"Bang!"

With a soft sound, the champagne in Wang Yaowu's hand was opened.

In the conference room of the Presidential Palace, almost all the high-ranking figures within the Kokusha government gathered to celebrate the success of the Japanese.

On a table in the conference room, there was also the letter sent by Mitsuo Fuchida to Yamamoto Isoroku, with the inscription "Tiger! Tiger! Tiger! "A telegram with three words ...

"Did the Japanese do a good job..."

After tasting the wine in the cup, Yue Chang said with a smile.

"yes..."

A smile of joy also appeared on Sa Zhenbing's face.

"I really didn't expect them to succeed in the end..."

As a naval general, Sa Zhenbing knew very well how successful it was to raid thousands of nautical miles to attack a military base. It doesn't need to be a big obstacle, but it's a miracle to go undetected during a voyage of thousands of nautical miles.

And being discovered by someone, but not being taken seriously by the target of the attack, is a miracle of miracles...

"Anyway, since the Japanese have succeeded, it is not far from us getting involved..."

"yes..."

Hearing Cai Ye say this, several other people nodded.

After all, their original plan was to use the Japanese as guns and let the Japanese expel the British and American powers in the Far East on their behalf. Today, the Western powers in Indochina and the South Sea Islands have been almost expelled, and there is only one Philippines left in Southeast Asia. Now the Japanese have completely angered the Americans, and it is not far from the time when they will come forward...

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Looking at the national letter in front of him. Cordell? Hull didn't know how to express his attitude.

Unlike historically, before the attack, the Japanese ambassador received a long telegram from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and was ordered to hand it over to Secretary of State Kodell before the attack (1 p.m. Washington time). Hull. However, the ambassador was unable to decode and print the long letter in time, and the final declaration of war was not delivered to the United States until after the attack.

In fact, this credential was decoded by the United States before it was submitted to the United States in Japan. Marshall immediately sent an urgent warning to Hawaii after reading the letter (the document did not indicate "urgent" or "urgent" information), but due to the confusion in the internal transmission system of the U.S. military, the cable had to be transmitted through the Civilian Telecommunications Bureau, and a young Japanese-American postman sent the cable to the U.S. military command in Hawaii hours after the attack. And Commander-in-Chief Kimmel threw it in the trash after reading it.

In fact, there is another saying in history...

That is, the entire Pearl Harbor incident, in fact, was a conspiracy of the Americans, and it was a bitter ploy made by the Americans in order to be able to enter the war under the pretext of entering the war. After all, in the United States, where isolationism is rampant, this is the only way to gain popular support for the war.

The conspiracy theories are supported by the following arguments: Marshall's decision that such an important document was a civilian correspondence, Roosevelt's obvious attitude towards the Allies in international affairs, the fact that all three aircraft carriers of the Pacific Fleet were transferred, and the mention of the Japanese threat to Pearl Harbor in Project Orange

Putting aside whether this conspiracy theory is really correct for the time being, as once said, Yan Guang did help the Japanese in this matter.

Of course, it was not a big deal, but it was just the use of the power of the CIA's sleeper personnel to cover the Japanese. So that the Americans were unaware of the actions of the Japanese.

In fact, the undercover agents of the Military Intelligence Agency did a good job in this matter. Unlike the United States in history, the United States at this time did not even notice a trace of this matter. ..., and while Yan Guang and the others were still there with champagne to celebrate, on the distant Pearl Harbor. The U.S. soldiers stationed there are still fighting the Japanese...

"Ahh!!h

On the USS West Virginia, Doris was operating a 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun and firing non-stop at an oncoming Japanese plane. Not long ago, this cook, who had never touched a gun, personally shot down a Japanese plane.

It's just that his results are compared to those of the Japanese. It's just too insignificant...

"Boom!"

An 800-kilogram armor-piercing shell landed on the front of the Arizona's turret No. 4, and the bomb slid off the sloping tower wall, penetrated through the back deck, and drilled into the lower command compartment, where it exploded.

Although the power of the armor-piercing projectile was enormous, the damage to the hull of the explosion was limited.

Therefore, while the officers and men on the ship used anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns to fight back at the Japanese troops, they also divided a considerable part of their forces to extinguish the fire caused by the bombs.

