The makeshift mobile headquarters of two trucks and three off-road vehicles was filled with the sound of conversation and ticking announcements.

“…… The anti-chemical warfare team will hurry up and go to the port area and transfer the car to help you later. Zhao Hanfeng hung up the phone.

Zhou Changfeng, who was beside him, covered his forehead and sighed: "There are still a lot of troubles, don't care, take a good rest first, and then find a way to deal with the aftermath in two days." ”

First of all, those shore defense guns must be cleared, otherwise the fleet will not be able to dock at Pearl Harbor; The second is to repair the facilities in the port area of Pearl Harbor, which is now in shambles.

Nearly four million tons of fuel oil were burning, the smoke obscured Pearl Harbor, and the entire sky over Oahu was blackened.

The heat generated by the fire of so much fuel oil is daunting, and you can feel the heat coming in even from the outskirts of the port area.

Despite the instructions from the higher authorities not to stay in the Minato area for the time being, many people still have the courage to wander inside, hoping to pick up some good things.

"Oh, there's a car! Let's take a look. ”

"Yesterday, the little four-eyed in the second team was lucky and actually found a box of wine and a few packs of cigarettes."

"No wonder you came back with a bottle."

Several hot and panting soldiers found two abandoned trucks by American troops parked on the side of the road, and tried to collect the trophies, but as soon as they touched the door handle, they were so hot that they were electrocuted.

It was getting late, and the remaining hours were fast on the day, and Honolulu changed hands.

The next day, the morning sun jumped above sea level, and it was another sunny day.

Last night, the trembling and worried citizens heard the sound of people and cars that had been going on all night, most of them in unintelligible Chinese, and the sound of cars seemed to be the movement of motorcycles and trucks.

After daybreak, many people could see the Ming military police patrolling the streets through the windows of their rooms and windows, and from time to time three-wheeled sidecar motorcycles carrying heralds galloped by.

The Star-Spangled Banner in front of the city hall has long been taken down, and it was casually discarded in the corner next to it by the Ming Army flag guards, and now the Ming flag is fluttering on the flagpole with a red background and a yellow background.

Seeing the arrogant occupation troops, the citizens were full of anxiety and trepidation, and they were full of confusion and fear about their future lives.

Those expatriates from countries such as Annam and North Korea were the most excited, cheering at the hordes of Ming troops and waving desperately at passing vehicles.

The Americans learned the lessons of the British and Dutch, and at the end of last year, they began to forcibly send overseas Chinese in Hawaii to South Dakota and Minnesota on their homeland.

Honolulu government warehouses and some official residences were requisitioned by the Ming army... Or organized looting.

As far as the potential rules are concerned, the first to enter the city is the unit that has contributed the most, whether it is credit or hard work, and the most contribution should be ranked first.

However, after days of hard fighting, it is easy for the suppressed emotions to erupt, and at one point, the victorious side of the battle can easily come up with a series of moths when venting their emotions.

Circumference obviously didn't want Honolulu to be a mess, and this place was going to be occupied for a long time from now on. The elusive resistance groups in the South Seas and north-east Australia have caused a lot of trouble, with reports of attacks on patrols and convoys every few days.

There are three main factors affecting military discipline: First, the supply situation of this unit is good or bad; second, the average level of education; The third is whether the law enforcement is strict or not.

The 1st Marine Brigade that he led by himself was fine, but the army could not say for sure.

In the end, he deliberately arranged for the 17th Division to be stationed in the western suburbs of Honolulu, repeatedly ordered that it should not condone violations of law and discipline, and sent additional military police units to patrol.

As compensation, all the private property of local fugitive merchants and off-duty officials in Honolulu was confiscated, and a large amount of property was basically transferred to the 17th Division.

However, the problem of the distribution of the spoils of war ensued, and the officers were overjoyed, but the soldiers were not satisfied - the other day the battle was so hard, and in the end there was little soup and little water?

Zhou Changfeng had to specifically remind Zhong Dexin that the spoils of war were unevenly distributed.

"You have to pay attention, if there are contradictions, they must be resolved in time, and if the backlog is long, there will be chaos, in that case, it will be a joke."

"Zhou Zhizhao really thinks a lot, it's not easy."

"There's no way, if you come here, just wait to clean up the mess every day in the future."

Zhong Dexin smiled slightly, "You might as well do this, we can be more elegant and gentle, and come up with the best of both worlds." ”

His so-called best solution was actually to print temporary vouchers for the occupation forces, and make it mandatory that they could be redeemed for dollars on a one-to-one basis, so that they could buy whatever they wanted.

