ps: The second update for the alliance leader "There is no Zhang Juzheng in the world......

"I was fooled...... I've been fooled......" Halsey wept bitterly when he received a telegram from Ingram about the attack on Pearl Harbor, including the sinking of six escort aircraft carriers, and the overall heavy losses, "I'm a fool!" I'm an idiot! I was led by the nose by the Japanese! ”

"Sir, we weren't fooled, but we're glad we did. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info" McCain tried to reassure him, "Do you think about what would happen to the fleet if it were in Pearl Harbor?" Is the fleet still there? ”

Halsey didn't say anything, and a few staff officers behind him nodded silently: Obviously, with such a fierce air attack, if the fleet remained at Pearl Harbor, the two battleships might not sink, but the other dozen aircraft carriers with the planes and pilots on them would probably be finished in large numbers.

"That's right! We still have a fleet! Halsey suddenly held back his tears, "Turn around and attack north of Pearl Harbor!" I'm going to get revenge! ”

"Sir, calm down...... There's still a fleet that we haven't solved yet? Besides, you need to report back to Washington if you change the direction of your operations. McCain said, "The Japanese can't occupy Hawaii, they just blow up and harass them, but the TF50 is currently the only mobile and containment force in the Pacific direction, and if we have another problem, I'm afraid it will ......."

"For the time being, the route will remain the same, the reconnaissance plane will expand the search area, and then tell Washington and Pearl Harbor the operational plan, so that they can find out the specific location and number of ships of the Japanese attacking fleet, I can't let them go so easily!" At McCain's persuasion, Halsey regained his composure and began to give orders in an orderly manner.

In the early morning, the Tsunoda fleet had moved closer to the east-north-east of Pearl Harbor as requested by Horiyoshi's telegram, and the overall route remained southwestward, but more westward, the distance between the Halsey TF50 fleet continued to shrink, but the speed difference had changed from 35 km/h to 28 km/h.

At 7 a.m., the Tsunoda fleet was about 1,300 kilometers from Halsey, about 2,100 kilometers from Horiyoshi, and about 1,900 kilometers from Horiyoshi and Halsey. Arima Masafumi re-estimated the fuel of each ship, and concluded that if it reached the designated rendezvous location (1,200 kilometers north-east of Hawaii), all warships would be able to maintain it except for the Musashi, which was the most risky. The lack of oil on the Musashi alone is much easier, and it is enough to scrape together a few hundred tons of heavy oil from the Kongo and several other heavy cruisers tonight and pump it to Musashi, and this margin can still be adjusted. If he really can't do it, he can only pull down his face and beg the commander to lead the fleet closer to the rescue -- a training session will definitely be inevitable, and Tsunoda and he are fully mentally prepared.

"Caiyun changed to take off...... To search for the enemy within a radius of 1,500 km, overlap with the commander's search circle and relay the detailed information to the commander and Commander Tsukahara. The impatient Tsunoda is now beginning to be thoughtful, "Avoid all possible enemy attacks on the support fleet, and let the commander be able to devote himself to the attack on Pearl Harbor!" ”

"Now, what about Pearl Harbor and Hawaii as a whole?" Truman sat down in his position with his head in his hands, looking dejected. There is less than half a month to go before the presidential election votes, and he doesn't want to do anything now, he just wants to transfer power in peace and stability, and it is up to Dewey to decide whether to fight or peace. He even thought that as soon as the results of the general election were announced, the legal process was completed (the Electoral College would be voted after the referendum), and he could be handed over early. He's had enough!

But Japan just bombed Seattle two days ago, and today it actually bombed Pearl Harbor again, which made him want to cry without tears. In particular, Pearl Harbor made a sneak attack last time, and this time it was also raided, and last time there was an excuse to say that Japan was not declaring war, how to wash it this time? The Japanese have issued a notice a month in advance!

Truman felt that he was the number one unlucky guy in the world, and he knew that he would not accept this vice president in the first place!

Boeing employees who had been bombed today declared a one-day strike and marched in Seattle to protest the military and government inaction, with a content that sounded self-conscious: "...... In the past three years, Boeing has delivered tens of thousands of planes to the United States, paid hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes, and contributed everything it can contribute, but in the end, not only can it not even keep its factories, but there are more than 1,000 casualties, what are the government and the military doing? ”

Truman, in desperation, had no choice but to send Secretary of State Hull and Secretary of War Stimson to Seattle to confront the people - these two men had enough of it, and they would certainly not be in power again in the next term.

Unlike Halsey, Washington received reports that were later and more detailed: the burning and exploding fuel depots, the sinking of the training fleet, the loss of hundreds of planes, the panic of tens of thousands of people, and the burning of Pearl Harbor were all transmitted by telegram -- so earth-shattering news that everyone was blown up.