Only at this time. Another formation of high-altitude bombers led by Captain Kusumi flew over the Arizona, and Captain Kondo, the bombardier of Kusumi's crew, dropped bombs on the [Arizona] at an altitude of 3,200 meters. And more than ten seconds later, the bomb hit the target.

The 800-kilogram bomb penetrated the foredeck of the Arizona, first detonating the black powder magazine of the seaplane catapult and then the smokeless powder magazine of the main turret.

If an 800-kilogram bomb can injure the Arizona, but it can't fatally injure it, then the detonation of the powder magazine is equivalent to a fatal blow to the Arizona.

An even more violent explosion occurred inside the Arizona's hull, which ripped open the entire horizontal structure of the hull and the hull above the armor columns.

The turret was shaken by the not-so-violent explosion of a bomb, and two minutes later a much stronger explosion broke the turret, fuel came out somewhere on the left chord, the bow sank into the sea, the waves had flooded the aft main deck, and then a fire broke out, and the black and red plumes of smoke flew to a height of 1,000 feet.

The bridge of the USS Arizona collapsed after the explosion, creating a massive breach in the front of the hull. After that, the entire hull sank.

After the battle, an underwater observation of the sunken Arizona revealed that the first third of the hull was unrecognizable. The Arizona fire lasted two days. A total of 1,177 people were killed on board, half of the total number of Pearl Harbor deaths in history, and 945 of them are still alive today.

(Later in the life there was a Pearl Harbor movie, in which after Pearl Harbor, the black chef Dorris. Miller was honored. However, the truth is that his heroic deeds were not taken seriously at first, until an African-American news agency published a report documenting the deeds of the black hero in Pearl Harbor, in which he demanded that the Navy recognize Miller's heroic deeds.

Last on May 27, 1942. Admiral Chester? Chester W. Nimitz was on the deck of the USS Enterprise, and personally awarded the Doris Ess Estelletz (CV-6)) Miller Naval Cross. In his speech, Nimitz stressed that "this marks the first time that a member of the Pacific Fleet has made such an unprecedented contribution in battle." And a month earlier, on April 7, 1942, U.S. Secretary of the Navy Frank ? Knox also signed an order allowing African-Americans to serve in the general military, although at the same time, racial segregation in the Navy remained unresolved. ）

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Although, for various reasons, the Japanese declared war did not come into the hands of the Americans only after the attacks, as in history, George? Marshall also sent an urgent warning to Hawaii immediately after reading the letter. But just like in history. Because Marshall did not indicate "urgent" or "urgent" information on the telegram. Coupled with the confusion in the internal transmission system of the US military, the telegram had to ......be conveyed through the Civil Telecommunications Bureau, so it was not until after the attack that Admiral Kimmel received a telegram of alarm.

And it's very ironic, just like in history. The telegram was still from a Japanese-American...

Of course, none of that mattered, because the attack was still going on at this time. And the Japanese are very lucky. Because unlike in history, it may be because you didn't notice anything beforehand, or because of other problems. In history, the three aircraft carriers [Enterprise], "Lexington" and "Saratoga" that were supposed to leave Pearl Harbor, except for the [Saratoga] resting in the dry dock of Bremerton, San Diego, the remaining "Enterprise" and "Lexington" are now being bombed by the Japanese in the harbor...

And unlike battleships, these aircraft carriers, which are the same as targets, do not have such a solid shell ...

"Boom!"

An armor-piercing projectile landed on the deck of the Enterprise. After penetrating the deck, the 800-kilogram bomb made a large hole in the hull―――――― unlike battleships such as the USS Arizona. These behemoths more than 200 meters long are really easy to aim.

"Damn it!"

On the bridge of the Enterprise, looking at the gap that almost split the aircraft carrier in two, the captain of the Enterprise, Sterke, scolded.

"These despicable Japanese."

Since until now, a telegram warning to Pearl Harbor had not arrived, so Sterke still thought that the Japanese had launched a sneak attack...

"Captain, the deck is too deep for the plane to take off!"

While Steke was still there cursing the Japanese, the co-captain of the Enterprise suddenly ran over.

Having just been attacked by the Japanese, Sterke ordered the co-captain to go down and prepare for the sortie of the carrier-based aviation.

However, the sortie of carrier-based aviation forces is not a simple matter after all, although unlike the heavy fighters of later generations, the aircraft of this era did not have very high requirements for deck wind, but refueling fuel and ammunition is also a troublesome thing after all.

