In the Pacific Ocean, 150 nautical miles northwest of Oahu, an incredibly large Japanese fleet is now cruising in the calm Pacific Ocean, including 7 aircraft carriers, 5 battleships, 8 heavy cruisers, 15 light cruisers, 48 destroyers, 15 tankers, and hundreds of transports

At the center of this huge fleet were the aircraft carriers built for the Soviet Union confiscated by Akagi and Kaga, the Soryu-class No. 3 that did not exist in the history of Soryu, Flying Dragon, and Shenlong, seven large aircraft carriers including Shozuru and Zuizuru, and the battleship Nagato, the flagship of the Combined Fleet

Unlike in history, when Nagumo Tadaichi commanded the First Air Fleet to carry out a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, this time the entire Combined Fleet poured out, and the commander who commanded the sneak attack was replaced by the commander of the Combined Fleet, Admiral Yamamoto

Yamamoto was sitting in the luxurious officer's room of the Nagato at the moment, squinting as Rear Admiral Ugaki, Chief of Staff of the Combined Fleet, reported in the most cheerful tone the battle report he had just received

"The American aircraft carrier sank the USS Lexington, the American aircraft carrier USS Saratoga, the American battleship USS Pennsylvania, the American battleship USS California, the American battleship Maryland, the American battleship USS Tennessee, the American battleship Arizona, the American battleship Nevada......" After reporting the results, Ugaki sighed softly and bowed slightly to Yamamoto. Your Excellency, Commander, on your greatest victory in the history of naval warfare, the U.S. Pacific Fleet will become a name in history after this battle."

"I'm afraid it's not that easy, Ugaki-kun" Yamamoto fifty-six waved his hand and said with a wry smile: "This time, we stabbed a hornet's nest and attacked Pearl Harbor, and the occupation of Hawaii will definitely anger the entire United States, and Japan may be destroyed in our country."

"How so?" Ugaki shook his head in confusion, "The empire is not alone, China and Germany will definitely support us, and with their support, they have taken the lead in eliminating the Pacific Fleet and capturing Hawaii...... The empire is already invincible"

"Invincible?" The corners of Yamamoto Fifty-six's mouth twitched, and he said coldly: "Because of our white spoon sneak attack, I'm afraid that the real invincible ones are China and Germany?" ”

Ugaki was slightly stunned, and muttered: "Isn't the invincibility of China and Germany the invincible position of the empire?" ”

Yamamoto Fifty-six let out a long sigh, "Ugaki-kun, the empire is not an ally of China and Germany, but a pawn in their hands that can be given up at any time"

"Chess pieces? The empire is a pawn ......" Ugaki shook his head in confusion

Yamamoto said lightly: "The United States has Britain and France in its hands, and China and Germany have the empire in their hands...... Britain and France could not sustain the war without the assistance of the United States, and the empire could not compete with the United States without the assistance of China and Germany, so as long as the United States did not give up Britain and France, China and Germany would not give up the empire, on the contrary, once the United States agreed to abandon Britain and France, China and Germany would not hesitate to abandon the Japanese empire, this is the current situation of the empire, we are another chess piece"

"Isn't that the empire ......" Ugaki gasped, unable to speak for a while

"As a pawn, you must also fight hard" Yamamoto's voice seemed to be filled with an inexplicable sadness, and he sighed in a deep voice: "The greater the achievements of the empire on the battlefield, the more it contains the power of the United States, the higher the value, and the less likely it is to be abandoned by China and Germany...... As long as the victory of China and Germany in the war is lost, perhaps Hitler will consider using the Japanese Empire to contain China, so that the Empire can save all the spoils" Speaking of this, Yamamoto gritted his teeth "In the face of a rising China, the current role of the Japanese Empire is either a pawn for other powers to contain China, or a shield for China to resist the United States.

At this time, a large group of black planes appeared in the air southeast of the Japanese fleet, and the first wave of air raids by the returning Japanese carrier-based aircraft group had ended, and in just half an hour's air raids, the United States lost two aircraft carriers and one battleship, and two other battleships were severely damaged, and a raging fire broke out in the harborThe self-defense capability of the US military base at Pearl Harbor has also been greatly weakened

"Your Excellency the Commander, Commander of the Hawaiian Army, Lieutenant General Nishio Shouzo, has called to inquire whether the Hawaii Raid operation is going to be carried out as planned?" Ugaki took a copy of the newspaper from the communications staff officer, glanced at it, and asked Yamamoto Fifty-six

The Pearl Harbor incident was different from history, so in addition to sending a large number of fleets, there was also a Hawaiian Front with Vice Admiral Nishio Shouzo as the commander, and this army was attached to the 2nd Division, the 4th Division, the 5th Division, the 6th Division, the 11th Division and the 16th Division, with a total strength of nearly 150,000 In addition, there were nearly 5,000 marines to help in the battle, but the final decision on whether to launch an offensive was not decided by Nishio Shouzo, It is not because the Japanese army and navy have completely eliminated their differences, but because the landing operation must depend on the success of the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor

Yamamoto Fifty-six took the newspaper from Ugaki's hand, glanced at it, nodded and said: "Call Commander Nishio, just say that the navy's attack on the US Pacific Fleet has been successful, and the operation in Hawaii can be carried out as originally planned" He paused slightly, and said: "The second wave of air raids on Pearl Harbor is also carried out according to the original plan, and the primary target is the battleship ...... of the US Pacific Fleet."

