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"Assistant Commander, it's a critical moment in the battle of Hawaii. We can't take over the Philippines." Secretary of the Navy Chen Si suggested in a low voice.

"Does Wang Zhaoming have any suggestions?" Luo Yaoguo ignored Chen Si, but asked Wang Jingwei's reaction.

"Minister Wang didn't make specific suggestions, but he was very happy to hear his tone." Natalie frowned slightly, and replied lightly: "It is estimated that he supports the acceptance of the Philippines."

Luo Yaoguo smiled wryly, and nodded, "Yes, there are more than 7000 islands, 28 square kilometers, and there are millions of overseas Chinese... The geographical location is the east gate of Nanyang, and it is also the springboard for us to go south to Lanyin and Australia. What's even more rare is that such a good site was given to us by the Americans, not only Wang Zhaoming, but even my uncle would not refuse, right?"

"Fuwen, after we take over the Philippines, how about sharing a piece of Japan's pie? Then the Japanese should be satisfied?" Natalie thought for a while and made a suggestion.

"Giving a share to Japan?" Luo Yaoguo shook his head with a bitter smile, and said, "Then why don't I be called a traitor? Our people have long regarded China as a top power, and they are still a bit jealous of the United States and Germany." , Japan... is not in their eyes at all. If I am weak to Japan, I am afraid that my prestige will be greatly damaged, and I will only create opportunities for those opposition parties!" He sighed again. "We set the trap for the United States and Germany, and the Americans are also setting the trap for us!"

Chapter 0797 Admiral's decision (six) temptation

Washington, the White House. The night of November 1938, 11 was, as usual, another brightly lit sleepless night.

When the new Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, General MacArthur, walked into this building that symbolized the supreme power of the United States of America, what he felt was depression and frustration.Everyone he saw, whether they were officials, secretaries, or security guards, had sullen faces and furrowed brows, as if they were facing a national crisis.Indeed, the news from the front was very bad. The Pacific Fleet was almost completely wiped out, and the main islands of the Hawaiian Islands were falling one by one.Even Oahu, the most heavily defended main island, is in jeopardy. A dozen emergency telegrams sent by Lieutenant General Short, the chief of the Hawaiian army, are now in the purse carried by the chief of staff of the army.

However, Lao Mai did not come to the White House to ask President Roosevelt for help.As the chief of staff of the U.S. Army, MacArthur knew very well what the U.S. Army looked like.That army, which is similar to the militia, and has not many people, if it is not expanded and trained, it will not be able to be pulled into the battlefield at all!Besides, even if the U.S. Army can fight, there is probably no way to send them to Hawaii right now...

And the reason why he came to the White House at this moment is the same as the reason why he can become the chief of staff of the US Army, that is, the China issue!Because of his teacher-student relationship with Luo Yaoguo, and having been a PepsiCo consultant in the General Staff of the Chinese Defense Force for several years, this Admiral MacArthur can be regarded as a well-known expert on China issues in the United States!Moreover, this expert in wheat has lived up to expectations as soon as he took office, and he has given President Roosevelt a trick up his sleeve—the problem of "selling the Philippines" that is troubling Luo Yaoguo at this moment!

This was proposed by Lao Mai to the President at a meeting a few days ago. At that time, Lao Mai pointed out sharply: The essence of the current US-Japanese war is a contest between China and the United States for control of the Pacific Ocean!Driven by some unpredictable mentality, Japan consciously acted as China's thug.And it is precisely because of Japan's crazy actions that China has taken the lead in this contest.If Hawaii finally falls, the United States may fall into complete passiveness!Because as long as Japan has blood transfusions from China, most of them will be able to firmly hold on to Hawaii, and the United States will not be able to take back Hawaii... Naturally, it is impossible to further get involved in the Asia-Pacific, and of course it is impossible to hold on to the Philippines!

Therefore, if the United States wants to reverse the current unfavorable situation, there are only two ways. First, defend Hawaii and repel the Japanese combined fleet.Second, do everything possible to divide Sino-Japanese relations.Of course, MacArthur had no illusions about the shocking reversal of the United States in Hawaii!He even believes that Japan's delay in capturing Oahu is probably a conspiracy to lure the main force of the US Navy to Hawaii.As for the splitting of Sino-Japanese relations, MacArthur believed that it was entirely possible.Because China and Japan have been hostile to each other since the First Sino-Japanese War, especially after the Shandong War and the 9.18 War, the people and high-level officials of the two countries regarded each other as a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh.And Marshal Luo Yaoguo, who actually held the power in China, showed his dislike and wariness towards Japan all the time.On the contrary, in China, there are quite a lot of people who have a good impression of the United States.If the United States can make good use of this trend of thought, it may have the miraculous effect of defeating others without fighting.Selling the Philippines, which is doomed to be impossible to keep, to China is the best way to win over pro-American forces in China and divide the "potential alliance" between China and Japan.

