It is said that after the air battle in the morning, the Japanese and the United States fought several fierce battles in the afternoon, and even after nightfall, the two sides continued to attack desperately. However, for reasons of secrecy, Zheng Weiguo and the others did not know the outcome of the road at first, and it was not until the Pearl Harbor incident gradually subsided that they received part of the war briefing as allies, so as to understand some inside information.

After the air battle ended that morning, Japan and the United States did not stop. The Japanese originally wanted to withdraw, but the strategic task (i.e., destroying the Pacific Fleet) in the morning was not completed, and the American fleet was so strong that it would not be easy to go without sending it away. And the U.S. military suffered heavy losses in the air battle, and Uncle Sam was also beaten out of real fire, determined to take revenge, and the Japanese army would not let him go if he wanted to.

So in the afternoon, after the two sides finished supplying, they invariably pinched each other again. What the US military did not expect was that the losses in this air battle were even greater. Because the Japanese army was supposed to attack the US troops in the morning, it turned out to be an encounter, and many deployments were completed in time, and the number of planes was insufficient, so they suffered a lot of losses. It was only the strength of the Japanese pilots that was far superior to that of the US military, which reversed the overall situation.

In the afternoon, however, the US military top brass did not recognize the gap in military quality between their own pilots and the Japanese officers and men, and were bent on taking revenge, while the junior officers suffered a lot in the morning's battle and were afraid in their hearts. With a vengeful general and a fearful soldier, this outcome can be imagined.

At the end of the day, the US planes suffered heavy losses, and even the aircraft carrier was sunk (the USS Lexington). The Lexington was originally built as battleships, due to the restrictions on battleships under the Washington Naval Treaty. The ship was converted into an aircraft carrier. The behemoth once created an exaggerated anecdote – powering 100,000 residents in Tacoma, Sengdon.

It was January 1930, because a prolonged drought had cut off hydropower in Tacoma, Washington. I don't know who Lu Dao had a whim, and actually sent the Lexington to the emergency. As a result, this big guy did not disappoint the citizens, and it connected the cables on the shore through the powerful steam turbine and the main engine of the electric motor, and a total of 4.25 million kilowatts of electricity was supplied in one month, which became an incredible anecdote.

It is said that this steel behemoth is not so easy to kill, not to mention the large number of warships and planes escorting it. However, it was with the frigate's plane.

After a round of air battles, the US fighters returned to refuel, and who would have thought that a few Japanese soldiers would secretly follow. When it comes to flying skills, the early days of World War II were definitely the best done by the Japanese. The will to fight is also the most tenacious. At that time, the Japanese army had little fuel left. They did not rely on any instruments, and used ultra-low-altitude flights to avoid the surveillance of the US military, and flew almost close to the surface of the sea, and always stuck behind the US fuselage without letting them find out.

The USS Lexington is receiving a return plane. Vigilance is also relatively low. By the time they were discovered, it was too late. Several planes threw down terrifying oxygen torpedoes. At least three of them are in the middle of the Lexington. Not long after, several Type 99 dive bombers also arrived and dropped a few bombs, which caused a large fire.

Although the fire was brought under control for a time. The damage management operation is also relatively smooth. However, the Lexington exploded due to the leakage of aviation gasoline and the gradual spread of gasoline vapor, and the US military had no choice but to evacuate its personnel. Shortly thereafter, the Lexington sank to the bottom of the ocean.

The huge plume of smoke from the burning on Lexington provided excellent signposts for the Japanese planes, exposing the position of the entire fleet. Subsequently, groups of Japanese planes arrived to bomb them, causing the sinking of eight US warships of various types, and the damage of more than a dozen other warships.

Of the three carriers, only the Enterprise fared slightly better, and after the sinking of Lexington, the Saratoga was also heavily damaged, but fortunately did not sink. In addition, a large number of escorted cruisers and destroyers were sunk and wounded. It was finally delayed until 4 p.m., and it was getting late before forcing the Japanese plane to return, otherwise the loss would have been greater.

Although US planes also launched attacks on the Japanese fleet, they were poorly trained and poorly coordinated, and they were hardly able to achieve results, and at the end they only sank two destroyers used to escort the convoy.

This result, of course, was unacceptable to the American troops, and after nightfall the American commander decided to take advantage of the situation to launch an attack on the Japanese formation. Because the night landing technique of aircraft carriers at that time was still very backward, only Britain completely mastered this technique. In the eyes of the U.S. military, as long as Japanese planes cannot take to the skies to fight, the nine battleships and land-based night bombers will be enough to crush the existence of the Japanese Combined Fleet.