…… Washington, White House

The heads of the US Army and Navy and the ministers of various government departments were urgently summoned here for a meeting after the Japanese ambassador handed over the declaration of war, and the bad news came that Pearl Harbor, the home port of the US Pacific Fleet, was being attacked

The Pacific Fleet was in a state of complete unguarded peace, when it was suddenly attacked by the Japanese naval aviation, and President Roosevelt, who had served as assistant secretary of the US Navy, certainly knew what that meant...... The Pacific Fleet was either completely annihilated or suffered heavy losses, and things were really bad to the extreme, although Roosevelt had long wanted to put the United States in a state of war, but he never dreamed that the enemy's attack would be so sharp, and what made him a little overwhelmed was that Japan, which launched a sneak attack on the United States, or an ally of Britain and France, this is really ridiculous, Britain and France and Japan are allies, and Japan and the United States are at war, so will the United States be at war with Britain and France?

Will this world war be the United States, Germany and China vs Britain, France and Japan? This somewhat strange combination has appeared in President Roosevelt's mind more than once, and it is clear that this is a winning combination, and the two aggressors, Hitler and Luo Yaoguo, will definitely pull the United States into their white spoon "Iron Alliance" in the happiest mood, and even without the United States to intervene, China will kill all the Japanese archipelago for the United States, and if the American people are allowed to vote on this plan now, it will definitely be 100% in favor

In fact, in this conference room, the Chief of Naval Operations of the United States, William Brown. Raisi was trying to persuade President Roosevelt to unite with China and Germany

"Mr. President, according to the report just received, the Pacific Fleet lost 2 aircraft carriers and 1 battleship in the first wave of the Japanese offensive, and the remaining 7 battleships were also damaged to varying degrees...... Moreover, the army air force and naval airfields on Oahu were also bombed by Japanese planes, and the situation is very critical, and if the Japanese decide to launch a second or third wave of air raids, they will destroy the entire Pacific Fleet, and even occupy Hawaii

And now the only one who can prevent Hawaii from being occupied by Japan is China, according to intelligence, they now have 6 large aircraft carriers, and also have 1,000 bombers that can cover western Japan, if China, the United States and Germany form an alliance, Japan can only succumb, and Hawaii can be saved"

"It would be a good thing to form an alliance with China and Germany, if they gave up their intention to attack Britain and France."

Roosevelt's face was full of morbid flushes, his lips trembled slightly, and the sinking of a few aircraft carriers and battleships is nothing to the United States, and the industrial capacity of the United States can build more warships soon, but the loss of Hawaii is serious, it is American territory, and once the springboard of Hawaii is lost, it may not be easy for the US Navy to move westward.

Roosevelt shook his head, "We can't ally with China and Germany, because then we can't support Britain and France in the upcoming war in Europe...... Without our white spoon assistance, Britain and France would have lost very quickly, and then the whole world would have been China and Germany."

"And Mr. President of the United States, what China wants is for China, the United States and Germany to jointly lead the world, and they dare not face a Hitler who rules Europe and North America alone," said Commerce Minister Harry. Hopkins reminded softly that although he was the secretary of commerce, he was a confidant of President Roosevelt, and had played many roles in history that had nothing to do with business, and he said to Roosevelt: "This should also be an option, because of the betrayal of Japan and the losses suffered by the Pacific Fleet, we may not be able to defeat China and Germany, and ......"

"It's too early to talk about that," Roosevelt interrupted Hopkins without thinking, and after a moment of silence, he added, "It's just a last resort...... If Germany and China do not declare war on us, we will not go to war against them"

The people in the conference room nodded their heads in agreement, in fact, even if they wanted to declare war on China and Germany, the US Congress would definitely not be able to pass it

Roosevelt rubbed his eyebrows, thought for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "The top priority at present is to rescue Hawaii, if Hawaii is seized by Japan, then the United States may lose an opportunity to lead the world" He looked at Deputy Secretary of War Marshall and said: "George, how is the situation of the ground forces in Hawaii?" How long can they last? ”

"If Japan were really determined to take Hawaii, we would have had a hard time holding it," said George. Catlett. Brigadier General Marshall, who was the only active Army general in the room today, just shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Mr. President, you know the situation of the US Army, compared with China and Germany, we can only be regarded as a militia at best, and even compared with Japan, we are completely inferior The US Army has only a few hundred thousand troops so far, and only 20,000 troops in Hawaii ...... In addition, there are more than 1,000 marines in the army, if Japan really wants to land, they may invest more than 100,000 troops, and the sea and air supremacy are on their side, and it is difficult for our white spoon reinforcements to arrive, so to keep Hawaii, the key is to regain sea supremacy."

