The plane hovered over the west coast of the United States, and the turquoise waters beneath the wings seemed to be more pure than the blue of the sky at this time. On the surface of the sea, there is a formation of white-painted ships, breaking through the waves and heading towards the open sea to the west. And behind this formation is the large-scale San Diego Naval Port of the United States, which is the home port of the US Pacific Fleet and the location of the Sino-US and British Joint Operations Command this time!

After three days of travel, Marshal Luo Yaoguo, who was entrusted with the important task of commanding the Sino-American and British allied forces, and his henchmen and staff finally arrived at the largest and most important military port on the west coast of the United States on a transport plane converted from a B-1 heavy bomber. Looking down from the air, what unfolded in front of Luo Yaoguo's eyes was a giant military port that was at least twice as large as China's largest Zhanjiang military port. In the middle of the turquoise bay, there are neat and clean docks, and there are rows of large dry docks. On the shore were tall buildings and countless anti-aircraft guns with their muzzles held high. But the most eye-catching thing is the huge battleships, aircraft carriers, heavy cruisers, light cruisers, destroyers, hospital ships, transport ships, and oil tankers neatly moored side by side at anchorage! The tall cage masts form a forest of steel in the military port! A twelve-inch, fourteen-inch, or even sixteen-inch giant naval gun seems to show the world that the U.S. Navy is still one of the most powerful navies in the world! ，

In fact. The total tonnage of this US Navy, which has been repeatedly battered, is still on a par with the Chinese Navy, which is currently dominating the Pacific Ocean! If Luo Yaoguo returns this time next year, the total tonnage of the US Navy will undoubtedly return to the world's No. 1 throne. Luo Yaoguo noticed that on the dock next to the row of giant dry docks, there were five Essex-class heavy aircraft carriers outfitting! It seems that the Americans have converted the warship repair base of San Diego into a shipbuilding base...... This is the essence of the world's first industrial power! If it weren't for the atomic bomb that appeared in the world in advance, with such industrial strength. Even if China and Germany do join forces, I am afraid that they will not necessarily be able to eliminate the United States, right?

Chester. Nimitz was also on this plane. His heart is just as heavy, he has such a strong industrial power, but he is controlled everywhere in the war! It seems that an industrial power is not the same as a military power, and the lessons of this world war for the United States are too profound...... What is even more heart-wrenching is that China and Germany have already seized enough resources and wealth through this world war, and in less than 20 years, the United States may be about to hand over the throne of the world's largest industrial power.

It seems that the United States has lost the opportunity to stand on the highest peak of the world forever!

At the airfield, Admiral MacArthur, commander of the U.S. Army's Central America and West Coast Command, Vice Admiral Spruance of the U.S. Task Force 1, and the staff of the Pacific Fleet Command. Several generals of the U.S. Army are already waiting there. Luo Yaoguo's body just showed out of the hatch. Before waving their hands, a naval military band in snow-white uniforms played a welcome song, a group of U.S. Marines held high M1 Garand rifles and formed a phalanx waiting for the review, and some overseas Chinese or Chinese Americans who probably spontaneously came to the airport to welcome them waved the national flags of China and the United States and cheered loudly.

Luo Yaoguo stepped on the gangway and strode down. Today he was wearing a navy white uniform, and he seemed to be a little excited between his eyebrows. Natalie followed behind him with a briefcase, but the big beauty who was used to seeing big scenes was calm, waving frequently at the welcoming crowd.

Admiral MacArthur greeted him with his trademark corncob pipe in his mouth, smiling, and giving a military salute to his students. And Luo Yaoguo also returned the salute solemnly, and the marshal smiled and said to his former teacher in English: "Mr. General, we are finally allies now." MacArthur smiled and replied, "Fortunately, it is not the enemy, otherwise this world war would have been fought endlessly." Then the four hands of the two men clasped together. The flashing lights of the surrounding reporters from China and the United States also flashed, recording the scene forever.

After a brief but solemn welcoming ceremony, Luo Yaoguo made a brief statement in public, saying: "Today, March 5, 1940, is a great moment. The two largest democracies in the world, the Republic of China and the United States of America, have finally come together for a common goal! This goal is to completely defeat the Japanese militarist forces that threaten peace and security in the Pacific region and restore peace and tranquility to the entire world! Starting today, tens of millions of heavily armed, state-of-the-art armed and trained troops will fight side by side! Those murderous enemies armed to the teeth will tremble before the Blue Sky and the Star-Spangled Banner, for there is only one outcome that awaits them, complete destruction! Victory will be a ...... for China and the United States."

