Chapter 984: The United States and Japan declare war (ask for subscription!) , ask for a monthly pass, ask for everything! ）

No one noticed that on 16 June, a Japanese navy consisting of six aircraft carriers, two battleships, three cruisers, eleven destroyers, eight tankers, and three submarines left Japan for Pearl Harbor under the command of Vice Admiral Nagumo Tadaichi. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The operation was very secret, and the battle order was issued directly from the base camp, and neither the Nationalist Government, which had always been extremely concerned about the Japanese army, nor the British and American spies in Japan, received any news about this operation.

At 6:00 a.m. on 17 June, Vice Admiral Nagumo of the Japanese Navy ordered 18 reconnaissance planes to fly from the aircraft carrier Enterprise to Pearl Harbor, 370 nautical miles from Pearl Harbor.

6:10: Vice Admiral Nagumo receives the order to attack and orders the first wave to take off, and ten minutes later the first wave of 183 bombers and fighters takes off for Pearl Harbor.

7:40: The first wave arrives on the north shore of Oahu, 9 minutes later the commander gives the order to attack, and another 4 minutes later the commander sends a "Tiger!" to Nagumo. Tiger! Tiger! The message reported that the sneak attack was successful......

Due to the suddenness of the incident, the US troops who rushed to the battle suffered heavy losses, and not only did the casualties exceed the expectations of the Americans, but almost all the ships were driven to the bottom of the sea.

When the statistical report of the losses was sent back to the continental United States, the Americans were furious, and in this sneak attack, the United States lost 8 battleships, 6 cruisers, 3 destroyers, more than 200 aircraft, and more than 3,000 soldiers, while the Japanese only lost a few dozen men and dozens of aircraft, and the losses were negligible in comparison.

Immediately after the successful Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the Reichstag declared war on the United States. The day after Pearl Harbor, the United States declared war on Japan and Germany with only one vote against it, and the Pacific War broke out.

At the same time, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared to the outside world that the day of the attack on Pearl Harbor was the worst day and a day of national shame.

The day after Pearl Harbor, the same time that the United States declared war on Japan and Germany, the Nationalist government, Yan'an, and even local warlords in China quickly received the news.

When they received the news that Japan had declared war on the United States, everyone was stunned, and secretly said that little Japan was playing this play, didn't they want to fight the Soviet Union, why did they start a war against the Yankees.

Moreover, as soon as the war began, the Americans were caught off guard, and the way of the world has really changed, and even Japan, a small country, dares to go to war with all the countries of the entire Pacific Rim, which is really a big joke in the world.

The most shocking thing was the chairman who was far away in Yan'an, after receiving a telegram from the CCP's highest-ranking spy, the chairman even fell to the ground with the teacup in his hand and fell to pieces

Unexpectedly, little Japan really started a war with the United States at this time, and the trend of development was the same as Ma Zheng's judgment, and the chairman was once again shocked by Ma Zheng's strategic level.

At the same time, the Chair was pleased with the choice he had made. Although there was a lot of pressure from the party at that time, he still chose to believe in Ma Zheng and believed that he, a lucky general, would be able to seize this rare opportunity for the party and the country to complete the final take-off.

Ma Zheng is now leading the revitalization of the economy and holding a large-scale production battle full of hope, and at the same time, he has also carefully considered what issues Ma Zheng raised.

This happened suddenly, and even Ma Zheng himself was not prepared, although it was said that Japan would attack the United States and declare war on the United States was inevitable. But according to the trajectory of history, the time for Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor should be at the end of December, and it is not yet December.

Because of this, although Ma Zheng told Yinlong and others who were far away in Tianjin to pay attention to the dynamics of the Japanese government and base camp at all times, he did not expect that Japan would start a war at this time.

In addition to the pranks, it was determined that Japan had indeed launched a surprise attack on the Pearl Harbor Naval Base in Hawaii on the morning of June 17, 1941, resulting in the sinking and damage of a large number of warships anchored at the Pearl Harbor base, as well as a large number of casualties.

The number of US warships sunk in this battle included 6 battleships, 1 heavy cruiser, 2 oil tankers, 2 heavy damage and Zhongchuang battleships, 1 heavy cruiser, 6 B-class cruisers, 3 destroyers, and 3 support ships; A total of 300 Army and Navy aircraft were destroyed.

