Chapter 85: Another Nuclear Explosion (Part 2)
However, no matter how difficult the situation was, as President of the United States, Truman still had to find a way to come up with a response plan.
——Seeing that the Pacific Fleet, which had just suffered a natural disaster, seemed to be completely out of power, and the country's millions of army troops were unable to cross the vast ocean to find the Japanese to fight for their lives. In order to deal with the public and maintain morale, it seemed that they could only You can use off-the-chart tricks and make big news to shift the focus.
As a result, President Truman's mind changed and he naturally immediately thought of the nuclear weapon that held the hope of mankind in the United States.
"...Well, all in all, the Pacific Fleet cannot launch a counterattack for the time being before it recovers its basic strength. In this case, the fall of the entire Polynesian Islands seems inevitable. But even so, we cannot lose the defeat The enemy's courage, something must be done to inspire the people..." President Truman said, "... How are we preparing for our next atomic bomb offensive? "
"...Well, currently, after this year of emergency production, we once again have nine completed atomic bombs, three of which are still undergoing final maintenance inspections in China, and the remaining six atomic bombs have been deployed to various routes around the world. On the front line, you can go into actual combat at any time.”
Navy Secretary Admiral Ernest King, who had been sitting in the corner in silence for a long time, stood up quickly after hearing this, took out a pamphlet from his pocket, flipped through it, and then replied with some hesitation, "... Next, shall we bombard various targets according to the original plan?”
"...Of course!" Truman asked a little strangely, "...Did you encounter any difficulties or problems?"
"...This...there is no problem with the remaining bombing targets! However, on the battlefield of the Japanese archipelago...Unfortunately, our army has basically lost air supremacy. It is difficult to organize a large number of bomber formations to safely penetrate and carry Atomic bombs attack enemy cities behind the front lines."
General Ernest King said hesitantly, with an embarrassed expression on his face, "...Although the boys on the front line have tried their best, the Japanese have too many planes. It's hard to imagine that they Where did you get so many fighter jets and bombers... It feels like all mankind has The total number of aircraft produced in history is not that many! At present, there is basically no safe airport in the Japanese occupied areas of our army, and air control has completely fallen into the hands of the enemy. Therefore, it is difficult for us to ensure the strategy of mounting atomic bombs. The bomber successfully arrived at the intended target.”
——In fact, according to General Patton, the supreme commander of the Japanese front line, the Japanese aircraft were simply "as numerous as locusts"! "No matter how many anti-aircraft guns there are, it won't work. We have to come up with a super insecticide specifically designed to treat aircraft." Anyway, this guy seemed to be blown crazy.
According to the statistical account books of Japan's wartime headquarters, since the establishment of the new "Light Red" government, if you include stray flights, collisions and mechanical failures, the total number of losses of all Japanese military aircraft has reached an astonishing three hundred. There are as many as 10,000 aircraft... Among them, there are even about 250,000 aircraft. Due to improper storage, they were left in the wild to expose to the sun and rain. They had to be scrapped before they had a chance to fly into the sky...
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Some civil servants in Japan's wartime base camp who were accustomed to calculating their budgets even pointed out with great joy and excitement that they were able to pay civil servants across the country just by selling scrap aluminum and steel collected from aircraft wreckage and tank wreckage. At least three years' salary.
——Relying on the crazily running Japanese yen money printing machine and the black technology artifact [chronic vending machine] that can explode unlimited fuel and explosive ammunition to explode aircraft and tanks without any capital, the Japanese army, which was originally short of supplies, has finally turned into a big army. Rich people, that kind of extravagance and waste is simply crazy!
Unfortunately, the American pilots on the Japanese battlefield could only cry without tears when they had to fight against such a heroic opponent, and generally expressed that they were very heartbroken.
In short, in the face of the Japanese bomber formations, sometimes 20,000 sorties a day, sometimes 30,000 sorties a day, wave after wave, rain or shine, non-stop ultra-high-intensity air strikes from morning to night, even if the nerves of the American officers and soldiers are stronger than steel bars. Even though it is thick, it must be ground to pieces until it breaks!
Due to an overwhelming and desperate disadvantage in terms of numbers, even though the Japanese pilots were all rookies among rookies at the beginning, their combat skills were basically zero, and many of them could not even fly their planes back the same way they came. However, U.S. military pilots are still unable to play the role of superman who can "kill thousands with one horse" for a long time - although they did produce several ace pilots with "killing thousands of machines" on the Japanese battlefield, and they were greatly touted by American newspapers.
In the beginning, although their military strength was always at a disadvantage, with their rich experience, American pilots still hunted those clumsy and immature Japanese rookies in the sky as easily as hunting turkeys, often with great results and minimal losses. At the same time, there was still enough power left to launch a counterattack, bombing and destroying the Japanese frontline airfields. However, because the Japanese have launched the desperate "unlimited aircraft + unlimited fuel + unlimited ammunition" plug-in, as long as there is still a healthy Japanese who is not dead, even the American pilots can make an exchange of ten to one or even thirty to one. Even with the comparison, it could not reverse the increasingly collapsing war situation - as time went by, not only did the Japanese aircraft not decrease, but they fought more and more! What's even worse is that by paying tuition with their lives time and again and learning air combat in air combat, those Japanese rookie pilots who were originally very immature began to gradually become difficult to deal with after a few months of fighting...
——In this unfair arena, the Japanese have planes that can never be used up, and fuel and ammunition that can never be used up. However, everything American pilots need has to be transported from the other side of the ocean thousands of miles away. Later, the ship had to withstand the Japanese submarine force's attacks during shipping.