In wartime, these things must be prepared before the attack, and in peacetime, especially in peacetime, such preparations will not be made at all―――――― not counting war losses in history, but the Americans knelt on 12,000 aircraft and 8,500 crew members in peacetime daily training. And in 1954 alone, 776 aircraft and 533 crew members were lost. And in 1969. In one accident alone, the Enterprise killed 27 people and injured another 120...

You know, these kneeling crews. None of them were killed by the sea breeze...

(In addition, in this history, it seems that it has only reached a certain period of time, and I don't remember the specifics, and the sharp rise in the number of casualties seems to be related to the use of jet aircraft, but even piston planes taking off and landing on aircraft carriers are very dangerous things, after all, the first pilot in history to take off from a warship is kneeling on the second takeoff and landing...) ）

Although the attack of the Japanese was very sudden. But the Americans are not French after all, especially under the command of the deputy captain, the sailors on the [Enterprise] did a good job of sortie―――――― if that bomb had not fallen...

If it weren't for that bomb, or just a slightly smaller bomb, maybe their sortie work would not have been hindered, but an 800-kilogram bomb...

Not even a battleship can ignore the power of an armor-piercing projectile of this class, let alone an aircraft carrier ...

Looking at the holes on the deck, and the surrounding crew members who were urgently extinguishing the fire, although the sailors on the [Enterprise] around the aircraft carrier were using anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns to defend themselves against the Japanese attack. But Sterke understood. They were already powerless to fight back against the Japanese...... "damn it......... The Japanese..."

Hammering the table hard, Sterke gritted his teeth.

Unlike Sturker's resentment, the Japanese in the sky are like entering a carnival. And it's the kind that doesn't have a problem no matter how you play it...

"Look, Arizona!"

On a dive bomber. The driver shouted to the bombardier.

The bombardier followed the driver's voice to see that near the docks, the massive Arizona was on fire and was sinking at a very slow pace.

"Looks like this ship doesn't need to be attacked anymore..."

Looking at the burning Arizona, the bombardier said to the driver.

"You're right."

The driver nodded.

Their prior mission was to take out the Arizona, because in their calculations. A battleship of the rank of the USS Arizona is not easy to sink, so as a second wave of attack groups, they will come to the Arizona.

But now that the Arizona has sunk. And it seems that it is still the kind that cannot be repaired, and they aim for the second-level mission goal.

"The USS West Virginia..."

After tossing the photo of the USS Arizona aside, underneath the photo of the USS Arizona, a photo of the USS West Virginia was revealed.

"Where, where..."

The pilot searched for his target, and eventually, he discovered...

"There it is!"

Shouting this, the pilot steered the plane in the direction of the West Virginia.

On the West Virginia, the sailors on the battleship were still fighting back because of the lack of damage. Especially Doris, this black chef has even shot down at least three Japanese planes, and the reason why it is at least because there is one more that he shot down with a few other machine gunners, because there were too many machine gunners aiming at this poor plane at that time, so no one knows who really blew this plane in the air ?!

Although Doris had an excellent record, he was only a cook who had never touched a gun before this, and in the process of shooting, he was too unrestrained about ammunition due to a certain novice mentality, so by the time he teamed up with a few other people to kill his fourth record, there was not much ammunition left in the machine gun.

Firing and changing ammunition are different ...

The former only needs to aim at the target and pull the trigger, but the latter is a troublesome job, especially for large-caliber weapons such as 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine guns, and at least one person is required to help except Dorris.

It's just that in such a chaotic situation, Doris can't find anyone to help at all, not to mention that he can't help a cook...

Seeing that the machine gun was running out of ammunition, and the West Virginia was suffering more and more damage, Dorris had already begun to think about abandoning the gun, but at this time, a Type 99 dive bomber suddenly flew in this direction!!

Although the order to abandon the ship had already been heard at this time, Dorris, who looked at the flying bomber, made such a decision in his heart.

"Just go. At least kill him!! ”

With that in mind, and looking at the little ammunition left, Doris turned his gun on the incoming bomber.

"Ahh!!h

The fiery serpent at the muzzle of the machine gun danced wildly again. And the target was precisely the dive bomber that flew towards him.

