"Report, 30 minutes ago the reconnaissance plane sent from the Lanai base spotted a large number of American planes near Oahu! There are at least 200 of them! ”

"What? 200 American planes!? How can it be? Yamamoto Fifty-six was stunned for a moment when he heard the news, and his face turned blue. Oahu has been besieged by the Rìben fleet for a long time, and the island's fighter jets have long been depleted in constant engagements, and even if there are a few left, there can't be as many as 200! But where did these planes come from?

"No, it didn't take off from Oahu," the Black Island turtle man on the side had already reacted. "It was supposed to take off from an escort aircraft carrier!"

"Escort aircraft carriers?"

"It's really a hundred secrets!" The Black Island Turtle Man stomped his feet and said, "I just thought that the Americans could send the battleship to Oahu as a fixed battery, but I didn't expect that they could let the plane fly directly from the escort aircraft carrier to Oahu...... These planes must have flown from American aircraft carriers more than 1,000 kilometers away from Oahu! The maximum range of the Americans' F2A Buffalo is more than 1,500 kilometers, and the maximum range of the latest F4F Wildcat is estimated to be not much smaller. ”

"Commander, look," Kuroshima said, pointing to the map, "to the east of Oahu are Lanai, Maui, Molokai, Hawaii and other islands under our military control, stretching for nearly 200 nautical miles, so our reconnaissance range to the east will be far greater than the other three directions of Oahu, so it is impossible for the US aircraft carrier to be on the east side of Oahu." It is unlikely that they would make a detour to the west of Oahu, and that our ships arriving in the Hawaiian Islands from the mainland would do so from there. The concealment of American aircraft carriers is no less disadvantageous. In this way, the US aircraft carrier could only be stored in the Pacific Ocean 400 nautical miles or even farther away on the north and south sides of Oahu! ”

"400 nautical miles is 740 kilometers...... The cruising speed of these American planes is at most more than 300 km / h, which means that they took off 2 hours ago. Yamamoto fifty-six frowned.

"I can catch up, according to intelligence. The Americans do not have large aircraft carriers in the Pacific Ocean, only 10 escort aircraft carriers, this kind of aircraft carrier is modified from merchant ships, and the speed is very slow, the highest is only 16 or 7 knots, and our Canglong class has a high speed of more than 30 knots. If the soldiers divide into two ways to pursue now, they will be able to catch up at noon tomorrow at the latest! ”

"Then the capital ships of the Americans will not be left alone?" Yamamoto asked rhetorically. "If you let 18 U.S. capital ships run aground on the sands of Oahu. I'm afraid we'll have to retreat from Hawaii! ”

"Maybe there are no battleships close to Hawaii at all," the Black Island Turtleman frowned, "After the Americans send 200 planes to Oahu, they should be able to hold out for a while, as long as it takes another two or three months." The Americans' Essex-class aircraft carriers will be thrown into the Pacific theater in large numbers, and then we will probably have to switch to strategic defense......"

"Damn, it's a hundred secrets!" Yamamoto Fifty-six raised his head and looked at the Chief of Staff of the Combined Fleet on the side, Onishi Takijiro: "Divide the troops!" The first squadron consisted of five Soryu-class aircraft carriers, five light cruisers, and ten destroyers. Strike northeast to intercept the American fleet! Other than that. Send ...... again"

"Commander!" Before Yamamoto could finish his words, he was interrupted by the fleet's communications staff. "The Isuzu light cruiser patrolling south of Oahu called, and the seaplanes they sent found the main force of the U.S. Pacific Fleet about 400 nautical miles south of Oahu, with at least 10 battleships, 12 heavy cruisers, and 5 light aircraft carriers! The American fleet is sailing in the direction of Oahu at a speed of more than 20 knots! ”

"Great, found the American fleet!"

"But it's too late, it's almost dark, and there's no way to launch an air raid......"