Looting in a different way, huh? Now it is the Americans who are being harvested by vouchers? Zhou Changfeng, who couldn't cry or laugh, could only sigh that Zhong Dexin was worthy of being from a businessman's family, and he was indeed shrewd.

Honolulu's status is extraordinary, and the imperial court has made the same considerations as Singapore, and it must be listed as a direct control.

Honolulu is actually the name of the Chinese diaspora, and in the 19th century, the sandalwood produced here was exported in large quantities, hence the name, and the official English name is Honolulu (Honolulu).

The Provisional Government of the Occupation Forces was hastily established, and immediately promulgated a series of policies such as curfews, rationing, and price controls, and renamed Honolulu as Honolulu.

Ironically, the vast majority of Hawaiian Chinese Americans are now being detained in a few small towns in South Dakota and Minnesota, and there are not many Ming people on Oahu except for tens of thousands of Ming soldiers — a very small number of Chinese Americans are either black households or risk forging documents to be Annam or Korean.

Since there was no guarantee of victory until then, the imperial court only made rough plans and only now began to make formal preparations for the rule.

A team of officials will soon be sent to the area under the leadership of several court commissioners to take charge of the future administration of Honolulu.

Up to now, there are still a certain number of American troops still resisting at the southern foot of the Huai Nai Mountains, mainly the remnants of the 501st Airborne Regiment and the 296th Independent Infantry Regiment, as well as the coastal defense artillery stationed in various batteries.

Major General Charles White was promoted on the eve of the defeat, and at the same time received vague instructions to hold the fort for as long as possible, to consider abandoning when the situation was not suitable, and to allow conditional surrender after a certain period of time.

Although extremely reluctant, he evacuated Honolulu with some retinue who were willing to persevere, disembarked in the Kapole area by transport boat, and stationed in the fortified Hatch Fort to direct the troops to continue the resistance.

These stragglers posed no threat to the Ming army, but the Williston Battery, Crossson Battery, and Hatch Battery still blockaded Pearl Harbor.

More than a dozen 305mm, 356mm, and 406mm shore defense guns can fire at any time, and the degree of solidity is extraordinary, and some batteries are even built in cliffs, and the upper part is several meters thick with reinforced concrete and earth, and the air force units have tried to attack many times, but even 500kg armor-piercing aerial bombs have not helped.

Therefore, the burden of pulling out these nails still fell back on the ground forces, which the Navy had been urging two days ago.

Just as Zhou Changfeng was reluctantly selecting combat units and discussing the purge plan, the navy suddenly sent a telegram, saying that it was not in a hurry now.

The fleet couldn't wait any longer, and needed to return home for a thorough rest.

From last year to the present, the 180th Special Service Fleet, which concentrates the main forces of the Ming Navy, has been fighting overseas for nearly a year, and the occasional rest and recuperation during this period have been very hasty.

Therefore, all kinds of mechanical failures have emerged one after another, the failure rate of warships has risen sharply, and the small problems of power failure, oil leakage, water ingress, and abnormal noise are aside, and there are problems with the engines and guns of some warships. For example, the steam superheater of the proud Yongle has been malfunctioning since last month, and each time it is repaired, it breaks down after a few days.

The ships that had been lightly damaged in previous battles had been wounded, and the two Ziweiyuan-class armored aircraft carriers still had many conspicuous patches on their decks, and a large amount of seaweed and barnacles had accumulated below the waterline of the hull, slowing down the voyage.

After weighing it, Song Zhongkai decided to take the division as soon as possible, the tattered fleet is currently in urgent need of docking for maintenance, and he can't wait, and if it drags on any longer, he is afraid that it will not be scrapped overseas.

Given that Pearl Harbor was still burning, it would not be possible to restore operations without a few months, and the damaged parts of the battleship could only be replaced in the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, the fleet had long since lost the majesty and scenery of last year, rust, bullet holes, scratches, oil stains, patches, and cracks could be seen everywhere, and the black smoke coming out of the chimney seemed to be deeper than before, like a scrap iron fleet.

In the evening, the sea shimmered and the fleet faded into the glamorous sunset.

Zhou Changfeng and his entourage came to Haleiwa Beach, and Zhu Lixuan crossed his waist and sighed, "Tsk, as soon as the fleet leaves, my heart is a little bottomless." ”

"Look at what you're saying, don't let the Air Force guys hear it." Yao Liangchuan said casually: "Hundreds of planes are parked, what is bottomless." ”

It is not a good thing for the navy to return to Korea in a hurry, at least it is not in a hurry to clear the remnants of the American army at the southern foot of the Huai Nai Mountains.

Zhou Changfeng decisively adjusted the deployment and changed to let the rest of the 21st Regiment of the North Korean Army be responsible for clearing the American batteries and the remnants of the defeated generals.

