Chapter 205 Tooth for Tooth
“We trust in our armed forces and rely on the extremely strong determination of our people, we will win! May God bless us!”
“I ask Congress to declare , since Sunday, December 7, 1941 Japan launched an unprovoked and despicable attack on our country, and the United States and the Japanese Empire are in a state of war!"
As Roosevelt's speech ended, the Congress Hall in Washington burst into loud applause, even the former opposition! Everyone stood up and applauded to express their support for the president's resolution.
Although there are still final procedures to go through, in a sense, from this moment on, Roosevelt has officially become a wartime president. Not only does he have the right to be re-elected indefinitely, but he can also bypass Congress in many cases. Give orders directly.
When he walked out of Congress and returned to the White House, Army Chief of Staff Marshall, Undersecretary of the Navy James Forrestal, and Office of Strategic Services official William Donovan (the predecessor of the CIA) were already waiting there.
"To make a long story short, George, how are things going now?" Roosevelt looked at Marshall first.
"Too bad, Mr. President." Marshall looked bitter when there was no one else. "Our troubles go far beyond Pearl Harbor. Guam was also attacked by an air attack 10 hours ago. With the current number of troops stationed in Guam, we are very It’s hard to hold on.”
“The most troublesome thing is the Philippines. Our airports in Davao, Baguio, Iba, and Clark were all bombed, and all kinds of operations were lost. There are more than 100 warplanes, and the Japanese fleet has been discovered at sea. The opponent has signs of landing on Luzon Island. General MacArthur is thinking of a way..."
Marshall took a deep breath "Mr. President, we are suffering from a deliberate conspiracy. A long-term comprehensive attack, our army will be in a passive defense situation for a long time.”
A huge mess. The various military occupation zones of the United States in the Pacific are now in a state of leakage from all sides.
"Tell Price to impose a press clampdown and not disclose details to the media." Roosevelt gave the order directly to those around him, then turned around and asked
"We need to upgrade our soldiers and our citizens Confidence, any good news?”
"That's what I just wanted to say." Deputy Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal handed over a report, "The news I just got is that the Enterprise's counterattack squadron is doing a good job."
Roosevelt I quickly browsed through the file and finally focused on the last line.
"The Japanese have begun to return. One aircraft carrier has lost its power and is now separated from the fleet? Is the news reliable?"
Forrestal nodded, "There should be no problem. Our reconnaissance planes have repeatedly confirmed The Kaga has been trailing behind the Japanese army, getting further and further away. It is obvious that its power has been damaged."
"And according to intelligence, their supply tanker was damaged in yesterday's battle. It was sunk by our bombers during the battle. The other battleships of the First Air Force are in urgent need of return supplies and are unlikely to wait for the injured Kaga."
"In this way..." Roosevelt pinched the piece of paper. Finally asked the question he was most concerned about, "Do we have a chance to kill it?"
The Deputy Secretary of the Navy thought for a moment, and finally gave an answer under Roosevelt's gaze
"Yes, but the risk is very high."
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Pearl Harbor, the fire has been extinguished, and the entire port is devastated.
The bridge of the Arizona sunk in the water in the distance is like a totem, desolately exposed on the water. The entire shallow water area of the port looks like a cemetery of battleships.
The outermost is the battleship USS Nevada. When it tried to leave the port, its hull suffered heavy damage and had to voluntarily run aground on the beach.
Near the beach, there were soldiers covered in blood on stretchers. Because there were too many people in need of treatment, most of the lightly wounded could only be put aside and waited silently.
Jennifer and Welch were guarding Taylor. Their faces were covered with traces of gunpowder smoke. Jennifer’s skirt had been torn, and her high heels had been thrown away. Her stockings were All are holes.
"Uh~ It hurts~" A low moan sounded, and Taylor regained consciousness.
"Man! How do you feel?" Welch leaned forward.
"It sucks. I can't feel anything in my chest." Taylor muttered.
"Don't worry, the doctor said the effect of the anesthetic will last for a while." Jennifer pulled a coat and covered the injured person. "What?" Taylor asked softly.
“I don’t know, he flew a plane to chase the Japanese, maybe he will be back soon.” Welch said, looking at the hills in the distance.
The feeling between the two people is very strange. Yesterday they were ripping each other off and letting the Asian treat them to free drinks. Yesterday morning they were beaten up by the other party and they wanted to take revenge, but then the three of them They fought with the Japanese together in the sky, and the other party saved his life.
And now he has begun to worry about He Chi's safety.
Buzzing buzzing~~~
The sound of propellers coming from high places shocked several people. The current port can no longer withstand another attack.
Some people looked up at the sky in horror, and some subconsciously looked for weapons, but then they let out a sigh of relief.
It is not a Japanese plane.
Two fighter jets and a bomber flew over the hill one after another. Except for the red pirate fighter jet, the other two planes were injured to varying degrees, and their postures when landing were all crooked.
Squeak, the red pirate fighter stopped on the ground.
He Chi opened the hatch and a large group of people rushed up immediately.
"Man, I'm so happy to see you're okay!" Welch opened his arms and made a hug gesture, but someone rushed faster than him.
"God! It's great that you're okay!" Jennifer enthusiastically went up and gave He Chi a hug, which made Welch stand aside with some embarrassment. In the end, they just hugged each other. one time.
Every pilot who returned from a sortie was treated like a hero, and enthusiastic nurses gave him kisses.
But then a voice intervened.
"Sorry, gentlemen, I may have interrupted everyone."
Everyone looked back and everyone who was not injured stood at attention and saluted.
The person coming was none other than the Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet, four-star Admiral Kimmel.
After a while, all the uninjured pilots, including He Chi, were gathered in a conference room. The meeting was chaired by Kimmel himself.
"Guys, before we start, I want to make sure that those of you with shipboard experience please raise your hands."
About one-half of the people raised their hands.
"What about those who also have night combat experience?"
The number of people was reduced by two-thirds, and there were about a dozen pilots in the room with their hands raised.
"Okay, gentlemen, we have received news that the Japanese aircraft carrier Kaga was injured after fighting with our bombers and was alone 400 nautical miles away."
The general glanced at everyone
"Washington instructed us to kill it!"
(End of this chapter)