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Washington, the White House, the content of Luo Yaoguo's statement was immediately telegraphed to President Roosevelt, and the Oval Office also resounded with long-lost laughter. Roosevelt waved the telegram in his hand and said with a smile: "I wonder what Mr. Hitler's expression is now?" He pointed to Hopkins on the other side and said, "Harry, it seems that this time the United States has achieved a major diplomatic victory." ”

Hopkins shrugged his shoulders and muttered, "Yes, but it's very costly." Having said that, Hopkins is still very satisfied with Luo Yaoguo's statement that is obviously beneficial to the United States. Because the war between the United States and Germany has been fought so far, everyone knows that it is no longer realistic to completely destroy the other side (and China will not agree to it). So, through the matchmaking of the Russian Empress Anastasia, negotiations between the virtues and Germany have begun in secret! At this time, China is showing a biased attitude towards the United States, which is obviously very beneficial to the United States.

Roosevelt smiled slightly, took a sip of coffee on the table: "As long as you can save the United States, such a price is nothing!" As he spoke, he glanced at Marshall, who was beside Hopkins: "George, what do you say?" Is it possible that we will launch a campaign to recover Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in two months? Only by driving the Nazis out of the United States can we get a decent peace from the Germans. ”

Speaking of this, Roosevelt's tone had already cooled down: "What 296 billion gold marks in reparations." There was also the ...... that ceded Puerto Rico and the Panama Canal The United States is absolutely unacceptable! If the United States accepts such a peace, then the day of her demise is not far off! ”

Marshall's expression also became solemn. He nodded slightly and replied, "Mr. President, the Army Staff and the Naval Operations Department have worked together to study the possibility of recovering Puerto Rico. In our opinion, this possibility exists, but only if the combined German-Italian fleets are inflicted! He took a deep breath and accentuated his tone: "But now the strength of our fleet and that of Free Britain is far inferior to that of the combined fleets of Germany and Italy, and the only way to inflict heavy damage on the opponent is to use atomic bombs!" With the 30 kg of weapons-grade uranium-235 purchased from China, plus the stocks in our hands and the production in March, by the beginning of April. We'll be able to assemble two atomic bombs. ”

"Do you have to use up both atomic bombs?" Roosevelt asked, "Shouldn't we experiment?" ”

"There's no need to experiment." Marshall replied: "We have bought the data on the atomic bomb test from the Chinese. If these data are true, we don't need experiments to ensure that these two atomic bombs will blow off smoothly! ”

"Well, good, 2 atomic bombs...... Now the Germans are having a good time! Roosevelt was so pleased with this answer that he turned to Chief of Naval Operations Leahy: "William." How is the Navy going to use these two atomic bombs? ”

Admiral Leahy stood up, walked to the bookshelf to the side, took a map of the Caribbean Sea and spread it out on Roosevelt's desk, he pointed to Port of Spain, the capital of Tridani, the southernmost British colony in the West Indies, and said to President Roosevelt: "Mr. President, the Germans have taken over the defense of Tridani from the authorities in London, and have made Port of Spain and the Gulf of Paria the main anchorage of the combined German and Italian fleets in the Caribbean. At least half of the capital ships of the German and Italian navies were moored there...... The initial idea of the Naval Operations Department was to recruit volunteers from the Navy to infiltrate two submarines loaded with atomic bombs from the north and south entrances of the Gulf of Paria. Then detonate the atomic bomb near the mooring place of the German, Italian fleets! According to the Navy's estimates, an atomic bomb equivalent to 25,000 tons of TNT explosives would be powerful enough to destroy all ships within 3,000 feet of the surrounding area! And two such atomic bombs will be detonated in the north and south directions of the anchorage of the German and Italian fleets in Port of Spain, and their power will be enough to paralyze the entire fleet! As long as the combined German-Italian fleet could not fight, the U.S. Navy would be able to send enough troops to Puerto Rico. And occupy there. ”

"Wait a minute," Roosevelt interrupted with a wave of his hand, as if he had heard something wrong with Leahy's plan, "what will happen to these two submarines?" The president looked at Raisi solemnly: "This operation is not going to be a suicide operation, right?" Those Americans who drove submarines ......"

Leahy and Marshall glanced at each other, and the plan to use atomic bombs to raid the anchorages of the German and Italian fleets was called "Operation Spartan 100 Warriors". There were two pre-options for this operation: one was to tie an atomic bomb with a pontoon, an iron anchor, and a timing device to the shell of the submarine, and after the submarine had dived under the water of the combined German and Italian fleets at anchorage, the frogmen would cut the ropes and place the atomic bomb in place. Then the submarine and the frogman escaped separately...... However, the difficulty of implementing this plan is so high that it can only exist in adventure novels. And the other plan is a suicide attack of the two submarines! Although the Naval Operations Department has not yet finalized which plan to use, considering the preciousness of the atomic bomb, almost all the staff officers involved in the development of the plan recommended the use of a suicide attack scheme!