In addition, the Japanese navy's sneak attack also caused considerable damage to harbors, airfields, and other facilities; The U.S. suffered 2,403 killed and 1,178 seriously wounded.

The losses of the Japanese side were only 8 fighters, 15 carrier-based bombers, and 5 ship-based attack planes, a total of 28 planes, and 74 bombed planes.

Aside from the time, the tactics of this sneak attack and the resulting Warring States Fruit in the end have not changed as in history.

The news came, and the world shook.

After receiving the news from Yan'an, Ma Zheng immediately asked Political Commissar Luo and Xu Yinghui to call over to discuss the impact of this matter.

In the office, Ma Zheng, Political Commissar Luo and Xu Yinghui sat opposite each other across the work, each holding a teacup in their hands, and a trace of heat rose from it.

"Commander, what happened when you called us over in such a hurry?" Political Commissar Luo immediately asked.

Ma Zheng nodded and said: "Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Roosevelt has declared war on Japan!" ”

"Really declared war?" Political Commissar Luo said in surprise.

"Really! Not only the United States and Japan declared war, but also Germany and the United States! Xu Yinghui replied.

Ma Zheng also nodded, agreeing with Xu Yinghui's statement.

After a long time, Political Commissar Luo recovered from his extreme surprise, and then hurriedly asked: "Commander, you are an excellent tactician, who do you think can achieve the final victory between the United States and Japan?" ”

Ma Zheng looked at Political Commissar Luo, and then asked rhetorically: "Lao Luo, do you think Japan can achieve the final victory in the war?" ”

"This is not necessarily, but the Japanese Navy is indeed very strong, although the strength of the US Navy is developing rapidly, but it is not enough to compete with the Japanese Navy, especially this sneak attack on the United States has suffered such heavy losses, it is difficult to do anything in a short period of time." Commissar Luo sighed and said.

Without waiting for Ma Zheng to answer, Political Commissar Luo continued: "The Japanese Navy not only has a strong fleet, but the most enviable thing is that it has a group of naval commanders with rich combat experience. ”

Ma Zheng also agrees with what Political Commissar Luo said, especially the use of carrier-based aircraft to sneak attack US naval bases, this tactic is absolutely ahead of its time, and it is definitely not something that ordinary commanders can come up with.

"Lao Luo, the Japanese Navy is indeed strong, there is no doubt about it! But I don't think it would be possible for the Japanese to win the war! Ma Zheng said in surprise.

"Why?"

"Because Japan is just a snake, and now this snake wants to swallow all the elephants in the neighborhood, which is impossible. Because a snake is a snake, and no snake mighty can swallow an elephant. Ma Zheng said.

"But the Japanese did succeed, the US Pacific Fleet suffered heavy losses, the United States, which had lost air and sea supremacy, could not hold their colonies at all, and when the warships transferred by the Americans from the US mainland arrived in the South Pacific, I am afraid that the Japanese would have occupied all the islands in the South Pacific long ago. With the support of the resources of these places, the Japanese are more than capable of carrying on the war, aren't they? Political Commissar Luo retorted.

Ma Zheng smiled and said: "Lao Luo, what you think is too simple, the Japanese Navy has indeed achieved an unprecedented victory!" As you said, on the premise of an unprecedented victory in the navy, Japan's land forces will also achieve an unprecedented victory, and the entire South Pacific region will fall. But the victory of the Japanese was a fluke, not because their strength was really superior to that of the United States and Britain, but for another reason! ”

"Fluke?"

"What is the reason?"

Political Commissar Luo and Xu Yinghui each asked a question!

Political Commissar Luo smiled and said, "Commander, are you talking about changes in the international situation?" ”

Xu Yinghui also said: "The victory of the Japanese is indeed a bit of a fluke, but victory is victory, even if it is an element of luck, it cannot change the fact that the US Navy has suffered heavy losses, and sometimes luck is strength." ”

"A lot of people are very good in all aspects, but they have never been able to succeed, and some people may have such and such shortcomings, but they have succeeded, this is luck, sometimes luck is far more important than strength."

"You all have a point, but it's obviously not as simple as luck!" Ma Zheng said.

Political Commissar Luo obviously didn't understand Ma Zheng's words, and asked with a frown: "How do you understand this sentence?" ”