So nine battleships, escorted by more than a dozen cruisers and destroyers, quietly approached the Japanese fleet. What the US military never expected was that the US fleet equipped with radar was discovered by the Japanese fleet equipped with "Maoyan" first. It turned out that the radar of that era was very unreliable. And what is a cat's eye? It is the various "night owl eyes" collected by the Japanese, that is, the guys whose night vision ability is too ordinary. The defeat of radar with the naked eye is also a miracle in the history of World War II.

What the US military did not expect was that the Japanese commander immediately made a decision and ordered the escort fighters to take off immediately to meet the battle. Night fighting may be difficult for the Americans, because the planes are not easy to recover, but in the eyes of the Japanese this is not a problem at all - they did not intend to land alive in the first place. At the same time, other Japanese warships were also engaged in the battle. After a fierce battle, the American battleship formation also suffered heavy losses. Originally, in the daytime battle, the battleships suffered almost no losses, but now five of the nine battleships, including the USS California, the USS West Virginia, the USS Arizona, the USS Oklahoma and the USS Utah, have been sunk one after another, and the remaining four large ships are also wounded one by one.

If the U.S. military hadn't sent B17 strategic bombers to bomb the Japanese fleet indiscriminately and scare the Japanese army away, I am afraid that the losses would have been even greater. Of course, the hard work of the US military has not been completely in vain. The Japanese battleship Kirishima was damaged and sank, and another battleship, the Hiei, was also heavily damaged. In addition, several warships were also heavily damaged, but with the exception of the three large drives, none sank again.

Of course, the total losses of the Japanese army were not small, especially compared to the Pearl Harbor incident in the original time and space. In addition, the Japanese army was not ready for landing operations, and the US air defense became more and more tight. The Japanese army chose to evacuate on their own initiative. But in general, the losses of the American army were greater, and the losses suffered were worse than in history. The only fortunate thing was to keep the 4.5 million tons of heavy oil tank.

This war dealt a heavy psychological blow to the US military, especially the navy. In parallel space, the U.S. military can also attribute the cause of the defeat to the vileness and shamelessness of the Japanese army, saying that it was caused by their sneak attack. But now this is impossible to say in any way, because they learned in advance of the plans of the Japanese army, the Americans even had a great advantage, but the result of the war was diametrically opposite. This made the US military feel extremely gloomy.

Shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Another shocking event has taken place in the world - the battle for the defense of Moscow, which has been fiercely fought for months, has finally come to an end.

In parallel space. At the same time as the attack on Pearl Harbor broke out, the Soviet army had already begun a counteroffensive. But in this time and space, the German army was clearly stronger and better prepared. So the Soviets not only failed to launch a counterattack. The situation is even more dire. Before the onset of the harsh winter. The Germans succeeded in seizing part of the city of Moscow.

The temperature was about -8 degrees Celsius. It was a very warm winter in Moscow, and even though it dropped to -15 degrees Celsius on November 11, it rose to -3 degrees Celsius only three days later. Take advantage of this time. The Germans quickly seized large swathes of the city and pushed the Soviets to the hungry and cold outskirts.

By the time Pearl Harbor broke out, Moscow was suddenly hit by bitter cold weather, and the temperature plummeted to minus 40 degrees. Historically, the German army suffered this loss to a large extent, but in this time and space, the German army preemptively gained a foothold in Moscow, and logistics and heating improved significantly. On the contrary, millions of Soviet troops could only stay in the ice and snow, and a large number of people froze to death and frostbite every day. In this case, let alone a counteroffensive, it is not easy to survive.

Subsequently, taking advantage of a sunny day and the weather warmed up, the Germans launched another large-scale offensive, occupying Moscow in one fell swoop and crushing nearly a million Soviet troops on the periphery. When the news came, the morale of the Soviet army had suffered a heavy blow, and Leningrad in the north had fallen. Under this series of blows, the Soviet army collapsed and could only flee to Stalingrad in the south and the city of Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod) further east, and almost half of the Vol River Plain, the richest in Russia, fell.

When the news came, the whole world was gone! Of course, the Japanese were happy. I think there was a lot of debate within Japan about "going north" and "going south". Now, with the US Pacific Fleet suffering unprecedented losses, the way to the south is also open. And with the German occupation of Moscow and Leningrad, it seems that the road to the north can also be taken.

