If you want to change the outcome of World War II, there are only two ways. First, weaken the enemy's strength; Second, strengthen your own power, including your allies.

Of course, it's often much more complicated than that. Taking the Pacific Theater as an example, due to the Americans' policy of "Europe first, then Asia," only three-tenths of the materials received in the Pacific Theater were transferred to the European theater by Roosevelt. Moreover, this Pacific theater includes not only Asia, but also the share of the Pacific Fleet and Oceania. Asia is not only China, but also Southeast Asia and South Asia. Even in China, it is not easy for Zheng Huzi to get a piece of the pie.

How can we get the most out of it? When Zheng Huzi was still in the special forces brigade, he read a lot of similar novels (do special forces also read YY novels), and most of the authors believed that forcing the United States to increase the share of materials for the Pacific War was the most critical. Because the speed of the American riot is too terrifying, one tank a minute, one plane every six minutes, and one large warship a day. In Grandma Liu's words, just plucking a hair down is thicker than our waist! If China has so many weapons, will it be okay to take a few hits of the little devils?

However, at that time, the center of the world was in Europe, and Asia had little status, and it was not easy to change the Americans' policy of "Europe before Asia." So many people think that it is necessary to let the little devils beat Uncle Sam to the end, not to mention Pearl Harbor, it is better to lose with Midway. When the Japanese are all at the doorstep, will you try it first in Europe and then in Asia?

To be honest, Zheng Huzi didn't have this idea. But after weighing it again, I didn't dare to do it. Because the consequences of this are unpredictable, and it may not be the same as everyone thinks. Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor? Not to attack the United States, but to weaken the United States' war capabilities and prepare for its own attack on the South Seas.

If the United States really loses Hawaii or is unable to fight back in a short period of time, then the Japanese will certainly not continue to fight the Americans. On the one hand, the United States does not have the resources that the book urgently needs (many large mines in the United States were not mined at that time), on the other hand, such a large cornucopia of the South Seas is in front of you, how can the book not be robbed?

Well, the US Pacific Fleet was crippled. militarily powerless to fight back; The Japanese went to the South Seas again. The sense of urgency is reduced. In this case, will the Americans deal with the Germans first, or will they change their policy and hit Japan first? Uh, it's really hard to say.

And Germany in this plane is far stronger than it was in history. The British saw that they could not hold on to several small islands. I'm afraid the Americans will have to save this cousin first. Otherwise, if Britain is wiped out by a mustache. The pattern of the world is really about to change dramatically.

Moreover, even if the Americans give priority to dealing with Japan, the 3,500-kilometer sea surface may not be able to affect Japan in a short period of time. If it is delayed for a year or two, after Japan has successfully digested the resources of the South Seas. Then Japan's national strength can still be raised to several levels. At that time, even with the help of the United States, it will not be easy to solve Japan. Even being preemptively beaten to Chongqing by the Japanese army is not necessarily.

Therefore, after thinking about it, Zheng Huzi decided to give priority to weakening Japan. No matter how the situation changes in the future, it will never be wrong to weaken Japan. In order to let the little devil plant a big heel, Zheng Huzi can be said to have done everything he can. The use of penicillin to increase the credibility of the information was not counted, but it also spread all the information related to Japan that had been known before.

Among them is the performance of the Zero fighter. The Zero was one of the most famous fighters of World War II, creating several firsts in the field of fighter aircraft, and at one time dominated the Asian and Pacific theaters, annihilating two-thirds of the Allied fighters in the region.

As an excellent work, it creatively occupies multiple firsts. The first adopts a fully enclosed retractable landing gear; For the first time, an electrically heated flight suit was used; For the first time, large-caliber machine guns were used; For the first time, a constant-speed propeller was adopted; The first one is constructed with dura aluminum load-bearing structure; The first has a bubble-shaped cockpit; The first uses equipment such as large disposable drop tanks.

Due to the excellent climb rate and turning radius, it can easily surpass the F4F Wildcat and P-40, and it is tantamount to suicide to engage in a dogfight with these two aircraft and the Zero at low altitudes.

However, this aircraft is not without its weaknesses, but when at high altitude, the Zero's excellent vertical maneuverability begins to deteriorate due to sluggish aileron movements and slower reactions.

Secondly, the dive speed of the Zero is not fast, if you are bitten by the Zero in battle, you should immediately dive and roll at a high speed, you can usually get rid of it, but remember not to use climbing means to get rid of it, and do not chase the Zero that climbs sharply, otherwise it will be a dead end.

