Chapter 1507: Unstoppable
In order to quickly conquer Southeast Asia, Yamashita had to unleash the ferocity of his soldiers.
Then military discipline was relaxed.
The Japanese military discipline was not very good to begin with, and once it was relaxed, it was even worse.
Wherever it passed, it swept away everything.
Whether in the city or the countryside, whether American soldiers or civilian indigenous people, no one was spared.
Especially the surrendered American troops.
The Japanese army was brainwashed and what they looked down upon the most were soldiers who surrendered.
The lighter ones are punching and kicking, and the heavier ones are direct killing.
Originally, there were more than 30,000 American troops surrendering, but after being beaten by the Japanese army, only about 10,000 were left after half a month.
The number of people dropped by two-thirds.
However, the Japanese army, which had unleashed its ferocity, was indeed ferocious, and it captured the entire island of Mindanao in less than a month.
Then, the captured prisoners were no longer allowed to be tortured, and were all thrown into mining farms to help the empire mine.
This group of Japanese troops were transferred to other battlefields to continue a new round of killing.
Various battle reports flew into the palace like snowflakes.
Zhang Tuohai knew exactly what was happening on the front line.
But he didn't intend to care.
What he wants is to leave an irreconcilable hatred between the Japanese and American troops. He is not even busy encouraging this trend, so how could he curb it?
With Zhang Tuohai's tacit approval, Yamashita became even more unscrupulous and, with the support of naval guns, quickly captured the coastal areas of Indochina.
The British Z Fleet wanted to fight back, but was taught a lesson by the overwhelming number of planes.
Subsequently, Yamashita nominally conquered Indochina.
Just when they were preparing to march inland, Zhang Tuohai directly issued an order, asking his superiors to be responsible for the combat plan against Australia.
Zhang Tuohai was only here to cause trouble, and it was impossible for him to really allow Japan to completely control the Southeast Peninsula.
The Japanese occupied the coast, the natives occupied the inland, and the two sides continued to fight a tug-of-war. The exhaustion of vitality was the outcome that Zhang Tuohai wanted.
Whoever wins will be unhappy.
As for the people in the military and the cabinet, they dare not say anything else.
Those who dared to disobey Zhang Tuohai's orders were all ordered to commit suicide, and their entire families were exiled. Now, almost all of them are crowded on the small island of Iwo Jima.
The entire court became Zhang Tuohai's one-man show, and no one dared to oppose him.
Under Zhang Tuohai's command, the Japanese army completed the capture of Hawaii.
It took them several days to capture all the surrounding islands.
Because there has been peace for a long time, the American troops at this time basically have no blood, and most of them are salary thieves who are just trying to get by.
My favorite things to do every day are drinking beer, picking up girls and basking in the sun.
After seeing the ferocious Japanese army, they immediately raised their hands and surrendered.
The Japanese army did not dare to leave them on the island and transported them back to their country directly. At the same time, they brought in laborers from the mainland to transform the island, build airports, stockpile supplies, and turn it into a forward base.
The shipyard was even renovated and upgraded so that it could also repair Japanese warships.
Although Hawaii is isolated overseas, it still maintains wireless communication with the mainland.
The news of the fall of this place soon spread back to the mainland.
Then, it caused an uproar in the local area.
The great beacon country had its land occupied by the Japanese!
How can this be tolerated?
The isolationism pursued was simply thrown aside.
A large number of people took to the streets demanding the death of the Japanese.
Even those Japanese who had obtained American citizenship were discriminated against and directly thrown into prison and detained in a centralized manner.
Some people even started burning Japanese shops in the street, and the entire street was in chaos.
Seeing this situation, Ross immediately declared the country to be in a state of war and directly recruited millions of soldiers into the army.
At the same time, he ordered all shipyards to build warships immediately, and all automobile factories to start manufacturing tanks.
Subsequently, tens of thousands of aircraft and tanks were manufactured and transported to various bases, waiting to be received.
What Yamamoto feared most happened. The United States' powerful production capacity was mobilized.
"Fellow citizens, our country is under attack. The country needs you. Take up arms and kill those Japanese beasts!"
President Ross himself delivered the speech on television.
"Kill the Japanese beasts!"
The people roared.
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At the same time, the Combined Fleet, which had survived the hurricane and reefs, arrived offshore San Francisco.
What you can see are the bright lights of San Francisco, like a city that never sleeps.
Most of the Japanese sailors came from the countryside. At that time, there was basically no electricity in the countryside of Japan, so they had never seen such bright lights.
I was so shocked that my jaw almost dropped.
They couldn't believe that there was such a bright city in the world.
"Soon, this place will belong to us."
Because of a victory, some Japanese captains have become arrogant and think that the European and American devils are nothing special. They have great power but don't know how to use it. As long as the brave imperial soldiers charge, they will kneel down and surrender.
"fire!"
Kuribayashi, the commander of the First Squadron, shouted.
Boom, boom, boom!
Shells hit the city in the distance.
Fireworks appeared, fires began to rise, and the city fell into chaos.
Rows of battleships began to pour down shells, and the Marines began to land under the cover of destroyers.
The United States had never expected that Japan's attack would be so quick. Japan had just arrived when it began conscription.
The dense artillery shells directly stunned the Americans.
Many people were killed in their sleep.
But more people were awakened.
Then the advantages of being a major automobile country can be reflected.
On the streets, you could see men and women rushing out of buildings, getting into cars, and running out of the city.
Although there are too many cars and traffic accidents occur from time to time, causing road congestion, it is still much faster than walking.
Especially those near the outskirts of the city ran even faster. They ran dozens of kilometers away half an hour after the shelling started, and directly rushed out of the range of the artillery.
Civilians in the city center were not so lucky and were directly targeted by Japan.
According to the normal thinking of the Japanese, those in power should live in the city center.
There is also a National Guard near San Francisco, which immediately reported the attack on the city to the state government.
The state government then reported it to the president.
President Ross was pulled out of his sleep.
"Mr. President, our city has been attacked. This time it's the homeland."
"What? How dare they?" Ross was shocked.
He didn't expect that these Japanese would act so quickly and dare to launch a sneak attack on his homeland.
If word gets out, angry voters will kick him out of office.
“We have to find a solution!”
"Quick! Go and inform the ministers that we don't have time to sleep. Prepare for the meeting immediately. If anyone doesn't come, I will send a car to take him to the battlefield."
"Yes!" After receiving Ross's order, the servants immediately went to notify.
