Chapter 369: Yamato Burning (10): Roosevelt was
(Yesterday there was a chapter with the wrong serial number, and today's update is the first chapter, the correct serial number.) οΌβ¦β¦β¦β¦β¦β¦β¦β¦ The original intention of the Yamato Burning Plan was to weaken the war potential of the Yamato and strike a blow at the arrogance of the Allied forces, and to take Tokyo and other places as the first bombing targets was to strike a snake and hit seven inches.
After the bombing of Tokyo began, the base camp was called the bombardment headquarters.
"According to the report, the first wave of our aircraft fleet has begun to launch heavy air strikes on important targets such as the Emperor's Palace, power stations, barracks, factories, embassy streets, airports and radar stations near Tokyo.
I have no losses in the night attack group, and I am dropping bombs step by step! β
In the command room, the operations staff officer walked up to Lieutenant General Fan Chaoping, who was looking at the map to compare the bombing effect, and made a quick report.
Just now, the preliminary bombing of Sasebo, Nagasaki, Hiroshima and other areas has been summed up to the headquarters, only the bombing of Tokyo, the distance is long, the situation is more complicated, and the situation is reported later.
Fan Chaoping: "How effective was the bombing of Tokyo?" β
Staff Officer: "Judging from the preliminary results of the battlefield reconnaissance planes on the Haidongqing front, due to the sufficient number of our head-wave aircraft group, the Tokyo Emperor's Palace, the barracks, some important departments of the military headquarters, the embassy street, the power station, the airport and other targets were effectively bombed, and some targets that were not directly hit were also caught in the fire caused by the burning of napalm.
According to infrared detection, the location of the Emperor's Palace is now in a sea of fire, and the group is still dropping heavy bombs, and it is difficult for the Emperor and others to remain unharmed. β
"Very good, send a telegram to all participating fighter groups, and ask them to strictly carry out bombing according to the plan, there must be no mercy of women, indiscriminate bombing is a set task, whoever intentionally violates it, will go to military court!!"
Fan Chaoping said sternly.
The reports kept coming back, and as the commander-in-chief, he was so busy.
"Report!!"
Suddenly, a communications staff officer quickly ran in and reported loudly: "Report to the commander-in-chief, the chairman's car has arrived downstairs." β
From time to time, Zhang Shusheng and a group of base camp officers came to the headquarters.
Attention!
Salute!
"Chairman, I was about to call you just now to report on the battle situation, but I didn't expect you to come in person, hehe!" Fan Chaoping welcomed everyone into a small conference room in the command room.
"Hehe, the whole of Tokyo is about to burn, we're here to add fuel to your fire, haha."
Zhang Shusheng had just received the most urgent report from the FΓΌhrer's office, and almost at the same time, a compound forward reconnaissance plane with advanced technology also flew over Tokyo and transmitted everything that happened there back to the base camp.
According to the report of the agents lurking in the territory of the city, the current situation in the whole of Tokyo is very chaotic, although the bombing has not been very long at the beginning, but the aircraft group of this size, the one or two thousand tons of bombs dropped, have already blown Tokyo into a mess, although it is not a mess, after all, a big city, it is impossible to be razed in half an hour or less, unless Zhang Shuxuan uses the most secret weapon in his hand.
However, the 2,000-ton ammunition is either napalm or a 1,000-kilogram bomb, and the lethality is amazing.
In order to ensure the accuracy of the bombing, the radio triangulation positioning technology and the infrared positioning technology used this time are very advanced, although the Germans also have radiolocation technology, but it is not as good as China, and the night infrared bombing technology is much worse, and it is still in the era of very low accuracy.
On the 3D real-time picture transmitted back by the reconnaissance plane of the front line of the compound front, Zhang Shusheng saw the infrared imaging 3D video of the Emperor's Palace in Tokyo, which was narrowed to the field of view.
In the video, the entire Imperial Palace was one of the first targets hit by the bombing of Tokyo.
The moment the compound eye system locked, Zhang Shusheng saw a slowed down image with his own eyes.
Heavy aerial bombs and napalm fell, blowing up the Emperor's Palace, which was only less than 30,000 square meters, into ruins, and the fire that reached the sky, through the special infrared spectrum analysis of the compound eye system, even many figures could be seen scurrying around, and then, the weaker and weaker infrared signatures gradually disappeared.