There is a third point, the Zero does not have any armor to protect the pilot and the fuel tank, and the fuel tank does not have a self-sealing device and fire extinguishing equipment, which can easily be hit and catch fire. This is also the reason why Zero War was later reduced to an aerial lighter.

The US military's aircraft have strong horsepower, and can adopt a hit-and-run assault method against the Zero Battle, avoiding a low-altitude and low-speed combat with the Zero Battle. On the Chinese battlefield, the Chinese Air Force is already using this method, effectively weakening the threat of Zero Combat (the Army Aviation is a Falcon, the two are about the same).

Alas, everything that can be done has been done, and now it's up to the Yankees. After all, no matter how powerful Zheng Hu is, he can't go to Hawaii to command for them. There is a saying that the country will be destroyed in the naval battle, I hope this battle can make the little devil collapse! Zheng Weiguo picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Clang! The hour hand of the wall-side clock was already seven o'clock. Poof, the door was slammed open, and Carlson rushed in, a telegram flying in his hand, and his mouth shouted: "Zheng, the war has begun, and the American army will definitely kill those bitch-raised Japanese mongrels!" ”

Zheng Weiguo was overjoyed, and hurriedly said to the pillar: "Go and bring my bottle of red wine, I want to have a drink with Major Carlson!" ”

"Cheers to victory!" Bang! The two of them raised their glasses and touched them lightly as if they were drinking brandy, and then they both laughed.

Carlson belched happily and asked a little nervously, "Zheng, did the rescue team send out Lu?" ”

Zheng Weiguo patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't worry, we Chinese never treat our friends badly, and the troops responsible for rescuing and responding have already been sent out." ”

If history has not changed. Japan will declare war on the United States this afternoon. Of course, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. That's why Americans are so angry. US Secretary of State Hull was stunned when he received the declaration of war and said angrily: "In my entire 50 years of public office, I have never seen such a document full of vile lies and distortions." ”

Prior to this, the U.S. consulate in Peiping and a large number of expatriates had begun to evacuate, but for the sake of secrecy, many people were still stranded in the Japanese-occupied areas. Historically, these people became prisoners of the Japanese army.

In order to have good relations with the United States and to make the Japanese embarrassed, Zheng Weiguo decided to send special forces to rescue these people. It is believed that after they returned to the United States. It can help a lot.

Carlson asked with some concern, "I wonder how many people can be rescued by Lu Dao?" As far as I know. The Japanese army had a habit of mistreating prisoners. ”

"Well, that's true! But don't worry. Zheng Weiguo thought for a moment, and then said with relief: "Our soldiers have made sufficient preparations for this. As long as there are no major accidents, I think all the personnel can be evacuated safely. It's just that there may be some losses on the property side. ”

Carlson said with some joy: "If that's the case." It's just fantastic. I think Congress might award you a medal. Well, definitely. As for property, huh. After the war, let the Japanese mongrels double, no, repay a hundredfold! ”

Zheng Weiguo said with a smile: "If you really want to award medals, reward those soldiers!" They are the real heroes. ”

Carlson shrugged and smiled, "You're right. To be honest, I kind of want to be a part of this rescue operation, that's what a man should do! ”

Zheng Weiguo smiled when he heard this. However, Carlson was Roosevelt's personal envoy and was helping him with the penicillin business, so he didn't dare to let him take the risk. If something goes wrong, it's a big problem.

It didn't take long for Political Commissar Cheng, Chief of Staff Zhou, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Zhang Wenbai, Professor Yang, and Carlson's friend, Father Regyuan, who received the news, to rush over one after another.

Chief of Staff Zhou asked with some excitement: "Major, how is the battle situation now?" Did the attack of the US military begin? ”

Carlson laughed: "No, no! It's just that the reconnaissance plane on the USS Enterprise has spotted the Japanese fleet." As he spoke, he shrugged his shoulders and quipped: "I guess the fighters of both sides are flying towards each other, and they will meet in the air soon!" ”

Political Commissar Cheng cautiously asked, "Can you win?" ”

Carlson replied in the affirmative: "Of course, we are America!" ”

When everyone heard this, they all breathed a sigh of relief, and they all squeezed their eyebrows, so unhappy. Some of them are secretly cheering up, and some Americans are participating in the war, and things will be easy to do. It is estimated that a counteroffensive will be launched this year and Japan will be hit in one go!

This is despite Carlson's direct contact with Hawaii. But now Hawaii's operational command centers are busy. Even if there is any progress or discovery, it is necessary to contact the US Department of Defense, the Joint Staff Joint Conference and other departments first, and as for the foreign affairs department, there is no time to pay attention to it for the time being. The crowd couldn't get the news for a long time, so they didn't feel anxious, so they went directly to the US military liaison office and waited for the news in the mailroom of the high-power radio.