"Mr. Admiral, please follow me." A fat colonel of the U.S. Navy appeared in front of Lao Mai at some point, and on the right shoulder of the fat colonel, there was still a gold and blue decorative strip, MacArthur Know that is the sign of the adjutant to the President of the United States.

"I'm Colonel Carton," the fat man introduced himself, "please come with me, the president is waiting to see you." After speaking, the fat man gave a military salute to Old Mai, then turned around and took Old Mai with him. Went to the Oval Office of the President.After entering the door, MacArthur found that he was not the only one the president was going to meet with today. There were also Assistant Secretary of the Army Marshall, Admiral Leahy, Chief of Naval Operations, and of course the president's chief think tank, Harry Hopkins.

Roosevelt waved to him from behind his desk. "Hi, Doug, I'm waiting for you!" The president seemed in a good mood, as if he had some good news to announce.Sure enough, as soon as MacArthur sat down, Roosevelt picked up a document from his desk and handed it to Old Mai. "Secretary of State Hull has already arrived in China. President Luo Yiqun and their Foreign Minister Wang Jingwei have met with him. Both of them have shown great interest in the Philippines."

"Of course, Mr. President, there is no way for the Chinese to refuse the pie from the Philippines." MacArthur smiled, and said again: "However, the United States cannot quickly hand over the Philippines. We should try to delay it for a while."

"Oh?" Roosevelt was taken aback, then raised his head and laughed, "Is it to lure Japan to compete for the Philippines? Will the Japanese be tempted?"

"Japan is not alone." MacArthur said: "General Nagata Tieshan, who is currently in power in Japan, is inclined to cooperate with China, but there are also many people who oppose this idea. If General Nagata refuses to attack the Philippines, he is very A heavy price may be paid for this, and those who come to power must be anti-China factions. On the contrary... Sino-Japanese relations may break down."

Roosevelt nodded in satisfaction, and then sighed slightly, "It's a pity that this trick won't work immediately, otherwise Hawaii may be saved."

Hearing Roosevelt's words, MacArthur was secretly taken aback, and quickly turned his attention to Chief of Naval Operations Leahy.Admiral Leahy shrugged and smiled wryly: "The new Pacific Fleet Commander, Admiral Nimitz, believes that with the current state of the U.S. Navy, it is impossible to defeat the combined Japanese fleet, so the plan to rescue Hawaii is an impossible task. "

"So speaking of it, are you really going to give up Hawaii?" Although MacArthur himself made such a suggestion, when he said these words at this time, he still had a feeling that the sky was falling.

Admiral Leahy sighed softly, "Admiral Nimitz decided to take a risk. The Pacific Fleet decided to dispatch all 3 aircraft carriers to the waters near Hawaii to fight the Japanese combined fleet. It would be best if they could win, otherwise They will retreat to the northeast." He shook his head as he spoke. "Subsequently, there will be an aircraft carrier, battleships, light cruisers and destroyers approaching Pearl Harbor from the other direction ... We need the naval personnel and pilots there. Of course, if possible, the Army on Oahu You can also retreat partly."

MacArthur basically understood what Admiral Leahy meant.Nimitz planned to use three aircraft carriers as bait to lure the main force of the Japanese combined fleet away from the waters near Hawaii, and then another fleet suddenly broke in to rescue the navy and aviation personnel in Pearl Harbor!Such an arrangement is of course not unreasonable. Although the United States has strong industrial strength and can build warships faster than any other country in the world, the naval personnel who drive them cannot be trained in a short period of time.

"The U.S. military personnel in the Philippines and the Asian fleet must also withdraw as soon as possible." MacArthur knew that most of the 2 troops on Oahu would be cannon fodder. The troops should retreat to Papua New Guinea. I suspect that the next phase of the operation will probably revolve around Australia... The key points for the defense of Western Australia should be Singapore and Java, which are left to the British to defend, and the defense of Eastern Australia It should be in Papua New Guinea. Troops, especially planes, should be sent there as soon as possible."

