798 Sneak Attack on the Five Tigers! Tiger! Tiger!

Wuhan time, Saturday, November 5, 1938.

MacArthur suddenly received a call from the General Staff of the Chinese National Defense Forces that morning. There was a sweet female voice on the other end of the phone, and MacArthur could tell it was Natalie's voice. Natalie's tone was slightly anxious, and she said, "General MacArthur! We found a very unusual situation! It may have something to do with the U.S. Pacific Fleet, so please take the time to visit the General Staff anyway. With that, he hung up.

An ominous omen suddenly loomed over the American general, who was about to leave the Philippines to take up the post of commander-in-chief of the army. The current international situation can be described as calm before the storm, and the main powers of the world are now roughly divided into two camps.

On the one hand, China, Germany, Italy and other three countries that defeated the Soviet Union formed the so-called "Iron Alliance"; On the other hand, there was the "anti-fascist alliance" formed by Britain, France, Japan, and the Soviet Union, which had lost most of its territory and retreated to Transcaucasia and the Urals. Judging from the current situation, if China, Germany, and Italy succeed in winning over the United States, there will basically be no suspense in the next war. Britain, France, Japan, and the Soviet Union are facing a situation in which only by winning over the United States will it be possible to maintain a situation of confrontation with China, Germany, and Italy. The attitude of the United States is very ambiguous, and it first rejected the olive branches frequently thrown out by China and Germany, claiming that it will strictly abide by neutrality. At the same time, they also had eyebrows with Britain and France, and the envoys of the three countries exchanged frequently, and although they were forced to form an alliance with Britain and France due to domestic public opinion, they sold a large amount of weapons and equipment and strategic materials to these two countries......

MacArthur, who had served as a military adviser in China for several years, was deeply concerned about this pro-British and French attitude of the United States. Although his adviser is more like the mascot of Sino-US friendship, he does not have access to many core secrets. However, as a professional soldier who has dealt with the army for half his life, he is still very keenly aware of the strong combat effectiveness of the Chinese and German army and air force! After all, it was not 1917, when Germany was almost alone on two sides, and its two allies, the Ottoman Empire and Austria-Hungary, would only be able to help. Now the Sino-German alliance has controlled most of the Eurasian continent, almost all the resources needed to win the war, although the industrial strength is still far less than the United States, but what China and Germany lack is only scale, Germany and the United States are comparable in terms of technology, and China's human resources are close to unlimited...... Therefore, it is only a matter of time before the Sino-German alliance surpasses the United States in industrial production! In the event of a war with such an adversary, perhaps the end of the history of the United States of America.

In this way, Lao Mai didn't know how many times he said it in the report, but the one in the White House always ignored it, and instead gave him an errand as the commander-in-chief of the Philippine Army, asking him to train the Philippine army to resist a possible invasion! Damn it! Let the Filipinos resist and defeat the squadron of the Soviet Red Army? It's ridiculous. If that president really wants to defend the Philippines, he can sign an agreement with China, even if it's just a non-aggression pact.

"General, are you looking for me?" It was the adjutant's voice ringing in MacArthur's ears. Lao Mai got up from his chair, looked at the autumn scenery outside the window, and sighed, "Jack, accompany me to the Chinese General Staff." ”

"Are you going to say goodbye to them?" The adjutant asked with a grin.

"Sort of! Let's just listen to what the Chinese have to say, right? MacArthur smiled bitterly, "I hope it's not a declaration of war on us." With that, he strode towards a black Buick sedan parked in the courtyard.

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"Teacher," no matter how Sino-US relations develop, Chief of Staff Luo still respects teachers and attaches great importance to education as always. When MacArthur walked into the luxurious office belonging to the chief of the Chinese General Staff, Luo Yaoguo was already standing at the door with a smile and a smile.

"Oh, I heard Ms. Natalie, it seems that there is something to do with the U.S. Pacific Fleet?" MacArthur took the coffee cup from Natalie's hand and asked what seemed to be a casual question, bringing the conversation straight to the point.

"Well, here's the thing." Luo Yaoguo frowned slightly, took out a document from his desk, and handed it to MacArthur. "This is the report of our submarine detachment in Kamchatka, four days ago. The Admiralty has just turned around. His tone accentuated a few more points. They spotted a formation of aircraft carriers flying the Japanese Rising Sun flag in the sea near 45 degrees north latitude and 180 degrees east longitude! There were probably 7 aircraft carriers, 5 battleships, the course of the fleet was southeast, the target was ...... Presumably Pearl Harbor. Eh, you Americans didn't invite the Japanese Combined Fleet to visit Pearl Harbor, did you? ”

"What!" MacArthur jumped to his feet, snatched the file and stole it over. Fortunately, the document was bilingual in Chinese and English, and the other party wrote a handwritten English translation under the Chinese typed out on a typewriter. MacArthur first glanced at the ten lines, and then carefully read them again, and beads of sweat the size of beans suddenly appeared on his forehead.

Almost all the capital ships of the Japanese Combined Fleet are quietly heading for Pearl Harbor, the home port of the US Pacific Fleet! What is this trying to do? Friendly visit? He hadn't heard anything about it......