Zhang Wenbai seemed to ask, and asked as if to cheer himself up: "Boss, can we win this battle?" ”

Zheng Weiguo thought for a while, and said uncertainly: "It should be possible!" As he spoke, he nodded, "I can definitely win!" "Historically, the Yankees were plotted, and now they are plotting against the little devils, and they dare not say that they will win, and a miserable victory is always no problem, right? As long as the six aircraft carriers of the Combined Fleet can be eliminated, the naval strength of the little devil will drop by at least half!

As far as the eye can see, six huge ships are scattered across the blue sea. Around these behemoths, there are also some smaller ships scattered around. This was the assault fleet used by the Japanese army to attack Pearl Harbor, and it was the largest aircraft carrier group in Asia and the world at that time.

In addition to the assault fleet, which is the main combat strength, the Japanese army also has alert troops, support units, patrol units, Midway raid units, and supply units.

A total of six aircraft carriers: "Akagi", "Kaga", "Soryu", "Flying Dragon", "Shozuru", and "Zuizuru", carrying a total of 350 aircraft (78 Zero fighters, 129 Type 99 dive bombers, and 143 Type 97 torpedo attack aircraft)

Two battleships: "Hiei" and "Kirishima".

Two heavy cruisers: "Tone" and "Chikuma".

One light cruiser: "Abusumi".

Nine destroyers: "Tanikaze", "Urakaze", "Hamakaze", "Isokaze", "Shiranui", "Kasumi", "Hail", "Yangyan" and "Qiuyun".

For other directions and small warships, supply ships are not listed.

On the other hand, the U.S. military:

A total of three aircraft carriers: "Enterprise", "Lexington", "Saratoga", the total number of aircraft exceeded five hundred (due to the return of two aircraft carriers. There are more than 100 more aircraft than in history), of which the Navy has about 200 aircraft (not all of them are carried, and the US Navy has quite a few land-based aircraft), and the rest are army fighters.

9 battleships: "Pennsylvania", "California", "Maryland", "Oklahoma", "Tennessee", "West Virginia", "Arizona", "Nevada", "Colorado".

In addition, there are 20 cruisers, 69 destroyers and 27 submarines, because there are too many to list them all.

There is no doubt that the U.S. military's technical equipment is absolutely superior in warfare, although the U.S. aircraft carriers are only half of the Japanese ones, but they are all big guys, and Hawaii is a giant aircraft carrier that will not sink. This is also the source of Zheng Huzi's confidence in hoping to "defeat Japan in World War I".

Waited a little longer. Still no news. Chief of Staff Zhou asked with some trepidation, "Major." Regarding how to deal with Zero War, has your army carried out confrontation training? ”

Carlson spread his hand, shook his head, and said, "I don't know what to do." He also comforted: "However, I don't think the performance of a few dozen fighters alone can change anything." ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded. It's useless to say anything now. Let's wait for the results!

Just when everyone was waiting a little impatiently. Zhang Cunshi, the chief of security, suddenly hurried over, and his face was happy.

As soon as Zheng Weiguo saw his face, he knew that the rescue operation of Lu Dao must have been successful, but he didn't know how much Lu Dao had rescued. Busy Huanxi asked, "Is the operation still going well?" Have they all been rescued? ”

Others were also busy watching.

Zhang Cunshi quipped: "I really can't hide things on my face, and the commander can see it at a glance." He also explained: "I have just received a report from the special combat team that all 131 people on the list have been rescued and are now rushing to the base area." ”

Zheng Weiguo was overjoyed, and hurriedly instructed: "Then let the troops respond as soon as possible." ”

Zhang Cunshi said with a smile: "Please rest assured, commander, several main regiments in the three-division have already set off. Even if the Japanese army sent a division to rob it, it would be able to fight for two or three days. ”

Carlson and several other Americans exclaimed excitedly, "This is amazing!" Thank you, Zheng, for your actions, but it's up to us next! ”

Zheng Weiguo smiled: "I wish us all success!" When they heard this, they all slapped their hands for joy.

World War I defeated Japan!

Time passed minute by minute, and by ten o'clock in the morning, the Hawaiian side finally called back. Carlson took the telegram and looked at it, and his face immediately became ugly.

Zheng Weiguo and the others were taken aback, and hurriedly asked, "Carlson, how is the situation?" ”

Carlson's big furry hands trembled a little, and he said in a panic: "The situation is not good, those Japanese mongrels are very powerful!" As he spoke, he handed over the telegram again.

