Flag words were circulated on the ground airport, leaving two aircraft to conduct reconnaissance missions in the air, and the rest landed at Shikem Airport.

McLasky left two wild cats to circle outside Pearl Harbor, guarding against the third wave of Japanese sneak attacks, and then led three squadrons to land at Shikem Airport one after another.

Seeing Pearl Harbor becoming a hell on earth, all the pilots were filled with anger. They couldn't wait to find the Japanese fleet and fight to the death.

The 36 fighter jets were all full of ammunition, but they flew over from 220 nautical miles away and needed to refuel.

Immediately, the airport commanded the refueling vehicle and quickly refueled the fighter jets of the 3rd Squadron.

Kimmel sent a command that within 20 minutes, Pearl Harbor must resume communication between the command room and the fighter jets.

In fact, during the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese pilots focused all their attention on battleships and other ships. The destruction of facilities on the opposite shore was not very strong. After the bombing, the US army, which shared the same hatred of the enemy, quickly restored various land-based command systems.

It was also a major failure for the Japanese to only focus on attacking warships on the water surface and fighter jets on the airport, but failed to severely damage land-based facilities.

It is because land-based facilities were quickly restored, and the seas in Pearl Harbor were shallow, the US military quickly salvaged the heavy-hit warships one by one, quickly repaired 80% of them, and put them into battle in the naval battle of Coral Island...

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With the Wildcats of 2 squadrons and the Fearless Style of 1 squadron, the lineup is suddenly much stronger, which makes Zhou Zhihan more confident.

The time is to hit the Japanese well.

Zhou Zhihan gathered all the pilots, and simply arranged the combat missions of various aircraft types and the cooperation between the aircraft groups. After the fuel was added, all fighter jets took off from each airport and gathered over Pearl Harbor in 5 minutes.

Around the time when Mizuo Fuchida was about to land the [Akagi] aircraft carrier, Zhou Zhihan led the American fleet to prepare for takeoff.

Just 11:10 after Zhou Zhihan led the fleet to take off, US President Roosevelt met with Chinese Ambassador to the United States Dr. Hu Shi and secretly held talks for 40 minutes.

At this time, Kimmel had roughly reported the losses of Pearl Harbor to the White House.

During this period, reporters flocked to the White House press room, waiting for Roosevelt to answer the specific situation of the sneak attack in Pearl Harbor.

Inside the President's Office.

Roosevelt told Hu Shi very frustrated: "After preliminary verification, at least three of the eight battleships of the Pacific Fleet were completely sunk, two destroyers anchored in the dock were blown up, two battleships were seriously damaged, and the dock was also damaged.

Fortunately, God always stands on the side of the United States because a colonel officer from China saved America, saved the battleships of the [Nevada] and [Utah], saved the [Neosau] oil tanker, and most importantly, he protected the super oil depot in Pearl Harbor that stored 18 million liters of fuel."

Roosevelt told Hu Shi that the United States will officially declare war on Japan tomorrow at the latest. Given that Zhou Zhihan saved the Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, the United States will unconditionally assist China in various strategic materials and become ally with China. At the same time, the United States will open a Hump Air Line to China.

Hu Shi immediately stated that China would follow the United States and declare war on Japan. (1)

One fact that there is no doubt that Japan's sneak attack on Pearl Harbor completely awakened the spoiled and arrogant Americans. Since then, the extremely angry Americans have developed a deep hatred towards Japan.

Since the Japanese dropped the first bomb at Pearl Harbor, the United States no longer watched other countries' wars across the river. A passion that was eager to directly participate in the war has twisted the United States into one rope.

It was the Japanese who did what they did that prompted every American to support this war against Japan without hesitation.

Not long ago, some observers on the Pacific coast predicted that when they saw some ships transporting steel and other strategically valuable materials from the United States to Japan, they predicted that these things would one day be made into bombs by the Japanese and then returned to the United States in the form of force.

The American leaders at that time also believed that this was just a nonsense, but with the sudden outbreak of the Pearl Harbor incident, the whole United States can only admit it tacitly that the predictions of observers do have long-term insights.