"What about the west coast of the United States? Will the Japanese land there?" Roosevelt hesitated. Is there no possibility of supporting the Japanese landing on the west coast? Or, instead, the Chinese land themselves?"

"No, there is no possibility at all." MacArthur shook his head without thinking too much. He said, "The Chinese and the Japanese don't have much ocean transportation capability, and it is impossible to send enough troops to the other side of the Pacific Ocean. And guarantee their logistics supply. In addition, they are currently focusing on Nanyang and Australia, fearing that the other party will strike first. I estimate that once Japan successfully occupies Hawaii, it will definitely go south immediately, either to grab the Philippines or to seize it. Papua New Guinea."

Roosevelt nodded and agreed with MacArthur's suggestion, "Well, the Army and Navy should work out a plan to reinforce Papua New Guinea as soon as possible." Then he said to Hopkins: "Harry, please fly again London, go and discuss with Prime Minister Chamberlain a joint defense plan for East Australia."

"Mr. President, is it just East Australia?" Hopkins asked back.

"Yes, it's only East Australia. American troops will not enter Western Australia because we don't have any spare troops." Roosevelt winked at Hopkins and replied, "And the primary enemy of the United States is Japan!"

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"Our British Empire must not allow Germany to violate Norway's neutrality! We should shoulder the responsibility of defending Norway! The British Empire Navy will use her another brilliant victory to prove to the world who is the hegemony of the entire ocean..."

In Whitehall, London, in the meeting room of the British Admiralty, the majestic, powerful and dignified voice of First Lord of the Navy Winston Churchill was heard again.This voice will bring a lot of fighting courage to this weakening empire for a long time to come.But now, the senior generals of the British navy and Prime Minister Chamberlain who listened to his speech were all frowning, and they really couldn't lift their spirits.

In fact, the Minister of the Navy, who was mobilizing before the war impassionedly, did not have much confidence in defeating the powerful Sino-German joint fleet.He publicly pointed out in an inspection after he took office for the second time as Lord of the Admiralty: "Strict military discipline, good style, mighty posture, and etiquette conventions have not changed. But a completely different generation put on In military uniform, I went to the post. Only most of the warships were built during my tenure, and none of them were new. Not only are the equipment outdated, but the number is insufficient!"

However, knowing that the British navy is a bit strong, Churchill decided to send a "powerful" British home fleet to rescue Norway after consulting with Prime Minister Chamberlain and First Sea Lord Sir Dudley Pound.It's not because the leaders of the British Empire are fools, but Norway's strategic position is too important!In this time and space, due to the cooperation between China and Germany, Germany's aviation technology has been revived ahead of schedule. So far, it is one generation ahead of the United Kingdom.According to the report of British intelligence, the most advanced air-cooled engine BMW-801 owned by Germany and China has launched the latest improved version with a maximum output power of 1600 horsepower.If the Fw-190 and A-4 Thunderhawk dive bombers equipped with this engine are based in Bergen, Norway, they will pose a huge threat to Scapa Flow, the home port of the British home fleet.

As soon as Churchill's "speech" was over, Prime Minister Chamberlain asked anxiously: "Winston, has the Home Fleet found a way to counter the Luftwaffe?"

Churchill glanced at Pound, the First Sea Lord who was actually in charge of the operation, and Pound replied: "The local fleet has formulated a combat plan to lure the enemy into the North Sea. For this reason, the local fleet will be divided into two, with 4 warships. A cruiser and 2 aircraft carriers form a decoy fleet and move towards Bergen. At the same time, the main force of the home fleet is ambushing in the depths of the North Sea. If the German High Seas Fleet finds our decoy fleet, it is likely to be lured deep into the North Sea. As long as the German fleet Entering the combat radius of the Hurricane fighter jets, the British Air Force will go all out to provide air cover for the home fleet, so the number and power of battleships on both sides will determine the outcome of the naval battle!"

Hearing Pound's plan, Chamberlain looked slightly better. He nodded and said: "Well, very good! I believe that the British Navy can complete the task of supporting Norway well. But... the six German battleships It also seems to be very powerful."

What he said was somewhat inconsistent. Obviously, the Prime Minister was still a little guilty. After all, the battleships of the British Empire Navy were really old.Even the two newer Nelson-class ships performed poorly in the exercise because of the weird layout of the main guns.

