Chapter 223: Burning the Pacific Ocean
"This is just a small revenge, and there is still a long way to go."
In the commander's room of the base car, Fan Yize grabbed the little girl's hand and said softly, while his other hand was holding a towel to help her wipe her body.
An hour later, Fan Yize walked out of the room, and the housekeeper at the door had been waiting here for a long time.
"The Titanic world has been completely abandoned, and the mission has failed, when will the next world start?" As soon as Fan Yize saw the housekeeper, he immediately asked.
"Isn't the Commander going to take a break?" The base steward asked.
"No, I hope Junyi can wake up sooner." Fan Yize shook his head, and his attitude towards the base was also much better.
"The third plane can be opened at any time, please move to the console commander." The base steward bowed slightly and said.
Moving to the console, the information of the third world, which also appears on the console's center display, is still a movie.
Fan Yize rarely cares about the content of the movie, what he cares about is the time and space where the movie is located.
Pearl Harbor
A movie staged in the 21st century, however, it doesn't matter, the main thing is that this is the Pacific theater of World War II.
Pulling down the information of "Pearl Harbor" time and space, Fan Yize saw the scarlet reminder in his eyes, don't have anything to do with his hometown, and he is not surprised by this.
A three-hour movie, Fan Yize didn't have the idea of watching it, and it didn't matter what the content of the movie was or whether it was exciting or not.
"Pearl Harbor" time and space, the base also gave a reward mission, the task is divided into two stages, the first stage is to control the entire Pacific Ocean, complete this task, all units in the base can be upgraded by one level, and there are special rewards.
"Let Ling Liang come over."
Fan Yize said to the base steward, and at the same time opened the details of the Pacific Ocean in World War II.
World War II was no longer a two-dimensional battle of the past, but a three-dimensional war of land, sea and air. As a result, the demand for various resources, especially oil, is very strong.
The Japanese navy and army also formulated two sets of strategies, "southward advance" and "northward advance," respectively. With the "northward advance" thwarted by the Soviet Union, Japan completely shifted its strategic focus southward to the colonies of old Europe.
As early as 1935, Japan coveted the Dutch East Indies under the control of the Netherlands, and the Netherlands, as the weakest of the powers, was sitting on incomparably rich oil reserves, which was simply intolerable!
And the Dutch were not fools and had long been precautionary against Japan's wolf ambitions. To this end, Britain and the United States jointly imposed an oil embargo on Japan, and in addition, strategic materials such as iron ore and iron and steel were the focus of the embargo.
Since Japan relies on imports for 80% of its oil, it is necessary for Japan and the United States to tear up their faces.
However, although Japan is crazy, it is not stupid, and they are well aware of the absolute gap between the two sides in terms of industry, population, and technology. Therefore, Japan's military strategic goal was to fight a "limited war" in order to reproduce their glory in the Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War and to force the United States to recognize Japan's hegemony in the Asian region.
Because of the isolation of the ocean, unlike the European continent, no matter what kind of power it is, it generally does not aim at the United States, even Japan, that is, it wants to seize the territory of the United States in the Pacific.
Thus, when Mexico, the only enemy on its doorstep that could threaten itself, was brought down, the United States quickly turned to "non-interventionism."
The Nazi occupation of France and other causes of great unease in the United States led to a poll in 1940 showing that 67 percent of Americans believed that a German victory would pose a threat to the United States. About 71 per cent of the United States believe that military training should be mandatory for young people. By 1941, 72 percent of Americans believed that defeating the Nazis was more important than keeping the United States out of war.
Interestingly, although the public changed their attitude and insisted on guarding against and even attacking the Nazis, due to the nature of indirect elections in the United States, the "non-interventionism" in Congress was still dominant before Pearl Harbor.
They even threatened to impeach the main president, Roosevelt. At the same time, German immigrants were trying to prevent the war between their homeland and their mother country. As soon as President Roosevelt expressed his intention to go to war with Germany, he lost 7% of the votes in the 1940 presidential campaign, most of which were lost in communities of German immigrants.
Of course, as Americans learn more about the nature of the Nazis, and non-interventionism in Congress slowly fades, it is only a matter of time before the United States officially enters the war.