"It doesn't matter at the current speed. It will be 20 hours before the American fleet reaches Oahu, and it seems to me that there will be a big battle after dawn tomorrow! ”

"yes. All we have to do is wait for the rabbits around Oahu to have a big victory! ”

"And it's also a great victory to annihilate the main force of the U.S. Pacific Fleet!"

The staff officers of the Combined Fleet began to talk nonsense. Yamamoto raised his wrist and looked at the time, it was already 6:15 in the afternoon! It's definitely too late to dispatch planes now, but there's still time. In 20 hours, it will be 2:15 p.m. tomorrow, which means that after dawn tomorrow, there will be at least 9 hours to attack! Enough for 10 Canglong-class and Hawaiian fighters to make three sorties, that is, nearly 3,000 sorties! Presumably, the main force of the US Pacific Fleet can be completely annihilated! Thinking of this, the expression on Yamamoto Fifty-six's face was also swept away, although Oahu may not be able to defeat for a while, but it is always an unprecedented victory to be able to annihilate more than 10 capital ships and more than 12 heavy cruisers at one time......

……

6:30 a.m.

On the USS Pennsylvania, the flagship of the U.S. Task Force 10, the tension was already enveloped in a thick atmosphere, the sailors were nervously sitting and preparing for battle, all the high guns on the deck were raising their barrels to the sky, and the lookouts on the mast were trying to keep their eyes wide open to look at the gradually fading sky, and silently prayed in their hearts that the day would soon get dark. Because a rìben seaplane that had swept over their heads 15 minutes earlier had made it clear to all of them that the fleet could be attacked by rìben planes at any moment. And they also know that their huge task force has no air cover! If there happens to be an aircraft carrier nearby, the fun will be great!

"General, a telegram from San Diego, Admiral Kimmel told us to continue sailing north until it was dark."

"Got it."

Although he knew that the task force he commanded had been discovered by Rì himself, Spruance didn't even raise his eyelids, so that Rì himself found out that his fleet was not part of the plan. He thought for a moment and said, "Is there any news from our seaplane?" ”

"No aircraft carrier formations have been found, but a light cruiser and several destroyers have been found."

"Oh?"

"Look, sir." The staff officer pointed to a position about 120 nautical miles from Oahu on the chart and said, "It's a Nagara-class light cruiser from Rìmoto, and the seaplane that spotted us may have been released by it." Now the aircraft carrier should know where we are! It's better to turn around and get out of here immediately......"

Spruance pulled a cigar out of his pocket. Rubbing it on the fire, he sucked it slowly. All the officers were watching him. Everyone knows that this time the 10th Task Force is definitely playing with fire, with 18 capital ships and 16 heavy cruisers. There are also hundreds of light ships and auxiliary ships, without air cover, swaggering in the waters of the Hawaiian Islands where the aircraft carriers are gathered! I also want to use myself as bait to tease the Rì aircraft carrier, and I am not afraid to let people chase and bomb all the way!

After a few puffs of unhealthy smoke, Spruance smiled slightly, "No, don't turn." Now it's getting dark soon, and there's no way for Rì's own plane to come out at night, so it's not us who should be scared. Rather, the commanders of the Navy. ”

"But, General, the speed of the aircraft carriers is much faster than our battleships, and it is impossible for us to destroy them with naval guns." One of the staff officers thought about it. Reminder.

"I know. So we should go north with great fanfare, so that Rì himself thinks that our goal is Oahu, and when it is night, we turn off the lights and sneak away. Spruance laughed, "If Rì himself finds out that we are turning, they may send an aircraft carrier to chase after us, so we probably won't be able to escape." ”

"Woo woo woo ......"

Just as Spruance was explaining to everyone why he refused to turn and flee in advance, the air raid jǐng newspaper rang out again.

"It's a reconnaissance plane, the enemy's seaplane......" The communications staff officer shouted to make everyone breathe a sigh of relief.

