Chapter 400 Repercussions of Pearl Harbor
What a happy event! The Japanese still attacked Pearl Harbor.
"Guardian! Notify everyone to have a meeting."
Zhang Yunfei shouted happily at the door.
Ten minutes later, Zuo Qingquan, Deng Wenping, Liu Dazhu, Fang Zheng and other comrades appeared in the conference room. Everyone happened to be in the command center. As soon as they were notified, they rushed to the conference room immediately.
The base area has been developing well recently, and changes are happening every day in all aspects. Everyone is relaxed and happy. Everyone looks good, with a rosy face and a smile.
The only regret that everyone is that they have been working hard for the past few months, and there is no war. The troops below seem to be unable to hold back. They often send telegrams to ask if there is any war to fight.
Comrade Zuo Qingquan, as the Chief of Staff, knows best about this point, and he receives such telegrams almost every few days.
Today, the commander-in-chief hurriedly called everyone to have a meeting. Is there anything important? Is there a combat mission? Many people thought so.
Not long after everyone arrived at the conference room, Zhang Yunfei's figure also appeared.
After Zhang Yunfei sat down, he looked around everyone, and Zhang Yunfei joked: "Comrades! Everyone seems to be living a good life."
Hearing this, everyone laughed.
Comrade Zuo Qingquan, Chief of Staff, picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, and joked slowly: "Comrade-in-Chief, if this continues, we will be almost rusted. Are the comrades looking at the war with eager eyes?"
As soon as Comrade Zuo Qingquan finished speaking, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Liu Dazhu also took over the conversation. "Commander-in-Chief, the training of each army has been completed and the running-in has been almost done. We should also be taken to the battlefield to practice."
Everyone started to express their opinions with you and I. The atmosphere was relaxed, and it was more like chatting.
A few minutes later, Zhang Yunfei raised his hand and signaled everyone to keep quiet.
Zhang Yunfei said seriously: "Comrades, I can understand your mood. Don't worry, we will have a big war soon, everyone and comrades have opportunities."
When everyone heard this, their eyes were shining.
Zhang Yunfei smiled slightly, and then told everyone about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and his plan to launch a large-scale counterattack.
Zhang Yunfei said it in detail. After talking for more than ten minutes, the comrades present were a little shocked and slowly accepted the facts. Finally, when they saw Zhang Yunfei preparing to launch a large-scale counterattack on the Japanese and restore North China, everyone was surprised.
As soon as Zhang Yunfei finished speaking, everyone immediately started to discuss. Exchange their own opinions, after all, this can be considered a big deal.
After a long time, everyone sighed that the Japanese were really brave. This time they touched the tiger's butt. As long as the United States and the Japanese started a war, the situation on the entire Asian battlefield would have a great improvement.
Now, Zhang Yunfei hurriedly called everyone to a meeting, not to make specific war deployments, but to inform everyone of this great news.
The specific combat plan also needs to be deduced by the General Staff of the Group Army, and then come up with a more specific plan. Then, the meeting will be held again to discuss and then deploy specific actions. Of course, these major military operations must also be reported to Yan'an for approval.
Everyone communicated in the conference room for a long time, and Zhang Yunfei finally deployed two tasks. The first was to sneak attacks on the Japanese in Pearl Harbor, and immediately notify the columns with telegrams, requiring them to prepare for a big battle.
Second, of course, it is required that the General Staff of the Group Army do a good job of deduction and come up with a combat plan. This matter will be specifically responsible for Comrade Zuo Qingquan, and the Deputy Commander-in-Chief Comrade Liu Dazhu.
When Zhang Yunfei and others discussed related matters in the conference room, many people on China already knew about this matter, and different forces showed different reactions.
When the Japanese in North China heard that their fleet had successfully attacked Pearl Harbor, they also blew up so many warships, aircraft carriers and aircraft in the United States, all the Japanese were inspired by their confidence and swept away the decadence of the Hundred Regiments War.
Even Okamura Yasuji, the commander of the Japanese North China Front Army, was very excited. After hearing the news, he actually summoned more than a dozen beautiful geishas in his command center, playing music and dancing gracefully.
Okamura Yasuji and a group of senior officers of the Japanese devils were talking and laughing while watching the performance. The Japanese devils all felt that the prosperity of Greater East Asia was just around the corner, and many Japanese devils officers kept shouting, "Long live the emperor!"
Chongqing.
When Chairman Jiang heard this news, his face changed drastically and hurriedly verified the news. Afterwards, he sent a telegram to the United States.
Chiang Kai-shek was a little worried that the United States would stop aiding itself after such a big blow. Now, due to the loss of all arsenals, Chiang Kai-shek must rely on American aid to persevere.
After hearing this news, most senior generals of the Kuomintang were as worried as Chiang Kai-shek. Only a very small number of generals were happy to see the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, thinking that this was the Japanese looking for death.