"President, in order to save America, there is always a sacrifice to be made," Admiral Leahi also leaned towards a suicidal scenario, pondering that "if Hitler were allowed to remain in control of Puerto Rico, he would most likely drop atomic bombs on the big cities of the United States after he possessed them!" That would mean the death of millions of people! So if we sacrifice 100 warriors now, we will be able to save a million. ”

Marshall also nodded slightly, he was also in favor of exchanging the lives of 100 Americans plus two atomic bombs for most of the combined fleet of Germany and Italy. This sea force is simply too powerful to be fought against by the current combined US-British fleet, and the United States must retake Puerto Rico before Germany has the atomic bomb! So we can't wait for the day when a large number of newly built ships will be put into service.

"That's 100 Americans...... May God forgive us cruel big men. Roosevelt smiled wryly. Then he said to Leahy: "William, when will the reconquest of Hawaiian begin?" I don't want that Hirohito dog mongrel to run away to Germany! ”

Admiral Leahy frowned slightly: "The Chinese's Pacific Fleet is already on its way to the Hawaiian Islands." It includes 10 aircraft carriers, 3 battleships, 5 heavy cruisers, hundreds of auxiliary ships, 80 10,000-ton Republican ships, and 100,000 offensive troops. It is expected that within two weeks, they will be able to start the offensive. Our Pacific Fleet will also depart in a week, and they will attack at the same time as the Chinese fleet. ”

"Two weeks," Roosevelt pondered, and then asked, "Has the battle plan been drawn up?" I don't think I remember seeing any of them. ”

"President. A formal battle plan has not yet been worked out. The commander-in-chief of the operation, Marshal Luo Yaoguo, just arrived at the San Diego military port this morning, and the Joint Operations Command has just begun to be formed. Admiral Leahy smiled and replied, "The Chinese acted very quickly this time, and it took less than a week to complete the mobilization of the entire fleet and 100,000 attacking troops, and they set off without any delay." Obviously, their attack on Hawaii was very strong. Hirohito is probably in danger this time! ”

"Oh, that's great! If they can capture the emperor alive, I hope to send him to the United States to stand trial. Roosevelt sighed, a look of anticipation on his face.

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The Honolulu Imperial Palace, in the conference room, around the huge sand table, the Japanese army and navy generals gathered together. Admiral Yamamoto, commander of the Navy's Combined Fleet, looked a little worried with a baton in his hand. Emperor Hirohito is briefing Emperor Hirohito on the current state of the war. He certainly had reason to be worried. As the commander of the Combined Fleet, he was most aware of the current plight of the Japanese Navy and the strength of his opponents.

The crisis of the Japanese army can be said to be clear at a glance on the sand table. Due to the inability of four large aircraft carriers overhauled on Japanese soil to return to the fleet, the Combined Fleet has completely lost the ability to fight a decisive battle at sea. The Hawaiian archipelago of Yamato (Oahu) is now their last resort. The Japanese had been occupying Yamato Island (Oahu) for a year and a few months, and when they seized the island, they seemed to have the current dilemma in mind. The construction of various fortifications and fortress batteries has not stopped. The more than 100,000 Japanese troops guarding the Hawaiian Islands worked hard for more than a year like engineering teams, and finally turned Yamato Island (Oahu) into a super fortress full of forts and fortifications.

As for the material and ammunition reserves on the island, they are also unusually abundant. After the "Korean atomic bomb incident" on January 15, the Japanese army, which realized that the homeland would eventually be lost, and even the new state of Japan (Eastern Australia) would fall sooner or later, sent the remaining supplies in their hands to Hawaii as much as possible, and now they are stored in temporary warehouses on Yamato Island (Oahu), and even the streets of Honolulu and Pearl Harbor are piled up with various supplies covered with canvas. If China and the United States plan to besiege it, I am afraid that it will not be possible to achieve the goal in three or five years!

If the Sino-US coalition is ready to take the method of strong attack, then the defense force on Yamato Island is enough to make the other side pay an extremely heavy price. The army on the Hawaiian Islands has now been unified into the Guards Corps, with the Minister of War, King Asakanomiya, also serving as the commander of the Corps. The Guards Corps has 10 divisions under its jurisdiction, numbered from the 1st Guards Division to the 10th Guards Division, with a total strength of 200,000 troops, and relatively abundant weapons and equipment, at least basic machine rifles, light artillery, and mortars. As for the heavy artillery, there are the fortress batteries of the Navy, as well as the battleships of the remnants of the Combined Fleet, the naval guns of the heavy cruisers, and the 105mm and 150mm cannons of the army are all the same thing. In addition to these 200,000 regular troops, the Japanese in the Hawaiian Islands, as long as they can take up arms, are now organized into national teams, armed with rifles, grenades, explosives bags, etc., ready to defend the emperor with their flesh and blood to the last breath!

