On November 5, the Japanese Imperial Council decided to launch an attack on the United States and Great Britain. The attack is scheduled for early December, before which the army and navy will have to complete their war preparations and military deployments and wait for orders.

On November 20, Japan submitted a proposal to the United States, known as the "B" case, demanding that "neither Japan nor the United States enter Southeast Asia and the South Pacific (excluding Indochina) by force" in exchange for the United States lifting the embargo and stopping aid to China.

On 26 November, U.S. Secretary of State Hull submitted to Japan the "Basic Outline of the U.S.-Japan Agreement," known as the Hull Memorandum, which includes one demand for Japan and nine common demands for both sides.

However, looking at the US-Japan negotiations with a close combat is nothing more than a smokescreen for Japan.

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Moscow

In Moscow at the end of November, the temperature was already below freezing.

"Oh, what a weather!" A German soldier held a gun, his face was a little blue, and he kept stomping his feet to keep warm.

"Yes, the empire should have ended this war sooner!" The other soldier nodded approvingly, "However, it should be soon, after all, we have surrounded their capital!" As long as you lay down here, everything should be much better! ”

"Hmmm! But it's really cold! The other rubbed his hands together and sighed.

In fact, by this time, the German offensive had been largely ineffective, and the offensive in all directions was contained by the Soviet Red Army.

As a result, Zhukov asked Stalin to transfer the reserve 10th Army, the 20th Army and the 1st Shock Army to the Western Front.

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"Comrade Stalin!"

"Comrade Vasilevsky! I order you, acting Chief of the General Staff, to draw up a counteroffensive operational plan and at the same time crush the most dangerous assault groups of the German Army Group "Center" threatening Moscow from the north and south, respectively. ”

"Yes! Comrade Stalin! ”

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On November 29, 1941, Zhukov telegraphed Stalin to give an order for a counterattack, and that night, Stalin gave an order for a counter-assault. But this did not go unnoticed by Germany.

On December 4, 1941, German Army Group Center concluded on the basis of information obtained that the Soviet Union was not capable of launching a large-scale counterattack.

As a result, the Germans calmly believed that the Soviet Union would not carry out a counteroffensive.

On December 5, the 30th Army of the Kalinin Front was the first to turn to the counteroffensive, by which time the German offensive capability was clearly exhausted. The flanks of the German armored clusters received a strong blow, and the attacking Soviet Red Army forced them to retreat in the direction of Kling.

On 6 December, the Western Front launched a counterattack against the Germans in both the north and south directions, and the German units were repulsed from near Moscow under the double flanking of the weather and the Soviet forces.

And in the evening of the same day, Hitler signed the instruction to go on the defensive on the entire Soviet-German battlefield, including the direction of Moscow, which meant that the German army began to go on the defensive. The logistics line stretching for thousands of miles, the cold winter, all hit the vulnerable German army.

In the early morning of December 7, the Hawaiian Islands in the eastern Pacific Ocean, about 3,500 nautical miles away from Japan and about 2,000 nautical miles from the continental United States, have beautiful scenery and pleasant environment.

But no one is in the mood to enjoy this scene. On the sea not far from the Hawaiian Islands, dozens of warships stood quietly, among them, there were 6 aircraft carriers!

"Your Excellency, Commander! The Imperial Navy has arrived in the Hawaiian Islands area, locked onto the target Pearl Harbor, and is ready to attack! ”

Nagumo Tadaichi, Vice Admiral and the commander-in-chief of this operation, squinted his eyes, what a wonderful plan, they really arrived at Pearl Harbor quietly without anyone noticing!

Meritorious service is just around the corner!

"Yo Si! Tell the warriors to be loyal to the Empire and His Majesty the Emperor, today! Nanyun Zhongyi said arrogantly, "Today, there will be countless merits waiting for them to get!" ”

"Yes!"

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"Buzz!"

The first wave of attack 183 planes from six aircraft carriers pierced through the clouds and fog and swooped down on Pearl Harbor.

Pearl Harbor is located at the lowest point of the plain between the Colau Mountains and the Waiana Mountains on the south coast of Oahu, adjacent to the only deep-water port of Honolulu, and is a base and shipbuilding base of the United States Navy, and one of the largest and best safe anchoring ports in the North Pacific islands.

From the perspective of Japan's plan, in order to fight with the United States, it is necessary to destroy the vital forces of the American navy, and Pearl Harbor has become the first choice. Far from the continental United States, it is also an important military port of the United States. At the same time, it could serve as a transit point for Japan in the Pacific theater.

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On Oahu, the American GIs are still asleep, after all, it is still too early, the United States has always maintained neutrality, and no one expected that the Japanese would come and attack Pearl Harbor.

Some people were woken up by the buzzing sound in the sky, opened their eyes in a daze, and saw the black shells falling, "Enemy attack!" ”

"Wake up! Guys! Enemy attack! ”

"What? Enemy attack? Where did the enemy attack come from? ”

When the explosion sounded, someone came to his senses, and his whole body was excited, it was really an enemy attack!

"Hurry, hurry! Tell the commander, enemy attack! Fight back now! ”

Fight back, what to fight back?

"Anti-aircraft guns! Anti-aircraft machine guns! Damn it! Someone reminded loudly, while constantly dodging the incoming shells.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

The explosions kept ringing out, reminding the soldiers in the harbor that there was really an enemy attack!

They are American, and they have been attacked!

It's unbelievable!

All they know is that the world is already at war, and they, the United States, are constantly producing arms and have become an arms supplier to democratic countries! I never thought that I would be attacked one day!

"Fight back! Damn it!"

"Oh my God! Is it us America who did something wrong? ”

Constantly some people began to wail, because they were affected by the explosion, and the blood flowed, some of their faces were blurred, and some of them were unable to speak, and they left this world forever.

In the harbor, there was also thick smoke billowing from the battleships, and people kept running down from the battleships. Didn't run down, along with the battleship, the corpse at the bottom of the sea!

"Oh my God! What the hell is going on! "There are still people who can't believe that their mighty America will be attacked! Moreover, it was successfully attacked by a sneak attack!

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"Tiger!"

"Tiger!"

"Tiger!"

"Your Excellency, the warriors of the surprise attack have sent back the signal! The sneak attack has been successful! A soldier excitedly reported to Nanyun Zhongyi that it had succeeded! It really worked! Their efforts over the past few months have not been in vain! It really worked!

Nagumo Zhongyi nodded with satisfaction, "Continue the second wave of attacks!" ”

"Hey!"

168 planes attacked again, pounced, Pearl Harbor.

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