In fact, the United States only wanted to get rid of Nazi Germany and force Japan to leave the Axis Alliance.
The U.S. strategy will indeed work for the average country.
When faced with an opponent who has no hope of winning and is willing to reason with you, the wisest option is undoubtedly to retract your hands, even if it is to find another opportunity.
It's a pity that Japan during the Showa period was permeated from top to bottom with a strong idea of "not doing too much".
Because the class in Japan had been solidified at that time, and a large number of social resources were occupied by wealthy families headed by the imperial family, but because of ideological problems, ordinary Japanese people had nothing to do with the vampires in this society.
If it was during the Meiji and Taisho periods, when the economy was booming, it would be easy to say, but at this time, the Japanese economy was completely bad, and the general public could not even eat enough, so the only way to get ahead was to join the army.
It can be said that at this point, it is only a matter of time before the Japanese military department goes berserk. Even the Meiji veteran minister Saionji Konobu was targeted for assassination by the radical Imperial Road faction in the Japanese army, which shows the extent of his madness.
Therefore, Japan chose the path of military adventure, hoping to solve the US Pacific Fleet by attacking Pearl Harbor and sign a peace agreement with the United States before the United States' combat potential was tapped.
However, Japan is not destined to be complacent, and the American aircraft carrier happens to be no longer at Pearl Harbor, preserving the fire for future battles.
With the preserved aircraft carriers, the U.S. military quickly turned the tide after the "wave" of the Japanese army was carried out, and the United States, which was fully open to war potential, quickly turned the situation around.
In the end, the Japanese army, which was invincible in East Asia, was beaten 1:20 by the American army in the Pacific, and even in a battle with strong fortifications such as Iwo Jima, the battle loss ratio was 1:8.
Of course, the United States also survived for a while, after all, the attack on Pearl Harbor also dealt a heavy blow to the naval strength of the US military in the Pacific.
Fan Yize, who quickly entered the role, began to write quickly on the blank plan.
"In the timeline of Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, the fuel reserves available in Japan at the moment can only barely be consumed for half a year." Fan Yize's fingers tapped lightly on the desktop of the console, muttering to himself.
In fact, Japan during this period could not make many choices, and there was no doubt that with half a year's fuel consumption, it was simply unable to realize its ambition of conquering China.
And this is one of the main reasons why Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Japan understands that it can either withdraw its troops from China, stop its foreign expansion, and move closer to the United States diplomatically.
Either they will form their own banner, go south to seize strategic resources, and continue to intensify their aggression against foreign countries. There are colonies of the United States, Britain, and the Netherlands in the South Seas, and entering the South Seas is tantamount to declaring war on the United States, Britain and the Netherlands.
Pearl Harbor in the Pacific Ocean is the main hub of transportation, Hawaii is east of the United States West Coast, west of Japan, southwest to the islands, north to Alaska and the Bering Strait, all between 2,000 nautical miles and 3,000 nautical miles, across the Pacific Ocean from the south to the north, all with Hawaii as the stopover.
Japan believed that seizing air and sea supremacy in the Pacific Ocean first meant that the road to the south was unimpeded, and Pearl Harbor must be destroyed first, so Japan planned the Pearl Harbor raid.
"Report." Ling Liang walked into the console and saluted behind Fan Yize.
"New targets have emerged, World War II, the Pacific Theater, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor." Fan Yize said without looking back.
When Ling Liang heard this, he asked with some interest, "Then what is the commander's goal this time?" ”
"Occupy the entire Pacific." Fan Yize said.
"Then our enemies are not only Japan, but also the United States." Ling Liang said.
"Inevitably." Fan Yize nodded, if he wants to occupy the Pacific Ocean, even Japan is within the target, including all the islands in the Pacific Ocean.
"Then I'm afraid we're going to make enemies all over the world." Ling Liang said.
Once the United States and Japan are attacked, the Axis and the Allies will stand on the opposite side of the Red Guard, which is a bit unoptimistic.
But that's to be expected, because Fan doesn't just want the entire Pacific Ocean.