Regarding this, an American news newspaper once summarized it in a very concise sentence: "It can be seen now that Japan is the most sorry customer."

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[Akagi] aircraft carrier conference room.

The easy victory made Nanyun blinded and lost his focus on his combat decision-making thinking.

He now only wants to minimize the losses of the special mixed fleet, rather than further damaging the enemy and destroying the enemy to the greatest extent.

In fact, Nagamoto did not understand Yamamoto's spiritual connotation. In Yamamoto's view, if fighting against enemies that are more than him is inevitable, then the best strategy is not how to save yourself, but how to launch a surprise attack on the enemy to the greatest extent and eliminate the enemy to the greatest extent, so that you can truly and effectively protect yourself.

Because the best defense is attack.

Only by seizing the opportunity and defeating the enemy in one fell swoop can you save yourself to the greatest extent.

If it were just to preserve its strength, Yamamoto would not have attacked Pearl Harbor at all. He would honestly abide by Japan's established strategy, accumulate strength, lure the US troops into Japan's territorial waters, and consume the enemy with his territorial advantage.

So when his subordinates asked whether Nanyun would send fighter jets to attack important targets such as shipyards, oil depots, and submarine bases in Pearl Harbor, he was thinking about getting enough and leaving. He should not be too greedy in life, and it is not worth taking any risks for uncertain results.

In fact, Nanyun was able to serve as the commander of the First Fleet because he was outstanding in his talent, but because of the Japanese army's seniority practice.

The First Fleet was an important and terrifying tool for the maritime force of the Japanese Empire, and its commander was absolutely extraordinary.

During his military career, Nanyun had no qualifications related to the Air Force. He was an old-fashioned officer with a rough walking posture, a rude person, and had rich experience in torpedo warfare. He participated in the First World War and was a master of torpedo attack and maritime combat. However, many people thought that it was not appropriate to let him take this position because he had no idea about the strength and potential of the aviation force.

Nagamo also understands that he lacks experience in naval aviation, so he relies heavily on his chiefs of staff, Ryunosuke Kusato and Shirata.

Almost all Japanese officers who participated in the war knew that from the day he served as the commander of the special mixed fleet, Nagamo was no longer an ordinary lieutenant general. From that day on, he shouldered the hopes of the Japanese navy and the entire Japanese empire, and shouldered the dreams and history of the Japanese nation. If this trip was successful, he would inevitably become a hero of the Yamato nation, an idol worshipped by people, and a symbol of victory. Even if he died in the battlefield, he would be offered to the shrine and worshipped. However, if he failed, it is very likely that the entire Yamato nation would be doomed because of his failure.

The responsibilities and burdens on his shoulders exceeded anyone's imagination. His every move not only determined the fate of the thousands of soldiers and warships who accompanied him, but also the fate of the Yamato nation. This action broke all conventions and had no warfare to be found.

At the moment, whether to return or continue to attack is like two tumblers swaying in Nanyun's mind. It seems to make sense, but neither seems to be feasible. He deeply feels that he is powerless and weak at this time, and deep down he just wants to pray for the blessing of the gods and give him the correct answer.

Just when Yamamoto ordered the command of all fleets to "cancel the attack preparation" and to launch the banner of preparing to retreat northwards across the line, Mitsuo Fujita, who was eating in the restaurant, went straight to find Natsumoto. At this time, Commander Yamaguchi Toshita of the Second Air Fleet had already gone to find Natsumoto a little in advance.

Yamaguchi Toshita said directly to Natsumoto: "Commander, we should launch another attack. The soldiers are very eager to attack Pearl Harbor again, further expand the results of the war, and cause greater damage to the enemy."

Nanyun's face couldn't help but sank, but then suppressed his unhappiness: "The general's courage and fighting spirit are admirable, but he should not be involved in adventure again. It is meaningless to attack again. Moreover, the trend of the enemy's main aircraft carrier is unknown, so our army is not suitable to stay here to take risks."

When Yamaguchi Tsuto heard this, he shouted angrily: "How can you give up such an excellent opportunity? How will I explain to the warriors who are eager to go on the war? Is the commander willing to bear the reputation of a coward?"
Chapter completed!