Churchill took a sip of his cigar and said confidently: "Neville, please rest assured that the two French 'Richelieu' class ships have secretly left the port of Toulon. These two super battleships and our two The 'Nelson' class can offset the four 'Zhenyuan' class ships, and there should be no problem with the remaining dozen battleships and battlecruisers besieging the two 'Dingyuan' class ships. Therefore, the local fleet in this battle has [-]% You can win with [-]% certainty!"

Chamberlain breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, but only a few seconds later, the Prime Minister, who seemed to be suffering from depression, elongated his face again. "Winston, the French 'Richelieu' is dispatched. Does that mean that the British and Indian troops stationed in the Malay Peninsula are also being transported to French Indochina? I don't seem to have heard that the Chinese are attacking there...they Shouldn't we attack Singapore from the very beginning?"

Hearing this question, Churchill's round and fat old face twitched a few times, and his eyebrows were tightly knit together.This time, I don't know what happened, but the Chinese imperialism, which has always been quick to invade, has become dull!Hundreds of thousands of troops arrived at the "Sino-French" border early in the morning, but they did not move. Even the Nanyang Fleet has been sleeping in Guangzhou Bay, so that the British Empire had to grit its teeth and send the British and Indian troops from the Malay Peninsula. Shipped to Saigon to fulfill the agreement with France.

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Just when the imperialist powers of the world are doing everything they can to win this world war.A Russian-registered cargo ship that looks ordinary and even a bit worn-out quietly arrived at the pier at Dagu Port in Tianjin.Although it has entered winter, the piers and the sea here are swept by the bitter north wind with icy rain and snow, but the port is still busy and prosperous.The wharf is bustling with merchants and workers waiting to load and unload goods, and the taxis that pick up and drop off passengers form a long queue at the entrance of the wharf.Shouts with a southern accent and a northern accent sounded together, with a few sentences in Japanese, Russian, and German mixed in the middle.It seems that there are still many merchants from Eastern and Western countries here, and the ongoing world war does not seem to have a great impact on the prosperous commercial port of this eastern imperialist country. At least there are no military and police patrols with live ammunition. Every foreigner who arrives is strictly checked.

Seeing the lax security here, with a handsome Slavic face, Comrade Georgi Dimitrov, holding a passport of the Russian Empire, let out a sigh of relief.He arrived here from the distant Basra on this dilapidated Russian freighter. Since China and Britain had not declared war when he left Basra, Britain did not block the east-west waterway. This allowed Dimitrov, who had a special mission, to Arrived in Tianjin smoothly.And borrowing the light of the "Queen of Whores" hated by the Communists, the Chinese customs officers at Dagukou are also very friendly to the "Russian" businessman Mr. Nikolaevich (Dimitrov's pseudonym), I just checked the passport a little bit, and found nothing wrong (it was actually true, the NKVD obtained it through a special channel), looked at the salute, and found no contraband, so I waved and let it go.

On the other side of the pier, a Ford car with a Tianjin civilian license plate was parked. There were several people standing around the car, all dressed in suits and leather shoes, and dressed like rich people.All of them looked a little nervous, looking nervously at the flow of people coming off the ship.When they saw Dimitrov coming out, the expressions on their faces relaxed at the same time, and a middle-aged man in his 30s who was the leader immediately went up to meet Dimitrov, speaking fluently Russian: "Welcome to China, Mr. Nikolaevich, I am Zuo Quan, and Boss Zhou sent me to pick you up."

Chapter 0798 Admiral's decision (seven) attack

Port of Kiel, Germany.

October 1938, 11, early morning.

The sudden glare of the searchlight and the howling siren pierced the tranquility of the German military port.At the pier of the military port, without knowing when, it was full of huge warships!Looking at the ships that had just returned and were about to attack again, the elderly residents in the port of Kiel who were awakened by the siren could not help but think of that morning on May 1916, 5...just then, The High Seas Fleet of the German Empire has 30 battleships, but now counting the Chinese Expeditionary Fleet, there are only 18 battleships!A bad premonition seems to hang over the military port this morning.