Spruance smiled. Pointing to the sky outside, he said, "Gentlemen, do you see it?" Rì himself was concerned about where we were going, so we couldn't change direction until it got dark, and we had to make sure they thought we were going to Oahu to be a fixed battery. That way their aircraft carriers will be on guard near Oahu. ”

……

"Minister Zeng, the president, please come in."

An obese U.S. Navy colonel politely said to Zeng Qi, who was smoking in the White House waiting room. "Please put out your cigarette and follow me."

Although Roosevelt himself was a big smoker, he didn't care about secondhand smoke or anything. However, it is always impolite for a foreign senior official visiting the White House to appear in front of the US president with a cigarette in his mouth, so Zeng Qi hurriedly snuffed out the cigarette in the ashtray, and then picked up his briefcase and followed the fat colonel of the US Navy to the president's office.

"Oh? Mr. Zeng, it's a pleasure to meet you. President Roosevelt looked a little haggard, but Jīng was in good spirits, with a slight smile on his face, as if something was making him happy. He shook Zeng Qi's hand tightly, and looked at Zeng Qi with a shrewd and calm eye that seemed to be able to see through people.

"Just got good news," Roosevelt said, pointing down at a high-backed armchair in front of his desk, for Zeng Qi to sit down. "Our Pacific Fleet has finally done a good job of sending 200 F4F Wildcat fighters to Oahu without any losses or casualties! Haha, they played a hard game against the commander of the Navy, and now that the crisis on Oahu has been resolved, the peace of victory in the Pacific War has gone to the side of the United States. ”

Roosevelt was in a really good mood, and he personally gave Zeng Qi a cup of coffee, and after taking the coffee cup, Zeng Qi took a shallow sip before he smiled: "I'm really glad to hear the news of the victory of the US Navy from you." In fact, I have the same good news to bring to you, Mr. President, today, that our Prime Minister has agreed to allow the naval yard in Yangon to repair your warships. In addition, we can also provide your aircraft carriers in the Indian Ocean with our latest carrier-based aircraft, if you need them. ”

"Of course you do, I know that your carrier-based aircraft are more advanced than ours, please express my sincerest thanks to Premier Chang Ruiqing on my behalf." Roosevelt smiled.

In fact, the United States' aviation technology has made rapid progress in the past two years, the U.S. Navy's F2A Buffalo has been basically eliminated, and now the main model of the U.S. Navy is the F4F Wildcat, which is not much behind China's J-3E Dragon Eagle, and the Xìng energy of the XF4U-1 fighter in the test flight is much more advanced than the J-3E Dragon Eagle equipped with a 1400 horsepower engine (in the end, it is equipped with the R2800 demonic engine)! It even surpassed the J-3E-2 carrier-based fighter with a 1,600 hp engine. And the 2,000 hp first-class air-cooled engine has not yet been developed even in Germany. Sino-German cooperation on this project has not continued, but has been developed separately by China's No. 1 Zhōngyāng aircraft factory – although Sino-German relations are still very harmonious on the surface. However, Germany has already taken China as a potential adversary!

"Mr. President, what is your view on the current situation in the Middle East and on the Indian battlefield?" Zeng Qi asked Roosevelt bluntly.

"It's not going to be good, Mr. Zeng, it's obvious." Roosevelt said. "The United States is already preparing to retreat from the Middle East...... We have decided to concentrate our forces on attacking Rìben, and the US Navy in the Indian Ocean and the 10th Task Force under the US Pacific Fleet will go to Port Moresby in Australia and use it as a base to counterattack the South Ocean Islands! ”

After saying this, Roosevelt looked at Zeng Qi with blazing eyes. He knows that the Chinese have coveted the Nanyang Islands for a long time, and they have long regarded them as their own bag! But now can the Chinese now draw on their strength to fight fiercely with India, the Soviet Union, and the three countries at the same time? Thinking of Chinese Premier Chang Ruiqing's dilemma over the Nanyang Islands, Roosevelt felt an indescribable pleasure in his heart.