In the battlefield footage transmitted back by the compound eye system, some important targets were either bombed with relatively accurate accuracy, or were quickly engulfed by the fire generated by the explosion of napalm.
For example, at a power station in Tokyo, many heavy bombs did not cause much damage, and when two napalm bombs fell, they not only completely set fire to the coal warehouse, but also ignited a sky-high fire, and the plant and equipment were all caught in a sea of fire.
Electricity is largely cut off in Tokyo, but more and more fire spots are appearing throughout the city.
"General Fan, this bombing can get off to a good start, and you, the commander-in-chief, have merit."
Zhang Shusheng said with a smile: "According to intelligence, the Emperor's Palace and Embassy Street were extremely damaged, the entire American Embassy and the British Embassy were razed, and the Emperor's Palace was completely in ruins. He never dreamed that no matter how loud they shouted, when the real night bombardment came, they would not even have the strength to resist. β
"Chairman of the Committee, I, as the commander-in-chief, have no credit, and if there were not so many strategic bombers and long-range bombers, those well-trained pilots, and high-powered aerial bombs and incendiary bombs, I am afraid that this mission would have been so difficult to be so perfect."
Fan Chaoping stood up and said, "According to the chairman of the committee, the results of the battle are indeed very brilliant, as the commander-in-chief, on behalf of all the combatants, I accept the praise of the chairman of the committee, and I also hope to achieve greater and more achievements in the next bombing." β
The people discussed the bombing again, and Zhang Shusheng also ordered the distribution of some photos of Tokyo being bombed.
This was originally a real-time photo taken back by the compound eye battlefield observation system, and the effect was of course very good, on more than a dozen photos, some were marked with the Tokyo Emperor's Palace, and some were marked with the name of the Allied Embassy Street and other names, without exception, these places are all a sea of fire, and there are very few reference objects that can be found, but these target pictures saved by the command can still be vaguely identifiable a little.
Everyone only thought it was a photo sent back by a reconnaissance plane, and they didn't think much about it, but they rejoiced in the bombing effect.
Zhang Shusheng and the others didn't stay long, they just listened to a little report, appreciated some of the results, checked the readiness of the follow-up wave of aircraft, and prepared to leave.
"Comrades, the chairman of the committee has just prepared a supper for everyone, and the staff will send it soon, and everyone has to stay up late tonight, and they have to eat enough to have energy."
Fan Chaoping told everyone the good news, and the staff of the headquarters naturally cheered, Zhang Shusheng waved his hand and said, "I won't say anything superfluous, I will come to drink a celebration wine with everyone again." β
Amid the cheers of the officers and soldiers, Zhang Shusheng left quickly, and when he arrived at the door, he turned to Fan Chaoping and said, "There is still a bombing of the airfield in North Korea at dawn, and this matter must not be sloppy, otherwise, once the air battle is pushed to the Yalu River or even the northeast, this victory will be greatly reduced." β
"Don't worry, Chairman, the dawn attack, the fleet is all in place, and the plan will definitely be carried out on time."
Fan Chaoping saluted and promised.
Zhang Shusheng immediately turned around and left, he was still thinking about the second wave of bombing, the compound eye system was always turned on, and the picture was also recorded by the equipment, waiting for him to go back and watch.
β¦β¦ Washington, USA, ten o'clock in the morning.
President Roosevelt had just arrived in his office in a wheelchair, and Mr. President, who had nearly died of a sudden cerebral hemorrhage last week, had not been on government affairs for a week.
During this period, Vice President Harry S. Truman presided over the administration.
At least, President Roosevelt did not die of a cerebral hemorrhage in 1945, but lived to 1946, although he had a cerebral hemorrhage just last week, but was finally rescued.
In the new year of 1946, Truman began to appear in front of Americans with high frequency, and the sick Roosevelt, the president who did not lead the American team to victory in World War II as he said, made some Americans feel that he was indeed old, and perhaps he should not have a third term at all, but Truman won more and more American support.
"Mr. President, you look very good."
Truman came to Roosevelt's office, looked at the sickly-looking Mr. President, and said with a smile on his face.
During Roosevelt's absence, he played his duties as vice president well, and he thought that he had handled all government affairs in an orderly manner.
Many times he wondered if Roosevelt had not insisted on three consecutive terms, perhaps he would have been the president of the United States by now.
But now, even though Roosevelt is recovering from a serious illness, he still has to work hard to serve the president and obey his orders and orders. This period of profound experience made him understand that the difference between the president and the vice president is too great.