Of course, most of the military and political figures are asking to go south, after all, now that the United States has also fought and the Philippines has also attacked, wouldn't it be a loss not to go to Nanyang? However, there are quite a few people who want to go north, especially since the Kwantung Army has now formed a big faction, and they are resolutely demanding to go north.

For these officers, only by fighting a war can they have a chance to be promoted, to have a chance to hold power. Historically, until 1944, these people were still tossing the "Guan Special Performance" in an attempt to attack the Soviet Union with Germany and the West. In the face of such a demand, even Emperor Hirohito did not dare to veto it categorically.

After intense discussions, Hirohito, in order to balance the contradictions between the various factions, decided to "go south" and "go north" at the same time. Under the leadership of the war maniac Hideki Tojo, the Army General Staff Headquarters quickly drew up a battle plan.

First, the Southern Army was formed, and with the cooperation of the Navy, it passed through the South Seas;

Second, the task of advancing north was entrusted to the Kwantung Army, and at the same time a fleet was drawn from the navy to attack Vladivostok and block the Soviet exit to the Pacific Ocean.

On December 31, 1941, two weeks after the complete fall of Moscow, the Japanese Kwantung Army suddenly launched a full-scale attack on the Soviet Far Eastern Military District in three directions: Outer Mongolia, Manchuria, and Bury. At the same time, the Second Fleet of the Navy also launched a fierce attack on Vladivostok, an important military port of the Soviet army.

To say that the Soviet Union was not completely defenseless. Stalin had long known that the Japanese were unreliable, so he left behind a full half million troops in the Far East, including even an armored army.

However, as the defense of Moscow progressed and the situation on the Western Front deteriorated, the Soviet side had to transfer a large number of experienced troops to Moscow to participate in the war. These newcomers are all authentic recruit eggs, where are the opponents of the well-trained Japanese army?

The two sides have just fought. The Japanese army had to quickly break through the Soviet defense line, and the progress was like divine help. Especially in the direction of Outer Mongolia and Manchuria, the Soviet army and the puppet Mongolian army were simply defeated, and were quickly defeated, and were pursued by the Japanese army all the way to Outer Mongolia and the Soviet Union.

Burleigh and Vladivostok survived for a while on fortifications that had been in operation for hundreds of years. However, if the Manchuria and Outer Mongolia lines were broken through by the Japanese army, they could cut off the supply of materials east of Burleigh. If this development continues, even if the Soviet army can fight again, it will only be trapped in a corner.

Unsurprisingly, by January 1942, the Soviet army had fallen to several large cities in the Far East. had to retreat to Chita. Almost the entire Far East was ceded to the United States. Of the 500,000 defenders, in addition to the 200,000 troops who were able to retreat to Chita and Outer Mongolia, nearly 100,000 troops were wiped out by the Japanese army, and 200,000 troops were eliminated because of lack of supplies. It quickly collapsed.

Generally. The Soviets fought a bit of a humiliating battle. However, the United States is not much stronger than Maozi. On December 8, 1941, just 10 hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese launched an attack on the Philippines, which was under American control. Manila was captured a month later, and about 70,000 U.S.-Filipino troops became prisoners of war for the Japanese army.

At the same time, the Chinese battlefield is beginning to show positive phenomena. Although the Japanese army launched another Battle of Changsha (i.e., the Third Battle of Changsha), it did not win favor. Under the command of Commander Xue Yue of the Ninth Theater, the national army adopted the Heavenly Furnace method of warfare, resisted step by step, lured the enemy into depth, and then outflanked the two flanks and caused great casualties to the Japanese army.

In North China, after a great harvest in late autumn and a large-scale training in winter, the strength of various theaters and base areas was gradually restored, and finally the shadow of the defeat in 41 years was finally brought out, and the Japanese army was forced to shrink again.

Hebei, Lixian. Zheng Weiguo led the Second World War Zone Command to be stationed here again. Although Hengshui and Shenxian are good, they are too far away from the enemy and are not conducive to timely response, so after the Japanese army retreated this time, Zheng Weiguo once again moved his headquarters forward. On the one hand, it is to boost the morale of the military and civilians, and on the other hand, it is also to create pressure on Okamura Ninji.

