"Mr. President, the latest news, the USS Enterprise has been sunk, and so has the USS Lexington......" An officer walked over and delivered the latest news from Pearl Harbor.

From the very beginning, the news was very confusing, with some rumors claiming that the Japanese had landed at Pearl Harbor, which frightened senior officials in Washington into worrying about the safety of San Francisco.

But it turned out to be just a rumor. However, there is no doubt that the Japanese attacked the port, and there is no doubt that the Americans' Pacific Fleet suffered this time.

"Two aircraft carriers were sunk? In the Pacific theater, we have lost half of our troops. An admiral looked at Roosevelt and spoke.

Roosevelt's face was very ugly, because he had lost the superiority of the Pacific Fleet, and the US Navy's operational deployment against Japan was completely useless.

Originally, at least in the Philippines and Malaya, which seemed impregnable, the defenses immediately became vulnerable.

It is probable, or already in the process of deploying their forces to these areas, that the Japanese are deploying their forces to these areas. The difficulties that the United States had to face were so many that they gave Roosevelt a headache.

"The exact situation of the losses has not yet been summed up, and if we can find the Japanese fleet halfway, we may be able to counterattack......" the admiral said, looking at Roosevelt.

Now Roosevelt could no longer care about intercepting the Japanese fleet, attacking and killing the Japanese warships to avenge his fleet.

What he is concerned about now is whether the Philippines and Southeast Asia will become the Japanese sphere of influence if the Japanese have an advantage in the western Pacific.

Once the United States loses some of its rubber production areas, plus the oil and other materials that Japan has obtained, will the United States still have the ability to win a protracted Pacific War?

God willing, God willing, they can win this war, so that the United States can continue to exist as a world power.

"Sir! What's new...... The USS Saratoga was sunk and the Japanese seemed to be targeting our aircraft carrier...... "Another officer walked in and gave an update on Pearl Harbor.

At this time, let alone intercepting the Japanese fleet, praying that the losses will end here may be the most important thing for the American top to do.

"Three aircraft carriers have been sunk, our advantage in the Pacific Ocean has been wiped out, and now it's time to think about what to do with the garrison in the Philippines!" Roosevelt was in no mood to care about the Japanese fleet, and he was worried about the hundreds of thousands of American troops stationed throughout Southeast Asia.

Having lost their naval superiority, whether they can retreat safely is now a serious question.

But this was only the beginning, and the officer who came to report had not yet reported everything he knew: "Mr. President......"

He let out a weak cry, interrupted Roosevelt's words, spoke embarrassedly, and continued: "The battleship Pennsylvania was sunk, along with the USS California......"

Counting the battleships Arizona and West Virginia, which have long been known to everyone, the United States has now sunk 4 battleships!

Hearing the news, Roosevelt felt dizzy in his wheelchair. Because the news he heard was almost equivalent to "the end of the Pacific Fleet."

It's a pity that he doesn't know that in fact, the US Pacific Fleet is really finished, and he doesn't even have a capital warship left.

Looking at several American admirals beside him, Roosevelt's eyes were full of anger: "How did you promise me?" Say that the Pacific Fleet is foolproof? ”

He tapped his fingers on the armrest of his wheelchair and scolded: "Now our loss is enough to be called the heaviest loss in the history of the United States!" ”

In fact, the words he used were still too elegant, because at this time, the battleship Colorado that had lasted until the end had lost any need to be rescued.

The whole of Hawaii burned, and the explosion of the oil depot destroyed the nearby mountains and forests, allowing the fire to spread everywhere in one fell swoop.

Including field airfields, including the command headquarters, and even threatened areas such as Honolulu. Even more deadly, the harbor was also burning, with explosions filling almost everywhere.

The huge battleship is now only the overturned hull still exposed on the water, and the directly sunken battleship is only a mast and the like.

The heavy steel plates that had been built to defend against enemy shells were now an abominable obstacle to trapping one's own men.

The heavy iron gate could not be opened due to the huge water pressure, and the twisted steel plates were like cages, imprisoning the sailors inside.

Without any rescue, without any help, these sailors trapped inside the battleship could only watch as the sea water penetrated into their cabins little by little, swallowing up their already small amount of air.

And in the burning harbor, the last cruiser was leaving the harbor little by little.

Standing on the side of the ship, Admiral Kimmel looked at the sunken battleship and the exploding warehouse in the distance without tears, and walked away with the battleship under his feet without saying a word.

The American fleet lost two cruisers, seven battleships, and four aircraft carriers were sunk.

If you count the lost aircraft, almost the entire Pacific Fleet was annihilated by the Japanese sneak attack.

The power of naval aviation was manifested, and its tremendous destructive power made Isoroku Yamamoto, who was on his way back, extremely excited.

For the Japanese, the Americans are finished! The United States, having lost the Pacific Fleet, no longer has any ability to stop the expansion of the Japanese army.

Japan's army would move south from southern China to invade Vietnam, Burma, Lao Guo and other Southeast Asian regions.

After the annexation of the area, Japan had a large rubber production base, which could feed back the local industrial production.

At the same time, based on the coal mines of Northeast China, together with the iron ore mining in Anshan, Japan has most of the strategic materials.

If you count the oil mass-produced in the Philippines, Southeast Asia and other regions, Japan is in fact already in the military industry, and there are no obvious shortcomings!

And now, to realize all this, the initiative is already in the hands of the Japanese Empire itself!

As long as the Japanese Navy can complete the established operational plan to seize Midway, then the United States will have to face Japan's impregnable defense.

Of course, Yamamoto is now able to think of this, and Roosevelt of the United States must be considering these things -- in any case, the United States has lost its strategic initiative on both the eastern and western fronts.