"Commodore Marshall is right, we must immediately send warships from the Atlantic to support the Pacific Fleet," said William. Vice Admiral Leahy echoed: "Now the Pacific Fleet only has two capital ships, the battleship West Virginia and the aircraft carrier Enterprise, which are available because they went to San Diego to carry out missions, so they are not in Pearl Harbor and have escaped a catastrophe, but they cannot fight a decisive battle with the Japanese Combined Fleet with this little force, and I suggest that three more aircraft carriers including Yorktown, Vespa, and Assault be drawn from the Atlantic Fleet, as well as six battleships including Idaho, Mexico, Mississippi, New York, Texas, and Arkansas, and a number of heavy cruisers, light cruisers, destroyers, and other auxiliary ships to join the Pacific Fleet, so that we can concentrate four aircraft carriers and seven battleships in the Pacific waters in a short period of time, and we should have the strength to fight the Japanese Navy."

"When will these warships be in place?" Roosevelt's brow loosened slightly

"At most 20 years, as long as Hawaii can hold out for 20 years, the navy can send a fairly strong fleet to reinforcements," said William. Leahy replied

Can Hawaii hold on to 20 years old? Roosevelt's eyebrows couldn't help but twist into a ball again, if Hawaii could not contain it, it would be difficult for the United States to counterattack in the future, and the trouble was that once Hawaii was lost, the United States would fall into a comprehensive strategic passivity in the Pacific, and not only the lines of communication with Australia would be exposed to the threat of the Japanese fleet, but even the west coast of the United States could hardly be said to be attacked...... And the overall situation of the entire world anti-fascist war will also take a sharp turn for the worse, because when Hawaii is captured and the west coast is threatened, the United States will naturally go all out to expand its navy to counterattack Hawaii, and it is inevitable that its aid to Britain and France will be greatly reduced

At this time, a White House Mi Teng gently pushed open the door and handed a document to US Secretary of State Hull, who took a look at it, his face suddenly changed, and he shouted: "China and Germany have just declared war on Britain, France, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Belgium

"What?" Roosevelt's head shook, as if he was thinking about something, and suddenly he raised his eyebrows, and grinned: "China and Germany have chosen a good time to declare war."

Hull was stunned when he heard this, and then a trace of joy flashed on his face, and he suddenly realized: "I see, now Britain and France have not declared war on Japan, and we have not formed an alliance with Britain and France...... Moreover, if we want to form an alliance with China in order to defend Hawaii, then China can also ask us to declare war on Britain and France, at least we can no longer support Britain and France, it seems that China and Germany, at least China still wants to maintain friendly relations with the United States, which is indeed a good thing in the current difficult environment."

"But the price is high," said Harry. Hopkins took a deep breath, "If we were afraid of getting involved in a war against China and Germany, and not ally with Britain and France, they would most likely not hold out for long, and once the European continent was controlled by Hitler...... Do you know if this madman will fight the East Coast idea? ”

Before Hopkins could finish speaking, President Roosevelt waved his hand and interrupted: "Harry, although I would like to help all the people of the world who resist dictatorship, tyranny and aggression, I am first and foremost the president of the United States, and the interests of the United States are paramount to me, and everything else can be sacrificed."

Harlem. Hopkins and Cordell. After Hull looked at each other, Hopkins said, "Mr. President, is the United States going to form an alliance with China and Germany to carve up the world?" ”

Roosevelt tilted his head, thought for a moment, and smiled: "It's an option, but it's not the time yet" At this point he turned to Harry. Hopkins blinked, "As long as the British mainland does not fall, there will be no danger on the east coast of the United States, then we will assist Britain, France and Germany at the same time, and concentrate on defeating Japan first and recapturing Hawaii...... Then they will attack Papua Guinea and Eastern Australia, which were occupied by Japan, and by that time the world war should have ended."

Most of the people in the conference room were confused, but Hopkins and Marshall understood what Roosevelt meant, because the Manhattan Project of the United States should have come to fruition at that time, so that China, the United States and Germany would become countries with the ultimate weapons, and the world war would naturally not be able to continue

"And what if Britain can't hold its homeland?" Hopkins frowned and asked, "Could it be that the United States has abandoned Britain and France and turned to an alliance with China and Germany?" ”

Roosevelt looked at Hopkins very solemnly, smiled deeply, and said: "Yes, Harry, God saves the self-savior, if Britain can't even hold the mainland, then how can the United States save them?" ”

At this time, the door of the conference room was pushed open again, and a young man in a navy uniform hurried up to Roosevelt, leaned over to his ear, and whispered: "Mr. President, Pearl Harbor has been bombed by the second wave of Japanese bombing of the USS Tennessee, the USS Arizona, and the USS Nevada...... Sunk"

To be continued