Anyway, there is no hurry now, the North Koreans are returning to the dishes, but the step-by-step rigid attack is still qualified, and it can be slowly grinded little by little.

Gunfire soon followed, much to the mixed feelings of Honolulu citizens.

After arranging the defense plan, Zhou Changfeng and the main generals rode to the northern suburbs of Honolulu City.

After nearly two hours of walking, the group followed the mountain trail to the Nuanupari Gulf.

The wind howled through the valley, and it had to be louder to be heard.

More than half a month ago, the detachment of the reconnaissance battalion of the 4th Marine Brigade galloped all the way to this point and seized this dangerous pass.

During this period, the forward platoon that arrived first fought to the death, blocking the US troops who came to reinforce it, and only the sniper soldier Zhang Tianshan survived the 37 people in the platoon.

Now it's time to deliver on that promise.

"It's so open, here are the green mountains, and the blue sea over there." Zhou Changfeng suddenly recalled the scene in the border of Wusizang four years ago, when the first battalion of the 3rd Mixed Brigade of the Praetorian Guards led by him ended the battle of Demaji and returned home first through the mountains.

After a short silence, he said calmly: "This is also a good place to sleep, there are mountains and rivers, and the exploits of seizing the pass must be recorded." ”

Xie Wancheng suddenly said in a deep voice: "After so many battles, there are many people in our third battalion back then......"

The officers present were silent.

Not only the people of the 1st Marine Brigade, but the rest of them still remember their classmates and friends who graduated together at the Armament Academy, and many of their names have been printed on the obituaries to this day.

"It's good to be remembered, I just hope that someone will remember me in a hundred years." Yu Daixin, commander of the 4th Marine Brigade, said leisurely.

After some shirk, the last is the inscription inscribed by Yao Liangchuan.

"However, in the summer and August of the 40th year of Zhichang, Major General Zhou Changfeng, Brigadier General Zhong Dexin, Brigadier General Yu Daixin, and Brigadier General Pan Mingbiao landed here to report on the work of the world and announce the sun, moon, mountains and rivers. My army has crossed the oceans and traveled thousands of miles, fearless of hardships and dangers, and is upright and upright, so as to boost the prestige of China, and this so-called once and for all is also."

"There are three hundred ships, more than a thousand eagles, and the flag is unfurled, covering the sky and the sun. In front, there are sea eagles soaring to defeat the enemy, and after there are warriors flying to seize the pass, the soldiers will fight hard, and the enemy will be terrified. Now with good news, I will only tell the heavens, the earth, the ghosts and gods, and destroy the enemy by 30,000, according to which the soldiers will want to land, and the territory will be secured, and the universe will be restored.

The land, sea and air battle for Oahu came to an end after a series of twists and turns, and it lasted for three months from the capture of Kauai in May.

In order to seize this strategic location, the Ming army paid the price of 23 large and small ships, 37 transport ships or landing ships, 92 landing craft, 283 aircraft, 74 tanks, and 351 various vehicles.

The Ming army suffered a total of 21,400 casualties, including 2,210 naval casualties, 5,936 marines and army casualties, and a total of 17,000 illnesses were recorded.

In order to defend this strategic location, the US military lost 27 ships of various types, 19 transport ships, 38 landing craft, 465 aircraft, 118 tanks, and 932 vehicles of different types.

The U.S. military suffered a total of 20,300 casualties, including 3,201 naval casualties, 7,476 ground troops killed or killed, and a total of 23,000 captured.

As the losing side, the proportion of US troops killed by wounds is extremely high, and the loss of air supremacy also magnifies the negative impact.

The results of the Battle of Oahu proved the superiority of shore-based aviation, and although the US military was absolutely inferior in the number of aircraft carriers, it still greatly limited the Ming expeditionary force with land airfields.

The national strength, manpower, material resources, transportation capacity, and tactical thinking of both sides have a decisive impact on the success or failure of the campaign.

The U.S. military underestimated the Ming Army's ocean-going projection capabilities and determination; The Ming army also underestimated the effectiveness of the enemy's shore-based air forces, as well as the desperate large-scale counterattack of the American army, sea, and air.

After the Battle of Oahu, the U.S. military's strategic defense suffered another major setback, and the only thing to be thankful for was that two precious aircraft carriers remained.

At the same time, the Ming army's strategic offensive had come to an end, and twice the expected heavy attrition forced the Metropolitan Governor's Office and the Military Department to call off further offensives, which marked a fundamental change in the situation in the Pacific theater, and the Ming and American armies entered a stage of strategic stalemate.

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