The compound of the headquarters was covered with snow, and Zheng Weiguo and Zhilan were playing with children in the courtyard. Professor Yang and Political Commissar Cheng walked in from outside the hospital with a smile, and hurriedly said, "Oh, this cold day, don't freeze the child!" As he spoke, he hurriedly gathered around, only to see that the child's face was red from the cold, but the clothes were thick, and it was obviously not a big problem.

Zheng Weiguo smiled: "Don't get in the way!" I heard that Lao Maozi gave birth to a child, and he had to take a bath in snow first! Our children can't be spoiled either. ”

Zhilan glared at him angrily, and said coquettishly: "Nonsense! Zhilu said that they might have something to discuss, so they took the child and went to the door.

Political Commissar Cheng glanced at the two of them with a smile and quipped: "The commander is enjoying the family this winter!" ”

Zheng Weiguo smiled: "What, Lao Cheng, do you miss your wife, or do you think about it?" ”

The group walked as they talked, and sat down cross-legged on the kang. The three of them happened to be around a small low table, on which were some New Year's snacks, and a pot of rice wine was warmed on the brazier. This is not specialized, but bought by Zheng Huzi's salary. Not only the 41st Group Army, the Eighth Route Army and other troops, but also the units that were out of production began to have salaries. Although it is not much, it is always much stronger than the "vegetable gold" of a few cents a day before.

You may have questions, where did you get so much money? It turned out that since the outbreak of the Soviet-German war, the Soviet army has repeatedly captured a strange medicine on the battlefield, which has a strong anti-inflammatory ability. On the other hand, the Soviet Union did not have a specific anti-inflammatory drug, resulting in a large number of casualties, forced amputation, or death from infections after surgery.

The Soviet government immediately ordered the chemical department to analyze the composition of the drug and synthesize it in large quantities. The result analysis is analyzed, but the synthesis is not. Penicillin should theoretically be synthesized, but in practice it can only be cultivated and refined by penicillium in the 21st century.

Several chemists were shot in a row, and finally Stalin was told that this medicine was available in China! Well, Zheng Weiguo's penicillin business is finally open again. However, the Soviet Union was in dire need of weapons at that time, and resolutely did not agree to exchange weapons, and also asked for the manufacture of penicillin, intending to throw off Zheng's beard and make it himself. Zheng Huzi is not stupid, of course he refuses, saying that he only sells finished products, not buys and pulls down!

After difficult negotiations, the Soviets finally agreed to buy medicine, not manufacturing methods, because their wounded simply couldn't wait. However, they only agreed to exchange rubles, dollars or precious metals, and the weapons were still resolutely refused.

Zheng Huzi had no choice but to exchange the dollars and gold that he had spent to buy weapons again, and the amount of money the Soviet side wanted was particularly large, and all the money earned from Zheng Huzi had been used up. Later, it was requested that the accounts be used to offset the previous two Soviet-aid loans.

Originally, these two accounts were borrowed by the Nationalist Government, and Zheng Huzi should not have repaid them. However, Zheng Huzi considered that the people in the Guotong area were indeed living in difficulty at that time, and agreed to offset half of it each time, anyway, the cost of penicillin was very low, the cost of cornmeal, and the price of selling gold. Even if it's half, it's a huge profit! Moreover, this repair of relations with the Nationalist Government is also conducive to China's anti-Japanese war cause.

At the same time, the U.S. government also began to purchase penicillin in large quantities, although the price is not high, but it is not large! Combined, the two are also a huge amount of money.

With these two sums of money, the coffers of the World War II zone finally began to get rich. In order to boost morale, Zheng Weiguo decided to unify the troops in the entire Second World War Zone, and then allocate military salaries. Of course, the Ministry of Military Affairs will not issue it again. In addition, Zheng Huzi also began to experiment with the "five insurances and one housing fund" system, intending to improve the welfare of officers and soldiers.

Well, let's get to business later.

Political Commissar Cheng dragged down his boots, sat cross-legged on the kang, and explained: "It's not that I'm still thinking about it, but the soldiers below are all screaming and writing a letter of invitation all day long. I think I've been resting for a few months now, and I paid the soldiers some time ago. While the morale is high, shall we also fight two battles? ”

Zheng Weiguo asked again, "What is Professor Yang's opinion?" ”

Professor Yang smiled: "I don't know how to fight, but if I want to fight, I can guarantee that there will be no problem in terms of food and salary!" ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded and said, "Okay, then we will fight, but how to fight depends on the opinion of the General Staff." (To be continued......)

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