"This is news from four days ago!!" MacArthur gasped as he glanced at the date below the file again. Four days, or 96 hours, if the Japanese fleet had moved south at 15 knots, it would have approached Pearl Harbor by now, and if they had gone for a sneak attack, war would soon have broken out. And Hawaii time, it's Sunday, November 6, 1938! For the United States, MacArthur could not have known what Sunday meant.

"Teacher, if the Japanese weren't invited to Pearl Harbor by you......" Luo Yaoguo's face suddenly became solemn, he shook his head slightly, and said in a deep voice: "What do these Japanese want to do?" Are they going to war against the United States? It's unimaginable, unthinkable! ”

This sentence made MacArthur's face gloomy and almost out of the water. If this news is not Luo Yaoguo joking with himself, then it must be that the head of the Japanese emperor was kicked by a donkey! But this madness is likely to be a great success. Unless the Pacific Fleet can be warned in time, hopefully it will be too late.

"Your Excellency, Marshal!" MacArthur glanced at the phone on Luo Yaoguo's desk, "Can I use your phone to contact the U.S. Embassy?" ”

"Please." Luo Yaoguo immediately pushed the phone in front of MacArthur, and watched with an angry look as he dialed the phone number of the US Embassy with slightly trembling hands.

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Although MacArthur informed the U.S. Ambassador Jensen of the imminent surprise attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese Combined Fleet. However, there is still no way to save the Pacific Fleet's bad luck, because this information came a little too late!

At the same time that MacArthur and Jensen were talking on the phone, Vice Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the commander of the Japanese Combined Fleet, who personally led the fleet, had already given the order to start the offensive!

The seven Japanese aircraft carriers that received the order were immediately busy, the elevators raised the various types of aircraft to the flight deck, and the ground crew pushed these planes to the take-off line of the deck, and at the same time loaded heavy torpedoes and bombs on the hooks in the belly of the aircraft, and everything was going on in an orderly manner as fast as possible.

And our genius spy Kengoro Liver Fu Shaozo was already sitting on a Type 97 torpedo attack plane at this time, the engine of the plane had been started, the propeller was spinning rapidly, and Liver Fu was engrossed in waiting for the flag in front of him to wave down. I don't know how, but the thought that he will soon be able to shoot a torpedo into the hull of an American aircraft carrier or battleship makes Kengoro Ichitoke feel extremely excited. It's as if it was the United States, not Japan, that is now occupying Korea!

At this time, the bow of the aircraft carrier was already aimed at the oncoming sea breeze, and the signal flag that took off was also waved down heavily! The blocking cable hanging from the Type 97 shipboard attack aircraft, which had already turned on its engine to the largest, suddenly loosened, and Kengoro Hetofu's plane roared towards the end of the deck......

The entire aircraft carrier formation was completed in just 30 minutes. The entire Japanese aircraft formation was divided into three waves, and at the front was an escort formation composed of 136 Type 96 fighters. Their opponent is the current U.S. Army Air Corps P-37 fighter, which did not exist in the history of the previous life, but was born out of the spurring of the great development of German aviation technology, this aircraft has a 1,000 hp liquid-cooled engine, similar in performance to the historical P-40. It is much stronger than the Type 96 that Japan currently has. If it were not for a sneak attack, the 136 Type 96 bombers of the Japanese would not have been able to protect the huge bomber group at all.

The second wave was composed of 152 Type 97 shipboard attack aircraft, and Kengoro Shozo was the commander-in-chief of the entire torpedo group. Compared with the outdated performance of the Type 96 ship battle, the Type 97 ship is a good performance aircraft. Although its 14-cylinder radial engine has only 1,000 horsepower, its performance is not much different from that of the A-4E of the Chinese Naval Aviation, which is equipped with a 1,400 hp engine...... It's just not too sturdy, and it flies slower.

The third wave consisted of 202 Type 98 ship-based critters, and the Type 98 shipbomber was generally a good dive bomber, but the bomb load was a little smaller, and it could not be compared with the Chinese A-4B and the German Stuka Navy at all. Therefore, at present, the main attack force of the Japanese naval aviation is torpedo bombers.

Kengoro looked at the hundreds of planes in front and behind, and a sense of pride arose. He's one of the architects of this massive raid! If it weren't for the Type 91 to 2 torpedo and the "liver firing method" designed by him, I am afraid that there would be no sneak attack today, and there would not be the destruction of the US Pacific Fleet!

As soon as he thought of the tragic situation of the US Pacific Fleet being severely repaired by the torpedo group under his command, the corners of Kengoro's mouth turned up slightly.

At 7:40 a.m. on November 6, 1938, Pearl Harbor, the home port of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, finally came into the eyes of Kengoro Hetofu. Looking out from the cockpit of the plane, the harbor was completely unguarded as a Sunday day under the white sun that had just risen in the sky. The fleet was anchored in the harbor, lined up in the moorings in the morning fog; Cruisers, tankers and transports, groups of gray destroyers and minesweepers, clusters of black submarines. Outside Ford Island, 8 battleships and 2 aircraft carriers were majestically lined up in two columns.