In 1936, the Japanese Navy put forward the development demand of "metal monoplane dive bomber" to replace the traditional old biplane bomber, and under the competition of Nakajima Airlines, Mitsubishi Aviation and Aichi Airlines, Aichi obtained the development and manufacturing rights of this aircraft, and named it the Type 99 carrier-based bomber, the model D3A. ..., in the process of designing the 99 ship explosion in Aichi, Henkel secretly provided technology to the Japanese Navy. Therefore, the 99 ship explosion has many similarities with the German He70 in many designs. The 99 shipburst adopts a fixed landing gear, and is equipped with air brake flaps under both sides of the main wing, which increases the stability during diving, and combines the performance of all parties, whether it is bombing ability, air combat, and reconnaissance capabilities, it is the world's first-class bomber model at that time.

Moreover, the 99 ship explosion has always held a record: the aircraft that sank the most Allied warships during World War II.

Although the driver had already seen Doris operating an anti-aircraft machine gun, out of confidence in his car, the driver did not turn around and dodge, but continued to fly towards the West Virginia after making evasive maneuvers...

In the Pearl Harbor attack in history, the Japanese naval aviation achieved brilliant results mainly because the pilots of the Japanese Navy at that time were trained harshly. Therefore, the pilots of the navy are purely technical and morale is high. Historically, many warships anchored in Pearl Harbor have fallen victim to its dive-dropping bombs.

And the ninety-nine driver is also quite confident in his skills...

It's just that Dorris has shot down four planes, although one of them was divided equally with a few others. But he also figured out a little rule and experience, so although the evasive action of the Japanese pilot was beautiful, it was beyond his expectations. His car was still hit...

"Damn !!"

Although the bullet didn't hit him directly, listening to the "clanging" sound that came from the bullet hitting the plane, Hirata cursed while trying to get rid of it all...

But just then, a bullet suddenly passed through his chest, opening a bowl-sized wound in his chest.

The power of a 12.7mm caliber bullet is definitely not weak. So after passing through Hirata's chest, he even passed through the seat. Hit the bombardier directly behind Hirata.

It's just that unlike Hirata, who was killed on the spot at the time, because of the different positions of the shots, although the body was mutilated, the bombardier still pressed the bomb button before killing...

At this time, the bomber was actually about to fly above Doris's head, so just as Dorys was celebrating his fifth victory there, and was about to abandon the anti-aircraft machine gun that had no bullets in his hand, and was about to abandon the ship like the other sailors, he saw the aerial bombs that were still falling towards him due to the force of inertia...

"Damn it!"

Looking at the 250-kilogram bomb that fell towards him, Doris only said this sentence in the end...

"Boom !!"

Aerial bombs fell, and then exploded ...

Although it was only 250 kilograms, the bomb still tore Doris to pieces, along with the anti-aircraft machine gun that had achieved great results...

Historically, after Pearl Harbor, Dorris was assigned to serve aboard the Liscon Bay, where he remained as an onboard attendant until the aircraft carrier was sunk on November 24, 1943, while participating in Operation Galvic in the Battle of Tarawa.

However, at the moment, although he has achieved a better record than in history, he has lived two years less...

Fortunately, his fighting posture has always been in the eyes of the captain of the West Virginia, so after the Pearl Harbor attack, for reasons of cheering up the military, in the end, Dorris, the black chef who shot down five Japanese enemy planes, still won the honor he won in history...

It's just that no one knows whether this black chef, who has sacrificed, is willing to spend two years in exchange for this honor...

In any case, the attack on Pearl Harbor continued, and unlike history, after two consecutive attacks, a third attack in history that should have been canceled actually took place, and the Americans suffered far more losses than in history...

And Pearl Harbor also shocked the world because of the losses of the Americans...

The world was shocked to discover that in addition to the German [Blitzkrieg], a new method of warfare was born in this world.

By the way, after the Pearl Harbor attack, because the Japanese achieved far greater records than in history, Japanese diplomats seemed to be more upright than before in the face of Yan Guang...

"These little chicks are quite interesting"

Looking at the Japanese who had just left, who seemed to be only more than 1.4 meters tall, Yan Guang smiled and said to Song Ding.

Although the attitude of the Japanese was a little rude just now, Yan Guang's mood was still very good.

Because Yan Guang just got a piece of news that the lead ship of the [Lingbo-class aircraft carrier] that he had been waiting for for a long time had been completed and was about to be launched