Zheng Weiguo hurriedly took a look, his English level was not bad, and he used to be a special soldier, and he was no stranger to a large number of military terms mixed in the message.

The Hawaiian side said in the telegram that after the US military discovered the Japanese movement through reconnaissance, it immediately sent a fleet out of the port to meet the attack. Due to the lack of cooperation between the army and navy, the attack was mainly carried out by the navy. However, the army promised to send 200 P40 fighters to escort the battle after the outbreak of fighting.

Unexpectedly, the Japanese army also launched an attack on Pearl Harbor at the same time. As a result, the aircraft groups of both sides soon encountered in the ocean northwest of Hawaii and a fierce battle ensued.

At that time, the Japanese army dispatched 183 aircraft, divided into three groups:

The first group consisted of 89 Type 97 torpedo attack aircraft, of which 49 were used as horizontal bombers, carrying 1,760-pound armor-piercing shells, and the other 40 were equipped with Type 91 torpedoes, each organized into four fleets, targeting US battleships and aircraft carriers.

The second group, consisting of 51 Type 99 dive bombers carrying 550-pound bombs, targeted aircraft parked at Ford Island and Wheeler airfield.

The third group, consisting of 43 Zero fighters, aimed to destroy the planes taking off from the airfields and seize air supremacy.

On the US side, the carrier-based aircraft formation seems to be more prepared, and the first batch is all F4F Wildcats (the main fighters of the HNA), with a total of 80 aircraft, responsible for fighting for air supremacy and participating in attacks on ships. This aircraft has a bit of a later generation of fighter-attack aircraft, and can carry two 100-pound bombs and use it as a bomber. Half of the 80 planes had bombs on them, ready to give the Japanese a good look.

The second group consisted of TBF/TBM Avenger torpedo bombers, a total of 90 units, which were responsible for attacking Japanese ships.

The third group is the SBD dreadnought dive bomber, also 90 units, also attack ships. However, the dive bomber needs to attack at close range, so the aircraft in front needs to divert the air defense of the Japanese fighters and the battleship itself for it before it can be used.

It is said that the US military has many planes, and the fighters are in the front, so I dare not say that it will win, and it will not be a problem to repel this attack of the Japanese army, right? Unexpectedly, after a fierce battle, the US planes were shot down one after another, just like dumplings. In total, 260 aircraft were shot down, nearly 50 were shot down, and more than 70 aircraft returned wounded, and almost every zero battle was successful. And the U.S. military only shot down more than 20 bombers that the Japanese army was unprepared for at the beginning.

To the shame of the US military, they were forced to return after being intercepted by Japanese planes in their meticulously prepared attack without even seeing the faces of the Japanese warships. In particular, the 40 Wildcat fighters with bombs had to drop their bombs in a hurry during air battles, and they became a big laughing stock.

What shocked the US military even more was that although the Japanese bombers also suffered heavy losses and many of them were damaged, the remaining planes actually flew to the US warships and the skies over Oahu and carried out extremely frantic attacks. Fortunately, the U.S. military was also prepared, and about 100 P40 fighters of the army took to the air to intercept it. At the same time, the army also sent more than 100 P40s to reinforce the navy.

During the fierce battle, the second group of Japanese fighters rushed into the air to fight. There are also three parts with a total of 171 aircraft. Thereinto:

The first group, consisting of 36 Zero fighters, was responsible for seizing air supremacy and covering bombers, as well as participating in attacks on airfields;

The second group, consisting of 54 Type 97 attack planes, carrying 550-pound and 132-pound bombs, attacked airfields and aircraft in Kaneohe, Ford Island, Barbers, and Higam respectively;

The third group, consisting of 81 Type 99 dive bombers carrying 550-pound bombs, attacked the ships separately.

Although the US battleships were numerous, they were unable to withstand the attack of the Japanese fleet because the air force could not provide the necessary cover.

However, the US military has not fought such an air defense battle for a long time, and most of the pilots and land-based air defense units are not well trained, let alone coordinated, and as a result, they have shot down more planes of their own than Japanese planes. The Japanese pilots, one by one, were like crazy, only caring about bombarding US ships and airfields, not caring about their own safety at all, and carrying out a "kamikaze attack" at every turn, almost scaring the American GIs out of their urine.

The specific casualties were not mentioned in the message. It is estimated that it will be kept secret from the outside world for the time being. Zheng Weiguo gently closed the message and couldn't help but sigh slightly. (To be continued......)

PS: Khan!