novelden Chapter 943 The port was bombed again
Chapter 943 The port was bombed again
By the end of November, Lin Ze informed both Shancheng and Dominica of the "latest" situation.
Although almost everyone who knows the history of World War II is familiar with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, it still seems too unbelievable at the moment.
Lin Ze informed both sides in great detail that the Japanese navy would send a combined fleet consisting of six aircraft carriers, led by Chuichi Nagumo, carrying hundreds of fighter planes, to attack Pearl Harbor around December 7.
Although he had known the news in advance, Dominic was still shocked.
He locked himself in the Chamber of Commerce, activated the highest-level code book, and kept communicating with the bureau.
Mountain city side.
Xiao Wang handed the telegram to Boss Dai, who happily began to translate it.
The last time he appointed Jin Fo as the head of the North China region, the Jin Fo team sent a long telegram praising Boss Dai for his outstanding leadership.
This made Boss Dai very satisfied. He would not hesitate to support capable people. For example, Xiao Shen, who grew from a young man to one of the most powerful people in the Military Control Commission, was the result of Boss Dai's continuous support.
But Jinfo was different. His rise was not the result of his support. Instead, his promotion in military rank was due to Jinfo's help.
So the relationship between him and Jinfo is more like a cooperative relationship than a leader and the led relationship.
Nowadays, every time he receives a telegram from the Golden Buddha, it is like a child receiving a gift. The anticipation and joy have become an indispensable enjoyment in Boss Dai's life.
But today, this enjoyment turned into a shock.
When he had translated half of it, he waved his hand and asked Shen Xing and Xiao Wang to leave.
After he finished translating everything, he shouted in the house: "Xiao Shen! Xiao Shen! Send a car quickly!"
Then Boss Dai went to meet that person without stopping.
There was a long line of officials waiting to see the official in his residence.
Boss Dai also met many officials from Henan Province.
They were discussing with frowns that there had been no rain in the autumn and no snow until now, so next year's harvest would definitely be bad.
When defending Zhongtiao Mountain this year, Commander He was stationed in Luocheng and requisitioned a lot of food from the surrounding areas.
Now the First War Zone has to guard against the Japanese advancing southward along the Pinghan Road, build several lines of defense, and continue to collect grain.
They are already struggling, and although the people are not yet at the point of starvation, they are not far from it.
The leader of these people was Cao Zhongzhi, director of the Henan Provincial Finance Bureau. He had some friendship with Boss Dai, and the two had once collaborated in smuggling.
As soon as he saw Boss Dai coming, he hurried forward and said, "Director, Director, please help us clear the way. We have been waiting for two days and still haven't seen the general manager..."
Boss Dai was so anxious at the moment that he had no time to care about him. He could only perfunctorily say, "Brother Cao, if I see the general manager, I will pass on the message for you."
As he spoke, he quickly walked up to the people in the attendant room and whispered, "There is urgent military information. I must see the commander immediately."
In the past, if anyone dared to speak to the attendants in this way, they would definitely spit in his face.
You have urgent military information, but who here doesn't have urgent military information?
But today is different from the past. Boss Dai is at the peak of his career and has made many outstanding achievements. Even the general manager has praised him repeatedly and has made special arrangements, saying that if Director Dai has something important to discuss with him, he must meet him no matter how late it is or how busy he is.
The attendant in the room said quickly, "I'll take you in right away."
Boss Dai stayed in that person's office for half an hour and finally breathed a sigh of relief when he came out.
It was a great achievement for him to hand in this information. As for how the higher-ups would deal with it, that had nothing to do with him.
After hearing the news, he was overjoyed!
If the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, the Americans could no longer be timid, wanting to restrict the Japanese on the one hand but not wanting to get involved themselves on the other.
Then he was in a dilemma again. Should he report this information to the United States?
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On December 7, nothing happened in Tianjin.
It was not until the afternoon of December 8th that the news finally arrived.
Countless newsboys rushed into the streets, waving extra newspapers in their hands.
"Breaking News! Pearl Harbor was attacked, and the Americans suffered heavy losses!"
"Extra! Extra! General Mi has made a speech, officially declaring war on Japan!"
There were also Japanese newspapers frantically creating public opinion, "Extra! Extra! The Combined Fleet has crushed the Pacific Fleet! The US Navy has lost its combat capability!"
"The Pearl Harbor naval base has been destroyed, and tens of thousands of US Navy personnel have been annihilated!"
Military Police Headquarters, Lin Ze’s office.
Dominic was holding a glass of whiskey, looking listless and with a furrowed brow.
"Master Lin...how could this happen...your intelligence was spot on, and I communicated truthfully with the bureau, and the director also reported to the commander-in-chief..."
Lin Ze shook his head. "Lao Duo, you'd better not think about this anymore. Thinking too much is not good for you. And never mention this matter again in the future."
Dominic was stunned. "You mean..."
Lin Ze asked, "Isn't that obvious? You've been in this business for a long time. When it comes to absolute profit, nothing is unavoidable. At least, the three aircraft carriers that were originally in the port have been released early and are intact. As for those lost ships and fighter jets... Lao Duo, with your industrial capacity, you can produce hundreds of aircraft a day. You have a large family and a large business, so you can afford to lose a little."
This incident has resolved the doubts in the minds of many people in later generations.
In the original timeline, although the United States did not receive such detailed intelligence, it did receive early warnings.
Their aircraft carrier did leave the port.
However, they did not deploy any anti-aircraft firepower, allowing the Japanese planes to bomb them. In the end, many ships were destroyed, especially the battleship Arizona, which had more than a thousand soldiers on board. They sank to the bottom of the sea along with the destroyed battleship.
The very next day, the voices in Congress opposing the war were completely overwhelmed, and the resolution declaring war was passed by 388 votes to 1.
And the losses at Pearl Harbor were not worth mentioning at all for the United States.
Boeing alone can produce more than thirty bombers a day.
As the level of mobilization deepened, a large number of factories switched to military production. After more than a year, the annual output of American fighter jets even climbed to 40,000!
Not only does it have the ability to manufacture aircraft, it also has the ability to manufacture ships. If the United States works at full capacity and tries its best to manufacture aircraft carriers, it can manufacture 113 aircraft carriers a year!
It is said that when the old Japanese soldier Yamamoto received the victory report from Chuichi Nagumo on the Yamato, he murmured: "We have only awakened a sleeping beast."
It has to be said that his judgment was correct. The Japanese are now like drinking poison to quench their thirst. Their failure has become inevitable.