ACT487: Grave Visit
In the aftermath of Pearl Harbor, Japan's own actions once again affected the world and pushed the wheels of history forward. Although this surprise attack was an out-and-out "battle to the death" in the long run, Japan succeeded in angering a giant who was sleeping lazily.
But at least at the moment, they do exude a "protagonist aura" that is in the limelight!
A week after the incident, news spread around the world, and reactions were mixed. On the British side, Churchill was relieved, he knew that Great Britain was finally saved, and Hitler was so angry that he was smoking. Because before the Japanese acted, they did not disclose even the slightest rumor to their ally.
According to a German insider, on 7 December, the Japanese ambassador to Germany asked to meet with Hitler.
After the meeting between the two sides, the Japanese ambassador told the FΓΌhrer that the Japanese army was about to launch a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in the United States. Hitler was delighted when he heard this, and hurriedly asked when the attack was scheduled and whether he needed German assistance. So the Japanese ambassador glanced down at his watch and said calmly.
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"Three weeks later?"
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"2 months?"
β1β¦β¦ Here we go! β
"You scumbags (fall)!"
In short, Japan's unilateral actions made Germany feel as passive as if it had been sold! They also had plans to attack the United States, after all, Mars was close to their lunar mainland, and it happened to be between the two spheres of influence of the Axis camp, and Hitler had already made secret preparations for the army after the attack on Britain was frustrated.
As a result, this was originally a pretty good rhythm, but it was suddenly disrupted by the pig teammates!
In desperation, although the head of state had the intention to abandon Japan, after all, the two sides signed an offensive and defensive mutual assistance pact. So together with Mussolini, he declared war on the United States in accordance with the alliance agreement. Roosevelt, on the other hand, did not refuse to come, and responded to the war, but secretly sent an envoy to Datang to ask for help.
The United States is far from in a comfortable position at this time, and the position of Mars is not as advantageous as that of North America on Earth, and both Japan and Germany have the ability to pose a threat to it. If only those remnants of the Atlantic Fleet and the Pacific Fleet faced the siege of the "Axis Three" at the same time, a home war would be inevitable.
In terms of allies, Britain, which is still too busy to take care of itself, can at most contain a part of the German and Italian troops, and if Tang still refuses to take action against Japan. Then Roosevelt had no choice but to put aside his prejudices and go to the Soviets for help. He even has the consciousness of "cutting meat" and is ready to use high-end ship technology to fight against Japan.
Fortunately, at this time, the Axis countries are not ready for an all-out attack on the United States!
On the Japanese side, the long-standing discord between the navy and the army has made them accustomed to each other's pre-war preparations, so it is difficult for them to carry out coordinated operations at the same pace for a while. Germany, on the other hand, wanted to wait until the second half of '41 to consider opening a second theater, so the relevant operations were still in the planning stage. As for Italy, their "pre-war" preparations have always been made after the war has begun. Basically, there is no need to have any extravagant expectations.
Therefore, Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor was indeed a success tactically speaking, but it was a complete failure strategically. In addition to giving the United States morality, it also startled the snake. Give your opponent time to prepare. And it also gave Zhao Jian, who was in the Shattered Star Zone, a great opportunity to take advantage of the chaos!
After Sheville fell into suspended animation, the U.S. military completely withdrew from the scrapped Pearl Harbor. In addition to throwing down more than 100,000 people, they also abandoned a large amount of military supplies stored here. These things after being exposed to space radiation. Basically, they have lost the value of reuse, so the U.S. military has not thought about recycling at all.
As for Chavier's divine core, the United States is currently hesitating to recycle it. After all, that divine core is really too big! The entire Divine Core is rigidly fixed in the Sky Temple. The palace was built in what looked like marble, but in fact it was a composite material that was harder than diamond.
The Japanese army also considered this problem, so they deliberately made the bomb body out of ceramics, so that the destruction liquid inside had a chance to pour into the main hall directly through the cracks in the building after the bomb body was broken.
Therefore, after many considerations, the US side temporarily abandoned the recovery plan of the divine core.
However, although the Americans gave up, Zhao Jian did not! His Star Castle has always lacked a real main control core, and no matter how he hooks up with Shavier on weekdays, the other party is unmoved. Now that she has suffered, it is Zhao Jian's God-given opportunity for them to "heroically save the beauty"!
So on a dark and windy night, a light high-speed fleet of Star Castle passed through the second stargate and came to the Fire Star Domain. With the help of the planet's shadows, they infiltrated Pearl Harbor and headed straight for the living quarters in the core.
The small detachment consisted of 4 destroyers and 1 destroyer-converted transport ship, and in addition to a 60-man engineering team, Zhao, Chiyou, and Thor also participated in the operation.
They followed the main passage and soon came to a dark living quarter. After repeatedly confirming that there were indeed no other ships around, Zhao ordered each ship to turn on its searchlights and fire flares around, and when everyone in the bridge of the Meow Bo saw the surrounding scenery clearly, they couldn't help but gasp.
"Oh my God......"
I saw that around the bridge, there were all kinds of floating objects everywhere, and the destroyer was advancing, and from time to time there would be hideous corpses hitting the glass, and the frightened meow waves hid behind Zhao Jian, and Zhao Jian looked outside dumbfounded and muttered to himself.
"170,000! I couldn't even imagine how many people it would be. β
"No 170,000...... I mean, there are certainly not 170,000 of them, and most of the victims should have been pumped into outer space along with the air in the harbor the moment Shaviel was unassumed. β
"Hey! I said, are you two here to count the number of victims? Don't forget what's the right thing to do! β
"Uh...... That's right, Sister Chiyou is right, it's still important to get down to business! β
The thought of countless dead bodies floating in the boundless darkness around made everyone feel furious in their hearts, even those who usually don't believe in ghosts and gods became nervous at this time, eager to finish their business immediately, and then hurry to flash people. At this time, the Meow Bo, who was in charge of the former leader, finally found the Sky Hall where the divine core was placed, and the four destroyers immediately dispersed to provide lighting for the working ship.
Zhao Jian stared at the main hall for a moment, then turned his head and said to Chiyou and Thor behind him.
"Let's go! Let's meet old friends together. (To be continued......)