When this endless air battle lasted until September, the U.S. air power on the front lines of the Japanese archipelago was exhausted. More than 80,000 pilots alone were killed in the battle, and in the occupied areas There is no longer a usable front-line airport, and every runway has been bombed into craters...Due to the shockingly tragic and devastating losses, the US Strategic Air Force and Army Flying Team have been forced to completely withdraw from the Japanese front line. Only the U.S. Naval Air Force still relies on a few modified aircraft carriers as mobile bases, constantly maneuvering along the Pacific coast of the Japanese archipelago, and continuing to deal with powerful enemies.
But even so, this kind of perseverance and refusal to escape from the battlefield only has the effect of spiritual stimulation. Because the security over various ports and docks in the Japanese-occupied areas could not be guaranteed at all, hundreds of U.S. military transport ships and warships were blown up next to the docks. This not only destroyed a large amount of supplies, but also blocked the waterway, making it difficult for subsequent fleets to dock and Uninstall... The U.S. Army on the frontline battlefield is also bombed every day, and when hiding in the trenches, it is always exposed to various poisonous gases repeatedly. Ammunition supplies are gradually failing to keep up, and morale and combat effectiveness are plummeting like an avalanche.
All in all, when Japanese aircraft once again dominated the skies of their mother country, for the American expeditionary force who had come all the way, this invasion operation had completely lost any possibility of victory. The only thing left was to sacrifice lives and blood. Just delaying time. Faced with such a desperate war situation, even if the top commander on the front line is a bellicose madman like General Patton, he has to make a subtle statement to the Pentagon: It's time to consider retreating!
However, the Pentagon cannot simply stop taking action from the Japanese archipelago. Because war is a continuation of politics, political factors are always interfering in the process of the war, and even force frontline generals to violate the principles of war. Although the Japanese battlefield has become a meat grinder at this time, from the White House to Congress to the Pentagon , could not withstand the political pressure of failing to land in Japan: in the eyes of the people, this was no different from failing in the war.
Moreover, even if the Japanese battlefield turns into a life-devouring meat grinder, the wealthy United States can still afford it-the United States during World War II had a full 200,000 aviation reservists and more than one million flying enthusiasts. pilots, as well as the ability to train 70,000 to 80,000 pilots every year. If the Japanese army wants to exhaust the aviation power of the United States, it will have to fly 100,000 to 200,000 US military fighter planes every year!
——Unfortunately, it seems that the Japanese who have used the Golden Elephant Leg super cheat can really do this...
In any case, in the past few months, the Pentagon has tried its best to cover up the various disasters that occurred on the Japanese battlefield, and has continued to fabricate a large number of lies about annihilating the enemy to stabilize the hearts of the people in the country. In fact, it is not entirely a lie. , because while the frontline US military suffered heavy losses, it did achieve considerable results. The number of enemy planes shot down every month must be calculated in units of "10,000".
Due to the excessive hype of the US military propaganda department and the good word games played in various war reports and official documents, even President Truman did not notice much of the abnormality. I don’t know whether it was luck or misfortune. For the US military, It is said that compared to President Roosevelt who was wily, well-connected and had many party members, President Truman, who came to power in a hurry and has a shallow foundation, is really an easy target to be fooled...
However, there is a saying that paper cannot contain fire, war is not finance, and you cannot make falsehoods come true by bragging and lying. As Navy Chief Admiral Ernest King first revealed the truth, Army Chief of Staff Marshall had no choice but to bite the bullet and report all the bad news that he had tried so hard to cover up.
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"...Oh God! The situation on the Japanese front has actually deteriorated to such an extent?! Even General Patton has lost confidence?"
After finally learning the true and unadulterated battle situation, President Truman couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, "...In other words, our army really can no longer fight and can only abandon the existing occupied areas and withdraw. Japan? This seems completely different from what I heard before!”
"...Although I don't want to admit it, this is indeed the cruel reality we must face, Mr. President."
Admiral Marshall had a tangled expression on his face, "...the current Japanese battlefield has become the French Western Front of the last world war. In order to support such a large-scale war consumption, the French and British only had to take a few steps. We can deliver ammunition and supplies into their trenches just by crossing the road, but now our supply lines need to span the entire Pacific, and have to be intercepted by submarines and bombed by aircraft along the way - the logistics department can hardly hold on."
President Truman glared at him angrily, obviously still angry at this guy for covering up his defeat and deceiving himself, but now was obviously not the right time to pursue these issues... He closed his eyes with a tired face, and quietly After thinking quietly for a while, I finally made a decision.
"... No matter what, let's implement the nuclear strike plan against the remaining targets first. As for Japan... Since we have now lost air superiority over the Japanese battlefield, the nuclear strike plan against Japan must be slightly modified. …”
Truman sighed, "...In addition, didn't we establish a Japanese provisional government in Yokohama? Although these guys are really useless, we should try to squeeze them dry before we are forced to abandon Japan. The last bit of utilization value..."
"...Can you be more specific about your thoughts? Mr. President." Secretary Hull interrupted.
"...It's very simple. First, they can at least sign an unconditional surrender agreement with the United States on behalf of Japan, thereby legally denying the legitimacy of the Japanese die-hards and red elements, and boosting the declining morale of the domestic people. As for the second Er..."
A cruel smile appeared on Truman's lips, "...For the United States, only dead Japanese are good Japanese..." - In short, with an order from the White House, a new wave of nuclear weapons The explosive mushroom cloud quickly rose on this troubled planet...