could be said to have broken out in a cold sweat; if the Chinese side had directly told the US military the news and that the US military had taken precautions in advance and had taken precautions, then they would probably have fallen directly into the trap of the US military, and the consequences would have been unimaginable.
Because, for the sake of this operation, the Japanese Combined Fleet put all the main forces into it, and once it fails, no one can afford the result.
"These two are terrible." Mitsumasa Yonechi was very frightened, and he wanted to get rid of these two thorns in his side, but he had no choice.
As for Wei Qidong's sauldron of putting the Japanese Combined Fleet on its back the black cauldron of attacking two US aircraft carriers, this is nothing for the Japanese, and it is not a bad thing, because it has completely offended the Americans anyway, and it does not matter if there is one more crime, but it can let the US military see the combat effectiveness of their Japanese Combined Fleet, so as to deter them even more.
In the face of such a great enmity, on the afternoon of the 22nd, the United States officially declared war on Japan, and Japan seized the opportunity to begin its march into Southeast Asia.
In the following month, the Japanese army quickly launched a fierce attack on the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaya and other Southeast Asian countries in several directions. Although these places were colonized by the British, American, and Dutch for a long time, these colonial armies were unable to withstand the frantic attacks of the elite Japanese army because they had not experienced a major war for a long time and were not in large numbers.
The Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaya quickly fell and were occupied by the Japanese army.
However, when the Japanese army attacked Singapore, they were more cautious, and after defeating the British army in Singapore and arresting the whites, they quickly maintained local order, and publicly stated that the local Chinese and Japanese enjoyed equal status and rights.
Obviously, the Japanese are doing this to eliminate the hostility between China and Japan as much as possible, and after they have openly become enemies of Britain and the United States, they do not want to make any more enemies of China and hope to befriend Germany, but they also know that China's role in making good friends with Germany cannot be underestimated.
All these reasons have prompted the arrogant Japanese to put aside their past prejudices against China and try their best to defuse the hostility between China and Japan for the sake of their Japanese interests.
Of course, it is not clear whether this kind of move is wishful thinking on the part of the Japanese, but at least, the Chinese side has not expressed any expression of Japan's current overture.