If it were possible, Fan would prefer to once again bring the whole world under his control.
Invaded the world of World War II, on the premise of having given up one world, Fan Yize also wanted to gain more huge benefits in the third world.
"Order the 1st Aircraft Carrier Battle Group, the 2nd Aircraft Carrier Battle Group, the 1st Amphibious Battle Group, and the 2nd Amphibious Battle Group to form a Pacific maritime battle group, prepare to enter the Pacific region, and let them come up with a feasible military action plan, I will personally see it."
"The command force organization center, the focus of the main force establishment in the next stage, is all focused on the Marine Corps, and we need to build more amphibious fleets and occupy more initiative in the Pacific theater."
Fan Yize issued two orders in a row, which will be another severe challenge for the Red Police Corps, which is much more difficult than previous wars.
The Pacific Theater of World War II was a veritable meat grinder, especially in the battle for islands, and the war would become extremely cruel.
This is an unprecedented challenge for the Red Guard Corps, and tens of thousands of soldiers may die in the Pacific Theater, but it is also a baptism for the Corps.
Fan Yize fully believes in his soldiers, compared to the madness of Little Japan, the Red Guard Corps is even more difficult to provoke.
"Commander, I suggest you go and meet the mustache first." After Ling Liang conveyed the two orders, he spoke to Fan Yize.
When Fan Yize heard this, the corners of his mouth curled, and he said, "You are really a roundworm in my stomach." ”
Ling Liang showed a slight smile, and before she could speak, Fan Yize continued: "At present, controlling the Pacific Ocean is the first stage of the mission, and I don't know the mission of the second stage yet, but it should be related to the European battlefield, whether it is Europe or the United States as the goal of the second stage, we should be prepared." ”
"I think we should find a way to control the Panama Canal at the beginning of the war, this is the traditional scope of American strength, as long as we can control the Panama Canal, it can very well limit the passage of the American Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, and the other advantage is that our fleet can enter the Atlantic Ocean at any time through the Panama Canal, especially our submarine forces, maybe we can use this to help Germany." Ling Liang suggested.
"If we want to control Panama, we must occupy Hawaii and Midway, otherwise we will be a chrono portal, and we need to take care of the Pacific theater, and we will not be able to hold such a distant region of South America." Fan Yize considered.
Ling Liang suggested again: "Not only Hawaii, but also all the islands in the South Pacific, which will make our South Pacific supply lines unified. ”
"It seems that this war is not too easy." Fan Yize tapped lightly on the table and continued to ask, "Has the expeditionary corps been formed at present?" ”
"Ninety-five percent of the work of forming the expeditionary corps has been completed, and the main personnel and institutions are all in place, except that some of the necessary equipment is not yet complete." Ling Liang said.
The Red Guard Expeditionary Corps will be the main force of Fan Yize's conquest of various time and space, because of the existence of the Chinese Empire, the Empire needs enough troops to deter and maintain.
Because it was necessary to rebuild a force that could go on expeditions at any time, and the targets of expeditions were other planes, including the final enemy.
The Expeditionary Corps is only a prototype at present, and the size of the troops is limited by the overall strength of the Red Guard Corps, and the initial number of troops is two million expeditionary troops.
At present, the two million troops have all been put in place, and the various organs of the expeditionary force have also been established and perfected, but in some details, they are not yet fully ready.
The aircraft carrier battle group and amphibious battle group that Fan Yize ordered before are all expeditionary navy under the umbrella of the expeditionary corps.
The expeditionary corps represents the highest combat level of the Red Guard Corps, with all weapons and equipment provided first, combined with the highest military technology of base vehicles, and is also a unit with the highest proportion of high-level troops.
"Is there a clear candidate in the commander's mind for the commander of the expeditionary legion?" Ling Liang asked.
Fan Yize shook his head and said, "At present, apart from you, there are still those high-ranking generals in the Red Police Corps, and their command skills are not enough to command such a huge army. ”
"It seems that the commander wants me to be the commander of this legion." Ling Liang understood what Fan Yize meant, an army of unprecedented scale was not something that an ordinary general could play.
Fan Yize nodded: "It's none other than you." ”