Half a day later, Nimitz spoke with difficulty: "The top priority is to repel the Japanese attack as much as possible, and I think it is unlikely that the Japanese army will launch a large-scale landing later, but it cannot be completely ruled out." At present, the loss of Pearl Harbor is still ongoing, and it can only be prepared to lose all the fuel. However, several other islands have not been attacked by air strikes, and the army and navy deployed on them have begun to counterattack. As long as Hawaii is kept, the situation of our army is extremely passive, but it is still under control. ”

Spruance added: "General Halsey has sent a telegram to attack the Japanese fleet that has attacked Pearl Harbor, the details of which are not yet known, and I have advised him to keep the current course unchanged and wait for the accurate enemy situation at Pearl Harbor before acting; It is also recommended that the transport fleet, which is currently on the outskirts of Los Angeles, return to port standby, and wait for the next decision on when it will be delivered. ”

The convoy returned to port, and everyone agreed that now that the fierce battle for Pearl Harbor was raging, and Halsey had no time to be distracted to protect the consignment fleet, and the main force of the combined fleet in the south continued to move north, and if it did not return to port, the transport force was in danger of being eaten up entirely.

Clark frowned and asked: "When we were analyzing the situation, the navy once thought that the Japanese fleet active on the west coast should be its main force, but judging from today's raid situation, Japan still has another fleet that is not inferior to the current two fleets, is it because of our enemy estimation error or is there something else?" I don't know much about the Navy, but now I feel as if we are weaker than our opponents not only in the Pacific Fleet, but even in the entire United States Navy combined, weaker than Japan! Not to mention the entire axis. ”

This sentence made everyone's faces suddenly turn white: the United States is known for its two-ocean geography, if the navy on the east and west coasts is inferior to its opponent, how can this big war be fought?

Truman nodded solemnly, he was inclined to support Clark's opinion from the bottom of his heart - it's not that we're incompetent, it's that the Axis is too strong now!

In fact, this idea cannot be wrong: after the closure of the Panama Canal and the loss of the fleet aircraft carrier by the Pacific Fleet, there was actually no big battle between Japan and the United States, and the United States did want to build more warships than Japan, but all these losses were in the hands of Germany.

Li Hai said with a gloomy face: "The navy's shipbuilding capacity needs to be improved, and I propose to expand the Seattle shipyard to build fleet aircraft carriers!" ”

People including Nimitz shook their heads when they heard this, it will take 9-12 months to expand the shipyard, and it will take 14-15 months to build the Essex class, when will it be able to catch up with the war? Isn't Japan going to build warships in the next two years? Didn't the Seattle Army Air reconnaissance plane discover that Japan had a new fleet aircraft carrier? It looks very similar to the Wyvern class in Midway, but it seems to be a larger circle, and the combat power should be stronger. As for the larger, more robust aircraft carrier in the Tsukahara fleet, the staff officers had been clearly informed from the Panamanian direction that it was a newly built aircraft carrier.

"I mean......" Clark was very dissatisfied with Lehi's move to building more warships, and emphasized, "There is no way out to continue fighting on two fronts, whether it is the strength or combat effectiveness, our army is at a disadvantage, and now there is an urgent need for a truce, and the losses will be great if we continue to fight." Personally, I not only agree with the armistice against Germany, but even think that Turner's words are not bad, if there can be an armistice with Germany, why can't there be a truce with Japan? Of course, I don't agree with his idea of continuing to fight Japan and Germany to the end, and whether we can form a compromise with Japan as well, I heard that ......"

Truman's face was a little embarrassed, he made the decision to reject Japan's armistice proposal at the beginning, thinking that Japan could not be so cheap, but now Japan's lethality is so huge, far beyond the realization, he feels that it is very tricky. Clarke's old words were repeated, which made him regret it a little, but he couldn't express it on his face, so he said lightly: "The original rejection of Japan's peace proposal was unanimously approved by the cabinet and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and it was the will of the people and morale. Or do you wait for Mr. Dewey to come up with a new idea? ”

Anyway, he made up his mind: I want to make peace with you, I don't object, but I won't sign this word, that's the price of Dewey -- otherwise this president is so easy to be?

Seeing that the discussion was a bit off-topic, MacArthur coughed slightly, added a sentence, and re-opened the discussion to the current situation at Pearl Harbor: "The army's shore fortifications and defense units are ready, and there is no problem with anti-landing warfare. General Arnold sent a telegram from Los Angeles asking General Doolittle to strike back with all his might, and at the same time having the Strategic Airlift Force prepare to provide emergency supplies to Pearl Harbor by air as soon as the situation stabilized - all he was concerned about was the production of the air companies, and the delivery of equipment must be guaranteed at all costs! ”

"Since our army's counterattack has begun, let's wait for the battle report first, and let the Hawaiian side quickly report the losses and damage!" Truman thought for a moment, then turned his head and explained to Lehi, "Regarding the production of armaments, please take responsibility for it all, the production of aircraft must be guaranteed, and the construction of ships cannot be neglected." ”