The remnants of the Japanese Combined Fleet were to be divided into two parts, with all the battleships and heavy cruisers (including the 1st rank coastal defense ships) concentrated near the shoals in Pearl Harbor, ready to run aground and act as a fortress battery. A few remaining light aircraft carriers, along with several salvaged former U.S. Navy battleships, were all ready to sink themselves at the entrance to Pearl Harbor, so that the entire harbor could be sealed off. The remaining light cruisers, destroyers, submarines, and so on of the Combined Fleet could not participate in the tragic island attack and defense war, and Yamamoto 56 planned to send them to the Pacific Ocean to "fight guerrillas", which was actually a break in diplomatic relations, including China, the United States, Britain (Free Britain and the London authorities), the Far Eastern Republic, India and Asan, and even the merchant ships of the Russian Empire, the apparent ally of the Japanese Empire, were all targets! Of course, there are five large ocean-going submarines lurking in the waters near Pearl Harbor, waiting for His Majesty's summons at any time, but this arrangement is now top secret, except for the commanders of the five submarines, which only Hirohito's closest people know about. Therefore, Yamamoto did not disclose this arrangement in today's meeting...... Right now, the Honolulu Imperial Palace and the Japanese government-in-exile are chanting the slogan of "Jade Broken Hawaii"!

And the last part of this "jade crushing plan" is a counterattack by the Japanese army! Everyone knows that it is impossible to achieve victory in a battle that is not fought back by just being beaten, and although the Japanese army does not have much possibility of victory at present, the national character of the Japanese nation determines that even if there is a 1% possibility, they must do their best to fight for it! Therefore, on the Hawaiian Islands, all the pilots of the Japanese army and navy air force have been gathered together to form a "kamikaze special attack team," and a total of more than 500 suicide planes will be put into a counterattack against the invading Chinese and American fleets! In addition to the kamikaze aircraft, which has long been the symbol of the Japanese Navy, Yamamoto has another killer feature in his hands this time, that is, the "Zhenyang Special Attack Motorboat". This suicide weapon was secretly developed a year ago, six months ago, the Japanese Navy secretly formed and trained the "Earthquake Special Attack Team" in the Hawaiian Islands, and it was originally planned that these suicide motorboats would be used for the decisive battle on the mainland, but no one expected that the 2.15 coup d'état in Tokyo would make the decisive battle at home come to naught. Therefore, these "shocking special attack teams" also stayed in the Hawaiian Islands, and they were used in the counterattack operation of the "Jade Crushing Plan".

After Yamamoto explained the plan for the decisive battle, the high-ranking Japanese military officials who participated in the meeting also expressed their opinions, most of them agreed with the decisive battle in Hawaii, but there were also opposing opinions.

"Yamamoto-kun, what if the people of Shina drop an atomic bomb on Yamato Island? We are now betting all our bets on Yamato Island, just as the North Korean army at that time concentrated its forces in Pyongyang, Wonsan, and Pusan, creating the best opportunity for the Shina army to drop atomic bombs. ”

The one who raised the objection was Nagata Tetsuyama, who has now been transferred to the reserve and has become a so-called "important minister" at the emperor's side, and is here today as a heavy minister.

Hearing this question, the Japanese generals in the conference room all looked at each other, and all eyes turned to Yamamoto Fifty-six, as if asking him, "What should I do?" ”

Yamamoto patted the edge of the sand table table, his eyebrows were tightly twisted, his eyes stared at the sand table for a long time, and after a long time, he took a deep breath and said categorically: "The terrain of Oahu is still much more open than that of Pyongyang, Wonsan, and Busan, according to the report submitted by the North Korean army. The power of the atomic bomb could only reach about 20 square kilometers of land, and Oahu could cover more than 1,500 square kilometers. Tunnels and underground bunkers are also well protected against atomic bombs, and we have built a large number of underground fortifications on Oahu, and we are now preparing to evacuate supplies and reservists to the Kolau and Waianay ranges to reduce unnecessary losses. Speaking of this, he especially accentuated his tone: "Now it can only be like this, the empire has reached its final moment, the big deal is to break all the jade on Yamato Island, and point out the direction for the native people in the dark!" (To be continued.)