Kengoro Hetofu, who had long been familiar with the appearance of American battleships and aircraft carriers, regretted to find out that the battleship USS West Virginia and the USS Enterprise were not in the harbor! At this time, he set his eyes on the airport a little farther away, and saw dozens of planes with their wings connected to the left and right, lined up in several columns, and parked there quietly. It's completely unsuspecting!

After confirming that Pearl Harbor was unguarded, Kengoro Hetofu excitedly shouted to the telegraph operator behind him: "Send a telegram to the battleship Nagato: Tiger!" Tiger! Tiger! ”

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As the blackened Japanese planes were within visual distance, the shrill sirens finally sounded over Oahu. But most of the officers and men of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, who had just finished a memorable weekend, were still asleep. Only a small group of officers and men who had not drunk much alcohol last night came out of their respective quarters or the cabins of the warships, staring at the Japanese fleet of planes with wide eyes and open mouths!

If there is any difference between the current US Pacific Fleet and the Pacific Fleet on December 8, 1941 in history, it is that they are more lax and defenseless! After all, at that time, the world war had been in full swing for several years. The American GIs have more or less the consciousness of participating in the war! And now, war seems to be very far away from the Americans. After all, even Britain and France are still theoretically at peace at the moment, and China and Germany are still digesting the large territories that have just arrived, and it seems that they will not go to war against Britain and France for the time being, let alone the United States. But who are the hundreds or thousands of planes in the sky at this moment? Should be...... Chinese, right?

It is unbelievable to say that when the first Japanese torpedo dropped by Kengoro Hetofu hit the USS Lexington on November 6, 1938, most of the sane U.S. Navy officers and sailors in this port thought they had been attacked by the Chinese Navy! Well, it's not that Luo Yaoguo's character is bad, but in the eyes of the Americans, only China's Nanyang Fleet is qualified to compete with the US Pacific Fleet! As for the Japanese...... How can 2 million tons of steel challenge 50 million tons of steel?

"Chinese! We were sneak attacked by the Chinese! These yellow-skinned monkeys are so hateful! "U.S. Admiral, Commander of the Pacific Fleet, Hasbend. Kimmel was yelling at his headquarters. "Quick! Send a telegram to the Admiralty and tell them that we have been attacked by the Chinese! ”

A panicked communications staff officer rushed out to send out this telegram that made the Yankees the laughing stock of the world. It took about five minutes for a drunken aviation staff officer to identify in the telescope that it was a Japanese plane flying in the sky.

"Admiral! It seems that it was the Japanese who attacked us! "The words of the aviation staff officer sound a bit like drunken talk. Kimmel glared at him fiercely, and then held up his binoculars to see his beloved fleet bombed.

"It's really Japanese! The sun on their wings and fuselage is red, the Chinese are white. And the aircraft models are all Japanese, Type 96 fighters, Type 97 torpedo planes, Type 98 bombers...... The Chinese fighter should be a BF-109 or an FW-190, and the bomber is an A-4 ......"

The drunken aviation staff officer is still there gushing explanations, which sounds quite reasonable! Only then did Admiral Kimmel realize that the planes that were being bombed did not look like Chinese goods.

At this moment, the communications staff officer, who had just been out for a short time, crawled in again, and shouted loudly as he ran: "Admiral! Admiral! The Admiralty sent an urgent telegram ordering us to raise our combat readiness to the maximum, and they said that the Japanese might attack Pearl Harbor in these two days! Uh, these Asians are so damning! The Chinese haven't finished bombing yet, and the Japanese are coming again! ”

"Damn! Now it's the Japanese who are bombing us! Kimmel threw down the binoculars and stomped his foot. Send a telegram to Washington and tell them that the Pacific Fleet is under attack by the Japanese Navy! The Pacific Fleet is resisting ......"

The Pacific Fleet is resisting! Kimmel reported this to the US Department of the Navy, but the more than 1,000 little Japan in the planes above the sky did not feel that there was any resistance? At least until the torpedo attack aircraft group under the command of Kengoro Hetofu launched all 152 91 modified torpedoes, they were not intercepted and fired by any firepower!

The first wave of attacks by Japanese aircraft began at 7:55 and ended at 8:25. The focus of the torpedo attack was on the USS Lexington and USS Saratoga, which were anchored in the harbor. Both aircraft carriers were converted from half-built battle cruisers, with a displacement of up to 27,000 tons and a very robust hull. However, they could not withstand the siege of 152 torpedo attack aircraft. These Japanese planes dropped torpedoes at an altitude of about 600 meters from the aircraft carrier and 10 meters from the sea surface, and although they could not be said to be white, they were able to hit seven or eight percent accurately, and in just 15 minutes, the two aircraft carriers were hit by 10 and 8 torpedoes respectively, and both capsized and sank into the shallow waters of Pearl Harbor. Then Kengoro Hetofu commanded the remaining Type 97 attack planes, which had not fired torpedoes, to turn the spearhead and begin to besiege 8 battleships...... At the same time, about 50 percent of the dive bombers joined the group, and the remaining half went to bomb various airfields on Oahu.

And just like that, the end of the US Pacific Fleet has come!