Chapter 1514: The US Attack on Pearl Harbor
Faced with the frenzied attacks of the Americans, the Japanese army did not sit idly by.
The warships turned frantically to avoid the torpedoes, and various anti-aircraft guns opened fire in succession to prevent the planes from approaching.
Some warships even raised their main guns in an attempt to increase their anti-aircraft firepower.
But facing the overwhelming number of planes, it still seems too weak.
Fortunately, most battleships have thick armor and can withstand one or two torpedoes.
Zero fighters also gradually began to take off.
Seeing that they could not gain any advantage, after dropping all their bombs, the fleet began to evacuate.
Seeing this, the Zero fighter immediately chased after it.
These pilots were all newcomers with little experience, and were tracked by Zero fighters to find the fleet's location.
The Zero fighter immediately sent the coordinates back.
When Yamamoto heard that there were dozens of aircraft carriers, he even thought he had heard it wrong.
"Baga, how can there be so many aircraft carriers?"
"It's absolutely true. Please send reinforcements as soon as possible. I will provide guidance in the air." The pilot said quickly.
"Baga, all the planes take off and destroy all the aircraft carriers as much as possible. The main battleships also move closer to the enemy and try to resolve the battle with naval guns."
After giving the order, Yamamoto sat down dejectedly.
What he was most worried about happened, and the United States' powerful industrial capacity started to operate.
They actually organized so many aircraft carriers in such a short time.
What would happen even if they won this battle?
They still couldn't attack the other side's east coast.
As long as the United States is given some more time, it will be able to build a navy larger than its current one.
How can we fight then?
If you keep going on for too long, failure is inevitable.
Yamamoto couldn't figure out a solution.
The ending was just as Yamamoto expected.
The Combined Fleet relied on the advantage of its battleships to smash the escort carriers to pieces, but it also suffered heavy losses itself.
In the last wave of attacks, he lost two light aircraft carriers, one heavy aircraft carrier, three cruisers, four destroyers, and several battleships suffered varying degrees of damage. One of the Yamato's turrets was even blown over, so it had to return to port to rest.
Although they won this battle, the losses were substantial, and with their current industrial capacity, they were simply unable to replenish them.
The worst thing was that they suffered heavy losses of pilots.
Many veteran pilots who had trained for many years were lost.
And new pilots are currently in training, so there is no way to replenish them.
The entire combined fleet was severely damaged.
It is foreseeable that if such a war happens two or three more times, the entire combined fleet will no longer exist.
The Combined Fleet returned to the Hawaiian naval port in disgrace to rest.
However, the news of the great victory flew back to the mainland.
The streets were filled with news that the Combined Fleet had destroyed the main U.S. fleet and had made a victorious advance.
Looking at the jubilant Japanese, Zhang Tuohai certainly knew what the truth was.
However , he was not prepared to expose it.
Let them continue their fanaticism so that he can implement the plan of 100 million people dying in disgrace.
"The combined fleet is not doing well in the battle. The Pacific islands may face attacks from the US military. We will withdraw one million troops from the mainland and deploy them to the islands to protect the mainland."
Zhang Tuohai said while shaking his wine glass.
"Yes." The remaining ministers did not dare to disobey Zhang Tuohai's order and immediately did as he was told.
There are actually not many troops left on the mainland. Except for the military police that stayed behind, most divisions have been almost exhausted in several withdrawals.
However, orders are hard to disobey.
The gendarmerie had no choice but to resort to the old method of conscripting able-bodied men.
"What, you are seventy years old? Can you carry a gun? If you can, come with us."
"What, you're shortsighted and can't see the target clearly? It doesn't matter, we'll put you in the first row so you can be close."
"What, you're paralyzed and can't walk? Never mind, here's a kamikaze qualification, take a look."
In order to meet the demand, the military police even released all the prisoners in the prison, transported them to deserted islands by boat, threw some weapons on them, and left them to fend for themselves.
As for women, they all went into factories to produce various weapons for the front lines.
After several rounds of transfers, Zhang Tuohai almost drained all the local male power.
A large amount of military forces are deployed on many islands.
With Japan's current transportation capacity, it is naturally impossible to guarantee the food supply for so many people, and it can only be left to each unit to solve it.
In order to obtain food, these troops had to impose heavy taxes and levies on the local people.
This made the local people very dissatisfied, and they even began to organize resistance against the Japanese army.
At the same time, the second batch of US warships were launched and once again arrived in the Pacific Ocean.
There are dozens of submarines cooperating with them.
This fleet adopted the same pattern as Nanyun and quietly approached Pearl Harbor under the cover of night.
Having been operating here for many years, they are familiar with the conditions of the waters here.
Dozens of submarines sneaked into Pearl Harbor under the cover of night.
Dozens of large warships were docked at the berths.
"Each of you select your target and begin attacking in ten seconds."
Ten seconds later, dozens of torpedoes were fired from the water and rushed towards the anchored warships.
The anchored warship had no ability to resist and was directly hit by the torpedo.
Boom, boom!
Balls of explosions rose up.
The ships were directly hit by torpedoes.
The smaller warships sank directly on the spot.
Large amounts of seawater also flooded into the large warships.
Even if it has not sunk, it has lost its combat capability and must undergo major repairs.
Almost half of the main battleships of the entire Combined Fleet lost their combat capability.
"Attack, someone is attacking!"
Alarms sounded in Pearl Harbor.
However, at this time, the carrier-based aircraft on the escort aircraft carrier had already arrived over Pearl Harbor.
They attacked the airport and warships in the port.
Just like what the Japanese did back then.
The Combined Fleet was caught off guard and several warships were sunk.
The airport runway was bombed and the fighter planes were destroyed on the runway.
Pearl Harbor was ablaze, just as it had been months before.
After the air raid, the battleships approached Pearl Harbor and launched a covering bombardment on the island.
Because they had similar maps of the island, the US military carried out precise artillery bombardments on every building.
The flames burned the entire island, leaving no intact building.
As for whether this action would harm civilians, it was not even considered by them. The entire Pearl Harbor was razed to the ground.
After receiving the news, a smile appeared on Zhang Tuohai's face.
He knew that the overall situation had been decided and he didn't need to worry about the rest. The furious Americans would help him handle everything.
All he needs to do is to enjoy himself while he still has some time left.
"Why are you all stopping? Keep playing the music, keep dancing!"
Zhang Tuohai waved his hand, and the soft music echoed in the imperial palace again.