However, the sailors of the High Seas Fleet are full of confidence in victory. They are all fanatical and loyal fascists, not the sailors of Kiel Harbor with a glorious revolutionary tradition!Under the command and dispatch of the fascist officers, the long ammunition supply convoy drove into the heavily guarded port area in an orderly manner. The huge crane on the pier began to swing back and forth, hoisting heavy shells onto the deck one after another, and then Then the sailors use a special cart to send the shells into the ammunition depot wrapped in thick armored steel.The thick oil pipeline has also been connected to the underground oil depot. With the rumble of the oil pump, the low-impurity light heavy oil specially used for large warships is continuously injected into the fuel tanks of battleships, aircraft carriers, armored ships, and heavy cruisers.In addition, hundreds of tanker trucks filled with diesel drove to the pier where light cruisers and destroyers were docked to fill these small and medium-sized warships with fuel.

The fuel needed to fill all the tanks of battleships, aircraft carriers, armored ships, heavy cruisers, light cruisers, and destroyers owned by the entire high seas fleet (including the Chinese Expeditionary Fleet) is absolutely astronomical!If it were placed in another time and space, the German head of state might not be willing to feed these large warships.But now, there is the oil production capacity of the entire Russian Empire to serve the fascist war. Whether it is Germany or China, there is no need to worry about running out of fuel (although most of Russia's oil fields are still in the repair stage).

In addition, the shipyard and tractor factory in Petersburg, the steel factory in Donetsk, the iron ore and copper mines in the Urals, and various non-ferrous metal mines in Siberia can now open up to provide services for the war machine of the German Empire... If you count With the rapidly growing production capacity of China's heavy industry in the world, within a few years, China and Germany will be able to steadily overwhelm Britain, the United States and France!However, why did Adolf Hitler, the head of the German Empire, set the latest time for ending the war as December 1941, 12?Is there any deadline for conquering the world?

Standing on the top of the bridge of the Friedrich der Grosse aircraft carrier, looking at the warships preparing to attack all around, Admiral Raeder, commander in chief of the German Navy and commander of the High Seas Fleet, shook his head slightly. Since last night, the tragic war 22 years ago The images of the Battle of Jutland kept appearing in his mind!Could it be that God was warning him?

Admiral Raeder closed his eyes, once again calculating in his mind the upcoming battle at sea.According to the report of the German intelligence agency, the British home fleet will send a team consisting of three battlecruisers including the Hood, the Prestige, and the Tiger, the aircraft carriers Bravery and Glory, and several old-fashioned treaty ships (heavy cruisers) The main squadron escorted about 25 transport ships to Bergen, an important port in western Norway.Obviously, this will be a good opportunity to severely damage the British home fleet!Because the three battlecruisers built during World War I and two aircraft carriers that can only carry more than 80 combat aircraft in total are no match for the six cutting-edge battleships and five aircraft carriers that carry a total of 6 fighters!What's more, Bergen is not far from the German mainland and the airports of Oslo and Copenhagen. The combat radius of the Luftwaffe's Bf-5, Fw-266, Ju109, Fw-190 (German A87 model) and other aircraft can reach there sea ​​area.Therefore, this battle can be said to be a sure win.

But... There is always a not-so-good premonition that keeps popping up from the bottom of Admiral Raeder's heart. This time, it's not like the Battle of Jutland 22 years ago, it's another trap by the British, right?If it was really a British trap, how would the opponent play their cards?Should there be 3 battleships and 12 aircraft carriers in ambush behind the 4 battlecruisers?Like in the Battle of Jutland.Use 3 battlecruisers and 2 aircraft carriers as bait to lure the High Seas Fleet out.

"Hehe, this is the era of aircraft carriers!" Raeder said to himself in an inaudible voice: "What about 12 battleships? Want to ambush? Just kidding, can this kind of large fleet escape the detection of aircraft? But still can’t run? The top speed of the Zhenyuan class can exceed 30 knots, and the British battleships can’t catch up! If you want to win by the number of battleships, hehe, these British guys are really outdated!”

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When the German High Seas Fleet (including the Chinese Expeditionary Fleet) "secretly" departed from the port of Kiel, it was exactly 1938:11 pm on November 18, 10, Wuhan time, China.

At this time, our Marshal Luo, who had been busy for a day to destroy world peace, had fallen asleep with his arms around the mature woman and beautiful Natalie.To be honest, being a fascist villain is really a labor-intensive job, especially after planning a whole day of intrigues and tricks, when you come home, there are still a few beautiful girls who still have charm... Luo Yaoguo, who was about to run for four in the next year, felt a little tired for the first time after crossing.So I slept very deeply.