Yan'an.
After hearing this news, many people reacted that this opportunity came, Pearl Harbor was attacked, the United States would definitely declare war on Japan, and the Japanese's large number of troops would definitely be restrained, which is great good news for China's anti-Japanese war cause.
Shortly after hearing the news, a military three-person team composed of the Chairman, Vice Chairman Wu and Commander-in-Chief in Yan'an immediately held a meeting and exchanged preliminary opinions.
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In the Pearl Harbor incident, Japan sank and injured three US aircraft carriers, a large number of main ships, cruisers, destroyers and dozens of other ships, causing tens of thousands of casualties in the US military, causing devastating blows to the US Pacific Fleet and causing the US Navy to suffer the most severe failure ever.
Internationally.
The United States involved responded immediately.
The U.S. Air Force's b-25 bomber fleet immediately took off from the Oregon Air Force Base and began searching for Japanese warships and submarines along the west coast. It was just that the luck was not good and no one's own fleet was discovered.
The US President signed the wartime law as soon as possible and immediately delivered a speech. He announced that he would fight against Japan. The war mobilization was immediately carried out in the United States, and the American people were also in high spirits and large-scale marches were held everywhere.
The losses of the three aircraft carriers made the Americans really anxious. Such a huge loss led to the destruction of the entire Pacific Fleet. Even if the United States has a strong industrial foundation, it is afraid that it will take at least one or two years to restore the Pacific Fleet.
Germany and Italy, who heard the news, were also very happy. The heads of state of the two countries sent a congratulatory message to the Japanese emperor in person to congratulate him.
Britain and the Soviet Union, which were still resisting Germany, saw that the United States suffered huge losses, were also a little worried, especially the United Kingdom, who was worried that the United States would stop its aid and arms dealings.
Domestic in Japan.
The Japanese people held a massive parade and celebration on the same day to celebrate their navy's historic great victory.
The Emperor of Japan also personally delivered a speech to commend the great victory achieved by the United Fleet. With the Emperor of Japan's speech, Yamamoto Iroku's reputation was at its peak in Japan, and he was a great hero.
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Zhang Yunfei could not have known the huge international response so clearly, but as a time traveler, Zhang Yunfei knew very clearly about the historical significance of the Pearl Harbor incident.
Zhang Yunfei understands better than anyone else. The Pearl Harbor incident hit the United States only temporarily. Zhang Yunfei is not worried about the United States at all. The United States will not be hit by a broken blow because of this incident.
Although the losses were huge this time, the local industry in the United States did not suffer any losses. With its strong industrial foundation, these lost warships will be rebuilt in just one or two years.
The war potential of the United States is not comparable to that of any country. In history, the United States only took dozens of days to develop a Mustang fighter with superior performance. However, this fighter has been developed in advance by Zhang Yunfei. Despite this, the war potential of the United States shows how powerful it is.
As long as the war machine in the United States starts to move, the Japanese will not be able to stop it. At that time, when the United States fights with the Japanese, the ultimate benefit will be Zhang Yunfei and the Chinese people.
The impact of the Pearl Harbor incident is huge and far-reaching, but Zhang Yunfei doesn't care about so much at the moment. Zhang Yunfei's main plan is to counterattack North China.
A few days after the Pearl Harbor incident, a combat plan formulated by the General Staff of the 36th Army was placed on Zhang Yunfei's desk. Zhang Yunfei picked up the detailed plan and read it carefully.
This plan was formulated more reasonably, basically reflecting Zhang Yunfei's will. However, one thing that Zhang Yunfei wanted to modify was to make full use of his air force advantages.
Until now, the Japanese North China Front Army did not have a large number of aircraft equipped. In the past, dozens of aircraft of the Japanese North China Front Army were knocked out by Zhang Yunfei. Although the Japanese had made some supplements, the number of supplements was still not large.
In order to prepare for a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese produced mainly carrier-based aircraft, and basically all equipped with the navy. As the Japanese North China Front Army, the number of aircraft equipped was limited.
At present, according to reliable intelligence, the total number of aircraft equipped by the Front Army in North China is less than 40 or 50 fighter jets, plus bombers and transport aircraft is less than 100.
These aircraft are also stationed at several airports in North China. Only one fighter squadron was stationed at the airport in Peking. There were 24 fighter jets, as well as a small number of bombers and transport aircraft, with a total of less than fifty aircraft. The remaining aircraft were stationed at Xuzhou Airport and Shijiazhuang Airport respectively.
In the 36th Army, the two major aircraft manufacturers have been working at full capacity. There are nearly 200 Mustang fighters produced and more than 50 large transport aircraft. Although the first aircraft of the strategic long-range bomber is still under trial production.
But so many Mustang fighters have completely overwhelming advantages, so Zhang Yunfei decided that since he wanted to launch a large-scale counterattack this time, he must make full use of these air advantages.
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