"My Vice President, I have worked hard for you during my illness, and now, I will come back to continue to lead you and lead the entire United States against the evil Axis powers. I swear that we will win in the end. β
As Roosevelt had ever taken in public, he repeated this seemingly sensational, but in fact vomited generous statement to Truman. Although, Truman also spoke similar things to the people in the same or even more sensational tone.
Even if the situation is bad, the people need to hear good news, especially in times of war.
"Mr. President, it is a blessing for the entire White House, and indeed for the whole of America, to be able to come back in good health."
Truman complimented.
The two said some innocuous words, Roosevelt tried to brace his spirit several times during the period, and it seemed that he couldn't help tossing and turning when he was recovering from a serious illness, but he wanted to make a show.
Truman couldn't help but complain a lot in his heart, but he could only respond to the president's questions with a smile.
"Mr. President, your body has just recovered, and you need more rest."
The president's doctor suggested that Roosevelt could go back to rest, and Roosevelt agreed.
However, no sooner had the staff opened the door to the president's office to push Roosevelt out than they saw a presidential staff member walking briskly towards the office.
The staff member's face was full of anxiety and uneasiness, and he hesitated slightly when he saw Roosevelt and Truman approaching him.
"Gold, what's the matter?"
Truman asked first, this Gold was the secretary of military intelligence in the White House, and was in charge of confidential military intelligence during the war, and Truman listened to the war report from Roosevelt during his absence.
"Yes, Mr. Vice President, there's an emergency." Gold looked at Roosevelt, who was sick, and did not explain it directly, but let him go, and it seemed that he wanted Roosevelt to leave first.
"Huh? If there is a military situation, then you can read it. β
Seeing this, Roosevelt had to do it, he had only been away for more than a week, and military intelligence actually wanted to avoid him, and it didn't seem to be a particularly confidential matter, and everyone here could listen to it.
"Mr. President asks you to report, you can say it." Truman naturally said with a smile, but ignored the worry in Gold's eyes.
Several people returned to the office, and the rest of the entourage went out, leaving Roosevelt, Truman, and a presidential secretary, as well as Gold, the secretary of the presidential palace.
"Yes, sir."
Gold opened the document and simply read: "Mr. President, Mr. Vice President, just now, the Chinese launched a large-scale night bombardment of Yuben. According to confirmed information, our embassy in Syria has been bombed and we have lost contact with Ambassador Bruce.
Tokyo was bombed with massive destruction, and the Emperor's Palace was razed to the ground.
The bombing of Chinese continues to expand, with more extensive bombing expected at night local time......"
"Mr. President...... Mr. President......"
"Someone!! Come on......"
Gold couldn't read it anymore.
Just now, while listening to Roosevelt, he felt as if his brain had exploded, as if he had heard about Pearl Harbor, and suddenly a wave of horror spread throughout his body, and then, as if a blood vessel had burst in his brain, Mr. President, who was already sick, immediately tilted his head and collapsed.
β¦β¦ Zhang Shusheng had just returned to the FΓΌhrer's office and called home to say that he would go back later, when he was interrupted by an urgent knock on the door, so he had to stop watching the recording and broadcast of the compound eye battlefield system.
"Chairman, special intelligence sent back by the United States."
Luo Feng walked in almost gasping, took a deep breath, stood up and saluted, and then said, "According to the urgent information we just received, at about 10:15 local time in the United States this morning, Roosevelt, who had just recovered from a cerebral hemorrhage last week, received information at the White House that Tokyo had been strategically bombed by us and that the entire US Embassy in Chongqing had been razed down. β
"Has the news been announced?"
Zhang Shusheng asked, Roosevelt didn't die last year, is it really impossible to escape this year?
"The news has not yet been released to the public, but according to the habit of the Americans, it will be announced to the public this morning at the latest, and we believe that US Vice President Truman is the most likely presidential candidate."
Luo Feng said simply.
Zhang Shusheng nodded, originally Truman should have come to power last year, and there was no surprise that this time he was the most competitive presidential candidate.
Moreover, there is not a big difference between who is the president in American politics, so he does not care so much, but the fact that the bombing can achieve this unexpected effect this time still makes him feel good.
"It's okay, the United States is too far away, we can't whip it for the time being, and we are angry with a president, and it is also a good result to disgust the Americans."
Zhang Shusheng couldn't help but smile and was in a good mood.
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(To be continued)