As far as the US top level is concerned, Japan is not the most troublesome issue, and the peace talks with Germany have not gone smoothly, and the other side has bitten the bullet and made an offer: South Africa has nothing to discuss, all South America belongs to Germany, Central America shares interests with the Caribbean, Europe and the United States, and Newfoundland is the inherent territory of the London authorities. What made the United States even more intolerable www.biquge.info was Germany's demand for the internationalization of the Panama question, the control of the canal by the joint companies of the major powers, and the demand for a joint European force to be stationed -- which was almost a noose to the throat for the United States.

The conditions of the Panama Canal are not of concern to ordinary American people, and they do not understand the dangers of "international" control, but for Truman and Dewey, two veteran politicians, American capital, and the US Navy, this is very fatal -- it is almost equivalent to cutting off the two-ocean navy and the two-ocean transportation channel.

"Turner just chatted with me for a few words, and he said that if it is absolutely necessary, the conditions of the Panama Canal can also be discussed, and Nicaragua can still be controlled by us after all, and the Nicaragua Canal can be dug from the San Juan River through Lake Nicaragua to the Isthmus of Rivas, and the navigation conditions will be better than the Panama Canal after completion, and the investment is just a little larger. However, the Nicaragua Canal is too close to the Panama Canal, and if there are European troops stationed there, I am afraid that if war breaks out, I am afraid that it will ......"

Dewey's eyes lit up: "He means that the Panama Canal can be managed internationally, but Europe cannot garrison troops?" And then we use the Nicaragua Canal to abolish the capacity of Panama so that the Germans can't collect money? ”

"No...... What he meant. Truman lowered his voice, "If you are determined to fight World War III, the first shot will be the Panama Canal, and the canal must be controlled in your hands!" In order to achieve this, it may be necessary to resort to sneak attacks. ”

"This ......" Dewey gasped: not to mention taking the initiative to provoke World War III, he also had to preemptively attack Panama, which made his little heart a little unbearable -- Turner's "stupid and bold" reputation really deserved its reputation!

"But that's not something you or I should worry about." Truman laughed miserably, "It's enough for us to bring peace to the American people...... As for the younger president, who has to wait for more than a decade to fight the war, maybe he has a way? To win the next great war, the United States needs a new president, a new general, a new army, a new concept of war, and above all, adequate military preparation and sophisticated equipment......"

Dewey nodded helplessly, and did not think about voting in next week's general election - now he was the only candidate with enough weight (and a few independent candidates who did not make it), and he knew that he had won, but instead of the slightest joy, he felt that he had taken over a hot potato, and that he was probably going to sign the armistice president!

It is said that it is an armistice, but in fact it is not much different from surrender.

While they were thinking wildly, the Japanese army's third attack wave had arrived at the scene, this time with the Fifth Air War as the main force, although the level of night combat was slightly worse, but now there were no powerful warships, everyone saw that something was still moving, they rushed over to blow up a round, and they had no heart to fight the escort carriers, light cruisers, and Indiana that had been submerged in the first half of the water, and only focused on finding escort carriers, light cruisers, and destroyers that had slipped through the net.

In this round, many destroyers who rescued the officers and men of other warships fell into bad luck and were killed four in a row, especially after the incendiary bombs were dropped, even the entire sea surface was burning, and all warships had nothing to hide.

In the third round of Japanese sorties, a total of 1 cruiser, 2 escort aircraft carriers and 7 destroyers were sunk, and by the way, a lot of lifeboats and life rafts that escaped on the sea were harvested with incendiary bombs and machine guns.

The Japanese also kept their promise and did not attack the American warships with the lights on and anchored.

In view of the relatively brilliant results of the first three rounds, several fleet commanders unanimously agreed that the night battle was almost over, and when the marine engineers sent out by the marine scouts took complete control of the Bismarck Sea, everyone was even more relaxed. In the end, it was decided that the two fleets should slow down the pursuit appropriately, and the fourth attack ** would be released at dawn at the latest, to see if there were any targets worth attacking on the sea at that time.

At 9 o'clock in the morning of October 31, 1944, the main forces of the Combined Fleet, the 1st, 2nd, and 5th major air fleets, converged at a distance of 1,500 kilometers off the west coast. ”

Of the 12 escort aircraft carriers of the US military, all but one was captured by four pilots and one surrendered after being wounded, and the two Essex class were already sunk. Now the Combined Fleet has more than 500 planes and more than 700 pilots, and it can turn the West Coast upside down.

"Forget it, no matter how close it is the US shore-based air defense circle, we have to spare people and go around people, send planes to patrol to see if there are any surviving officers and soldiers on both sides of the sea, and if there are, we will rescue them together."

"What to do with these 2 South Dakota-class?" Chiaki Matsuda pointed to the two American battleships floating in the distance with the surging waves, "Send a boat to tow back?" ”

Horiyoshi looked at it with a telescope: "It's so badly injured, it's worthless to drag it back, and it costs a lot of money to repair it, so it's not cost-effective!" Rather, a few wounded light cruisers and destroyers were towed back if they could still be towed. ”

Everyone was stunned, and after thinking about it, they figured it out: not to mention the new construction, even repairing the battleship is expensive and time-consuming, and it is better to build 2 more Axis-class aircraft carriers with this time and energy. If it weren't for the escort of the air fleet, the Yamato-class would dare to come so close to the west coast to spread wilderness?