Zeng Qi's heart also sank. However, he didn't show the slightest expression on his face, and after a while of pondering, he changed the topic and asked: "I don't know who Muscat, Ras Al Khaimah and Qeshm Island are going to hand over to after the United States withdraws from the Middle East?" ”

Roosevelt shrugged. Shaking his head, he said, "Handover? I think after we retreated. The Indians will occupy there soon? ”

Zeng Qi frowned, and said in his heart: "It seems that the Americans are unwilling to hand over those three small pieces of territory in vain!" He smacked his lips slightly and said, "Mr. President, I know that the United States has paid a great price in the Middle East...... And the glory of the British Empire has also ceased to exist because of the defeat of the Middle East, which is really a regrettable result! ”

Roosevelt snorted softly when he heard this, obviously he understood Zeng Qi's words, the decline of Britain meant that Germany had become the hegemon of Europe! And after defeating the USSR, they will definitely become the number one power in the world! If China and the United States continue to fight openly and secretly. It will definitely be broken by the Germans.

Seeing that Roosevelt did not speak, Zeng Qi said: "Our prime minister has put forward a new vision for the post-war pattern of the world. Due to the weakening of the British Empire. In the future, the world will no longer be dominated by the four great powers, and there will be a situation in which the three giants will be juxtaposed. China and the United States are destined to be among the Big Three, and the legacy of the British Empire is destined to be divided among the Big Three! Her interests in Africa were certainly German, her interests in the Americas were supposed to be inherited by the United States, her interests in the Middle East were divided between China and Germany, and finally the British Empire's interests in Australia were divided equally between China, the United States and Germany. Mr. President, do you think this is possible? ”

The Chinese actually want to divide Australia equally with the United States! That's a lot of ambition! Roosevelt listened to Zeng Qi's words and giggled. "The United States does not need British rights and interests in Australia, and we in the United States believe that Australia belongs to Australians! The powers of the Americas, Asia or Europe should not meddle in Australia's affairs, let alone take Australia as their own! ”

"Owned?" Zeng Qi waved his hand and said with a smile: "Mr. President, what kind of country do you regard us?" rì Ben or the USSR? We're not going to invade Australia, never will. However, you should know that we in the Federation of Greater China are an overpopulated country, while Australia is very sparsely populated...... We believe that Australia's development requires a large influx of foreign migrants, including migrants from Europe and migrants from China, which is very beneficial to Australia and can also alleviate the overpopulation of China and Europe. I don't think Australia in the future will be like the United States, closing its doors to immigrants from China? ”

The Chinese seem to have taken a step back, it seems that they still know whether this piece of Australian fat is good or not! There will be no "Republic of Australia" in the future, but they will have unlimited immigration to Australia! Roosevelt's eyebrows gradually frowned, he knew that post-war Australia would be difficult to resist the immigrants from China! Because post-war China is definitely the most powerful country in the Eastern world, in terms of its military strength, it must be stronger than the United States, with such national strength and military strength as the backing, it is impossible and dare not stop the surging Chinese immigrants in Australia, and it will not be many years before Australia will be overwhelmed by Chinese immigrants!

But what can the United States do? Stand up for Australia and let them restrict the entry of Chinese with strict immigration laws? But what if the Chinese do use force? But the United States doesn't seem to be able to defeat China! It is also impossible to fight China for the sake of Australia, after all, the United States cannot be the world's first in the future, and Dingtian is the world's second power. Moreover, Chinese seems to mention Europe, which seems to have a larger population, and for those who are not Aryans, the Germans seem to want them to leave Europe happily...... Can the Americans help Australia enclose this continent of more than 7 million square kilometers and keep others from entering?

Wrong! Wasn't it supposed to be about the South Seas, Rìben and the Middle East? How did it suddenly get to the Australian problem? Isn't China at all worried about the United States reaching into the South Seas and the South Seas, nor is it worried about Germany grabbing more territory in the Middle East? )