"Send someone to see if there are any things on the warship that can be used as souvenirs, collect some, and then hand them over to the battleship unit ......for disposal," Horikichi smiled faintly, "These giant ships fought for the hegemony of the United States, but unfortunately they were born at the wrong time, and they didn't catch up with the good time, so the Yamato-class will give them a ride and give them a final dignity." ”

Chiaki Matsuda originally thought that Horikichi would send a destroyer to sink it with a torpedo, but when he heard that it was going to be handed over to the Yamato-class target for targeting, he was also stunned - the cost of a salvo of Yamato shells was much more expensive than a torpedo.

Horikichi seemed to see his doubts and explained: "It's the Jie-3 in two days, and the battleship is very important to reinforce the ground shelling, how can you do it if you don't practice the gunnery accurately?" In particular, the newly commissioned Shinano must be trained even more. ”

At a quarter past 10 o'clock, a US Army B-29 reconnaissance plane skimmed over the sea, and suddenly discovered the entire main force of the combined fleet and a large number of air defense fighters, and was so frightened that it hurriedly slipped away.

While beating drums in his heart, the telegraph operator trembled and sent a telegram: It was discovered that all the main forces of the Japanese Combined Fleet, 10 aircraft carriers, 6 battleships, and the rest of the auxiliary warships were spread all over the sea, and the center was located 1450 kilometers off the west coast, and it seemed that the remnants of our warships were being dealt with......

"The commander said to hand over 2 South Dakota-class ships to us for targeting?" Lieutenant General Takagi Takeo, commander of the 1st Air Combat Shelling Formation, stood up excitedly, "Okay, let Shinano practice well!" ”

On the other side, Nishimura Shoji also yelled at his subordinates on the Musashi, "The chief hasn't forgotten us!" You must be on point to fight, and strive to sink the enemy ship in five rounds, so as not to spoil the mood of the commander, let alone be compared to the first air battle...... I want to tell them that although our oil is a little bit consumed, the level of artillery skills is not bad! ”

The staff officers held back a smile and conveyed the order.

"Fire!"

Fierce artillery fire quickly sounded on the sea, and the three super battleships Yamato, Musashi, and Shinano opened fire from 28,000 meters away, and through 5-7 rounds of shelling, they used 460mm thick pipes to simply sink the target ship -- two South Dakota-class ships worth nearly $200 million.

The sinking of the resistless South Dakota class was not the climax of the morning, the climax was when the Bismarck Sea, flying the flag of the Japanese Navy, broke into the middle of the sea with great force, and now everyone knows the news that the four pilots have captured an aircraft carrier, and they have smacked their tongues, and Ryunosuke Kusaka also wants to boast in front of everyone about a few meritorious men, not only ordered them to drive the warship to the center, but also instructed Toshio Ota and Hiroyoshi Nishizawa to pilot the US F6F fighter under the escort of more than 30 Japanese fighters, from the Katsuragi -- this is also the only fighter in the Central Pacific Campaign that can fly in front of Horiyoshi's eyes, painted with the American five-star logo.

Seeing Horikichi nodding his head and waving his hands, he was deeply satisfied with Ryunosuke Kusaka's actions - what could be more motivating than this kind of behavior?

"The whole army is back, fighter cover, let's go to Hawaii!"

"Sir, the news has been informed to the army, and preparations are being made to launch the Jet-3 operation as soon as possible, and the tankers, supplies, and supplies arriving in China are all concentrated on Midway."

"I plan to draw 2 more army divisions and 4 flying divisions from China, and then transfer Plan F to the army management, with 64 funds for the land and navy." Horikichi explained, "Let Chief Yamamoto communicate as soon as possible, the Hawaiian battle should not be taken lightly, and we must go all out." ”

"This is my telegram of success, please take a look at ......it"

Horikichi glanced at it a few times, and took up a pen to erase the words "Our army did not lose a single ship, and the US Pacific Fleet ......was completely annihilated" in Matsuda's manuscript, and changed it to "Our army lost more than 100,000 tons of warships, but fortunately, the soldiers used their lives, the whole army was brave, and the main force was not lost, and basically annihilated the enemy's Hawaiian fleet." ”

"Sir, what are you?"

"Didn't Pearl Harbor, Seattle, and Panama all lose warships?"

"But it has nothing to do with this battle......

"It's okay, without the containment of the previous battles, it would not have been possible to have such a good result, and ......" Horikichi sighed, "Don't write me as wise and invincible, what if I lose the battle in the future?" ”

"Sir...... Never. ”

"Even if it doesn't, how can a later person take over the post of commander of the Combined Fleet by writing such a high-profile account? Don't let them be in my shadow, the latecomers should be more capable than us......" Horikichi sighed, "The empire still has a long way to go, and there is nothing wrong with being modest." ”

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